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Rich
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| Posted on December 08 2007 04:15:38 |
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Just been watching the first half of Season 2. I gotta say, I really do like Tigh. He's a complete jackass, but boy is he fun to watch and there's something oddly lovable about the guy. I also think his relationship with Bill is absolutely fascinating, especially after watching the deleted flashbacks from "Scattered" and "Valley of Darkness".
So please feel free to share your favourite Tigh moments and Tigh quotes!
Also, much love to Michael Hogan for bringing the character to life in such a magnificently over the top way!
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| Posted on December 08 2007 07:49:38 |
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I still maintain that Exodus part 2 was simply the finest hour of television I have EVER seen in my life. Hogan's delivery, especially at the end, ("...Not all of them...") brought tears to my eyes. Emmy worthy episode. In large part due to him.
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Edited by Captain Jack on December 08 2007 17:05:14
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Sam Cogley
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| Posted on December 08 2007 12:42:15 |
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Dean, I wholeheartedly agree.
Rich, I'm not sure I'd call Tigh a jackass. He's an ass, to be sure...but when the chips are down he's all business.
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Rich
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| Posted on December 08 2007 18:12:35 |
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I loved that bit in "Fragged", I think where he throws his flask away, sorta looks like he's thinking "what have I done?" then stops walking and goes back to get it.
I think he is a jackass most of the time, though. It's a shame really, cause the guy has a brilliant tactical mind when he gets the chance to use it. It was really cool in "Scattered" and "Valley of Darkness" to see him in charge and getting it right.
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Sam Cogley
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| Posted on December 09 2007 00:10:27 |
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Tigh is the kind of guy who gets promoted quickly in a wartime situation, but languishes in peacetime because he rocks the boat way too hard.
Up there we were heroes, fighting robot bitches...
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| Posted on December 09 2007 03:25:10 |
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He's awesome. Totally awesome. Hogan's performances have been top-notch all the way.
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| Posted on December 13 2007 03:01:45 |
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"We're evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go."
That was a bit of dialogue that nobody else in the cast--not even Olmos--could have delivered without it sounding silly. But, when Hogan did it, it sounded like something out of Apocalypse Now (which is a compliment of the tallest order).
Another moment that broke my heart was when a drunken Tigh, in reference to Ellen, said to his best friend Adama: "Her smell is gone, Bill. I cant smell her anymore."
Hogan deserves an Emmy nod for the Tigh character; he's just as deserving as Ian McShane is for the work he's done on Deadwood. In fact, I think Michael should be given the chance to carry his own show one of these days. Maybe Ron might even have something in mind.
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Edited by Chronic Harlot on December 13 2007 03:07:58
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Rich
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| Posted on December 13 2007 03:12:51 |
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I really liked that "Smell" Line as well, it's just one of those things you can really understand.
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Chronic Harlot
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| Posted on December 13 2007 19:05:30 |
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Sam Cogley wrote:
Tigh is the kind of guy who gets promoted quickly in a wartime situation, but languishes in peacetime because he rocks the boat way too hard.
Also, the fact he's got a very serious substance-abuse problem doesn't help his career much either. If I worked with a guy that a kept a stash of his drug of choice in his sock, so that he could hit himself up every few hours, I wouldn't be surprised if he was never considered for promotion either. 
The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my
skin. But as the embers of the summer lost their breath
and disappeared, my heart went cold, and only hollow
rhythms resounded from within.
Edited by Chronic Harlot on December 13 2007 19:29:50
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| Posted on December 16 2007 19:33:42 |
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| Posted on December 16 2007 20:08:55 |
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That was a brilliant piece of writing. In fact, I actually find Occupation & Precipice a hair more satisfying than Exodus I & II; it didn't at all surprise me that Ron got an Emmy nod for it.
However, I was surprised when the New Caprica arc lasted only four episodes (or five, if you look on Collaborators as an epilogue); I thought for sure it'd be as long (if not longer) than the seven episode arc that opened season 2. I assumed that they wouldn't be getting back into space until the back-half of season 3.
The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my
skin. But as the embers of the summer lost their breath
and disappeared, my heart went cold, and only hollow
rhythms resounded from within.
Edited by Chronic Harlot on December 16 2007 20:20:53
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Rich
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| Posted on December 16 2007 23:51:03 |
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Yeh, I thought it was a little short, and I could have done without a lot of the standalones on season 3 if it had meant we got more New Caprica.
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| Posted on December 17 2007 06:07:31 |
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Jeremy wrote:
Sam Cogley wrote:
Tigh is the kind of guy who gets promoted quickly in a wartime situation, but languishes in peacetime because he rocks the boat way too hard.
Also, the fact he's got a very serious substance-abuse problem doesn't help his career much either. If I worked with a guy that a kept a stash of his drug of choice in his sock, so that he could hit himself up every few hours, I wouldn't be surprised if he was never considered for promotion either.
Though when you're fighting for your life (and everyone else's), such things tend to get forgotten unless they're compromising your ability to function. Someone like "Pappy" Boyington probably wouldn't make it into today's USMC, much less become a revered fighter ace.
Up there we were heroes, fighting robot bitches...
Priest: Great wall of prophecy, reveal to us God?’s will that we may blindly obey.
Crowd: Free us from thought and responsibility.
Priest: Your words guide us.
Crowd: We are dumb.
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| Posted on December 17 2007 06:25:29 |
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Tigh's ability to function has been impaired by the booze a few times, just not in combat. He wasn't shown drinking once during the NC storyline, and he never showed a glimpse of self-doubt when he was leading the resistance. He doesn't seem to know how to deal with peace.
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Chronic Harlot
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| Posted on December 19 2007 10:52:31 |
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So...Tigh's like Animal Mother:
"All he needs is somebody to throw hand-grendades at him the rest of his life."
The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my
skin. But as the embers of the summer lost their breath
and disappeared, my heart went cold, and only hollow
rhythms resounded from within.
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