Memorial hallway: Difference between revisions
More actions
Spencerian (talk | contribs) New article. |
Sentence on religious/mourning significance. Adding reference to 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Though 9/11 was probably the inspiration, but these things are not unique to it |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Specialist [[Socinus]] and other crew are gathering a [[Fleet registry|record of surviving colonists]] for the new [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Colonial government]], but cannot upload photos to the database (or possibly to other ships) as yet. When [[Anastasia Dualla]] offers her photos to Socinus, he suggests to leave the photo with his group or to place it outside in one of ''Galactica's'' hallways. Opting for the latter, Dualla encounters hundreds of photos, newspaper clippings, drawings, and other mementos of loved ones presumed lost or missing in the new Cylon war ([[33]]).<ref>It is not known how, cinematically, the wall was created, but a popular guess is that the many photos are the anonymous contributions of the show's cast and crew.</ref> | Specialist [[Socinus]] and other crew are gathering a [[Fleet registry|record of surviving colonists]] for the new [[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Colonial government]], but cannot upload photos to the database (or possibly to other ships) as yet. When [[Anastasia Dualla]] offers her photos to Socinus, he suggests to leave the photo with his group or to place it outside in one of ''Galactica's'' hallways. Opting for the latter, Dualla encounters hundreds of photos, newspaper clippings, drawings, and other mementos of loved ones presumed lost or missing in the new Cylon war ([[33]]).<ref>It is not known how, cinematically, the wall was created, but a popular guess is that the many photos are the anonymous contributions of the show's cast and crew.</ref> | ||
Despite the Fleet registry's completion, the memorial has remained and is periodically updated and visited by many as a personal shrine. | Despite the Fleet registry's completion, the memorial has remained and is periodically updated and visited by many as a personal shrine. Crewmembers can often been seen praying there, lighting candles and mourning the dead. | ||
[[Louanne Katraine]] adds a picture of [[Reilly|Reilly's]] girlfriend to the hallway ([[Scar]]) in hopes that she will not be forgotten as quickly as the pilot. Over a year later, [[Kara Thrace]] adds Katraine's photo to the wall after the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot succumbs to radiation poisoning ([[The Passage]]). | [[Louanne Katraine]] adds a picture of [[Reilly|Reilly's]] girlfriend to the hallway ([[Scar]]) in hopes that she will not be forgotten as quickly as the pilot. Over a year later, [[Kara Thrace]] adds Katraine's photo to the wall - below the one Kat herself placed there - after the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot succumbs to radiation poisoning ([[The Passage]]). | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The storyline of the [[Re-imagined Series]] was heavily influenced by the tone [[w:September 11, 2001|2001 terrorist attacks in New York]]. In the early days of this event, Central Park's fences and many other signposts were covered by pictures of missing people by the citizens to ask help in finding their loved ones. As the rescue attempts at "Ground Zero" turned into recovery efforts, these many signs became makeshift memorials. The ''Galactica'' memorial hallway was apparently intended as an poignant allegory to these tributes. | *The storyline of the [[Re-imagined Series]] was heavily influenced by the tone [[w:September 11, 2001|2001 terrorist attacks in New York]]. In the early days of this event, Central Park's fences and many other signposts were covered by pictures of missing people by the citizens to ask help in finding their loved ones. As the rescue attempts at "Ground Zero" turned into recovery efforts, these many signs became makeshift memorials. The ''Galactica'' memorial hallway was apparently intended as an poignant allegory to these tributes. Similar memorials can be found after many large catastrophes, such as the [[w:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|2004 Indian Ocean tsunami]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 10 January 2007
The memorial hallway[1] was created by the crew of battlestar Galactica to aid the survivors of humanity to find any loved ones who may have been rescued from the Cylon destruction of the Colonies and were lucky to find themselves on one of the many ships in the battlestar's care.
Specialist Socinus and other crew are gathering a record of surviving colonists for the new Colonial government, but cannot upload photos to the database (or possibly to other ships) as yet. When Anastasia Dualla offers her photos to Socinus, he suggests to leave the photo with his group or to place it outside in one of Galactica's hallways. Opting for the latter, Dualla encounters hundreds of photos, newspaper clippings, drawings, and other mementos of loved ones presumed lost or missing in the new Cylon war (33).[2]
Despite the Fleet registry's completion, the memorial has remained and is periodically updated and visited by many as a personal shrine. Crewmembers can often been seen praying there, lighting candles and mourning the dead.
Louanne Katraine adds a picture of Reilly's girlfriend to the hallway (Scar) in hopes that she will not be forgotten as quickly as the pilot. Over a year later, Kara Thrace adds Katraine's photo to the wall - below the one Kat herself placed there - after the Viper pilot succumbs to radiation poisoning (The Passage).
Notes
- The storyline of the Re-imagined Series was heavily influenced by the tone 2001 terrorist attacks in New York. In the early days of this event, Central Park's fences and many other signposts were covered by pictures of missing people by the citizens to ask help in finding their loved ones. As the rescue attempts at "Ground Zero" turned into recovery efforts, these many signs became makeshift memorials. The Galactica memorial hallway was apparently intended as an poignant allegory to these tributes. Similar memorials can be found after many large catastrophes, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
References
- ↑ This is a Battlestar Wiki descriptive term.
- ↑ It is not known how, cinematically, the wall was created, but a popular guess is that the many photos are the anonymous contributions of the show's cast and crew.