Mr. Smarty Pants

 
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Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0 <b>DVD</b> ~ Edward James Olmos
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.0 DVD ~ Edward James Olmos
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Season 1 is currently $67.96 for 13 episodes and the mini series. That works out to $5.22 per episode if you don't count the mini-series; or $4.85 per episode if you count the mini-series as an episode.

Season 2.0 (aka: the first half of Season 2) is currently $44.96 for 10 episodes. That works out to $4.50 an episode.

We are being charged slightly less per episode for Season 2.0 than for Season 1. Yay!

Each episode is roughly 45 minutes long, which means that 2 episodes roughly equal the length of a movie on dvd. 2 episodes of BSG add up to roughly 9 to 10 dollars, whereas most dvd movies are at least 20 dollars if not more. Also, I think 2 episodes of BSG… Read more
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
This book is accessible to any reader because it is so well-written; not because it lacks intellectual credibility. Notice the previous reviewer made no reference to the ideas or arguments presented in the book; but instead chose to associate Campbell's work with popular science fiction in an obvious attempt to make the people who enjoy the book look stupid. Based on the content of the review, this reviewer has more experience with science fiction than with "mythography". My guess is that the reviewer has not read the book. Seems like the anonymous reviewer wanted to look and feel smarter than the audience who is inspired by Campbell's work, but wasn't sure enough about… Read more