The final season of BG starts April 4th. Visiting the Battlestar G. page at Scifi gives you the opportunity for an 8-minute recap of the story so far, and an interesting picture at the bottom, with fairly disturbing implications if taken literally.
But should we take it literally? What was the intent of the artist? For all we know, it’s just a joke, and not to be taken seriously. Maybe its deliberately deceptive, to lead you astray. Maybe it’s just a cool picture, with no real meaning at all. Most people look at a design and make snap judgments about what it means, and how to interpret what they see. Be careful what you draw from pictures like this, because it may not lead you where you need to go.
Without being able to have a conversation with the artist/visionary/designer, it’s not really possible to know. And that has implications in software development as well.
I looked, and at first could not see what was disturbing to you.
It took a while, but now that I notice it, I am sure it is absolutely intentional.
Comment by Steve Campbell — March 12, 2008 @ 5:17 pm
Obviously it’s intentional. No one makes a recreation of the last supper on accident. But what is the intent? That is what is intriguing about the picture. Is #6 the savior of humanity? Or is it just for fun? Or is it just meant to be thought-provoking w/out any particular underlying meaning at all.
Comment by jb — March 12, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
“No one makes a recreation of the last supper on accident.”
I sure hope they’re taking it somewhere. Don’t throw your messiah imagery around without having it mean something, even in an ironic way…
Comment by Walter R. Moore — March 12, 2008 @ 8:11 pm
The image is subtle if you just glance but yeah, pretty trippy when you look at the “last Supper” context. Wonder where (or if?) they’re gonna take it? More to mull over while waiting for the next season!
Comment by Raven — March 14, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
Yeah, thank goodness it’s only a couple of weeks away.
Comment by jb — March 14, 2008 @ 5:04 pm