I don't want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to -...
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Brother Cavil:
In all your travels, have you ever seen a star go supernova? Ellen Tigh:
No. Brother Cavil:
No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air. Ellen Tigh:
The five of us designed you to be as human as possible. Brother Cavil:
I don't want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine! And I can know much more! I can experience so much more. But I'm trapped in this absurd body! And why? Because my five creators thought that God wanted it that way!
In all your travels, have you ever seen a star go supernova? Ellen Tigh:
No. Brother Cavil:
No? Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air. Ellen Tigh:
The five of us designed you to be as human as possible. Brother Cavil:
I don't want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine! And I can know much more! I can experience so much more. But I'm trapped in this absurd body! And why? Because my five creators thought that God wanted it that way!
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In all your travels have you ever seen a star supernova
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Vveh I have
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I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks
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of the universe
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Other stars other planets and eventually other life
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A supernova
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Creation itself
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I was there I wanted to see it and be part of the moment
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And do you know how I perceived
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one of the most glorious events in the universe
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With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull
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With eyes designed to perceive
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only a tiny fraction of the em spectrum
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With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air
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The five of us designed you to be as human as possible
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I don't want to be human
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I want to see gamma rays
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I want to hear x rays and I want to
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I want to smell dark matter
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Do you see the absurdity of what I am
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I can't even express these things properly because I have to
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I have to conceptualize complex ideas
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in this stupid limiting spoken language
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But I know I want to reach out with something other than these
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prehensile paws
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and feel the solar wind of a supernova flowing over me
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I'm a machine
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and I could know much more
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I could experience so much more
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but I'm trapped in this absurd body
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And why
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Because my five creators thought that god wanted it that way
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Movie Summary
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
Actors
Ellen Tigh
John Cavil
