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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

“Your mother can’t be with you anymore.”

The dubious, one-season 1978 CE science fiction cult classic, Battlestar Galactica, differs from most science fiction of decade. This…

5 min readMay 10, 2021

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“Your mother can’t be with you anymore.”

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

Words as Well-Meaning Cudgels

Words are not to be feared—only weighed, measured and found wanting the proper context. (TW: Words. Pronouns. Vulgarity.)

5 min readJan 25, 2021

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Words as Well-Meaning Cudgels

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

Soft Reboot Shenanigans — The “Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome” Edition

All this has happened before, and all of it will happen again, as long as there’s money in it!

7 min readNov 23, 2020

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Soft Reboot Shenanigans — The “Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome” Edition

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

The Internet is Society’s Obituary

Over 50 years earlier, we were warned about the destruction of both reason and ethics with pervasive technology. Science fiction just…

5 min readFeb 23, 2020

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The Internet is Society’s Obituary

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

Leadership Lessons from Jean-Luc Picard: Testing People

Testing people is not only important, it’s a vital life lesson.

4 min readFeb 9, 2020

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Leadership Lessons from Jean-Luc Picard: Testing People

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

The Cautionary Tale of Galactica 1980: A 40-Year Retrospective

As told by an idiot with sound and fury, signifying something.

5 min readJan 26, 2020

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

So Spew We All: Toxic Fandom’s Beta Test in BATTLESTAR’s Fandom

Toxic fandom was created by man. It returned “home” to roost sixteen years ago, and we’ve been fighting it ever since.

5 min readDec 8, 2019

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So Spew We All: Toxic Fandom’s Beta Test in BATTLESTAR’s Fandom

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

Remembering Cain: A 41-Yahren Retrospective

Battlestar Galactica’s take on “Patton in space” aired 41 yahrens ago on ABC.

5 min readNov 27, 2019

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Remembering Cain: A 41-Yahren Retrospective

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

FOMO? That’s Cute. Meet FOFO: The Fear of F*cking Off

Addressing FOMO’s black sheep sibling. The one nobody either talks about or to — not even during the Hoildays. FO-HO-FO.

6 min readNov 24, 2019

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FOMO? That’s Cute. Meet FOFO: The Fear of F*cking Off

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

Remembering Actor and Musician John Mann (1962–2019)

Even bit players have their own personal stories interwoven into their works.

3 min readNov 22, 2019

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Remembering Actor and Musician John Mann (1962–2019)

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.

Battlestar enthusiast who happens to know enough about BATTLESTAR GALACTICA to make himself cry. Also known as the project leader of BATTLESTARWIKI.org.

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