0805 getting greased

One of the advantages of using Netflix is watching television episodes consecutively, instead of waiting a week to see how a cliffhanger was resolved. One of the series I’m watching now is the third season of Battlestar Galactica (which ran on the Sci-Fi channel). During a commentary by a producer, his wife would chime in with a question about what was being watched.

In one scene, seven actors were working in a building on a planet. All of them were wearing the same outfits: long pants and sleeveless shirts. Two of the male leads were talking in the foreground, their arms were glistening with sweat, showing off their muscles.

The wife asked, “Why are they sweating?” The producer answered that the building, although shaded from the sun, had less circulation than being outside. Plausible.

Then a female from the background moved forward to interact with the two males. The wife asked, “So why isn’t she sweating?” Sure enough, the female’s pale arms were dry.

The wife continued, “It looks like the men’s arms are oiled. Trying to appeal to female viewers, eh?”

The producer was speechless.