Joe has constantly talked about Battlestar Gallactica and how I should start watching it. Being a sci-fi fan, I know that this is one of the essentials in sci-fi viewing.
I believe I’ve seen one episode from the 1978 series (which I just found out only lasted one season). It was decent. It was cheese. It was what old sci-fi is about.
Now that Smallville has come and gone (aka, Mike and I have finished the first four seasons and they are currently airing the fifth) we need something else to watch so Benoit lent me the first season of Battlestar Gallactica – a revamp of the original series. The first disc is the 3 hour mini-series which spearheaded the actual TV series currently playing…I enjoyed it. It had some good story elements to it and the characters are decent. I can’t say I’m head over heels for it yet, but I’ll give a few episodes in the series a try to see if I really enjoy it.
In other TV series news, now that I have the XBox Media Center hooked up, I have caught up in watching Season Five of Alias, and am currently catching up on Season 2 of Lost.
Alias…what can I say? I feel that Season 5 has hit an all time low and will only be redeemed with the cancellation of the series. I think if they ended on Season 4, it would have made a good story. Season 5 reminds me of when Mulder and Scully left X-Files – all new characters in the same setting. Boo.
As for Lost…what can I say? I think this is my fave show next to Prison Break (hey, when is this coming back on the air?) and Season 2 has blown Season 1 out of the water. I really enjoy how the show revolves around the mythology of the island and the insight into a character. An excellent way to tell a story. I have heard that J.J. Abrams (the genius behind these two shows) is creating a show which intertwine six people in New York who do not know each other. Should be interesting. He is the master.
5 replies on “Review: Battlestar Gallactica Mini-Series”
Yes, BG is a good show, not the greatest, but good. You should get your hands on the 4400 series, lol it drove Trish mad since it was a short first season.
Another show that I’ve been getting really into is Supernatural, kind of like a x files, meets buffy.
Yeah…Trish tried to get me into that show…it was alright…I watched the first three episodes.
I found that it was like X-Files a lot, in the sense that I would rather just see the mythology episodes and not the random filler eps.
the 4400 or Supernatural?
The new BSG got better and better as the season progressed. The mini-series did not do it for me but the series kicked major ass! Story arc is wicked…
All one needs to know is that the miniseries sets the reinvented characters and universe… no more… the real stiries start after that.
Is was simply some of the best sci-fi drama on tv 2 years ago. I’m waiting for S2 to be out on dvd in Canada next month…
I agree, the second season of BSG is better, than the first.