Battlestar Galactica

June 13, 2005 | 2 Comments

This weekend I bought and watched the 2003 Battlestar Galactica mini-series on DVD. Simply put, I was totally surprised and frankly, I was almost giddy with excitement to begin watching the series.

I’d been meaning to watch for quite awhile, but I just kept putting it off. Now I regret that I did. Season two is coming up and I’ve got a whole bunch of catching up to do.

Battlestar Galactic is a cool show and a great, original take on what was my favorite TV show as a kid! It’s not totally different, but they’ve made some major changes, and it’s got just enough hooks into the past to tickle an old school fan like myself.

I think it’s safe to say this is the best sci-fi series around. I’ve not been able to get into any sci-fi television for quite awhile and this one had me hooked right away. It’s very well written, believable and full of intrigue and action. I love what they’ve done with some of the classic characters (I think Starbuck is great) and the take on the original story feels somehow more epic to me.

Highly recommended.

Buy the 2003 mini-series DVD from Amazon for $31 » | Buy the original series DVD from Amazon for $68 »

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Comments

1. radmama said:

I just watched this last week and I have been raving about it ever since. Although I only vaguely remember the original series, this new take on the story has snagged me. Best sci fi I’ve seen on television in a long time and I’m determined to see the series a.s.a.p.

Posted on June 13, 2005 08:06 PM | #

2. Krista Shufelt said:

There are podcast commentaries available for the five most recent episodes, which is think is quite brilliant of them. They apparently have beeps to indicate where to pause for the commercial breaks. I only discovered them last night so I haven’t tried them out yet. Great series – I can’t wait for it to start up again!

Posted on June 28, 2005 02:57 PM | #