Battlestar Galactica

Saundra and I came late to the reimagined Battlestar Galactica, but have caught up on past seasons' DVDs and are now waiting for every Friday night to bring us a new fix. For those who do not know (i.e., living under a rock), BSG is a post-apocalyptic, science-fiction storyboard that takes place in an alternative timeline/universe where humans have created a race of machines who become sentient and rebel. It delves into the complexities of recreating society; the rule of law, social and economic justice, and the continuation of culture. It also evocatively tells personal, gripping stories of loss, revenge, and rediscovery. Oh, and the robots: intelligent, armed, and hidden among the humans.

The show is replete with aerial dogfights, exploding spaceships, and the other trappings of successful science fiction; but what the show is most successful at doing is telling a compelling, episodic story. Like any good story, it grows in the telling and the truths revealed early in the story are turned on their heads as more of the tale is told. Four episodes into this season, and we know it is the last. Like a novel (or trilogy), seeing the end of the publication cycle provides an opportunity for the producers and the writers of BSG to complete the story arc in a comprehensive manner and go out with a bang (literally, I am assuming), unlike some television shows (I am looking at you ER) which hang on for too long. BSG is not just good science fiction, or even good post-apocalyptic fiction; it is good story.


Catch up if you have missed it!

Battlestar Galactica (2003 Miniseries)
Battlestar Galactica - Season One
Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0 (Episodes 1-10)
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 (Episodes 11-20)
Battlestar Galactica - Razor (Unrated Extended Edition)
Battlestar Galactica - Season Three
Stream Season 4 (Hulu)