The discussion revolves around the television series Battlestar Galactica, focusing on opinions about its various iterations, including the original series from the late 70s and the more recent reboot. Participants share their viewing experiences, preferences, and critiques of the show's narrative and character development.
Participants generally express a mix of agreement and disagreement regarding the quality and pacing of the series, with some enjoying the emotional aspects while others find them excessive. There is no consensus on the overall quality of the different series iterations.
Some participants reference specific plot points and character arcs, indicating a lack of clarity on the timeline of events across seasons. There are also mentions of personal preferences that may influence their views on the show's emotional tone and pacing.
Fans of science fiction television, particularly those interested in character-driven narratives and moral dilemmas, may find this discussion relevant. Additionally, viewers considering watching Battlestar Galactica might benefit from the varied perspectives on its different series iterations.
Pythagorean said:be sure to watch the miniseries before the first season. There are two, one from the 60's and from the last couple years, definitely go for the more recent one.
Edward James Olmos makes the show.
Space Drama ftw!
FredGarvin said:The original is from the late 70's. It kicked ***. Galactica 1980 sucked something horrible. The new one is OK but it is a bit too emo for my taste.
Redbelly98 said:My wife and I are fans of the current series, but have been disappointed with it during the past year. Lots of "filler" time with little plot advancement, or so it seems to us.
The first 2 seasons were great.
Pythagorean said:agreed. Kind of. The middle of season 2 was that way too. They suddenly went of to lala land and didn't care about the Cylons anymore (when young Adama got fat after taking the Pegasus, before they founded New Caprica).
Redbelly98 said:Guess I was thinking more the first season, then the time on and just after New Caprica. I lose track of which season things have happened.
Now, if they go and simply wipe out all the remaining humans I'll be real disappointed.
The original series was, well, a bit Disney to say the least. The original 2 hr movie was much better and had real promise but they jumped the shark pretty quick in the series. Edward James Almos is almost as good as Adama as Lorne Green.Pythagorean said:Maybe I'll give the 70's one another shot. It's hard to watch crappy FX after all this cgi.
Quantum_Grid said:I'm about 3/4 of the way through the mini-series, and it's great!
I have a question: do you see more of the cylon(sp?) robots later on? So far they were only in the very beginning of the movie, and those things looked bad-***!