If you haven’t yet jumped on the “Battlestar Galactica” bandwagon, now is the time. This show sets the bar for excellence in both production and content. The final season resumes tonight (Friday the 16th) on the Sci-Fi Channel at 10. But if you haven’t watched before, do yourself a favor and march down to Blockbuster and rent the first 2 hour movie and then all four seasons. Then, clear your calendar, send the kids to grandma’s, and settle in. You’ll thank me later.
The action dawned on 12 happy and prosperous planets filled with humans. They had put behind them the horrors of war they fought with the Cylon, human-like robots they created. But the Cylon had not forgotten. In a single devastating attack, they kill almost all the human population and send the survivors on a desperate escape through space, the Cylon hot on their tail. Their one hope is a legendary planet called Earth. The attack echoes our worst fears about terrorism.
That’s the set up. What happens along the way is gritty, nuanced, and powerful storylines. The soldiers tasked with protecting the population are tired, strung out, grieving, barely holding on. They’re fighting a very real and very bad enemy, against great odds. The government struggles to preserve democracy and at the same time not give help to enemy agents in the populace. As we learn more about the Cylon, the difference between human and Cylon becomes harder and harder to define and we ask ourselves what it really means to be human.
Oh, and lots of things blow up. Hot Cylons wear leather mini-skirts. And attractive people sometimes kiss.
Dat’s good TV right there.
BSG fans: What’s answers are you looking forward to this season?
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