I was surprised to see that Ed Begley was in the original Battlestar Galactica.

Ed Begley Jr. .... Ens. Greenbean

I am enjoying the show a great deal also, and wanted to point out that for any that missed a fair number of the episodes earlier on, as of last night Battlestar began to re-run. This was the first episode after the premiere, with the fleet having to make repeated escape jumpbs to try to get away from the Cylon basestars in pursuit.

Compared to the original show, at first the series threw one off with the way they were handling culture and even outfits in such a semi-contemporary style. But that's worn off and has now quite `grown on' me as far as watching.

It more like watching U.S/Western culture in a futuristic high pressure situation, and since it is being played that way so consistently, it sits quite fine with me now. Same with the strange look of the Cylon basestars. They look unsettling alien and also grow on you.

It has taken on a life of its own on a par with Babylon 5. And Six's relation with Baltar never ceases to intrigue. This show has some considerable originality.

For me, as a die-hard fan of the original, this show has far surpassed the original in plot, character development, directing, editing, etc.
(I realize that there have been many technological advances since the original, hence no mention of special effects)

It even appears that Richard Hatch is a much better actor on this version than he was back in the day.

I can hardly wait until this comes out on DVD and next season starts!

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It even appears that Richard Hatch is a much better actor on this version than he was back in the day.

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I take that back. I had no idea he was Zarek.

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bigjohn1,

The originals' special effects were hardly one of its weak spots. In some ways the capital ships fights were better than any of the first three Star Wars movies, but I agree with you on all other counts.

Like said, the discarding of all but the words themselves of "Caprican culture" and Kobol and all the nuances of the colonies --- this was a shock, but I am fully enjoying the way they are choosing to play that. After all, neither Trek and B5 (less so it) projected the present into space quite this way, and its just intriguing. The angle on the Cylons as creations of man fits very well even compared to the old series, which never quite realized that the series portrayal was disagreeing with the novels.

NoAC,
Doesn't Baltar remind you a little of some of the arguments raised on R&P?

titan

I agree with you on the special effects, for their time, they were groundbreaking (especially for TV).

The main problem I had was that they did not shoot any new special effects shots (most notably of the dogfight sequences) after the first season. They just kept editing and replaying the same shots over and over every time there was a shootout in space.

bigjohn1,

True. Ironically, the last episode did have new footage with the atttack on the base star, and seeing its interior. I mention it because I noticed the news series lists them as having 250 known fighters, which is close to the 300 that was in that show and was interesting to learn at the time at the very end.

Its kind of an interesting coincidence (salute?) to that, that the cliffhanger end this season also had a captured raider sneaking onto a basestar. A wry tribute.

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I got my wife watching it while she was pregnant with our oldest. She went into labor halfway through season 4. Still one of my favorite shows of all time.

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Last night's kinda sucked. The actress playing Starbuck simply isn't good enough to carry that sort of script.

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Not a terrible take early on. Katee Sackhoff became one of the best things about BSG.

What a great thread bump!

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And the baby will be named Boxey and he will have a robot dog that moves sorta like a chimpanzee.

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I got my wife watching it while she was pregnant with our oldest. She went into labor halfway through season 4. Still one of my favorite shows of all time.

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How did you get your wife to watch this show? Asking for a friend.

She roles her eyes at me when this, Star Wars, and Dune are on TV.

Was rewatching it on Peacock, but NBC pulled it and I haven't seen where it's streaming now. Guess I'm gonna have to buy it.

The miniseries pilot is absolute great TV.

What a coincidence. I'm in the middle of a rewatch. I'm about to finish season 3. It really has held up over the years as some of the best sci fi of all time.

I play a game called Planetside 2 and there is a striking resemblance between the Cythe in game and a Cylon Raider

Did y'all ever watch the prequel series Caprica? It was ok fr9m what I remember. It amazing but at least content. I'm going to watch that next

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Found the "essential episodes" list I put together last year. Hope this helps anyone wanting a streamlined rewatch.

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Great list - I'd also add BSG:Razor

What's this I hear about a new series on Peacock coming soon?

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Just finished re-watching the mini series and season one. Holy cow, this show was so freaking good.

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What a thread bump!

Interesting read. Cable TV, TIVO, DVR…

Like a blast from the past.

The Katie Sackhoff as Starbuck discussions. It's interesting that she's now typecast in her tough sci-fi role. Battlestar Galactica, Riddick, the Mandalorian, to name a few.

The launch sequence of the Vipers was always cool. As a kid I got really good at drawing the Viper. Weird memory.

Good bump…

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Did you know the original viper design was ended up being the good guy ship in Buck Rogers?

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If this show could have been cut down to 13 episode seasons to keep the main arc always at the forefront it would have been an all-timer.

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This. I greatly prefer this format, which leads to a much better show and better planned stories.

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What a thread bump!

Interesting read. Cable TV, TIVO, DVR…

Like a blast from the past.

The Katie Sackhoff as Starbuck discussions. It's interesting that she's now typecast in her tough sci-fi role. Battlestar Galactica, Riddick, the Mandalorian, to name a few.

The launch sequence of the Vipers was always cool. As a kid I got really good at drawing the Viper. Weird memory.

Good bump…

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Did you know the original viper design was ended up being the good guy ship in Buck Rogers?

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I still can't see how people like this show especially after a re-watch. Every season was a different show. You could easily tell no one on the writing staff or the show runners had any plan past each season or hell even a multi episode story arc past the first season.

It was a hot mess.
Imho

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I got my wife watching it while she was pregnant with our oldest. She went into labor halfway through season 4. Still one of my favorite shows of all time.

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How did you get your wife to watch this show? Asking for a friend.

She roles her eyes at me when this, Star Wars, and Dune are on TV.

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Ha. I wish I could remember. I think I had her watch 33 and then she was hooked. We went back to watch the miniseries and moved on.

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I still can't see how people like this show especially after a re-watch. Every season was a different show. You could easily tell no one on the writing staff or the show runners had any plan past each season or hell even a multi episode story arc past the first season.

It was a hot mess.
Imho

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I actually feel like they had a pretty good idea of where they wanted to take the series. The only thing that felt underdeveloped was the identity of the "Final Five"

Best sci fi series…

I loved most of the series but it had one of the worst finales in history.