Saving the best for last, this for me, by far, is the most intelligent and at the same time most entertaining frakkin' show ever to grace the home screen.
"Battlestar Galactica" is a phenomenal reimagination of the primordial TV series of 1978 about the last remaining human beings' struggle for survival after man's creation, the Cylons, turn against them.
The new series takes the science fiction genre and the television medium to a whole new level of drama - tackling universal issues ranging from personal (identity, love and sex, family) to socioeconomic (class conflict, population implosion, gender differences), to political (human rights, power play, terrorism), to spirituality (religion, mythology, reincarnation).
Ultimately, the show fearlessly paints a microcosmic portrait of our world and dares to ask the quintessential philosophical questions regarding humanity: Why we are how we are and where it will take us.
Kudos to the the writers who are able to incorporate current issues into a science fiction setting set in the future.
No television show has ever come close to eliciting powerful emotions and posing thought-provoking questions as "Battlestar Galactica" has.
Arresting plotlines combined with high-caliber acting from a stellar ensemble cast make for commanding performances and moving character development.
Composer Bear McCreary has created a wide range of musical style from elegiac to optimistic, from operatic to folk, making good use of drums, keyboards, even bagpipes and accordion.
One of the things I enjoy in BSG is the exciting blend of mind-blowing visual effects and breathtaking battle sequences with pulse-pounding orchestral music. The following video sums it up quite succinctly.
The show has garnered numerous praises and accolades, including several Emmys and the prestigious Peabody.
A most rewarding appraisal came from the United Nations where the show was given the centerstage. The council discussed how "Battlestar Galactica" helped in depicting many concerns the UN is working strongly for.
The show has actually ended and I have to admit I am only on the second season. Although I know about the show from its inception and wanted to watch it from the very beginning (which started as a miniseries and went on to become a regular TV series), several factors did not allow me to. Long story so I won't delve on it.
I have been watching it on the Internet, but "Battlestar Galactica", epic in scope, deserves to be experienced on a big screen. BSG makes me want to buy a widescreen TV.
I'm not a DVD collector at all but I am willing to make an excpetion for BSG.
A new TV series, "Caprica", is set to debut on 2010, which chronicles the events that happened before "Battlestar Galactica".
Here's a link to an epic series trailer.
Following are teasers and trailers aired on SciFi Channel during its run.
SEASON 1 TEASER
SEASON 2 TRAILER
SEASON 3 Teaser 1
SEASON 3 Teaser 2
SEASON 3 TRAILER
SEASON 4 TEASER
SEASON 4 TRAILER
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