Battlestar Galactica (Box Set)

Advantages: family friendly, good introduction to the franchise, LOTS of excellent bonus features
Disadvantages: sets slightly dated

...the result was the series Battlestar Galactica. The time is unknown, but the premise is there was once a world named Kobol and mankind lived there with gods who have very familiar Greek names. Something happened that led to the gods sending the humans forth, and they left Kobol to found 13 colonies on 13 different worlds. During the dispersal, the 13th colony melted into legend as they established their world, and then for unknown reasons, lost or ...
...will not find them. This Battlestar is of course, the Battlestar Galactica, and it is captained by one Adama. Conceived as family fare, the scenes are not bloody, there is no sex, and swearing is PG in nature. Each episode stands alone fairly well, and there is usually a moral present somewhere in the story, a trait not uncommon in 1970's television. The Cylons may be frightening to younger children, however, as they are large, bulky, shiny robots ... Read review

Advantages: Nostalgia glory, vipers, cylons space battles!
Disadvantages: Not much

An avid fan of Battlestar Galactica, I watched the movie version way back in the 70's - remembering how my mum thought it was too loud, but as a kid I loved it! Never really caught the TV series when it was first broadcast, as this was intermittent and patchy at best. Managed however to catch some/all the episodes in the mid 80's. Even so the shows even then were very watchable. Yes the show has undergone a recent "re-imagination" - and in my opinion ...
...right for the time - the remake is right for the 21st century. As sci-fi goes, this was attempting to be a little darker and more edgy for its day (a brave move), to its more contemporary stable mate of Star Wars. The story is familiar to all who know sci-fi, mankind has been wiped out and the last of humanity is on the run, searching for the planet earth. The special effects for television for the day was miles ahead of anything (and from the documentaries ... Read review

Advantages: Original (at the time) story, great cast, very entertaining
Disadvantages: Repeated effects, some bad continuity, only 1 series of it ever made!

...a new home. The Battlestar Galactica is the last remaining warship of man and must guide their civilian fleet safety to a new home, lead by Commander Adama (the wonderful Lorne Greene) they must cross the vast ocean of the unknown Galaxy, what perils will they face, can what they find be any worse than Cylons? This was a TV show released at the height of the Star Wars fever, just over a year after the first film's release, a huge audience wanted ...
...broadcast. This resulted in Battlestar Galactica being the most expensive series per episode for it's time on air. (Expense was why it was cancelled ironically.) It still entertains, it has a lot of funny moments too and some great acting by Lorne Green and the sinister John Colicos who plays the great villain Baltar. The DVD itself has rather simple menus, no fancy animations like we've seen in season 3 of the new Battlestar Galactica. The features ... Read review

Advantages: Great show, remember it first time round and this is an improvement
Disadvantages: Watch the 1st Series before attempting this!

...Staring: Jamie Bamber, Mary McDonnell, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Katee Sackhoff Run Time: 882 minutes When it was announced that Battlestar Galactica was being remade I thought oh god not another perfectly good show wrecked by "bringing it up to date". But wait it works. The basic storyline is that Human built the Cylons to work as slave labour for them, the robots rebel and disappear into space. Then the Cylons later return and eliminate the worlds inhabited by humans. One group of people has managed to escape on board the Battlestar Galactica but the ruthless Cylons continue to pursue the ship. Season 2 builds on the foundations of season 1 and develops the two major plot lines, the nature of the Cylon threat, and the threat from traitors within. There are a few episodes that are merely very good. By far the best episodes... Read review

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Advantages: Absoloutly Gripping Series
Disadvantages: We have to wait for season 4

...Battlestar Galactica series 3 is fantastic. This series is absoloutly gripping. You see many relationships change and a lot of hidden truths unmasked.Gaius still has his odd visions of the blonde cylon and she is shown in more detail as is the Australian cylon(sorry, i'm hopeless on the cylons names) . The fleet desperately needs essential supplies so they find a secret place on their search for them and you won't get a medal for guessing who else is interested in what they have found. The biggest story in this series is who are the remaining 5 cylons. We all have our guesses but there will be at least 4 that you possibly would never have guessed at the beginning of the series.This part is very interesting, especially how they link with the other cylons..or do they? The very important thing next is what are these 5 cylons going... Read review

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Advantages: One of the best remakes of anything I have ever seen
Disadvantages: There are none.

...this the Colonies are virtually destroyed and most of humanity is wiped out. The 50,000 survivors find refuge with the Galactica which survived the infiltration and subsequent attack. Having fought off further Cylon attacks the refugee fleet sets course to find a new home, the long lost and mythical 13th colony known as Earth. This is a remake or re imagining of the original 1970s sci fi show, minus the original's campyness. This version is much grittier and violent, dealing with highly relevant current issues. Battlestar Galactica frequently alludes to terrorism in the form of Cylon sleeper agents infiltrating the fleet. Religion is also explored with the Cylons, despite being machines, portrayed as followers of a monotheistic religion and believing in one true god. This is incontrast to the humans of the show who worship a pantheon of gods. The show... Read review

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