Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Last Voyage of Galactica

Like Billy Pilgrim, I have been contemplating the final end of Battlestar Galactica. I thought the finale was the best episode since season one, which confirms my status as a BG non-believer. I never thought, never will think, that BG was the "best science fiction show ever," "soaring to unbelievable imaginative heights," "setting the bar so high, no show will ever approach it," blah, blah, blah. BG overall was okay, but it was no Babylon 5, whose middle seasons were about the best sc-fi I've seen. Unfortunately, BG had to resort to budget and drama cheapo gimmicks like "the Cylons look just like us." The Body Snatchers was old sci-fi when the Body Snatchers was new. And then it turned into Space Above and Beyond, i.e. Space 9Oh21, with all those attendant who is sleeping with whom complications, meanwhile losing the evocative sense-of-wonder that marked the first season of the old BG. Billy linked to a good post covering a more reverential treatment of the show:IGN: Battlestar Galactica: The End.

Yes, BG is like Obama.

2 comments:

Bob Harrison said...

Already done, roboDude.

billy pilgrim said...

i was always a londo mollari fan. him and narns were great foils but captain sinclair and the minbaris didn't do much for me.

i've had season 2 on order at the library for months, i might have to do something the industry frowns upon if the library keeps dragging it's feet.