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With remarkably consistent quality, each of these 13 episodes deepens the dynamics of these fascinating characters and suspenseful situations. While BG relies on finely nuanced performances, solid direction, and satisfying personal and political drama to build its strong emotional foundation, the action/adventure elements are equally impressive, especially in "The Hand of God," a pivotal episode in which the show's dazzling visual effects get a particularly impressive showcase. Original BG series star Richard Hatch appears in two politically charged episodes (he's a better actor now, too), and with the threat of civil war among the fleet, season 1 ends with an exceptional cliffhanger that's totally unexpected while connecting the plot threads of all preceding episodes. To the credit of everyone involved, this is frackin' good television.
DVD features
The fifth disc in Battlestar Galactica's season 1 set is highlighted by eight comprehensive featurettes covering all aspects of the series, from its miniseries origins to standard surveys of production design, visual effects, and particulars of plot and character. For hardcore fans and anyone interested in TV production, nine out of 13 episodes, plus the disc 1 miniseries, are accompanied by intelligent and informative commentary originally provided as BG website podcasts, mostly by series developer and writer Ronald D. Moore, who provides tantalizing clues about developments in season 2. The "Series Lowdown" is a cast-and-crew promotional program originally broadcast to attract SciFi Channel viewers who were initially reluctant to embrace a "reimagined" Battlestar Galactica. The strategy worked: First-season ratings left no doubt that the new BG was as good as--and in many ways better than--the original. --Jeff Shannon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 14 January, 2005 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Universal Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Movie, Science Fiction, TV Shows, Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 5 |
| UPC: | 025192792823 |
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Customer Reviews of Battlestar Galactica - Season One
Half way through Season One...mixed feelings... I'm only half way through the first season. There is much to like. But, I am so sick and tired of Number Six appearing to Baltar over and over and over again in episode after episode. I can't stand it. It's irritating. The tense music they play again and again in the background when she appears to him is irritating. His stammering, sweaty, uneasy response to her is irritating. Her dragging her finger across his face, lips, and ear in scene after scene is irritating. For God's sake...how many more times are they going to bring the pace of the show to a crawl so they can have yet another Number Six/Baltar scene that doesn't really add much anyways? <
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>Furthermore, I hate the Starbuck character. I absolutely hate the fact that they re-cast a favorite old character as a woman (liberal/feminist Hollywood social engineering). Not only does it bother me that they re-cast the character as a woman...they had to pick an irritating actress with a bunch of irritating characteristics. Hollywood...please...spare us these "tough woman" characters who can throw a punch. It's soooooooooooo warn out. Hey, if you want to have strong female characters that's cool. Just don't wreck a favorite old character that we all liked when we were younger. It undermines interest and willingness to spend money for the product. The same goes for the Boomer character. <
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>Finally, they could have spent just a bit more money on the urban sets that are supposedly on the surface of some distant planet. They look almost exactly like the one in the small town where I live. Part of the reason for watching a science fiction series is to see unusual settings. Filming the urban or suburban planetary surface scenes in Earthly neighborhoods with little to no enhancement looks extremely cheap...not to mention unconvincing. <
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>I'm probably being too harsh though. There is much to like about the series. Edward-James Olmos is great...as always. Mary McDonnell does a good job of portraying a beleaguered president. The space ships, space travel, and space battles are convincing and well done. The metal Cylons are cool. The idea of having a version of the Cylons look and act like humans is a clever and highly useful story element. The soundtrack is really good (except for the Number Six/Baltar scenes). There is a very despairing undertone to the movie that serves its "nearly the end of the line for humanity" theme very well. Last, and probably most importantly, the episode stories are pretty good. <
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>I will watch the rest of Season One. I'm not sure if I want to spend money on Seasons 2.0 and 2.5 though. There is much to like in the series but there are too many highly irritating elements. <
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Shows us that gays are people too
What I liked best about this series is that it puts its hand on your shoulder and says, "Hey, guy, gays are people too." And with the exception of my son, I must agree. Apollo and Starbuck are the main characters, one a gay pilot and the other a lesbian pilot. Their adventures together fighting robots in space are so wonderful that it makes me wish they could somehow get together, but this would defy all logic and would horrify my sense of decency.
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>There is also great science fiction stuff which as we all know are the best stories around, since science fiction is our future and that in itself makes the stories better. I had to read stupid stuff like Hamlet in school but it is nowhere as good as Battlestar Galactica, which has way better characterizations.
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>This movie has much to teach us I think about living together and accepting each other for our differences, including even racial differences. It has changed my life.
It will make you wonder why you watch bad network TV shows
This review is for anyone who hasn't heard of Battlestar Galactica and doesn't get more than 20 channels on their cable box let alone the Sci-Fi channel.
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>If you want a drama that sucks you in with developed characters, emotionally intense plot (the destruction of all humanity), and a believable setting (even if it's sci-fi) then you will like BSG. Think ER in its best years on steroids or the best episodes of Lost.
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>I'm one of those people who gets only basic cable and I'd never seen a single episode until I purchased this DVD set. I hate to admit it, but within a single day I'd watched six hours of the show - and it seemed like half that.
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>There seem to be some people who really hate this show and I can't figure that out. Some of them are upset that this is so different from the original 1970s series. Nostalgia aside, if the new BSG was like the original it would be a campy farce, not a dark drama.
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>There's always a danger of over hyping a show. People watch a show or movie after hearing that it's the best thing since sliced bread and think, "That was OK, but nothing to get that excited about." So don't fall for the hype. If you love good television like Lost, if you like quality sci-fi, give BSG a serious look. You'll be glad you did.