I'm an SF fan going way back but I've never seen this show. I just thought you wrote one fine post. You write like a pro.
I'll believe it if you hit the South Park ping list. Thanks again.
I'm a sci-fi fan since I was a kid. I always loved it not just because of all of the whiz-bang stuff, but because it gives almost unlimited opportunity to investigate the human condition. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Bladerunner) is an excellent example of this.
The new BSG goes in the same lines. Yes, there are cool special effects, but they pale in comparison to the story and the characters. BSG is truly sci-fi at it's best.
And here I sat on a tape of the miniseries for a year because I didn't want to see how someone screwed up one of my favorite childhood series.
In that case, you MUST beg, borrow, steal, rent, or buy the 5 DVD first season set.
Actually, the first DVD is the original mini-series, the next 4 being the entire first season. It's really something of a science fiction masterpiece.
Like all of the best science fiction, it's about the people. The stories (and there's usually more than one going on at any given moment) deal with people and their problems. The writers, directors, cast, and producers have come up with quite a series.
Mark
I too am a life-long SF and Fantasy fan (afficianado?) and can say I've enjoyed this new series of BSG...
It's much better written than the original series, the character development and interaction is better, there is more plot "background" which helps to provide motive to the character's actions..
And there is more of a sense of realism..
The original series was sort of "campy", suffering from a touch of "Lost In Space" syndrome...
The new show had developed a much more serious story line which I really appreciate..
The development of some female lead characters has helped the show quite a bit as well..
The story lends itself to exposing the human condition, so to speak..
Like the original, there are still the collaborators, the "quislings", working with the enemy for personal gain..
But now, there is a new Cylon, an android indistinguishable from the humans, that can infiltrate on it's own, and manipulate and sabotage..
It's not quite as action oriented as SG-1, or SG Atlantis, and a problem may not be solved in one episode, but just gives it depth..