Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Remakes are notoriously disappointing to most fans, not this one. Never did it drag on or make me wish it would just end, but to the contrary I hung out like an addict. The series f**ing finale blew my tiny little mind and was worth the years long devotion in watching every ep and movie length specialsvwhich filled out important events in the storyline. Do yourself a favor and watch in order and take the journey...

i tried to watch this when it first came out but couldn't make it through the first couple of episodes. As it turns out, those first two episodes (starting movie) are really terrible. but... It gets better from there. In fact, it gets so great that it deserves five stars for most of its running time. Google's presentation is almost perfect but sadly there's a few episodes in here that are missing captions. In particular, Season 2, Episode 18 to about 21 have captions listed but they don't work. If you're worried that this is just a rehash of the old 80's show, you can stop worrying now, this is deeper and very different. It gets a little sidetracked on it's own "visions" themes and it relies a little too heavily on sex for no good reason but otherwise it's pretty good. There's some very interesting religious themes running throughout it -- and it also says a lot about out modern day world and terrorism. One thing that doesn't work for me are the props and costumes which are too "earth-similar" for a culture that developed so far away and without contact. Apart from this, it's okay. The final episodes are a bit of a letdown but it's still good.

The reboot of Battlestar Galactica bought the TV sci-fi genre to the new millenium. It made people, both critics and fans sit up and take another look, realise that Sci-Fi isn't just about spaceships and aliens but it can also be a great source of action and drama.