Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 [2006] [2004]
£23.91
A Worthy Re-Imagining of a Classic Sci-Fi Show. - The Only other successful Re-Imagining of a Classic Show other than this is DOCTOR WHO. But BATTLESTAR GALACTICA has done well as a sci-fi drama kicking the original out of the Galaxy.A True Representation of Television made good.When I first heard of it i thought Yet again, They ll screw it up. But the New version grabbed me from the Pre Title on the Miniseries right until the Cliffhanger. starting on the First Season Currently then moving on to seasons 2 & 3 (Already Seen RAZOR - Not a Bad Film).some of the many things this version has over the original is the fact that the Galactica is a ship that was meant to be put in mothballs. The shocks that are through the whole story. But the thing I love most is the Blake s 7-esque feel to it: that unlike the original the deaths are thivk and fast (By The End of 33, the first episode of Season 1, the Survivour count had reached 47,972, Went Up by 1 when a Child was born on the rising star, and kept dropping throughout Seasons 2-4)Hands Down the Best GALACTICA So Far.
Favourite TV for years! - If you have not seen any of the recent remaking of BSG, then I wholly recommend you watch this first! The mini-series is basically the introduction to this wonderful remaking. As a kid in the early eighties the original BSG was one of my favourites and a remaking is like a dream come true.It really is sci-fi of top drawer quality. It does take itself quite seriously, but I like that and can get put off by other sci-fi shows that are quite tongue-in-cheek. The characters are great and the special effects are also awesome. Highly recommended.
You ll watch this because of the first two series but it s nowhere near as good - It seems that the writers may have taken themselves a bit too seriously in this installment, because the pacing is incredibly slow. The religious and political aspect of the show takes on a far greater role, and as a result the balance of the show is greatly interrupted. There is far less action, and this is replaced with long, drawn out and wordy scenes which in my opinion are very pompous indeed. Also, the plot lines are a lot less strong-there are some episodes where you just think oh please, this is just ridiculous. One very important episode springs to mind-the whole series could come to a close, but the ending is preposterous, and is just glossed over, then things move on to the next episode (trying not to include spoilers here). You ll watch it because you have to in order to keep up with the series, but it really is pretty poor in comparison to the first 2 series.
Intelligent, Compelling Science Fiction - Season Three contains BSG s best and worst moments. Luckily for this viewer, the worst moments are niggly and the best brave and bold.The writers of BSG had set up an intriguing storyline at the end of season 2 - a huge city on a difficult planet, with the Cylons running a brutal occupation over the citizens of New Caprica. Season Three wastes no time in showing the desperate lengths that the embittered survivors in New Caprica will go to when fighting the Cylon occupation. Suicide bombings, people betraying other people, and double-agents are the de-rigour from the offset. This is challenging science-fiction, showing chilling contemporary relevance and a bold vision. Characters continue to make tough choices, right up until Admiral William Adama arrives back with the Battlestar Galactica to make one of the most audacious rescues in television history. Without spoiling anything, it is pretty special and well balanced with some intense characterisation.The challenging storylines continue with the fleet seemingly reunited , but nonetheless still split , with the survivors of New Caprica bitter and looking for reparations over their own extreme actions and those who allegedly collaborated with the Cylons.Its at this point though that the season begins to sag a little. There are excellent story arcs here and there, but occasionally the feeling of stand-alone episodes seems to seek in. Opinion seems divided on them. To me the raging-bull-esque Unfinished Business is strong and a brilliant piece of direction, but I felt frustrated by some of the other episodes, as either threads are suddenly buried, or I just didn t feel interested enough in some of the other threads.Still, BSG s weaknesses put most other Science Fiction (i m not just talking about television), to shame. The acting remains nuanced and compelling, even if a soap-opera feels does permeate the rivalries that develop over the essentially forbiden love of Lee Adama and Kara Thrice.As always though, BSG pulls its best punches in the final third. One character seems to vanish, while the trial of disgraced president of New Caprica, Guis Balthar, provdies a good dramatic weight to anchor the final episodes. As always there s one heck of a shift in terms of story at the end (and without spoiling it), which makes the final season seem like it will have plenty of story to get into, without, one hopes, veering to close to some of the weaker aspects of this series.Certainly when its at its best, BSG is compelling Science Fiction of the highest order. Highly reccomended. (If you re starting from scratch get the mini-series and the 1-3 boxset. It s worth it!)
Basically a futuristic and mystical/religious soap opera - I am a big fan of the first and the second season of BG. I did enjoy how the plot has been developed and how characters have grown nicely during the series but I have been really let down with the third series! Many little and not-so-little details, in particular concerning the physical properties of the space, the gravity issue and so forth were widely forgiveable considering a tight and usually fast plot but the third series is pointing almost everything on people. It is exactly like a soap opera with a strong mystical/religious accent. Really disappointed. I will download a couple of episodes of the following series before to buy it because maybe it s not worth it.