To BSG or not to BSG

Actually that's not the question, because I think everyone should see this show. If you don't know already, I'm talking about the new Battlestar Galactica. Sure it plays on the Sci Fi channel, and it is technically a sci fi show, but it's also one of the best dramas on television right now. The storyline is great and keeps you guessing at what's going to happen next. I've gotten quite a few people hooked on this show, some of them hate the sci fi genre with a passion, but this isn't your typical sci fi with laser guns and such. The show goes beyond just the cool special effects and advanced technology and gets into the heads of the characters. After the events that happen at the very beginning of the series, no one truly trusts each other, not even married couples, and the show explores this, the enemy uses it to their advantage, and the situations these people are put in never have an answer that is clearly better than others. So if you think you'd like to see a drama with elements of sci fi, politics, war and psychology then you should really check out this show.

Now on to the elitists who will deny this show is any good because they are too busy comparing it to the original series and how different it is. Guess what? It's not supposed to be the same. What would be the point of doing it at all if it was exactly the same show with different actors? I think almost all of the bashing this show gets is for exactly this, and while I understand the original show was a breakthrough in its time, this new version is a breakthrough of its own. I suppose I see their point though, I mean, if someone were to decide to recreate the Star Wars movies I think I would be pretty pissed, but while they would never compare to the originals, I would still give them a chance to prove themselves. It's hard to set aside your bias in a situation like that, and it probably wouldn't entirely go away, but you have to try to see past the fact that it's a remake and just see that it's a quality show.

So anyone out there who hasn't seen this show, rent or buy the DVDs, set aside a few weekends and just watch it from the beginning, then when you're caught up you can watch the latest season as it comes out. This isn't just for geeks, this is for everybody, get to it.