Dracomilan Review of Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009)

Rewatched in 2020, it still is an amazing military space opera

[9/10 · 2 August 2020]

BSG is an extremely well-acted and appropriately-casted sci-fi mil opera. Not a single role is miscast, not a single scene (even if farfetched) is badly acted. The show uses the old Galactica for names, setting and ship shapes, but the lore is all new (here the cylons were created by humans and have an assimilation plan). Since the show was not scripted with a long arc in mind, some short arcs are slow, convoluted or not interesting (Helo on Caprica, Baltar the Prophet) but when the writing room nails it, BSG is solid gold (Miniseries, 33, Pegasus, Razor, first discovery of Earth). CGI still good after some years, even if on 4K TV some effects seem naive (dead Sharon, all in-atmosphere explosions). Still worth your time!