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Time Names Battlestar Galactica Show Of The Year
szyzyg writes "Time Magazine's Television Critic James Poniewozik has put Battlestar Galactica at the top of his list of the Best TV Shows from 2005. His summary starts off 'Most of you probably think this entry has got to be a joke. The rest of you have actually watched the show.'"
Because it has Grace Park, need I say more?!?!?!
...that it probably is the best TV show. Have you seen the other stuff - at least the ones that men can watch? The only other good shows I can think of in the US market are "reality" Discovery shows like Mythbusters, Monster Garage and the one where they build custom motorcycles (and I am not a gearhead at all but there is something satisfying about watching someone create a machine by hand).
The Simpsons went downhill after Conan left and they shipped all their animation to Asia.
Uh...Season 2 has 20 episodes. They started on the second season so soon after 1 that there needed to be a break to catch up.
I would also put forward 'Arrested Development' and 'Veronica Mars' as great shows that deserve to be on that list.
shakey-cam?
By that do you mean the emulation of battlefield witness filming? First time I saw it I thought it was brilliant. I remember, though I try to forget, seeing the original BSG. This series is so far ahead I can't believe my eyes or luck.
bad acting
Huh?
bad plot
I like stories that mess with my head, stories that are complex, make me think and leave me a bit stunned. BSG does this totally. "Lost" tries to do it but seems simple minded in comparison (though it aint bad). The plot is probably the best part of the series.
Sorry I can't help thinking this has to be troll.
Bitter and proud of it.
BG started back in 2003 according to TV.com for its pilot. 2004 for regular episodes.
Grey's Anatomy is another great show too.
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Actually, the other Friday night shows do this regularly, so if BSG gets renewed (as I assume it will) this'll be normal. They air 10-11 eps of Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis from late July to Oct, then do reruns, then finish the season. Other, "mainstream" shows have started doing this, like the "OC" on Fox.
That is one awesome show. I still chuckle every time the show starts. The camera leers at Steven as he turns to it with the sound of an eagle screeching loudly. He's supposed to be ultra-conservative, but he is so over-the-top it is obvious he is making fun of it. For example, he explained how think tanks are good, and one of them sponsors the show. He then goes on to show one of their videos on oil, which shows a jungle setting with a dinosaur and human fighting with the voiceover "5,000 years ago..."
You are forgetting Monty Python. Monty Python blows simpsons out of the water. It's older and has stood the test of time. It also has fewer over all episodes than the simpsons and therefore less material to work with and yet still as memorable and rewatchable.
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Lost won in 2004, you know, the year it came out.
Mathematics is made of 50 percent formulas, 50 percent proofs, and 50 percent imagination.
That still leaves 40% as standard broadcast. When I look at my cable listing, the networks aren't 40% of the channels. I'd say they're doing ok.
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Stargate Atlantis sucks. The cast can't act and they seem dysfunctional.
BSG has been renewed for a 3rd season. For some reason it appears as though the originating press release has been pulled from Sci-Fi's website.
Season 2.5 of BSG begins on January 6
I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
And it proves the grandparent's point perfectly, The Office was created by BBC.
The guy that OK'd Lost's very expensive pilot episode was sacked for it.
And then the network made a fortune. As far as I know, they didn't hire him back.
You're talking about Lloyd Braun. From the bio: "During his tenure with the ABC Entertainment Television Group, Braun initiated and oversaw the development of such successful programs as "Alias", "Lost", "Desperate Housewives", "Grey's Anatomy", "Extreme Makeover", "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Boston Legal".
ABC fired him before his shows were aired and put the network in the #1 slot. He's now at Yahoo.
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Just to drive your point home: If you look carefully enough during the doctor's office scene in the first episode of the Battlestar Galactica miniseries, you will find a small tribute to Whedon's Firefly.
That is, I think, the good thing about cable. Low budgets have forced shows to be more economical, make better use of their money. The fact that they can still produce shows like Battlestar Galactica is just incredible.
And because they are on cable, the expectations are lower. Galactica gets ratings like 2.0, 2.1, and it is SciFi's most successful show ratings-wise. They don't need "high" ratings to make money. We'd never see a show like Battlestar Galactica being made by NBC, simply because the audience isn't there. Cable has brought us these wonders.
So, what is my point? If BSG was on NBC, you'd have a valid point. But it isn't on NBC, it's on SciFi, where ratings that NBC considers a failure are considered a huge success by SciFi. BSG isn't going away any time soon, not as long as it stays one of the top rated shows on SciFi.