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Time Names Battlestar Galactica Show Of The Year

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the probably-because-it-is dept.

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.'"

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  1. Re:Another Note About The List... by Scrameustache · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's about risk taking. The major networks simply aren't willing to take risks.

    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.

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  2. Re:Lost? by Dadoo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Where's Lost? That's another great show!

    Umm, yeah, whatever.

    I watched every episode in the first season, where they built up mystery upon mystery upon mystery. That's fine, but at some point, you have to solve the mystery. I figured they'd answer most of the questions in the season finale, but no, they just made up more questions. At this point, we still don't have any clue what's going on - whether the doctor is dreaming the whole thing, or they're subjects of an experiment, or they're actually lost on a tropical island.

    Personally, I think the writers don't have a clue, either. They probably only wrote enough for the first season and they didn't expect the show to become popular. When it was very popular, they got caught off-guard and now they're scrambling to keep up.

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  3. Re:Umm, Stargate? by Dadoo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Personally, Stargate beats BSG anyday.

    Not the last season, that's for sure. I don't know what they're trying to do, introducing another "invincible enemy", at this point.

    Come on, Stargate writers, it's time to reveal the stargate to the public. All the social, political, and economic fallout would give you at least another two seasons' worth of material. Then, re-visit a bunch of the planets we've been to before and let's see if SG-1 made things better. (What happened to O'Neil's child, for instance?)

    Anyway, I'm afraid this might be the last season for SG-1, and that would be disappointing.

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