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Battlestar Galactica Comes To an End
On Friday evening, Battlestar Galactica ended its four-season run as one of the most popular science fiction shows in recent history. 2.4 million people tuned in for the finale, and reactions to the ending — positive, negative, and often a mix of both — are springing up all over the internet, as are tributes and retrospectives. Producers Ron Moore and David Eick held a Q&A session after the finale to discuss certain aspects of the story and spell out the final status of several plot lines. Fans of the show will have a chance to see the Cylon side of the story this fall in a two-hour TV movie titled "The Plan," and we've previously discussed the spin-off prequel series, Caprica, the pilot for which will come out on April 21st. Be warned: these links and the following discussion will contain spoilers.
I'm talking "Galactica 1980" cheesy. I also didn't find the universal acceptance of the "hey, let's discard every scrap of technology and be cavemen!" idea to be realistic or practical in the least.
This was my general reaction to the whole series.
The difference here was that I didn't have to put up with a solid hour of bad lighting and claustrophobic camera work. I tuned in just to watch the thing die, and much to my surprise, I actually quite enjoyed the show for the first time, thanks to a liberal dose of Green and Blue. Other than that, the show was still "Stupid and Uninsightful" masquerading as "Intelligent". (Just pretend we're shooting "West Wing" and people will think it's clever, and they'll even swallow the whole, "Bad things happen to Good people more Often than they Don't" line of B.S..)
Still, congrats where congrats are due: It's VERY impressive when a series of such high production values sees itself through and ends on a strong note. Based on that, I can almost forgive the fact I hated practically every inch of it from the get-go, but somehow I suspect the two things are related. Formula applied after watching the first half dozen episodes of a series: "If I REALLY like it, it will have to struggle to survive or be Doctor Who, (which like the Muppet Show, exists in its own category where silly walks are cool). If I REALLY hate it, it will get lots of seasons, win too many awards and within four years it will be honored by the freekin' U.N. of all places while I quietly simmer in disgust."
Angels? You should all be embarrassed.
-FL