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by **BubbaKanoosh** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:47 pm

Is the rebooted new series worth watching?

by **Jubilee** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:59 pm

IMO it's not that good at all.

It's certainly watchable, with some great moments. But there are episodes which just completely suck. There are story lines I hate and the ending was poor.

If you've seen everything amazing television has to offer like The Sopranos/The Wire/Breaking Bad/Man Men/Arrested Development/Lost/Community

Then watch BSG. It's on a level below the very best IMO. Like Walking Dead or How I Met Your Mother.

by **covalesky** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:07 pm

Its awesome. You feel the drama, of a hopeless escape attempt by the last survivors of the human race.
Politics, religion, betrayal and destiny are the cornerstones of BSG.

The ending is... unique, but a fitting one.

by **BubbaKanoosh** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:21 pm

Nobody loves me wrote:IMO it's not that good at all.

It's certainly watchable, with some great moments. But there are episodes which just completely suck. There are story lines I hate and the ending was poor.

If you've seen everything amazing television has to offer like The Sopranos/The Wire/Breaking Bad/Man Men/Arrested Development/Lost/Community

Then watch BSG. It's on a level below the very best IMO. Like Walking Dead or How I Met Your Mother.

I havent seen Mad Man or the Wire. Well, I seen the first few eps, but I found them meh.

by **Nacmir** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:25 pm

I'm somewhat lost. Are you talking about the 2004-2009 series, or is there a new one?

by **BubbaKanoosh** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:29 pm

Nacmir wrote:I'm somewhat lost. Are you talking about the 2004-2009 series, or is there a new one?

Yeah, the 2004 one. Never seen it.

by **Cat-Scratch** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:38 pm

BubbaKanoosh wrote:Is the rebooted new series worth watching?

Not really if you want a good series with a good story. It otherwise is worth it as a time killer, FX and ... well, space bitches.

Some episodes were good to okay, while most just failed. It's horrible with cliches and formula.

If it was a roller coaster ride then the last bit is the most boring bit instead of the climax. Or, it's like chewing the same stick of gum for an hour. The taste is long gone and replaced by something you really would prefer not to have to taste.

Just watch it, it's part of the cred as a geek/nerd.

by **Jubilee** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:38 pm

If you haven't watched The Wire there is no need to watch this first.

by **BubbaKanoosh** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:40 pm

Nobody loves me wrote:If you haven't watched The Wire there is no need to watch this first.

I watched the first 4 eps of the wire, wasn't impressed

by **Cat-Scratch** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:40 pm

Nacmir wrote:I'm somewhat lost. Are you talking about the 2004-2009 series, or is there a new one?

There is going to be a new one. A mini set during the original war with a young Adama as a hot shot rookie Viper pilot.

by **Nacmir** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:42 pm

BubbaKanoosh wrote:
Yeah, the 2004 one. Never seen it.

I never saw it complete and in secuencial order and I enjoyed it pretty much. It's on my list of things to watch on DVD someday.

by **David Bird** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:47 pm

Watch to the end of season one. Its a short season and it ends well. The series is good until they leave New Caprica, then it starts to lose focus. There are good bits, but the best is behind it.

by **Cat-Scratch** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:49 pm

David Bird wrote:Watch to the end of season one. Its a short season and it ends well. The series is good until they leave New Caprica, then it starts to lose focus. There are good bits, but the best is behind it.

See? "Chewing Gum" series.

by **Chris** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:51 pm

Watch the first two seasons. They're some of the best TV of the last decade.

Then watch the first half of Season 3, and stop there.

by **Stephen Day** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:52 pm

Overall, I enjoyed the reboot Battlestar Galactica.

There were a lot of moments that had me saying to myself, "this totally amazing!" However, the big problem I had with the series was the fact that there are way too many episodes you have to get through in which I was saying, "c'mon, let's just get on with it!" When the good moments come, it makes the slogging through the boring episodes worth it. The biggest problem is that to truly get the impact of the big moments and understand why they are so cool, you have had to have watched the not so great episodes, so you can't just skip over them.

Basically, it's a good series that's a bit of a mixed bag at the same time.