Battlestar Galactica Mafia

ftr, before this game I'd never watched BSG. Now I've watched 73/74 eps I'm pretty sure and haven't watched the last episode. I'm not sure I ever will - I've loved it so much I never want it to truly end. I watched Starbuck's last scene on youtube a few days ago and (I was in an emotional state at the time I must confess) cried for about 4 hours seriously. I was that entrenched and engrossed and attached to the show. I've also taught myself all the music from it and watched all the comicon-esque panels of the cast and all that.

Such an amazing show - realistic as far as sci-fi goes, such an awesome focus on characters and development and an amazingly well written, convoluted yet simple plot.

Without a doubt the best show I've ever watched. I can't remember legitimately crying during movies/tv shows much if ever but this one is so amazing I did.

Worth it guys. Really worth it - even if the first few eps struggle to engross you, as happened to me - continue a little longer and it will.

Gonna have to watch blood & chrome/razor/caprica now and all will probably be shit.

 

Me? First ep. Yet to watch the miniseries.

A massive regret too, I should have.

 

Haha yeah. If someone asked me to give a top 10 list of shows I wouldn't be able to as there are genuinely only about 6-7 tv shows I genuinely like and ATM it's 1. BSG Daylight Nightlight 2. whatever comes next. I'm sure in a month when I'm finished it'll be down a bit but still will be number one with ease.

Took me awhile to get into it though, like watched it and new girl at the same time and I ended up watching 30 new girl eps before finishing 12 BSG eps but now have watched 70 BSG eps before finishing 40 new girl eps it just clicked for me.

First season is good but didn't have the addictive qualities of the early second season and beyond.

No real 'MOTW' or planet of the week themes either which is gun. Just a story the whole way through.

Couldn't endorse it more and I rarely endorse tv shows.

 

Yeah I can't imagine it being that good but it probably provides a bit of necessary context.

 

Season 3 and late season 2 do have the 'problems of the week' aspect I guess but these problems all focus on a different character (I actually mentally compared it to Skins in that aspect - each episode had relevance to the continuous theme but focused on a different character) and explore and develop them foremost while deal with the problem second most. Given I'm the biggest sucker for character development I kind of negate the POTW aspect given IMO the main focus is the characters, not the problem.

 

huh?

 

Did I grab that phrase off you? Wow. Didn't even know.

 

one of the most amazing things to do with BSG especially post season one is the effect and relevance of the music too. never seen a show have such well composed and relevant music. it's just amazing.

I'm genuinely in love.

 

Yeah I'll confess my original comment was rash but what I really mean is despite the episodic nature you're alluding to, the problems take a secondary focus while the main arc/character developments take the primary focus & that's something I haven't really seen before, at least to the extent they do it.

 

Like with the exception of Tyrol (mainly because the actor chosen to play him wasn't a good fit) I can't really think of a poorly written or delivered character - even someone like Apollo who was the biggest dweeb became a gun due to his development.

I guess Dualla was pretty shit but I think she was intended as a tool to develop other primary characters. Tory Foster was the biggest disappointment of the show actually.

But the fact that I can only find 3 faults in character development is gun as I usually find +50.

Such a gun show. Gonna rant and rave all day until I watch the last episode and cry in the dark for a month.