Battlestar Galactica review
Feb. 5th, 2006 09:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreOK, I really liked it.
What, you want more? OK.
The framing story, with the Galactica being retired and turned into a museum was nice, and was used effectively during the story. I believed in this state (although we have the same damn "multiple Earthlike worlds in a single solar system" thing that pissed me off about Serenity) and the Fleet was believable.
The whole look was right. At first the use of current fashions kind of bugged me, but as the show went forward I realized that putting people in SF costumes would have lessened the impact. Seeing people in suits and ties increased the impact. And the tech on the Galactica itself was beautiful. You really saw this as a warship.
Dr. Baltar... OK, i now need to add the series disks to my queue to see what's up with the Cylon sexpot in his head.
I give it five stars.
I was having fun spotting all the nods to classic science fiction stories and other cultural references. The fact there are 12 variants of Cylons reminded me of the Philip K. Dick story Second Variety. The little girl on the biosphere ship waiting for the missiles was a shout out to the infamous anti-Goldwater commercial Daisy. There were a few others.
Next up: Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Disk 1
What, you want more? OK.
The framing story, with the Galactica being retired and turned into a museum was nice, and was used effectively during the story. I believed in this state (although we have the same damn "multiple Earthlike worlds in a single solar system" thing that pissed me off about Serenity) and the Fleet was believable.
The whole look was right. At first the use of current fashions kind of bugged me, but as the show went forward I realized that putting people in SF costumes would have lessened the impact. Seeing people in suits and ties increased the impact. And the tech on the Galactica itself was beautiful. You really saw this as a warship.
Dr. Baltar... OK, i now need to add the series disks to my queue to see what's up with the Cylon sexpot in his head.
I give it five stars.
I was having fun spotting all the nods to classic science fiction stories and other cultural references. The fact there are 12 variants of Cylons reminded me of the Philip K. Dick story Second Variety. The little girl on the biosphere ship waiting for the missiles was a shout out to the infamous anti-Goldwater commercial Daisy. There were a few others.
Next up: Stargate SG-1 Season 1 Disk 1
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Date: 5 Feb 2006 21:42 (UTC)