Skeptical at first, now wanting more
Posted: 12/12/2003 12:35:35 AM
By: Comfortably Anonymous
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The advance press for the mini-series really made me worry, so much so that I almost decided I would not watch. Hearing that Starbuck would be a woman struck me as modern-day Hollywood political correctness with a very heavy hand. Learning that the Cylons would indistinguishable from humans just seemed like a way to save money, since there would be no costumes.

But I did watch, and I am glad I did. I think it did a very admirable job of respecting the first series while taking the basic premise and making it edgier and somewhat thought-provoking. The dialogue was far better than I expected; in fact, there were only a handful of "cheese" moments in the four-hours series. But even those potentially dreadful moments were rescued by very solid performances from the actors.

I have to say that Sci-Fi did a very admirable job converting my skepticism into anticipation. I would like to see more.
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Skeptical at first, now wanting more
Posted: 12/12/2003 12:35:35 AM
By: Comfortably Anonymous
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Topic: Science Fiction
I was fully prepared for this entire miniseries to suck like a breached hull. However, I was very surprised at just how damn good this show was. I was completely pissed with SciFi for the cancelling of FarScape and the friggin cliffhanger they left us with. However, I think I can slowly bring myself to forgive them if the new BSG is made into a regular series.
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