Stars: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park

Summary: The fight for survival begins between man and the Cylons. Episodes include: '33', 'Water', 'Bastille Day', 'Act Of Contrition', 'You Can't Go Home Again', 'Litmus', 'Six Degrees Of Separation', 'Flesh and Bone', 'Tigh Me Up Tigh Me Down', 'The Hand Of God', 'Colonial Day', 'Kobol's Last Gleaming Part 1', and 'Kobol's Last Gleaming Part 2'.

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Reviewed by: philreyn
Posted on August 30, 2005 12:36 PM

A good remake of the original, but keeping certain links. In one sense it appears to be in the same time line as the original, and yet it has reference to the old ships and old cylons but holds the same character names?. The best part for me is the seriousness or lack of humour. It has a dark, hard side, as a situation of this kind should have. Definately worth a place in my collection

Reviewed by: senlac
Posted on October 1, 2006 2:30 PM

Dark and dull - fast camera shifts in places leave me irritated. The "love" interest between Baltar and the Cylon agent is overdone and interferes with the story line to the extent that you can confuse flashbacks with the 'now'. I prefer the old BSG, for all its faults.

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Battlestar Galactica's Edward James Olmos wasn't kidding when he said "the series is even better than the miniseries." As developed by sci-fi TV veteran Ronald D. Moore, the "reimagined" BG is exactly what it claims to be: a drama for grown-ups in a science-fiction setting. The mature intelligence of the series is its greatest asset, from the tenuous respect between Galactica's militarily principled commander Adama (Olmos) and politically astute, cancer-stricken colonial President Roslin (Mary McDonnell) to the barely suppressed passion between ace Viper pilot "Apollo" (a.k.a. Adama's son Lee, played by Jamie Bamber) and the brashly insubordinate Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff), whose multifaceted character is just one of many first-season highlights. Picking up where the miniseries ended, season 1 opens with the riveting, Hugo Award-winning episode "33," in which Galactica and the "ragtag fleet" of colonial survivors begin their quest for the legendary 13th colony planet Earth, while being pursued with clockwork regularity by the Cylons, who've now occupied the colonial planet of Caprica. The fleet's hard-fought survival forms (1) the primary side of the series' three-part structure, shared with (2) the apparent psychosis of Dr. Gaius Baltar (James Callis) whose every thought and move are monitored by various incarnations Number Six (Tricia Helfer), the seemingly omniscient Cylon ultravixen who follows a master plan somehow connected to (3) the Caprican survival ordeal of crash-landed pilots "Helo" (Tahmoh Penikett) and soon-to-be-pregnant "Boomer" (Grace Park), whose simultaneous presence on Galactica is further evidence that 12 multicopied models of Cylons, in human form, are gathering their forces.

With remarkably consistent quality, each of these 13 episodes deepens the dynamics of these fascinating characters and suspenseful situations. While BG relies on finely nuanced performances, solid direction, and satisfying personal and political drama to build its strong emotional foundation, the action/adventure elements are equally impressive, especially in "The Hand of God," a pivotal episode in which the show's dazzling visual effects get a particularly impressive showcase. Original BG series star Richard Hatch appears in two politically charged episodes (he's a better actor now, too), and with the threat of civil war among the fleet, season 1 ends with an exceptional cliffhanger that's totally unexpected while connecting the plot threads of all preceding episodes. To the credit of everyone involved, this is really good television.

Aspect Ratio:	1.77 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Deleted Scenes
Year:	2004
Release Date:	March 28, 2005
Runtime:	546 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	823 345 0
Keywords:	Season, Battlestar, General, Four, Fiction, Science, Part, Tv, Horror, Discs, Sci, Fi, Gallactica
Genre:	Science Fiction