Comments on: Short Television Review: Battlestar Galactica http://doombot.com/2009/04/01/short-television-review-battlestar-galactica/ by Jane Austen Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:05:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jason http://doombot.com/2009/04/01/short-television-review-battlestar-galactica/comment-page-1/#comment-75425 Jason Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:32:18 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=1225#comment-75425 <p>Having had some time to work up a bit more critical distance to <i>Battlestar Galactica</i>, I think I could make my short review a lot shorter. This is what I wish I had written:</p> <p>This show has some interesting political critique and some nice character drama. Unfortunately, it eventually collapses under the weight of its own gaping plot holes, poorly thought-out plot twists, and vapid religious/mystical themes. I can recommend the first two seasons, the beginning "occupation" arc of the third season, and about the first half or so of the series finale, mostly for the rock-em-sock-em robots fight scenes. I'll remember the series more fondly if I forget the rest of it ever happened.</p> Having had some time to work up a bit more critical distance to Battlestar Galactica, I think I could make my short review a lot shorter. This is what I wish I had written:

This show has some interesting political critique and some nice character drama. Unfortunately, it eventually collapses under the weight of its own gaping plot holes, poorly thought-out plot twists, and vapid religious/mystical themes. I can recommend the first two seasons, the beginning “occupation” arc of the third season, and about the first half or so of the series finale, mostly for the rock-em-sock-em robots fight scenes. I’ll remember the series more fondly if I forget the rest of it ever happened.

]]> By: doombot » Television Review Revisited: Life on Mars (US) http://doombot.com/2009/04/01/short-television-review-battlestar-galactica/comment-page-1/#comment-74976 doombot » Television Review Revisited: Life on Mars (US) Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:35:44 +0000 http://doombot.com/?p=1225#comment-74976 <p>[...] I applaud the creators with letting their imaginations run wild. As with many serial dramas—Battlestar Galactica comes to mind—the real interest in Life on Mars turned out to be in its journey, not its [...]</p> [...] I applaud the creators with letting their imaginations run wild. As with many serial dramas—Battlestar Galactica comes to mind—the real interest in Life on Mars turned out to be in its journey, not its [...]

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