Last Leg of the Galactica Journey
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A good measure of how great a story is, outside of fan love and far above mere ratings, is the growth of the plot and characters along the way. Ronald Moore’s re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (BSG), which premiered in 2004 and is soon to air the last two shows of the series, is by this criterion the BEST science fiction television series in history.
I’ll give you that Doctor Who is the longest-lived. I’ll gladly agree that Star Trek has been the most influential. Some would say Star Wars holds this title, but being rabid Force fan boys they overlook that I said TELEVISION series - the Pavlovian Lucas lackeys that they are. I’d point out to them that fan following like X-Wings isn’t a size matter when discussing quality. Bring up those recent prequels and watch them shrink like a skinny dipper on Hoth. There have been many epics, but BSG stands alone.
We’ve seen a huge rebirth of the action genre across all media with the addition of dramatic elements that treat subject matter as serious, in most cases grave. From our campy forbearers, this current and upcoming geek generation is more sanguine than silly. Star Trek the Next Gen greatly expanded the theme of exploration and added a philosophical dimension of defining humanity in contrast to that which we find beyond our own star system. BSG takes the mythic theme of Exodus and Truly explores it in realistic repercussions far more than the ragtag fleet led by snow-capped Lorne Greene’s Commander Adama. Home is gone . A few thousand dozen remain of humanity, whom are being chased by their inhuman creations - the Cylons - now a mockery as reflections of the beauty of their prey/creators.
In the moment of the ultimate victory, the re-discovery of Earth, mankind is left abandoned in the middle of the fourth and last season. Humanity maybe the link to Cylon evolution to perfection instead of it’s assumed obstacle. Therefore, unheard of alliances are made. Justified prejudice unable to die brings dissention and death to man by his brother’s hand. The mythical Final Five are actually the first five of their synthetic race, pacificists that ironically brought about genocide through their “children“. The death of the specially destined Thrace is confirmed, her real nature unknown. The perpetrator of betrayal, once President, is now prophet of the new union between species. Galactica herself can no longer bear the beating of her course, leaving Admiral Adama to nurse his dying mate.
If you haven’t seen Season 4 so far, get off your ass and do so. You’re missing the best thing on TV right now. Those in the know, post your comments here. Is this the greatest sci-fi TV series ever? What does its rich symbolism mean to you? How will this all end?
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Despite being a relatively new BSG devotee (that rhymes if you thought it right), I may have reluctantly agreed about this assessment. But I can’t shake this particular post from QuickStop:
http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2009/02/27/battlestar-galactica-backlash/
My reflex was to be defensive at first, despite this being the first season I’ve watched in its entirety. But now, I find myself watching with a jaundiced eye. The mutiny story arc was really good, but the rest of this season does seem muddled, messy and wasteful at times. I mean, the “Kara’s imaginary dad” episode alone was like … frak. Frak, man. Are they really going to completely wrap up who Starbuck really is, what the song really means, what Hera really means to everyone, the outcome of the war between Cylons and humanity, and the final fate of the human race in ONE EPISODE? Really?? Then why have half of this season’s eps? They just seem like filler in retrospect.
Hope it ends well, but it’s got a uphill road to climb before I declare it All Good Things.
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