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Quizzical - July 2008

Galactic Battle.

July 25th 2008 18:42

I have a habit of buying dvd's and not watching them for a while. As soon as something comes out i really want, i buy it, then before i get a chance to watch it, something else comes out, or for some reason i don't get the chance to watch it. It is a terrible and costly habit but ultimately, while i do have several yet unwatched movies and TV series', every now and then i will finally get my chance and find i am usually well rewarded.

Case in point, Battlestar Galactica, the new series. I have had the 1st season sitting on my shelf for over 2 years and have avoided the television broadcast for that particular reason. I am so bad that i even bought season 2.0 over a year ago and have had that sitting gathering dust also. But a couple of nights ago, after watching the mini-series a few weeks earlier, i decided to get stuck into it. I was a fan of the original series when i was a young lad and like many, i was a little sceptical on the re-imagining of a childhood favourite. Much damage has been done to other shows such as The Bionic Woman and The Untouchables so i was presently surprised when i found myself watching the first 3 episodes in one sitting.
There was a lot of familiarity within the show, names, places, Cylons, but the intelligent spin they put on it was welcome. Admittedly, i was a Trekkie in my younger days and while Star Trek had some intelligent storylines, they always seemed to play it safe, with tongue slightly in cheek. Now it seems realism is the way to go and the sex, violence and real human emotion that we all experience seems to allow me to become immersed in these character's lives, even though they are in totally ficticious surroundings. It's a great way to promote a tv show and it's rising popularity is proof that it is what the viewing public require. I almost wish i had gotten on to it as soon as i bought the bugger!

It doesn't matter now though, i have one more episode to go in the first season and then it's onto the far juicier (i've heard) second season. The 3rd season has been on the shelves for a while now and thanks to my willpower i have managed to delay the purchase. But not anymore though. I need to make sure i am ready to go straight into the 3rd season as soon as i'm done with the 2nd. Call me what you will, but i enjoy quality escapism and Battlestar Galactica is escapism at its best. How many other quality TV show box sets am i missing out on? So little time, so much TV! It's not entirely healthy, but hey! What is these days?
Happy weekending!

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Comment by JohnDoe

July 26th 2008 00:03

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Hi Jason,

Totally with you on the BSG love. It deals with real world issues with bold devotion and inventiveness....I mean what other show would have its heroes become suicide bombers?

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