BSG: Why I Like Battlestar Galactica

BSG: Why I Like Battlestar Galactica:

The third main area of appeal to me is the thematic element of the series. It looks at “big questions” in compelling ways. It doesn’t just presume that humanity is the measure of all things good and right in everything we do. It asks the question, do we deserve to survive? It appeals to me that the Cylons are the product of our own hands, a technology we developed to make life “easier.” It doesn’t exhibit the same blind faith in technology that science fiction is ordinarily associated with simply embracing, unless it is using it as a superficial, two-dimensional “villain,” a la HAL 9000 in 2001. It also explores, or exploits, depending on your point of view I suppose, contemporary social and political issues in novel and interesting contexts. What are the arguments regarding the right to abortion in a situation when there are less than 50,000 people left in existence, and more people are dying than being born?

Definitely. Laurie suggested we check out the series, and I’m hooked. It’s got a solid, gritty, “real” feel, and I’m amazed at the quality of the writing and the chances they’re willing to take. Unlike most network TV, they’re writing to an audience that thinks, not the lowest common denominator. And they don’t pull punches on emotionally charged or ambiguous situations.

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