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Finally, the last Battlestar Galactica episodes have been released to the globe of DVD! This is important because I watched the serial strictly on DVD, and not as they aired on telly. For the record, I have been dying to know what the heck happened to the rag-tag armada and a bunch of dispirited cylons after they institute earth, and amazingly, with the exception of a few minor plot details, I was unable to predict how the serial finally concluded. My review of the DVD and season is afterwards the jump:

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The DVD set consists of 11 episodes, the concluding three being the culmination of the series, entitled "Daybreak, parts 1, 2 and three." This set features xv hours of bonus content and iii extended episodes that were never shown on television, which is always welcome in my volume. Not one to shy abroad from iii-hour plus epics like The Lord of the Rings films, I always say about extended versions, "more than is more."

There are deleted scenes and many featurettes to explore, like "What the Frak is Going on With Battlestar Galactica," a machine-gun-paced epitomize of the entire series, for those who are either jumping into the last moments of the serial without knowing anything, or for those who can't quite call back all of the plot twists and turns since they last saw the show. As with the Ten-Files updates that used to occasionally air to continue even the most item-oriented fans on rails, this recap is a proficient move. Spotter information technology before finishing the series, by all means.

The feature "...and They Take a Programme" refers to the text that appears during the opening credits, which speaks of the cylons having "a programme." "What, then, is the program?" ask writers and actors from the show playfully in this funny featurette. "Evolution of a Cue" reveals what show composer Acquit McCreary goes through when scoring a single moment in an episode. The instance is an "action cue" that occurs when President Laura Roslin takes an sick-advised just exhilarating jog around the decks of Galactica. The best of the bonus features are video blogs fabricated by Executive Producer David Eick, which are wonderful and extremely informative segments regarding the product process of the show. The "Backside-the-Scenes Featurette: A Look Back" is another jewel, a multi-part reminiscence by actors and product staff about the series. Engrossing and fun, this featurette really feels like the wrapping up of the series, where everyone has something squeamish to say about the Galactica experience.

Four discs each packaged with their own slipcase and unique character photos outside deport on the tradition of the other seasons' boxed sets. The price-betoken for the Galactica DVD set is effectually $45.00, and when the First Season was offered consummate, that was OK. When Universal recognized the show as the cash moo-cow that it is, it began to split the seasons into two parts, for case Season Two was split in two, "Flavour two.0 and Season 2.5." Fine, but need each one cost $45.00, making the per-season price about $100.00? Steep, merely for those of united states of america who discovered this fantastic evidence at around its Tertiary Season, it was like crack. You lot had to accept it, and fast, no matter the cost. Thankfully Flavour Three was offered together equally one complete unit, but now we have the two-part Season 4.0 and the terminal Flavor 4.five, which ends the unabridged series. I wonder, then, what the complete serial box gear up will cost when it finally comes out? Ouch.

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As a latecomer to the show but having heard the hype from friends for years, I tin truly say that this was a fourth dimension when the hype didn't hurt my opinion of the show. In fact, the show is so adept, information technology exceeded my wildest expectations. Battlestar Galactica is definitely one of the all-time science fiction tv set series, ever. As a loyal fan of the original Battlestar Galactica, comparing the ii shows is almost pointless. The occasional nods to the one-time serial were beautiful but unnecessary every bit this show had its own voice, and could certainly stand-alone. Sometimes even the tiny nods to the 70'southward bear witness in this series, whether information technology exist a music cue or a story reference would actually break me out of the intense groove of an episode, likewise meaning for the fans equally they were.

In that location is no doubt that the bout-de-forcefulness functioning of Edward James Olmos as "Admiral William Adama" will rank among the all-time heroes in Telly history. It is no surprise that his autograph commanded $55.00 at this year'southward Comic Con, where 60's television legend Leonard "Mr. Spock" Nimoy's shorthand was only $v.00 more. The splendid Michael Hogan, who played Adama's correct-hand "Colonel Saul Tigh" better get used to being stopped at the grocery store past loyal Battlestar fans from here on out, as Tigh and Adama are positively beloved to sci-fi fans. Executive Producer Ron Moore definitely showed his creative leadership in guiding this show, and has proven himself every bit perchance the reason why the best moments in Star Trek: The Next Generation were and then powerfully executed nether his supervision. The only obnoxious thing about the entire series, in fact, were the intended-to-be-funny stop of credits shtick between Executive Producers Ronald Moore and David Eick, where a complete waste of reckoner generated time and money were spent on a unlike demise for one of their animated selves. A little also self-indulgent for my blood. Cheese ball bumpers bated, Battlestar Galactica Flavor four.v is an excellent cap to a wonderful series, a must-have for both difficult-core sci-fi fans and lovers of frakin' proficient Boob tube combined.

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