The fabulous SciFi Channel remake of the 1980’s classic Battlestar Galactica, starring Edward James Olmos has been picked by Time Magazine as the best television program of 2005.
For the fans of the dark and gritty series this comes as no surprise, but it certainly caught everyone else off-guard.
Why has this one program on a highly genre focused cable network won over the hearts and minds of the general viewing public? Simple math. Add a great writing staff and behind the camera crew, with an immeasurably talented ensemble cast headed up by the award winning Olmos, gripping stories each and every week with heart-stopping special effects and how could you miss?
Congratulations BSG — it is a well deserved accolade.
I love this show. It should be on NBC alongside Thew West Wing. It’s that good a show.
I love this show, too.
But it shouldn’t be anywhere near network TV.
Whenever I think of the neoconserves and the pseudochristian fanatics and what they try to do with shows on network TV, it makes me ill.