If you're around the same age as me, then you'll remember a TV show called Battlestar Galactica. If not, let me help you out - It's a fairly simple premise - mankind lives on 12 colonies named after the zodiac. Evil alien robots destroy the colonies, and the survives leg it in the direction of the legendary 13th colony - Earth. Evil alien robots pursue, and 70s haircuts and fashion sense ensure that hilarity occurs.
Bravo actually show some episodes from the series every now and again, and believe me they haven't aged well. What was awesome when I was a little kid is now hokey pap.
But, this isn't about old Galactica, this is about new Galactica. Some sci-fi geeks persuaded an American TV channel to part with some cash to allow them to remake the show. The premise remains broadly similar, but it's a much grittier, grounded show that really confronts the question of humanity's survival as a species, and deals with the question of whether humanity deserves to survive. That's some deep shit right there.
The show's on the 3rd series at the moment, but you can pick up the DVDs of the first 2 series pretty cheaply, and I absolutely recommend that you do so. It's 100% amazing, and really does ask some pretty hard questions. The acting's also good, and the guy playing Baltar really is great to watch.
Oh, and yes - Starbuck's a girl. Whoop-di-doo.
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It's a great show, very thought provoking and the imagery is very evocative.
I would like to point out that the Humans are the evil, warped twisted species in ths inter-galactic battle... Seriously, the Cylons are nice guys in comparison!
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