Review: Battlestar Galactica

Frak this is good!
This is a tough review to start. First, there is a miniseries, a complete first season and an incredible start to a second season of some of the finest TV on. Where to begin? Well, how about with the original series. I loved the original Battlestar Galactica and in the early post Star Wars days Battlestar was a welcome addition to a young sci-fi fan's daily intake. I admit that when I heard of the new series I absolutely refused to see it. "Blasphemy!", I said. They even dared to replace Starbuck with a woman! Insanity! I now admit that the beautiful and very talented Katee Sackhoff has reinterpreted a character originally owned by Dirk Benedict in such an incredible way. See, that's the way the entire show has been done. The entire cast, especially Edward James Olmos, one of my favorite actors, as Adama has taken beloved characters and made them their own unique creations. What about the sory you say?
In The Beginning...
The shows overall plot follows the original series with the humans of the 12 Colonies having created the Cylons to serve mankind, only for them to eventually turn on their masters. The Cylons leave to form their own civilization only to return decades later with a plan. This is where the miniseries begins and I have to admit that after having watched the miniseries I was hooked. Season One literally begins right where the miniseries left off and is one of the most powerful beginnings of a series ever. The tone of the show is more serious than I remember the original being and like all great and time timeless television allows itself to be influence by current events enough to turn simple entertainment into what real sci-fi, like the original Star Trek, can do: be a piece of art that not only entertains but connects with us on a different level and makes us feel and think as we reflect on the world we live in. Don't believe me? Watch season one or two and keep the topics of a post 9-11 world in mind. Paranoia, terrorism, abortion, religious freedom, and ones faith are all topics dealt with in a very serious and thought provoking manner. It's awesome TV. Naw, it's frakin awesome TV and that's no feldercarb.