If you relish Battlestar Galactica , I should probably tell you : plainly , you ’re not alone . It turns out that more than just nerds love the show , and they ’ll even talk in public about it . Who knew ?
Variety ’s Battlestar Galactica Farewell is intend to be a respectful tribute to the SciFi Channel series as it approaches its final episode , but there ’s just something curiously fumbling about the execution :
“ Battlestar Galactica ” had an shock far beyond hardcore sci - fi fans . Below , some explain why the show is crucial to them — or simply important .
Their choice of “ non - hardcore ” fan is interesting and also somewhat patronizing to all involve ; there ’s an element of “ A Rabbi look on it too ! OMG ! ” and some of those talking about the show strain a little too far in trying to excuse that it ’s more than “ just ” a science fabrication show , honestly ; for example , PBS ’ David Brancaccio :
The serial also answers an economic question that has been nagging at me in the wake of our present financial nuclear meltdown . With candidate so bleak , why are all these people with me on the commuter railroad train channelize toward Wall Street each weekday still doing it ? It is not probable the profit motive , if you have seen your latest quarterly investment statement . Again , think of “ Battlestar Galactica ” : all these people in desperate sound , still doing their task , even the civilians .
Others explain that the show teaches you all you ever require to know about strategy , religion and government . Apparently , we could call off every other show on television and BSG would satisfy our every craving absolutely well .
The cartridge clip ’s reportage also includesone director ’s experiences on the show , David Weddle talking about how it was to be a writer for the seriesand , most interestingly , looks at the way that SciFi hop that Caprica will demolish Galactica ’s gender roadblock :
“ We desire masses to arrive to this who ’ve never hear of ‘ Battlestar Galactica , ’ ” explains Sci Fi prexy Dave Howe , whose web has ordered 20 hours of the newfangled serial publication . “ I think there was a barrier to entry for some viewer ( for ‘ Galactica ’ ) , since it had the backdrop of blank and spaceships . ”
Moore concurs , saying “ We had viewers say that if they were capable to trick their married woman or girlfriends into watching ‘ Galactica , ’ they loved it . ”
But with the name “ Battlestar Galactica ” “ screaming science fiction , ” he adds , “ there was just such a high hurdle to get distaff viewers to even try it . ”
Battlestar Galactica Farewell[Variety ]
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