DVD review: Battlestar Galactica - The complete series review

Genre: Science fiction.

Boxset info: This is a revamp of the original BSG. The entire BSG run encompassed, a mini series, 4 seasons and a mid season movie "Razor".

In terms of boxsets these would be:
Battlestar Galactica: The complete series - Includes everything.

Or in terms of individual seasons:
Battlestar Galactica - Season One - Includes the miniseries and season 1
Battlestar Galactica - Season 2.0 - Half of season 2.
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5 - The concluding half of season 2.
Battlestar Galactica - Season Three - The complete 3rd season.
Battlestar Galactica - Season 4.0 - Includes the movie "Razor" and first half of season 4.
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 - The concluding half of season 4.

Whether you like this series or not will depend on what you expect from your TV shows. If you expect logical conclusion and plot lines to be tied up, there is a good chance you will hate this show. If having drama and good acting is enough and you don't care for the plot so much, then this series will rank among the all time greats for you.

I like my plot lines tied up and hence felt cheated on seeing the last episode. It ruined the entire series for me. This is a crying shame, the miniseries and the first season were absolutely brilliant. Cracks began to appear in the 2nd and 3rd season, where we were given more mysteries and twist and turns and one had to wonder, how the writers were going to resolve everything. As the 4th season explained the writers just couldn't be bothered to explain anything.

The acting all through the series is top notch. The special effects and CGI is excellent and really adds to the drama and action. The writing in terms of dialogues and drama is very good.

I would recommend watching the mini series and Season 1 but not the entire series. Considering how good the mini series and season 1 is though I think you would be hard pressed not to watch the rest of the season even knowing that it will disappoint you.

Here is the Amazon link for the series or you can use the links at the top of the post to get them.

Rating: 2 /5 for the entire series. Don't bother.