Who cares?

[coalescent]

I eschew the Doctor Who news everyone's posted a bajillion times anyway, in favour of a poll about Battlestar Galactica, inspired by a courageously positive view of the show (relative to almost everyone else I've spoken to about it, anyway) seen on my friendslist.

Poll

Comments

[cofax7]

First, that link is to a locked post. So.

Second, I think that over all, the show has been good, although it's had some serious lapses in quality along the way. Season 4 has been very uneven, although the last few episodes have been excellent.

I hope they continue to keep up the quality so the show ends on a high note and not a pfffft.

[coalescent]

First, that link is to a locked post. So.

D'oh! I thought his Galactica posts were public. (It's basically just saying how great S4 is.)

[spectralbovine]

I am amused that you and musesfool have the exact same best/worst moments.

For my part, I couldn't even answer the first question accurately (I haven't watched from the beginning; I caught up after the first season), but I picked the closest choice. And then evaluating the seasons was hard because only the first one was an unqualified GOOD! I thought the second half of the second season was where the show first started slipping, but I gave it a GOOD! overall. And the third season was not entirely BAD! but it had quite a bit of badness to it. And the fourth season is finally picking up, so it's hard to evaluate. I gave it a tentative BAD! based on the majority not being interesting. I hope the show goes out strong too.

[iainjclark]

Likewise I loved the show until mid-season 2, and the show has only intermittently impressed me since then. I've actually enjoyed S4 to date, partly due to low expectations, but partly due to its pleasingly serialised nature. No more hackneyed plot-of-the-week episodes in which Lee becomes a P.I.

[mokatiki]

Well, I started watching BG last night so I'll tell you after I've watched more then the mini series what I think!

[shsilver]

I found that I didn't sympathize with any of the major characters. And most of the minor characters I liked either a) didn't have a large enough role or b) got screwed up along the way.

[knirirr]

That was my experience also.

[iainjclark]

One of the things I like about the show (and there are many I dislike) is its willingness to make its main characters unlikeable to varying degrees.

[frandowdsofa]

Confusing! is the word for Season 4, I am up to date with the US and don't understand a lot of what's happening. It used to make a lot more sense than this. Everyone has a secret agenda, which I don't mind, but it's easier for the audience if they at least get a hint of what it is.

[akirlu]

Hmm. If people who *liked* the first season, which I found pretty deeply Teh Suck, the response to the later seasons suggests I don't need to go back and revisit the later part of the series. Yikes.