My Reaction to the Actual Battlestar Galactica Series Finale

Two weeks ago, I had the idea that I probably wouldn't like the finale
of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. So, I decided to write my
own. I did the same with Star Wars: Episode 3 and it helped me avoid therapy.

Earlier tonight I watched the BSG series finale and let's just say I'm glad I wrote my own first. I'm not saying mine was perfect, but as a first draft it rocked the pants of the one that got made.

Anyway, so, here's a spoiler-free sampling of my immediate feelings in the hour after watching it:

I tweeted my first post-viewing reaction to the Battlestar Galactica series finale about ten or fifteen minutes later:

Just finished the Battlestar Galactica finale (the actual one). Did M. Night Shyamalan direct it? Because I hated it like he did.

The following wasn't anything I wrote, but it also encapsulates my feelings. It comes from Twitter-user Tim3PO who Tweeted:
 

Hey Ron Moore (aka George Lucas Junior), if your goal was to destroy all that made BSG amazing, within one 3 part story. Congrats A-hole

And then I went over to Battlestar Galactica composer, Bear McCreary's Battlestar blog to see if he had any release date for the season 4 soundtrack, which is all I'm really interested in at this point. Not seeing any info, I took a gander at the comments on his "discuss the Battlestar finale" post. After reading mostly glowing, blindly fanboyish reviews, I had to post something. Here's what I posted about the Battlestar Galactica series finale:
 

My wife and I watched the last two episodes back-to-back earlier this evening. While watching the last two episodes, I just kept thinking to myself: “I just want to know when the season 4 soundtrack is out.”

So, no offense to Bear, his music is brilliant, but his music was the best thing about the finale–sadly, that’s not saying much. Completely disappointed in it (the finale). Not one resolution did I like. I’m glad I spent the last two weeks of my life writing my own finale, yes, just for fun (I’m a writer, so it’s not a big deal–to me, the show is a big deal so I thought it was worth it).

Anyone who wants to enjoy how I’ll pretend BSG ended can check out my website. It’s not a perfect finale, but if you wait a few months for Bear’s score to come out, you can listen to his music while you read it. Just add a “.com” to my user name and you’re there.

Sorry for the shameless plug, but for crying out loud, I’m disappointed. -ThePete (a fellow huge fan of BSG who also loved it for the morally centered ambiguity.)

SIGH. I feel like I need to share my scripts as a form of support for those of us who feel like we deserved a better ending than we got. Or really, for those of us who are old enough to remember the last disappointing Battlestar Galactica series finale--the monstrosity that was Galactica 1980.

It's like us Battlestar fans just can't cut a break!!

Maybe that can change, in a small way, at least, with my scripts. Here are the links and you can decide for yourself (remember they're first drafts):

Part 1 (57-page 163k PDF)

Part 2 (55-page 155k PDF)

And, if you're not reading this on thepete.com, please go there and click on the "page 2" link to read my spoilerish comments regarding the series finale, assuming you want to read them. I think you might. You might also want to read more about my very own Battlestar Galactica finale script. Or not. But just know that I wrote both scripts over 2 weeks, before watching either of the two final episodes.

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SPOILER ALERT! What follows are huge spoilers. Seriously. I don't think they'll ruin the finale for you, but if you like BSG and haven't seen the finale yet, DON'T READ ON. You might be one of the people who are capable of enjoying it!!! DON'T RISK IT!! Better to give the show a chance and be wrong--then you can come back here and commiserate.

OK--THIS IS IT!! YOU'RE LAST WARNING!!

OH and if you're Ron Moore reading this please don't take my rants personally. I seriously love the majority of your writing over the years. You did an amazing thing and made me give a crap about a scifi show again. You built my expectations up and it'd be a challenge for any writer to meet those expectations. So, no disrespect meant.

HERE WE GO:

As I mentioned in my comment on Bear McCreary's blog, not a SINGLE resolution worked for me. Let's look at them now:

Starbuck was, as my wife suggested, raptured away, I guess?? I like to think of her plot-end as her evolving to the same species that Wesley Crusher evolved to in his last episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (a show which I believe Ron Moore also had something to do with). Of course, I when I say that I "like" to think of it that way I mean that I will take that explanation because at least it's funny.

Apollo goes EXPLORING!! WOW, so, the guy named after the Greek god of light, truth, archery, medicine, plague (and more) is going hiking!! YEAH!

Laura, buys it on a joy-ride with her S.O. Sheesh. She survives the (least satisfying but) biggest battle of the series and dies on a joy-ride???

Adama, ends up in... Jersey, I think? (Oh bite me. There are too, mountains in New Jersey!)

Cavil ends it the cowards way.

Leoben... is barely IN IT.

Earth? Oh yeah, about that--um, M. Night Shyamalan wrote/directed that bit, so yeah, that's not what we said it was. Which leads me to say:

FRACK OFF, RON: MY EARTH IS THE FIRST AND ONLY EARTH, BITCH!

Baltar and #6 end up being...contrived and stupid the Norse god of mischief, Loki and... who ever hung out with Loki. So, gods do exist??

Hera is mitochodrial Eve--whoa--goin' out on a limb, there!! You know, you don't HAVE to give us essentially the same ending as the original.

The future Cylons are... holy shit! My aibo is attacking me!! Oh wait, I just kicked it away, it's cool. AH!! My Robosapien is coming at me with a cigarette lighter!! Oh wait, it's batteries died, I'm safe now. OH CRAP! ASIMO is coming at me with a trumpet!! Oh, he's playing it. Nevermind.

Seriously--dude, Ron, I think you're writing is brilliant at times, but WHAT THE HELL DOES THE PIGEON HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING? And don't tell me Kara is Jesus, because then you'd need a Judas and a betrayal and A SACRIFICE!! JESUS CHRIST, I'M AN ATHEIST AND I KNOW THAT!!

NO ONE DIES IN THE BATTLE!! WTF!!

I don't ever need to watch this series again because the plot is so flippin' messy and convoluted and it doesn't clean up in the end and no one dies, so I can't even enjoy the tragic elements because THERE ARE NO TRAGIC ELEMENTS OR LOSS OF ANY KIND!

There'd be no point in watching the entire series again, really, since the reasons I kept watching it went away so long ago and never came back.

The reasons I kept watching it:

1) In the miniseries, Adama gives this wonderful speech about how humanity must deserve to survive. By the end of the series, I'm really convinced it should die. There's no doubt in my mind that after, like, 3 coups, an insurrection and a bunch of suicides, Adama is among the shittiest leaders ever. When we see him vomit on his own hand in the finale, I'm like "see? the guy should never have been trusted with a Battlestar in the first place! No wonder humanity sucks today!"

2) Baltar's wonderful duality. James Callis makes me want to become an actor. I was fine with the idea of him becoming "born again" or whatever, but DO something with it. In the end he's just an "in-the-right-place at the-right-time" guy. So, that's what so much was building up to?

"Oh, I'm sorry, but my hot-ass girlfriend and I just found this little girl. I say, does she belong to you?"

You know, that dude Tim3PO compared Ron Moore to George Lucas, but I kinda feel that's not a fair comparison--at least George waited 15 years to make me not want to be a fan any more.

Ron Moore was the best thing about Star Trek: The Next Generation and did some amazing stuff with Battlestar Galactica. But the finale was not among that stuff.

Still an impressive track record, really. I just hope Ron stays away from the Deus Ex Machina stuff. If I wanted to hear the excuse "God did it." I'd read the Bible (I've heard it's got a disappointing ending, too).

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Part 2 COMPLETE)

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Part 2 COMPLETE), originally uploaded by thepetecom.

IT IS DONE!

Two weeks ago, I began to worry that I wouldn't like how my favorite show currently on TV would end, so I made sure to avoid that by writing my own damn two-part finale.

Note the start and finish dates listed up there in that cover image. I started this 55 page script on the 17th of March. It's now the 20th. Now read it and tell me it reads like something written over three days. OR tell me it DOES read that way and I'll tell you to find me someone who can write something as good as that is in the same amount of time.

OK, /grandstanding.

Now, for the good stuff!

Here is the 57-page script for part 1 in PDF format (163k):

snurl.com/bsgthebigendpt1

Here is the COMPLETE (just finished) 55 page first draft of part 2 (including the teaser and five acts) in PDF format (155k):

snurl.com/bsgthebigendp2

As promised, I had acts 4 and 5 of part 2 done by Friday morning (right now!), well ahead of the airing of the actual final episode of Battlestar Galactica, tonight on the SciFi Channel.

BOILER PLATE STUFF:

Battlestar Galactica is (c) Universal Studios. HOWEVER, the specific story, settings, structure and even a couple characters are (c) ThePete (ME). That said, if UniStu wants the scripts, they're welcome to them--I just ask for some pitch meetings in return (don't know why they'd want them since the series is over, but what the hey).

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL SERIES FINALE OF THE BATTLESTAR GALACTICA REMAKE. It's just the finale I'd like to see (as of this writing I haven't seen either of the finale episodes). As the final few episodes aired (and before the 2-part finale began), I found myself kind of disappointed with the convoluted plot and taxing expectations of the series. I found myself wondering about the odds I'd actually like the finale. Then I decided to jam out my own finale. It picks up right where the real finale begins, two episodes before the end of the series.

PLEASE REMEMBER: Both of these scripts are first drafts. They contain mistakes of both a grammatical and technical nature because when you're jamming out a script, the best way to do it is Bushido--samurai-style--straight through, stopping for as little as possible. So, newsflash, I'm not Mozart. I want to hear what you think, but don't expect a polished script.

And thank you so much for reading! We writers get immense energy and focus knowing that our work is being read (even if it isn't being liked). So, thanks so much for downloading and reading. I do hope you enjoy it. Whether it'll be better than Ron Moore's version or not will be interesting to see, but not my main concern. I just want the series to end the way I want it to end. I still think Ron Moore is one of the best TV writers who ever lived.

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Part 2 Up to Act 3)

If you are curious why I am writing my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script read below. If you just want to read my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script, check out the PDF links below.

Here is the 57-page script for part 1:

snurl.com/bsgthebigendpt1

Here is up to page 37 of the script for part 2 (including the teaser and Acts 1-3):

snurl.com/bsgthebigendpt2t123

I hope to have acts 4 and 5 done by Friday morning, well ahead of the airing of the actual final episode of Battlestar Galactica.

BOILER PLATE STUFF:

Battlestar Galactica is (c) Universal Studios. HOWEVER, the specific story, settings, structure and even a couple characters are (c) ThePete (ME). That said, if UniStu wants the scripts, they're welcome to them--I just ask for some pitch meetings in return (don't know why they'd want them since the series is over, but what the hey).

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL SERIES FINALE OF THE BATTLESTAR GALACTICA REMAKE. It's just the finale I'd like to see (as of this writing I haven't seen either of the finale episodes). As the final few episodes aired (before the actual 2-part finale began), I found myself kind of disappointed with the convoluted plot and taxing expectations of the series. I found myself wondering about the odds I'd actually like the finale. Then I decided to jam out my own finale. It picks up right where the real finale begins, two episodes before the end of the series.

PLEASE REMEMBER: Both of these scripts are first drafts. They contain mistakes of both a grammatical and technical nature because when you're jamming out a script, the best way to do it is Bushido--samurai-style--straight through, stopping for as little as possible. So, newsflash, I'm not Mozart. I want to hear what you think, but don't expect a polished script.

And thank you so much for reading! We writers get immense energy and focus knowing that our work is being read (even if it isn't being liked). So, thanks so much for downloading and reading. I do hope you enjoy it. Whether it'll be better than Ron Moore's version or not will be interesting to see, but not my main concern. I just want the series to end the way I want it to end. I still think Ron Moore is one of the best TV writers who ever lived.

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Part 2 Teaser + Act 1)

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Part 2 Teaser + Act 1), originally uploaded by thepetecom.

If you are curious why I am writing my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script read below. If you just want to read my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script, check out the PDF links below.

Here is the 57-page script for part 1:

snurl.com/bsgthebigendpt1

Here is the first 15 pages (Teaser + Act 1) of part 2:

snurl.com/bsgthebigendpt2t1

I hope to have acts 2 and 3 done by Thursday morning and then acts 4 and 5 done by Friday morning, in time for the actual final episode of Battlestar Galactica to air.

Battlestar Galactica is (c) Universal Studios. HOWEVER, the specific story, settings, structure and even a couple characters are (c) ThePete (ME). That said, if UniStu wants the scripts, they're welcome to them--I just ask for some pitch meetings in return (don't know why they'd want them since the series is over, but what the hey).

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL SERIES FINALE OF THE BATTLESTAR GALACTICA REMAKE. It's just the finale I'd like to see (as of this writing I haven't seen either of the finale episodes). As the final episodes aired, I found myself kind of disappointed with the convoluted plot and taxing expectations of the series. I found myself wondering about the odds I'd actually like the finale. Then I decided to jam out my own finale. It picks up right where the real finale begins, two episodes before the end of the series.

PLEASE REMEMBER: Both of these scripts are first drafts. They contain mistakes of both a grammatical and technical nature because when you're jamming out a script, the best way to do it is Bushido--samurai-style--straight through, stopping for as little as possible. So, newsflash, I'm not Mozart. I want to hear what you think, but don't expect a polished script.

And thank you so much for reading! We writers get immense energy and focus knowing that our work is being read (even if it isn't being liked). So, thanks so much for downloading and reading. I do hope you enjoy it. Whether it'll be better than Ron Moore's version or not will be interesting to see, but not my main concern. I just want the series to end the way I want it to end. I still think Ron Moore is one of the best TV writers who ever lived.

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Part 1 Complete!)

UPDATE: Sorry, Drop.io is behaving very strangely. Their direct PDF link didn't work so I've replaced it with a snip URL link, which should hopefully work better. OK, on with the original text for this post:

WHEW. Done with Act 5 and it's only ten pages too long!! Not bad for a first draft, I should think!

To my credit, I wrote 21 pages today then cut three out but still ended up with a 57 page script. Not bad for a week's work.

Don’t know what the heck I’m talking about? You should probably read my blog post that explains why I am writing my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script.

In the meantime, here it is! My complete part 1 of a 2 part series finale of Battlestar Galactica written by me:

Direct link to pdf

I'm no longer going to use the Scribd embed from Drop.io since they're flaky. The last time I used one it only displayed the first 7 pages of the PDF and the previous embeds just vanished after a few days. Not sure what's up with that, but I'm definitely going to complain to Drop.io. I am a paying customer after all.

AS USUAL, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is (C) Universal Studios! The script itself is (C) ThePete! But UniStu can have it if I can come into pitch. Fairnuff, methinks.

NOTES FOR THIS SCRIPT: Not much to say except I'm pretty happy with it so far. I keep wracking my brains for any characters or plotlines I may have missed that need to be tied up, but I think I've managed to include them all or will include them in part 2.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a first draft script--I have not reread the entire thing and have not proofread it! THERE ARE MISTAKES, just chill. I'm not Mozart. However, I think if the story is good, who cares about the FX, right?

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Act 4)

Yep, it's the middle of the night, here in NYC, what ELSE could I be posting, HM?

It's another updated version of part 1 of my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script!

This edition has up to the end of Act 4. I've made no changes to the previous acts, so you can skip directly to the beginning of Act 4 if you've been keeping up with me as I've been writing. THANK YOU for doing so, if you have! It's a big help to know that people are reading my stuff as I go (it's how I read it!).

New to my site or don't know what the heck I'm talking about? You should probably read my blog post that explains why I am writing my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script.

Without further babbling from me, here's the link to the Drop.io-housed PDF:

http://drop.io/thepetecom/asset/bsg-the-big-end-20090315-pdf#

And here is the requisite Scribd window if you just want to read it right here:

Battlestar Galactica is (c) Universal Studios, etc, etc. But the script is MINE, but I'll trade UniStu for it in exchange for some pitch meetings. :P

Not much to say about this one. It did run a bit long again and there's a scene I didn't write (basically left out the B plot--whoops! But really it's sort of in there), but generally everything went fine and I even surprised myself and veered away from my outline a bit.

That's always the big worry for some writers (like me)--we're afraid if we do an outline before we start writing it'll dominate and limit what we write. For me, in this instance, that's not happened. So, YAY!

One more act to write and then it's on to part 2 of my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script!

I've got just about six days to get this thing done! Wish me luck and feel free to hurl encouraging words at me! They really help!

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Act 3)

As I said in my lifestream a few minutes ago: Wow. Heavy Act 3. Didn't expect that to effect me the way it did. Ran a little long, too.

Curious what the heck I'm talking about? I've just finished writing Act 3 (of 5) of part 1 of my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale. Click here to read my original post that explains all about the why's and wherefore's behind me writing my own Battlestar Galactica series finale.

FOR THE RECORD: I am avoiding both parts of the real 2-part BSG series finale until I am done with mine. No sense being influenced by the writing of the guys that got us this messy-ass plot in the first place, right?

ALSO: The goal is to have part 1 and part 2 done by Friday, March 20, when the real part 2 of the actual Battlestar Galactica series finale airs. Yep, so I have 2 more acts to write in part 1, then a teaser and five more acts after that to finish in about seven days. Good thing I write fast. Do I write good--er--well? Why not judge for yourself?

Here is the teaser and Acts 1-3 of "The Big End" part 1:

PDF on Drop.io:

http://drop.io/thepetecom/asset/bsg-the-big-end-20090314-pdf

And here is the Scribd window with the PDF in it:

Battlestar Galactica, the characters, settings and so on, are all (c) Universal Studios, blah-blah-blah. HOWEVER, this is my script. UniStu can HAVE it if they want it, but in exchange, I get to come in and pitch some stuff. That's a fair deal, I think.

I don't have any other notes aside from that I did get one bit of feedback from Shindo of http://shindotv.com asking about Cavil and Co. It was a great point and while I still haven't addressed it in Act 3, I will in Act 4. I almost did it in this act, but it was just too long anyway. Oh and thanks for the shoutout in your recent iPod Shuffle-slam post, Shin! We seem to agree on a few things, don't we?

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Act 2)

All right, so I just finished up Act 2 of my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script--well, part 1 of the finale, anyway (my finale, like the real one will actually be two episodes long). I'm very happy with my second act and I'm shocked it went as smoothly and as quickly as it did. Maybe outlines really ARE a good thing?

Anyway, so here it is in two forms for easy reading:

1) The below link will send you to a Drop.io page with a direct link to a PDF of the entire script so far (sorry, it's just easier to include the previous work with the new):

http://drop.io/thepetecom/asset/bsg-the-big-end-20090313a-pdf

2) You can read it below in a Scribd window:

Battlestar Galactica is (c) Universal Studios. As I said last night, the story elements in this script are (c) ME, but if Universal Studios wants the thing, they can have it. Just give me credit and let me come in and pitch some series ideas I have. ;)

No big notes here. I wish I could include more of the extracurricular characters but I want to tie the major plots up and I don't want to shortchange them by getting distracted.

Don't know what the heck I'm talking about or want to read the original teaser and Act 1 (I've rewritten both) from my very own BSG finale script? Go to my original post on it.

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (New Act 1)

OK, so, I spent a couple days fleshing out the plot of the 1st half of my idea of what the Battlestar Galactica series finale should be. This was mainly because I knew the first Act 1 I had written was sucky. So, tonight, I rewrote it and a bit of the teaser, too. So be sure to re-read the last couple pages of the teaser before you read the new Act 1.

Don't know what the frack I'm talking about? Read all about my own Battlestar Galactica series finale script.

So, you can download the PDF of the script so far from this link:

http://drop.io/thepetecom/asset/bsg-the-big-end-20090313-pdf

Or you can read it below in the Scribd Flash window. Check out below the Scribd window for some notes about this project.

First off, Battlestar Galactica is (c) Universal Studios. I mean, duh. The story elements in this ep are (c) ME, but if Universal Studios wants the script, they can have it. Just give me credit and let me come in and pitch some series ideas I have. ;)

One thing I realized while writing up my story notes on this project is that I wasn't going to be able to tell the BSG finale story I wanted to tell in 45 pages (the average length of an hour TV script). Then I remembered that the actual finale will be two episodes long, so I decided to stretch mine into a second episode, as well.

Now, this means there's no way I'll have it done by, uh, tonight (Friday, March 13). Duh award to me. In fact, the only way I'll be able to finish before the actual series finale airs on March 20, is if I can manage to pump out 15 pages of script a day for the next week.

I know I can do that, but the question of "will I?" is appropriate to wonder about.

I can say this: if you read this, (even well after the real finale airs) please let me know what you think. Whether you like what I write or not, it will help me a LOT. So, please, leave a comment.

We writers rarely get audiences clapping for our work... or audiences for our work at all.

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (Act 1)

Actually, this PDF is the complete script so far, but I'm only as far as Act 1 as I type this. PLEASE REMEMBER: this is a first draft, not (effectively) proofread and running a little long. For more on why and what this project is, check out the original post here:

http://thepete.com/my-own-battlestar-galactica-series-finale-script-teaser

OK, here is the teaser and Act 1 to my very own Battlestar Galactica series finale script!

PDF link (brings you to drop.io and you can view or download the PDF from there):

http://drop.io/thepetecom/asset/bsg-the-big-end-20090310-pdf

Embedded PDF from drop.io and Scribd:

Comments welcome, though trolls are not. Feel free to be critical, just don't be a dickweed about it. :)

Battlestar Galactica is (c) Universal Studios
I'm not claiming any copyright (but I do claim the core story of this script) and make no money off of this. Google Ads don't let me break even.

My Own Battlestar Galactica Series Finale Script (teaser)

So, I'm a writer and one of the things I used to do when I still lived in Los Angeles, was write spec(ulative) scripts in hopes of selling one someplace in Hollywood. I got so good and so fast at writing these things that I could bang out a first draft in a week.

Something else I got good at over the years was writing scripts for TV and the movies. I'm really good at fixing damaged stories and (I think I) can come up with some really neat ideas inside of pre-existing universes. So, as I've been watching Battlestar Galactica (a show I loved deeply, at one point) get more and more messy, I started thinking about how it would end. It didn't take me long to decide that I probably wouldn't like the ending if things continued on the way it was going. TheWife and I started joking about how we'd just decided that the series really ended at the halfway point of the fourth season (for reasons obvious to anyone who watches the show).

But then it hit me, why allow myself to be disappointed? Why not just write my own spec series finale for one of my favorite shows ever? A few years ago I did the same thing after seeing Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, so I figure, why not do it again?

Last night, after coming up with my own ideas for how the series should end, I began writing. In series TV, if memory serves, the general structure is a teaser and then five acts with a commercial break in between with the entire project working out to about 43-53 pages, depending on the level of action in the script. Below is a link to the teaser I wrote last night.

http://drop.io/thepetecom/asset/bsg-the-big-end-pdf

Here, is a a Scribd embed of it from drop.io:

It's just a 7-page teaser (a little long as teasers go) for now, but I'll be posting each successive act as I write it. These are all first drafts with very little (if any) proofreading. So, expect mistakes and typos and words that maybe aren't even used on BSG (why can't they just call it the bridge??).

Obviously, the characters and setting are copyright Universal Studios and no one's ever going to buy this off of me, so I thought, why not just post it? No point in writing something if I'm going to be the only person to read it. So, there ya go, I'm not claiming ownership of anything but the story structure and elements. And it's all so integrated into the BSG universe there's no way anyone could steal it and there's no way I could use it again for anything.

PLEASE NOTE: this is not me trying to predict anything. I'm not trying to one-up Ron Moore or any of the other folks involved with writing the scripts on Battlestar Galactica. I'm just interested in telling a cool story that I would have liked to have seen shot.

Geek Moment: Battlestar Galactica RULES!

OK, I don't blog very often about one of my passions in life--good scifi. It's rare when I see good scifi these days so when I do, I like to tell people about it.

If you're not watching the new Battlestar Galactica series on the Scifi Channel, you should be. It's some of the best writing I've ever seen anywhere--not even just in scifi. Check it out, rent the DVDs, DL the torrents and I bet you will find yourself entertained. Last night's episode made me want to through my fist in the air and yell "YES!!"

I can't remember the last time a TV show made me feel like doing that.

I should mention that the first ten episodes of season 2 of BSG are not so great--I actually struggled to get through them. But by episode 10 (with the exception of a really bad musical choice) things get back on track and by episode 12, last nights ep, I am once again on the edge of my seat to see what happens next.

No, I won't kill myself if the show gets cancelled, I'd just be sad.