Customer Reviews
Awesome show but average video quality - By: M. Irwan, 27 Jul 2008 
As mentioned above, the show rocks. Edward James Olmos again excelled as Adama. And so did Michelle Forbes as Admiral Cain. But even though the show is delivered via DVD, I could'nt help thinking it looks & feel as if I'm watching VCD. So my rating is based on the show(content) alone & not on the video quality(DVD).
Fracking A - By: Steven R. McEvoy, 31 May 2008 This is the best show on TV right now. Maybe the best Sci-Fi show ever. If you are a sci-fi fan, this is a must-see show. If not, you should still consider checking this out. Yes, it isin space & yes, it has killer robots, yet even with that, the depth of human drama is comparable to anything on TV today.
Last season, the 12 Colonies of Kobol were nearly blown away by the Cylons, machines that resemble humans & the old warrior mechanical types. The humans almost ran out of water & fuel, yet somehow manage to survive. This ragtag group of human refugees isin search of a 13th lost tribe of humans on a planet called Earth. Things this season start out badly, & they only get worse.
Both of the leaders of the fleet are incapacitated at the beginning of the season. President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) isin Galactica's brig for inciting Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace (Katee Sackhoff) to mutiny which caused the loss of the Cylon Raider that had been captured, which was a valuable military asset. Commander Adama (Edward James Olmos) was shot by "Boomer" (Grace Park), who is a Cylon,
The second season here picks up right where the first season left off. However, unlike most TV shows, the problems presentedin the Season 1 finale are not resolvedin the first episode. Some will take the whole first part of the second season to be resolved.
As we learnedin season 1, there are 12 models of Cylons. The question is: is the Raider (ship) & Warrior, unit 2 of the twelve, or are there 12 models that resemble humans? We do have the introduction of 2 new human-form cylon models (bringing the total to 6/8, leaving 6/4 left to be uncovered), & the reappearance of political activist/terrorist Tom Zarek (Richard Hatch, of the original Battlestar Galactica).
A unique feature this season, & one that is a most interesting addition, is a textual representation of how many people are still alive. Each weekin the credits, there is a sentence which lists the exact number of survivors, & it changes every week, depending on how many people died (or appeared) the episode before.
In comparison to Season 1 it is hard to say which is better. The 13 episodes of Season 1 were all great. In the first half of Season 2, there are also no bad episodes. Battlestar Galactica season 2 has such powerful episodes as " Pegasus" & "Scattered". Yet the best episode of the Season 2.0 DVD is " Valley of Darkness", whichin my opinion is sheer brilliance, & possibly the best episode of the series.
This is one of the best shows on TV right now, according to many media outlets. "A Breakaway Hit!" -TV Guide & "The Best Show on Television." -Newsday are but two examples of the rave reviews it has received. If you are a sci-fi fan, this is a must-see show. If you aren't a sci-fi fan, you should still consider checking this out. Even though it'sin space & has killer robots, it is more human than most other drama shows on TV today. So say we all.
Anyway, for those who haven't seen this show, but you like a good character drama, be sure to check out this show on DVD. I believe it's even better on DVD. Much like Babylon 5, there is a single story line, with multiple story arcs all tying into that one line. So there is continuity between each episode...and unlike Star Trek, they don't hit the reset button between each episode or movie. What's damaged on a shipin one episode stays damagedin following episodes, as the first season takes place just over a 3 month period.
I recognize that this is a compelling drama that just happens to take placein outer space. It deals with many weighty subjects such as genocide, human flaws, paranoia, depression, & religion. The creators of the original 1970's Battlestar Galactica included many Mormons. On the Internet there are hundreds of articles looking at the religious imagery, the Mormon end-time theology. The religion themes are just as powerfulin this new series & this series has practicing religious (clergy - faithful believers), visions, a drug to induce religious visions, & the president believes she is to fulfill prophecy & save humanity.
This is possibly the best Sci-fi series ever!
So say we all.
Could have been the best TV season ever.... - By: i wrote this, 29 Jan 2008 
....but totally misses the mark during the second half of the season.
Season 2 starts immediately after the shock conclusion of season 1 & just like before it gets better & better with each episode. The action sequences are brilliant, the characters continue to develop, the story becomes even more mythical, & some of the key performances are very strong indeed. I honestly think these episodes rate as some of the best TV drama ever shot.
Sadly the second half of the season takes a massive tumble. With the exception of `Scar' none of the last 8 episodes live up to the show's previous high standards. `Black Market' is just rubbish (listen to the podcast commentary to hear the producer lay into this feeble episode). The trouble with this half of the season is that the larger story arc of the show is mostly ignoredin favour of one off stories that focus on the characters & expose a darker side to lifein the space colony. But it just doesn't work.
The season 2 finale suffers from all of the flaws of the BSG mini series, it's flabby, over long, over sincere & pretty dull to watch.
If you enjoyed the first series then you really should see this. But be prepared for some big disappointments. If you are new to the show then this season is not the place to start.
I'm still giving it 4 stars because the first half of the season is second to none.
Good entertainment, flimsy script - By: Tom Berlin, 23 Nov 2007 Following near five star performancesin the mini series & series 1, this 2nd full scale onslaught still delivers the visuals but could do with a slicker script. Some of the dialogue just reeks of gap filling, as do some of the plot's dead ends & desperate handbrake turns.
A recent revisitation of Firefly laid bare what BSG 2 is missing. Just listen to Firefly's sleek & always engaging dialogue & you know what BSG has to live up to.
Still, very entertaining & worthy of four stars.
The greatest - By: Mr. Warren M. Fisher, 17 Oct 2007 Easily the best show on TV, standing head & shoulders above the competition, this is also probably the greatest sci-fi show ever. Dark yet witty, action-packed yet emotional & thought-provoking, great acting plus great writing combine with state-of-the-art effects to create a heady cocktail that thrills both viscerally & emotionally. I'm hooked & you will be too.
