Matthew Botos

Wayne: “If we ran the networks, we’d have the show Battlestar Metallica!”

Garth: “Yeah, it’d be just like the original, only with better haircuts and cooler music!”

Everytime I put in a DVD of season 1 of the new Battlestar Galactica, I can’t help but think of that bit. Of course, as soon as the episode gets going, my thoughts change to what a great show it is. The reason is as simple as the show’s focus on drama and characters, which just happen to be in a traditional science fiction setting. Along with Firefly, Galactica has really proved that you can make a different, deeper, dramatic type of science fiction that I look forward to seeing more often.