BattleStar Blog

Got To Love It!

I watched and loved the original Battestar Galactica when I was a young one, but until recently I had no idea how good the re-imagining of this tremendous series was–I suppose I didn’t dare watch the new series, just in case it didn’t match the standards of the old one. But I think I can now safely say that both series are amazing in their own special ways. I back this up with the following, Tricia Halfer and Grace More

Battlestar females represent

One of the things I’ve really enjoyed about Battlestar Galactica is the presence of a variety of strong female characters. It’s far too common for female characters in film and television to be resigned to weak roles where they lack agency or strong motivations. I’ve noticed this particularly, I hate to say, in the science fiction genre. While obviously it’s worse amongst the older literature and films, which I suppose reflected the prevailing attitudes of the times, I think the More

Battlestar theme music

One of the things that I find myself enjoying more and more about Battlestar Galactica is the music used in the show. Battlestar’s music seems to differ from that used in other shows in that it draws on tribal- and Eastern-sounding tones and patterns, rather than the heavy reliance on melodramatic strings that seems to characterize a lot of other music. The music tends to be quite organic, relying on real instruments rather than synthesized or electronic sounds.

While the More