Battlestar Galactica - Razor Details

Awful

Like other reviewer, watched this on Sky One. Acting is generally OK, but nothing to write home about. The special effects are nothing special. But, like any sci-fi, it lives or dies on two things.

Relationships. Now this is where I must concede ignorance. Whilst I watched repeats of the old series, I haven't seen much of the remake. A devoted fan might think differently. To me, the characters were stereotypes-their emotions and motives were simple and unimaginative. At times the folk were caricature's of themselves.

Plot. First, what idiot thought they could have events going on in numerous different time slots? It's not that I got confused (the scriptwriters don't have the brains to do confusing). But it was disorientating enough that I lost all interest. Just as I was starting to get involved in a storyline, we'd move off elsewhere. Second, even in a sci-fi universe, events must be 'believable'. And these weren't.

Don't rent this. Certainly, whatever you do, don't even think about buying it. And whatever you do, don't encourage this nonsense! Axed shows like Firefly are so much more deserving.

[Highly rated reviewer]

"By your command"

If you watched the Original series of Battlestar Galactica you'll see some familar ships and faces in this special episode of the 'Re-imagined' series.

This fills in some gaps in season two and gives us some new questions. It takes us right back to the first cylon war, 41 years before this series is set, and establishes a link between past and present.

Without giving too much plot away, we meet a 'lost' tribe of older cylons. These older cylons are based on original series designs and look and sound just like they did. They also fly the old design of cylon raider and use the phrase 'By Your command'. Great if you are a fan of old and new BSG.

We also get a look at Lee Adama's first mission in Command of Battlestar Pegasus and see more of Admiral Cain's time in command of the same ship.

All in all an enjoyable addition to the Battlestar Galactica series, with some interesting revelations about both Cylon mythology and a possible future for the Humans if a certain Character comes to lead them.

One for serious fans.