Product Description

Edgier and racier than its predecessor, Battlestar Galactica 2004 is a complete re-imagining of the 1970s series - upping the ante on the action, adventure and drama that made the original so popular. The groundbreaking story of man versus machine remains, but this time, the Cylon robot is no longer a recognisable enemy... it can move among man. With the 12 colonies of man virtually destroyed in the climax of a hundred-year war with the Cylon empire, President Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and Commander Adama (Edward James Olmos) gather up the few humans left on the twelve worlds and embark on a journey to find the mythical planet Earth, the supposed thirteenth colony of mankind. Battlestar Galactica 2004 gives new life to the stories and ideas that were at the heart of the original series, with a compelling plot, breathtaking special effects and riveting, action-packed adventure, speaking to both long-time fans and a new generation of admirers!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1478 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-03-28
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 546 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Battlestar Galactica's Edward James Olmos wasn't kidding when he said "the series is even better than the miniseries." As developed by sci-fi TV veteran Ronald D. Moore, the "reimagined" BG is exactly what it claims to be: a drama for grown-ups in a science-fiction setting. The mature intelligence of the series is its greatest asset, from the tenuous respect between Galactica's militarily principled commander Adama (Olmos) and politically astute, cancer-stricken colonial President Roslin (Mary McDonnell) to the barely suppressed passion between ace Viper pilot "Apollo" (a.k.a. Adama's son Lee, played by Jamie Bamber) and the brashly insubordinate Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff), whose multifaceted character is just one of many first-season highlights. Picking up where the miniseries ended, season 1 opens with the riveting, Hugo Award-winning episode "33," in which Galactica and the "ragtag fleet" of colonial survivors begin their quest for the legendary 13th colony planet Earth, while being pursued with clockwork regularity by the Cylons, who've now occupied the colonial planet of Caprica. The fleet's hard-fought survival forms (1) the primary side of the series' three-part structure, shared with (2) the apparent psychosis of Dr. Gaius Baltar (James Callis) whose every thought and move are monitored by various incarnations Number Six (Tricia Helfer), the seemingly omniscient Cylon ultravixen who follows a master plan somehow connected to (3) the Caprican survival ordeal of crash-landed pilots "Helo" (Tahmoh Penikett) and soon-to-be-pregnant "Boomer" (Grace Park), whose simultaneous presence on Galactica is further evidence that 12 multicopied models of Cylons, in human form, are gathering their forces.

With remarkably consistent quality, each of these 13 episodes deepens the dynamics of these fascinating characters and suspenseful situations. While BG relies on finely nuanced performances, solid direction, and satisfying personal and political drama to build its strong emotional foundation, the action/adventure elements are equally impressive, especially in "The Hand of God," a pivotal episode in which the show's dazzling visual effects get a particularly impressive showcase. Original BG series star Richard Hatch appears in two politically charged episodes (he's a better actor now, too), and with the threat of civil war among the fleet, season 1 ends with an exceptional cliffhanger that's totally unexpected while connecting the plot threads of all preceding episodes. To the credit of everyone involved, this is really good television.

Synopsis
The fight for survival begins between man and the Cylons. Episodes include: '33', 'Water', 'Bastille Day', 'Act Of Contrition', 'You Can't Go Home Again', 'Litmus', 'Six Degrees Of Separation', 'Flesh and Bone', 'Tigh Me Up Tigh Me Down', 'The Hand Of God', 'Colonial Day', 'Kobol's Last Gleaming Part 1', and 'Kobol's Last Gleaming Part 2'.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic
This is such a good up to date version of the original and is extremely addictive and entertaining (even for those who are not usually sci fi fans). It is filmed in a way that really makes you feel like a part of the action during the battle scenes and is cleverly written so that you care about what happens to all of the characters (even the bad guys).

Only thing to mention is that you should definately buy the Mini Series discs before watching this as even though this is the complete season 1 box set it does not contain the pilot episodes. It just launches straight into the action, which is VERY confusing as you don't know who anybody is or what's going on.

Both me and my husband loved watching the whole series (even though he's not really into Sci-Fi) and we can't wait for series 4.

Not what you expect....
Well I dont know what I expected but it wasnt this
The blonde on the front reminded me of the "borg" from Star Trek so that put me right off.
The original series was very cheesy, that put me off again.
The sci-fi shows that I did like seem to be canned very quickly eg dark angel and firefly so as this was in its 3rd season it has to be bad as all the trekkies must be watching it to keep it alive.
we I admit I was wrong
this is frakin (a word they use a lot in this series) cool
great story
great ideas (alot of good ones ripped off other IPs though)
best of all an amazing cast with a frakin great script with some real emotion injected into it.
and everythign improves again and again in the subsequent seasons. (so far ..3) and there is a good amount of cgi external space shots (for a tv series - and get more and more as the series goes on) to remind us we ar in space and doing battle etc.
I know these reviews are a bit pointless because opinions are like a holes but just give it a try, it is quality stuff.
Hope they dont drag it out too long like 24 though which incedently it is quite similar to in a camera work type of way type of way....

Cult Series
Firstly this series is amazing,after years of watching stargate SG1 which is a classic in its own right, its refreshing to watch a series that i think is more phylisophical and realistic!its makes you think about life in general,where could we be in 500 years or so???This series truely is a classic series that i will remember until the day i die!!