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Title: Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009)
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The second war against the Cylons is over, and The Twelve Colonies have been destroyed. Now Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galatica and President Laura Roslin lead a ragtag fleet of refugees in a supposed search for the fabled lost thirteenth colony, Earth. However, the dangers they face are many, which compound an already difficult situation. In addition to the Cylons hunting and attacking the fleet in space and their infiltrator units carrying out sabotage--even as their former unwitting pawn, Gaius Baltar, helps in the hunt for them while hiding both his own guilt and the strange presence that haunts his every thought--the fleet also faces internal political conflict in which the rabble-rousing figure Tom Zarek is merely the loudest dissenting voice, not to mention recurring shortages of food, water, and even oxygen. In the midst of these trials, however, clues begin to appear to suggest that Adama's bluff about finding Earth might hold more truth than anyone could have guessed. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
The two Battlestar Galactica series both begin in the same way with similar precepts the end of a civilisation and the possible extinction of the human species.
The original chose to be lightweight in dealing with this underlying theme (the first thing they do post-apocalypse is go to a party planet) - the new series actually attempts to deal with the issue in an adult manner.
The writing, direction, and most importantly the acting, is superb - each combining to create emotional depth.
As a teen I enjoyed the original but (sorry to get Biblical) "when I was a child I spoke as a child, I acted as a child now I must put childish things behind me".
The sex of the characters does not offend it does not cause grief to find two key characters to be stunningly female. It doesn't even offend that a potential bad guy has a British accent.
Just enjoy. Drama really doesn't get much better than this.