Bye bye BSG

So BattleStar Galactica is history. For all the hype, in my opinion it wasn't the greatest show of all time. It did deliver good entertainment that held my attention to the end. That said, here are my comments on what I liked and disliked about the show.

I Liked:

1. The general story line is the classic struggle for survival - always good.
2. I was a fan of the original show, so I welcomed it's return.
3. The cast was strong and delivered great performances.
4. The special effects were excellent.

I didn't like:

1. Baltar - after betraying the human race, and setting all this in motion, in the end he gets to settle down with his dream girl and live happily ever after. I needed for him to meet an ignominious end, like killing himself or drowning in his own vomit.
2. Why do scenes in space have to be shown as though they were filmed by a hand-held camcorder? I know that's supposed to make it look "realistic", but do they want us to think that some guy is floating in space holding a camcorder? It actually got nausiating on a big screen.
   
3. The violence was at times over the top. Even though they were cast as Cylon robots, I did not want to see women beaten to a pulp and physically abused. I found that offensive. What ever happpened to "the best story telling leaves something to the imagination"?
   
4. The idea that the Cylons evolved to look like us was a stretch. To the point that not even a doctor could detect them - only extensive DNA testing could. Yet they had long-term friendships with humans, and no one noticed they didn't age? And they could only create 12 Cylon models?
   
5. When they finally got around to electing a president it was a long, drawn out, painful affair. Baltar won, and again put his personal interests above humanity's and almost destroyed the remnant. When they escaped that - Rosslyn just was president again! Too easy.
6. Their past culture was our pop culture. In their past the military had Humvees, celebs rode in limos and people lived in apartments or very nice homes.
   
7. They drank a lot of alcohol. For people just trying to survive, most of their resources must have been spent distillling alcohol and making glass bottles to break when they got mad and drunk.
   
8. The show was 90% drama and 10% science fiction.
   

All that said, I congratulate the show's cast and producers for entertaining us week after week (when the writer's weren't on strike). Thank you and good luck!