the 2004 series was so good. it was the main reason i got ADSL internet so i could torrent episodes as they came out
The plot just falls apart.
That didn't stop me from enjoying it.
It is a book about human drama. If you lean too heavily on space magic, the human component becomes uninteresting because there can always be some unknowable deus ex machina that flips the world on its head.
Think Dave Bowman activating Big Brother.
I much preferred BSG, even though it had plenty of boring "west wing in space" episodes.
I thought the political episodes were some of the most interesting ones. I love how Apollo grew up to challenge the attempted coup and ultimately became President as the series wound down. Also loved Richard Hatch's Tom Zarek character and the religious cult formed around Gaius Baltar.
All in all, I really enjoy all the moral greys in the series.
BSG could’ve easily been two seasons, the filler was mediocre and IIRC the part on the planet was just bad. I’ve enjoyed it all in all, though.
Graphic effects? The remaster is okay to watch, but a few sequences are painfully old.
All in all? YES!
Just don‘t listen to people who claim there is a fifth season.
BSG2K still gets the nod from me though. It was next level.
Aside from those omissions, they do have the mini-series (as one long stream), 4 main seasons, and the Plan movie, all free with Prime Video, at least in the US.
The Blood & Chrome prequel movie can be streamed for a fee, and ditto for the single-season Caprica spin-off series.
I remember I was living with my roommate at the time and we’d watch the show religiously as episodes came out. At the end we both couldn’t help but laugh at how bad it became, haha. We really didn’t want it to be true, but… It was cheesy as hell. I won’t watch it again.
Otherwise an absolutely awesome show, though.