Frak! I’m a Battlestar junkie!

Over the weekend I was very seriously thinking about starting to watch Battlestar Galactica. I decided I’d really like to watch it, so I went about getting myself up-to-speed on the story. I had no desire to go back and watch seasons 1 and 2 before beginning to watch season 3, seeing as I’m already working on the ancient seasons of Stargate. So, I wanted to get an idea of the main storyline for seasons 1 and 2, then get caught up on the four episodes from season 3 that I’d missed thus far. (Season 3 started October 6th; too bad I hadn’t thought of doing this before - I could’ve saved myself $6).

Luckily, the SciFi channel made something to help people like me: Battlestar Galactica: The Story so Far. It’s a 45 minute, highly condensed recap of seasons 1 and 2. I grabbed it off of iTunes (it’s free) and watched all of it. I was pretty much hooked from just watching it. I went ahead and grabbed the 4 episodes off of iTunes as well (unfortunatly, not free). As of about half an hour ago, I’ve watched all 4, so I’m ready for the airing of Collaborators this coming Friday.

After watching the recap and the first four episodes of season 3, along with a heavy dosage of reading up on the characters, I really wish I’d taken folks’ advice when Battlestar first came out. I was told by quite a few friends that it was an awesome show, and that I should start watching it. I was a doof and didn’t, and man, I know I missed out. Even the ultra-condensed recap was entertaining! Season 3 is thus far amazing.

Some random thoughts about the show from a Battlestar newbie:

• The Cylon centurions are creepy as all hell.
• Admiral Adama is my favorite character, but Galen Tyrol is a very, very close second. As a facial hair aside, he looked far better with a beard.
• Speaking of, am I getting confused, or did they screw up the timeframe a bit between episodes 3 and 4 with Galen’s beard? At the end of episode 3, Galen had a beard. At the beginning of episode 4, they were covering stuff an hour earlier in time. And yet at that point, Galen didn’t have a beard. Either I’m confused, Galen can grow a beard really fast, or they screwed up.
• I find the whole concept of mechanical beings being highly religious a bit odd. Did anyone else find this peculiar, or is it just me?
• Kara finding out that Kasey wasn’t really her child at the end of Exodus, Part 2 really, really sucked. I think that was one of the few (only?) times I’ve ever come even close to crying while watching a sci-fi show.
• Colonel Tigh reminds me a great deal of a sailor.

I’m hooked. I’m really, really hooked. No wonder everyone’s been babbling about this show so much. I can’t wait until Friday’s episode.