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Sci-fi’s hottest TV series returns as Battlestar Galactica Season 2 blasts onto Blu-Ray in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. As the epic second season begins, the fight to save humanity rages on – even as the civil war looms within the fleet between the followers of President Roslin and Commander Adama. Relive all the intensity and excitement aboard the Galactica with a supernova of explosive bonus features, including deleted scenes and commentaries. It’s a heart-pounding adventure you can’t afford to miss!
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Special Features:
- U-Control: The Oracle (interactive guide using graphics and Picture in Picture – feature length experience with updated events throughout episodes)
- My Scenes
- Sizzle Reel – Sneak Peek at Episode 11
- Audio Commentaries
- RND Logo’s
- David Eicks Video Blogs
- Battlestar Galactica Career Assignment Quiz
- BD-Live Download Center
- Deleted Scenes
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The Sci-fi Channel's hottest TV series returns as Battlestar Galactica 2.0 blasts onto DVD. As the epic second season begins, the fight to save humanity rages on--even as civil war looms within the fleet between the followers of President Roslin and Commander Adama. Relive all the intensity and excitement aboard the Galactica. It's a heart-pounding adventure you can't afford to miss!
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176 of 180 people found the following review helpful
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Just so people here know, this version of season 2 is the only one available with the entirety of season 2 on it (apart from the season 1+2 bundle).
The Season 2.0 and Season 2.5 boxsets were only released in the US and contain the first (episodes 1-10) and second (episodes 11-20) halves of the season respectively. Also, season 2.5 contained an extended cut (an extra 10 minutes) of episode 10 which was not televised or included on the Season 2.0 DVDs. These 2 sets also contain deleted scenes from many episodes.
The Season 2 DVD boxset on this page is the UK release and contains all episodes (episodes 1-20) from season 2 except for the original cut of episode 10; we have the extended cut instead, which is a good thing in my book. I've heard that not all of the deleted scenes on the US DVDs are present on the UK one, but the box of the UK version tells me there are just over 6 hours of extras which is more than enough for me.
Now, the only difference between the combined US versions (Season 2.0 and Season 2.5) and the single UK version we have here is that we don't have the original cut of episode 10; only the extended cut, and may not have as many deleted scenes. Other than that, we get the series in one boxset whereas in the US they had to pay for two sets.
I recommend not buying the US DVDs unless you're a serious collector. I also seriously doubt they will release either of the US versions in PAL Region 2 format. So if anyone is waiting for that to happen, do yourself a favour and buy this.
I hope that dispelled any myths the reviewers below me have been spreading.
The Season 2.0 and Season 2.5 boxsets were only released in the US and contain the first (episodes 1-10) and second (episodes 11-20) halves of the season respectively. Also, season 2.5 contained an extended cut (an extra 10 minutes) of episode 10 which was not televised or included on the Season 2.0 DVDs. These 2 sets also contain deleted scenes from many episodes.
The Season 2 DVD boxset on this page is the UK release and contains all episodes (episodes 1-20) from season 2 except for the original cut of episode 10; we have the extended cut instead, which is a good thing in my book. I've heard that not all of the deleted scenes on the US DVDs are present on the UK one, but the box of the UK version tells me there are just over 6 hours of extras which is more than enough for me.
Now, the only difference between the combined US versions (Season 2.0 and Season 2.5) and the single UK version we have here is that we don't have the original cut of episode 10; only the extended cut, and may not have as many deleted scenes. Other than that, we get the series in one boxset whereas in the US they had to pay for two sets.
I recommend not buying the US DVDs unless you're a serious collector. I also seriously doubt they will release either of the US versions in PAL Region 2 format. So if anyone is waiting for that to happen, do yourself a favour and buy this.
I hope that dispelled any myths the reviewers below me have been spreading.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A fine addition to anyone wanting to add to their collection. Complete season with a disc of deleted scenes
My main gripe is with the commentary, these are in actual fact podcasts and are only on the first two discs and even then are incomplete in one of the two discs.
Aside from that is perhaps one of the cheapest and most annoying interactive menu screens i have come across
My main gripe is with the commentary, these are in actual fact podcasts and are only on the first two discs and even then are incomplete in one of the two discs.
Aside from that is perhaps one of the cheapest and most annoying interactive menu screens i have come across
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
We needed a hero. We needed a saviour. For the past few years we've been sitting in the cinemas waiting for the next big thing that our kids will remember fondly when they're grown up... The Matrix Trilogy wasn't it. The Star Wars prequels weren't it. Turns out we were looking in the wrong place! Hollywood has forgotten how to make characters matter to us in a short space of time, and so instead TV has triumped, lead by a vanguard of shows like The Sopranos, The Shield, and Prison Break. Spurred on by the success of serious, intelligent shows for grownups, the Sci-Fi channel has bravely launched the "reboot" of Battlestar Galactica, and I'm relieved to tell you it's bloody fantastic.
Being a remake of the original series, I had thought that it was going to be like the short-lived Space: Above and Beyond. Namely a series that got too excited about special effects and dogfights, but left us with hollow stereotypes for character development. BG has none of these failings, and in this series there are some great revelations which will definitely make a fan out of anyone with vaguely Sci-Fi tendencies.
This series we see that the Cylons are far more complex than we had first thought. They aren't simply mindless automotons, they each have their own indpendent views, relationships, hopes, and fears. We see more of how the rest of the fleet is coping with the exodus from the colonies. Series one focussed primarily on the battlestar itself and turned a blind eye to the other 48,000 people in this "rag-tag" fleet. Even better, the plot developments that happen are quite feasible and realistic. For instance in the context of extreme rationing, a black market was bound to open up for everything from medicines to prostitution.
The relationship between Gaius Baltar and his "is-she isn't she real?" ex-girlfriend Six takes on a new level of complexity too, particularly when Gaius comes across another incarnation of her that has been tortured and abused by the human military.
Even more satisfying is this season's ending, which takes a shocking and radical departure from the status quo.
I like this series because it really engages your brain. It's clearly been written by fellow sci-fi fans who know all the cliches and want to turn them on their head to engage with their audiences.
I mean throwing in a cameo from Lucy Lawless to a bunch of sci-fi fans?
These guys know what we like, so I say watch it by the bucketload!
Being a remake of the original series, I had thought that it was going to be like the short-lived Space: Above and Beyond. Namely a series that got too excited about special effects and dogfights, but left us with hollow stereotypes for character development. BG has none of these failings, and in this series there are some great revelations which will definitely make a fan out of anyone with vaguely Sci-Fi tendencies.
This series we see that the Cylons are far more complex than we had first thought. They aren't simply mindless automotons, they each have their own indpendent views, relationships, hopes, and fears. We see more of how the rest of the fleet is coping with the exodus from the colonies. Series one focussed primarily on the battlestar itself and turned a blind eye to the other 48,000 people in this "rag-tag" fleet. Even better, the plot developments that happen are quite feasible and realistic. For instance in the context of extreme rationing, a black market was bound to open up for everything from medicines to prostitution.
The relationship between Gaius Baltar and his "is-she isn't she real?" ex-girlfriend Six takes on a new level of complexity too, particularly when Gaius comes across another incarnation of her that has been tortured and abused by the human military.
Even more satisfying is this season's ending, which takes a shocking and radical departure from the status quo.
I like this series because it really engages your brain. It's clearly been written by fellow sci-fi fans who know all the cliches and want to turn them on their head to engage with their audiences.
I mean throwing in a cameo from Lucy Lawless to a bunch of sci-fi fans?
These guys know what we like, so I say watch it by the bucketload!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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A great continuation of the Battlestar series-- if you haven't already watched Series 1, then make sure you watch the mini-series first, or you will spend half your time wondering... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Indy
Basttlestar Galactica,Season 2: A Huge Bundle of Drama and Action
I was formerly of the opinion that Battlestar Galactica, Series 3 had the most to offer in terms of variety and quality of drama. Read more
Published 5 months ago by munchkinsraves
Brilliant, exciting, thought provoking science fiction
One of my favorite television series of all time.
Like 'The Wire' this is a complex, Dickensian study of human nature,
not afraid of asking big questions, and... Read more
Like 'The Wire' this is a complex, Dickensian study of human nature,
not afraid of asking big questions, and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by K. Gordon
Superb!
Great story,top twists,plenty of action and excitement and very fit cylons! And this sentence should complete the required twenty words.
Published 7 months ago by Mr. P. F. Smith
Great Series!
Missed this when it was on Sky originally and also the first two seasons on Sky Atlantic recently. Started recording 3rd seasons and decided to buy first two seasons. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. R. Norris
Why all the Hollywood cliches?
I watched the 1st 2 series of BSG on the back of reading various reviews of how this is one of the best things on TV, but I became increasingly disheartened. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr Grumpy
Gripping drama
Series two carries on where series one left off, not just in story line but with a strong focus on character and plotting. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lendrick
Good news, Bad news
Good news is that these DVDs contain the best and boldest TV I've ever seen.
Bad news is it's nearly all downhill from this pinnacle of excellence. Read more
Bad news is it's nearly all downhill from this pinnacle of excellence. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Puffin
BG
Same with other season reviews not interested in the original series or this on but caught it by accident and it is fantastic!!!
Published on 6 May 2010 by Ange McL
a serious contender for best tv drama ever
what can you say? i used to watch the cheesy 70's BSG as a child, and thought it was great. looking back now it was badly acted with poor scripts and hokey special effects, but the... Read more
Published on 16 April 2010 by wooderson73
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