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Let’s get straight to the point: bar none, Battlestar Galactica is the best science fiction television programme currently showing. In fact, let’s go further. It’s the best of the last decade. And truthfully? You’d find very few sci-fi fans who’d disagree.

What’s more, plenty of people must be busy eating their words, too. Back when it was announced that Battlestar Galactica was being revived, feelings were mixed, not helped by the divided reaction to the mini-series that kickstarted this iteration of the show. Yet over the past couple of years, it’s cleverly proven to be a tense, gripping mix of action and drama, with a tightly-woven plot.

This third season? It’s arguably the best so far. A delicious soup of mystery, relevations, actions, striking characters and winding narrative, Battlestar Galactica is also served superbly well by a quality cast, some quality special effects, and a real focus on what matters from behind the camera.

As usual, there are no spoilers in this review, although it’s not giving much away to say that the deadly cylons have to share the screen time with some intriguing and revealing character development this time round. And with word that season four of the revived Battlestar Galactica will be the last, things are set up for a terrific final act.

Season three of the show though is extraordinarily good, a real, genuine sci-fi classic that’s going to have one mighty shelf life once this particularly iteration of the programme has gone. And with umpteen surprises to go back and check out, it’s never likely to be one to gather dust on the shelf, either. --Jon Foster

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Battlestar Galactica balances its striking special effects with character-driven drama and social commentary to create a show that's both entertaining and relevant. This critical favourite from Ronald D. Moore (Star Trek: The Next Generation) re-imagines the cult series from the 1970s with a new cast and more impressive villains. It also eschews the sunny outlook of Star Trek in favor of a darker vision of space and humanity as it comments on issues such as terrorism and civil liberties. Androids called Cylons have massacred billions of people, leaving only a small group of survivors. Led by Oscar nominees Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, the human fleet searches for a mythical planet called Earth as they evade the Cylons.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Continues to show its excellence, 3 Nov 2007
By D. M. York (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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Battlestar Galactica is in my opinion the finest science-fiction television series that presently exists, being a hardcore fan of the genre it takes a lot to be able to come out with such a comment, since I have been watching sci-fi television series for as long as I can remember. In the space of a year, from when I first saw the pilot episode Battlestar Galactica has become my absolute favourite television programme, bar none.

Series three picks up the torch from the end of series two and continues to take the show in brilliant new directions. For the first time since the very beginning the show begins to feature story lines that show a great deal of relevance towards the modern day, featuring stories about suicide bombings as well as "terrorism" from a perspective that is quite alien to a western audience. Character development continues to get better and better, finally managing to look at the relationship of Apollo and Starbuck without teasing the audience in the way that the previous series have.

All I can say is that I am not sure how patient I can be to await the release of series four, especially since I watched the entirety of series three in the space of a week. I seriously cannot recommend Battlestar Galactica strongly enough.
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "You've gotta be frakkin' kidding me!", 4 Aug 2007
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The excellent reimagining of Battlestar Galactica continues into it's third season and drops us right into the fire as the events of New Caprica unfold under the Cylon occupation.
Although it isn't vital to the overall story, for those who can I advise that you log onto the Battlestar website and download the 10 episodes of The Resistance which fill the gap between Lay Down Your Burdens: Part 2 and the season 3 opener Occupation.
This season has changed gear somewhat in that it really starts to focus on the characters rather than space combat and over-use of special effects. However, this does not detract from the excellent storytelling in any way, giving us episodes that begin to uncover the history and the dynamics behind the two antagonistic forces involved in this conflict.
Drama, politics, religion, death and human nature are what Galactica does best and the writers this year have excelled in providing stories with heart and feeling.
There is a lot of loss this year, some more shocking than others and there are some geniuinely surprising moments along the way.
The highlights for the year are the interactions between Gaius and Six, the Cylon's Council as they struggle to understand the events of New Caprica, the developing evolution of D'Anna and the revelation about the other 5 Cylon models that we've yet to see.
The series moves along, building to a three part season ending with one of those really biting cliffhangers that leaves you wanting more. The end of the season may not be a surprise to those who are still reading the original Battlestar novels or who know the original series well but it's still well constructed and Saul's line pretty much sums up how I felt when watching it :)
Unlike the previous DVD releases so far this one has virtually no extras. The sixth disc has a 42 clip show called 'The Story So Far' which sums up the events of the first two seasons and is narrated by Mary McDonnell. Unfortunately there are no commentaries, no deleted scenes and The Resistance webisodes are not included or even mentioned in the clip show.
Season 3 may seem like the middle of a book to some viewers but it's been damn good television and get's us all set for the final season next year.
Launch when ready!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Season 3: Another great installment, 17 Sep 2007
By SHANN "SHANN" (England, London) - See all my reviews
Having read the other reviews online I was a bit unsure about spending circa £40 on this season. However, having taken the risk I believe it is money very well spent. The writing remains superb, the CGI (particularly in space) is very good but this series really brings great depth to both the plot (and all the sub plots) plus the key characters involved. I can't help but think that some of the other reviews really miss the point when they say there is lots of pointless episodes. Each episode bares relevance in one of 3 ways - 1. a different perspective of life on ship, 2. character development and 3. developing the inter twining plots with progressing the overall story. Admittedly, there are a few episodes which are slow moving and feel a little like buffer but they still deliver what this franchise is now well known for, great writing with a real edge. The cliff hanger is fairly predictable but never the less executed in great style with a really dark feel. A thoroughly enjoyable drama which I believe has blown its sci fi competition away. Season 3 is worth the money and I cannot wait for the 4th season although (and I believe rightly) it is supposed to be the last....
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good but a pity
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tangled up in blue
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Have to say that I really didn't like the mini series of Battlestar Gallactica. The first season was alright, but the second season got really, really good. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for about six episodes
I've been watching the series on DVD and have just got to the end of S3. It's starts well with the escape from New Caprica then rapidly descends into tedium as they pick over the... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 the best season yet
This season like all the new Battlestar Galactica Seasons had it's low points where the writers struggle for plot but overall this was the best season yet because there were a... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars BSG Season III
Good start, scripts get a bit trivial after a few of the episodes. But still worth watching.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Bstar Series 3
This is one of those Series where I felt compelled to buy these on DVD (doesnt happen that often). I thought this series was fine.. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Action? or Boredome?
Almost finished series 3. 3 episodes to go but I'm really losing the will to live.

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3.0 out of 5 stars You'll watch this because of the first two series but it's nowhere near as good
It seems that the writers may have taken themselves a bit too seriously in this installment, because the pacing is incredibly slow. Read more
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