Battlestar Galactica Fans: Revised BSG, Love It or Hate It?

[Secular Elf]

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I love the acting of James Edward Olmos. In my opinion he really made the show.

Yes! I had only seen him on the West Wing previously (and Blade Runner as it turns out I had forgotten), and he's really great.

Great pic, my favorite rendition of the Last Supper.  Oh yes, James Olmos is one of the best.  Did anyone see when he was in PBS's "American Family"?  It was about a Hispanic family in west LA, James E. Olmos was the father, Racquel Welch played his sister, and he had some grown kids, think he portrayed a widower.  I loved it.

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The original came out before I was born so the reboot is all I've seen. I thought it was great. I didn't have any problem with the religious/supernatural nature of some of the story arcs because it's fiction (That's where it belongs!). And until the last few episodes they kept it under control. I'd give re-imagined BSG 8/10.

The religious aspect did not bother me either.  I thought it was an interesting look at the conflict between polytheism and monotheism, what motivates some people to act as they do.  It was kind of a surprise to me at first that the Cylons were depicted as monotheists.  How that came about was explained in the spin off series "Caprica."

Ron Moore, the executive producer of the show, gave a talk about the subject:

Ron Moore on Religion and Battlestar Galactica.  Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9op6PC03LRA

Part 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w-9NglSNG0

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Christians would hard say satan is another side of God. 

It is another side of the supernatural forces that they [traditionally] believe control the universe.

I would say the force is more akin to Oriental philosophy, the Chinese yin/yang dichotomy, or even Zoroasterian, a universal struggle between good and evil.