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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series : 5 of 5
5.20.2004 6:06 PM \| Link	I got this fantastic six DVD set (with the amazing looking Cylon head packaging!) for my birthday in January, and here we are in May! It took me a long time to watch all the episodes and bonus material, but I enjoyed every minute of it. I loved Battlestar Galactica when it was on the air! I remember playing with the toys, watching it every week on TV, and even filming parts of the show on Super 8 film (back before VCRs were in every home) - I even remember the episode I filmed was Gun on Ice Planet Zero! It was so much fun to watch it all again! The first several episodes are the best, since the Cylons are at their evil worst, and Jane Seymour adds such a touch of class (and beauty) to the performances. The stretch of episodes where the fleet outruns the Cylons are kind of dull, and I can't believe all the bizarre guest stars - I had forgotten that Fred Astaire did an episode as Starbuck's dad! Thankfully the last episode has a great showdown with a Cylon Basestar, and Apollo gets to kiss Sheba, before the show was suddenly cancelled (boooooo!). Each DVD has a long set of deleted scenes from each episode, which are usually just alternative takes that were scratched, but they show all kinds of great stuff like the live rear-screen projections for filming the Viper cockpits! The documentaries are good, too - especially the one about the poor chimpanzee that had to run around wearing the Muffet costume. What a great way to relive some of my best childhood entertainment! Labels: dvds


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