"Battlestar Galactica" (2004) Série TV 2004-2009

Saisons:

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Date de sortie:

14 janvier 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Drame | Science-Fiction

Accroche:

The fight to save humanity rages on.

Intrigue:

After losing the war against the Cylon robots, the Battlestar Galactica crew speed toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth. Galactica Commander Adama and President Laura Roslin face waning supplies, crushed morale, ... and the credible threat Cylons aboard the ship.

Plot Keywords:

Cylon | Space | Guilt | Robot | Refugee

Récompenses:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 18 wins & 41 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Overrated

Ensemble

Edward James Olmos	...	Admiral William Adama / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Mary McDonnell	...	President Laura Roslin / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Jamie Bamber	...	Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
James Callis	...	Dr. Gaius Baltar / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Tricia Helfer	...	Number Six / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Katee Sackhoff	...	Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Michael Hogan	...	Colonel Saul Tigh (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Aaron Douglas	...	Chief Galen Tyrol (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Tahmoh Penikett	...	Captain Karl 'Helo' Agathon / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Alessandro Juliani	...	Lt. Felix Gaeta (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Kandyse McClure	...	Officer Anastasia Dualla / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Dr. Cottle / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Nicki Clyne	...	Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson / ... (Episodes, 2004-2008)
Bodie Olmos	...	Brendan 'Hot Dog' Costanza / ... (Episodes, 2004-2009)
Michael Trucco	...	Samuel Anders / ... (Episodes, 2005-2009)
Leah Cairns	...	Lt. Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmonson (Episodes, 2005-2009)
Rekha Sharma	...	Tory Foster (Episodes, 2006-2009)

Autre(s) titre(s):

BSG (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Durée:

USA:50 min (73 episodes)

Pays:

USA | UK

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,78 : 1

Classification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | UK:12 (Season 1) | UK:15 (Season 2) | Singapore:PG (Season 2.0 boxset) | USA:TV-PG (Some Episodes) | Canada:14+ (TV re-rating) | Canada:PG (TV rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Germany:12 | Malaysia:18PL | Singapore:NC-16 (Season 1) (season 2.5 boxset) (season 3) (season 4.0 boxset) (season 4.5 boxset) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M (season 4 - part 1) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | USA:TV-14

Lieux de tournage:

British Columbia Railway, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Société:

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)

Anecdotes:

Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore maintained an ostensibly weekly blog on the Sci-Fi Channel's official Web site, talking about different aspects of the show and answering fan questions. Ultimately, updates were far less often, due to Moore's busy schedule. As a replacement, Moore began recording podcasts for each episode (starting during the third season), and Anthrax's Scott Ian wrote an ongoing blog series for the site.

Goofs:

Continuité: The colony called Sagittarion in the miniseries is called Sagittaron throughout the series.

Guillemet:

Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: So... um... that bum knee of yours is looking pretty good. And the other one's not too bad either.
Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: Lee, if you want to ask me to dance, just ask.
Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: You want to dance?
Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: Me in a dress is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur "Jeopardy!: (#22.43)" (2005)

Overrated

Short summary (for readers suffering from ADS): This show isn't altogether bad, but also it is overrated by quite some margin. For the longer view, please bear with me.

From the start, I liked that the characters weren't just good or evil, each one seemed to have its very own flaws and shortcomings. Sadly, this is not enough to make them believable: In a good screenplay a character's actions follow some reasoning discernible to the viewer. With half the main characters best classified as "erratic", the series clearly fails in this department. While the actors are very good and have the power to pull you into the story, you are violently (you may take this literally) thrown back into the real world more often than not, remembering that the characters do not lead lives of their own, but instead only act on the whims of the screen writers. If the characters aren't erratic for a moment, they usually do stupid things. Anyone with half a brain wouldn't do the things that they do, and it hurts watching them. In short, I don't want to watch idiots acting like idiots. Moreover, when every idiot runs about with a gun, threatening to shoot people, sometimes even doing so, some episodes can be taken as an involuntary promotion flick for tight gun control. Thank god (or the gods) that America is not that far down the path of random violence and bloodshed (or is it already?).

There's no point in getting too deeply involved with deficiencies like technology failing or helping whenever the plot needs it most, or improbable things like a warship capable of FTL travel but lacking security cameras. SF fans have seen and believed far worse. The bigger problem is the aimlessly meandering story arch as it develops over the whole four seasons: while the Cylons might have had a plan, as the titles said, the writers clearly had no plan, and it shows more often than not. In summary they failed, with the disappointing final episodes not helping at all. Also, right from its start, the series seemed obsessed with superstitious and naive belief systems. Some episodes, especially the final four (pun intended), where but barely tolerable. Angels of God (the Gods?), give me a frakking break. Some viewers may take this all with a shrug, but it left me scratching my head. What exactly is the point? Did the writers have to take the "deus ex machina" plot device literally?

There are lots of things that this series gets right, and lots that are outstandingly good. The cast is very good and many episodes are fun to watch. However, the conclusion of the series, and the serious shortcomings in plot and character development do not warrant a rating better than 6 out of 10 points.