Alright, so I’m terribly stoked for the show to return. I’ve been following the webisodes and just this morning nabbed the BSG Season 2.0 DVD pack though I need to wait a week to get me the 2.5.
However I’m soooo ready for Season 3. I’ve been rewatching all the episodes. Anyone else doing this? Anything new you’re noticing?
I found the webisodes rather pointless; I think that a short 20-minute episode distributed over the internet would tell the story much better than a handful of tenuously connected two-minute scenes.
Don’t worry, the threads will be just as good as always when the season ramps back up, we’re just trying to supress our excitement so we don’t get too disappointed when we realize it’s still a whole frackin’ month away!!!
By the gods people, you fracking scared the crap out of me. And you’re right, my odd work schedule has me expecting people to be online and surfing SDMB when I am.
In response to season 2.5 - Nope! This is season 3. Season 2.5 is for sale on DVD on Amazon.
DVDs in the US - you can buy the season 2 dvds in two parts (6 dvds). I just snagged Season 2.0 this morning. The second half of the season (those done after the break) are released as Season 2.5. I don’t know of any plans to release them all in one set.
And to make you all jealous. I sat on the couch and watched eight episodes of Season 2 today - Two glorious DVDs of BSG. God I love this show.
Well the second half of season 2 is out tomorrow both in Canada and the United States. Really looking forward to watching the second half of Pegasus tomorrow night!
Baited breath for season 3. I was not a fan of the season 2 ending.
I wouldn’t have believed it, when I heard a few years ago that they were making a new version of “Battlestar Galactica” – that not only would it be interesting, but that I’d see a promo for the new season and say, “Kickass!”
I really disliked the season 2 finale, but I’m still curious to see if it was just a bad transition to a decent new storyline. I’m willing to give it a few episodes before I pass judgement. I’ve liked so much of what has gone before that I’m not willing to write off the whole show yet.
To be more specific, I rather like the ideas underpinning the start of season 3. A resistance has interesting possibilities for stories, as does the pair of battlestars that are understaffed and cut off from the people they’re supposed to protect. It’s just that the lead-in was so poorly paced and sloppy that I’m suspicious of what’s coming next. I hope that the creators don’t get too caught up in trying to be clever and different and instead focus on telling the story well. I don’t mind them trying new things from time to time – that’s part of good storytelling, after all. But the last new thing they tried (the abrupt change of pacing and plot) failed pretty miserably in my eyes, and I worry a bit that they might get too carried away with novelty at the expense of the story.