No, no, no! The best sci-fi show on television, Battlestar Galactica, is ending. Producers announced that next season, the 4th season, will be the last.
Of course, I'm disappointed. And yet, here's the thing. So many television shows just...linger. Replacing characters when actors want to leave, convoluting storylines to come up with something, anything new, slowly degenerating into crap.
What makes BSG different is the producers' willingness to take risks to tell good stories. I've said recently that most shows fall apart during or just after their third season (see Grey's Anatomy, IMO) because they're trying so hard to keep things the same in order to maintain popularity but also to keep things changing and different to elevate interest level. BSG has taken some HUGE risks in the last three seasons, and those risks worked. It kept the show fresh and sharp.
So as much as I love that, I respect the fact that it's impossible to keep that up forever. It would be like writing the middle of a book...forever. Ever notice how many shows get more interesting once they have an end date? They no longer have to worry about taking dramatic action that might or might not close off possible future episode ideas. It's okay that so and so dies or gets married or finally admits her love for her fellow Viper pilot (yeah, okay, so I have my own ideas about how it should all end) because the writers don't have to worry about backing out of that commitment later.
Battlestar Galactica, thanks for showing us all how it's done. I look forward to your last 22 eps with great anticipation and more than a little sadness.
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Yeah well BSG may be ending, but how incredibly sad is it that VM is ending!!!! What am I going to look forward to on my Tuesday nights?!!??! lol
~Susan from work
Keep up the good work.
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