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Battlestar Galactica: 1970s TV at its best

I’ve always been a fan of this show. I watched it as a kid when it first aired in 1978, and as an adult living in the 00s (what is this decade called?) I’m an even bigger fan than I was when I was a kid.

Unlike most science fiction which seems to be a front for liberal politics (can’t humans and aliens all just get along?), Battlestar Galactica was definitely a conservative show. I always saw the series as an allegory for the cold war. The humans represented the United States, and the Cylon Empire represented the Soviet Union. Only a few years later, Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an “evil empire.”

For many years the SciFi Channel has been re-airing the original Battlestar Galactica series, but unfortunately they cut out a few minutes of each episode in order to fit in more commercials. But now you can now purchase The Complete Epic Series on DVD, a must buy for any fan of great science fiction television.

After I bought my set of DVDs the month they came out, I got so excited that I went and started the Battlestar Galactica Blog where I write about nothing but Battlestar Galactica.

Is there enough to write about to keep a whole blog going? Well, I only write something about once a month, and the topics are unlimited. My most recent post was Microsoft Project Server and Battlestar Galactica, which I feel is a must read for people who work in Project Management or who use Microsoft Project. To fully appreciate the humor it would probably help if you had watched the particular Battlestar Galactica episode where Commander Adam uses the Colonial Fleet’s version of project management software, nevertheless it contains some valuable commentary on management and personnel selection.

I also added a Battlestar Galactica Directory to the site so hardcore fans can find other Battlestar Galactica resources on the web.

With a new Battlestar Galactica series coming out in 2005, I guess I will have plenty of Battlestar Galactica stuff to write about for many years to come.

posted Sunday, August 22, 2004