For what they are tasked to do, Galactica is a low budget show. The papers and reports seen in each episode with four corners cut off are an in-joke on how they must cut corners to make the show. The “soap opera” aspects some complain of were the compromise the producers had to make in order to do the spectacular work most love to watch.
Galactica emptied the piggy bank to build the New Caprica sets and such special effects in that story arc such as Galactica entering the atmosphere in the liberation attack. The soap, or human shows thereafter brought the costs per show back into line.
Overall it was a good trade off. If the producers didn’t aim so high, would there be such a thread talking about the show?
That may all be true but IMO is irrelevant to my point.
The show sucks (now) because it blew the story for money.
Yeah, I know...its a business...but that is what happens when you get too greedy.
They took what was essentially STAR WARS or DUNE type of story arc and turned tried to turn it into a STAR TREK type arc. The result was AS THE BASE STAR TURNS or ALL MY CYLONS.
They should have wrapped it up in three seasons. I mean, does anyone know how long they are going to go with this? How they are going to tie up all the loose ends and plot holes?
That has to be hands down one of (if not THE) best episodes of the entire series!