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BSG or Sopranos


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Jedi Shrimper

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Battlestar Galactica (seany t)
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The Sopranos (graysblue.jr)

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Battlestar Galactica (often abbreviated as BSG or just Galactica) is a British-Canadian-American military science fiction serial drama television series and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was created by Glen A. Larson and written by Ronald D. Moore, as a re-imagining of the Battlestar Galactica television series which started airing in 1978. The series first aired as a three-hour miniseries in December 2003 on the Sci Fi network and ran for four seasons thereafter, ending its run on March 20, 2009. The series featured Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated Edward James Olmos and Academy Award-nominated Mary McDonnell and garnered a wide range of critical acclaim, including a Peabody Award and the Television Critics Association's Program of the Year Award, as well as Emmy nominations for its writing and directing.
The story arc of Battlestar Galactica is set in a distant part of the galaxy, where a civilization of humans live on a series of planets known as the Twelve Colonies. In the past, the Colonies had been at war with a cybernetic race known as the Cylons. With the unwitting help of a human named Gaius Baltar, the Cylons launch a sudden ambush on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. The handful of human survivors flee into space aboard any spacecraft they can reach. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the Battlestar Galactica appears to be the only military capital ship that survived the attack. Under the leadership of famed military leader Commander William "Bill" Adama, the Battlestar Galactica and its crew take up the task of leading the small fugitive fleet of survivors into space in search of a fabled refuge known as Earth.
The series was a ratings success for the Sci Fi Channel, and was particularly popular in Europe, Australia and the United States. Since its release, the show has received nationwide critical response from the American media, Battlestar Galactica has been honored with numerous awards and award nominations in its four-season run. It has spawned the live-action spin-off TV series Caprica set to be released in 2010.

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The Sopranos is an American television drama series created and produced by David Chase. It premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on January 10, 1999 and ended its original run of six seasons and 86 episodes on June 10, 2007. The show has also been broadcast on A&E in the United States and internationally. Set in New Jersey, where it also was produced, the series revolves around mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads.
A major commercial and critical success, The Sopranos is the most financially successful cable series in the history of television and is acknowledged as one of the greatest television series of all time. The series is noted for its high level of quality in all aspects of production and is particularly recognized for its writing and the performances of its lead actors. The show is credited with bringing a greater level of artistry to the television medium and paving the way for many successful drama series that followed. It also won numerous awards, including twenty-one Emmys and five Golden Globes.
A staple of 2000s American popular culture, The Sopranos has been the subject of much parody, controversy and analysis, and has spawned books, a video game, high-charting soundtrack albums, and a large amount of assorted merchandise.
 
Well I suppose I better stick up for it, despite the fact I know it will (and arguably should) get trounced. Right:

YOU should vote for Galactica. For starters, it's the only TV show in this list so good that it's been made twice. BEAT THAT!

The 70's original could occasionally resemble a Star Wars homage porn flick complete with a robotic dog, but fundamentally the storyline was belting; distant race get attacked by a civilisation they created, flee to find a new home while their aggressors pursue them. It was always good fun if a bit throwaway (like all 70's TV of this ilk on the whole).

However, the reimagining was awesome. It stuck rigidly to the same cast list, storyline and structure yet was an entirely different proposition. When we all heard first rumours of it, and that the Cylons now looked humans we winced and cringed, but it was the masterstroke that made the series so unforgettable.

The mini-series & first season season saw Galactica fleeing across the stars, pursued by the Cylons. The second focused on the reactions to learning that Cylons were amongst the humans, ramping up the tension and paranoia. The third changed direction and centred on truces, betrayals, a disguised but heavy critique of Bush's war in Iraq, breakdown of relationships, religion and trust. And the fourth... well, it was a bit of a letdown due to not being able to live up to earlier episodes, but had some great moments along the way.

Seasons 1-3 really are ground breaking stuff. Outside of there being the odd space battle, this isn't Sci-fi as we know it; more a war film set on a claustrophobic and knackered submarine hurtling towards oblivion.

Is it the best TV show ever? Possibly not...

is it the best American Sci-Fi show ever? Undoubtedly.
 
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And if that psychobabble was lost on you, then here's a hot girl from it:

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If this were the 70's Battlestar Gallactica with Lorne Greene & Faceman then it would get my vote. However I couldn't get along with the remake, and The Sopranos is / was a classic.
 
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The Sopranos is arguably the TV show that has defined this decade. It's definitely one of the finest shows ever made in any genre. Plus one of the main characters (Silvio) is in Bruce Spingsteen's E Street band.

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If I voted for BSG I'd be voting for the old version with Dirk Benedict and I haven't seen the new one.

The Sopranos was always entertaining viewing and had a cracking theme song from Alabama 3.

Sorry Sean mate.
 
If I voted for BSG I'd be voting for the old version with Dirk Benedict and I haven't seen the new one.

The Sopranos was always entertaining viewing and had a cracking theme song from Alabama 3.

Sorry Sean mate.

That's quite alright.

I've only seen the odd bit of The Sopranos, but it's on my list of things to conquer after South Park Series 11 and Mad men and I know it'll be awesome. BSG isn't to everyone's taste but it deserves a watch folks. Even the girlfriend loved it, and she HATES Sci-Fi...
 
I have never watched The Sopranos but the 70'S was BSG. Looks like it won't win but I have voted for it anyway. Big love to graysblue jr anyway
 
I remember going to the cinema to see the original battlestars Galtica film when I was about 10. A warning came on saying the films sound had been recorded in 'mega sound' or soemthing like that . Behind us where these 10 foot high speakers (as I recall at the time ) . Everything was normal until the first Viper hit the turbo button to take off . Literally everyone in the cinema duckled and /or fell off their seat - brilliant stuff.
 
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