
I like a show with strong female characters. I don't say that to try to score feminist cred or apply for my NOW "He Gets It" award. I'm just selfish: I think leading ladies who stick to the wings are dull. The days of seeing the strong men win the war while the weak women patch up their scratches and mop... Read Comments: 0
Good evening or perhaps morning, dear readers. Our regular Battlestar blogger, Chris Dahlen, is on vacation, so I’ll be handling his duties. My BSG geekness doesn’t run as deep as... Read Comments: 0

Crap! They killed Cally!
Even though last week’s trailer actually gave away how the episode would end, I still didn’t believe it. My jaw’s still hanging open. But let’s start with the beginning. The sounds of a screaming half-Cylon-baby open the episode, as we check in to see how... Read Comments: 0

For someone who was initially dismissed as a crude attempt to sex up the show, Tricia Helfer has emerged as one of the best members of the cast. She's taken on half a dozen different Cylon characters, from Baltar's muse and comic foil, to the traumatized Gina on the Pegasus, to Caprica Six - whose change of... Read Comments: 0

It's been a year since a new episode of Battlestar Galactica - not counting the Razor mini-movie - and believe me, I've used that time well. I listened to law professors grilling BSG honchos Ronald... Read Comments: 0

In all the talk about the old, Zeus-led belief system of the human fleet on Battlestar Galactica, nobody's explained their take on the afterlife - whether it's a Hades-like dumping ground, or a cycle of reincarnation, or just nothingness: you die, you're Caprican wormfood. Tonight's... Read Comments: 0