What is your favorite TV show? The Office? Lost? I bet the first show that popped into your mind is not my favorite show.
The best show on TV, in my humble opinion, is a reimagined sci-fi show from my childhood past. The orignal was campy, but fun, and released about 2 years after
Star Wars (the best movie of all time).
Any guesses? This show is not on network TV, although the cable network it calls home is owned by NBC. The best show that you probably have never seen is
Battlestar Galactica. This show has it all - action, romance, good vs. evil, developed characters, and excellent writing. It is vastly different from the original. The original while good at the time did not have the depth in which the new series does. It all started as a mini-series for the SciFi Channel, which got excellent reviews from critics and fans. A new seasonal series began less than a year later and is now currently about to wrap up the mid-season on Friday, December 15th.
I realize that it is difficult to imagine getting involved in yet another show in which you may watch one episode and have no idea what is going on and give up. But with the advent of such novelties as
Netflix and
iTunes, it is very easy to "catch up" on what has been going on the past few years with the show. My wife has even gotten into the show this season.
This is not just some SciFi show with a bunch of weird aliens. This is an intelligent show that focuses on trying to understand the human condition. Check it out.