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| Battlestar Galactica - Season Three | 
 enlarge | Actors: Edward James Olmos, Mary Mcdonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $59.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (182 reviews)
Sales Rank: 518
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 44 minutes
Number Of Items: 6
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.8
MPN: MCAD61101285D
UPC: 025195010726
EAN: 0025195010726
ASIN: B00129W6LE
Release Date: March 18, 2008
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 Battlestar Galactica - Season Three July 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great series. Better than the original series but is very dark, like the Batman movies. You must pay attention to what's going on or sometimes you'll miss the point.
 Uh-Oh... July 10, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm a BSG fan. I like the series a lot, minus a few 'clunker' episodes, but every series has those. Even Sopranos had those stupid 'Tony's dreaming' episodes.
One thing I always liked about this series was the characters, which are interesting because they are damaged, flawed human beings, unlike the cardboard comic-book archetypes we saw in the original BSG. Well, as the series goes on, some characters continue to develop and stay interesting, like Starbuck, Gaida (sp?), and Tigh. Others that seemed good in season one are starting to get stale and are revealed as only one- or two-note characatures, like Helo, Lee Adama, and Chief T. I don't mind too much, it's to be expected in a series of any length that some characters will run their short course and peter out early. My only hope is that they get killed off or turn out to be cylons or something.
So far, that would make this a four-star season: good, but the cracks are starting to show.
However, late in the season, the series takes a huge left turn into mysticism. It suddenly abandons science fiction and veers sharply into fantasy. Sure, the religious themes have been there all along, but always in a scifi context. It's not 'hard' scifi, to be sure, but it always tried to be based on future science. Why would they change the whole series so completely and so suddenly?
I'm disappointed, but not completely, not yet. I can only hope the elements which appear to be pure fantasy end up, later, to have a scientific explanation. And that's why three stars, instead of only one. I'm giving the writers the benefit of the doubt here, as they have done a (mostly) great job until now. If the explanation for the supernatural elements in this season ends up being within the scifi genre, I'll come back, retract this review, and give it four stars, maybe even five.
However, if, as I'm fearing, the writers simply got lazy and chose mysticism as a cheap device with which to sloppily spackle over gaping holes in the plot, I'll come back, erase this review, and give this season the one star it will have deserved.
An awesome season... July 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This season does a lot to 'round out' the show. We get a lot more minor details and get to know the characters and the mythos of the universe a lot better. Also, the ending of this season... what a bombshell. Unbelievable. I've heard some people complain that the middle episodes move slowly, but (a) there is a lot of important information contained in the episodes, and (b) if you have this season on DVD, then watching an episode that is slow moving, but contains a lot of information should not be a problem because you don't have to wait a week for the next episode!
Definitely get this season if you've been following the series. You shouldn't even be questioning if it's worth a buy.
If you have not been watching the series -- START NOW!
The Best TV on TV July 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a great series - the acting is great, the writing is top-notch and the effects are wonderful, too. Season 3 is shaping up to be the best so far (I haven't started watching season 4 yet). Great character development - even Adm. Adama has his flaws exposed this season.
 Depressing July 1, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong--I loved the miniseries, the first two seasons, and Razor. But Season Three is a total disappointment. Well over 75% of the episodes focus strictly on the boring and hamfisted occult aspects of the show. Absent from this three-quarters of the season is any hint of the military and political drama that made previous seasons so compelling.
Avoid. So say we all.
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