BSG is R.I.P.
Posted on March 21st, 2009 by ekko
Last night, the greatest TV drama ever ended. And I bawled like a bitch. What a phenomenal show, and what a perfect ending.
Why was it the greatest?
It was better than Homicide: Life on the Street because the last few seasons of that show were very weak. BSG retained both its quality and intensity from ep 1 to the end.
It was better than The Wire because although it had complex, interwoven stories, it also had real, hardcore human emotion and was able to hit a much wider variety of topics (Gitmo torture, the meaning of God, the formation of leaders, etc.).
It was better than Lost because it made sense.
It was better than 6 Feet Under because it had humor and tenderness–it wasn’t always bleak.
It was better than any Star Trek because it didn’t need green aliens.
It was better than Deadwood because it actually had an ending.
It was better than Buffy The Vampire Slayer because Buffy’s last season got kind of redundant.
It was better than Cracker because it had a lot more episodes and, frankly, that last Cracker TV Movie kinda sucked.
It was better than the Sopranos because BSG, while it left many questions unresolved at the end, did so while also providing closure. There was no question that the story was over, and a new one was about to begin, every character, however peripheral, had shown growth and changed.
It was better than The Shield–but not by much.
It was better than Oz because it wasn’t as soapy or inconsistent.
Go ahead, tell me what was a better show. And your opinion doesn’t count if you only watched the 6-hour mini-series/pilot.
All Along the Watchtower-Pearl Jam (YSI)
All Along the Watchtower-Blues Traveller
All Along the Watchtower-Phil Lesh and Friends
Stairway to Watchtower-Keller Williams
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Comment By: Tom
March 26th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
BSG is the only show I’ve been as consistently fond of as Twin Peaks. I’d say the biggest problem with BSG is that the first two seasons had rather a lot of filler before they found their feet. Mind you, TP wasn’t free of filler itself.
I live in hope that the resolution of Lost will prove that the writers have known their shit all along.
Comment By: californiapoppy2
April 8th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
You watch too much T.V.
I would say my fave T.V. series has to be the Simpsons. I have watched them since Tracy.
I really dig this song though. Funny that you cried like a baby over a scifi show kinda sweet it could get to you so..