Battlestar Galactica Recap: Islanded in a Stream of Stars

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The producers of the original Battlestar Galactica had a plan. In the late 1970s, it wasn’t uncommon for a male lead in a TV series to have a major pop career. So when they found out early on that the Bee Gees – the biggest recording act in the known universe – were fans of their show, they reached out. The plan was this: the Bee Gees would write a thumping disco tune; Dirk Benedict would sing it; coke and hookers and cash to every AM station imaginable and voila! a world-wide smash that would guarantee a second season of Galactica.

That song was called “Islanded in a Stream of Stars.” I’ll be giving you a taste of the words throughout this recap. For example:

Islanded in a stream of stars
Death and betrayal is what we are
Trust and love have gone so far
Islanded in a stream of stars

Battlestar Galactica Recap: A Disquiet Follows My Soul

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If last week's episode was all about giving up, then this is about starting over. Which makes sense, as this episode was really all about setting up the endgame of the entire series.

Battlestar Galactica Recap: 'Sometimes A Great Notion'

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What happens when the dream you've based your entire life upon turns out to be a cruel, cruel lie? Sometimes you give up. You jump into the river, let it take you where it will.

Battlestar Galactica Recap - Face of the Enemy Webisodes

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Hey Sci-Fi? Instead of Webisodes, howz about releasing the DVD of Season 4.0 earlier, so that we can get caught up in a reasonable fashion?

Battlestar Plot Refresher

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Welcome to Earth. Please ignore the radiation. Please ignore the fact that you are standing amongst the ruins of a great civilization. Please ignore the fact that getting to Earth was your goal since the fleet was cobbled together in the wake of the Cylon sneak attack. Please ignore the fact that Earth was a made-up lie by one William Adama just to give you some kind of hope until, suddenly, it wasn't a lie any more. Welcome to Earth, the legendary Thirteenth Colony. How was your journey?