Battlestar Galactica withdrawal symptoms
I watched Heroes recently. The plotline is going nowhere. It has become a sprawling, uninteresting mess. I realise i no longer care about the characters and the series is this close from being dropped off my viewing list. I think i shall stop watching Heroes after this season.
I started watching The Wire recently. Caught a few episcodes of season 1. I felt that the tempo of the series was very slow and the very first episode nearly made me want to stop watching because i was bored. Luckily the show gets better the more time you invest in it. Still, despite the critical acclaim, i can safely say that The Wire isn’t remotely close to the quality of Battlestar Galactica. At least not from what i’ve seen.
Lost is really, really good this season. The time travel and the stuck in the 70s bit. Plus, young Benjamin Linus is tres creepy. But what makes me despair is that even though Lost is firmly in No2 slot after Battlestar Galactica and is having a strong season, it is still nowhere as good as BSG.
Reaper gets my vote as the series with the best improvement. So far season 2 has been funny, engaging and less about ghost of the week. There are several new cast members and while it does seem that there may be too many new additions, i really enjoy the second season as it goes from strength to strength. However, still not as good as BSG.
After a lacklustre early half, the second half of House season 5 is getting progressively better. I would still like to see Chase and Cameron get more screen time and it is increasingly obvious that Season 4 replacements of Taub, 13 and Kutner lack the chemistry of House’s original diagnostic team. Season 5 has so far been quite uneven for me, and decidedly weaker than Season 4. Still, House is one of the most consistently enjoyable series and Hugh Laurie makes it all worth watching.
Unfortunately, none of these shows are remotely as good as BSG, with the exception of Lost and even then Lost has to play a consistent second fiddle. I fear that i will never watch a series as good as BSG again. Sigh, now i am just waiting for the final BSG telemovie before i truly, and finally bid goodbye to the best series ever shown to TV. I need to start checking out replacements for BSG.
