BATTLESTAR GALACTICA {2nd. Season} (DVD Review) - 4/9/06

Why don't I like this TV show? I suppose because I'm a hypocrite - In the real world there are no happy endings and in Hollywood it's all boy gets girl and lives happily ever after. Unfortunately in Battlestar Galactica it's the reverse and instead of the Hollywood ending we get the real world. This series is so good and has such gravitas with actors like Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell that it is too real - And that's where it falls down for me - It's too in your face, too close and upfront, it's visceral and nasty and is just like real life. When I want to see Science Fiction I want to be transported into another world....Not dragged along into depressing reality as nothing goes right and people are bloodily killed amongst political machinations and filled with boring, repetitive personal disputes and all the other problem's that go along with humanity.
I want the "happy Hollywood ending" and with this re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica this is not going to happen. I have watched 20 episodes of Season 2 and been depressed by the fact that everything is turning to shit for humanity and sunset looks like it is going down on the human race with nothing left to back it up. Not only is there no humour or light relief in this darkness I think it is only going to get worse. The only spark I saw was in Episode 18 "Downloaded" which actually made you think about a possible light at the end of the tunnel when 2 heroes of the Cylon actually contemplate their "human" taint. We can see a change which the Cylon's may not have anticipated in their own ranks as nobody can really predict the outcome of any action with total accuracy.
The Region 2 6-Disc Boxset covers the 20 episode's of Season 2 with selected Episode Commentaries and the sixth disc covering a whole collection of Deleted Scenes. This is crap compared to the Region 1 Boxset releases which have a vast range of Special Features compared to the UK release. I would advise buying the Region 1 (USA) release instead of the Region 2.
Also features PLAYBACK Trailer for numerous classic cult TV shows. Region 2 also covers Region's 4 & 5. Colour PAL. Rating: 15. Feature Soundtrack: English 5.1. Feature Commentaries: English 2.0. Stereo. Deleted Scenes: English 2.0. Mono. Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Full Height Anamorphic. Subtitle Tracks: English SDH. Running Time: 14 Hrs. 42 Mins. 2005/2006 Universal Studios. 824 270 8-11 / ISBN # 5050582427080.