I'm surprised no one has made a topic discussing the finale and overall thoughts of the finished series Battlestar Galactica. I managed to DL a copy of the finale last night becuse I missed the original airing on Sci Fi.

Overall I thought it was pretty good. I knew the show was incapable of tying up every loose end. There just wasn't enough time at the molasses pace they were moving at the last ten episodes. At least enough was explained, or partially explained to give a nice closure to the series. It was good to finally find out what the Caprica 6 that only Baltar could see actually was, and it was humorous to find out the real Caprica 6 has her own angelic Baltar looking after her also. The Kara Thrace stuff was properly done, but I can't help but think she still didn't seem to be at peace even at the end. I wasn't sold on the Lee and Bill Adama, "I need to be alone" and "I need to travel alone" endings. It was enough having Tyrol do it five minutes earlier, and he was the only one that was legitimately pissed at people enough to want something like that.

The first hour was actually better. The battle was fantastic. It was the best action the show has ever seen. I like Boomer's exit from the show. It was appropriate. Tyrol finding out about Cally's death and killing Tory was well overdue. I'm not sure how I feel about the villains of the story being allowed to live on, but I suppose since the world is still around 150,000 years later that nothing happened like on New Caprica.

One thing I don't quite get is were only the Cylon machines the ones to leave, or did the humanoid rebels leave with them too? It wouldnt make sense for the rebels to leave because their means or procreating lies with the humans. Anyone have any answers on that?

Overall the show was at it's best during the first two seasons. I'm sure everyone can agree with me on that. I will give special consideration to the two part story involving Tom Zareck and Felix Gaeta running a mutiny on the ship. That was classic Battlestar tension right there. I still think the best episodes of the series is probably the first one, "33" where the Cylons would jump into the fleet's range every 33 minutes and no one knew why.

It was over sometime in the late seventies.

This is when it was good. :p

Oh god. Did you really watch that show? I can't imagine watching cheesy shit like that and Lost in Space sober. Drunk on the other hand, you make a compelling case.

Back in the original Battlestar Galactica Starbuck and Boomer were both men. Things changed a little bit, didn't they? The robotic Cylons also looked like, well robotic Cylons. Now they are disguised as big breasted blondes or something. The only thing robotic about them is their acting. You are not alone in liking the update of Battlestar Galactica though.

Back off of Lost in Space. That show was brilliant (the movie is abysmal). It got much higher ratings than Star Trek. Star Trek nerds came out in droves and screamed to the high heavens about how great their show was until people listened. Even though Lost In Space was very tongue in cheek, and comical, the more serious Star Trek somehow has become more popular. William Shatner's acting is probably more funny than anything that ever happened on Lost In Space and could be a strong reason for this.

the best show i have ever seen has just broadcast its final episode here in the UK, its legacy will stay with me from the first time i watched the mini series to my dying day, i have never shed a tear at the end of anything before now, but as i type this, tears do fill my eyes, Battlestar Gallactica, was, is, allways shall be the greatest tv show i have ever seen, the ending was powerful and compelling, i will never forget BSG and i hope that many others enjoyed the briliance of it, from the opening of the mini series to the last moment of the finale, it was a peice of televisual history, i doubt much can come close to BSG for me, before it, i though nothing could top Star Trek as my favourite tv show, now it is BSG that has set the standard, magic to the last, it serves as a timeless story of humanity.

I kind of figured they'd find our early Earth. I was thinking closer to 50,000 BC though.

The centurions were granted their freedom, that's why they left.
The humanoid Cylons wanted to stay on new Earth, they don't need any more reason then that.