Battlestar Galactica

Growing up, television was an event.  You didn’t have the ability to record shows, or watch whatever you want, whenever you wanted.  When Star Wars was first broadcast on the movie channels, we literally spent the entire day bouncing between the movie channels, as soon as one ended, to start watching the next broadcast of another one (or coming in half-way through the movie).  I think I blame Nana (my maternal grandmother) for this love.

I remember Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and Battlestar Galactica, as the two shows we loved to watch with Nana.  She had audio tape recordings of the shows that we would listen to on occasion, and I remember her listening to them years later.  I remember being at her apartment to watch the show, or even the rare occasion when we’d go out to eat at a pizza place, and they’d be showing episodes of it.

Battlestar Galactica was one of those unforgettable shows.  It was created by an LDS person, and some of the concepts of the show had unique religious aspects to them.  I can still remember how they had visits from guys dressed in white, they had a counsel of twelve people who helped make decisions, they had eternal marriage, and how they were remnants of 12 tribes that were lost in space, looking for that remaining tribe on Earth.  Not all aspects of the show were based strictly on LDS beliefs (there were a lot of ancient Roman/Greek names, a Mayan sport, etc), but in general, it was something else.

Rebecca had decided to start watching our movie collection in alphabetical order, as often the kids like watching the same things all the time, and we know they’d love more if they just had the chance.  So when they reached the B’s and got into the DVD set of Battlestar Galactica, let’s just say, they were HOOKED.  For a week, that’s all they watched, and on Friday, they went through a full day, up until midnight.  I’m glad this series from 30 years ago still has much to offer. 🙂