Battlestar Galactica: Resistance
The best show on television, genre or otherwise, is back. Well, sort of. SciFi has launched a new series of “webisodes” that bridge the gap between the season two finale and the season three premiere. I’ve already seen the first one, and I am happy to report that it feels exactly like the regular show, right down to the music and the writing. This isn’t the usual “let’s throw some characters we’ve never seen before and shoot on MiniDV” kind of thing — it’s got real cast members (Tigh, Tyrol, Cally), some background players and some interesting revelations about what life is like on New Caprica under Cylon occupation.
A good comparison would be the Star Wars: Clone Wars shorts that came out between Episode II and III, except that this is live action and uses the real actors. I can’t wait to see the whole project collected on DVD — I have a feeling it’s going to end up like a Season Three Episode 0 when all is said and done. It looks like there will be about the same amount of content as in a full episode of the series.
SciFi is pushing it so much, that they’ve made the first webisode their homepage. Check it out.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television | jeff | 06 September 2006 |
