Ghost in the Machines - 
by J-Unit
You know, I am not the type of person who doesn't believe that things can't get better the second time around, even when it comes to remakes of old television shows. Take for instance- well, Battlestar Galactica. The original series is a perfect example of what was really an awful show from the seventies that over time gained enough kitschy verve that people remembered they enjoyed it much more than was actually possible. I'm not saying it wasn't fun to watch at times. If there were eight episodes on in a row on SciFi, I could, for instance, imagine a scenario wherein I would skip class and then sustain myself for eight hours with nothing but a glass bowl, a lighter, some herbs of my choice, and, of course, some Diet Dr. Pepper to wash down the mountains of Triscuit and Easy Cheese sandwiches I would start to crave about after about 45 minutes.
But that's just one theory, and has already made this intro way too long. What I am trying to say is that one of the great things about the current Battlestar Galactica is that the producers are less concerned with staying historically accurate to a bad TV show than they are with making sure the elements of their writing will ensure that the current series has interesting plot and compelling story.
All of that pontificating about the virtues of Galactica would probably have sounded a lot better if I hadn't taken a week off from recapping it. If I loved the show so much, why would I just skip the writing? Well, for one thing, nobody really complained, so I let my labor of love slip. As for the other, the combination of a new Big Brother plus hours of football really kind of cramps my style.
Last week did have a fairly important revelation, however. Lucy Lawless showed up for a cameo as a reporter (Diana Burns) who was covering the Gideon massacre, the name given to the incident that took place after Colonel Tigh ordered marines to force supply ships to continue to stock Galactica. In the craziness that followed, several civilians were killed and Diana was about to blow the lid off the whole thing for the entire fleet, which might have been a problem for the military trying to ensure order reigns supreme. We also found out she was a Cylon, which makes things very interesting to say the least.
One of the themes of the last several weeks has been how the crew has been handling things. At first it looked like Diana would focus on scandal, but instead she focused on how the people that protect the fleet are coping with that pressure themselves. The crew of Galactica has basically been on call 24 hours a day ever since the first Cylon attack. There are no reinforcements coming, and there is nobody around to relieve them of their duty, even if they really only need a few hours of rest and relaxation.
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