The Cylons Strikes Back

Most of us are familiar with the movie Star Wars. And some are 'gila' about them. It's probably the most successful science fiction movie in history. But there is a science fiction show which exists only on television and has quite a number of followers. No. I'm not talking about Star Trek with the pointy ears guy. I'm talking about:

Battlestar Galactica.

Perhaps some of you may remember this show on television long long time ago in a galaxy far far away.... For those who can't remember, you're probably too young at that time or still in 'liquid' form. Haha!! Starbuck (not the chic coffee shop), Apollo (not the biscuit), Commander Adama and the Cylons (not the country where tea came from) are just some of the characters in the show.

The show is basically about a group of people aboard the spaceship 'Battlestar Galactica' trying to find Earth as they try to run away from their enemies, the Cylons, who have destroyed their home planet. The Cylons are robots with eyes that looked like the red running lights on a 'Knight Rider' car. (dunno 'Knight Rider'? Go ask your dad)

Until recently they had a remake of the show. Now, as many of us know that, quite seldom a remake is ever going to be as good or better than the original. Expectations of viewers are high and most are best left forgotten.

Only one word that i can say about the remake of 'Battlestar Galactica'. Fantastic! Never have i seen a remake so good. Of course there are changes here and there but storyline and acting wise was brilliant. The Cylons were robots in the original show but in the new show they take the form of a human. So there's a mixed bag of 'Terminator' and 'Species' movie thrown in. Some original aspects of the show are still being used in the remake. Kudos to the director, producer or... whoever!

Curently, the new version of 'Battlestar Galactica' is shown only on cable tv. Not many may have the opportunity to watch it but if you do, do give it a chance.

As Master Yoda (yer noe, that little green guy from Star Wars) would always say: "Do. There is No Try".