 "Frakking Get This Series On DVD!!!" | 2009-10-15 |
| - Reviewed By ladieb |
| One of the few dvd series that I've ever considered purchasing. Battlestar Galactica is/was the premiere sci-fi show on television. This series is one that I watch and will continue to watch frequently. Forget everything you ever knew about the previous BSG series...this one is much better! So Say We All!! |
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 "Great show, confusing service when using with Tivo" | 2009-09-17 |
| - Reviewed By theninthcloud |
If you've never seen Battlestar Galactica, I highly recommend it. But don't forget to watch the movie miniseries first before this. And for $5 this is a great deal (the dvds are still much more than that, and downloading these from elsewhere is takes more effort than $5)
This review is mostly for using the digital movie service, Amazon's Unbox, on my Tivo HD since the content of the video is already well known.
I bought this to watch using my TiVO HD box but had some troubles getting it set up. There was a very long delay between buying it online and watching it on my tivo. (24hr+) I actually had to call Amazon for help - they ended up "repushing" the download to my Tivo. The eps did look pretty good once I finally got them all downloaded.
Also, your viewing library is limited to your TiVO HDD space. I am a cheapskate who enjoys HD, so I only have the standard size tivo DVR. So since then, this content has been auto-deleted to make room for normal recordings. I am not sure how to re-download the episodes in the Tivo UI without running the risk of paying for the episodes again. :(
In general the big downside I see to this is that this content is downloaded, not streamed. This means that if you want to watch something on your Tivo, you can't watch it immediately. You have to wait for it to download onto your box. I have downloaded tv shows from iTunes before (How I Met Your Mother) and that process was much more straightforward and simple, although that was on my PC.
SUMMARY:
I give this 3 stars...5 for BSG awesomeness, and -4 for the overall unbox experience, but I will put in a handicap of +2 because maybe my problems were really just user-induced and I really like amazon...so I am really surprised at how much of a pain it was.
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| "Who are these people?" | 2009-07-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A32G8VW3N46EUE |
| Dominic Zamprogna, Aaron Douglas, Michael Hogan, Christian Tessier, Nicki Clyne? Never heard of them! How about Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnel, Katie Sackhoff, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park and James Callis? You know, the LEAD ACTORS on the series? Not the frakking extras? And the language is in French? Really? So it's NOT in English? Well, I guess I won't be buying this series because it's not in English and I don't know who the frak is in it... Stupid Amazon writers! (They do this ALL the frakking time!) |
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 "Visually and philosphically interesting-1st time watcher" | 2009-06-04 |
| - Reviewed By digitalbabe |
This review is for the HD DVD set. PQ 3.5/5, AQ 5/5/. I have the UK version, because I heard the packaging was a bit more robust and I didn't want scratched discs.
I had never seen Battlestar Galactica when it was on TV, and literally just concluded watching season 1 on HD DVD for the 1st time ever. I don't consider myself a hard-core sci-fi fan, though I enjoy shows such as Doll House, Firefly and some others, for their fusion of various genres (futuristic drama, etc), I had discussed the show with long time fans, and see now where the disappointment in the transfer is coming from. I know fans were awaiting a major upgrade and unfortunately, though clear and detailed in some scenes, it was very noisy and grainy in most. I have over 300 HD DVD's, and 300 BD's, and this is one of the poorest transfers I've seen so far. The True HD soundtrack however works, and becomes very effective during chase, fighting and scenes with multiple layers of voices, background sound, and music.
I enjoy the humor and underlying religious and philosophical implications of the show, as well as the overarching theme of man vs machine, how far man will go,based on "hope" alone, and the general instincts of survival, despite a fusion between man and machine.
Visually the series was very interesting to me. The space ship design, especially with the humanistic elements of being alive, and the militaristic prowess was appealing, as was the equality among the sexes. In addition the set design, costumes, and even the sounds of the space ships flying was very convincing. Some of the sets looked overly "staged", but the characters are likeable and powerful, and the consistent struggle of humans trying to maintain their humanity, and distinguish themselves from the machines trying to eradicate them. I look forward to watching the other seasons on Blu-Ray! |
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| "Battlestar Galatica season 1" | 2009-04-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: AN0W473YS7T01 |
| Enjoyed first season very much..I have pre ordered Season 2 and will be getting all seasons. I also love Amazon for whatever needs I have. You are great to work with...Thank you |
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| "great" | 2009-03-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3M14WJEEWI5V4 |
| The battlestar series is off the chain it is the best . Amazons ease of use and navigation makes it so easy to get great priced dvds and or tv series. |
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