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Battlestar Galactica Blasts Off Into Final Season

April 7th, 2008 at 09:43am Richard Pulfer

A far cry from its camp classic cousin, the re-imagined “Battlestar Galactica” plays more like “Band of Brothers” in outer space: riveting, intense and even poignant. The crux of the show lies in the war between humans and Cylons, a race of robots who can be completely indistinguishable from humans. Four characters are revealed to be Cylon sleeper agents and struggle against their programming. Meanwhile, Katee Sackhoff (one of the best parts of the now-canceled Bionic Woman) returns as Starbuck, a mysterious resurrected fighter pilot who grows more physically and psychologically agitated the further she gets from Earth. Despite its space opera roots, Battlestar Galactica is one show everyone should give a chance. It airs on Sci-Fi Channel Fridays at 9:00 PM.