Turd soup.

You should really netflix season one of BSG. They do have some light hearted, and funny moments here and there. I was shocked they pulled it off without seeming forced. That show has me by the balls. But I still haven’t seen Season 2. So I’m not watching any of the new stuff just yet.

It took me a while to warm up to “Battlestar Galactica” because it’s so dark and depressing, and I can get depressed well enough on my own without TV helping. I’ve still only seen about half the episodes from each season, but feel like I’ve gotten up to speed enough that I’m excited about the premiere tonight.

I’m usually the last hold out on a show. I was very resistant to start watching the new Battlestar Galactica. I caught one or two episodes during the first season, and didn’t finish either one (out of order). It just seemed plain bad, and cheap. Then, a good mutual friend of ours practically made me order up the mini-series on Netflix, and I gotta tell ya it’s some of the best tv I’ve ever seen. And I don’t even hold a flame for the old show.

I say this because Lost has just left me very cold after the first season. I *loved* the first season…almost too much. I don’t even know why I brought up BSG, other than the fact that I think they are doing it ‘right’, as did Buffy. Maybe more shows do, but I find it hard to sit through most. At least I had fun with Lost season one.

That may be my biggest problem with it; I’m just not that interested in the new focus. The idea of “the Others” has worked so well when they’re this mysterious force on the periphery of everything, and I’m still not yet interested in the backstory from their perspective. It’d be like stopping Empire Strikes Back in the middle for a long exposition of Boba Fett’s life story.

Juliet’s just not that interesting a character, and I don’t see how they can make her interesting. I kept wondering whether she was supposed to be Desmond’s girlfriend or even Jack’s ex-wife. And the not-Henry Gale guy, I feel like they’ve already blown their wad with him, and there’s not much intrigue left there. I’m not wondering what his character is, I feel like I already know his deal and I’m just waiting for it to play out.

I probably would’ve been happier if they’d just expanded their focus with this one. Instead of keeping everything centered around Jack, Sawyer, and Kate, I wish they’d cut back to what’s going on with the rest of the castaways.

Anyway, I loved every second of it.