Battlestar Galactica - Season 4.0 (2008) (4 Disc Set)

The End Of The Search Is Near On Battlestar Galactica Season Four

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 19, 2009

Pros: This box set includes the BG movie, "Razor", which was originally sold by itself.

Cons: Those who bought Razor by itself will now have to find a way to get rid of it, since the box set has the movie in a slimmed down case, that is part of the box set.

The end of the search for Earth is near for the crew of the Galactica on season four of Battlestar Galactica. Admiral Adama and his crew (along with the fleet) have had a long journey throughout the course of this surprise hit drama. Through the course of its previous three seasons, Battlestar Galactica has quietly become a hit that no one saw coming. Even those people who may not have been (or may not be) sci-fi fans have admitted that the show has grown on them, for one reason or another. Now, in the countdown to the end of the search, Admiral ADama and the final five come to terms on a possible truce. The problem: There are those who don't like the thought of a truce. To make things even more complicated, the rebels have now become separate from the rest of the Cylons, leading to what will likely be a final showdown in one of the final episodes.

The potential showdown between the Cylons, and the tension between the Cylon rebels and the crew of the Galactica aren't the only factors that make this season of Galactica so riveting. Fans find out in this season that apparently, everyone's favorite Viper jockey, Starbuck, perhaps didn't die after all at the end of season three. We see her return, only to cause increased tension within the crew itself. Her return, after what looked like her demise at the end of season three, has led many to believe that Starbuck is one of the Cylons--perhaps even the fifth Cylon.

The final two episodes of Season four are probably the most gripping of the entire season, as they are the perfect setup to the final ten episodes of this standout show. The audience sees the crew of the Galactica forced to team up with the final five in order to destroy the Resurrection Hub so that the Cylons can no longer download into new bodies. The one thing to remember about the hub, though, is that who is to say that the hub is the only one

There are so many factors thave have led to the sucess of Battlestar Galactica during its run. Among them is the outstanding cominbation of CG and live action. The acting of the cast is another factor that has made this show so enjoyable. It is a sad thing that a show taht has so quietly become such a hit is going to end after such a short time. But thankfully, it is a show that sci-fi fans needed to show just how impressive a sci-fi show can be. It is a show that has brought in even those show are not fans of the genre. That ability is rare in a television program in this day and age. Thankfully, despite the show's impending ending, Battlestar fans have a spinoff to look forward to in Caprica. In the meantime, though, those fans who may have not gotten to see all of the episodes from season four now have the entire season to catch up on whenever they want.