Spawning from the original 1979 series of the same name, this 're-imagining' of Battlestar Galactica is a world apart from its predecessor. Where the original was campy, cheesy, and often just silly, the re-imagined series is gritty, violent, and realistic on at least a human level. Realistic to the point of sometimes even being depressing.

The series follows the human race after it was almost annihilated from nuclear attack by its own creations, the 'Cylons' - artificial intelligence machines originally designed to do the work of humans. The Cylons, some being metal machines and others appearing as flesh-and-blood humans, base their attack on the reasoning that they're simply executing rightful dominance over a lesser species - the humans. All but exterminating the 12 human colonies, the Cylon attack is however incomplete as the humans aboard an aged battle cruiser (the Galactica) manage to escape with all that remains of humanity. From that point onward the humans battle an entire laundry list of survival obstacles, including lack of resources, internal politics, machinery, logistics, exhaustion, and of course the Cylons themselves who are pursuing the humans throughout space, attempting to finish the job.

Battlestar Galactica isn't nearly the standard science fiction fare, with stereotypical bad robots chasing good and smart humans. Refreshingly different, the characters (both human and Cylon) are imperfect and flawed, prone to bad decisions, indecisive, and many times are incapable of handling the great stress put upon them. Additionally, the series also invokes many cerebral issues, such as what should be considered 'life', what's acceptable behavior in moments of desperation, and even touching on the subject of a supreme being teaching and shepherding its creations through one learning experience after another.

All in all, Battlestar Galactica is a magnificent series aimed for people who think, while having enough fantastic battle scenes and space traveling to appease anyone interested in good ol' fashioned science fiction.