I've got to say that this was one of the best episodes of a TV drama that I've watched in a very long while.
The writer, Ronald D. Moore, really knocked one out of the park with this. He's been a long-time Star Trek writer (mostly on Deep Space Nine) but also has writing credits on Mission Impossible II.
Absolutely first-rate story premise (Galactica is attacked exactly 33 minutes after every trans-light jump by the Cylons). When we join the story there have been 237 successive attacks and jumps. What a great plot vehicle. What a great way to open a new series.
I'm really looking forward to more and have to restrain myself from looking for episodes online (the series started in the UK several months ago and so there are episodes available online that haven't been televised here).
It's a pleasure to see this quality of writing (and acting) in television. It's good to be a sci-fi fan right now..
Posted by artandscience at January 16, 2005 12:04 PM | TrackBack