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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Binding: DVD Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN. EAN: 0025195010726 Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Sci-Fi Channel, The Languages: Manufacturer: Sci-Fi Channel, The MPN: 61101285 Number Of Discs: 6 Number Of Items: 6 Publisher: Sci-Fi Channel, The Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 18, 2008 Running Time: 953 minutes Studio: Sci-Fi Channel, The Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 2005 Editorial Review: Product Description: The adventure of one of television's finest dramas continues with the complete third season of the Peabody Award-winning Battlestar Galactica. The Colonies' survivors have found their hopes of eluding their Cylon pursuers dashed by an invasion and occupation of their new home. As the fate of all human life hangs in the balance friends become enemies enemies become unexpected allies and decisions are made that will haunt some people for the rest of their lives. Relive all 20 episodes of the season that challenges everything you thought you knew about the Battlestar Galactica universe. Presented in Dolby 5.1 surround sound the 6-disc set features over 15 hours of extensive special features including the DVD exclusive version of the episode "Unfinished Business" containing 25 additional minutes of never-before-seen footage. You won't want to miss a minute of the series considered "one of the best dramas on TV" (Time Magazine).System Requirements:Running Time: 953 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 025195010726 Manufacturer No: 61101285 Amazon.com: The third season of Battlestar Galactica got off to a rip-roaring start on New Caprica, where the settlers had found themselves under Cylon occupation at the end of the previous season. Dr. Baltar (James Callis) had been elected President based on his intention to stop looking for Earth and settle on New Caprica, but is now a puppet of the Cylons, forced to sign execution orders for numerous humans, including former President Roslin (Mary McDonnell). A resistance movement is building, however, led by Col. Tigh (Michael Hogan), and assisted by Chief Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) and Samuel Anders (Michael Trucco). Tigh's desperate tactics--including suicide bombers--raise interesting parallels to the U.S. war in Iraq, and he finds he has to make an even tougher choice. Thanks to Admiral Adama's (Edwards James Olmos) return and the unexpected help of Boomer (Grace Park), the colonists escape, then begin a series of trials in order to convict all of the Cylon collaborators, culminating in the explosive trial of Baltar himself. In a boxing-metaphor episode, Apollo (Jamie Bamber) and Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) resume their mutual attraction with a surprising outcome. After the exciting beginning, Battlestar Galactica sagged a little in the middle of the third season (as it did in the second season) with its ship-bound episodes, but caught speed again at the end. The quest to find Earth, the unexpected loss of a major character, and the revealing of four of the final five Cylons kept viewers coming back to a series that blends action, drama, and universal questions of loyalty, faith, and justice in a way that transcends the science-fiction setting. With Dean Stockwell, Lucy Lawless, and Tricia Helfer as Cylons 1, 3, and 6, Mark Sheppard as defense attorney Romo Lampkin, Alessandro Juliani as Lt. Gaeta, Kandyse McClure as Petty Officer "Dee" Dualla, Nicki Clyne as Crewman Specialist Cally, Kate Vernon as Ellen Tigh, and Rekha Sharma as presidential aide Tory Foster. Every episode on the DVD set has executive producer Ronald Moore's podcast commentaries (occasionally joined by others) and almost every episode has deleted scenes, including a different (and less effective) version of the season's final surprise. Also included are bonus commentaries, the Resistance webisodes (10 episodes, 26 minutes total) that provide more of life on occupied New Caprica, executive producer David Eicks' "video blog" featurettes, and an extended version of "Unfinished Business" (mostly adding non-Starbuck-Apollo material). --David Horiuchi Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great start and finishThe New Caprica episodes are some of the best of this or any sci-fi series. A weak, somewhat confusing middle that weighs down the series a bit. And then, a great last few episodes leading up to the slam bang monster finale. Wow, the revelations at the end of this are bone jarring! Rating:  - Battlestar Galactica - Season ThreeGreat series. Better than the original series but is very dark, like the Batman movies. You must pay attention to what's going on or sometimes you'll miss the point. Rating:  - Uh-Oh...I'm a BSG fan. I like the series a lot, minus a few 'clunker' episodes, but every series has those. Even Sopranos had those stupid 'Tony's dreaming' episodes. One thing I always liked about this series was the characters, which are interesting because they are damaged, flawed human beings, unlike the cardboard comic-book archetypes we saw in the original BSG. Well, as the series goes on, some characters continue to develop and stay interesting, like Starbuck, Gaida (sp?), and Tigh. Others ... Read More Rating: - An awesome season...This season does a lot to 'round out' the show. We get a lot more minor details and get to know the characters and the mythos of the universe a lot better. Also, the ending of this season... what a bombshell. Unbelievable. I've heard some people complain that the middle episodes move slowly, but (a) there is a lot of important information contained in the episodes, and (b) if you have this season on DVD, then watching an episode that is slow moving, but contains a lot of information should not be a ... Read More Rating: - The Best TV on TVWhat a great series - the acting is great, the writing is top-notch and the effects are wonderful, too. Season 3 is shaping up to be the best so far (I haven't started watching season 4 yet). Great character development - even Adm. Adama has his flaws exposed this season. |
