Why aren't you watching Battlestar Galactica?

If you haven’t checked out the new Battlestar Galactica you are missing out. And if you are one of those people who “aren’t into sci-fi” because you don’t like future tech and funny looking aliens, check it out anyway.

This is a drama series that happens to be in space. Like good sci-fi of the past it also looks at today. It has echoes of September 11^th, torture of prisoners, military versus democratic rule after a tragedy, and the separation of government and religion.

Another cool thing of the show is the openness of the producers to the creative process. Each week producer Ron Moore posts a podcast commentary to play along with the episode, as well as a very good blog for the show. Producer David Eick also has a video blog. They are warts and all, and really show the creative grind a weekly series is.

Its on Sci-fi Friday’s at 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. It is also repeated on Universal HD in high def and Dolby Digital 5.1.

Trust me. Take the candy!