I was on Yahoo and they had this article! I loved BSG
http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/the-shows-you-must-watch-before-you-die-and-the-ones-to-avoid--552
Wow. Harsh. Not just saying to avoid it. The article is saying if you are on your deathbed, you shouldn’t watch it because the ending is “absurd.” I beg to differ, but then I am a fan.
I loved the ending! I plan to start rewatching BSG as soon as I send in the movie I rented.
I’m comfortable that I really liked something that a mainstream dweeb did not understand.
Funny, I find Buffy nigh unwatchable (I know, I know) and The West Wing got sucky enough for a couple of seasons there to avoid at least 2/7ths of its run. The Sopranos is the closest TV gets to Shakesperean drama, in my view (keeping in mind that I’ve yet to see The Wire).
I guess that’s why they call it opinion.
“The ending is absurd” = “I didn’t understand it and it was too poetic for my taste.”
She like soooo didn’t get it. For sure. Totally.
She’s got a great editor.
I was just about to say you need to watch the Wire for Shakespearean level of Drama. The penultimate (or penultimate penultimate) episode of season three is probably the best written hour of television. 'specially if you are along for the ride the entire time.
As for the the article. not watching the show because you think the ending is dumb (which it was not) is super stupid. 'specually when the writer says two of the shows on the list are some of the best until the end.
Fraktardery, pure and simple.
while I didnt love the answer to all questions being god, the Finale is still a great watch, with many very touching scenes.
She is butt-hurt. I can understand (not agree with) that opinion, but compared to some of the epic fail endings in television history, BSG’s ending doesn’t come close. The Sopranos comes to mind, as does Cheers (everyone leaves, and it’s just Sam at the bar? Queue excitement…). My favorite sitcom ever, Married with Children, didn’t even get to DO a proper final episode.
Well, we all know better about BSG anyway, don’t we?
Good point about finales, Pete. I feel far more disappointed about the Seinfeld finale, after all these years, and yet I continue to watch that show in reruns and DVD. Go figure!
Methinks a head-character told the reviwer to hate it.
You know, I can understand why some people might not like the end of BSG if they were hoping for something scientifically consistent with the real world concept of Mitochondial Eve and expected answers for all the show’s mysteries in a neat little package wrapped with a pretty bow on top. But I really wish people wouldn’t dis on the show for fans who are able to suspend disbelief and enjoy BSG for the show it is!
I kinda have to agree with the reviewer about Heroes though. It did go down hill after 1st season.
Then again, I started watching Grey’s Anatomy after 3rd or 4th season.
I have gotten so used to reviewers and writers not liking the things I like that I am only surprised when we don’t disagree.
It’s very amusing to me that directly below the author’s declaration that we should under no circumstance watch Battlestar Galacatica is:
The Hulu link to watch the finale of Battlestar Galactica!
Talos, perhaps her editor is even better than you imagined. 
Well lets just preface this; this guy thinks that 24 is one of the most compelling shows in a decade…
Man I love that phrase butt hurt. Glad to see someone else using it.
Beyond that I LAUGH so hard at he? She? suggesting Lost when it’s damn near GUARANTEED to have the most disappointing ending in tv history not only because of the hype but there’s bound to be unanswered mysteries. I mean if they answer 99% of them that’s still like 30 things left unanswered.
Now I’m not hatin on Lost, just saying given the parameters of the list
LOL ! - Really, the only explanation !
I totally agree. It’s so annoying to listen to the complaints.
Heroes is the poster child for unfulfilled potential in television, as far as I’m concerned. Season one was largely consistent in following the rules the writers set up for themselves and telling a strong, cohesive story with a large ensemble cast in a surprisingly closed structure (season 1 is like a 30 hour long movie, really, with some slow parts). I fully did not expect to see any of those characters again in season 2, except perhaps for Hiro and a couple of others, and apparently this was Tim Kring’s plan as well (rotating casts each season). THAT would’ve made for an incredibly original, compelling and evolving show. But no, it became a hit, its cast became stars and, thus, the network had to guarantee their work. So it becomes a rambling, incoherent mess. By the sixth episode of season 3, in my view, it’d jumped the shark. I can’t believe they got renewed for a fourth season.
But BSG, which remained true to itself for its entire run (with some weak episodes–I’m looking at you, “The Passage”), well, that should be avoided because the finale was largely happy. Oh well!