Don't sleep on Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes—it's tricky, tactical and the best FTL-like since, well, FTL

Battlestar Galactica's resurgence in 2003 was a landmark moment in science fiction, taking a weirdly Mormon '70s sci-fi romp and turning it into a gloomy space thriller full of political and military drama. "Yes," it said, "sci-fi will have its prestige drama moment as well." We'd had DS9 and Babylon 5 years before, but Battlestar clawed its way out of its niche and became a mainstream phenomenon... Read more.

May 15, 2026 - 19:05
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Don't sleep on Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes—it's tricky, tactical and the best FTL-like since, well, FTL


Battlestar Galactica's resurgence in 2003 was a landmark moment in science fiction, taking a weirdly Mormon '70s sci-fi romp and turning it into a gloomy space thriller full of political and military drama. "Yes," it said, "sci-fi will have its prestige drama moment as well." We'd had DS9 and Babylon 5 years before, but Battlestar clawed its way out of its niche and became a mainstream phenomenon... Read more.

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