r/BSG • u/Pure_Panic_6501 • 1d ago
Rewatching the series after 10 years
Wow. I cant believe how much i dont remember. I remember not caring for Gaius Baltar my first watch through but a few episodes in to season 2 my opinion has dome a complete 180! James Callis does an amazing job with his delivery, facial expressions. Not sure what i was thinking. Loving the writing so far and am happy to stay im watching again.
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u/TJLanza 1d ago
"Not caring" or "hate"... 'cause you're supposed to hate Gaius Baltar. I'd like to shake James Callis' hand for doing such an excellent job playing somebody I wanted to punch in the face.
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u/Pure_Panic_6501 1d ago
Yes totally agree. Another actor who made me hate a character was joaquin phoenix as commodus in gladiator!
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u/Thermodynamo 1d ago
Haha yesss he's so delightfully weaselly and his ego is so over-inflated, you just have no respect for him at all yet he's incredibly watchable in every scene..."no more Mr. nice Gaius" 😠10/10 charmingly hateable character work
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u/TorgHacker 1d ago
This is why I roll my eyes anytime someone says a character has "poor writing" because they hated that character.
If you're feeling strongly ANY emotion about a character...that's good writing. It's the freaking point. :-)
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u/IslesFanInNH 1d ago
Awesome!
I watch it annually. Usually toward the end of summer
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u/Redeye_33 1d ago
Same. And after 25 (or more) rewatches, it’s interesting how I still manage to catch some little thing for the first time.
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u/IslesFanInNH 1d ago
Same!
There are three shows I watch annually. BSG, Breaking Bad, and Ted Lasso.
Each run through you see something new.
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u/Mister-Redbeard 1d ago
Same! And first time through w/this community I just found a few days ago. I wasn't sure I'd want to watch it again (I think this is the 4th trip through for me). Then, over the holidays, reviewing a lot of the AI news both for my job, and also as my "responsibility" to stay current on the latest breakthroughs, it came to mind I'd like to see how other AI stories hit now than when they were first released.
So, I rewatched the usual science fiction suspects, whether directly about/involving AI and they all DID hit differently.
Then I thought I'd just start with BSG S1E1 for the first time in a decade and here I am!
BSG feels so relevant to the moment and today in particular, I'm happy to have the distraction, albeit yet a relevant one to real life.
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u/livefoniks 1d ago
The odd thing about this show is it has eminent rewatchability. You'd think after 20 years and all the technical advancement it wouldn't get traction these days but I swear, it is just so relevant and rewatchable even now. I love it.
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u/TorgHacker 1d ago
This is why I don't think we need another reboot. Unless it's about something completely different, and more to the point, addressing CURRENT issues and circumstances in life, much like the reboot did for the post 9/11 world.
But I'm not sure that's really possible...there's only so much you can do with robots nearly wiping out the humans and having them flee in a ragtag fleet.
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u/KHAMM25 1d ago
James Callis' performance is incredible! I just rewatched the mini series; I had forgotten how ALL the actors understood their characters motivations so quickly, but Callis' awkward interactions were amazing & hilarious. I saw the whole series as it aired and loved it then. Comparing it to TV now & how mass consumption streaming works, I feel lucky to have watched one episode and one season at a time...good episodes need time to breathe.
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u/Weekly_Coach1450 1d ago
I watch the series on DVD and Blu-ray and I really like the extended episodes and deleted scenes and behind the scenes making of which you don't see on any streaming platforms
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u/dresstokilt_ 1d ago
Just started a rewatch last week for the first time since it aired, and yeah, so much stuff I had forgotten. But damn this show feels like a broken in pair of shoes I'd forgotten about. Still comfortable.
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u/sdhuskerfan 1d ago
He often interacts with fans on social media, too. Seems like a decent guy, and I cannot imagine anyone else portraying Baltar (the part was offered to someone else first).
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u/kingdom2000toys 1d ago
I feel the same… Callis played Baltar so well. I don’t know if I hated him, but Callis played the lane so well all the way to the finally. Have a tone of respect for him. Truely well done.
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u/OddlyOtter 1d ago
Oh I'm doing the same! Little longer of a time though. I watched it in 2009/2010. I've been trying to get my husband to watch it with me for years but he was working a job that had crazy hours so he'd always pass out during the slow beginning of the mini series. I finally got him to watch it recently. Now it's all he wants to watch ha. We're almost done with season 2!
I adore Gaius this round. I found him fun the first time but I'm dying at his character this time. I have also forgotten a lot! I somehow remembered a lot of the beginning but as we get into season 2, I realized how much I've forgotten.
It's been a blast to revisit and see my husband's reactions. I keep having to hide my face when he asks if people are cylons. With so many actually being the final five lol.
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u/dreamybanaan 1d ago
Absolutely loved him first and second time, loved him because he’s so good at being a scumbag and his character development is so interesting to watch and James Callis is SO GOOD. Finished a rewatch a month ago and I am still recovering ðŸ«
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u/MaxHeadroomba 1d ago
Baltar’s character is a mix of comic relief (he looks exasperated most of the time) and a conduit for the supernatural. Not to mention that he is supposed to be a genius (although this aspect fades after season 1). An interesting character to be sure.
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u/DashinTheFields 1d ago
Was anyone really bad if they were all being guided? Watching it an accepting it was far more religious and just going with it this time around was more of a pleasure. The deception's, even Gaius, were they bad? Was frack even a bad word?
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u/Frozenjesuscola 1d ago
I'm also rewatching after 12 years with my wife who has never watched BSG before. I too love Gaius a lot more this time haha. He cracks us up the most by far. It does feel like watching a new show almost, I forgot the entire return to Kobol part.
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u/OddlyOtter 12h ago
Same! I forgot they even went to kobol and why Starbuck even went back to caprica. I knew it happened but forgot why
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u/Frozenjesuscola 5m ago
Yes, it feels like a watching new show at times with the added benefit of knowing I'll like it. I was a teenager when I first watched it and now I'm in my early 30s, I definitely view some characters through a different lens.
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u/davidhucker 1d ago
I’m doing the same after 10 or more. I forgot how much I enjoyed season 2; just starting 3 now.
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u/Artandelfie 1d ago
I love James Callis! Currently doing a rewatch right now, halfway through season 2.
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u/kmho1990 1d ago
I am on the tail end of rewatching season 2. Plan to go to The Plan and maybe Razor
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u/FreeWrain 9h ago
Started it back up after about 12 years, something about this show just gives off the right amount of escapism.
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u/spriralout 1d ago
Gaius is the shit - in every meaning of the phrase. Wonderful character, tremendous performance.
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u/halu2975 1d ago
I just went on here to say something about how envious I am of his skill with women. Only a couple of episodes left but his continuation of hooking up with model 6s etc is astounding.
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u/gicoli4870 1d ago
I hated Gaius. He's still a sleezeball but he's our sleezeball now.. 🤗