One of the Greatest Sci-Fi Space Epic TV Shows Is Hiding on Paramount+

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The original Battlestar Galacticawas a series that flamed out quickly and was even sued by Lucasfilm for its alleged similarities to the galaxy far, far away. It’s not a franchise that had any real perspective on what the science fiction genre would look like, but it’s these sorts of untapped shows that have the most potential for an exciting reboot. The reboot of Battlestar Galactica took the space epic genre into the modern age, as it took a politically-charged premise and created parallels for ongoing world events. Battlestar Galactica wasn’t just a series about spectacle, but one about the lasting costs of war and the very definition of being “human.” Although it was a breakthrough during its time for what it accomplished on a technical level, Battlestar Galactica has held up as one of the tightest, most well-written sci-fi shows in history.

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