News That Ruins My Day: BSG Is Finishing

It was reported on the LA Times website today that officials at the SciFi Network have announced that Battlestar Galactica will be done after this next season (2008). Its a great show that I have enjoyed immensely and its conclusion seems a bit premature. I have said previously that I thought this show had five seasons worth of story, but the creators disagree and who am I to stop them. This news means that BSG will only have four seasons.

While disappointed as a fan, I cannot complain that the show was given an unfair shake - it wasn't. Four full seasons is infinitely better than, say, the half season that Fox's mis-handled Firefly was given. Still, anyone who has watches the show knows that it was an intelligent, well-handled show; it is one of the best on television. It will be a shame to have it go off the air.

This news pretty much ruined my day, certainly my lunch break. While I am not completely surprised by the news, I didn't want to hear it this soon. Now all we have left is a TV movie and 22 episodes to wrap this story up. The good news is that this show won't drag on too long and start to sour like some shows do. Best to remember shows at their peak, rather than when they ran out of steam. And if we go on the words of show creators Ronald Moore and David Eick, this last season will be full of big things. They released the following statement to the Times:

"This show was always meant to have a beginning, a middle and finally, an end. Over the course of the last year, the story and the characters have been moving strongly toward that end and we've decided to listen to those internal voices and conclude the show on our own terms. And while we know our fans will be saddened to know the end is coming, they should brace themselves for a wild ride getting there –- we're going out with a bang."

Read the LA Times article here.