My Wife is (Finally) Going to Watch Battlestar Galactica

After months and months of asking, my wife Angela finally agreed to watch Battlestar Galactica. So very excited.

I have been known to have a very short attention span. That being said, I have only seen a few television series (either during its run or on streaming) from start to finish: Oz, LOST, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Saved by the Bell (I’m so excited). That is a short but impressive list. If you are only going to watch a few programs from start to finish, it should involve Tobias Beecher, Major Dick Winters, and Mr. Belding. I smell a crossover fan-fiction series where Zack goes to jail and gets shanked by Adebesi, only to flash sideways with Mr. Belding to an alternate universe where he leads the Bayside Volunteers into the first wave on Omaha Beach (Spoiler: Screech doesn’t make it). Earn it, Morris.

Everybody keeps talking about how Guardians of the Galaxy is incredible. Meh. All I can think of is how it stacks up to the hot action-sex-space angst that is BSG. My guess is as good as yours, but my money is with the toasters.

We are almost done with the preliminary mini-series before the pivotal “33” episode. I keep looking over and asking her if she likes it. I’m like an insecure teenager on a first date asking a young lady if she is okay.

I hope the experience will be similar to her insisting that I watch LOST two years ago. I enjoyed that series. I am really hoping she will LOVE Battlestar Galactica. There was a lot of good that came from that series, and we both enjoyed watching it together.

Here are some predictions of her viewing experience (without giving away any spoilers), providing she watches it all the way through:

1. She will appreciate the action and dialogue. BSG has all the action of Star Wars with twice the dialogue.
2. She will cry at least twice. You know which ones.
3. She has already said she “wants to like Starbuck.” She will.
4. She will continue being annoyed with me staring at her reactions the entire series.
5. She will totally want to buy a BSG outfit and stuff and, you know, wear it around the house….right? please?