Battlestar Galactica (2003)

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Season 3
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 14, 2005
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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Critic Reviews

  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    100
    One of TV’s boldest and best dramas.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Joanna Weiss
    100
    This is a show about religion, politics, parent-child relationships, and the moral dilemmas of insurgency. Consider it a workplace drama where the business is armed resistance.
  3. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Charlie McCollum
    100
    One of TV's most invigorating and intellectually stimulating series.... provocative television that transcends its genre.
  5. Detroit Free Press
    Reviewed by: Mike Duffy
    100
    Filled with strong writing, a colorful gallery of vivid characters and a rocking good mix of cool dialogue and explosive action, "Battlestar Galactica" rolls on as an intergalactic entertainment classic.
  6. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    100
    "Galactica" is so beautifully designed, shot, edited and acted that you can practically smell and taste its emotional validity.
  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    100
    "Battlestar Galactica" is one of the most politically relevant and necessarily bleak series on television today.
  8. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    100
    "Battlestar Galactica" not only lives up to its sci-fi gold-standard reputation but also should be considered straight up as one of television's most appealing dramas, no matter the genre.
  9. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    91
    Any show that can accommodate decadent cruelty, tragic bravery, and political divisiveness is one you ought to be watching, frakkin' spaceships or not.
  10. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    90
    [The] third season... provides a[n] unpredictable, fascinating take on events dominating real-world headlines.
  11. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    90
    The acting, writing and directing are superb.
  12. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    90
    More relevant and biting than it has ever been.
  13. Salon
    Reviewed by: Heather Havrilesky
    90
    The uninitiated may continue to write off "Battlestar Galactica" as the remake of a mediocre show, or as the domain of science fiction fans alone, but those who've watched the show more than once or twice know better.
  14. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    88
    It boldly goes where no man has gone before.
  15. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Adam Buckman
    75
    "Battlestar" is many cuts above the usual outer-space shoot-'em-up.

Awards & Rankings

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#3 Best TV Season of 2006
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#11 Most Discussed TV Season of 2006
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#18 Most Shared TV Season of 2006

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User Score
9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 386 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 353 out of 386
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 386
  3. Negative: 19 out of 386
  1. LeeAdama
    Mar 23, 2009
    10
    Best. Show. Ever.
  2. Clint
    Jan 15, 2007
    0
    Man this show is total crap. They use human cyclons cheep, They use 9mm, they drive humvees and world war 2 6 wheelers come on get real. Then Man this show is total crap. They use human cyclons cheep, They use 9mm, they drive humvees and world war 2 6 wheelers come on get real. Then they biker and fight so much i don… Full Review »
  3. drlowdon
    May 25, 2013
    9
    With a full twenty episode order Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica is where the writers really began to expand upon the shows mythology as weWith a full twenty episode order Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica is where the writers really began to expand upon the shows mythology as we learnt more about the Cylons as well as the wider universe in which the show is set. All the while the series was able to retain a sense of realism, dealing with controversial issues ranging from terrorism to religion in a thought provoking manner as only the very best sci-fi shows are able to.

    Aside from a couple of slightly dull episodes this was every bit as good as the first season with truly game changing events taking place throughout that affected all the characters from that point onwards. This is a must buy whether you are a sci-fi fan or not.    … Full Review »
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