I just finished watching the finale of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, which my wife bought for me on Blu-Ray for Christmas.   Technically speaking, the picture and audio quality of the series was awesome, but what really struck me, especially when the series hit its stride, was the story telling.

For those who aren’t into the genre, let me tell you a little secret: sci-fi is not about the ships or the action or the special effects.  When it gets right down to it, what I love about sci-fi, and what I think most fans love about it, is what good sci-fi has to say about ourselves and what it means to be human.  Whether set in the future or the past, it seems this self-examination is what good sci-fi is all about.  What does it mean to be an ethical person?  What do we do with good and evil?  How do we understand and balance the material and rational with that which we cannot explain?  Why do we love, hate, lust and betray? Read the rest of this entry »