Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion by David Bassom Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion
Book Review: very enjoyable and informative guide
Summary: 5 Stars
Battlestar Galactica is an amazing show. I'd read all the articles I could, watched and re-watched the shows, listened to commentary tracks, etc, and still wanted more -- trying to hang on until the new season starts. Well, this official companion has been a thoroughly enjoyable read and the it's been informative too.
It starts with a chapter about how the show came back, and then offers lengthy synopses of each episode (and the miniseries)y, with trivia, information about the writer(s) and guest cast and comments from the participants. There are lots of black and white pictures throughout and a center section of color pictures. After the episode guide there are 4-page chapters devoted to each main character (William and Lee Adama, Roslin, Kara, Baltar, Six, Sharon and supporting characters). The volume ends with chapters on production design, visual effects and music. There is a forward by Ronald Moore and an afterword by David Eick, and lots of input from the cast and crew throughout the book.
I enjoyed this very much and look forward to the season two guide. It really helped me cope with the between-seasons doldrums, and made re-watching old episodes even more fun.
Highly recommended.
Book Review: A Good Book for a General Introduction - Serious Fans May Be Disappointed
Summary: 3 Stars
Overall this is a decent little guidebook into the world of the new Battlestar Galactica series. Most people will find a lot of good general information.
However, for serious fans, there is very little we don't already know contained in this book. Also, apparently this guide was thrown together quite hastily, and by people not that closely associated with production, because it contains many pieces of information which are in direct contradiction to statements/info/events in the show and on RDM's weekly podcasts.
Overall, meh, it could use some work. Thankfully the quality of the guide does not reflect the quality of the show.
Book Review: A frakking fantastic read
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading all the magazine and newspaper articles and listening to all the podcasts and the commentaries on the new DVD box-set, I honestly thought I knew everything there was to know about the start of the superb new Battlestar Galactica. But The Official Companion not only covers everything we already knew about the show's launch in far more detail than ever before, but its also loaded tighter than Chief Tyrol's pants with surprising new revelations and information.
From the producer's alternate casting choices (Susan Sarandon as President Roslin? Stargate SG-1's Ben Browder as Apollo? Richard Hatch as Elosha?) to storyline developments and Universal's unwillingness to launch the episodic series without the help of an international broadcaster (thank for the Lords of Kobol for Sky One!), everything you need to know about the miniseries and season one is here. David Bassom interviews all of the key players from Edward Olmos down, and covers everything in depth.
Every true BSG fan must have this book.
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