The 2000s series had a great story line that I kept thinking about in different ways over the years. Really, what a good show. It popped in my head again and I’d love to rewatch it. I enjoyed so many plots, but honestly, didn’t enjoy others.

If I remember correctly, they dragged out all of season 3 and rarely gave out information that moved the main plot along. Writer’s strike of 2008, right? It was worth watching all the way through one time and I powered through it, but I don’t want to do it again.

So many years later and there still isn’t a movie length edit of the TV series. Someone could edit all the important information of the main story line into a 2 hour movie or 10 hour mini series. Maybe I could watch the most important episodes and skip all the filter. Thanks for any suggestions.

Does anyone have an abbreviated watch order?

  • dan1101@lemm.ee
    2·
    7 days ago

    I skipped most of the Baltar talking to Patricia Helfer scenes and don’t feel like I missed anything.

    • SSETranquility@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      Weren’t they together from the very beginning? Their relationship just didn’t develop or maybe just not too memorable. We knew she was a cyborg from the pilot so nothing too much to be revealed.

      • dan1101@lemm.ee
        2·
        6 days ago

        Yes IIRC they were at the very beginning of the show although he thought she was human at that time.

        A lot of the plot did involve their relationship and their discussions of things, but I just liked the pew pew and logistics and survival more than hearing them blab on and on. I never liked Baltar even if he did do good things occasionally.

        • SSETranquility@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          2·
          5 days ago

          Haha the blabbing. Thanks for the reminders. I just had a vivid memory of being completely frustrated with Baltar! he was a character wild card for a bit.

  • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    7 days ago

    There are 74 episodes, I don’t think a 2 hour movie would really do it justice.

    You could try to skip some of the early season by watching “The Plan”, though it’s more of a companion than a replacement

    • SSETranquility@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      Omg I haven’t heard of The Plan! A companion movie you say…

      I definitely want to watch the early seasons. It was season 4 maybe that progressed way too slowly. Every episode had the same flashback to the opera house and it took forever to actually get there.

  • BlueTardis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    Keep in mind the mini series were an intro and a pitch.

    Series 1 and 2 are pretty awesome and it slows down a little but that was mainly writers strike issues.

    There is no way it could be reduced to a movie and keep the character development

    • SSETranquility@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      Yes! Strikes are important, but it’s so disappointing when they interrupt a series’ momentum. I think Heros was interrupted at this same time too.

      I’m afraid of skipping too much of Boomer and Helo’s relationship if I jump around the episodes. Their character development really made the series for me.