I feel like an uneducated boob

[mllelaurel]

I started watching the new Battlestar Galactica miniseries earlier today. And then I stopped.

It just felt like everything was moving too slowly - or, more accurately, that everything had stopped while the writers cranked out intros. And yeah, I suppose those characters are cool, but I simply don't care enough about them yet to let the plot go while they're introduced. The fact that the teaser/opening felt artsy didn't help matters.

I will say that there were two intro segments where I found myself caring:


The one with the Cylon (Six?) and the baby, which horrified me, and...



The one with the woman diagnosed with terminal illness (was that Laura Roslin?). Major kudos to the actress, because I actually felt the character's pain and felt for her.


So what do I do now? Can someone who's seen BSG reassure me that the miniseries picks up? Is it possible to jump straight into the actual series and go back to the mini later, once I know the characters and care about them? BSG's received so much praise, and the idea sounds like something I'd like, so I don't want to just give up on it.

Besides, I can't help but think my reaction to Babylon 5 might have been the same, had I started with The Gathering rather than Midnight on the Firing Line.

ETA: Things picked up significantly about two minutes after my original drop point. That's irony for you. Glad I decided to give it another go, though.

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