I am a big science fiction fan. At its best, science fiction is not (just) about space battles and light saber duels. The best science fiction is social commentary, taking issues that effect us today and allowing us to examine them more objectively by putting those issues in a different context. Take for example the Star Trek episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” where the last two survivors of a war-torn planet are still committed to destroying each other because one is black on the right side of his face, while the other is black on the left.
Battlestar Galactica is a show that has robots and space battles but is really social commentary, dealing with issues such as civil liberties in war time, terrorism, and what it means to be human. Season 4 starts in April. If you haven’t watched it in the past, I encourage you to start.
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