Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series [Blu-ray] [2004] [Region Free]

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Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance (SD, Disc 2, 27 minutes) – A collection of ten bonus 'Galactica' webisodes featuring an alternate storyline that takes place during the third season.

Battlestar Galactica - The Complete Series [Blu-ray] [2004

Extended Episode: 'Daybreak' (HD, Disc 3) – The unrated extended version of the series finale that runs about half an hour longer.

So what’s missing? For Caprica, the DVD audio commentaries are not included (16 of them in all). And while you do get a substantial amount of Deleted Scenes and Video Blogs (edited together into hour-long videos), a few of each seem to be missing as well. So you may wish to keep your original DVD discs just to retain those items. Inside 'Battlestar Galactica': The Cylons (SD, 5 min.) – Members of the cast and crew talk about those walking toasters and how difficult filming often proved. (Ported over from the 2003 DVD release.) English SDH, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish (Castilian), Spanish (Latin), Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Japanese, Brazilian, Portuguese (Full Frame Episodes)

Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series Blu-ray review

Future/Past Technology (SD, 8 minutes) – A glimpse at the different kinds of technology seen in 'Battlestar Galactica' over the years. Battlestar Galactica: Remastered (1080p; 5:44): Digital Mastering Supervisor Vishal Chathle and his team discuss the challenges and some of the steps taken to create new HD masters for the series. This feature is exclusive to the Widescreen Edition. Another major difference in this reimagining is with the Cylons themselves. The Centurions have been given an overhaul with a more sleek and streamlined model (although the older clunkier versions still "have their uses" and show up on occasion), but we also learn that some Cylons now look and feel completely human. The first of these new marvels we meet is the seductive temptress Number Six (Tricia Helfer), who uses her perfectly crafted body to blend in and get what she wants. There are twelve different models of these human impostors in total and there are multiple copies of each, including sleeper agents totally unaware of what they truly are until they are activated. This new layer strengthens the drama and is part of what makes this series so riveting. It becomes abundantly clear that there are enemies among the fleet -- and not only does this curveball constantly keep viewers guessing, the genius of it is that it allows for even more complex and engaging storylines.Video: 1.33:1; Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD MA, Castellian Spanish, Latin Spanish, French, and Italian 2.0 DTS; Subtitles: Japanese, English, Castilian Spanish, Danish, Latin Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Finnish, and Swedish REBOOT TV SERIES (PLUS RAZOR, THE PLAN, BLOOD & CHROME):

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The Look of Battlestar Galactica (SD, 8 minutes) – An all too brief glimpse into the production of the series hosted by Moore. The Music of Battlestar Galactica (SD, Disc 2, 23 minutes) – From what I can tell, this is sort of a spoof featurette with composer Bear McCreary. If you're interested in a serious behind-the-scenes look at the music for the series, you're better off with the ones in the next few discs.Sketches and Art (SD, 4 minutes) – A concept art, paintings, and costume photo slideshow set to music from the show. These include a few minor documentaries from the Season 1 DVD release, another from a special release of Razor and a few Sci-Fi Channel commissioned specials. One that they might be able to restore using BD-J functionality is the online 10 episode The Face Of The Enemy, which fleshes out the complex personality of Felix Gaeta. The Doctor is Out (Of His Mind) (SD, 8 minutes) – All about the good Dr. Baltar played by James Callis.

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The point is that 'Battlestar Galactica' was never meant to gleam and sparkle, so as long as viewers keep this in mind and don't approach the Blu-rays expecting the crystal clearness of a show like ' LOST' for example, then I'm sure the majority will be satisfied with the results. The Journey Ends: The Arrival (HD, Disc 1, 13 minutes) – The cast and crew say goodbye to one of the best series ever produced on television. As the title suggest, actually all three parts plus an additional thirty minutes of footage to really flesh out the finale - trust me you haven't seen the finale until you've seen this.In terms of Blu-ray extras, most (but not all) of disc-based from Universal’s previous DVD release has carried over here. Missing from the original DVD is the magazine size booklet, the VFX overview with John Dykstra, and the Sci-Fi channel special. Also absent (unsurprisingly) from the German Blu-ray release are the German language Super-8 cuts and trailers, and the lawyer-killing Battlestar discussion panel footage from the 2003 25th anniversary convention. Had Universal wanted to make this set truly definitive, they would have included at least the new scenes shot with body doubles and awkward voiceovers done for the telemovie version of the standalone episodes meant for UHF syndication. The most notable of which, Experiment in Terra, had an entirely new intro shot as detailed here. As for the rest of Random Space Media’s Blu-ray set, the 10-part Face of the Enemy webisode series is also missing from the reboot series discs, just as they were on the US Blu-ray release (the only place you can currently find them is on the Japanese BD re-issue of Battlestar Galactica: Season Four— available here). Also, it should be noted that the original Battlestar Galactica Blu-rays are the 1.33:1 presentations as originally broadcast on ABC TV in the US (the reframed 1.78:1 presentations are not included and also not missed).