I haven’t been watching much in terms of actual shows for a good while, then while listening to a podcast a host casually mentioned they had rewatched Chernobyl, how it still holds up, that there’s a reason it got as much acclaim as it did, etc. So I thought I’d give it a go and wow, loved it (still one episode left to watch).
Had me thinking, what else have I missed out on? What are some “absolute cinema” TV shows that still hold up and and are considered must watch?
Battlestar Galactica 2000s remake. It’s soooo good
SO SAY WE ALL 💪
It’s worth watching just to see the performance of Edward James Olmos. That dude put in the performance of a lifetime.
He played his role so incredibly well. The show wouldn’t have been the same without him
Yeah, and he did it without needing to be the star. I’d say it was probably Katie Sackhoff who was the star, although Jamie Bamber (Apollo) was also a key actor. But, Adama glued the whole thing together.
So many of the older actors on that show were legendary though: Mary McDonnell, Michael Hogan, Donnelly Rhodes, Dean Stockwell, etc. I’m not saying that the younger actors were bad. Many, even most of them were good. It’s just that Edward James Olmos or Michael Hogan could communicate so much with just a grunt.
…with the caveat that it is an intense show. No scifi CV is complete without it. Just don’t expect to sit down and unwind with it.
That’s how you do a god damn gritty reboot.