Update: Battlestar Galactica

A couple of years back, I wrote about the best show of the 2000s (IMHO). In that post, I had said that thanks to the DVD, you can see the show whenever you want.

Now, you also have the option of seeing it on Netflix Instant, Amazon Instant Video, and iTunes, although it's been on iTunes for a few years.

Since then, there have been some new releases from the Battlestar franchise. In Fall of 2009, The Plan, which told the story of the genocide of the 12 colonies from the Cylon point of view, was released on DVD. It was a great movie that showed how incredibly rich the BSG universe is, and how many great stories there are.

In 2010, Caprica premiered on the SyFy channel. A prequel set 58 years before the 2004 series, it was intended to show the life of the colonists before and during the creation of the Cylons. However, the ratings were abysmal despite the solid story telling a,d plot and it was cancelled after its first season.

Last year, SyFy commissioned a new show called Blood and Chrome. This show was going to follow the early career of Bill Adama, the erstwhile Commander and later Admiral of the fleet of ships trying to find Earth.

Although the trailer looks incredible, the network chose not to pick it up as a series, although there are rumors they're going to show the pilot after all. I will say this for the SyFy Network. If anyone knows how to screw up and kill a show better than them, I have yet to see it.

Anyway, look for BSG and Caprica on streaming video services...

Winter's end

So... here we are on the verge of another Spring/ Summer. The Red Sox are in training camp, flowers are beginning to bloom, and the street sweepers are making their first rounds to clean up all the sand and salt from the snow (although admittedly, they have an easier task this year).

For me, it's a melancholy time of year. I know many of you will read this and go away thinking I'm out of whatever mind God gave me. But I'm a winter person thorugh and theough. I love the cold and the dark. And the snow? Can't get enough of it.

But, this winter (2011-2012) left a lot to be desired. We had one storm in October. I think we had one more storm after that in which we got a whopping 4". Other than that, nada. Zip. Zilch. We didn't even come close to the 60" or so we average each year.

But no matter. Now that Spring is upon us, we can look forward to at least 6 months of long days, mosquitoes, humidity, and let's see... Oh yeah... the occasional thunderstorm. Not to mention that by the middle of July, there is absolutely nothing going on until Labor Day.

Let's face the facts: the fall and the winter rock! When the NFL begins traiing camp, my whole attitude turns around because I know it won't be long before we're turning up the heat, watching the game every Sunday, and getting ready for Thanksgivng and Christmas.

It's at this time of the year that I am at my best. Everything is more fun, and I am looking forward to putting up the tree and watching Christmas movies and shows.

In my mind, I'd rather have it cold and snowy and have a lot to do , than be swatting mosquitoes and sweating.

Wouldn't you?