Looks like we'll have to wait a whole year until the series finale of Game of Thrones!
And if there's one thing that I know about GoT fans (like myself), it's that waiting absolutely sucks.
ESPECIALLY after that huge finale!!!
(Have no fear, there are no spoilers in this blog. You're perfectly safe!)
Lucky for us, we live in a unique day and age of television in which we have the privilege of watching reruns of shows like Friends on Netflix, resurrect old shows like Twin Peaks and Arrested Development, and binge watch every episode of Gossip Girl, all with a click of a button.
And while there might not be another TV show out there that shares quite the same adrenaline pumping excitement that each episode of GoT subjects its viewers to, there are still plenty of great television shows out there to keep you distracted as you await Winter's return.
So if you need a new show to satisfy your Game of Thrones craving, maybe invest in these 12 shows – one for every month before GoT comes back next year – to get your fix.
I guarantee you won't be sorry.
And if there's one thing that I know about GoT fans (like myself), it's that waiting absolutely sucks.
ESPECIALLY after that huge finale!!!
(Have no fear, there are no spoilers in this blog. You're perfectly safe!)
Lucky for us, we live in a unique day and age of television in which we have the privilege of watching reruns of shows like Friends on Netflix, resurrect old shows like Twin Peaks and Arrested Development, and binge watch every episode of Gossip Girl, all with a click of a button.
And while there might not be another TV show out there that shares quite the same adrenaline pumping excitement that each episode of GoT subjects its viewers to, there are still plenty of great television shows out there to keep you distracted as you await Winter's return.
So if you need a new show to satisfy your Game of Thrones craving, maybe invest in these 12 shows – one for every month before GoT comes back next year – to get your fix.
I guarantee you won't be sorry.
#12: The White Queen
Year: 2013 | Seasons: 1 | Episodes: 10 | Genre: Historical Fiction | Program: STARZ
Synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of the War of the Roses, The White Queen tells the story of the women involved in the battle for the English throne. It’s 1464, and England has been at war for nine years over who is the rightful King of England. There are two sides of the family who are vying for the crown: the House of York and the House of Lancaster. The story focuses on three women and their quest for power as they manipulate behind the scenes on winning the English throne for themselves. Elizabeth Woodville is the central character who marries into to the House of York. Margaret Beaufort is a widowed mother who gives birth to the last Lancaster heir. And Anne Neville is a daughter who has been used as a chess piece to wage war against both the Yorks and the Lancasters. Who will end up winning?
Why You Should Invest:
Even though The White Queen lacks dragons – *ahem* sorry guys – it makes up for real-world inspiration for many of GoT’s battles, mad monarchs and palace intrigue. Just like GoT, The White Queen displays the dynastic fight for the throne as well as sharing similar personality traits with certain historical figures. There’s a Cersei-esque character in the show, commanding and fiercely devoted to putting her sociopathic son on the throne. Although these aren’t necessarily precise matchups to the characters of GoT, The White Queen also has its own version of a mad king, as well as an exiled heir to the throne. The character correlations is enough to not only help you understand England’s earliest history, but also aid you in seeing some of where George R. R. Martin’s ideas stemmed from.
#11: The White Princess
Synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of the War of the Roses, The White Queen tells the story of the women involved in the battle for the English throne. It’s 1464, and England has been at war for nine years over who is the rightful King of England. There are two sides of the family who are vying for the crown: the House of York and the House of Lancaster. The story focuses on three women and their quest for power as they manipulate behind the scenes on winning the English throne for themselves. Elizabeth Woodville is the central character who marries into to the House of York. Margaret Beaufort is a widowed mother who gives birth to the last Lancaster heir. And Anne Neville is a daughter who has been used as a chess piece to wage war against both the Yorks and the Lancasters. Who will end up winning?
Why You Should Invest:
Even though The White Queen lacks dragons – *ahem* sorry guys – it makes up for real-world inspiration for many of GoT’s battles, mad monarchs and palace intrigue. Just like GoT, The White Queen displays the dynastic fight for the throne as well as sharing similar personality traits with certain historical figures. There’s a Cersei-esque character in the show, commanding and fiercely devoted to putting her sociopathic son on the throne. Although these aren’t necessarily precise matchups to the characters of GoT, The White Queen also has its own version of a mad king, as well as an exiled heir to the throne. The character correlations is enough to not only help you understand England’s earliest history, but also aid you in seeing some of where George R. R. Martin’s ideas stemmed from.
#11: The White Princess
Year: 2017 | Seasons: 1 | Episodes: 8 | Genre: Historical Fiction | Program: STARZ
Synopsis:
The show starts right after the Battle of Bosworth, where Elizabeth of York (Elizabeth Woodville’s daughter) is forced to marry the new King of England, Henry VII. The purpose of their marriage is to finally end the long-running War of the Roses between the House of York and Lancaster. As queen, Elizabeth of York can assure the safety of her mother and sisters. However, there are many dangers still lurking about that threaten Elizabeth and Henry’s union. Henry ends up imprisoning anyone who claims to be the rightful heir to the throne, while his mother-in-law secretly rallies York supporters to dispose of Henry once and for all.
Why You Should Invest:
Besides the fact that Lady Catelyn Stark plays Henry’s ruthless and devious mother on the show (Michelle Fairley), George R.R. Martin also based his series on many of the politics on the aftermath of The War of the Roses. Filled with schemes, suspicions and the changing family dynamics, The White Princess stands out as more of a feminist version of GoT. As the sequel to The White Queen, The White Princess continues the historical drama between the Yorks and the Lancasters until there is only one true king to rule the realm.
#10: The Tudors
Synopsis:
The show starts right after the Battle of Bosworth, where Elizabeth of York (Elizabeth Woodville’s daughter) is forced to marry the new King of England, Henry VII. The purpose of their marriage is to finally end the long-running War of the Roses between the House of York and Lancaster. As queen, Elizabeth of York can assure the safety of her mother and sisters. However, there are many dangers still lurking about that threaten Elizabeth and Henry’s union. Henry ends up imprisoning anyone who claims to be the rightful heir to the throne, while his mother-in-law secretly rallies York supporters to dispose of Henry once and for all.
Why You Should Invest:
Besides the fact that Lady Catelyn Stark plays Henry’s ruthless and devious mother on the show (Michelle Fairley), George R.R. Martin also based his series on many of the politics on the aftermath of The War of the Roses. Filled with schemes, suspicions and the changing family dynamics, The White Princess stands out as more of a feminist version of GoT. As the sequel to The White Queen, The White Princess continues the historical drama between the Yorks and the Lancasters until there is only one true king to rule the realm.
#10: The Tudors
Years: 2007 – 2010 | Seasons: 4 | Episodes: 38 | Genre: Historical Fiction | Program: Showtime
Synopsis:
During the renaissance era in England, Henry VIII is growing desperate for a male heir. He is stuck in a loveless marriage with his current wife, Catherine of Aragon and fears that due to her age, she cannot bare him anymore children. But when Henry meets the beautiful and seductive, Anne Boleyn he becomes obsessed with searching for a way out of his marriage, so he can make Anne his wife. Against this background gyrate the private lives and political intrigues of several members of the royal court and chancery, the Tudors tells the story of one of the most notorious monarchs in all of British history.
Why You Should Invest:
Even though The Tudors isn’t the third installment to The White Queen / White Princess, it nonetheless carries on the gritty drama about the heir to the Tudor throne. The show only lasted four seasons, yet the central story of the Tudors (besides the six wives Henry marries) is the politics and the scandals that hover near the throne. You’ll also recognize Natalie Dormer – whom before she played the ever charming Margaery Tyrell on GoT – got her start on The Tudors by taking up the role of Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn.
#9: Downton Abbey
Synopsis:
During the renaissance era in England, Henry VIII is growing desperate for a male heir. He is stuck in a loveless marriage with his current wife, Catherine of Aragon and fears that due to her age, she cannot bare him anymore children. But when Henry meets the beautiful and seductive, Anne Boleyn he becomes obsessed with searching for a way out of his marriage, so he can make Anne his wife. Against this background gyrate the private lives and political intrigues of several members of the royal court and chancery, the Tudors tells the story of one of the most notorious monarchs in all of British history.
Why You Should Invest:
Even though The Tudors isn’t the third installment to The White Queen / White Princess, it nonetheless carries on the gritty drama about the heir to the Tudor throne. The show only lasted four seasons, yet the central story of the Tudors (besides the six wives Henry marries) is the politics and the scandals that hover near the throne. You’ll also recognize Natalie Dormer – whom before she played the ever charming Margaery Tyrell on GoT – got her start on The Tudors by taking up the role of Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn.
#9: Downton Abbey
Years: 2011 – 2015 | Seasons: 6 | Episodes: 52 | Genre: Historical Fiction | Program: PBS
Synopsis:
Set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, lives the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era. Robert and Cora Crawley have three daughters but no sons. When their heir presumptive drowns while onboard the Titanic, a distant cousin by the name of Matthew Crawley, suddenly finds himself next in line to inherit the grand estate. But will the Crawley’s eldest daughter, Lady Mary get in his way?
Why You Should Invest:
Helming the story of Downton Abbey is no other than Academy Award winner, Julian Fellowes, who spins his storytelling magic by writing incredible characters who stay with you long after the credits start rolling. If that’s not enough, the cast is anchored by former GoT actors like Rose Leslie and Iain Glen, alongside with Harry Potter alum, Dame Maggie Smith. What makes Downton Abbey such a riveting show is that despite the glamor that the aristocratic Crawley family has to offer, viewers become invested in the servant stories as well. With strict codes of conduct and a rigid order of precedence, the servants and the butlers navigate a world of snobbery and backstabbing that rivals that of the nobility.
#8: Boardwalk Empire
Synopsis:
Set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, lives the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era. Robert and Cora Crawley have three daughters but no sons. When their heir presumptive drowns while onboard the Titanic, a distant cousin by the name of Matthew Crawley, suddenly finds himself next in line to inherit the grand estate. But will the Crawley’s eldest daughter, Lady Mary get in his way?
Why You Should Invest:
Helming the story of Downton Abbey is no other than Academy Award winner, Julian Fellowes, who spins his storytelling magic by writing incredible characters who stay with you long after the credits start rolling. If that’s not enough, the cast is anchored by former GoT actors like Rose Leslie and Iain Glen, alongside with Harry Potter alum, Dame Maggie Smith. What makes Downton Abbey such a riveting show is that despite the glamor that the aristocratic Crawley family has to offer, viewers become invested in the servant stories as well. With strict codes of conduct and a rigid order of precedence, the servants and the butlers navigate a world of snobbery and backstabbing that rivals that of the nobility.
#8: Boardwalk Empire
Years: 2009 – 2014 | Seasons: 5 | Episodes: 56 | Genre: Historical Fiction, Crime | Program: HBO
Synopsis:
Taking place amidst the Prohibition era, the story is centered around Nucky Thompson, a politician who also happens to be a mobster, playing both sides to gain in Atlantic City. Due to his lavish lifestyle – thanks to his illegal bootlegging business – the federal government starts looking into him, making his life a bit harder than it already is. Nucky acts with real historical characters in the show, including gangsters, government agents and the common folk who look up to him. However, how long can Nucky live this life before the government catches him in the act?
Why You Should Invest:
There’s an authentic feeling whenever you sit down and watch this show, as if everything was actually shot in the 1920’s. Boardwalk Empire sets a new standard for storytelling, in which everything is far beyond perfect. With a talented and experienced cast, amazing cinematography and twists and turns within every storyline, you wished you grew up in Atlantic City during the 1920’s.
#7: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Synopsis:
Taking place amidst the Prohibition era, the story is centered around Nucky Thompson, a politician who also happens to be a mobster, playing both sides to gain in Atlantic City. Due to his lavish lifestyle – thanks to his illegal bootlegging business – the federal government starts looking into him, making his life a bit harder than it already is. Nucky acts with real historical characters in the show, including gangsters, government agents and the common folk who look up to him. However, how long can Nucky live this life before the government catches him in the act?
Why You Should Invest:
There’s an authentic feeling whenever you sit down and watch this show, as if everything was actually shot in the 1920’s. Boardwalk Empire sets a new standard for storytelling, in which everything is far beyond perfect. With a talented and experienced cast, amazing cinematography and twists and turns within every storyline, you wished you grew up in Atlantic City during the 1920’s.
#7: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Years: 1997 – 2003 | Seasons: 7 | Episodes: 144 | Genre: Horror, Supernatural Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Teen Drama | Program: The CW
Synopsis:
This supernatural television drama follows Buffy Summers, the latest in a line of young women known as the Vampire Slayers. Buffy is destined to battle against vampires, demons and other forces of darkness, all while maintaining a normal teenage life. With the help of her friends to save the world from all hell breaking loose, Buffy and her gang slay their own demons, survive one apocalypse after another and all while confronting heartbreak and drama.
Why You Should Invest:
Buffy ultimately became one of the biggest cult shows ever after it first aired back in 1997. It balanced fighting evil with high school drama, without becoming overly cheesy. At the time, Buffy was one of the few shows out there that had centered on a strong female character thanks to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s portrayal of the kick-ass slayer. The main feature of the show was the successful interweaving of genres. While some may describe Buffy as a horror, some classified the show under comedy. There hadn’t been many shows that were bold enough to mash two genres together, making Buffy a show that was ahead of its time.
#6: The Sopranos
Synopsis:
This supernatural television drama follows Buffy Summers, the latest in a line of young women known as the Vampire Slayers. Buffy is destined to battle against vampires, demons and other forces of darkness, all while maintaining a normal teenage life. With the help of her friends to save the world from all hell breaking loose, Buffy and her gang slay their own demons, survive one apocalypse after another and all while confronting heartbreak and drama.
Why You Should Invest:
Buffy ultimately became one of the biggest cult shows ever after it first aired back in 1997. It balanced fighting evil with high school drama, without becoming overly cheesy. At the time, Buffy was one of the few shows out there that had centered on a strong female character thanks to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s portrayal of the kick-ass slayer. The main feature of the show was the successful interweaving of genres. While some may describe Buffy as a horror, some classified the show under comedy. There hadn’t been many shows that were bold enough to mash two genres together, making Buffy a show that was ahead of its time.
#6: The Sopranos
Years: 1999 – 2007 | Seasons: 6 | Episodes: 86 | Genre: Drama, Crime | Program: HBO
Synopsis:
The entire series revolves around a New Jersey Italian-American mobster named Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance his home life and his criminal organization. Yet, as he deals with his personal and professional issues, he suffers from extreme panic attacks, forcing him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
Why You Should Invest:
The character, Tony Soprano smashed all the rules about how much a character could get away with on the small screen. More so, if it wasn’t for The Sopranos’ ambitious storytelling, we wouldn’t have riveting shows like GoT, The Wire and Breaking Bad. You’re welcome. Through six masterful seasons, viewers had been mesmerized by watching this ruthless gangster struggle to keep his work life and personal life separate from each other. He regularly battles with himself, his family and the people around him, yet we still root for him. Regardless of all the horrible things he has done.
#5: The Wire
Synopsis:
The entire series revolves around a New Jersey Italian-American mobster named Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance his home life and his criminal organization. Yet, as he deals with his personal and professional issues, he suffers from extreme panic attacks, forcing him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
Why You Should Invest:
The character, Tony Soprano smashed all the rules about how much a character could get away with on the small screen. More so, if it wasn’t for The Sopranos’ ambitious storytelling, we wouldn’t have riveting shows like GoT, The Wire and Breaking Bad. You’re welcome. Through six masterful seasons, viewers had been mesmerized by watching this ruthless gangster struggle to keep his work life and personal life separate from each other. He regularly battles with himself, his family and the people around him, yet we still root for him. Regardless of all the horrible things he has done.
#5: The Wire
Years: 2002 – 2008 | Seasons: 5 | Episodes: 60 | Genre: Drama, Crime | Program: HBO
Synopsis:
The entire show takes place in Baltimore, Maryland in which each season introduces a different crime story. From the illegal drug trade to the city government, The Wire primary focus is on the relationship between law enforcement and the struggling working class. Yet, even though each season is different from the last, the show retains characters and advances storylines from previous seasons.
Why You Should Invest:
The Wire was a prime example of how a series can start small before expanding to cover broader issues, but without losing its core and its clarity of framing the perfect story arc. Even though the show aired in the beginning of the 21st century, it still resonates far beyond its setting. What makes this show all the more captivating is that there are no true good guys or bad guys on the show. Almost everyone has ulterior motives, and the true villain in the entire show is the system itself that every character finds themselves trapped by.
#4: Damages
Synopsis:
The entire show takes place in Baltimore, Maryland in which each season introduces a different crime story. From the illegal drug trade to the city government, The Wire primary focus is on the relationship between law enforcement and the struggling working class. Yet, even though each season is different from the last, the show retains characters and advances storylines from previous seasons.
Why You Should Invest:
The Wire was a prime example of how a series can start small before expanding to cover broader issues, but without losing its core and its clarity of framing the perfect story arc. Even though the show aired in the beginning of the 21st century, it still resonates far beyond its setting. What makes this show all the more captivating is that there are no true good guys or bad guys on the show. Almost everyone has ulterior motives, and the true villain in the entire show is the system itself that every character finds themselves trapped by.
#4: Damages
Years: 2007 – 2010 | Seasons: 5 | Episodes: 59 | Genre: Legal Drama, Crime, Thriller | Program: FX
Synopsis:
This legal thriller revolves around the savage lawyer, Patty Hewes and her ambitious protégée, Ellen Parsons as they navigate their way through high-stake litigations. However, the two women become entangled in each other’s professional and private lives, straining their relationship and together facing unpredictable challenges.
Why You Should Invest:
The show jumps around with its storytelling, telling you part of the ending right away while the show starts to slowly put the pieces back together as the season progresses. Damages creates more of a mystery feel for the characters and the audience, rather than a regular law procedural. The show also aired right when Lost was successfully pulling off their own storytelling technique by hinting at each character’s backgrounds via flashbacks. Damages does the same thing – minus the smoke monster – but carries out their story by hitting the viewers with surprises and betrayals.
#3: Orphan Black
Synopsis:
This legal thriller revolves around the savage lawyer, Patty Hewes and her ambitious protégée, Ellen Parsons as they navigate their way through high-stake litigations. However, the two women become entangled in each other’s professional and private lives, straining their relationship and together facing unpredictable challenges.
Why You Should Invest:
The show jumps around with its storytelling, telling you part of the ending right away while the show starts to slowly put the pieces back together as the season progresses. Damages creates more of a mystery feel for the characters and the audience, rather than a regular law procedural. The show also aired right when Lost was successfully pulling off their own storytelling technique by hinting at each character’s backgrounds via flashbacks. Damages does the same thing – minus the smoke monster – but carries out their story by hitting the viewers with surprises and betrayals.
#3: Orphan Black
Years: 2013 – 2017 | Seasons: 5 | Episodes: 50 | Genre: Science Fiction, Drama, Triller | Program: BBC
Synopsis:
When con artist, Sarah Manning witnesses the suicide of a woman who appears to be her doppelgänger, Sarah assumes the woman’s identity after her death. However, she isn’t the only doppelgänger that Sarah meets. Soon, Sarah discovers that she is a clone with many “sister” clones spread throughout the globe that are all part of an illegal human cloning experiment. With the help of her foster brother, Felix, Sarah and her other clone “sisters,” strive to survive the capture of the Neolutionists (the progressive scientific organization that created the clones) and the Proletheans (a religious extremist group who believe that clones are abominations and should be destroyed). But when Sarah learns that the assassin the Proletheans hired to kill her and her “sisters” looks just like her, she must do everything in her power to defend her newfound family.
Why You Should Invest:
The driving strength behind of Orphan Black rests squarely on the shoulders of the main actress, Tatiana Maslany. Playing not one, not two, nor even three characters on the show. She portrays six clones, which means she gets the most amount of screen time – Sarah, Helena, Alison, Cosima, Rachel and Beth – in addition to numerous clones with smaller roles. Maslany is so good at providing all six clones with their own traits and personalities, that when you’re watching, it can be easy to forget that it’s the same actress playing all of these different (but identical) characters.
#2: Breaking Bad
Synopsis:
When con artist, Sarah Manning witnesses the suicide of a woman who appears to be her doppelgänger, Sarah assumes the woman’s identity after her death. However, she isn’t the only doppelgänger that Sarah meets. Soon, Sarah discovers that she is a clone with many “sister” clones spread throughout the globe that are all part of an illegal human cloning experiment. With the help of her foster brother, Felix, Sarah and her other clone “sisters,” strive to survive the capture of the Neolutionists (the progressive scientific organization that created the clones) and the Proletheans (a religious extremist group who believe that clones are abominations and should be destroyed). But when Sarah learns that the assassin the Proletheans hired to kill her and her “sisters” looks just like her, she must do everything in her power to defend her newfound family.
Why You Should Invest:
The driving strength behind of Orphan Black rests squarely on the shoulders of the main actress, Tatiana Maslany. Playing not one, not two, nor even three characters on the show. She portrays six clones, which means she gets the most amount of screen time – Sarah, Helena, Alison, Cosima, Rachel and Beth – in addition to numerous clones with smaller roles. Maslany is so good at providing all six clones with their own traits and personalities, that when you’re watching, it can be easy to forget that it’s the same actress playing all of these different (but identical) characters.
#2: Breaking Bad
Years: 2008 – 2013 | Seasons: 5 | Episodes: 62 | Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller| Program: AMC
Synopsis:
Walter White is a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. In order to secure his family’s financial future he teams up with his former student, Jesse Pinkman to produce, sell and distribute crystallized meth. However, during Walter and Jesse’s first days of selling the drugs, they encounter a series of problems with local drug dealers. Nevertheless, Walter is driven to continue producing meth despite these dangerous setbacks. Even behind his own brother-in-law, who is a DEA agent.
Why You Should Invest:
When Breaking Bad first aired, it threw off so many of the shackles of conventional television. The character of Walter White alone is a compelling protagonist, but also a deeply flawed yet charismatic genius. The tragedy and brilliance of Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston) is that he is a character who we think we know from the start, until he suddenly becomes this violent criminal with no way of returning back to the life he once lived. He hated his life as a high school teacher until he finds purpose and gets hooked on his new secret life as a killer drug lord. The more Walter invests into his criminal life, the deeper he digs into the grim side of the American dream.
#1: Battlestar Galatica
Synopsis:
Walter White is a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. In order to secure his family’s financial future he teams up with his former student, Jesse Pinkman to produce, sell and distribute crystallized meth. However, during Walter and Jesse’s first days of selling the drugs, they encounter a series of problems with local drug dealers. Nevertheless, Walter is driven to continue producing meth despite these dangerous setbacks. Even behind his own brother-in-law, who is a DEA agent.
Why You Should Invest:
When Breaking Bad first aired, it threw off so many of the shackles of conventional television. The character of Walter White alone is a compelling protagonist, but also a deeply flawed yet charismatic genius. The tragedy and brilliance of Walter White (played by Bryan Cranston) is that he is a character who we think we know from the start, until he suddenly becomes this violent criminal with no way of returning back to the life he once lived. He hated his life as a high school teacher until he finds purpose and gets hooked on his new secret life as a killer drug lord. The more Walter invests into his criminal life, the deeper he digs into the grim side of the American dream.
#1: Battlestar Galatica
Years: 2004 – 2008 | Seasons: 4 | Episodes: 75 | Genre: Science Fiction| Program: Syfy
Synopsis:
When a civilization of humans is almost wiped out by a cybernetic race of androids known as the Cylons, there are only 50,000 humans left alive aboard the eponymous military ship, the Battlestar Galactica. The survivors on the ship take up the task of leading the small fugitive fleet into space, trying to outrun the Cylons while also searching for a mythical planet called Earth to recolonize. Oh, but there’s a catch: The Cylons can’t die and they look just like humans, some of whom them are hiding among the fleet!
Why You Should Invest:
Hailed as one of the best Sci-Fi shows ever to air, Battlestar Galactica (known as BSG to the super-die hard fans), is one of the few shows that ushered in new standards in television. Similar to GoT, the qualities of the writing and acting broke new grounds, that offered a prestigious, addictive, and complex show to viewers. Pumped with cool action scenes of gun fights, battle ships and fighter planes, the handheld camera techniques capture the show’s sense of urgency and realism. Great character arcs for major and minor characters, rise or fall; and for a show that had a limited budget for CGI, they pulled off every episode successfully. But the real question keeps nagging you from the very start of the series: Who’s a Cylon, and who can be trusted?
Happy binging!
Synopsis:
When a civilization of humans is almost wiped out by a cybernetic race of androids known as the Cylons, there are only 50,000 humans left alive aboard the eponymous military ship, the Battlestar Galactica. The survivors on the ship take up the task of leading the small fugitive fleet into space, trying to outrun the Cylons while also searching for a mythical planet called Earth to recolonize. Oh, but there’s a catch: The Cylons can’t die and they look just like humans, some of whom them are hiding among the fleet!
Why You Should Invest:
Hailed as one of the best Sci-Fi shows ever to air, Battlestar Galactica (known as BSG to the super-die hard fans), is one of the few shows that ushered in new standards in television. Similar to GoT, the qualities of the writing and acting broke new grounds, that offered a prestigious, addictive, and complex show to viewers. Pumped with cool action scenes of gun fights, battle ships and fighter planes, the handheld camera techniques capture the show’s sense of urgency and realism. Great character arcs for major and minor characters, rise or fall; and for a show that had a limited budget for CGI, they pulled off every episode successfully. But the real question keeps nagging you from the very start of the series: Who’s a Cylon, and who can be trusted?
Happy binging!
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