My introduction to the web was actually mostly through Sci Fi (although back then it was the Sci Fi/Fantasy Media Forum on Compuserve, specifically the Star Wars section), before I caught the Babylon 5 bug.

The B5 bug was a serious one, and it got so bad I even went to a convention (and the internet is so fantastic that not only are there still convention reports from people I was there with hanging around, but there’s also an entire Wolf 359 photo set on flickr).

But B5 ended, and the bug faded, and other things took over – most notably West Wing, which I love with a passion beyond reason, and have rewatched in its entirety several times – but I still needed some good hard Sci Fi satisfaction (which sounds a lot dirtier written down than it did in my head).

Then along came Battlestar Galactica and blew my mind. I remember watching the Mini Series on Sky One, and then watching the repeat. I still deeply appreciate the gift of the Season 1 and Mini Series DVDs, at a time in my life when things were really shitty. I’ve held on through ups and downs through this show (and my life) and I’m both sad that its ending and eagerly waiting to see how it ends.

After more than two years of protesting that he didn’t like the shaky camera work, I finally persuaded the HFBB to give it another try, and apparently, a 42″ telly makes all the difference, and he loves it. We’ve been gulping it down in multi-episode chunks, seemingly unable to stop mid-disc, and have caught up to the last few episodes of Season 3.

I wanted to wait to watch the second half of Season 4 with him for the first time, but I just couldn’t. With the advent of twitter, it’s almost impossible to stay spoiler free, and I’d rather re-watch it with him and try not to give the game away than be spoiled myself.

I’m just about to watch Episode 19 of Season 4, and the final episode is shown tomorrow night in the US, and Tuesday in the UK, so in case I’m too depressed by the end and forget to say it out loud…

Farewell BSG. It’s been frakking awesome.

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