Rent Battlestar Galactica: Series 2 (2005)

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Synopsis:
As the epic second season begins, the fight to save humanity rages on - even as the civil war looms within the fleet between the followers of President Roslin and Commander Adama. Relive all the intensity and excitement aboard the Galactica with a supernova of explosive bonus features, including deleted scenes and commentaries.
Actors:
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Directors:
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Producers:
Harvey Frand
Writers:
Ronald D. Moore, Bradley Thompson, David Weddle, Glen A. Larson, Carla Robinson, Joel Anderson Thompson, Dawn Prestwich, Toni Graphia, David Eick, Mark Verheiden, Anne Cofell Saunders, Jeff Vlaming
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Genres:
TV Action & Adventure, TV Dramas, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
BBFC:
Release Date:
28/08/2006
Run Time:
882 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Episode Commentaries
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Scattered
2. Valley of Darkness
3. Fragged
4. Resistance
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following episodes:
5. The Farm
6. Home - Part 1
7. Home - Part 2
8. Final Cut
Disc 3:
This disc includes the following episodes:
9. Flight of the Phoenix
10. Pegasus
11. Resurrection Ship - Part 1
12. Resurrection Ship - Part 2
Disc 4:
This disc includes the following episodes:
13. Epiphanies
14. Black Market
15. Scar
16. Sacrifice
Disc 5:
This disc includes the following episodes:
17. The Captain's Hand
18. Downloaded
19. Lay Down your Burdens - Part 1
20. Lay Down your Burdens - Part 2
Disc 6:
This disc includes the special features
BBFC:
Release Date:
10/05/2010
Run Time:
963 minutes
Languages:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing, French, Spanish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • U-Control: The Oracle (interactive guide using graphics and Picture in Picture - feature length experience with updated events throughout episodes)
  • My Scenes
  • BD-Live Download Center
  • Sizzle Reel - Sneak Peek at Episode 11
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentaries
  • RND Logo's
  • David Eicks Video Blogs
  • Battlestar Galactica Career Assignment Quiz
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Scattered
2. Valley of Darkness
3. Fragged
4. Resistance
5. The Farm
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following episodes:
6. Home (Part 1)
7. Home (Part 2)
8. Final Cut
9. Flight of the Phoenix
10. Pegasus
Disc 3:
This disc includes the following episodes:
11. Pegagus Extended Episode
12. Resurrection Ship (Part 1)
13. Resurrection Ship (Part 2)
14. Epiphanies
Disc 4:
This disc includes the following episodes:
15. Black Market
16. Scar
17. Sacrifice
18. The Captain's Hand
Disc 5:
This disc includes the following episodes:
19. Downloaded
20. Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 1)
21. Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 2)

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An Epic 2nd Series - Battlestar Galactica: Series 2 review by CP Customer

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28/09/2009

After the promising first season, Battlestar Galatica really starts to find is own voice with this second series. The fight back is indeed on as new arrivals and revelations result in the feeling you just don't know what to expect next. The cylon menace is more visible here, resulting in some action packed episodes, whilst some infighting proves that they are more than just mere machines. Fantastic writing and great characters mark this show as one to check out.

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Critic review

Battlestar Galactica: Series 2 review by Mark McPherson - Cinema Paradiso

Series 2 of Battlestar Galactica really does stack the deck after having such an eventful cliffhanger of the first season. The last episode left Commander Adama shot, a Cylon revealed, and the Galactica crew scrambling for order amid uncertainty. What follows is more of the tense drama we’ve come to expect from the first season, even if there are a few dead spots here and there with exploring the ins and outs of the Colonial Fleet.

The race to restore order after season one gets the series up and running fast, as Galactica crew members find themselves in a tough spot. With Adama out of action, others step up to the plate to assert control and keep the Cylon issue firmly in the crosshairs to avoid another double-cross or surprise. Nobody expected one of the returning pilots to be a Cylon but, then again, she didn’t think she was a Cylon either. More questioning of identity comes up in this season as the Cylons find themselves losing their grip on who they are and what exactly they’re fighting for when life becomes almost a superfluous theory in the quest for robotic dominance.

Where this season hits it best point is in the mid-season arc where the Galactica runs into the Razor, another Battlestar that is operational and combat-ready. However, much has changed since Capirca’s fall, and the Galactica now finds itself standing off with a dangerous Captain who throws the Colonial Fleet into a tricky hostage situation. With the Cylons looming in the background, tough calls will have to be made as Adama jumps back into the role of Captain and perhaps even Admiral if he can navigate his way through such an ordeal.

The Razor arc is compelling but once that rousing battle of Vipers and ideals is concluded, the show settles into some more uncomfortable aspects of the fleet that feel somewhat ill-resolved. There’s one episode in particular where Galactica officers confront a ship that has essentially transformed into a scummy black market of slave labor and mafia dealings. The whole episode feels like a half-thought idea for Star Trek, one which addresses a topic but doesn’t really come to any meaningful resolution. The Galactica crew ultimately decide that this issue is a bit out of their league and more or less leave this situation alone, leaving the ship to deal with its own problems.

The season does pick up towards the end when a solution for the fleet is posed. A planet that habitable is discovered. While this doesn’t initially seem like the planet foretold in the legends of where the new home for humans shall be, there are a lot of desperate people who are hoping this will be the spot where they no longer need to remain in the cold steel of starships for the rest of their lives. The decision to make a colony on this planet ultimately comes down to political control and the grab for power to make this colonization a reality literally shakes the foundations of the fleet. There’s deception, secrets, and an explosive end to this situation. As if that weren’t enough, the season ends with the newly established colony of New Caprica that is soon revealed not to be safe, as the Cylons arrive and forces the Galactica to retreat, leaving the survivors of Capirca undefended from Cylon occupation.

Season 2 has its ups and downs but the highs this season are so damn good that the morally adrift episodes are not as damning. The acting is still exceptionally powerful, the special effects a real treat for peak TV of the 2000s, and music score really gets tense during this season in particular. It’s a rocky season but also features some of the most thrilling scenes of the series, proving just how strong Battlestar Galactica can be as a space opera worth sticking with.

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