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Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome

2012 · 1 season

A tense, gritty space-war adventure that feels like a compressed military thriller, with dogfights and secrets keeping you on edge.

Created by
Michael Taylor, David Eick
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, Brian Markinson
Overview
The first Cylon war has been raging for 10 years and a young Ensign William Adama joins the fleet. He's disappointed not to be assigned to a fighter but to a freighter. His co-pilot, Lt. Coker Fasjovic, isn't too keen on having a rookie flying his aircraft as he has only a short time before he again becomes a civilian. Their cargo is a civilian scientist, Dr. Becca Kelly, but they no sooner leave than she has new orders for them and a new destination. She is less than forthcoming about just what her secret mission is but Adama is keen, particularly as it involves going into Cylon controlled space. Nothing is as it seems however.

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Created by
Michael Taylor, David Eick
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, Brian Markinson
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • identity
  • loyalty
  • deception
Places
  • space
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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