I hope this is considered on topic, but what I find the most fascinating aspect of the way BSG tackles real life issues is the way that everything is in shades of grey, and it's very hard to tell who is the hero, or who is supposed to be right. Even though in a broad sense we can see that Adama and Roslin are supposed to be the good guys and Baltar is a bad guy, there are many many situations where the tables are turned.
For instance, the abortion situation was the most obvious one where things seem reversed- everyone except the religious fundamentalists accepts that pro-choice is the 'good' answer, but Roslin has to pass the pro-life legislation both for the survival of the fleet but also to keep her own religious fan-base happy. There are many points during the show where Roslin actually acts a lot like Bush, despite the anti-Bush administration slant to the show.
Personally I find this very fascinating, and also refreshing. In many situations in the show, bad and good guys justify their reasoning, and you can tell that everyone involved on both sides of the issue genuinely thinks they are doing the right thing. This is something you don't usually see in drama, and the blurring of the lines between 'good' and 'bad' is what I think gives BSG more realism than any other show on TV at the moment.
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Date: 2007-04-02 09:14 pm (UTC)For instance, the abortion situation was the most obvious one where things seem reversed- everyone except the religious fundamentalists accepts that pro-choice is the 'good' answer, but Roslin has to pass the pro-life legislation both for the survival of the fleet but also to keep her own religious fan-base happy. There are many points during the show where Roslin actually acts a lot like Bush, despite the anti-Bush administration slant to the show.
Personally I find this very fascinating, and also refreshing. In many situations in the show, bad and good guys justify their reasoning, and you can tell that everyone involved on both sides of the issue genuinely thinks they are doing the right thing. This is something you don't usually see in drama, and the blurring of the lines between 'good' and 'bad' is what I think gives BSG more realism than any other show on TV at the moment.