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Battlestar Galactica
Season Four
SERIES: Sci-Fi, Friday 10:00p (60 minutes)

Battlestar Galactica
Critic Score
Metascore: 85 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.0 out of 10
based on 16 reviews
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Starring Edward James Olmos, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Mary McDonnell, Tricia Helfer, and Grace Park

The final season picks up from last season's revelations of Cyclons amongst the crew and the return of the presumed deceased Starbuck.

GENRE(S): Sci-Fi & Fantasy
CREATED BY: Ronald D. Moore
FIRST AIR DATE: April 4, 2008

What The Critics Said

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100
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
The premiere should please fans who consider Battlestar Galactica a landmark and entice newcomers to look at previous seasons on DVD.
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100
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
There are many small and wonderful dramatic accomplishments in the underappreciated gem that is Battlestar Galactica, but perhaps the most enduring is that what was conceived of as an epic space adventure has turned into a finely detailed, intimate drama.
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91
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
The series' brilliant conceit is that enemies are often sane and rational, and many good guys and gals are obsessed, flawed, and ruthless.
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90
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
This new season gets off to a rousing start that lives up to high expectations.
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90
TV Guide Matt Roush
Simply put, the journey of Battlestar Galactica is one long, exhilarating headtrip.
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90
Variety Brian Lowry
Crisp and tense, this Sci Fi Channel staple looks destined to make a headlong plunge toward the finish line in pursuit of that elusive place called Earth.
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90
Newsday Verne Gay
Tonight's episode is superb, and barrels--relentlessly--toward the answers.
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90
Time James Poniewozik
Thus begins the final season of a cerebral space opera that asks what it means to be human.
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80
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
The multitude of exegeses and theories devoted to major plot twists and minor details attest to the series’s enduring egghead appeal.
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80
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
Though Sci Fi only sent one Season 4 episode for review, it looks as though the prodigal pilot, as well as the rest of the Galactica crew, is in for a bumpy ride.
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80
Los Angeles Times Mary McNamar