All things that grow

Internal memo: Pull that lever, will you? Yes, the break, that's it... thank you. Now get your ass down in front of that keyboard and write, watch your fingers dance that dance you know... yeah, that's it, they're keeping up with the beat for once. Just keep it coming... keep those legs in motion, and see it all spin again..

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I scream in a dream
To ever seem
One with the stream
Of my rage

And hate for my fate
Was hushed too late
The inner gate
Of my cage

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Almost through watching the third season of Battlestar Galactica. Although I really have to switch my brain off sometimes when I'm watching it due to some of the inconsistencies, the series has really grown on me. Its spiritual albeit obscure take on an alternate reality is sort of refreshing, and the creators of the series really know how to create a lot of material without too much of a penalty to the pace. There is a lot of predictability, but of course you need that lest you leave your audience without any idea of what's going on... That said, there is a fair amount of unpredictability as well although sometimes you find yourself thinking that the writer is a mite trigger happy when it comes to the creation of new plot twists. In the third season there's a lot of "exploring the characters' psychology and their past". There is no end to the obscure and, it feels, at times irrelevant revelations. Hallucinations and imaginary friends in Galactica are so common that I found myself wanting it all to end so they could get their arses back on track. To their credit I'd say they did; whenever everything was getting just a little too farfetched they managed to stop the train just before it went off the track.

No TV series is better than its actors. Sure, the writing, special effects, direction and all the other details are important as well, but a great spectacle without any real acting is just worthless. In this particular area Galactica does not disappoint. Most characters, even those who appear only briefly, seem to have a soul and a purpose of their own. Now, if you don't know about the series already, it's like this: Humanity's greatest enemy is a race of machines called the Cylons, which are - SURPRISE! - originally created by the humans. Okay, not really a surprise. But what makes Galactica a great series is the way it manages to take what seems to be an absolute cliché and turn it into something cool. Not some I, Robot thing.
The Cylons have developed a certain type of their kind very similar to a human being. In fact, they look completely human and are even biological organisms based on genetic material.
There are 12 different humanoid models, and all have different personalities. I wouldn't start spoiling it all for anyone who hasn't seen the series, but suffice to say that the actors who play these humanoid Cylons are very well cast.

Most of the characters aren't just stereotypes that remain the same all the time. They change, molded by the events of the world they live in. They all have flaws, they all make mistakes, they all have regrets. The series shows that no human being is perfect, and how that is exactly what makes a person human. A cliché, of course, but personally I can't get tired of watching examples of human psychology.