Product Details

• Actors: Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen, Box set
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: March 13, 2011
• Run Time: 755 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002PXJRR2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,002 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

One of the best shows on television looks better than ever as Battlestar Galactica: Season One arrives on Blu-ray™ Hi-Def. Relive all 13 thrilling episodes plus the four-hour miniseries that started it all in this four-disc set. When a surprise Cylon attack scatters the remnants of humanity throughout the galaxy, it’s up to steely President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and battle-hardened Commander William Adama (Edward James Olmos) to unite the desperate survivors and seek mankind’s only chance for a future, a mythical planet called Earth. Presented in 1080p with Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and showcasing U-Control™ features that allow you to go deeper into the BSG universe, Battlestar Galactica: Season One on Blu-ray™ Hi-Def is gripping drama that explores the human condition at its worst…and its best.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BluRay Review, not TV show contents, February 14, 2011

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Jonathan E Johns (Santa Rosa, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Battlestar Galactica (2004): Season One [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I agree with many before me who feel the BSG series on discs is very confusing, and very incomplete. Poorly packaged, and poorly sold. It could be a studio, it could be the production company, it could be the DVD creator, I am not sure how this particular production was managed.

This BluRay set seems to be the best route to go, though, as opposed to some of the boxed sets of multiple seasons.

I really wish when I purchase as season of television, especially one that is produced after the series has ended, that it would be complete with all the extras. I worry that the reason may be that the contracts that were written for rights on web content were poorly written, and that we may never see that content on DVD.

It makes me want to author my own collection, and included all the wonderful things myself on a separate disc, including webisodes, soundtracks, etc.


It is a great TV series, and it looks great on my big HDTV, glad I got the BluRay, rather than simple DVDs

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Better Presentation for the Best Sci-Fi Series Ever, October 13, 2009

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Jay Waters - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battlestar Galactica (2004): Season One [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Battlestar Galactica is science fiction at its best, it explores human nature from the best to the worst it has to offer, the acting is top notch, the music is beyond words and the story keeps you at the edge of your seat. This is memorable and dense science fiction for grownups, and if you haven't given a chance to this great series, please try it... you absolutely won't regret it.

Unfortunately, the previous releases in High Definition have been a disappointment. I'm not complaining about the image quality of this series, which is documentary style with some grain (the artistic license of the creators), but about the horrible presentation. The Complete Series Package comes with a horrible and bulky box that contains even cheaper boxes to hold the discs. There is no episode guide (so it's up to you to guess where in the 25 discs is the episode you want), the discs are not as protected as they should be and the whole package is too expensive (200+ dollars in one go).

I've been waiting for the individual seasons to be released (on Blu-Ray) in proper sets, and I know I'm not the only one.

The content of this series is a true work of art that looks and sounds amazing in High Def and hopefully, Universal will release all seasons (COMPLETE seasons please, no "season 4.0 - season 4.5" rip offs!!) on Blu-Ray with episode guide for the discs and all the special features released earlier on DVD (and the cherished webisodes if possible).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So so, September 14, 2011

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Domsdad - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Battlestar Galactica (2004): Season One [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

The quality is not up to par with other blu rays and the packaging is really cheap. The one positive that stands out is the sound quality is very good but the picture is very grainy and doesn't look nearly as good as I had expected.