Battlestar Galactica - Season One

Missing Episodes

The image quality of the HD release is not bad, but episodes are missing from the set I watched. Disks 1,2 are the mini-series. Season 1 starts with HD disks 3, 4. Both these disks were missing what seemed to be a preceeding episode, since the teaser "previously on ......" showed scenes and story lines that had not appeared on the previous disk. I got frustrated and went to the SD version, and yes, a previous episode was indeed missing from disks 3,4. Including what was considered the best episode of season 1 were Starbuck punched out of her viper during it's re-entry breakup. I don't know if only my set was bad, or all of them are short episodes. With HD dead, no way to fix it now. Since it was an intermediate episode between disks 2-3 and 3-4, one might conclude that it was intentional to reduce the number of HD disks required for the season. Who knows, but I just gave up on the HD version entirely. Since the series (excluding mini-series) are shot in HD, maybe the later seasons will be released blu-ray. Hope they can manage to keep the episodes in order. April 24, 2008

Quality Control Problems Fixed?

I ordered this set in February ('08) and when I received it I examined it for the problems that other reviewers have posted. So far, I have found none. The discs are in excellent condition physically (i.e. no scratches) and there is no audio/video mismatch on any of the discs. The case it came in is average and I can see why the discs could become loose within and get scratched. The same problem that the first batch of Halo 3 Limited Edition discs had wherein they became loose and scratched in the case-the result of poor packaging design. However, the BSG discs were securely affixed to the packaging, so I can only conclude that the quality control problems that the other reviewers alluded to have been fixed. Also, I did not see a difference between the miniseries and season one discs as far as visual quality. I am using an LCD, HDMI connection and my HD-DVD player is outputting at 1080i, LCD's native resolution is 768. Overall I am very pleased by my purchase and highly recommend to anyone looking to buy. March 22, 2008

bad video quality ... terrible, just terrible

i had high hopes with this purchase, and my decision to pick up a 360 add on HDDVD drive was partially motivated by this, then, HDDVD exclusive release. BSG was shot on HD, so seeing it in HD must be a treat right? no, not right at all.

sadly this is one of the worst ways to watch BSG. it's supposed to be HD, but it looks barely better than than the, very good, DVD release. grain, fuzzy detail, poor contrast, and visible mpeg artifacts are all highly noticeable on this release. i'm not sure what happened during the authoring process that led to these problems, but something needs to be done about it. long story short, this set is just painful to look at when it should have been the definitive season 1 set. i'd say something about the bonus features, but since i bought this primarily as an upgrade in image quality (when compared to the dvds) i couldn't be more disappointed.

note
many other amazon customers/reviewers have noted that they received scratched discs on this set, and i'm not surprised. instead of a traditional box set with plastic mounting pegs, BSG S01 comes with little silicone nubs that require you to twist the discs to properly mount them. i'm not surprised that there are so many scratched sets out there, since the public has been warned against twisting optical storage media since the inception of cds. a bad move that worsens an already bad set. avoid if at all possible. March 22, 2008

Not a good production!

The show is great. But I don`t recommend the HD-DVD set at all. Video quality is bad, especially concerning the mini series. Also the packing is terrible, wrapped in plastic with cut corners. Doesn`t fit in nicely in my shelf at all. March 5, 2008

THE CD CAME BUT....

I pruchased the HD DVD last week and I received it today.

Due to the scaratch marks in the cd (I dont know if its a prodcution problem) the CD didnt work at all.. I have tried more than a DVD with HD support palyers... AND I had no reults..

March 5, 2008

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