Katee Sackhoff as Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica and William Shatner as Kirk in Star Trek
When Ronald D. Moore and company launched a reimagined Battlestar Galactica in 2004, it didn’t take long for audiences to understand the show was different from Star Trek. Star Trek served as the TV gold standard for the sci-fi genre since its '70s syndication ascension into global fandom, showcasing tropes that still resonate to this day.
✕ Remove Ads Related I'm Convinced Battlestar Galactica Broke Its "No Aliens" Rule In The Very Last Scene Battlestar Galactica was famous for avoiding aliens on the show. However, the series' final scene breaks this rule, suggesting a non-human entity. Unlike the Enterprise’s god-like central viewscreen, Adama often leaned over maps or battle reports, immersed in the same operational chaos as his crew. On Battlestar Galactica, a greater focus on collaboration and realism trumped Star Trek’s more idealistic picture of exploring space.
✕ Remove Ads 7 Battlestar Galactica Depicted A Broken Society BSG Didn't Have A Federation Star Trek‘s united Federation always worked towards a common mission. Meanwhile, BSG centered around a completely fractured system of governance. Usually, the remnants of humanity were merely struggling to maintain a functioning society after the Cylons annihilated the Twelve Colonies.
The multi-god polytheistic faith of the Colonials, dripping with ties to ancient Greco-Roman mythology, flew right in the face of the Cylons’ ingrained belief in"the one true God." And that central tension didn’t just showcase the differences between the two conflicting races. It literally drove a big chunk of the series’ narrative. The religious fanaticism of some Cylons like Brother Cavil clashed with the spiritual struggles of others, such as Caprica Six.
✕ Remove Ads In the season 2 finale “Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2” Laura Roslin literally allowed the rigging of a presidential election because she didn’t trust her opponent Baltar. After the voter fraud was caught by Lt. Gaeta, Adama persuaded Roslin to accept the real results and peacefully transfer power to Baltar. Of course, she had great reason to believe Baltar was a threat.
✕ Remove Ads 3 Battlestar Galactica Didn't Shy Away From Bleak Themes With No Utopia In Sight, A Darker Vision Of The Future Maybe no hallmark of Star Trek stands out quite like the franchise's absolute adherence to a future humanity that has triumphed over meaningless concerns like race, money, and other human frailties that often drag us down. It’s an aspirational worldview – and Earth is basically a utopian society by the 23rd century.
By presenting Cylons as autonomous beings with distinct personalities, beliefs, and conflicts, BSG blurred the lines between"us" and"them." Six’s complex relationship with Baltar wasn't just about espionage, ultimately exploring themes of love, manipulation, and faith. The Cylons weren’t just villainous toasters, but three-dimensional beings with motivations as intricate and conflicted as the humans'.
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