Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 34 of 60 TV series by recommenders
People recommend it for its complex, high-quality storytelling and its standing among the best sci-fi drama on television.
People recommend it for its complex, high-quality storytelling and its standing among the best sci-fi drama on television.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Complex, high-quality storytelling
“They're good lessons, so why insult it? Why mock quality storytelling that makes good impressions on people?”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Why older tech is sometimes safer from hackers” “Of the series since, I think only Battlestar Galactica approached similar complexity.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Patrick Stewart taught us what good men do with power” “more serious shows with increasingly complex narratives (B5, bsg, I hear good things”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” - Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros”
- Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera”
- Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Why older tech is sometimes safer from hackers”
Ranked among best sci-fi ever
“up there with BattleStar Galactica and The Expanse as the greatest TV sci-fi series of all time”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch on YouTube” “it's just one of the best TV shows ever made in any genre”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera” Better drama than most peers
“more serious shows with increasingly complex narratives (B5, bsg, I hear good things”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” “BSG is a better drama IMO”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)” Scratches the same itch
“Give it a try, it scratches the same itch for me”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Patrick Stewart taught us what good men do with power” “I miss these kinds of shows.”
Comment from 23 Sep 2026 in “'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Battlestar Galactica (2004)This page | 12 | 6 | 67% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
16 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Of the series since, I think only Battlestar Galactica approached similar complexity.”
“the whole cylon reveal drama really ruined it for me”
“Give it a try, it scratches the same itch for me”
“more serious shows with increasingly complex narratives (B5, bsg, I hear good things”
“Battlestar Galactical maybe but that is already a 20 year old show also.”
“every damn episode begins with the same introduction from Ronald Moore talking about sound quality”
“I miss these kinds of shows.”
“BSG was some of the best storytelling on TV, ever.”
“They're good lessons, so why insult it? Why mock quality storytelling that makes good impressions on people?”
“Like that famous train wreck Battlestar Galactica?”
“some drift into it (Twin Peaks and BSG at least)”
“the ending makes sense as part of a coherent whole”
“BSG is a better drama IMO”
“up there with BattleStar Galactica and The Expanse as the greatest TV sci-fi series of all time”
“it's just one of the best TV shows ever made in any genre”
“Some shows have maintained relatively high quality over multiple seasons.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.