Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] Packaging may vary (Blu-ray)

I bought all of the seasons separately as they first came out, and I highly recommend watching the entire television series through to the end. The five stars are for the series, NOT for the atrocious marketing.While looking for the last piece of the series (see the end of the review), I came across some great deals (in terms of price), but was dismayed to see just how confusing things have become on Amazon. This review below is meant to help you wade through the mess in the marketplace, purchase the series, and enjoy it. I originally posted it for the combined Seasons 4.0 and 4.5 set, but someone kindly suggested I post it elsewhere as well. I hope you find it helpful.DVD CONFUSION-------------------------------------------------------The show is incredible. However, the whole DVD thing has been a disaster. They released it in the worst way possible (see below), Amazon compounded the problem by lumping together reviews for DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, and...Read more

Firstly as most Sci fi fans will agree Battlestar Galactica is the pinnacle of the genre. Gritty and realistic, a space navy soap opera with loads of violence. The reason I'm dropping this review is only on the quality of the blu ray discs. Any of the other reviews can help you decide whether you want to watch or not. I admit after reading some of the reviews after purchase I did sweat a bit. People complaining it's misrepresented and missing discs. People complaining about low resolution, etc, etc. This box set is absolutely top notch. It comes in a really nice glossy cardboard box. Upon opening all the discs were in the correct order and it came with a beautiful glossy booklet that showed the main characters and all the episodes by disc. The episodes are also listed on the back of each disc. Whoever said they weren't is full of it. Upon pulling the discs out they are standard blu ray discs that you have seen a million times. There is nothing cheap or low rate about them. So people...Read more