Razor televised: Raw Deal -- Razor on DVD: Awesome!

I watched Battlestar Galactica: Razor on DVD last night and was enthralled. With the scenes that were present on the disc, that had been stripped from the televised version, the story fleshed out so much nicer.

And the incredible battle scenes from the first cylon war...the original cylon raiders, the original cylon basestars, all combined with intense gripping scenes of a young Adama (callsign "Husker") piloting a Mark II Viper, accompanied by a riveting soundtrack. Well, how do you improve on this?

The DVD is definitely a great purchase. And the bonus portions were fantastic. Usually, I find the disc "extras" on a DVD to be rather pale and lifeless. However, this dics provides a number of deleted scenes that aren't even available in the DVD version of the movie. And the complementary disc (the making of Razor) really adds insight to the filming of the movie and the actors themselves, particularly Michelle Forbes (remembered by many as Ensign Ro, of ST:TNG), who plays the powerful character of Admiral Helena Cain.

Finally, though this DVD is not currently available in HD-DVD or Blu-ray, it still looks pretty good, assuming you're watching it on a player with an up-converter.

Now, I can't wait to get my hands on season 1 of BSG in HD-DVD (while hoping that HD-DVD is the format that wins out).

Oh, forgot to mention that the character of Kendra Shaw, who becomes the Pegasus XO to Commander Lee Adama, is absolutely one of the most interesting characters they've introduced to the BSG fanbase. But to be honest, every character, without exception, has been interesting, even including the deceased Commanders Garner and Fisk. And that is a real tribute to the show's quality of writing.