BATTLESTAR GALACTICA balances its striking special effects with characterdriven drama and social commentary to create a show thats both entertaining and relevant. This critical favourite from Ronald D. Moore STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION reimagines the cult series from the 1970s with a new cast and more impressive villains. It also eschews the sunny outlook of STAR TREK in favor of a darker vision of space and humanity as it comments on issues such as terrorism and civil liberties. Androids called Cylons have massacred billions of people, leaving only a small group of survivors. Led by Oscar nominees Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, the human fleet searches for a mythical planet called Earth as they evade the Cylons.