Cylons in America

Critical studies in Battlestar Galactica by Tiffany Potter and C.W. Marshall

Cylons in America presents an edgy, stimulating, and sometimes witty collection of critical studies of BSG, examining the series' place within popular culture and its engagement with contemporary American society.

An insurgency struggles against an occupying power its technological superior. Refugees flee persecution with ever-diminishing resources. Society is fractured along ideological lines, fostering political corruption and Machiavellian opportunism. Sexy female robots wield guns.

The award winning and compulsively watchable Battlestar Gallactica, re-imagined by creator Ronald D. Moore for the 21^th century, combines many familiar features of science fiction with direct commentary on life in post-9/11 America. At its best, BSG achieves a level of political and social commentary that has not been achieved anywhere else on modern television.

The book is divided into three sections:

the first explores how Battlestar Galactica creates a microcosm of our current world;

the second considers the Cylons as a mirror of humanity;

the third part of Cylons in America rises questions about science fiction as a genre, about the nature of episodic television, and about the media in popular culture.

Battlestar Galactica doesn't shy away from controversial issues and Cylons in America examines how these play out over the course of the series and how the writers and producers have woven current events into a space opera with social and political undertones.

For anyone wishing to explore the many worlds of Battlestar Galactica, Cylons in America provides an excellent point of departure. Buy the book from here »

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* CGI: Computer-generated imagery, application
of computer graphics to special effects in films.