For the past 6 years BSG has played with our hearts and minds and it all finally came to an end.
6 years and only 4 seasons.
Turns out at the end of the second season Scifi said they were going to only buy two more seasons since the ratings weren't high enough.
The commotion sent a wave through the fan community and the series gained both a fan base and momentum during the story line. Following the lead of Lost, now that there is an end date the writers could work on wrapping up the plot.
Problem was the writers are very good. Very, very good. The plots were astounding from episode to episode no one could believe it was coming to an end.
I had a discussion with someone who jumped on board 2 years ago and he asked why would they cancel what is now their most successful show. I said maybe it was too late now that everything was written or shot, maybe it was a marketing ploy since the end episodes can charge more, it could be any unreasonable reason. In the end, it wasn't going to stop armageddon from happening on the show nor would fans really not want to see how it all ends.
We were teased by the year gaps between season 3 and 4. THEN a year gap between the first half of season 4 and the last 10 episodes of season 4.
Because of all the talk, parties were thrown around the globe to witness the ending of an era. I tracked down one here at a bar and watched the 2 hour movie finale along with tons of other fans cringing, laughing and watching silently as everything unfolded. The bar was scattered with photos of past scenes and characters to remind us why we were so emotionally attached and how were were all letting go.
And when it ended, we were both torn but healed to find everyone's answers. The writers said they wrote the final episode for us, for the characters. We applauded, took shots, shook hands, and then walked away.