Readers of my BSG reviews here will probably have noticed some confusion as to the episode numbering for this series. The reason isn’t one of sequencing, it’s just the wonky episode lengths, that change the numbering depending on the venue the show aired in. For instance, “Saga of a Star World” counts as only one episode, however when syndicated it counted as three. The second story - the two-part “Lost Planet of the Gods” - was the second episode when broadcast, but in syndication it was the fourth and fifth ones.

The Great Luke Ski is kind of a third-generation Filker and a musical parodist, not unlike Weird Al, but without as good a voice. Seriously, I know Al sounds a bit like Big Bird on occasion, but at least he can hit those notes, you know? And his production is top notch. This one is certainly *not,* and in fact it's a little painful to listen to some of the more operatic stretchy parts, but this really is funny as hell. Check it out below the jump.

ATENTION JOYLESS CITIZENRY! You've made it! You've survived CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALCTICA WEEK here on Republibot, though whether or not you'll ever fully recover or enjoy life and love again is a matter of some debate.

Fortunately, as I've gotten NEARLY every bit of behind-the-scenes information I know out of the way in this review/essay/master's thesis, subsequent editions should be quite a bit shorter and less grueling. Unless Maren Jensen emails me or something, and suddenly I'll end up with a lot more to talk bout. But that's not too likely.

Anyway, if you've lasted this long and I haven't yet beat all interest in the subject out of you, read on, content in the knowledge that while I probably *will* do this to you again, I probably *won't* do it any time soon. And if I have managed to overwhelm and destroy your childhood love of all things Galactican...cool! Just hang out, and our normal friday night reviews will be up a bit later.

Welcome to our special, unaccustomed, Wednesday edition of "Retrospeculative TV," in which we take your quest for the knowledge of arcane pop culture, and punish you by not letting you go until you've smoked the entire box right in front of us, and get all sick and stuff...Because it's Classic Battlestar Galactica Week!