It was my understanding, such as it is, that once they found "Earth," the next season would be the last. So when Starbuck showed up the end of S3 claiming she knew the way to Earth, I always knew that season four would be the last. And from the "Last Frakking Special" they aired, I'm getting the impression it was always meant to take 4-5 years to wrap up, that the actors always knew they were working towards an endgame, even if they never knew what the endgame was.
Which is why I don't lend much credence to the writer's strike in the case of this show. SciFi had always planned on splitting up the final season (I learned this later) so that it could torment us as much as possible, and I don't believe BSG was ever in any danger of not having its final episodes aired.
I agree that Moore told his story with his desired outcome, the desired outcome being Galactica's history is our Earth. For all my criticisms, I don't mind that concept, but I wish the show had earned it (not that the characters themselves didn't earn peace, there's a distinction).
Which is why I don't lend much credence to the writer's strike in the case of this show. SciFi had always planned on splitting up the final season (I learned this later) so that it could torment us as much as possible, and I don't believe BSG was ever in any danger of not having its final episodes aired.
I agree that Moore told his story with his desired outcome, the desired outcome being Galactica's history is our Earth. For all my criticisms, I don't mind that concept, but I wish the show had earned it (not that the characters themselves didn't earn peace, there's a distinction).
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