Critic's corner

0 Comments | USA TODAY, November, 2007 | by Robert Bianco

*Fans who are tired of waiting for Battlestar Galactica to kick off its fourth and final season get a treat this weekend with Battlestar Galactica: Razor (Sci Fi, Saturday, 9 ET/PT), a two-hour movie that fills in some gaps in Galactica's back story. On a mission to destroy a Cylon secret weapon, battle-sharpened veteran Kendra Shaw (Stephanie Jacobsen) recalls the choices she made while serving under Admiral Cain (Michelle Forbes) at the start of the Cylon war.

Disturbing and exciting in turn, Razor is a dark, thoughtful -- and, some will think, heavy-handed -- rumination on war's costs and choices. Keep in mind that there's nothing casual about Battlestar's relentlessly somber universe, and that includes its unwillingness to make any concessions to casual viewers. If...