Screen Test
by Mike Reynolds and R. Thomas Umstead -- Multichannel News, 3/31/2008
The Tudors(Showtime, Sunday, March 30, 10 p.m.)
The Rundown: Saga returns with Catherine of Aragon (Maria Doyle Kennedy) out, and Anne Boleyn in as queen.
Pros: Natalie Dormer has stretched Anne from a coquette to a royal with misgivings about the station she conspired to reach.
Cons: Through the first three episodes, too little of Peter O’Toole as Pope Paul III.
The Score: This season, more action is transferred from bed chamber to the court.
— Mike Reynolds
Battlestar Galactica(Sci Fi Channel, Friday, April 4, 10 p.m)
The Rundown: Admiral Adama (Edward James Olmos) and the crew of Battlestar Galactica return for its final season.
Pros: The show smoothly picks up from last season’s dramatic finale in which four crew members discover they’re Cylons.
Cons: Heavy action and slow plot-setting scenes make the first episode a bit uneven.
The Score: Battlestar fans will enjoy the bittersweet start of the show’s final voyage.
— R. Thomas Umstead
