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Christianity Today March 21, 2009

No time to develop this thought in any detail, but it just dawned on me that there is something strangely coincidental about the fact that Knowing premiered in theatres on the same day that Battlestar Galactica had its series finale. If you have seen both of these shows, then you might have spotted some interesting similarities between them – but there are also some crucial differences as well. For some intriguing spoiler-filled comments on Knowing, check out Roger Ebert’s blog, and for some intriguing spoiler-filled comments on Battlestar Galactica, check out The Gospel according to Science Fiction author Gabriel McKee’s blog. And then, feel free to discuss what these sci-fi dramas did – and didn’t – have in common in the comments below.

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