| Re: Just got done watching original BSG on DVD. [message #25524 is a reply to message #22218] |
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RT
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Your Name wrote:
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> In article <5091E9B7.BD1C035@hotmail.com>, RT <traRvEskyMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Your Name wrote:
>>> In article <507AF460.89488CDD@hotmail.com>, RT <traRvEskyMOVE@hotmail.com>
>>>> Your Name wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > In article <506C55B2.565E634A@hotmail.com>, RT
> <traRvEskyMOVE@hotmail.com>
>>>> > > Your Name wrote:
>>>> > > > BillV2320@webtv.net (The Void Era Man) wrote:
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > > In hindsight with the new series someway behind us and all of its
>>>> > > > > offshoot options truncated, i think i can say i like the Original
>>>> > > > > better.
>>>> > > > > maybe it has nostalgia because i was only 14 when it debuted
> and scifi
>>>> > > > > of that magnitude was rare in theater OR TV in those days.
>>>> > > > > yeah, it had some corny stories and it didnt have the gritty
>>> 'real' feel
>>>> > > > > of the new, but i like it because it was more escapist
> fantasy and not
>>>> > > > > just a displaced post apocalypse set in space.
>>>> > > > > i kind of see that roland moore sold his premise clothed in BSG
>>>> > > > > because ...
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > The revival of Battlestar Galactica wasn't even remotely Ron
>>> Moore's idea.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > It was started long before he was recruited to the job, but
>>> originally the
>>>> > > > new series was going to be a proper sequel to the original
> Glen Larson
>>>> > > > series, and at one stage it was helmed by Bryan Singer who
> unfortunately
>>>> > > > had to pull out due to commitments with the X-men movie and other
>>> things.
>>>> > > > He did much of the ground work, including getting many of the
> CGI models
>>>> > > > created that Ron Moore than later took over.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > I'm not even sure it was actually Ron Moore's idea to do a remake /
>>>> > > > reimagining, or whether that was (partly) forced by the idiots
> in studio
>>>> > >
>>>> > > See
>>>> > >
>>>> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica#Attempted_ revivals
>>>> > >
>>>> > > and
>>>> > >
>>>> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica#2003_reima gining
>>>> > >
>>>> > > > management. It wouldn't surprise me if he wanted to make his
> own, likely
>>>> > > > hopeless, show and just like his mentors (Star Trek's Beavis &
> Butthead
>>>> > > > twins: Berman and Braga) got pushed into doing something he didn't
>>> really
>>>> > > > want to do OR if he agreed to do it simply to get a big name on
>>> his resume
>>>> > > > so he could then do his own show.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > > it was much more likely to be picked up as a series if it had an
>>>> > > > > established name on it already.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > The problem is that that makes no sense at all. If the original
>>> Battlestar
>>>> > > > Galactica was supposedly so bad, why would they reuse the
> name? Anyone
>>>> > > > with a micro-milligram of common sense isn't going to watch
> something
>>>> > > > called "Battlestar Galactica" if they didn't like the original
>>> show called
>>>> > > > Battlestar Galactica ... that would be like going into a
> restaurant to
>>>> > > > order spinach soup when you know you don't like spinach soup,
> but are
>>>> > > > stupidly hoping / expecting it's not actually spinach soup. :-\
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > It would make FAR more sense to use a totally new name for
> their very
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Why would it make sense?
>>>> >
>>>> > If you don't know, then there's zero point even attempting to explain it
>>>> > ... as I said,the vast majority of the human race are apparently lacking
>>>> > in any "common" sense.
>>>>
>>>> This means you can't explain it.
>>>>
>>>> The story line is that Galactica is supposed to be the last
> battlestar. What
>>>> else would you call the show????
>>>
>>> I've already explained it, and those too dumb to understand it will never
>>> understand it.
>>
>> No, you haven't, because otherwise you aren't following the storyline.
>>
>> You want a last battlestar named, oh, Battlestar Fred? Or something about
>> battlestars and no attack on the colonies???
>
> There really are some complete and utter dumbasses on the Internet. The
> sticker "remove brain before use" should REALLY be taken off modems. :-\
I would to see your synopsis of a Battlestar Galactica show that didn't
include the Battlestar Galactica...
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