Comments on: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ The Movie! http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/ Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nelson James http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-1545254 Nelson James Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:38:55 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-1545254 I wouldn't dismiss the idea, solely because a movie based on the original series could negate the entire BSG 1980 crap that was pretty terrible. All in all (cheese factor included) of all the Star Wars clones to crop up in the late 70's BSG managed to develop an identity of it's own. All the "good things" we like about the reimagining was not stuff you could have gotten away with in the early 80's. While I don't necessarily believe that stripping drama, or character development for the sake of action is a trend that I personally want to see continue (ala the new dumbed down Star Trek franchise) I do believe one of the flaws of Moore's galactica was that he was trying to do something different for the genre, but he didn't realize that he was aping soap opera tropes to do it with. As a result he managed to make way too many characters we liked completely unlikeable A-holes, and you lost the idea that these were still refugees on the run. I wouldn’t dismiss the idea, solely because a movie based on the original series could negate the entire BSG 1980 crap that was pretty terrible. All in all (cheese factor included) of all the Star Wars clones to crop up in the late 70′s BSG managed to develop an identity of it’s own. All the “good things” we like about the reimagining was not stuff you could have gotten away with in the early 80′s.

While I don’t necessarily believe that stripping drama, or character development for the sake of action is a trend that I personally want to see continue (ala the new dumbed down Star Trek franchise) I do believe one of the flaws of Moore’s galactica was that he was trying to do something different for the genre, but he didn’t realize that he was aping soap opera tropes to do it with. As a result he managed to make way too many characters we liked completely unlikeable A-holes, and you lost the idea that these were still refugees on the run.

]]> By: airwolfflannery http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-674458 airwolfflannery Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:26:44 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-674458 look first of all the new battlestar Galactica is the worst pice of crap i ever seen.Its like the stupid dumb ass never saw this show in his entire life. For the longest time i never watch that garbage that the stupid Si Fi channel came up with. You know they hate everything that has to do with sience fiction and secoundly they shoud of done this in the first place! I just got to say it's about dam time they brought back the REAL BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and destroy the new one! WHICH should never been put on the air in the first place i mean how stupid cane you get when all the cast are cyclons i'm glade they never made it here!! look
first of all the new battlestar Galactica is the worst pice of crap i ever seen.Its like the stupid dumb ass never saw this show in his entire life. For the longest time i never watch that garbage that the stupid Si Fi channel came up with. You know they hate everything that has to do with sience fiction and secoundly they shoud of done this in the first place! I just got to say it’s about dam time they brought back the REAL BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and destroy the new one! WHICH should never been put on the air in the first place i mean how stupid cane you get when all the cast are cyclons i’m glade they never made it here!!

]]> By: cccg http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-644600 cccg Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:51:21 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-644600 Thank you the Movie God you said it all LOL, and why not BSG : the musical ? producers, come on... The very idea of this project is insulting not to mention the timing of all this nonsense. This "project" was obviously not coming from a BSG fan... ( and I hardly believe this is the result of a brainstorming session for that matter ) next ! Thank you the Movie God

you said it all

LOL, and why not BSG : the musical ?

producers, come on…

The very idea of this project is insulting not to mention the timing of all this nonsense.

This “project” was obviously not coming from a BSG fan…

( and I hardly believe this is the result of a brainstorming session for that matter )

next !

]]> By: Inter Alia http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-643258 Inter Alia Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:08:09 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-643258 While some people out there still think the Larson version was terrific and would love to shell out $12 or whatever to see him do it all again, I just can't believe there are enough to convince Universal that this is a financially-viable idea. Then again, movie studios do a lot of stupid things. Coming on the heels of the acclaimed run of the RDM/Eick version (also done by Universal) makes this an even stranger business decision to contemplate. I was a fan of the original when I was a kid, but re-watching it today is painful -- not merely because of the many ridiculous aspects (the cowboy planet, the pig-men, the unicorn, etc.), but also because there was never any sense of drama, of civilization being nearly gone and needing to hang on by the fingernails and keep going. In Larson's show, the Colonies are destroyed ... and so everyone stops to party at the casino planet. Yeah. Hopefulness is one thing, but being oblivious is too much to swallow. The newer show -- with character development, a coherent story, and a real sense of drama -- is the better in nearly every way. That is, in my opinion. While some people out there still think the Larson version was terrific and would love to shell out $12 or whatever to see him do it all again, I just can’t believe there are enough to convince Universal that this is a financially-viable idea. Then again, movie studios do a lot of stupid things. Coming on the heels of the acclaimed run of the RDM/Eick version (also done by Universal) makes this an even stranger business decision to contemplate.

I was a fan of the original when I was a kid, but re-watching it today is painful — not merely because of the many ridiculous aspects (the cowboy planet, the pig-men, the unicorn, etc.), but also because there was never any sense of drama, of civilization being nearly gone and needing to hang on by the fingernails and keep going. In Larson’s show, the Colonies are destroyed … and so everyone stops to party at the casino planet. Yeah. Hopefulness is one thing, but being oblivious is too much to swallow. The newer show — with character development, a coherent story, and a real sense of drama — is the better in nearly every way. That is, in my opinion.

]]> By: burning_chrome http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-643161 burning_chrome Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:09:53 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-643161 Could Moore's series be improved upon - absolutely; is the reimagined BSG worse than the orignal - frak no! The original BSG was out of this world - when I was 6 years old - but come on, who would really pay theater prices in these times to go watch a updated version of the 1970s series? Good lord, there was more cheese in the original BSG than a Green Bay Packers' home game. Simply stated, there's more characterization and plot in a single episode of the new BSG than the entire series run of the original. The only good result out of this fiasco from Universal would be supplying Mystery Science Theater 3000 with plenty of cannon fodder. Could Moore’s series be improved upon – absolutely; is the reimagined BSG worse than the orignal – frak no! The original BSG was out of this world – when I was 6 years old – but come on, who would really pay theater prices in these times to go watch a updated version of the 1970s series? Good lord, there was more cheese in the original BSG than a Green Bay Packers’ home game. Simply stated, there’s more characterization and plot in a single episode of the new BSG than the entire series run of the original. The only good result out of this fiasco from Universal would be supplying Mystery Science Theater 3000 with plenty of cannon fodder.

]]> By: sandra mutter http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-643045 sandra mutter Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:40:46 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-643045 i'm one of those who can't wait for a movie based on the one, only, and original Battlestar Galactica. I can't stand moore's series. it's not BSG at all no matter what anyone says. you put another name to it and it could be just another series too filled with sex and very little storytelling. not to mention i'd still hate it which is a shame considering there is so little sci-fi on television these days. Glen A. Larson can't get the script finished soon enough for me. i’m one of those who can’t wait for a movie based on the one, only, and original Battlestar Galactica. I can’t stand moore’s series. it’s not BSG at all no matter what anyone says. you put another name to it and it could be just another series too filled with sex and very little storytelling. not to mention i’d still hate it which is a shame considering there is so little sci-fi on television these days. Glen A. Larson can’t get the script finished soon enough for me.

]]> By: K2 http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-642007 K2 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:51:02 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-642007 Awesome! Finally! The new show sucks beyond words and should not have been called Battlestar Galactica. Ron Moore ruined BSG the same way he ruined Star Trek...he took it off track and bastardized it for his own ego. Moore is the one who cashed in on the good name of the classic. If he had to come up with his own idea (and his own name), it would not have been popular at all. Can't wait to see Glen Larson return the hope and archetypal characters that made the original such a classic. Awesome! Finally! The new show sucks beyond words and should not have been called Battlestar Galactica. Ron Moore ruined BSG the same way he ruined Star Trek…he took it off track and bastardized it for his own ego. Moore is the one who cashed in on the good name of the classic. If he had to come up with his own idea (and his own name), it would not have been popular at all. Can’t wait to see Glen Larson return the hope and archetypal characters that made the original such a classic.

]]> By: cas http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-641850 cas Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:22:49 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-641850 No one has EVER accused hollywood "suits" of being intelligent. This is by far the WORST idea I've ever heard of. Of course I'm doubting that it will seriously ever get past the talking phase. If Glen Larson does this, it will be more out of spite for the rebooted series, as he has been quoted as not liking it for the 'darker' nature that RDM gave it. Of course Mr. Larson created the idea of a holocaust survivor show in the first place, so I find his whineage hilarious. And...his 'survivors' upon escaping the big bads in the original miniseries....go to a CASINO PLANET and start partying. This is the guy Universal wants to make a movie with? LMAO x100. or cry. I'll pick laughing. sigh. No one has EVER accused hollywood “suits” of being intelligent. This is by far the WORST idea I’ve ever heard of. Of course I’m doubting that it will seriously ever get past the talking phase.

If Glen Larson does this, it will be more out of spite for the rebooted series, as he has been quoted as not liking it for the ‘darker’ nature that RDM gave it.

Of course Mr. Larson created the idea of a holocaust survivor show in the first place, so I find his whineage hilarious. And…his ‘survivors’ upon escaping the big bads in the original miniseries….go to a CASINO PLANET and start partying. This is the guy Universal wants to make a movie with? LMAO x100. or cry. I’ll pick laughing. sigh.

]]> By: bsgfan http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-641848 bsgfan Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:17:19 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-641848 the old galactica is like a comedy show those cylons are not very serious the old galactica is like a comedy show
those cylons are not very serious

]]> By: bsgfan http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-641847 bsgfan Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:16:05 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-641847 That idea is stupid! BSG 80 was too cheesy that can not work It willl be a super failure Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo That idea is stupid!
BSG 80 was too cheesy
that can not work
It willl be a super failure
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

]]> By: Rabscuttle http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2009/02/21/battlestar-galactica-the-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-640624 Rabscuttle Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:24:19 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/?p=15430#comment-640624 WHAT?? NO! Boooo! Why on EARTH would they do that, with the acclaim the new series has? They can't be serious... WHAT?? NO! Boooo! Why on EARTH would they do that, with the acclaim the new series has? They can’t be serious…

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