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Originally Posted by TheGalaxyTrio
Let's try watching the miniseries before we judge it, and spare me any "I read a script review online" at Ain't It Cool News stuff.
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Why?
Do you “wait to see” everything on TV or the cinema?
I don’t. I read reviews to make up my mind whether I’m going to waste good money on it or not. Sometimes I agree with the reviews, and sometimes I don’t. But they still give me some information on what to expect.
There have actually been many films that I haven’t bothered to watch lately because of what I read about them.
BTW, Ain't It Cool News actually did a praising review of Moore’s script. Then again, they had a praising review of The Phantom Menace, too.
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If it turns out it blows, fine.
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Please speak for yourself.
People complained about Lucas’ special edition of
Star Wars, and people complained when there were rumours that Spielberg was going to PC-ize
ET. I don’t see why it should be any different with
Galactica.
Viewers have opinions; when they like something, they don’t want it to be spoiled. Is it really that hard to accept this little fact of life?
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Battlestar Galactica was a crapfest, folks. Plain and simple. I'd like to see someone take the basic idea and completely rework it. In fact, I'd make changes just to **** off fans of the original because anyone who can be a rabid fan of that pile deserves to be ****ed off.
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That is your opinion, and you are certainly entitled to it. But it isn’t the only one in the world. Otherwise, the Sci-Fi Channel wouldn’t be trying to remake it.
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A lot of it seems to be "[i]I hate SciFi Channel because (they cancelled Farscape/they air John Edwards/Bonnie Hammer ran over my dog, whatever) and therefore I will hate the new BG miniseries.
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A lot of what?
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It's a very sad attitude to see from SF fans.
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It’s a “sad attitude” to have an opinion?!
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I posted a similar "wait until you see it" comment on another board, and three people accused me of being a *PAID* shill of the SciFi Channel. Wheee!
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Please don’t judge Galactica fans from a sample of three. There are a few more around.
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I've actually thought for many years that someone should take the basic BG premise and completely rework it, maybe make it a little more than "fleeing the Cylon tyranny". How about "standing up to the Cylon tyranny despite long odds"? More of an empire versus empire story with the Cylons being hugely more powerful than humanity as the series began, but with humans slowly and steadily gaining the upper hand as time went on. Something a little more heroic than constantly running away.
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Those sound like good ideas. What’s your point here, exactly?
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"Starbuck" sounds like the name of an anime female in a battle bikini anyway.
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Maybe you should tell that to Herman Melville.
