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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Should I watch?

POSTED BY: reginaroadie
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 1, 2005 04:33
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REGINAROADIE

Friday, January 7, 2005 3:26 AM

Hey, all. On Saturday night, NBC is going to be showing the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA miniseries that was on the SciFi channel about a year ago. I don't get Sci-Fi and I was curious about it and I was wondering if I should tune in.

On the one hand, some people have said it was terrible and a bastardization of the original. On the other hand, I have never seen an episode of the original series or the movie it was based on. I am a GALACTICA virgin, so to say, so I won't be watching it, seeing what they got right or wrong or any of that.

So should I see it or skip it?

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COSMICNOMAD

Friday, January 7, 2005 3:38 AM

Watch it. Just got it on DVD and it was pretty good. There was some hullabaloo about Starbuck being female, but it worked really well. Won't kill you anyway.

**cosmicnomad

DRAGONFLYDIRECTOR

Friday, January 7, 2005 3:48 AM

Watch it, give it a chance, unlike most of the original Galatica Fans - they gave it NO chance. Whoops - I AM a 'oldster BSG fan' and I LOVED the mini-sreies!

The original was campy had sometimes silly - but the CORE of the story was always compelling.

The Galatica 2003 is a 're-imagining' that story.

Is it different than the original? - Yes

Is it a bastardization - NO!

Does it have kinks to work out - Every show does!!! But this one is pretty good in its own universe. Give it a chance to unfold. You may enjoy it!

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HARDWARE

Friday, January 7, 2005 4:29 AM

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Originally posted by reginaroadie:

So should I see it or skip it?

You should watch it if only to see our dear beloved Serenity in the air one more time. It is in the scene early in the first two hours where there is a wall of glass to the left of the scene. The scene starts out in Caprica City on Caprica, big view out the window/wall and there is Serenity sailing by.

The rest of the show is pretty darn good too. Not the bright and cheerful 70's show, but good in its own way.

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BRITCHICK

Friday, January 7, 2005 5:39 AM

WATCH IT!

Living in the UK I've been lucky to see every episode so far.

It's not Serenity, but it is good. I watched the original as a child, and this is way way better. It has more suspense, lots of twists and turns, and is quite compelling.

Firefly it ain't, but it ain't half bad.

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NEEDLESEYE

Friday, January 7, 2005 5:55 AM

Yes! Do watch it! . I'm a BSG fan from it's beginning, and I thought the new version's first epi.s were top notch material. Really very good.
I'm looking forward to watching the new series myself.

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TOMANTA

Friday, January 7, 2005 5:57 AM

Abso-freakin'-lutely. I never saw the original, but the new series is indescribably good.

Lots of new, good shows on TV this year, and they are getting good ratings. Good news :).

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FAHQ

Friday, January 7, 2005 6:33 AM

See it.

While the concept of the original was good, the overall quality left something to be desired.

The NBC airing will be cut down from the original Sci-Fi version of 4 hours to 3, so you may want to buy or borrow the DVD from a friend instead.

Its worth it. Damned good stuff.

I prefer Starbuck as a woman over Dirk Benedict's miserable acting.

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PURPLEBELLY

Friday, January 7, 2005 7:34 AM

Definitely worth watching. I've not seen the other versions, but each generation should retell their myths
While it's not perfect, the new BSG does address current issues of response to disaster, redemption through trial, fighting for a lie and others that have figured in other successful series like Lost and The Wire. It's even capable of self-referential humour

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in an episode guesting Richard Hatch in a confrontation with the new Apollo

Shame about the Celtic-twilight score and sound in space, but Zoic is good as always.

MRSKBORG

Friday, January 7, 2005 10:42 PM

I've been watching this since it started airing over here in the UK. I was very worried about when reading up on the production and the new cast, me being a fan of the original way way back.... This is really , really good. In fact, its great. Yep, definatley one to watch.

"This movie may be a beautiful butterfly, but I loved that damn caterpillar." Joss Whedon.