Zoic and Battlestar

POSTED BY: Calhoun
UPDATED: Monday, January 19, 2004 20:12
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CALHOUN

Saturday, January 17, 2004 10:27 PM

I just downloaded 1.4 Gigabytes (first 2 eps) of Battlestar and watched for the first time. Its not too bad, a little slow but ok. One thing, you can definately see Zoic's hand in the special effects but I would have preferred them to do something a little more different than Fireflys effects. Let me try to be clearer. I think Zoic did a masterful job with Firefly but the special effects for Battlestar should have been more.. erm.. I dont know.. epic, like Star Wars etc. I just really didnt think the Firefly type of shots worked that well in this show.

Also I can only find first 2 episodes of this new Battlestar are there anymore? how many in the miniseries?

~Keep Flying~

ZAPHODB

Saturday, January 17, 2004 10:30 PM

That's it for now. Only the two part miniseries.

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CAPNRAHN

Monday, January 19, 2004 6:48 PM

I don't think it was the folks at Zoic that wanted to do the Firefly type snap-zooms such, that was from Ron Moore and crew. OR even Bonnie {expletive deleted} the prexxie of Sci Fi (or is it USA networks?)

But I'll ask Lee when I talk to him again and see if he knows who decided to do those effects in that manner.

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

KURUKAMI

Monday, January 19, 2004 8:08 PM

Personally, I liked it, though some of the effects were a bit inappropriate for the moment. However, there was that nice little bit where Serenity flew past in the background of one shot... :D

On the other hand, the city that took place in got nuked a day or so later. Maybe it was just a quick pickup for Mal and the rest?

History doesn't always repeat itself. Sometimes it merely shouts "Weren't you listening the first time?!?" and lets fly with a club.

BROWNCOAT1

Monday, January 19, 2004 8:12 PM

Can't remember who it was that posted that pic back in like October or Novemeber showing the Serenity flyby, but I watched the show just to see that 2-3 second shot. I even called the whole family into the den so they could see it.

I am sure Mal & crew were gone before the nukes fell.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."