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UPDATED: Monday, January 19, 2004 22:41
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STEVE580

Monday, January 19, 2004 8:38 PM

I used to watch the old Battlestar Galactica when I was a kid. Looking back, though...they weren't very good. The promos for the miniseries looked pretty cool - the miniseries itself was merely alright. It had a few cool bits, like when the 'president' ditched the no-FTL-drive ships, just before they all blew up...that was pretty cool. The guy that sees that woman...kinda strange, but could be interesting.

I'll give the show a chance.

CAITLYN

Monday, January 19, 2004 9:33 PM

OK, I'm going to give away my age here, but...

I was at university when Battlestar: Galactica came out. We used to gather around in the commons where they had the big color TV sets and watch it and make fun of it every week. There was just so much to make fun of, don't ya know?

The original Battlestar had some good ideas and a handful of really good episodes. It also had a lot of high camp.

True story: we were watching the premier, the movie, when it was interrupted to announce the Camp David peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. The folks watching booed the news coverage because it interrupted Galactica. I couldn't believe it. History was being made and these supposedly very bright kids at a very expensive and well regarded university booed because they'd rather watch escapist science fiction.

I don't know why Battlestar: Galactica has such a loyal and devoted following. Seems to me that I buy 1960s Doctor Who episodes in glorious black and white on DVD so who am I to judge? Nobody is ever going to say the flying saucers in "Dalek Invasion of Earth" are convincing, are they?

"Jeo-shung yong-jur goo-jang. Jien-cha yong-chi gong yin."

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Monday, January 19, 2004 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by geordiesteve2003:
Farscape is not in the same league or ballpark as Firefly....Whoooooo, man, gotta stop laughing.

The only point being, Farscape lasted several years, and turned out some real quality episodes year on year. Sure, I can't think of a series that has hit the ground running quite so well as Firefly (scratch that, West Wing springs to mind), but who knows whether it would have lasted (how many Heart of Golds would have turned up?).

In response to other posts, I recall that part of the reason for Farscape's cancellation was the huge cost - it looked fantastic, but the cost must have been huge. Stargate SG1 somehow survives, proving that life is unfair, because it is cheap compared to what it brings in.

Hey - I'd have never gotten to see a fifth season of B5 if they didn't keep it on budget year in year out (I think sometimes we forget that Buffy, Angel et al don't bring in the viewers of CSI and the like, but because of the effects may cost as much or more - at least until ego and salary begin their exponential curve)

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