Battlestar Galactica Greenlighted!

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UPDATED: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 05:37
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MAJSON

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 1:40 PM

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Originally posted by Samus:
well, i'm in the camp that is wanting the series - so a qualified YAY until more news comes in.

To change the subject temporarily...What is Stargate: Atlantis?

Stargate:atlantis is the spinoff series from stargate:sg-1. It'll have a new cast, but sg-1 do make cross-overs apparently etc.

it'll be set up at the end of season 7 of sg-1 and run at the same time...much like buffy and angel did.

EYEBALL

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 1:48 PM

February 3, 2004 - The Vine: Sci Fi orbits 'Galactica' series - Hollywood Reporter - Sci-fi fans probably haven't seen the last of "Battlestar Galactica." After successfully relaunching the franchise as a miniseries in December, Sci Fi Channel picked up the options last week on its top cast members, which include Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell and Katee Sackhoff. Sources said the cable network is aiming to bow "Galactica" as a full-fledged series as early as fourth-quarter 2004. Sci Fi declined comment, but all indications are that at least six episodes of "Galactica" will be shot in Vancouver as soon as April. It will likely be one of cable's more expensive drama series, with production estimates as high as $1.5 million per episode. The four-hour "Galactica" miniseries averaged 4.2 million viewers last year, making it the third-highest-rated multinight program Sci Fi has aired. Executive producers are David Eick and Ronald D. Moore. (Andrew Wallenstein)

It is looking quite likely... :smile

GRUESOME

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 2:42 PM

I thought the new BG was complete crap and it makes me angry to think that all that potential firefly money is being spent on ex-hack-trek writers spewing MORE garbage...

Spare me the gratuitous baby-killing femme-bots and love boat-like make out scenes on the bridge of a WAR VESSEL...

And perhaps the cheesiest and most transparent gimmick-cliche is the new "president" getting in adama's face about the need for and role of the government in people's lives... TWENTY FOUR HOURS AFTER TWELVE BILLION PEOPLE ARE KILLED... Be real... Its a tension that the hack-writer wants to start establishing, but, with 50 thousand humans left in existence, does ANYONE think that adama is gonna allow the secretary of education to lecture him on ANYTHING before they have even had a single smoke-break since the DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATION?!?
... talk about a rushed and stupid cliche...

And I'll not even bother getting into the hack job done on original characters... Using fan familiarity to trick people with stupid plot twists...

FIREFLYGAL

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 6:09 PM

Ni ta ma de! Tian xia Sci Fi channel executives suo you de ren dou gai si! (syntax may be wrong but the sentiment is there). This is Astriana's roommate and I will fume quietly. I wholehartedly agree with Dyairvatree's sentiment about the new "BG". Barf!

Realflygal*
If you want to fly, you've got to give up the s*** that weighs you down.

OKKAY

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 6:47 PM

Never watched the old BG, didn't watch the new BG, and although I'm a big fan of Ron Moore from his Star Trek days, I'm hoping BG fails (miserably) because each failed sci-fi series possibly brings us one step closer to getting Firefly back on TV.

MAJSON

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 7:43 PM

i liked the 2 part mini series, sure there has been better sci fi out, but that's not the point. The point is, it was quite good, and had a slightly epic feel to it, which again i liked.

sure there were things i didn't like about it, but all in all it was nice to see a small cable channel push the boat out a little and do something like that, it was nice to see that an old series can be redone.

I for one would look forward to a series, i wont say there is one until official word is out but it would be fun to watch.

and what the hell is wrong with some of you "i'm an old core fan so hope it fails" or "i hope it fails cos every failed sci fi show brings us a step closer to getting firefly back".

you know every failed sci fi show is just another nail in the coffin of the sci fi genre, a genre that is much needed IMO, as it draws contrasts to life, societies values, to irnocial situations that arise in the world today (when done correctly) And more failed sci fi means bad news for firefly, if sci fi appears to be a dying art, no channel would then want to produce a failed sci fi show (regards ratings) that's also expensive to make. Instead they'll stick with cheap reality tv shows that bore us forum go-ers to hell but entertain the general public who really don't want to think while watching tv.

GRUESOME

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 7:53 PM

I didn't like 90210 Galactica because it wasn't well-written or well-acted.

CALHOUN

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 8:58 PM

I didnt hate the new BG. What I do hate is that an estimated 1.5 mill per episode will be spent on this show when it coulda and shoulda been spent on Firefly.

MAJSON

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 10:12 PM

stop moaning about sci fi passing over firefly, because at the time when they were offered firefly they didn't have that kind of money.

why? because the company that owned sci fi at the time was trying to sell them, and thus wans't putting as much money in as the new owners are.

so you'd now go "but they could renew firefly" well no they can't, universal nowowns firefly and semingly want to do a movie, and so sci fi have a chance to do a series based on a sci fi franchise that has potential, and what looks like viewers...which if it pulls them in will lead to more money, and more chance of getting firefly if a movie is made and then a series done after that

do you see?

DRBORIS

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 10:43 PM

I gotta kinda agree with Majson. Scifi can't affoard Firefly due to the insane level of protection put on the rights to it. Buying it would be a long term engagement, which would mean risk to the scifi channel which they simply won't take. Probably even somebody like UPN couldn't get ahold of it easily. I know we're all still bitter to a point, but celebrating the defeat of other scifi things is not the way to go.

On Battlestar: It's ok if you don't like it as a remake. Treat it as a very similar new series, and just enjoy it for what it is. Or just go watch Stargate and don't spend all your time complaining about BG

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