Buck Turgidson

Bonnie Hammer vs. Glen Larson: Clash of the Titans

As absurd as Bonnie is, she's probably got the drop on Glen Larceny.

Spooky

No offense to anyone else who posted in this thread, but if you skipped the show last night, you missed one of the better made-for-television sci-fi programs that has been on in a while.

Just goes to show you how quick some of us are to judge before we've ever seen the final product...the new Battlestar is a pretty damn good show!

fourwalker

No, this is not your father's Battlestar Galactica, but it certainly has promise.

The actress that played the cyclon chick was hot.......... I liked it, although I really don't think the part of Starbuck plays out as well as a woman (yeah I know I'm far from the first person to say that). The only thing I thought was kind of goofy looking were the cyclon ships, although I guess it would make sense for them to have AI of their own rather than a cyclon pilot.


If they do decide to make this a series, I hope that they are able to keep Edward James Almos. He's a good actor and they could do with him what they did with Patrick Stewart, broaden his character a lot, give him a dry sense of humor.

Anyhow looking forward to part 2 tonight!

mile

My impressions were very favorable as well, and while I watched the original as a kid, I am not as adamant as others on the changes. I think they have created an intriguing intro to a possible series. EJO was pretty awesome, and the other actors were good as well. I can't wait for the 2nd part tonight, it sure got my attention

Fielding Mellish

You had me up to the second part.

Wizdar

No, you're wrong. BG has been syndicated, like, well, OK never mind...
I didn't see them that way. I saw the moving light thingie as an activation of their computer FU machine. I don't see a reason the ships couldn't have pilots, although you make a good point for the ship being able to pilot itself.

al_bundy

I saw it last night and liked it. It was different enough to give a fresh view on the story. Liked the cylon ships. I always thought it was dumb having robots pilot a ship that can be programmed to fly itself.

Rogue588

I have no problem admitting i'm wrong about about something..

Good thing it doesn't apply to this situation..

B5Erik

Well, on the last point you're off base. Making Starbuck a woman is like making SPOCK a woman. There is no comparison to the differences between Kirk and Picard and the differences between the old Starbuck (or Apollo for that matter) and the new version. They aren't creating new characters, they're screwing up classic characters.

As to the scripts for the original Galactica - I was referring mainly to the dialogue and maybe two of the episodes' plotlines. The plotlines to the rest of the episodes and the overall story arc were fantastic. A few of the actors were clearly hired for their looks, but there were also some compelling personalities as well (Richard Hatch as Apollo, Lorne Greene as Adama, Dirk Benedict as Starbuck, Herbert Jefferson Jr as Boomer, George Murdock as Dr Salik, etc).

What bothers me about the new version is all the things that made Galactica different are gone. The mythology is gone.

The new Galactica is like remaking Star Trek where the Enterprise is a run down old rust bucket with a crew full of in-fighting, and a Federation where society has degenerated to a level far worse than today. It just wouldn't be Star Trek.

It's just a shame that they felt that they couldn't do Galactica without changing those things that the fans loved about the show. My main gripe is that they went too far, and it's not really Galactica.