Battlestar Galactica **Spoilers** discussion

CNCRaymond · #1 December 13th, 2003, 06:50 AM

Remember the scene where they threw the guy in the brig and Baltar was walking away? Go watch it again and listen to what he says then come back here and post.

If you have been following the whole BSG opera over the Last few years, and indeed the discussion on this forum, then you would know that Glen Larson and Richard Hatch have been feuding over the rights to BSG. How the Sci-Fi channel got them is some slick business in my opinion, but still we have a new BSG.

Glen Larson wanted to produce, and was expected to have already released it, a series based upon the Battlestar Pegasus.

Richard Hatch wanted to pick up where the 1978 series ended and go forward.

They feuded over this for a good long time. Glen Larson eventually produced the Wing Commander movie to show that he could do a new BSG, but since the movie did horribly in the Box Office, thanks to George Lucas mind you, the Wing Commander, and Pegasus were never continued.

The original series had a lot going for it that the new series does not. The set design of the original Galactica Bridge was far better than the new one, however the new hanger is a lot better than the old, say for the space side of the hanger. I liked the way the old one looked just a tad more than the new one, although I love the new one where they land in vacuum and are brought down to the flight deck. That is cool.

The Colonial costumes looked better in the original series, but in the new one they are more military and practical. A bit bland in other words.

[ December 13, 2003, 05:12: Message edited by: CNCRaymond ]

sachmo · #2 December 13th, 2003, 07:27 AM

I don't even try to compare the two series anymore. If they do make a run at a regular series on sci-fi, I hope they trick it up so bad that it becomes impossible to compare the two.

CNCRaymond · #3 December 13th, 2003, 08:01 AM

Well said.

Starhawk · #4 December 13th, 2003, 10:57 AM

Well for the new BSG they were attempting to make a more realistic CIC and if you've ever had the fortune of seeing a US warships CIC (I did and it was awsome that and the bridge) then you'll actually understand the new CIC far more then the olg Galactica's bridge.

Also jsyk a CIC is NOT the bridge it is the Combat Information Center which is where the heart of most warships actually is, the bridge in modern warships is where the helmsmen and a few other positions reside but in Combat the CIC is the true command center of any warship.

I liked the new Colonial uniforms because of the fact that they were more laid back and because you can get an idea of what someone does just by looking at their uniform, which you really couldn't with the original series.

I'm a military buff so anything that makes the Galactica look more like a warship is all good to me because the Original one just seemed like a luxery liner that was armed to me.

[ December 13, 2003, 08:58: Message edited by: Starhawk ]

geoschmo · #5 December 13th, 2003, 04:47 PM

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Originally posted by CNCRaymond:
Remember the scene where they threw the guy in the brig and Baltar was walking away? Go watch it again and listen to what he says then come back here and post.

I don't have it on tape and am not going to sit thourgh two hours of a repeat jsut to catch one line. Why don't you just remind us what he said?

Starhawk · #6 December 14th, 2003, 03:25 AM

Yeah...what did Baltar say?

And hey Sachmo come on pal post more of the Rise of the Remorhaz!!!!

CNCRaymond · #7 December 14th, 2003, 03:34 AM

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Originally posted by Starhawk:
Yeah...what did Baltar say?

And hey Sachmo come on pal post more of the Rise of the Remorhaz!!!!

Baltar said nothing, he just ran off like a weasel, it was the other guy who spoke.

Watch it again on Sunday.

If I think about it I will tape it.

[ December 14, 2003, 01:36: Message edited by: CNCRaymond ]