OT: BSG Series - Page 2

thorfrog · #1 December 12th, 2004, 01:47 PM

Well I have to disagree with you. I grew up on the original show and this one beats it big time. Can we say repeated stock footage. I think the acting is fine for scifi and animation is great. I even like their take on the story line. I hope they incorporate some of the other ideas of the TOS like the Pegasus. But I do have to say I don't like the new centurions. I'd rather have the old school Versions.

Atrocities · #2 December 12th, 2004, 06:47 PM

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atomannj said:
Well I have to disagree with you. I grew up on the original show and this one beats it big time. Can we say repeated stock footage. I think the acting is fine for scifi and animation is great. I even like their take on the story line. I hope they incorporate some of the other ideas of the TOS like the Pegasus. But I do have to say I don't like the new centurions. I'd rather have the old school Versions.

SPOILER

I never said anything about the acting, or the effects. Those are good. The little detail things are what seem to bug me the most. The ciggerette thing, the clothing some of the new pilots wore. Things like the location they used for the abandon city, the "dinner". The old fashoned clocks they used..... they are our clocks.... They could have done a far better job with props then they have. And SPOILER the whole Organic machine ship thing..... SPOILER

I like what I have seen thus far, it is truly a significant departure from the original series, and that may or may not be a good thing. At least Richard Hatch got a guest appearance out of the deal.

Over all, as the show gains popularity, hopefully they can get more money to pay attention to the detail a bit more.

Azselendor · #3 December 12th, 2004, 11:57 PM

Anything like that can be blamed squarely on the Nazi-shewolf that runs Sci-Fi. She has a habit of praising series, but cutting the funding from underneath it to make those delightfully moronic independent films that should never be made and give the board a new car.

BSG was supposed to start airing this month in the US, but it was pushed off for the Earthsea miniseries and a few other events. I think this problem stemmed from sci-fi's unwillingness to touch thier 5-weekday show that air for 4-hour blocks of time.

I'm looking forward to both programs, BSG most of all. It looks to be a lot more serious than other series out there.

Then of course, for Stargate... I'm looking to thier season finale and thier two villians for it. Apophis and..

(SPOILER)

Ra

Randallw · #4 December 13th, 2004, 12:39 AM

um I appreciate the effort, but your spoiler isn't hidden.

Atrocities · #5 December 13th, 2004, 02:31 AM

I really liked the original series, despite the looped footage, and the new one is a differant breed of BSG that is welcome despite its under funded budget.

I think that this series could be as good as any good sci-fi show on the air if it is given the money to be so. But the current king of Sci-Fi is Stargate and SGA, and both of those shows are just the standard in the industry for which to set your quality and production design from.

Sci-Fi channel has a lot going for it, but like you said those horrid independent movies they make defy logic. Hell I ask myself sometimes if they can get the money to make those horrid D- movies, then why can we not get the money to make a nice SE IV movie?

Atrocities · #6 December 16th, 2004, 08:21 PM

I think most people will like the series, but all will agree that the props and such could be greatly imporved. I think the best thing they can do to improve the series, aside from giving it more money, is to move away from using props that are "common" everyday items that you and I have and use.

Avoid using current volnacular (sp) and terms. Terms such as Avation fuel and H20 are so easily changed into Viper Fuel, and Fh2. (I mean wouldn't they have a differant name for items on the periodic table than we do?) Just a thought.

If Farscape can pull it off, then BSG should be able too as well.

Hugh Manatee · #7 December 16th, 2004, 09:08 PM

Do they still wear those Pharo looking flight helmets?

Atrocities · #8 December 16th, 2004, 09:57 PM

No, they wear a spin off of the space suites seen in Enterprise and Farscape.

solops · #9 December 17th, 2004, 12:12 AM

I terminated the pilot show when the new President moved in and started acting like a complete idiot. The shortcomings with the rest of the show were a strain, but I could manage until her moronic pronouncements were portrayed as heroic, compassionate and wise.

When they declare martial law and chuck her and her cabinet out of the airlock, let me know and I'll pick the series up from there.

Atrocities · #10 December 17th, 2004, 01:21 AM

ROFLMAO - She is a cylon by the way.