Battlestar Galactica On SciFi Channel

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Starhawk:
Anyway, anyone know why it is that modern shows that remake old ones tend to turn the "bLasters" and laser weapons into slug thrower assault rifles and pistols?

I think this is a shift in popular perceptions. More geeks are writing and watching scifi.

What could be called these days "hard scifi" is trying to apply "realisitic" physics and I guess that hand held "high energy" weapons don't work for people anymore.

Meh. I can suspend disbelief for any scifi technobabble, as long as the dialog is good.

I gotta say though, whoever is the captain of the Galactica has some big shoes to fill. Watch the reruns, Lorne Greene really ruled that show.

[ October 08, 2003, 13:11: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

[Starhawk]

Either that or it's the splat factor....let's face it you can get a lot more blood out of your average bullet wound then you ever get with bLaster wounds....hmmm any other oppinions? I know I've gone off topic but since all the "Warrior" weapons on the new BSG are slug throwers I guess I can squeek by.

I've seen a viper making a strafing run with lasers but I've also seen lots of missiles being shot around...I wonder which will be the dominant factor in the new BSG.

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Starhawk:
Either that or it's the splat factor....let's face it you can get a lot more blood out of your average bullet wound then you ever get with bLaster wounds....hmmm any other oppinions?

Now see, that may have been a selling point at one time. People got shot, and just fell down. So you could claim it wasn't real violence.

I remember, I musta been maybe 4,5 or 6 years old. Some TV show had some lady get shot in some standard cop drama of the early '70's. She fell. And I asked the grownups questions:

"She got shot?"
"Yes"
"Why isn't there any blood?"
"She's wearing a red sweater"
"Oh. Is she OK"
"Sure, they'll just take the bullet out, simple operation, she'll be back on her feet in no time"

I actually believed that was the case in a shooting for a couple more years.

But hey, don't blame my parents, the tv show did't have her yell or bleed -- they wanted people to believe she was going to be fine. What a world.

And I don't know what I'm complaining about, the world then or the world now.

[ October 08, 2003, 16:03: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

[Starhawk]

Heh I always get a kick out of movies and shows where there is no blood at all when someone is shot....Especially when they are supposed to be shot with a fully automatic weapon.

A lot of people get away now adays with the no blood by either having the people wear thick red colored clothing or black cloths, although if they do that I at least like to see an impact,you know fabric flies a bit that sort of thing.

[zen.]

I can at least understand the need for kinetic weapons. I was watching a recent Enterprise episode (Rajiin) where some enemy troops boarded the ship. The crew were trying to repel boarders but apparently the guys were wearing some type of armor that was impervious or at least absorbed all the laser fire. I thought that if they had some good ole fashioned slugthrowers, those boarders would be seriously ventilated. And of course in traditional Trek fashion, no one had helmets on; but I won't go there.

zen

[Arkcon]

Originally posted by Starhawk:
A lot of people get away now adays with the no blood by either having the people wear thick red colored clothing or black cloths, although if they do that I at least like to see an impact,you know fabric flies a bit that sort of thing.

Oh yeah. I was just clicking around when I paused on the famous TV show (that I'd never seen before) "LA Law", and *BLAM*, the shoulder of Susan Dey's grey trendy suit opened up in a little red burst. And I said to myself "Those @$$holes just shot Laurie Partridge!"

[gregebowman]

Even though they made Starbuck a female, I'm going to watch the show. I doubt if it will be as good as the original, but at least it will have a modern plotline instead of the plotlines they were using in the 70's. And yes, I was around the for the original prime-time viewings of the orignal series. I was 14 or 15 when BG came out. But I still plan on buying the DVD set when it comes out in a couple of weeks. It's not quite like having Star Wars on a weekly basis, but for the late 1970's, it was just about all we had except for Buck Rogers (I didn't become a Dr Who fan until much later, as I couldn't catch all of the episodes in order in my area). I hope Olmos can partially fill Lorne Greene's shoes, but that would be a hard slot to fill. Hopefully he'll do a decent job of it.