Battlestar Galactica On SciFi Channel

Atrocities · #1 December 10th, 2003, 02:17 AM

Excuse me but did you see the colonial fleet being taken out? I sure did not. I would say that this first installment of the mini series was vague if anything about just about everthing.

I did like the back history that played in, ie the tour guide guy talking about the history of the BS, and the whole president story line. How she came to power. That stuff was good writing, but the utter lack of seeing the colonial fleet, or any portion there of being attacked was very dissapointing to me.

I think the whole story line is an interesting one, I just wish they would have included more action and less comericals in the first episode of the mini series. I think the ratio was ten minutes to six. Six being show time, and ten being comerical.

I thought that most of the acting was great, although I did not buy some of it, but overall it was rather ok.

If only they had a few million more imagine what they could have done then.

[ December 10, 2003, 00:24: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

Starhawk · #2 December 10th, 2003, 03:51 AM

Well the colonial fleet was easily destroyed because if you had seen it the Cylons were able to cause entire ships to simply shut off because of their modern computer technology.

sachmo · #3 December 10th, 2003, 05:21 AM

Well I'm hooked! It's not Emmy award winning, but it looks like it's going to be fun. Some of my personal hilights:

1. Starbuck- Male or female, this is the character I always wanted "him" to be. Not that goofball from the original, but a hellraiser who can fly like the angels.

2. Space Battles- while many lament not being able to watch the rest of the fleet being defeated, I think the mini-series had just the right amount of combat. And those scenes are great!

3. Actors- some (Boomer) I could leave, but Edward James Almos as Adama is a natural fit for me. He has a presence that really sells me.

4. Story- so far, so good!

Atrocities · #4 December 10th, 2003, 06:03 AM

Well now I guess I have been put in my place.

I think the lack of action in the first episode was because everything was told from the participants point of view and not from a theatrical point of view. IE we see what they see and nothing more.

I am ok with that even if it does dull the story a bit.

The second episode was very interesting and I have to say that it was much better than the first.

Impressive Basestars and an interesting twist in the end. No comment if you have not seen it yet.

Boomer is hot.

So is the communications officer.

But Starbuck, well, not my type. I could really careless if Starbuck is a guy or a girl now, and I can see from a story stand point why Ronald did what he did.

I think Colonel Ty is Starbucks dad BTW.

geoschmo · #5 December 10th, 2003, 07:28 AM

Oh, they have GOT to make this a regular series. Please plase please?

As much as I liked the original, this is better. Just enough of the old stuff flavored in there to keep it interesting. Shiney silver Cylon in the museum, retro vipers. Anyone else notice in the first night during the flyby at the decomisioning ceremony the music they were playing?

A few things I didn't like, very few. Minor nitpicks. Stuff like the cylon babe being called six. What are we going for here? "She's like Seven, only one better." Come on.

A little more originality there?

And I had to supress a litteral case of the shivers when the little orphan kid said his name was Boxey. He even said it with this big dramatic pause, like they knew the reaction it would get.

And he's living on the Galactica now? Acting Ensign Crush, er, Boxey?. IIEEEEEE!!!! FRAK! CAN'T LOOK! MUST POKE OUT EYES!

mac5732 · #6 December 10th, 2003, 07:46 AM

I enjoyed it, different twist on some things added in, makes one wonder if Voltar will actually be a traitor in this one, hmmm, Battle scenes were a little disappointing only from the standpoint of the vipers manuvering under fire, loved the addition of missles, just wondered why Gal. didn't use them against the BaseStars during the battle in part 2. Like the idea of the clones as well, makes it a little more interesting

all in all, I would give it a high rating, definitly make it into a series but don't let it go the way of the original when they found earth, that Last yr sucked ruined the whole series

just some ideas Mac

Atrocities · #7 December 10th, 2003, 09:15 AM

This Version of BSG is like several other movies and television shows rolled up into one.

Battlestar Galactica (TV)
Screamers (Movie where mans killing machines started out simple, but evolved into humaniods, then human, and then took over.)
Blade Runner (Movie - Nuff said here, the father of them all, human looking robots killing humans.)
Star Trek (Voyager - Seven was a blond - Seven is a blond.)

I don't believe the bridge set at all. It looks more like a room than a CIC or command deck. This is one area where the original BSG had them.

Lighting effects on the Galactica herself, again the original has them here. Far more dynamic. The new one is just way to grey for my tatest even if it is a nice model.

Vipers, both Mark 2 and Mark 7 are nice. Good work. The Cylon Raiders, good idea here. Make the ship a complete robot, excellent concept.

Nukes and DUC's with tracers again excellent ideas.

I like the silence in space as much as any one, pioneered by Cursader mind you. (Call to Arms)

All in all it is a worth while show, limited mainly by its budge.