Battlestar Galactica II (No Joke)

[Dracus]

The only one I liked was when the cylons showed you in new york.

[Repo Man]

Ok, this one makes me delurk once again.

To me, BSG is in the same Category as SEIV, maddingly close to pure genius. But that’s a different topic.

BSG Lasted precisely one season, faced rushed production, and never got a chance to “gel.” Despite that, the show really had a special magic to it, and had some terrific episodes and ideas. Who can forget the “other” battlestar, the Pegasus. The ship of light, the eastern alliance. More forgettable was the cowboy episode with the silver western hats.

After BSG was cancelled in 79, it was revived in 1980 on a lower budget. BSG 1980 in a word, sucked. To add a few more words, add on “really bad.” The kiddies were not the premise to the show, it was in fact, the Last shown episode. BSG 1980 assumed they fleet reached earth, and was hovering around it. The Cylons couldn’t figure out which planet it was, so … well, its almost embarrassing that I know the plot line.

Most agree that BSG 1980 never happened.

Richard Hatch has been pushing for a revival for several years now, and wanted to pick up the first season 20 years later with the same actors. After several false starts, the series is going to start over with new actors as a “reimagined” instead of a continuation.

While starting over will allow some of the goofy elements to be terminated, I think picking up where the original series left off would have been the better choice.

[Atrocities]

cowboy episode with the silver western hats.

I loved that episode. The Cylon - "Ut oh" at seeing that Apollo had a gun too. Oh the special feeling you get when you remember those forgotten memories.

GOD I MISS that show.

Well at least Richard's books can take care of the Original series, and I hear that there will be many cameos. At least I would hope that the producers would do that as homage to Hatches work and respect to the original cast.

Athena was very hot. My first crush. Then Wilma from Buck Rogers. Oh ya......

But one can't help remembering what happened with B5 after it went to cable Tv. *shudder* TNT really fouled that up.

[ June 21, 2002, 08:12: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[geoschmo]

Oh man. Remeber those goofy flying motorcycles from BSG 1980? "Space CHiPs"

Geo

[ June 21, 2002, 12:02: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[dogscoff]

Well, I hope they "re-imagine" that damn robot dog and the kid with the basin haircut right out of this Version. But they won't. They'll have a whole planet of stupid CGI robot dogs, all falling over humourously and talking in stupid goofy voices. You see what you've done, Jar-jar? DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?

*sob*

As for Wilma: *Off- think, off-think, off-think*

(Didn't we have this conversation before?)

[Cylapse]

Oh my GOD *lmfao* That was a robot? Ok true story, my first episode, and only episode recently watched, was the Long Patrol... and 5 minutes into it I shut the ****er off!! *lmao* I saw what I thought was the ugliest, most annoying alien muppet ever to appear on film, and couldnt watch any further. Eventually I ran through all the twilight zone and tales from the crypt tapes and ended up re-watching the Galactica episode... I actually liked it, the Ambrosia planet with self-willed prisons.

But that fooken coked-out Miss Piggy looken thing, ahh man *LMAO* That needs to GO.

I love how Starbuck plays the two girls, amazing for the censorship of the time period.

[dogscoff]

Funniest thing about that damn robot-dog thing was it's name. Was it "Muffet" or "Muffy"? *lmao* Something like that...