Battlestar Galactica II (No Joke)

[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.