Despite the amount of critical love that was displayed for the show during its run, I wouldn't call Moore's "Galactica" a phenomenon. It was more like a very enthusiastic and vocal cult audience. As a result, Universal seems to feel that there's more life in the property, and that there is room for another interpretation.
That's why they're nearing a deal with Bryan Singer to produce and possibly direct a brand-new "Battlestar Galactica" feature film.
Keep in mind that this apparent reboot is different from the Richard Hatch-helmed reboot. And not at all related to the Moore/Eick reboot that's occupied 35% of some of our brains for the past couple of years.
Is this reboot fever a disturbing trend? Mrs. Pony used to work on graphics for Broadway shows, and she's said that when economic times get tough, producers shy away from new shows and switch to revivals. Wonder if this is the same impulse.
via @mollywatanabe
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P.S. This Cylon looks like an Ugnaught.
Mrs. Pony is right. Everything is getting recycled. There's also a "St. Elmo's Fire" TV show in the works and a "Heathers" remake of some kind--either small screen or big, can't recall--but that got the kibosh put on it (thank God).
Hope this recession turns out better than the last one.
Hmm...thanks Molly for the link to the Desantos article!
I think the Desantos take on a sequel/redo of BSG is actually pretty interesting. But, my only issue is that it sounds a bit too close to Star Trek's Borg storylines and seeing the old characters returning as 20 years older and incorporating the ship of light, Sheba coming back as the commander of Pegasus and, a cyborg Apollo, hmm... I can't shake the feeling that there's a litte touch of Galactica 80 thrown into the mix.
Ironically, in the demise of the Desantos reboot, was the creation of two of my favorite Sci-Fi series to date, the Eick/Moore version (obviously) and Wheedon's Firefly/Serenty universe. Although I had reservations about a complete re-imagining at first, (the first 20 minutes or so maybe...) I think the Eick and Moore took BSG to a degree that the original series and characters could not unless they sharply deviated from what we knew of the original characters.
...and the cylon does look like an Ugnaught.
I say we relaunch it, too.
"In early drafts of the script, Commander Adama was the main character, a role that Bryan Singer originally intended for Ian McKellan. However, in later drafts, Adama is dead and the Commander is Boxey."
That is all.
Boxey...in command...Sounds a little too much like Kent McCord in Galactica 80.
From the Battlestar Wiki:
"Captain Troy is a Colonial Warrior attached to the battlestar Galactica during the discovery of Earth by the Fleet. As a child, he was known by his nickname of Boxey, which his mother, Serina, and his adoptive family aboard Galactica had used (Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I).
Much like his adoptive father, Apollo, Troy is a squadron leader and Viper pilot. His fellow Warrior, Dillon, is his wingman and both Troy and Dillon have a similar relationship that Apollo and Starbuck had prior to their departures from the Fleet. For instance, Troy has a tendency to adhere to the rules and was serious. With Apollo dead, Troy has been in the care of this grandfather, Commander Adama, and has grown to become a proficient Colonial Warrior, a goal he had promised to achieve after the Colonial holocaust (Saga of a Star World). "
WHOA, WTF... Troy was Boxey?
yup
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