Battlestar Galactica
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poetman invited devalmont, robinbloke and me (well, those were the ones who showed up) around his place to watch the full run of the Battlestar Galactica mini-series.
Having browsed around the website a bit and seen the trailer I really didn't think it would be any good but I wanted to see with my own eyes.
As a recommendation, if you're a fan of the old series/films, try to ignore the fact that it's supposed to be BC and watch it as if you've never seen the original series. Also, it's not as I falsely assumed, a remake but a continuation (40 years later and the BC is about to be taken out of commission).
Then it's really rather entertaining. However, as almost always with mini-series, it could have been an hour shorter in total as there were some finger-drumming moments in there.
- the new Cylon soldiers and the moving red eye thing on the Cylon attack ships were really neat. All the effects/CGI was well done as well. Quite impressive for a TV production.
- good to see they left the basic designs of both the battlestar and the Vipers. Even the flight helmets had interior lights (but why? I would find it highly irritating to have bright lights around my peripheral vision)
- In the trailer/website, the Cylon chick wore a red leather catsuit, in the actual thing she was wearing a red dress. :o(
- it was really rather harsh, people/crew being abandoned/sent to their deaths for the good of the many, cruel Cylons (OK, that's a given) gave it a nice, dark feel
- Starbuck is not a woman! Apollo and Starbuck are supposed to be best mates, not lovers!
- In peace time, BC is actually the Love Boat...
- For an action oriented Sci-Fi series, there was a surprising amount of good characterisations in there.
poetman invited devalmont, robinbloke and me (well, those were the ones who showed up) around his place to watch the full run of the Battlestar Galactica mini-series.Having browsed around the website a bit and seen the trailer I really didn't think it would be any good but I wanted to see with my own eyes.
As a recommendation, if you're a fan of the old series/films, try to ignore the fact that it's supposed to be BC and watch it as if you've never seen the original series. Also, it's not as I falsely assumed, a remake but a continuation (40 years later and the BC is about to be taken out of commission).
Then it's really rather entertaining. However, as almost always with mini-series, it could have been an hour shorter in total as there were some finger-drumming moments in there.
- the new Cylon soldiers and the moving red eye thing on the Cylon attack ships were really neat. All the effects/CGI was well done as well. Quite impressive for a TV production.
- good to see they left the basic designs of both the battlestar and the Vipers. Even the flight helmets had interior lights (but why? I would find it highly irritating to have bright lights around my peripheral vision)
- In the trailer/website, the Cylon chick wore a red leather catsuit, in the actual thing she was wearing a red dress. :o(
- it was really rather harsh, people/crew being abandoned/sent to their deaths for the good of the many, cruel Cylons (OK, that's a given) gave it a nice, dark feel
- Starbuck is not a woman! Apollo and Starbuck are supposed to be best mates, not lovers!
- In peace time, BC is actually the Love Boat...
- For an action oriented Sci-Fi series, there was a surprising amount of good characterisations in there.
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Date: 23/2/04 08:48 am (UTC)Starbuck in the new series was Zack's (Apollo's dead brother) fiance, hence all the looking forlornly at the photograph in her locker. She was also the one that passed Zack through basic flight when she shouldn't have done.
And yes, I have also only watched this once.....
And why do all the bad guys have an english accent???
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Date: 23/2/04 09:24 am (UTC)The English accent is just one of those Hollywood clichés...
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Date: 23/2/04 09:30 am (UTC)Nathan, The Toxic Pixie
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Date: 23/2/04 11:37 am (UTC)Well, yeah! Kind of like how in British movies Americans are portrayed at shallow sluts! ;p
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Date: 23/2/04 12:53 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 26/2/04 07:11 pm (UTC)Oh wait.. Four Weddings and a Funeral.. hmmm. No one comes out oft hat with much credit!
Nathan, The Toxic Pixie
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Date: 23/2/04 11:36 am (UTC);p
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Date: 23/2/04 11:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/2/04 11:38 am (UTC)Re: