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Re: Battlestar Galactica
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Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:37:40 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Wayne McCaul wrote:
> Sooo... Has anyone seen SciFi's new "Battlestar Galactica"?
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> I actually found it much better than I expected. Even to the point where I'm
> sort of hoping they greenlight a series or at least more movies. It had a great
> subtlety to it - especially the space shots. I loved the way the fighters used
> maneuvering thrusters to alter their trajectory. And the little control ship
> that worked with the fighter squads.
Agreed. I watched it very eagerly. It's not quite the original,
but it was good on its own terms, and Edward James Olmos was really
a pleasant surprise in the Adama role. It was one part Galactica,
one part "Space: Above and Beyond", and one part Terminator.
But sorry, all the overt sexual behavior? Eh. And the inversion
of the Colonel Tigh role was a bit nonplussing, though I suppose
they had to give *someone* the really big warts. And I still do
like John Colicos's Baltar more than the new one.
> The Viper looked groovtastic.
Again, agreed. But the Raptor (the little recon ship) just looked
totally out of place with the aesthetic of the Vipers. The concept
was great, but man was that an ugly and mismatched craft.
By the way, the Viper was one of the very first ships I ever tried
to build in LEGO.
> And yes, I was quite a fan of the original show as well. I guess I felt like it
> wasn't the train wreck everyone seem to have been making it out to be.
The fact that they broached the moral compromises necessary to
save the fleet, I found very interesting; they really needed to
have something a bit more concrete about the whole Earth thing
(such as finding something, anything, to suggest that it wasn't
all legend). But in itself, I really enjoyed it. And the CGI
cinematography--wow. Those were some of the best space battles
ever shown, and I agree with you 100% on the realism issue.
best
LFB
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