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Re: galactica news (Re: Viper)
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Wed, 7 Apr 1999 19:19:37 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Joseph Gonzalez wrote:
> > see the other article about richard hatch's beef with the larson/moyer
> > announcement:
> > http://mrshowbiz.go.com/news/Todays_Stories/990405/battlestar040599.html
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> Wow, talk about a typecast actor's ego. Kinda reminds me of the hissy fit
> that George Takei had when he realized that being captain of the Excelsior
> didn't necessarily mean that he had a guaranteed career.
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> Whan Larson started out filming Battlestar Galactica, he had a pretty good
> idea of what story he wanted to tell, right down to what the numerous
> Biblical (and Book of Mormon, etc.) references *meant*. I'd much rather
> fork over money to see the man tell his story, rather than see a movie
> studio and an underworked actor rehash the TV series on the silver screen.
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> Just my .02 Cubits' worth.
I agree, mostly, but I think Richard Hatch(1) has a certain amount of
justification for being peeved - he's worked for *years* on a revival effort,
producing books, building a promotional tape, inducing various toy/model
companies to rerelease their BG lines, negotiating with Universal, and
co-ordinating fan efforts - then along comes Glen, and says "I'm gonna make a
new movie! Hunh? Richard who?"
Just for the record, though, I also would much rather see what Larson puts on
the screen. Although the fact that the scriptwriter from Wing Commander is
also on the project gives me a certain sense of forboding.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/leg/
1: Who may well be a typecast actor, but he certainly doesn't need BG to put
food on the table - he's made quite a bit as a motivation speaker(2), which is
his primary career
2: Debating the merits of motivational speaking is left as an exercise for the
reader ;-)
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| (...) I think hiring Hatch to reprise his role can only help. But we must know one thing: despite how much he's done to revive BG and even though he's part of the original cast, Hatch is merely a spokesperson type for Universal Pictures, which (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) that George Takei had when he realized that being captain of the Excelsior didn't necessarily mean that he had a guaranteed career. Whan Larson started out filming Battlestar Galactica, he had a pretty good idea of what story he wanted to (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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