[Apothis]

on the Scifi board. Could this theory be true?

Date: 01/10/2003
From: Superscout


It appears to me that what Ron Moore (and Universal)
are doing to the "Galactica" property is not reimagining
for the sake of artistic expression -- but changing
characters and story elements that are owned by
someone else, an unseen "Mystery Writer" who created
all the elements that are now missing from the mini-
series. Perhaps the "Mystery Writer" was plagiarized
by Glen Larson and Donald Bellisario and won an
out of court (and unseen) settlement. Universal would
not be able to use the plagiarized elements, yet can
still use the "Battlestar Galactica" title. The CONTENT
changes, however, are copyright evasive maneuvers,
with Ron Moore coming up with excuses for the
alterations. Things like: Starbuck should be a woman
because as a male character he's a cliche', or giving
some of the characters first names. Copyright evasion.
Plagiarism and the threat of a lawsuit could be why
"Galactica" was blown off the air to begin with. Thus
giving us "Galactica 1980." Why wouldn't we know
about this? Universal doesn't want Mr. Larson,
Mr. Bellisario, and themselves embarrassed by
the defeat. The best way to do this is to LIE!

Think about it.