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April 14th, 2006, 03:03 PM
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Tabbi,
Have you ever heard of paragraphs?
You might want to space out your text every six sentences or so as your posts are very hard to read.
Peter
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"Battlestar Galactica will never happen again the way that it was." – Laurette Spang
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April 14th, 2006, 03:23 PM
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Formerly Warrior
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Originally Posted by Bijou88
4. Kane. What was the battle of Moleokay all about? What was the highlights of Kane's career?
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Who's Kane? What's Molekay?
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"If not for the original Battlestar Galactica series , then there would be no new show."
"If not for the original ST series, then there would be no ST movies, TNG, DS9, Voyager or 'Enterprise'."
"Legends never die... They just get new Captains."
"Respect the past. It brought you the present."
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April 14th, 2006, 09:13 PM
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Snowball, My Angel Baby
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I'm really at a loss as to WHY I need to be convinced that a continuation is not the only route to go.
That particular story has kept US interested for better than 27 years. Not many other shows can make that claim.
Myself and others have stated our preference......that is, what we would PREFER to see. Why can't that be respected?
If I wanted to see a prequel or a re-telling of the original story, why would I spend time on a forum championing for a continuation. I could do other things and just sit and wait for it, whatever it is, to appear.
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The night is falling
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Sleep now
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They are calling
From across the distant shore .
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to a time that we will never see.
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April 15th, 2006, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by BST
I'm really at a loss as to WHY I need to be convinced that a continuation is not the only route to go.
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I don't think you need to be convinced of anything. You have your preferences. So does everyone else. I didn't get that anyone was saying otherwise.
I think that if any concept is presented as a group philosophy and is claimed to be THE ONLY WAY, then it shares the burden of proving why no other way is valid.
Sandy
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April 15th, 2006, 08:14 AM
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Snowball, My Angel Baby
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Sandy,
The gist that I'm getting from Tabbi's rather demonstrative remarks are that less focus should be toward a continuation and MORE focus toward other alternatives.
I don't happen to share that sentiment. Granted, my opinion is just that, my opinion but, as I asked a while back, if a continuation is not a viable alternative, why would any other project suddenly become more viable?
Perhaps I'm painting myself into a corner by championing a continuation at the expense of all other "official" project types but, such is life. I've been travelling that lane of traffic for too long, now, to consider changing lanes.
Pete
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Lay down
Your sweet and weary head
The night is falling
You have come to journey's end
Sleep now
And dream of the ones who came before
They are calling
From across the distant shore .
Children are a message that we send
to a time that we will never see.
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April 15th, 2006, 12:55 PM
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In a prequel Humans could kick some major Cylon Butt, i like the idea...
I don't know if a continuation of the "classic" Galactica will work, for me the cylons of the '79 show look silly nowadays and caracters were somehow different then. But even with these things said, my "classic" DVD box arrived today and i like watching it.
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April 15th, 2006, 04:30 PM
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Clunky Man In Suit
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Yeah Baby Yeah!
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April 15th, 2006, 07:32 PM
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Great Wise Guru
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You know, I am really, really, really tired of hearing how a continuation isn't going to work, how the actors are too old, how the audience would reject 1978's disco-styled show if it was produced today... How the Cylons look outdated today.
I will now offer the free use of a tow truck TO PULL YOUR DAMN HEADS OUT!!!
*ahem*
All right - I'm kidding around a little - but before anybody can say a continuation won't work they need to see what Tom DeSanto would have done if politics and games and terrorists hadn't scuttled it.
Start here (we have exclusive information here):
Cylon Alliance DeSanto Pages
There's no disco, emphasis on new, younger characters, redesigned - or, more accurately, updated - Cylons. For example:
And I trust Tom DeSanto to be able to bring us, still, the same kind of compelling story and storytelling.
Read. Get educated. THEN talk to me about how well a continuation would work.
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April 15th, 2006, 08:11 PM
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Snowball, My Angel Baby
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Uh, Mizzuh Dawg has spoken.
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Lay down
Your sweet and weary head
The night is falling
You have come to journey's end
Sleep now
And dream of the ones who came before
They are calling
From across the distant shore .
Children are a message that we send
to a time that we will never see.
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April 15th, 2006, 09:00 PM
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You GO DAWG!
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April 16th, 2006, 11:24 AM
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Shuttle Pilot
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OK, if there are no polished walking toasters, and the "transformation" of the Cylons is explained through time going on i can not find so much problems. I always thought that the die hards wanted eg. their original cylons back.
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April 16th, 2006, 11:35 AM
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That's not fair Dawg! Now I want to see that Cylon in action.  He's so cool and definitely have the resemblance of the old Cylons. I just love the old cylons, and that picture shows there are many ways to make them modern. But I would love an old one rumming out there too. They're more exciting than people resembling machines.
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April 16th, 2006, 11:56 AM
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Shuttle Pilot
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Could it be that i saw this "new" cylon in action in the BSG Console game? But he was not treated very well by the Emperor.
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April 16th, 2006, 12:29 PM
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Formerly Warrior
The Lone Wolf
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Donar, go look at the Gallery here, namely the DeSanto section 
The Game Cylon is a bit different. Reminds me I need to get THAT section up in the Gallery....
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"If not for the original Battlestar Galactica series , then there would be no new show."
"If not for the original ST series, then there would be no ST movies, TNG, DS9, Voyager or 'Enterprise'."
"Legends never die... They just get new Captains."
"Respect the past. It brought you the present."
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April 16th, 2006, 12:45 PM
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Great Wise Guru
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Donar, a continuation has never been about bringing BSG back in all it's 1978 splendor. It's been about telling the story with 21st Century storytelling technology and sophistication. That's what Tom DeSanto and Brian Singer would have brought us - a story told to the modern audience that was still true to the universe created in 1978.
The continuation has advantages any other format does not - an established set of beloved characters in an established universe where there are established events to build on. From a business perspective, there's also an established fanbase on which to build with a continuation.
And when we're given that continuation, we won't expect it to be a rehash of 1978's season, either - we don't expect Apollo and Starbuck and Boomer in their Vipers each week. That's for the new generation, the characters that will be the major focus of the story.
That's been our goal. Anyone who claims otherwise is either uninformed (and really needs to go read the entire Battlestar Galactica section at CA), or is a troll just out to create hate and dissent.
This is not saying a prequel doesn't have its place - far from it. It's just not the way to re-ignite the franchise.
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April 16th, 2006, 01:07 PM
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I think i got it, i just stumbled over the new Galactica and decided to also watch the original series again. Then i got interested in technical Data of the ships and somehow got here. Then i got on your nerves because of "repeating old untrue stuff". Sorry for that - but it's not so easy to get behind all this as normal "tv watcher". So no trolling intendet.
C'ya
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April 16th, 2006, 01:21 PM
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Great Wise Guru
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Hey - I'm all about bringing people up to speed, Donar. I hope you don't think I was directing any anger or anything at you - I was speaking to the thread subject and several of the posts.
Besides, if I really thought you were a troll.... 
But seriously - if you want to learn more about Battlestar Galactica and what's happened over the years, this is a good place, and over at CA we've got a lot of BSG-related info, including the revival attempts (there have been several) with a lot of images. We've got a bunch of people who are authorities on the subject who have contributed.
I look forward to continuing our conversation.
I am
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