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kingfish · September 19th, 2003, 12:19 PM

#228 Maren Jensen.

Stevew · September 19th, 2003, 12:26 PM

U think it is really her?
S

kingfish · September 19th, 2003, 12:28 PM

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Originally posted by Stevew
U think it is really her?
S

I doubt it.

Stevew · September 19th, 2003, 01:26 PM

Too bad

amberstar · September 19th, 2003, 08:23 PM

Yes, too bad!

shiningstar · September 22nd, 2003, 07:24 PM

No I don't. I wish it were.

kingfish · October 7th, 2003, 05:29 PM

kingfish · October 10th, 2003, 12:10 PM

241 sigs.

kingfish · October 11th, 2003, 12:20 PM

Stray Viper · October 11th, 2003, 02:42 PM

I hadn't posted because the previous petitions, which had become HUGE were ignored. But then again, that was SciFi, not Larson and DeSanto. They might take notice to this.

I went ahead and signed. I'm still sending out written letters in the campaigns planned at the end of this month and in January.

kingfish · October 11th, 2003, 02:44 PM

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Originally posted by Stray Viper
I hadn't posted because the previous petitions, which had become HUGE were ignored. But then again, that was SciFi, not Larson and DeSanto. They might take notice to this.

I went ahead and signed. I'm still sending out written letters in the campaigns planned at the end of this month and in January.

Thanks for the sig. By the way it was always about a snail mail campagin. This is Phase I. Phase II is a SNAIL MAIL campaign.

amberstar · October 13th, 2003, 07:09 PM

246 and counting

October 18th, 2003, 08:15 AM

I signed the petition, but the best chance for BSG becoming mainstream is with the new Sci-Fi miniseries.

Stevew · October 18th, 2003, 08:23 AM

Welcome to CF Ace
Good to have another californian here LOl
S

October 18th, 2003, 08:49 AM

Thanks for the warm welcome. :cowboy:

BST · October 18th, 2003, 09:08 AM

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Originally posted by AlphaAce
I signed the petition, but the best chance for BSG becoming mainstream is with the new Sci-Fi miniseries.

AlphaAce, Welcome to Colonial Fleets!

I respectfully disagree with this opinion. As a second attempt to tell the Battlestar Galactica story, this mini-series pales woefully in comparison. Whereas the original story tried to portray the remaining Colonists as being worthy of survival, as a species, Moore's slant for the mini-series portrays humankind as generally being ones deserving of extinction. He takes a very dark view of "the human condition" and spends 4 hours telling us how worthless we are ("we are the failed creation").

Regarding tangible elements such as ships, weaponry, and equipment in general, he takes us back to the stone age in terms of technology. The mind-set being used with respect to this tends to point in the direction of this show being done "on the cheap". Items such as character names and clothing styles also contribute to this -- Earth-like suits and ties? -- Earth-like names? -- for a people supposedly living 1/2 a galaxy away from us. Sorry but, I don't see much "creative genius" with decisions like this.

Hopefully, you haven't invested a lot of emotional capital in this new mini-series. If so, I hope it lives up to your expectations.

BST

October 18th, 2003, 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by AlphaAce
I signed the petition, but the best chance for BSG becoming mainstream is with the new Sci-Fi miniseries.

[QUOTE]
AlphaAce, Welcome to Colonial Fleets!

I respectfully disagree with this opinion. As a second attempt to tell the Battlestar Galactica story, this mini-series pales woefully in comparison. Whereas the original story tried to portray the remaining Colonists as being worthy of survival, as a species, Moore's slant for the mini-series portrays humankind as generally being ones deserving of extinction. He takes a very dark view of "the human condition" and spends 4 hours telling us how worthless we are ("we are the failed creation").

Regarding tangible elements such as ships, weaponry, and equipment in general, he takes us back to the stone age in terms of technology. The mind-set being used with respect to this tends to point in the direction of this show being done "on the cheap". Items such as character names and clothing styles also contribute to this -- Earth-like suits and ties? -- Earth-like names? -- for a people supposedly living 1/2 a galaxy away from us. Sorry but, I don't see much "creative genius" with decisions like this.

Hopefully, you haven't invested a lot of emotional capital in this new mini-series. If so, I hope it lives up to your expectations.

BST
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Thanks for the welcome, BST. We will just have to wait and see how Moore's final version turns out. I am not saying that his version will be better than the original, but perhaps it can at least get casual sci-fi fans to look at the classic series again.

kingfish · October 18th, 2003, 12:36 PM

The only reason they are making it is to keep the rights. Do something with the property or lose it. This is also an attempt to keep Larson out of the picture. Ron's version can't copy Larson's work without his permisssion no matter what Ron tells us.

October 18th, 2003, 05:59 PM

So, are you saying that if Universal (I'm pretty sure Universal owns the rights to BSG) doesn't make a new show or release something new the rights go back to Larson?

BST · October 18th, 2003, 06:32 PM

Not sure, AlphaAce. Universal does own the TV rights to BSG and Larson owns the rights for a theatrical production. Sort of a "split-decision", if you will.

Regarding Universal having to produce "something", I believe the answer to that is YES. My understanding of the Copyright Laws, i.e., "Sonny Bono Law" is there is a window of opportunity for them to produce something to "update" the property and after doing so, copyright protection remains in effect (for another 75 years??). If they do not exercise that option then, the property falls into the public domain and is available for anyone to "update".

I'm going to post another topic regarding this issue. I think it's time for a refresher on the Copyright Laws (and hopefully some links to the actual law, itself).

BST

October 18th, 2003, 09:32 PM

If Larson has the rights to make a theatrical release of the movie why hasn't he done so already? Is it a question of funding the project, or does he not have any interest in doing so?

kingfish · October 19th, 2003, 07:33 AM

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Originally posted by AlphaAce
If Larson has the rights to make a theatrical release of the movie why hasn't he done so already? Is it a question of funding the project, or does he not have any interest in doing so?

I can't answer for Glen Larson. Up until this point he probably didin't see a need for a mootion picture. However looking at what Moore has planned for the property, this could make Glen take action.