BSGDAN
April 13th, 2003, 12:20 AM
:upchuck: Today, a friend at my local comic shop showed me an article in the new issue of the SciFi Channel's magazine (with Wolverine on the cover). It sais "Battlestar Galactica: First Look". I told him that it wasn't about a continuation of the original series. He said, "It sure looks like it from the picture". So, I took a look. What did I see? A CGI image of an original Cylon (close up on the helmet). The red dot is a bit off-center, and the image of a planet is to the left of it (as if reflected in the visor). If I didn't know better, I would have been excited by this image. However, I do know the truth, and this is not representitive of what is being filmed. Why do they continue to do this? First, the red dot and "By Your Command" soundbyte during "Children of Dune", and now this? Ron Moore claims that too few people even remember "Battlestar Galactica" past the title. If that's the case, why use imagery from the original series? The answer is obvious: They know that more people remember the series than they are willing to admit. This is nothing more than a "bait-and-switch" tactic used to lure in fans that don't know any better, only to have them realize too late that what they're watching is not GALACTICA. By that time, their viewership will have been calculated by Nielsen.
This is a shameful plan on the part of Bonnie Hammer, Ron Moore, and David Eick. If they are so confident as to the quality of their production, advertise the truth and drop the original series' images.
Dan
This is a shameful plan on the part of Bonnie Hammer, Ron Moore, and David Eick. If they are so confident as to the quality of their production, advertise the truth and drop the original series' images.
Dan