jjrakman
July 18th, 2003, 10:50 AM
I think this is interesting. I was wondering what Olmos was really trying to say. So on a slow day at work, I spent some time trying to extrapolate his and Hammer's words from all of the articles we have available to try to reconstruct the event as best I could. I've dropped almost all of the reporters commentaries, and focused mainly on the quotes. It's interesting because it almost makes it look as though Olmos and Hammer are really at odds with each other. Anyway, here it is. See what you think.
"I must say one thing and I will say this very clearly," Olmos told reporters. "If you are a real staunch fan of the original 'Battlestar Galactica,' don't watch this."
Hammer tried to change the subject. "Well, uh," she said, "my hope ..."
"We really don't stand true to the kind of characters that were built around the original," Olmos continued, "It definitely does break the mold. Some of the characters' names are the same but the reality is not the reality of the original. Not only because of Starbuck (who's played this time by a woman, Katee Sackhoff), but because we really don't stand true to the kind of characters that were built around the original."
Hammer, sharing the stage with Olmos, seemed stunned, "we've actually included [fans] in the process of developing the remake, through scifi.com online chats."
"I knew there was an original Battlestar Galactica but I didn't know anything about it. All of a sudden, my e-mails went through the roof. I've gotten some really strong, strong mail, as has Katee. … They're really bitter. They're very angry. And I know the They are adamant about moving forward using the first season as the premise and having continuing shows with the original cast. Sci Fi Channel wants to say that everybody's going to enjoy it. They're not. They didn't want this at all."
Olmos went on, " I would advise a person who has a strict belief in the original not to watch this program. It will hurt them. I want to give them the opportunity to not break their television sets, so I'm telling them straightforward, 'Please don't watch this program.' Buy yourself the new DVD they're putting out of the old episodes, and when we come on, just put that one in. Trust me. Don't watch because it will hurt. Just don't write to me, all right. I warned you. I was honest."
Hammer tried to joke her way out of the awkward moment, "Kill me now!"
"I'm going to be the first one to say it really clearly," Olmos continued. "Please tell your readers, 'Do not watch this program.'"
"I think we have a new marketing campaign for 'Battlestar Galactica,' " Hammer tried again.
"You can take it that way," Olmos said in response to Hammer's lighthearted remark about a new marketing campaign, "but at least that way you give them an opportunity to not break their television sets. Because people get really, really angry. They're not going to like the program. You've got to remember that this is a show that was only on . . . in the late '70s, and to this day has a very strong fan base. There are Tens of thousands of people who write to each other for 25 years over a program that is not on the air and is not even being rerun."
"I must say one thing and I will say this very clearly," Olmos told reporters. "If you are a real staunch fan of the original 'Battlestar Galactica,' don't watch this."
Hammer tried to change the subject. "Well, uh," she said, "my hope ..."
"We really don't stand true to the kind of characters that were built around the original," Olmos continued, "It definitely does break the mold. Some of the characters' names are the same but the reality is not the reality of the original. Not only because of Starbuck (who's played this time by a woman, Katee Sackhoff), but because we really don't stand true to the kind of characters that were built around the original."
Hammer, sharing the stage with Olmos, seemed stunned, "we've actually included [fans] in the process of developing the remake, through scifi.com online chats."
"I knew there was an original Battlestar Galactica but I didn't know anything about it. All of a sudden, my e-mails went through the roof. I've gotten some really strong, strong mail, as has Katee. … They're really bitter. They're very angry. And I know the They are adamant about moving forward using the first season as the premise and having continuing shows with the original cast. Sci Fi Channel wants to say that everybody's going to enjoy it. They're not. They didn't want this at all."
Olmos went on, " I would advise a person who has a strict belief in the original not to watch this program. It will hurt them. I want to give them the opportunity to not break their television sets, so I'm telling them straightforward, 'Please don't watch this program.' Buy yourself the new DVD they're putting out of the old episodes, and when we come on, just put that one in. Trust me. Don't watch because it will hurt. Just don't write to me, all right. I warned you. I was honest."
Hammer tried to joke her way out of the awkward moment, "Kill me now!"
"I'm going to be the first one to say it really clearly," Olmos continued. "Please tell your readers, 'Do not watch this program.'"
"I think we have a new marketing campaign for 'Battlestar Galactica,' " Hammer tried again.
"You can take it that way," Olmos said in response to Hammer's lighthearted remark about a new marketing campaign, "but at least that way you give them an opportunity to not break their television sets. Because people get really, really angry. They're not going to like the program. You've got to remember that this is a show that was only on . . . in the late '70s, and to this day has a very strong fan base. There are Tens of thousands of people who write to each other for 25 years over a program that is not on the air and is not even being rerun."