ravesholpulsar
December 8th, 2003, 10:13 PM
Well, I saw it.
After seeing the "preview" of Battlestar Galactica, I suspected it would be a boring. However I was stunned to learn that it was astonishingly utterly boring.
The contempt that corporations within the media have for fans and public alike, were clearly demonstrated this evening. Although I am not a major fan of Galactica, there was a scope and scale to the original which captured a "sense of wonderment" about the universe and humanity's place in the cosmos. Granted, this "man's place in the cosmos" idea doesn't make for good box office but for the medium of televison, it's just right.
Back to the remake.
After seeing Ronald Moore's idea of what writing is, I thought as I watched the show how much of this mediocrity he considered valid. The remake resembles nothing excpet it repeats the same ideas found in military movies and not particulalrly in any original way, especially when you consider what the original was about.
Yes, we already know the sci-fi channel wanted to use the title "Battlestar Galactica" because it's a cool sounding name. But they had to figure out how to remake this show without actually remaking this show. So, somewhere within the bowels of the sci-fi channel, it must have been decided to grab the cool sounding Galactica name and write "robots conquer humans" story. All that was needed to be done was use the names from the original series and voila, you have a show that has nothing to do with Galactica but you get to use the Galatica name. Brilliant marketing on their part indeed.
If you had removed the title "Battlestar Galatica" and called it "Stellar Warriors" (or something equally tacky), you'd never know this was based on Galactica. But hey, when it comes to suckering the public, it's just business.
Now to the so called "special effects" which the "filmmakers" claim would be special. Well, let me point out they're not. All the camera moves, the "hand held shots" all reminded me of Babylon 5, a show, which by the way in its heyday created SPECTACULAR space battles with EXACTLY the same technique. Only the Babylon 5 space battles for their limited budget managed to convey a scale of epic proporations which for television still have been unmatched in the last few years. The effects worked because the characters worked. Both writing and creative technique worked hand in hand to form a truly unique experience for sci-fi television.
The new effects for Galactica look like.... effects. The "ooo and ahhh" are replaced with a technique that cries "ain't it cool?" instead of having us being moved emotionally.
The music... Ive been collecting soundtracks for over 26 years and this is the most uninspired piece of music for television I've heard. I don't blame the composer, after all he's been TOLD what to convey. Understated music is used for "ambience" which is what's happened here.
The cast... well, good looking casts are not a crime. But for all the claims that we viewers were going to see sci-fi approached in a new way, this is the LEAST original way to do it.
To the makers of the new Galactica and to the sci-fi channel:
Please stop. Please stop pretending these shows and miniseries you're creating are actually good because we know they're not. You suckered us with good looking promos which last 30 seconds. So here's a suggestion: Why not make 30 second shows? At least this way we won't have to sit and have our senses assaulted with the badly executed programs you consistently produce. And one other thing, STOP claiming the stupid films you show are "a sci-fi premiere" when most of the time they're direct to video releases. You make it sound as if these boring films were nade for your boring channel.
To Ronald D. Moore: I'd KILL to be in your shoes. You're writing exemplifies what's wrong with the state of television (and sci-fi in particularl) and YOU GOT PAID. If I performed as poorly as you did at MY JOB, they'd can my ass. But you came out smelling sweet. Congrads are in order. But every writer (the boring ones), are found out for what they truly are. So save up your dinero my friend. At least you'll be able to retire a milliionaire and not give a damn about what us poor viewers think about your writing.
Not that you care now of course.
Regards
Rich
After seeing the "preview" of Battlestar Galactica, I suspected it would be a boring. However I was stunned to learn that it was astonishingly utterly boring.
The contempt that corporations within the media have for fans and public alike, were clearly demonstrated this evening. Although I am not a major fan of Galactica, there was a scope and scale to the original which captured a "sense of wonderment" about the universe and humanity's place in the cosmos. Granted, this "man's place in the cosmos" idea doesn't make for good box office but for the medium of televison, it's just right.
Back to the remake.
After seeing Ronald Moore's idea of what writing is, I thought as I watched the show how much of this mediocrity he considered valid. The remake resembles nothing excpet it repeats the same ideas found in military movies and not particulalrly in any original way, especially when you consider what the original was about.
Yes, we already know the sci-fi channel wanted to use the title "Battlestar Galactica" because it's a cool sounding name. But they had to figure out how to remake this show without actually remaking this show. So, somewhere within the bowels of the sci-fi channel, it must have been decided to grab the cool sounding Galactica name and write "robots conquer humans" story. All that was needed to be done was use the names from the original series and voila, you have a show that has nothing to do with Galactica but you get to use the Galatica name. Brilliant marketing on their part indeed.
If you had removed the title "Battlestar Galatica" and called it "Stellar Warriors" (or something equally tacky), you'd never know this was based on Galactica. But hey, when it comes to suckering the public, it's just business.
Now to the so called "special effects" which the "filmmakers" claim would be special. Well, let me point out they're not. All the camera moves, the "hand held shots" all reminded me of Babylon 5, a show, which by the way in its heyday created SPECTACULAR space battles with EXACTLY the same technique. Only the Babylon 5 space battles for their limited budget managed to convey a scale of epic proporations which for television still have been unmatched in the last few years. The effects worked because the characters worked. Both writing and creative technique worked hand in hand to form a truly unique experience for sci-fi television.
The new effects for Galactica look like.... effects. The "ooo and ahhh" are replaced with a technique that cries "ain't it cool?" instead of having us being moved emotionally.
The music... Ive been collecting soundtracks for over 26 years and this is the most uninspired piece of music for television I've heard. I don't blame the composer, after all he's been TOLD what to convey. Understated music is used for "ambience" which is what's happened here.
The cast... well, good looking casts are not a crime. But for all the claims that we viewers were going to see sci-fi approached in a new way, this is the LEAST original way to do it.
To the makers of the new Galactica and to the sci-fi channel:
Please stop. Please stop pretending these shows and miniseries you're creating are actually good because we know they're not. You suckered us with good looking promos which last 30 seconds. So here's a suggestion: Why not make 30 second shows? At least this way we won't have to sit and have our senses assaulted with the badly executed programs you consistently produce. And one other thing, STOP claiming the stupid films you show are "a sci-fi premiere" when most of the time they're direct to video releases. You make it sound as if these boring films were nade for your boring channel.
To Ronald D. Moore: I'd KILL to be in your shoes. You're writing exemplifies what's wrong with the state of television (and sci-fi in particularl) and YOU GOT PAID. If I performed as poorly as you did at MY JOB, they'd can my ass. But you came out smelling sweet. Congrads are in order. But every writer (the boring ones), are found out for what they truly are. So save up your dinero my friend. At least you'll be able to retire a milliionaire and not give a damn about what us poor viewers think about your writing.
Not that you care now of course.
Regards
Rich