Battlestar Galactica: The Plan review
October 29th, 2009
Back in 2003, it was a radical idea to reinvent ‘Battlestar Galactica.’ In 2009, where the new version has completed its run, not so much, because it’s become known as a critical success with a small but dedicated following, soon to have a spin-off that further advances the new version of the saga. There’s talk that Bryan Singer wants to do pretty much the same thing over again, for a film. In the event that this happens, perhaps it seems more necessary than ever to provide a single statement about the ultimate worth of this second version (third, if there are still those who consider ‘Galactica 1980’ to be its own entity). Slated to be aired on TV next year but released this week to collectors is ‘Battlestar Galactica: The Plan,’ which promises to deliver just that, the story behind the opening statement to every episode of the series, which recounted the premise about Cylons, the revolt, and well, “the plan.”
Bryan Singer to Bring Battlestar Galactica to the Big Screen
August 13th, 2009
According to Variety.com, Bryan Singer has teamed with Universal Pictures to produce and direct a feature film version of the 1979 ABC television series Battlestar Galactica. The franchise was previously given a new twist by Ronald D. Moore for Syfy (previously the SCI FI Channel) and ran from 2005 to 2009. The Variety.com article states that Singer’s version will be “a complete reimagination,” suggesting that it, too, will bear little resemblance to the original television series and its lasers, capes and daggits. EW.com confirms that the movie “will be a complete re-imagining of the sci-fi lore that was invented by Larson back in the 70s.”
Whether Moore will be involved with the new movie is unknown. Is the world ready for yet another incarnation of Battlestar Galactica? Will fans of the original series who detested the Syfy channel version boycott Singer’s movie as well? Will the fact that Glen Larson, creator of the original series, is involved as a producer do anything to change their minds? Will Dirk Benedict (the original Starbuck) and Katee Sackhoff (the Syfy Starbuck) have cameos in the new movie alongside the movie Starbuck in an awesome coming together of Starbucks past, present and future?
Only time will tell.
Battlestar Galactica Just Won’t Die
July 24th, 2009
While reporting the premiere date for Syfy’s Caprica (Friday, January 22nd, 2010 from 9-11PM), The Live Feed quoted Battlestar Galactica actor Edward James Olmos as saying, about Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica telefilm:
“I guarantee this will not be the last movie on ‘Battlestar Galactica,’” he said. “It’s going to be so successful it will rock their pants off.”
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan supposedly tells the story of the television series from the point of view of the humanoid Cylons (the skinjobs). So I imagine the next movie will be from the point of view of the Centurions, filled with two hours of clomping around on their metal feet, shooting things with their arm cannons, whipping out their nasty claws and glaring at things with their red eye.
Remember when you were excited about new Battlestar Galactica episodes and/or telefilms? I can’t. It’s been that long.
Legend of the Seeker Nominated for Emmy Award
July 16th, 2009
Nominations for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards were released today (see the complete list at the futon critic) and among the shows up for a statue is Legend of the Seeker. I actually grew into a relatively big fan of the series over the course of its first season. The category is Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) and the episode nominated is the series premiere, “Prophecy,” for music by Joe LoDuca. I don’t often notice music in television shows so I can’t comment on the quality (I’m still disappointed the show doesn’t have proper opening credits with a theme song). But I’m sure Mr. LoDuca is thrilled to be nominated. He’s competing with five other shows: 24 and The Simpsons on FOX, Ghost Whisperer on CBS,
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Trailer Released
June 21st, 2009
Just when you thought you were done with those Cylons and their plan, the Los Angeles Times goes and posts this exclusive trailer for SCI FI Channel’s last chance to milk its franchise made-for-TV movie called Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, set to premiere in November:
Farewell to Galactica – Analyzing the Series
March 25th, 2009
(Second of Two Parts)
On Monday I talked about the moment during the Battlestar Galactica series finale when, for lack of a better term, the final episode went off the rails. Simply put, when Cavil agreed to give up Hera in return for resurrection technology, my enjoyment of “Daybreak (2)” began to peter out. By the time the episode ended I was actively not enjoying it. Why? Because what I was watching at that moment wasn’t the Battlestar Galactica I had started watching in January of 2005.
Farewell to Galactica – Analyzing the Finale
March 23rd, 2009
(First of Two Parts)
It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me — or my views and opinions regarding Battlestar Galactica over the years — that I found the series finale disappointing. More specifically, I felt it was maddeningly frustrating. I won’t go as far as to suggest it was insulting to me as a viewer, because I don’t take my television that seriously.
Over the past few weeks as the series was winding down I’ve had time to reconsider my feelings about the show. And while I still maintain that many of my complaints about the series are legitimate, I’m now able to see things in a new light. More on that tomorrow, however. Today, I’m going to discuss when and how I feel the finale went wrong.
As disappointing as the finale was, in all fairness I felt the first hour (“Daybreak, Part 2″) was terrific, following as it did the events in the previous episode (“Daybreak, Part 1″). Having a specific mission at hand kept mindless chatter to a minimum, although flashbacks still managed to occasionally interrupt the flow of the episode.
Farewell to Galactica – A Tribute
March 18th, 2009
As one of the milestone sci-fi series of the first decade in the new millennium, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ deserves all the accolades and a pat on the back as it concludes its run this Friday. While I wasn’t one of its biggest supporters (nor ever one of its rabid detractors), I can recognize the considerable achievement of the project that began under such intense controversy but has long passed the point where it has become considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows today, genre or otherwise. It has come to redefine geek cool.
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