Posted on 07/11/2007 6:49:48 PM PDT by KevinDavis
They could suprise me, and I hope that they do.
As for what we could've gotten, I've mentioned before that I've seen Richard Hatch's "trailer" for his proposed series. (And it kicked @ss!)
In an unrelated sci-fi story - Stargate SG-1’s first DVD movie ‘s release has been pushed back to 2008. :(
http://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/06/iark_of_truthi_will_be_released_.shtml
Haven't heard, can you clue me in?
Part of the point of the story has always been that humans are their own biggest enemies, they made the Cylons and couldn’t manage to be friends with them, they screwed up somehow on Kobol, their top computer scientist let the Cylons infiltrate the defense computers to get his wick wet, and they persist in killing each other even when faced with a much more important enemy.
On the other side you have the Cylons, who in spite of it all really want to be like the humans, they see the flaws in humans, they point out the flaws in humans, but when push comes to shove they want to be humans. This is important when contemplating the final 5. Moore has said the final 5 aren’t like the other Cylons, of course being Ron Moore he didn’t elaborate. My guess is they aren’t full body Cylons, they’re chips or wave patterns or something else that somehow gets inflicted on a human. But that’s just a guess.
They were going to keep the cool things about the series (the mythology and stuff) and get rid of the bad things (the special effects and 1980). I saw him speak at I-Con at Stony Brook, Long Island several years back. (I got to speak to him in the dealers room. There were few people there that wanted to talk to him -- they were all across campus in the hall trying to get good seats!)
Anyway, they had filmed a proposal for a series, a bunch of scenes strung together, done with lots of fan support and with effects that were already better than the original series (ok, not saying much). They had new uniforms, props and whathaveyou. They were still being pursued by Cylons, still looking for Earth. Starbuck was missing, but the door was open for him to return. The guy who play Bojay was there and involved (not that I really remembered him). I beleive Patrick McNee was involved, but I really don't remember if he had a voiceover, but he had told them that he loved BSG and would be happy to be part of this.
Jon Colicos had about 4 minutes of film against a blue screen. That would be the last thing that he filmed before he died. He appears briefly in the trailer. ("Starbuck? Oh, yes, he was still alive last I saw him. Of course, he's probably dead now.")
Hatch wanted to use "The X-Files" as a model where you do a couple of seasons on TV and then do a big budget film to move the series to the next level.
The thing was well-produced and highly polished and when it was over and when the final shot of the ship flying through space came on screen, you were just waiting for the words "COMING THIS JULY!" to appear on the screen. But, of course, they didn't.
I'd say that the most amazing part of this was the admiration for Hatch was so high that just before he was about to roll the film, he stopped and asked everyone to please turn off their videocameras, and everyone did. I haven't seen it pirated on youtube yet. (Then again, I haven't checked recently, either.)
It was a fun little hour of my time. Worth the trip to Stony Brook.
That was stupid, but at least it still resembled science fiction. My last episode was that stupid boxing match thing.
You know I picked this series up after it was highly recommended on another thread; I was GLUED for season 1 and the first 3 episodes of season 2. Now I’m forcing myself through the rest... hoping it will get better (or that I’ll see the blonde some more).
I won’t get better. Season I rocks. Season II the first half is just as good. Season II 2nd half ends HORRID. And Season III they can’t even find a pace or plot. Season IV will be even more liberalism shoved down our throat without meaning.
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