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Battlestar Galactica Reboot in the Works at NBC's Peacock Streaming Service (tr)
TV Line ^ | September 17, 2019 | Matt Webb Mitovich

Posted on 09/17/2019 7:58:31 AM PDT by EdnaMode

A reboot of the acclaimed Battlestar Galactica space saga is among the announced offerings of NBC Universal’s upcoming streaming service, which has been named Peacock.

Sam Esmail, the creator of USA Network’s Mr. Robot and an executive producer on HBO’s Homecoming, is behind the reboot, it was announced on Tuesday morning. No other details were made available.

Other, previously announced drama series on tap for Peacock include Dr. Death, based on the true-crime podcast and starring Jamie Dornan, Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater; Brave New World, based on the dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley and starring Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) and Demi Moore; the Queer as Folk reboot that had been developed for Bravo; Angelyne, a limited series from Shameless‘ Emmy Rossum; and One of Us Is Lying, based on the New York Times best-selling young adult mystery-thriller.

On the comedy front, Peacock has in the pipeline a revival of Saved by the Bell, featuring original cast members Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley; Punky Brewster, starring Soleil Moon Frye as a grown-up version of her former character; a new season of the previously cancelled A.P. Bio; Rutherford Falls, co-created by Mike Schur, Ed Helms and Sierra Teller Ornelas, and starring Helms; and Straight Talk, from Rashida Jones and Jada Pinkett Smith.

And as far as library content, Peacock will be the exclusive streaming home to The Office, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, Bates Motel, the original Battlestar Galactica series, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cheers, Covert Affairs, Downton Abbey, Everyone Loves Raymond, Frasier, Friday Night Lights, House, King of Queens, Married… With Children, Monk, Parenthood, Psych, Royal Pains, Saturday Night Live, Superstore, The Real Housewives and Will & Grace.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: battlestargalactica; bsg; cylon; cylons; hollywood; noideasleft; notagain; reboot; reboots
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To: Reily

Actually Spock is the product of a trans-species marriage!


21 posted on 09/17/2019 8:10:52 AM PDT by Reily
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To: EdnaMode

Whats the over/under on how many trans will be prominent??


22 posted on 09/17/2019 8:11:06 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: Reily

They should do Cities in Flight!

I’ve been waiting for that since 1960’s...............


23 posted on 09/17/2019 8:11:59 AM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: EdnaMode

Will they still have the cheesy looking computers?


24 posted on 09/17/2019 8:12:18 AM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: EdnaMode

Starbuck will be driving a Chevy Van and running a Coffee Shop full of Bikini clad Robot Baristas.

The Cylons will be Orange and their evil Boss will be an Oopa Loopa who escaped from Wille Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.


25 posted on 09/17/2019 8:13:14 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: EdnaMode; Impy; BillyBoy; LS; NFHale; GOPsterinMA

Unless it has Lorne Greene, Maren Jensen and Anne Lockhart in it, forget it.


26 posted on 09/17/2019 8:13:34 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
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To: yarddog

I sort of liked the original despite it being a bit stupid. It did have lots of pretty girls.

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Like a lot of sci-fi theme television shows from that era, the pilot and early episodes were fairly serious, but as they went on the writing got very campy. Think of Six Million Dollar Man and Buck Rogers. You could tell that these shows were produced in California too, because a lot of new age themes seemed to creep into the writing.

If you get on youtube and pull up some episodes from these series, it’s actually hard not to laugh and cringe at the same time.


27 posted on 09/17/2019 8:13:37 AM PDT by z3n
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To: Red Badger

That would be a good one!


28 posted on 09/17/2019 8:14:17 AM PDT by Reily
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To: EdnaMode
Put her in it, but doing feminine stuff

I will crawl across broken glass 2c it

29 posted on 09/17/2019 8:15:21 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: EdnaMode
Daggits.


30 posted on 09/17/2019 8:16:31 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: EdnaMode

I remember looking forward with anticipation to the premiere of the original after weeks of TV promos.

Then was furious when it was interrupted in the middle by Jimmy Carter announcing the Camp David Accords.


31 posted on 09/17/2019 8:17:00 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: wally_bert

Give it a try!

I have a sure fire opening for every letter.

“Dear programming cretins:”

They read the assertive letters.


32 posted on 09/17/2019 8:17:15 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Reily

Boston could do the soundtrack!................

33 posted on 09/17/2019 8:17:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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To: EdnaMode

I saw the first one, and the movie release. It was an OK science fiction movie. How come I never met any “Socialators” like that!
They also stole scenes of the agriculture ships from SILENT RUNNING being blown up.

Then it was brought back with Loren Green and a kid named Dr Z. Saw the first two episodes and realized the show had dumbed down to a real kiddie show no longer for adults. Never watched it again.


34 posted on 09/17/2019 8:18:22 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: alternatives?

Displays by Tektronix.

I liked the Land-Ram tracked vehicle.


35 posted on 09/17/2019 8:19:43 AM PDT by wally_bert (Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
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To: KC_Lion

Ping.


36 posted on 09/17/2019 8:22:14 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: EdnaMode

NBC there, be there (again).


37 posted on 09/17/2019 8:23:01 AM PDT by wally_bert (Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
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To: yarddog

The second BG is well worth watching—infinitely better than the campy first version—and imho a masterpiece of the tv sf genre—second only to Babylon 5 imho.

The opening episode of season 1 _will_ grab your attention.

After that you will be amazed by a gritty version of SF—great stuff.

And...I was one of those who _loved_ the last episode of the last season—though there are many who disagree.


38 posted on 09/17/2019 8:23:29 AM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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To: cgbg

It will take some really big to unseat Babylon 5.


39 posted on 09/17/2019 8:24:48 AM PDT by wally_bert (Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

So wait, a reboot OF a reboot? They ALREADY “reimagined” it for “modern 21st century audiences” in 2004.


40 posted on 09/17/2019 8:25:02 AM PDT by BillyBoy (States rights is NOT a suicide pact)
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