Yeah, yeah. I know.
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.
I really liked the original “Lost In Space”. It started as a serious show then almost immediately went camp. It was hokey but fun hokey.
The movie was absolutely awful. The only good thing was a cute little girl who grew up to be a hot big girl.
Hollywood would ruin Ringworld
Grace Park is on that insipid ABC show, “A Million Little Things”, now. Really bad soap opera, and I love soap opera.
The story’s kind of bland. It’s about this guy named Dumbledore Calrissian.
You missed out, it was surprisingly good, well acted. It was more of a drama than anything, wish it had more action but the story line was solid and the acting was great.
I loved the ending? Made perfect sense.
I am sure they would.
The SciFi channel did a very poor one episode version.
Still one can dream that someone will do it right!
Independent producer do it for Netflix or HBO or something similar.
As a fan of BG in childhood, I tried to watch the first episode of the remake. It was not my BG and never watched it again.
I am sorry that was River World!
Not Ring World
But River World would also be a good one!
You mean a re-reboot? Why not just show reruns all year round?
Space :1999 but fix the plot and science problems.
Keep the Eagles.
What else ? They keep doing that with superhero movies.
Of course, the reboot that took the cake was the “Flash Gordon” one some time ago. They had a white guy playing a very Caucasian Ming the Merciless with nary the makeup required. A clean-shaven, blonde dude with a full head of hair who looked like Bruce Boxleitner (John Ralston). He could’ve been playing Flash Gordon. I saw that crap and went, “WTF ?!?” and never turned it on again (that might’ve exceeded my same reaction to Pat Benatar Cucumberpatch as Madeleine Kahn Sing (sic)).
PC destroys everything.
Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
I loved the ending of the BSG reboot. I often think people expect answers to life, the universe, and everything in TV shows anymore.
Yeah, without a doubt. Now that the CGI is where it needs to be for such a film, the bottom has fallen out of the acting talent pool. Also, the original book would be a lot to stuff into a single feature film. Too much would be cut out.
Lately, I've been of the opinion that Niven should recognize that increasingly, serious sci-fi is coming out of the anime genre. Get some of the talent behind Cowboy Bebop or Ghost in the Shell involved and Ringworld would be a huge success.
Yeah, yeah. I know.
Do yourself a favor and never, I mean NEVER, watch the Lost in Space reboot on Netflix. No shower will cleanse you from the stink of that show. It is beyond horrible. You’ve been warned! :-)
On a side note, the theme songs of Lost in Space are some of my all time favorites. The show was a little bit before my time, but is some great sci-fi from the era.
The later version of the TV series V had the potential to go there—but it was canceled after two seasons.
The previews of season 3 were totally mind-blowing—the aliens were about to take over the computer networks...
I want someone to make Season 3!
I’m sure it will be filled with LGBTQRSTUV things.
V was some good stuff.
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