Post by donmac on Dec 11, 2003 21:56:19 GMT -5
I watched the new Battlestar Galactica miniseries on Sci-Fi this week... and I don't know exactly what to think.
I mean it's well-made and really is not bad... but I think overall that the makers of this project fumbled the ball. I think this because there's a build-in fanbase for this project and they opted to throw out the "space adventure" aspect of the original for a more somber "disaster movie" like approach. The approach works in its own way, but it's not as popular an interpretation of the material and simply alienates the project's established fanbase.
So, most of all, I say that I'm perplexed that they would re-interpret the project so drastically. It's a bold move, but the safer money would've been to stick to the spirit of the original. (Short term, the first-run ratings were good, but long-term, interest in this new version probably won't last.)
I mean it's well-made and really is not bad... but I think overall that the makers of this project fumbled the ball. I think this because there's a build-in fanbase for this project and they opted to throw out the "space adventure" aspect of the original for a more somber "disaster movie" like approach. The approach works in its own way, but it's not as popular an interpretation of the material and simply alienates the project's established fanbase.
So, most of all, I say that I'm perplexed that they would re-interpret the project so drastically. It's a bold move, but the safer money would've been to stick to the spirit of the original. (Short term, the first-run ratings were good, but long-term, interest in this new version probably won't last.)
