Re: BSG:original vs BSG:reboot -- Was: [TML] Last Century Game
Thomas RUX 27 Aug 2020 20:30 UTC
Hello Christopher Sean Hilton,
> On 08/27/2020 8:28 AM Christopher Sean Hilton <xxxxxx@vindaloo.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 06:31:06AM -0700, Thomas RUX wrote:
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> > Hi kaladorn,
> >
> > On 08/26/2020 7:56 PM xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:
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> > They rebooted Battlestar Galactica and the reboot's first season
> > or two and one of the specials were truly amazing. It was still
> > BSG, but it was different and still gripping with different
> > threads wound around the common thread of survivors of a
> > multi-planet polity that was smashed by a cybernetic enemy. The
> > end was a mess (wrote themselves into things they couldn't
> > explain) but the early first and second seasons were solid
> > enough to be likely better than the original series.
> >
> > Personally, I was disappointed with the rebooted Battlestar
> > Galactica in many areas and I did not get the same feeling as the
> > original series. The one area that made a difference was the upgrade
> > special effects.
> >
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> I feel that while both were good at the time that they were created,
> Ron Moore's reboot was a solidly better story. I agree with those that
> say the wheels fell off shortly after they left New Caprica. But, the
> reboot also lasted nearly twice as long as the original series. Had
> they been made, seasons three and four of the original BSG could have
> been just as bad or worse than the reboot.
I disagree that the reboot was a solidly better story, but then I only watched the first three episodes and topped watching.
Tom Rux