Discussion
And now for the bad news:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/aug/14/battles...
guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 August 2009 12.02 BST
"He made Superman fly again and launched the X-Men on celluloid. Now Bryan Singer looks set for his most challenging job yet – the film-maker is to tackle a big-screen version of another big beast of sci-fi: Battlestar Galactica.
According to website Hitfix.com, Singer will direct and produce a reimagining of the saga, which centres on the attempts by a ragtag fleet of human survivors previously based on 12 planets to find a mythical 13th planet named Earth. Along the way, they must escape the nefarious attentions of the Cylons, the sentient robots that decimated their civilisation and now hopes to wipe them out altogether.
The move sees Singer returning to a project he had been working on in 2001 – his sequel to the original 1978 series created by Glen A Larson was reportedly less than three months from shooting when the plans had to be put on hold in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
Since then, the entirely different TV series spearheaded by Ron D Moore and David Eick – itself a reimagining that explored such minefield subjects as the politics of war, religion and torture – has played out over four series, for the most part to critical and audience acclaim.
The new film will reportedly not be related to the recently-ended series, nor to its upcoming small-screen prequel, Caprica, which will focus on life on the most populous of the 12 colonies a generation prior to the Cylon attacks. As yet, however, there appears to be no script in place and few other details.
Singer, whose credits include The Usual Suspects, The X-Men and its sequel X2, Superman Returns and the recent Tom Cruise vehicle Valkyrie, will have to contend with the legions of Battlestar fans from both the original series and the new show. Makers of the recent Galactica had to overcome the "GINO" (Galactica In Name Only) campaign which argued that the new version, with its introduction of Cylons who appear human as well as other variations, was not worthy of the moniker.
Universal will, however, have been encouraged by JJ Abrams's recent reboot of the Star Trek series on the big screen, featuring an entirely new cast playing the iconic original crew of the Starship Enterprise."
One word: WHY?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/aug/14/battles...
guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 August 2009 12.02 BST
"He made Superman fly again and launched the X-Men on celluloid. Now Bryan Singer looks set for his most challenging job yet – the film-maker is to tackle a big-screen version of another big beast of sci-fi: Battlestar Galactica.
According to website Hitfix.com, Singer will direct and produce a reimagining of the saga, which centres on the attempts by a ragtag fleet of human survivors previously based on 12 planets to find a mythical 13th planet named Earth. Along the way, they must escape the nefarious attentions of the Cylons, the sentient robots that decimated their civilisation and now hopes to wipe them out altogether.
The move sees Singer returning to a project he had been working on in 2001 – his sequel to the original 1978 series created by Glen A Larson was reportedly less than three months from shooting when the plans had to be put on hold in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
Since then, the entirely different TV series spearheaded by Ron D Moore and David Eick – itself a reimagining that explored such minefield subjects as the politics of war, religion and torture – has played out over four series, for the most part to critical and audience acclaim.
The new film will reportedly not be related to the recently-ended series, nor to its upcoming small-screen prequel, Caprica, which will focus on life on the most populous of the 12 colonies a generation prior to the Cylon attacks. As yet, however, there appears to be no script in place and few other details.
Singer, whose credits include The Usual Suspects, The X-Men and its sequel X2, Superman Returns and the recent Tom Cruise vehicle Valkyrie, will have to contend with the legions of Battlestar fans from both the original series and the new show. Makers of the recent Galactica had to overcome the "GINO" (Galactica In Name Only) campaign which argued that the new version, with its introduction of Cylons who appear human as well as other variations, was not worthy of the moniker.
Universal will, however, have been encouraged by JJ Abrams's recent reboot of the Star Trek series on the big screen, featuring an entirely new cast playing the iconic original crew of the Starship Enterprise."
One word: WHY?
darth_pies said:
One word: WHY?
Money.BSG was the best sci-fi to come out of America in years and one of the best drams, since it drew people in who were not sci-fi. I don't think any other sci-fi has done that, it won universal plaudits...what better way to make cash than to rake in a well trusted and used cash-cow.....I think Singers version won't be as good though, I don't see how it could be.
Halb said:
darth_pies said:
One word: WHY?
Money.BSG was the best sci-fi to come out of America in years and one of the best drams, since it drew people in who were not sci-fi. I don't think any other sci-fi has done that, it won universal plaudits...what better way to make cash than to rake in a well trusted and used cash-cow.....I think Singers version won't be as good though, I don't see how it could be.
Halb said:
darth_pies said:
One word: WHY?
Money.BSG was the best sci-fi to come out of America in years and one of the best drams, since it drew people in who were not sci-fi. I don't think any other sci-fi has done that, it won universal plaudits...what better way to make cash than to rake in a well trusted and used cash-cow.....I think Singers version won't be as good though, I don't see how it could be.
Dr Jekyll said:
Halb said:
darth_pies said:
One word: WHY?
Money.BSG was the best sci-fi to come out of America in years and one of the best drams, since it drew people in who were not sci-fi. I don't think any other sci-fi has done that, it won universal plaudits...what better way to make cash than to rake in a well trusted and used cash-cow.....I think Singers version won't be as good though, I don't see how it could be.
I liked the old Egyptian God side of the old one, Chariots of the Gods stuff...is there a market? I would think so.
Dr Jekyll said:
Halb said:
darth_pies said:
One word: WHY?
Money.BSG was the best sci-fi to come out of America in years and one of the best drams, since it drew people in who were not sci-fi. I don't think any other sci-fi has done that, it won universal plaudits...what better way to make cash than to rake in a well trusted and used cash-cow.....I think Singers version won't be as good though, I don't see how it could be.
Halb said:
M3CHA-MONK3Y said:
Oh, I saw the complete box set of the new BSG in HMV last week, all for the handsome price of £35.
Had to seriously restrain myself from buying it and waiting until pay day
That just for one series?Had to seriously restrain myself from buying it and waiting until pay day
Pretty annoying when Ive been buying them all at £30 or so as they came out!
Matt_N said:
Halb said:
M3CHA-MONK3Y said:
Oh, I saw the complete box set of the new BSG in HMV last week, all for the handsome price of £35.
Had to seriously restrain myself from buying it and waiting until pay day
That just for one series?Had to seriously restrain myself from buying it and waiting until pay day
Pretty annoying when Ive been buying them all at £30 or so as they came out!
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