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ourdramaqueensomething of interest to the Battlestar Galactica fans on my flist:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6c21c5456af552198c4cfa579b7b0f13
Universal in talks for 'Battlestar' movie
Glen A. Larson would write, produce the film
By Borys Kit
Feb 20, 2009, 06:28 PM ET
hr/photos/stylus/71986-battlestar_galactica_original_341.jpg
"Battlestar Galactica"
Just as the acclaimed Sci Fi Channel series "Battlestar Galactica" enters its final episodes, Universal has quietly entered into negotiations with Glen A. Larson to write and produce a big-screen version of the property he created.
"Battlestar," which originally aired on ABC in 1978, was produced in the wake of the success of "Star Wars," which caused a sci-fi revival in popular culture. The premise involved a human civilization living on a series of 12 planets that are decimated from an attack by intelligent robots known as Cylons. The survivors are led by a starship called Galactica in their attempt to find a mythic 13th planet named Earth.
The Sci Fi series, under the direction of executive producer Ronald Moore, took the premise and ran with it, incorporating the politics of war, religion, torture and destiny, becoming the channel's signature series.
The movie effort would have no connection to the series and would relaunch the story in a new medium. However, staples such as the characters Adama, Starbuck, and Baltar will remain.
Larson was one of the biggest names in 1970s and '80s TV and creator of shows like "Switch" and "Magnum P.I."
Universal had no comment.
No connection to the series? Relaunch the story in a new medium? Hmmmmmm...
Night night!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i6c21c5456af552198c4cfa579b7b0f13
Universal in talks for 'Battlestar' movie
Glen A. Larson would write, produce the film
By Borys Kit
Feb 20, 2009, 06:28 PM ET
hr/photos/stylus/71986-battlestar_galactica_original_341.jpg
"Battlestar Galactica"
Just as the acclaimed Sci Fi Channel series "Battlestar Galactica" enters its final episodes, Universal has quietly entered into negotiations with Glen A. Larson to write and produce a big-screen version of the property he created.
"Battlestar," which originally aired on ABC in 1978, was produced in the wake of the success of "Star Wars," which caused a sci-fi revival in popular culture. The premise involved a human civilization living on a series of 12 planets that are decimated from an attack by intelligent robots known as Cylons. The survivors are led by a starship called Galactica in their attempt to find a mythic 13th planet named Earth.
The Sci Fi series, under the direction of executive producer Ronald Moore, took the premise and ran with it, incorporating the politics of war, religion, torture and destiny, becoming the channel's signature series.
The movie effort would have no connection to the series and would relaunch the story in a new medium. However, staples such as the characters Adama, Starbuck, and Baltar will remain.
Larson was one of the biggest names in 1970s and '80s TV and creator of shows like "Switch" and "Magnum P.I."
Universal had no comment.
No connection to the series? Relaunch the story in a new medium? Hmmmmmm...
Night night!
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Date: 2009-02-21 12:21 am (UTC)I don't care that I don't even know how it will be re-imagined, just no! Nothing could ever match with the quality and brilliance of BSG as it is now and trying to do something else with it - smacks of someone trying to hitch a ride on the bandwagon.
No. Absolutely positively fraking no!
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Date: 2009-02-21 12:35 am (UTC)Glen Larson is a hack.
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Date: 2009-02-21 12:39 am (UTC)Scares me alone that it's Glen Larson!
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Date: 2009-02-21 01:16 am (UTC)