Wouldn't it be delicious irony if the "new Galactica" turns out to be a hit?

 Boy, Look it came true. Who would have thunk it!

Stephan suggested in /m8 that BSG needs Muppets. I'm reminded
of the bit in the last Muppet movie (the Gonzo as alien one)
that the king prawn character explains Muppet movies are much
more realistic than sci-fi movies.

Edited by author 08-07-2003 11:18 AM
re: /m10 Well, let's face it, JMS's Bab-5 was the first TV SF series to have a dramatic arc longer than two episodes.

I wasn't trying to say Bab-5 was better than Farscape, only that it 'went first'.

gilbert -- awesome frickin' post. I want to read more rants from you! I'm a fan.

Wow! This is the biggest thing to hit the world since the Segway!

Michael Bernstein, there is a hole in your mind.


My god... it's... full of geeks...

"Isn't that what Farscape did?"

No, it's what Babylon 5 did.

That's what BSG needs: Muppets!

<quote>Our goal is nothing less than the reinvention of the science-fiction television series," Moore's statement reads. </quote>

Isn't that what Farscape did?

Wouldn't it be delicious irony if the "new Galactica" turns out to be a hit?

Given that televised sci-fi has gotten so pitiful that fans point to dreck like SG-1 and whimper, "see, it isn't all bad," we could use some reinvention. Want to make a series about personal relationships and, er, Asteroids? Have at it. Granted, slapping "Galactica" on the title is obviously turning out to be a crappy move, but if that's what it took to convince the suits to sign the check... whore away

Well, what did they expect? More the point, what did *you* expect? A television network whose sole audience are mostly fanboys. Rabid, crazed, savant-like animals who have already read the book, the book sequel, the entire trilogy or series or whathaveyou, and anything ever written by the author or the author's dog. They've met the man, for chrissakes! They know - know, in their heart of hearts - that the producer of the show it Not Being True To The Creator. They know - deep in the cockles of wherever - that the original incarnation of My Mother Was a Martian Spy filmed in 1960 was infinately better than the remake in 1998, and will cite you chapter and verse why. Yeah - there's a boner idea.

No other demographic (with the exception of the religious right) anywhere - anywhere - has as much pandering to and disappointment delivered as the frothing wild-eyed lust-hungry gibbering fanboys that make up Sci-Fi's demographic. Die-hard fans of NBC's evening dramas (such as West Wing and ER) and similar shows don't have that kind of fervant madness about them because they don't know what will happen next. There's nothing to disappoint, because it's all original material, just like your pillow. But the acne-masses have already memorized what is supposed to happen next; they've invisioned it, seen it in their daydreams at the stoplight or in the quarterly budget meeting or while getting stuffed into lockers. And quite frankly, what you've given them doesn't own up to their own vision of perfection, and that makes them angry (you wouldn't like them when they're angry). NBC wouldn't take that kind of shit from their viewers; I'm almost surprised that Sci-Fi does.

Sci-Fi probably knows all this, and it's almost kind of a blessing: when there's absolutely no way you can please your target demographic, you're pretty much free to do what you want.

Well, I guess they've learned that theres more profit to be had by ignoring the protests, or they wouldn't keep doing it.

Sci-fi screws the pooch yet again. First cancelling Farscape for fucking Tremors and Stargate SG-1 and now this... I thought Bryan Singer was still involved and had some hope for at least a modicum of quality and now that's out the window. Anyone ever SEE Queen of the Damned? What a steamy pile... Richard Hatch's attempts to ressurect the series through his own trailer were basically copyright theft but his heart was in the right place. It was kind of sad and pathetic as well. Move on my man. Now the fact that they made my favorite character a chick is just not right. They should have made Hatch's character female since he was always kind of a nancy-boy. All in all I'm expecting a Cylon Raider load of suck. By your command...

Edited by author 08-06-2003 02:58 PM
JNelsonW wrote:

"I wonder if any network has been petitioned as often or has dealt with as many such "controversies" as has the poor sci-fi people."

And really, what's the point? With just a few exceptions, pretty much everything the Sci-Fi channel does that is original sucks donkey ass. They should rename it the UFO & Psychic Powers True Believers Channel and just be done with it.

Battlestar Galactica wasn't exactly great television, but it was a good mindless space opera (I'm a big fan of the show, still). The reason space flight is never depicted realistically in sci-fi shows is because real space flight is rather dull to watch. Substituting Asteroids for Top Gun-style battles hardly seems like much of improvement.

Really, though, I'd much prefer that Sci-Fi do something intersting like show reruns of The Prisoner again rather than watch another boring crap remake.

I wonder if any network has been petitioned as often or has dealt with as many such "controversies" as has the poor sci-fi people.