Effective use of the handheld look

David Jimerson

David Jimerson

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Sci-Fi's new "Battlestar Galactica." A lot of the footage looked like it being shot by people standing around with camcorders -- and it was intentional.

Some of it really worked, especially some of the flying scenes, because it looked just like news footage.

I'm generally not a huge fan of the jittery handheld look, but it was a good thing.

Not using the original theme music? NOT a good thing.
 
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God I was huge fan of the orginal. Starbuck was the man! I hear he is a she now? WTF is that ****? He was the Han Solo of the show!

No original theme? The theme kicked ass! I knew it was coming on and missed it. I'll catch it when they show it again. Is it cool? BY the way, if it's anything like Star Trek, I'm running for the hills. I hate Star Trek.
 
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It's nothing like Star Trek.

I was annoyed by the lack of the theme. There wasn't even an opening credits sequence, just titles played over the action (an *irritating* trend).

I'm going to cut my own, with the new footage and the original theme, because the theme AND the opening credits of the original were some of the best in TV history, and I mean that sincerely.

They redid that famous shot of the G surrounded by all the other ships, and I think they copied it ship-for-ship. It'll be cool to compare the screenshots of the two.
 
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I always loved the opening as well. "a RAGTAG fleet". I think that's right. MAn, that was a close as I could get to star wars at the time! NOw SW just plain sucks (the new ones)
 
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I had a chance to watch it last night.  I was flipping between Laker game and Battlestar.

It sucked.  I tried to enjoy it, but it just plain sucked.  Can anyone get a sci-fi right?  I second it MADCOW.  It just sucked.  Too bad, really.
 
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What's this? There's a remake of Battlestar Galactica? I didn't know that? Is it a series, or a movie? And whats this about Dick not having a dick anymore?

I'm really missing information on this thing.
 
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Can't disagree too much. I certainly was hoping for something other than a page-for-page retelling of the original pilot, and one with avant-garde "flawed" characters at that. Was it me, or was everyone pissed off?
 
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LOL

I guess I just remember the original all too well. Remember the dog robot thingy? Boxie? Was that the dogs name or the kid? Wasn't it really a chimp? And starbuck was the playa'. Always drinking and smoking cigars. And the brunette was freakin' hot!

I'm not really pissed. Just too bad all the planning and cash that went into a remake and they just didn't get it done. remember the dark mood of the original? Really did look a derelict space ship.
 
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LOL

Well, I'm always a little pissed off just by default. So that option doesn't count.

I guess I'm always a little horny. Just can't help that.

I did have some Coronas. Wasn't really drunk in the hammered kind of way; more like a cool buzz.

So, drunk and horny. :)
 
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Yeah, well, with the Cylons being replicated humans now, I kept expecting Adama to leave little oragami animals all over the place . . .
 
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I liked the updated Cylons (CG) which they had, but all they did was walk in and flank the doors.
 
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I didn't see the entire show,was that the ones that looked like Lucas' weird CG troopers?
 
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That, and the whole character of Casseopeia was apparently transformed into a Cylon.

Though I guess she was Starbuck's girlfriend, and now that Starbuck is a woman . . .

But then again, hmmm . . . ::)
 
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[quote author=John_Hudson link=board=Offtopic;num=1071029523;start=0#11 date=12/12/03 at 21:12:35]LOL

I guess I just remember the original all too well.  Remember the dog robot thingy?  Boxie? Was that the dogs name or the kid?  Wasn't it really a chimp?  And starbuck was the playa'.  Always drinking and smoking cigars.  And the brunette was freakin' hot!  
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Boxey was the little boy-Muffit was the Daggit and yes a real chimp was inside the costume.
 
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[quote author=Jubal28 link=board=Offtopic;num=1071029523;start=0#21 date=12/17/03 at 18:57:22]That, and the whole character of Casseopeia was apparently transformed into a Cylon.

Though I guess she was Starbuck's girlfriend, and now that Starbuck is a woman . . .

But then again, hmmm . . .  ::)[/quote]

"Number 6" was Number Six-
NOT Cassiopeia "remolded".
 
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