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This is Chessy. But the Nu BSG is not that great at all.


While this is cheesy. I would take it over a shows that had nothing but narcissistic unlikable characters. I stop watching that show some time after the Space Mutiny episode happened. Where Adama goes f###ing ape sh!t because Star Buck goes back to their home planet. That when i notice the whole episode was just to manufacture some drama and didn't make any sense at all. Not to mention the whole episode after when Ensign Ro lands on Galactica. And a bunch of Over the Top Sadistic Bastards took over ship for some lame message about torture. No this show is not great. But neither was the New BSG. It was overhyped Soap Opera in Space. That was Not much better than Days of our Lives. Sorry but Someone had to say it. I watched that show for pretty long time and gave into the hype. Until i realized the only thing i liked about was the concept. Not the character or the stories. Except for maybe the President. But even she couldnt keep me watching. And it was probably good that i did stop watching. Considering that everyone turned out to be angels, ferry's or some Bullsh!t. And Frankly im happy the whole NuBSG is finally dead. Maybe someone can make something good out of it. Hopefully in a Movie. Not in Low Budget Prime Time Soap.

The old BSG is Cheesy, sure. But its a nice little family show about people who actually get along and try do to something good and positive. Instead of it being about who is f##King who and constant backstabbing. Like every Soap Opera on earth.

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The new BSG would've been better without the unneccessary in-yer-face political correctness of making Starbuck a woman.

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I thought Starbuck was SUCH damaged goods, she was an incredible character. Oh and Richard Hatch as Tom Zarek--can we all say opportunistic yet fascinating scumbag?




Why can't you wretched prey creatures understand that the Universe doesn't owe you anything!?

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how is that political correctness? ur a moron

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The new BSG would've been better without the unneccessary in-yer-face political correctness of making Starbuck a woman.


I agree! What they really should have done was bring back all the old actors and continue the story from the original! That would've been so much better than the new one! The original was all about love and families and the new one was all about hatred and feminism. No one is interested in that, that's why no one watched the new show and it was darling of the liberals! Maybe now with President Trump, we can finally get the BSG revival we all want!

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...good point. The BSG re-boot, just did not have what it takes---IMHO.

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I wasn't a big fan of all the backstabbing either. I would make more sense to fight the common enemy than to sabotage those who are left.

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old BSG is not cheesy but the new one does suck

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The original series is actually much edgier and way more subversive than the reboot. Saying "Frack" on U.S network TV on Sunday primetime in 1978 was far more daring than doing it in the 00s on the Sci-fi Channel, or Sky depending on where you were.

Beyond that, it was doing all the same dark dramaticstuff but remaining uplifting at the same time. Plus Dirk Benedict was a great actor

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I agree... If you watch some of the stories, there's a lot more reality to the human interaction and drama in the original series than the new one. Not to mention, darker, more challenging subjects. However, because they were dealt with through realistic characters who weren't always back-biting, selfish, mentally unstable scum, they were dealt with in subtle ways that got a point across without being unsuitable for a family audience at the same time.

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To me it came across as being over-written and over-produced. I also got a real frightening sense of desperation, like there was no hope whatsoever. That, and there was no real plot to any of the long movies that I saw which were cut together from the episodes.

I just couldn't get into it. It's meant to be an update for young folks like me who saw the original show way back when, but I simply couldn't get what the show was about. And in the end it didn't seem like the show was about anything, so I let it go.

And yeah, the original BSG was a little over the top here and there, and it catered to the youthful Star Wars generation that was just created, but in spite of heavily borrowing from Star Wars production values, it had a kind of theme to itself, and original plots in the episodes without resorting to emphasizing subplots.

Oh well.

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I was loaned the DVDs, and couldn't get through it. It really didn't make a lot of sense. It was a sleek production, and a lot of effort went into the production of the new BSG, but it felt more like it was deliberately formulated to appeal to the kids who watched the 70's show and nothing more.

And that's too bad, because even though I wasn't a huge fan of original BSG, I did find it fun on occasion to0 watch. It was new, unique and inventive, even though it had that "TV from the 1970's" look to it.

And then it got pulled. Even as a non-fan, but someone who noted that everyone else loved it, I scratched my head at that. With all deference to the late and talented Robin Williams, Mork and Mindy was no Battlestar Galactica.

I think the reason, the REAL reason, it got pulled was that the execs figured they could make more sponsor dollars with two sitcoms verse a one hour show that was fairly expensive to produce.

That is I don't think the expense of producing the show was the big factor (it was a factor, just not the primary one), but the lure of being able to make more money with two shows, which were cheaper to make, was too seductive. And, to be honest, it was the right business move.

It would have been a brilliant business move if they had moved BSG to another family slot, say Sat or Sun night ... and I think it was rerun on Sunday night for a while. Too bad.

The other reason it was yanked is it probably served its purpose in inspiring teenagers to whatever ends. Mission accomplished, so to speak ... find something else to air ... something cheaper and that makes more money.

Today it's a different story. You could produce a 1970s style BSG series and turn it into a payperview Webseries.

Progress always comes too late. Too bad.

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It's called realism. Not everyone gets along, and you have to consider the nature of television during both time periods.

The newer (not Nu) BSG dealt with far deeper issues.

You're obviously entitled to your opinion. I actually love them both, but for very different reasons. I grew up with the old BSG, and I was just as skeptical about the new version. But then, the new BSG absolutely blew me away.

There's a reason the new BSG is still used in universities today, why numerous books have been written about it, why it's won so many awards, and also why it's still considered one of the best TV shows ever made.

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