Reinvention
I need to put my sci-fi geekoid hat on for a while. In nine days (December 8) the Sci Fi channel will air a mini-series remake of Battlestar Galactica. The creators of the modernized version wanted to step away some from the original and make it deeper, richer and … well … modern.
Interestingly enough the change that has been touted the most is making Starbuck a woman. In the interviews and snippets of “behind the scenes” that I’ve seen, that is the item they’ve worried over with the reception. They claim they’ve made changes while sticking to the “core” of the original.
Here’s my issue with this. How can they stick to the “core” and change the entire underlying premise of the show?
In the original series, the “rag-tag” group of humans searched for Earth – they weren’t from Earth. The cylons were machines out to destroy the humans and the looked like machines. They weren’t created by humans and look like humans.
So, what core are the creators talking about? The name? The character names? The look of the fighter ships?
I will admit, I haven’t seen the new series, so this is off the interviews, trailers and such that I’ve seen. Will I watch it? When I first heard about it I had said, YES, definitely, but now I’m not so sure. I haven’t been convinced that what they’ve put together is even remotely Battlestar Galactica.
1:24:41 PM 
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