The new movie version of Battlestar Galactica won’t be a reboot of the recent series so much as it will be taking place in an alternate universe says writer John Orloff.
He tells Hitfix that the new movie won’t violate what we saw in the Ron Moore version because “I don’t think you can compete with what he’s done.” He added that the new version was “original and cool” while he felt the original was too much of a “Star Wars knock-off.”
“And I think I’ve come up with a way to write this movie that won’t fuck any of that up. I’m not sure how much they want me to talk about it. Let’s just say it’s not what you expect. It will all work in the universe that exists,” he says.
What is with “Alternative universes” crap? How bout just tell a different version? Ron Moore’s was different from the original. The film version could be another version of the story. Another example of lack-of-creativity in Hollywood 🙁
Why don’t they tell the story of Cain? That wouldn’t violate any “laws of the universe” and could be an awesome story! There is already the perfect ending to the movie – they find the Galatica! I’ve been waiting for that since the original series!
@not me: Uhhh… they already (sorta) did that. It was called “Razor”.
It’s just too damned soon.
Moore’s BSG is too fresh in the collective consciousness of the public, and trying to put a fresh spin on the third incarnation of the story will just end up being constantly compared (negatively, I’d guess) to Moore’s work, or viewed as a “Me Too!” retread of Yet Another Remake.
If you really consider it the recent television series and the original television series could be looked at as having taken place in alternate universes so really would it make much difference if the new movie is considered to take place in an alternate universe.
For me personally I thought Ron Moore’s version was untouchable even though the ending was a little mixed in my opinion (some good stuff and some stuff that just tanked…first two season’s were outrageously good. But it’s over now and the BSG concept is one of the best out there…I wouldn’t mind seeing a new view. If it tanks…it tanks but if producers don’t do a show just because there is negative feedback that it won’t be as good as the previous one we would have never got the recent Moore version in the first place(he had a lot of negative feedback at first as I recall not the least of which was making Starbuck a woman).
Well, I’m sure I’m in the minority here, but I thought the Ron Moore version sucked. The writing was terrible. I liked the original series, at least the concept of fleeing from an alien aggressor, and the characters had some redeeming qualities at least. In Moore’s version all I could do is root for the cylons to kill them all. So, I’d be open to another interpretation. There’s gotta be a happy medium between the original’s campy-ness and Moore’s soulless drek.
Yes Orvang, I do agree with you…as far as our international SoSF audience have proven over the years, you my friend are in the minority opinion as it relates to Moore’s version of BSG. Moore’s version was about as real as any scifi product could be, particularly his thematic comment on the nature of humanity and machine – he was so on the mark there and that, I believe, was the mass appeal of his version.
That might be true, but the ending still s*cked in a major way.
Everything will repeat itself, and some unknown entity (an unnamed god, scientist, ship of lights???) is manipulating humanity until there is a version that will not make the mistakes of their past (create self thinking machines/AI).
Fine, but why stop there with only hints?
Why not have them meet their gods or this scientist and have it out with them/him.
Now the entire story stopped with the veiled conclusion that they were all just broken puppets, being manipulated by some other entity. A failure.
One thing about this reboot. Probably no opportunity for Khan to make an appearance. Good thing!