"Reimagined" BSG - still crap

[wiseheart]

Okay, since Enterprise has unexpectedly grown on me, despite its many flaws, I decided to jump over my own shadow as the Germans would say and give the new version of BSG a chance. Well... two hours into it and i've regretted it already. Aside from the fact how it deconstructs much-loved characters from the original, admittedly a bit naive show, it is kong-winded and boring. The sets and uniforms are ugly, the cast horrible and none of tha characters have any redeeming qualities.

Some of the tech and the computer effects are mildls interesting, but that is about all the positive stuff I can say. I was never so bored during a so-called space battle (what battle?) before and I never cared less for the supposed heroes I was meant to identify with. Seriously, I am crossing my fingers for the Cylons, and the pilot isn't even over yet.

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[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I think one of them will turn our the one who created the Cylons or whatnot, but I simply didn't last long enough to find out. It's not the kind of sci-fi I like: too much politics. It could have been set in present time.

Which is my main complaint about the new series. The classic one was about mankind, the survival of humanity and all that. The new one seems way too American for me. The Colonial warriors are US Marines with motorbike helmets, everyone has an English-sounding name... It's a bit "Space - Above & Beyond", minus the amazing special effects and the strong characters. At least SAaB was honest about it being mostly American show. They called the Marines - Marines, and it was still a lot more sci-fi than new BSG.

[artemis10002000]

Yeah, I read that new BSG was supposed to be a metaphor for the Iraq War and while I don't know if that's true, it's very easy to believe it is - and one laid on very thickly.