| In 1977, Star Wars reintroduced the world
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| | the studio tried to resurrect the series
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| to the serialized space opera with
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| | with Glen Larsen, this time they sat
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| groundbreaking results both creatively
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| | certain parameters that doomed the show
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| and financially. In the wake of this
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| | from the beginning: No new space battles
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| paradigm shift came a gaggle of
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| | would be filmed, only recycled footage
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| embarrassing me-too projects both for
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| | could be used, and the original cast
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| film and television. Then there was
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| | would be replaced by younger crew who had
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| Battlestar Galactica.
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| | already made it to earth. A land locked
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| Battlestar Galactica was the brain-child
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| | Battlestar Galactica proved to have
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| of producer/writer/director Glen Larson.
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| | little appeal to fans of the original
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| It was both a pastiche of the Star Wars
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| | audience and it quickly died on the vine.
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| formula, and a bizarre melding of wagon
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| | Battlestar Galactica continued to hold a
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| train and Egyptian mythology. The series
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| | very active cult following and after
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| chronicled the adventures of a "Rag Tag
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| | several failed big screen attempts,
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| Fleet" running from the Cylons, a
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| | Producer Bryan Singer decided to take a
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| mechanized horde of robots lead by a
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| | hand at resurrecting the series with
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| human traitor; their destination is a
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| | Sci-Fi channel and an international
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| mythical world called "Earth".
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| | consortium of financiers. Contract
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| Battlestar Galactica was a success both
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| | obligations caused Singer to back out,
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| theatrically and on the television.
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| | but his momentum was enough for the
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| Despite it's campy acting and plot lines
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| | project to continue under the guidance of
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| there was an endearing element in the
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| | Star Trek alum Ron Moore.
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| quest of these characters. Battlestar
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| | When the new Battlestar Galactica
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| Galactica never made any apologies for
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| | miniseres premiered many fans were
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| borrowing the character archetypes made
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| | outraged. It was billed as a
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| so popular in Star Wars. Apollo is a dark
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| | "reimagining" taking only the best parts
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| haired Luke Skywalker, Sheba the strong
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| | of the original series and turning some
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| female cut from the Princess Leia strand,
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| | characters inside out. Several male
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| and Starbuck as the charismatic scoundrel
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| | characters, including the cliché
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| that Han Solo would surely approve of.
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| | chauvinist Starbuck, were now female.
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| Despite these obvious pastiches,
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| | Cyclons would look like regular people,
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| Battlestar Galactica got away with it.
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| | and the series would take a more
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| The death of Battlestar Galactica,
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| | political stance. Despite the nay-saying
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| however, was written in the stars. ABC
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| | of Battlestar Galactica purists, the new
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| has long argued it was declining ratings
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| | min-series was a critical success and a
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| and cost overruns that killed the series.
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| | long running series was locked in.
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| In reality, many argue, it was the budget
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| | Since debuting in 2004, Battlestar
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| which was in turn a function of the time.
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| | Galactica has continued to gain accolades
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| Motion control cameras and blue screen
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| | from the industry, the press, and fans,
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| techniques were still a trial and error
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| | yet award recognition has been denied.
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| process at the time and despite the
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| | Much like its predecessor, Battlestar
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| experienced staff in the Battlestar
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| | Galactica has managed to avoid the fact
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| Galactica effects unit these sequences
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| | that it is merely a blending of several
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| often ran over schedule and many times
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| | recent, well duplicated motifs in
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| had to be reshot entirely. Clearly,
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| | television history and stand alone in a
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| producing big screen effects in the span
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| | way that brings legitimacy to the sci-fi
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| and budget of a television production was
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| | genre by producing stories that are
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| not something the industry was ready for
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| | morally, politically, and creatively
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| at the time.
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| | challenging.
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| After Battlestar Galactica was cancelled,
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