Sky One (UK) showing new BG series

[RangerOne SG13 SOR]

October 14th the new BG series from the mini film of 2003 starts.

The mini film was great, looking forward to the new series.


Ranger

[Dave]

Part one of the mini was on tonight, part two is tomorrow, then the series begins on Monday.

Please can we keep to discussing this series in this forum from now on. There is already a forum for 'The Original Series'.

Some people are never going to like this new series -- my advice to them is 'switch it off!'

[Shadow Dancer]

I think the special effects are brilliant, much more realistic than lasers, the Cylons use 40Kt nuke missles and the Vipers use multiple small rocket propelled missles. The effects team actually create a good sense of space being vast and quiet, the way camera moves around in a very unconventional way, as though looking for something then catching it and focusing on the subject. It's the same SFX team that did Firefly.

[Rik_the_Riff]

You know, I like this thread better than the last one I posted in... And I agree entirely.

I like the fact that they actually showed a character who possessed flaws I can see in myself. Though I also wish I couldn't recognise myself in Baltar (not that I sleep around, I might add, but that I can be vain and arrogant and, let's face it, I'm a fool for love as well).

I think we're watching a new age of Sci-fi starting, to be quite honest, between this and Firefly.

Just a thought,

Rik

[Shadow Dancer]

Originally posted by Rik_the_Riff


I think we're watching a new age of Sci-fi starting, to be quite honest, between this and Firefly.

Just a thought,

Rik

I think you might be right there. And using your own ideas i have summised something in my head thats been bugging me.

I have been pondering for years now, where Sci-fi will go next, as the recent enthusiasm for it has been somewhat waining *SP. I think dealing with characters like our own more realistic selves is the way forward. Which is why the cancellation of Firefly annoyed me so much, its new, raw and driven by flawed characters we can relate to in varying ways. I think intially Farscape took us down this path and Firefly continued but the good ole fashioned execs at the top saw it as a bad move and probably now realise their mistake to cancel them both.

I see BSG as a midway between the old and the new age of Sci-fi, actually dealing with the characters flaws instead of their strengths which I see as being more tangible. Take for example Baltar, his intentions were great but his deep rooted desires (love, sex and a beautiful woman) betrayed him and the rest of humanity.

Addressing the psychological needs in our lifestyles within Sci-fi is something more people will be able to connect with as opposed to fanciful unrealistic heroes saving humanity yet again.

[Rik_the_Riff]

Couldn't agree more. As a budding SF writer myself (I have about 4 different series ideas), I appreciate the importance of characters with issues and complications. But the thing that really impresses me about the SF 'new wave' is that the goal has changed from winning to just surviving; witness Mal's line at the end of the *real* Firefly pilot, that being 'still flying' is enough, and, of course, the president's population count in BG. I'm not quite sure what it says about the times, but it adds a kind of nihilistic romanticism to what was once the genre of high ideals and heroism. I know it's ridiculous to think of 'realism' in what is still really 'fantasy', but I think that's what we're seeing - or at least, sf is becoming more relevant to reality. Which is always good.

Just a thought,

Rik