Herc won’t be back from BNAT till Tuesday, and I know we’ll hear about it when we get back if we don’t put up the big talkback space for SciFi’s new controversy magnet, the “Battlestar Galactica” miniseries.
My own memories of the original "Battlestar" are murky and none-too-fond, but I was looking forward to the remake because it was co-scripted by Ron Moore, he of “Star Trek: First Contact,” “Deep Space Nine,” and “Carnivale” fame.
Variety got their review up Thursday. A couple excerpts:
Variety got their review up Thursday. A couple excerpts:
… Like a present-day aircraft carrier, "Battlestar Galactica" takes a while to find its directional heading and build up steam, but once it does, this proves to be a surprisingly engrossing odyssey. … Despite some languid moments along the way, there's a strong sense of tension in the concluding hour, which cleverly establishes where a potential series might go without leaving so many strands dangling as to be unsatisfying if the voyage ends here.
My boss Harry, a fan of the original version, cared not so much for the new sexed-up edition , deeming the tapes SciFi sent him “boring,” likening the new, female Starbuck to “the typical ‘Price is Right’ contestant” “given dreck to speak” and “nobody to interact with.” “The actor they have playing Apollo makes Richard Hatch look like the most expressive actor of all time,” opined Mr. Knowles. Ow-ow-owwwwch!!
Take up valuable bandwidth with your predictions and reactions.
9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. SciFi.
9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. SciFi.
