On 8/27/2020 8:28 AM, Christopher Sean Hilton wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 06:31:06AM -0700, Thomas RUX wrote:
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>> Hi kaladorn,
>>
>>      On 08/26/2020 7:56 PM xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote:
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>>      They rebooted Battlestar Galactica and the reboot's first season
>>      or two and one of the specials were truly amazing. It was still
>>      BSG, but it was different and still gripping with different
>>      threads wound around the common thread of survivors of a
>>      multi-planet polity that was smashed by a cybernetic enemy.  The
>>      end was a mess (wrote themselves into things they couldn't
>>      explain) but the early first and second seasons were solid
>>      enough to be likely better than the original series.
>>
>> Personally, I was disappointed with the rebooted Battlestar
>> Galactica in many areas and I did not get the same feeling as the
>> original series. The one area that made a difference was the upgrade
>> special effects.
>>
>
> I feel that while both were good at the time that they were created,
> Ron Moore's reboot was a solidly better story. I agree with those that
> say the wheels fell off shortly after they left New Caprica. But, the
> reboot also lasted nearly twice as long as the original series. Had
> they been made, seasons three and four of the original BSG could have
> been just as bad or worse than the reboot.
>

As someone who saw both in first run, my usual take is:

"The original was fun.  The reboot was /good/."

(let us not forget that the first show stole at least half its plots
from popular movies of the time.  Very obviously so.)

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