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15 Frakking Facts About Battlestar Galactica
They never knew what they were doing. And it showed. Doesn’t mean it wasn’t interesting, though.
And I had no idea about #12. I’m grateful for it, though. His gravitas saved the show from completely degenerating into self-mockery, despite its many attempts to do so.
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“We hate our fans!”
I don’t think I would have chosen that business model but what do I know.
No doubt. “Jenius” with a capital “J”
“…made its way to Ronald D. Moore…”
Well, us Classic Galactica fans refer to him as “Moore, Ron”…
I suspect every fiction franchise ends up hating their fans eventually, but that’s not a good reason to make it your business model.
So, uh, am I the only one who loved (much) of the reboot? I mean, the complete lack of coherent story arc aside, it was great!
Not just you. The parts that weren’t cringe-inducing were phenomenal. The storytelling wasn’t boring, and that’s a hard thing to do for 4 seasons.
I think the best thing to come out of it all, though, was the side-movie “Battlestar Galactica: Razor”