Once upon a time there was a show called Battlestar Galactica. It was a remake of a terrible piece of garbage from the 70's. And it was good. Infact, it was AMAZING. Well, at least until the final season when the final Cylon [Spoiler Alert] turned out to be the dead wife of the gruff alcoholic ExO who he poisoned for betraying the insurrection at the beginning of season 3. Also, he turned out to be a Cylon himself. Then there was the very anti-climactic ending where no real battle was fought, a child was saved, they found another Earth different from the original nuclear waste dump Earth they had found in the middle of season 4, they all moved there, mated with monkey people, their ships got flown into the sun by a Cylon who was once thought to be human and married Starbuck but is now jacked into a computer, and just as they made it the President dies of cancer. Did I forget to mention that Starbuck was actually Jesus, Helo and Athena turned out to be Adam and Eve, and the entire story of Battlestar Galactica is actually our past and with our invention of robotics we are about ready to create an all new race of Cylons which will rise up against us and try to kill us? Yeah, that happened.
So for atleast 3 seasons BSG was really REALLY good. Since that time, however, the BSG Universe has been a bit of a flop. I'm mainly talking about the terrible waste that was Caprica. The story of the capitol city of the 12 colonies before the first Cylon War. It had potential and they failed. Their casting was crap (Alessandra Torresani should be banned from acting), the story line was weak, and their attempt at trying to seem deep just came off as pretentious. Good riddance I say. But apparently SyFy is not quite finished with BSG.
What would you say to a BSG Motion Picture? I know, I heard millions of fanboys groan. But apparently it is happening whether we like it or not and Bryan Singer is already set to direct. The film is slated for a 2012 opening and it will be based on......ready for this?......not the highly successful relaunch series but the 1970's flop. To break it down for you a little more: Battlestar Galactica of 2004 was a remake of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica the Motion Picture will be a remake of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica. Apparently Star Trek isn't the only sci fi franchise banking on the idea of alternate dimensions. But heres the kicker; the BSG movie is suppose to stay true to the 1978 series and not have more liberal creativity like the 2004 series. You know, that pesky liberal creativity that turned the franchise from an absolute disgrace into a smashing success.
So what does all of this have to do with the picture above? Well, the picture above is the first concept piece for yet another BSG spin off. This series, entitled Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, follows Ensign William Adama as he is assigned to the newest Battlestar in the fleet; the Galactica. After a decade of the Cyclon War Adama is asked to go on a very dangerous mission which could turn the war in the Colonies favor. The series will emulate the BSG remake which debuted with a 2 hour television movie to see what type of fan following they can get before they choose to invest the money into a full out syndicated show. It will take place inbetween the event's of Caprica and the 2004 BSG series.
So it should be interesting to see how much they can kill or attempt to retrieve the BSG franchise. My concern is that the concept art for Blood and Chrome hints at human Cylon's and that is already screwing with the story arch.
For more pics go to http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#2
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