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  • #31
    Originally posted by The Mad Monk
    Next thing, the Daleks in Doctor Who will be upgraded to humanoid bodies that look surprisingly like Playboy Playmates.
    Cool! Then Davros would be Larry Flynt in his wheel chair.
    "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
    "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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    • #32
      Originally posted by Vince278


      What perspective is that? The 70's just can't compare when it comes to budgeting and effects but that does not diminish the quality of the visionary writing. A lot of the best Sci-Fi comes from writers just before my time. The Lensman series in the 40's inspired the creation of Star Trek and Babylon 5.
      Your expectation for movie producers shouldn't be stuck at 70's level.

      Movies that were made for the purpose of 'cool' are no longer the case after x years.

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      • #33
        I am disappointed in the human-looking Cylons. Why do they want to look human anyway? What purpose does it serve? Tricking us?

        The old Cylons were so much cooler.

        The real Cylons were lizards, not robots anyway, but they changed that for the movie.
        Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...

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        • #34
          I actually liked the old show. This will never come close

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          • #35
            Lucifer was a cool looking Cylon in the old show.
            "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
            "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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            • #36
              Originally posted by Lord Merciless
              Your expectation for movie producers shouldn't be stuck at 70's level.
              Not at all, I thought that was what you were trying to say. My expectations for movie producers in the 70's is at 70's level but that does not diminish the quality of a story, whenever it was written or produced. Some stories, of course, still suck no matter how good a movie production is.
              "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
              "Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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              • #37
                Well, it wasnt so bad. It's just the first so I cant really judge it yet but I thought it was pretty good. The old Cylons are still there along with the newer ones. And I actually like the female Starbuck. she is a smartass. I like that.

                Anyway, im sure some of you will find plenty wrong with it but I liked it.. Of course i may get tired of it later on but for now it's pretty good..
                Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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                • #38
                  Hey, it was better than the original! OK, that's not saying much. It was better than most stuff produced by the Sci-Fi channel. OK, that's not saying much. All kidding aside it was pretty good. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

                  Is it just me, or does it seem like almost everything the Sci-Fi channel tries to make from scratch stinks, but when they remake something, or pick up a series already begun elsewhere they sometimes do a relatively good job?
                  "I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
                    Is it just me, or does it seem like almost everything the Sci-Fi channel tries to make from scratch stinks, but when they remake something, or pick up a series already begun elsewhere they sometimes do a relatively good job?
                    I think your on to something there
                    Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
                      Is it just me, or does it seem like almost everything the Sci-Fi channel tries to make from scratch stinks, but when they remake something, or pick up a series already begun elsewhere they sometimes do a relatively good job?
                      It's just you.

                      Farscape was good, Invisible Man was good (cultishly bad, and thereby good), Taken was good - all original.

                      Sliders blew (of course the Fox version did too), SG-1 sux, Tremors bites, and the B5 movie (about the cursed ship) soiled B5 - all of these were remakes or continuations.

                      BG was decent (but i thought the orginal blew goat balls so there you go ...)
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                      - I went to Zanarkand, and all I got was this lousy aeon!
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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by The Templar


                        It's just you.

                        Farscape was good, Invisible Man was good (cultishly bad, and thereby good), Taken was good - all original.

                        Sliders blew (of course the Fox version did too), SG-1 sux, Tremors bites, and the B5 movie (about the cursed ship) soiled B5 - all of these were remakes or continuations.

                        BG was decent (but i thought the orginal blew goat balls so there you go ...)
                        I liked Farsecape at first. After awhile it kind of lost interest.


                        Anyway, a new episode is on tonight with a repeat of last nights before it i think. The original had a lot of potential but it ended up sucking I don't see any problems so far with the new series. The characters seem to be more real than the ones in the orginal but only time will tell...
                        Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We are evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that. --Saul Tigh

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                        • #42
                          Farscape was very good and I liked it. The new management at the channel (I forget the woman's name) is trying to get away from the "hardware sci-fi", though it seems nerds all accross the world are having an impact. BG sucked even from the commercials. I decided to watch the hebrew hammer on Comedy Central. That was more fun.
                          I drink to one other, and may that other be he, to drink to another, and may that other be me!

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                          • #43
                            Originally posted by Sprayber
                            And I actually like the female Starbuck. she is a smartass. I like that.
                            A female playing Starbucks' role? Utter blasphemey!!! Utter feldercarb!


                            Smartass people are only good for one thing. A big beating. A beating so big that they stop being smartassess and turn into cowering piles of junk.


                            Life is full of smartassess, rude people, people with chips on their shoulders. I'm tired of my tv shows portraying the same garbage. This is why I stick to computer games (C3C for example) as entertainment.
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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by Thrawn05
                              BG sucked even from the commercials. I decided to watch the hebrew hammer on Comedy Central. That was more fun.
                              I watched both - and my wife wasn't impressed with either. I don't think I'll be allowed to pick a show for awhile (although I did pick out Cambridge Spies a few weeks ago and she really liked that).
                              - "A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it still ain't a part number." - Ron Reynolds
                              - I went to Zanarkand, and all I got was this lousy aeon!
                              - "... over 10 members raised complaints about you... and jerk was one of the nicer things they called you" - Ming

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                              • #45
                                Sci-fi channel is over-sexxed.

                                And Starbuck being played by a woman doesn't bother me, but the name does. I mean, 'buck' isn't exactly spewing of feminine connotations.

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