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Moore exploited Larson's BSG against his wishes
by ClockworkDroogie (movies profile)
Apr 3, 2008
Horrible molestation of Larson's source material!
by scifichannelsukz (movies profile) Jun 19, 2006
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is simply not about a show us original BSG fans don't like. Long before there were GINO or fans of GINO (Galactica In Name Only), there were a core group of original BSG fans, who fought for and petitioned for a new BSG show. The majority of us wanted and petitioned for a FAITHFUL CONTINUATION of BSG. If you know anything about the history of BSG, you would know that Singer and DeSanto of XMEN fame were already working on a FAITHFUL CONTINUATION of BSG, with THE BLESSING OF IT'S CREATOR, GLEN LARSON AND THE FANS. DeSanto attempted to continue Singer's vision, but SciFi Channel tore up all the preproduction sets, without warning, overnight. Really professional.
After the 9/11 tragedy set Singer and DeSanto's BSG project behind, they had no choice but to abandon the project, as they had already previously contracted to start the XMEN movie by a certain date.
Many, like myself, had gotten over the fact, the new show would not be a continuation, and still were very excited about a new BSG BEGINS. Many, like myself, tuned in for the first four to five episodes, with hopes of liking what we saw. Instead, we were soured by severe changes to the spirit of BSG and the characters that fill out this space epic. We were looking forward to an updating of the F/x, a SLIGHTLY darker, more mature interpretation of BSG. On the other hand, we didn't want a show that was so devoid of hope in the face of adversity and so filled with shock value antics, such as baby-neck snapping, rape and public masturbation (Baltar), we would hardly recognize the show as BSG. All of the latter is very out of place in a story, which bares the Galactica name.
Just think if someone remade STAR WARS and made Han Solo a girl, Princess Liea a guy and interjected public masturbation and rape? Fans would have been outraged. I like my ALIENS dramatic, dark and gritty, and my STAR WARS fun, slightly dark and political and action-packed. It was how both stories were written and meant to be. I wouldn't want my ALIENS fun, lighter in tone and action-packed anymore than I would want my STAR WARS more dramatic, darker, grittier and more violent. STAR WARS, along with BSG, was the sparkle in our eye, which sent a surge of adventure and dreams of hope and heroism through our heads, as children. Moore disrespected that memory, all in a selfish agenda to pad his own ego. WHY? As I stated before, I love dark, violent and gritty, just as much as I love light-hearted fun, adventure and action. It depends on the mood; I’m in at the moment. To be honest, if Moore had penned his own story, characters and title, laced with all the dark & grittiness of an ALIEN movie and then some, I would have loved to seen what became of it with eager anticipation. Still, I’m not sure; I’m too keen on what I’ve witnessed of Moore’s directing and writing skills.
Moore has taken a cherished story and characters and molested them into something they were not written as and never meant to be. If he wanted to do something so different, why didn't he wait until he had a chance to write his own source material 100% from scratch, instead of crushing a fan base's and author's hopes and wishes. THAT is the definition of true SELFISHNESS. ...and that is why so many of us are pissed off. The core element of original BSG fans, which are the same ones, who fought for a BSG revival, are actively making their opinions known via e-mails, message board, etc, as we feel, as that is our only voice. Most of the casual original BSG fan base of 29-65 million strong (at least back in 78-79), make their disapproval known, simply by not tuning in to watch GINO. SciFi Channel is the Goliath and we are David. We are desperate and frustrated. The nastiness and vindictiveness of so many pro-GINO posters (not all) and staffers at Sci Fi Channel SINCE DAY #1, has only added fuel to the fire.
I hope this sheds some light on the state of things today, in the BSG community. |
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