Moore does pay homage to the original regardless of what fan purists think. He also improves upon it in really interesting ways. Wait until you get to the whole Commander Cain bit. I'm half convinced that Kara Thrace is a combination of Starbuck and Sheba.
Regarding the selection of people to get on Galatica bit? Actually they have sort of commented on that in S3, subtley and not nearly as *directly* as they did in the original. But it's sort of in the subtext of a couple of episodes.
A lot of people don't realize how dark the original Battlestar was. It had more in common in some respects with Space 1999 then it did with Star Wars or Star Trek.
Anyhow, reading this brought back all sorts of memories and a crazy urge to go out and buy the original series...which I'm going to resist. Last thing I need right now is another TV series on DVD. LOL!
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Great comparison.
Moore does pay homage to the original regardless of what fan purists think. He also improves upon it in really interesting ways. Wait until you get to the whole Commander Cain bit. I'm half convinced that Kara Thrace is a combination of Starbuck and Sheba.
Regarding the selection of people to get on Galatica bit? Actually they have sort of commented on that in S3, subtley and not nearly as *directly* as they did in the original. But it's sort of in the subtext of a couple of episodes.
A lot of people don't realize how dark the original Battlestar was. It had more in common in some respects with Space 1999 then it did with Star Wars or Star Trek.
Anyhow, reading this brought back all sorts of memories and a crazy urge to go out and buy the original series...which I'm going to resist. Last thing I need right now is another TV series on DVD. LOL!