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New Battlestar Galactica Spin-off Series Announced

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the baby-boomer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Sci-Fi Channel's hit series Battlestar Galactica may soon be joined by a 50-year-prior prequel series, called Caprica. To be co-exec produced by Ron Moore and David Eick, the new series will follow the tale of the creation of the Cylons."

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  1. Re:Don't hurt BSG by supabeast! · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "I don't think Stargate is suffering because there are two SG shows. I think it's suffering because it's been around for so long."

    Stargate is suffering because it's just a knockoff of those original Star Trek episodes where the crew encounters a planet that happens to represent a static civilization. IIRC, TOS had three such episodes in its entire run, and that was too many. Stargate has been running the gimmick into the ground nearly every episodes for nine seasons, trying to justify it by tossing in guest spots by evil galactic overlors. Of course, there we also the episodes about the replicators, which amounted to almost two seasons of nothing but knocking off the Borg.

    I'm not sure if the Stargate shows are a sign of how hard it is to get decent Sci-Fi produced by mainstream American media outlets, or of how pathetic Sci-Fi fans are for continuing to watch that shit in the first place. Either way, it's pretty sad that we aren't getting something better.

  2. More like CRAP'rica BSG sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm sorry to all the fanboi's out there but BSG is frick'n stupid. Starbuck is practically the savior in every episode, the cylons are "pretty" people who instead of killing off mankind once and for all keep just "fucking with us". Cylon Rape/Babbies/Feelings..... who the fuck cares. Organic cyclons, WTF? Roslyn for prez :P *puke* i was sick of her day one.

    The sad thing i keep watching and hoping that it gets better, it's been getting stoopider stoopider each episode.....

    Stargate (both shows) I think have been getting more and more interesting and "fun". Typically after watching a show I have a statified and feeling i've been entertained. I've also watched stargate since its inception and frankly i like Mitchel over O'neil. O'Neil was a funny but in a SMUG, superior way, where mitchel is funny because he's is in such awe of being on the "A" team and having the "band" back together. At first i was somewhat leary when they brought vala back on. I was like OMFG this is a Farscape reunion!, but i like how both characters were in stargate than in farscape, not to mention how they interacted. I would dig it if vala came back and was on the SG-1 team perm and they either got rid of tealc or maybe carter, so they're asses get put in the fire more and they get out of it without having to rely on sam's kick ass mind. Though i'd miss her as the smart hottie of the team. Amanda I love you :D