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NBC is planning to reboot Battlestar Galactica for the second time. What do you think? (deadline.com)

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I am personally against it despite Sam Esmail's involvement (I really liked Mr. Robot). It's not that I don't think it could be a good show, it's that NBC has plenty of other properties from former science fiction shows they could redevelop, but they're redeveloping this one instead.

If they want to reboot a show for the third time, why not V considering the first reboot was so disappointing? Or maybe go for the 90s nostalgia and reboot SeaQuest DSV or Earth 2.

And then there's all the Sci-Fi Channel/SyFy properties they have at least some stake of ownership in.

I realize asking for something original is asking too much these days, but can't we at least do something other than Battlestar Galactica every 20 years?

I'm willing to be open-minded and give the show a chance if it gets produced, but I don't think it should be produced in the first place.

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[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 45 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah I agree with you. A second reboot of BSG is just unnecessary. The first reboot was almost perfect (except for some of the subplot conclusions, which they botched).

And yes, there are so many other good intellectual properties out there. But not just ones they already own, but many other ones where a screen adaptation hasn't yet been attempted. For example Gateway, and Hyperion. Both of those were planned by someone but they've never materialized. And there's also William Gibson's entire Sprawl series, which would be very cool to see on a screen.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And there's also William Gibson's entire Sprawl series, which would be very cool to see on a screen.

I love the Sprawl books, and Neuromancer has been in development hell a few times IIRC, but I'm hesitant.

Reading Gibson's words, they're so evocative, but a lot is left unspecified and the reader kinda fills in the blanks based on the feeling he is conveying. A show pins everything down visually and I'm afraid even Neuromancer would get rendered as generic cyberpunk without Gibson's unique style.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 4 points 8 months ago

OTOH that's an opportunity for someone to show us something fresh but still true to be books. Not that I really think that will happen, but it's at least a possibility.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh I agree with you, I'm just saying if they must reboot an NBC property, there are other science fiction properties they own that they could go with instead.

And that doesn't even go into all the Universal science fiction movies. If they must make a TV show based on their properties, let's see what a good showrunner could do with The Thing or They Live or The Last Starfighter.

[–] scratchresistor@thelemmy.club 5 points 8 months ago

I didn't know how much I needed a Last Starfighter show until right now...

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 42 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The last reboot was so well casted, acted, scored, written, and is even more culturally relevant now then when it came out.

It's a hell of a pipe dream to imagine making something better at this point.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If Sam Esmail was showrunner, I'd think he might do something interesting with it, but since he's only producing, I'm guessing not. But even if it does end up being good, it should still never have been greenlit in the first place in my opinion. It might be good despite that. I'll keep an open mind and watch the pilot because I will give practically anything taking place in space a chance, but I wish something else was given a shot instead and I'm not hopeful.

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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again."

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I guess we should have listened to Ronald D. Moore when we had the chance. Now let me ask ChatGPT what it thinks of a BSG reboot.

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

It's probably writing it, so it'd definitely be in favor.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Stop with the lazy rebooting of everything!

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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago (4 children)

"As of this moment, we are at war"

The miniseries was at the peak of what is achievable in sci-fi IMO. The follow up with "33" just cemented it.

While watching it at the time the later seasons faltered, I rewatched it all just over a year ago and it flows better as a binge despite some of the shortcomings.

All of this is to say I don't think a reboot is necessary but I'm keeping a hopeful, open mind.

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[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Isn't this the second reboot and the third version?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Pardon me, you are correct. I will adjust the title.

[–] SteefLem@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

[–] CyberDine@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Okay, deal. But they keep everything from Season 1 and 2 exactly the same, and then take seasons 3 and 4 in a new direction.

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Right? Being stuck planet side with a shitty self-preserving President is too close to the future potential of real life, and a reminder of four+ years ago.

[–] hamFoilHat@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

I don't think they should reboot a show or remake a movie that was initially successful and still holds up. Ironically it seems like that's the criteria for rebooting a show or remaking a movie.

[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I would love to see Sea Quest rebooted!

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[–] arquebus_x@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I just want a Babylon 5 reboot! Goddamnit!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There is the animated movie coming out.

[–] solitaire@infosec.pub 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Already came out months ago, it was terrible.

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[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago

Earth 2 had so much potential too! It doesn't have a cult following, so would be a good candidate to reboot. seaQuest was just weird/goofy (I liked it despite the campiness), but if done right, could work

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (6 children)

I'm looking forward to it. Yes, it's dumb they are going for the third reboot but at least it kind of fits the existing story for it to all happen again. An Earth2 reboot would be awesome and I would be a lot more happy with that. New IP would be even better, but also probably have a higher chance of not being good or finding an audience. I just hope the new show makes it for a full run even if it's not great. I'm so sick of shows that die after the first season or two.

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[–] JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Hmmm do they also have Stargate? It was on sci-fi channel

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Amazon bought MGM who owns Stargate.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

And where's the Firefly reboot?

[–] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 9 points 8 months ago

Beware what you ask for.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't know that I'd want them to reboot it. That show was lightning in a bottle.

[–] themelm@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'd like to see spinoffs in the universe but agree about trying to recapture the original cast. And they're too old now to come back and just keep being space outlaw cowboys like nothing happened.

[–] legion02@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A spinoff of an older River who has her shit together and picked up a lot of Mal-isms and is leading a new crew on the old firefly? Occasional psych-karate mixed on? Fuck it I'm in.

[–] themelm@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

Basically it was a cool universe had room for more stories.

Also if people want there's a book series called the black ocean and the author basically said he finished watching firefly and was like fuck it I want more like that. Its pretty funny instead of anything like FTL or universal translators he just has a wizard do it so its like the crew of firefly except to travel in space they need to keep a cranky beer drinking old wizard happy.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

That show could only be made worse.

[–] _sideffect@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why not make it a continuation instead

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I'm not sure how you could continue from the either the original or the reboot's storyline, but years ago I worked very hard (and ultimately failed) to get NBCU to agree to a pre-podcast era (i.e. sold on CD) radio drama about a different ship in the reboot BSG fleet and it's adventures while the main show went on, and you would feature all the fleetwide broadcasts from the show at the right times to fit everything chronologically and I still think that would be an amazing idea. Oh well.

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 4 points 8 months ago

My original reaction still stands - ‘but why though?’ The first reboot was almost perfect and definitive.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 4 points 8 months ago

Hunh. You know, it hadn't occurred to me that the original reboot was at NBC. Which is interesting, because it originally was an ABC show.

[–] pythonoob@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah I'm not in favor of it. The old one (reboot) still holds up well.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago

It wasn't good the first time around with all the religious hokus pokus. If they god rid of that crap, maybe it might be good.

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[–] freewheel@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Buck Rogers would be a cool one to reboot; plus it already has the " we're going to trash the world " backstory.

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