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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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[–] freewheel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years 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.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I don't think that's NBC though. NBC does own Flash Gordon I think. Or at least they keep trying to make Flash Gordon happen.

[–] Steveanonymous@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Instead of rebooting everything let’s get another few seasons of westworld (like season one of course)

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you combined the last reboot with Esmail's mindfuckery, it would be spectacular. IDK why anyone would be against another run.

Giver.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Esmail isn't the showrunner though, he's only producing it. So I'm less optimistic than you are.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The zeitgiest would love the 12/13 tribes storylines. Absolutely no way they get convoluted with contemporary middle eastern issues. Nope. Not at all.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Of course, the original 1970s one was Mormon propaganda.

A Mormon blogger explains it quite well- https://www.millennialstar.org/battlestar-galactica-and-mormonism/

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

So Mitt Romney is leaving the Semate to take over the Lorne Green role?

Must see TV indeed, Jedediah

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Well, last time, when they were doing terrorist attacks against the cylons, it was reflecting the middle east at that time. Except the good guys were the terrorists. I thought it was quite brave as there was still a gung ho spirit about the invasion.

I agreed that it will be topical again. Maybe they won't be as brave. Or maybe they'll be braver.

[–] heavyboots@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm pretty much against it because I feel like it's an opportunity to have to explain which BSG is actually the good one of them all to everyone you ever talk to about it. (Also, way way too soon for another reboot!)

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Surely it is Buck Rogers turn

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

NBC doesn't own it and there's apparently a whole rights issue thing going on-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers#Future_films_and_conflict

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

They should do Galactica vs Ender’s Game.

[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

Everything has happened before, and everything will happen again.

[–] t0fr@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'd watch a new BSG for sure. I'm not exactly hopeful that it will actually happen. But if it does, I'd still watch it for sure

[–] flumph@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

I'd watch it because I distinctly remember being let down by the ending of the last version -- everything after the writers' strike was hot garbage. American TV really needs to learn to do tight seasons and series instead of dragging everything out until fans give up on it.

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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'm indifferent.

My care about BSG died when they ended the last reboot with them salivating over finding tribals they could fuck and use as breeding stock.

[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago

I hope they go back to the original source material and come up with something that actually makes sense this time. Maybe take a few details from the newer version that "worked", but otherwise discard it and try again from scratch. Do something new with it.

And if you're going to put "they have a plan" in the tagline for a series, actually have a frickin' plan in mind.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago

Love this show they can reboot 100 times!

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