It's referred to as a religion on several occasions and Luke succeeds when he stops relying on technology and uses the force. I don't think the gap is as large as you claim.
New Battlestar Galactica Movie
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A couple years back I claimed to be a Jedi in the National Census.
A lot of us did.
Anyone else care to admit they're a dick too?
A lot of us did.
Anyone else care to admit they're a dick too?
In contrast to Star Wars, the people (main characters) whose faith is tested in BSG are not superheroes. There is no immediate benefit in the gaining of superpowers that they receive as the benefit of their belief. And, let's be real, in Star Wars, Yoda may talk about Luke needing belief in order to succeed, but Luke's ability is not something that just anybody can gain by having faith. He's a superhero. Star Wars talks the talk of religion, but when it comes to walking the walk, it's something else.
In BSG, the gods and the mortals live on completely different planes (edit - by this I mean that they don't, as a rule, commingle). Even in nuBSG, Starbuck's return is only temporary to help guide the way.
At its core, Star Wars is wish-fulfillment fantasy, whereas the core of BSG derives more from purely religious mythology and the wish-fulfillment element is utterly lacking.
They did have the beings in the ship of lights bringing people back from the dead and helping point the way to Earth....
Yes, that was a special event. That's why I said that gods and mortals didn't as a rule commingle.
One other clarification: in nuBSG, you could argue that Starbuck's faith was tested when she went into the cyclone eye and that she was a superhero. I'd agree that she was a superhero, but she was an exception, and after she came back her stay was only temporary. There was no direct analog to that that I could see in the original series, in which it was Apollo who was resurrected on the Ship of Lights. When I said that there were no superheroes, in the sense of beings with superpowers among the main cast, I was thinking of the original series.
Also: I don't want to split the hairs too finely and debate whether nuBaltar was a superhero and exhibited superpowers in his ability to see and interact with Head Six. I think that was less a power that he was able to control and wield and more a special ability he got by affliction, akin to having a seizure and speaking in tongues; he was afraid to tell anyone about it, lest they think he was mad. I'd have to concede that chamalla seemed to give the nu-priestesses temporary superpowers, I'd say of the chaotic, speaking in tongues variety, but they weren't goddesses either and they were only peripheral characters.
I'm excited by the prospect of another incarnation of BSG. nuBSG started off brilliantly, and managed nearly two seasons of greatness before flaming out. The original was never really "great" but was tremendously fun. Caprica and Galactica 1980 both had some critical flaws, but also had some intriguing ideas. Suffice to say, I'm a fan of the franchise, even if a large amount of it isn't very good. But there's no reason to think that the concept can't be adapted for a big-budget film (or film series). A balance of the original series and the new would be something I'd love to see in the theater.
There was also a scene in the extended version of the pilot, from Apollo to Boxey, as they were driving along in a LandRam on Carillon.That would be interesting to know which episode.
I think I was thinking of this. And it wasn't Apollo and Boxey, it was Count Iblis and Baltar. The episode was "War of the Gods":
Considering the original BSG 1978 film was released in Canada and Europe as a feature film (in which Baltar was beheaded by the Cylons) and then released it to theatres in the U.S. between the time BSG ended and Galactica 1980 started; and it did decent Box office even for that time; I'd say you're in error.
Series fans are their opening weekend. Really, all they need in order to pull fans of previous versions in to a big budget theatrical version is the title "Battlestar Galactica" and...a big ass spaceship called the Galactica.
IDK - "Forbidden Planet" with the numbers filed off (aka Star Trek) seems to have worked well for Paramount (and CBS) - with multiple series and feature films to boot these past 48 years.
And...?
"completely reimagine"
Will Starbucks be played by a rabbit now? Starbugs? Cause it was so much fun to see the racoon in Guardians of the Galaxy!
Will Starbucks be played by a rabbit now? Starbugs? Cause it was so much fun to see the racoon in Guardians of the Galaxy!
That was what I quoted from on page 5.
Close. Ascended space-Mormons, actually. 
Comixology has a Battlestar Galactica sale on, for anyone who's interested.
The ship of lights... Were they wearing magic external underpants?
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