Are you thinking of The Late Philip J. Fry?
Battlestar Galactica Movie News.
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Yup, "The Late Philip J. Fry."
Fry, Bender and Professor Farnsworth witness the end of the universe in a fast-moving forward time machine, quickly followed by its rebirth and near repetition of the same events. They actually run through the whole cycle a second time. Thus, all of the episodes after that one feature only those three from the original timeline.
That might bite them in the ass as far as the 2004-2009 TV series is concerned; that show still has a lot of fans and a general public that like it better than the original 1978-1979 TV series and the feature film made from it. The film's makers will have to take that into consideration when making this movie.
My thoughts exactly. Who are they trying to appease with this? The fans of the original series are few in number and aging fast, and are not going to be in enough numbers to justify making a movie to appeal to.
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Nobody will care, the NuBSG had minuscule ratings, lower than Enterprise in fact, so a major film will be new to almost the entire movie-going population.
Hopefully they will make this an adventure movie instead of an emo mess like the tv show devolved into.
Hopefully they will make this an adventure movie instead of an emo mess like the tv show devolved into.
It may have had minuscule ratings by major network standards, but a lot of people like it more than the original, and it's more popular than the original show; people only know that Battlestar Galactica is the 2004-2009 show and not the 1978 show.
They've already had two goes at trying to make something new set in the NuBSG universe and both times it just wouldn't fly. I think it's safe to say that whatever good will the series generated has been spent. Indeed, some would argue that this started before the show even ended.
If they do a movie then I'd prefer they find a middle ground between the light heated yet ofttimes overly silly space adventure of the original series with the oppressive grim-dark and grounded sci-fi war movie feel of the reboot.
If they do a movie then I'd prefer they find a middle ground between the light heated yet ofttimes overly silly space adventure of the original series with the oppressive grim-dark and grounded sci-fi war movie feel of the reboot.
Yes but there aren't enough people who like either (or both) show(s) to influence the tone or direction of any film. They're going to have to reach out to a wide audience of casual filmgoers , some of whom have never heard of BSG and others who know it only by name. That means making something like Guardians of the Galaxy or Star Wars Episode VII.
The only thing this is going to do is create a franchise that will be financially successful, but will be despised creatively like the Transformers films are. I think that the people behind these films are underestimating the popularity of nuBSG a lot in order to have a hit like Guardians of the Galaxy, and it may not work.
Movies that are truly despised by everyone don't keep doing $700-$800 million. There is obviously a lot of people out there that really like those movies.
True, but for most people, artistic credibility matters more (judging by the comments about Batman Vs. Superman*) and it seems that over time, that's what matters. As Hal Ashby once said about his career and that of others like him making films in the 'New Hollywood' era of the 60's and '70's: 'Just think, we (filmmakers) can look back and count our films-they (studio executives) got to look back and count their money.'
*/And I loved BVS.
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That's really all that should matter.
We don't know anywhere near enough about the movie to know what it's going to be from a creative standpoint.
And the RDM series really isn't going to matter if the movie is good on it's own. I really think at this point it's been long enough since the series ended that they will be perfectly willing to accept a new version. And even at it's height I have a feeling the show probably wasn't popular enough to effect a big budget blockbuster movie.
If it isn't good then I think we can safely say the franchise will probably be pretty much dead....... until JJ Abrams does a new version in a few years.
Just like the Transforms films, the large box office sums will probably trump whatever scathing comments are in the reviews.
The big studios may be seeing signs that there is something of a revival of interest in big screen space opera and some may want a cosmic tent pole of their own to cash in on. They're keen to jump on any genre that's heating up with their key demo since, in this business, it pays to be out of the gate before fatigue sets in.
And unlike with comics and Disney/WB's near monopoly on that, there are franchises-a-plenty to go around in space. I'm not sure we're in comic book/YA dystopia territory yet, but if enough studios get on board, we may very well be there soon enough.
Here's what we have so far:
There's probably some that I'm missing, but even with the ones we know are coming, that's like 30+ hours of space drama. Some of these are already in the tank or are currently filming, some are in pre-production, and three have Zoe Saldana, but the last two may just be options on the table to show investors that "hey, we got something cooking" should this 'revival' really take off.
Additionally, you'll all note that every one of the above is either an adaptation or sequel. After the expensive turd bombs that were After Earth and Jupiter Ascending, a lot of studios are even more reluctant to go with completely untested new shit. So even having something as relatively niche as Stargate or BSG is still preferable to making something up out of whole cloth.
* = Not sure if space opera.
And unlike with comics and Disney/WB's near monopoly on that, there are franchises-a-plenty to go around in space. I'm not sure we're in comic book/YA dystopia territory yet, but if enough studios get on board, we may very well be there soon enough.
Here's what we have so far:
Fox: Alien/Prometheus, Avatar, Independence Day*
Paramount: Star Trek
Disney (Marvel, Lucasfilm): Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars
MGM: Stargate
Universal: Battlestar Galactica
Paramount: Star Trek
Disney (Marvel, Lucasfilm): Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars
MGM: Stargate
Universal: Battlestar Galactica
There's probably some that I'm missing, but even with the ones we know are coming, that's like 30+ hours of space drama. Some of these are already in the tank or are currently filming, some are in pre-production, and three have Zoe Saldana, but the last two may just be options on the table to show investors that "hey, we got something cooking" should this 'revival' really take off.
Additionally, you'll all note that every one of the above is either an adaptation or sequel. After the expensive turd bombs that were After Earth and Jupiter Ascending, a lot of studios are even more reluctant to go with completely untested new shit. So even having something as relatively niche as Stargate or BSG is still preferable to making something up out of whole cloth.
* = Not sure if space opera.
What?
Yes, Independence Day is space opera.
As for After Earth (which I liked), it most likely wasn't meant to launch a series, but Jupiter Ascending was.
If the sequel to Independence Day does well it might increase the chances of a Stargate reboot happening.
Coincidentally, GateWorld just posted an interview with Roland Emmerich about the Stagate movie. He said he is going to "borrow elements" from SG-1, but not necessarily characters or storylines, just the idea of SG teams or something.
