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Battlestar Galactica Reboot Already Has One Great Thing Going For It​

Peacock is working on a Battlestar Galactica reboot and a strange idea for its episode release strategy might be its new biggest strength.

Peacock is planning a Battlestar Galactica reboot with a unique release strategy that could be a great sign for the show. Reimagining Battlestar Galactica is a huge challenge as it already embodies so much lore from previous iterations and spin-off works such as the decades-spanning book series. However, executive producer Sam Esmail is working with Peacock on an idea that might help to reshape Battlestar Galactica in the 2020s.

The original Battlestar Galactica television series came to screens in 1978 from the mind of Glen Larson. It was briefly revived in 1980, but the 2003 miniseries was the franchise’s true on-screen resurrection as it sparked the full 4-season Battlestar Galactica TV show that many people know today. There was a long struggle between the 1980 revival and the more modern series with Richard Hatch—Apollo in the 1978 series and Tom Zarek in the 2003 series—championing for the return of the franchise. Since the end of the 2003 Battlestar a prequel series has been made, Caprica, but it was canceled after just one season meaning that Peacock’s Battlestar Galactica will be the first new series in over a decade.

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Battlestar Galactica Reboot Already Has One Great Thing Going For It

The new BSG reboot might bring something fresh.
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New Battlestar Galactica Movie Will Be In a 'Shared Universe' With Peacock TV Series​

The upcoming Battlestar Galactica movie from X-Men veteran Simon Kinberg is still lightyears away, but we now know the film will take place in the same universe as the Battlestar Galactica reboot coming to Peacock.

Speaking to Collider, Kinberg said he is in "constant communication" with Sam Esmail, the executive producer of the Peacock series. "In terms of the situation with Sam and the show, I can't say too much about it other than there is synergy between the two enterprises and constant communication between us," Kinberg said.

"We've become close and been having a really good time together and there will be, for lack of a better phrase and it's an overused phrase, a shared universe."

This indirectly confirms that the movie will also be a part of the universe that Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica series takes place in because we previously learned that the Peacock series would tell a new story in that same universe. Unless plans have changed, it seems both projects will continue the mythos of the beloved 2004 show.

The Peacock series doesn't yet have a release date. The last we heard, Michael Lesslie is on board to write and executive produce the series. Lesslie was the showrunner for AMC's The Little Drummer Girl, and writer for the Assassin's Creed movie.

As for the movie's progress, Kinberg says it's still a long way away, adding that they are hoping to find a director for the project this year.

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New Battlestar Galactica Movie Will Be In a 'Shared Universe' With Peacock TV Series - IGN

The Battlestar Galactica movie coming from X-Men veteran Simon Kinberg is still lightyears away, but we now know the film will take place in the same universe as the upcoming Battlestar Galactica TV series on Peacock.
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He gave the example of releasing 3 episodes at once because they were different angles of the same battle scene. Additionally, Esmail doesn’t want to see the writers constrained by expected runtimes and instead wishes to have episodes that vary in length as needed. This means that while some episodes might be a full hour long, shorter episodes about characters’ backstories might only require 20 minutes. All of this will allow the story to dictate the format, rather than struggling to encapsulate Battlestar Galactica’ssprawling and complex narrative and lore into a reductive framework.
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This is so damn cool to see. It's about time streaming series broke the stupid make-for-tv timeslot duration nonsense. I'm more excited about their approach to series construction generally than the actual Battlestar stuff.

Peacock did good with Wolf Like Me and it seems they've got some interesting people hanging around there. Looking forward to seeing what else they come out with.
 
Urgh another one? I have watched the original and a remake. Have to say the remake was pretty good, whereas the original had better actors mostly.

However....I bet many didnt know that it's actually a religious series haha.

1. The colonies believe in multiple Gods like the romans
2. The machines believe in one God like the Christians.

"The Cylons believe that God created humankind. Humanity, to the Cylons, is a flawed creation, one that is sinful and has essentially thrown away the gift of the soul and of God's love. The Cylons believe that God directed humanity to create the Cylons as a more perfect entity. From there, the Cylons believe they were to take the place of the flawed humans in the cosmos and become, essentially, the next generation of humankind.

The Cylons, seeing themselves as humankind's children, believe they cannot truly come into their own until the human race is gone. The logical conclusion they reach is that they must commit genocidal parricide in order to evolve and mature ("Torn" Podcast, Act 2)."

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The Cylons believe in a singular deity and reject the worship of multiple deities.[2] Although unbelievers sometimes refer to this being as the "Cylon God", it has been frequently claimed that this God is the one true God of all, human and Cylon. As such, its followers view the Colonial worship of the Lords of Kobol as blasphemous (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I). The Cylons claim that they know the scriptures of the human religion better than humanity does, but do not believe the Sacred Scrolls to be literally true (Home, Part I). They acknowledge the historicity of the Lords of Kobol without accepting their divinity.

That said, the Cylons tolerate Colonial religion on New Caprica, and direct evangelism has been mainly limited to Leoben's workings on Kara Thrace."

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Bet not many picked up the series is actually written about religion and the evolving from human to Ai. Thats why the Cylons go after the humans. They believe they have to wipe all humanity out first before they can evolve.

Sadly Glen Larson is gone (the writer behind both the original and the new, including Magnum PI, Buck Rogers, etc.

I wish they would do a reboot of Buck Rogers. I would love to watch that instead.
 
Corelli said:
Urgh another one? I have watched the original and a remake. Have to say the remake was pretty good, whereas the original had better actors mostly.

However....I bet many didnt know that it's actually a religious series haha.

1. The colonies believe in multiple Gods like the romans
2. The machines believe in one God like the Christians.

"The Cylons believe that God created humankind. Humanity, to the Cylons, is a flawed creation, one that is sinful and has essentially thrown away the gift of the soul and of God's love. The Cylons believe that God directed humanity to create the Cylons as a more perfect entity. From there, the Cylons believe they were to take the place of the flawed humans in the cosmos and become, essentially, the next generation of humankind.

The Cylons, seeing themselves as humankind's children, believe they cannot truly come into their own until the human race is gone. The logical conclusion they reach is that they must commit genocidal parricide in order to evolve and mature ("Torn" Podcast, Act 2)."

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The Cylons believe in a singular deity and reject the worship of multiple deities.[2] Although unbelievers sometimes refer to this being as the "Cylon God", it has been frequently claimed that this God is the one true God of all, human and Cylon. As such, its followers view the Colonial worship of the Lords of Kobol as blasphemous (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I). The Cylons claim that they know the scriptures of the human religion better than humanity does, but do not believe the Sacred Scrolls to be literally true (Home, Part I). They acknowledge the historicity of the Lords of Kobol without accepting their divinity.

That said, the Cylons tolerate Colonial religion on New Caprica, and direct evangelism has been mainly limited to Leoben's workings on Kara Thrace."

xxx

Bet not many picked up the series is actually written about religion and the evolving from human to Ai. Thats why the Cylons go after the humans. They believe they have to wipe all humanity out first before they can evolve.

Sadly Glen Larson is gone (the writer behind both the original and the new, including Magnum PI, Buck Rogers, etc.

I wish they would do a reboot of Buck Rogers. I would love to watch that instead.
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No, I think pretty much everyone who watched it with any level of interest is well aware of religion being a major theme.

Just because religion is a major theme doesnt make it 'bad'.

BSG did very well to explore themes of spirituality, ethics and implications of subjective morality (juxtoposition of genocide as an avenue to sanctification etc.). It also had an excellent set of main characters, all flawed and all undergoing constant development. And the space battles were badass.
 
Corelli said:
Bet not many picked up the series is actually written about religion and the evolving from human to Ai. Thats why the Cylons go after the humans. They believe they have to wipe all humanity out first before they can evolve.
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The original author was/is a Mormon.

It's essentially Mormon fiction which makes more sense if you understand the religion.
 
dualmeister said:
Instead of remaking it. Rather remaster it or something and re-release it.
Stop messing with the classic shows.
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10000000% agree,
and other series they ignore completely, like Firefly or Stargate universe.

so its literally these clowns sitting around a table throwing darts on deciding what to reboot.
 
Yep take that bsg

Some gnarly wokeness coming your way

Tsek
 
So the original got a reboot and the reboot is getting a reboot?

I did enjoy the reboot though.

This still gives me chills


SUCH A GREAT BUILD UP!!!! ITS IN THE FRAKKING SHIP!!!
 
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