The original BSG was amusing, but I cannot imagine why this Saturday morning kid's show aired on prime time. But then, so did Logan's Run (1977), and it was widely acknowledged to be a kid's show, even by the producers:
Even at the time, I felt that Glen Larson was wasting an unbelievable opportunity; if I'd had creative control, I could have crafted something that would have ruled 1970s SF. As is, well… It's amusing.
[But then, I could have done something interesting with The Starlost also - starting with firing everyone but the caterer.]
- The collected DVD of Galactica is nice, not least because of the “director's commentary” feature, which in this case was simply R Hatch, D Benedict and H Jefferson just sitting, watching the show and nattering away, tossing reminiscences back and forth (“Oh, there's… What was her name? Everyone had such a crush on that girl…”
“Oh Gawd, those helmets…”
“And the 'brass cartridges' on our belts were spray-painted Sharpies. Jean-Pierre [Dorléac] said if we ran out of ammo we could write nasty notes to the Cylons…”
“Ah hah, remember when the stage lights caught that set on fire?”
It was like you had them as neighbors, come over for beer and video.
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Date: 2017-07-23 15:58 (UTC)The original BSG was amusing, but I cannot imagine why this Saturday morning kid's show aired on prime time. But then, so did Logan's Run (1977), and it was widely acknowledged to be a kid's show, even by the producers:
http://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/logans-run-TV-4.jpg
Even at the time, I felt that Glen Larson was wasting an unbelievable opportunity; if I'd had creative control, I could have crafted something that would have ruled 1970s SF. As is, well… It's amusing.
[But then, I could have done something interesting with The Starlost also - starting with firing everyone but the caterer.]
- The collected DVD of Galactica is nice, not least because of the “director's commentary” feature, which in this case was simply R Hatch, D Benedict and H Jefferson just sitting, watching the show and nattering away, tossing reminiscences back and forth (“Oh, there's… What was her name? Everyone had such a crush on that girl…”
“Oh Gawd, those helmets…”
“And the 'brass cartridges' on our belts were spray-painted Sharpies. Jean-Pierre [Dorléac] said if we ran out of ammo we could write nasty notes to the Cylons…”
“Ah hah, remember when the stage lights caught that set on fire?”
It was like you had them as neighbors, come over for beer and video.