No. No no no no no, no, oh gods, please no. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into a theater, Hollywood goes and does something stupid. But I have to admit, I never expected this. Bryan Singer, who did right by us with the first two “X-Men” movies, and then did us like a prison inmate with the “Superman” film, is teaming up with Glen Larson to do yet another remake of “Battlestar Galactica”, but this time it’s going straight to the big screen.
Seriously, what the hell is going on? This is getting really meta, even by Hollywood standards. Granted, the Sci-Fi Channel’s remake of BSG started strong and ended on a limp note, but is that really an excuse to remake the thing? Actually … that might be the best reason, but man, that’s got to chap the hides of everyone involved in the Sci-Fi production, don’tcha think?
What really puts the lotion in the basket with this is the fact that it’s Glen Larson behind it. Larson created the original BSG, as well as “The Six Million Dollar Man“, the “Buck Rogers” tv show, and “Knight Rider”, so he kinda knows a thing or two about messing with science fiction and turning things into toys. In my mind, the guy sat through the final season of the Sci-Fi BSG, and just got so pissed off by it all he picked up the phone and screamed into it until someone threw Bryan Singer at him to shut him up.
Long story short: actually, tentatively interested in this, but it goes against my ingrained anti-Hollywood nature. But fortunately, I’ve learned not to put anything past Tinseltown, so I’m pretty sure something will pop up to satisfy my USDA-recommended daily allowance of rage.
Comments
Dan
August 16th, 2009 - 9:22:48 AM
Hollywood needs to seriously throw out all there current writing "talent" and bring in new faces. This remakes/reboots/rehashes/ and infinite sequels have got to stop. Can we see creativity please? Compare current movies to movies of the 70s and 80s. There is a striking difference. This isn't coming from an "old foagie" either but a Generation Y-er.
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