New Battlestar Galactica Series Starts Tonight

Snaller writes "Tonight the Scifi channel begins airing the new reimaged Battlestar Galactica series. Having run to rave reviews in the UK, the new series is darker and grittier than the original, and showrunner Ron Moore aims for a more adult narrative with comments on issues such as terrorism, security, freedom, religion and what it means to be human in a series which is essentially one long story arc. The entire cast from the 2003 mini series is back and the first episode, called '33', picks up almost where the mini series left off: The humans are still on the run, but each time they come out of hyperspace, the Cylon armada catches up 33 minutes later ... every 33 minutes. When we join the crew this has been going on for five days."

Sweet!

[TheNextBigThing]

A remake! How original!

As a toast

[WormholeFiend]

I hereby lift my Starbucks Grande Latte to the success of this awesome science-fiction tv show.

Darker and Grittier

[Shamanin]

"the new series is darker and grittier than the original"

is that really saying much? Mary Poppins is darker and grittier than the original series also.

I know... beowulf cluster setup, right?

[AtariAmarok]

' Could similar models be networked? '

You could not come right out and say a "beowulf cluster of boomers", could you?

And gratuitous Cylon b00bage.

[Tackhead]

> Having run to rave reviews in the UK, the new series is darker and grittier than the original, and showrunner Ron Moore aims for a more adult narrative with comments on issues such as terrorism, security, freedom, religion and what it means to be human in a series which is essentially one long story arc.

...puncutated every five minutes by (whups, gotta make out with my imaginary Cylon chick) segments showing Baltar's imaginary Cylon chick (ahem, fap fap fap) screwing around with his mind (oooh, she said "screw") by intruding into the plot line at least once per segment (and her spine glows, which is why we need to interrupt the plot for another gratuitous shot of this half-naked Cylon chick) with a simulated sex scene.

Hey, Baltar, I've got your Cylon detector right here. (pause to make out with Cylon chick) It's called a blacklight. (hang on, gotta fap again) If your pants are glowing with stains from busting one out every five minutes (damn, that feels great!) and everyone else on the ship is grossed out by it, odds are you're under Cylon influence.

Now if you'll pardon me, I've gotta go boink this hot imaginary chick in the red dress again. See you after the commercial.

33!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd say the Cylon model was at least a 36 or a 38.

Kinda gives new meaning to the concept of "model number".

Personally

[afstanton]

I welcome our new Cylon overlords. Especially if they are hot as that blonde chick.

Re:timeline?

[HarveyBirdman]

That's about right as I recall. It was sort of an extended sci-fi episode of "24" with the ultimate worst case scenario. ;-)

(phone rings)

"This is Jack Bauer."

"Jack! The Cylons-"

*BOOM*

Re:33 minutes

[pohl]

That's ok, you only have to hold it for a few centons.

Re:33 minutes

[Shadow Wrought]

While I do not claim to be a veteran, I'm sure if you ask a Navy vet, they will tell you that its pretty hard tog et rest whilst your ship is under attack. I don't know this for a fact, but while shifts are good for everyday operation of the ship, combat operations involve the whole crew. That's why int he movies you see guys wearing helmets, flak vests and boxers running to their stations;-)

Re:The best thing about the new BG

[Altus]

Galactica 1980 NEVER HAPPENED!

and I will listen to absolutely no argument to the contrary...

LA LA LA IM NOT LISTENING!!!

that said... the new show kicks ass.

Re:And gratuitous Cylon b00bage.

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey, as someone said here a while back: If that's what the Cylons look like, then I wanna be conquered hard, again and again ....

Re:33 minutes

[rikkards]

Frak!! I can't wait that long :)

Huh. Your TV doesn't report what you watch!

[guidryp]

Unless you have a Neilson box. TVs don't report in what you watch. At least mine doesn't... I hope... (glances at tv in fear) ... Gotta go!

ALERT!! The enemy is only microns away

[Nom du Keyboard]

My favorite [bad] memory of BG:TOS was the warning that the Cylon fighters were only microns away. I always figured that meant they were burrowing through the hull paint of the Galactica by now.

It pulled me out of my suspension of disbelief every time.

Never destroyed my fantasies about Maren Jensen however.

Re:I know... beowulf cluster setup, right?

[idontgno]

In Soviet Kobol...

No, dammit, I can't say it.