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Looking for any Colonial Warriors

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:23 AM

The success of the Firefly fans has inspired another fan group to band together to support our show.

There are those who *still* believe....

A group of the 1978-79 Battlestar Galactica (BSG) series fans, the Colonial Fan Force, is seeking fellow Colonial Warriors to help in a campaign to reach out to Glen Larson (series creator and holder of the theatrical film rights) and Tom DeSanto (writer/producer, X-men, X2, and producer of his own derailed BSG revival attempt). Our purpose is to encourage these gentlemen to bring about a big screen continuation of the original Battlestar Galactica story.

Our goal is to purchase ads in September issues of Daily Variety and Cinescape. We are already halfway to that goal, guaranteed to run at least one full page ad, with 2.5 months to raise the balance for the 2nd ad. If you enjoyed this show back in '78 or in any of its rebroadcasts since, we can use your help.

The effort has been endorsed by original series stars Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Jack Stauffer, Jane Seymour, original composer Stu Phillips, and from Sci-Fi's recent remake: writer/producer Ronald D. Moore and actor Aaron Douglass.

You can learn more about our efforts at:
http://www.colonialfanforce.org

Congratulations on your movie, I missed most of the series, bought the DVDs (love them) and will be at the theatre with you when Serenity releases. Keep flying!

Jewels

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:14 AM

BEATLE

I can't imagine Richard Hatch endorsing this unless it resembles the original.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:17 AM

HERO

Quote:
Originally posted by jewels:
The success of the Firefly fans has inspired another fan group to band together to support our show.

There are those who *still* believe....

A group of the 1978-79 Battlestar Galactica (BSG) series fans, the Colonial Fan Force, is seeking fellow Colonial Warriors to help in a campaign to reach out to Glen Larson (series creator and holder of the theatrical film rights) and Tom DeSanto (writer/producer, X-men, X2, and producer of his own derailed BSG revival attempt). Our purpose is to encourage these gentlemen to bring about a big screen continuation of the original Battlestar Galactica story.

Our goal is to purchase ads in September issues of Daily Variety and Cinescape. We are already halfway to that goal, guaranteed to run at least one full page ad, with 2.5 months to raise the balance for the 2nd ad. If you enjoyed this show back in '78 or in any of its rebroadcasts since, we can use your help.

I'm torn. I loved the original series. I can remember as a child sitting in my kitchen watching the clock move ever so slowly from 7:55 to 8pm. The five minutes before Galactica where the longest.

But I loved the SciFi miniseries. Sure I scoffed at female Starbuck and the other changes, but in the end I was converted. Now I hear Hatch is coming aboard for next season. Still disappoited by evil girl Boomer. I always liked Boomer.

So what I'm saying is good luck, but lets face it, a return of the original is not going to happen now. Your best chance was the late 90's. I think the Wing Commander movie blew it for you.

Sorry.

H

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:31 AM

JEWELS

Richard endorsed it because it's supporting a continuation that the original cast and the fans want them to try to make. Even though Richard took a guest spot on the Sci-Fi series, his heart is ever with the original premise. We don't know why Ron Moore endorsed this effort other than perhaps "more of a name brand is a good thing in Hollywood's eyes," but we thank him for his endorsement too. This Fan Force effort has been a combined collective of fans of both old series fans and new series fans that see the value of the original series' story going on. That in itself has been a healing thing for the fanbase.

But the neatest endorsement is from Dirk, whose never endorsed a fan effort before: you can read it on the feedback page http://www.colonialfanforce.org

Jewels

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:48 AM

BEATLE

Larson and DeSanto ticked me off with the remake. Sorry, I'm a purist.
I would liked to have seen Hatch's original short.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:52 AM

JEWELS

Quote:
Originally posted by Hero:
I'm torn. I loved the original series. I can remember as a child sitting in my kitchen watching the clock move ever so slowly from 7:55 to 8pm. The five minutes before Galactica where the longest.

But I loved the SciFi miniseries. Sure I scoffed at female Starbuck and the other changes, but in the end I was converted. Now I hear Hatch is coming aboard for next season. Still disappoited by evil girl Boomer. I always liked Boomer.

So what I'm saying is good luck, but lets face it, a return of the original is not going to happen now. Your best chance was the late 90's. I think the Wing Commander movie blew it for you.

Sorry.

H

Hero,
you are wrong about the timing: it's not been better and though it is hard to believe: the SciFi miniseries has helped rekindle interest in the original series. Many people watched and didn't like it because of of some of the reasons you talked about. But it did cause people to buy or rent the original series to see it again or for the 1st time.
Things on our side:
1) DVD box set sales established the market is larger than Universal ever imagined
2) there is a wider variety of licensing of original series themed BSG items than there was in 1999 and 2000 (Larson/Moyer years you alluded to).
3) Mr. Larson has more rights to the show than he had at the time of the Moyer project
4) Mr. DeSanto had a faithful continuation pilot in preproduction with sets partially built when Sept. 11th caused delays that caused Fox to bail out in favor of Firefly. (Yes you got our timeslot and we still liked your show on it's own merits :D).
5) Fans of both series (SciFi's new one and the original) are supporting the effort to bring about this continuation.
6) Glen Larson told us he was interested in working with Tom DeSanto, Tom DeSanto told us all that mattered was that interest in the original continues.

So pardon me if I don't think this isn't the best time to be a Galactica fan.:D
Jewels

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:56 AM

JEWELS

Beatle: How could they tick you off with a remake? they never made one.Ron Moore and David Eick made that thing that was on Scifi last December.

Indeed this is the first chance L&D had at possibly working together. Not with just Larson as a consultant to DeSanto/Singer's production.

It's not the right time for Richard's dream so he's putting his focus into his Great War of Magellan project.

Jewels

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 6:13 AM

JAYNEZTOWN

Sci-Fi Trailer: Richard Hatch’s BSG Second Coming

http://www.scificool.com/sci-fi-trailer-richard-hatchs-bsg-second-comi
ng/

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Anyhoo. Trailer via Io9. They prefer Ron Moore’s version, but that’s probably because like most critics, Io9 has to constantly sniff Ron Moore’s jockstrap in order to remind their peers how “cool” they are and should be let into the party.

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 7:36 AM

CHRISISALL

The new series left me cold, only Hatch's appearance in it made me watch.

BRING BACK COUNT IBLIS!!!!!

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 8:07 AM

JONGSSTRAW

Just this past weekend many of the original cast were at MegaCon in Orlando. There was a panel discussion on Sunday with :

Dirk Benedict
Herb Jefferson Jr.
Anne Lockhart
Melody Anderson
3 of the new Galacticans ( Baltar, Seelix, Kat)

It was enlightening & terrific. I had a smile from ear to ear. I was in Galactica heaven! One gets the impression from these folks that even they themselves do not fully realize the impact their show had on us sci-fi fans back in 1978 and still today. They are a very modest and humble bunch, and their quiet dignity is quite rare and refreshingly admirable.

Dirk clearly calls himself a retired actor, and he lives in Montana with his family. He shuns publicity, and only recently started going to these Cons. He is still Starbuck in many ways. He's brash and outspoken, has the great hair, and smokes cigars and drinks booze.

Herb regrets that his character Boomer never really had a chance to develop further beyond the support role he played. But you could tell from his stories that he loved the show.

Anne is like the Mother Earth cool gal that you wish was your best friend. She is amazing and has a great sense of humor. When I spoke to her later at her signing table, we laughed together about the Triad uniforms, and we also discussed her role on Buck Rogers as Jennifer / Lelia Markeson. She really liked that guest part.

Melody Anderson played Brenda Maxwell in the episode Experiment In Terra. We discussed how that episode was different than all the others, and the fact it had a strange alter-Earth feel to it. I asked her if she ever thought that her 15 minutes of acting on that show would ever still be memorable after 30 years and she said absolutely not. She's a great lady too.

So, Battlestar Galactica Movie....frakkin' A!

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 8:46 AM

CHRISISALL

Thanks for the report from the Cylon front, Jong!!

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 9:15 AM

JONGSSTRAW

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Thanks for the report from the Cylon front, Jong!!

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The laughing Chrisisall

Two other great stories from Sunday's panel for you Chris :

Dirk was asked how his personality was different from his character on the show. He answered that he came to the show with no personality. After reading the scipt he decided he wanted to be just like Starbuck, so he became Starbuck in real life, raised hell and chased the ladies. It was very funny and a bit tongue in cheek.

Anne was asked about her role as Commander Kane's (Lloyd Bridges) daughter. She said it was quite easy for her since they already knew each other. Lloyd had starred in Seahunt & her mom of course had been on Lassie and they were all friends. Anne used to play with Lloyd's kids Jeff and Beau. She said it was like a family reunion for her.

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 9:18 AM

CHRISISALL

Felgercarb! I wish I had been there!

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The Viper-pilot-wannabe Chrisisall

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 9:59 AM

JONGSSTRAW

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Felgercarb! I wish I had been there!

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The Viper-pilot-wannabe Chrisisall

If you can make it to Orlando on April 18 weekend for FX International Show you can meet:

BDH Jewel
BDH Morena
Leonard Nimoy
others

I was not planning on going back to Orlando for this due to the fact I spent a small fortune at Megacon, and didn't know the guest list until this week. Now, how can I pass up a chance to meet those two gals? Im a goin'. Stashing a $20 here and there, skip a few lunches, whatever it takes to get some travellin' money together. Would love to bump into you there. It'd be a hoot for sure.

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 11:13 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Would love to bump into you there. It'd be a hoot for sure.

Yeah, that'd be a gas. Alas: cash poor.

I was at a con in NY once where me & a couple of friends sat at a hotel bar with James Doohan, man was he funny! Even funnier after he'd tipped a couple. He was good-naturedly goofing on warp cores & treknobabble in general.

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 12:25 PM

MACBAKER

I cannot begin to describe how much I hope this never happens. Larson is a hack writer, and a revival of the original BSG just makes me cringe.

The casting problems are the biggest issue!

Star Trek was revived in a movie ten years after the series was cancelled. All of the cast was still around, and young enough to get away with playing the same roles. Shatner was in his 40s instead of his 30s. Big deal. By the sixth movie, with most of the cast in their 60s it was starting to get embarrassing. The average age of the surviving BSG cast is somewhere in their 60s! Yikes!

Firefly was revived in a movie two short years after the series was cancelled. Other than Jewel looking slimmer, the cast didn't change!

Battlestar was cancelled 30 years ago!!! Greene is dead. The rest of the original cast is in their 60's or older, and frankly, Hatch is the only one that doesn't look his age. I saw Dirk two years ago at a convention, and he looks slightly better than Mickey Rourke these days! Yes, I know Benedict is a cancer survivor.....congrats to him about that, but he still looks very rough. The girls from the cast all are "cougars" to be sure, but they still look their age.

The original Battlestar's time has come and gone. It's been replaced by a new version that is more timely and far more intelligent. Leave the old campy version in the 70's. Can you really accept a one dimensional Baltar again, after seeing James Callis play Gaius? Can you really accept a hack story where right after 98% of your fellow humans are slaughtered, everyone is dancing and partying on a casino planet? Does anyone ever need to see a robot dagget ever again? Que the monkey in the funny suit!

Besides, now I can't Imagine a guy playing Starbuck anymore. Katee Sackhoff took it and made it hers! She owns that role now! Dirk who? I.M.H.O.

I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 12:31 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by MacBaker:

Battlestar was cancelled 30 years ago!!!

So? It can be largely recast.

Do not attempt to rain on our hopes, sir.

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 1:06 PM

MACBAKER

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by MacBaker:

Battlestar was cancelled 30 years ago!!!
So? It can be largely recast.

Do not attempt to rain on our hopes, sir.

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The laughing Chrisisall

I understand, but despite some fans dismissal of the new one, a recast BSG has already happened. Another one, even if it is closer to the original in tone, seems "TOO SOON"! The last "recast" BSG hasn't even ended it's run yet, and nows there's a prequel in the works.

If you want a classic looking BSG, with a new cast, I suggest you do what some Trek fans have done and make your own fan series. Like "Star Trek: New Voyages" (now "Phase II"), or "Starship Exeter", where they use original looking sets, props and costumes, and original series style ships.

I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.

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Thursday, March 5, 2009 1:07 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by MacBaker:
Another one, even if it is closer to the original in tone, seems "TOO SOON"!

Never too soon for an old Colonial Warrior.

"Thanks." -Hero, 2009

The laughing Chrisisall

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