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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
Don't consider Caprica the beginning, for two reasons. One, it's like watching Star Wars: Episode I-III first and saying you're starting from the beginning, when they're really meant to be seen after IV-VI. Two, Caprica takes place in the same universe, but is really being made as a standalone series. They're going to great lengths to make sure one does not depend on the other.
Also, you should really watch the new Battlestar Galactica. It took me two years to give it a chance because I didn't like the tone of the show based on clips I saw. Problem was, I wasn't giving it a proper chance. One day, I decided to watch the pilot miniseries and give it a fair shot, and I was immediately hooked. By the first episode, I had already decided that it was better than the original.
The re-imagining is more than just using the same names. The core premise is still there in its entirety: the cylons have destroyed life on the 12 colonies, leaving only a rag-tag fleet of survivors led by the Battlestar Galactica. The difference is that the original was a fairly cheery show considering it dealt with the genocide of the human race. The re-imagining lends the topic all the weight it deserves.
As someone who really liked the original and was hesitant about this re-imagining, I really think you should give it a shot. Rent the pilot miniseries (basically a 3 hour movie since it was only in 2 parts) and watch the first episode of the first season...and if you're not intrigued by then, don't feel obligated to watch any more. But definitely give it a chance from the beginning.[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]
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Still choosing to not not watch Star Wars Episode 3 after suffering through the first two in the theatre and not walking out by a slim margin on Episode 2. Hard enough watching Plan 9 from Outer Space x2 with better effects; I do love the Ed wood classic though when the mood strikes me. I did rent Episode 1 a few years back and watched the good parts - not a bad movie when the total running time is 25-30 minutes,
I think it was the dark tone in the BattleStar trailers that stood out to me. Seems fitting when genocide is the start and theme of the show; happy tones fit there as well as a bright musical set in the Rowanda horror. And it has been too many years since I have watched consecutive episodes or even one of the orginal; reading the wikipedia entry/fan sites would surely jog my memory though. That robotic dog stands out to me in the same manner as the robot voiced by Mel Blanc in Buck Rogers.
If memory serves I was unable to watch the mini-series when it aired, might give a shot one of these days though. The finale sounded utterly confusing reading about it on some news site.
I will wander off elsewhere now unless I have something more useful to say, starting to feel like posting in a thread about that Superbowl/World Series (strictly my opinon) "big boring sports game" that I fail to understand.
one last edit: I liked that episoe where Starbuck (I think) is flying that hijacked Cylon fighter back to the
Pegasus and they know it is him because he "wiggles" the wings.