NBC is planning to reboot Battlestar Galactica for the second time. What do you think?

Yeah I agree with you. A second reboot of BSG is just unnecessary. The first reboot was almost perfect (except for some of the subplot conclusions, which they botched).

And yes, there are so many other good intellectual properties out there. But not just ones they already own, but many other ones where a screen adaptation hasn't yet been attempted. For example Gateway, and Hyperion. Both of those were planned by someone but they've never materialized. And there's also William Gibson's entire Sprawl series, which would be very cool to see on a screen.

The last reboot was so well casted, acted, scored, written, and is even more culturally relevant now then when it came out.

It's a hell of a pipe dream to imagine making something better at this point.

"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again."

"As of this moment, we are at war"

The miniseries was at the peak of what is achievable in sci-fi IMO. The follow up with "33" just cemented it.

While watching it at the time the later seasons faltered, I rewatched it all just over a year ago and it flows better as a binge despite some of the shortcomings.

All of this is to say I don't think a reboot is necessary but I'm keeping a hopeful, open mind.

Isn't this the second reboot and the third version?

I don't think they should reboot a show or remake a movie that was initially successful and still holds up. Ironically it seems like that's the criteria for rebooting a show or remaking a movie.

Okay, deal. But they keep everything from Season 1 and 2 exactly the same, and then take seasons 3 and 4 in a new direction.

I just want a Babylon 5 reboot! Goddamnit!

I would love to see Sea Quest rebooted!

Earth 2 had so much potential too! It doesn't have a cult following, so would be a good candidate to reboot. seaQuest was just weird/goofy (I liked it despite the campiness), but if done right, could work

I'm looking forward to it. Yes, it's dumb they are going for the third reboot but at least it kind of fits the existing story for it to all happen again. An Earth2 reboot would be awesome and I would be a lot more happy with that. New IP would be even better, but also probably have a higher chance of not being good or finding an audience. I just hope the new show makes it for a full run even if it's not great. I'm so sick of shows that die after the first season or two.

I hope they go back to the original source material and come up with something that actually makes sense this time. Maybe take a few details from the newer version that "worked", but otherwise discard it and try again from scratch. Do something new with it.

And if you're going to put "they have a plan" in the tagline for a series, actually have a frickin' plan in mind.

I would actually like to see a new V show. I actually liked the last show ( never seen the original). I think NBC did Heroes, maybe they could make a new series in that world or something.

Hmmm do they also have Stargate? It was on sci-fi channel

3rd time... Everyone forgets Galactica 1980.

Why not make it a continuation instead

And where's the Firefly reboot?

Hunh. You know, it hadn't occurred to me that the original reboot was at NBC. Which is interesting, because it originally was an ABC show.

Yeah I'm not in favor of it. The old one (reboot) still holds up well.

My original reaction still stands - ‘but why though?’ The first reboot was almost perfect and definitive.

I'm pretty much against it because I feel like it's an opportunity to have to explain which BSG is actually the good one of them all to everyone you ever talk to about it. (Also, way way too soon for another reboot!)

The zeitgiest would love the 12/13 tribes storylines. Absolutely no way they get convoluted with contemporary middle eastern issues. Nope. Not at all.

Buck Rogers would be a cool one to reboot; plus it already has the " we're going to trash the world " backstory.

Surely it is Buck Rogers turn

Instead of rebooting everything let’s get another few seasons of westworld (like season one of course)

They should do Galactica vs Ender’s Game.

If you combined the last reboot with Esmail's mindfuckery, it would be spectacular. IDK why anyone would be against another run.

Giver.

I'd watch a new BSG for sure. I'm not exactly hopeful that it will actually happen. But if it does, I'd still watch it for sure

It wasn't good the first time around with all the religious hokus pokus. If they god rid of that crap, maybe it might be good.

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Everything has happened before, and everything will happen again.

I'm indifferent.

My care about BSG died when they ended the last reboot with them salivating over finding tribals they could fuck and use as breeding stock.

Love this show they can reboot 100 times!

Why should you or I be for or against it to begin with? I don't quite understand.

We can predict success or failure, but as to whether the company ought to spend it's money that way, I don't see much value in chiming in.