My Thoughts on the 2003 Miniseries (Part 2 of 2)
The main purpose of a society's military is to protect its civilian population. The original Adama never lost sight of this; it was he who organized the civilian evacuation and the flight from the Colonies. The new Adama did not seem to realize this. His only thought was to fight the enemy; he had to be reminded of the true nature of his duty by a woman who he contemptuously dismissed as "a school teacher."
While I said that I would not re-create the FilmForce review, one thought of the author's does bear repeating: "In the end, it is the GALACTICA fans -- who have waited decades for their show to return -- who will be most hurt by potentially negative fallout from this miniseries. Should the project evolve into a television series, it's unlikely anyone interested in the original series will be able to stomach BATTLESTAR Light on a weekly basis. Should ratings for this broadcast NOT pan out, the fanbase will be summarily blamed by a network decrying 'no one wants to see GALACTICA any more!' -- and little thought will be given to the disenfranchising nature of the product being generated.
"This has happened before, when Warner Bros. (unaffiliated with this project) decided fans didn't want more Batman movies, after the dismal failure of 'Batman and Robin.' No one stopped to think that fans DID, in actuality want more Batman -- they just wanted a better product... and something more truthful to the namesake.. than what they got. They voted with their pocket books, and they got burned."
Mr. Hatch remarked that some people seemed more interested in putting their own stamp on a project, than in giving the fans what they really want. He appears to be correct.
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