Idle Ramblings

What's Old is New Again

WARNING: Beyond here, thar be spoilers!!!!

I love the new Battlestar Galactica. It's not only one of the best sci-fi series ever, it's also one of the best dramas on TV today. But while I love all the new ground they are breaking with the series, I also love the nods they are making to the 1978-1980 series.

One case in point is the obvious recent reappearance of the Pegasus. Nice twist with Michelle Forbes as Admiral Kane - a cross between Captain Ahab, Captain Blye, Captain Crook and possibly Captain Crunch - I'm just not sure. It took an old idea from the series and molded to the new series quite well.

Another recent idea, which seemed to be taken right from the scripts of the original series was another recent episode. The one where Apollo is with the prostitute he's been seeing and the black marketeers break in beat him up, kidnap the woman and her daughter, threaten to kill the prostitute and they sell the daughter into a child sex slave ring. Apollo hunts down the head of the black market and then shoots him in the head. I mean, you don't get any more of a classic BSG plot line than that. I still remember Richard Hatch's riveting performance in the 1979 version of that episode. Good stuff!

posted by Joseph @ 2/03/2006 11:44:00 AM