I finally got around to watching the miniseries/pilot for the re-imaged Battlestar on Saturday.
And good golly gosh if it isn’t the best thing I’ve seen Sci-fi wise in a long time. In fact I’d go as far to suggest it plays well at being SF as well as regular Sci-Fi. (One of these days I’ll have to get around to explaining the difference.)
But really, it’s good to see a Sci-Fi programme which spends time on story, plot, characters with depth, kick-ass special effects and dialogue which doesn’t make you cringe.
So, it looks like between Battlestar and Firefly televisual Sci-Fi is in safe hands.
BigAl
Darn it, now I’m going to have to check this out, too. It sounds good, though, so if it is I’ll count it as time well spent.
I like the SF/Sci-fi distinction you make; that’s a good point. I’ve always considered “sci-fi” to refer to the more “Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon” type of work, while SF to refer to the Isaac Asimovs and Harlan Ellisons of the genre. I’ll be interested to hear whatever you write about it, whenever you get around to it.
Wait till you see the second season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!