Ok, for the last few years I’ve talked about how much copious amounts of ass the new Battlestar Galactica TV show kicks. It started getting a bit weak in season 3, but recently it has returned to it’s most awesome ways.
I was also a fan of the original series… but it wasn’t nearly as good as the new incarnation. Still, the mythology behind both are just amazing. With that said, my friends over at IESB have mentioned that Universal is looking at developing a new feature film for Battlestar Galactica… but it would be based more on the old show rather than the new. They quote IGN with the following:
From IGN, Universal Pictures is planning to turn the TV series Battlestar Galactica into a feature film with series creator Glen A. Larson being lined up to script and produce it.
We were informed that the film will be based on the original BSG series from 1978-79 rather than the recent reboot from Sci Fi Channel. The story followed a band of humans who were the only survivors of a devastating attack on their colonial homeworld by the vicious cybernetic race known as the Cylons. The survivors, led by Commander Adama, embark on a journey through space aboard the military vessel Battlestar Galactica to find refuge on a distant planet called Earth.
I really don’t know how I feel about this. On the one hand a Battlestar Galactica movie would rule. On the other hand I’d MUCH rather see a film based on the new incarnation that the old.
I admit there really wouldn’t be anywhere to go with one based on the new incarnation since they’re getting ready to end the series, but it would still be my preference if they could find a way. Although… I must admit seeing a new version of the original Cylon attack on the Colonies and nearly wiping out the entire human race would be sweet. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
