Re: [NEWS] Peacock no longer working on new Battlestar Galactica spin-off/sequel

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 anim8rfsk <[email protected]> wrote:

> Your Name <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > Common sense has prevailed for a change ... although they're still 
> > trying to sell the garbage to someone else.
> > 
> > Despite the usual media idiocy of calling everything a "reboot", the 
> > new show was planned as a spin-off / sequel to Moore-Ron's idiotic 
> > barely-recognisable reboot.
> > 
> > 
> >    'Battlestar Galactica' Reboot No Longer in the Works at Peacock
> >    ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >    The long-gestating reboot of "Battlestar Galactica" is no longer
> >    in development at Peacock, Variety has learned exclusively.
> > 
> >    The project was first announced back in 2019 ahead of Peacock's
> >    official launch as part of the streamer's initial slate of
> >    original programming. It was never formally ordered to series,
> >    though, and has been in development ever since. Exact story
> >    details never emerged, but the show was said to be set in the
> >    same continuity as the 2003 "Battlestar Galactica" series.
> > 
> >    The reboot was a passion project for Sam Esmail, who was
> >    executive producing via Esmail Corp. under the company's overall
> >    deal with studio UCP. Chad Hamilton of Esmail Corp. was also an
> >    executive producer. Michael Lesslie had originally come onboard
> >    as the writer of the reboot in 2020, but it was reported that he
> >    left the project in 2021. Most recently, it was reported in
> >    January that Derek Simonds was attached to serve as writer,
> >    executive producer, and showrunner.
> > 
> >    According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, UCP
> >    will shop the project to other outlets.
> > 
> >    Peacock has aired very few sci-fi series to date. The NBCUniveral
> >    streamer has previously found success with shows like the
> >    mystery-of-the-week series "Poker Face" starring Natasha Lyonne
> >    (which is prepping it second season), a prequel series to Seth
> >    MacFarlane's "Ted" films (also prepping its second season), and
> >    the live-action take on the "Twisted Metal" games (again,
> >    prepping a second season). On the horizon, Peacock has shows
> >    coming like "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist," which
> >    boasts an all-star cast that includes Kevin Hart, Samuel L.
> >    Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, and Don Cheadle.
> > 
> >    The original "Battlestar Galactica" was created by Glen A. Larson
> >    and featured cast that included Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict,
> >    Lorne Greene, and Maren Jensen. 
> 
> Yum
> 
> 
> It aired for one season in 1978
> >    on ABC, which was followed by a short-lived continuation called
> >    "Galactica 1980." The original also inspired a series of comic
> >    books, novels, and both board and video games.
> > 
> >    Ronald D. Moore and the Sci Fi Channel (now Syfy) then rebooted
> >    the series back in 2003 with a three-hour miniseries, whose cast
> >    included Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, and Katee Sackhoff.
> 
> Yuck

But Boomer... <sigh>