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

BTR1701 <[email protected]> wrote:
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> <[email protected]>,
>  anim8rfsk <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> 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>
> 

Six of nine weren’t so bad either.

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