Psycho Killer

[tracker7]

In the past handful of days, a couple of big-time SF franchises have announced new products - a TV series from Battlestar Galactica and a new Star Trek movie.  In both cases, these are prequels, and I'm of two very very different opinions on these.

Battlestar Galactica is spinning off Caprica, which will be set a half-century before the current BSG timeline.  The new show will focus on two families, one of which will be the Adamas;  the development of the first Cylons will be prominent in the new series' stories.  I'm excited about this.  I think BSG is one of the best-written and best-acted shows on TV, and while the season two finale wasn't to my liking, I'm anxiously awaiting the new episodes.

After the spectacular successes of Nemesis and Enterprise, Paramount has decided that the best way for Star Trek to continue is to boldly go ... back to where it all started 4 decades ago.  An original series prequel, documenting the first meeting between Kirk and Spock and the rest.  Woo.  This sounds more like Schaivo Trek.  Dead, but no one's willing to say it.

Comments

[rosepurr.livejournal.com]

I think the Star Trek movie could be pretty good. It's got a decent director attached. I don't think it will save the franchise, to be sure. But it could be a pretty good one shot.

[tegyrius]

I suspect you're in the same boat as me, and anxiously awaiting the new BSG episodes mainly in the hopes that they'll turn off the motorcycle that was revving in the background of the Baltar regime.

[cc-wolff.livejournal.com]

Why I have hope for the new movie:

Berman is not associated with it. It has a chance.