Re: Blakes 7 news

They're doing it as a miniseries, which is more like a group of films 
than a television show. On the other hand, there have been the usual 
rumors about a series "if the miniseries does well". They might be able 
to get away with a series based on their original work, but Hatch might
sue.

Glenn Higgins wrote:

>
>	Edward James Olmos who will play Adama in the
>	new series said:
>
>"There's no two ways around it. If I were a purist, I wouldn't watch
it.
>Don't 
>waste your time. Get the old version on DVD. Don't hurt yourself. Don't
>go 
>through the pain."
>
>	I tend to agree.  Starbuck a *woman* ?!?  sheesh.
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>If everyone wants to see a new series exactly in every detail identical
>to the old one, guess what, it will never happen. The idea is to be as
>open as possible to a new interpretation of the story. I admit I'm
>puzzled by the decision to make Starbuck and Boomer women; I don't get
>it. But I'll wait to see the ideas and a new view of things before I
>condemn it. It just might be a killer idea that will blow all of our
>minds. Or it might be just a slightly different take on an old story.
>I'm more disappointed by what I see as a slight to Richard Hatch on
this
>whole project. According to what I read, Hatch was negotiating with the
>studio, which owned the TV rights. Moyer worked with Larson, who had
the
>movie rights. Now, isn't a SciFi channel series TV? Or am I missing
some
>crucial developments?
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