One Hurdle The Battlestar Galactica Reboot Will Have To Overcome
Peacock’s planned Battlestar Galactica reboot will have some big shoes to fill, but a history of the series from the early 2000s reveals that the ship designs might actually be the revival’s biggest problem. The Battlestar Galactica franchise began in 1978 with the original television series from the mind of Glen A. Larson. Since then, the property has been revisited in different media, with the early 2000s being the most successful and long-running venture that spawned the prequel series Caprica.
Scripts aimed at reviving Battlestar Galactica had often aimed to produce a sequel to the 1978 show while ignoring the events of Galactica 1980. The Battlestar Galactica miniseries that aired in 2003 and would go on to spawn a full TV series, however, was done as a remake of the original rather than a sequel. Peacock’s Battlestar Galactica is being produced by Sam Esmail and is set to take place in the same continuity as the 2004 Battlestar Galactica.
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In the 2021 book Battlestar Galactica: Designing Spaceships, Eric Chu demonstrated the trail and error that the 2003 Battlestar Galactica miniseries had to go through to find the right approach for their spaceships. The Sci-Fi Channel behind the production of the show were keen for the ships to look completely different from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica, but the production team recognized that the devoted fanbase would not want a show that looked nothing like the original. This mean that Chu had to walk a delicate line to update and modernize the ships while keeping the same vibe as the originals. With Peacock’s Battlestar Galactica the show will be under a new studio again and it is likely
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