I found Ellen’s behaviour bizarre. She turned into a completely different character from last week’s wise scientist. I guess she’s still the Galactica Ellen, but with access to thousands of years of memories from when she was the ‘proper’ Ellen.

Still, at least next week we get to pick up on Starbuck’s story and how she was ‘resurrected’! Nice to see Head Six back. I wonder if Roslin’s, Caprica’s and Athena’s dreams will now start again!

As for Larson writing and producing a Galactica film. Hmm. It’d be one of the biggest backwards steps in film and TV history. Larson’s Galactica had its time and has moved on. Larson himself has done nothing in a decade and, at 72 years old, is effectively retired.

It’s a shame he doesn’t like Ron Moore’s Galactica, given its many accolades. It’s also tragic that there’s a bunch of psychopaths who spend their whole time spamming opinion sites slagging off the new version because of their obsession with the original.

My suspicion is that, given Larson is not doing much these days, Universal simply want to acquire the film rights for potential future use. After all, he caused legal trouble over Razor! Theoretically, they could get Ron Moore to oversee a Cylon War I movie. Also, given the massive number of Battlestars at the beginning of the new series, they must be on standby for something other than just Cylon attacks if 40 years had passed since their last meeting!

Put simply, if Larson made a movie based on the original Galactica, I wouldn’t go to see it. I would also tell all my friends not to see it! I’d also urge anyone worth their salt in the media to talk up Ron Moore’s (by-then) complete series which will be available on DVD and Blu-ray. And, let’s face it, new Galactica is at its best being watched en masse as a sort-of video novel.

If Larson’s film is made with its inevitable overt Mormon references carried over from the original show, it will also swiftly be condemned to the status of Battlefield Earth!

I doubt there’ll be any announcement before they find out whether Star Trek is a success. After that, we’ll have to see.

But, in putting this story around, a slap has been delivered in the face of the makers and fans of the current Galactica. It shows a disgusting lack of respect for a show that is still on air and the people who follow it.

Noticeably, though, the web reports are almost word-for-word the same and the comments from the usual nasty original show ‘fans’ are duplicated across all the sites along with nastiness aimed at the Caprica show!

End of the day, I liked original Galactica when it was on in the UK in the 80s. Bit I love Ron Moore’s show, which has exceeded the original on every level. I haven’t looked at the 70s version since the new one began and won’t until I’ve rewatched the whole Moore series from beginning to end!

The thought of going back to old Galactica reminds me of how I felt when Bob Kane was dissing Tim Burton’s Batman films and talking up Joel Schumacher’s!

Like Gene Roddenberry, I’m not sure Bob Kane (RIP) or Glen Larson have entirely understood their own creations and their true potential, needing good collaborators or a fresh team to bring out the best in their ideas.

I forgot how all the kids in the 80s had “Chicks with Guns” fantasies alongside their “Mad Max” fantasies.

Baltar as the new Mad Max with hot chicks with guns? Sweeet

Now are there any bikinis in wardrobe? Cant let those girls’ clothes get in the way of the “action”

Will the girls be painted green in the next episode?

I will say, however, that there were some good moments. Tigh crying with Adama over his dead son was incredibly moving.

Anyway, there are really impressive comments here. I plan to recommend you all for promotion in whatever fleet we end up serving.

totally hella not