David wrote:
> from the hollywood re****ter
>
> 'Battlestar' to stick to the small screen
> By Paul J. Gough
>
> NEW YORK -- "Battlestar Galactica" isn't headed the big-screen route
> as other sci-fi franchises have gone before.
>
> "I think the series works best as an ensemble TV drama," said Ronald
> D. Moore, an executive producer of the Sci Fi Channel hit that will
> end this year after four critically acclaimed seasons. "If it
> translated into a feature it would be a different animal."
>
> Moore said he's been that route with "Star Trek" and found that the
> movies become focused on one or two characters with the rest of the
> show's characters mostly fading into the background. He said the "Next
> Generation" movies ended up focusing on Captain Jean-Luc Picard and
> Commander Data. The others, Moore said, did "one scene for their
> character and the rest of the time they were essentially sup****t to
> Patrick (Stewart) and Brent (Spiner)."
>
> Moore and executive producer David Eick and the cast were mum on any
> details of the top-secret plot for the upcoming season -- the cast had
> a meeting where they were told not to divulge any details. But Moore
> said that the remaining 20 episodes of "Battlestar" tie up most of the
> loose ends and a movie wouldn't be required to further the storyline.
>
> Although, he said, it wasn't going to be all the loose ends. Moore
> said some would be ambiguous by design.
>
> "Battlestar Galactica" was affected by the writers strike, shutting
> down production after the 11th episode. The writers had a working plan
> where the show would go, but Moore said plans changed following the
> strike. He said that, while walking the picket line, he started
> thinking about the show, and when the writers got back he guided them
> about a clearer vision for the show.
I prefer spreading the story over several TV episodes rather than
squeezing it into a movie. I rarely go to movies.
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