On Mar 19, 12:48 am, A Watcher <stocks...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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.
Give it time...money will prevail. It always does.
Grimm-RHD
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