Caprica

[norrahe]

I agree with you completely, but BSG is one of the very few that really did work and added something different and original. It's like Joe Cocker's version of "Little help from my friends" - it's essentially a new song, not a cover version.

I would agree, they simply took the concept of the original and worked on it a bit.

I do approach remakes with a touch a of cynicism.

V has still while to go it hasn't started off well and hasn't benefitted from a long break. i'm still preferring the original.

 

[HairyArsedBloke]

I would agree, they simply took the concept of the original and worked on it a bit.

I do approach remakes with a touch a of cynicism.

V has still while to go it hasn't started off well and hasn't benefitted from a long break. i'm still preferring the original.

Sorry, 'V' isn't working for me. I'm not sure that I will pick it up once it returns.

 

[VectraMan]

Sorry, 'V' isn't working for me. I'm not sure that I will pick it up once it returns.

I haven't seen any of the new V. Did it make it onto UK TV anywhere?

 

[HairyArsedBloke]

I haven't seen any of the new V. Did it make it onto UK TV anywhere?

No idea. I don't even bother looking much. I've got a telly in the bedroom that I use, maybe, once a week.

I use torrent and download all the US stuff and iPlayer etc for UK material.

 

[PAH]

Oh and the effects, marvellous. Not!

That is one of the few reasons in which I can accept remakes or updated versions of older stuff, particularly if the original was b/w. Providing the effects aren't merely the only reason they did the new version, such as the War of the Worlds remake, which if you ignored the effects it was a very poor imitiation of the original.

Besides, in the new BSG I remember seeing a segment where it looked like the viper craft were floating in space, not moving as they were supposedly doing. So the effects weren't all that hot.

 

[PAH]

I haven't seen any of the new V. Did it make it onto UK TV anywhere?

Apparently the Sci-Fi Channel has first broadcast rights in the UK.

 

[norrahe]

Apparently the Sci-Fi Channel has first broadcast rights in the UK.

I've been downloading it from easynews, like HAB, I tend to download most things these days and watch at my own convenience.

 

[VectraMan]

Apparently the Sci-Fi Channel has first broadcast rights in the UK.

Must be good if it's on Sci-Fi. All they ever show is flimsy American disaster mini-series and Emanuelle in Space.

Plus they have the worst picture quality of any Sky channel.

 

[portseven]

Watched a few episdodes of this now, rather enjoying it.

Latest epp was good with the girl in the machine who can't die.

 

[Flubster]

Watched a few episdodes of this now, rather enjoying it.

Latest epp was good with the girl in the machine who can't die.

I'm 3 episodes behind and was hoping to catch up this weekend. Nowhere near as good as BSG (so far) but am hoping it will pick up.