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Buck Rogers (Forked Thread: Lorraine Williams did... what?)
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<blockquote data-quote="DreadPirateMurphy" data-source="post: 4716445" data-attributes="member: 20715"><p>I don't think the franchise itself has anything to do with it -- rather, it is the talent of the creator and their ability to extract the core concepts, and the commitment of the producers to keep the quality of the stories high.</p><p></p><p>Ron Moore's take on Battlestar Galactica is based on the general premise of the original, but it focuses on the human drama inherent to the circumstances rather than degenerating into the original's space battle of the week (with weak writing). The technology even in the current show is ridiculous -- OMG, the cylons can take over computer that are connected! That concept makes no sense on many levels, but it is irrelevant to the success of the series.</p><p></p><p>The NextGen reboot of Star Trek was filled with technobabble, slightly adjusted based on IRL tech advances. It, however, captured the adventure premise of the original and cast a trained and skilled thespian in the central role of captain. Not all of the scripts were stellar, but they were above average quality for speculative fiction.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still failed to capture the level of moral and ethical clarity of the original. The story became muddled, and that, more than any rethinking of the alien technology as nanotech, etc., is what made it an inferior film.</p><p></p><p>Buck Rogers is a pulp fiction story. It is a single man facing impossible odds in an exotic environment. It is Indiana Jones in space, and there is no reason why it couldn't work under the right hand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DreadPirateMurphy, post: 4716445, member: 20715"] I don't think the franchise itself has anything to do with it -- rather, it is the talent of the creator and their ability to extract the core concepts, and the commitment of the producers to keep the quality of the stories high. Ron Moore's take on Battlestar Galactica is based on the general premise of the original, but it focuses on the human drama inherent to the circumstances rather than degenerating into the original's space battle of the week (with weak writing). The technology even in the current show is ridiculous -- OMG, the cylons can take over computer that are connected! That concept makes no sense on many levels, but it is irrelevant to the success of the series. The NextGen reboot of Star Trek was filled with technobabble, slightly adjusted based on IRL tech advances. It, however, captured the adventure premise of the original and cast a trained and skilled thespian in the central role of captain. Not all of the scripts were stellar, but they were above average quality for speculative fiction. On the other hand, the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still failed to capture the level of moral and ethical clarity of the original. The story became muddled, and that, more than any rethinking of the alien technology as nanotech, etc., is what made it an inferior film. Buck Rogers is a pulp fiction story. It is a single man facing impossible odds in an exotic environment. It is Indiana Jones in space, and there is no reason why it couldn't work under the right hand. [/QUOTE]
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