Battlestar Galactica On SciFi Channel

geoschmo · #1 October 14th, 2003, 09:49 PM

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Originally posted by Starhawk:
Yeah I agree with Geoschmo I've seen the show in the 1990s and compared to other sci-fi shows that were running about at the time BG sucked raw meat.

I didn't say that. I said compared to the general level of quality today it sucked. For the time it wasn't bad.

What other sci-fi shows of the time? BG was about the only one wasn't it? Was Dr. Who on then? I think so. Although I don't remember seeing it over here.

gregebowman · #2 October 14th, 2003, 10:27 PM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:

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Originally posted by Starhawk:
Yeah I agree with Geoschmo I've seen the show in the 1990s and compared to other sci-fi shows that were running about at the time BG sucked raw meat.

What other sci-fi shows of the time? BG was about the only one wasn't it? Was Dr. Who on then? I think so. Although I don't remember seeing it over here.

If I recall, about the only shows on the 3 networks back then were BG, Buck Rogers, and I think The 6 Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman (or whatever it was called) were about the only sci-fi shows on. There may have been the occassional tv sci-fi movie or failed pilot, but those are the only ones I remember from the late 70's.

As far as Dr. Who, I know it was on my local PBS, but I just never really watched it until the mid-80's when they started showing the episodes as a whole, instead of breaking it up over 4 to 6 segments.

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Atrocities · #3 October 14th, 2003, 10:29 PM

We should point out in all fairness that the first year for any series generally suck.

gregebowman · #4 October 14th, 2003, 10:33 PM

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Originally posted by Atrocities:
We should point out in all fairness that the first year for any series generally suck.

Generally that's true. I think the only ones I've seen that started out well and then sucked over time was Star Trek and The 6 Million Dollar Man. Both great 1st and 2nd years, and then tanked after that.

narf poit chez BOOM · #5 October 14th, 2003, 10:34 PM

john doe. didn't suck first year.

Atrocities · #6 October 14th, 2003, 11:00 PM

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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
john doe. didn't suck first year.

I agree, that is why I said generally.

But John Doe was cancelled non the less.

Look at Enterprise, its first season was good, the best first season of any of the seties say for TOS, and its Ratings have done nothing but plummet.

Atrocities · #7 October 14th, 2003, 11:02 PM

Talking about Enterprise, the Last weeks episode with the haunted Vulcan ship was especially good. I truly enjoyed that episode as it was one of the first ORIGINAL episodes for Enterprise. Very enjoyable with an occational scare. They should have held that episode off until Halloween.

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