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Post by Xenu on Dec 11, 2004 18:42:04 GMT -5
I don't have the most current information about this so don't quote me, but at one time I understood that the rights held by Larson to be what are known as "seperation rights".
Basically this means that Larson owns the right to make a spinoff in another medium, such as a motion picture, but NOT with the actual BSG storyline as told in the original film and the TNS pilot. In other words, he could make a Commander Cain film, or a film about the Cylons, or a very different storyline featuring the Galactica in some way, but not specifically with the flight-from-the-destruction-of-the-colonies-towards-Earth as the plot....possibly a seperation rights clause would be loose enough to make a years-later continuation or resolution of the show, but I'm not sure.
Again, I'm not certain if these are the specific rights that Larson holds but it is a valid form of film property ownership and I have read in the past (I believe on Harry Knowles site) that this was the type of stake Larson had in the franchise.
Also, no type of ownership that Larson has would neccessarily preclude Universal from making a big-screen version of Galactica TNS; they would simply buy out his portion of the rights (which it is reasonable to assume they have a first-refusal clause anyway) & give him an executive producer credit, happens all the time. Only thing that would stop them is if Larson refused to sell out, and I think we all know how likely that is of happening.
Yet another potential obstacle would be that I can't imagine any entertainment lawyer drawing up any seperation of rights contract without a non-compete clause in it, basically to prevent either party from actively putting one product into circulation in direct competition with the other party's, so the notion of dual-BSG's in itself becomes cloudy if that is the case.
And finally, on a personal note, I don't think Glen Larson has any personal feelings about BSG whatsoever outside of how much $$$ it can make him. this may have been true at one time (even then I have my doubts - Larson is a producer of TV properties, not a creative 'auteur' by any stretch, his career is proof of that). BSG, new or old, his or Hatc's or Moore's...he doesn't care as long as he gets his due...if you paid Larson enough he would gladly endorse the changing of Commander Adama to a hip, young black rapper.
As much as I love it, BSG is no Star Wars and Larson is no Lucas...except for the love both of them have nowadays for the bottom dollar.
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Post by kingfish on Dec 11, 2004 19:24:53 GMT -5
Xenu, Larson mentioned the fact that he could use Starbuck and Apollo in a movie at the Galacticon event. As if he would use Hatch and Benedict that is another factor. Larson was going to do a Pegasus movie in response to if Richard had won the rights to make a tv project, ie The Second Coming. Larson was going to work with Todd Moyer originally on another BG project that picked the story up from where In The Hand of God left off with different actors in the title roles. This was shot to hell when Hatch wanted to do The Second Coming. I believe that Larson wasn't too happy.
Larson: Let BG come back the right way.
He mentioned this in the sciography special.
Hatch: Let Glen do his Pegasus movie and I will do Second Coming.
Also mentioned on the sciography show.
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Post by ah-chie on Dec 11, 2004 19:44:59 GMT -5
Xenu, Larson mentioned the fact that he could use Starbuck and Apollo in a movie at the Galacticon event. As if he would use Hatch and Benedict that is another factor. Larson was going to do a Pegasus movie in response to if Richard had won the rights to make a tv project, ie The Second Coming. Larson was going to work with Todd Moyer originally on another BG project that picked the story up from where In The Hand of God left off with different actors in the title roles. This was shot to hell when Hatch wanted to do The Second Coming. I believe that Larson wasn't too happy. Larson: Let BG come back the right way. He mentioned this in the sciography special. Hatch: Let Glen do his Pegasus movie and I will do Second Coming. Also mentioned on the sciography show. They both sound like they are blowin' smoke like a couple of ’56 Ramblers. ;D |
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Post by ah-chie on Dec 11, 2004 19:51:18 GMT -5
I will freely admit that none of the actors on TNS are this sexay except for maybe Helo and Crashdown. Not to me! Bamber is seriously handsome (with intense blue eyes and a killer smile), majorly charming and incredibly intelligent (which I personally find *very* sexy!  ;D) Hubba hubba!!!  |
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Post by Crashdown on Dec 11, 2004 20:08:54 GMT -5
I will freely admit that none of the actors on TNS are this sexay except for maybe Helo and Crashdown. Hurrah! Everyone should join me in the Crashdown love. Admittedly, my Crashdown love doesn't go that way, but it's all good |
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Post by Mustex on Dec 12, 2004 9:01:07 GMT -5
I hate to repeat myself, but: " I have been giving this some thought and to say it sucks without a basic intellectual argument is a wee bit immature. ;D Very true. I am glad your not going to act like Lang. The way I see it you can do a remake two ways, be true to the work, or be innovative, and Moore went with the latter. Both can work Harrison's version of "Dune" was fairly true to the original, and worked. Coppola's "The Godfather" took everything straight out of the book, but the subplots he choose to delete were so important to the overall impact the movie quickly sank into mediocrity On the other hand Lynch innovated with his "Dune" and it sucked, and Moore innovated with his BSG, and it rocked. He was lying. They're not going to Earth. Does seem kind of annoying. Why not just call her "Sheba", and say Starbuck is Cain's son. This is a way of making the viewer think. And you wouldn't? Zac's death was Adama's fault, so Adama is blamed. This is like when people call Robert Howard a mama's boy because he took care of his mother when she was sick, as she slowly died over several years, and then committed suicide when she finally died. Wouldn't you be depressed? Which the series will provide." |
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Post by Chalcedony on Dec 12, 2004 9:56:22 GMT -5
I hate to repeat myself, but: Not repeating yourself is good. You're right to not want to do it by reposting a post already posted in a live thread! We have moved on to the subject of hotness, mostly because this other stuff is a mootly deadly horsie. Not to me! Bamber is seriously handsome (with intense blue eyes and a killer smile), majorly charming and incredibly intelligent (which I personally find *very* sexy! ;D) Hubba hubba!!! I am totally not denying that Bamber is all of these things, I just tend to find the more rugged/masculine type more appealling. I'm terribly old-fashioned that way. Men who look like they know how to chop wood and take care of business, that's what makes me go hubba-hubba! So my most-favored to take with if stranded on desert island goes: Crashdown #1, then the Chief, then Helo. Lieutenant Gaeta is cute and geeky. I have dated a "Baltar" type, and the only reason I would take HIM to the Island of the Blue Lagoon would be to have something to use as bait when shark fajitas started sounding good. I saw some spoiler pics at another site that might require some revision to my sense that Apollo is kind of a little guy though - who knew Jamie Bamber had muscles like that! Majorly! I almost fell over. So there's that. xo S. |
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Post by Blade Runner on Dec 12, 2004 11:29:03 GMT -5
I saw some spoiler pics at another site that might require some revision to my sense that Apollo is kind of a little guy though - who knew Jamie Bamber had muscles like that! Majorly! I almost fell over. So there's that. xo S. We have some hi-res piccy's of him boxing on the main page |
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Post by Chalcedony on Dec 12, 2004 12:05:01 GMT -5
We have some hi-res piccy's of him boxing on the main pageThat's what I'm talking about. I'm going to point to one of them here because I am so wishing I didn't go looking for them, I saw some spoiler pics that I wish I hadn't. :-( So don't go! Just admire Apollo's guns from here: .jpg) Mreowwwrrrrrr. |
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Post by Alan on Dec 12, 2004 17:23:20 GMT -5
Why is Starbuck holding a lightsaber behind her back? Ohmygosh, she's a JEDI!  "No wonder she's such a great combat pilot!" |
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Post by Chalcedony on Dec 12, 2004 19:45:35 GMT -5
Why is Starbuck holding a lightsaber behind her back? Ohmygosh, she's a JEDI! Extrapolating the Starbuck/Jedi link further can only be a bad idea, oh soveriegn Good King Nerdnor of Nerdly Nerd Mountain in the Kingdom of Nerdonia. I totally did NOT see that until you said. I spent an awful lot of time trying to figure it out, too. I'm hopeless. xo S. |
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Post by Spassvogel on Dec 12, 2004 23:26:13 GMT -5
Aw you had to go and switch to a lucifer pic didn't you? I stared at your post for a few minutes trying to remember when I wrote it, and then realized that I hadn't. Hehe.
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Post by Chalcedony on Dec 13, 2004 9:28:50 GMT -5
Aw you had to go and switch to a lucifer pic didn't you? I stared at your post for a few minutes trying to remember when I wrote it, and then realized that I hadn't. Hehe. Spass Bladerunner made it for me after I jumped around like five year old pleading for one where Lucifer's head was all sparkly and lit up. He's a big ol' softie. If I can extract a promise from you to use this one I'll go back to my dancing Cylons, I just want to see it around. I love Lucifer's sparkly heeeeead! xo S. |
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Post by ViperPilotMomma on Dec 14, 2004 9:27:14 GMT -5
Spass & Chalcedony, Your sparkly heeeads are great (Chalcedony I especially like your quotes about the sparkly heads! Too funny!) I'm glad someone picked that to use from the old series. Kudos to BladeRunner for all the cool avatars (and anyone else who contributed to them!) Lovely pictures...they remind me of my youth, sniff, sniff!   ;D VPM |
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