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Post by mjm800 on Jan 16, 2005 18:09:52 GMT -5
How many seasons do you hope for?
I really would like five, thirteen episode seasons. I think that they can keep it tight and stay focused within this framework. If they add episodes or seasons, they will begin to stray and loose focus.
I look at SG-1 and often I have to ask myself where is this thing going and now we will have a ninth season. The cast is getting old, too old for off world combat operation and it is increasingly becoming less believable and more ridiculous.
Olmos is already in his sixties and I doubt that he would last for seven or eight seasons. It is also believable that Roslin could live for another four years with cancer if they do not find a cure.
I vote for five well-written, superbly acted, and tightly arced seasons
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Post by koenigrules on Jan 16, 2005 18:11:27 GMT -5
I believe RDM has 5-7 seasons in mind, based on interviews with him after the mini aired.
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Post by ladyrheena on Jan 17, 2005 6:27:27 GMT -5
LOTS! ;D No, seriously I think five or six seasons will be about right. Few TV shows manage to keep the same standard up after that and I'd rather see the new BSG go out when it does on a high than just sort of dribble away into nothing. But hey, we've only just had season one! Let's not start talking about finishing the series already!  |
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Post by kurt on Jan 17, 2005 7:24:27 GMT -5
so when starts filming of season2? are there any news on it?
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Post by Mustex on Jan 17, 2005 8:02:52 GMT -5
O.k., I have mixed feelings. On the one-hand I want to see them stick to short, high-quality, seasons for 7 seasons, but at that point you have 91 episodes. If you break-down the mini-series you have 95. We'd still be 5 short of the 100 that's considered the magic number for syndication. I know that not all shows require that (Star Trek and TOS certainly didn't), but I don't want to risk us becomming the "unsyndicated Galactica."
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Post by koenigrules on Jan 17, 2005 10:35:41 GMT -5
Read the thread in the General Discussion Forum on the proposed GO date for Season 2.
I just posted it.
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Post by prism700 on Jan 17, 2005 11:01:02 GMT -5
Given the quality of the show i have never had any doubts that BSG wouldn't get a second season.
Hope the show runs for about 5 seasons with approx 13 episodes per season. I agree that if they were to make a 22 episode season then the quality would suffer and they might lose viewers who aren't necessarily science fiction fans but like good drama. I wouldn't want it turning into a soap.
Besides i would be really surprised if the actors would want to do a 22 episode season - thats a lot more time and therefore a lot less time to do other work. Don't see Olmos, McDonnell, Callis or Bamber commiting to that.
P.s. EJO is only in his fifties i think.
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Post by mjm800 on Jan 17, 2005 11:18:24 GMT -5
We'd still be 5 short of the 100 that's considered the magic number for syndication. We live in the age of box sets! I have not watched B5, DS9, Buffy, or any shows on TV that I own on DVD. Once I get the BSG sets I am sure the same will be true regardless of syndication, moreover, Sci-fi could always show it without the need to syndicate. Not that many shows these days are going into syndication for the reason that people buy the DVD’s and tend no the watch shortened versions of the show once in syndication. FOX syndicates its shows to FX, Sci-Fi picks up older shows, Spike has Trek, and TV land has the much older shows. Sci-Fi Plays TOS all the time and it had only one season. I would not worry as many have said it is quality over quantity. Just look at B5 season 5 I think it caught JMS completely by surprise, as it appeared often at times that he was making it up as the season progressed. Not his best work, but even he said that he told his story and season five was a bonus.  |
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Post by Zolutar on Jan 17, 2005 12:18:30 GMT -5
We live in the age of box sets! I have not watched B5, DS9, Buffy, or any shows on TV that I own on DVD. Once I get the BSG sets I am sure the same will be true regardless of syndication, moreover, Sci-fi could always show it without the need to syndicate. Not that many shows these days are going into syndication for the reason that people buy the DVD’s and tend no the watch shortened versions of the show once in syndication. FOX syndicates its shows to FX, Sci-Fi picks up older shows, Spike has Trek, and TV land has the much older shows. Sci-Fi Plays TOS all the time and it had only one season. I would not worry as many have said it is quality over quantity. Just look at B5 season 5 I think it caught JMS completely by surprise, as it appeared often at times that he was making it up as the season progressed. Not his best work, but even he said that he told his story and season five was a bonus. Getting a little off topic, but the Season 5 thing with Babylon 5. The series was on shakey financial and production ground. Halfway though the production of season 4 it was very uncertain 5 would even get made. So JMS acellerated the story arc so that if there was no season 5, most of the major plotlines would have run their course. The series Finale, even was filmed at the end of season 4, but not aired till the end of season 5 when it ultimatly was renewed. I agree with you, the quality of season 5 really dropped, was sluggish and errattic. But this is an indicator, for even a show as good as most people agree B5 was, is not a guarentee that it can survive. BSG had the same fears after the mini. Great ratings, good show, but expensive. It, I beleive, was a leap of faith by the execs of USA Cable, to find financing partners, and ultimatly give the go ahead. I just hope the ratings are good enough for the "leap of faith" by the execs for the go-ahead for season 2. If they were strong enough, we might get more than 13 eps for season 2, not 22 mind you but more than the 13 we got for the first season. |
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Post by ViperPilotMomma on Jan 17, 2005 12:27:16 GMT -5
P.s. EJO is only in his fifties i think. I just checked, EJO turns 58 in February. VPM |
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Post by Apollo on Jan 17, 2005 14:15:46 GMT -5
I think BSG TNS wil have at least 7 seasons and maybe an movie or a second mini to end the story...
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Post by WilliamHuskerAdama on Jan 18, 2005 21:36:02 GMT -5
That depends on how many seasons EJO feels like doing and by the time he even gets to the 4 th season He'll be 61 which he would be the charaters age in the whole series , when he did Miami Vice he did all 5 seasons worth of it , I mean I don't even know if he's going to do a 4th season of American Family even .
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Post by Wyvar on Jan 18, 2005 23:18:02 GMT -5
Ill take as many seasons they can make.
Read about SG1 geting a season 9, that would be milking it a bit to much, but i think Moore will know when to stop.
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Post by OoohFrac on Jan 19, 2005 1:22:48 GMT -5
BSG will go 7 seasons x 20 episodes for season 2-7.
Maybe a couple of feature films as well.
They will stick with the Stargate pattern, since the Stargate and BSG franchises seem destined to be linked on Fridays.
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Post by ladyrheena on Jan 19, 2005 4:22:16 GMT -5
A new BSG movie would be GREAT at any stage. Can you imagine the fight scenes on the big screen? |
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