In 2019, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail announced that he was working on a reboot of Battlestar Galactica, the sci-fi series from the late 1970s about humanity st
I’m torn about this reboot of a reboot. On the one hand, the BSG reboot is one of my all-time favorites, although the religious overtones lessened my enjoyment. And just like another of my favorites, Star Gate, they now are in the talks to get a reboot. On the other hand, a reboot is about the only way we will get more from either franchise.
See, the weird religious pivot entirely ruined it for me, to the point where I can’t tolerate even the good bits. But also, that is the case so much that I don’t want to engage with a re-reboot anyway, so I’m weirdly in the same place.
I’m torn about this reboot of a reboot. On the one hand, the BSG reboot is one of my all-time favorites, although the religious overtones lessened my enjoyment. And just like another of my favorites, Star Gate, they now are in the talks to get a reboot. On the other hand, a reboot is about the only way we will get more from either franchise.
See, the weird religious pivot entirely ruined it for me, to the point where I can’t tolerate even the good bits. But also, that is the case so much that I don’t want to engage with a re-reboot anyway, so I’m weirdly in the same place.