Battlestar Galactica Hero

[Chris Goodwin]

I've kinda been getting into the series repeats on Sci-Fi. Anyone know of any Hero resources for Battlestar Galactica?

[Herolover]

I absolutely love Battlestar Galactica. It amazes me that after all these years it is still popular and it is all based upon 19-20 hours of television.

Anyhoo... to answer your question there is no RPG information for BG HERO or non-HERO. Of course there are a variety of MUSH's and BG forums where you can get into "In-Character roleplaying."

That is not to say that there aren't several resouces around the internet that would aid in creating Battlestar Galactica HERO.

As soon as I get a couple of things done I might start trying to make this up. If I do I will post it to the boards.

[Ternaugh]

Actually, it is based upon a season and a half of episodes (and a better left forgotten Galactica: 1980). Whatever you do, don't watch any marathons straight, or you'll see just how much they recycled the special effects footage. Still, it was the most expensive series up until that time, with a budget of about $1 million an episode (ST:TNG was making due on about $800,000 an episode for its first several seasons almost ten years later). It was actually in the Top Ten when converted into the family-friendly (and much cheaper) spinoff, mainly because of the expense.

Though not Hero resources, you can get additional information at www.battlestargalactica.com (though it loads really slow and gave me a server too busy when I just tested it) and www.battlestarpegasus.com

There is an active fan base that is eagerly awaiting a movie, though who exactly would get to make it is still a matter of contention. Glen Larson (the creator) has one set of plans, Richard Hatch has another (and, from what I've read, a really good test reel), and apparently, Universal has yet other plans.

I must admit, when I saw the Star Hero rules, Battlestar: Galactica did come to mind. I just haven't had a chance to watch the episodes again, or to play around with the Star Hero book.

By Your Command...

Joe

[Chris Goodwin]

I did notice the FX thing. A shot of four Cylon Raiders splitting up, a shot of two Vipers swooping down and firing on a Raider, a shot of an exploding laser (?) blast seen through the side viewport of a Raider, etc.

For all that, they weren't bad FX.

I did happen to find a GURPS Battlestar Galactica page which may prove helpful. http://staff.bus.bton.ac.uk/fesg/bsgrpg/

Apropos of nothing, I have this vision of Colonel Starbuck taking some recruits through flight training.

Starbuck: "This button fires your lasers, and this button activates your high speed thrusters."

Recruit: "Colonel Starbuck, what does the third button do?"

Starbuck: "Oh, that button. Never push that button."

[Herolover]

I just looked at the Gurps: Battlestar Galactica website. Wow, I didn't even know about that site. Thanks for the link.

It has a lot of good information, but I there are parts of it I would have done differently. Still not bad and a good place to start if you are doing BG: HERO.

[Herolover]

I thought you would like this pictures. It is a drawing of a now probably dead new Battlestar Galactica production.

The drawing is of a Cylon

[MarkusDark]

The idea has been brought up many times by the actor who played Apollo (can't remember his name). However, the person who owns the rights to Battlestar Galactica refuses to do it. So the project was never really slated.

The pic is cool, but I would imagine that it would need to be a different style for the production. I'd imagine they'd go with major CGI so maybe having only one or two suits might work afterall...

[Herolover]

So far there have been 3 groups that have tried to get Battlestar Galactica revival going.

1) Richard Hatch, Apollo, has tried for years to get something off the ground and has even paid for and shot some test footage/trailers. He can't seem to get any support though.

2) A group, I can't remember the name, proposed a movie with Brian Singer (X-Men and X-Men 2 director) as the agreed upon director. FOX was very interested, but Singer had to leave due to issues with X-Men 2 and the deal fell apart with FOX loosing interest after Singers departure. It is from this effort that I got the drawing.

3) Currently Sci-Fi channel is working on a 4-part miniseries that is a "re-imagining" (remake) of Battlestar Galactica. No word on how good or bad it will be. Many think it will be 90210 in space. I am waiting to see.

[Law Dog]

Originally posted by Herolover
So far there have been 3 groups that have tried to get Battlestar Galactica revival going.

1) Richard Hatch, Apollo, has tried for years to get something off the ground and has even paid for and shot some test footage/trailers. He can't seem to get any support though.

Which goes beyond bizarre because it's Glen Larson's intellectual property. I'd be like one of us producing Star Wars: Episode 7 "At Least My Movie Doesn't Suck" and expecting George Lucas to let us run with it. Let's face it, you can't just swipe somebody elses universe and start monkeying with it for profit. In some ways it a shame, because we all know we any one of us could have made a better movie than The Phantom Menace.

[Herolover]

You know the funny thing is of what I have seen the Richard Hatch stuff looks the best. He has written several good BG books and he seems to keep true to the series while updating it for today.

I have no idea why he doesn't get more backing.

[Ternaugh]

Originally posted by Herolover
You know the funny thing is of what I have seen the Richard Hatch stuff looks the best. He has written several good BG books and he seems to keep true to the series while updating it for today.

I have no idea why he doesn't get more backing.

Mainly because, as noted before, he doesn't own the intellectual property rights. Larson has another vision of what the Battlestar:Galactica setting should be, and it doesn't gel with what Richard Hatch wants. And, so far, neither of them seem to have the financial backing.

Joe

[Old Man]

Originally posted by archer

Apropos of nothing, I have this vision of Colonel Starbuck taking some recruits through flight training.

Didn't Starbuck wind up stranded and abandoned on some desert planet, left alone with some woman? Was that the last episode? I remember it was a real downer.

But somehow he wound up with the A Team so it all ended up okay.

[Herolover]

Originally posted by Old Man
Didn't Starbuck wind up stranded and abandoned on some desert planet, left alone with some woman? Was that the last episode? I remember it was a real downer.
But somehow he wound up with the A Team so it all ended up okay.

Yes there was an episode of which you speak. It was in the Battlestar Galactica: 1980 series. Saying Battlestar Galactica: 1980 to a BG fan is much the same as saying Fuzion to a Hero System fan. No one considers cannon. Even Glen Larson, creator of the show, no longer considers it cannon.

[Law Dog]

Originally posted by Herolover
Yes there was an episode of which you speak. It was in the Battlestar Galactica: 1980 series. Saying Battlestar Galactica: 1980 to a BG fan is much the same as saying Fuzion to a Hero System fan. No one considers cannon. Even Glen Larson, creator of the show, no longer considers it cannon.

Ah, C'mon, Dr. Zee was so cool.

Heh, I'll just go sit down now.

[Chris Goodwin]

Originally posted by Old Man
Didn't Starbuck wind up stranded and abandoned on some desert planet, left alone with some woman? Was that the last episode? I remember it was a real downer.

But somehow he wound up with the A Team so it all ended up okay.

It's an episodic series and Starbuck is one of the main characters. Next episode he's back onboard the Galactica, and if anyone asks he has a quick explanation for how he got back. "I located a damaged Cylon fighter and was able to jury rig some repairs on it. Quicker than you could say 'by your command' I was back on board the Galactica." The writing was just crappy enough that they would have bought it.