Editing A New Crew in Town

[[File:A New Crew In Town screen.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Special:Listusers|No one]] really believes that.]]
"'''A New Crew in Town'''" is a humorous music video appearing on [http://video.syfy.com/shows/battlestar/events_specials/a_new_crew_in_town/a-new-crew-in-town/v35344 Syfy.com] comparing the [[Original Series]] with the [[Re-imagined Series]]. The song was written and performed and the video edited by composer/producer Dave Doré. It sets the following lyrics to fitting clips from both shows.

Let me tell you about my favorite ship.<br/>
Back in '78 it seemed pretty hip.<br/>
Wasn't the ''[[Wookiepedia:Millennium Falcon|Millennium Falcon]]'' or the ''[[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]''.<br/>
It was the battlestar ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' that took that prize.<br/>

Sure back then, the effects were kind of cheesy,<br/>
but I loved it like [[w:The Jeffersons|George Jefferson loved his Weezie]].<br/>
It didn't worry about gravity or [[w:Inertial compensator|anything inertial]],<br/>
and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo's]] hair looked like a shampoo commercial.<br/>

But there is a [[Re-imagined Series|new crew in town]],<br/>
they know how to throw it down.<br/>
They make the others look like a ship full of clowns.<br/>

<blockquote>REFRAIN:<br/>
You are my [[Galactica (TRS)|new battlestar]], and you've come so far.<br/>
I love the slanted walls and your A-shaped halls.<br/>
You are full of [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon clones]],<br/>
and those [[Sound-powered phone|old-fashioned phones]].<br/>
You're a [[frak|frakkin']] awesome machine,<br/>
so much better than the one with [[Lorne Greene]].<br/></blockquote>

They had a [[daggit]] and a boy named {{TOS|Boxey}}.<br/>
Now {{TOS|Starbuck}}'s a [[Kara Thrace|girl]] and the Cylons are [[Number Six|foxy]].<br/>
For Adama, [[Edward James Olmos|Eddie Olmos]] wins the fashion election.<br/>
Instead of {{TOS|Uniforms|padded robes}} he chose a [[Uniforms (RDM)|different direction]].<br/>
Sorry [[Dirk Benedict]], I don't want you to lose [[w:Templeton "Faceman" Peck|face]],<br/>
but I'd rather share my space with [[Kara Thrace]].<br/>

[[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] still gushes with evil intent,<br/>
but why is he the only one with an [[Language in the Twelve Colonies|English accent]]?<br/>
I love hot [[Number Six]] and her [[w:Breasts|identical twins]],<br/>
because on [[Sci Fi Channel|cable]] they are able to show a lot more skin.<br/>

[REFRAIN]<br/>

You are my new battlestar, and you've come so far.<br/>
I love your blueish glow and your [[Saul Tigh|drunk XO]].<br/>
I love that you [[Tom Zarek|brought back]] {{TOS|Apollo|old}} [[Richard Hatch]].<br/>
You're a frakkin' awesome machine,<br/>
so much better than the one with Lorne Greene.<br/>

== Notes ==
*While the song seems to put down the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] in favor of the new series, it also shows an affectionate nostalgia for the original and pokes some fun at complaints occasionally leveled against the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], such as:
**The excessive alcohol consumption of characters like [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Kara Thrace]].
**The use of old technology, like phones with cords, instead of high-tech.
**The relatively explicit sex, especially concerning Cylons.
* Although Baltar is by far the most prominent character with an English accent, there are also [[Layne Ishay]] and [[Romo Lampkin]].
* The line "Sorry Dirk Benedict, I don't want you to lose face" could be a reference to his role as [[wikipedia:Templeton "Faceman" Peck|Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck]] in ''[[w:The A-Team|The A-Team]]''.

==External Links==
* [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/video/index.php?cat=features&vid=35344 "A New Crew in Town" video at SciFi.com]

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