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:''This article refers to the 2003 re-imagined version of ''Battlestar Galactica''. For information on the 1978 Original Series, see [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]. | |||
Battlestar Galactica''. For information on the 1978 Original Series, see [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]. | |||
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2003年、『バトルスター・ギャラクティカ』は21世紀の[[Naturalistic science fiction|より現代の感性]]に合わせた"[[Wikipedia:Reboot (continuity)|リ・イマジニング]]"あるいは、[[Original Series|オリジナル・シリーズ]]のアップデートとしてミニシリーズとして登場した。人民権、サバイバル、テロリズム、信仰の問題をテーマに、''Battlestar Galactica''は生き残った50,000人以下の人類を描いたドラマである。この新しい『バトルスター』は『新スタートレック』、『スタートレック：ディープ・スペース・ナイン』の元脚本家兼プロデューサーの[[Ron D. Moore|ロナルド・D・ムーア]]の企画から始まり、[[David Eick|デイビッド・エイック]]が共同制作を務めた。 | 2003年、『バトルスター・ギャラクティカ』は21世紀の[[Naturalistic science fiction|より現代の感性]]に合わせた"[[Wikipedia:Reboot (continuity)|リ・イマジニング]]"あるいは、[[Original Series|オリジナル・シリーズ]]のアップデートとしてミニシリーズとして登場した。人民権、サバイバル、テロリズム、信仰の問題をテーマに、''Battlestar Galactica''は生き残った50,000人以下の人類を描いたドラマである。この新しい『バトルスター』は『新スタートレック』、『スタートレック：ディープ・スペース・ナイン』の元脚本家兼プロデューサーの[[Ron D. Moore|ロナルド・D・ムーア]]の企画から始まり、[[David Eick|デイビッド・エイック]]が共同制作を務めた。 | ||
懐かしくも全く異なる[[Galactica type battlestar|バトルスター]] ''[[Galactica ( | 懐かしくも全く異なる[[Galactica type battlestar|バトルスター]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|ギャラクティカ]]''は避難民の[[The Fleet (RDM)|f船団]]を率いて、崩落した[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|コボルの12コロニー]]を離れ（[[Home, Part II|逸話とされている]]）[[Earth (RDM)|地球]]を目指して旅立つ。だが船団内の混乱や外部からの脅威が待ち受けていた。 | ||
『バトルスター・ギャラクティカ』は2003年後半に４時間のミニシリーズ・パイロット版として始まった。オリジナル・シリーズと同じく物語は[[The Twelve Colonies | 『バトルスター・ギャラクティカ』は2003年後半に４時間のミニシリーズ・パイロット版として始まった。オリジナル・シリーズと同じく物語は[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|12コロニー]]の崩落から始まるが、今日の視聴者にとってより身近で現実的な描写になっている。多くの視聴者はアメリカの[[w:September 11, 2001|2001年9月11日のテロ攻撃]]時の混沌とした報道を思い起こさせた。 | ||
バトルスター・ギャラクティカのデザインはオリジナルと類似しているが、多くの部分が変更されている。ウィリアム・アダマ艦長は戦闘経験豊富で宗教とは縁のない人物で彼と[[Cylon War|数々の戦闘]]を潜り抜けてきた老朽艦は退役を明日に控えていた。オリジナル・シリーズのキャラクターの名前はコールサインに変更されアダマの息子は[[Lee Adama|リー・"アポロ"・アダマ]]、優秀だが問題の多いパイロットの[[Kara Thrace|カーラ・"スターバック"・スレイス]]。スターバックは女性キャラクターに変更され、当初はオリジナル・シリーズのファンはこれらの変更点には懐疑的であった。 | バトルスター・ギャラクティカのデザインはオリジナルと類似しているが、多くの部分が変更されている。ウィリアム・アダマ艦長は戦闘経験豊富で宗教とは縁のない人物で彼と[[Cylon War|数々の戦闘]]を潜り抜けてきた老朽艦は退役を明日に控えていた。オリジナル・シリーズのキャラクターの名前はコールサインに変更されアダマの息子は[[Lee Adama|リー・"アポロ"・アダマ]]、優秀だが問題の多いパイロットの[[Kara Thrace|カーラ・"スターバック"・スレイス]]。スターバックは女性キャラクターに変更され、当初はオリジナル・シリーズのファンはこれらの変更点には懐疑的であった。 | ||
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== Series development == | == Series development == | ||
After the miniseries, the regular series itself was not immediately approved due to financial considerations. Initially, Universal Studios and Sci Fi Channel both deemed that the series was unaffordable, despite [[David Eick]]'s and David Kissinger's attempts to secure funding for the series. Fortuitously, the UK network [[Sky One]] was looking to fund "high-profile American shows, | After the miniseries, the regular series itself was not immediately approved due to financial considerations. Initially, Universal Studios and Sci Fi Channel both deemed that the series was unaffordable, despite [[David Eick]]'s and David Kissinger's attempts to secure funding for the series. Fortuitously, the UK network [[Sky One]] was looking to fund "high-profile American shows", "ultimately making up the difference between what Universal felt it could afford and what we needed to make the show", according to Eick.<ref name="pg 41">{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=41|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> | ||
Once funding was secured, the official announcement for the series' launch was given on 10 February 2004.<ref name="pg 41"/> Moore, a majority of the production staff, as well as every principal cast member from the miniseries returned to work on the series. Moore also hired the show's writing staff, including [[Toni Graphia]], [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]], and [[Carla Robinson]]. <ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=41-43|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> | Once funding was secured, the official announcement for the series' launch was given on 10 February 2004.<ref name="pg 41"/> Moore, a majority of the production staff, as well as every principal cast member from the miniseries returned to work on the series. Moore also hired the show's writing staff, including [[Toni Graphia]], [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]], and [[Carla Robinson]]. <ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=41-43|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> | ||
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Many of the fine details changed from the Original Series. | Many of the fine details changed from the Original Series. | ||
* The Cylons were created by humanity itself and not by a | * The Cylons were created by humanity itself and not by a [[Cylons (TOS)|separate alien race]].<ref>This shift in antagonists mirror similar dystopian man/machine stories found in such popular films as the ''[[Wikipedia:The Terminator|Terminator]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Matrix|The Matrix]]'' movie series.</ref> | ||
* ''Galactica'' is a 50 year old relic on the verge of decommission. | * ''Galactica'' is a 50 year old relic on the verge of decommission. | ||
* The names of "Apollo," " | * The names of "Apollo", "Boomer", and "Starbuck" are changed to call signs. Most characters have standard first and last names; some first names were not given until later in the series, such as [[Felix Gaeta|Felix Gaeta's]] or [[Anastasia Dualla|Anastasia Dualla's]]. | ||
* The futuristic (and often confusing) terminology used to denote units of measurement, such as distance and time, in the Original Series has been replaced with understandable terminology, such as "year" and not "[[yahren]]". | * The futuristic (and often confusing) terminology used to denote units of measurement, such as distance and time, in the Original Series has been replaced with understandable terminology, such as "year" and not "[[yahren]]". | ||
* The ship designs, save for some revisions to the [[Viper Mark II]] and ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and a few noteworthy background ships (such as the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' and the [[Botanical Cruiser]]), have been redone. | * The ship designs, save for some revisions to the [[Viper Mark II]] and ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and a few noteworthy background ships (such as the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' and the [[Botanical Cruiser]]), have been redone. | ||
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Characters are altered significantly from the Original Series. | Characters are altered significantly from the Original Series. | ||
* | * [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]], played by [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]], is now the callsign of a female, Lieutenant [[Sharon Valerii]] ([[Grace Park]]). | ||
* | * [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]], played as a male character by [[Dirk Benedict]], is now the call-sign of a female lieutenant named [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Katee Sackhoff]]). | ||
* "Adama," " | * "Adama", "Tigh", and "Baltar" are now surnames. | ||
* The character of | * The character of [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]], portrayed by [[Lorne Greene]] in the Original Series, becomes [[William Adama]] ([[Edward James Olmos]]). Adama's beliefs are far more secular than his Original Series counterpart. | ||
* | * [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], portrayed by [[Richard Hatch]]in the Original Series, becomes the call sign of [[Lee Adama]] ([[Jamie Bamber]]). | ||
* | * [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]], who was willingly complicit in the destruction of the Colonies due to his thirst for power, became [[Gaius Baltar]], an arrogant scientific genius that is tricked into working with the Cylons. | ||
* Colonel | * Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]], portrayed by [[Terry Carter]] in the original series, becomes Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] ([[Michael Hogan]]), a grumpy alcoholic plagued by marital and psychological problems. | ||
The show has taken a more realistic turn, scientifically.{{fact}} [[Science in the Re-imagined Series|Realistic science]], which was absent in the Original Series, is applied in this series as best as cinematic and storyline requirements permit. | The show has taken a more realistic turn, scientifically.{{fact}} [[Science in the Re-imagined Series|Realistic science]], which was absent in the Original Series, is applied in this series as best as cinematic and storyline requirements permit. | ||
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* ''[[Ron D. Moore]] discusses using the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} as a template:'' | * ''[[Ron D. Moore]] discusses using the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} as a template:'' | ||
: I approached the original show and looked at what worked and what didn't work. I tried to keep as much of the original show as possible. I kept all the essential elements of ''Battlestar Galactica'': the aircraft-carrier-in-space; the rag-tag fleet; the Cylon attack, the escape and the search for Earth; Commander Adama; Adama's son "Apollo, | : I approached the original show and looked at what worked and what didn't work. I tried to keep as much of the original show as possible. I kept all the essential elements of ''Battlestar Galactica'': the aircraft-carrier-in-space; the rag-tag fleet; the Cylon attack, the escape and the search for Earth; Commander Adama; Adama's son "Apollo", who's ''Galactica'''s lead fighter pilot; the rogue pilot, "Starbuck"; their friend, "Boomer"; and Baltar, the traitor. Those were the main things I knew I had to keep – it wouldn't have been ''Battlestar Galactica'' without them. | ||
: I changed the things I knew didn't work. The original | : I changed the things I knew didn't work. The original [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] didn't have a motivation for betraying his race<ref>Moore's statement is subjective. Some readers may feel that Baltar's motivations were power-based. By deliberately making a deal with the Cylons, he believed that the Cylons would spare his colony and subjugate the human species under him ([[Saga of a Star World]]).</ref>, so I knew I'd have to change that character. I also never understood why the Cylons were so intent on pursuing these humans across the galaxy<ref>For detail on the Original Series Cylons and their motivations, see [[Cylons (TOS)]].</ref>, so I changed the background of the Cylons and their relationship with the human beings. Making the Cylons the creation of humanity enabled the Cylons to have a much more complicated love/hate relationship with humans, and also provided us with a way to use humanoid Cylons in the series, which was something we knew we wanted to do because there would be limits on how much we could use CGI Cylons. | ||
: | : [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]] didn't seem to serve any function in the original show other than look beautiful and be a love interest for Starbuck, so I just got rid of that character.<ref>The series would transfer the daughter-figure aspects of the Original Series Athena to [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Sharon Agathon]], who [[Torn|later]] receives the callsign of "Athena."</ref> And while I thought [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] was part of the family and decided it would be nice to [[Boxey (RDM)|include him in some peripheral way]],<ref>The character of Boxey in the Re-imagined Series was intended to be part of a family unit with [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Sharon Valerii]], but a place for the character within story arcs were eventually dropped, and the character has essentially been dropped from the series.</ref> I never considered keeping [[Muffit|Boxey's dog]] for a second. The dog was just absurd! it was right out from the moment I took the show.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=13-14|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> | ||
* ''Moore discusses the religious aspects of the series:'' | * ''Moore discusses the religious aspects of the series:'' | ||
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: The Cylons do garner your empathy gradually, as you see more and more from their point of view. That's a bold move. There is a lot about them that should be sympathetic to a Western American audience. They are monotheists, they kind of believe in redemption and rebirth and all these things that a lot of us believe in. The humans are polytheists and are a bit more anachronistic.<ref name="TV Guide"/> | : The Cylons do garner your empathy gradually, as you see more and more from their point of view. That's a bold move. There is a lot about them that should be sympathetic to a Western American audience. They are monotheists, they kind of believe in redemption and rebirth and all these things that a lot of us believe in. The humans are polytheists and are a bit more anachronistic.<ref name="TV Guide"/> | ||
* ''[[Edward James Olmos]] discusses what the series is to him, referencing | * ''[[Edward James Olmos]] discusses what the series is to him, referencing [[Sharon Agathon]]'s birth of [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]:'' | ||
: No, I think it was [<nowiki></nowiki> | : No, I think it was [<nowiki></nowiki>[[Sharon Agathon]]'s] [[Hera Agathon|baby]] that really pushed her to the point of being more human than android. The love of a child is really the premise of this story. [[William Adama|My [character's]]] love of my children, [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s love of humanity — all of us are her children. I have my son [Major [[Lee Adama|Lee ''Apollo'' Adama]]], and of course I just [[Maelstrom|lost]] my [surrogate] daughter [Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara ''Starbuck'' Thrace]]], which was brutal. <ref name="ew ejo">{{cite_web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20036782_20037403_20015932_2,00.html|title=Four-ward, Cylons: EDWARD JAMES OLMOS|date=|accessdate=31 May 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> | ||
* ''Moore discusses mapping out the series:'' | * ''Moore discusses mapping out the series:'' | ||
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* [[Mary McDonnell|メアリー・マクドネル]] as [[Laura Roslin|ローラ・ロズリン]] | * [[Mary McDonnell|メアリー・マクドネル]] as [[Laura Roslin|ローラ・ロズリン]] | ||
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] | * [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] | ||
* [[Jamie Bamber]] as | * [[Jamie Bamber]] as [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]] | ||
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar]] | * [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar]] | ||
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]] | * [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]] | ||