‘Battlestar Galactica’: Derek Simonds Set As New Showrunner Of Peacock Reboot In Works From Producer Sam Esmail
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EXCLUSIVE: There is a new writer at the helm of Peacock’s long-gestating reboot of the popular sci-fi franchise Battlestar Galactica. The Sinner creator Derek Simonds has come on board as wri…

I am personally against it despite Sam Esmail’s involvement (I really liked Mr. Robot). It’s not that I don’t think it could be a good show, it’s that NBC has plenty of other properties from former science fiction shows they could redevelop, but they’re redeveloping this one instead.

If they want to reboot a show for the third time, why not V considering the first reboot was so disappointing? Or maybe go for the 90s nostalgia and reboot SeaQuest DSV or Earth 2.

And then there’s all the Sci-Fi Channel/SyFy properties they have at least some stake of ownership in.

I realize asking for something original is asking too much these days, but can’t we at least do something other than Battlestar Galactica every 20 years?

I’m willing to be open-minded and give the show a chance if it gets produced, but I don’t think it should be produced in the first place.

  • Steve Anonymous
    2•9 months ago

    Instead of rebooting everything let’s get another few seasons of westworld (like season one of course)

    • Flying SquidOP
      19•9 months ago

      Even Westworld is a reboot. There were two movies in the 70s and a TV series based on those movies in the 80s. Everything is a damn reboot.

      • DominusOfMegadeus
        5•9 months ago

        The first movie, with Yul Brenner, is friggin awesome. That said, I have read a LOT of great sci-fi series in the last couple of years that are screaming for movie/tv treatment, and are NOT BSG.

        • Flying SquidOP
          3•9 months ago

          The second not so much. Yul Brynner is in it too, but not for very long. Never saw the short-lived TV series.

          My dad said he once saw Yul Brynner in the Indianapolis airport in full cowboy getup.

    • SteefLem
      3•9 months ago

      They should stop making reboots and reallity shows. There are so many shows killed after 1 season that should get more. Or maybe extent the bsg universe or something

      • @db2
        6•9 months ago

        Let’s just hope they leave Lexx and Farscape tf alone.

        • Flying SquidOP
          3•9 months ago

          Farscape was an unofficial reboot of Blake’s 7 (created by Terry Nation, who created the Daleks). That’s never stated outright, but both shows are about a bunch of misfit criminals on the run from a tyrannical galactic government in a living ship. Also, the villain Grayza in Farscape was pretty obviously made to look like Servalan from Blake’s 7.

          But I love both Blake’s 7 and Farscape and it’s not an official reboot. It’s more of a new idea that is in tribute to a previous one but does its own thing. A true reboot of Farscape would be god-awful.

          They would never have the balls to reboot Lexx.