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In order to clear the air I have discussed the issue with two administrators and it has been agreed that the issue be resolved by WP:DR as consensus seems unlikely, to show good faith I have included the citations I plan to use in the WP:DR [1] [2], a media expert [3], further citations: [4][5] and [6] [7]. Best Wishes Twobells (talk) 17:02, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
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I've added the tags in the short term as I expect that we'll resolve this pretty quickly, unfortunately I was away for a few days and the DRN was closed prematurely. Essentially, the tense has never been the issue just the fact that the show is an Anglo-American/US-UK co-production. We need to write up a section on production (unusual that it is missing) and add 'UK' to the info-box with 'seasons 1, 4' in brackets.
I remember that the term "re-imagining" was used to market this series, I just don't understand why Wikipedia should also use the marketing term. There is not even an article about "re-imagining" in Wikipedia, exactly because it's just a marketing term for remake.
So could someone who advocates the use of "re-imagining" over "remake" please explain what the term mean, and in particular, where "re-imagining" and "remake" differ enough to use the obscure term over the common one?
Thanks!-91.10.17.93 (talk) 19:43, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
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22:32, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
does not mention your restriction: "In serial fiction..."The restriction is right there in the first three words.
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08:49, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
does not mention your restriction: "In serial fiction..."is wrong. --AussieLegend (✉) 09:39, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
I'm sorry but "The restriction that does not exist is that on TV and movies" does not make sense. --AussieLegend (✉) 13:53, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
As an illustration that Wikipedia prefers general-audience language to domain-specific language: Firefly_(TV_series)#Fandom clearly describes that fans of the series are called "Browncoats", and still uses "fan" twice as often as "Browncoat" in this section.-91.10.26.55 (talk) 22:50, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
Because of many similarities or common details, the series may have been influenced by the Macross 7 Anime series, whicn in turn may have been influenced by the 1978 Galactica series. The Macross Frontier Anime sequel then might again be influemced by BSG (2004). It doesn not negate the influence of Star Wars or other epic SciFi, but the specific closeness in the general story and many details (like key symbols, technical design, sounds, camera work) suggest a field of shared inspirations.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.134.143.244 (talk) 00:44, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
Seems odd, that after all this time, there doesn't seem to be a production section, why is that? I'll get on it when I have time. Also, it seems that BSkyB co-produced the 2nd season as well [1] regards.Twobells (talk) 14:59, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
I'm sorry, he should get an Oscar. What planet are you people living on?? 24.51.217.35 (talk) 19:14, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
I just spotted this when reading about a proposed movie of Battlestar Galatica, just take a look at the picture in this link and what does it remind you of i will give you a clue (the Last Supper)
https://www.joblo.com/assets/images/joblo/news/2018/12/battlestardinner.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.102.143 (talk) 22:08, 18 December 2018 (UTC) or https://paleymatters.org/battlestar-galactica-sci-fi-noir-1b53d7173bd8
I believe we should add another genre onto the genre section. It should be tragedy because BSG shares many hallmarks of tragedy especially Greek Tragedy. Tragedy being a genre of suffering that invokes catharsis in the audience. And one of the main point of the show was the constant suffering faced by the characters themselves.
(Prietodream talk) 14:24, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
@Drmargi: Many people consider the term "ethnic" to be offensive when describing non-European or non-Western culture or people. Conventional Western orchestral instruments like the violin and piano have ethnic origins as well, in the ethnicities of Europe. The offense arises from the Eurocentrism of describing non-European cultures as "ethnic" without describing European-derived cultures in the same way. It's also somewhat inaccurately used to introduce the list, because "Middle Eastern" describes multiple ethnicities in a way that Japanese and Armenian do not. If you don't like "non-European" because it "European" is ambiguous as to whether it includes European-derived cultures like the United States, then perhaps "non-Western" would be more accurate and less distracting? -- Beland (talk) 21:19, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
In 2019, The New York Times placed the show on its list of "The 20 Best TV Dramas Since The Sopranos", a period many critics call a "golden age of television".
I think there's some deep rumblings that shows like The Sopranos and Battlestar Galactica, while certainly praised during their time, just don't hold up as well today as they did back then. Of course, this isn't true for all shows. For example, Mad Men is still held in very high regard, despite the many different critics who never liked it. I personally believe that fans of Battlestar Galactica have added a lot of critical bias to this topic and have intentionally ignored the huge, wide ranging swath of criticism, such as the fact that, like many other popular shows, it's final season was unnecessary and frankly bad. Pinging Snow Rise just to annoy him, and maybe get him to launch into a 30,000 word missive about how Battlestar Galactica is the greatest thing since the formation of the Solar System. Viriditas (talk) 23:19, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
The series received critical acclaim at the time and since, including . . . In 2019, The New York Times placed the show on its list of "The 20 Best TV Dramas Since The Sopranos", a period many critics call a "golden age of television". However, the series did receive some criticism, particularly in its last season and finale, for a perceived inconsistency of tone and failure to adequately resolve some of the prominent plot lines and mysteries set up across the show's run.
"rumblings that shows like . . . Battlestar Galactica, while certainly praised during their time, just don't hold up as well today", are you referencing a general trend in the art criticism of television which you expect would apply to this show, or have you encountered sources which hold this specific view with regard to this show in particular? Or is it an opinion you have seen expressed in more informal online environments (fan fora and the like)? If the first or third of those options, there's not a whole lot we can do with that for editorial purposes, without running afoul of WP:RS and WP:OR. If the second, I for one see no problem with introducing an extra well-attributed quote of critique or three into the article, subject to the usual caveats about WP:WEIGHT.
I removed the cast members names at the top of the article, this was done as they were already listed in the infobox and then again in their correct place in the cast listings.
Otherwise, they will all be in the article three times, which is excessive duplication.
Any objections to this change?
Imthethenextjamesbond (talk) 13:07, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
"The lead should also summarize the major points of the rest of the article: premise, basic production information (e.g. where the show is filmed), principal cast..."Drovethrughosts (talk) 14:02, 5 September 2024 (UTC)
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