First of all, I was a big fan of the original, when I was a kid, but having seen a few episodes of the original lately, I'm glad they avoided a lot of the cheesiness of the original. The cast and crew, I think, pulled off a wonderful surprise and a lot of us who thought they would fail are pleasantly surprised.
The only real fault I really see with it at this point is the same fault I see in most new series, which is that not all of the cast are completely at home with their characters. I think that will happen when this becomes a series.
The space fights and flights were exceptional in that unlike almost any other space battles I've previously seen, they assume physics has something called inertia. Wow! What a difference that makes. Yeah, you don't get those cool turning on a dime space ships, but it adds a great deal of character.
The story was excellent, I thought. The cast was well chosen. I like Olmos and McDonnel a lot but would never have picked them for the roles. I was quite pleased with their performances. I was very impressed with Helfer's roll, and not just because she's a gorgeous model. She spooked me, and I like that.
All in all, I have to say I can't wait for this to become a series. I'm glad they've reworked it. It makes the story work with an audience that has become more knowledgeable and saavy about space movies.
The only real fault I really see with it at this point is the same fault I see in most new series, which is that not all of the cast are completely at home with their characters. I think that will happen when this becomes a series.
The space fights and flights were exceptional in that unlike almost any other space battles I've previously seen, they assume physics has something called inertia. Wow! What a difference that makes. Yeah, you don't get those cool turning on a dime space ships, but it adds a great deal of character.
The story was excellent, I thought. The cast was well chosen. I like Olmos and McDonnel a lot but would never have picked them for the roles. I was quite pleased with their performances. I was very impressed with Helfer's roll, and not just because she's a gorgeous model. She spooked me, and I like that.
All in all, I have to say I can't wait for this to become a series. I'm glad they've reworked it. It makes the story work with an audience that has become more knowledgeable and saavy about space movies.