A bit of sage advice from Edward James Olmos, who stars as Commander Adama in the new Ronald D. Moore-scripted “Battlestar Galactica” miniseries (due to air on SciFi this December):
"Please don't watch this program," Olmos advised fans of the 1978 original as he spoke during the current TCA press tour. "Buy yourself the new DVDs that they're putting out of the old episodes, and whenever we come on, just put that one in. ... Trust me. Don't watch it. If you're a real, real staunch Battlestar Galactica person, please don't watch it."
"I would not advise [the fans] to watch this program. It will hurt them . . .
"The intent and the way we've built the reality is very different from the reality of the original."
"I know the Sci Fi wants to say that everyone's going to like it," Olmos said. “They’re not.”
The man makes sense! Rent the DVDs and dream of how much better the series would have been had its creative destiny been bequeathed to the great actor Richard Hatch (“Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One,” “Iron Thunder”) -- instead of Moore, whose writing credits include the “Star Trek: TNG” series finale and the motion picture “Star Trek: First Contact”!
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