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Topic: Ronald D. Moore's "Sorry Ass", "Sad Sack" Star Trek Clone (Read 134 times)
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languatron
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I don't know which is more depressing with Ronald D. Moore's production: The permanent FROWNS on his cast members, or the SORRY ASS visual appearance of his production. Ronald D. Moore's production has the visual appearance of being a weathered down, "Red Light District" within the Rick Berman "Star Trek" universe. All of Moore's cast members, from Edward James Olmos on down to "Little Miss Smart Ass"-(Katee Sackhoff) are dressed like they could be the JANITOR CREW on the "Deep Space Nine" space station from "Star Trek." I have never seen such a PATHETIC, UNINSPIRED, DRAB, DERIVATIVE, and IRRITATING TO THE EYES wardrobe in my life. Universal/Sci-Fi Channel gave up the VISUAL BRILLIANCE of the "REAL 1978 GALACTICA SERIES" for this SORRY ASS PIECE OF SHIT? Well, I'll give Universal/Sci-Fi Channel credit for one thing. They really knew how to FUCK UP the "Battlestar Galactica" brand name by attaching it to Ronald D. Moore's SORRY ASS PIECE OF SHIT. And then these Universal executives on the Internet PRETENDING TO BE RON MOORE FANS, go on and on about how great this SHITTY PRODUCTION is, from its visual appearance to even its scriptwriting (??)
There is NOT ONE ORIGINAL IDEA in Ronald D. Moore's production. Ronald D. Moore delivered to Universal/Sci-Fi Channel exactly what he was trained to do (like a dog fetching a stick) as a "Star Trek" staff writer. He delivered a "within budget, "LOW BUDGET", "Star Trek" sequel series that could be set a few parsecs away from the "Deep Space Nine" space station in "Star Trek." Imagine that within the Rick Berman "Star Trek" universe, there is a group of SAD SACK, SORRY ASS JANITORS bouncing around a stupid ass looking spaceship (looks like a dustbuster), pretending to be officers and HUMPING each other in the corridors. This in a nutshell, IS RONALD D. MOORE'S PRODUCTION. Ronald D. Moore MADE NO ATTEMPT to convince me or any other viewer, that this production is something other than a CHEAP "STAR TREK" KNOCK-OFF USING THE "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" BRAND NAME IN ITS TITLE, and CHARACTER NAMES FROM "GALACTICA." What is the point to this production? WHY WAS IT EVEN MADE?
Well, the only ones who like this production are the UNIVERSAL EXECUTIVES PRETENDING TO BE FANS. They made this SORRY ASS PRODUCTION BY THEMSELVES,....FOR THEMSELVES. Universal executives have EXTREMELY ECCENTRIC POLITICAL PRIORITIES, DON'T THEY? They wanted a television production (it didn't even have to be Science Fiction or set in outer space) that would address "September11th" issues, ADOLESCENT SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, and MINDLESS REHASHINGS OF OLD "STAR TREK" IDEAS. Well, the Universal executives GOT WHAT THEY WANTED. Oh yeah, the IDIOTIC UNIVERSAL/SCI-FI CHANNEL EXECUTIVES also attached the "Battlestar Galactica" brand name to this GOD AWFUL MESS for NO APPARENT REASON.
It's truly fascinating that as time goes on, and as Ronald D. Moore's production continues to POLLUTE THE AIRWAVES, it is gradually getting away from its initial claims of being set in outer space; and is MORPHING into a present day "West Wing" drama with all of the physical surroundings of present day Earth. Indeed, give Ronald D. Moore some time; and his characters will no longer be called "Starbuck" and "Apollo", will be HAILING TAXI CABS in order to get to their jobs, will be living next to one another in a California subdivision, will have jobs in office buildings-perhaps in beautiful downtown Los Angeles? - and a "Cylon" will be a new car fresh off of the assembly line that all of the characters drive.
Of all of the television series that have claimed to have been set in outer space, Ronald D. Moore's is the LEAST CONVINCING. Some SCREWED UP PRIORITIES led to the genesis of Ronald D. Moore's series. On the one hand, Universal/Sci-Fi Channel wanted to address September 11th, on the other hand they wanted something to attach the "Battlestar Galactica" brand name to so they wouldn't lose ownership of it, on yet another hand Universal/Sci-Fi Channel assembled the most PATHETIC PRODUCTION CREW IN TELEVISION HISTORY (DEVOID OF ANY IMAGINATION) to THROW THIS SHIT TOGETHER on a BARGAIN BASEMENT BUDGET, on yet another hand we have Universal/Sci-Fi Channel's ABSOLUTE INFATUATION with Paramount Picture's "Star Trek" property, and still on another hand, Universal/Sci-Fi Channel REALLY DIDN'T WANT AN OUTER SPACE DRAMA AT ALL!! Whew!! So, with a SMORGASBORD OF FUCKED UP AND CONFLICTING POLITICAL PRIORITIES LIKE THAT, we have Ronald D. Moore's SCHIZOPHRENIC PRODUCTION that consists of THOUSANDS OF STOLEN IDEAS from other movies and tv shows, gradually getting away from its outer space setting and MORPHING into a PRESENT DAY DRAMA.
Perhaps the greatest WEAKNESS of Ronald D. Moore's production, is that it CAN'T DECIDE WHAT THE HELL IT WANTS TO BE!! An outer space drama? A present day drama ala' "West Wing?" A "Star Trek" RIP-OFF? A commentary on "September 11th?" A SOFT CORE PORNO with ADOLESCENT SEXUAL INTERCOURSE? Just what the hell is this SHIT that Ronald D. Moore threw together? Ronald D. Moore's production is on an ongoing quest of trying to figure out what the hell its identity is. Most EXPERIENCED television producers ALREADY KNOW the identity of their televison shows BEFORE they go on the air. Ronald D. Moore being the NEOPHYTE that he is, didn't know the identity of his own show before he went on the air, didn't nail down exactly what he wanted to do. All that mattered to Ronald D. Moore was that he simply get on the air so that he would have EMPLOYMENT. Such secondary concerns as "what the hell is my show about exactly?" were UNIMPORTANT to Ronald D. Moore. Thus, we have Ronald D. Moore STEALING IDEAS LEFT & RIGHT from every movie and tv show he has watched since he was 5 years old. Ask Moore what his show is about exactly, and he will give you a long list of UNRELATED ANSWERS that would still leave you in the dark as to WHAT EXACTLY his show is about:
Ronald D. Moore: "Well, it's a little bit of September 11th; adolescent sex, political drama, outer space drama....blah, blah,
blah, blah....."
Ronald D. Moore talks alot but SAYS VERY LITTLE. You know what I'm saying? After I'm finished reading one of his interviews, I'm just as much in the dark about what he said about his STUPID ASS tv show as I was before I read the interview. And indeed, watching his CRAP every Friday night on Sci-Fi Channel also LEAVES YOU IN THE DARK. What amazes me is that the IDIOTS at Universal/Sci-Fi Channel allowed this HUNK OF CRAP to get passed the "pitching phase." If I was a studio executive who had the power to green light or kill Ron Moore's idea, I would have asked him an ENDLESS SERIES of questions while he was pitching his series to me. Such as "what the hell is your series about...EXACTLY??" If Moore had responded to me with an endless list of UNRELATED ANSWERS,-(September 11th and political drama and outer space drama and raunchy sex) I would have SENT HIM BACK to the drawing board to FLUSH OUT THE PREMISE OF HIS SERIES BETTER. And believe me, the MESS that Ronald D. Moore ultimately came up with proves that Moore should have spent (at minimum) ANOTHER SIX MONTHS developing, SHARPENING, and REFINING the FORMAT of his series. And shame on the INCOMPETENCE of Universal/Sci-Fi Channel executives for allowing a "Format In Development" tv series getting on the air. From every vantage point, Ronald D. Moore's series looks UNFINISHED, like it's still in the embryonic phase. 
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