Goodbye Ralph McQuarrie. You Are Already Missed

http://www.ralphmcquarrie.com/

You along with Leslie Stevens will always be remembered as the primary visionaries and contributors to the "1978 Battlestar Galactica" series. Your Battlestars And Basestars are majestic, your Vipers soar, your "Core Command" - (Galactica bridge) still hasn't been outdone in terms of spectacle 34 years later, and your Imperious Leader Chamber remains ominous and spooky.

You also designed Steven Spielberg's "Mothership" in "Close Encounters of The Third Kind", the entire universe of "Star Wars"- (1977), and "ET - The Extra Terrestrial" among many many other film projects.

Thank you Ralph McQuarrie, for making Science Fiction and outer space so much fun.

Universal Studios Executives Posing As "Galactica 1978" Fans Go Mute When Ralph McQuarrie Dies

Conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie passed away this weekend. His passing is a devastating loss to the actual "Battlestar Galactica 1978" fan community.

 The fan community Universal Studios executives and its hired thugs from "Abraham & Harrison" have been unsuccessfully trying to masquerade as on http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums, http://www.stallioncornell.com/boards, and the Frakheads forum for a decade.

Ralph McQuarrie's 24 conceptual paintings (3 of them displayed above) formed the basis of the "visual look" of the "1978 Battlestar Galactica" series back in 1978. It was Ralph McQuarrie who came up with the basic look of the "Battlestar Galactica" spaceship, the "Colonial Viper", and "Core Command" (The bridge) pictured above, among many other of his visual concepts depicted in these 24 paintings from 1978.

His visual concepts were re-worked (not by much) and incorporated into the "1978 Battlestar Galactica" series by model designers and model builders Grant McCune and Joe Johnston. And then by art director John E. Chilberg II (Core Command, Imperious Leader Chambers, Alpha Launch Bay, surface of "Caprica.")

This highly influential and important figure within the fandom of the "1978 Battlestar Galactica" series dies this past weekend, and there isn't one mention of his death or respect given to the achievements in his life on http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums, http://www.stallioncornell.com/boards, and the Frakheads forum.

It just goes to show you that none of these forums were forums dedicated to the "1978 Battlestar Galactica" series at all.

Hats Off To "Columbia Pictures" For Continuing Their "Men in Black" Science Fiction Theatrical Franchise

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/men-in-black-iii-2012/

Let's see now. We have...

1. Columbia Pictures successfully continuing their "Men in Black" Science Fiction theatrical franchise.

2. Paramount Pictures successfully continuing their "Star Trek" Science Fiction theatrical franchise.

3. Walt Disney Pictures successfully launching their new "John Carter" Science Fiction theatrical franchise.

And then we have Universal Studios...

4. Successfully procrastinating (for decades) in getting their potential "Battlestar Galactica 1978" Science Fiction theatrical franchise off the ground.

I guess Universal Studios doesn't like to play with the other kids on the block. Loss of competitive profits be damned.

 

Should We Issue An "Amber Alert" For Both Bryan Singer And John Orloff?

 

The two of them seem to be "missing in action" when it comes to working on the "Battlestar Galactica" movie announced on October 17th, 2011.

I'm sure we'll hear from the two of them again when Universal Studios feels sufficient time has passed in the general public's fading memory of the October 17th, 2011 announcement.

Maybe in two years which coincidentally, will be about the time Universal Studios and Bryan Singer "re-announce" a new "Battlestar Galactica" movie coming to your local multiplex soon (2016!!)

Walt Disney Pictures Successfully Launches a New Science Fiction Theatrical Franchise

http://nerdreactor.com/2012/03/02/and-the-john-carter-reviews-are-in-many-of-them-postive/


And gee, Walt Disney Pictures successfully did it without...

1. Attacking the John Carter fanbase on Internet bulletin boards as Universal Studios did to "Battlestar Galactica" fans in the 2000s.

2. Endlessly procrastinating for decades on end with one movie announcement after another never leading anywhere as Universal Studios continues to do with "Battlestar Galactica" and Bryan Singer in tow.

3. Making some counterfeit John Carter production to deliberately piss off the John Carter fanbase as Universal Studios has done to "Battlestar Galactica" and its fanbase.

Why can't the idiots who manage and run Universal Studios be more like...

1. The people who manage and run Walt Disney Pictures (John Carter?)

2. The people who manage and run Paramount Pictures (Star Trek?)

3. The people who manage and run United Artists (James Bond?)

The world will never know (Tootsie Roll Pop goes "Crunch")

The Sound of Crickets "Chirping" is NBC-Universal Still Lacking a Profitable "Battlestar Galactica" Franchise

http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Studios-Battlestar-Galactica-Series/dp/1434895408/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330706854&sr=1-2

What have we learned from casually observing Universal Studios handling of the "Battlestar Galactica" property for the past few decades?

1. That a corporation cannot have a profitable Science Fiction media franchise if they simultaneously hate the property with every fiber of their corporate being (Universal Studios hates "Battlestar Galactica"), and try to do something with it at the same time.

2. That the most irrational and pig-headed foundation Universal Studios could have tried to lay for "Battlestar Galactica" in attempting to build a future for the property was financing Ronald D. Moore's garbage, which was a simultaneous "slap" in the face towards the "1978 Battlestar Galactica" series and an entity not really being "Battlestar Galactica" at all.

3. That repeatedly assigning the same individuals to the property who have no combined talents whatsoever (Ronald D. Moore, David Eick, Bryan Singer) will repeatedly yield zero dividends for the property.

What is the prognosis for the badly ailing "Battlestar Galactica" property due to Universal Studios repeated idiocy?

Extremely promising, as long as the poor thing is sold to someone else.

How Long Does it Take to Write a Screenplay?

http://www.iamrogue.com/news/movie-news/item/5103-exclusive-screenwriter-john-orloff-talks-bryan-singers-battlestar-galactica.html

It was announced in October 2011 (October 22nd, 2011 specifically) that John Orloff (pictured above) had been supposedly hired by Universal Studios to write the supposed screenplay for Bryan Singer's supposed "Battlestar Galactica" movie supposedly to be released in theaters in 2013.

The general consensus in Hollywood is that it takes about three months to write a screenplay. So, Mr. Orloff should have finished in late January 2012. So, regardless of whether or not Univesal Studios intends to give periodic updates to the media as to the progress of this supposed project (which of course they aren't and won't), this supposed "Battlestar Galactica" movie should be moving into physical pre-production by now. Even as I am writing this, Bryan Singer and any other "above the line personnel" initially hired for this supposed project (co-producers, etc.) should be discussing (visual concepts, set construction on soundstages, costume designs) based upon Mr. Orloff's supposedly finished screenplay....right now.

If this supposed movie is to be released in 2013, it should be chugging along right now full steam ahead with "above the line personnel" already hired (co-producers)...already assisting Bryan Singer in early decision making during the pre-production process.

It takes very little effort to debunk any supposed "Battlestar Galactica" movie announced by Universal Studios and Bryan Singer. All you have to do is walk it through the normal production time it takes to make any movie. As of right now...March 1, 2012...

1. John Orloff should have long since finished his screenplay.

2. This movie should be in active...physical pre-production...right now.

Of course, given the past work history of Universal Studios and Bryan Singer in partnership together, (and the lack of progress always being the result), we can safely conclude that this supposed movie isn't anywhere near the progress level discussed above.