And here I thought the "1990s Maximum Press Comic Book Version" of "Battlestar" sucked ass!! Holy crap, this is even worse!!
Is that a...."Middle finger to the Battlestar 1978 fans"....I see coming from the giant robot (Really from Universal Studios?)
http://www.geekalerts.com/steampunk-battlestar-galactica-1880-1/
Is this horrendous looking comic book the blueprint for Universal Studios "claimed" reimagining of the property in this "Fake Press Release" of theirs?....
http://www.vulture.com/2014/04/battlestar-galactica-movie-in-development.html
If it is....it contains all of the notorious elements Universal Studios has always loved to do to the "Battlestar Galactica" property for the past 36 years....ABUSE THE HELL OUT OF IT.
Let's follow the "Universal Studios Playbook On How To Abuse Battlestar Galactica" line for line...
in order to notice how this "Steampunk Version" of the property would fall right in line with that historic and notorious abuse....
1. Universal Studios loves to use the property title...."Battlestar Galactica".....on everything and anything except what "Battlestar Galactica" really is....The "1978" series. Such as Ronald D. Moore's "GINO" - (Galactica in Name Only) series.
2. Universal Studios allowed all of the special effects footage from the "1978 Battlestar Galactica Series" to be stolen and inserted into the "1988 VHS Release - Space Mutiny."
Falling right in line with Universal Studios philosophy...."As long as the original vision of "The 1978 Battlestar Galactica Series" is not being honored by anyone....That's just fine by us!! We'll even look the other way when special effects footage from the 1978 series is stolen from us and illegally inserted into another production ('Space Mutiny.)"
And now coming full circle!! (I no doubt missed other awful details in between) Universal Studios (I suspect) wants to do a....."Steampunk Period Piece Fantasy Movie".....using the "Battlestar Galactica" property name only....that bears more of a resemblance to the current crop of...."Transformers"....movies...but this time set in the era of...."Robert Conrad's 'Wild, Wild West" series.
3. Universal Studios.... "Corporate Philosophy".....towards the "Battlestar Galactica" property always having been...."Use the property for any purpose except for what it was originally intended...."The 1978 Series. What the hell? We'll even use the "Battlestar" brand name on a "Florence Henderson Cooking Show."
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Read the books Universal Studios has tried and failed to censor on Amazon.com...
http://languatron.freeforums.org/viewforum.php?f=60
And read these books at another location where Universal Studios executives and its stealth marketers won't be able to post negative, misleading (stealth marketed) reviews of the books via them purchasing candy and Rogaine Foam on Amazon.com (allowing them access to the Amazon book review section) and not actually buying and reading the books. I'll leave the other 150 global locations under wraps for now.
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/fullen1264