Monday, June 16, 2008

Battlestar Galactica: A Place To Go From Here?

I had an epiphany today; I realized how Battlestar Galactica could end, and not only does it make sense, it would be totally awesome (in a nerd's wildest fantasy way). Earth is gone; the people of the 13th Colony used up the resources and destroyed themselves, creating a nuclear wasteland. Maybe the fleet will find clues pointing the way to where the last survivors of the 13th Colony went. The Colonials and rebel cylons will follow them to a new solar system filled with dozens of planets and moons terraformed to support human life. And the first people Adama and the crew of the Galactica encounter will be none other than Capt. Malcolm Reynolds of the starship Serenity.

Yeah, I'm going there. But think about it. As the picture above illustrates, Firefly-class ships existed on the Twelve Colonies (and no, this isn't photoshopped; watch the scene in the miniseries pilot when Roslin is at the clinic). Universal, which produces Galactica, owns the film rights to Serenity, and most of the "rules" apply to both shows; no aliens, wormholes or overly extravagant technology (except for the FTL drive in Galactica). It would be so awesome, especially if a spin-off were developed featuring a certain cargo smuggling ship...

Up next: Scrubs!

2 comments:

Adam said...

Hrm... that would be amusing. But a bit unlikely :)

Andrew said...

Yeah, very unlikely. But a guy can dream...