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Battlestar Galactica BROTHERS OF MAN

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Fanedit Name: Battlestar Galactica BROTHERS OF MAN

Brief Synopsis:
As the Galactica Fleet follows the path toward Earth given to them by the mysterious Beings of Light, they encounter new forces which may bring their salvation, or a new oppressive force as dangerous as the Cylons. As the opposing sides fight for supremacy within the Terran System, Adama must decide the course of action for the destiny of not only their own people, but the destiny of Terra.

Faneditor Name: David Kerin
Original Film Name: Greetings From Earth, Baltar's Escape and Experiment in Terra, Buck Rogers: Awakening
Studio Name: Universal Studios
Genre: Science Fiction
Fanedit Type: True Fan Edit
Original Running Time: 180
Original Release Date: 1979
Fanedit Running Time: 2 hours 18 minutes
Fanedit Release Date: October 2013
Amount of time cut.: 42 minuts

Intention: Battlestar Galactica: Brothers of Man edits the original episodes Greetings from Earth, Baltar's Escape and Experiment in Terra into a single storyline encompassing the "Terra" story arc. This edit works to remove much of the silliness from the episodes, such as Hector and Vector (as much as possible), and give a dramatic telling that fits more with the feel and mythology of Battlestar Galactica.

Created new CGI fx and new dialogue/voice over to aid in telling the story.


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DVD Artwork by Rogue-theX.

 
When asked when did U.S. television sci-fi storytelling grow-up, when did it the move beyond simple episodic tales and into bolder, grander, epic serialized novels for TV, what would you say?

Babylon 5?
Farscape?
Deep Space Nine?

I would argue NO to all of those choices. The pioneer of serialized American tv sci-fi was the original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA way back in 1978! That's right, the show many now consider cheesy because of disco attire, casino planets and fuzzy robot dogs, was the trailblazer of giant ensemble casts with season length continuing story lines and the weaving of rich space opera mythology!

Think about it, with the exception of day time soaps (Dallas premiered also in 1978), serialized storytelling was a rarity on American Network TV. The vast majority of network shows introduced and neatly resolved their conflicts within 50 minutes with little change to the status quo and seldom referenced past episodes so the series could be shown in any order later in syndication.

But not Battlestar Galactica. Right out of the gate it was different. Different from any tv sci-fi show before it and definitely different from any other show on tv at the same time. It treated sci-fi in a fairly serious manner, it had incredible production values, a fantastic cast and, for the most part of its single season, very strong writing.

But it was also a heavily serialized show, though I don't think the writers/producers or network ever intended it to be that way. But that is how it evolved. It began as a quest show, and with each episode the mythology of the series grew, main characters died, new ones joined, past events were constantly referenced and elements introduced in an early episode would pay off in a later one. Yes, the show was written as escapist fantasy, and you can watch many of the episodes out of sequence. But if you actually watch them in order, you see this wonderfully complex tapestry unfolding before you.

Which brings us to David Kerin's latest BSG fan edit, THE BROTHERS OF MAN -- this edit combines 3 episodes from the tail end of the first season, Greetings From Earth (originally a 2 hour episode special), Baltar's Escape and Experiment In Terra. In these episodes we see the coming together of several story subplots that been running through the series and the return of many past characters. In particular, the Galactican's hunt for Earth is addressed, but we also see connections to past episodes like War of the Gods, Fire in Space and The Living Legend.

While this edit has a definite 3 act structure feel to it, the over arching story connects almost seamlessly and lends itself nicely to the epic nature of the narrative. To tie these 3 episodes together, David has created completely new bookend scenes with new CGI FX and new dialogue.

For classic BSG fans, this fan edit is a fun present that ties all the major first season plots together in a cohesive and entertaining way. I highly recommend it.
 
Thanks to [MENTION=24937]Pabs[/MENTION] for taking the time to post a review.

Sorry this edit did not work for you.

For me, this fan edit is a throwback to the early 80s, when studios used to repackage/edit tv episodes together into movies for syndication and international release. TV shows such as SPACE 1999, PLANET OF THE APES and even BATTLESTAR GALACTICA all did it. They all have a choppy, episodic quality to them but I guess as fans of the franchise you over look those weaknesses and focus on the elements that do work.

I agree, as an individual stand alone movie BROTHERS OF MAN may not work for the uninitiated viewer, but as chapter in David's overall BSG fan edit series, I think it fits in wonderfully.

;-)
 
"This edit just didn't work for me. The idea of combining these three episodes was not a bad one but the overall result was that the whole thing felt choppy and unfinished. Characters appear and disappear with no explanation. The bookends feel out of place. Better to watch these episodes as originally intended."


Hey there Pabs. I'm glad you added a review. But I'm confused as to which characters appear and disappear with no explanation? Please expand and tell me which ones and where.

As an old school fan I would certainly say to watch the original eps in their original form, but in the edit, I am not sure where I cut characters stories completely out of existence. I'm not sure which ones appear and disappear. Please explain this to me. It will help me as an editor. For the bookends, well that is all me, so if you didn't like that, I fully understand. But I'm still not sure who's character I made disappear (or appear). If you are talking about Cain... well that is part of the overall series, and as a standalone, that would be one that would "appear" without explanation. But that was one with that intent in mind. And for followers of the series. This is not a stand alone that explains everything, but a continuing in the BSG story that the editor assumes you would be up to speed.

Aside from Cain, who appeared and disappeared?
 
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