Star Trek predated BG, and Star Wars was a motion picture release, rather than a television show. My only beef with Battlestar Galactica (first version) was the fact that nobody told Lorne Greene (Adama) that this wasn't Bonanza. He played exactly the same character. Then there was "Battlestar Firetruck," the late and unlamented "Firehouse" where the whole BG ensemble tried being firemen...with Lorne Greene, again.Kaebora wrote:Indeed. A friend told me that the original Battlestar Galactica was crap. In fact, the acting wasn't half bad, and it was one of the best Sci-Fi TV shows of its time. Without BG, there wouldn't have been a Star Wars, or a Star Trek.Scott Gardener wrote:Still, you young whipper-snappers have no idea how important some of these works are. Kids these days, calling the original Star Wars slow-paced, with cheesy effects...
The same can be said of the original Wolf Man. The effects showing the transformation were good back when it was made. Lets face it, the Wolf Man TF was still more impressive than the one in Blood and Chocolate (rainbowy effects or camera cuts hiding all the shifting).
Something to keep in mind with the Original Wolf-Man...Lon Chaney had to freeze while the makeup was applied in front of the camera, in what was literally stop-action filming. It took almost two hours for the makeup to be applied, one layer at a time; and he had to stay stock still in position while it was done.
If CG had been available back then, he's have welcomed it with open arms!