Battlestar Galactica's Creator Has Regrets About Show's Ending, But Doesn't Want A Reunion

Summary

Battlestar Galacticacreator Ron D. Moore has regrets about the show’s ending, but doesn’t want a reunion, he reveals atSan Diego Comic-Con. A re-imagining of the 1978Battlestar Galacticaseries created by Glen A. Larson, the sci-fi series ran from 2004 to 2009 following a similar story involving the crew of the titular spaceship journeying towards Earth under the threat of an old enemy known as the Cylons.Battlestar Galactica’s castincluded Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, and Grace Park.

In an exclusive interview withScreen Rantat Comic-Con,Moore revealed that he has some regrets aboutBattlestar Galactica’s ending, though he doesn’t want to see a scripted reunion special. The creator says “there’s a part of [him] that wishes [he] hadn’t” ended the show the way he did, and recognizes that it would be “fun” to get the cast back together again, including McDonnell, Olmos, Sackhoff, Helfer, and more whose names he can’t remember. Read his full comments below:

Jamie Bamber, Tricia Helfer, James Callis in the Battlestar Galactica finale

I don’t know. I said goodbye. To me, I wanted [Battlestar Galactica] to have a definitive ending. I felt strongly at the time that I didn’t want to then try to put the gang back together later on, so I destroyed the Galactica, sent this fleet into the sun, landed them on Earth, and said, “This is the end.”

There’s a part of me that wishes I hadn’t done that because how much fun would it be to work with Eddie again? How much fun would it be with Mary and James, Katie and Tricia, and all of them? Now I’m going to forget their names, but I love all of them. There’s a part of me that would have very much enjoyed doing that, but I feel like we said everything we wanted to say and we’ve gone off stage at the right point. I’m happy to leave that desire as our legacy.

Why Battlestar Galactica’s Creator Has Regrets About The Show’s Ending

The Series Finale Was Very Controversial

After the first two seasons were strong, the third season marked a significant decline in quality, which continued into the fourth and final season andBattlestar Galactica’s ending.The series finale, in particular, faced significantcriticism, mainly because it didn’t resolve many of the major plotlines that had been set up throughout the series. This ambiguity and lack of closure was a major problem, especially the open-endedness concerning the true nature of the Cylon God and the final fates of some characters.

The finale’s Deus ex machina elements were also heavily criticizedby those who felt the ending relied too heavily on supernatural or divine intervention, such as the appearance of the angels, Head Six and Head Baltar, and the role that divine destiny played in guiding the characters' decisions.George R.R. Martin hatedBattlestar Galactica’s endingfor this reason. The fantasy author says that “‘God Did It” or using Deus ex machina is a “crappy way to end a story.”

Why Battlestar Galactica’s Controversial Finale Is Actually Great

Battlestar Galactica’s finale was controversial on broadcast, but many of the criticisms ignored elements of the show that were there from the start.

Though Moore doesn’t want to see a scripted reunion special,aBattlestar Galacticarebootis in development at Peacock. The original creator isn’t involved, thoughMr. Robotcreator Sam Esmail is a producer andThe Sinnercreator Derek Simonds is set to serve as showrunner. With any luck, perhaps theBattlestar Galacticareboot can help relieve some of Moore’s regrets about the original ending, and perhaps even get some of the old cast back together again.