Re: Battlestar Galactica Director Talks!!!

>From: Hank [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

>>There's a great interview with the director of Battlestar Galactica at
>>http://www.eclipsemagazine.com
>>
>
>       What's really amazing is how smug he manages to be in his very
>first sentence.   The interviewer asks him the usual cream-puff
>question, "Australia seems to be quite the wellspring of quality
>directors. Why do you think that is?
>       And this nug responds, "Australia used to have a very high
>level of high school and undergrad education. When I travelled to USC,
>which is admittedly known for its academic stands, I realized how much
>better educated I was than my contemporaries."

I liked this quote: 'The biggest thing I tried to do was make it real -- I
would ask the question "Are we doing justice to the families of the victims of
9/11? Are we doing justice to the young soldiers in Iraq?'

I hadn't heard of Michael Rymer till I read the interview and saw that he did
Queen of the Damned, one of the few movies that makes Battlefield Earth look
good.  No wonder he got the prize job of re-making Battlestar Galactica for the
Sci-Fi Channel.