David Eick Talks about Battlestar Galactica Blood & Chrome. It’s all about what makes Adama Tick. #bloodandchrome November 9, 2012
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This afternoon, on this great occasion of the premiere of the latest chapter in Battlestar Galactica storied history, David Eick got on the phone with reporters (including ShowMeSciFi.com) to talk about Blood and Chrome
It truly was an eye opener for us.
For one, Eick rejected claims that SyFy cancelled the show or gave up on it. Instead he argued that the entire 10 episode arc was always intended to be some kind of web serial.
Going a step further he said that the show looks as good – or better – than shows with 10x the budget. That’s all because the show is doing its own effects in house and not sending them to a third party.
“If you can build an army that is accountable to production – with no overhead or amortization other than your show, so a rag tag fleet of experts – if you have the time to put together thatt kind of squad you can do amazing things.”
Fundamentally the show is about what makes Adama tick – and how betrayal and importance of a male figure to depend on are critical.
Overall the goal is to deliver hard hitting mission oriented accessible stories that enable new fans to enjoy the show as well as delivering to the die-hard fans as well. It’s about going into darker and more human places than other scifi shows.
We pulled one of the most interesting bits from the conf in the video below. Long story short, SyFy did no reject Blood and Chrome:
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