Battlestar Galactica Movie all about Pegasus March 26, 2007
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So now that Season 3 is officially over for Battlestar Galactica – we’ve got 8 long months until we see Season 4. In the interim there will be a Battlestar Galactica direct to DVD movie – all about the Battlestar Pegasus. In an awesome interview, Ronald D. Moore explains what’s going to happen.
That story will not pick up our cliffhanger at the end of Season 3. That didn’t seem right. The story will be set on the Battleship Pegasus and will take place in the past, relative to where we are in Season 3. But the events set up in that story will then pay off in Season 4.
…. Since we won’t be back until January, which is a long time to be off the air, it gives the fans something to see and keeps the show alive. So it serves multiple masters. There was no way we could pick up the cliffhanger in that format, and then ask people to wait to really start the season later. One of the story lines everyone had really liked was the Pegasus story and the character of Admiral Cain, so we decided to go with that.
Moore also drops a real bomb- apparently he hasn’t yet determined whether or not Season 4 will be the last season for BSG either.
The way i see it Season 4 is all about the origins of the cylon race as well as the human race. When and if both of those plot lines are resolved the show really should end.
Read the full interview with Moore on Salon.com
Battlestar Galactica Season 4 Extended to 22 Episodes – and a few ideas to keep the show fresh March 22, 2007
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Originally set for only 13 episodes, word has come down from SciFi that an additional 9 shows have now been ordered.
I guess that’s pretty good frakking news.
When BSG rocks it really rocks.
BUT the show needs to kick it up a notch or two if it’s going to pump through to season 5 (if that’s the plan). We know that season 4 is going to have alot to do with final 5 cylons and the search for earth.
There is only so long you can stretch things out before they get bad so i really hope that they line up some other interesting plot angles that will truly take BSG over the top.
Here are a few of my own suggestions…
1) Where is the illustrious leader of the Cylon race? Wouldn’t that make for some interesting plot?
2) Introduce a third ‘alien’ race – non humanoid that hates both Cylon and human
3) Mirror Universe baby!! It works for Trek why not BSG?
Battlestar Galactica – Season 3 Finale – SPOILERS (don’t read this post if you want to be surprised – you have been warned) March 16, 2007
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Looks like SciFi sent out some screening copies of the season 3 finale of Battlestar Galactica – and the screeners are all over the frakking place.
So for those of you who like surprises – FRAK OFF AND GO AWAY.
** last chance….
TOO LATE.
Now for the rest of you – here’s just a bit of the spoilers you’re looking for.
1) Kara Thrace is back (as ShowMeSciFi predicted) though it’s not what you think (she comes back in the final episode in a viper saying that she’s been to Earth).
2) Baltar is found not guilty. Immediately after the verdict CYLONS ATTACK.
Frakking finally! Though didn’t the end of Season Two end with the cylons attacking too? I wonder if all seasons will end with a Cylon Attack.
3) Final five cylons? Saul Tigh, Galen Tyrol, Sam Anders and Tory Foster (Roslin’s aide) all hear the same music in their head and are all driven to the same launch tube.
Battlestar Galactica The Son Also Rises March 11, 2007
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What the FRAK?!
Nice plodding plot…if the whole series was like this episode I’d be lining up to start a site called KillBSG (like KillEnterprise.com)
Poorly written and poorly executed this was among the worst BSG episodes yet. I really hope they pick it up a notch for the final two episodes, otherwise beyond the core fans this show will go limping into its next season. What a let down after the last episode which was so wickedly awesome.
Captain Mal (Firefly) vs. Caprica Six (Battlestar Galactica) March 7, 2007
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Who would win in a fight between Captain Mal (Fi
refly) vs. Caprica Six (Battlestar Galactica)?
Apparently the two of them dated…Nathon Fillion talks all about it in this YouTube vid from WonderCon 2007.
Starbuck will be back because Katee Sackhoff was only 3 years into a 6 year contract March 6, 2007
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Further proof that Starbuck will be back.
Last week’s episode was likely her last for a little while but the money is going to pull her back in.
Katee Sackhoff was only 3 years into a 6 year contract.
She divulges that and much more in an awesome radio interview with 101.1 KUFO-FM, Portland.
Battlestar Galactica – 3×17 Maelstrom – Bonus Scene March 6, 2007
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Just in case you haven’t seen it at SciFi.com here’s the bonus scene from last weeks’ Maelstrom episode.
Makes me wonder how much additional footage they shoot beyond what actually shows up in any given show. I’d wager in this season it’s enough to shoot another two full episodes..
Starbuck is DEAD ! – Or is she?! (of course not cause she’s a cylon) March 5, 2007
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wow. Battlestar Galactica season 3 episode Malestrom was just WOW.
We’ve known this whole season that Cara Thrace (Starbuck) would be dying this season. That spoiler emerged as a confirmed plot item in the BSG Gag reel .
What I had expected was that Starbuck’s ‘death’ would be in the last episode of Season 3 as a sort of season ending cliff-hanger. But that’s now obviously not the case since Starbuck apparently ‘died’ in the Malestrom episode.
BUT.
As i’ve suspected for some time Starbuck is really one of the final ‘missing’ Cylons…and as such…
WE WILL SEE STARBUCK AGAIN.
Likely on a resurrection ship of some sort and i suspect we’ll see that before the end of season 3.
ALSO..the show didn’t have it all…there is a bonus segment now available on SciFi.com that fills in some important blanks.
Battlestar Galactica Dirty Hands – bonus scene and poll February 26, 2007
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Battlestar Galactica ‘Dirty Hand’s’ was a pretty solid episode. No it’s not ‘hard’ science fiction but it speaks to the heart of what makes BSG great. Namely deep philosophical and ethical discussion about society.
Does where you are from and who your parents are dictate you will become?
It’s an age old question.
The only real surprise for me was that Baltar emerges as the ‘hero’ for the underclass, which was totally unexpected.
SciFi.com is running a contest now (click the pic link at the top of the post) about ‘Dirty Hands’. The question this week is whether the tylium workers were being treated unfairly?
As of the time of this posting 39% of respondents responded that they thought they were being treated unfairly. What do you think?
Oh and SciFi.com has also posted a bonus segment from the episode it gives a bit of insight into cali and tyrol but nothing too important. I’ve linked to a low-quality YouTube version below..enjoy!
Battlestar Galactica Zarek -issues 1 and 2 February 22, 2007
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The first Battlestar Galactica comic series that I read from Dyanamite was decent but not dynamite (gotta love puns). Zarek is another story altogether.
and
yes
IT’S DYNOMITE.
The only reason why anyone cares about Zarek in the show is because the character is played by Classic Battlestar Galactica veteran Richard Hatch. The Zarek comic dives deep into Zarek’s past and in 
the first two issues that i’ve read thus far, provides a riveting tale that kept me turning the pages.
The art in this series is also very solid, morso than in the Dynamite’s regular Battlestar Galactica comic.
This is SciFi comic book story telling at its finest and is definitely not to be missed.
Battlestar Galactica comics – issues 0-4 February 20, 2007
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I finally got around to picking up the new Battlestar Galactica comic book series from Dynamite.
Starting with issue #0 this series puts readers head first into the action. For those that haven’t been watching or following the new BSG on TV – forget about this comic you’ll be totally lost.
For those who follow the show, who just can’t get enough with a weekly fix..the comic books are good outlet.
Though i only picked up the first five issues, it get a bit confusing
since Dynamite publishes 4 or more covers for each issue. I understand why they do that but it’s not like i’m going to buy all four cover variants anyway.
The series (at least issue 0-5) take place in the middle of season two. I’m not sure and haven’t seen any evidence that states that the comic book is bona fide BSG canon. That aside the first story arc is kinda cool.
The Cylons were built by man. We know that. But we’ve not seen Cylons take commands (By Your Command) from humans. When Galactica stumbles upon an ancient Cylon fleet they end up as ‘slaves’ to the BSG crew and Adama.
There is also an interesting twist about how many Cylon models there are.
In the comic there are alot more models than in the show. Zak Adama in fact is one such Cylon re-creation. 
I’m not sure where it’s all headed but it is an interesting enough story line.
Art on the other hand is another story altogether.
Simply put i don’t care for the art in this series so far. Adama doesn’t look like Adama, President Roslyn is portrayed like Caprica Six which makes no sense to me. Overall characters don’t even come close to what they look like on TV, not even in a stylized comic book way.
Will I continue to buy BSG comics? Sure, i need as much BSG as I can find. But if you’re not a diehard, you could probably live without this series.
Battlestar Galactica : A Day In the Life February 19, 2007
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Nice solid episode. Apparently Baltar isn’t the only one with voices in his head – as Adama hears the voice of his dead wife. Does that mean the Adama’s are cylons too? Probably not.
This is one of those stories that is a character building episode – in this case more layers being added to the Adama story mostly with a little to Tyrol. Tyrol gets top billing in the next episode “Dirty Hands” where he organizes a strike – check out SciFi.com for the full preview.
Battlestar Galactica – Direct to DVD movie in the works February 16, 2007
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We know that SciFi.com has picked up Battlestar Galactica for a Fourth season,
We also know that there is a prequel in the works called ‘Caprica’ which is likely to appear in 2008
Caprica would take place more than half a century before the events that play out in Battlestar Galactica. The people of the Twelve Colonies are at peace and living in a society not unlike our own, but where high technology has changed the lives of virtually everyone for the better.
Apparently a BSG movie is in the works too that will be all about the original Cylon attack on the 12 Colonies as well as the escape of the Pegasus and Admiral Cain.
It kinda sounds like a Babylon 5 – In The Beginning – thing to me. Would be wickedly cool either way. Imagine – the entire colonial fleet spread across at least 12 worlds in full battle against the Cylon armada. Sure most of em are dead in space and get picked off like sittting ducks but still….
Battlestar Galactica – The Woman King February 16, 2007
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BSG – The Woman King
Good Episode. Helo is a great character and it’s great to see him getting the attention he deserves. A stand up officer and a guy that trusts his instincts.
What was also interesting is that Caprica Six still sees her vision of Baltar – we haven’t seen that in a while. What’s up with that anyways? I really hope that sometime before the show hits the end that the secret of that bond is finally exposed.
Battlestar Galactica RENEWED for Fourth Season! February 13, 2007
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Praise be the lords of Cobol.
Battlestar Galactica is coming back for a fourth season. SciFi network is reporting that a formal deal has now been signed ensuring production of the fourth season.
Considering that it’s unlikely that BSG 75 would make it to Earth this year – or come close to resolving any of its myriad conflicts – makes me wonder why a Season 4 would ever have been in doubt.
I guess they could’ve gone the Stargate route and just put out direct to DVD movies . Thankfully that’s not the case.
Apparently the big episode that put Battlestar Galactica over the top is the “Taking a Break From All Your Worries,” episode which delivered 2.5 million total viewers and 1.6 million adults 18-49, the largest audience for any episode since the season-two premiere.
“We’re thrilled to bring Battlestar back for another season,” Mark Stern, SCI FI’s executive vice president of programming, said in a statement. “This series has delivered on every level, from the writing to the acting to the production values. SCI FI is proud to be the home of the best show on television.”
Battlestar Galactica : Bonus Scene 3×13 Taking A Break From All Your Worries February 5, 2007
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A very special thanks to http://passtheremote.wordpress.com/ who commented on a previous post.
Apparently the bonus scene from taking a break from all your worries is on YouTube. I’ve linked below for your inline viewing pleasure.
No Battlestar Galactica on TV tonight…lots on the Web. February 4, 2007
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With no Battlestar Galactica to watch for another two weeks, ShowMeScifi has gone in search of additional outlets to help get a Battlestar Galactica ‘fix’. Just because there isn’t a BSG on the ‘air’ doesn’t mean you can’t get ‘new’ BSG content to feed your need for BSG.
1) BONUS SCENE Apparently the episode that aired last week (taking a break from all your worries) has a bonus scene that is only available to those with US IP addresses . It is currently not on YouTube but as soon as it is I’ll post it here (or if any readers are aware let us know and I’ll link it up) . It is criminal that this important scene was left out of last week’s BSG episode: President Roslin interrogates Caprica Six, who is now a prisoner aboard the Galactica. When Roslin tries to offer her a deal for her cooperation, Six replies with a shocking counter-offer. (CLICK BONUS SCENEif you’re in the US).
2) PODCAST Ronald D. Moore Exec Producer of BSG does a weekly episode podcast. The one for Taking a Break From All Your Worries is now live (get it here) and contains ALOT of insight.
3) BSGcasts. Really neat news desk concept with a pair of video bloggers who are taking a very good hard look at BSG. Normally I wouldn’t have gone looking for stuff like this (not enough time) but without a show to watch tonight (thanks for nothing SuperBowl) the time was there.
Battlestar Galactica Beaten by…The SuperBowl?!? February 2, 2007
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Adama and the survivors of the colonies have managed to thwart the Cylons time and again. But neither Raptors, the big guns of BSG 75 nor a smart FTL jump by Mr. Gaeta can save Battlestar Galactica from the SuperBowl. After being on hiatus for what seemed like an eternity Battlestar Galactica kicked of season 3.5 with the ‘Rapture’ episode and then followed that with last weeks lame entry ‘Taking a Break From All Your Worries”. The show is off this coming weekend as it takes a break in the face of the almighty SuperBowl. Rumor has it that Battlestar Galactica will also bow down before the Oscars in late February too. New episodes of Battlestar Galactica return on Feb. 11.
Battlestar Galactica Season 3 Gag Reel Bloopers January 31, 2007
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WOW great stuff. And SPOILER ALERT – Starbuck is a FRAKKING cylon she says so and apparently she dies this season too.
Back to the gag real lots of fart jokes and various other frak ups. It’s hilarious and a must see for any/all Battlestar Galactica fans.
Battlestar Galactica – Taking a Break From All Your Worries – lame’o’ January 29, 2007
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Not sure if i’m the only one that noticed but..someone forgot to edit the sound properly on this episode. Some actors were inaudible while others were fine..clearly editting q/a is lacking on this shot.
Then again alot was lacking in this episode.
Kind of a bridging episode i guess some plot development but little action – this isn’t one i’m likely to watch again.
Is Kara going to hook up with Apollo? Who the FRACK cares anyway?! She’s a cylon!
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