New Galactica Blog

A couple days old, but here's the latest blog from Ronald Moore, the Executive Producer of the new series:

Thank you, Harlan Ellison
There are people you do thank and people you should, and it occurs to me that now is a good time to finally move a man who had a great influence on my life out of the later category and into the former. That man is Harlan Ellison, one of the greatest speculative fiction writers this country has ever produced and a legitimate legend in his own time. Ironically, it’s not his writing which influenced me, his stories nor his style, although I was an avid reader of his work, notably “Chasing the Nightmare” “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream” “Harlan Ellison’s Watching” and “The Glass Teat.” In truth, the man influenced me in two encounter which seemed trivial at the time, but which turned out to have been pivotal moments in my life as a writer.
As readers of this blog know by now, I was a born and bred Trek fan growing up in the mid 1970’s, watching the show in strip syndication and always on the lookout for the odd piece of merchandising that might find its way into my neighborhood bookstore. But growing up in a small town in central California, I’d never had the opportunity to come anywhere near that legendary gathering of geekdom – the convention. So it wasn’t until I was a freshman at Cornell in 1983, that I had my first chance to pay for the privilege of sitting in a badly lit auditorium and listen to panel discussions on the feasibility of interstellar travel and marvel at just how many people had the time and resources to construct their very own Gorn costumes, complete with universal translator at the college in Stony Brook, New York.

For the rest, visit http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar

Also, Battlestar Galactica has appeared in some newspapers:

Can sci-fi fans face the future?
From mailing bras to starting malicious Internet rumours, devoted viewers try all sorts of things to protect what they love.

Full article through that link, thanks to people at the official boards.

Finally, the SyFyPortal has posted up this article about a new book on one of the lead actors:

Book Exposes The Real Edward James Olmos
Author: Michael Hinman Date: 03-02-2005
Source: New Age Media Concepts


Edward James Olmos seems very calm and collected as he portrays Cmdr. William Adama on Sci-Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica," but few people know that Olmos in fact wanted to be a rock star.
Before he even thought about being an actor, Olmos was the singer and frontman for The Pacific Ocean. And now, one of his former bandmates chronicles those interesting times in a new book.
"Walk, Don't Run," is a biography of Olmos and the rest of the band as they tried to make their mark in the music world. Written by bandmember Steven "Rusty" Johnson, the book is being released by Kallisti Publishing.
Some of the tidbits included in the book is what life was like for the bandmembers before they found fame. Olmos, for example, used to be a "furniture mover to the stars."
Johnson said the book started from some of his essays on Olmos' life for Olmos Productions' newsletter.
"We did so much and saw so much that it's astounding," he said in a press release. "We toured with Wolfman Jack, played for Robert F. Kennedy, intermingled with just about every star that you could name, saw friends die, saw other friends succeed while we were busting our humps and wondering when the next check would come so that we could pay rent. It's been an amazing ride and this book is a tribute to that spirit that drives one to go after success and damn the torpedoes."
Olmos would become the most famous of the group, getting small roles in different plays before "Zoot Suit" led him to Broadway in 1978. He is best known for playing Lt. Martin Castillo in the 1980s series "Miami Vice," and received an Oscar nomination for his role in 1988's "Stand and Deliver."
Olmos currently is star of "Battlestar Galactica," which begins its second season in July. The current first season can be seen Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on Sci-Fi Channel.
For more information on the book, visit www.walkdontrunthebook.com.