More News for Season 2 (Spoilers)

Gateworld has some new news:


Season Two explores character relationships
TUESDAY - MAY 31, 2005
Battlestar Galactica writer and co-producer Toni Graphia talks about the upcoming year of the hit show in the new issue of TV Zone magazine. In the interview, Graphia reveals that the series will continue to examine the character's personal relationships and the implications of the Cylons' very human appearance."
As we know, the Sharon on Caprica is pregnant with Helo's child," Graphia said. "What's going to become of that child, and will he or she be human? We'll be exploring the secrets that this child is holding. Back on Galactica, we'll doing a lot with that Sharon and how her shooting Adama will affect not only her but everyone who trusted her, especially Chief Tyrol.
"So we're concentrating a great deal on personal relationships, including how Helo and Tyrol react now that they know their lovers are Cylons. It opens a dual-sided question that we began to explore in 'Flesh and Bone,' can you hate a machine and treat it as a non-human if it's the enemy? Alternately, can you fall in love with a machine and, if so, does that inherently mean it can't be a machine?"
"We'll also ask the question, is the Galactica really alone?" Graphia said. "Is it the last of its kind? It's going to be a very exciting season."
The mid-season two-parter, which will likely finish the summer run of new episodes on a cliffhanger in September, is rumored to reveal that a second battlestar survived the attack on the Colonies, according to a report at Hollywood North Report (beware of major spoilers at this link, including upcoming character deaths). This development has not been confirmed -- but could this be the Battlestar Pegasus, seen in the original series two-parter "The Living Legend" and commanded by Commander Cain (originally played by Lloyd Bridges)?
Check out The Great Link for more from the interview, which is now on newsstands in TV Zone #190! Season Two of Battlestar Galactica begins July 15 on The SCI FI Channel in the U.S.
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New Two-Parter Details

Gateworld.net has posted up details for a two parter episode entitled Home. Here's what they have to say about it:


SPOILERS:






HOME, PART 1
Lee joins President Roslin and Tom Zarek in a separatist fleet determined to explore Kobol, forcing Commander Adama to find a new flight leader for the Galactica.


They have also listed a Part 2, but no details yet.



Sorry for the lack of updates lately, there hasn't been too much news, and I've been working full time, but I'll be getting the news to you... eventually...

USA to get BSG first!

From Gateworld.net:

U.S.A. gets Season Two first
TUESDAY - MAY 17, 2005
The U.S. SCI FI Channel will have the world premiere of Battlestar Galactica's second season when it kicks of 20 new episodes on July 15. According to a report at the BBC's Cult Television site, the U.K. network Sky One won't begin airing the new season until October.The first, 13-episode season of the hit new series aired first in the United Kingdom, beginning last fall. SCI FI waited until January to premiere the series, which has proved a ratings winner on both sides of the Atlantic.Sky will air the new season of Galactica alongside the ninth season of Stargate SG-1 and the second season of Stargate Atlantis. Because SCI FI traditionally takes a rerun break from September to January, it is likely that Sky will pass the U.S. cable network and air the second half of the season first.

Season 2 News and Soundtrack Preorder

This in from the Hollywood North Report:

This Associate Editor revealed a number of Season 2 spoilers from the new Battlestar Galactica series premiering on SCI-FI this upcoming July 15th. He announced the information on Shaunomac's Subject2Discussion show at lvrocks.

SPOILERS are included in this article, so only continue if you want to know what occurs in Season 2......





First up, Tarn (who dies in Episode 202) is the name Alonso Oyarzun (Specialist Socinus) picked for unnamed cast members. Seelix is another name Alonso uses for these insignificant figures who are comparable to the red-shirted individuals who always died on the original Star Trek series.

Second, Richard Hatch is coming back as Tom Zarek in Episode #203 and is signed on for 6 of the first 10 episodes of Season 2. It is safe to say he will be in the majority of the Battlestar Galactica episodes.

With respect to more detailed episode synopses for Season 2, Lee will free Laura Roslin from prison and take her down to the planet Kobol in #204 ("Resistance"). Some of the Cylon Plan will be revealed in #205 ("The Farm"): apparently, the Cylons cannot reproduce and so require the bodies of human females to implant their hybrid embryos.

Finally, the spoiler of greatest interest is that contained in #210-211 ( a two-parter): namely, the Galactica comes across another Battlestar which had escaped the destruction of the colonies. It can be assumed that this Battlestar is the Pegasus under the command of Cain. Ron Moore has repeatedly stated he would like to reimage the "Living Legend" story line from the original series, and this will probably be his attempt to do so. Here's hoping that more information will be provided on this two-parter in the upcoming months.

Stay tuned for more news items on SCI-FI's groundbreaking series, Battlestar: Galactica, which has a 20 episode run for its second season. Source: lvrocks

They're bringing back Pegasus! I believe that this season is going to possibly surpass the first season!

END SPOILERS

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A track listing of all the songs on the CD has also been included:

TRACK LISTING:
1-Prologue 0:38
2- Main Title (US Version) 1:02
3- Helo Chase 1:29
4- The Olympic Carrier 5:39
5- Helo Rescued 0:59
6- A Good Lighter 1:52
7- The Thousandth Landing 3:04
8- Two Funerals 3:22
9- Starbuck Takes on All Eight 3:44
10- Forgiven 1:28
11- The Card Game 3:01
12- Starbuck on the Red Moon 1:58
13- Helo in the Warehouse 1:59
14- Baltar Speaks with Adama 1:52
15- Two Boomers 1:46
16- Battlestar Operatica 2:33
17- The Dinner Party 3:12
18- Battlestar Muzaktica 1:41
19- Baltar Panics 1:44
20- Boomer Flees 1:14
21- Flesh and Bone 4:04
22- Battle on the Asteroid 6:50
23- Wander My Friends 2:55
24- PassAcaglia 5:13
25- Kobol’s Last Gleaming 2:47
26- Destiny 4:42
27- The Shape of Things to Come 2:53
28- Bloodshed 1:46
29- Re-Cap 0:34
30- Main Title (UK Version) 1:06

Total Time 78:33

This is going to be an incredible soundtrack, well worth picking up. You can pick up the Miniseries soundtrack at Amazon.com or any other online retailer.

Galactica Convention!

This in from Gateworld.net:

Wolf Events announces 'Galactica One' event
SATURDAY - MAY 7, 2005
Wolf Events will host "Galactica One," a fan convention in the London area this fall, the company has announced. The event will take place October 7 to 9 at the Thistle Heathrow hotel.
Guests scheduled so far include Tahmoh Penikett ("Karl 'Helo' Agathon") and Sam Witwer ("Crashdown"). Weekend passes are currently on sale for £65.00 (children £30.00). Visit WolfEvents.com for all the details!
Meanwhile, the new-and-improved Gatecon fan-run convention will feature several actors from Battlestar Galactica, which films in Vancouver, British Columbia (where the event will be held). Tahmoh Penikett ("Helo"), Aaron Douglas ("Chief Tyrol"), Alessandro Juliani ("Lt. Gaeta"), Kandyse McClure ("Dualla"), Alonso Oyarzun ("Socinus"), and Lorena Gale ("Elosha") will attend, along with actors from Stargate SG-1, Andromeda, and other genre shows.
The original series's Richard Hatch ("Apollo" -- "Tom Zarek" in the new series) and Dirk Benedict ("Starbuck") will also be at the convention!
Gatecon 2005 will take place July 25 to August 1 at the Best Western Richmond Hotel & Convention Centre. Get the full scoop at Gatecon.com.

Battlestar Galactica: The Comic

Just in from the Hollywood North Report:

Battlestar Galactica Launching Into Graphic Novels
Posted by: Michael Stevens, HNR Senior Editor

Dynamic Forces, parent company of Dynamite Entertainment, has announced a deal with Universal Studios Consumer Product Group to publish graphic novels based on the updated version of television fave Battlestar Galactica. The new series will launch this fall. Battlestar Galactica was updated by Sci Fi Channel and NBC Universal Television Studios, December 2003 as a four-hour mini-series event, that became the most-watched cable mini-series that year, leading Sci Fi to greenlight the current one-hour weekly series.

Gateworld launches Forum

Gateworld.net has futher expanded their coverage of Battlestar Galactica, first by revamping their main webpage, and now adding a new forum to their BSG section dedicated solely to BSG talk.

Take a look here.

Jamie Bamber Interview At Gateworld

Gateworld.net has just posted up an interview in their newly revamped Galactica section of their website.

As Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama, actor Jamie Bamber has become a leading man for science fiction's newest hit -- the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. Born in London, 32-year-old Bamber has also appeared in "Band of Brothers," "The Scarlet Pimpernel," and the Horatio Hornblower series.
GateWorld caught up with Bamber at Collectormania 7, held in Buckinghamshire in the U.K. in April. In this interview, the actor talks about working with his fellow cast members, Lee's displaced role on the Galactica, and the predicament in which he finds himself in the show's upcoming second season. Beware of spoilers through the Season One finale, "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2."

GW: As Apollo you've had some very intense scenes this year on Battlestar Galactica. Which of your work are you proudest of?
JB: I think I like the stuff I have to do with Starbuck in the twelfth episode.
Apollo's relationship with Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) is filled with romantic conflict. From "Colonial Day."GW: The argument?
JB: Yeah -- well, there's something about it. It's sort of an explosion of jealousy that is a complete surprise to him because I don't think he's ... he's not fully aware of what he feels. There's something quite like a gut reaction that really was exciting to play. It was a surprise to me.
GW: So did you know beforehand that that scene would be coming?
JB: Yeah. When you read the script you know that something's coming, but you don't know quite how it's going to play out until the day. And it's always fun working with Katee [Sackhoff, "Kara Thrace"] -- she's a good actress.
GW: Apollo seems to draw inspiration from Adama and from President Roslin, from their leadership; and yet he's always ready to challenge their authority. Do you see him as a natural leader or as someone who wants to fall in line but who can't find someone to line up behind?
JB: I think he's his own man. I think he's a natural leader, but I don't think he's realised that yet. We are exploring it.

For the rest of the interview, visit Gateworld here.