tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112625502024-03-23T10:42:50.454-07:00The CICAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.comBlogger720125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-4985836379935571952008-06-25T07:06:00.000-07:002008-06-25T07:08:42.550-07:00Last Post... For now.<br /><br />I'm hanging up the helmet for the time being because of a number of things going on right now. I'm in graduate school, working full time and have a couple other blogs that have taken up most of my online time. For, this is farewell, for now. For your galactica news, I'd recommend Galactica Sitrep, as they're nice people and are on top of things.<br /><br />Once the show returns, I'll probably be back, but not to the extent that I was before.<br /><br />Crypter crypter crypter.Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-15182605467796604112008-06-16T09:14:00.001-07:002008-06-16T09:14:57.419-07:00Battlestar Finale Updated<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This in from the SciFiWire:</span><br /><br /></span> <blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="header"><i>Battlestar</i> Finale Updated</span><br /><br />SCI FI Channel is unable to confirm a report in the <a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestars-fin.html" target="outside"><i>Chicago Tribune</i></a> that the final part of <a href="http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/" target="outside"><i>Battlestar Galactica</i></a>'s last season will expand or that the finale of the series is expected to be three hours long.<br /><br />The channel will only say that the finale, written by series creator Ronald D. Moore, extends beyond the time allotted for the episode.<br /><br />The channel is currently exploring how to shoot the extra footage as Moore has envisioned and written it. No premiere date has been announced yet for the start of the second half of the fourth and final season.</span></blockquote>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-32605766498691012092008-06-13T06:23:00.001-07:002008-06-13T07:00:02.550-07:00Frak! No More Galactica until 2009,<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Tonight's the last new episode of 2008, it would appear:<br /><br /></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">No more frakking BSG until 2009?!</span></span><p class="byline"><span style="font-size:85%;">Posted Jun 12th 2008 5:24PM by <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/bloggers/jason-hughes">Jason Hughes</a><br />Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/battlestar-galactica/">Battlestar Galactica</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/">Reality-Free</a></span></p><div class="post" id="1223919"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img alt="Battlestar Galactica" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/06/battlestar-galactica_080612.jpg" vspace="4" align="right" border="0" hspace="4" />I mean seriously, what the frak? Why the frak do we have to wait until frakking 2009 for the final frakking season of <em>Battlestar</em> frakking <em>Galactica</em>. Those motherfrakking skinjobs, and I know they're Cylons or they wouldn't do this to us, really like to frakking torture us diehard frakking fans, don't they. Frakkers! Wow, that does make it incredibly frakking easy to drop frakking curse words all the frakking time without really frakking cussing. How frakking liberating is that!<br /><br />But back to business. Executive producer Ronald D. Moore spoke at a Wednesday night screening of this Friday's summer finale and broke the news that the remainder of this <a href="http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Galactica-Series-Finale/800041381">fourth and final season of <em>BSG</em> probably wouldn't air until early 2009</a>. The show just doesn't want to have to face off against the new fall slates on the networks or football and baseball, which I guess I can understand. Why not wait until January so all you have to deal with is those crappy shows nobody watches like <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/American-Idol/">American Idol</a></em> and <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/">24</a></em>? And nobody will be interested in the build-ups to the season finales of shows like <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/Lost/">Lost</a></em> and <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/Heroes/">Heroes</a></em>. It's a frakking no-brainer!<br /><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/12/no-more-frakking-bsg-until-2009/">Source</a></span></div></blockquote><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="post" id="1223919"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />And:<br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span class="lw-text"><i>Battlestar Galactica</i> fans are well-advised to sit back and savor this Friday's midseason finale, because the balance of Season 4 — the series' last, lest we forget — won't be hitting the tube until after "the first of the year," says executive producer Ronald D. Moore. And that's a best-case scenario.<br /><br />At a Wednesday-night screening of this week's episode, Moore explained to TVGuide.com that even though they are currently filming the series' final scenes, the "practical realities" of post-production — coupled with the formidable end-of-year competition presented by new fall series, baseball and football — places the onset of the final episodes at the start of 2009, at the earliest. "Realistically, there's no way to get back on the air faster," he apologetically added.<br /><a href="http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Galactica-Series-Finale/800041381">Source</a></span></span></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="lw-text"><a href="http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Galactica-Series-Finale/800041381"></a><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />Ugh!<br /><br /><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-42209774534747675702008-06-09T10:45:00.000-07:002008-06-09T10:47:13.649-07:00'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Lost': The similarities are spooky<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I think that some of these are a bit of a streatch, but it's an interesting read:</span><br /><br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Lost': The similarities are spooky</span><br /></span> <span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" id="text" > <p><a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/08/angrybunny.jpg"><img src="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/images/2008/06/08/angrybunny.jpg" title="Angrybunny" alt="Angrybunny" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" width="210" border="0" height="300" /></a> I'm certainly not the first to draw parallels between "Lost" and "Battlestar Galactica," two intense and rewarding dramas chock full of dense mythologies. The hardcore fan bases for these shows aren’t averse to spending hours poring over the similarities the programs share, and the Internet is a handy enabler for these overlapping obsessions. </p> <p>But there seemed to be more coincidences than usual as both dramas wrapped up their most recent batch of episodes (“Battlestar” has its mid-season finale on Sci Fi June 13 and airs 10 more episodes, probably in 2009, before it ends for good; “Lost” just concluded its fourth season on ABC and resumes in January. Pictured at left; Francois Chau as "Lost's" Dr. Edgar Halliwax; at right, "Battlestar's" Lucy Lawless, Tricia Helfer and Grace Park). </p> <p><a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/08/3ladies.jpg"><img src="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/images/2008/06/08/3ladies.jpg" title="3ladies" alt="3ladies" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" width="220" border="0" height="292" /></a> The parallels are uncanny. On both shows, people see visions. Mystery babies appear to hold many answers. The “boxing” and “unboxing” of key characters are crucial plot points. </p> <p>So am I alone in wondering if Ben Linus might be the final Cylon, or in speculating about the possibility of a polar bear hidden away in the Galactica fleet? Or have I just spent too many late nights watching and rewatching these delightfully convoluted dramas? Hmmm….. </p> <p>In any case, the parallels below are mostly drawn from the most recent seasons of each show. As always, weigh in with your own thoughts in the comment area. </p> <p><strong>Box brouhaha</strong></p> <ul><li>“Battlestar’s” D’Anna: Her "unboxing," or revival from a form of Cylon death, was a key plot twist. </li><li>“Lost’s” John Locke/Jeremy Bentham: The appearance of this apparently dead character in “Locke box” was a key plot twist. </li></ul> <p><strong>Miracle baby </strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost’s” Aaron: This indestructible baby seems to be part of some divine plan. </li><li>“Battlestar’s” Hera: This human-Cylon baby seems to be part of some divine plan. </li></ul> <p><strong>Wounded leader</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost’s” Jack: In recent episodes, this headstrong, controversial leader survived dangerous situations despite a Christ-like wound in his side. </li><li>“Battlestar’s” Baltar: In a recent episode, this headstrong, controversial leader survived dangerous situations despite a Christ-like wound in his side. </li></ul> <p><strong>Murderous, remorseless schemer</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost’s” Ben: This enigmatic island resident killed without remorse and always has a self-serving plan. </li><li>“Battlestar’s” Tory: This enigmatic Cylon killed without remorse and always has a self-serving plan. </li></ul> <p><strong>Group with a big secret</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost’s” Oceanic 6: They do all they can to prevent the world from knowing the truth about them. </li><li>“Battlestar’s” Final Four Cylons: They do all they can to prevent the fleet from knowing the truth about them. </li></ul> <p><strong>Shadowy figure</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost’s” Jacob: Who is this guy and what is he really up to? </li><li>“Battlestar’s” fifth Cylon: Who is this individual and what is he or she is really up to? </li></ul> <p><strong>Person seeing visions</strong></p> <ul><li>“Battlestar’s” Laura Roslin: She sees people who aren’t there, or are they? (Yep, I know, other people on the show have visions too.)</li><li>“Lost’s” Hurley: He sees people who aren’t there, or are they? (Yep, I know, other people on the show have visions too.)</li></ul> <p><strong>Mysterious pregnancy</strong></p> <ul><li>“Battlestar’s” Caprica Six: Allegedly Cylons can’t get each other pregnant. Or can they? Saul Tigh seems to have done just that, because his secret lover, Caprica Six, has a toaster in the oven. </li><li>“Lost’s” Sun: Supposedly women can’t stay pregnant on the mysterious “Lost” island. Or can they? Sun gave birth to a healthy baby after her island rescue. </li></ul> <p><strong>Powerful father-son duo</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost”: A key story line involves the mysterious, possibly island-ruling Christian and his stubborn son, Jack, the leader of the Oceanic Six. </li><li>“Battlestar”: A key story line involves the commanding, fleet-ruling William Adama and his stubborn son, Lee, the new president of the 12 colonies’ Quorum. </li></ul> <p><strong>Big kaboom</strong></p> <ul><li>“Battlestar”: A human/Cylon team blew up the Cylons’ crucial, life-regenerating Hub.</li><li>“Lost”: A vengeful Keamy blew up the ill-fated, possibly life-saving freighter. </li></ul> <p><strong>Unhappy pet</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost”: Bunnies.</li><li>“Battlestar”: Centurions. </li></ul> <p><strong>Scary/freaky servant</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost”: Richard Alpert</li><li>“Battlestar”: The base ship’s hybrid controller. </li></ul> <p><strong>Disappearance</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost”: The island disappears. </li><li>“Battlestar”: Gaeta’s leg disappears. </li></ul> <p><strong>Disappointing revelation</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost”: A frozen donkey wheel controls the island’s powers. Um. Huh?</li><li>“Battlestar”: Romo Lampkin has a dead cat in his gym bag. Um. Huh?</li></ul> <p><strong>Majorly awesome fight</strong></p> <ul><li>“Battlestar”: Tigh vs. Adama. </li><li>“Lost”: Keamy vs. Sayid. </li></ul> <p><strong>Angry spouse left behind</strong></p> <ul><li>“Battlestar’s” Chief Tyrol: The death of his spouse left him bitter and angry, plus he’s got a big secret to hide. </li><li>“Lost’s” Sun: The death of her spouse left her bitter and angry, plus she’s got a big secret to hide. </li></ul> <p><strong><a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/08/seariderfalcon.jpg"><img alt="Seariderfalcon" title="Seariderfalcon" src="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/images/2008/06/08/seariderfalcon.jpg" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" width="200" border="0" height="133" /></a> <a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/08/despenny.jpg"><img alt="Despenny" title="Despenny" src="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/images/2008/06/08/despenny.jpg" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" width="200" border="0" height="133" /></a> Epic romance</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost”: When Desmond and Penny reconnected and acknowledged their deep love, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. </li><li>“Battlestar”: When Adama and Roslin reconnected and acknowledged their deep love, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. (At left, "Lost's" Henry Ian Cusick and Sonya Walger as Desmond and Penny; at right, Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell as "Battlestar's" Adama and Roslin.)<br /></li></ul> <p><strong>Directional catch phrase</strong></p> <ul><li>“Lost’s” Jack: “We have to go back!”</li><li>“Battlestar’s” Starbuck: “We’re going the wrong way!”</li></ul> <p><strong>This week’s unifying theory</strong> </p> <ul><li>“Battlestar”: Whoever knows God is close to knowing the secrets of the universe. </li><li>“Lost”: Whoever knows the island’s secrets is close to being a god. </li></ul></span></blockquote><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" id="text" ><ul><br /><br /><a href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/06/battlestar-gala.html">Source</a><br /></ul></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-43383075610452737762008-06-09T05:54:00.001-07:002008-06-09T05:54:47.721-07:00The HubFrom TV Squad:<br /><br /><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Battlestar Galactica: Hub</span></span><p class="byline"><span style="font-size:85%;">Posted Jun 7th 2008 12:27AM by <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/bloggers/keith-mcduffee">Keith McDuffee</a><br />Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/battlestar-galactica/">Battlestar Galactica</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/">Reality-Free</a></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/06/bsg-hub1.png" alt="hub" vspace="4" width="425" border="0" height="236" hspace="4" /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(S04E09)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> I've been reading a lot lately from people who've become disappointed with this show the past few episodes or so. I've felt the same way. I'm happy to say, though, that while this episode didn't exactly make up for the lack of luster, it was certainly enjoyable.<br /><br />Even without seeing the previews for this week (which, I admit, I can't even help but watch), we knew this episode would start with a flashback to what happened when Roslin and the occupants of the stolen Base Star jumped away. Right away we saw that a Cylon ship jumping has a strange effect on humans, though it's not clear if anyone other than Roslin had those brief visions.<br /><br />When Roslin appeared in the desolate halls of the Galactica with Elosha, I noted right away that she had her real, non-wig hair. Again, I have to ask, how the heck do those makeup people hide that much hair behind another wig or a bald cap? Unreal. I smell another <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/TV-Squad-awards/">TV Squad award</a> nomination!<br /><br />It seems Elosha (Head Elosha?) is part of yet another force that's trying to push Roslin to do the "right thing." It makes me wonder sometimes what it is that's pushing Roslin so hard to be pigheaded about her decisions, to abuse the power granted to her. Remember when she was a meek thing who was shocked at being thrust into the position of President seasons ago?<br /><br />Now, Helo. Y'know, I was beginning to really like Helo. Back when he was in command of the Demitrius, he held his own and did the job well. He was becoming one of my new favorite characters. Then he goes and throws that all away by somewhat blindly following Roslin's orders to bring D'Anna to her for a private meeting. Then he's ordered to be a door bouncer. I'm also surprised that Helo was fine with letting Roslin have that private meeting, when for all he knew Roslin was one of the final five. Look, I know she's the president and all, but Helo had more balls than that. What happened?<br /><br />Speaking of D'Anna, I actually missed her. Jane Espenson wrote some great dialogue for her and especially Baltar. Baltar was back to the Baltar I like: somewhat comical, a bit scheming, and not getting all Jesusy on us. His interaction with the Hybrid and the Centurion were great, though I'm not quite sure what to make of the Centurion getting blown to bits yet. There's got to be something symbolic there.<br /><br />There were two big revelations in this episode. The first was one not made to us but to Roslin, where Baltar confesses his involvement in the destruction of Caprica. I was first surprised at how Roslin stopped herself from simply pummeling Baltar to death, then surprised at how quickly she followed her visions and decided he should live after all. It will be interesting now to see what she does with this information.<br /><br />The second revelation is that, if we're to believe what D'Anna says, Roslin is no way the final Cylon. It wasn't just what she said during their private meeting together, where she seemingly joked that Roslin was one of the final five. It was also when Helo told Sharon that he was taking D'Anna to Roslin, where D'Anna said, "Double-dealing. It's very human. You never got that, Eight." To me this was clear to say that Roslin is human, not Cylon. If we were thrown for a loop after this exchange and Roslin was really the final Cylon, there'd be some 'splaining to do.<br /><br />Other things:<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">The book Adama was reading to Roslin mentioned something about 'Scar' saving someone's life. Is that an actual passage out of that particular book or is it a strange part of her vision?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Is Cavil really permanently dead?</span></li><li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;font-size:85%;" >Is Hardball dead? Why the big deal about him jumping away as he was wounded? I guess if you wanted to talk about Cylon possibilities and all that, there's all sorts of things you could speculate. I'll just leave that for someone else. Didn't the fleet find Gonzo dead last week?</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> (Nevermind -- thanks commenters for clarifying that Pike is Gonzo, and that was him in the Raptor. Makes much more sense) What about Sandman?</span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Why did Laura think D'Anna would say anything to her alone in the first place? Roslin's hardly a physically threatening person on her own.</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Current fleet population: 39,673<br />(Assuming Sandman's not dead, since the number didn't go down like I thought last week, and also assuming Hardball's not dead. Unknown if anyone else bit it this week, so the number stays unchanged for now.)</span></blockquote>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-2509072056537172402008-06-06T05:35:00.000-07:002008-06-06T05:36:05.790-07:00'Battlestar Galactica': Let's get back to base-ics<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This article just popped up:</span><br /><br /><br /></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Battlestar Galactica': Let's get back to base-ics</span><br /><br /><br /></span> <div class="entry-body"> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2550911349_6ceb4c99db.jpg" alt="410_Adama_and_his_raptor.jpg" width="500" height="258" /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Is anyone else as bored and disillusioned as I am by this leaden final season of Sci Fi's "Battlestar Galactica"?</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">It pains me to write such things, given how the show's first two seasons were so exciting and refreshing. But after Season Three's confusing ending (Tyrol's a Cylon? So why no fuss about <em>his</em> baby?), this fourth and final season has been one long, bleak dud, lacking the common-cause heroism and universal Odyssean storyline that made this retooled drama so compelling.<br /></span></p> </div> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Last Friday's episode, "Sine Qua Non" — the eighth in the 10-episode first half of the final season (whether we'll see the second half in the fall or next spring, who knows) — was one massive coitus interuptus. When last we saw our valiant crew of refugees, Roslin and company had plugged in the Cylon hybrid, which immediately screamed, "Jump!" and sent the commandeered base ship vanishing to gods-know-where. Finally, a supremely dramatic moment in a season that feels like nothing but marked time! So what happened Friday night on the base ship? Good question. The entire episode never went back to that storyline. All we got was more parental griping from Adama and some creepy old leech revelations about Col. Tigh.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Also, we plumbed the dragged-out depths of the Lee Adama subplot, getting to the heart of why the writers made the thus-far dreadful error of hanging up that hottie's flight suit. His utterly dreary life thus far as a diplomat seems to be leading now to a run for president in Roslin's absence — a plan crafted by ye olde Scottish lawyer Romo Lampkin. I can't help but agree with <a href="http://blog.nj.com/alltv/2008/05/battlestar_galactica_sine_qua.html">another reviewer</a></span> who wrote, "I think the 'Galactica' writers like Romo a lot more than the guy deserves, as he's less a character than a collection of colorful tics." With our surround sound cranked to neighbor-annoying levels, we still couldn't understand half of what that dead-cat-carting weirdo was yakking about in his burbly brogue, and from what we can tell now he wasn't saying anything of real consequence anyway.</p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">The ending, in which the elder Adama turns over the Galactica to Tigh so he can sit in a raptor and wait for his true love Roslin to return — well, in a word, ridiculous. We've been given plenty of clues thus far that a romantic bond was sublimating between them, but nothing whatsoever to suggest it had boiled to the degree that would make Adama give up his ship and sit alone in space waiting for Godot. Uncharacteristic, unrealistic, unfortunate.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">The promos for this week's episode give us great hope, though ...</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/tv/2008/06/battlestar_galactica_grumpy_ol.html">Full Article</a><br /></span></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></p>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-12477149710883268882008-06-02T10:16:00.000-07:002008-06-02T10:17:01.869-07:00Battlestar Galactica: Sine Qua Non<p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="byline"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="byline"><span style="font-size:85%;">This in from TV Squad:</span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="byline"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="byline"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><p class="byline"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Battlestar Galactica: Sine Qua Non<br /></span></span></p><p class="byline"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Posted May 31st 2008 12:32AM by <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/bloggers/keith-mcduffee">Keith McDuffee</a><br />Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/battlestar-galactica/">Battlestar Galactica</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/">Reality-Free</a></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/05/bsg-tigh-six.png" alt="bsg" vspace="4" width="425" border="0" height="261" hspace="4" /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(S04E08) </span>After two weeks of waiting, and through several other shows having their season finales, we're back for more frakking <em>BSG</em>, baby. And speaking of season finales, after watching <em>Lost</em> last night with all of its flashbacks and flash-forwards, it almost seemed as though we may be seeing a bit of flashbackery next week to explain what happened to Roslin and the others aboard the hijacked Base Star.<br /><br />In case you're wondering what the title means, it's a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_qua_non">latin legal term</a>, of course.<br /><br />I've never had a firm grasp on the whole Adama-Roslin relationship, though obviously it's been a budding one for some time now. It wasn't until this episode that we saw concrete affection for Roslin, Bill even saying he can't function without her around. And, with that, he quite honorably and logically takes himself out of active command until he can get his head on straight: e.g., he finds Roslin or dies trying.<br /><br />In some of the opening scenes we saw the shot Six wasn't yet dead, with Cottle and his crew working frantically to save her. Seeing Six reach up as if "toward the light" and Cottle standing over her seemed either to scream out Cottle as a red herring (for being the final Cylon) or just made his stock price go up a few points. I'm going with the latter in this case.<br /><br />How could they possibly trust Sharon again after going nuts and killing the Six? I've been bitching for weeks now that the comfort level they've given a known Cylon -- Sharon -- is a tough pill to swallow sometimes. I understand that she put her neck out for the colonials before, but this last incident should leave her in chains with the other Six.<br /><br />As for the appointing of a new president, I legitimately felt bad for Zarek. Like was said to Bill Adama, they could do a lot worse than Zarek in the topmost place of power in the fleet. The guy seems to take his role of vice president seriously and took it on the chin to see Roslin in the high seat. Now when it's his time, he has it plucked away to please "the old man." He steps down so Adama's own son can be sworn in instead! If that's not enough points now to win over the trust of those who didn't at one time or another, short of taking a bullet for someone else, I'm not sure what will.<br /><br />Then, of course, we had the return of Lampkin the lawyer. Can I just say that Sheppard as Lampkin, in that long trenshcoat, reminds me of early Phil Collins? Remember that video for ... nevermind. Anyway, the man clearly has more than a few marbles loose. It was a neat trick to show us a cat that wasn't there, but at the same time it was pretty sick to learn he was toting around a tiny corpse in that bag for weeks.<br /><br />When the damaged Raptor showed up, as soon as I heard someone was going for a space walk, I thought we were going to see another redshirt death. I was half right, though, as it was <a href="http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Eammon_Pike">Eammon Pike</a> who appeared as a bloated mess aboard the mess of a ship. Scratch one off the population for this week.<br /><br />As for pregnant Six, this clearly points out the differences that the final five have to previously-known skinjobs. As far as I recall, the Cylons have said they can't breed eith each other. Humans and Cylons -- different story. But this whole Tigh-Six "relationship," if you want to call it that, is just too weird and I'm really wondering where they're going with it. Damn, though, that was a mean fist fight between Adama and Tigh. If we can't get some decent space battle scenes, let's get the dukes out!<br /><br />As a side note, I think we now know why Tigh was wearing admiral tags in scenes several episodes ago, as mentioned in one of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/20/bsg-podcast-recap-episodes-403-407-commentary/">Ron Moore's podcasts</a>. They must have shot the sequences out of order is all I can summise.<br /><br />Adama looked strange in a flight outfit, didn't he? Just didn't quite look right. And in case you missed it, we got aother glimpse of the Orion constellation again in that last scene.<br /><br />Current fleet population:<br />(Note: I take the population mentioned at the start of the episode and then subtract/add to that number based on what was shown or heard in this episode to get the number below)<br /><br />39,672 (since last week it was 39,673 and this week was 39,674, we have +1 birth, -1 for Gonzo, probably -1 for Sandman</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">)</span></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-28101363969569794392008-05-30T05:54:00.000-07:002008-05-30T05:55:33.905-07:00Want a Lifesize Cylon?<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This is so cool:</span><br /><br /></span><h3 style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="entry-header"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></h3><blockquote><h3 style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="entry-header"><span style="font-size:85%;">Let's sell some cylons!</span></h3> <div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="entry-content"> <div class="entry-body"> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">They have a plan: NBC is selling life-size replicas of the cylon centurion robots from "Battlestar Galactica" for a mere $7,900 each. There's both Ron Moore-era CGI-style cylons and Lorne Greene-era man-in-suit versions. Sound effects and menacing red swivel lights? Of course! </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Now if only they could somehow be programmed to watch "ER"...</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Here's the press release and photo:<br /></span> </p> </div> <div class="entry-more"> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><img src="http://reporter.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/28/cylon_2.jpg" title="Cylon_2" alt="Cylon_2" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;" border="0" /> BURBANK, CA - May 28, 2008 - Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group today announced that "Battlestar Galactica's" infamous Cylon Centurion Robots have arrived... as full-size masterpiece replicas from Fred Barton Productions. The announcement was made by Bill Kispert, Vice President and General Manager, Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group. This high-end replica was created by Fred Barton Productions through a licensing agreement with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">These amazing reproductions stand seven feet tall, feature advanced electronics and the trademark sinister red LED scanning eye movements that fans of the series have come to know. There are two life-size versions of the Cylon Centurions available for purchase, one is from the original classic series and the other is from the current Emmy Award-winning "Battlestar Galactica" series, which airs on SCI FI Channel (Fridays 10-11 p.m. ET/PT). Both are made in the USA and retail for $7,900.00. They are now available at specialty retailers and online through <a href="http://www.the-robotman.com/">www.the-robotman.com</a> and NBCstore.com.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">"'Battlestar Galactica' is one of the most exciting and visually intense series on television, with the Cylons being one of its most intriguing character sets," said Kispert. "We are pleased to partner with Fred Barton Productions to create this museum-quality replica. Barton is a master craftsman, and his attention to detail on this project authentically captures the essence of one of the show's signature characters."</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">"I have always wanted to make the Battlestar Galactica robots," said Fred Barton, "so I was delighted when NBC Universal approached me about bringing the Cylons to life. I loved having the chance to create the re-imagined Cylon, based only on a computer generated design and I know that fans of the show will be as impressed as I am with how these Cylons appear in person."</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">The Cylon Centurion replicas were both molded and hand-sculpted to perfection in Barton's Los Angeles studios using an original costume from the 1970s and a computer generated, automated foam-cut Cylon, which was scaled to the imposing height of seven feet. The body is made of 100% fiberglass. The classic Cylon Centurion boasts a "reflective showroom finish," while the Cylon from the current series bears a "distressed multi-tone finish." Both incorporate synchronized stereo sound and lighting effects, advanced electronics and red LED light effects.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/05/lets-sell-some.html<br /></span></p> </div> </div></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-47019954784892304862008-05-22T12:51:00.000-07:002008-05-22T13:09:47.980-07:00First Details of Ron Moore's Upcoming Pilot<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The first details of an upcoming Ron Moore show just hit the web:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Exclusive: First Details Of Ron Moore's New Show Virtuality</span><br /><br />When we first heard Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore was doing a show about a deep-space long-haul crew who lose themselves in virtual reality entertainments, our first thought was, "Oh great, a whole show of Star Trek holodeck episodes." But Moore's new Fox pilot, Virtuality, is a lot more multi-layered and twisted than that, judging from the tons of script pages that have turned up. The pages are "casting sides," for actors auditioning for roles in the series, but they appear to be taken from the actual pilot script. Details, with spoilers, after the jump.<br /><br /><br />There are three strands in the Virtuality pilot, and only one of them relates to virtual reality as such:<br /><br />1) The ship, the Phaeton, is nearing a slingshot maneuver around Jupiter, which will either send it back to Earth or send it hurtling forwards to its destination of Eridani. This is the "go/no-go" decision point, which will decide the crew's fate once and for all. At the same time, the ship's doctor, Eyal Meyer, has Parkinson's Disease, which throws an extra wrinkle into the tough decision. Should the ship go forward and risk not having a doctor on board? If they don't go, it may be 20 years before humans can try again — which may be too late. There are also glitches with the ship, and emergency repairs may cost one character their life.<br /><br />2) The crew are all spending time in virtual reality "modules," including everything from a restful seaside scene to a Civil War battle where Confederate troops attack Union soldiers, only to fall into an ambush. In all their "modules," a mysterious figure known as the Green-Eyed Man shows up and kills the humans in gruesome ways. (Unlike in The Matrix and other scifi classics, being killed in VR doesn't harm you in real life, but it's jarring.) Is the Green-Eyed Man a hack by one of the crew members? A computer glitch? Or something else? Everybody suspects Billie, the computer geek — until she's raped by the Green Eyed Man, in a brutal and horrible scene.<br /><br />3) Even as the crew is stressed out by the experience of being in deep space alone for 10 years, and losing themselves in VR entertainments, they're also being watched. In particular, the ship is one huge "reality TV" show, which is broadcast back on Earth. The ship's computer whiz, Billie, becomes the "host" of the show, which is struggling with declining ratings — so she has to find ways to increase the show's "drama" to make it more compelling viewing. There are interview segments interspersed with sequences where Billie films the crew arguing. The crew have to take part, or risk breaching their contracts — which could mean their families back on Earth lose their preferential housing. (There are tons of hints that Earth is one huge ecological cesspool, and liveable dry land is at a premium, with long waitlists<br /><br />The show's most freaky character — sort of a cross between Gaius Baltar and Brother Cavil — is Roger Fallon. He's the ship's therapist (and may have to take over as doctor if Meyer is incapacitated.) But he's also the producer and director of the ship's "reality TV" show, which places him in a weird conflict of interest. He's supposed to be listening to the crew's problems, even as he's urging Billie to create more "drama" to boost the show's ratings. He's a manipulative snake, who's a famous self-help guru with a book that's almost as popular as the Bible back on Earth. We're clearly supposed to hate him and yet find him oddly compelling. His wife, Rika, is having a virtual reality affair with the ship's captain, Frank Pike. (Yes, the captain is really named Pike.)<br /><br />Other simmering subplots: Manny and Val, a gay couple, have been stuck on galley duty and hate cooking, plus they're bad at it. Another married couple, Alice and Kenji, are having sex in weird spots all over the ship and trying to keep it secret for some reason. (Plus it seems as though Alice had an abortion so she could go on the Phaeton's space flight, and her sister just had a baby back on Earth.) Billie is adjusting to being the host of the "reality TV" show, and her VR module is a hilarious scenario where she's a Joan Jett-esque rock star who's also a superspy. (And her band are all super-spies too.) Another character, a scientist named Jules Braun, is having the computer create a virtual reconstruction of his dead son, Shawn.<br /><br />Bottom line: It's a bleak and disturbing look at the effects of a long space trip on humans, as dark in its own way as Battlestar Galactica. It sort of reminded me of the underrated film Sunshine, in the focus on psychological drama in cramped quarters, plus the dangerous repair sequence and the fact that the ship has a hydroponic garden. But the "reality TV" aspect adds a whole extra sardonic layer to the cake. [Thanks to Lukas for the heads up]<br /><a href="http://io9.com/392508/exclusive-first-details-of-ron-moores-new-show-virtuality">Source</a></span><br /></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Honestly, I'm interested and annoyed by this. It sounds interesting, but totally unrealistic (as much as you can apply to a SciFi Show.) Space mission = good. Crew dymanics = good. Ron Mood = Good. Reality TV show? Um, what?</span></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-59749999602690531612008-05-20T09:19:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:20:46.508-07:00More Galactica Movies?<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I've been really behind on Galactica stuff lately, and I apologize. Things have been crazy busy lately. Here's a couple of interesting news tidbits:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">From TV Squad:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Battlestar Galactica TV movies on the way?</span><br /><br />Posted May 17th 2008 1:07PM by Brad Trechak<br />Filed under: OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free<br />RazorApparently, NBC Universal wants to make more Battlestar Galactica television movies like Razor, possibly as soon as this summer. According to Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune, discussions have just started regarding this.<br /><br />Ronald Moore has stated that Battlestar Galactica in its current format would not be continued after this season. Given the death rate of the surviving humans, I wonder if any of the characters will be left to film after the season's end. My guess is that the TV movies would serve as filler for what could be a long delay between the first and second halves of season four.<br /><br />What keeps Battlestar Galactica intriguing is that, much like Lost, you never know who will be alive or dead by the end of the episode. This makes for exciting storytelling.<br /><br />On the other hand, the TV movies could simply be tie-ins to the upcoming prequel series Caprica. What do you think the TV movies would be about?</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Interesting news - I wonder what that could be...</span></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-48644222145688230742008-05-06T11:39:00.001-07:002008-05-06T11:40:10.200-07:00Caprica Cast<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This in from the SciFi Wire - looks like they've started the casting, and they've selected their lead actor:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="header"><i></i></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="header"><i>Caprica, Warehouse 13</i> Are Cast</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> Paula Malcomson (</span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Deadwood</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">) has been cast as the female lead in </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Caprica</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, SCI FI Channel's prequel to </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/" target="outside"><i>Battlestar Galactica</i></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, while Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelly will headline SCI FI's two-hour pilot for </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Warehouse 13</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, a comedic SF drama to be directed by Jace Alexander. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Malcomson will play Amanda, a surgeon who works as a double agent, in </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Caprica</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, which is set 50 years before the events in </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Battlestar</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Caprica</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> follows the evolution of the Cylon race and the fight between two families. </span><br /><br /><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Warehouse</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> centers on two FBI agents, Myka (Kelly) and Peter (McClintock), who work at the government's Warehouse 13, which houses supernatural objects. They are assigned to retrieve missing objects and investigate reports of new ones. </span></blockquote><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><img style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" src="http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/images/spacer.gif" alt="" height="2" width="310" /><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-31775468493142038342008-05-05T07:54:00.000-07:002008-05-05T07:55:35.787-07:00Sackhoff going to CSI?<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This is interesting:</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Exclusive: Inside CSI's Battle for Katee Sackhoff</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This is seriously frakked up.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sources confirm to me exclusively that Battlestar Galactica's ass-kicking Katee Sackhoff was thisclose to becoming Jorja Fox's pseudo-replacement next season on CSI. In fact, she was considered to be such a lock for the new series-regular role of Bryce Adams that exec producers Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar, both huge fans of the actress, were practically rolling a red carpet all the way to her trailer.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">But...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Oh, come on, you knew there was a "but" coming. After seeing Sackhoff read for the part of the sexy new CSI on the graveyard shift, executives at both CBS (who declined to comment for this story) and Jerry Bruckheimer Television remained unconvinced that they had found their Bryce. And, unfortunately, their opinion won out.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Told you it was a frakked-up story.</span></blockquote><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Katee/800038793">Source</a><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-59511794141332081092008-05-05T07:53:00.000-07:002008-05-05T07:54:13.129-07:00Road Less Traveled Review<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">From TV Squad:</span><br /><br /></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Battlestar Galactica: The Road Less Traveled - VIDEO<br /><br />Posted May 2nd 2008 11:54PM by Keith McDuffee<br />Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Video, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free<br />(S04E05) It looks like Sci Fi took to heart some of the complaints over last week's online preview. This week they weren't so vague, making it crystal clear how much of a preview we were going to get. If nothing else, I could skip over the first ten minutes of the episode when it aired on TV.<br /><br />As we heard tonight, the mission of the Demitrius is nearing the end of its 60-day mission, and there's noticeable tension on-board. Two months doesn't really seem all that long, but then I got to thinking -- what is a "day" to the humans as related to Earth time? Are we to assume Caprica has the same cycles as Earth? I know, I'm digressing here, but I do wonder how they differentiate a day amongst all of the different colonies, then simply say "a day" on Galactica. Most likely they have a military-set definition for it.<br /><br />I meant to mention something for the past couple of episodes, but I didn't think it was worth mentioning until now. Baby Nicolas cries an awful lot. I get that he's a baby and that, perhaps, the director is just trying to make us more aware of his presence. However, it was tonight when Tyrol turned off the radio as Baltar's speech was playing that I saw there was significance in what soothes him. Do machines -- baby machines -- learn at a different pace than humans? Is it possible that he understands at a higher level than a human baby at his age? Or maybe he just likes Baltar's accent.<br /><br />Did you notice that Starbuck mentioned that she was waiting to "hear that sound again." I take it that many viewers automatically assume she means the 'All Along the Watchtower' song, but my guess is it's something else. If -- and, for me, this is a big if -- there's a "ship of lights" in this series, I again say I hope it's done well and right. Olmos already said in interviews, several times, that he has a clause in his contract that says there won't be aliens in this show. Well, other than Capricans vs. Earthlings that is. Would the beings on a ship of lights go against that?<br /><br />I'm not sure what's with Tyrol's shaved head, but it makes him look like someone between a bad-ass and Curly of the Three Stooges, especially when he was rubbing his head, flipping out with a gun in his hand. Out of anyone else on the fleet that we know, Tyrol has more of a reason than anyone to act out that way. It's a wonder how he was able to control himself from pulling the trigger. He feels at fault for Cally's death (and, quite honestly, he is indirectly responsible) and obviously questions his own worth and safety to the rest of the citizens of the fleet.<br /><br />Baltar's talk in Tyrol's quarters was finally something that someone grounded him, especially after hearing his crazy-sounding speeches this season. The fact that he was able to admit his faults to Tyrol's face was what finally allowed him to reach out a hand and accept him. At the same time, I still loved it when Tyrol grabbed Baltar by the throat earlier in the episode; I could hear the collective cries from Baltar-haters over the planet cry "Yes!"<br /><br />As for the goings-on on the Demitrius, we could see mutiny coming from a mile away. Regardless of intention, bringing Leoben onto the ship was pure insanity over anything Roslin's ever done. This thing/person kept Kara captive for months as a slave, even going so far as to lie about her having a daughter. How in the world could she trust him for a second?<br /><br />Starbuck is right, though, in that if they return to Galactica with nothing, they won't be sent back out. And even if they were, the crew would likely not agree to accompany her again. Now, with mutiny at stake, there's no way in hell they'd go out again. So now it's do or die time for Starbuck.<br /><br />Lastly, a hat goes off to the sudden death of Sgt. Erin Mathias. She may have seemed a Red Shirt to many, but she actually had quite a few scenes on the show. Sadly, she won't really be missed all that much.<br /><br />Current fleet population: 39,675 (-1 for Sgt. Mathias)<br />http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/02/battlestar-galactica-the-road-less-traveled/<br /></span></blockquote>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-89298893715584167632008-04-28T07:29:00.000-07:002008-04-28T07:30:33.721-07:00Escape Velocity Review<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">From TV Squad:</span><br /><br /><em style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></em><blockquote><em style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">(S04E04)</em><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> I went on earlier today about how a lot of us were </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/25/sci-fi-fraks-over-bsg-fans-in-early-episode-preview/">cut short in the early viewing of tonight's episode</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">, which made me think perhaps something "big" happens later that they didn't want revealed early. With the exception of one "maybe big" moment, I can scratch that theory.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I wouldn't exactly call this a throw-away episode, though with what we saw in the past three episodes it did drag is places.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Thankfully we weren't transported days or weeks ahead of the events from last week, giving us a look at Tyrol coming to terms with what happened to Cally ... or at least trying to. How exactly did everyone know Cally ejected out of the ship? If there was video evidence, we all know what that would have shown. Did a Raptor happen upon her lifeless body in space? She was thrown out of there at a pretty good clip, so the chances of her being recovered weren't so hot.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Tyrol's comments about Cally to Bill Adama were harsh to the Nth degree, though it's exactly what I had been thinking all along. We saw how the Chief was with Boomer, and then we saw where he wound up on New Caprica. This wasn't the Tyrol we knew, and neither is the person we're seeing post-Cally. He's in a whirlwind of crap right now and he's quickly spinning out of control. He went from saying she was the "blood in my veins" to saying she had "vacant eyes" -- he's frakked up.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The scenes with Tigh and Number Six were the best of the episode. Are Tigh's visions of Ellen simply a form of guilt or are we supposed to wonder if she is the final Cylon? Tigh and Tyrol are clearly having a much, much harder time coming to terms with what they are. Tigh has decided to go to a resource that might have answers for him, though I started to wonder why none of them don't just go to the Number Eight that's walking amongst them and fess up. Wouldn't she be a bit relieved or delighted to know she's not alone? Sorry, but the whole Cylon being a part of the crew while everyone knows what she is still bugs me, and I don't care what she did to prove herself. Then again, Tigh can't go to Athena while she's on the Demetrius. Well played, writers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I keep going back to the scenes from past seasons when we saw the tell-tale Cylon glowing, red spine. That, along with Anders' red eye confuse me when someone like Number Six goes on about how there are "no wires" inside Cylons. What-how? Someone explain that bit to me.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">To the groans of many I'm sure, we were back with Baltar's story this week. I consider myself on the fence about whether I find his character fascinating or simply annoying. After this episode I'm more on the side of being fascinated. The biggest "wow" moment of the episode was when Number Six picks up Baltar from the floor when he clearly says he doesn't want to get up. I went over that scene several times and I'm convinced Baltar was actually lifted from the floor. So, if that's what really happened, then what the heck? What is "head Six"? Is she an actual force around the ship? He's both mentally and physically a puppet for the Cylons.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Finally, Lee saw Tory having a grand ol' time at Baltar's little service at the end of the episode, so I wonder if he'll use that to his advantage against Roslin in the future. Clearly Lee didn't buy into anything Baltar was going on about, so in seeing Tory there -- the president's aide -- his confidence in Roslin isn't going to gain any points.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Current fleet population: 39,675 (no known births/deaths)</span></blockquote><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-55032230698020496022008-04-21T10:04:00.000-07:002008-04-21T10:05:10.587-07:00A Storm is Coming...<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2424777643_86c83d89dd.jpg?v=0" alt="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="334" width="500" /></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-63116113065842338582008-04-11T12:47:00.001-07:002008-04-11T12:48:04.538-07:00Six of One on Tonight<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">New Episode tonight, Six of One, at 10, preceded by last week's opener, He That Believeth in Me at 9. </span><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-64849363534679436622008-04-05T06:41:00.000-07:002008-04-05T06:45:59.377-07:00Reviews, reviews and reviews<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It's here, it's here!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And here's some first reviews:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Battlestar Galactica: He That Believeth In Me (season premiere)</span><br /><br />Posted Apr 4th 2008 11:00PM by Keith McDuffee<br /><br />(S04E01)<br /><br />Starbuck is dead. At least the Starbuck as we knew her before the events of 'Maelstrom'.<br /><br />Now don't go thinking I've revealed some sort of spoiler pre-jump here. What I said is merely an observation of how Starbuck appears in this episode and how others perceive her now. It's also from something Katee Sackhoff was told by Ron Moore (as she mentioned in an interview). And can you really blame all parties involved for behaving quite a bit differently now, since then?<br /><br />Some of you may have been lucky/sharp enough to notice that SciFi was airing the episode on its website earlier today, noon ET. Unfortunately I didn't know this until about fifteen minutes into the showing (it was live), so I wouldn't have had time to post about it until you would have missed some key moments. You did miss out on a crapload of Ironman commercials, though (not that that's such a bad thing).<br /><br />In fact, once such key moment is captured in the screenshot I chose for this post -- Ander's reddening, Cylon eye. If there was any doubt at all about Anders (and the other three from last season's finale) being Cylons, this put that to rest right quick. I do wonder, though, if this is the first time Anders had such an experience during combat. Did he have this seemingly subconscious control over other Cylons before that "switch" turned on last season? How about the others? This scene and the battle around it was a spectacular way to kick off the season.<br /><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/04/battlestar-galactica-he-that-believeth-in-me-season-premiere/">Full Article</a><br /><br /></span></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And from the New York Times:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Space Opera Returns: One Last Step for Mankind</span><br />By ALESSANDRA STANLEY<br /><br />Earth, not space, is the final frontier of “Battlestar Galactica.”<br /><br />The galaxy-wandering survivors of an apocalyptic attack begin the fourth and last season of this Sci Fi Channel wunderseries where they left off: with the faint but improbable hope that one of them has found the lost, mythical home planet.<br /><br />Whether anyone should believe Kara Thrace, a k a Starbuck, the swashbuckling fighter pilot who was thought to be dead for two months and cannot account for her lost time or prove her claim, is only one of many mysteries confounding the crew of the Galactica. Another is her latest sleeping arrangements: Kara (played by Katee Sackhoff) has a husband and a lover (two, if one counts the amorous Cylon who held her captive on the robot-occupied settlement New Caprica).<br /><br />“Battlestar Galactica,” which begins on Friday, is a space opera, a high-minded space odyssey with more than a touch of the daytime soaps. It is critically acclaimed and widely respected, but the science-fiction show’s fiercely dedicated cult following has become something of a mass-culture joke: the two lonely mathematicians on the CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” decline lunch with a pretty girl so they can view the commentary on the DVD of Season 2.<br /><br />And that is a disservice because “Battlestar Galactica” is one of the more beguiling series on television, an action-adventure drama that travels through time and space to explore morality, politics and metaphysics. Science fiction often serves as a modesty curtain that permits authors to think big thoughts at a safe remove — special effects and laser make-believe palliate abstract musings and pompous parables that might otherwise bore or offend viewers. (Without phasers and Vulcan death grips, the moralizing streak in the original “Star Trek” would have been insufferable.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/arts/television/04gala.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">Full Article</a><br /></span></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">What did you think of the first episode?</span><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-6341351888931032382008-04-04T10:39:00.000-07:002008-04-04T10:40:22.424-07:00Links!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">TVTattle put together a slew of links:</span><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 14px; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-04/pl_brown"><strong></strong></a></span><blockquote><span style="line-height: 14px; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-04/pl_brown"><strong>Why "Battlestar Galactica" must self-destruct</strong></a><br /> <img src="http://www.tvtattle.com/images/battlestar.galactica.roslin.jpg" align="left" /> "As the end — and Earth — draw near," says Scott Brown, "'BSG' has seen its moral clarities cloud over. This was always going to be a hurtling, one-way trip to enlightenment and/or oblivion. And like all the fantasies born in the Bush age, the show is programmed to self-destruct: Consider 'Lost,' the purgatory-as-therapy sci-fi ropes course that has declared a 48-episode limit on its desert-island wanderings. In fact, it's 'Lost' creator J.J. Abrams who'll be relaunching 'BSG's' sunnier predecessor, 'Star Trek,' with a prequel due out next year. By then, we'll have a new president-elect and, one way or another, a new age, with a new mood — and a new T-shirt."</span><br /><img style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" src="http://www.tvtattle.com/images/g.gif" height="8" width="10" /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/04/02/bsg_explainer/index.html">"Battlestar" for newbies: Everything you were afraid to ask</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> // </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-battlestar4apr04,1,4388943.story">Another primer</a><br /><img style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" src="http://www.tvtattle.com/images/g.gif" height="8" width="10" /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/04/ron-moore-on-ba.html">Ron Moore on directing, the strike, final season</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> // </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://io9.com/371157/jane-espenson-talks-about-writing-for-firefly-and-battlestar-%2B%2B-and-gives-a-little-secret-cylon-backstory">Cylon Bible <em>does</em> exist</a><br /><img style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" src="http://www.tvtattle.com/images/g.gif" height="8" width="10" /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-battlestar30mar30,1,1856001.story">Cast has mixed emotions</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> // </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://thetvaddict.com/2008/04/04/exclusive-interview-battlestar-galactica-star-jamie-bamber/">L. Adama on L. Adama</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> // </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/04/michael_hogan_on_playing_tigh.html">Tigh on being a Cylon</a><br /><img style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" src="http://www.tvtattle.com/images/g.gif" height="8" width="10" /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/04/DDHTVVA2P.DTL">"Battlestar" has been fearless at tackling big issues like war, race, religion...</a><br /><img style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" src="http://www.tvtattle.com/images/g.gif" height="8" width="10" /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20080331_New__Battlestar_Galactica__comics_series_delves_into_origins.html">"Battlestar": Comic Book</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> // </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://blog.nj.com/alltv/2008/03/sepinwall_on_tv_battlestar_gal.html">How "Galactica" avoided <em>every</em> TV remake mistake</a></blockquote><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://blog.nj.com/alltv/2008/03/sepinwall_on_tv_battlestar_gal.html"></a><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-42563782335970736752008-04-04T07:42:00.001-07:002008-04-04T07:43:06.161-07:001 Hour To Go<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">If you're on top of things and have a good internet connection - the first episode of Season 4 will be airing on SciFi.com. Enjoy!</span><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-43123294737832179582008-04-04T07:40:00.000-07:002008-04-04T07:41:56.606-07:00Casting Info for Caprica<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">TV Squad has posted up some casting information for Caprica:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Exclusive: Caprica casting info revealed</span><br /><br />Posted Apr 3rd 2008 10:15PM by Keith McDuffee<br />Now that we got the confirmed greenlight for the Battlestar Galactica spin-off series, Caprica, of course we can expect to see more details of the series trickle in. Just today, for example, sources have provided us with casting information for the series. Cool stuff!<br /><br />Anyone familiar with the details of the show knows that Caprica will center around two families, the Graystones and the Adamas, and the goings on leading up to the Cylons as we see them on the show now. Now we can get a sense of what the characters on the show will look like and perhaps make our own wishlist of who we'd like to see in the roles. I warn you that there are what to some will consider SPOILERS ahead.<br /><br />(I put my own comments in bold below)<br /><br />[DANIEL GRAYSTONE] In his early 40s, a spectacularly wealthy computer engineer / designer, Daniel is married to Amanda and the father of Zoe -- but his extensive business interests leave him little time for his child, whom he still sees as a little girl in pink shoes. Busy trying to design an intelligent robot, Daniel is devastated when Zoe is killed in a suicide bombing, and has no idea that his daughter had a complex, very secret life. After learning that his own wizardry with computer technology was exceeded by his own child, who found a way to upload her personality into an online avatar, Daniel realizes that with a little stolen technology, and with a little intellectual elbow grease, he can create a robotic version of his dead daughter -- and in doing so, he creates the first Cylon...SERIES REGULAR - SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.<br /><br />As I never followed the original BSG series, I wonder if what Graystone creates is meant to have any resemblance to a human other than being a biped. I can't imagine he'd make his late Zoe look like a Centurion.<br /><br />[JOSEPH ADAMS] In his 40s, he is a Tauron, an off-worlder who has emigrated to Caprica; his hair is already starting to go iron-grey and his entire demeanor is that of someone who's already put on more miles than most men his age. There's a gravitas to Joseph, an intelligence, and a strong sense of someone you wouldn't want as your enemy. He has risen above the traditional Caprican prejudice against Taurons, and has become a powerful, influential defense attorney, with powerful ties to the Tauron crime underworld. His wife and daughter are killed in the same blast that takes out Zoe, and he bonds with the much-wealthier Daniel in a common grief. A man who has done a few crooked things in his life (largely in order to use his position to protect his fellow Taurons), Joseph reluctantly agrees to assist Daniel in his grief-fueled efforts to create robotic versions of both their children -- but after stealing vital technology from a Tauron computer developer, Joseph is ethically appalled by the robot version of his dead Tamara, and repents his actions. Left with a 9 year old son to care for, Joseph reaches out to young William, revealing to him that his last name is really Adama...SERIES REGULAR - SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. HOWEVER, PREFER LATINO.<br /><br />At first I thought the "Adams" was a typo, but it seems this was an alias Joseph used at some point. It's no wonder why the Cylons have such an interest in Bill Adama, seeing as his own father was quite instrumental in assisting with their creation.<br /><br />[AMANDA GRAYSTONE] In her late 30s, Daniel's wife, she is a successful surgeon with a volatile streak to her, who has married well and dearly loves her daughter. Devastated after the death of her daughter Zoe, Amanda turns for consolation, not to her husband but to an ex-lover, Tomas Vergis, a Tauron who is one of her husband's competitors. Furious with herself for having cheated on her husband, Amanda in fact is something of a double agent, plucking information about Vergis' intellectual property from his blabbing mouth and taking it home to Daniel to use as he sees fit...SERIES REGULAR - SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.<br /><br />You'll note that Tomas Vergis isn't a casting choice here. Either he's already cast or he's an extremely minor role.<br /><br />[SISTER CLARICE WILLOW] In her mid 30s to 50s, dressed in the traditional clerical robes of an Athenian High Priestess, Sister Clarice is the headmistress of the Athena Academy, a private religious school, where Zoe, Lacy and Ben are all enrolled. A gracious, eloquent, thoughtful woman who grew up in a slum and has seen it all, she's elegant and sophisticated -- and utterly duplicitous. In fact, she is a closet monotheist, and has taken the best and brightest of her students and shared her own (illegal, closeted) beliefs with them -- only to see her efforts literally explode in her students' faces...SERIES REGULAR - SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.<br /><br />This sounds like a role that's going to require quite a lot of depth. Very interesting with the whole "closeted monotheist" thing, as it shows such beliefs didn't just come from the sentient minds of Cylons alone.<br /><br />[ZOE GRAYSTONE / ZOE-A / ZOE-R] 16 going on 40 (18 TO PLAY 16), with severe hair and makeup, Zoe is the daughter of Daniel and Amanda Graystone, and she's a girl with many secrets. A computer genius like her father, she has found a way to enliven a holographic avatar of herself, by uploading all her memories and DNA into the hologram, thus creating her online twin, Zoe-A. A closet monotheist in the polytheistic culture of Caprica, and obliged to perform her religion in private, she tries to leave the planet with her boyfriend, Ben, only to be killed when Ben suicide-bombs them both into oblivion. But Zoe-A is left behind, a baffled, grieving digital duplicate of the real, flesh and blood Zoe. With the collaboration of Daniel and Joseph, Zoe-A is downloaded into a robotic brain, thus becoming the first Cylon: Zoe-R...SERIES REGULAR - SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.<br /><br />Now this is an awesome twist. I wonder what happened to Zoe-B through Zoe-Q.<br /><br />[WILLIAM ADAMS] 9 years old, Latino, Joseph's sole surviving child, William is inward and withdrawn in the best of times, and grows more taciturn after the death of his mother and sister. Barely aware of his father, whose work kept him away from the family, William is a stoical Tauron who keeps his deepest thoughts to himself and rarely smiles. Promised a closer relationship by Joseph, he is taken aside, taught the basics of his Tauron heritage, and told that his Tauron name is William Adama...7 / 13 SERIES REGULAR -TO PLAY EDWARD JAMES OLMOS AT 9 YEARS OLD.<br /><br />Big shoes to fill for a 9 year old.<br /><br />[BEN STARK / BEN-A] 16 years old (18 TO PLAY 16), with close-cropped hair, Ben has an intensity to him, a sense of a kid who's gone someplace far away and may not be coming back. Zoe's boyfriend, he is a fanatical monotheist; he introduced her and Lacy to his cult, and induced them both to flee Caprica with him. But Ben is a little crazy, and he's fleeing Caprica in a different way than he promised: by blowing up their train with a suicide bomb. He later is revealed to have his own uploaded avatar, an on-line twin named Ben-A, whom only Sister Clarice can contact...7 / 13 SERIES REGULAR - SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.<br /><br />Well, there you have it. I also got a look at the sides (portions of scripts for auditioners to read), but I'd be killed for showing any of that. To be honest, no notable actors come to mind to play these roles, but I'm clearly not thinking too thoroughly about it. I'd love to hear any thoughts you have other than "they should all be relative unknowns" (even though I pretty much agree with that statement, since it will keep the show's cost down.)</span></blockquote>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-75044385274307739032008-04-03T12:01:00.000-07:002008-04-03T12:03:24.080-07:00The quest for the final Cylon<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">More speculation as the 4th season is coming soon - </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The quest for the final Cylon</span><br />One of the most talked about aspects of the final season of Battlestar Galactica has been who will be revealed as the final Cylon. Many will argue (and rightfully so) that this show is much more than discovering who this final Cylon is, but the fact remains that this discovery is an important aspect of the show. Otherwise, why would such a reveal be such a well-kept secret? Because it makes good TV, that's why.<br /><br />With four of the final five Cylons being revealed in the third season finale, lots of speculation is flying on who that fifth Cylon might be. There are two interesting theories in particular I want to mention.<br /><br />Earlier this week I posted my early look at the fourth season premiere. In the comments for that post, reader Stu mentioned a theory I hadn't thought of before (though I admittedly don't read all of the fan boards). In that comment he reminds us of Leoben's exchange with Roslyn in 'Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down', where he whispers "Adama's a Cylon." I remember this scene explicitly, as I had to rewind my DVR to make sure I really heard what he said.<br /><br />Most viewers automatically assume Leoben meant Bill Adama. Still others thought perhaps he meant Lee Adama. Commenter Stu, however, reminds us there's another Adama on the table: Zac Adama, Lee's brother. Remember, he died in a crash before the events of this series. Could he perhaps come back?<br /><br />While this theory is great to speculate upon, I'm doubtful. I emailed the talent manager for Tobias Mehler, the man who played Zac one time in the series (he was played by someone else in the mini-series), and as for him having a role this season: "not to my knowledge." Not exactly 100% concrete, but seeing as I doubt she'd lie and didn't say "no comment," I'm inclined to say Zac was human and is dead and buried/burned.<br /><br />I still wonder why Leoben bothered to say that to Roslyn, though. I understand it causes confusion and distrust, but it didn't really work well, did it? And it just seemed ... uncharacteristic of a Cylon. Maybe he meant Carolanne Adama (she appeared once in 'A Day in the Life')? Maybe I should call Lucinda Jenney's agent next. Nah.<br /><br />The second theory that's intrigued me for a while is the return of Billy Keikeya as the final Cylon. You might remember that he was killed in 'Sacrifice'. This would be quite a wild reveal, but not as wild as some others. However, just to see what would happen, I emailed Paul Campell's talent agent. When I asked if Campbell would be reprising his role in season four, he said, "you can ask, but I can't tell you." When I then asked if that meant he didn't know or if his answer was "no comment," he replied: "no comment."<br /><br />The "no comment" remark from a talent agent could mean anything. It could mean he really is returning and has been told not to say (or that he knows by saying it would mean big trouble for him.) It could be that he signed a NDA that states he can't comment on the actor's involvement with the show. It could also just be him messing with us, hoping that I'll do this post and get Paul more press -- and, look, it worked. Heck I would have posted about Paul anyway, but only if he would have really been given a true greenlight for Nobody's Watching. Damn you, NBC! But I digress.<br /><br />What are some of the better theories you've read or heard out there? I've got a few of my own that just seem way too far-fetched to me, but I'll just pat myself on the back if/when one of those theories comes true.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/02/the-quest-for-the-final-cylon/">TV Squad</a><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-10661451859451620102008-04-02T12:28:00.000-07:002008-04-02T12:31:29.112-07:00Two New Articles<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I just came across these two articles:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Exclusive! Caprica Pilot Preview</span><br /><br />Frak yeah! Not only is Battlestar Galactica back this Friday, but I've just wrangled up some juicy scoop about the Caprica spinoff.<br /><br />In case you haven't heard, Sci Fi has ordered a pilot called Caprica from BSG creator Ronald D. Moore. It goes back in time to before the creation of the Cylons for a look at life in the Colonies before, well, everything blew up.<br /><br />Caprica is the story of two families, the Graystones and the Adams (better known to us now as the Adamas), and we'll be meeting the man who fathered and grandfathered the goodness that is Bill and Lee Adama (Edward James Olmos and Jamie Bamber). Interestingly, when I interviewed Ronald D. Moore last year, Caprica's plotlines were not directly tied to the characters we know from the current series. I asked RDM if there might be any Thrace-Adama-Agathon-Roslin ancestors in Caprica, and he told me, "Right now, there are no ancestors of anybody in the pilot." Well, looks like that changed in the intervening time, and thank goodness!</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=e1304fb7-b29d-4d3e-9873-d2230fcfc998&sid=rss_kristin&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign">Full Article</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I'm not sure what I think about this - I don't know why a lot of sci-fi fans like connecting things together to an insane level, but eh. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Biz: Sci Fi Goes To Elle And Back To Promote Battlestar Finale</span><br />March 31, 2008<br /><br />IF you're surfing the Web later this week during a specific prime-time hour, the screen could go completely dark, except for a single command: go immediately to your TV and turn on Battlestar Galactica.<br /><br />Sci Fi Channel, fully understanding its fanboy base, is tapping further into the online world with some unprecedented stunts to promote the launch of the fourth and final season of the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning show.<br /><br />The blackouts will happen on sci-fi enthusiast sites like Ugo and 1Up as the opening episode launches on April 4. That follows a mid-day live stream that's intended to whet the appetites of the faithful.<br /><br />The network, part of the NBC Universal family, also is reaching further into the mainstream than it has in prior years, buying TV time during the NCAA playoffs, magazine spreads in non-genre publications such as Elle, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, and using celebrities like Brad Paisley and David Letterman to rally newbies to the critical darling's much buzzed-about last 20 episodes.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.brandweek.com/bw/magazine/columns/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003782483">Full Article</a><br /><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-86029297732723846292008-03-31T10:46:00.000-07:002008-03-31T10:47:08.127-07:00More Advance Reviews<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This one from TV Squad:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Battlestar Galactica season four: An early look</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Posted Mar 31st 2008 12:20AM by Keith McDuffee</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">For some time now, at least some members of the press and other media outlets have had an early copy of the fourth season premiere of Battlestar Galactica. This season, however, Sci Fi has made everyone sign and adhere to an embargo agreement, making us keep our traps shut about anything at all to do with the screener until today.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I'm not going to reveal what I consider spoilers here, though I will warn you that I will discuss some key plot points below. Consider yourself warned.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Firstly I will say that fans clearly won't be disappointed with the episode, though it may bother some in how they split it into two parts. According to the screener, this episode is titled 'He That Believeth in Me' -- I wonder if using "that" rather than "who" is purposeful.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-season-four-an-early-look/">Full Article</a></blockquote><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/03/31/battlestar-galactica-season-four-an-early-look/"></a><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-46616197255561585752008-03-31T08:24:00.000-07:002008-03-31T08:25:55.826-07:00Review: He That Believeth In Me<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Looks like reviews are already coming. Here's the first of probably many, and this one doesn't contain spoilers:</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></span><blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Battlestar Galactica: He That Believeth In Me</span><br />Creator: Ronald D. Moore<br /><br />Premieres: Friday, April 4th at 10:00 pm EST on Sci-Fi<br /><br />Important note about spoilers: There are none in this review. We want you to enjoy the episode fresh and clean, just like we had the opportunity to do. This is a review, not a recap. Recaps will go up, as they always have, AFTER each episode airs.<br /><br />Battlestar Galactica returns for its fourth, and final, season much the way it left us a year ago. The battle for what seems to be the immortal soul of all mankind is back in play, as are those questions you may have about who is what and why is that happening. Well, those questions get acknowledged, but never answered. Battlestar Galactica, like other great stories on television such as Buffy or early X-Files is not interested in wrapping things up in slick action sequences. The four revealed Cylons from season 3's finale do not appear here as ass kicking humanoid robots that do ninja battle with marines.<br /><br />The emotional turmoil the show is currently putting its characters, and damnit the audience, through is mind bending. For some it literally is a mind bender. But don’t let that fool you. BSG has a penchant for making you momentarily forget you’re watching an epic space opera with poignant moments like on in which a father figure quetions whether he should believe his heart or his eyes. At the same time set pieces and battle sequences continue to work in their inspired way. This season four premiere in particular has a battle sequence that may go down as one of the best “holy shit” scenes of the entire year. From Cylon raider blood being splattered across Vipers for the first time I can recall, to an end of the fight… which raises far more questions than those of us who are demanding answers may like, BSG returns exactly as promised, and it appears that the problems of mid-season 3 are all but forgotten.<br /><a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Review-Battlestar-Galactica-Season-Four-Premiere-9689.html">Full Review</a><br /></span> </blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11262550.post-20539983590020402552008-03-31T07:30:00.001-07:002008-03-31T07:30:57.894-07:00New Lee Ad<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FiS4Gd5OpbQ&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FiS4Gd5OpbQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798986537364617960noreply@blogger.com0