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Opinion: Caprica Gets More "Desperate" With New Showrunner [Caprica]

16 Nov 2009 09:30:00 PST

Written by Charlie Jane Anders
When the Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica hired Desperate Housewives veteran Kevin Murphy as a producer last month, we hoped for the best. But now Murphy is reportedly replacing BSG's Jane Espenson as Caprica's showrunner. How bad a sign is this?

Original story at io9 . Related stories include: Opinion: Exclusive first look: 'Battlestar' prequel 'Caprica' retools, reduces and readies itself for January debut - The Watcher , Murphy Joins “Caprica” Staff - Slice of SciFi

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Opinion: Exclusive first look: 'Battlestar' prequel 'Caprica' retools, reduces and readies itself for January debut

12 Nov 2009 14:38:20 PST

Written by Tempo
Caprica," which serves as a prequel to "Battlestar Galactica" and tells the story of the invention of the mechanized Cylons, "deals with our relationship to technology and the question of 'When is too much knowledge a bad thing?' Knowledge and technology can turn against you and can be d...

Original story at The Watcher . Related stories include: Opinion: Caprica Gets More "Desperate" With New Showrunner [Caprica] - io9 , Murphy Joins “Caprica” Staff - Slice of SciFi

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Opinion: The Cylons did not have "The Plan"

01 Nov 2009 11:16:51 PST

Written by brad
Last week saw the DVD release of what may be the final Battlestar Galactica movie/episode, a flashback movie called “The Plan.” It was written by Jane Espenson and is the story of the attack and early chase from the point of view of the Cylons, most particularly Number One (Cavil.) (Review fi...

Original story at ideas.4brad.com .

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Opinion: Worldcon panel on BSG surprisingly negative

12 Aug 2009 00:54:22 PDT

Written by brad
The episode “Revelations” where the ruined Earth is discovered was nominated for the Hugo for best short dramatic program. It came in 4th — the winner was the highly unusual “Dr. Horrible’s sing-along-blog” which was a web production from fan favourite Joss Whedon of Buffy and Firefly. BSG...

Original story at ideas.4brad.com .

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Opinion: Can you be merely "influenced" by God?

14 Jul 2009 20:48:54 PDT

Written by brad
Discussion of yesterday’s mega-review of the ending of Battlestar Galactica included much focus on my negative view of the rule of a god as an intervening character in fiction. Many readers feel that the God of Galactica (Gog) did not so much control events as influence them. This suggests...

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Opinion: Battlestar's "Daybreak:" The worst ending in the history of on-screen science fiction

13 Jul 2009 13:38:15 PDT

Written by brad
Moore began the journey by laying out a manifesto of how he wanted to change TV SF. He wrote an essay about Naturalistic Science Fiction where he outlined some great goals and promises, which I will summarize here, in a slightly different order

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Battlestar Galactica news and blogs - November 20, 2009

20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Battlestar Galactica news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: 'Virtuality' Could Have Been a Contender -- from MSN TV Blog
• Opinion: Battlestar Galactica Minimates Return as Toys”R”Us Exclusive - Action Figure Insider -- from Best Toy News on the Web!
• Opinion: Bear mccreary's symphonic sounds for 'Battlestar Galactica' -- from Los Angeles Times
• Opinion: Evolutionary Robotics and Battlestar Galactica: an Interview with Hod Lipson -- by samjmiller79@yahoo.com (Sam J. Miller) from GALACTICA SITREP
• Opinion: Sagittarius is Bleeding -- by spacepug from The 13th Colony
• Caprica Review -- from Contactmusic.com
• Caprica Reviewed -- by noreply@blogger.com (Logan Gawain) from GALACTICA SITREP
• Opinion: Avan Jogia is Caprica Cute -- from Just Jared Jr.
• Opinion: New on DVD -- from Stamford Times
• Opinion: Battlestar Galactica Ships Up For Grabs -- from Escapist Magazine

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Opinion: The intriguing 'Virtuality' doesn't deserve to be lost in space

23 Jun 2009 22:30:56 PDT

Written by Tempo
Below is a review/feature on Fox's "Virtuality," which airs Friday. Below the article is the text of an interview with Michael Taylor, who co-wrote "Virtuality" with Ronald D. Moore (both Taylor and Moore worked on "Battlestar Galactica"). Toward the end of the interview, we also talked a...

Original story at The Watcher .

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Opinion: Ronald D. Moore on the Meaning of God in Battlestar Galactica’s Finale — An AMC Interview

24 Mar 2009 07:00:58 PDT

Written by Michael Hickerson
Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore describes how the finale reflects his views on religion, and what he sees in store for the future of the franchise. Q: How does it feel for you now that Battlestar Galactica is over? Q: What do you see for the future of Battlestar Galactica?

Original story at Slice of SciFi .

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Opinion: Editorial: Top Ten Episodes of “Battlestar Galactica”

23 Mar 2009 07:00:21 PDT

Written by Michael Hickerson
When her viper crashes, Starbuck is trapped on a planet with a wounded Cylon Raider. Meanwhile, Adama and Lee risk the fleet to find Starbuck before the Cylons find them. The homage to classic “Galactica” with Starbuck using the trick of waggling the Raider as she comes back to the fleet i...

Original story at Slice of SciFi .

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Opinion: 'Battlestar Galactica's' Michael Taylor talks about 'Islanded in a Stream of Stars'

07 Mar 2009 21:49:04 PST

Written by Tempo
Typically the writer of a "Battlestar" episode goes to the show's set when that episode is filmed, however, at the time, Taylor was busy with "Virtuality," a Fox pilot he co-wrote with "Battlestar's" Ron Moore. Michael Angeli, another "Battlestar" writer, went to the set in Taylor's pla...

Original story at chicagotribune.com .

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Opinion: Battlestar Galactica: Key Points from "Deadlock"

26 Feb 2009 20:21:58 PST

Even though it may not have been the best structured episode, I believe the big takeaway from "Deadlock" is how much intermingling of Cylon and Human culture is going on. First we have Galactica being injected with Cylon goo, and since the stuff is alive who knows what the ship will become. Th...

Original story at TV Fodder .

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Opinion: Battlestar's Original Revival Sparks More Interest Than You'd Think [Io9 Ourobouros]

22 Feb 2009 15:00:24 PST

Written by Graeme McMillan
Friday's news that plans are apparently afoot for a movie based upon Glen Larson's original Battlestar Galactica series produced some opinions as unexpected as the news itself. There are really people who prefer the original? Daniel-Midnight: "Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict FTW."

Original story at io9 .

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Battlestar Galactica Gives Full-Frontal Exposition [Battlestar Galactica Review]

15 Feb 2009 16:01:24 PST

Written by Annalee Newitz
My hope as we enter the homestretch is that show creators Ron Moore and David Eick conclude by exploring how Battlestar is ultimately about two groups' search for social justice - not about a sadistic little boy who blew up the world(s) because he's angry that his body isn't made of steel.

Original story at io9 .

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Is the Cylon Alliance Good for Galactica? [Battlestar Galactica Review]

08 Feb 2009 16:30:00 PST

Written by Annalee Newitz
As we learned over the past two episodes, Gaeta and Zarek's idea of justice is to separate the human fleet from the rebel cylons. And then to execute Adama for the crime of "aiding and giving comfort to the enemy." While their actions are heinous, we can understand their motivations: The cylo...

Original story at io9 .

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Opinion: Battlestar Galactica, "The Oath": Operator, information please

31 Jan 2009 07:24:53 PST

Written by Alan Sepinwall(asepinwall@starledger.com)
Spoilers for last night's "Battlestar Galactica" coming up just as soon as I organize a fire drill..."He won't be the last." -Tom ZarekAfter two episodes of watching the characters despair over a never-ending onslaught of terrible news, "The Oath" finally sees some of them taking action ov...

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Opinion: Is Battlestar Galactica Relevant in the Obama Era? [(Political) Science Fiction]

25 Jan 2009 14:48:25 PST

Written by Annalee Newitz
With only a few episodes left in the series, BSG is about to disappear from the airwaves. The question is whether it will stand the test of time as the world changes. We've got three reasons why Battlestar might remain relevant in years ahead, and three reasons why it might be headed for the ash...

Original story at io9 .

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Opinion: Bamber Promises “Emotional” Ending — A TV Guide Interview

16 Jan 2009 15:00:11 PST

Written by Michael Hickerson
Tonight, the long awaited final chapter in the “Battlestar Galactica” saga debuts on SciFi. Fans have been waiting months and years to find out what will happen in the final hours of Ron Moore’s epic series. Jamie Bamber, who plays Lee “Apollo” Adama on the hit series spoke to our sister site...

Original story at Slice of SciFi .

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Opinion: Battlestar America

13 Jan 2009 19:58:37 PST

Written by nobody@flickr.com (Geekstalt)
“Commander Odama”?! For those unfamiliar with the show the “leader of the human survivors” is actually named Commander Adama. So here is Commander Odama and his stalwart crew.. err cabinet... of the Battlestar America, joined together to lead the beleaguered people towards the promised lan...

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Opinion: Creator:Battlestar Galactica Filmmakers on Reinventing a Classic

11 Oct 2008 21:49:49 PDT

Moore admits there may be things that diehard fans of the original won't like about the miniseries. But he's also convinced that there are many things they will like, things that improve on the television show. For Eick, the miniseries stands as a bridge between the old and the new, between f...

Original story at SCIFIPEDIA .

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Opinion: Bamber on Apollo

30 Mar 2008 01:27:37 PDT

Battlestar Galactica Character Lee "Apollo" Adama Status Alive Gender Male Species Human Origin Caprica Portrayed by Jamie Bamber First Appearance "Miniseries" Profession Viper Pilot - CAG Relatives Carolanne Adama (mother, deceased)

Original story at SCIFIPEDIA .

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Opinion: New Book - Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy

18 Jan 2008 12:07:36 PST

Written by Andrew
Dating from the original series in 1978 through the present, at least 5 comic book publishers, including Marvel, have issued numerous series of Battlestar Galactica adaptations. There have been a minimum of five video games, one board game, one role playing game, a space-flight simula...

Original story at The CIC .

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EW Review of Crossroads Part 2

26 Mar 2007 07:12:00 PDT

Written by Andrew
In years past, the Battlestar Galactica cliff-hanger has been an event of monumental story-line importance, a grab-'em-by-the-short-hairs whirlwind of plot threads. Season 1: Adama stages a military coup; Starbuck arrives on Caprica; Boomer fires a couple into the old man's chest. S...

Original story at The CIC .

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Battlestar Galactica: Episode 3.18 - "The Son Also Rises" Review - UGO

12 Mar 2007 15:27:33 PDT

The 18th episode of Battlestar Galactica's third season is an unusual episode to review because so much of it serves as a preamble to what's to come as well ... TV Guy: Yeah, but does he know 'Dod, the Kid From Outer Space"? Times Herald-Record

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TV Squad review of The Son Also Rises

11 Mar 2007 21:11:00 PDT

Written by Andrew
Fom TV Squad: Posted Mar 11th 2007 11:42PM by Keith McDuffee Filed under: Science Fiction, OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Sci Fi S03E18) Since Ron Moore's podcast came out a few days ago, I'll do a little bit of recap of what he said along with the review.

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Entertainment Weekly Review of the Woman King

12 Feb 2007 11:52:00 PST

Written by Andrew
Dr. Strangehate On ''Battlestar Galactica,'' a disease strikes the Sagittaron minority, and Helo discovers that a Caprican physician is killing his patients Marc Bernardin This episode of Battlestar Galactica is brought to you by Tahmoh Penikett's crazy oblique muscles.

Original story at The CIC .

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