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BSG Linkroll Pt. XI (Once more, with spoilers)
Webisodes: Yes, they’re coming (we knew that), but earlier than initially feared! Actually, the mini-episodes, directed by Jamie Bamber and James Callis and named The Face Of The Enemy will start going on line next month! And for those of you who consider the information that a Battlestar is actually a huge chunk of metal flying through space a spoiler, here’s another hair-raising tidbit that will be “revealed” in the webisodes (highlight to read): :: Gaeta is gay. And haz buttseks with Hoshi...
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Battlestar Galactica (2003) Cast and Crew on TV.com
Original at TV.com
• Fri, Jan 29
Cast and crew bios and info for Battlestar Galactica (2003): Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park,
Review: Caprica - Rebirth
Original at TV Squad
• Fri, Jan 29
By Nick Zaino We'll start with the fact that the book was given to Amanda by the mother of Zoe's boyfriend Ben, who strapped explosives to his chest and blew up the train in the name of one true god, killing Zoe and many others. When Amanda finds a religious symbol amongst the book and some photos, she is conv...
CW picks up pilot from Gilmore Girls creator and a La Femme Nikita remake
Original at TV Squad
• Thu, Jan 28
By Brad Trechak My guess is that the new version of La Femme Nikita is going for the name-brand recognition and will evolve into something different than its predecessors, like Battlestar Galactica. Of course, if female assassins aren't your thing, you could always watch the drama on the Wyoming farm.
The Walking Dead Pilot Review
Original at Renerd.com
• Mon, Jan 25
By Fearhurst A comparison to Battlestar Galactica – which is arguably the best TV show in the last 10 years – is very exciting. AMC has had a lot of success with their original series so far (Breaking Bad, Mad Men), but if they can pull off something as good as BSG was we’ll all be in for a treat.
Caprica Review
Original at ninteenpointzerofour (WordPress)
• Sat, Jan 23
By citrinitas668 First off, for those unaware, I have a particular hatred of Battlestar Galactica, so I’m going into this with a fair bit of negative bias. There really isn’t a whole lot to talk about just yet considering I only watched the first half, but the main thing that’s bugging me so far is that the char...
'Caprica': Will you watch it?
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Fri, Jan 22
By Darren Franich Tonight marks the season premiere of the anxiously awaited Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica spinoff Tonight marks the season premiere of the anxiously awaited Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica spinoff
Opinion: Battlestar Galactica as a game.
Original at gamebrahma3 (WordPress)
• Thu, Jan 21
By jack4dean Battlestar Galactica is a well known science-fiction series which regained momentum (from its 1978 roots) with a 2003 mini-series and 2004-2009 regular television series which followed. For our readers who aren’t familiar with the Battlestar Galactica Universe:
Opinion: Alessandra Torresani Gets Inside Caprica’s Prime Cylon
Original at Wired
• Thu, Jan 21
By Hugh Hart HOLLYWOOD — “I want to be the poster girl for engineers and computer nerds,” says actress Alessandra Torresani, and she’s off to a good start. That’s her with the apple in the ubiquitous billboard (pictured below) for new science fiction series Caprica, which debuts Friday at 9 p.m. on Syfy. I...
"Caprica" is the mind-frak you've grown to love from "BSG"
Original at AfterEllen.com
• Thu, Jan 21
By stuntdouble Though the pilot episode has been available online and on DVD for months, the long-awaited, much-heralded Caprica is finally getting its TV debut tomorrow night on SyFy. And even though you know what's coming — Caprica is, after all, the prequel to Battlestar Galactica — you may not be pre...
Caprica, Spartacus Give TV a January Jolt
Original at Wired
• Mon, Jan 4
By Hugh Hart Caprica mines soap-opera machinations from the Battlestar Galactica mythology. Set 50 years before BSG, this prequel follows rival families the Graystones and the Adamas as their technologically advanced society heads toward the creation of the first cybernetic life-form node, ak...
Opinion: Caprica Is Very Different From Battlestar Galactica - And That's GoodOriginal at io9
• Mon, Jan 4
By Annalee Newitz After watching the two-hour pilot (currently available on DVD) and first two episodes of Caprica, I was left feeling like I wanted this to be a brand-new series completely released from the Battlestar Galactica universe. The show's speculative worldbuilding is pyrotechic in its aweso...
Opinion: Star Trek Mashups, Crossovers, And Other Parodies: Somewhat Censored Version
Original at Battlestar Galactica Fan Community
• Fri, Jan 1
By science_officer BONUS CROSSOVERS: STAR TREK PLUS OTHER STUFF BONUS CROSSOVER #2: STAR TREK PLUS THE BEATLES BONUS CROSSOVER #4: STAR TREK PLUS BATTLESTAR GALACTICA BONUS CROSSOVER #5: STAR TREK PLUS V BONUS CROSSOVER #6: STAR TREK PLUS BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (again) PG-13 only]]
Clip du jour: 'Battlestar Rhapsody'
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Mon, Dec 28
By Margaret Lyons Battlestar Galactica and Queen, together at last! Gods, I miss this show. Next up, Internet, please Battlestar Galactica and Queen, together at last! Gods, I miss this show. Next up, Internet, please
Podcast: Slice of SciFi #244: Encore Conversation With Michael Hogan and Voicemail
Original at Slice of SciFi
• Sat, Dec 19
By Michael Hickerson It’s the next installment of our holiday episodes as we enjoy a long winter’s nap. We’ve got some voice mail to start and then an encore of our conversation with Michael Hogan from “Battlestar Galactica.” This Slice of SciFi show is sponsored by GoToAssist.com/podcast — Get [...]
Watch this: The Top TV shows of 2009 - Chicago Tribune
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Mon, Dec 14
Watch this: The Top TV shows of 2009 blog) Battlestar Galactica," Syfy: How many shows can tell stories with such intensity that you forget to breathe? "Battlestar Galactica" was one of those rare ...
Review: SGU's 'Justice'
Original at GateWorld.net
• Mon, Dec 7
The evidentiary hearing was one of the highlights of the episode. “Justice” brought me back to the Battlestar Galactica episode “Litmus,” in which an ... and more »
Why The World Needs A New Space: 1999Original at io9
• Fri, Nov 27
By Alasdair Wilkins Battlestar Galactica, The Prisoner, Knight Rider, V — all these classic (and not so classic) shows have received 21st century updates. So it's really high time that the cheesiest, strangest, most metaphysical space opera of them all returned: Space: 1999!
Opinion: Jane Espenson Explains Caprica's Change Of Showrunner
Original at io9
• Mon, Nov 16
By Charlie Jane Anders According to the Hollywood Reporter, Murphy has taken over as showrunner, but Espenson is staying on as an executive producer, alongside Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. THR notes that Murphy was originally hired back in October as a co-executive producer, to work on scripts in the second h...
Opinion: The Cylons did not have "The Plan"
Original at ideas.4brad.com
• Sun, Nov 1
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...
One Day Left to Sign Up for BSG Fanfiction Exchange!
Original at Battlestar Galactica Fan Community
• Mon, Aug 31
There is ONE DAY left to sign up for the Autumn 2009 Round at the Battlestar Galactica Fanfiction Exchange. It's an all-pairings, all characters, all genre anonymous exchange. Sign-ups end at 11:59pm PST on September 1st. Hope to see a lot of participants! Sign Up Post is HERE da_angel729
Opinion: Worldcon panel on BSG surprisingly negative
Original at ideas.4brad.com
• Wed, Aug 12
By brad In fact, a few times audience members and panelists felt it necessary to encourage the crowd to stop just ranting about the ending and to talk about the good things. In spite of being so negative on the ending myself I found myself being one of those also trying to talk about the good stuff.
Podcast: Slice of SciFi #224: A Conversation With Michael Hogan from “Battlestar Galatica”
Original at Slice of SciFi
• Sat, Aug 1
By Michael Hickerson Interview: Our conversation this week is with the man who brought Saul Tigh to life for four years on “Batttlestar Galactica,” Michael Hogan. Hogan offers a few hints about the upcoming movie, “The Plan” and his time working on the monumental series. This is the first half of our convers...
CD Review: Caprica - Music Composed by Bear McCreary
Original at Draven99's Musings
• Mon, Jul 6
By Chris(noreply@blogger.com) That brings me to Bear's score for the pilot episode of Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel. The feature length pilot has arrived on DVD and will make its television debut when the series arrives in early 2010. I am almost embarrassed to say that I have not yet seen the pilot and hope to r...
Podcast: Slice of SciFi #220: Interview with Ryan Cafeo of “Luke 11:17″
Original at Slice of SciFi
• Sat, Jul 4
By Michael Hickerson TV Talk: When actor John Barrowman heard the third season of “Torchwood” was shortened to five episodes, he wasn’t happy about it. But creator Russell T. Davies defends the decision and talks about why the run could be a good thing for the show.
Review: Strong Acting, Holodeck From Hell Boost One-Off Virtuality
Original at Wired
• Thu, Jun 25
By Hugh Hart Airing Friday at 8 p.m. EST on Fox as a stand-alone movie, Virtuality was originally conceived by Battlestar Galactica producers Michael Taylor and Ronald D. Moore as the pilot episode for an ongoing series. However, the network declined to order more episodes, leaving the two-hour movie l...
Caprica review
Original at Battlestar Galactica's topics
• Fri, May 22
By timrayborn I was very happy with this as a series premier, and I eagerly look forward to how it develops. Sci Fi has picked it up for 20 episodes, so I hope it attracts a strong following. No, there are no flashy space battles, but this is a very different kind of science fiction: dark, grown-up, realistic,...
Harry Potter, Star Trek, Wolverine, Dollhouse and more
Original at Dose.ca
• Tue, Apr 21
By BennyC Then there's my poor Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fox's other beleaguered sci fi franchise. I had put off watching the season (series?) finale of the show for a week or so not--as with Battlestar Galactica--because I feared it would be unsatisfying in any way, but because...
Harry Potter, Star Trek, Wolverine, Dollhouse and more
Original at The Province - Canada.com
• Tue, Apr 21
By BennyC Then there's my poor Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fox's other beleaguered sci fi franchise. I had put off watching the season (series?) finale of the show for a week or so not--as with Battlestar Galactica--because I feared it would be unsatisfying in any way, but because...
5 Things I Won't Miss About BSG
Original at io9
• Wed, Mar 25
By Graeme McMillan Battlestar Galactica Okay, this is slightly unfair; I thought BSG was a wonderful show, despite all of the above, one that engaged my heart and my mind and poked and prodded in all the right ways, questioning and exciting and entertaining (if you can use that word for such a constantly depr...
How To: Steampunk Cylon Design Contest: The end is near
Original at DVICE
• Fri, Mar 13
invites you to create a Steampunk Cylon, a 19th-century version of those genocidal robots from Battlestar Galactica. You can draw it, Photoshop it (or use whatever image editor you want), or even build it and snap a photo. ...
Scenes from the Official Fanfiction University of Battlestar Galactica, a BSG fanfic
Original at Battlestar Galactica Fan Community
• Sat, Mar 7
By Eledhwen, daughter of Elerosse Part two is now up at my lj. :] Still no spoilers.
Fanfiction: battlestar_blog @ 2009-02-12T10:39:00
Original at Battlestar Galactica Fan Community
• Thu, Feb 12
By callmelydia My first set of Battlestar Galactica drabbles are up over on my fic lj. They take place between the algae planet and the beginning of Season 4.0.
How to build Battlestar Galactica Cylon arm gauntlet armor
Original at wonderhowto.com
• Sat, Feb 7
This is part 2 of a 12 part series on how to build a classic Cylon armor. Todays build is on the arm gantlet pieces. This is a part of the BSG ... www.wonderhowto.com
Podcast: Fragged (Battlestar Galactica episode)
Original at SCIFIPEDIA
• Mon, Jan 26
Fragged is episode 3 of Battlestar Galactica Season 2. Spoiler Warning: Plot details and/or information about the ending follow. If you wish to enjoy the work first, stop reading here and return at another time. Vice President Baltar has even graver doubts — because Number Six has warned hi...
Podcast: Off the wireless
Original at GALACTICA SITREP
• Sun, Jan 11
By ProgGrrl@gmail.com (ProgGrrl) Time Out and Live@7 interview Katee Sackhoff. IGN interviews James Callis and Katee Sackhoff. SyFy Radio interviews Jane Espenson. Fear.net interviews Bear McCreary. Slice of SciFi interviews Aaron Douglas. The Straight has some updates on CAPRICA casting in Vancouver.
Sign-Ups Begin at the "Battlestar Galactica Fanfiction Exchange"!
Original at Battlestar Galactica Fan Community
• Mon, Dec 15
By da_angel729(da.angel729@gmail.com) Sign-ups for the 2009 Spring Fic Exchange at bsgficexchange, the "Battlestar Galactica Fanfiction Exchange, are now open until January 1, 2009! Please sign-up HERE at the Sign-up post. All ratings, pairings, and characters are welcome in this exchange. I'd love to see a lot of participa...
How To: Fandomestic: 13 Geeky Fandom Pumpkins | Fandomania
Original at Fandomania
• Thu, Oct 30
Inspired by the original Battlestar Galactica, this Cylon pumpkin is fitted with red LED lights to simulate the robots’ signature scanning eye. There’s an entire tutorial at Evil Mad Scientist on how to make your own! ...
Fanfiction: Self-pimpage is good for the soul (or so they tell me).
Original at Zinke's Zpace
• Wed, Oct 15
By zinke Old Habits (Battlestar Galactica; Bill Adama; Adama/Roslin; G) My first BSG fic! These are two characters who fascinate me both individually and as a pairing. I am sure most of you are tired of hearing me say this, but when it comes to ...
Fanfiction: FoS08: "The Height of Happiness" Battlestar Galactica
Original at celievamp (Livejournal)
• Sun, Sep 21
By celievamp Genre & Pairing: Battlestar Galactica Laura Roslin / Six, Laura Roslin / Ellen Tigh. Disclaimer: Battlestar Galactica belongs to R&D TV. Transcript of the episode courtesy of SadGeezer.com. Me, I’m just a fan. ...
How To: We may never be able to transport humans, but we might very well ...
Original at slattern23 (WordPress)
• Sat, Aug 16
No one talks about “Battlestar Galactica style avionics or Star Wars style hyper drive, and it’s unlikely that anyone ever will. I’m not sure how to describe the reason for that in a way that Trek-haters, or general scifi haters will ...
Fanfiction: Rec: Battlestar Galactica
Original at dodificus (Livejournal)
• Sun, Jul 20
By dodificus Fandom: BSG Pairing: Kara/Leoben Kara sleeps alone in the bed when she can and the sofa when she can’t. Some nights she feels him watching her when he thinks she’s asleep. He breathes slowly and evenly, eyes fixed only on her and when ...
Fic: Torn Asunder (BSG, Natalie/Six, R)
Original at tessykins (Livejournal)
• Tue, Jul 15
By tessykins Fandom: Battlestar Galactica Pairing: Natalie/Six Rating: hard R Prompt: Shredded Kink: Powers of attraction Notes/Warnings: Cyloncest This fic is based on 4x06 "Faith" and contains extreme spoilers. Natalie is the Six leading the rebel ...
Fic: The Assassination of Laura Roslin...[Adama/Roslin]
Original at adama_roslin (Livejournal)
• Thu, Jul 10
By whimsy Mimzee Fandom: Battlestar Galactica Rating: R/M for a little language Warnings: Spoilers for Revelations. Character death (sorie!). Blink-and-you-miss-it Hat!Seckz. Summary: They arrived at Earth, and suddenly their chapter was at an end. ...
Opinion: Galactica's Third Episode Is All Fraked Up
Original at Wired News
• Mon, Apr 21
By sonia zjawinski See also: Battlestar Galactica 4.02 RecapGritty Galactica Paves Way for Caprica, RevolutionBattlestar Co-Creator to Pen Sci-Fi TrilogyInside Story of Galactica's Crazy Closers Remember when the word frak was a subtle expletive used in Battlestar Galactica? Well those times are ov...
Podcast: InterviewsOriginal at GALACTICA SITREP
• Fri, Mar 28
By ProgGrrl Zap2It talks with Moore and Sackhoff. Sci Fi Channel UK has posted video interviews with Nicki Clyne on their web site (UK users only); here’s a shorter excerpt on their YouTube channel for the rest of us. The March 8th edition of the Hypaspace podcast features an interview with James Callis.
'Battlestar Galactica firms up April 4 return and sets airdate for specials
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Fri, Feb 8
By Tempo Battlestar Galactica is the gripping saga of humanity's last remnants and their struggle to find a new home while fleeing from their deadly Cylon enemies. Redefining the space opera with its gritty realism, Galactica’s intensity, issues-driven topicality, and command performances...
Opinion: New Book - Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy
Original at The CIC
• Fri, Jan 18
By Andrew BATTLESTAR GALACTICA AND PHILOSOPHYIn its Fourth and Final season, Book Poses New Questions From Show Battlestar Galactica is a great story. "I absolutely love the show," he continued. "It's the most expensive and most successful show the Sci-Fi Channel has ever produced."
Podcast: Colonial Day (Battlestar Galactica Episode)
Original at SCIFIPEDIA
• Mon, Jun 25
January 3, 2004 (UK) Season 1 Episode # 11 Production # 1.11 Writer(s) Carla Robinson Director Jonas Pate Guest star(s) Richard Hatch Nicki Clyne Patrick Gallagher Episode Order Previous Next "The Hand of God" "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 1"
Podcast: Dispatch #030: Week of 11 Dec 2006
Original at entil2001.libsyn.com
• Tue, Dec 19
Summary of all reviews posted the past week (10:02): 3 Battlestar: Galactica reviews 1 Supernatural review 1 Smallville review 1 Heroes review Season-to-date commentary on all 4 series Best of the Week (22:05): Battlestar: Galactica 3.11: "The Eye of Jupiter"
Podcast: Dispatch #024: Week of 09 Oct 2006
Original at entil2001.libsyn.com
• Mon, Oct 16
2 Battlestar: Galactica reviews 2 Lost reviews 2 Supernatural reviews 2 Smallville reviews 2 Heroes reviews 1 Ghost Hunter review Best of the Week (25:47): Battlestar: Galactica 3.1: "The Occupation" Battlestar: Galactica 3.2: "Precipice"