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Is Starbuck The Worst Commanding Officer Ever?
Starbuck continues to make some weird command decisions, in this clip from tonight's Battlestar Galactica, "The Road Less Traveled," which just went up on Hulu. It's like Apollo slipped her some cubits to make his stint as commander of the Pegasus look great by comparison. But at least she's not about to elect a Cylon president, like we are. Oh, and the first 10 minutes of tonight's episode are streaming, every hour on the hour, at SciFi.com, from 9 to 4 EST. [Galactica Sitrep]
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Exclusive Clip From Tomorrow Night's Battlestar Galactica
Remember when we thought the Cylons on Battlestar Galactica were a monolithic group that thought and acted as one? Like, well, robots? Those days seem very distant, and we couldn't be happier. Battlestar's bleak drama about the last remnants of the human race and the artificial life-forms that persecute them keeps getting more twisty and complex, as you can see in this new clip from tomorrow night's episode. Can you guess which Cylon gets accused of being a nihilist?
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Will Humans And Cylons Ever Really Be Friends?
If a race of quasi-immortal cyborgs came and wiped out 99 percent of the human race, would you ever really forgive them? Let alone learn to live in harmony with them? Battlestar Galactica starts with an unthinkably enormous act of genocide, and ever since then the last survivors of humanity have been showing signs of opening their hearts, slowly and grudgingly, to their mass-murdering Cylon cousins. We've even seen Cylon sympathizers among the fleet. Is this realistic? Annalee and I were debating this amongst ourselves, and we figured we'd throw the question out there to you. What do you think? More »
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How Would Cylons Convert Us To Their Religion?
One of the most compelling conflicts on Battlestar Galactica is the clash between the Cylons' monotheistic belief system and the humans' varied and sometimes cheesy pantheon. But we've always wondered why the Cylons don't go evangelical. And if they did, what would be the best way to convert the humans to their one true god? Back in November, our intern Naamen Tilahun asked a bunch of people waiting to see a screening of Battlestar Galactica: Razor how the Cylons would convert people to their religion (Cylonics? Cylonianity?) and this is what they said.
caprica
As soon as people started describing Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel, as "Dallas in space," it got a lot harder to take seriously. But the TV movie, which tells the story of the Cylons' creation decades before they rose up and wiped out most of the human race, may actually explore some interesting territory. It turns out the genesis of the Cylons wasn't ambition or greed, but grief. (I'm assuming this isn't an April Fools thing, but you never know.) Click through for details.
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New Details Of Battlestar's Prequel: Cylons Came From Human Grief
As soon as people started describing Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel, as "Dallas in space," it got a lot harder to take seriously. But the TV movie, which tells the story of the Cylons' creation decades before they rose up and wiped out most of the human race, may actually explore some interesting territory. It turns out the genesis of the Cylons wasn't ambition or greed, but grief. (I'm assuming this isn't an April Fools thing, but you never know.) Click through for details.
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Sarah Connor Chronicles Wants To Be Battlestar Galactica
Sarah Connor's uppercut to her ex-shrink's jaw was one of the most satisfying moments in last night's episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. That annoying psychiatrist who kept Sarah drugged and locked up in Terminator 2 finally apologizes to her for being such a jack-ass (after he's just torched an FBI agent) and she decks him. Awesome. The rest of the episode was scattershot, but actually pretty great. Click through for a recap, with spoilers. More »
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An Overload Of Scifi Toys
Phillip Torrone of the awesome DIY magazine MAKE: covered Toy Fair in New York City with a massive onslaught of photographs. While we told you about some of the items we wanted, Phillip went through his 500+ photos and tagged everything scifi related for us with "io9." What a guy. You can check out all of his scifi photos in the gallery below, and be sure to check out his blog at MAKE:'s website. More »
Law And Torture In Battlestar Galactica
Ronald D. Moore and David Eick sat down and went over the different types and social systems and moralities they've created for the new Battlestar Galactica, including the need to the government (and not just the military) to bring down the heavy hand of torture from time to time, and how the legal system works in the BSG-verse. These audio interviews are the kind of geekery you usually only get when fans debate these facets of the show in a forum somewhere, but they wax poetic for over 30 minutes, and that's not even including their thoughts on the politics, economy, and the fight for Cylon rights in their show. Hit the above links for the audio files, and keep staring at the clock until new episodes air. [Concurring Opinions]
Ronald D. Moore and David Eick sat down and went over the different types and social systems and moralities they've created for the new Battlestar Galactica, including the need to the government (and not just the military) to bring down the heavy hand of torture from time to time, and how the legal system works in the BSG-verse. These audio interviews are the kind of geekery you usually only get when fans debate these facets of the show in a forum somewhere, but they wax poetic for over 30 minutes, and that's not even including their thoughts on the politics, economy, and the fight for Cylon rights in their show. Hit the above links for the audio files, and keep staring at the clock until new episodes air. [Concurring Opinions]
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Cylons Conquer The Fashion World
For once, these fashion models don't just look like robots by accident. The make-up artist for yesterday's Marios Schwab fashion show in London modeled the models' faces on "Battlestar Galactica android aliens." That included bleaching the eyebrows, using pale foundation, and putting reflective gloss on eyelids, says artist Val Garland with Revlon. "It's all about a very blank face," she added. Click through for full-body pics of Cylons on the catwalk. More »
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io9 Talks to "World War Hulk" and BSG Comics Writer Greg Pak
Greg Pak's Robot Stories was one of our favorite indie science fiction films of recent years. It explored people's emotional relationships with robots — and robots' relationships with each other — through three short narratives. Now Pak is writing comics, including the recent World War Hulk and a Battlestar Galactica miniseries. He talked to us about movies, comics and the inner lives of robots. (Minor BSG: Razor and comics spoilers) More »
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Swiss Death Star Is Answer To Global Warming
This starship-shaped building is designed to rescue the Swiss Alps from the effects of climate change. The region hopes this silver luxury resort, with its one Cylon-esque red eye, will help it attract visitors after there's no more snow to ski on. The Intercontinental Resort in Davos opens in 2010, but here's a mock-up from the architect's site. Image from MatteoThun.com. [NY Times]
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Hot Sandwich Brings You Cylon Lesbian Action
It turns out lesbian Cylons are brought to you by Quiznos, the sandwich store. Here's an ad that aired during Battlestar Galactica: Razor. My favorite part: the Quiznos slogan, "Mmmm toasty," comes out sounding like the guy's opinion of space lesbians.
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Who's The Final Cylon?
Forget Admiral Adama or President Roslin. Chances are the final Cylon will be the last person you expect. Which stalwart BSG character will turn out to be a sleeper Cylon?
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battlestar galactica: razor
Battlestar Galactica's two-hour telepic Razor will hit the airwaves on November 24th. Have you been doing your homework? Here's a handy Razor guide so you can feel fully briefed and prepared as it unspools on your viewing device of choice. More »
Everything You Need To Know About The Flashback Episodes
Battlestar Galactica's two-hour telepic Razor will hit the airwaves on November 24th. Have you been doing your homework? Here's a handy Razor guide so you can feel fully briefed and prepared as it unspools on your viewing device of choice. More »
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Everything You Need To Know About Razor
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Gallery: Lesbian Cylons Gather At Beijing Fashion Show
You have the green tentacle legs, the cylon lesbians and best of all, the head-eating parasol monster. It all happened at the Ordifen Cup 2007 Lingerie Innovative Design Contest at China Fashion Week in Beijing. Warning: skimpy costumes and not-quite-orthohuman shapes ahead.Gallery: China Fashion 2007
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Must See: Battlestar Galactica
Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Must-see by Jason Shankel.Title: Battlestar Galactica (1970s)
Date: 1978-1979
Vitals: Human refugees of the Cylon war wagon train themselves across space with only the diaphanous clothes on their backs and the polyurethane fixatives in their hair to sustain them. More »
