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BSG TV Movie Will Be The Man Show

More details have come out about the first (and maybe only) Battlestar Galactica TV movie, which may air as soon as this fall. The good news is, it'll be written by Buffy/Firefly scribe Jane Espenson, who just scored a hit with the BSG episode "The Hub." The bad news is, it'll be directed by BSG star Edward James Olmos, who has a track record of directing some of the worst episodes. (But he also directed a fun Miami Vice episode.) Meanwhile, the movie's cast gives some hints about what it's about. More »

12:00 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,703 views, 30 comments

Latest by n/a: @BioHzrd: Abso-bloody-lutely! Can we throw Helo in there for good measure? more »

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More Frak Than You Could Ever Want

It's the censorship-evading word that stands as proof at how involved Battlestar Galactica has become in modern popular culture. Frak has even shown up in non-Cylon-friendly shows like Veronica Mars and Gilmore Girls. But did you know that many households the world over are more familiar with frakking than you'd expect? More on that, and four other Frak Facts, after the jump. More »

6:30 AM on Fri May 16 2008
By Graeme McMillan
3,932 views, 41 comments

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Admiral Adama's Death Race With A Rocket Bike

Battlestar Galactica's post-apocalyptic leader, Edward James Olmos, races his sportscar through a world of flying cars, elevated trains and missile-firing rocket bikes, in this commercial for Farmers Insurance. Olmos has been appearing in Spanish/English Farmers ads for a while now, but this one features CGI world-building by Zach Mandt, who just finished working on Speed Racer. Also, that exploding building Olmos drives up to at the end? According to reader cde, it's the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' Command Center, where Zordon and his cylon-esque robot Alpha-5 hung out. Click through for a side-by-side comparison. More »

6:30 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,981 views, 20 comments

Latest by n/a: This building has shown up all over sci-fi. It was where the lab in The Lawnmower Man was located, and it was Lore's base of operations in the ST:TNG two-parter "Descent." There's probably other places it's appeared, too; more »

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New Battlestar Season Four Promos

Chief Tyrol says this is not his beautiful life, while Admiral Adama is struggling to hold on to the things he believes in. And Baltar is tired of being afraid and ready to stand and fight. Those are just a few of the awesome insights you'll glean from these new promo clips for Battlestar Galactica season four, starting in March on the Sci Fi Channel. Also below the fold, there's a new Sci Fi Channel spot that includes new footage from Battlestar and Doctor Who. [Galactica Sitrep] More »

9:30 AM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By charliejane
3,560 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: Yes, BSG is frackin' awesome, been waiting for this for too long....yeah, I'll admit I'm hooked, despite the sappy-crappy horse manure that is half the plot... And someone please tell me, please, what the hell do the people of the 12 more »