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Three More Chances To Explore The Adama Family Tree

Battlestar Galactica's prequel series gets a boost of confidence, as Sci Fi execs order two more episodes after the pilot TV movie. Although Caprica hasn't yet been picked up as a series, this script order looks like a really good sign. According to the Chicago Tribune's Watcher blog, Battlestar writers Michael Angeli and Mark Verheiden are busy at work on the two new Caprica scripts. The pilot is rumored to air this fall. [The Watcher]

10:46 AM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Meredith Woerner
1,272 views, 5 comments

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Why Battlestar Galactica is the Best Political Drama on TV

This exclusive new preview clip for Battlestar Galactica season 4 reminds us why the science fiction series' violent moral ambiguity has made it the most compelling political drama on TV. Sure the show is about humans fleeing for their lives from cyborgs in space, but it has a realistic, ripped-from-the-headlines urgency that 24 could only dream of. Even the basic BSG premise sounds familiar: Separatists with a burning desire for religious purity have launched a coordinated nuclear attack on our heroes, who are themselves struggling in a mire of corrupt political leadership and a military gone mad with power. It just so happens that the separatists are cyborgs called Cylon and the heroes are from a star system halfway across the galaxy from us. More »

2:15 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Annalee Newitz
16,421 views, 46 comments

Latest by n/a: I was searching for "BEST Political Drama" and up comes Battlestar Galactica !? I kinda have to laugh because normally that would sound insane. It was not what I was expecting. Hoewver, there is no doubt that Battlestar Galactica (BSG)is one of more »

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See The Organ Repo Wagon

  • New production photos of Reposession Mambo tell us absolutely nothing about the more serious of the two organ-repo movies coming next year. You can see allegedly "futuristic" cars and some buildings. Yawn. [ShockTillYouDrop.com]
  • The new Justice League movie is being "cast as cheaply as possible," says New York Magazine. It's semi-official that total unknown Armie Hammer will play Batman in the League. That's in addition to the previously leaked cast: Scott Porter as Superman, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman, Common as Green Lantern and Adam Brody as Flash. "In other words, a D-list cast is set to portray the world's oldest, most iconic superhero team," Matthew Perpetua kvetches. [NYMag]
  • Newly released clips from I Am Legend reveal no spoilers, but prove the film will live or die depending on how much you enjoy Will Smith talking to himself. [IESB]

Ron Moore's new projects and Stanley Kubrick's biggest mistake below the fold... More »

6:00 AM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By charliejane
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Ron Moore Gets His Auteur On Ronald Moore will go the Joss Whedon route, directing an episode of Battlestar Galactica which he wrote. But the bad news? Galactica season four is now officially airing in April.

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Must See: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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.

Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Date: 1992-1999

Vitals: This time, the Federation boldly stays put, while the crazy forehead people come and go, talking of Michelangelo. And everybody wants to control a galaxy-spanning wormhole.

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10:22 PM on Sun Sep 30 2007
By charliejane
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