So, you've been enjoying those "Razorettes" we've been posting here lately, have you? Good. Good. There will be more of those in the coming weeks. And... AND... then, the Battlestar Galactica: Razor movie! Woo!I've also heard some other potentially good news lately regarding our beloved series. It turns out that, due to the looming writers strike and how it could put a halt to new television for a while, there are reports that NBC may consider airing old episodes of Battlestar Galactica... on NBC!
OK, now for the bad news...
The LA Times has gotten scoop on when the series will finally return to the air, following the Razor movie, and it's a downer. January? Nope. February? Nope. Try APRIL. Maybe I should have just ripped the Band Aid off quickly, huh?
The little bit of good news out of the late return of the series is that Ron D. Moore will direct one of the episodes though not until after the show comes back from its hiatus. Oh yeah, did I forget to remind you that there's that long hiatus that may possibly push the last season into 2009?
There's a few other words from Moore in the LA Times article worth checking out.
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10-25-2007 @ 9:02PM
Akbar Fazil said...
For whatever is causing this (writers strike, SciFi knowing they are going to have nothing new real quick, etc) I think we will really see SciFi splitting the season.
In fact, I can even see them splitting Atlantis in two and putting BSG 4.0 in between.
Wonder if the UK is going to have to wait even longer.
Sorry I had to be the bearer of such bad news. ;)
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10-25-2007 @ 9:10PM
Chris said...
That is bull! What in the world is going on. Why oh why!
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10-25-2007 @ 9:12PM
Oreo said...
This April news isn't really news. The season 3 DVD is supposed to come out in April so it would only make since for the DVD to come out around there.
And the season will be split if there is a strike, they still need to write 6 more episodes and Mrs. Moore has said they would need to split it to finish the last episodes up.
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10-25-2007 @ 9:38PM
Tim Dorr said...
Jesus, they're dragging this thing out longer than an American Idol results show.
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10-25-2007 @ 10:01PM
bsgfan2003 said...
This is disgusting. Will someone please show some data (made up if need be) that shows viewers will not come back if they try to perpetrate that upon us. This can't be the final date!
This is outrageous.
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10-25-2007 @ 10:45PM
Matt said...
Ridiculous. That's the only thing that's comes to mind (other than a flurry of NSFW dialog).
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10-25-2007 @ 10:47PM
Usama said...
I am numb all over. Maybe it's better this way.
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10-25-2007 @ 10:48PM
Usama said...
On the other hand, I like the idea of BSG airing on NBC. Maybe then people will give it a chance! Even if they don't, maybe they'll air it in HD and I won't need to pay extra for SciFi HD, and even if they don't at least people will know what show I'm going on and on about, AND even if they still don't know what show I'm talking about, at least I'll have my BSG!!!!!!!
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10-25-2007 @ 10:56PM
Midnight13 said...
I've actually got a love/hate feeling about this news. It was just this past summer that I got into "Battlestar Galactica". I have not watched any of season 3, only seasons 1 and 2 on DVD. I'm awaiting the season 3 DVD release to watch it, maybe if Sci-Fi Channel re-airs the full season I may watch it but would love to watch it on DVD more. Which doesn't have a release date yet it would seem. I know enough of the series to watch "Razor" but hope to have seen the full season 3 on DVD before season 4 starts on SCi-Fi Channel. Will season 3.0 and 3.5 be released on the same day, or does season 3.5 come out months after 3.0?
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10-25-2007 @ 11:05PM
AutomagV said...
I've been waiting so long for the new season that waiting a few more months is no thing. I'm confident that this final season will be satisfying and if they need the extra time, then so be it. There are plenty of shows to fill that gap in the meantime.
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10-25-2007 @ 11:12PM
Dorv said...
Um.... Ok... So its not coming back in January... Reason enough not to watch the show? I think not.
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10-25-2007 @ 11:33PM
Usama said...
Midnight 13, I suggest you download the episodes somehow ... iTunes or .. "other" ways. Season 3 doesn't have a solid release date as far as I know, and also as far as I know they won't be splitting it into 3.0 and 3.5. Season 2 was done like that so people can catch up half-way and they can get more money out of us (that's what I think anyway).
You probably don't need to watch season 3 to get most of Razor, but I can't imagine being where you are (the time jump) and not know what's going on. Then again, the end of season 3 isn't so kind to us either. :)
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10-26-2007 @ 12:32AM
bsgfan2003 said...
I feel the same way Dorv. I'd tune in if it was pay per view on the moon in 2025. My point was that I wish they would come to the conclusion that they might lose money and give us what we what sooner rather than later.
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10-26-2007 @ 9:44AM
Ian said...
I think the answer is that because there will be no season 5, they are delaying the start of saeason 4 and splitting it into two parts.
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10-26-2007 @ 10:46AM
Ralph said...
Fine by me as long as I get the S3 DVD set prior to S4 starting. I missed the entire second part of S3 and would like to get caught up.
Yes, I know I'm in the minority here.
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10-26-2007 @ 12:59PM
scazza said...
I'm verry happy they're splitting the season. The writing was way better when they were working with blocks of 10 or 12 episodes. The long season led to off topic wanderings, indulgences.
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10-26-2007 @ 1:29PM
Akbar Fazil said...
To all who think the season will be split: That has not been announced yet.
More than likely, I do see it happening but don't count on it just yet.
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10-26-2007 @ 6:27PM
Tim-1 said...
This is an outrage!!!!! No Grace Park til April?!!!! This is not just bad news...this is a crisis! If these reports are true, then it is unexcusable the way this stellar show is being handled. Please say it ain't so!
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10-27-2007 @ 8:57AM
Tim-1 said...
......and speaking of inexcusable, If season four IS going to be delayed, then the season three dvd's should be released immediately! I just don't get it why they are not out already.
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10-27-2007 @ 7:25PM
Dorv said...
Tim-1: CALM DOWN!!!!!!!! I think that S1 on HD-DVD comes out in December, so if you have the right equipment, you can watch Park in HD Goodness :)
I actually don't want them to rush the DVDs out... Veronica Mars used to always do that, and they came out so feature-less. Anyways, I'm still so bitter about S2 being two different DVD sets that I still haven't purchased ANY BSG DVDs since S1.
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