Posted Jun 27th 2009 11:46AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free
If you are, then you could potentially work for Bear McCreary, who wrote the theme to the new(er)
Battlestar Galactica and its spin-off
Caprica.
He's looking for a web designer to design a site for The Battlestar Galactica Orchestra.
I gotta hand it to the man for his cleverness. There are likely web designer rabid fans out there who would happily clean Bear McCreary's car with their tongue for a chance to have their name attached with any aspect of the franchise (hopefully they have some talent). I'm sure there will be a cyberspace line to help Mr. McCreary design his site and he doesn't have to pay a dime.
On the other hand, the winner of the contest gets some pretty cool one-of-a-kind
Battlestar Galactica merchandise (including the baton from the
BSG concert McCreary be conducting), so maybe everybody wins. If you want to create that clever idea of an entire orchestra of Cylon Centurions, now's your chance.
[via
Ain't It Cool]
Posted Jun 22nd 2009 1:13PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Video, Reality-Free
"Let's get this genocide started!"
That Cavil is one evil bucket of bolts.
Sci Fi's new trailer for
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan is making the rounds and drumming up anticipation for the TV movie, which premieres this fall.
The Plan will portray the events of the Cylon attack on the twelve colonies through the perspective of the Cylons. It's directed by Admiral Adama himself, Edward James Olmos, and written by
BSG and
Warehouse 13 scribe Jane Espenson, who also helped craft the
BSG Web series the
Face of the Enemy.
Continue reading New trailer for Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Posted Jun 18th 2009 5:02PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Industry, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Casting, Reality-Free
You know what? I'm down with all the cast, er, cross-pollination that's going on in sci-fi TV these days. Especially if it means good actors can keep working after their previous shows were given the axe. Earlier today, we reported that Brian Austin Green, formerly of
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, is
joining Smallville for a two-episode arc. Now it looks like
Battlestar Galactica's Rick Worthy is in talks to join NBC's
Heroes.
On
BSG, Worthy played Simon, the Cylon famous for conducting icky experiments on Kara Thrace. He'll play telepath Matt Parkman's new partner, an experienced L.A. cop, on
Heroes when the show returns this fall. It's still unclear if Worthy's character will develop superpowers on the show, but something tells me he'll be more than just a normal cop before long. This is
Heroes were talking about, the show where
everyone gets superpowers.
Worthy is a sci-fi vet. He's appeared in everything from
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to
Dark Angel and
Stargate: SG-1. He'll be joining new
Heroes season four recruits Robert Knepper and Madelina Zima.
Posted Jun 16th 2009 8:02PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free
Fox has posted the first twelve minutes of the pilot (and possibly only) episode of Ron Moore's new series
Virtuality. The mastermind behind the revamped
Battlestar Galactica could stand a little more respect from Fox. On the other hand, at least they're giving us twelve minutes of the show so we can judge for ourselves.
Frankly, the show should have been taken by SyFy considering how much marketing effort they gave to
Battlestar Galactica. On the other hand, they already have
Caprica coming up (which undoubtedly will get more respect than Fox will give
Virtuality) so they might consider that single show to be "Moore" than enough.
Continue reading Watch the first twelve minutes of Virtuality
Posted Jun 15th 2009 12:02PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Video, Reality-Free
Someone was pointing their camcorder at their television screen at some point and managed to catch a brief of the upcoming
Battlestar Galactica prequel TV movie
The Plan, which delves into the entire Cylon plan that was the premise of the whole series.
It appears to be a brief scene between Dean Stockwell's Cavil character and Kate Vernon's Ellen Tigh in which Cavil is discussing the concept of resurrection.
While I appreciate being able to see the clip, I wonder who had their video camera aimed at the television at just the right moment this past Friday night? We're far past the age of
Kinoscope. Hadn't they ever heard of DVRs? I'm sure better quality copies will be available soon, if not already.
Seeing the clip does make me yearn for more
Battlestar Galactica episodes, even if some found the series' ending to be disappointing. It's a pity that we have to wait until November.
Continue reading A little bit of BSG's The Plan
Posted Jun 8th 2009 4:47PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: 24, Battlestar Galactica, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Katee Sackhoff, known mostly as the female Starbuck in the revamped version of
Battlestar Galactica will be joining Jack Bauer to fight terrorists in the next season of
24.
I met Ms. Sackhoff once and she was quite nice, so I'm glad she's found another gig. It even makes sense that she's been cast, since
24 is very much like
Battlestar Galactica but with less of a science fiction vibe (particularly if you substitute "Cylon" for "double-agent"). There is likely a lot of crossover appeal.
She is set to play a character named Dana Walsh, a CTU data analyst. Secretly I'm hoping she won't be stuck behind a desk decrypting computer files or anything boring like that and we'll be able to see her take down a terrorist or two (or whomever the enemy is next season).
This is a good casting choice and almost makes up for the show's casting of Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Posted Jun 4th 2009 3:32PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free
Originally,
it was slated for July 4th, but now Fox has moved the pilot for Ron Moore's new virtual reality series
Virtuality into its
Friday Night Death Slot on June 26th. I guess it wasn't even worthy of a holiday showing.
You'd think, given how the relaunch of
Battlestar Galactica renewed interest in mature, complex science fiction that Fox would have more faith in the series. They were probably looking for something akin to
24 and all they got was a bunch of crew members playing video games on a long space mission.
On the other hand, the show could legitimately suck. I would tend to doubt it as I've always liked Moore's work on the
Star Trek franchise and certainly
BSG.
Caprica wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but it's only the pilot.
In order for
Virtuality to have any chance of survival than all it has to do is get good ratings on a Fox Friday night during the summer. Yeah, good luck with that.
Posted May 31st 2009 7:05PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Programming, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free
Weeks ago,
we reported that Fox would air the two-hour pilot for Ron Moore's
Virtuality on July 4 -- the day everyone in America will be eating barbecue, drinking beer and not watching TV. We obviously saw this as a bad sign for the
Battlestar Galactia creator's new sci-fi series. Why would the network dump the premiere of a high-concept sci-fi show on a holiday? Probably because they don't believe in the project.
Virtuality, the series, is not on Fox's schedule for the upcoming fall season, and rumors about its death have been swirling for weeks.
Our pals at Airlock Alpha recently
gave us hope about the series getting be picked up. This weekend, they pointed us to a
blog post by Doug Drexler, the CG supervisor for the
Virtuality pilot. Here's what Drexler posted:
Continue reading Still no series order for Battlestar creator's Virtuality
Posted May 29th 2009 12:03PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
With
Battlestar Galactica and
The Sarah Connor Chronicles now gone, I'll be looking to
Warehouse 13 for my summer sci-fi fix. Thankfully, it looks like a pretty cool show. I like the concept, and I'm digging the Whedonesque vibe of the Sci Fi Channel's latest
preview clip and the
show's official trailer.
Now I have another reason to tune in. Actually, I have four more reasons. The show will be
loaded with great geek-friendly guest stars, including
BSG's Michael Hogan, Tricia Helfer and Whdeonverse vet Mark Sheppard.
Stargate Atlantis alum Joe Flanigan will also appear on the show.
Continue reading Battlestar, Stargate cast members heading to Warehouse 13
Posted May 27th 2009 2:00PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
First, let me lower your expectations: This is just a rumor started by fanboys at a comic book shop.
OK, for those of you still reading, former
Battlestar Galactica actress Katee Sackhoff was recently spotted buying a ton of comics featuring
Daredevil character Typhoid Mary. According to MTV, Sackhoff visited Golden Apple Comics in L.A. last week and picked up the books and stunned the shop's staff with her
smokin' hotness. This, of course, led the staff to believe that she might be doing research to
play Typhoid Mary in a new Daredevil movie.
Continue reading Could Battlestar's Katee Sackhoff be Marvel's next star?
Posted May 26th 2009 1:09PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Celebrities, Reality-Free
No, that's not Neil Young or an angry Jesus at the top of this post. It's James Callis as Merlin. Yes,
the Merlin from Camelot.
Battlestar Galactica's Gaius Baltar returns to the Sci Fi Channel this week in
Book of Beasts, one of the network's famously craptastic TV movies.
Battlestar fans might want to program their DVRs for this one. Callis plays the gravelly-voiced heroic lead, the movie is indeed set in Camelot, and the director has been quoted comparing it to
Braveheart! All that plus a heavy amount of booze should make for a great Saturday night for any
BSG nerd/Callis fan.
Continue reading Battlestar's James Callis returns to Sci Fi ... in one of those crappy TV movies
Posted May 13th 2009 8:09PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
This week, actors
Michael Trucco and
Kate Vernon both hinted that they'd like to appear in
Caprica, the
Battlestar Galactica prequel series.
The former
BSG stars say it's possible for their characters, Sam Anders and Ellen Tigh, to appear on
Caprica, which takes place roughly fifty years before the events of
BSG.
The uncut, two-hour long
Caprica pilot hit DVD last month, but the series won't premiere on Sci Fi Channel until 2010. Should Anders and Ellen be a part of it? (
BSG spoilers after the jump!)
Continue reading Do you want to see these Battlestar Galactica actors appear in Caprica?
Posted May 8th 2009 3:02PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Programming, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free
This week, we learned that
Fox will air the pilot for
Battlestar Galactica producer Ron Moore's new show,
Virtuality, on July 4. I was excited about this news at first. I love
BSG and almost everything else Ron Moore has ever produced/written (
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,
Roswell). But now I'm worried.
Fox reportedly
ordered a bunch of changes to the show last December, hoping to make it more of a mainstream drama. Now, some folks, like our buddies at
Airlock Alpha, seemed convinced that airing the pilot on July 4 is a sign that Fox has already given up on
Virtuality.
Continue reading Is Ron Moore's Virtuality dead in the water?
Posted May 7th 2009 6:12PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, House, 30 Rock, NCIS, Reality-Free
Then vote for him/her to win in the
Badass TV Character Bracket.
The bracket, by the good folks at Awesomeopolis, pits some of TV's more awesome current characters against each other to determine who is more badass. Readers are asked to vote on the finalists.
So far, it looks like Dr. Gregory House is beating
30 Rock's Jack Donaghy. I'm not sure I agree with that one. I think Jack could have House killed with one phone call. Here's one poll I do agree with: MacGuyver is way more badass than Jethro Gibbs from
NCIS. Even if Mac didn't know how to turn my iPod into a jet, his hair alone puts him way over the top.
Continue reading Is your favorite TV character a badass?
Posted May 2nd 2009 5:00PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free
When a show becomes a cult hit, what better way for the franchise to make extra cash then by selling all the props and sets from the show? It worked for
Star Trek, among others.
This is likely why NBC Universal will be hosting its second
live and online auction of the remaining props from
Battlestar Galactica from May 8th to the 10th. They even sent us a promotional catalog of the props available for the event.
The catalog itself looks terrific and may be a collector's item all its own. It's done in the hexagonal paper style of the show and looks incredible.
Continue reading Battlestar Galactica to sell more props
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