Edward James Olmos-related stories
Posted Oct 26th 2009 12:29PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: TV on DVD, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free
Leoben, that tricky toaster, was right: All of this
has happened before, and all of it is happening again.
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan retells major events from the first two years of the celebrated sci-fi series through the eyes of the Cylons. It weaves together recycled scenes from the series with new footage to reveal a first-hand account of the Cylon agenda, or "plan."
The result is a film that feels incomplete, episodic and disjointed. It plays less like a movie and largely like a disk full of high quality bonus material. Most of what happens here feels irrelevant to the series -- almost like it was tacked on to the
BSG mythos to satisfy completists and hardcore fans. Still, it's worth watching to see Dean Stockwell carry the film with a fearless performance as the scheming and duplicitous Brother Cavil. The veteran character actor takes center stage in
The Plan, and your enjoyment of the film will rest largely on how much you like, or dislike, Cavil and his major role in the series.
Continue reading DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 6:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Video, Reality-Free
Mike will have a review of the new
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan film soon, but I wanted to show you a couple of clips from the straight-to-DVD movie directed by Edward James Olmos.
The first clip is a meeting of the Cylons, and after the jump is a look at some of the visual effects.
Continue reading Sneak Peek: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Posted Aug 3rd 2009 6:02PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free, Dollhouse
Michael Hogan isn't done with
Battlestar Galactica just yet. The actor who played the show's hardest drinking toaster will appear in the upcoming
BSG TV movie
The Plan, directed by Edward James Olmos. Hogan is sticking with sci-fi for his next two TV outings, a possible recurring role on
Syfy's Warehouse 13 and a
guest spot on Dollhouse.
Hogan will join former
BSG actor and
Dollhouse cast member Tahmoh Penikett in a season two episode of
Dollhouse. He won't be the only
BSG alum guest starring on
Dollhouse this year. Jamie Bamber, who played Apollo, will show up in the season premiere, set to air September 25.
Continue reading Battlestar's Michael Hogan makes a trip to the Dollhouse
Posted Jul 25th 2009 3:00AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Awards, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
We know that
Caprica is coming to Syfy on January 22nd. We also know that Edward James Olmos is directing the
Battlestar Galactica TV movie "The Plan."
An extra little tidbit of news today is Ron Moore's response to the Emmy committee
for their snub of the final season of the show. In short, he is not a happy camper.
I wish I could say I was surprised by the Emmy snub, but Hollywood committees do tend to ignore science fiction and fantasy shows when it comes to awards (
The Lord of the Rings being the only exception that comes to mind, and that's based on a pretty classic trilogy of books).
The good news is that really good science fiction develops a following that goes far beyond any sort of award recognition. Look at
Star Wars. Did that Academy even notice that one? Not really. Yet it still sells loads of merchandise.
Battlestar Galactica will likely do the same for some time to come.
Posted Jul 24th 2009 6:32PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
For a guy who seemed reluctant to climb aboard a
Battlestar Galactica series when it first launched, Edward James Olmos is committed body and soul now.
At a Friday early afternoon press conference at Comic-Con International, Olmos hosted a
BSG: Caprica - The Plan event to show preview footage of the new
Caprica show and to discuss
The Plan movie he directed to continue Syfy's top original franchise. The DVD release for that film hits stores on Oct. 27.
Olmos alluded to his one-time hesitance to become full-time commander of the Galactica when he told fans, "I'm on board Battlestar Galactica for the rest of my life." That would have brought a huge cheer from fans at a panel, but reporters and such tend to be more subdued.
Olmos' enthusiasm and partial contrition is a classy way of saying, "I never foresaw how successful
BSG would be, and I know a good thing when I see it." In fact, the sci-fi epic completely resurrected his career.
Caprica premieres January 22, 2009 on Syfy.
Posted Jul 19th 2009 11:04AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Reality-Free
One of the best parts of this job is the advance copies we get of television DVD sets. In short: Holy frak! The
final set of Battlestar Galactica episodes is awesome.
Minor spoilers follow...
There are those who liked the ending and those that didn't. I didn't like the lack of explanation of Kara's return from the dead and found the finale generally anti-climactic. But the series set a high standard and, overall, it's a minor complaint. In most ways, the series is perfect and far better than most of us deserve.
I'll give them this: the people who make the show know their audience ... that audience being nerds. Nerds like information. Hence, the DVD set is full of extras and special features. These include deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and extended versions of episodes, including the three-part finale, "Daybreak." And every episode (let me repeat that::
every episode) has podcast commentary by Ronald Moore.
Continue reading Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5 - DVD review
Posted Jul 17th 2009 10:02AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Watercooler Talk, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free
Every year I foolishly get excited that maybe this year the Emmys will reach out and nominate something different. But then it's the
same old nominees from the previous year. Even if a show has an off year, Emmy just goes ahead and nominates it again.
Of last year's six nominees for Drama Series, only one didn't make the cut this year. Lead Actor kept five of their six nominees as well, and Lead Actress kept all five nominees from last year. That's fifteen of 17 repeat contenders from last year in three categories. If Emmy hadn't added a slot each to Series and Actress it might have been a virtual rerun.
With all those repeats, there's no room to honor the final season of
Battlestar Galactica. Maybe Emmy voters look at the shows they picked last year and say "That's still on, right? Let's go with that." And they're done picking their nominees in less than ten minutes.
Continue reading On behalf of Battlestar Galactica, you suck, Emmy!
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 Mar 31st 2009 3:06PM by Eliot Glazer
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Video, Reality-Free
For those us
Battlestar Galactica nerdz, we're still feeling frakked up, teary-eyed and sniveling following the series' recent exit stage right.
Ron Moore laid the show to rest with dignity and deserved pride, which is why our posting the following video might appear silly, childish, and self-indulgent to some.
But still, if you haven't yet seen it, the combination of
Muppet and Cylon is a marriage made in LOLheaven, and we can't let Adama and co. get away without witnessing a giant Animal enacting a nuclear holocaust across the twelve colonies. While there are plenty of mash-ups floating around YouTube, this one has most definitely stood the test of time (less than two years, that is), considering that it combines
Bear McCreary and Jim Henson (which is essentially something we've been waiting for since the very moment Six blew up the planets and stuff in the
BSG miniseries).
Match made in heaven? So say we all.
Continue reading One more thing, Battlestar Galactica - VIDEO
Posted Mar 22nd 2009 1:23PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Battlestar Galactica, Ratings, Reality-Free
Battlestar Galactica ended with its highest ratings in three years,
drawing 2.4 million viewers for its finale. Granted, these are early ratings for the live viewing and don't take into account things like delayed viewings or iTunes purchases. Still, where were all these people during the run of the series?
Something about series finales tend to draw out people with even a modicum of interest in a show. I guess if they weren't there in the beginning, they still want to be there at the end. Mind you, the ratings of
Dollhouse still beat
BSG with
4.13 million viewers, but there is a world of difference between network and cable. Personally, I used the DVR and caught both.
Of course, this isn't the end of the franchise. Between "The Plan" and the spin-off
Caprica, something has to keep people tuned in and the ratings up while the Sci Fi Channel does something stupid like
changing its name.
Posted Mar 21st 2009 12:19AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S04E20) "Frakkity, frak. Don't talk back." (Apologies to Lieber and Stoller)
After four years of some of the best and most adult sci-fi in the history of television,
Battlestar Galactica draws to a close with a bang and then a whimper, with an overall satisfying ending that was as morally complex as any episode in the series.
Continue reading Battlestar Galactica: Daybreak, Part 2 (series finale)
Posted Mar 14th 2009 11:26AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Celebrities, Reality-Free
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
A panel discussion is being held on March 17th at the United Nations in New York about
Battlestar Galactica and the themes the show covers, including
"human rights, children and armed conflict, terrorism, human rights and reconciliation and dialogue among civilizations and faith". Among the panelists are Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Ron Moore and Dick Eick.
This concept does seem a little trivial given the magnitude of the problems in the world today. However, government representatives in the U.N. are still people and if either they're BSG fans or feel a discussion of the issues would be relevant to their work today, more power to them. Mind you, they could have just attended Comic Con and gone to similar panels. I'm still not sure how to react to this.
Wait a minute. The moderator of the panel is Whoopi Goldberg. I've decided to laugh.
Posted Mar 14th 2009 12:45AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S04E19) You can tell that this show is approaching the end. Tonight's episode had the credits and chanting immediately after the "previously" montage and didn't even show scenes from tonight's episode during the final part of the opening. Plus, it was written by the same guy who wrote the original mini-series way back when. That's a telling sign.
Caprica City looks like a high-tech New York City. That was probably intentional.
Continue reading Battlestar Galactica: Daybreak, Part 1
Posted Mar 6th 2009 11:54PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S04E18) I know it's a little late in the game to make this sort of observation, what with the show having only two episodes left, but if I were to compare characters in this show to characters in
Gilligan's Island, I would say that Six is Ginger, Eight is Mary Ann and President Roslin is Mrs. Howell. Adama would naturally be the Skipper and Tigh would be Gilligan. I'm still working on Mr. Howell and the Professor.
In the beginning of the episode, either in someone's fantasy or projection or reality, Hera is moving the Galactica in a position next to the enemy Cylon fleet. Foreshadowing?
Continue reading Battlestar Galactica: Islanded in a Stream of Stars
Posted Feb 28th 2009 4:02AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S04E17) Before I go all spoilery on tonight's episode, what was the tattoo on Starbuck's back? It looked like a temple of some sort. Was it the Temple of Five?
Tonight's episode had its share of "what the frak" moments. It had some revelations, but it created more mystery than it solved. I was a little annoyed at the tease of learning the secret behind Starbuck's resurrection that ultimately didn't happen.
Continue reading Battlestar Galactica: Someone to Watch Over Me
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