ron moore-related stories
Posted Aug 17th 2009 1:06PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Industry, TV on DVD, TV on the Bigscreen, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Now this is getting ridiculous. There's a rumor on the Web that Justin Timberlake might be
cast in the new Battlestar Gactica movie.
At first I didn't know what to make of Universal and Bryan Singer's plans to move ahead with a
Battlestar Galactica reboot flick, but now I'm sure I want to see the project die a fiery, fiery death. Casting Justin Timberlake in a new
Battlestar movie isn't the problem. The problem is that its just plain ridiculous to have two very different versions of the same beloved franchise out there at the same time. It'll be like Marty McFly running into his future self at the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance in 1955. It could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space-time continuum!
Continue reading On the new Battlestar flick, Justin Timberlake, and the space-time continuum
Posted Aug 17th 2009 9:05AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Battlestar Galactica, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Patton Oswalt will be
joining the cast of Caprica on SyFy. He will have a recurring role of Baxter Sarno, a Caprican comedian and talk show host. I can see how the building of artificial life forms such as the Cylons could provide him with a wealth of material.
One plot point revealed in the article is that Daniel and Amanda Greystone will appear on his talk show. If you're going to sell to the public the concept of robot slaves, a talk show is the place to do it.
Oswalt has long since revealed himself to be a sci fi nerd. Other than his role on
King of Queens, he's also appeared on sci fi shows like
Dollhouse. He's also had a recurring role on
The United States of Tara, which while not exactly science fiction is pretty close to it. I think the true reveal for me of his nerdiness was when he co-wrote a
Justice League of America comic (he's also written
Batman).
Keep in mind that, according to lore of
Battlestar Galactica from the mind of Ron Moore, we're all now descendants of Patton Oswalt.
Posted Aug 10th 2009 5:42PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Battlestar Galactica, Casting, Reality-Free
Battlestar Galactica's Luciana Carro is returning to Syfy with a role on the
BSG prequel series
Caprica. Fans will remember Carro as Kat on
BSG, the cocky Viper pilot and "stims" addict who became a thorn in Starbuck's side. Carro is the first
BSG actor to join the
Caprica cast, says
Battlestar Blog, who heard the news at a recent Wizard World Chicago Q&A.
Kat succumbed to radiation poisoning after flying her last mission in season three of
BSG. Carro will most likely be playing a new character on
Caprica, since the show takes place more than fifty years before the events of
BSG. The news has fans wondering whether or not Carro's
Caprica character will be related to Kat.
Continue reading Battlestar's Kat joins Caprica
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 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 Jun 25th 2009 2:02PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Early Looks, Reality-Free
I really wish I could have liked the pilot for
Virtuality. It was Ron Moore's first new series since the end of his
Battlestar Galactica relaunch that wasn't related to that series. Unfortunately, the pilot seems to fall flat and is unlikely to lead into a series.
The concept is solid. It's about a group of 12 space travellers (each of whom could be mistaken for an underwear model) who are on Earth's first interstellar spacecraft, the Phaeton. Earth has become all but unlivable and they are traveling to a nearby star for ten years (five there, five back) and try to save the planet.
Continue reading Virtuality -- An early look
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 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 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 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 24th 2009 12:04PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Battlestar Galactica, Video, Reality-Free
It's hard to judge a new series by watching a bunch of random clips played out of order an out of context -- but let's do it anyway!
Sci Fi just released
seven clips from Caprica, the upcoming
Battlestar Galactica prequel series from
Battlestar producers Ron Moore and David Eick. (
UPDATE: Videos can now be found
here.) The show seems to be about humanity's reaction to rapid advances in technology and shifting ideologies. It centers on two families – the Greystones and the Adamas – who are "joined by tragedy in an explosive instant of terror," according to SciFi.
Possible spoilers after the jump.Continue reading Wanna watch a bunch of Caprica clips? - 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.
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