Battlestar Galactica picked up for 13 episodes

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

This was announced on Tuesday, thought it might interest some folks. Sci-Fi greenlight 13 episodes of the new Battlestar Galactica series that is based on the mini series that aired late last year:

 

http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/updates/extras/seriespr.html

 

February 10, 2004

 

 

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA GREENLIT FOR SERIES

 

 

Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff & Tricia Helfer

Reprising Roles in New SCI FI Channel Original Series

 

SCI FI Channel has greenlit production on the Battlestar Galactica franchise as a new original weekly series. Based on the top-rated December miniseries event of the same name, the one-hour drama is slated to begin production on 13 episodes in Vancouver next month.

 

All principal cast from the mini will reprise their roles for the series, including Edward James Olmos (Commander Adama), Mary McDonnell (President Laura Roslin), Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck) and Tricia Helfer (Number Six), among others.

 

Ronald D. Moore (Carnivále, Mission: Impossible 2) returns as executive producer as well as writer. The project will be produced exclusively for SCI FI, in association with Sky One. The series will be distributed by USACE, where David Eick, an executive producer of the miniseries, serves as Executive Vice President.

 

An edgy reimagining of the 1978 television series, the SCI FI miniseries became the highest-rated cable mini in 2003 — delivering more viewers and higher ratings than HBO's Angels in America. The Battlestar Galactica series is an intriguing take on the classic adventure of a ragtag fleet of humans, the sole survivors of a devastating nuclear attack by the robot Cylons. Faced with an unwinnable battle against a deadly enemy, they are forced to flee under the protection of their one remaining warship, the outdated Battlestar Galactica. Pursued by the Cylons — some of whom have now taken human form — Commander Adama (Olmos) and President Roslin (McDonnell) lead these last remnants of humanity in search of a new home ... a planet called Earth.

 

SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 83 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a program service of Universal Television Networks, part of the Universal Television Group, a division of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE), the U.S.-based film, television and recreation entity of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.

[Kaertos 0]

Was I the only person owho watched this that thought it was horrible? Just bad in so many ways...

[starvenger 0]

You're right - it wasn't good, but then, was the original really that much better?

 

I'll give this a shot though. Ron Moore did a good job as one of the principal writers for DS9, so I'm giving him more chances than I would Brannon Braga...

[bobobrazil1984 0]

Actually it was quite good, and I am looking forward to the series (though I would gladly trade away BSG for new Farscape)

[Guest OctoberBlood]

Wasn't great, but I enjoyed the episodes I got to watch. Glad it got picked up.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

sigh

 

You know what deserves another shot more?

 

Take my love

Take my land

Take me where I cannot stand

 

I don't care

I'm still free

FUCK FOX FOR TAKING THE SKY FROM ME!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest El Satanico]

I liked Firefly, but Farscape owns Firefly and deserves to return first.

[Guest OctoberBlood]

Where is Firefly re-running at? I think I see that all the time on some network. Good show.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

I have never seen Farscape. But it would have to be the greatest thing ever devised by man to top Firefly on my list. Firefly took down Buffy...and that is something that I thought impossible. I'm sure Farscape is great...but Firefly has that thing that speaks to me. That thing that only Buffy had before it.

[Anakin Flair 0]

Loved BSG, can't wait for the show.

 

Farscape is good, but, Firefly is better.

[Kaertos 0]

here's the difference, at least in comparing just the "Pilot Movies" for both classic BSG and the new version. The classic had dignity. Man was being hunted to extinction by the Cylons who didn't want us in their corner of the galaxy. By making the Cylons sympathetic in the new movie, they took away the tension. To be honest, I didn't care if these people lived or died because they deserved it.

 

I don't know. I guess I was just hoping for something that had the classic's dignity while updating it for a modern audience. I was very, very disappointed and I doubt I will bother to watch any of the new series.

[Chunk 0]

How many shows made up the "mini series" that aired previously?

 

Sky TV have just shown the first of a two part Batlestar Galactica program over here in the UK, and im not sure if it is the same thing that is being mentioned here.

 

When I say they've "just shown it", I mean it was on tongiht. I sort of fell asleep for the end, but I didnt think it was too bad. I would definetly check out the series if it is shown over here.

[Anakin Flair 0]

it was a two part series, that was open-ended to leave room for a series.