Battlestar Galactica (old and New) [Archive]

zombiekilling101

04-28-2005, 02:08 PM

hey, well my favorite tv show is battlestar galactica (new one) I love the damn thing, the actors are sooo good, writing is slick, action is great.

I also love the old one too, i have the dvd box set of it and love it, its extremely corny but .. damn I love this show!

i named my puppy Lt. Starbuck after one of teh fighter pilots.

ok chat time. oh and if your gona bash it, save your tiem and go somewhere else.

ZombieOz

04-28-2005, 02:12 PM

The new Battlestar Galactica is arguably one of the best TV shows in the past decade, if not longer.

And the season finale was outstanding. No season cliffhanger has had me so shocked since 'The Best of Both Worlds Pt1' on Star Trek TNG.

zombiekilling101

04-28-2005, 02:17 PM

oh yeah its one of the best series, I think its on par with what x-files did when it came out (if thats a good comparision)

anyway, man that last episode was crazy.When boomer shot adama i shit my pants.

Whats going to happen. Colonel tigh has command of the ship now, and Since Apolo had that shot mutiny thing, theres no way hes goign to let it slide now. They ahve to kill boomer.

and they have to kill boomer on caprica (even though they wont) casue if she has helo's kid tan they'll mix the species.

ZombieOz

04-28-2005, 02:30 PM

When boomer shot adama i shit my pants.

Oh shit yeah. That is officially the one and only time that a TV show has made me jump out of my seat. :lol:

I know that Edward James Olmos has signed up for season 2, so maybe he aint quite dead after all. Time will tell on that one though.
I don't think they'll kill Galactica Boomer, rather subject her to loads of tests to see what they can learn. It's bad news for Baltar though. Boomer was one of the first to be tested, and now it's common knowledge that she's a Cylon, people are gonna be asking questions about his cylon detector.

I think Apollo may stage a mutiny against Tigh though. We can't have a guy who's wife is pulling the strings in charge of mankinds last hope. Plus, I'm pretty sure she was the one responsible for killing, or having killed, that assassin guy in the election episode. I think Zarek is using her influence over Tigh to his own advantage.

zombiekilling101

04-28-2005, 02:37 PM

well of course hes going to be alive (hes the biggest name in teh series) but probably in a coma for awhile or ****ed up.

Your right about boomer and baltar, but he is the vice president and that might give him some room to argue his defense. I started to like hiim when i thought he might turn good, but now its back to being an ass. And wtf was starbuck thinking doing him?

well its goign to be tough for him pulling off the mutiny, starbuck is at caprica and when she gets back tigh will ring her up becasue he already doesnt like her, plus she broke a direct order and flew back to caprica in the first place.

and theres no way zareks going to get a bigger voice yet, becsaue tigh hates that bastard.

i just hope they save the downed raptors.

ZombieOz

04-28-2005, 02:50 PM

Yeah, but Tigh doesn't know that Zarek is doin his wife. She's no doubt passing all of her hubby's pillow talk onto Zarek. Who knows what Tigh blabs about after he's had a few and thinks that no-one's listening.

!Vision!

04-28-2005, 02:55 PM

I grew up with the original but haven't watched the new one. I think I'll give it a go. Sci-Fi channel right?

zombiekilling101

04-28-2005, 02:56 PM

damn i want to slap her!

whats going to go down with the president do you think? shes locked up and she has the backing of Lee and Starbuck, and they have abig ass voice in teh fleet. Plus, teh bridge crew were all sad that htey had to take over her ship and crap.

she'll probably be let out when Tigh is overthrown, but thats going to suck casue shes kind of stupid when it comes to the military decisons.

ZombieOz

04-28-2005, 03:03 PM

It's a tough one to call. Obviously Starbuck is going to be on her side, and Lee's too, but I'm not sure what the three of them can do. I just can't see Tigh lasting too long in command.
I do agree that she is pretty dumb when it comes to military action. I don't think she's prepared to do what it takes, especially if that means doing something like sacrificing lives for the good of the fleet.

Of course, her imprisonment effectively means that Baltar is President. Things just get better and better for the human race ;-)

zombiekilling101

04-28-2005, 03:08 PM

I grew up with the original but haven't watched the new one. I think I'll give it a go. Sci-Fi channel right?

yep fridays at 10

They still have to go rescue Baltar and i think hes now come to terms with he being a fate in teh cylons and human races. So maybe hes going to try to shake things up.

one thing that bugged me about the original is: remember that episode when appolo was looking for radio signals from space, than they left and one came up and it showed us making the first moon landing.. now i know there seeking refuge but when they find them being far surperios to us in the technologies, were not really gonig to be able to fight agains the cylons, so basiclly there going to have to sit there and defend earth while there teech us.

zombiekilling101

06-17-2005, 06:38 PM

alright kids. the second season is coming up in july, its going to be great, teh freakin last episode had a shocking moment in it:scare: and i cant wait to see what happened after commander adama was shot, whats goign to happend to boomer, starbuck, and if what colonel tigh is going to do since hes issues marshall law, is he goign to keep commander adams son, lee "apollo" adama in prison for disobeying a direct order to arrest the president? we'll see suckas!!!!!

Ark

06-22-2005, 05:03 PM

What happened now? I just started watching this show a few weeks ago and I don't have the slightest freaking clue what is going on. I don't even know who most of the characters are. However I do like the show, and intend to check out the new season.

Tainted Love

06-22-2005, 08:14 PM

I remember watching the new mini series (introduction series) and being blown away. I was very surprised at how good it was. Since then I've been hooked. I really like the show.

DocZomby

06-23-2005, 12:22 AM

Damn! I'd just assumed that this would be a lousy series and have never even given it a chance. I'll see what I can do about hoppping on this bandwagon. Thanks!

zombiekilling101

06-23-2005, 12:25 PM

Damn! I'd just assumed that this would be a lousy series and have never even given it a chance. I'll see what I can do about hoppping on this bandwagon. Thanks!

hey hey i welcome you on it!:)

and ark, there replaying the 1st season and its in the last episodes... which was the last one u saw and ill feel u in.

DocZomby

06-24-2005, 12:18 AM

The problem is that I don't get cable So I'll have to wait another year and hope the whole first season comes out on DVD and then rent it on a regular basis until I decide to buy or not to buy. That is the question.

I'm having the same problem with the series "Lost".

awfulman

06-24-2005, 01:34 AM

I'm having the same problem with the series "Lost".

Lost is magnificent! The DVD comes out in September; enjoy!

Battlestar Galactica was my favorite show as a kid, I used to watch it every week while eating a WigWag bar. I have the DVD set and a really spiffy Cylon Tshirt too! I haven't followed the new series. I'm definately going to pick up the Season 1 DVD when it's available. Thanks for the tip!

zombiekilling101

07-16-2005, 02:14 AM

Mr. Grey

07-16-2005, 03:14 AM

whoa.. ive been waiting for the new season to start and tonight i was very very impressed. Such a great show. I personally like it more than the orginal series (the original still kicks ass) and like it better than star wars.

The opening was really good tonight.. i know theres only like 3 fans on this board, so did anyone else see it?

I did, and I would have to say that I was also impressed. Great structure, intelligent dialogue and some new enemy inventions. I really enjoyed it.

zombiekilling101

07-16-2005, 03:17 AM

I did, and I would have to say that I was also impressed. Great structure, intelligent dialogue and some new enemy inventions. I really enjoyed it.

I knew that ship was either a bomb or a transport. I wonder how many cylons were actually on it..looking at the trailer it looks like alot.

Whos your favorite characters?

mine are apollo, adama, starbuck, helo (but now hes being dumb) hot dog, Crash,

zombiekilling101

08-06-2005, 02:11 AM

Just watched another new episode from it. Great stuff, alot of great cliffhangers. Boomer was just assinated by a crewmember (Boomers a cylon). Starbuck and Helo have found a militia thats fighting the occupiers on Cylon Occupied Caprica. Captain Adama is out of his coma. Captain Apollo freed the president and defected from Galactica to help bring the democracy back, after Colonel Tigh declared martial law.

Down point, crash down is dead after Baltar killed him:-( And colonel Tighs wife is a bitch.

FatherJack

08-08-2005, 03:57 PM

I hate Tighs wife. He should shoot her out an airlock. :x

I am glad to see they are making some headway with Baltar's story arch. I was getting a little tired of 6 of 1 popping up in conversations to make him look crazy and never really going anywhere with what she was telling him. Just generalities and vague double speak.

I have a feeling the resistance fighters Starbuck and Helo ran into are not what they seem. Maybe they are allowed to live as breeding stock for Cylon hybrids and as test subjects. The Cylons seem to be fixated on putting humans into stressful situations for them to observe.

zombiekilling101

08-08-2005, 05:45 PM

Yeah Colonely Tighs wife might be a cylon afterall. Remember there are 8 cylons in the fleet.

Im kinda pissed at Apollo for siding with the President. They need him to fight seeing that the captain (apollo) and the Lt (starbuck) arent on Galactica anymore. I hope they do more with Hotshots character, seeing that hes the top piolet after Lee and Laura.

I dont think those humans have anything to do with the cylons, it would be a big twist though, it seeems like Starbuck is taking a liking to their leader.

FatherJack

08-10-2005, 08:50 AM

I'm thinking maybe the humans don't know they are allowed to live, or maybe only a select few (people sort of like Baltar). The ylons tolerate their raids and attacks because to a cylon death is just a reboot. The cylons seem to liek to study human emotions. What better way to get field research than to isolate a group of humans and put them under severe stress that you control?

zombiekilling101

08-10-2005, 02:01 PM

hmmm thats a very cool thought fatherjack. Its does seem kind of iffy, that after taking out Caprica, there is a small section that is not patrolled.

FatherJack

08-15-2005, 08:41 AM

Spoiler******

Well I was close to being right! :x

Ark

08-15-2005, 03:55 PM

Interesting point. You figure if they really wanted to, The Cylons could totally wipe them out...

FatherJack

08-15-2005, 04:44 PM

That was my tip off and the fact they LOVE to screw witht he humans minds. The entire show is like one big mind**** for the humans. Speaking of mind ****s, when does LOST start back up in the states?

zombiekilling101

08-15-2005, 05:37 PM

lost.. bah to lost.

I want to see some dog fights soon. Its going to be interesting to see how the viper squadron holds up wiht out the captain and the Lt. It looks like Hotdog is the commanding officer of that now.

i thought that was a very good scene when Starbuck was saying goodbye to the resistance fighter.

And what the hell is the defectors in the fleet thinking! there was a freakin base star at kobol that took out 2 of there raptors.

FatherJack

08-16-2005, 12:45 PM

I'm pretty sure Boomer took out that base star before she went nuts on the old man. I have a feeling the defectors are going to run up against something new. Maybe a Lucifer type cylon leading a garrison planet side. That is the one thing I miss from the Original is the Lucifer droids. Sure the Flesh and blood cylons are a sort of replacement with blondie's connection to Boltar but not really. There has to be an in between; a missing link between total machine and organic. :evil:

Maybe once Helo and Starbuck get back and let both groups know what exactly is going down on Caprica the situation of revolt will take a back seat. They will divide the fleet into colonists and warrior fleet. One staying on Kobol with the President and the other lead by Adama setting course for Caprica to liberate the survivors.

maybe the colonists can have rocket bikes ala Galactica 1980. :rimshot:

zombiekilling101

08-16-2005, 02:43 PM

ah yes.. lucifer. I dont think they'll have that robot with that name if they have it. Thats too straight forward religous I think.

That would be a death wish to go back to caprica with the Galactica though, theyd swarm them in no time.

FatherJack

08-16-2005, 03:21 PM

True but the thought of the Cylons experimenting on other humans may make Adama do something rash he has been seen to make some rash choices. :doh:

zombiekilling101

08-16-2005, 03:55 PM

True but the thought of the Cylons experimenting on other humans may make Adama do something rash he has been seen to make some rash choices. :doh:

True true, he might try to use that has leverage to get Apollo to come back and lead them into the battle.

Patrick

08-29-2005, 12:12 PM

I'm partial to the old one - but I'm not putting down the new one at all!

zombiekilling101

08-29-2005, 10:04 PM

I'm partial to the old one - but I'm not putting down the new one at all!

why not..........

Slumlord

08-29-2005, 10:22 PM

I never really watched either of 'em.

warior 13

09-01-2005, 01:37 AM

I have never seen any of the TV shows mostly because I never watch TV, but I love the movie, it is one of my favourite movies ever.

zombiekilling101

09-02-2005, 12:09 AM

you should really check it out than warior.

warior 13

09-02-2005, 02:04 AM

Well sadly I dont know what channel it is on.. I'll have to look, I want to see this.

zombiekilling101

09-02-2005, 11:10 PM

Well sadly I dont know what channel it is on.. I'll have to look, I want to see this.

Sci Fi channel Friday nights.

TransformersFan

06-02-2006, 10:42 AM

Im a huge Battlestar Galactica fan.

Season 2 finale just aired here in Canada, and I freaked out. Taking the audience one year into the future after Baltars decision to settle on New Caprica was outstanding. It wasnt a dream sequence or a temporal anomoly, but a real event. I cant believe the jerk Baltar turned into. And the Cylons leaving the humans alone to re-evaluate their motives was unexpected. But the ending left me speechless. The Galactica rusting in orbit. Appollo's weird hair, Starbuck married, and the Cylon armada cruising over the heads of the humans. WOW.

Ark

06-02-2006, 11:52 AM

Pretty fu*kin awsome if you ask me.

Also, this thread is older than Noah's Ark.

TransformersFan

06-02-2006, 04:38 PM

would you rather I start a new one?

Ark

06-02-2006, 04:45 PM

would you rather I start a new one?

You probably could have gotten away with it...

But whatever, it's cool.

DocZomby

09-09-2006, 01:35 PM

Does anybody know when the ENTIRE second season will be released in one set? I can only find "2.0" & "2.5" and I can't tell if "2.5" is the entire second season. I've looked at DVD release schedules but have had no luck. Cna anybody help me out?

zombiekilling101

09-09-2006, 04:35 PM

no man. I was holding out on buying 2.0 and 2.5 for the full season but the new season is starting in october so im thinking they'll hold off on a full set for awhile.. :x

DocZomby

09-09-2006, 06:00 PM

Kaaahhhnnnn!!!!!!!!

awfulman

09-10-2006, 02:53 AM

It's less than a month until it starts again. There's 10 webisodes being released, one each week, leading up to season 3.

http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/webisode01/

zombiekilling101

10-15-2006, 12:30 AM

so season 3 started 2 weeks ago. Man this show hasnt missed a beat since the mini series 3 years ago.

The suicide bombers was a nice touch especially in what were dealing with around the world.

Apollo needs to get back into viper shape though.

and starbuck.. I currently view her as a traitor now.. she shouldnt care for that thing.

Dead Kev

10-29-2006, 01:11 PM

so season 3 started 2 weeks ago. Man this show hasnt missed a beat since the mini series 3 years ago.

I agree. I think that top to bottom, every episode on every season is great. I've never seen a TV series like that before. I love LOST, but even they have some dogs as episodes every now and then.

The suicide bombers was a nice touch especially in what were dealing with around the world.

I was a little worried there that they would get a little too political and try to make some kind of "statement," but they handled it well and it worked.

Apollo needs to get back into viper shape though.

He's quite the chunky monkey these days :lol: .

and starbuck.. I currently view her as a traitor now.. she shouldnt care for that thing.

Not so fast my friend. Think of how she's felt. The human race has almost been eliminated. I can imagine how easy it would be to latch on to some hope and distract oneself from the constant warring w/the Cylons. But I guess, as we know now, she won't have to worry about that now.

Great season and it's becoming what I think may be the best television series of all time!

zombiekilling101

10-29-2006, 03:02 PM

Not so fast my friend. Think of how she's felt. The human race has almost been eliminated. I can imagine how easy it would be to latch on to some hope and distract oneself from the constant warring w/the Cylons. But I guess, as we know now, she won't have to worry about that now.

Great season and it's becoming what I think may be the best television series of all time!

spoilers

Well seeing what happened last episode. how they treated Jammer. I mean..I can understand why they would see him as a traitor but it was for the best.. having humans handle police instead of the cylons. But I suppose if my country was taken over I wouldnt like my people working for the invaders.

But anyway they killed Jammer for working for the cylons. But if he is a traitor.. than so is she. She kissed the cylon and cared for a hybrid. I know she was just working with them to get back at them.. but so was Jammer. Plus I still havent forgiven her for acting like a whore in front of Lee when they first rescued Anders in season 2.

ABRNT1

11-21-2006, 09:54 AM

The best sci fi show on tv in ages.
I made the mistake of buying the original series awhile back (bought all of V also-2 minis & complete serie) and it's hideous. I forgot how cheesy it was.

zombiekilling101

11-21-2006, 10:58 AM

The best sci fi show on tv in ages.
I made the mistake of buying the original series awhile back (bought all of V also-2 minis & complete serie) and it's hideous. I forgot how cheesy it was.

yeah its pure cheese. But its entertaining. Like admiral cain. He was a George Patton like badass.

season 3 of the new is the best season so far to me.

ABRNT1

11-21-2006, 05:50 PM

I tried watching the original and made it through 1 disc before giving up on it. another waste of money.

Divided Soul

11-24-2006, 11:34 AM

I tried watching the original and made it through 1 disc before giving up on it. another waste of money.
Well I grew up with the original and liked it but I don't think id get through it now

zombiekilling101

05-03-2007, 04:16 PM

anyone watch last season. If so what are your thoughts.

I thought this season blew out number 2 alot. It blows that we have to wait till 08 for new episodes...:x

HOO-HAA

05-03-2007, 05:29 PM

anyone watch last season. If so what are your thoughts.

I thought this season blew out number 2 alot. It blows that we have to wait till 08 for new episodes...:x

Yeah, I saw the season finale last night.

I love Battelstar and have throughly enjoyed Season 1 and 2. Season 3 started well,peaked in the middle, and has kind of fell a little flat for me in the finale. Baltar's trial was great, of course, but the BIG REVEAL of the final 4 cylons was... dissappointing. Don't know why, but I felt let down in some way.

By the way, good to see you back, ZK! :)

zombiekilling101

05-03-2007, 05:43 PM

Yeah, I saw the season finale last night.

I love Battelstar and have throughly enjoyed Season 1 and 2. Season 3 started well,peaked in the middle, and has kind of fell a little flat for me in the finale. Baltar's trial was great, of course, but the BIG REVEAL of the final 4 cylons was... dissappointing. Don't know why, but I felt let down in some way.

By the way, good to see you back, ZK! :)

thanks man good to see ya

I agree. the first part of the season was great. pushed alot of boundries.

Im not hapy with who the 4 are. It just doesnt work becasue of this:

Colonel Tigh was a 20something when he was fighting the first cylon war. He was a viper pilot back then. The cylons were defeated and were gone for 40 years. Then they come back and we're supposed to buy that Tigh has been a cylon since the first war maybe 50 or so years ago? just doesnt work.

Well all know that if you start hearing jimmy hendrix in your head.. your a cylon:)

what about Starbuck. I was down with her dying cause her character just slipped for me.. turning into a whore and flat out bitch. but her coming back is predictable. I hope shes not a cylon casue that would make it predictable. And come on.. we had a clear vision of her viper blowing up.. and Lee was behind her saying no ejection was seen.

Maybe she hit a warp or some shit and the humans from earth picker her up, maybe shes a cylon, maybe she was captured by the cylons, maybe Lee was seeing things?

HOO-HAA

05-03-2007, 08:09 PM

I guess we had better stick the ol' SPOILER sign up....

SPOILERS AHEAD!

That's exactly what I thought too, ZK. Tigh doesn't fit for the reasons you've outlined.

Chief is a weird choice too. They flesh out his humanity, with the whole union thing, just to pull this shit?! It makes no sense. Also, surely if he is a Cylon then his baby is half-Cylon, just like the Athena/ Helo child? Wouldn't that have been picked up during birth/ pregnancy? :doh:

The fifth cylon reveal will be interesting. Starbuck seems to be who you're meant to think - but I'm guessing there'll be someone else. Her return was very predictable. Her 'death' seemed very sudden to me, as if the script had been changed last minute, or something.

I don't know about Battlestar's future. There's been talk of a limited half-season next year, followed by a movie or two. Mind you, they talked about Buffy and Angel movies and they're not going to happen now, it seems. There was also talk of a Battlestar spin-off called Caprica... but they'd need a return to form for next season to make all of that worthwhile.

zombiekilling101

05-03-2007, 08:36 PM

hmmmm

correct me if im wrong but didnt baltar give the cylon tests to the whole crew? and he just lied when he found that boomer was one? or did he not give it to all of them.

as for the upcoming seasons or movies or spin offs. Ive never been too found of the Caprica thing.. just didnt seem to fit you know. and the movies. I really really dug the mini series and that was like a 4 hour movie.. so I'm down for that. And if there going to finish the show with a half season at least they have the the heads up and can finish it right.. unlike some shows like firefly and what not.

I have a question. if the reason the cylons couldnt force babies to be made because of the lack of "love". couldnt they just program models to fall in love and screw? wait a minute then that would just be a full cylon nevermind:x :x :lol:

HOO-HAA

05-04-2007, 07:51 AM

hmmmm

correct me if im wrong but didnt baltar give the cylon tests to the whole crew? and he just lied when he found that boomer was one? or did he not give it to all of them.

He tested some of them - don't think he tested Chief or Tigh.

Here's a thing... remember in the early part of Season One, Chief and Valeri were shagging. That seems odd - two cylons at it?

Too many plotholes... :x

zombiekilling101

05-04-2007, 03:27 PM

He tested some of them - don't think he tested Chief or Tigh.

Here's a thing... remember in the early part of Season One, Chief and Valeri were shagging. That seems odd - two cylons at it?

Too many plotholes... :x

oh yes. hmmm. I guess it makes sense. Sharon didnt know she was a cylon in the beginning of that relationship. and Chief's boot menu didnt turn on until last ep. It would have been funny if they had a baby.. and then the cylons figured it out and were like "shit!" what a waste of time.

im kinda hurt by Tigh being a "cylon" hes my 2nd favorite character next to Lee.

HOO-HAA

05-05-2007, 01:54 PM

im kinda hurt by Tigh being a "cylon" hes my 2nd favorite character next to Lee.

It'll be interesting to see if Tigh and the others are going to admit their 'cylonicity.' Even more interesting will be as to which of them turn on the Galactica crew... AND the dynamics between them and resident cylon Athena.

You know, the more I talk about it, the more I want to see more Galactica. NOW! :x

zombiekilling101

05-05-2007, 02:55 PM

It'll be interesting to see if Tigh and the others are going to admit their 'cylonicity.' Even more interesting will be as to which of them turn on the Galactica crew... AND the dynamics between them and resident cylon Athena.

You know, the more I talk about it, the more I want to see more Galactica. NOW! :x

I think Chief is going to be the first one to spill it. Tigh wont say a damn thing cause he flat out hates the cylons "If I die today, I die a officer in the colonial fleet"

Anders and Tori are already hookin up so who knows where there going to go.

more galactica.. :drool:

HOO-HAA

05-05-2007, 03:56 PM

I think Chief is going to be the first one to spill it. Tigh wont say a damn thing cause he flat out hates the cylons "If I die today, I die a officer in the colonial fleet"

Anders and Tori are already hookin up so who knows where there going to go.

more galactica.. :drool:

I'm thinking Tigh might surprise himself (and us) with some anti-human behaviour. Perhaps in a similar way to the first Valeri's unwilling assanitation attempt on Adama.... Man, that would be intense! :scare:

zombiekilling101

05-05-2007, 04:27 PM

I'm thinking Tigh might surprise himself (and us) with some anti-human behaviour. Perhaps in a similar way to the first Valeri's unwilling assanitation attempt on Adama.... Man, that would be intense! :scare:

oh man I hope not. that was the best cliffhanger ive ever seen in a show. I yelled OH SHIT!

Pax Melmacia

05-19-2007, 01:11 AM

At this writing, I am still in the first season. That said, I try not to miss a single episode.

We've heard all the other reasons fans like it, but my personal slant is I find it admirable that they have the premise to keep the fleet 'low-tech' (to prevent Cylon infiltration on online systems). I feel only the deepest admiration for anyone who resists the temptation to follow the everybody-else-is-doing-it practice of stuffing a sci-fi picture with so many special effects that they all end up tangled together like a mishandled slinky.

Sure BSG has SFX, but just enough to complement, and not dominate the story. And IMHO, that is what keeps the writers on their toes. (And it doesn't hurt budget, either)

Yay, BSG!

zombiekilling101

06-01-2007, 09:53 PM

Well. Sadly the next season will be the last according to Moore and Olmos and the rest of the producing team. Its good in a way casue they say its " a creative end" going out on there own terms instead of being simply cancelled. they said there going out with a bang well heres the story:

Scifi.com
Battlestar Ending Next Season

The producers of SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica (http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/) confirmed that the upcoming fourth season will be the show's last. Executive producers Ronald Moore and David Eick said that it was a creative decision to end the acclaimed series with the upcoming 22-episode season.

"This show was always meant to have a beginning, a middle and, finally, an end," Eick and Moore said in a statement on May 31. "Over the course of the last year, the story and the characters have been moving strongly toward that end, and we've decided to listen to those internal voices and conclude the show on our own terms. And while we know our fans will be saddened to know the end is coming, they should brace themselves for a wild ride getting there: We're going out with a bang."

In November, a special two-hour Battlestar episode, "Razor," will air. The fourth season kicks off in early 2008.

At last month's Saturn Awards, Edward James Olmos said that the upcoming season would be the show's last, prompting Eick to say at the time that no decision had been made. "I promise you that when Ron and I make a decision about Galactica's future, we'll let you know," he said then.

Pax Melmacia

06-02-2007, 04:59 AM

In November, a special two-hour Battlestar episode, "Razor," will air. The fourth season kicks off in early 2008.

For those of you old enough to remember, the original BSG did come out with a post-series feature-length movie (or two), which IMHO, was decidedly uncomplimentary. Hope this one does better.

On the one hand, I'll be sorry to see it go. But then I notice quite a few series today prefer this practice of going out on a high note, i.e., before it gets stale.

HOO-HAA

06-02-2007, 08:31 AM

I think that Battlestar's time has come.

The third season has been patchy, to say the least, and hasn't been as consistently excellent as the first 2 seasons.

Let's hope they recover for the final season, which I'm really looking forward to.

By the way, has anyone heard anything about the spin-off - Caprica?

zombiekilling101

06-02-2007, 03:25 PM

pax- Yeah that galactica 80's was shit. I hear there goign to make a movie for this one. which hopefully will blow me away.

Hoo-haa
Yeah I heard about Caprica. seems its been like 2 years rumoured now. Im not too psyched about it seeing that it will be about how the machines were build.. but maybe they'll put some war into it or something.

Pax Melmacia

06-21-2007, 11:22 PM

I think there are countless cases where shows we loved as kids look cheesy when viewed today.

Is this a coincidence or not:

The new Starbuck's real name is Kara, which sounds like cara, Spanish for 'face' (and her last name is 'Trace' or something, which rhymes.) 'Face' was the name of a character on the old program 'The A-Team' (short for 'Faceman'), which was played by Dirk Benedict, who was, of course, the original Starbuck.

And, of course, there's that lovely moment in 'The A-Team' when Face/Benedict is visiting Universal Studios, and then does a double-take when an actor in a Cylon Centurion costume strolls past . . .

HOO-HAA

06-22-2007, 05:19 PM

And, of course, there's that lovely moment in 'The A-Team' when Face/Benedict is visiting Universal Studios, and then does a double-take when an actor in a Cylon Centurion costume strolls past . . .

FECK ME, I never put two and two together there... :lol:

I'm quite enjoying some of the Battlestar original series characters in comic form - Dynamite Comics. Some great stuff from them for fans of Galactica (old and new) to get their fix.

Anyone else reading that stuff?

Anyone read the books that Richard Hatch put out?

zombiekilling101

06-22-2007, 07:06 PM

FECK ME, I never put two and two together there... :lol:

I'm quite enjoying some of the Battlestar original series characters in comic form - Dynamite Comics. Some great stuff from them for fans of Galactica (old and new) to get their fix.

Anyone else reading that stuff?

Anyone read the books that Richard Hatch put out?

I dont know if hatch put them out but I have one novel. Its pretty much the episode from the old show where alot of the pilots get sick and they have to get some women. which I think the mirrored in the new one by having that accident where the rocket hit that one pilot in the face killing him and like 10 of them in season one.

hatefuldisplay

01-13-2008, 05:41 PM

I finally had a chance to watch Battlestar Galactica: Razor today. It was a decent watch and really left me hoping they release the third season on DVD soon.

zombiekilling101

01-13-2008, 08:45 PM

HOO-HAA

01-14-2008, 02:34 PM

I liked Razor alot. I didnt/dont like the "destiny" thing there doing with the show though.

oh well.. season 4 is has been pushed back again but at least we're promised the best season and a great series ending.

Razor was magnificent... brutal stuff. Loved it.

Season 4, though? I heard a nasty rumour that the Writers' Strike might not just delay it being released, but actually endanger the whole season ever being fully aired?! :scare:

hatefuldisplay

01-15-2008, 03:01 PM

Razor was magnificent... brutal stuff. Loved it.

Season 4, though? I heard a nasty rumour that the Writers' Strike might not just delay it being released, but actually endanger the whole season ever being fully aired?! :scare:Eh. Being a guy who seldom has the ability to arrange his schedule to catch any particular show religiously, I will be happy as long as it eventually makes it onto DVD.