• Happenings At Fox

      A post about by Regina Avalos on April 17th, '08

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    • There is a lot going on over at Fox. We all know American Idol is in full swing, and we’re closing in on this year’s American Idol. This week, Mariah Carey came on to mentor the contestants as they picked songs from her catalog. Last night, Kristy Lee Cook was eliminated from the competition. This now leaves six. People are still dealing with last week’s shocking elimination of Michael Johns, but this week’s elimination was far less shocking. We’ll have to wait and see what happens in the weeks to come.

      In other Fox news, the man behind the hit series Battlestar Galactica, Ronald D. Moore, has received the go ahead from Fox for a new series, Virtuality. The science fiction series will come from Universal, and it will follow the members on board Earth’s first star-ship as they use the ship’s virtual reality machines to pass the time they have on board. All goes well until they find a flaw in the system. Sounds like it could be interesting. Fox typically isn’t too good to series with science fiction though.

      Firefly and Dark Angel both didn’t last long, and the fate of this year’s hit, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is still up in the air. Fox is generally just hard on shows period, especially on mid-season replacements. The news is looking good for The Sarah Connor Chronicles though. Word has it from the powers to be at Fox that the series is likely to return. They are already staffing people for filming. This is a good sign if its true. We’ll have to wait and see. I know I’d be glad to see the show return.

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    • Big Happenings At SciFi Channel

      A post about by Regina Avalos on March 19th, '08

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    • battlestar_galactica.jpgA lot is in the works over at the SciFi channel. The network that focuses mostly on horror and science fiction type programming has been creating more and more original programming over the years. Stargate: Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica are two of the networks biggest programs. Battlestar will end its nearly four year run on the channel with another twenty episodes. The story there is not done though. It has been announced that there is prequel to Battlestar Galactica in the works called Caprica. The series will be created in the form of two hour long backdoor pilot, and work is set to begin filming this spring in Vancouver. Casting on the series starts soon.

      As for other happenings on the network, earlier this week it was announced that another new series will be brought to the network called The Stranded. This series is the first joint venture from the SciFi channel and Virgin Comics. Another series based on a comic book is also coming to the network in the form of True Believer based on a comic book by Rosario Dawson. Another series in the works is Deputized that follows a man that somehow obtains special powers that he uses as a member of an intergalactic police force.

      Following the outstanding performance of Tin Man late last year, the network is again looking to create a mini-series that takes on another great book and story of our time. This time we’re looking at a modern take of Alice in Wonderland simply titled Alice. I’m an avid watch of the SciFi channel, and I always have been. I watch Ghost Hunters on the network religiously, and I’m excited to take a look at some of these new offerings when they hit the network in the months ahead.

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    • Anticipating Battlestar Galactica

      A post about by Trace Sharp on January 11th, '08

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      A new pictorial at Entertainment Weekly has created a bit of an online fervor over this picture, which allegedly has several clues about Battlestar Galactica’s final season. The photo, depicted in the style of DaVinci’s Last Supper, has humans and cylons sitting at a table with the focus on Tricia Helfor’s Number Six standing at the focus position.

      BSG is actually an exquisite and thought-provoking mindfeast for sci-fi junkies. The re-imagining of the mildly amusing, yet utterly cheesy, Battlestar Galactica (with Lorne Greene goodness as very different and almost fatherly Adama) has proven to be one of the most intelligent, and thought-provoking, shows on television.

      And, at some level, the existentialism that cloaks the show is evident in the photo above which is the heart of the series. Space ships, “toasters” and clever special effects cushion the essence of BSG, which is simply about what does one believe in when it comes to religion, and spirituality. And it brings you into this without the viewer realizing what ultimately has happened. Now, after four seasons, it’s evident, but in the beginning, no one really knew what they were getting into.

      And it’s well-crafted and fantastic.

      Cylons worship one god. Humans worship several. The religious connotations are blatant at times, and subtle during other moments. And it works.

      There is no doubt there is a holy war occurring on BSG where sometimes it is hard to tell who the heroes are, and who has actually filled the role of the villan as it tends to change from episode to episode. Mary McDonnell’s president Laura Roslin is an evangelical leader, but not the kind that one would expect. Her spiritualism and terminal cancer has her character making decisions for the survivors who are seeking New Earth based on her faith which is perfectly delicious with Admiral Adama, beautifully played by Edward James Olmos who respects her but disagrees with her vehemently on occasion (give this man an Emmy, dangit.)

      I often watch the show for the first time to watch the story progress. I have to watch it the second time to see the subtle nuances of the characters because there is something I always miss.

      And it’s usually about the human condition which is one reason why I think this show is so popular and has garnered the kind of cult following that will remain timeless for some time.

      So, what is Executive Producer Ron Moore saying about the characters? Well, check out the photo at Entertainment Weekly and see the clues in the above photo. There aren’t any spoilers, but a concentrated effort to make fans of BSG think about the show’s last year.

      Battlestar Galactica returns in March to the Sci-Fi Channel, which for those fans of us who adore the show, is a frakking long wait.

       

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    • Battlestar Galactica: Rumors and Praise

      A post about by Josh on January 8th, '08

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      A lot of my favorite shows are coming to an end this year. One that I am the saddest about is Battlestar Galactica. The final season won’t begin for several months (the 20 episodes will be split into 2 installments, the second not airing until late ‘08 or even ‘09), but it is already being put through the rumor mill.

      Entertainment Weekly published a 2 page photo of the cast. Bloggers are claiming that spoilers can be found by closely inspecting the picture, which assigns numbers to characters that point to who “the last cylon” is. That’s a bit much, but it just goes to show you how enthralled people are with this show.

      E.W. also published a list of the 25 most influential Sci-Fi shows and movies of all time. Galactica was number two, behind (sigh) the Matrix. Why is it rated so highly? Well, according to E.W., it is because Galactica shows that “Science fiction is as legitimate a vehicle for human drama as any other genre.” Perhaps that is not always the case, but it sure is with Battlestar Galactica. (Others agree with Entertainment Weekly. Galactica won a Peabody Award in 2005. That’s pretty much unheard of for a sci-fi show). The only other show that came close to the level of human drama found in Galactica was Joss Whedon’s excellent-but-short-lived series Firefly (whose characters ended up on the big screen in Serenity).

      It should be interesting to see which spoilers pan out (if any).

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