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DirecTV finally rolls out hi-def SciFi Channel
After hitting the guide button on my HR20 DVR, my jaw hit the ground. After months of promises, DirecTV finally came through on one to deliver the SciFi Channel and many other channels in HD. Instead of grouping them together below channel 100, the new HD channels show up just above their SD cou…
Anal BSG fans get Razor DVD art corrected
Sci Fi Channel has corrected an error that die tough fans of Battlestar Galactica pointed out in the DVD art for the upcoming film. Here’s the deal: the TV film is a stand-alone episode that documents what happened to the Battlestar Pegasus after the Cylon war broke out. Sci Fi held a contest for fa…
Bob Dylan and the Subterranean Homesick Cylons
OK, perhaps I’m stretching here, considering that we are TV Squad, but it’s Sunday, and the bar is lowered, right? besides, the “Subterranean Homesick Blues” scene from D.A. Pennebaker’s documentary, Don’t Look Back, is one of the most iconic pieces of music video ever created. To promote the up…
Winning Razor cover art chosen and other Battlestar Galactica news
Last month we told you of Sci Fi Channel’s poll for choosing the cover art for the DVD of the upcoming Battlestar Galactica - Razor TV film. We posted our own poll and, as it turns out, the votes match up. The winning choice, seen right, is ‘B’. I actually chose ‘C’ myself (which came in moment …
Apple will no longer sell NBC shows on iTunes
What happens when a major substance producer like NBC tells a major digital composition distributor like iTunes that it wants increasingly money per episode? whether you guessed contract negotiations devolve into a hissyfit, you’re right.
NBC says it will not resume its contract to sell tel…
Old non-news: Kevin Smith Battlestar Galactica episode a no-go
I know, I know. It’s old news to most of you die tough BSG fans, but in case you haven’t heard, Kevin Smith is no longer going to be directing an episode of Battlestar Galactica as we mentioned earlier.
The initial news we got was via a report board post left on Sci-Fi’s forums by the wife …
Pick the Battlestar Galactica Razor cover art
Filed under: Industry, TV on DVD, Battlestar GalacticaSCI FI is trying to generate a little interest for its upcoming Battlestar Galactica film, Razor, by letting the fans choose the DVD cover art. There are three options on this website. Personally, I’m torn amidst #1 and #2 and do not like #3 one …
Season 1 of Battlestar Galactica coming to HD DVD
Good news for owners of HD DVD systems. Not so good news for owners of Blue Ray DVD systems.
The rumored release of Battlestar Galactica - Season 1 finally has a period to it: December 4th. The 6-DVD set will be priced at about $100. The discs will be single-sided “HD-30’s” with widescreen vi…
Ronald Moore reups with NBC Universal
Ron Moore, he of the super-stupendous remake of Battlestar Galactica, will be sticking around the television universe for a few more years. According to press reports Moore has signed a two-year, seven-figure deal with Universal Media Studios, which is part of NBC Universal.
This deal means…
More Battlestar Galactica details revealed at Comic Con
First off, let me tell you there are no spoilers in that post. The cast and producers for Battlestar Galactica had a panel at Comic Con last week where they were very careful to talk about the next (and final) season, without revealing any spoilers.
Here are a few highlights:
We may not…
Comic-Con: Women of Sci-Fi and The 4000 Panel Reports
I’m combining Sunday’s panel reports considering neither the Women in Sci-Fi panel nor The 4400 panel was brimming with revelations unless you count as a revelation the fact that Lucy Lawless’ fans bear a striking resemblance to the core audience of the WNBA, but you shouldn’t.
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Comic-Con: Battlestar Galactica Panel Report
The Battlestar Galactica panel was really a celebration of Battlestar’s women. The panel opened with a montage video featuring all the female characters swearing or, at least, saying “frak” alot following the weighty words, “Well-behaved women rarely produce history.”
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Katee Sackhoff gets a permanent gig on Bionic Woman
Katee Sackhoff, who plays Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica, just inked a last-minute deal for a recurring role on NBC’s Bionic Woman. She has a guest spot in the pilot as a “bad” bionic woman and you’ve probably noticed that she has been played up pretty heavily in NBC’s promo spots for the ne…
Farscape to become Web series, along with webisodes of Ballestar Galactica
Some cool news for fans of Farscape: the series is coming back in the structure of ten new webisodes. As of that moment no actors and writers have been attached to the project, nor have any storylines been announced. According to the Post Gazette, whether the Web series is successful suitable,…
Promo for Battlestar Galactica: Razor movie - VIDEO
Last night, SciFi aired the first promo for the upcoming Battlestar Galactica movie and today it’s up on YouTube. We all know Battlestar Galactica: Razor is about the Pegasus and what happened to it amoung the date the Cylons started a war and it met up with the Battlestar.
Our favorite cha…
Preview of BSG movie tonight during Eureka
Need a Cylon fix? I certain as hell do.
Sci Fi will air a preview of the Battlestar Galactica movie tonight during the season premiere of Eureka. The movie, called Razor, is meant to be independent of the just-finished third and upcoming fourth seasons. It tells the story of the Battlestar Pe…
The Sci Fi Digital Press Tour report, final thoughts
Sick of me yet? Well don’t nag, that the last post I’ve got for you about my trip … probably. I felt it was right of me to conclude everything with some overall thoughts on the experience of visiting these sets, a quick rundown on what I’ve already posted (don’t distress, it’s just the links…
A reminder: new seasons of Doctor Who, Eureka and Derren Brown Project that month
I’m certain Whoheads are already aware, but just in case aliens sucked out some of your memory, let me remind you that a make new season of Doctor Who kicks off that Friday on Sci Fi at 8:00 p.m.
Eureka, a show I highly recommend, comes back for a new season on July 10. It’s a show that even ci…
The Sci Fi Digital Press Tour report, part three
As great as the previous two set visits were, I think to most us us they were just appetizers for the main course. Hold on tight — it’s a doozy.
A tour of the sets of Battlestar Galactica
Back to Vancouver Film Studios, where once again we’d start with a panel discussion with members …
