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Brand-new Battlestar video and pix!

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UPDATE, 4/14: According to the agreements w/SciFi, the clips need to be pulled off the ‘net, so no more free ride.

That’s right, boys and girls. The good folks at the SciFi Channel sent yours truly (and half the rest of the media on the planet, I’m sure) some exclusive (to the web) advance clips from the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica.

There are two preview clips and then the biggie: an eight-minute clip that brings you completely up to date on everything that’s happened in the previous three seasons, entitled, “What the Frak.”

So say we all.

Also, March 19 (Wednesday), 10 stars of BSG will present David Letterman’s Top 10 list, including Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, Tricia Helfer and Lucy Lawless.

And, after the clips, a couple of links you might be interested in. I have copious photos to post, too, and will do so in the coming days.

April 4 approaches fast!

Preview clip 1:

REMOVED 4/14

Preview clip 2:

REMOVED 4/14

And here’s the eight-minute catch-up clip, which is done in the same style as the highly enjoyable one done for Lost — in fact, the voice-over is done by the same woman. Enjoy:

REMOVED 4/14

The site Concurring Opinions had a super-long chat recently with Ron Moore and David Eick, BSG’s creators. They discussed pretty much everything:

Our interview is structured in three parts. Part I, available in two files (see the end of this post to download), focuses on the issues of legal systems and morality. It examines the lawyers and trials in the show. It also examines how torture is depicted, as well as how the humans must balance civil liberties and security.

Part II examines politics and commerce. It explores how the cylon attack affected the humans’ political system, and it examines how commerce works in the fleet.

Part III examines issues related to cylons, such as the humans’ treatment of cylons, how robots should be treated by the law, how the cylons govern themselves politically. Additionally, Part III will explore the religious issues involved in the show.

Then, TVGuide.com’s DVD blog discussed how the writer’s strike might affect the BSG Season 4 DVD set. There was a concern that because it seemed likely the season itself could be split in two (which was under consideration before the strike hit anyhow), that the fans could be hit hard, having to pony up $60 for two sets instead of one (Season 4.0 and Season 4.5). But I have the Season 2.0 and Season 2.5 sets and, if memory serves, each was cheaper, only $30-$40 apiece, so, personally, I don’t think that’s an issue.

As I said, I’ll post all the new pix in the coming days. They’re really beautifully done photos of our favorite humans and humanoid Cylons.

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 5:19 pm by Amy Vernon.
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2 Responses to “Brand-new Battlestar video and pix!”

Adam (The Jack Sack) March 13th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
That’s frakkin awesome! Thanks Amy!
Brian Howard March 14th, 2008 at 9:13 am
And that’s what I’ll be working on in my free time today.

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