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Back in the day, the primary reason I used to watch the original BSG was for the dog fights between the Vipers and the Raiders. I assembled both the Viper and Raider model kits and always thought that the Raider was the "coolest" ship. Seeing the original Raiders in the Razor Flashback is a great treat, especially with current effects technology. I wonder if we'll see some original Centurians too.


That would be almost a no brainer. Cost wouldn't be too high. They have the sets. They can cast unknowns. There is a built in fan base that would love to see a prequel. Just maybe these flashbacks are SCI-FI's way of test the waters.

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I don't know about that, but it would be neat to see a movie or miniseries based around the first Cylon war with these TOS touches.

I watched the 3rd flashback again - notice the original theme music being subtly used. The part where Adama gets the Raider (scratch one flying toaster) looks just like one of the TOS stock shots, complete with the Raider exploding into a fireball. Heh.

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Agreed...in fact, I was getting massive "Gun on Ice Planet Zero" vibes right from the moment they mentioned the Toasters "building a superweapon" on some "barren chunk of ice" (or words to that effect).

And the visuals in this last installment (young Billy A. dogfighting Cylons in the cloudy atmosphere) definitely seem to pay direct homage to that two-parter. Great stuff.

Anyone else notice that the Battlestar Columbia mentioned destroyed in the miniseries was now apparently at least the second ship to bear that name? Talk about a jinx.

It's the new USS Farragut.

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u guys been watching the webisodes?

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

it's fraking awesome as usual =P.

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I did the same thing! I still have my Cylon Raider.

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They already proposed a "BSG: The Beginning" or whatever, and it was called "Caprica". From what I know, the idea wasn't picked up.

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Actually, an article that went up either last week or the week before over at AICN suggests that the "Caprica" project might not be nearly as dead as folks were led to believe.

Apparently, recognizing that once Battlestar runs its course, they'll have virtually no "prestige" shows to air (apart from 13 episodes a year of imported Doctor Who, and maybe Eureka and Stargate: Atlantis), Sci-Fi are now keen on having Ronald D. Moore signed to the network as a creator/producer, which of course means that their interest in Caprica has been reinvigorated. He's already written a new pilot for FX, though, which could mean a split between the two shows, assuming they ever commission the damn Caprica pilot.

It still sucks, though, that -- up until this point -- they were producing shit like Flash Gordon and those stupid-ass "creature-attack" Saturday night movies left, right, and center, yet were still cockteasing Ron Moore on ever giving Caprica a greenlight.

And those "Razor Flashbacks" have only whetted my desire to see a prequel series, and to finally learn how the First Cylon War started. Just be glad SkiFfy is going to stick with its schlock-schedule of shit nobody wants to watch.

Coming soon: "Chudmandingo vs. Chupacabython 3: The Quest for DTV Cash."

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Bwah!

That last Razor flashback was freakin' brilliant! That was some of the best FX I've ever seen on TV.

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Hell yeah. And listening to those screams when the Battlestar Columbia went up...chilling as hell.

This bodes well for this coming season, especially if they can rediscover what made the first two-and-a-half years of BSG so great. The big upside to this being their final year is that they no longer have the SkiFfy Channel hanging on their creative backs.

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Where did you see that? I know season 3 has a rumored DVD release of April here in the US.

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It's been confirmed, sadly:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/show...star-gala.html Although it's still up in the air as to whether or not the season'll get split in two:


Although this has inspired one of the funniest "Talk Back" postings I've read in weeks over at AICN:

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Much as I respect Ron Moore and the work he and the others have done with the show, this is ridiculous. April '08 will be more than a year (about 13 months) since the end of season 3. I know the Sopranos had long waits between seasons too -- but the Sopranos didn't end on a cliffhanger!

Sure sounds like the April beginning will mean the season will get split in two, dragging it out to '09. It also means there will likely be two DVD sets, like there was with season 2.0 and season 2.5. Total bullshit.

Sci Fi needs some people with television sense and some knowledge of customer relations, instead of guys crunching numbers and spreading revenue.

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If the Sci-Fi channel had sense they wouldnt have cancelled Farscape after the 4th year. That was after they told them it would be back for the fifth year.
I liked the talk back post you put up their Josh, it was funny, and i bet more true than not with many fans right now. i wonder WHy that long of a delay? Why let a show out of the lime light for that long. People will forget, and not give a crap to tune in again cause they will figure its been cancelled.

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It may be lame but I still don't think this is Sci-Fi Channel's fault. Universal probably wants two DVD releases so they can double their money. In other words, Sci-Fi is being told when they can air the show.

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That's exactly correct. The fact that this is the final year of BSG is a double-edged sword:

On the one hand, it likely means zero creative interference from the network like they got last year (the "standalones" in the second half of S3), freeing up Moore and Eick to craft the best ending possible.

On the other hand, this means that, although now the series isn't trying to spike the ratings in hopes for another renewal, Sci-Fi knows that they can fuck with the airdates as much as they want to in order to maximize their revenue streams, and milk the show for all it's worth.

And Universal also knows this, which in tandem point to another split broadcast year, and another split fucking DVD release.

Yay.

If Ron Moore has any pull at all with the network, he'll push and push for the complete single season with all he's worth, as he mentions in that article.

Looking back now, it almost seems like Battlestar was a complete creative freak accident for a bean-counter-driven network which has consistently demonstrated a profound misunderstanding of the science fiction genre.

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Quick, everyone, click on AICN -- the latest "Razor Flashback" is exclusive to them until tonight, and you get to see:

Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
...And some major spoilers in "Invisotext."

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Damn April! That was cool. Hope i can remember it!

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And this is why I won't watch anything else on SciFi after Galactica is finished. At this point I have too much invested to stop watching BG but I will never let them hook me on another series with the chance they'll leave me hanging for a @#!%*^ year. There are too many other things I can do with my time.

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April? That stinks...

The Flashback is gone from AICN now too.

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Greetings

hmm ... no reaction to the latest 2.5 minutes of BSG razor?

Thought it was cool having the cylon taking shots at Adama on the way down. didn't like that they both landed within 10 feet of each other though.

The Cylon Eye view of things seems a bit silly to me ... but was just expecting him to put the steel rod through the thing's eye ... rather than beat it to death.

Regards

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We all watched it as an AICN exclusive a few days before. It was cool, dare i say fun, and almost old school Galactica.

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I might be seeing "Razor" on the big screen two weeks from today. The screenings were pretty well publicized around here so there's also a good chance that I could get shut out. But if it works out it'd be really neat, especially since I only have basic, not standard, cable in Boston (so no SciFi Channel).

I thought the neatest thing about the last flashback was the CG version of the old school Cylons. I loved the way it moved.

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I'm in Boston and I completely missed it. Where is it being screened?

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Regal Fenway 13. Here's the link, I don't know if it's still open:
http://battlestarevent.com/

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Yup, registration is full. Oh well, it would've been nice to see on the big screen.

Thanks for the link.

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registration is full for ALL boston cinema .

PS we have so many Bostonians here, let's have a HT meet =).

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go Sox!!

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Razor was awesome. Can't wait for the new season.

Also, so far, web episode Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

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I am waiting til the 24th! Is that old-school? Oh well....

I'm psyched that it's getting good feedback though! And still loving my little teaser flashbacks...