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[Madwelshboy]

Who at TVGuide.com attended the Battlestar Galactica press screening on Monday night? And what's the frakkin' word? — Danny

MICKEY: I am in Florida, exploring an unfamiliar civilization of a different sort (the retirement community), so we sent TVGuide.com Nerd High Priestess Erin Fox. Once Doc Cottle revived her with smelling salts, she said this: "The first hour-and-a-half of the finale is so intense, you'll find it difficult to breathe. So many questions will be answered — including some you probably thought wouldn't be addressed due to time constraints. Also, if Mary McDonnell isn't recognized by the Emmys this year, it'll be a frakkin' shame. She had the crowd in tears more than once with her brilliant performance." Erin then hugged her Cylon toaster to her chest, placed a paper bag over her mouth and nose and breathed gently until it was safe to stand again.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/MegaBuzz...s-1004144.aspx

[morjana]

SciFi.com now has the Last Frakkin' Special available online, broken down into five parts:

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

[Pharaoh Atem]

SciFi.com now has the Last Frakkin' Special available online, broken down into five parts:

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

i love scifi

thanks you

[prion]

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...f_alltime.html

In honor of the season finale of the critically-acclaimed series, 'Battlestar Galactica', the News presents our picks for the ten best sci-fi shows in the universe.

Is the Sci-Fi Channel hit the greatest of all time? Did we conspire to push 'The X-Files' to the top? Where does 'Star Trek' beam into the list? Did 'Sliders' fall off the top ten? Set the debate on 'stun'...

Take our Poll
Best show in the cosmos
What is the greatest sci-fi TV series of all time?

Babylon 5
Battlestar Galactica (new)
Battlestar Galctica (original)
Doctor Who
Farscape
Firefly
Fringe
Lost
Lost in Space
Outer Limits
Prisoner
Quantum Leap
Sliders
Star Trek (original)
Star Trek: Deep Space 9
Star Trek: Next Generation
Stargate SG-1
Twilight Zone
X-Files

(Note: I alphabetized the list; it's in a different order on the web site.)

[Pharaoh Atem]

2 ours till daybreak

[morjana]

Battlestar Galactica - TV Guide Magazine: Matt Roush:


At TV Guide Magazine Online:

(Please follow the link for the complete article. NO spoilers at the site.)



THE DAILY REVIEW

Cult Alert: Battlestar finale

By Matt Roush March 20, 2009

Before screening tonight’s tremendously satisfying, super-sized, overstuffed Battlestar Galactica finale (9/8c, Sci Fi) to a select audience earlier this week, executive producer/writer Ron Moore made everyone in the theater raise their hand and take a solemn (well, kinda) pledge not to reveal anything that happens in these last eventful two hours.

No problem. I’d sooner be blown out of an airlock than spoil how things end for these tormented space warriors and the marvelous old dying old ship that’s carrying them to their destiny. Suffice it to say that the finale is a fabulous payoff in every way imaginable. And then some. And then some more. (Therein lies the problem.) In my row alone, there were outbreaks of gasps, laughs, cheers and tears before it was all over.

The best news: The battle scenes are genuinely spectacular, as Galactica’s volunteer crew of humans and Cylons takes on one last mission against Cavil’s rebel Cylon forces: the rescue of human/Cylon hybrid child Hera. The action is thrilling, and the most pivotal twist in the ultimate showdown is as surprising as it is cathartic ...

[prion]

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/vid...le&rid=5040531

Video Q&A with Ronald Moore

Q&A: Battlestar Galactica's Ronald D. Moore
B&C talks with 'Battlestar Galactica' executive producer Ronald D. Moore about ending the series, the upcoming prequel 'Caprica,' and if there are any other science fiction franchises he would like to reboot.

[Pharaoh Atem]

(Please follow the link for the complete article. NO spoilers at the site.)

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THE DAILY REVIEW

Cult Alert: Battlestar finale

By Matt Roush March 20, 2009

Before screening tonight’s tremendously satisfying, super-sized, overstuffed Battlestar Galactica finale (9/8c, Sci Fi) to a select audience earlier this week, executive producer/writer Ron Moore made everyone in the theater raise their hand and take a solemn (well, kinda) pledge not to reveal anything that happens in these last eventful two hours.

No problem. I’d sooner be blown out of an airlock than spoil how things end for these tormented space warriors and the marvelous old dying old ship that’s carrying them to their destiny. Suffice it to say that the finale is a fabulous payoff in every way imaginable. And then some. And then some more. (Therein lies the problem.) In my row alone, there were outbreaks of gasps, laughs, cheers and tears before it was all over.

The best news: The battle scenes are genuinely spectacular, as Galactica’s volunteer crew of humans and Cylons takes on one last mission against Cavil’s rebel Cylon forces: the rescue of human/Cylon hybrid child Hera. The action is thrilling, and the most pivotal twist in the ultimate showdown is as surprising as it is cathartic ...

frakking drool

[Sela]

At The U.N., 'Battlestar' Troops Talk Ethics Of War

Edward James Olmos and other stars of TV's Battlestar Galactica met Tuesday with United Nations representatives for a panel exploring issues of human rights in armed conflict — and how the show might offer wisdom on these real-life issues.

NPR feature today - on their website.

[Pharaoh Atem]

http://rondmoore.com/Site/Blog/Entries/2009/3/20_.html

ron blogs about the final ep on scifi forum

[Pharaoh Atem]

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u..._67/?start=all

tons of pictures of grace park in character

[prion]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/ar...on/21batt.html

Show About the Universe Raises Questions on Earth
March 21 2009

Earlier this week, in advance of the grandly anticipated conclusion of “Battlestar Galactica” on Friday, the United Nations convened a panel to discuss the show’s treatment of terrorism, human rights abuses and religious conflict.

REST AT LINK ABOVE, contains spoilers for finale

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123750376676889711.html

Wall Street Journal
March 20 2009

Edward James Olmos interview
Moving On After 'Battlestar' As the series ends, its versatile star prepares a TV movie tied to the show

Friday night, after four seasons of attacks, betrayals, ethical struggles and a key character's resurrection, the warship of "Battlestar Galactica" reaches its destiny -- and its fans and cast will have to figure out what to do next. Edward James Olmos, who plays the pivotal, gruff Admiral William Adama, has already planned his next move.

REST AT LINK ABOVE

[Pharaoh Atem]

SciFi.com now has the Last Frakkin' Special available online, broken down into five parts:

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

i'm glad i waited

there was spoliers

[prion]

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009...ck-battle.html

Blowback: Does Battlestar Galactica Finale Satisfy?

excerpt:

The Battlestar Galactica brain trust addressed the United Nations on Tuesday, but forget co-creators David Eick and Ronald D. Moore's musings on peaceful co-existence: This week's truly momentous occasion for BSG fans transpired Friday night, when the pioneering sci-fi series vaporized in a frakkin' cloud of inter-stellar dust.

REST AT LINK ABOVE

[prion]

Kate Vernon

03.23.2009 HODGES AND WENDY BECOME INVOLVED IN A MURDER INVESTIGATION AT A SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION, ON "CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION," THURSDAY, APRIL 16

Kate Vernon ("Battlestar Galactica") Guest Stars As Dr. Penelope Russell



"A Space Oddity" - When Hodges and Wendy run into each other at a science fiction convention for one of their favorite classic television shows, they end up investigating the murder of one of their beloved actors, on CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, Thursday, April 16 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Kate Vernon ("Battlestar Galactica") guest stars as Dr. Penelope Russell.



GUEST CAST:

Dr. Penelope Russell.................... Kate Vernon
Melinda Carver................. Jaime Ray Newman
Risa Varness..................................... Liza Weil
Steuben Lorenz......................... Michael Welch
Lionel Rose.............................. Patrick Bristow
Jonathan Danson............................ Reg Rogers
Commander Artemis Bishop............ Josh Coxx
Mrs. Rose............................... Judy Jean Berns
Ronald D. Moore................. Ronald D. Moore
Yeoman Malloy..................... Michelle Belegrin
William...................................... Karl Herlinger
Ensign Garth............................ Bradford Tatum
Collectibles Dealer...................... Randy Lowell
Yeoman Sally Malloy (1960)............ Christine Scott Bennett
Gorth (1960)............................ Matthew Willig

TELEPLAY BY: David Weddle & Bradley Thompson, formerly staff writers on "Battlestar Galactica"


STORY BY: Naren Shankar, one of the series' executive producers