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[BruTak]

Just got my copy of the Caprica pilot movie.

I'll watch it on Sunday (working tommorow ) and get back to you.

[Pharaoh Atem]

the season 4 soundtrack is available for pre-order http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Gal...2653986&sr=1-5



the cover for 4.5 is officially and the dvd is available for pre-order http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Gal...329071-2052959


and here's the complete series blu-ray
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...huc__cps_03_02

[BruTak]

How irritating, Amazon.com won't accept my debit card cos I'm in the UK, and Amazon.co.uk doesn't have the DVDs for pre-order yet.

[Pharaoh Atem]

i just use the one click option

[prion]

http://nbcumv.com/scifi/release_deta...comincrea.html

SCIFI.COM INCREASES ITS ONLINE GAMING PRESENCE WITH THE LAUNCH OF 15 NEW GAMES ROLLING OUT SPRING AND SUMMER 2009
Published: May 26, 2009


NEW YORK - May 26, 2009 – SCIFI.COM, one of the cable industry's leaders in casual gaming, continues its digital success with 15 new additional titles being added to its gaming lineup this spring and summer, it was announced today by Craig Engler, Senior Vice President & General Manager, SCI FI Digital. The expansive new games will include four "casual massively multiplayer online games" which provide an in-depth experience similar to traditional "massively multi-player online game" (MMOG) without the requirement of gamers to purchase or install any special software to their computers.

The casual gaming titles include the May launch of Humans vs. Robots: Hockey Warz and Planet 9 Prospector, as well as Dig Droid; Mind Hack; Warehouse 13: Clean Up America's Attic; Battlestar Galactica Cylon Combat Simulator; Deep Sea Word Defense; Psydoku; Monk's Mind Machine and Nubbin Hunt as well as the five MMOG games including Sea Fight, Space Invasion, X Blaster and Dark Orbit.

"There is a tremendous overlap between people who enjoy the imagination-based entertainment on Sci Fi and people who play games," said Engler. "So expanding the Game Center, the #1 section of SCIFI.COM in April*, is a natural fit not only for our audience but for our advertisers. By offering more casual MMOG's to our lineup, we're giving our visitors an experience that's much richer than a typical online game, but in a way that's still easily accessible from a simple browser window."

Games Descriptions:

Dig Droid: Currently Available - Use your puzzle-solving skills to help a lonely robot get back to his underground base.

Mind Hack: Currently Available - A good hacker has to be able to crack any code. Can you find the hidden words and beat the system?

Humans vs. Robots: Hockey Warz: Premieres May - Get your paddle ready and claim air hockey supremacy for your species!

Planet 9 Prospector: Premieres May - Roll up your sleeves and join these interstellar excavators as they thrash mounds of rock for the sake of all mankind.

Battlestar Galactica Cylon Combat Simulator: Premieres June - Flex your trigger finger, exercise tactical awareness, and frag some frakkin' toasters.

Deep Sea Word Defense: Premieres June - Only your vocabulary and quick-draw typing stand between the denizens of the deep and ultimate destruction.

Psydoku: Premieres June - There's no substitute for the power of the mind. Find out how powerful your mind is in this classic puzzle game.

Nubbin Hunt: Premieres June - The Nubbins are loose! Help Dr. Magnus round up these troublesome fur balls and secure the Sanctuary.

Warehouse 13: Clean Up America's Attic: Premieres June - Artie needs your help! Sort warehouse items and keep the relics collection from getting out of control.

MMOG Games Descriptions:
SeaFight Currently Available
You've heard the story before: The vigilante pirate and his trusty mates set sail in search of vast treasures. But this time, you get to decide how it all ends and be the pirate force no one can reckon with. Join thousands of others in the fight against monsters and enemy ships. Band together in guilds to form strong alliances. Show no mercy to those threatening to take your prized possessions!

Space Invasion - Currently Available
Sure, it's fun to conquer civilizations and all that - but don't get too cocky. You'll need to do the not-so-glamorous stuff too, like mining raw materials, to build the defenses you need. Because as your empire expands, you'll find lots of new enemies who would love to give you a big cosmic smackdown. Strategy is key as you command your own Imperial space fleet while discovering uncharted planets, forming colonies and protecting them from attack.

X Blaster - Currently Available
Mount up! Equip your robo warrior with the latest mech-tech weaponry and defenses, as you prepare to meet all challengers on the field of battle. Choose your mech wisely. They come equipped with special features, like missiles and a nitro package (which gives you a generous boost in speed). Destroy the onslaught of steel foes as you advance on your way to victory.

Dark Orbit - Currently Available
Collecting raw materials from space and shooting enemy ships: good. Shooting spacecraft from your own company: very bad. Pilot your ship to the far reaches of the galaxy as you lay claim to the riches that can be found amongst the stars. You'll have some important decisions to make - like whether you want to work for a massive mining company based on Earth, Mars, or Venus

SCI FI Channel is a television network that fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com). Launched in 1992, and currently in 95 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. SCI FI will become Syfy on July 7, 2009.

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Contact:
Mirian Arias (212) 413-6934 [email protected]
Gary Morgenstein (917) 376-4278 [email protected]

* Source: Omniture April 2009

[prion]

http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/...star-galactica

Friday, June 12, 2009, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM, 92nd Street Y
Cast members from Battlestar Galactica join leading roboticists to explore scientifically, philosophically, and ethically the approaching frontier where intelligent machines are commonplace and cybernetic technology enhances human capabilities. Featuring sneak previews from the forthcoming Battlestar special The Plan as well as live appearances by some of the show's star cylons.

Moderator
Faith Salie

Participants
Nick Bostrom
Nick Bostrom is a co-founder of the World Transhumanist Association and Director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University. His research areas of interest include artificial intelligence, bio-enhancement and mind uploading. He devised a thought experiment describing one of the strange philosophical implications of multiverse theories: our universe may be a computer simulation.


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Michael Hogan
Michael Hogan played Colonel Saul Tigh in Battlestar Galactica. With more than thirty years experience working on stage and screen, he is also a recurring character in The L Word and has guested on such series as Millennium, The Outer Limits, Cold Squad, X Files and Monk.


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Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell is an academy award nominated actress. She plays President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica and more recently Dr. Virginia Dixon in Grey’s Anatomy. Her other screen credits include Grand Canyon, Sneakers, Independence Day and Donnie Darko. McDonnell’s stage credits include Broadway productions of Execution of Justice, The Heidi Chronicles, and Summer and Smoke.


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Faith Salie
Faith Salie hosted NPR’s Fair Game from PRI with Faith Salie and hosts Sundance Channel’s coverage of the Sundance Film Festival. She is a monthly contributor to O, the Oprah Magazine and has appeared as a commentator on The Oprah Winfrey Show as well as CNN and Fox News. As an actor and comedian, she has appeared in numerous sitcoms and dramas—from Bravo’s Significant Others to Sex and the City. She earned her sci-fi cred in a recurring role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.


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Kevin Warwick
Kevin Warwick is Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading in England. Warwick works in robotics and artificial intelligence and recently designed an intelligent deep brain stimulator to treat Parkinson's Disease. Best known for his pioneering research with implants, including experimentation on himself which led to him being called the 'World's First Cyborg.'



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Venue: 92nd Street Y

[BruTak]

Sounds like a shooting range style game to me.

[Pharaoh Atem]

Sounds like a shooting range style game to me.

shot the Gaius on the ass

[Madwelshboy]

From Craig Engler (CraigatscifiBattlestar)'s Twitter:-

Galactica's Tricia Helfer, Michael Hogan and Mark Sheppard will all guest star on Warehouse 13.

http://twitter.com/Craigatscifi

[Pharaoh Atem]

From Craig Engler (CraigatscifiBattlestar)'s Twitter:-



http://twitter.com/Craigatscifi

wooot

[prion]

http://nbcumv.com/scifi/release_deta...galactica.html

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA COMPOSER BEAR MCCREARY TO RELEASE TWO RECORDINGS AND ANNOUNCES LOS ANGELES AND COMIC CON CONCERTS
Published: May 27, 2009

Taiko Drums To Start Summer With A Bang -- SO SAY WE ALL!!!

BURBANK, Calif. - May 27, 2009 - Battlestar Galactica and Caprica composer Bear McCreary will have a busy summer, with the release of two soundtrack recordings and concert performances. On June 13 the music from Battlestar Galactica will kick-off the 2009 Grand Performances Series at California Plaza. Three days later, on June 16, La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for Caprica.

Bear McCreary will again conduct the music from Battlestar Galactica for three nights at the House of Blues in San Diego from July 23-25th – during Comic Con! The concerts will celebrate the July 21 release of a special 2-CD set, Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.

Battlestar Galactica began as an original SCI FI Channel mini-series in 2003. Billions of human lives were consumed by nuclear fires as the Cylons, intelligent robots created by man, rebelled against their makers. A small, rag-tag fleet of survivors escaped and fled into the outer reaches of the universe in search of the mythical, lost "13th colony" — Earth.

The SCI FI series celebrated its finale in March of 2009, having received boundless critical acclaim and awards, including the prestigious Peabody Award as well as special recognition from the United Nations. A few weeks later, the prequel Caprica, set 50 years before the events of Battlestar Galactica, was released on DVD by Universal Home Entertainment. Caprica will begin airing in early 2010 on the SCI FI Channel. The series chronicles an astonishing scientific breakthrough taking shape on the planet Caprica. The rapidly evolving spheres of human and mechanical engineering have collided, along with the fates of two families. Joined by tragedy in an explosive instant of terror, two rival clans led by powerful patriarchs, Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) and Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) duel in an era of questionable ethics, corporate machinations and unbridled personal ambition as the final war for humanity looms.

On June 16, 2009 La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for Caprica, composed by Bear McCreary, one of the top young composers working in Hollywood. His work on the television series Battlestar Galactica has been described as offering "some of the most innovative music on TV today," by Variety, and his blog www.bearmccreary.com/blog, which features in-depth inside looks at the process of scoring Battlestar Galactica, was called "one of the best blogs in the business. It's a fascinating look at the process of making music for film and television and the care he takes with aligning the score with the twists and turns of each character's plot lines," by The Hollywood Reporter.

Bear McCreary's feature film credits include Wrong Turn 2 and the Rest Stop films. He also scores the series Eureka and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and will be scoring the upcoming SCI FI series Caprica and the Capcom video game Dark Void. McCreary was among a handful of select protégés of late film music legend Elmer Bernstein and is a classically trained composer with degrees in Composition and Recording Arts from the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music.

In 2005 La-La Land Records released the soundtrack for Battlestar Galatica: Season One, which quickly became the top selling release by the label. One year later, the second season was released and was celebrated with Bear McCreary's first sold-out concert performance in Los Angeles. In 2008 the concerts moved to a larger venue selling out two nights at the famed Roxy on the Sunset Strip. The two-CD Season Four soundtrack will be released on July 21st. The first disc features music from seasons 4.0 and 4.5, with the music from "Daybreak", the stunning series finale, featured on the second disc.

The Caprica original soundtrack will be available in stores or from www.lalalandrecords.com on June 16, 2009. Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 will be available on July 21st.


The Music of Battlestar Galactica Performances:
Grand Performances 2009 Summer Series at California Plaza
June 13, 2009 at 7PM, Downtown Los Angeles
Free concert

Comic Con
The House of Blues San Diego (1055 Fifth Avenue)
July 23, 24 and 25
Ticket information visit www.bearmccreary.com/blog

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Press Contacts:

Bear McCreary & La-La Land Records:
CineMedia Promotions
Beth Krakower
212.533.6864
[email protected]

NBC Universal:
Leslie Schwartz
818.391.7712
[email protected]
&
Fowzia Iranpur
818.777.0042
[email protected]

[prion]

From twitter of Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune TV columnist:

June 10, 2009

@moryan The Plan, BSG film, airs in Nov. Also, there may be a BSG theatrical film in 3-5 years. Not for sure but possible, sez Dave Howe

@moryan Sci Fi prez Dave Howe says debut of Caprica, BSG prequel series, is likely to be in January.

[Thunder Hawk]

http://www.scifistream.com/2009/07/o...ca-season-4-5/

all the details for the 4.5 boxset have been released

• Street Date: July 28, 2009
  
• Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
  
• Pre-Order Close: June 6, 2009
  
• Selection Number: 61108246
  
• Price: $69.98 SRP
  
• Layers: BD-50
  
• Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1
  
• Rating: Not rated.
  
• Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
  
• Sound: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

a TON more in the link

[prion]

Attack of the Show
G4 - Mon, 7/27, 7:00 PM 1 hr
New, 7/27/2009, Entertainment, Documentary, Entertainment News, Interview, Magazine

Special guest Edward James Olmos talks with the hosts about his upcoming projects; Adam Sessler, host of G4TV's X-play, offers the latest video game news and reviews; Kevin and Olivia talk about the biggest headlines in the world of robots.

Repeats several more times. Check G4’s listings or use http://www.titantv.com

[Madwelshboy]

Is Battlestar Galacitca's Jamie Bamber going to guest star on Dollhouse?

Bamber himself, via his personal publicist, seems to have confirmed this Comic-Con rumor.

http://whedonesque.com/comments/21119