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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Razor
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 11-13-2007)

...ld ‘Battlestar Galactica: Razor’ live up to its hype?    The story begins with a few moments on the Battlestar Pegasus, where Kendra Shaw (Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen) has just been assigned. She is on the way to her rack whe...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Season 3
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 03-21-2008)

When last we left the crew of the Battlestar Galactica, at the end of season two, their settlement on New Caprica was being invaded by the Cylons. Both Admiral Adama (Edward James Olmos) and Commander Adama (Jamie Bamber) decide to jump away from New...

La-La Land Records presents BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Season Two
by RANDALL LARSON (Mon 06-19-2006)

La-La Land Records presents BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Season Two, the original soundtrack from the second season of the Sci-Fi Channel's critically acclaimed, top-rated television series starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, James Callis, Tricia Helfer...


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Revival Talk
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 07-02-2001)

While talking to Cinescape Online's Eric Moro, Executive producer Tom DeSanto, along with Dan Angel and Billy Brown, spoke at length about the coming BATTLESTAR GALACTICA revival pilot and TV series.DeSanto revealed that the series to come will take place...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Season Premiere
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 10-12-2006)

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is the best sci-fi drama on TV and one of the best dramas of any genre ever made. The opening miniseries was a bit disappointing to me but when the seasons kicked in I was completely enthralled. I liked the old cheesy series from th...

Sci Fi Channel to air recap of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
by Karl Schneider (Thu 08-10-2006)

The SCI FI Channel and its sister NBC Universal networks will air a one-hour recap special of the original series Battlestar Galactica in advance of the show's October third-season premiere. It will incorporate footage from the original SCI FI miniseries ...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA MiniMates!
by Karl Schneider (Sun 05-21-2006)

Diamond Select (DST) has announced plans to release a new BattleStar Galactica Collectible. Via a recent agreement, Art Asylum will handle development of the resin collectibles and Minimate block figures for both the classic show and the modernized serie...


Grace Park talks "Battlestar Galactica" Season 3 Finale
by Karl Schneider (Fri 03-23-2007)

*Note: Slight Spoilers*Grace Park talked to Sci Fi Wire about the upcoming third season finale of Battlestar Galactica, disclosing some information about the plot and what we can expect to happen."We are going to see the resolution of the trial of Ba...

David Eick talks BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
by Karl Schneider (Sat 07-15-2006)

The executive producer of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, David Eick, sat down with Now Playing Magazine to talk about the upcoming third season of the show.Eick confirmed that 20 episodes have been ordered and will be run continuously except for a break over the C...

Original GALACTICA stars voice BATTLESTAR video game
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-15-2003)

Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict are among two of the actors who have been hired to provide voices for characters in Vivendi Universal Games' upcoming BATTLESTAR GALACTICA video game. Hatch and Benedict played the roles of Apollo and Starbuck, respectively...

Battlestar Galactica Series 1 Action Figures
by News Editor (Wed 05-30-2007)

In November, Diamond Select will release the Battlestar Galactica Series 1 Action Figures - Set of 3. Sculpted by Jean St. Jean Studios , the set will feature Lee “Apollo” Adama in his flight suit, Number Six in her patented little red dress ...


COMIC-CON: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA gets noticed
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 07-21-2003)

Last Friday at the San Diego Comic-Con The Sci-Fi Channel hosted a panel promoting their upcoming relaunch of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, a four-hour mini-series starring Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell. In attendance were stars Jamie Bamber (Apollo), Kat...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Producer Talks Final Season
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 09-07-2007)

David Weddle, producer of Sci-fi's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, has talked a little bit about final season of the show to SyFy Portal's Michael Hinman. Part of the topics discussed was the "break" between the first half the season and the last half of ...

"Battlestar Galactica" renewed for 4th season
by Karl Schneider (Wed 02-14-2007)

The Sci Fi Channel has announced that the sci fi show, Battlestar Galactica, has been renewed for a 4th season.  A total of 13 episodes have been ordered with an eye toward a January 2008 premiere.The decision comes after the series' successful move ...

"Battlestar Galactica: Rapture"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 01-24-2007)

Before I dig into what happened in the spring premiere I have to comment on the poor ad campaign running for the series.  The ads are like a schmaltzy Smallville rip off with some horrible pop balad that just makes the series appear flaccid and s...


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 2.5 in September
by Karl Schneider (Wed 06-28-2006)

Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 2.5 on DVD this coming September 19.The release will feature an extended version of the cliffhanger episode Pegasus, the continuation of the epic second season follows the ongoing batt...

GALACTICA game gone gold
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 10-27-2003)

The long-awaited BATTLESTAR GALACTICA video game has been completed. The master disc has now been shipped to the manufacturer for duplication, a stage known in the video game industry as "gone gold". The game will be available for purchase by PlayStation ...

"Dresden Files" to be paired with "Battlestar Galactica"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-10-2007)

David Simkins, the executive producer of The Dresden Files, talked with Syfy portal about the pairing of Dresden Files and Battlestar Galactica on the SciFi Channel."I think it's a pretty good pairing," he said. "If this was two solid hours...

"Battlestar Galactica: Taking a Break from All Your Worries"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Tue 01-30-2007)

I am an unabashed BSG fan and I wear that moniker proudly.  Through its first three seasons, it has grown to become one of the best written and most compelling series on television.  With that said, I do still have memories of the less than ...


TV Review: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Hub
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 06-10-2008)

OK, so we’re down to the last couple of episodes for the season and this one did not disappoint. Some fans have been complaining that they haven’t been getting enough action over the last few episodes but this isn’t a space opera; it goe...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA given greenlight by Sci Fi
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 02-10-2004)

Sci Fi Channel has announced that it has officially given a greenlight to the first season of the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Instead of receiving an order for a minimum of six episodes (as one of our sources informed us last month), the network has committ...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (2003): Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2
by Jason Davis (Mon 04-04-2005)

Not that it was unexpected, but the Sci-Fi Channel has sagely renewed Ronald D. Moore's updated BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. So, those still reeling from the shocking final moments of the finale can breathe a sigh of relief. With an elegant first part, "Kobol's ...

TV Review: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Revelations
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 06-17-2008)

Expectations were high for this midseason finale and the episode did not disappoint. D’Anna, one of my favorite characters, is back and has retaken control of the Cylons, at least this rebellious group anyway. D’Anna and Roslin are two sides o...


"Battlestar Galactica: The Eye of Jupiter"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 12-20-2006)

It’s no secret here at Mania that I am a staunch support of BSG.  It’s not due to any fanboy dedication either, it’s because the series is just so damn good.  The end of season tow through the beginning of season three was s...

GALACTICA SEASON ONE Soundtrack Announced
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-07-2005)

La-La Land Records announces its upcoming summer 2005 release of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE SERIES - SEASON ONE. "A knockout collection of the best musical moments from the first season of the smash hit Sci Fi Channel television series," says the label. ...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (2003)
by Jason Davis (Sun 03-06-2005)

When Dr. Gaius Baltar develops a means of detecting Cylons in the fleet, President Laura Roslin and Commander William Adama decide that high-ranking personnel in key positions should be Baltar's first test subjects. While Roslin suggests Adama go first, ...

'Battlestar' director set to helm 'Witchblade'?
by Jim Harvey (Sun 06-08-2008)

Bloody-Disgusting reports that Michael Rymer is set to direct the 'Witchblade' movie from a script by Everett De Roche. Rymer is best-known for his work on 'Battlestar Galactica' and has also directed the feature film 'Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned'. D...


Moore talk on the future of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-05-2004)

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA producer Ronald D. Moore is the subject of an extensive interview at Hollywood North Report's new "Flight Deck", their sub-section devoted to tracking the new GALACTICA series slated to run on The Sci Fi Channel next year. In the five...

Original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA DVDs announced
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 07-01-2003)

Universal Studios Home Video finally announced today that it will bring the entire first season of the original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA to DVD this fall. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE COMPLETE EPIC SERIES will be a six-disc set scheduled for release on October 2...

Battlestar Galactica Recap Videos
by Karl Schneider (Tue 09-19-2006)

These are recap video's which roundup the first two seasons of Battlestar Galactica.Enjoy!BSG Story So Far 1/5BSG Story So Far 2/5BSG Story So Far 3/5BSG Story So Far 4/5BSG Story So Far 5/5

"Battlestar Galactica: Dirty Hands"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Tue 02-27-2007)

I’ve complained about BSG filler episodes before, but there’s a difference between basic “filler” and the creators actually taking time to expand upon characters in interesting ways.  In the end, yes, this was a filler epis...


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Home, Part One
by Jason Davis (Mon 08-22-2005)

This is prologue. The audience should take a breathe before the inevitable other shoe drops. Though not the tour de force of the last few weeks, "Home, Part One" begins laying the groundwork for what must be a very interesting second half to the season. A...

22 Episodes and done for "Battlestar Galactica"?
by Karl Schneider (Wed 02-28-2007)

According to Syfyportal, if SciFi Channel increases the fourth season order of Battlestar Galactica from 13 to 22 episodes, the extra 8 episodes will be used to end the series."If you're a fan, you don't want to see any more than 13 episodes," t...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Six of One
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 04-15-2008)

It’s about time the thematic element of “this has happened before and it will happen again”, come into direct play for the Cylons. It seems that the raider’s meeting with Anders in the season premiere prompted an evolution in the C...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Back-Story
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 10-14-2007)

It seems like such a long wait until the premiere of the final season of Battlestar Galactica. The SCIFI Channel is giving us a two hour movie in November called Razor that tells a side story from the second Cylon attack. If you’re like me...


Sci Fi increases "Battlestar Galactica" order
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-22-2007)

According to Sci Fi Wire, the Sci Fi Channel has increased its episode order for the upcoming fourth season of Battlestar Galactica.The increased order, from the original 13 episodes to 22, will include a special two hour extended episode that will air du...

More GALACTICA photos to gaze at
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-23-2003)

I don't know what kind of inside connection the fellow who runs Genre Online has, but when it comes to breaking new photos of Sci-Fi Channel's upcoming remake of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, he's been the leader. Via Dark Horizons, over 30 new photos from the mi...

"Battlestar Galactica" to become an RPG
by Karl Schneider (Thu 12-28-2006)

According to Gaming Report, Margaret Weis Productions will release a role playing game based on the popular series Battlestar Galactica.The game will be set in space and focus on the challenges of survival in the exceedingly trying times.  The game w...

Battlestar Galactica to upset fans?
by Karl Schneider (Sat 01-20-2007)

According to a recent interview with producer David Weddle, fans may be shocked and angry at some of the upcoming plot of Battlestar Galactica."In the second half of this season, you can expect many stunning surprises and revelations," said Wedd...


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Colonial Day
by Jason Davis (Sat 03-19-2005)

THE WEST WING is no longer the exclusive home of quality dramatic politics on TV. With "Colonial Day", Ronald D. Moore and his writers have taken the political underpinnings that Joe Straczynski made the purview of science-fiction storytelling in BABYLON ...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Pegasus
by Jason Davis (Sat 09-24-2005)

Twenty-seven years ago, Commander Caine was a Colonial war hero with enough medals for his brash behavior to charm a fleet into following him into hell. As Bill Adama says, "Context matters." Taking the original series two-parter "The Living Legend" as a ...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA prequel game announced
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-25-2003)

At a press conference yesterday Universal Interactive announced that it has a BATTLESTAR GALACTICA video game in development and slated for release in the fall of 2003. According to information obtained by IGN, the video game is set 40 years...sorry, I m...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Scattered
by Jason Davis (Mon 07-18-2005)

As he able proved in the freshman season of CARNIVALE, Ronald D. Moore is a master of the intricate set-up that later lets stories tell themselves with seeming ease and elegance. "Scattered" is emblematic of this technique as Colonel Saul Tigh is left in...


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Card Game
by News Editor (Mon 08-22-2005)

WizKids Inc. has announced its agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to develop a collectable card game (CCG) based on the new SCI FI Channel's series. Game play will mirror the intrigue of the television show: Players won't know whom t...

Is the original Apollo coming to the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA?
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 03-29-2004)

Reports have surfaced at Hollywood North Report that original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA cast member Richard Hatch has met with new GALACTICA writer/producer Ronald D. Moore about creating a part for him on the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series. According to unco...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Resistance
by Jason Davis (Thu 08-11-2005)

Absolute rubbish! In my day, Triad was the professional sport played with gusto by Colonial survivors while Pyramid was a card game with difficult to shuffle hexagonal cards. Where are the Borellian Nomen? What happened to lurid womanizing, not to mention...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: He That Believeth in Me
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 04-01-2008)

This will be a spoiler free review of the season premiere of Battlestar Galactica as it doesn’t air until Friday. The return of Battlestar Galactica is easily one of the most anticipated events this year, and for those that aren’t anticip...


Win Some BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Prizes
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 12-07-2007)

Here's a cool little promotion for some of you creative BSG fans out there. Our friends over at BSG FanLib will be launching a contest in relation to the release of the BSG: RAZOR dvd for Universal Home Video. The promotional contest will have f...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Home, Part Two
by Jason Davis (Tue 08-30-2005)

Opening with a beautifully scored montage of Adama and Roslin consulting the documents in which they place their faith, part two of "Home" gets off to an elegant start for an episode that will skillfully continue the show's examination of religion from th...

New BATTLESTAR GALACTICA taps old characters?
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 06-28-2001)

 In an interview with the company website, SciFi.com, the producers of the new Sci Fi Channel update of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA are promising the return of characters from the 1970s incarnation of the show. Which ones? Well, that's where we get into a g...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: to be or not to be, that is the question
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 02-03-2004)

Today's Hollywood Reporter confirms the story we ran this past weekend, that the contracts for the actors from Sci Fi Channel's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA mini-series were picked up. Curiously, Reporter said that the options for the "top cast members" were pick...


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA : The Captain's Hand
by Jason Davis (Wed 02-22-2006)

Before I get to the review proper, I'd like to take a moment to look at the title of this piece. A sledgehammer and spanner are the tools Commander Barry Garner uses to repair the damaged manifold that allows Major Lee Adama to save the Battlestar Pegasu...

Sci-Fi Unveils New Season 4 Promo for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 11-25-2008)

With the last half of season 4 getting ready to premiere on January 16, 2009 at 10pm ET/PT, the SCI FI Channel has unleashed a new teaser trailer for their premiere episode titled "The Epic Journey". You can check it out down below.   ...

2-Hour Special BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Planned in 2009
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 08-08-2008)

With the 10 final episodes planned to air on the SCI FI Channel in 2009, the network has announced an all-new "Battlestar Galactica" special event, set to air in 2009 following the conclusion of the series and then released on DVD by Universal S...

Battlestar Galactica Prequel Details Emerge (Tue 08-07-2007)

Details have emerged of the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA prequel which airs this fall on Sci-Fi Channel, says Cinema Blend & Home Media Magazine. The prequel itself will be a two-part stand alone in the series covering over 50 years in the BSG timeline. All t...


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Escape Velocity
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 04-29-2008)

This episode was surely not as action packed as the previous couple of installments, but it did get into a sociopolitical theme that the series always does perfectly. The episode opens and closes with two religious experiences – Cally’s f...

"Battlestar Galactica: Crossroads Part 1"
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 03-20-2007)

I hate and at the same time love the last few episodes of my favorite shows.  These are almost always the best of the season but they also end the shows for at least three months and in the case of BSG, possibly as long as nine months.  At a...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Resurrection Ship Part 1
by Jason Davis (Mon 01-09-2006)

Hot on the heels of executive producer David Eick who scripted last year's "Home", director Michael Rymer sets pen to paper to deliver the teleplay for "Resurrection Ship, Part 1." Rymer's no stranger to screenwriting having penned his directorial debut,...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Black Market
by Jason Davis (Mon 01-30-2006)

In my review of "Resurrection Ship Part 2," I noted that Lee Adama was still somewhat of an enigma as far as the audience is concerned. "Black Market" provided an integral piece of the puzzle posed by the character's seeming death wish with the revelatio...


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Exclusive Comic Con Figure Announced
by Karl Schneider (Fri 05-12-2006)

Majestic Studios announced that a giant 13.5 inch Battle Damaged Cylon Centurion from the Battlestar Galactica TV series will be sold at the 2006 Comic Con."This will not be just a repaint of our regular version Cylon," says Majestic CEO Rick Phares. "It ...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Final Cut
by Jason Davis (Tue 09-13-2005)

"Final Cut" takes the seasoned concept of a documentary being produced inside a drama and serves up an excellent hour of TV drama. Skillful handling of the military/journalist relationship coupled with Lucy Lawless guesting as journalist D'anna Biers and ...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA relaunches
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-03-2003)

The official website for the new version of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA has been given a makeover. Photos from the upcoming Sci-Fi Channel mini-series have finally been posted including shots of Edward James Olmos as Commander Adama and Mary McDonnell as Presid...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Fragged
by Jason Davis (Thu 08-04-2005)

There's something immensely satisfying about watching Colonel Tigh agonize over each order. Michael Hogan makes every moment of his character's life a veritable cornucopia of discomfort and the audience, ever the merciless voyeur, merely has to tune in fo...


BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - The Farm
by Jason Davis (Sun 08-14-2005)

Love a machine? Maybe. Love a TV series? Abso-fracking-lutely. With the Colonel Tigh's martial law shenanigans taking the back burner this week, "The Farm" offers up a much needed dose of Katee Sackoff in a haunting little tale that continues this show's ...

Original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TV Series Action Figures
by News Editor (Thu 09-08-2005)

Later this month, Majestic Studios is heading back to the 70's with with 12" collectible figures from the original classic BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TV show.Majestic will be offering all your favorites: Richard Hatch as Capt. Apollo, Dirk Benedict as Lt. Sta...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Kobol's Last Gleaming Part 1
by Jason Davis (Mon 03-28-2005)

After the three-hour epic premiere, "Saga of a Star World," writers Glen Larson and Donald Bellisario took the crew of the original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA to explore the mysteries of their ancestral home world of Kobol. On the long-lost planet, Commander A...

Eyeballs towards BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-29-2004)

After covering the worlds of STARGATE SG-1 and its sister show STARGATE ATLANTIS so well, the GateWorld website has now posted photo galleries, title information and story synopses for all 13 episodes of Sci Fi Channel's new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TV series...


"Battlestar Galactica: Crossroads Part 2"
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 03-27-2007)

OK, BSG fans, can you honestly tell me that after the season finale of this series that you have no problem waiting until 2008 to see the final season?  I thought it was a bad idea to wait so long before, and now after the season finale it’...

Moore on more BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 01-30-2004)

The Galactica 2003 website has published a report today that "according to a handful of sources, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA has been given the greenlight for series."Nevertheless, with it being nearly the end of January (which is supposedly the time all the GAL...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series rolls
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-19-2004)

Noting the start of production of its new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TV series this week, The Sci Fi Channel has issued a press release containing new items of note for those following the show's progress. First off, the mini's director, Michael Rymer, is retur...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Resurrection Ship Part 2
by Jason Davis (Sun 01-15-2006)

With last week's final scenes featuring mutual declarations of impending assassinations from the commanding officers of the two surviving Battlestars, the week's installment needed little help in establishing dramatic tension. Still, showrunner Ronald D. ...


First BATTLESTAR GALACTICA photos appear online
by Patrick Sauriol (Sun 05-11-2003)

Seven photographs -- the first to appear anywhere -- from the Sci-Fi Channel's forthcoming remake of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA have been published on the Genre Online.net website. The images provide our first look at the new GALACTICA's Vipers, launch bay and...

"Battlestar Galactica: Maelstrom"
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 03-06-2007)

BSG has often used flashbacks to deepen characters and clarify their motivations.  This episode fills in some history for Starbuck from history with her abusive mother when she was a young child to her time spent as captive on New Caprica with Le...

"Battlestar Galactica: The Son Also Rises"
by Stephen Lackey (Tue 03-13-2007)

I have mixed feelings about this episode of BSG.  While it is lacking some of what I love about the series, the events, the twists, the action, it does feature some fantastic character moments and offers up some interesting foreshadowing to the tr...

Bear McCreary scores BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Season Two Finale!
by Randall Larson (Thu 03-02-2006)

In a report posted at soundtrack.net, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA composer Bear McCreary held a strings and piano session at the Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage in Burbank, CA. The session was to record music for the upcoming two-episode season finale, wh...


"Battlestar Galactica: A Day on the Life"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Wed 02-21-2007)

OK, I know we are in filler mode for a few episodes for BSG, and as much as I complain about not moving the story along, sometimes a good single story episode can be a nice break.  For example, the much hated boxing episode.  I know many fans...

Hammer has some BATTLESTAR: GALACTICA quotes
by Christopher Allan Smith and Eric Moro (Thu 07-11-2002)

While talking up the new raft of announced shows and movies at the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California, Sci-Fi Channel President Bonnie Hammer had a few words to say about the network's upcoming BATTLESTAR: GALACTICA four-hour mini-seri...

"Battlestar Galactica: The Woman King"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Tue 02-13-2007)

It’s good to have a solid director back in the Captain’s Chair of this series.  Whether you liked the episode or not, you have to admit that the assembly and overall presentation is a great improvement of the previous episode.  We...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #1 to Stores in July
by Karl Schneider (Fri 05-19-2006)

A little while back I reported on how issue #0 of the new Battlestar Galactica comic book had sold over 175,000 copies. Today I am here to offer a peak at the cover of issue #1 as well as let you know that it will be in stores late July.The story will fo...


"Battlestar Galactica" moving to Sunday
by Karl Schneider (Tue 11-21-2006)

The SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica is moving to a new time slot starting Jan. 21, 2007: Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.Battlestar Galactica has been airing episodes of its current third season on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.The current season picks up the st...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Comic Initial Print Numbers
by Karl Schneider (Mon 05-15-2006)

The initial print run for the launch of Dynamite Entertainment's all-new Battlestar Galactica comic has been set at over 175,000 copies."We're obviously very happy with the reception #0 has had in all aspects of the marketplace," explained Dynamite spokes...

Moore talks more GALACTICA
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 05-20-2002)

Ronald D. Moore is talking again about his Herculean task of digesting years of shows and two decades of fan love while distilling the BATTLESTAR: GALACTICA franchise into a new mini-series for the SciFi Channel. Moore, a fan of the show from way back and...

Moore on GALACTICA
by Mike Whybark (Fri 10-04-2002)

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA honcho Ronald D. Moore answered quite a few questions in a recent open-forum Q&A session, and the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA fansite has posted the interview.In the session, Moore describes his creative approach to the remake, notes that th...


A New Take on GALACTICA
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 03-18-2004)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONSStu Phillips' bombastic, rousing music to Glen A. Larson's (no relation) original 1978 TV series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA was one of the best things about that derivative space opera, a fully realized, authoritative, and wonderfully...

It's No Secret. "Battlestar" to Keep Flying!
by News Editor (Thu 02-24-2005)

SCI-FI Channel has ordered a second season of its hit series "Battlestar Galactica." The series so far has aired five episodes of its first season of 13 episodes. Creator and executive producer Ronald D. Moore previously has already been working on as m...

Olmos and McDonnell Go GALACTICA
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 03-03-2003)

Edward James Olmos, who played the tough and enigmatic police Lieutenant Martin Castillo on NBC's MIAMI VICE TV series, is in final talks to play the part of Commander Adama in the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA remake, reports THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.Also slate...

BATTLESTAR is big
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 01-20-2005)

The results are in for last week's series premiere of the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, and it's good news for the show's creators and the Sci Fi Channel: GALACTICA's two-hour programming block delivered the network's best ratings ever for a January program....


GALACTICA given greenlight?
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-20-2004)

Hollywood North Report was the first to issue word that a greenlight for Sci Fi Channel's proposed BATTLESTAT GALACTICA series may have been given. The Vancouver-based Teamsters Local Union 155 has listed a production office for "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Seas...

THE LAST BATTLESTAR
by Scott Collura (Thu 04-01-2004)

...et called BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE COMPLETE EPIC SERIES. Featuring all 24 hours of the show, including the three-hour pilot, plus new interviews, commentaries and never-before-seen footage, the set is bound to make even a Cylon warrior happy.Richard H...

Battling Battlestars
by John Thonen (Tue 10-26-1999)

... trailer, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE SECOND COMING. Hatch freely admits that he has no legal rights to the GALACTICA concept or characters. But after several frustrating years trying to convince Universal of the viability of a revival project, he found ...

Diamond Select to produce BSG Action Figures
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-24-2007)

Diamond Select has announced a new licensing agreement which will allow them to make action figures and ships based on the hit series Battlestar Galactica.The press release:Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles, LLC (DST) is proud to announce a licensing...


GALACTICA's second coming
by Eric Moro (Mon 07-02-2001)

...en titled BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE SECOND COMING), a product that they took to sci-fi conventions in an effort to drum up fan support. Shu-Shann Productions' 1998 revival trailer BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE SECOND COMING © 1998 Su-Shann Prod...

SITH Leads Nomination List for 32nd Annual Saturn Awards
by News Editor (Wed 02-15-2006)

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films has announced the nominations for the 32nd Annual Saturn Awards. Leading the pack is George Lucas' genre epic "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" with 10 nominations. "Batman Begins" fol...

Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it. Another thing, if ...

Majestic to Release 1/6th Scale BATTLESTAR Collectible Figures
by News Editor (Mon 05-01-2006)

Majestic Studios announces the release schedule for the first two 1/6th scale collectible figures from the Sci-Fi Channel's new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series. Captain Lee Adama, known as 'Apollo' to his flight team, and, of course, the giant hulking metalli...


BSG: Razor
by Robert T. Trate (Sun 09-23-2007)

...ed “Battlestar Galactica: Razor” (airing November 24th, 2007).   The NBC Universal store already has an unrated and extended DVD for pre-order, which is scheduled to be released on December 4th, 2007.    “Battles...

Comic-Con News: July 23 and July 24 Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-11-2008)

The full schedule for this year's Comic Con has been released here but as always, we're going to sift through the press releases and give you the panels covering Movies, DVD and TV events. You can check out the first two days below.Wednesday, July 23, PRE...

SCIOGRAPHY
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 07-24-2000)

The Sci-Fi Channel added a new original program to its lineup on Sunday July 16th. SCIOGRAPHY, a behind-the-scenes look at classic science fiction television shows aired its first installment, an examination of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. This hour of program...

Anime Expo - TOKYOPOP Panel
by Sakura Eries (Sun 07-06-2008)

... of 2009. Battlestar Galactica: Echoes of New Caprica comes in March. Lillian commented that they are in close contact with the writers and some of the stories they are using are ones that could not fit into the regular show. Here is a full list of ...


Schedule for New York Comic Con
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-02-2008)

...resents - BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Join fans from around the world as the series Entertainment Weekly hails as a "fan-frakking-tastic" show on television," returns to New York Comic Con for its 2nd annual appearance. - STAR WARS and INDIAN...

10 Hottest Babes of Sci-Fi
by Kris Kimmel (Wed 09-17-2008)

It’s fine to watch the good guys battle for humanity. But what fun would a dystopian future be without the tough talking, ass kicking honeys below? We’ve got the alien with the kiss that kills, a Toaster hunting babe with a bad attitude and a ...

VES Announces 50 Most Influential
by News Editor (Sat 05-12-2007)

...00-11:30: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THEN AND NOW What’s old is new again, thanks to new technologies and a new generation of science fiction fans. This panel offers the double treat of looking back at the wizardry that has made the original Battlesta...

Wayne’s World
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-08-2007)

Wow, this is one of those week’s when the column is just loaded. Onward!   SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK This month is definitely John Wayne month, with several packages being released in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth over the next few ...


"Savage Tales #2" Comes in May
by Karl Schneider (Thu 04-12-2007)

According to a Dynamite press release, the second issue of the all new Savage Tales will be available this may with three different covers.The press release:DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT released images and information announcing the second issue of the all-new ...

The Duke is Tops
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-22-2007)

This week is loaded, so let’s get right into our Prize Closet – which is also loaded.  In keeping with John Wayne Month, we have two copies of the new deluxe edition of True Grit, courtesy of Paramount. To be eligible to win one, just se...

Death Note Vol. #2
by Dani Moure (Thu 09-11-2008)

The battle of wits between L and Light heats up, as one tries to keep Kira’s identity and the other struggles to unmask him. As if they didn’t have enough to deal with, a second Kira then enters the fray...What They SayEpisodes 9 - 16! A new ...

Katee Sackhoff guest stars on "Bionic Woman"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-21-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Katee Sackhoff has signed on to guest star in the upcoming NBC pilot of Bionic Woman.Sackhoff will appear in the pilot for the series, which centers on Jamie Sommers (Michelle Ryan), a woman who is turned into a walkin...


Asher's Back....in Polity Form
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 04-28-2008)

... Finding Battlestar Galactica: An Unauthorized Guide, Lynette Porter, David Lavery, Hillary Robson (Sourcebooks, Inc.) Necronomicon: Weird Tales of H.P. Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft (Gollancz) Starfist: Firestorm, David Sherman & Dan Cragg (Del Rey...

Knight Rider Score Finally Rides Onto CD
by Randall Larson (Thu 07-07-2005)

Film Score Monthly continues its unprecedented release of television soundtracks with KNIGHT RIDER, the hit NBC series that ran from 1982 to 1986. The memorable and groundbreaking main title theme was composed by Stu Phillips and series creator/producer G...

The Latest DVD News & Release Dates: July 24
by John Thonen (Tue 07-24-2001)

VIDEO NEWS·        You can’t keep a good corpse down as Trimark Home Video has recently announced their August 3rd Special Edition release of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3. Dan O’Bannon’s 1985 semi-sequel/spin-off of Georg...

TOY MANIAC-Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 11-27-2008)

  Since its announcement and showcase at the San Diego Comic Con Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe has gotten fans from both camps pumped. There really hasn’t been a good straight up fight game in a long time. Having played the game I found myself...


Leaping Lizards and Goodness Snakes Alive! - Part One
by John Thonen (Sun 12-16-2001)

Phobias have formed the basis of any number of movies. Acrophobia was the root of Jimmy Stewart's VERTIGO, Agoraphobia was the challenge for Sigourney Weaver in COPYCAT and Jeff Daniels was so afraid of spiders that his fear became the title of Arachnopho...

LXG on CD
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 08-07-2003)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONPulsing with bombastic horns and rhythmic string patterns, rife with high-end brass piping and driven by percussive energy, the main theme from Trevor Jones' score for THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN (Varese Sarabande 302 0...

Will fans see Doomsday next week on SMALLVILLE?
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 10-17-2008)

Months ago, in an effort to fill the void left by the departure of Lex Luthor actor Michael Rosenbaum, 'Smallville' producers announced that season 8 would introduce the villain Doomsday. Fans scoffed, presuming that a hulking monster capabile of pummeli...

Barry, Bronson & Buffalos and Barbarella too
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 09-04-2003)

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONSFrom Belgium comes the first ever release of any of the music from John Barry’s melancholy and exciting action/adventure score for J. Lee Thompson’s mad buffalo western saga, THE WHITE BUFFALO (Prometheus PCR 518). Immediately f...


Universal B-horrors
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-19-2006)

I received a special invitation in my mailbox this week. It's not exactly on topic as concerns DVDs, but it might pertain to DVD recorders or more specifically, the new HD format recorders - and material you can collect for same. Anyway, it gives me a ch...

London Expo - Complete Report
by Dani Moure (Mon 06-19-2006)

London Expo " May 2006 On Saturday 27 May 2006, I had the experience of attending one of the country's biggest conventions " the London Expo. The event takes place on long weekends twice a year, and attracts some huge audiences. This one alone was expec...

'Painkiller Jane' to air Fridays on SciFi Channel (Tue 12-05-2006)

As SCI FI ramps up production on its originals slate with nearly 210 hours of original programming planned for 2007, a +9% increase from 2006 the Channel has renewed its commitment to providing its viewers with fresh programming throughout the year. In ad...

Exclusive: Jon Favreau forges 'Iron Man'
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-26-2006)

Comics2Film's head is still reeling from the biggest Comic-Con ever. One of the highlights was definitively talking with Jon Favreau in a one-on-one interview about 'Iron Man'. Naturally, with so much going on, we started off talking about the hot, humid ...


Mark Verheiden back into the 'Teen Titans' (Wed 04-02-2008)

Comics and screenwriter Mark Verheiden recently chatted with ComicMix.com about his upcoming work, including his plans for the 'Teen Titans' movie. Verheiden was recently announced as the writer of the film, but work has been on hold until the writer's s...

February 2008 ADR Awards Winners & Highlights
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 04-04-2008)

Male Performance of the Month (tie) Todd Haberkorn, Kimihiro Watanuki xxxHolic: The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream (FUNimation Entertainment/FUNimation Studios) On the back of the impressive but often overlooked Yamato Akitsuki in Suzuka, Todd Haberko...

Tricia Helfer voices Black Cat in 'Spectacular Spider-Man' (Tue 01-29-2008)

The official website for 'Battlestar Galactica' femme fatale, Tricia Helfers reveals that she'll be providing the voice for The Black Cat in the upcoming 'Spectacular Spider-Man' TV series.

Bringing 'Painkiller Jane' to the Small Screen (Wed 03-21-2007)

Ken Levine brokered the deals for both the TV movie of 'Painkiller Jane' from a few years back and the upcoming episodic series. "90% of my friends in this business work with Ken, because Ken is one of the few guys that understands the creators and what t...


TV Wasteland: SCI-FI Fans Like to Panic
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 11-17-2008)

  A few months ago we covered a special event the SCI-FI Channel held to promote their upcoming new shows and some of their returning ones. Sanctuary was the only scripted series at that event and the rest were versions of reality shows such as Scar...

Toy Maniac: Retro Halloween Costumes
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 10-30-2008)

  I wanted to start this week’s column by wishing a Happy Halloween to all the Maniacs out there. It really is the best time of year. Halloween is the time for all of us that do not participate in Cosplay to dress up for the holiday. There is ...

If a 'Six' turned into 'Them'...
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 11-10-2006)

Fox is going back to its sci-fi roots with "Them," an hourlong alien-themed project in the works from helmer Jonathan Mostow ("Terminator 3") and scribes David Eick ("Battlestar Galactica") and John McNamara ("Profit"). Circle of Confusion's David Enge...

FF2: Galactus? Silver Surfer? Screenwriter Don Payne tells all
by Chris Brown (Tue 05-22-2007)

Last November, Comics2Film was among the outlets invited to visit the set of 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'. This is the first in a series of articles from that visit. Talking to Don Payne, screenwriter of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silve...


Verheiden sails his Ark to the screen (Fri 07-27-2007)

While he's best-known these days as a screenwriter and television scripter, Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica, Smallville) actually got his start in the comics business working for Dark Horse. And now that experience is coming full circle for the scrib...

TV Wasteland: Red Mars is Coming to AMC
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 10-06-2008)

AMC has been getting tons of attention lately for its series Mad Men and Breaking Bad but now it’s finally swimming on our end of the pool with a TV series adaptation of the 1992 novel Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. The series follows the exploit...

DVD Shopping Bag: Facing the Faces of Death
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-07-2008)

...   Battlestar Galactica: Season 4   Gremlins [Blu-ray] [1984]   Spooks: Complete BBC Series 6 [2002]   Star Wars - The Original Trilogy [1977]   Star Wars - Prequel Trilogy [1999]   Wolf's Rain The Definitive E...

Anime Boston Announces First Guests (Sat 12-04-2004)

FIRST ROUND OF GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR ANIME BOSTON 2005 New England's Largest Anime Convention Warms Up Its Guest List With Some Big Names In Voice Acting BOSTON, MA - December 4, 2004 - The New England Anime Society is proud to announce the following Gues...


Zyword (aka Gaiword) Vol.#01
by Matthew Alexander (Mon 08-28-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tamayo AkiyamaTranslated by:Haruko FurukawaAdapted by:Sarah DyerWhat They SayWelcome to Zyword, a world filled with magic and sorcery. When Zyword\'s kingdom of Araimel is put under a spell, it\'s up to two sole survivors to s...

Malazan Builds Momentum
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 03-06-2007)

Anne Bishop jumpstarts the Ephemera series, Craig Gardner delves into Battlestar Galactica, and Star Wars’ theological motifs get the Gospel treatment in this week’s edition of the Buzz.  Goodday to all you Maniacs and glad to see yo...

X-Men
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-08-2006)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONJohn Powell (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN, SHREK) has composed a magnificent, melodic, and powerfully reverent score for X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, released last week by Varese Sarabande Records. The music has plenty ...

A look ahead...
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 01-01-2008)

Well Maniacs did you have a good holiday? Are you sitting around watching all those box sets and special editions?   The ‘Blade Runner’ Box Set is pretty impressive isn’t it? Personally, getting the ‘Planet of t...


Cylons in America
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-28-2008)

Ever since its conception in 1978, Battlestar Galactica has been offering viewers a layered SF universe, one that manages to stay grounded with the world around us and in sync with contemporary American society. Like any good sci-fi series BSG explores th...

Interview with FUNimation's Gen Fukunaga - Part Two
by Ron Quezon (Mon 08-04-2008)

After a generous hour of interviewing on July 5th, he returned to the FUNimation booth for some quality time with the cast of Ouran High School Host Club. Jackie Smith, Senior Public Relations Manager also took part in the interview.  This interview ...

Rymer confirmed as 'Witchblade' director
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 07-22-2008)

Although Bloody-Disgusting.com broke this news over a month ago, Variety now confirms that 'Battlestar Galactica' helmer Michael Rymer is set to direct and co-produce  the 'Witchblade' movie. 'Witchblade' is, of course, based on Top Cow's flagship...

ZERO Sum
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 01-10-2005)

...JANUARY 14BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE SERIES LOWDOWN (7:30 PM CST, Sci-Fi) If you happened to miss the miniseries during its 12 million airings since last year, this special should get you up to speed before tonight's premiere. JONNY ZERO (8 PM CST, Fox)...


Mania on this Day: S.W.A.T. Snub, BSG Memories and KNIGHT Riddles
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 08-23-2008)

...a Reviews Battlestar Galactica: Home, Part 1 (Season 2) Overview: You fans of the Sci-fi smash hit series may get a kick out of this blast from the Mania past. Three years ago today, we published our thoughts on episode “Home, Part 1”,...

Bright Future for Locke Lamora
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 06-25-2007)

...   Battlestar Galactica: Sagittarius Is Bleeding, Peter David (Tor Books)   President Laura Roslin bears a heavy burden. Since becoming the president of the twelve human colonies when the Cylons brutally attacked and destroyed all but a s...

Dinobots in the 'Transformers' sequel? (Thu 06-07-2007)

There are no Dinobots in the 'Transformers' movie, but if Tom DeSanto has his way, they'll show up in the sequel. "It is really gratifying that as an old school 'Transformers' fan and after almost six years of work the movie is just over a month away f...

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES ENGLISH DUB CAST FOR DEATH NOTE ANIME SERIES (Tue 09-04-2007)

Hottest Anime Release Of The Year To Feature Notable Cast Of Veteran Voice Talent San Francisco, CA, September 4, 2007 " Following on the heels of the announcement of the release of the DEATH NOTE anime series on DVD, VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of ...


Shocking stocking stuffers
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 12-20-2005)

We've got some great stuff in the Prize Closet for you this week (courtesy of the elves at Universal), so let's get on with the giving, shall we? To win any of these DVDs, simply send an email to psycho@psychotronic.info containing your name and address w...

Amazing Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-22-2006)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION In the first of an intended three-volume series, Intrada's two-CD collection of music from the 19805-86 TV anthology series, AMAZING STORIES is an absorbing compilation of music from some of film scoring's top talents. The...

The Remaking of STAR TREK, Part 3: Roddenberry's Other Work
by Edward Gross (Thu 12-09-1999)

During the 1966-69 run of STAR TREK, writer-producer Gene Roddenberry had explored important issues under the guise of science fiction; Roddenberry was forced to couch his statements in allegorical tales taking place in deep space and involving alien bein...

Five-by-Five for 2005
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-12-2006)

The year 2005 was a good one for bombastic soundtracks, just as it was a pretty good year for bombastic action films, but there were also a number of profoundly affecting introspective dramatic scores as well. Here's my recap of my Top Twenty favorite new...


Top Maniacal Rumors: Leo America, Knight Time & Punisher Hex!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-20-2008)

It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers. If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarro...

Sienna Guillory & 4 More to VIRTUALITY
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 06-10-2008)

Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil:Apocalypse) has been cast in the upcoming sci-fi two hour back door pilot of Virtuality for NBC. HR is reporting that Joy Bryant, Nelson Lee, Omar Metwally and Richie Coster have also joined the cast while British actor Jame...

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Zune Expands Beyond Music to Deliver Integrated All-in-One Entertainment Experience (Tue 05-06-2008)

New software updates bring popular television shows to online store, enhancements to online music community and subscription service. REDMOND, Wash. — May 5, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Zune, the company's all-in-one digital entertainment ...


Writer Preiss Dies in Accident
by News Editor (Thu 07-14-2005)

Author and publisher Byron Preiss has died at the age of 52. Preiss was involved in a fatal auto accident as he drove to his synagogue in Long Island. He wrote and worked on material ranging from WRITER ROBIN 3000 and SPIDEY SUPER STORIES to BATTLESTAR G...

Toward the Terra Part 2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 10-21-2008)

Shifting forward quite a few years in spurts, Toward the Terra takes us to the first real pit stop along the way to explore some revolutionary evolutionary ideas: making babies. What They Say: Eight years have passed since Jomy tried to make contact wit...

Oeming confident 'Them' will go to series (Sun 11-26-2006)

Michael Avon Oeming said he is confident that Them, the in-development television series based on his graphic novel Six, is in the right hands. "I'm convinced if it goes to pilot, it will make it as a series," Oeming said at his panel at Mid-Ohio-Con ...

Rider Strong Joins PULSE Sequel
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 10-15-2007)

Actor Rider Strong(Cabin Fever) has been cast in the upcoming sequel, PULSE:INVASION, says Moviehole. The thespian will be joining Jamie Bamber ("Battlestar Galactica"), Georgina Rylance (The Prophecy: Uprising), Noureen DeWulf (Ocean's Thi...


I Giggle When I Type 'Mail Bag'
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-17-2005)

Happy Monday, one and all. Hope your weekend was bountiful and prosperous, but now it's back to the grind. And first on the docket is sifting through the reader mail that's been backing up for the past few weeks. If these letters make anything clear, i...

Warhol horrors come to DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-20-2005)

In the Prize Closet this week we have one copy of MALLRATS to give away. Okay, some of you may think that's extremely lame. Many folks consider MALLRATS slightly below JERSEY GIRL on the Kevin Smith filmography, and you might not think it worth opening th...

Fox developing "Them"
by Karl Schneider (Fri 11-10-2006)

According to Variety, Fox is developing an hour-long alien-themed TV show called Them.The show, from Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3), David Eick (Battlestar Galactica) and John McNamara (Profit), involves a sleeper cell of extraterrestrial terrorists who t...

Transformers Titanium Series Robot Masters
by John Denning (Mon 08-28-2006)

Smaller die-cast figures are being marketed for a number of different sci-fi series these days: Star Wars, Star Trek, and Battlestar Galactica to name the most prominent. Hasbro joined the scene with their latest Transformers figures, but are overlooking ...


Creeping into the Mainstream
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-24-2007)

Greetings, Comicscape faithful, and welcome to another exciting Wednesday morning.  I trust you’ll all walk into your neighborhood comic shops later today – if you already haven’t – and walk out a few dollars poorer, but, I...

International Film Music Critics Association Nominees
by Randall Larson (Mon 02-05-2007)

The members of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced their nominees for the 3rd IFMCA Awards, honoring achievements in film and television music in 2006.   The nominees are:    A - FILM SCORE OF THE YE...

You Can't Please Everyone...
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 10-16-2006)

OK, I hear you. The one thing I knew coming into this article is that folks would have comments and things they'd like to see in this article. I will try to incorporate some of the comments from last week's article. I do watch other shows besides the g...

Fear Itself on NBC and Fearnet
by Stephen Lackey (Mon 03-31-2008)

When Masters of Horror was first announced for Showtime, the possibilities were thrilling. Imagine all the greatest creators of horror film given a chunk of money to whatever they wanted without limitation or censorship. Soon after season one be...


Hatch to be a prisoner on new GALACTICA?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-02-2004)

According to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA producer Ronald D. Moore, the part that original GALACTICA cast member Richard Hatch is in discussions about playing is that of a "Nelson Mandala-like character" that's been a prisoner for 20 years. If you recall, in the ...

FAMILY GUY Will Continue Without Peter, Stewie, or Brian?
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 11-18-2007)

...ek called Battlestar Galactica: Razor and that is my most anticipated bit of television this week. We are also getting new Heroes this week and I’m hoping to see the series kick into high gear just a bit. This would be a really good wee...

GALACTICA Grounded?
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-13-2001)

Without Bryan Singer on board to give it fuel, the much heralded revival of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA may be stalled on the launch pad.In recent weeks, word got out that Bryan Singer's work on the coming X-MEN 2 production had required all his time, forcing hi...

Return to Galactica
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-02-2005)

... score to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SEASON ONE to Howard Shore's magnum opus, THE LORD OF THE RINGS; however the musical approach McCreary takes is of the same type providing a depth of instrumentation and melodic poignancy that invests each cue and ther...


GALACTICA Turns Lawless
by News Editor (Thu 08-18-2005)

Lucy Lawless will guest-star in an upcoming episode of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. The episode will air September 9th.Lawless guest-stars in Final Cut, where she will play a reporter who gets unlimited access to film aboard Galactica and documents the stress o...

Mania's Top Maniacal Rumors: Let's Talk War Machines and Wonder Woman
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 05-02-2008)

It’s time for another edition of Mania’s Most Maniacal Rumors, where we blow the lid off the week’s juiciest gossip and hush-hush industry whispers. If you have a rumor you want to contribute, we’re all ears. Just send it to jarrod...

SCOOP: GALACTICA given six
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 01-21-2004)

While fans of the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA "re-imagining" wait for official word to find out whether or not The Sci Fi Channel has decided to take the show to series, we've heard from one of our trustworthy sources on the matter. According to this Vancouv...

Moore takes over GALACTICA
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-16-2002)

After weeks of rumors and fan petitions sprung from rumors, the Sci-Fi Channel has settled on Ronald D. Moore as the man to bring BATTLESTAR: GALACTICA back to the small screen. This latest development follows years in which original GALACTICA star Richar...


GALACTICA actor claims series is a go
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 01-31-2004)

Reports are starting to spread via the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA online community that Sci Fi has given an official greenlight to the proposed GALACTICA TV series late yesterday afternoon. The message forum of Galactica 2003.net has a thread where GALACTICA ac...

GALACTICA scores impressive ratings
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-11-2003)

The chances of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA becoming a new series for the network just hit turbo.Ratings information for The Sci Fi Channel's two-part BATTLESTAR GALACTICA mini-series are in, and they'r cause for celebration for the cable channel. The show attrac...

GALACTICA to Continue, Says Sci Fi
by News Editor (Mon 05-14-2007)

The Sci Fi Channel has apparently decided not to end BATTLESTAR GALACTICA after the fourth season.  Producer David Eick has stated, in responsed to comments by actor Edward James Olmos, "For those of you have been paying attention over the yea...

Hatch: GALACTICA Problems
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-13-2001)

The current situation with the stalled BATTLESTAR GALACTICA project has prompted original series star and franchise cheerleader Richard Hatch to express his opinion on the matter. Though he's spent years of time and money on his own GALACTICA efforts, Hat...


Moore on GALACTICA End
by News Editor (Tue 06-05-2007)

Ronald D. Moore told the Hollywood Reporter he and co-executive producer David Eick began thinking about  BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's end midway through the second season.