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April 28, 2003
New Galactica 2003 Web Site
The Galactica2003.net web site came online as of April 27th. This is the first web site dedicated to the Ron Moore mini-series, and features casting and additional information. If you're interested, check out the new site at Galactica2003.net.
http://www.scifi.com/mbb/browse.php?aid=995
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April 28, 2003
Q & A Submissions with Eric Chu
New announcement from Vince at Galactica2003.net: "Galactica 2003 has the preliminary approval to do a Q&A session with Eric Chu, the designer and creator of the Cylons in the new Battlestar Galactica Mini Series. Please submit your questions on this thread. The staff here at Galactica 2003 will pick out the questions that best represent what fans want to know from Eric Chu. Remember, Eric Chu is a professional so please treat him with respect. Any inappropriate question will not be submitted." To participate in the Q&A session, check out the following link at SubspaceBBS.com.
http://www.subspacebbs.com/forums/sh...threadid=16563
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April 28, 2003
Official Press Release for Video Game
The reportedly official press release for the new console video game from Universal Interactive was just posted at the Sci-Fi Channel BBoard. For the complete report and description of the Battlestar Galactica prequel game, check out the following link at the Sci-Fi BBoard.
http://www.scifi.com/mbb/browse.php?aid=972
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April 28, 2003
More Censorship at the Sci-Fi BBoard
The Sci-Fi BBoard staff posted a follow-up announcement regarding the new moderated BBoard system: "Thank you for your feedback on our new, moderated BBoard system. We're continuing to work out the kinks based on your comments, and we appreciate your suggestions as to how we can improve. To answer your most frequent question: We chose the Battlestar Galactica BBoard on which to test the new system because it's one of our busiest boards and because it's received the most complaints from you, the fans, about inappropriate content. In addition to our moderating the board, we ask that you please keep the discussion on topic. This board was created to discuss both the classic series and SCI FI's new miniseries, which is a re-imagining of the original. The debate about a re-imagining vs. a continuation has run its course, and new articles on the subject won't be posted. Battlestar Galactica is currently filming in Vancouver, B.C., and is scheduled to air in December 2003. We welcome discussion about it."
http://www.scifi.com/mbb/browse.php?aid=944
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April 28, 2003
Reported Airdate for Mini-Series
New report from scifiman76 at the Sci-Fi BBoard: "The announced airdate for the mini series is Wednesday December 3, 2003 8PM EST/PST." If this report from scifiman76's insider contact is accurate, it would be interesting to note that Star Trek's Enterprise is already scheduled for the exact same time that night.
http://www.scifi.com/mbb/browse.php?aid=935
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April 28, 2003
Three Questions Answered in Ask David Eick
The Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica web site is updating the Ask David Eick section on a regular basis. David Eick is the producer of Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica re-imagining mini-series for the Sci-Fi Channel. Three new questions were answered on April 22nd. For the latest public relations postings from the Sci-Fi Channel, check out their web site at the following link.
http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/askdavid/
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April 28, 2003
DVD Box Set update
New report from Galactica2003.net regarding the Battlestar Galactica DVD Set: "The good news is that Universal Studios Home Video is trying to get this thing out there by November instead of December. Also it will include a Glen A. Larson interview and no making of the mini series documentary. That documentary will be on the mini series DVD set for Feb 2004." Also reported: "Galactica 1980 has been remastered. There are plans to release it in 2004 as a box set but nothing finalized yet. There is even some talk about including them in the 25th Anniversary set and raising the set's price to $129 SRP. But as the months go by, things will get clearer. There are no plans to release the remastered set on VHS. DVD only."
http://www.subspacebbs.com/forums/sh...threadid=16581
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April 28, 2003
New Stories at Robert Hanczyk's GalacticaFanfic.com!
New report from Robert Hanczyk of GalacticaFanfic.com: "To help celebrate the final arrival of spring, the last days of a very cold and snow winter in the north east states, I'm happy to announce there are new stories available for reading. Two of the most recent are from Eric Paddon. One is an adaptation of TLP. The other is the first story in the new Virtual Second Season. Other new stories on the Fanfic page are 'A Better Life', 'Battlestar Galactica VIII', 'Transitions' about a boy Starbuck 'adopts', and more. On the crossover page, there is a BSG/Star Trek series called 'Evolution', and a BSG/Stargate Crossover set called 'Crossroads'. More to come, especially for the Virtual Second Season. Enjoy!" For the largest collection of Battlestar Galactica fan fic on the net, be sure to check out GalacticaFanfic.com.
http://www.galacticafanfic.com/
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April 22, 2003
Laurette Spang-McCook "Cassiopea" to attend Motor City Comic Con
Battlestar Galactica's Laurette Spang-McCook "Cassiopea" is confirmed to attend the Motor City Comic Con at Novi Expo Center, Novi Michigan on May 16, 17 & 18, 2003. In addition to Battlestar Galactica's Cassiopea, a large number of Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, and other sci-fi actors are scheduled to attend as well. For more information and to attend, visit the following link at MotorCityConventions.com. Thanks to Todd for posting the report at the Battlestar Galactica Revival Information Club on Yahoo! Groups.
http://www.motorcityconventions.com/...on/guests.html
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April 22, 2003
Novelization Planned for Mini-Series
Michael Faries of BattlestarGalactica.com has reported that Warner Books, Inc./Aspect is planning a Battlestar Galactica novelization of the Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica remake for December 2003. This means that iBooks and Warner Books, Inc./Aspect both appear to have the Battlestar Galactica book publishing license. Thanks to Michael for posting the report at Colonial Fleets.
http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums...&threadid=2647
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April 22, 2003
Battlestar Galactica Revival Animation in Flash 5
Warrior and Titon at Colonial Fleets have just published a very good Flash 5 animation for the original Battlestar Galactica revival. The animation includes many of the original cast members featured in Battlestar Galactica's opening credits, and shows what Ron Moore and the Sci-Fi Channel have in mind for the Battlestar Galactica re-imagining. The new Flash animation is a must-see, be sure to check out the following link at Colonial Fleets!
http://titon.3dfrontier.com/bsg_remake.html
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April 22, 2003
Sci-Fi Channel BBoard Now Moderated
The Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica BBoard is now completely moderated. All new messages are now filtered and scanned by a moderator before posting. Here is the announcement from the Sci-Fi Channel: "We're working on a new, moderated BBoard system and testing it here on the Battlestar Galactica forum! The main change you'll notice is that your posts will only appear after they've been approved by a moderator, which means there will be a delay between the time you submit them and the time they are made live. With this new board comes new guidelines: As always, active and open discussions are welcome, but posts with inappropriate language or posts that contain personal attacks will not be approved. Please treat the conversations on our message boards as you would a conversation at the local coffee shop. You can have a different point of view than someone else, but please be courteous and polite when presenting it."
http://www.scifi.com/mbb/browse.php?tid=1
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April 22, 2003
Original Battlestar Galactica Article
Peter Noble at Colonial Fleets has just found an original Battlestar Galactica article, entitled "TNL Online Magazine - Battlestar Galactica Memories by Tim Mason". The article was published in 2001, and recounts Tim Mason's memories of the original television show. Although there is no new information in the article, it's definitely worth reading for fans of Battlestar Galactica. Thanks to Peter Noble for posting the report at Colonial Fleets.
http://www.thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/bsg.html
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April 22, 2003
Richard "Apollo" Hatch and Dirk "Starbuck" Benedict in New York!
Richard "Apollo" Hatch and Dirk "Starbuck" Benedict will be appearing at the New York International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Creators Convention 2003, taking place at Madison Square Garden on June 27, 28, 29, 2003. For more information and to attend, check out the following link at InnerVisionComics.com. Thanks to VemberX for posting the report at the Sci-Fi BBoard.
http://www.innervisioncomics.com/convention/
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