[michaelfaries]

Hi everyone,

As some of you know, I made a decision to retire from "Battlestar Galactica" fan-based web site work back on 5 June 2003. BattlestarGalactica.com, GreatWarofMagellan.com and RichardHatch.com went into the very capable hands of Mr. Darrell Lawrence; and BattlestarPegasus.com, like it's namesake on the original series, disappeared into the void of (cyber)space.

I originally launched the BattlestarPegasus.com web site on 3 December 1998 -- the 20th anniversary of the original airing of "The Living Legend, Part II."

On 26 November 2003, the 25th anniversary of the original airing of "The Living Legend, Part I" the Pegasus RETURNS AGAIN. BattlestarPegasus.com will relaunch in support of the ORIGINAL "Battlestar Galactica" series, particularly in support of:

- Glen A. Larson, the father who brought us this phenomenal show... and may yet again reignite that magic.
- Richard Hatch, who kept the torch burning.
- Tom DeSanto, who showed us "what dreams may come"... and may yet again.

There are a series of projects which will be unveiled in the months ahead, the first of which will appear with the relaunch. You will be reminded of the magic which MIGHT HAVE BEEN -- and may yet again. I'm doing this at the request of some of the very folks who worked so damn hard to see the original show rekindled all of these years later (and who haven't given up).

I wish the new show all the best of luck. From what I saw at Galacticon 2003 with my own eyes, it isn't the Galactica which I want to see. What I hope to bring everyone at BattlestarPegasus.com will be a reminder of what MANY PEOPLE WANT TO SEE. That's the main reason the site is coming back.

(And BattlestarPegasus.com will continue to promote it's Open Content Model/Creative Commons license, permitting non-commercial fan sites to republish authorized content from BattlestarPegasus.com on their own sites, provided they follow the legal guidelines. That means ColonialFleets.com, Kingfish's site, Cylon.org, BattlestarGalacticClub.com, BattlestarFanClub.com, Battlestar Zone -- all non-commercial BG fan sites -- can participate, just as before. JUST FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES, please.)

So, Wednesday, November 26th: BattlestarPegasus.com returns. "By the fans, for the fans," as I first stated in 1998.

I do remind everyone: While the site is returning, particularly to showcase various projects/items, I'm not re-engaging fandom as I did before with near-daily online reports, major content initiatives, etc. But I'll work to make the site robust again as time permits.

And continue to support BattlestarGalactica.com, everyone. Darrell has full, unfettered access to my past content and my blessing to use as much of it as he chooses. I'll be working with him to get him additional items that I'm working on, too. We've talked in-person and off-line about this. Expect some very cool things in the months ahead, time permitting.

Michael
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