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December 18, 2002
Battlestar Fan Force web site launches with a News Flash
Battlestar Fan Force has just launched a brand-new web site! The web site features news and articles, and is a place for Battlestar Galactica fans to participate, take action, and make a difference in the revival of Battlestar Galactica. For more information and to participate, be sure to visit the Battlestar Fan Force web site at the following link.
http://www.3dgladiators.com/colfleets/htm/home.php
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December 18, 2002
Battlestar Galactica mini-series script review delayed until later this week
Michael Faries of BattlestarGalactica.com posted a report at the Sci-Fi Channel BBoard regarding his upcoming script review: "I had originally planned to deliver my script review early this week. It is taking a few extra days, due to storm damage in my area and power outages which still remain in effect. (Our utility company showed up today to begin work; I heard that some people won't get full electrical restoration until a couple of days before Christmas.) Rest assured, it is completed and requiring a review cycle before I can post it. I'm anticipating this Friday." Also, Edward Havens of FilmJerk.com is reported to be posting his own script review as well.
http://bboard.scifi.com/bboard/brows...1/5/531/316870
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December 18, 2002
Moore Addresses Some Of The Character Changes Made, Why is Starbuck a Woman?
Sci Fi Pulse has posted a new article that features a brief interview with Ronald D. Moore, writer of the proposed Battlestar Galactica mini-series on the Sci-Fi Channel. The article is entitled, "Ron Moore Provides Further Insights About His Take On Galactica". In the article, Ron Moore expounds on his infamous decision to change Starbuck from male-to-female, as well as his intention to create an estrangement between Commander Adama and Lee "Apollo" Adama. For the latest debauchery from Ron Moore, check out his interview at the following link.
http://www.scifipulse.net/battlestar...edbyMoore.html
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December 18, 2002
Article: Tom DeSanto versus Ronald D. Moore
Battlestar Galactica fan Scooter has just written a new article, entitled "Tom DeSanto versus Ronald D. Moore". The article is very well written and definitely worth reading. Be sure to check out the new article at the Battlestar Galactica Club Forums.
http://www.battlestargalacticaclub.c...t=ST;f=5;t=802
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December 18, 2002
Dirk Benedict Central December Newsletter is now Online
DirkBenedictCentral.com has published the new December 16th edition of the Dirk Benedict Central Newsletter. Included in the newsletter is an announcement that Dirk Benedict's second autobiographical book, "And Then We Went Fishing", is now on a pre-order status in audio format. This is a good opportunity for Dirk Benedict fans to pick up a personalized copy, since the paperback version is no longer in print. The audio book is narrated by Dirk Benedict himself. Also, the Caribbean fan cruise countdown is on! The cruise will take place next month from January 11th-18th. For more information, be sure to visit DirkBenedictCentral.com.
http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/newsletters.html
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December 18, 2002
Pledge support for a Battlestar Galactica revival advertisement in Variety magazine
Battlestar Galactica revival organizer Dan Bollinger has announced the possibility of a fan-designed revival ad for publication in Variety. The plan is in the initial stages, however if you would like to participate and contribute, be sure to post a reply at the following link at Colonial Fleets.
http://www.3dgladiators.com/forums/s...threadid=18353
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December 14, 2002
New Battlestar Galactica Java Applets
BattlestarNewYork.com has just created and published a collection of brand-new Battlestar Galactica animated applets written in Java. The collection currently includes Lake, Weather, Snow, and Fireworks. Each Java applet features Battlestar Galactica images as well as image and text animation. Be sure to check out the new collection of Battlestar Galactica Java applets at BattlestarNewYork.com.
http://www.battlestarnewyork.com/applets.html
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December 14, 2002
Battlestar Galactica RTS Game Project
New announcement posted at the BattlestarNewYork.com message board by Edwin Martens: "I started an open source project, a freeware Battlestar Galactica strategy game. Check out the very first graphics/AI demo at the following link. The graphics are from my old RTS project which was lost due to a hard disk crash, but I restarted the project and I will start all over again. I would like to have some help, so if anyone wants to help please do so. Since it's open source, anyone is free to obtain/improve my code, and of course I need artists, sprite/pixel editors, and/or 3D modelers (top view shots can be used as sprites), music, sounds, etc. As far as I know no one ever made a real Battlestar Galactica strategy game which is a shame. Also, you need DirectX hardware acceleration to run this since it's not optimized yet." If you are interested in helping Edwin Martens with the freeware Battlestar Galactica strategy game project, be sure to contact him at the following e-mail address and download the demo at his web site.
E-Mail:
Ariesnl@yahoo.com
Download:
http://www.il.fontys.nl/~aries/bsg.zip
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December 13, 2002
BattlestarGalactica.com Will Review Ron Moore's Mini-Series Script
Here's an amazing turn of events just announced by Michael Faries at BattlestarGalactica.com: "A source has provided me with a copy of the script. I will be spending this weekend reading/re-reading and reviewing it. Please do NOT ask me for individual items within the script; one of the conditions for obtaining it was a general review where I will provide: - The Pros - The Cons - My personal opinions (summary). Hopefully I'll have the review online by the middle of next week. It is a four hour story, spread over two nights. And, yes, the first filmjerk.com article was totally accurate. And I should mention: Starbuck isn't the only male-to-female change. And there are a couple of other original series characters appearing who weren't mentioned in the filmjerk.com casting sheet info. Are the characters identical to the original series? That depends. This is a remake, after all. Some similarities, some differences. I should point out, too: There are a LOT (repeat: a LOT) of new characters which the filmjerk.com article didn't cover. I'm not sure why casting information for these characters wasn't present, but the new BG universe has a lot more new faces than old ones, imho. Please PLEASE be patient while I work on my review. And again, I cannot leak anything in the meantime. I must provide the review as outlined above. That's just the way it has to be."
http://www.battlestargalacticaclub.c...t=ST;f=5;t=812
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December 10, 2002
Online Protest -- Wednesday Dec. 11th
New announcement from T. Shawn Hardy of Radio Galactica and the Battlestar Fan Force! "Do you wish that we could all meet in front of Universal for a friendly protest to the new Ronald D. Moore project? Well this Wednesday we are going to have one right at the Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica BBoard. It will look something like the post-athon but the difference is that we will be here for a reason and the reason is to make our voices heard as the fan base of Battlestar Galactica and show them our dismay over the latest news. It will be just like walking around with picket signs but the titles on the signs will be the titles of our posts. I understand that many of you are upset but like I said, this is a friendly protest that will show them once again that we are not happy with the latest developments on Ron's Galactica project. I will see you all then. OWD." Be sure to visit the Sci-Fi Channel BBoard tomorrow and participate!
http://bboard.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/531
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