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This is both great and very scary:
BSG To NBC... Can It Survive?
Word has begun to circulate that NBC's acquisition of 'Battlestar Galactica' is in the "waiting for the ink to dry" phase at this moment, and an official announcement could be days away. The program, which returned for its third season last friday, continues to delight fans and critics alike. With Universal's involvement in the big reimagining, it was always a possibility that the program could be pulled to the network if it proved successful enough, and with the lashing NBC is taking over its fall line-up so far an ace-in-the-hole couldn't come at a better time.
The show will make the move to NBC as a mid-season replacement, possibly taking the slot currently occupied by "Studio 60" which would make sense given the genre-centric lead-in of heroes.
The question is: will NBC be tolerant of the quasi-political themes that BSG seems to take from the most controversial page of world events? In recent episodes, BSG has examined the flip side of insurgency, terrorists as freedom-fighters, and any number of edgy themes. In the small arena of cable, it is easy to get away with forays into these troubled waters; cable shows are expected to push the envelope to maintain any kind of viewership. On the big network, however, it may be seen as a statement of NBC's political alignment and in polarizing times such as these the concern may be that these themes could bring about the kind of controversy that drives viewers away. Of course, it could do just the opposite.
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(It's on the News and Spoilers section of the BSG website.)
I have a Heroes question: Was what we saw of Hiro running in time-parallel with the other scenes? Couldn't have been, right, because the election hadn't happened.
I do love the fake-out, etc, but resent them inserting another timeline right into the rest of the show.
Word has begun to circulate that NBC's acquisition of 'Battlestar Galactica' is in the "waiting for the ink to dry" phase at this moment
Don't we see some version of this story every year?
ita, I read it as he'd jumped to the future, had the same interval of time the rest of the folks in the present had, went
oh shit
and fell back to where he started from in the timeline.
Either that or he's got other issues.
Strega -- you're probably right.
Word has begun to circulate that NBC's acquisition of 'Battlestar Galactica' is in the "waiting for the ink to dry" phase at this moment
If it were true, I'd be thrilled for no reason other than I could finally watch the show in HD.
Then I'd start the Countdown to Cancellation.
Then I'd start the Countdown to Cancellation.
Which in this case, though, would probably mean back to Fridays on SciFi, no?
I'm not sure. Though that would be hilarious.
It's sort of like being called up from the minors.
Was what we saw of Hiro running in time-parallel with the other scenes? Couldn't have been, right, because the election hadn't happened.
My assumption was Hiro's friend's "He's been missing for five weeks" meant he jumped ahead in time. Which would make sense with the election being over and such.
If it were true, I'd be thrilled for no reason other than I could finally watch the show in HD.
Yes, this. Going from seeing episode thus far on DVD to finally watching on the Sci-Fi channel was disappointing visually/aurally. Getting a jump up to HD would be wonderful, but most-likely death for the show, all other things considered.
