 Season Four An Unofficial Go!, 13 Episodes For Now Including TV-Movie! |
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 Tue 13 Feb 07, 19:22
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Nugget  Group: Deckhand Posts: 11 Joined: 9-July 06 Member No.: 2,120  |
Don't know where this goes. I moved from Georgia to Texas just before Christmas and it's going to be a while before i can have sat TV installed in the apartment, I am an ardent fan of BSG and have missed the start of the new season, and probably quite a few more, so is there any where on the web i can find out whats going on.. please help
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Tue 13 Feb 07, 19:33
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 Master Chief Gunner's Mate  Group: Vipers Posts: 13,638 Joined: 9-November 06 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 2,595   |
But they're bouncing between 13 and 22 eps? S2 & S3 each have had 20 eps. I wonder if the 22 eps is 20 normal + the 2 hour DVD movie. No mention of the DVD movie in the article.
 Hmm. Just checked SciFi, nothing on the bsg website yet. Still waiting for the final announcement.  QUOTE (innfixer @ Tue 13 Feb 07, 15:37)  Don't know where this goes. I moved from Georgia to Texas just before Christmas and it's going to be a while before i can have sat TV installed in the apartment, I am an ardent fan of BSG and have missed the start of the new season, and probably quite a few more, so is there any where on the web i can find out whats going on.. please help Welcome innfixer. GA has its own episode reviews and transcripts and I understand they are hard at work getting them updated. The Battlestar wiki ( http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki ) also has very extensive disussion of each episode. SciFi.com has been putting up video recaps of each episode (though they are only available before each ep--I think) and they have been putting whole episodes up intermittedly. And you can see part or all of most of the eps on YouTube. -------------------- "It is worse than a crime; it is a mistake." -- Tallyrand, 1804 |
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Tue 13 Feb 07, 20:47
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 Executive Officer Group: Vipers Posts: 2,608 Joined: 25-August 05 From: Gulf Coast, Texas Member No.: 809  |
QUOTE (innfixer @ Tue 13 Feb 07, 09:37) Don't know where this goes. I moved from Georgia to Texas just before Christmas and it's going to be a while before i can have sat TV installed in the apartment, I am an ardent fan of BSG and have missed the start of the new season, and probably quite a few more, so is there any where on the web i can find out whats going on.. please help Welcome to Texas! -------------------- You pick your side and you stick!
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Tue 13 Feb 07, 21:07
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 President Valerii Alliance-Sharon, Helo and Hera Forever  Group: Resistance Posts: 6,264 Joined: 21-August 05 From: Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey Member No.: 797 |
God Damm yes, that great News! 9 Months is going to suck though.
I am hoping for 22 episodes , that would be amazing. Bob Sharon, Helo and Hera Forever --------------------  |
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Tue 13 Feb 07, 21:39
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 Moovit along nothing to see here Group: Vipers Posts: 12,704 Joined: 1-April 05 From: In A world with dancing Milk Member No.: 79   |
tv movie sounds intriguing but I cannot help but feel its a money spinning ploy to fund the 4th season
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 00:27
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Master Chief Gunner's Mate Group: Vipers Posts: 13,638 Joined: 9-November 06 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 2,595 |
QUOTE (Starbuckrocks @ Tue 13 Feb 07, 17:54) tv movie sounds intriguing but I cannot help but feel its a money spinning ploy to fund the 4th season SciFi has the official announcement up. I would humbly suggest that SciFi's announcement is worthy of inclusion as a News thread.   
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 00:34
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 Specialist  Group: Deckhand Posts: 146 Joined: 3-April 05 From: Fargo Member No.: 129 |
QUOTE (innfixer @ Tue 13 Feb 07, 15:37) Don't know where this goes. I moved from Georgia to Texas just before Christmas and it's going to be a while before i can have sat TV installed in the apartment, I am an ardent fan of BSG and have missed the start of the new season, and probably quite a few more, so is there any where on the web i can find out whats going on.. please help iTunes, other places on the internet |
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 01:24
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 Lieutenant Group: Resistance Posts: 638 Joined: 17-May 06 Member No.: 1,990  |
Ewwww. January 2008. And I thought the 6 month wait after "Pegasus" was hard. At first it was ok, but towards the end it became harder.
However, we've been spoilt with SciFi. These long hiatuses are normal for cable television. Moreover, with having Season 3 in one go, it was to be expected. Before we just had 2 smaller breaks instead of one big one -------------------- "Bright, shiny futures are overrated anyway" - Lee Adama, Scar
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 02:02
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 Lieutenant  Group: Deckhand Posts: 941 Joined: 27-April 05 From: Montana Member No.: 388 |
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 03:04
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 Captain Group: Resistance Posts: 1,024 Joined: 8-August 05 Member No.: 757 |
QUOTE (GreenDalek @ Tue 13 Feb 07, 12:05) If the number of episodes in increased to twenty episodes, then it'll probably start earlier than next January. Doubt it. SciFi realized that running the show during the fall did not work. No matter the episode total, the show will not be back until Jan. (unless we see a Summer come back with Atlantis) -------------------- Einstein is my lab partner
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 06:11
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Master Chief Gunner's Mate Group: Vipers Posts: 13,638 Joined: 9-November 06 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 2,595 |
Though will the 2 hour movie appear maybe sometime between the spring and January 2008?
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 06:31
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 Nugget Group: Deckhand Posts: 36 Joined: 2-August 05 From: West Coast, Scotland Member No.: 744 |
With any luck they will bounce BSG back onto the screens fast after the season four run to pick up the episode count like they did after season one..still waiting till Jan 08 for the start of the run is going to be painful.
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 09:17
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 Lord of Kobol  Group: Raptors Posts: 24,696 Joined: 23-September 05 From: Montreal, QC Member No.: 890  |
That is good news about season 4 I hope for 20 episodes but wait till Jan 08
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 14:54
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 Viper Pilot  Group: Deckhand Posts: 358 Joined: 7-September 06 From: London England Member No.: 2,280 |
At times in series three there have been episode like “Hero" and Unfinished Business " that did not advance the story line. There was also the issue of the Cylon virus which did not really go anywhere.
My feeling is if they have only 13 episodes and nearly a year to shoot them every episode can be really good and tight so they will not need to have the stories garbled because of the cut and deleted scenes. I am hoping that this will be a case of less is Moore! |
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 18:25
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Lieutenant Group: Resistance Posts: 638 Joined: 17-May 06 Member No.: 1,990 |
In Season 1 not everything advanced the story either.
Continuity is important, but it's become nothing but a tiresome obsession, when people think that the story has to be advanced in huge ways in every single episode. Episodes of a more standalone nature can be good as well. It's just a matter of their execution. Just as arc-episodes can be bad. Personally I prefer a few of them to huge arc episodes. Not just with BSG. And I prefer when time is spent on characters, instead of them being brushed aside for "story". So, thanks, but no thanks. The number of deleted scenes is sad, but that's because the episodes are just 42 minutes. BSG would be better if it ran on premium cable, where episodes can easily be 50-60 minutes long. Nothing to be done about that on SciFi -------------------- "Bright, shiny futures are overrated anyway" - Lee Adama, Scar
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 19:00
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Viper Pilot Group: Deckhand Posts: 358 Joined: 7-September 06 From: London England Member No.: 2,280 |
QUOTE (Serenity @ Wed 14 Feb 07, 14:40) In Season 1 not everything advanced the story either. Continuity is important, but it's become nothing but a tiresome obsession, when people think that the story has to be advanced in huge ways in every single episode. Episodes of a more standalone nature can be good as well. It's just a matter of their execution. Just as arc-episodes can be bad. Personally I prefer a few of them to huge arc episodes. Not just with BSG. And I prefer when time is spent on characters, instead of them being brushed aside for "story". So, thanks, but no thanks. I think it is not a question of story; it is the need for each episode to be connected in some way with the next which makes it BSG and not just an episode that could have been done on any story. An example of what I am trying to say is “Heros”. Some one was introduced for that episode who was important for Admiral Adama back story. We see him in that episode and then it is as if he never existed and the episode never happened. That I find unsatisfactory and I would argue is contrary to the BSG ethos where acts are supposed to have consequences .If the clock is reset at the end of an episode and it is as if the episode never happen that is not what I understood Ron Moore was trying to do. If we are not careful we will start getting episodes which are just a dream and/or just a holo deck simulation! |
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Wed 14 Feb 07, 19:39
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Captain Group: Resistance Posts: 1,024 Joined: 8-August 05 Member No.: 757 |
QUOTE (lunarlander @ Thu 15 Feb 07, 01:15) An example of what I am trying to say is “Heros”. Some one was introduced for that episode who was important for Admiral Adama back story. We see him in that episode and then it is as if he never existed and the episode never happened. You feel that the actions in "Hero" (not Heroes) don't have any ramifications on the story as a whole? How about Adama's personal guilt? Tigh's acceptance of his loss and his reasons for moving forward? And who is to say that we wont see Bulldog again? I would counter that every episode (even if it doesn't deal with you believe the greater arc is) plays a major part of the entire story. To me the greater story is that of humanity's struggle to survive. Everything else is just gravy. -------------------- Einstein is my lab partner
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Thu 15 Feb 07, 02:33
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Master Chief Gunner's Mate Group: Vipers Posts: 13,638 Joined: 9-November 06 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 2,595 |
QUOTE (akbar56 @ Wed 14 Feb 07, 15:54) You feel that the actions in "Hero" (not Heroes) don't have any ramifications on the story as a whole? How about Adama's personal guilt? Tigh's acceptance of his loss and his reasons for moving forward? And who is to say that we wont see Bulldog again? I would counter that every episode (even if it doesn't deal with you believe the greater arc is) plays a major part of the entire story. To me the greater story is that of humanity's struggle to survive. Everything else is just gravy. I had the feeling Bulldog would be seen again, but no sign of it yet (and they are so over time budget each ep it seems less likely each episode). In a larger sense, though I don't mind the "stand-alones" if they fill in some bit of background or stories about aspects of the RTF we've never seen. -------------------- "It is worse than a crime; it is a mistake." -- Tallyrand, 1804 |
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Fri 16 Feb 07, 01:44
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Viper Pilot Group: Deckhand Posts: 358 Joined: 7-September 06 From: London England Member No.: 2,280 |
[quote name='akbar56' date='Wed 14 Feb 07, 15:54' post='1327772']
You feel that the actions in "Hero" (not Heroes) don't have any ramifications on the story as a whole? How about Adama's personal guilt? To reply Adama's personal guilt seems only to appear in this episode. We never hear about his mission again nor do we see Bulldog again and there is no real explanation as to why the Cylons held him as a prisoner for three years and why they suddenly let Bulldog go. True Tigh moves on but the business of him becoming XO again is just hinted at and there is no indication that Helo has been demoted or Helo's reaction to his demotion which was deserved after the way he disobeyed orders and killed the infected Cylons before they could download. It does feel very bity and not put together properly as if the show is trying to cover too much ground and it may be better with more time to write shoot and edit the episodes and less pressure since they do not have to produce so many episodes |
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