AN EVENING with RONALD D. MOORE
Tuesday, May 5 – 7:30-9:30pm – At the Writers Guild Theater (135 S
Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211)
Light reception included

Join us for this unique opportunity to learn from the writer, developer, and excecutive producer of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA… one of the most successful sci-fi series in a frakkin’ long time. Ronald D. Moore is one of the most successful writers of television science fiction working today. He is writer/executive producer of Battlestar Galactica. Previous writing and producing credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Good Vs. Evil, Roswell, and the acclaimed HBO series Carnivale. He is the winner of two Peabody Awards, an Emmy (plus many nominations) and a Hugo Award, as well as a WGA nomination.

Thanks,
Jonathan

Purchase tickets online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/63131 or call 800-838-3006

Prices:
$20 General Public
$15 WGA members
$10 Student with ID
(prices slightly discounted online)

They are as follows:

• David S., USA, Season 3 DVD Set (Grand Prize)
• Keith T., USA, $10 USD Gift Certificate from NewEgg.com (Second Prize)
• Elizabeth L., Australia, Free One-Year [[BW:MEMBERSHIP|Membership]] to Battlestar Forum and Battlestar Wiki (Third Prize)

The last two recipients who also won a free one-year membership to Battlestar Forum and Battlestar Wiki have not yet given me permission to add their names to the winner’s list, so I’ve withheld that information until such time as I get permission from them to do so.

To the thousand+ people who participated in the survey, we want to thank you for your opinions and feedback! We will be having another survey in June, after the first ten episodes of the fourth season have aired! So keep an eye on the blog for future announcements!

Also, as we’ve done in the past, we [[BW:AIRLOCK|lock articles]] that pertain to the episode in order to ensure the website is online and accessible during and after airing

We don’t foresee the webserver crashing, but do expect some slowness as our traffic briefly increases.

Of course, you may discuss the season four premiere and any BSG topic on our exclusive Battlestar Forums.

Thank you for your patience and understanding! Enjoy [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]]!

So say we all!

Of course, because I had to sign a confidentiality agreement to get the screener, I am legally bound not to give spoilers. By the definition of the contract, it defines spoilers as any content that is contained in the last 15 minutes of the episode. So that is verboten, otherwise I fear that I may be [[airlock]]ed, [[Laura Roslin]]-style.

I’ve revealed some things on the Battlestar Forum that I don’t consider spoilery, such as how the tail number on a certain pristine Viper is different from what’s been pictured in the various promotional photos for the episode, as well as have tried to fit in where the clips that have been floating around the internet have fit into the context of the episode… With varying degrees of success.

For most of the review, I’ll touch upon my reactions on the show. Of course, it will be short, as I do need to explain the parts of the story in order to elaborate why I feel the way I feel… Which I can’t do until Friday.

In short, HTBIM is not “[[33]]”, “[[Scattered]]”/”[[Valley of Darkness]]” or “[[Occupation]]”/”[[Precipice]]”. It is not like any of the previous season premieres that have come before it. It is different, there is a definite sense that the show is in its third and final act of a three-part story. The episode, while there is a fantastic space battle for the first 10 minutes where people die by the hundreds (again, not really a spoiler, since we knew a battle was coming), is not really “action packed”. There isn’t a sense that the Fleet is being ruthlessly pursued by Cylons a la “33″, despite the encounter at the nebula.

There’s really a sense that, as noted by “The TV Addict” here, we find that this episode raises a lot more questions than it does answers. However, there is a lot of character drama in this episode, so if you grok the characters, you will not be disappointed.

Instead, the drama of the episode centers around [[Kara Thrace]] and the reactions to her appearance, mainly by the religiously-driven Roslin. Unsurprisingly, if you’ve kept up with the relationships on the show, you will know pretty quickly where everyone stands when it comes to Thrace. Let’s say that [[Edward James Olmos]] is really on his game here, and you’ll see the various permutations of the [[Adama Glare]] here. (To make up for the [[Adamastache|mushdache]], no doubt, and the fact that he can’t really yell at Lee anymore.)

There are some scene-stealing moments that will make you laugh out loud. These come in the form of [[Gaius Baltar]] (the B-story of the show) when he enters the commune of the Cult of Baltar (which is the “descriptive term” we’ll be using on the Wiki until they release an official name), and during a certain scene later where he “feels God’s presence”. In this, [[James Callis]] definitely steals the episode. There are many parallels to this cult… let’s just say that it seems to be headed towards a “Manson Family”-esque setup, particularly when you note the composition of the members of this group and certain tendencies.

As pictured on Battlestar Wiki, [[Virtual Six]] no longer wears her seductive red dress, but instead a blouse and skirt. A visual clue to look out for in the episodes, despite the promotional photography that would have you note otherwise.

Now, as for Thrace’s return… let’s just say that everything she’s ever experienced (”lost time”, the feeling of theopany, etc.) seems to mirror alien abductee phenomenon. Think “The X-Files”. Maybe there is something in the Vancouver air?

Anyway, for those of you who are in America, you are in for a real treat. The episode will be streaming live on SciFi.com’s Sci Fi Pulse starting at 12 P.M. Eastern Time. Of course, the episode will air at 10 P.M. on Friday.

As for you overseas knucledraggers, the UK people will be able to see the show on April 8. Check your local listings!

This was announced earlier, but if you are a registered member, you can set your skin to a widescreen version of the default skin. We are trying to figure out how to do an mobile skin and working on a light color skin for those who surf out doors or in a very lighted office.

The portal bar text side has been changed so you don’t have to squint to read the text. We also re-orginzied the layout with the new Caprica Portal and Episode Guide Portal.

This one is hard to see, if it’s a small image, but if you visited the site recently, you will notice a bar on the top of the site. That is our FrakMedia! network bar. This bar spans all our related Battlestar sites into one package. What to jump to the forum? Click the forum. The Wiki Frakr! — sure — not a problem. Also we updated every character we could find and removed old ones form the rotation and we are adding more and more from the other series to keep the content fresh and always new. A few surprise also. Course if you visit the site enough, you will end up seeing the same image over and over again.

This is most likly the end of this series. Enjoy Season 4! It starts in 2 days!

Check it out here!

As with our other promos and exclusives, these videos are not region locked. So enjoy!

As with all of our locally hosted videos, this video can be viewed in any country using the Quicktime media player.

Click here to watch all four parts!

Our sister site BattlestarPegasus.com will also have the higher-quality versions of this video available in 48 hours!

So say we all!

Check out our FAQ by [[BW:FAQ|going here]].

Of course, if you have questions that should be added in our FAQ, please send them our way or add them to the page yourself!

It is on SciFi Channel’s official Battlestar Galactica website (here), and also available on Battlestar Wiki, [[Battlestar Galactica: Revealed|here]].

Also, in the coming days, we’ll have high-quality versions of the 8 minute “[[What The Frak Is Going On?]]” clip and some of the more recent [[Season 4 (2008)/Promos|promos]]. Stay tuned!