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The series will air as 10 web episodes on machinma.com starting November 9. The episodes will be 7 – 12 minutes long with a two hour movie to air sometime in early 2013 on SyFy, an unrated DVD will be released shortly after.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qj50xJhWdcM

http://blastr.com/2012/11/release-date-epic-trailer.php

[AlexG]

Launch the ready-alert squadron . . . 😉 B)

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[Robert McNay]

From what I read on another media site, the web series is just a prelude to the actual TV debut in the near future, no date set yet.

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New clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=d-Az187pdx4

[FlakBait]

From what I read on another media site, the web series is just a prelude to the actual TV debut in the near future, no date set yet.

Aside from the movie airing and the DVD release in February there has been no commitment to series. David Eick who produced the series is hoping the webisodes will do well enough to show the network there is interest in it being turned into a full TV show.

“I have to admit, it was sort of perplexing to me that we didn’t get the green light that we were hoping for on the network, but I also know that there were certain blessings and curses that went along with pursuing the Battlestar franchise. On the one hand, it’s got its fan base and it’s got its credibility and it’s got its street cred and all that. But on the other hand, it may have looked at the time perhaps like not moving forward for the network, ’cause I know that they were looking to branch out into other areas of programming that would prove that they didn’t need Battlestar to be in the scripted entertainment business. And so I always knew it was a bit of a double-edged sword. But I really did hope that it would get an on-air order and it would wind up on Syfy Channel as a series.

“So this remarkable development with Machinima has been quite this pleasant surprise, because I was beginning to believe that maybe the two-hour pilot would kind of get thrown up on the schedule as a movie, and that would be that. But with this distribution platform, I think it’s positioned to be a contender for another Battlestar series in success. Whether it’s online or on the network. And so that there’s always that silver lining. Sometimes your glass really is half full, and I think this really is an indication that the Battlestar franchise has a hell of a shot at living on,” said Eick.

full interview here
http://blastr.com/2012/11/battlestars-david-eick-re.php

First two episodes here, they look spectacular
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT79x4qM4FE&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdisGiivP9c&list=PL549EB9DBB2FF8C24&feature=player_embedded

[AlexG]

From what I read on another media site, the web series is just a prelude to the actual TV debut in the near future, no date set yet.

Well, according to the Comcast/Xfinity cable guide,
it’s scheduled to air tomorrow evening on Syfy channel, Sunday, Feb 10 @ 7pm Central USA time.

Also, will repeat air again on Syfy the next day on Monday, Feb 11 @ 4pm Central USA time.

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[philip]

I missed it. I’ll catch the repeat tomorrow.

[AlexG]

An interesting segue, if they do go ahead and make it into a series, or even a limited series.

Something I noticed near the end of the movie. The biomech Cylon that makes a short appearance was obviously an android progenitor to the Number Six series (voiced by Tricia Helfer) but facially, it was also reminiscent of the Lucifer character from the original 1978 series.

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[philip]

An interesting segue, if they do go ahead and make it into a series, or even a limited series.

Something I noticed near the end of the movie. The biomech Cylon that makes a short appearance was obviously an android progenitor to the Number Six series (voiced by Tricia Helfer) but facially, it was also reminiscent of the Lucifer character from the original 1978 series.

That was a nice surprise seeing Tricia Helfer reprising that character.

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