Battlestar Galactica Season 2 This Summer

jangobongo writes "SCI FI Channel announced that the second season of its hit original series Battlestar Galactica will premiere this summer with 20 new episodes, after earlier confirming their commitment to the show. Production will resume in March in Vancouver, B.C., with the entire ensemble cast returning, along with executive producer and writer Ronald D. Moore and executive producer David Eick. Averaging over 3 million viewers per episode, the series has quickly become SCI FI's highest-rated original series. No news on when a UK premeire might occur, but with Battlestar Gallactica ranking number 9 out of the top ten most popular TV program downloads worldwide, I don't think UK fans would have to wait long in any case." They're offering the first episode of the show for viewing in a no-charge commercial free venue on the official site.

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Hmmm

[Vampyre_Dark]

"Sir, we have about 100 out of work crewmen just now arriving on board, they say they are refugees from something called 'Enterprise.'"

Re:Hmmm

[wwest4]

Adama: OK. Send the engineers down to work on the Vipers. Get that limey fellow working with Dr. Baltar on a plan to destroy that Base Star. And send that one to my quarters.

Chief: Right away, sir.

Re:original?

[Matey-O]

I still can't believe you didn't know Starbuck was singular.

So what can we expect in the Slashdot comments

[dorward]

Season 1 spoilers in this comment. Look away now!

So what can we expect in the Slashdot comments for this article?

• Complaints that Starbuck is now a girl
• People wishing Starbuck was still a womanizer
• Complaints about Boomer being a Cylon
• Complaints about the Cylons being created by man
• Complaints about people using Bittorrent to download episodes
• People claiming the old series was better - without being able to say why
• Someone claiming "first post!"
• Complaints about the use of religion in the series
• Complaints about the lack of space battles every five minutes

Re:So what can we expect in the Slashdot comments

[GlassUser]

Complaints that Starbuck is now a girl
People wishing Starbuck was still a womanizer

I won't complain much about the being a girl part. She's actually pretty cute. But I definately find myself wishing she were still a womanizer.

Surreal watching Caprica downtown...

[MagikSlinger]

I could swear that was the building where I bought my morning coffee! :-)

It's really weird for me watching the Occupied Caprica scenes. They keep showing shots of downtown Vancouver and I keep going "But that's not an alien world! Hey, that's the building I work in!!"

The worst cog-diss was in the pilot at the Market scene. That was the AQ of my alma mater, Simon Fraser University. Nothing ruins the mood of an alien world than locating the benches you used to take naps on between classes. :-)

Do you guys in NY and LA have the same cognitive dissonance when watching your towns subbing for other parts of the world?

Re:Be worried...

[Scrameustache]

I'm not real familiar with the "old" BSG, but as far as I can tell, the new one is totally different. It's an excellent show.

This explanation is both hilarious and completely true : )

But you forgot to mention that the best thing about the old Galactica has been included in the new galactica: Shiny robots with a red "eye" that goes back and forth! W00T!

Now I'll go back to pondering the possibility that K.I.T.T. was the illegitimate child of a Cylon and General Lee... carry on.