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Battlestar Galactica Season 2 This Summer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the meet-the-new-boss dept.

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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  1. Re:DVD by digidave · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes, seriously. I don't have the Sci Fi channel (or Space, as it's called in Canada, which I assume carries the show). I could get it if I wanted to order a package that includes 15 other channels that I don't want.

    I imagine there are tons of people like me who can't watch the show, but would love to be able to.

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  2. BSG Blog by vossman77 · · Score: 5, Informative

    The writer maintains a blog where he answers questions from viewers, such as why 33 minutes?

    I found it very interesting.

  3. Re:Season 2? by dorward · · Score: 4, Informative

    > "Where's the rest of Season 1?"

    It is not unheard of for a show to get a half-season when its just starting out. It gives the TV companies a chance to test the waters.

    Then there are cases like Buffy - which replaced a show mid-season and only got a half season as a result (then it got 6 full seasons and a spin off).

    But hey, 20 more episodes ordered. Yippie.

  4. Re:DVD by angusr · · Score: 4, Informative
    You could do what most people who are not in region 1 do, which is get a multiregion DVD. They're not hard to find - in fact, in the UK it's harder to find a DVD which is region locked than one that isn't.

    Region coding is pretty much dead. It's not an excuse for piracy.

  5. Episode 1 by nuclear305 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since the story didn't even bother linking to the online episode and there are no obvious links anywhere that I could find...

    http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/33_full_episode/