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Battlestar Galactica 'Webisodes' Conflict Brewing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the other-starbucks dept.

nebaz writes "MSNBC has an article saying that there is tension between NBC and Ron Moore and team about the royalties on the 'Webisodes' of Battlestar Galactica. The episodes have been seized by NBC, balking at Ron Moore's refusal to produce any more episodes, due to compensation issues."

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  1. Simple solution by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Send in 6 to negotiate. That cylon seems to get her way most of the time, for some reason.

    1. Re:Simple solution by ericdano · · Score: 4, Funny

      Gee, I wonder why. Could it be the legs? The lips? She's no 6, she's an 11 for sure.

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  2. Re:You're kidding right? by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can see 'em here
    http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/video/

    Or go find them on bittorrent as .avi's
    (which is what I did)
    (it's not like the writers are getting residuals anyways)

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  3. [BLEEP] by CrtxReavr · · Score: 3, Funny

    Frak!

    -CR

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  4. Pfff by Kingrames · · Score: 5, Funny

    I give Baltar 1 hour before he caves in and the situation is "resolved."

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  5. Tomorrow, on MSNBC by Gerocrack · · Score: 4, Funny

    Marc Graboff, West Coast president of NBC Universal TV, was torn in half by a conflicted Victoria's Secret model.

  6. Re:Uh.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    They obviously are very concerned that the artists get their fair share.

  7. Re:To clarify by Legion303 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "These referred to the webisodes"

    Like it says right there in the title and writeup. Thanks for clearing that up.

  8. True, she's not a 6...but.... by CFD339 · · Score: 5, Funny

    She's no 7 (of 9) either.

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    1. Re:True, she's not a 6...but.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yourself?

    2. Re:True, she's not a 6...but.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      From the almighty Wiki:

      "It was revealed that, six years previously, Jeri had accused Jack Ryan of asking her to perform sexual acts with him in public, and in adult clubs in New York, New Orleans, and Paris. Jeri Ryan described one as "a bizarre club with cages, whips and other apparatus hanging from the ceiling." These disclosures led Jack Ryan to withdraw his Republican candidacy for an open United States Senate seat in Illinois."

      I wonder if "asking her to perform" is a pleasant euphemism for "coerced her into performing", which would be a little surreal if you happen to frequent the adult clubs in New York, New Orleans, and Paris:

      Guy 1: "Hey, did I just see 7 of 9 giving head over there in the corner?"
      Guy 2: "Shit, where do I sign up?"

    3. Re:True, she's not a 6...but.... by tdemark · · Score: 2, Funny

      Every single damn time I think of the Saga of Jeri and Jack Ryan

      I don't seem to remember seeing any assistance from the Borg during the liberation of that Russian submarine or Project Reciprocity.

  9. Feh. by illuminatedwax · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's what they get for calling them "webisodes".

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  10. Re:Youtube, baby. Go watch them now. by CrackedButter · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well done friend, may the gods guide you along your path.

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  11. Re:Problems across NBC Universal and ineptitude by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    These corporations are run by corporate suits with MBA's and degrees in marketing and have no soul and no imagination.

    Funny, that's how I feel about geeks with technical degrees.