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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. 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?

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

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

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