‘Battlestar Galactica’ TV Movie Coming in 2009
The Sci Fi Channel must have heard my cries of pain over the lengthy hiatus we’re enduring as we wait for Battlestar Galactica to return in January. First they announced that they would be super-sizing the final 10 episodes, and now they’ve released the fantastic news that a BSG TV movie is in the works. The movie will air sometime after the series wraps up in 2009, but it’ll actually take place prior to the miniseries that kicked off the show. Battlestar Galactica scribe Jane Espenson has written the script, and series star Edward James Olmos has signed on to direct. This may be the best frakkin’ news ever.
According to the Sci Fi Channel’s press release, the story “focuses on familiar characters including Cylon Number One, known as Cavil (Dean Stockwell), Resistance Leader Sam T. Anders (Michael Trucco) and Chief Galen Tyrol (Aaron Douglas). In the beginning, the Cylons had a plan, but it didn’t account for one thing: survivors. During the chaotic aftermath of the destruction, two powerful Cylon agents struggle with plots and priorities on the human ships that got away, and among the resistance fighters who were left behind.”
More cast members will be announced in the coming weeks, but I find it interesting that at least two of the final five Cylons will be central to the story. Will we learn more about their Cylon pasts? I hope we unravel some of those mysteries before the end of the series, but I’m sure there will be plenty of story left to tell beyond the 10 remaining episodes.
Much like with the Razor TV movie, this Battlestar Galactica adventure will also be released on DVD shortly after airing on the Sci Fi Channel. Let’s hope this is just the first of many BSG movies to come.