New Web series titled The Resistance

gateworld.net ^ | 05/25/06 | Livi Dolgin

[KevinDavis]

Earlier this month, NBC Universal announced that SCI FI Channel would broadcast original Battlestar Galactica webisodes on its new broadband Internet channel SCI FI Pulse. Pulse is also increasing the amount of series providing totally original additional material. Now the title of the Web-based, limited series has been revealed: Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance.

The announcement was made at NBC Universal's official upfront press briefing. The network upfronts are aimed at advertisers but also let viewers in on the final decisions about what shows are returning, which have been cancelled, and what new series have been picked up for the fall.

The Resistance will lasting ten episodes, and will fill in the several-month gap between Season Two and the upcoming third year, during which the new Colonial home of New Caprica is under Cylon occupation.

Season Three is currently filming in Vancouver for an October 2006 premiere.

[KevinDavis]

Aaah something to satisfy my Battlestar needs.. I have a question, I'm thinking of having a Battlestar Galactica live thread for the up coming season, would people be interested in participating in one despite being on a Friday night???

[KevinDavis]

[EsmeraldaA]

Excellent news!
And I for one, can't do it.
I'm on duty at the Canteen Music thread.
It sounds like a plan though.....;o)

[BenLurkin]

So . . . did "Dr. Who" get canceled?

[misterrob]

That would work

[KevinDavis]

No, this weekend it is sci-fi movie marathon weekend.. Next weekend the season finale of Dr Who will show...

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Aaah something to satisfy my Battlestar needs.. I have a question, I'm thinking of having a Battlestar Galactica live thread for the up coming season, would people be interested in participating in one despite being on a Friday night???

i'd love to Kevin, but there are some difficulties.

• i'm on dialup
• i'm running SuSE 9.2 Professional Linux
• i'm running an AMD64 processor.

This leads to several problems docummented below:

• One episode takes forever to load on dialup
• Bad, limited or nonexistent support for the Quicktime Player...wish Jobs would port that to Linux, along with I-Tunes
• 64 bit operating systems (Such as Linux Kernel 2.6.x and on) as well as Windows XP-64 have no ability to run Macromedia Flash...a 64 bit version hasn't been written as of this time, and may never be (it's REAL difficult).

i may have to have a friend download and burn the episodes to DVD, if possible. Fortunately, i have M-Player, and can watch DVD's.

[Armedanddangerous]

You frakkin right I'd be interested. 8-)

[KevinDavis]

Well if there is any interst the Battlestar Galactica live thread will debut when the show premires, but I think I'll start the list now...

[brothers4thID]

I'll be glued to the screen using TIvo to replay my favorite scenes, so I won't be available for a live thread!

[desherwood7]

I'm a fan of the show, But I wouldn't be able to be in front of a Computer when it's on. I wish you the best with this ping.

[GreenLanternCorps]

I would be interested. Unfortunately, I work Friday nights. I Tivo SciFi Fridays nad watch them later.