Sci Fi announces two-hour 'Battlestar' movie

Some members of "Battlestar Galactica" cast are going back to work. 

Although the series finale has been shot, Sci Fi has now greenlighted a two-hour "BSG" movie set to air in 2009. Like last year's "Razor" event, the story will function as a stand-alone movie and will be released on DVD shortly after airing.

The movie will be directed by series star Edward James Olmos and star Michael Trucco, Aaron Douglasand  Dean Stockwell, with more to be announced in the coming weeks. 

Official summary and some thoughts on this after the jump.

Starting before the events of the miniseries, our story focuses on familiar characters including Cylon Number One, known as Cavil (Stockwell), Resistance Leader Sam T. Anders (Trucco) and Chief Galen Tyrol (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.

Which, frankly, sounds like a half-measure effort to tap the Galactica universe once more for DVD sales. The Cylon-centric stories are often the weakest.  This story stars lesser-known performers. Olmos provides a name behind the camera for fans, but isn't one of the show's quality directors. Fans will no doubt be thrilled, but this reads like Sci Fi gnawing on the bones of the Golden Goose. What is about sci fi franchises being unable to resist doing prequel movies that set up stories we already know?

Comments

[Chris]

Yeah. I'd still watch it. Something before Caprica premiers. Hopefully it will be good Ron Moore instead of not so good Ron Moore.

[Kadomount]

"All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again."

[Tanya]

I wouldn't call Dean Stockwell a lesser known actor, and Aaron Douglas's performances are superb. I look forward to something showcasing his talent. I also hope under-used Rick Worthy is cast. Other than Cally coming back, I'm not worried about the acting quality.

And I disagree about the cylon-centered stories. From Downloaded on, I've enjoyed the cylon stories and the exploration on how their collective identity fractures and changes due to their interactions with humans.

So, I'm optomistic.

[kyle]

Sure its going back to the well, but in recent episodes, the cylon-centric ones have been the strongest for me. I find the colonial fleet to be pretty irrational, whereas the cylons are proving more complex, sort of like a robotic Lord of the Flies.

[Anonymous]

I've enjoyed the eps that Olmos has directed (and Jane Espenson has written) quite a bit. The final four cylons are crucial characters on the series and have been since late in season three. Meanwhile Cavil has been a delicious agent of cylon hijinks throughout. And all these actors are well loved by fandom -- so I wonder, what's not to like?

These stand-alone TV movies are to please the show's fanbase -- who cares what the casual Sci Fi Channel viewer thinks? Obviously NBCU Home Entertainment doen't.

[SteveO]

Maybe it will do as well as some of the other TV spinoffs like Star Trek, Hulk, etc? They seem to have found a market! If the movie pulls from the current BSG actors and directors, I would be sure to see it. I watched the original series and enjoyed it. However, this new series is also gritty and thought provoking if you are paying attention. If you are not, it still continues to be interesting and entertaining SciFi. With the new TV series still very active, I do wonder if the movie and the series will complement, confuse, or amuse?

[Paul]

"In the beginning, the Cylons had a plan, but it didn't account for one thing: survivors. "

They didn't plan on SURVIVORS?? Then why were the "final 5" HIDDEN among the "survivors" and why didn't their "program" go active in sync with the main attack?

SEE... it is CRAP like this that caused views to turn away. The Sci-Fi audience is a VERY SMART audience, and we actually LOOK for things to MAKE SENSE. We BELIEVE in light sabers and FTL drives.... you can't have this AMATEURISH disconnected story lines and expect us NOT to notice!!!

[Ron H.]

PAUL: Saying you are part of a SMART audience is segment is all well and good but, based on your whack job comment, I'm not buying it.

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