Howdy fanboys and fangirls. Fall is in the air (at least in my part of the USA) and you know what that means... Fall colors, fresh apples, pumpkins, and FRAKKIN' BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON THREE!! WOOOHOOO!!
Can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait! Have you been keeping up with your webisodes?
The show returns for it's 3rd season on Friday, October 6, 9PM ET/PT. Entertainment Weekly has a great article about the series, which some call "the best show on television you've never seen." I believe the online article is the same as the one in the magazine hitting newstands with BSG on the cover. It has a lot of really cool tidbits about the upcoming season, including THIS little nugget on the wonders of the word "frak":
It will be used to express angst when married military man Lee ''Apollo'' Adama (Jamie Bamber) finds himself yearning for married fighter pilot Kara ''Starbuck'' Thrace (Katee Sackhoff) and mutters ''Frak me.'' It will be used to express awe once chief mechanic Gaelin Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) discovers a secret saloon inside the titular battleship and marvels, ''Holy frak!'' And it will be used to express rage after a high-ranking officer (nope, we ain't tellin') drives a pen into the neck of tortured traitor Gaius Baltar (James Callis) and screams ''MOTHERFRAKKER!''
I repeat... Baltar. Pen. In the NECK!
What's interesting about the article is that it acknowledges the precarious position that BSG is in as it starts its 3rd season... it has more "buzz" now than it has ever had, and yet, it is still largely unknown, having routinely been snubbed at the Emmys, and most people rolling their eyes the minute they hear the words "Battlestar Galactica," thinking "ugh, sci-fi?"
''Our name has always been a blessing and a curse,'' says exec producer Ronald Moore. ''Now it's really a curse. We've done market research. People who would watch Nip/Tuck, The Shield — that's our audience. But the minute you say Battlestar Galactica, you can see the lights go off in their eyes.''
Even the series' biggest name, Edward James Olmos, who plays Admiral Adama, said "the last thing that I wanted to be doing was science fiction on cable television," but goes on to add that it's the shows high-quality scripts that keep him committed to the role.
So fans of the show know what a huge gamble the series took in the last 10 minutes of the season 2 finale, where EVERYTHING suddenly was turned upside-down with the whole "one year later" gimmick. The producers realize that this is a make-it-or-break-it season for the series, hoping to get new viewers while not alienating them to all of the intricacies of the long-running story arcs, hence "The Story So Far" special that catches everyone up to all of the salient plot points. At the same time, they don't want to alienate the existing fans either... making the mantra for the show "Don't Screw It Up."
Ahem... Star Trek, anyone?
Anyway, the rest of the article has some cool snippets about Katee Sackhoff obsessing about fan-reaction to her portrayal of Starbuck, a picture of Jamie Bamber in an Apollo "fat suit", and a possible ending to the series. Cool stuff.
