MICHAEL HINMAN <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: Chicago Tribune <http://www.chicagotribune.com> Jun-13-2008
http://www.syfyportal.com/news425121.html One would almost think that a big-time mid-season finale of "Battlestar Galactica" was airing Friday night with all the news coming out ... and they would be right. But as fans start to worry about how long they'll have to wait to see how Friday's cliffhanger concludes, Chicago Tribune columnist Maureen Ryan has some good news: we may be getting a bigger dose of "Battlestar Galactica" in 2009 in the form of at least one telemovie similar to "Razor" and two additional hours tacked on to the end. Moore told Ryan that the last episode is three hours long, and it's likely SciFi Channel will opt to not air the entire episode in one night, and instead, break it down into three more episodes. The expansion of the last half of the season would follow a telemovie that could begin as early as the completion of production on the "Battlestar" spinoff "Caprica," according to some sources with SyFy Portal. "Caprica" is already in pre-production, if not in full-blown production, and there are no strike orders for some of the main sets for "Battlestar Galactica" at its Vancouver, B.C., studio. Because Glen A. Larson holds the movie <http://www.syfyportal.com/news425121.html> rights for "Battlestar Galactica" and not NBC Universal, a telemovie would likely air on SciFi Channel and then have an "instant" DVD <http://www.syfyportal.com/news425121.html> release, likely within a week of the broadcast. Ryan had previously reported that as many as three "Battlestar" movies <http://www.syfyportal.com/news425121.html> were being considered, but it's unclear if the other two would be made. Although official distribution numbers were never released, sources have said in the past that sales met the goals set by the SciFi Channel high brass. The mid-season finale of "Battlestar Galactica" airs Friday at 10 p.m. ET on SciFi Channel. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
