Moore, which ran on the syfy network from 2004 to 2009, was a wonderful piece of television and ranks as perhaps one of the best sciencefiction series ever created for the medium. All around, this is a rather dull entry in the series, feeling absolutely nothing like the show or even the other films. Because of that, you wont see too many nods to the previous series, and characters like the final five who, as we noted to eick, technically do show up at this point in the bsg timeline wont be around. Blood and chrome was not picked up by syfy as a regular series who decided to split up the 2hour pilot episode into ten online web series installments as well as an eventual dvd and bluray release.
Animal viscera flows freely in latest trailer for del toroproduced horror movie. Blood and chrome web series has officially premiered online. The story follows the exploits of a young william adama during the first cylon war, and is considered a sequel to caprica and a prequel to battlestar galactica. Its been in the works for a while, and now we finally know when and how well get to see the eagerly anticipated battlestar galactica prequel blood and chrome. I love it but were trying to put various things together to see how were going to get it made. A reworking of the earlier series battlestar galactica 19789, which in itself was quickly hustled out as a copycat of star wars 1977, it improved over the original in every way, rebuilding it into a complex show dealing with the politics and ethics of a space war and galactic exodus. Blood and chrome has not only found a distribution outlet, but its getting a. Set after the events of caprica and during the first cylon war, it was the story of the first combat mission of william adama, a young pilot who had recently graduated from the academy and was assigned to the galactica. Battlestar galactica reboot on nbc streaming service. Nov 14, 2012 luke pasqualino and david eick talk battlestar galactica. A web series that became a pilot for a possible series chronicling the early adventures of a young william adama, but the series was not picked up.
Blood and chrome, the syfy pilot for a galactica prequel series that was not picked up, will begin its monthlong web debut via machinimas prime youtube channel tomorrow. If machinima sound familiar, it should, as it was also home to the epic mortal kombat web series legacy. The real shine of the series, however, comes in on the visuals, which fall on par with, and in some places surpass, the battlestar galactica series in both style and quality. Luke pasqualino and ben cotton star in this web series set during the first cylon war, directed by jonas pate. The story follows a young bill adama during the first cylon war as he embarks on a. With edward james olmos, mary mcdonnell, jamie bamber, james callis. Blood and chrome, producing a web series, how big a role cylons play and more by christina radish november 14, 2012.
When an old enemy, the cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged galactica protect a small civilian fleet the last of humanity as they journey toward the fabled th colony, earth. Watch battlestar galactica blood and chrome season 1 episode 12. Original battlestar galactica galactica 1980 reimagined battlestar galactica caprica. The full twohour pilot will debut as a 10episode web series before this bluray and dvd release on february 19, 20. The twohour movie has been split up into web series episodes. Blood and chrome is a spinoffprequel to the popular battlestar galactica television series. The tv series battlestar galactica 20039 was a huge hit. Though caprica hasnt exactly been a ratings hit, syfy wants to keep the battlestar galactica universe alive. Nbcs battlestar galactica reboot might be set in the same. Its still possible that syfy could order a full blood and chrome series if viewer response improves dramatically but, given the discouraging webseries numbers, its very frakking unlikely. Coker fasjovic, isnt too keen on having a rookie flying his aircraft as he has only a short time before he again becomes a civilian.
He attended walton community school, and the drama classes. Unfortunately, subsequent installments have shown a steep decline in viewership even after syfy repackaged standalone episodes into weekly twopart chapters starting with episodes 3 and 4. Robot, in the works at nbcs peacock streaming service. Watch episode 1 and 2 now for a glimpse of bill adamas first war with the cylons. Nov 09, 2012 earlier this week, we reported that the syfy pilot battlestar galactica. A webseries that became a pilot for a possible series chronicling the early adventures of a young william adama, but the series was not picked up. The first cylon war has been raging for 10 years and a young ensign william adama joins the fleet. For some reason, syfy chose to break the pilot into 10 webisodes in november 2012, before showing it as a movie on tv a few months later. It stars luke pasqualino, ben cotton, and lili bordan. Weve waited a good while for the debut of battlestar galactica. The plot takes place prior to the 2003 miniseries and subsequent television series, focusing on lieutenant william adama during his first mission aboard the galactica, where he finds himself drawn into a secret mission thats not what it seems. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a shortrun sequel series galactica 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games.
Blood and chrome is the beginning of the young guys career and the 10 episode web series is about his first mission as a pilot. Young colonial pilot william adama and his copilot find themselves off the grid and deep in a dangerous mission that could help end the long war with the cylons by. Battlestar galactica is an american science fiction media franchise created by glen a. It takes place before the last stand in the cylon war. Earlier this week, we reported that the syfy pilot battlestar galactica. Luke pasqualino and david eick talk battlestar galactica. Battlestar galactica deadlock releases new ghost fleet. Ghost fleet offensive adds new ships and some new features, and references some of the lore from 2012s battlestar galactica. Mar 22, 2012 after caprica was cancelled, syfy gave the goahead for a different battlestar galactica prequel, battlestar galactica. As the battle between humans and their creation, a sentient robotic race, rages across the 12 colonial worlds, a brash rookie viper pilot enters the fray. Planned at various times as a tv movie, a possible pilot for a. A couple of years later, syfy nbc released battlestar galactica. Moore and executive produced by moore and david eick as a reimagining of the 1978 battlestar galactica television series.
The series will first roll out as a 10episode web series on machinima, broken up into 712 minute installments. The plan is to have blood and chrome reinvent battlestar galactica for a new generation in the same way the 2003 miniseries did. Blood and chrome was the pilot for a proposed ongoing tv series for syfy about the young william adamas exploits during the first cylon war. Blood and chrome episode 7 and episode 8 nov 30, 2012. Everything you didnt know about todd mcfarlanes spawn the animated series antlers. Moore and executive produced by moore and david eick as a reimagining of the 1978 battlestar galactica television series created by glen a. Blood and chrome bluray trailer nov 8, 2012 the full twohour pilot will debut as a 10episode web series before this bluray and dvd release on february 19, 20. It was originally released as a webseries on machinima. Blood and chrome, the web series which focuses on a young william adama luke pasqualino, skins and his youthful encounters with. Luke pasqualino was born on february 19, 1990, in peterborough, england, as luca giuseppe pasqualino. I have to confess it was with a great deal of apprehension that i sat down to watch battlestar galactica. Hes disappointed not to be assigned to a fighter but to a freighter.
From battlestar wiki, the free, open content battlestar galactica encyclopedia and episode guide. Sep 17, 2019 battlestar galactica reboot, from creator of mr. Young colonial pilot william adama and his copilot find themselves off the grid and deep in a dangerous mission that could help end the long war with the cylons by delivering a technical genius to her destination. The handheldbutnotshaky camera style is here, and the dark silence of space with hints of hulking things is in abundance. The plot takes place prior to the 2003 miniseries and subsequent television series, focusing on lieutenant william adama during his first mission aboard the galactica, where he finds himself drawn. His parents are both of italian descent, from sicily and naples. Because of intensive postproduction, including special effects, the pilot was not. Watch the first two episodes of battlestar galactica. Following the hints they dropped back in march, syfy has announced they will return to the battlestar galactica universe for their next possible series, batllestar galactica. The fortunes of blood and chrome, the prequel to the revamped battlestar galactica, have risen and fallen over the past couple years. Blood and chrome bluray release date, new trailer and clip. Nov 24, 2012 watch battlestar galactica blood and chrome season 1 episode 56.
Mar 21, 2012 after the oneseason demise of caprica, syfy quickly greenlit the pilot of a new battlestar galactica spinoff prequel. Mar 21, 2012 its a case of bad newsgood news for battlestar galactica fans who have been flocking to the web to watch an unauthorized trailer for the longintheworks offshoot battlestar galactica. Universal cable productions longawaited battlestar galactica. Season 1, episode 5, episode 6 star luke pasqualino, ben cotton, lili bordan. It is clear that the franchise has had an extensive past, indicating that the story of robots taking over the world is a story that can be told for a long time and through various ways. The resistance is an online series that aims to fill in the gaps between seasons two and three of the reimagined series. Last winter, we learned that syfy wasnt moving forward with battlestar galactica.
Blood and chrome has been resurrected in an intriguing way. Lala land records and nbc universal proudly present the original soundtrack to the syfy channel special event battlestar galactica. This brings us to the blood and chrome, the second web series revolving around young adamas life battlestar galactica. Battlestar galactica bsg is an american military science fiction television series, and part of the battlestar galactica franchise.
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