https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj50xJhWdcM You might remember back in 2010 (yes, that long ago) when SyFy first started flirting with Blood and Chrome as a Battlestar Galactica spinoff. It flipped between being a TV series, an online only series and then being dropped all together. Now the “original” two hour pilot is being chopped up into ten 7 […]
Sound of Cylons
You might remember this classic Simon & Garfunkel song. It was widely accepted that at least one half of the talented duo was a skin-job but there was never consensus on which one was the murderous killer. Evidence to suggest the partnership had toaster tendencies first emerged after they recorded, “Sound of Cylons”. Alternative history […]
New Battlestar Galactica series
NBCUniversal have signed a license deal with Dynamite Entertainment to bring the classic Battlestar Galactica crew back to life in a new comic book series. The new Battlestar Galactica will be helmed by the British writing partnership of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. The two have worked together before on projects like Nova and The […]
Doctor Who: Daleks have evolved and they have a plan [spoilers]
This post contains spoilers for the first episode of season 7 of the new Doctor Who. If you’ve not seen Asylum of the Daleks then you may wish to look at these Carcassonne cupcakes instead. The spoilers impact the first few minutes of the show.
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome trailer
Someone’s taken the time to, ahem, take the Blood and Chrome trailer and share it on YouTube. Watch it before it’s YouTube yanked. In Blood and Chrome we follow a pilot with the call sign “Husher”. That’s right – a young William Adama fighting in the first Cylon war. I have to say – based […]
Little Frakkin’ Toasters – the classic chrome centurion model
This little frakkin’ toaster isn’t entirely cheap – but he’s awfully cute. Cute in the conquer the human race sense, that is. He’s six inches tall, cast in resin and then plated in chrome. This really is a chrome job. Little frakkin’ toaster was designed by special effects arist Dustin Adair who worked on Battlestar […]
Battlestar Galactica Online starts carrier space trails
Space trials have begun for the new fleet of Carriers in Battlestar Galactica Online. These are the largest and most “unique” ships players can own in the online game. In game carriers are support and supply vessels that act as mobile outputs, supporting up to nine Strike ships and providing repair and recharge for friendly […]
16-bit satire, spoilers and giggles with the Battlestar Galactica RPG
The busy folks at College Humour have once again made teh effort to reach out to geek culture and woo us. This time they pay homage to the classic format of a good 16-bit RPG by wrapping in and poking some fun at Battlestar Galactica.
R’lyeh removed from Google Maps; some geek alternatives
It was once possible to find R’lyth, the home and resting place of Cthulhu, on Google Maps and on Google Earth. The video at the end of this post acts as evidence. Today it’s not possible to find R’lyeh on either of those two properties. Aww, shucks, Google. I hope you had good reason for […]
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome moving to TV
SyFy have already given the thumbs up to a web series of Blood and Chrome which features a young William “Husker” Adama. Now the channel as agreed to the production of a two hour pilot for TV. Blood & Chrome takes place in the 10th year of first Cylon war. Adama is barely in his […]
