Yup… Battlestar Galactica has been renewed for a second season. It isn’t known whether if it will be a full season (24-26 episodes) or a half season (13 episodes). However… the biggest mystery… on what network it will run. Many don’t know but Sci-fi is owned by NBC Universal. Yup… NBC.. home of ER, past success of Friends, Frasier and too many other shows to list. Also home of the original Star Trek during the 60s which they cancelled after 2 years (ugh its an annoying show). Anyways… back to the subject. A few weeks ago NBC ran the cut version of the Battlestar Galactica pilot movie. They basically almost ripped a hour from the original movie that aired over 2 nights back in 2003 on Scifi. The movie was VERY successful on NBC and was number in almost all rating slots for that night. For the last 4 weeks Scifi has been airing the first season (13 episodes, which already finished airing on UK’s Skyone) with record numbers each week, last episode setting another record for highest rating for a mid season episode (since season premieres/finales normally have higher ratings, this episode had higher ratings then Stargate Atlantis season premiere, Sopranos season finales and BSG season premiere)… I think NBC didn’t really realize that they had a cash cow on their hands….

So now the rumor mill churns a little bit more. NBC is interested in airing the 1st & 2nd season on its own network (and stations) as a lot more people have a NBC affialite as station (channels 2-13) rather then an expanded basic cable channel (Scifi). Which means more ratings & money for NBC. I personally do NOT like this idea. Normally episodes that run on a affiliate network have to perform a lot better, have slimmed down content (because people are easier offended as a lot more people watch local channels).

I am happy none the less. Battlestar Galactica has been renewed for a 2nd season and that is GREAT news. It is a great show and it caters to a lot of crowds. This show has a lot going for it self and it really gives everyone a reason to get cable once again instead of watching repeats of Law & Order on TNT on Friday night… give BSG a try at 10pm.

In other news…. Enterprise, the Star Trek based shows that made most trekkies scream for their parents, was finally cancelled this week. Finally…. I just hope that they can come out with a trek series like they had running in the 90s and start catering to the fans a little more.

Signing off,

Yvo

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