Battlestar: Blood and Chrome

Kiith

So, apparently there is going to be a new spin-off, set during the original Cylon war, and focus on a young Bill Adama. Unfortunatly, its an online thing, and each of the 10 episodes will only be around 9 minutes long.

Chicago Trubune wrote:

According to Mark Stern, Syfy's executive vice president of original programming and the co-head of original content for Universal Cable Productions, "Battlestar Galactica" and "Caprica" co-executive producer Michael Taylor will write the the script for the new venture.

"Blood & Chrome" is "about a young man's initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in Battlestars and Vipers), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media," according to Taylor.

"Blood & Chrome" would consist of nine or 10 episodes of nine or 10 minutes each, and it would make use of cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the Cylon War. If it is greenlit to production, it will be filmed using green screens and virtual sets, not unlike Syfy's "Sanctuary" or James Cameron's "Avatar." Before "Battlestar Galactica" ended, high-tech scans were made of all the show's sets, so that the special-effects team will be able to re-create them (possibly even in 3D).

Chiorino

Wondering would it not have been better to do a standalone movie along the lines of Razor or The Plan.

Richard Dower

So basically this is a 90 min special....which will no doubt be shown as a two hour tv movie on Sci-Fi. The title is a ripoff of Spartacus: Blood & and.

Richard Dower

Chiorino wrote: »

Wondering would it not have been better to do a standalone movie along the lines of Razor or The Plan.

That's exactly what it is, nevermind this webisode bs.

Stark

Richard Dower wrote: »

The title is a ripoff of Spartacus: Blood & and.

Wow, really? I would not have noticed that.

don ramo

is this a nail in capricas coffin so, cause theres no pointing making this if there gonna be showing the war on caprica anyway,

using caprica to tell the story would be much better than a 90 minute "film",

degrassinoel

yeah i'd like to see more of caprica too, though blood and chrome if done right could be awesome, last good short series i seen was zombiebashers which was deadly http://www.rte.ie/storyland/zombiebashers/index.html

Dr. Baltar

Disappointed to be honest. Would rather have seen a proper 4 season long series of the Orignal Cylon War.

CharlieZeroOne

screw that, any new galactica is good. i be like a galactica junkie, and caprica, while its something, is bo*****s

cotwold

Redd4 wrote: »

screw that, any new galactica is good. i be like a galactica junkie, and caprica, while its something, is bo*****s

Yeah in fairness i watched the plan and every ep of caprica so far so i think ill be watching this regardless of how bad an idea i think it is. :pac:

Stark

I thought Caprica was far better than "The Plan" tbh. I'm only interested in new Galactica if it's reasonably decent.