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| [[File:Sciographysnapshot.jpg|thumb|right|Battlestar Galactica episode of Sciography]] | | [[Image:Sciographysnapshot.jpg|thumb|right|Battlestar Galactica episode of Sciography]] |
| '''''Sciography''''' was a short lived 60 minute documentary series produced by the [[Sci Fi Channel]] that chronicled various sci-fi TV shows. The series itself aired only two episodes, the second covering the [[Don Bellisario]] series ''[[Wikipedia:Quantum Leap|Quantum Leap]]''.
| | '''Sciography''' was a short lived 60 minute documentary series produced by the Sci-Fi Channel chronicling various sci-fi TV shows. The series itself aired only two episodes, the second covering the [[Don Bellisario]] series ''[[Wikipedia:Quantum Leap|Quantum Leap]]''. |
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| The first episode of ''Sciography'' was aired on July 16, 2000 and dedicated to the 1978 ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. | | The first episode of ''Sciography'' was aired on July 16, 2000 and dedicated to the 1978 ''Battlestar Galactica''. |
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| It starred the following Original Series cast and crew members: [[Dirk Benedict]], [[John Dykstra]], [[Richard Hatch]], [[Don Bellisario]], [[Glen A. Larson]], [[Anne Lockhart]], and [[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]]. It also featured commentary from [[Wikipedia:John Kenneth Muir|John Kenneth Muir]], writer of ''[[An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica]]'', as well as commentary from fans—primarily represented by reviewer [[Scott Mantz]] who was contentiously billed as "Galactica's #1 Fan". | | It starred the following original series cast and crew members: [[Dirk Benedict]], [[John Dykstra]], [[Richard Hatch]], [[Don Bellisario]], [[Glen A. Larson]], [[Anne Lockhart]], and [[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]]. It also featured commentary from [[Wikipedia:John Kenneth Muir|John Kenneth Muir]], writer of [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786424559/ ''An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica''], as well as commentary from fans. |
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| The show was directed by [[Wikipedia:Andy Schatzberg|Andy Schatzberg]] and written by [[Wikipedia:Herbie Pilato|Herbie Pilato]]. | | The show was directed by [[Wikipedia:Andy Schatzberg|Andy Schatzberg]] and written by [[Wikipedia:Herbie Pilato|Herbie Pilato]]. |
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| == Official Statements ==
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| * [[Scott Mantz]] notes that he himself wasn't fond of his billing as "''Galactica''{{'|s}} #1 fan":
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| : I saved the date [for ''Sciography'''s airing], but since I was warned that I might not even be on it, I didn’t tell too many people about it. When I sat down to watch the show, I was amazed when my face came up on the screen! That amazement turned to horror when I read the chyron under my face, which read "''Galactica''{{'|s}} #1 fan!"
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| : Now as we all know, sci fi fans are the most passionate—and the most opinionated—fans in the universe. I knew that they were going to have gripes about the show (as I did), but I didn't realize that they were going to have a field day with the "#1 fan" chyron. I got used to harsh criticism when I was hosting ''Sci Fi Entertainment'', but some of the online postings about my ''Sciography'' appearance were downright brutal. I mean, here I was, honored to represent a great TV show, and I didn’t get any respect for it.<ref name="mantz">{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/sjpaxton/scott.html|title=Battlestar Zone: The Sciography Experience|date=2001|accessdate=27 October 2007|last=Mantz|first=Scott A.|format=|language=}}</ref>
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| * Mantz also notes that [[Richard Hatch]] was "understandably upset over the tabloid nature of the show, and they obviously didn’t get their facts straight" during a conversation the day after ''Sciography'' aired.<ref name="mantz"/>
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| == References ==
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
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| *[[imdb:tt0254047|Sciography]] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDB.com] | | *[[imdb:tt0254047|Sciography]] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDB.com] |
| *[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/sciography.htm Review of Sciography at Sheba's Galaxy] | | *[http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/sciograp.html Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by Susan J. Paxton |
| *[http://www.starbacks.ca/sjpaxton/sciograp.html Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by Susan J. Paxton
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| *[http://www.blast.net/hart/sciography.htm Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by John Hart | | *[http://www.blast.net/hart/sciography.htm Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by John Hart |
| *[http://www.starbacks.ca/sjpaxton/scott.html ''The Sciography Experience''] by Scott A. Mantz
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| [[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Behind the Scenes]] {{indicator|TOS}}[[Category:TOS]] | | [[Category: A to Z]] [[Category: Behind the Scenes]] [[Category:TOS]] |