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2006-03-19T03:10:40Z

Jp7010:

Not really sure what to put here. Will put more in later.

Battlestar Galactica (SDS)

2006-03-19T03:09:21Z

Jp7010:

An effort to ''relaunch the Battlestar Galactica series'' was formulated through the Sci-Fi Channel's former executive vice president, Bonnie Hammer, in June of 2000.

Director [[Bryan Singer|Bryan Singer]] and producer [[Tom DeSanto|Tom DeSanto]], who met over an air flight while Tom was watching the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] on DVD, began talking as well about a revival of the series around the same time. ("SDS" is ''Battlestar Wiki's'' shortcut designation, using the last initials of the revival leaders.)

By the start of 2001, the rumors increased of the likelihood of a new series. The rumors were confirmed by February of that year, and the holders to the rights for Battlestar Galactica, Studios USA, announced that Bryan Singer and his collaborative team were intent on maintaining the spirit of the original series. To reinforce this notion, the studio also indicated that original series creator Glen Larson had given an endorsement for the project, and had been brought to the development team as a creative counsultant.

Casting, crewing, set design, and a preliminary script were readied, and by April 2001, production was greenlighted by the studios. The Fox television network offered to host the new series pilot.

Despite the enthusiasm of holding true to the nature of the original series, information from various sources indicated that original series cast members were not being considered for the nascent series initially. After what appears to have been a generous amount of negotiation, actors Dirk Benedict and Herb Jefferson, Jr. announced they would be joining the cast. Benedict indicated he would reprise his role as Lieutenant Starbuck, but older.

With sets in place in studios in Canada (where production costs would be less than in America) the pilot was scheduled to begin filming in November 2001. But the events of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 occurred. Morale, as well as impacts and complications to scheduling and travel delayed events by over a month.

The creative lynchpin of the project (at least from the studio's perspective), Bryan Singer, was forced to leave the new BSG project as he was obligated in directing and managing pre-production of the second ''X-Men'' motion picture. With his departure, the studio's confidence in completing the new series unraveled, starting with Fox Network, who withdrew their support in favor of another TV series by ''Buffy, The Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' creator Joss Whedon called [[Wikipedia:Firefly (television series)|''Firefly'']]. An attempt was made to locate another director, but by then support for DeSanto's original concept had faded.

Further driving the remaining nails in the project's coffin was Studio USA and the Sci-Fi Network itself, which began a second revival attempt, this time tapping veteran ''Star Trek'' writer [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] and producer [[David Eick]] to lead a totally revived, or "re-imagined" version of BSG that paralleled many elements of the Original Series, but contained wholly distinct and diverse casting (including no Original Series cast [[Richard Hatch|initially]]), and a brooding, dire, character driven storyline using [[naturalistic science fiction|very few, if any of the typical SF cliches]]. This project was officially announced in April 2002.

The sets and other physical effects built for the Singer/DeSanto project were destroyed as the project died ''in utero'' while its fraternal twin was born, [[Miniseries|airing on the Sci-Fi Channel]] by year's end, 2003.

==See Also==

*''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', a proof-of-concept mock trailer created by [[Richard Hatch]] to boister support with Universal Studios for a series or motion picture revival of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|a complete original series continuation]].

*The "Battlestar Galactica" [[Video Game]], which was apparently created in anticipation of this series project. The game contains characters and situations derived in whole or in part from the Original Series, with some elements that later appear in the Re-imagined Series. The result of these derivations is a video game with a storyline in neither Original or Re-imagined Series continuity.

[[Category:A to Z]]

[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]

[[Category: Revival Efforts]]

Bryan Singer

2006-03-19T03:07:52Z

Jp7010: Some details

Along with [[Tom DeSanto|Tom DeSanto]], Bryan Singer was asked to relaunch ''Battlestar Galactica'' in 2001 by a joint deal with Studio USA and Fox Network. This [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|continuation]] would have been substantially different from the one [[Ronald Moore|Ronald D. Moore]] and [[David Eick|David Eick]] would go on to produce, and would have continued the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. Singer ultimately left the project to direct ''X2: X-Men United''. With the loss of Singer, Fox Networks pulled out of their deal with Studio USA, and the continuation was ultimately abandoned.

Later, Studio USA would hire [[Ronald Moore|Ronald D. Moore]] and [[David Eick|David Eick]] to create a new [[Mini-series|''Battlestar Galactica'' project]].

Bryan Singer is acclaimed for his directorial work on ''X-Men'' and ''X2: X-Men United''.

[[Category: A to Z|Singer, Bryan]]
[[Category: Crew|Singer, Bryan]]
[[Category: Revival Efforts|Singer, Bryan]]

Battlestar Galactica (SDS)

2006-03-19T02:38:05Z

Jp7010: Typo

An effort to ''relaunch the Battlestar Galactica series'' was formulated through the Sci-Fi Channel's former executive vice president, Bonnie Hammer, in June of 2000.

Director [[Bryan Singer|Bryan Singer]] and producer [[Tom DeSanto|Tom DeSanto]], who met over an air flight while Tom was watching the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] on DVD, began talking as well about a revival of the series around the same time. ("SDS" is ''Battlestar Wiki's'' shortcut designation, using the last initials of the revival leaders.)

By the start of 2001, the rumors increased of the likelihood of a new series. The rumors were confirmed by February of that year, and the holders to the rights for Battlestar Galactica, Studios USA, announced that Brian Singer and his collaborative team were intent on maintaining the spirit of the original series. To reinforce this notion, the studio also indicated that original series creator Glen Larson had given an endorsement for the project, and had been brought to the development team as a creative counsultant.

Casting, crewing, set design, and a preliminary script were readied, and by April 2001, production was greenlighted by the studios. The Fox television network offered to host the new series pilot.

Despite the enthusiasm of holding true to the nature of the original series, information from various sources indicated that original series cast members were not being considered for the nascent series initially. After what appears to have been a generous amount of negotiation, actors Dirk Benedict and Herb Jefferson, Jr. announced they would be joining the cast. Benedict indicated he would reprise his role as Lieutenant Starbuck, but older.

With sets in place in studios in Canada (where production costs would be less than in America) the pilot was scheduled to begin filming in November 2001. But the events of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 occurred. Morale, as well as impacts and complications to scheduling and travel delayed events by over a month.

The creative lynchpin of the project (at least from the studio's perspective), Bryan Singer, was forced to leave the new BSG project as he was obligated in directing and managing pre-production of the second ''X-Men'' motion picture. With his departure, the studio's confidence in completing the new series unraveled, starting with Fox Network, who withdrew their support in favor of another TV series by ''Buffy, The Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' creator Joss Whedon called [[Wikipedia:Firefly (television series)|''Firefly'']]. An attempt was made to locate another director, but by then support for DeSanto's original concept had faded.

Further driving the remaining nails in the project's coffin was Studio USA and the Sci-Fi Network itself, which began a second revival attempt, this time tapping veteran ''Star Trek'' writer [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] and producer [[David Eick]] to lead a totally revived, or "re-imagined" version of BSG that paralleled many elements of the Original Series, but contained wholly distinct and diverse casting (including no Original Series cast [[Richard Hatch|initially]]), and a brooding, dire, character driven storyline using [[naturalistic science fiction|very few, if any of the typical SF cliches]]. This project was officially announced in April 2002.

The sets and other physical effects built for the Singer/DeSanto project were destroyed as the project died ''in utero'' while its fraternal twin was born, [[Miniseries|airing on the Sci-Fi Channel]] by year's end, 2003.

==See Also==

*''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', a proof-of-concept mock trailer created by [[Richard Hatch]] to boister support with Universal Studios for a series or motion picture revival of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|a complete original series continuation]].

*The "Battlestar Galactica" [[Video Game]], which was apparently created in anticipation of this series project. The game contains characters and situations derived in whole or in part from the Original Series, with some elements that later appear in the Re-imagined Series. The result of these derivations is a video game with a storyline in neither Original or Re-imagined Series continuity.

[[Category:A to Z]]

[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]

[[Category: Revival Efforts]]