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Blood and Chrome

2013-02-21T05:43:27Z

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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].

''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name="greenlit"/> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.

The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>

Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].

== Production History ==
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref>

In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref>

On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Becca Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref>

In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref>

On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref>

[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]

By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref>

On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref>

In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref>

In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref>

On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref>

While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref>

[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref>

[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]

On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref>

On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref>

Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref>

Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."

Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."

''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.

== Cast ==

* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/>
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna McGavin]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref>
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Zachary Elias]]
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leothe]]
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]
* [[Terry Chen]] as Crew Chief [[Tiu]]
* [[Sooraj Jaswal]] as [[BSG CIC Marine]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine
* [[Zach Martin]] as Marine [[Strohmeyer]]
* [[Aaron Hughes]] as [[Army Medic]]
* [[Toby Levins]] as Pilot [["Sandman"]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)

== Crew ==

* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]

== References ==

{{reflist|
<ref name="OnlineReleasing">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>

<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref>

<ref name="AdamaCasting">[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref>

<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins">[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref>}}

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Strohmeyer

2013-02-20T18:31:24Z

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Strohmeyer and his marine buddies are watching war porn while aboard a troop transport en route to ''Galactica'' (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

Strohmeyer

2013-02-20T18:25:46Z

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Strohmeyer and his marine buddies are watching war porn while aboard a troop transport en route to ''Galactica''.

Blood and Chrome

2013-02-20T18:02:23Z

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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].

''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name="greenlit"/> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.

The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>

Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].

== Production History ==
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref>

In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref>

On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref>

In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref>

On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref>

[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]

By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref>

On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref>

In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref>

In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref>

On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref>

While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref>

[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref>

[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]

On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref>

On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref>

Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref>

Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."

Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."

''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.

== Cast ==

* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/>
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna McGavin]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref>
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Zachary Elias]]
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leothe]]
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]
* [[Terry Chen]] as Crew Chief [[Tiu]]
* [[Sooraj Jaswal]] as [[BSG CIC Marine]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine
* [[Zach Martin]] as Marine [[Strohmeyer]]
* [[Aaron Hughes]] as [[Army Medic]]
* [[Toby Levins]] as Pilot [["Sandman"]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)

== Crew ==

* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]

== References ==

{{reflist|
<ref name="OnlineReleasing">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>

<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref>

<ref name="AdamaCasting">[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref>

<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins">[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref>}}

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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].

''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name="greenlit"/> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.

The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>

Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].

== Production History ==
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref>

In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref>

On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref>

In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref>

On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref>

[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]

By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref>

On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref>

In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref>

In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref>

On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref>

While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref>

[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref>

[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]

On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref>

On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref>

Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref>

Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."

Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."

''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.

== Cast ==

* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/>
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna McGavin]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref>
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Zachary Elias]]
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leothe]]
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]
* [[Terry Chen]] as Crew Chief [[Tiu]]
* [[Sooraj Jaswal]] as [[BSG CIC Marine]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine
* [[Zach Martin]] as Marine [[Strohmeyer]]
* [[Aaron Hughes]] as [[Army Medic]]
* [[Toby Levins]] as Pilot [[Sandman]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)

== Crew ==

* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]

== References ==

{{reflist|
<ref name="OnlineReleasing">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>

<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref>

<ref name="AdamaCasting">[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref>

<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins">[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref>}}

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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].

''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name="greenlit"/> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.

The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>

Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].

== Production History ==
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref>

In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref>

On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref>

In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref>

On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref>

[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]

By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref>

On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref>

In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref>

In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref>

On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref>

While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref>

[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref>

[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]

On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref>

On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref>

Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref>

Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."

Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."

''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.

== Cast ==

* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/>
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna McGavin]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref>
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Zachary Elias]]
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leothe]]
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]
* [[Terry Chen]] as Crew Chief [[Tiu]]
* [[Sooraj Jaswal]] as [[BSG CIC Marine]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant
* [[Colin Corrigan]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine
* [[Zach Martin]] as Marine [[Strohmeyer]]
* [[Aaron Hughes]] as [[Army Medic]]
* [[Toby Levins]] as [[Sandman]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)

== Crew ==

* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]

== References ==

{{reflist|
<ref name="OnlineReleasing">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>

<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref>

<ref name="AdamaCasting">[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref>

<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins">[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref>}}

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{{Ship Data
| image= Osiris Prep to Jump.png
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| co= Commander [[Ozar]]
| crew = 150 (minus pilots)
| ftl= Yes
| role= Battleship / Carrier hybrid
| weapons= multiple primary [[Battery|gun turrets]] and [[KEW#Point_defense_guns|point defence batteries]], nuclear warheads, [[Viper Mark III|Vipers]], [[Raptor|Raptors]]
| status= [[Battle of Djerba|Destroyed]], circa 42 BCH
}}

'''''Osiris''''' (0913) is an [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class Battlestar]]<ref>Designation revealed on the ship's patch.</ref> in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], belonging to [[Battlestar Group]] 54, during the First [[Cylon War]]. It carries a typical crew complement of 150, not counting assigned [[Viper Mark III|Viper]] pilots.

==History==
''Osiris'' is generally believed to have been destroyed in an earlier engagement, when in fact it is part of a Colonial "ghost fleet" hiding in Cylon held space, along with the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', the heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'', and other vessels. It is tasked with a combat jump to the ice planet [[Djerba]], a former winter resort moon in [[Sector 12]]. When a [[Basestar_(TRS)#Second_Variant|Cylon basestar]] jumps in nearby, the ship demonstrates possible stealth characteristics that afford it a small window of opportunity to operate within enemy DRADIS range. The ship is eventually detected and [[Battle of Djerba|engaged by]] Cylon [[Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]] and ship to ship missiles. ''Osiris'' takes heavy damage at the onset of the battle, which destroys its missile launch capabilities. Commander [[Ozar]] makes the decision to ram the ship into the basestar and manually detonate the on-board nuclear warheads instead. ''Osiris'' and the attacking basestar are instantly destroyed with the loss of all hands, minus [[Jim Kirby]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

==Crew==
*Commander [[Ozar]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Zachary Elias]] - Viper pilot
*Lieutenant [[Jim Kirby|Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]] - Viper pilot
* Unnamed Executive Officer played by [[Ty Olsson]]
* Unnamed [[Marine]] played by [[Leo Li Chiang]]

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery>
Image:Osiris 1.png|[[Raptor 909]] approaches ''Osiris''.
Image:Osiris 2.png|''Osiris'' among the "ghost fleet."
Image:Djerba 2.png|''Osiris'' approaching Djerba.
Image:Osiris 4.png|''Osiris'' point defense batteries.
Image:Osiris 3.png|''Osiris'' CIC.
File:Battlstar_Osiris_patch.png|''Osiris'' uniform patch.
Image:Osiris Firing Point Defense Guns.png|''Osiris'' fires its point defense cannons.
Image:Osiris Pummeled.png|''Osiris'' taking heavy damage from Cylon missile attacks.
Image:Osiris Loses An Engine.png|''Osiris'' loses an engine.
Image:Osiris Suicide Run.png|''Osiris'' maneuvering through flak and missiles on one engine. Even damaged, it is nimble.
Image:Osiris Crash.png|''Osiris'' crashes into a basestar...
Image:Osiris Final Resting Place.png|...comes to a stop...
Image:Osiris Nuke Detonation.png|...and triggers its nuclear warheads...
Image:Osiris BOOM.png|...taking the basestar with it.
</gallery>

== References ==
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Osiris

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{{Ship Data
| image= Osiris Prep to Jump.png
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| co= Commander [[Ozar]]
| crew = 150 (minus pilots)
| ftl= Yes
| role= Battleship / Carrier hybrid
| weapons= multiple primary [[Battery|gun turrets]] and [[KEW#Point_defense_guns|point defence batteries]], nuclear warheads, [[Viper Mark III|Vipers]], [[Raptor|Raptors]]
| status= [[Battle of Djerba|Destroyed]], circa 42 BCH
}}

'''''Osiris''''' (0913) is an [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class Battlestar]]<ref>Designation revealed on the ship's patch.</ref> in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], belonging to [[Battlestar Group]] 54, during the First [[Cylon War]]. It carries a typical crew complement of 150, not counting assigned [[Viper Mark III|Viper]] pilots.

==History==
''Osiris'' is generally believed to have been destroyed in an earlier engagement, when in fact it is part of a Colonial "ghost fleet" hiding in Cylon held space, along with the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', the heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'', and other vessels. It is tasked with a combat jump to the ice planet [[Djerba]], a former winter resort moon in [[Sector 12]]. When a [[Basestar_(TRS)#Second_Variant|Cylon basestar]] jumps in nearby, the ship demonstrates possible stealth characteristics that afford it a small window of opportunity to operate within enemy DRADIS range. The ship is eventually detected and [[Battle of Djerba|engaged by]] Cylon [[Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]] and ship to ship missiles. ''Osiris'' takes heavy damage at the onset of the battle, which destroys its missile launch capabilities. Commander [[Ozar]] makes the decision to ram the ship into the basestar and manually detonate the on-board nuclear warheads instead. ''Osiris'' and the attacking basestar are instantly destroyed with the loss of all hands, minus [[Jim Kirby]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

==Crew==
*Commander [[Ozar]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Zachary Elias]] - Viper pilot
*Lieutenant [[Jim Kirby|Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]] - Viper pilot
* [[Marine]] [[Strohmeyer]] played by [[Zach Martin]]
* Unnamed Executive Officer played by [[Ty Olsson]]
* Unnamed [[Marine]] played by [[Leo Li Chiang]]

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery>
Image:Osiris 1.png|[[Raptor 909]] approaches ''Osiris''.
Image:Osiris 2.png|''Osiris'' among the "ghost fleet."
Image:Djerba 2.png|''Osiris'' approaching Djerba.
Image:Osiris 4.png|''Osiris'' point defense batteries.
Image:Osiris 3.png|''Osiris'' CIC.
File:Battlstar_Osiris_patch.png|''Osiris'' uniform patch.
Image:Osiris Firing Point Defense Guns.png|''Osiris'' fires its point defense cannons.
Image:Osiris Pummeled.png|''Osiris'' taking heavy damage from Cylon missile attacks.
Image:Osiris Loses An Engine.png|''Osiris'' loses an engine.
Image:Osiris Suicide Run.png|''Osiris'' maneuvering through flak and missiles on one engine. Even damaged, it is nimble.
Image:Osiris Crash.png|''Osiris'' crashes into a basestar...
Image:Osiris Final Resting Place.png|...comes to a stop...
Image:Osiris Nuke Detonation.png|...and triggers its nuclear warheads...
Image:Osiris BOOM.png|...taking the basestar with it.
</gallery>

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

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Osiris

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{{Ship Data
| image= Osiris Prep to Jump.png
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| co= Commander [[Ozar]]
| crew = 150 (minus pilots)
| ftl= Yes
| role= Battleship / Carrier hybrid
| weapons= multiple primary [[Battery|gun turrets]] and [[KEW#Point_defense_guns|point defence batteries]], nuclear warheads, [[Viper Mark III|Vipers]], [[Raptor|Raptors]]
| status= [[Battle of Djerba|Destroyed]], circa 42 BCH
}}

'''''Osiris''''' (0913) is an [[Orion Class Battlestar|''Orion'' class Battlestar]]<ref>Designation revealed on the ship's patch.</ref> in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], belonging to [[Battlestar Group]] 54, during the First [[Cylon War]]. It carries a typical crew complement of 150, not counting assigned [[Viper Mark III|Viper]] pilots.

==History==
''Osiris'' is generally believed to have been destroyed in an earlier engagement, when in fact it is part of a Colonial "ghost fleet" hiding in Cylon held space, along with the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', the heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'', and other vessels. It is tasked with a combat jump to the ice planet [[Djerba]], a former winter resort moon in [[Sector 12]]. When a [[Basestar_(TRS)#Second_Variant|Cylon basestar]] jumps in nearby, the ship demonstrates possible stealth characteristics that afford it a small window of opportunity to operate within enemy DRADIS range. The ship is eventually detected and [[Battle of Djerba|engaged by]] Cylon [[Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]] and ship to ship missiles. ''Osiris'' takes heavy damage at the onset of the battle, which destroys its missile launch capabilities. Commander [[Ozar]] makes the decision to ram the ship into the basestar and manually detonate the on-board nuclear warheads instead. ''Osiris'' and the attacking basestar are instantly destroyed with the loss of all hands, minus [[Jim Kirby]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

==Crew==
*Commander [[Ozar]] - Commanding officer
*Lieutenant [[Zachary Elias]] - Viper pilot
*Lieutenant [[Jim Kirby|Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]] - Viper pilot
* Unnamed tactical officer played by [[Ty Olsson]]
* Unnamed [[Marine]] played by [[Leo Li Chiang]]

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery>
Image:Osiris 1.png|[[Raptor 909]] approaches ''Osiris''.
Image:Osiris 2.png|''Osiris'' among the "ghost fleet."
Image:Djerba 2.png|''Osiris'' approaching Djerba.
Image:Osiris 4.png|''Osiris'' point defense batteries.
Image:Osiris 3.png|''Osiris'' CIC.
File:Battlstar_Osiris_patch.png|''Osiris'' uniform patch.
Image:Osiris Firing Point Defense Guns.png|''Osiris'' fires its point defense cannons.
Image:Osiris Pummeled.png|''Osiris'' taking heavy damage from Cylon missile attacks.
Image:Osiris Loses An Engine.png|''Osiris'' loses an engine.
Image:Osiris Suicide Run.png|''Osiris'' maneuvering through flak and missiles on one engine. Even damaged, it is nimble.
Image:Osiris Crash.png|''Osiris'' crashes into a basestar...
Image:Osiris Final Resting Place.png|...comes to a stop...
Image:Osiris Nuke Detonation.png|...and triggers its nuclear warheads...
Image:Osiris BOOM.png|...taking the basestar with it.
</gallery>

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

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Xander Toth

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|photo=Xander Toth.png
|birthname=Xander Toth
|seen=Blood and Chrome
|death=Shot by Centurions, circa 42 BCH
|role=[[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]]
|rank=Tech Sergeant
|actor=[[John Pyper-Ferguson]]
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'''Xander Toth''' is a Tech Sgt. and a demolition expert assigned to a group of marines on the planet [[Djerba]] during the 10th year of the First Cylon War. He is the only survivor of the group sent to the moon to rendezvous with Graystone Industries scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]. He finds the team as they are being harassed by a group of [[Cylon Models#Cython|Cythons]], and saves [[Coker Fasjovik]] from a certain gruesome death. Afterwards, he leads the team to an abandoned ski lodge turned Cylon storage base to weather out a coming storm.

After their arrival, Toth allows Kelly's group some rack time, and takes first watch. He is later pinned down, and shot by an invading [[Cylon Models#Djerba Centurion|group of unknown Cylons]], where he later succumbs to his wounds, but not before destroying his two attackers ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood and Chrome]]").

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Jenna McGavin

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|seen=Blood and Chrome
|pseen=''Blood and Chrome''
|role=Pilot
|colony=
|rank=Lieutenant
|actor=[[Karen LeBlanc]]
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Lieutenant '''Jenna McGavin''' is a pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' during the 10th year of the [[First Cylon War]].

Jenna first meets Ensign [[William Adama]] aboard a troop transport en route to ''Galactica'', where she playfully fends off Adama's flirtatious advances after he successfully passed Level 6 in his [[holoband]] [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] simulation.

Later, after Adama and his newly-assigned [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] are given a "milk run", she tells the gun-ho Adama that he shouldn't be in a hurry to die.

Jenna is called by her last name by Captain Diaz. (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Nina Leothe

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|actor=[[Carmen Moore]]
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Lieutenant '''Nina Leothe''' is a [[Raptor]] pilot and [[ECO]] aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' during the 10th year of the [[First Cylon War]].

Leothe first meets Ensign [[William Adama]] aboard a troop transport en route to ''Galactica''.

The spelling of her surname is from the credits (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Zachary Elias

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| photo= decklan.png
| callsign = Unknown
| rank= Lieutenant
| seen= Blood and Chrome
| death = Battle of Djerba, circa 42 years BCH
| role=[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot
| actor=[[Adrian Holmes]]
}}

'''Zachary Elias''' is a Viper pilot stationed aboard the Battlestar ''[[Osiris]]'' ten years into the First [[Cylon War]]. He volunteers to assist [[Jim Kirby]] in escorting Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] and the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' down to the surface of [[Djerba]] to make their rendezvous with a marine spec ops team. He is killed in an [[Battle of Djerba|atmospheric dog fight]] after being pursued by three Cylon Raiders launched from an orbiting baseship.

His first name comes from the ending credits ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood and Chrome]]").

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Zachary Elias

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| callsign = Unknown
| rank= Lieutenant
| seen= Blood and Chrome
| death = Battle of Djerba, circa 42 years BCH
| role=[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot
| actor=[[Adrian Holmes]]
}}

'''Zachary Elias''' is a Viper pilot stationed aboard the Battlestar ''[[Osiris]]'' ten years into the First [[Cylon War]]. He volunteers to assist [[Jim Kirby]] in escorting Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] and the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' down to the surface of [[Djerba]] to make their rendezvous with a marine spec ops team. He is killed in an [[Battle of Djerba|atmospheric dog fight]] after being pursued by three Cylon Raiders launched from an orbiting baseship.

His first name comes from the ending credits ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood and Chrome]]").

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Zachary Elias

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| birthname= Zachary Elias
| callsign = Unknown
| rank= Lieutenant
| seen= Blood and Chrome
| death = Battle of Djerba, circa 42 years BCH
| role=[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot
| actor=[[Adrian Holmes]]
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'''Zachary Elias''' is a Viper pilot stationed aboard the Battlestar ''[[Osiris]]'' ten years into the First [[Cylon War]]. He volunteers to assist [[Jim Kirby]] in escorting Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] and the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' down to the surface of [[Djerba]] to make their rendezvous with a marine spec ops team. He is killed in an [[Battle of Djerba|atmospheric dog fight]] after being pursued by three Cylon Raiders launched from an orbiting baseship ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood and Chrome]]").

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Zachary Elias

2013-02-20T01:16:59Z

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| birthname= Zachary Elias
| callsign = Unknown
| rank= Lieutenant
| seen= Blood and Chrome
| death = Battle of Djerba, circa 42 years BCH
| role=[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot
| actor=[[Adrian Holmes]]
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'''Zachary Elias''' is a Viper pilot stationed aboard the Battlestar ''[[Osiris]]'' ten years into the First [[Cylon War]]. He volunteers to assist [[Jim Kirby]] in escorting Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] and the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' down to the surface of [[Djerba]] to make their rendezvous with a marine spec ops team. He is killed in an [[Battle of Djerba|atmospheric dog fight]] after being pursued by three Cylon Raiders launched from an orbiting baseship ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood and Chrome]]").

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Blood and Chrome

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{{Series Data
| image= Blood_and_Chrome_Logo.png
| title= Blood & Chrome
| creator=[[David Eick]] and [[Michael Taylor]]
| starring=
| composer= [[Bear McCreary]]
| company= [[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]]
| seasons= 1
| episodes= 1 episode consisting of 10 installments
| episodelistid= Caprica
| channel= [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime]
| US airdate= November 9 through December 7, 2012<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>
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| exec producer= [[David Eick]]<br/>[[Michael Taylor]]
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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].

''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name="greenlit"/> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.

The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>

Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].

== Production History ==
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref>

In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref>

On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref>

In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref>

On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref>

[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]

By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref>

On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref>

In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref>

In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref>

On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref>

While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref>

[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref>

[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]

On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref>

On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref>

Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref>

Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."

Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."

''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.

== Cast ==

* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/>
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref>
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leothe]]
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna McGavin]]
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Zachary Elias]]
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)

== Crew ==

* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]

== References ==

{{reflist|
<ref name="OnlineReleasing">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>

<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref>

<ref name="AdamaCasting">[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref>

<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins">[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref>}}

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[[fr:Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome]]
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Blood and Chrome

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{{Series Data
| image= Blood_and_Chrome_Logo.png
| title= Blood & Chrome
| creator=[[David Eick]] and [[Michael Taylor]]
| starring=
| composer= [[Bear McCreary]]
| company= [[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]]
| seasons= 1
| episodes= 1 episode consisting of 10 installments
| episodelistid= Caprica
| channel= [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime]
| US airdate= November 9 through December 7, 2012<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| exec producer= [[David Eick]]<br/>[[Michael Taylor]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=
| co-producer=
| story editor=
| prev=
| next=
| itunes=
}}

'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].

''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name="greenlit"/> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.

The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>

Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].

== Production History ==
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref>

In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref>

On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref>

In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref>

On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref>

[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]

By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref>

On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref>

In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref>

In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref>

On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref>

While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref>

[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref>

[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]

On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref>

On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref>

Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref>

Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."

Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."

''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.

== Cast ==

* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/>
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref>
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leothe]]
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna McGavin]]
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Decklan Elias]]
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)

== Crew ==

* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]

== References ==

{{reflist|
<ref name="OnlineReleasing">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>

<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref>

<ref name="AdamaCasting">[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref>

<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins">[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref>}}

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Orion class battlestar

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{{Ship Data
|image= Osiris Prep to Jump.png
| title= ''Orion'' class battlestar
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= 150, minus pilot complement
| role= Battleship, carrier, planetary defense
| weapons= At least 12 primary [[Battery|gun turrets]], 32 [[KEW#Point_defense_guns|point defense batteries]], nuclear, missiles, small [[Viper Mark III|Viper]] and [[Raptor|Raptor]] complement
| status= Active circa 42 BCH. Current status unknown.
}}

The '''''Orion'' class [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]''' was first developed and deployed sometime before or during the First [[Cylon War]]. The ''Orion'' class is also know as a "Pocket Battlestar" or "Half-Pint" and appears among the smaller ships in the Colonial Fleet, dwarfed even by the ''[[Valkyrie Type Battlestar|Valkyrie]]'' type. It is to date the smallest battlestar class seen.

When compared to her larger counterparts, this class is generally more maneuverable, however, it is not considered a match for a [[Basestar_(TRS)#Cylon_War-era_basestars|Cylon basestar]].

== Design ==

''Orion'' class battlestars feature a unique reflective metallic hull which acts as an inhibitor to Cylon DRADIS, and can operate in "stealth mode" within detection range for a short period without being seen.

It featured four large sub-light engines, two of which are attached in separate housings off the main hull, and numerous RCS thrusters at key points. A landing bay is also accessible from the rear.

Further, they also unique in that it features a large conning tower at the top of the ship, and a large dual antenna array on the back underside of the ship, taking away from the usual streamlined look of Colonial vessels. This possibly also prevents ships of this class from operating intra-atmosphere.

The underside of the ship houses numerous, large landing bays, and Viper launch tubes, housing a small contingent of Vipers, Raptors, and their pilots.

== Weaponry ==

Ships of this class are moderately armed, with at least 32 point defense batteries, 12 primary gun turrets, multiple missile launch tubes, along with a handful Vipers and Raptors. Despite this, they are generally unable to stand alone in battle and are easily overwhelmed by the larger Cylon capital ships. Compared with a basestar, the Viper complement is outnumbered ten to one by Raiders.

This class appears to feature little defensive armor, possibly a trade-off for the stealth capabilities of the reflective hull, and are easily penetrated by Cylon missile barrages.

== Capabilities ==

The full capabilities of this class are unknown, but appear to be similar to that of a frigate. They are capable of conducting covert operations behind enemy lines, and general planetary defense in coordination with their assigned Battlestar Group.

==Ships of the Line==
<gallery perrow=10>
Image:Osiris Prep to Jump.png|battlestar ''[[Osiris]]''
</gallery>

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Zachary Elias

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{{Character Data
| photo= Decklan.png
| birthname= Decklan Elias
| callsign = Unknown
| rank= Lieutenant
| seen= Blood and Chrome
| death = Battle of Djerba, circa 42 years BCH
| role=[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot
| actor=[[Adrian Holmes]]
}}

'''Decklan Elias''' is a Viper pilot stationed aboard the Battlestar ''[[Osiris]]'' ten years into the First [[Cylon War]]. He volunteers to assist [[Jim Kirby]] in escorting Dr. [[Becca Kelly]] and the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' down to the surface of [[Djerba]] to make their rendezvous with a marine spec ops team. He is killed in an [[Battle of Djerba|atmospheric dog fight]] after being pursued by three Cylon Raiders launched from an orbiting baseship ([[TRS]]: "[[Blood and Chrome]]").

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Blood and Chrome

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{{Series Data
| image= Blood_and_Chrome_Logo.png
| title= Blood & Chrome
| creator=[[David Eick]] and [[Michael Taylor]]
| starring=
| composer= [[Bear McCreary]]
| company= [[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]]
| seasons= 1
| episodes= 1 episode consisting of 10 installments
| episodelistid= Caprica
| channel= [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime]
| US airdate= November 9 through December 7, 2012<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| exec producer= [[David Eick]]<br/>[[Michael Taylor]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=
| co-producer=
| story editor=
| prev=
| next=
| itunes=
}}

'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].

''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name="greenlit"/> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.

The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>

Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].

== Production History ==
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref>

In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref>

On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref>

In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref>

On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref>

[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]

By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref>

On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref>

In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref>

In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref>

On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref>

While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref>

[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref>

[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]

On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref>

On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref>

Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref>

Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."

Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."

''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.

== Cast ==

* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/>
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref>
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Becca Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leotie]]
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna McGavin]]
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Decklan Elias]]
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)

== Crew ==

* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]

== References ==

{{reflist|
<ref name="OnlineReleasing">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>

<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref>

<ref name="AdamaCasting">[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref>

<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins">[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref>}}

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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].

''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name="greenlit"/> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.

The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref name="OnlineReleasing"/>

Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].

== Production History ==
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref>

In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref>

On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref>

In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref>

On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref>

[[Image:Green screen CIC, BAC.jpg|thumb|Green screen stage with minimal set pieces representing the ''Galactica'' CIC.]]

By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref>

On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref>

In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref>

In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref>

On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref>

While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref>

[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref>

[[File:Luke Pasqualino.jpg||thumb|Early promotional image released 5 November 12 featuring Luke Pasqualino as Ensign William Adama.]]

On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref>

On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref>

Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref>

Regarding the future of ''Blood and Chrome'', Eick stated that he, [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and Jonas Pate had "hatched a next mission". <ref>http://www.tvovermind.com/battlestar-galactica/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-david-eick-sets-the-record-straight/</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."

Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."

''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption. As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.

== Cast ==

* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name="AdamaCasting"/><ref name="B&CFilmingBegins"/>
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref>
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Beka Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leotie]]
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna McGavin]]
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Decklan Elias]]
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Tactical Officer on ''[[Osiris]]''
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. [[Jim Kirby |Jim "Sunshine" Kirby]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Cylon_Models#Inorganic_Humanoids|Cylon Prototype]] (voice)

== Crew ==

* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]

== References ==

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<ref name="OnlineReleasing">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>

<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref>

<ref name="AdamaCasting">[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref>

<ref name="B&CFilmingBegins">[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref>}}

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Tiu

2013-02-19T18:19:08Z

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| colony= [[Gemenon (RDM)|Gemenon]]<ref>His uniform is marked with the Gemenese logo. [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.508300169213955.109905.152443094799666&type=1]</ref>
| rank= Chief Petty Officer
| seen= Blood and Chrome
| role= Crew Chief
| actor= [[Terry Chen]]
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'''Crew Chief Tiu''' is a senior deck chief aboard the battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' during the first [[Cylon War]]. He gets into a minor argument with Coker and Adama over given ordinance for their upcoming mission ("[[Blood and Chrome]]").

Spelling of his name is from the ending credits ("[[Blood and Chrome]]").

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Jenna McGavin

2013-02-19T18:16:52Z

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Lieutenant '''Jenna McGavin''' is a pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' during the 10th year of the [[First Cylon War]].

Jenna first meets Ensign [[William Adama]] aboard a troop transport en route to ''Galactica'', where she playfully fends off Adama's flirtatious advances after he successfully passed Level 6 in his [[holoband]] [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] simulation.

Jenna is called by her surname by Captain Diaz.

Later, after Adama and his newly-assigned [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] are given a "milk run", she tells the gun-ho Adama that he shouldn't be in a hurry to die (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Jenna McGavin

2013-02-19T18:15:49Z

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Lieutenant '''Jenna McGavin''' is a pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' during the 10th year of the [[First Cylon War]].

Jenna first meets Ensign [[William Adama]] aboard a troop transport en route to ''Galactica'', where she playfully fends off Adama's flirtatious advances after he successfully passed Level 6 in his [[holoband]] [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] simulation.

Jenna is called by her surname by Captain Diaz.

Later, after Adama and his newly-assigned [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] are given a "milk run", she tells the gun-ho Adama that he shouldn't be in a hurry to die (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Jenna McGavin

2013-02-19T18:12:31Z

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Lieutenant '''Jenna McGavin''' is a pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' during the 10th year of the [[First Cylon War]].

Jenna first meets Ensign [[William Adama]] aboard a troop transport en route to ''Galactica'', where she playfully fends off Adama's flirtatious advances after he successfully passed Level 6 in his [[holoband]] [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] simulation.

Jenna is called by her surname by Captain Diaz.

Later, after Adama and his newly-assigned [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] are given a "milk run", she tells the gun-ho Adama that he shouldn't be in a hurry to die (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Jenna McGavin

2013-02-19T18:10:15Z

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Lieutenant '''Jenna McGavin''' is a pilot aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' during the 10th year of the [[First Cylon War]].

Jenna first meets Ensign [[William Adama]] aboard a troop transport en route to ''Galactica'', where she playfully fends off Adama's flirtatious advances after he successfully passed Level 6 in his [[holoband]] [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] simulation.

Jenna is referred by Captain Diaz by her surname.

Later, after Adama and his newly-assigned [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] are given a "milk run", she tells the gun-ho Adama that he shouldn't be in a hurry to die (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Xander Toth

2012-11-23T15:01:01Z

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Xander Toth is a Tech Sgt. and a demolition expert assigned to a group of marines on the planet Djerba during the 10th year of the First Cylon War.

Osiris

2012-11-23T14:46:15Z

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| image= Osiris Prep to Jump.png
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| co= Commander [[Ozar]]
| ftl= Yes
| role= Battleship / Carrier hybrid
| weapons= multiple primary [[Battery|gun turrets]] and [[KEW#Point_defense_guns|point defence batteries]], nuclear warheads, [[Viper Mark III|Vipers]], [[Raptor|Raptors]]
| status= Active (off grid), First Cylon War
}}

'''''Osiris''''' (0913) is a Orion class Battlestar<ref>Even though it's hard to see, the ''Osiris'' patch includes the label "Battlestar".</ref> in the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] during the First [[Cylon War]].

''Osiris'' is generally believed to have been destroyed in battle, when in fact it is part of a Colonial "ghost fleet" hiding in Cylon held space, along with the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', the heavy cruiser ''[[Loki]]'', and other vessels. It is tasked with a combat jump to the ice planet [[Djerba]], a former winter resort moon in [[Sector 12]]. When a [[Basestar_(TRS)#Second_Variant|Cylon basestar]] jumps in nearby, the ship demonstrates possible stealth characteristics that afford it a small window of opportunity to operate within enemy DRADIS range. The ship is eventually detected and [[Battle of Djerba|engaged by]] Cylon [[Raider_(RDM)#Cylon_War-era_Raider|Raiders]] and ship to ship missiles (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

== Related Imagery ==

<gallery>
Image:Osiris 1.png|[[Raptor 909]] approaches ''Osiris''.
Image:Osiris 2.png|''Osiris'' among the "ghost fleet."
Image:Djerba 2.png|''Osiris'' approaching Djerba.
Image:Osiris 4.png|''Osiris's'' missile batteries.
Image:Osiris 3.png|''Osiris's'' CIC.
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Jim Kirby

2012-11-21T03:20:17Z

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| callsign = Sunshine
| rank= Lieutenant
| seen= Blood and Chrome
| role=[[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot
| actor=[[Sebastian Spence]]
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'''Jim "Sunshine" Kirby ''' is a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot on detachment from the [[Valkyrie type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Valkyrie]]''. He is an old friend of [[Coker Fasjovik]], and was thought to be killed after the apparent destruction of the Battlestar at the hands of the Cylons near [[Canceron|Canceron Prime]].

Officially, he is listed as [[KIA]] by the [[Colonial Fleet]]. He sacrificed his past life for an opportunity to strike the Cylons when they least expected it. His wife, Janey, had a baby boy, [[Anslem]], who was named after his father (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'').

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Loki

2012-11-16T17:10:37Z

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Loki is a Heavy Crusier in the Colonial Fleet during the First Cylon War (Blood and Chrome).

Blood and Chrome

2012-11-16T15:31:30Z

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| title= Blood & Chrome
| creator=[[David Eick]] and [[Michael Taylor]]
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| composer= [[Bear McCreary]]
| company= [[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]]
| seasons= 1
| episodes= 1 episode consisting of 10 installments
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| channel= [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime]
| US airdate= November 9 through December 7, 2012<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>
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'''''Blood and Chrome''''' (also known as '''''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''''') is a webisode series that follows the exploits of a young [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Luke Pasqualino]]), [[Coker Fasjovik]] ([[Ben Cotton]]), and Dr. [[Beka Kelly]] ([[Lili Bordán]]) during the [[Cylon War|First Cylon War]].

''Blood and Chrome'' is a sequel to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and a prequel to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<ref name=greenlit>[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"], ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref> On the condition that it performed to expectations, it would act as a "backdoor pilot" (much like the [[Miniseries]]) for a future series, to be aired either online or through the traditional television route.

The produced story is split into ten parts, each between seven to twelve minutes in length, debuting on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], starting Friday, November 9, 2012. Additional parts will be aired over the following four weeks.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/|title='Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE|date=5 November 2012|accessdate=5 November 2012|last=Hibberd|first=James|format=|language=}}</ref>

Unlike previous installments in the [[Re-imagined Series]] universe, [[Ron D. Moore]] was not involved in this production due to his development contract with Sony Pictures. However, many of the creative personnel who worked on ''Blood and Chrome'' have worked on both the Re-imagined Series and its prequel ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', including [[Michael Taylor]], [[Doug Drexler]], [[Glenne Campbell]], [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]], [[David Weddle]], and [[Jonas Pate]].

== Production History ==
''Blood and Chrome'' was officially announced on 27 July 2010 by [[Syfy Channel]] executive vice president of programming Mark Stern as a 10-part webseries using "cutting-edge digital technology and special effects to depict the [[Cylon War]]" and following a young [[William Adama]]. <ref>http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/battlestar-galactica.html</ref> The plan called for the production of a two-hour pilot written by ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' vet [[Michael Taylor]] directed by then co-executive producer of ''Caprica'' [[Jonas Pate]] for release online as a 10-part webseries. It was also revealed that the series would be shot on green screen and utilize computer-generated virtual sets.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/three-drama-pilots-land-directors/|title=Deadline.com: Four Drama Pilots Land Director|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=23 November 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|format=|language=}}</ref>

In October 2010 it was announced that ''Blood and Chrome'' would be upgraded from webseries to "full-blown pilot for a series" based on positive reception of Michael Taylor's script.<ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2010/10/22/syfy-adama-blood-and-chrome</ref> The announcement prompted speculation that ''Blood and Chrome'' was intended to replace ratings troubled ''Caprica'' which was currently airing on SyFy. In an interview with [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tv/ Maureen Ryan at Huffpost TV] Mark Stern denied this saying, "if anything, ''Blood & Chrome'' going to series would only be a great opportunity to pair it with ''Caprica''."<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/mailbag-why-wont-syfys-mark-stern-just-admit-caprica-is-cancelled/69367/</ref> ''Caprica'' was canceled by SyFy four days later on 27 October 2010.<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/27/report-caprica-cancelled-by-syfy/69960/</ref>

On 25 October 2010, [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/ LA Times Hero Complex] published an interview with co-creator and producer [[David Eick]] discussing ''Blood and Chrome'' and its new characters, particularly [[Beka Kelly]]. In the interview, Eick also elaborated on the series' placement relative to ''Caprica'' and joked about [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s lack of involvement in the show's creation. <ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/</ref>

In a 11 November 2011 radio interview, actor [[Nico Cortez]] - who had previously played William Adama in the [[Razor Flashbacks]], also written by Michael Taylor - expressed interest in reprising the role in ''Blood and Chrome''.<ref>http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8027/nico-cortez-bring-me-back-to-battlestar.html</ref>

On 20 December 2010, concept artwork appeared on SyFy's website [http://blastr.com blastr] depicting the ''[[Wild Weasel]]'' [[Raptor]], an apparent [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylon]]-human hybrid, a snowy battle scene, and a possible design for a new [[Cylon Centurion]]. The artwork also included a glimpse of a Cylon snake called a "Cython".<ref>http://blastr.com/2010/12/-concept-art-from-battles1s.php#4</ref>

By 26 January 2011 the casting of [[Luke Pasqualino]] as Ensign [[William Adama]] and [[Ben Cotton]] as [[ECO]] [[Coker Fasjovik]] was announced.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/</ref> The following month on 10 February 2011, it was reported that [[Lili Bordán]] had been cast as Beka Kelly, revealed to be "a Ph.D. who worked for [[Graystone Industries]]." <ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/10/new-character-ties-blood-chrome-to-caprica</ref> Other casting additions included ''Caprica'' stars [[Brian Markinson]], [[Zak Santiago]], [[Carmen Moore]], and [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as characters unrelated to their previous roles. <ref>http://www.zimbio.com/Esai+Morales/articles/RrV969BHXVG/Esai+Morales+Fairly+Legal+Brian+Markinson</ref><ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a336637/caprica-star-john-pyper-ferguson-for-alphas-finale.html</ref>

On 2 February 2011, Mark Stern published a photo of a production meeting for ''Blood and Chrome'' showing David Eick and many other crew members on the set of SyFy's ''[[Wikipedia: Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''.<ref>http://twitter.com/stern3000/status/32978506933604352</ref> As of 10 February 2011, production had begun on the pilot on green screen stages in [[Wikipedia: Vancouver|Vancouver]], [[Wikipedia: British Columbia|British Columbia]].<ref name=B&CFilmingBegins>[http://blastr.com/2011/02/filming-begins-on-battles.php Blastr.com Article on Production Starting]</ref> On 13 February 2011, several photos appeared on [https://twitter.com/carmenmoore1 Carmen Moore's Twitter feed] showing the actress with castmates [[Karen LeBlanc]] and [[Adrian Holmes]] in costume.<ref>http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/battlestar_galactica_reboot_starring_karen_leblanc_adrian_holmes_likely_hea</ref> The photos were subsequently removed.<ref>http://www.geekweek.com/2011/02/first-look-set-pics-from-the-battlestar-galactica-spinoff.html</ref>

In a 21 July 2011 interview, Lili Bordán suggested that ''Blood and Chrome'' could be presented in 3-D<ref>[http://airlockalpha.com/node/8619/new-syfy-battlestar-series-could-be-presented-in-3-d.html Airlock Alpha 3-D]</ref>

In August 2011, Mark Stern revealed at the 2011 [[Wikipedia: San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] that ''Blood and Chrome'' was still a work in progress, with many VFX shots still incomplete and a release date yet to be determined. Stern also stated that while executives had seen a rough-cut of the pilot, SyFy was still weighing whether to release the series on television or online. <ref>http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/22/battlestar-jamie-bamber-caprica-blood-and-chrome/</ref>

On 12 November 2011, [[Doug Drexler]] reported that all VFX work on ''Blood and Chrome'' had been completed.<ref>http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/update-on-the-update-time-to-get-the-mains-back-on-line/</ref> A month later, Drexler indicated that a decision regarding the fate of the series would be made around February 2012.<ref>http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/12/17/Doug-Drexler-Gives-an-Update-on-Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-TV-Series.shtml</ref>

On 21 March 2012, an unofficial teaser trailer for ''Blood and Chrome'' began appearing on YouTube, however [[Wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]] quickly ordered its removal. At that time, several sources revealed that the project would not be moving forward as a TV series on SyFy, but could still be viable as a webseries. It was also stated that the pilot episode could air on SyFy as a standalone television movie <ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-cancelled-syfy/ Deadline article]</ref><ref>http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/21/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-not-moving-ahead-as-a-tv-show/ Bleeding cool article]</ref><ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome/303087 Eonline article]</ref>

While promoting her work on the animated series ''[[Wikipedia: TRON: Uprising|TRON: Uprising]]'', [[Number Six]] actress [[Tricia Helfer]] hinted at her involvement in ''Blood and Chrome'', saying "I can't really say without giving away a little surprise, possibly, except to say ''maybe'' [there's] a little something I had to do with it." She also expressed her excitement at having seen the leaked teaser.<ref>http://www.theinsider.com/tv/52289_Tricia_Helfer_Reveals_Battlestar_Galactica_Blood_Chrome_Spoiler/index.html</ref>

[[Bear McCreary]] announced on 18 February 2012 that he had recently finished scoring the two-hour ''Blood and Chrome'' pilot. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/bearmccreary/posts/277729248966624</ref>

On 5 November 2012, an Entertainment Weekly exclusive revealed SyFy's plans for ''Blood and Chrome'', detailing the pilot episode's division into ten shorter episodes to be aired on Machinima's YouTube channel, [http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime Machinima Prime], beginning Friday, November 9, 2012. The additional seven to twelve minute episodes would be released in the following four weeks, with the complete pilot episode airing on SyFy in January of 2013. <ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/05/battlestar-galactica-prequel-date/</ref> On 7 November 2012, Machinima Prime released a clip from ''Blood and Chrome'' featuring a short scene from the episode. <ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Clip-Shows-Young-Adama-Viper-Maneuvering-Skills-49086.html</ref> An unrated, uncut Blu-ray and DVD version of the pilot episode was announced on 8 November 2012, with a 19 February 2013 release date. As announced, the Blu-ray and DVD will include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes documentary, “Blood & Chrome: Visual Effects”. <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-Chrome-Blu-ray/dp/B00A3718IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1352428671&sr=1-1&keywords=blood+and+chrome</ref> The announcement coincided with the release of another teaser trailer featuring additional footage from ''Blood and Chrome''. <ref>http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Battlestar-Galactica-Blood-and-Chrome-Blu-ray-Release-Date-New-Trailer-and-Clip/11589</ref>

On 9 November 2012, [http://www.cgsociety.org/ CGSociety] published an an interview with VFX supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] detailing the creation of ''Blood and Chrome'' and its 1,800 CGI shots. The article stated that ''Blood and Chrome'' carried a budget of $2 million. <ref>http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/battlestar_galactica_blood_chrome</ref>

Producer David Eick described the "unfortunate rap" ''Blood and Chrome'' had received from the long and confused post-production phase in an interview with the LA Times the day parts I & II premiered: "What became public perception was that we were doing a pilot for Syfy channel. Then when Syfy ultimately decided that it was so cool and so tailor-made for exactly the kind of experiment that we initially planned, that came off as ‘Oh, Syfy made a ''Battlestar'' pilot but they’re punting it and not gonna air it.’ And that’s just not how it came down at all — it just went right back to the original plan.”<ref>http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/09/battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-online-on-purpose/</ref>

== Plot ==
[[File:Battlestar Galactica - Blood And Chrome Appearence.png|left|250px|thumb|A dorsal view of [[Galactica (RDM)|''Galactica'']] as it appeared in the [[First Cylon War]] and [[Blood and Chrome|''Blood and Chrome'']]. Note the large array of gun turrets, armour plating and decal on the ship compared to the re-imagined series.]]
According to co-creator and executive producer Michael Taylor, ''Blood and Chrome'' is "about a young man's [William Adama] initiation into war: both the realities of war as fought by soldiers on the ground (and in [[Battlestar (RDM)|Battlestars]] and [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]]), and the somewhat less real version portrayed in the media."

Further, Taylor pointed out that the scope of the series "isn't confined to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the ''Battlestar'' world (or [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|worlds]]), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and [[w:Iraq|Iraq]]--the reality of ''[[w:The Hurt Locker|[The] Hurt Locker]]'', [[w:Sebastian Junger|Sebastian Junger]]'s ''[[w:Restrepo (film)|Restrepo]]'', and similar movies--as I am about about the largely implied past of ''Battlestar''."]

''Blood and Chrome'' was also meant to feature adult situations as, according to Taylor, the series will not "[shy] away from R-rated blood and guts and sex" due to it being initially meant for online consumption.<ref name="mo_ryan"/> As was the case with ''[[The Plan]]'', an unrated, uncut version of ''Blood and Chrome'' will appear on Blu-ray and DVD while the webseries and television movie versions will be edited for time and content.

== Cast ==

* [[Luke Pasqualino]] as pilot [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]]<ref name=AdamaCasting>[http://blastr.com/2011/01/young-william-adama-cast.php Blastr.com Article on Adama Casting]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Ben Cotton]] as Raptor ECO [[Coker Fasjovik]]<ref name=AdamaCasting/><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Mike Dopud]] as Captain [[Deke Tornvald|Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald]]<ref>Mike Dopud's casting was first confirmed via [http://twitter.com/#!/dopudmike his Twitter feed].</ref>
* [[Brian Markinson]] as Commander [[Silas Nash]]
* [[Lili Bordán]] as computer scientist Dr. [[Beka Kelly]]<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/25/battlestar-movie-will-introduce-beka-kelly-an-enigmatic-software-genius/ Hero Complex article]</ref><ref name=B&CFilmingBegins/>
* [[Zak Santiago]] as pilot [[Armin Diaz|Armin "High Top" Diaz]]
* [[Carmen Moore]] as Raptor pilot/ECO [[Nina Leotie]]
* [[Karen LeBlanc]] as Raptor pilot [[Jenna]]
* [[Adrian Holmes]] as pilot [[Decklan Elias]]
* [[Ty Olsson]] as Unknown role
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]] as [[Xander Toth]]
* [[Sebastian Spence]] as Lt. Jim "Sunshine" Kirby
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as ''[[Osiris]]'' Marine Sergeant
* [[Tom Stevens]] as Marine [[Baris]]
* [[Jordan Weller]] as [[Seamus Fahey]]
* [[Jill Teed]] as Commander [[Ozar]]

== Crew ==

* Written by [[Michael Taylor]]
* Story by [[David Eick]], [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]
* Directed by [[Jonas Pate]]

== References ==

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Talk:Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II/Archive 1

2012-07-04T00:44:53Z

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According to the episodes "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II & III" the following actors have "Uncredited Roles", this means that only the actors named appeared in the credits.

Louis Turenne
Michael Strong

the "credited as" for these actors seems to be incorrect

The Plan

2009-10-28T00:44:16Z

Rl3058: /* Ships */

{{Episode Data
| image=The Plan - Tigh and Adama in Galactica Corridor.jpg
| title= The Plan
| season=
| special=Y
| episode=
| guests=
| writer= [[Jane Espenson]] <ref name ="cyloncentric">{{cite_web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/08/battlestar-gala.html|title='Battlestar Galactica': Edward James Olmos will direct Cylon-centric special feature|date=08-06-2008|accessdate=09-03-2008}}</ref>
| story=
| director= [[Edward James Olmos]]<ref name ="cyloncentric"/>
| production= 101 - 01001
| rating=
| US airdate=2010
| CAN airdate=
| UK airdate=
| dvd=October 27, 2009
| population=
| prev=[[Daybreak, Part II]]
| next=
}}

== Overview ==
:''This special episode, based on the episode title, involves characters and events based around the series' premise stated in the opening credits of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and their plan for humanity. The episode is set during the events of the [[Miniseries]] and Season 2, told from the Cylons' perspective, and is currently in post-production.<ref>See [[Mark Verheiden|Mark Verheiden's]] entry on his [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/08/battlestar-galactica-plan.html blog, August 9, 2008.]</ref>The disappearance of [[Shelly Godfrey]] is explained, as is [[Ellen Tigh]]'s mysterious appearance. [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Number One|John Cavil]] are the main viewpoint characters.<ref>Tricia Helfer interview with USA Weekend:[http://blogs.usaweekend.com/whos_news/2009/01/exclusive-trici.html]</ref>''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

The show opens with the statement "The Cylons where created by man. They rebelled. They evolved. They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human. There are many copies and they have a Plan." While this is being said they show the Cylon Fleet.

Next, you are taken inside Galatica and you see two Ones being escorted to an airlock. Both of them are having a difference of opinion.

One A - "I was doing fine here, thanks for exposing me."

One B - "You weren't doing fine. Thank goodness. If you'd wiped out this fleet you would have made us ever more irredeemable in the eyes of our parents."

One A - "No, I would have proved us to be superior."

One B - "No, no see, I figured out what went wrong."

One A - "Well that's a very useful revelation to have, if your standing in front of an airlock."

One B - "None the less"

One A - "Our failure is obvious, we had our foot on the throat of humanity and we failed to step down hard enough."

One B - "That was our error. Have you learned nothing in all this time in the fleet. Because I learned a great deal among the rebels on Caprica. Ever killing of a human being was a grievous error. You want to know why."

One A - "I really don't."

One B - "Are you certain?" Because it's fascinating."

One A - "Listen brother. If you are right, that means this whole project was doomed from the beginning."

One B - "Yes, from the very top."

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
*Unknown to the Colonials there apparently ''was'' a second Resurrection Ship nearby by the time the Cavil's were executed allowing them to download into new bodies when killed, although the Caprica copy was presumably boxed.
* ''Galactica'' Cavil was Ellen's mysterious hero that saved her from the attack on Picon. It was known to be a Number One, but it wasn't clear exactly ''which'' one it was.

== Analysis ==
*Given the ''Galactica'' copy of Cavil's comments in the airlock, his resurrected self is the copy that led the enemy Cylon faction during the Cylon Civil War and later killed himself permanantly in CIC.

== Questions ==

* Did Giana take her husband's surname? In other words, is the full alias of Number Four actually "Simon O'Neil"?
* Is ''Galactica'' Cavil really the same Cavil that lead the Civil War before his suicide?

== Official Statements ==

===Future Movies===
Speaking at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, director and star of ''The Plan'', [[Edward James Olmos]] stated that he believes there will be several more ''Battlestar Galactica'' movies in the future and is confident that the DVD release of ''The Plan'' will sell well enough to facilitate these films:
:"As a matter of fact, I've got to tell you right now. Because of you all, what you're doing, because of the love for that world...I can guarantee that this will not be the last movie." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5322385/olmos-the-plan-wont-be-the-last-bsg-movie|title=Olmos: The Plan Won't Be the Last BSG Movie|date=Fri Jul 24 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
This statement, however, is by no means official, as both [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron Moore]], [[David Eick]], and [[SciFi Channel|SyFy]] have made no mention of any additional ''Battlestar'' films.

Olmos later went on to clarify that if ''The Plan'' sold ¾ of a million copies (750,000) then Universal Studios would assuredly be willing to produce future ''Battlestar''-related productions. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2009/08/edward-james-olmos-holds-court.html|title=Edward James Olmos holds court|date=Sat 08 Aug 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
Sam and his team our practicing at the Pyramid Training camp on Caprica, you see Sam lying on the ground just after the coach had showed him up by making a goal. He is looking up into the sky just as the bombs are coming in and he says, "This has happened before."

It was as if part of Sam's memory was breaking through trying to warn him that the cycle was starting again.

Ellen Tigh makes a similar statement when she first comes to after the attacks.

== Guest Stars ==

* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]] <ref name ="morecylons">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/09/battlestar-gala.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' movie snares Tricia Helfer, Grace Park and lots more Cylons|date=09-03-2008|accessdate=10-11-2009}}</ref>
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]] <ref name ="morecylons"/>
* [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel T. Anders]] <ref name ="cyloncentric"/>
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]] <ref name ="cyloncentric"/>
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]] <ref name ="theplancast">{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5106866/cylon-confessions-and-a-surprising-hookup-in-bsgs-tv-movie|title='Battlestar Galactica': Cylon Confessions, And A Surprising Hookup, In BSG's TV Movie|date=12-10-2008|accessdate=03-07-2009}}</ref>
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]] <ref name ="cyloncentric"/>
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] <ref name ="morecylons"/>
* [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]] <ref name ="theplancast"/>
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]] <ref name ="morecylons"/>
* [[Lymari Nadal]] as [[Giana|Giana O'Neil]] <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.doorq.com/Blog.aspx?b=1667|title=DRAGON*CON: More Galactica Info from Olmos at Colonial Fleet Party}}</ref>
* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]]

== Ships ==
Yashuman (Battlestar Valkyrie Type)

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Edward James Olmos]]

The Plan

2009-10-28T00:40:23Z

Rl3058:

{{Episode Data
| image=The Plan - Tigh and Adama in Galactica Corridor.jpg
| title= The Plan
| season=
| special=Y
| episode=
| guests=
| writer= [[Jane Espenson]] <ref name ="cyloncentric">{{cite_web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/08/battlestar-gala.html|title='Battlestar Galactica': Edward James Olmos will direct Cylon-centric special feature|date=08-06-2008|accessdate=09-03-2008}}</ref>
| story=
| director= [[Edward James Olmos]]<ref name ="cyloncentric"/>
| production= 101 - 01001
| rating=
| US airdate=2010
| CAN airdate=
| UK airdate=
| dvd=October 27, 2009
| population=
| prev=[[Daybreak, Part II]]
| next=
}}

== Overview ==
:''This special episode, based on the episode title, involves characters and events based around the series' premise stated in the opening credits of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and their plan for humanity. The episode is set during the events of the [[Miniseries]] and Season 2, told from the Cylons' perspective, and is currently in post-production.<ref>See [[Mark Verheiden|Mark Verheiden's]] entry on his [http://verheiden.blogspot.com/2008/08/battlestar-galactica-plan.html blog, August 9, 2008.]</ref>The disappearance of [[Shelly Godfrey]] is explained, as is [[Ellen Tigh]]'s mysterious appearance. [[Samuel Anders]] and [[Number One|John Cavil]] are the main viewpoint characters.<ref>Tricia Helfer interview with USA Weekend:[http://blogs.usaweekend.com/whos_news/2009/01/exclusive-trici.html]</ref>''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

The show opens with the statement "The Cylons where created by man. They rebelled. They evolved. They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human. There are many copies and they have a Plan." While this is being said they show the Cylon Fleet.

Next, you are taken inside Galatica and you see two Ones being escorted to an airlock. Both of them are having a difference of opinion.

One A - "I was doing fine here, thanks for exposing me."

One B - "You weren't doing fine. Thank goodness. If you'd wiped out this fleet you would have made us ever more irredeemable in the eyes of our parents."

One A - "No, I would have proved us to be superior."

One B - "No, no see, I figured out what went wrong."

One A - "Well that's a very useful revelation to have, if your standing in front of an airlock."

One B - "None the less"

One A - "Our failure is obvious, we had our foot on the throat of humanity and we failed to step down hard enough."

One B - "That was our error. Have you learned nothing in all this time in the fleet. Because I learned a great deal among the rebels on Caprica. Ever killing of a human being was a grievous error. You want to know why."

One A - "I really don't."

One B - "Are you certain?" Because it's fascinating."

One A - "Listen brother. If you are right, that means this whole project was doomed from the beginning."

One B - "Yes, from the very top."

=== Act 1 ===

=== Act 2 ===

=== Act 3 ===

=== Act 4 ===

== Notes ==
*Unknown to the Colonials there apparently ''was'' a second Resurrection Ship nearby by the time the Cavil's were executed allowing them to download into new bodies when killed, although the Caprica copy was presumably boxed.
* ''Galactica'' Cavil was Ellen's mysterious hero that saved her from the attack on Picon. It was known to be a Number One, but it wasn't clear exactly ''which'' one it was.

== Analysis ==
*Given the ''Galactica'' copy of Cavil's comments in the airlock, his resurrected self is the copy that led the enemy Cylon faction during the Cylon Civil War and later killed himself permanantly in CIC.

== Questions ==

* Did Giana take her husband's surname? In other words, is the full alias of Number Four actually "Simon O'Neil"?
* Is ''Galactica'' Cavil really the same Cavil that lead the Civil War before his suicide?

== Official Statements ==

===Future Movies===
Speaking at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, director and star of ''The Plan'', [[Edward James Olmos]] stated that he believes there will be several more ''Battlestar Galactica'' movies in the future and is confident that the DVD release of ''The Plan'' will sell well enough to facilitate these films:
:"As a matter of fact, I've got to tell you right now. Because of you all, what you're doing, because of the love for that world...I can guarantee that this will not be the last movie." <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5322385/olmos-the-plan-wont-be-the-last-bsg-movie|title=Olmos: The Plan Won't Be the Last BSG Movie|date=Fri Jul 24 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
This statement, however, is by no means official, as both [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron Moore]], [[David Eick]], and [[SciFi Channel|SyFy]] have made no mention of any additional ''Battlestar'' films.

Olmos later went on to clarify that if ''The Plan'' sold ¾ of a million copies (750,000) then Universal Studios would assuredly be willing to produce future ''Battlestar''-related productions. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2009/08/edward-james-olmos-holds-court.html|title=Edward James Olmos holds court|date=Sat 08 Aug 2009|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
Sam and his team our practicing at the Pyramid Training camp on Caprica, you see Sam lying on the ground just after the coach had showed him up by making a goal. He is looking up into the sky just as the bombs are coming in and he says, "This has happened before."

It was as if part of Sam's memory was breaking through trying to warn him that the cycle was starting again.

Ellen Tigh makes a similar statement when she first comes to after the attacks.

== Guest Stars ==

* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]] <ref name ="morecylons">{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/09/battlestar-gala.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' movie snares Tricia Helfer, Grace Park and lots more Cylons|date=09-03-2008|accessdate=10-11-2009}}</ref>
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]] <ref name ="morecylons"/>
* [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel T. Anders]] <ref name ="cyloncentric"/>
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]] <ref name ="cyloncentric"/>
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]] <ref name ="theplancast">{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5106866/cylon-confessions-and-a-surprising-hookup-in-bsgs-tv-movie|title='Battlestar Galactica': Cylon Confessions, And A Surprising Hookup, In BSG's TV Movie|date=12-10-2008|accessdate=03-07-2009}}</ref>
* [[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Number One]] <ref name ="cyloncentric"/>
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] <ref name ="morecylons"/>
* [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Number Four]] <ref name ="theplancast"/>
* [[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]] <ref name ="morecylons"/>
* [[Lymari Nadal]] as [[Giana|Giana O'Neil]] <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.doorq.com/Blog.aspx?b=1667|title=DRAGON*CON: More Galactica Info from Olmos at Colonial Fleet Party}}</ref>
* [[Tiffany Lyndall-Knight]] as [[Hybrid]]

== Ships ==
Yashuman (Battlestar)

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

{{Episode list (RDM season 4)}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Jane Espenson]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Edward James Olmos]]