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* According to the ''LA Times'', [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]] will commence airing in April 2008. Showrunner [[Ronald D. Moore]] confirms that he will direct an episode and that no final decision has been made about splitting the season in half and screening it across two years.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/10/battlestar-gala.html|title=Showtracker|date=25 October 2007|accessdate=25 October 2007|last=Martin|first=Denise|format=|language=}}</ref>
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* According to the [[Soundtrack (Season 3)|press release for the third season soundtrack]], the [[Season 4 (2008)|fourth season]] will [[He That Believeth In Me|premiere]] on Friday, January 11, 2008 on the US SciFi Channel. However, a spokesperson for the SciFi Channel issued a denial regarding the date to SyFy Portal's Michael Hinman, stating only that the show will premiere only in "early 2008" and that it was "not in January".<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.syfyportal.com/news424324.html|title=Still No Date Set For BSG Premiere|date=19 October 2007|accessdate=19 October 2007|last=Hinman|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>
* According to the [[Soundtrack (Season 3)|press release for the third season soundtrack]], the [[Season 4 (2008)|fourth season]] will [[He That Believeth In Me|premiere]] on Friday, January 11, 2008 on the US SciFi Channel. However, a spokesperson for the SciFi Channel issued a denial regarding the date to SyFy Portal's Michael Hinman, stating only that the show will premiere only in "early 2008" and that it was "not in January".<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.syfyportal.com/news424324.html|title=Still No Date Set For BSG Premiere|date=19 October 2007|accessdate=19 October 2007|last=Hinman|first=Michael|format=|language=}}</ref>

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  • According to the LA Times, Season 4 will commence airing in April 2008. Showrunner Ronald D. Moore confirms that he will direct an episode and that no final decision has been made about splitting the season in half and screening it across two years.[1]
  • Want to upgrade to Leopard? Help both your Mac and the Battlestar Wiki by pre-ordering Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard at Amazon.com US, saving $20 off the list price! If you're in the UK or Europe, you can even order Leopard through our Amazon UK store and save more than £5!
  • According to the press release for the third season soundtrack, the fourth season will premiere on Friday, January 11, 2008 on the US SciFi Channel. However, a spokesperson for the SciFi Channel issued a denial regarding the date to SyFy Portal's Michael Hinman, stating only that the show will premiere only in "early 2008" and that it was "not in January".[2]
  • The third of seven Razor Flashbacks is online. United States' residents can play it on SCI FI Pulse by clicking here. And if you've missed the first and second installments, you can view them by clicking here and here respectively.
  • A new promo for Season 4 of the Re-imagined Series has appeared on YouTube. Check it out here. Discuss it here.
  • Universal denied rumors of an HD-DVD version of "Razor", saying that they have no plans to release the DVD movie out in the format, despite the listing on Amazon.com and other retailers websites.[3]
  • TV critic James Poniewozik names the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica as one of the 100 greatest television shows of all time. Joining this list are cult series such as The Prisoner, The Twilight Zone and the original Star Trek.
  • The episode "Exodus, Part II" has won an Emmy® award for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series" and was nominated for "Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series". Together, "Occupation" and "Precipice" was nominated for "Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series", but did not receive the award.


  1. Martin, Denise (25 October 2007). Showtracker (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 25 October 2007.
  2. Hinman, Michael (19 October 2007). Still No Date Set For BSG Premiere (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 19 October 2007.
  3. High-Def Digest: Universal Says No to 'Battlestar Galactica: Razor' on HD DVD (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (5 October 2007). Retrieved on 8 October 2007.