Battlestar Galactica

Either a dungeon master’s second deepest dream come to fruition or simply a stark reminder that it is generally nerds who work in technology: a video demo of Surfacescapes for Microsoft’s Surface has found its rightful place on the internet.

The stars were out Monday night at “SCREAM 2009,” the awards event honoring the best in fantasy, sci-fi, comics and horror.  It was a big night for genre fans, and the highlights were numerous, including a BSG cast reunion (see video after the jump).

 

Battlestar Galactica: The Reimagined Series producer Harvey Frand has died at 68 after hospitalization for respiratory problems. Frand was with BSG from 2003, and was described as the "man behind the curtain" for the series.

io9.com's Annalee Newitz wrote an interesting article on why Battlestar Galactica didn't need space because it was social fiction, not science fiction.
"Critically-acclaimed TV series Battlestar Galactica broke one of the cardinal rules of hard science fiction: It wasn't really about science. Instead it was hard social fiction, a realistic look at the future of human culture.

Teddy Wilson --    Last Friday we all watched the end of one of the best sci-fi series in history.  And, after the 2 hour finale, we here at SPACE dug our shovels into the earth and broke some new ground of our own, with our first big live broadcast, “Fandom Forum Battlestar Galactica”.  Really awesome to have a live audience here in our SPACE-home (with Ajay Fry anchoring from the crowd), along with Natasha Eloi out in Vancouver by satellite with the 13th Colony BSG Fan Club, and live chatting online.

I was lucky enough to host the proceedings...