ROTTEN TOMATOES: Battlestar Galactica to Land in Theaters

Battlestar Galactica to Land in Theaters

Two-hour season premiere screening in select cities.

by Jeff Giles | October 29, 2007

Attention, urban-dwelling Battlestar Galactica fans: Microsoft and the Sci Fi Channel have a treat for you.

Variety reports that the two companies are teaming up to bring Galactica's two-hour season premiere, titled Razor, to theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, and Seattle. The screenings will take place on November 12 at 7 P.M., and -- here's the best part -- they'll be free. From the article:

In the Los Angeles area, four theaters will participate, with each screening the episode twice, beginning at 7 p.m., to accommodate the crowds. The theaters are in Palmdale, Huntington Beach, Orange and Ventura.

"Galactica" moviegoers will have to be 17 and older because the series is rated TV-14, and Microsoft's role-playing videogame "Mass Effect," a sponsor of the screenings, is rated mature.

Can't make it to one of the screenings? You'll still be able to see the unrated version of the episode -- according to Variety, it's being released on DVD ten days after the network cut is shown.

Source: Variety

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dracus writes:
on Oct 29 2007 06:30 AM

Gee, I bet no one saw that coming.

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Astr0creep writes:
on Oct 29 2007 07:07 AM

Gee, I bet no one outside the States will see this.

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Tollens writes:
on Oct 29 2007 07:14 AM

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This is ridiculous. It's not going to get shown in Canada and to see the finally of BSG i'm going to have to rent it? Do they just want me to stop watching there show? I refuse to see it until I can get it for free on TV or the internet.
And besides the first few episodes of last season the season itself bleeeeeew.

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Dread86 writes:
on Oct 29 2007 08:06 AM

\m/ sweet news. I'll be at the Boston screening for sure.

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talan7 writes:
on Oct 29 2007 08:51 AM

I agree! Only the 1st couple and 1 or 2 others from last season were any good.

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SpikesInMySkull writes:
on Oct 29 2007 08:52 AM

I'm sure this has been said before, and I'm it's always lead to a flame war... but Battlestar Gallactica is an over-rated over-hyped piece of crap. Honestly... FireFly get's cancled and everyone thinks this mess is the greatest sci-fi ever made.
I actually liked it for the first season or so, but then I realized it was another over-the-top melodrama that wasn't going anywhere, ala Lost, Nip-Tuck, and all those other crap shows that huge right now, but will be laughed about in 10 years. I like to refer to these shows as "Action-Soaps" because that's basically what they are, soap operas with action.

I got news for you folks: The cylons don't have a plan. The network has a plan, and there plan is to keep pulling needlessly sexually charged pointless melodramtic crap out of their asses for as long you'll keep licking it up.

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southwick writes:
on Oct 29 2007 08:58 AM

Actually this is the shows last season Spikes. We will figure out exactly where its going very shortly.

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Racer Z writes:
on Oct 29 2007 09:07 AM

Oh, come on people!! BSG is undoubtedly the best show on TV, and continues to get better! Besides, we'll still see the season premiere on TV, they're just releasing it in theaters and on DVD for promotional purposes. So you can all relax now.

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FireflyFan4evr writes:
on Oct 29 2007 09:08 AM

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Spikes, that is practically what I was thinking. However, I still do watch BSG as it is entertaining- just not flat-out amazing as so many ppl think. It lacks subtlety when they are trying to be groundbreaking by bringing in current political problems (such as terrorism) into the storyline.

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SpikesInMySkull writes:
on Oct 29 2007 09:14 AM

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So... exactly like Twin Peaks... X-Files... and Lost in 2010 (yes I can see into the future, I rule!) we're going to get a wishy-washy sort of not really resolution that still leaves enough to question that could concievably at some point bring the series back if all the fans who eventually got fed up magically start caring again.

Yeah... not falling for that again. Fool me once and all that.

I mean, am I the only one that noticed that a whole hell of a lot of absolutely NOTHING happened in the third season? I mean seriously, let's take the president for instance:

She's dying of cancer. She's absolutely dying of cancer. She's magically cured of cancer. She's not dying of cancer. The cancer comes back. She's dying of cancer.= ZERO plot advancement, as the plot is in EXACTLY the same place at the end of the season it was in the beggining.

Also, this is one of those shows that kills a main character every week... but never permanently, which is annoying because basically their trying to hammer in a bunch of dramatic tension without burning any bridges plot whise... how come everyone hated it when X-Men 3 did that but it's ok when Battlestar Gallactica does it every damned week?

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Rated_Xpert writes:
on Oct 29 2007 09:28 AM

Ummm... Who cares?

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SpikesInMySkull writes:
on Oct 29 2007 09:33 AM

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Apparantly not you.

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jdinc1998 writes:
on Oct 29 2007 09:53 AM

My theatre is fortunate enough to show it. I am out in New York City so hopefully the crowds won't be too bad but when we do regular free movie screenings it can kind of hectic especially since a lot of the people watching the movie just go because it is free.

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Robocop Terminator writes:
on Oct 29 2007 11:41 AM

what a misleading headline

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vwgolf95 writes:
on Oct 29 2007 12:02 PM

1. This is not a season premiere. It's a supplement to the show.
2. It will air on cable November 24 on SciFi. So no worries.
3. Stop bashing the show. Constructive criticism is accepted though.

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Zap Rowsdower writes:
on Oct 29 2007 12:08 PM

Yargh, I thought we were getting a proper BSG film.

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FURY.UK writes:
on Oct 29 2007 12:49 PM

I bought Seasons 1 and 2 and enjoyed them. I only watched the exodus episodes from Season 3 but eagerly waited to buy it. I purchased it 3 weeks ago and returned it 2 weeks and 6 days ago, getting a full refund. I was so disappointed. I appreciate BSG wants to be a drama but other than the first few episodes I was bored out my brains. The finale of Season 3 was so disappointing, it really put me off watching anymore.

I'm sorry to critise the series but I had high hopes for BSG. I agree with Spike, this season was a melodrama in space. I don't expect battles every week but, come on, its a space sci-fi. At least Babylon 5 delivered on its story arcs and had some decent Space Battles, its characters were also more complex and interesting. I just feel that with BSG the story isn't really interesting me anymore. Do I care if they get to Earth..yawn?

Maybe Razor will be good....who knows?

FURY

P.s. this is my own opinion, don't flame me.

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highdough writes:
on Oct 29 2007 04:19 PM

This show either seems to be one of the most overrated shows on television or the best thing on television. You'd almost think that one's opinion of the show was subjective. Weird, isn't it.

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Impavido writes:
on Oct 29 2007 05:15 PM

Love the show.

I think it's only a matter of time for a proper theatrical film for BSG.

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The_Duckling writes:
on Oct 29 2007 05:35 PM

Im sorry, but a lot of u ppl seem to think that BSG has bad character development, story arcs, and the general makeup of a good show. I'd like 2 clarify that. It is one of the most amazing shows ever to grace televison. To all of u Firefly fans out there: That was 1 kick-*** show. I love it and shocked that they cancelled it. But come on. It's not like Firefly was perfect. I admit that the 3rd season wasn't as good as the first 2, but at least it fairly enjoyable (despite the episode where Chief got trapped in that airlock thing). I'm excited for this next season, and I think that people need 2 broaden their horizens a little.

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