Filed under: The Dagobah System
It's been eight long months since Battlestar Galactica (BSG) fans had anything new to play with.
That all changed this weekend.
On Saturday, the SciFi Channel debuted Battlestar Galactica: Razor, a made for TV movie that follows the disturbing side-story of the Battlestar Pegasus.
I am a huge BSG fan, so I've been flipping out about the movie all weekend. In fact, I was so totally geeked out by it that Alison said, "Why don't we talk about it on the show tomorrow."
And I said, "Okay." Because I do whatever Alison tells me to do. (Also because I'm totally geeked out by it.)
So we called up one of the executive producers of the show, David Eick, to talk about why they decided to make this movie (which is hard to follow if you're not a BSG fan) and to talk a little about his new show, Bionic Woman.
We'll air the interview on tomorrow's show, and he'll reveal who the last cylon is!
Okay, no he won't. But it's still a good interview.
If you've never seen BSG, you'll need a primer. So here's what you need to know ahead of tomorrow's interview: Humans created robots called 'cylons' to do their dirty work. Cylons turned on humans, they go to war with each other. An armistice is reached. Cylons leave to someplace far away. Humans set up a space station for diplomatic relations, but don't hear from them for 40 years. Then, one day, they make contact. They've evolved to look just like humans and they damn near wipe out all of humanity in a nuclear genocide. This fan-made video recap picks up as the destruction begins:
Matt Martinez
3:03 PM ET
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11-26-2007
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Filed under: Iraq
Tim Maxwell's scar is shaped like a question mark.
Courtesy of Tim Maxwell
Today we spoke with Lt. Col. Tim Maxwell, a Marine who suffered a traumatic brain injury in Iraq in 2004. After a remarkable recovery, Maxwell went on to found the first Wounded Warriors Barracks, a facility where active-duty Marines can recover together. Maxwell's work has made him one of Esquire Magazine's Best and Brightest 2007.
Here on the BPP, we're not afraid to devote longer chunks of time to stories when we think it's warranted, and this was definitely one of those situations. Lt. Col. Maxwell talked about his own injury and recovery, the first thought most wounded soldiers have when they wake up in the hospital, and why so many of them have trouble being called "heroes."
Read more about Maxwell and his work at his website.
Dan Pashman
11:29 AM ET
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11-26-2007
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Filed under: Election 2008, Sound Off
Fred Thompson, Republican presidential contender
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GOP contender Fred Thompson continues to be hit with the accusation that he isn't campaigning hard enough.
Commentators have described him as "running like a dry creek" and said that following Thompson's presidential effort "is like watching a big bear stand up and try to dance on ice."
Which we think deserves a Fred Thompson Natural Phenomenon Metaphor contest. Guest host Mike Pesca kicks it off with this beauty:
"The Thompson campaign has all the momentum of a frozen brontosaurus."
People, I'm holding out for better.
Laura Conaway
8:38 AM ET
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11-26-2007
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Filed under: Stuff We Love
Surely there's a drug to relieve the interminable suffering of the male of the species. This YouTube clip was sent to me by a fearless survivor of the dreaded Man Cold. There, there, little bunny.
Angela Ellis
8:28 AM ET
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11-26-2007
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Filed under: City Living, Links From the Show, Sound Off
His return is priceless.
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Lee Frankel has been papering his New York neighborhood with fliers seeking information about his lost pet parrot. On today's show, he told us the saga of his lost feathered friend and made the case for its being worth a $10,000 reward.
If you've seen the bird in question, by all means let us know. Second, about that reward: How much is enough -- or too much?
Laura Conaway
7:55 AM ET
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11-26-2007
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Filed under: News
Kamal Siddiqi, an editor and BPP guest, e-mailed on Friday to say he'd been released from police custody in Karachi, Pakistan. Siddiqi volunteered himself for arrest last week after a number of journalist colleagues were detained.
Bonus: "Punish the journalists, gag the press, the party is on" by Kamal Siddiqi, The News, 11/26/2007.
Ilya Marritz
7:08 AM ET
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