Post by Forever Xena on Aug 21, 2005 0:17:35 GMT -6
Reported at TGL by Chris Howell at 22:14 BST
Related Episode :
Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II [BSG], Pegasus [BSG], Resurrection Ship [BSG]
An interview with Battlestar Galactica Executive Producer Ron Moore can be located in Starburst Magazine’s Battlestar Special Issue. Ron talks about using the Season 1 finale as a jumping point into Season 2, "In production terms [Season 2 is] tough as we still have a relatively small budget. After all, we’re on basic cable, so the parameters of how much we’re ever going to get are limited. It’s a hard show to produce, too, given the sort of scope, ambition and quality we’re trying to maintain. However, everyone here is more than willing to step up to the plate and work together to overcome any obstacles because we all believe so strongly in this series."
Ron also talks about the summer finale, ‘Peagsus’, which will feature Michelle Forbes (TNG’s Ensign Ro Laren) as Cain, "with Cain I wanted to maintain that kind of superior warrior attitude of someone who wants to concentrate on the battle against the Cylons as opposed to the survival of the human race. There’s a twist, through, in that we’ve made Cain an Admiral, and that throws a wrench into everything. Adama is no longer the senior military officer, and therefore not in command of the fleet any more."
"Suddenly, Roslin is no longer dealing with Adama, and this creates a new set of problems for her and everyone else. Here’s this outsider who comes in and goes, 'What the hell have you people been doing? Apollo is a mutineer, and this Starbuck is smacking people around. This isn’t a pirate ship, it’s the military.' So Cain starts making changes, and that becomes great fodder for our storytelling."
"...['Pegasus' is] going to propel a whole series of storylines in the latter 10 episodes of this season. We’ll also be delving more into the Cylons and starting to do some stories from their point of view. It's going to add a brand new dimension to how we view the Cylons, to the characters we have so far regarded as the enemy, and which side you are supposed to be rooting for. Audiences can look forward to an added layer of complexity as we get closer to this year’s finale."
Check out more comments from Ron in the full interview within Starburst Magazine’s Battlestar Special Issue – which also includes interviews with Jamie Bamber, Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer and Designer Richard Hudolin.
Related Episode
Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II [BSG], Pegasus [BSG], Resurrection Ship [BSG]
An interview with Battlestar Galactica Executive Producer Ron Moore can be located in Starburst Magazine’s Battlestar Special Issue. Ron talks about using the Season 1 finale as a jumping point into Season 2, "In production terms [Season 2 is] tough as we still have a relatively small budget. After all, we’re on basic cable, so the parameters of how much we’re ever going to get are limited. It’s a hard show to produce, too, given the sort of scope, ambition and quality we’re trying to maintain. However, everyone here is more than willing to step up to the plate and work together to overcome any obstacles because we all believe so strongly in this series."
Ron also talks about the summer finale, ‘Peagsus’, which will feature Michelle Forbes (TNG’s Ensign Ro Laren) as Cain, "with Cain I wanted to maintain that kind of superior warrior attitude of someone who wants to concentrate on the battle against the Cylons as opposed to the survival of the human race. There’s a twist, through, in that we’ve made Cain an Admiral, and that throws a wrench into everything. Adama is no longer the senior military officer, and therefore not in command of the fleet any more."
"Suddenly, Roslin is no longer dealing with Adama, and this creates a new set of problems for her and everyone else. Here’s this outsider who comes in and goes, 'What the hell have you people been doing? Apollo is a mutineer, and this Starbuck is smacking people around. This isn’t a pirate ship, it’s the military.' So Cain starts making changes, and that becomes great fodder for our storytelling."
"...['Pegasus' is] going to propel a whole series of storylines in the latter 10 episodes of this season. We’ll also be delving more into the Cylons and starting to do some stories from their point of view. It's going to add a brand new dimension to how we view the Cylons, to the characters we have so far regarded as the enemy, and which side you are supposed to be rooting for. Audiences can look forward to an added layer of complexity as we get closer to this year’s finale."
Check out more comments from Ron in the full interview within Starburst Magazine’s Battlestar Special Issue – which also includes interviews with Jamie Bamber, Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer and Designer Richard Hudolin.