Post by Forever Xena on Jan 17, 2007 2:42:35 GMT -6
SciFi Exec: 'Battlestar Galactica' Will Get Renewed
As fans gear up for the return of "Battlestar Galactica" Sunday night, they have received even more assurances that the adventures of the Colonial ship and its ragtag fleet will continue at least for another season.
David Howe, executive vice president of SciFi Channel, which produces and airs the 1970s series remake, told iFMagazine that the reason why the fate of "Battlestar Galactica" hasn't been announced yet is because the network is on a time schedule for such decisions, and they usually wait until the deadline to announce it. But either way, he would be "shocked" if the show as not picked up for a fourth season.
"Here's how it works in TV. A lot of people have said to me that it appears to be some indecision as to whether 'Battlestar Galactica' comes back or not. Absolutely not," Cohen told the magazine. "The way it works is you have a pickup date by which you have to make a decision about picking up shows for the next season, and you don't need to make the decision until that date, so we don't make the decision until that date. Do I think 'Battlestar' will come back? I'm pretty certain 'Battlestar' will come back."
As been previously reported through sources and such, the network is pleased with how well BSG has held up against broadcast network competition, Cohen said, and the network believes that its move to Sunday to join new series "The Dresden Files" will serve more of a way to attract a new audience rather than desperately try to hold on to enough people to allow a renewal.
"I'm optimistic, and I would be shocked if we did not renew 'Battlestar Galactica,'" Cohen said.
The proposed spinoff to "Battlestar Galactica," however, "Caprica," remains in development hell, but a final decision on whether that show will get a green light won't come at least until spring, meaning any development would be pushed off until 2008.
"We had a pilot meeting about a month back which was inconclusive," Cohen said. "In about a month's time or so, we'll sit down and take a look at what we have in development, and 'Caprica' is in that."
Cohen's comments are in line with a previous report by SyFy Portal that talked about SciFi Channel planning for a fourth season of "Battlestar Galactica," while work on "Caprica" seems to be on hold, at least from a network standpoint.
"Battlestar Galactica" returns for the second half of Season 3 Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on SciFi Channel.
As fans gear up for the return of "Battlestar Galactica" Sunday night, they have received even more assurances that the adventures of the Colonial ship and its ragtag fleet will continue at least for another season.
David Howe, executive vice president of SciFi Channel, which produces and airs the 1970s series remake, told iFMagazine that the reason why the fate of "Battlestar Galactica" hasn't been announced yet is because the network is on a time schedule for such decisions, and they usually wait until the deadline to announce it. But either way, he would be "shocked" if the show as not picked up for a fourth season.
"Here's how it works in TV. A lot of people have said to me that it appears to be some indecision as to whether 'Battlestar Galactica' comes back or not. Absolutely not," Cohen told the magazine. "The way it works is you have a pickup date by which you have to make a decision about picking up shows for the next season, and you don't need to make the decision until that date, so we don't make the decision until that date. Do I think 'Battlestar' will come back? I'm pretty certain 'Battlestar' will come back."
As been previously reported through sources and such, the network is pleased with how well BSG has held up against broadcast network competition, Cohen said, and the network believes that its move to Sunday to join new series "The Dresden Files" will serve more of a way to attract a new audience rather than desperately try to hold on to enough people to allow a renewal.
"I'm optimistic, and I would be shocked if we did not renew 'Battlestar Galactica,'" Cohen said.
The proposed spinoff to "Battlestar Galactica," however, "Caprica," remains in development hell, but a final decision on whether that show will get a green light won't come at least until spring, meaning any development would be pushed off until 2008.
"We had a pilot meeting about a month back which was inconclusive," Cohen said. "In about a month's time or so, we'll sit down and take a look at what we have in development, and 'Caprica' is in that."
Cohen's comments are in line with a previous report by SyFy Portal that talked about SciFi Channel planning for a fourth season of "Battlestar Galactica," while work on "Caprica" seems to be on hold, at least from a network standpoint.
"Battlestar Galactica" returns for the second half of Season 3 Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on SciFi Channel.