Wow, Comic-Con 2009 is already less than three weeks away. Seems like only a couple of months ago since we were there. Last year was a ton of work but also a blast (click here for our wrap up of the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con), and this year we’ll be providing even more extensive coverage for you with additional staff to cover the event.

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We originally reported on the television panels at San Diego Comic-Con ‘09, we knew about the Sci-Fi panels that were going to be present, we did not have specific times.

Now we do.

As would be expected, We’ll be seeing cast and crew from Stargate Universe, Caprica, Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, Eureka, Sanctuary and Warehouse 13.

The Plan is a spinoff movie from Battlestar Galactica.

If you remember the opening monologue from each Battlestar Galactica (BSG) episode, we always heard that “The Cylons are created by man, there are many of them, and some of them don’t know that they are Cylons. And they have a plan.”

This movie is that plan, The Plan. All stories have two sides.  Right?

Back in January we told you about the first BSG props and costumes auction that took place, and last weekend, the 2nd Battlestar Galactica Props and Costumes Auction took place.  And lucky for you we had a spy lurking about and snapping some intelligence pics for Screen Rant!  (Here’s a shout out to that spy, regular Screen Rant reader “790″!  Thanks bud.)

The auction took place at the Pasadena Expo Hall, May 8th through 10th, presented by Propworx.

Here are the lucky winners of our Caprica DVD contest:

• Joseph Allgren - Youngstown, OH
• Miguel Lopez - Miami, FL
• D. Jappsen - Spruce Grove, Canada

Thanks to everyone who entered and keep an eye out for our next giveaway!

Lucky you, it’s time for another Screen Rant giveaway. Caprica is premiering 04/21/09 on DVD & Digital Download, and we’re giving away three (3) copies of the series that is the prequel to the wildly popular, but now gone Battlestar Galactica.

Here’s the official description of Caprica on DVD:

It is Thursday yet again. How’s your week been so far? We’re doing good here at Screen Rant.

Today we’re chatting a little about CBS’s season finales, also  A Game Of Thrones, Supernatural, Fringe, Burn Notice, BSG, Dexter, Kings, and a bit on Ugly Betty.  We’ve also got a video preview of True Blood season two, and a few other bits and pieces.  Oh, and of course, I touch on some ratings from the week that was.

The series finale of Battlestar Galactica (BSG) has come and gone. The fact that I’m going to talk about it means this article may contain SPOILERS for the seriously time-delayed viewer.

I’m sad. BSG was my favorite show and I really enjoyed writing about it and exchanging thoughts with all of you. Depending on your expectations and philosophies, the series finale either thrilled you or flat-lined your experience. For some, it did both.

The short non-spoiler take: Holy crap! My take on the Battlestar Galactica series finale was that it was 99% incredibly satisfying and delivered beyond what I was hoping for. In the end, it seems destiny will be what it will be, much like fighting gravity.

The finale was heart pounding. I did not need coffee to stay up for this one. The advertising for this final episode spouted endlessly that we will know the truth. Indeed. The ending was satisfying, sad, fulfilling and the truth of it all confused me.

Sure, there were a few loopholes or discontinuities but I chose to focus on where they were going, not what they were missing or glazing over. They had to get somewhere without being so verbose that it distracted from the end game.

DVR / DVD SPOILERS LAY AHEAD BEYOND THIS POINT - Come back after you’ve bought or watched it and add your thoughts then!

It’s another week and another Wrap Up article. I have a lot going on this week, so scroll slowly and keep your eye out for your favorite show! There is a cast note on Burn Notice, that I don’t believe is a spoiler, but now that I’m shell shocked, well, there you have it! Let’s get the ball rolling, shall we?

Yes, you read that right.

Just how many shows do you watch that make such a statement on social issues that a United Nations panel is convened to talk about those very issues?  As far as I can tell, just one.  Battlestar Galactica.

Yes, that’s pretty cool, and that is what is going to happen on March 17th at 7 p.m. in the United Nations in New York.

We’ve had some complaints about opening this post with the fifth Cylon reveal, so we’ll go ahead and put in some space, although I don’t know how technically something that already happened on the show can be considered a spoiler.

If you haven’t seen ANY episodes of BSG this season, there is a big spoiler below that was revealed in the first episode of the current season (it’s already happened, so if you’re caught up on the show, you’re fine.

BTW, Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father. I hope that doesn’t ruin a 30 year old Star Wars movie for anyone.

Ronald D. Moore took the older sci-fi show Battlestar Galactica and turned it into a riveting adult drama that is slowly and quietly coming to a close. I’m rather traumatized by the idea of this emotionally cutting-edged show coming to a close, but it’s going out with quite a bang. Thank you Mr. Moore.

In my mind, once this is done and we get to the prequel Caprica and a few BSG movies, we should be good - right? Well it seems Universal is not the the same page we are. As a matter of fact I’m wondering if they’re even reading the same book!

As we all know, ratings weren’t too hot for Dollhouse and Sarah Connor Chronicles. Dollhouse did better than expected, while The Sarah Connor Chronicles did suffer the consequences of the dreaded Friday night time slot. That’s an ouch. But I also touch a little on what I saw on Battlestar Galactica, have a bit of Smallville cast news and more cast has been hired for the NCIS spin-off that everyone waiting for. And a few other tidbits & dribbles along the way.

Last Week on Battlestar Galactica
Friday night’s (Jan 23), episode No. 414 of Battlestar Galactica, written and directed by Ronald D. Moore, continued the dark path that humanity is spiraling down. This was Moore’s directorial debut.

Adm. Adama is hoping to form a permanent alliance with the Cylons - the alliance would benefit both sides. Humans would be able to infuse the superior technology of the Cylons, while the Cylons would have Adama’s protection when Cavil’s splintered faction attacks. However there’s dissent amongst the humans about the alliance and Tom Zarek is stirring that pot of angry emotion.

Gaeta is incredibly angry at all Cylons and is looking to Zarek for help with a mutiny… A mutiny that looks to be very ugly indeed.

Have you ever wondered how cool it would be for some of your favorite shows to mix characters across the different networks or franchises?

Way back in the day (WAY back) I always wanted to see Airwolf, Blue Thunder and K.I.T.T. bring it to the bad guys in the same show.  Yet whenever a superhero crossover ever happened in the comics, they always seemed to duke it out between themselves first.  And this is what I thought of when I saw an inspired idea over on DVICE where they decided to match the technologies of the original U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 up against the Battlestar Galactica in a pitched and heated battle.

Well, a theorized battle, anyway.

Here’s the second post of our new regular feature: The Weekly TV Wrap Up.

The 2nd half of the 08-09 season is officially underway and I am pretty busy trying to watch so many of the new shows that have come out that my recorder is starting to smoke. This morning it said “EAS” and I had to reboot it. (I have no clue what EAS means.) I don’t think my recorder likes me anymore.

But with all the new shows coming up, there’s still news and events to report on. So let’s get this show on the road and get you caught up on some of the things going on behind the veil of our television glass.

The following will contain SPOILERS if you have recorded the show to watch later.  Read on at your own risk.

The anticipation that has been building for this season 4.5 premiere of Battlestar Galactica culminated with a well deserved and in my opinion, well written episode of darkness, dispair and shock.

They took the usual darkness that permeates the background of this tale of the stragglers of the human race and cranked it up a whole bunch of notches.

With the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica upon us, I have many questions swirling around in my head. Not to mention I either hate or thank Ron Moore for this. Thanks Ron!!!

Before I start, I have to warn you that as of April 4th of this year, it was reported over on EW that the first 10 of the last 20 episodes are scheduled to air - which seems to confirm what they were saying over on SyFy Portal about the season being split up, so be ready for a break in the midst of it all if the writers strike didn’t mess up their plans. (BTW, the EW link has some good background info for those who need to play catch-up.)

So who the frak is the final Cylon? Let me torment you with some logic and observations first.

All kinds of goodies took place this last week. Let’s get on with the tidbits of TV!

1. Bruce’s Public Service Announcement: Be aware that the season premiere of season 4.5 (Is that just not the most ridiculous thing ever?) of Battlestar Galactica that is airing this Friday on January 16th will run over by 3 1/2 minutes. That means you need to make the appropriate changes to whatever recording device you may employ, if that is indeed what you are doing. Me, I’m gonna be there live! Despite in-laws crawling all over my place, they’ve been warned. Back off when my show comes on. Go to sleep, go for a walk, go for a drive, or watch it with me, but git out of my way and don’t talk during my show! I take my BSG serious! Source: SciFi Wire

When you think Battlestar Galactica, (BSG), do you think of any other TV series like the modern day Star Trek series, Carnivale or Roswell?  Or how about Mission Impossible II?  Why would you, you may be asking?

You would if you were a follower of Ronald D. Moore, the man behind the show that has us scrambling to figure out who the final Cylon is.

Battlestar Galactica season 4.5 is getting closer every day. For me, this is a first: I am actually anticipating a television shows return, despite how Sci-Fi has handled it. I’ve never been so antsy about a show before and to me, this is a testament to the writing, situations, suspense and every other detail.

It’s been one heck of a ride and as it stands we have many questions. Primary ones are: Who is the last Cylon? Did they really find Earth? What’s this whole “It’s happened before” thing? Then we have a ton of little ones: What’s up with Tyrol’s child? What’s up with the Bob Dylan song? Where’s the Cylon home world? And many more little questions we probably don’t even know we have until they slap us in the face with the answers.

You’re probably incredibly confused right now with my lead-in image. Don’t worry, it will all make sense by the time you get to the end…

“Time Shifting” is when a viewer watches a television program after its original air time. It’s the proverbial thorn in the side of advertisers. If people are not exposed to the advertising planted in the commercial spots when a TV show is aired, the ads don’t work (because people skip them when watching the show later). Then the money that pays for TV series doesn’t come in, and our favorite shows get canceled.

In other words, right now - it’s a bad thing.

With the Winter slumber upon the networks, we have to wait until January of 2009 to see new episodes of our favorite shows and what not.  With Screen Rant connoisseurs in mind, I was wondering just what might be coming up out there that would be remotely interesting to us.

Mostly, shows already in progress.

Some are running out their initial series and drifting off into the ethers once again.  Others are plugging on.

There’s an occasional new show being inserted into the mix.  I probably missed a few here and there, but I like I said, I’m focused on what we might be watching.

(Paula Malcomson as Amanda Graystone and Eric Stoltz as Daniel Graystone)

Over the weekend, I had been pointed to a snippet on TV Guide.com that the Battlestar Galactica (AKA BSG) prequel, Caprica, was being delayed to air after the end of season 4.5, 5 or whatever the heck you want to call it. It also intimated that there was a possibility that it would air after BSG, -> if at all. <-

I tend to believe TV Guide… They’ve steered me in the right direction many times but I couldn’t find any collaboration for this information ANYWHERE. So I held my tongue for a bit.

That right there is the last thing we saw at the end of season 4.0. A wrecked planet we PRESUME to be Earth.

As things currently stand, some Cylons believe they are the children of humanity. That would make humans their parents. Other Cylons believe that parents have to die because it’s the only way children come into their own.

And that’s how we’re looking at the upcoming season of Battlestar Galactica 4.5.

Way back in April, I surmised that the final “Cylon” in Battlestar Galactica was all of humanity.  And you, our readers responded as one with many awesome theories.

In early June, I posted the tale of how the Sci-Fi Channel was splitting the 4th season in half.  In that post, I only posted 1/2 of a Viper image.  As you see, I’ve got the whole image here now to celebrate the airing of the rest of the paused season.  It will be whole.

This article has speculative premises that could be spoilers, and a definitive spoiler later on. Reader, beware!

Back in April 2008, I had thrown out my conjecture on who the last Cylon is in the upcoming final season of Battlestar Galactica on the Sci-Fi Channel. Screen Rant readers came through in droves and offered up many ideas and suggestions. I was humbled at your participation and it was awesome to see some of your ideas, and entertaining to see others. For instance, I’m going way out on a limb and saying Jack Black is not the last Cylon.

Yesterday word spread on the internets that the final (half) season of Battlestar Galactica might be delayed even longer than we thought. The word was that the series finale would not air until June 2009, meaning that the season would not begin until April - instead of January as was the expectation.

Well today comes word directly from the Sci Fi Channel (the station that airs Battlestar Galactica) the the show will NOT be delayed and WILL premiere this upcoming January 2009.

So no fear, BSG fans, you won’t have to wait almost a full year to see how it all ends.

Source: SciFiWire

No, no, no… I don’t mean Caprica, the prequel series.  I mean the Sci-Fi Channel has announced a new Battlestar Galactica (BSG) two-hour prequel movie. It is set to broadcast in 2009 after season 4.5 finishes off.  Of course the regular readers of Screen Rant won’t be surprised since we chatted about the BSG Movies In The Pipeline back in June!

First off, the moderator was filmmaker Kevin Smith.

The attendees for the panel for Battlestar Galactica included Jamie Bamber, Michael Trucco, Katee Sackhoff, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, creator Ron Moore and producer David Eick.  Tahmoh Penikett showed up about halfway through it.

There were a few things that blew the audience away.