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weblogs.variety.com - 1/21/2009
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Opinions fly at the Sundance Film Fest but
so did fists Wednesday morning when critic John Anderson,...
who was covering the 8:30 screening of the agit-prop political doc DIRT for Variety at the Holiday CInemas, told producer's rep Jeff "The Dude" Dowd ...
Sundance Watch: John Anderson Pounds Jeff Dowd
variety.com - 1/23/2009
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Producer takes on 9-year-old's advice guide Twentieth Century
Fox will rely on Shawn Levy to figure out...
"How to Talk to Girls." Last month the studio bought rights to the advice guide written by 9-year-old Alec Greven ( Daily Variety , Dec. 9), and ...
Levy leads Fox's 'Girls' - Entertainment News, Film ...
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The View of the Apocalypse
GALACTICA SITREP —
... clip shown on The View: Herc of Ain't It Cool News gives "Sometimes A Great Notion" 5 stars, and does so without spoiling the episode, but does provide some interesting teases. Mark A. Perigard of the Boston Herald walks the same line, praising and teasing the episode, without ruining it for us all. Variety has a slew of BSG articles today, including reflections from director of Sometimes A Great Notion, Michael Nankin, and co-writer of the episode, David Weddle. ...
Staffing Caprica
GALACTICA SITREP —
Bear McCreary in studio at a “Caprica” scoring session this week! From various sources right now, we can confirm that BSG crewmembers Richard Hudolin, Gary Hutzel, and Bear McCreary have joined the crew of the CAPRICA series to do, respectively, the production design, the ...
'Battlestar Galactica's' Ron Moore addresses the shocking developments of 'Sometimes a Great Notion'
The Watcher —
This post contains extensive interviews and information about “Sometimes a Great Notion,” the Jan. 16 episode of Sci Fi's "Battlestar Galactica." Below, “Battlestar Galactica” executive producer Ronald D. Moore talks in detail about several big developments in the episode. I'd recommend watching the episode before reading the full text of the post. Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, who wrote the episode, penned essays about how they arrived at “Notion’s” title, the influence of a Ken Kesey novel on the episode, how they came up with its story lines -- including the "swimming fox" story -- and also ...
Apparently It's News That People Watch Battlestar Galactica [Battlestar Galactica]
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... 20 hours of the new series. "I think there was a barrier to entry for some viewers (for 'Galactica'), since it had the backdrop of space and spaceships." Moore concurs, saying "We had viewers say that if they were able to trick their wives or girlfriends into watching 'Galactica,' they loved it." But with the name "Battlestar Galactica" "screaming science fiction," he adds, "there was just such a high hurdle to get female viewers to even try it." Battlestar Galactica Farewell [Variety]
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"Battlestar Galactica": Chatting with Ron Moore
Cynthia Littleton On The Air —
The stellar Variety features section put together a bunch of feature stories commemorating "Battlestar Galactica" as it kicked off its final season last week. Read them all here . Battlestar Also, for a bonus, our friend Mo Ryan of the Chicago Tribune talked to show creator Ron Moore about everything "Battlestar," as well as David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, who wrote the first episode, "Sometimes a Great Notion." She also chatted with Michael Nankin, who directed it. Check out Mo's revelatory conversation here . — Stuart Levine
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It’s finally here, the final episodes of Battlestar Galactica. Tonight at 10pm on the Sci Fi Channel, Battlestar Galactica comes back with the first of its final 10 episodes. “Sometimes a Great Notion” picks up where the show left ...
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