If you’re a fan of Battlestar Galactica it would be hard to forget Richard Hatch. He starred in Glen Larson’s 1978 version of BSG as Captain Apollo and surprised many with his appearance in Ron Moore’s reimagined Battlestar Galactica as Tom Zarek, an antagonist to the new Apollo. He’s also well known for supporting the series and has pushed for a big screen adaptation of Battlestar Galactica entitled “Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming.”
At San Diego Comic Con, Richard Hatch attended the “Battlestar – So Say We All” panel and gave his thoughts about why the reimagined Battlestar Galactica ended after only 4 seasons and Caprica was prematurely cancelled after just one. Airlock Alpha captured his thoughts on video:
For more information about Richard Hatch and to see his dedication to the worlds of Battlestar Galatica, you may want to check out his website, battlestargalactica.com.
Please sign the Caprica for Season 2 petition to show Syfy and all other networks that television is changing, and audiences need to be measured in new, more accurate ways. With over 10,000 signers and climbing, this small sample of participants represents the millions who want to see the origins of the cylons and the war of the 12 colonies but have been denied that chance. With Blood & Chrome’s release date still to be announced and uncertainty over whether or not it will become a series, the BSG fandom needs to band together. We must alert the studios that supporters are everywhere and we demand to have this story continue.
5 comments
B says:
August 28, 2011 at 2:01 pm (UTC -5)
No outrage over Syfy possibly demoting Blood & Chrome to a web series?
Larry says:
October 23, 2011 at 2:30 am (UTC -5)
My thoughts are very simple. SyFy has shown over and over again that they have serious problems with follow through on many projects and that they kill viable content for new projects. How long did The Flash take to cancel and what was cancelled to create room/budget for “The Flash”?
It seems to me that what SyFy needs is a leader that can actually lead, stop in fighting and concentrate its resources on actually promoting the content that they have invested in instead of abandoning it.
The commercials for Caprica were almost exclusively on SyFy. There were no radio ads or other promotions that ever caught my attention – except while I watched BSG. To be honest, I just watched Caprica because of how horribly BSG ended. WAY TOO many holes in that nose dive of a finale.
If you took the time to read my rant, thanks.
Ari says:
November 28, 2011 at 12:39 am (UTC -5)
I think SyFy was the wrong network for something like Caprica. It is not just “Sci-fi” but a human drama. It should have been on NBC like Heros was.
ReShawna Terrell says:
May 19, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC -5)
I gave up television just after Challenger blew up!
However–the library and Blockbuster allow me to see that I missed a great series with Caprica.
It is kinda like the current times in the world now… (Hello!)
Jay Raskin says:
November 4, 2012 at 11:35 pm (UTC -5)
I did not see the Battlestar Galactica series, but Caprica is blowing me away (I’m up to episode 13). I guess I’ll have to see the Battlestar Galactica series after this.
I cannot believe that the network did not go for a second season. This is great stuff.