By Eric Giordmaina | Image property of SciFi Channel
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica's success may have
come as a surprise to Ronald D. Moore. However, with the series receiving
a full-length second season, it gives the co-creator more room to explore
the show's many story arcs, according to Now
Playing Magazine. And with the continuous ratings battle against Stargate
SG-1 as SciFi Channel's most-watched TV series, a third season is more
than likely.
Battlestar Galactica
"We can't quite say that yet. One hopes," Moore said in an interview. "We're sort of looking into larger story arcs as to where the series is ultimately going, and we are talking about what season three would be. We've had preliminary discussions about conceptually what we want the third season to reflect and how we would approach it."
Meanwhile, Moore is in the process of taking key characters such as Starbuck and Captain Adama and developing them through their hardship and extreme circumstances.
"It was interesting taking somebody whose life was defined by that role -- that Starbuck is a fighter pilot -- and then to take that away from her and see what happens," said Moore, referring to Starbuck's injuries that left her off the pilot rotation for several episodes. "There was a definite decision, that we were going to live with our wounds, live with damage, that we were going to play the aftermath of what happens. You know, Adama was shot in the last episode of the first season and he wasn't back for a few episodes this year. And even when he is, he's a changed man. It has repercussions. He took a very heavy hit and it was touch and go. It changes who the man is. Not in the philosophical way, but in how he experiences life and how he will go through it. It shook him."
The summer finale signifies the halfway point for season two. In the episode titled "Pegasus," the Galactica crew encounters another Battlestar, this one commanded by Admiral Cain, who takes command of the entire fleet. The cliff-hanger ending will be left unresolved until January, when the second season will resume.
Battlestar Galactica aired its Summer finale on Friday, September
23, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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