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'Blood & Chrome' News; Upcoming new Syfy Series
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Topic Started: Jan 28 2011, 07:53 AM (1,453 Views)
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Jan 28 2011, 07:53 AM
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Brit Actor Takes On Adama In 'Blood & Chrome' Luke Pasqualino wins role over fan favorite Nico Cortez
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Trying to find a nationality for William Adama is hard.
Yes, we know he's Caprican with some Tauron ancestry, but the once Latino actor is now being played by a ... Sicilian?
Luke Pasqualino has been tapped by Syfy as the star of its new backdoor pilot, "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome." He will play a young William Adama, a young fighter pilot who will later lead a ragtag fleet to Earth.
The move was a surprise to some, but not to all. Rumors had circulated the past couple weeks that Nico Cortez, the actor who played Adama in a similar time period in "Battlestar Galactica: Razor," had been passed over for the role. As early as Monday, Airlock Alpha's Twitter feed suggested that Cortez was not going to get the role.
There had been some speculation Syfy would go with a more experienced and well-known actor to lead the series, a la Edward James Olmos in the parent series, and Eric Stoltz in the prequel spinoff "Caprica."
Yet, many people have likely never heard of Pasqualino until recently, when MTV said it was worried some of the scenes in its British import "Skins" could be considered by some as child exploitation. Pasqualino was a star of the original series MTV adapted. Before that, he made his screen debut less than three years ago in the British family production "Stingers Rule!"
He lated appeared in the British series "Casualty" and "Miranda" before landing on "Skins."
Joining Pasqualino is Ben Cotton, who will play Adama's sidekick Coker, one of the original commanders of the Galactica. Cotton most recently appeared in The CW series "Hellcats." He does have some genre credits, however, including "Riese," "Harper's Island," "Kyle XY," and as the "terrified man" in "Battlestar Galactica: Razor."
Cotton also played Dr. Kavanagh in six episodes of "Stargate: Atlantis," and even played Atreus in two episodes of "Caprica."
Filming is expected to begin next month in Vancouver, utilizing virtual sets and location shoots.
The pilot could air as early as fall, with a potential series pickup available for 2012.
The story for "Blood & Chrome" is from Michael Taylor, David Eick, Bradley Thompson and David Weddle -- all veterans of "Battlestar Galactica." Taylor originally adapted the story into a 10-part Web series, that is now being translated into a telemovie.
The series is set 10 years into the first Cylon War, some 30 years following "Caprica."
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Jan 28 2011, 07:56 AM
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 Luke Pasqualino to be young William Adama
 Ben Cotton as Coker
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Feb 13 2011, 10:51 AM
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Filming begins on Battlestar: Blood & Chrome (Frak, yes!)
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 We're one step closer to finding out how the world of Battlestar Galactica was born—filming has begun in Vancouver on Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, the two-hour pilot that will focus on the adventures of a young William Adama during the 10th year of the first Cylon war. Check out Syfy's official press release, which includes a new synopsis: SYFY'S BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME LAUNCHES 2-Hour Pilot Chronicles Young William Adama's Adventures in First Cylon War Lili Bordan Joins Luke Pasqualino and Ben Cotton in the Cast NEW YORK - February 10, 2011 - Production has begun in Vancouver on Syfy's highly anticipated 2-hour pilot, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, the all-new chapter in the Battlestar Galactica saga. Universal Cable Productions will produce the event with Syfy utilizing cutting edge CGI and virtual technology. Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome takes place in the 10th year of the first Cylon war. As the battle between humans and their creation, the sentient robotic Cylons, rages across the 12 colonial worlds, a young, talented fighter pilot, William Adama (Luke Pasqualino), finds himself assigned to one of the most powerful Battlestars in the Colonial fleet: the Galactica. Full of ambition and in pursuit of the intense action that the Cylon war promises, Adama quickly find himself at odds with Coker (Ben Cotton), the battle-weary officer to whom he reports. With 47 days left in his tour of duty, Coker desires an end to battle just as much as Adama craves the start of it. Though they clash at first, the two men forge an unlikely bond when a routine mission turns dangerous and becomes a pivotal one for the desperate fleet. Joining Pasqualino and Cotton in the cast is Lili Bordan, who will play Dr. Beka Kelly, a Ph.D. who worked for Graystone Industries that created the Cylon robots. Currently assigned to a secret military mission, Beka and Adama quickly establish a rapport. From the award-winning producers of Battlestar Galactica, this new action-packed chapter of the BSG canon was written by Michael Taylor form a story by David Eick, Taylor and Bradley Thompson & David Weddle and directed by Jonas Pate. David Eick, Jonas Pate and Michael Taylor will serve as executive producers.
I believe that picture is concept art released not too long ago.
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Aug 1 2011, 04:29 PM
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I just remembered this thread. Thought I would bump it up and movie it to our BSG forum.
From the BSG Wiki...
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Blood and Chrome is a television pilot (in production as of February, 2011) that follows the exploits of a young William Adama during the First Cylon War.
Blood and Chrome is a sequel to Caprica and a prequel to the Re-imagined Series.[1]
According to the initial announcement[2] from Syfy Channel's executive vice president of programming Mark Stern and Blood and Chrome's co-producer Michael Taylor, the feature has been greenlit.[1]
The plan is for the series to have a two-hour backdoor pilot. [1] The pilot's director is Jonas Pate.[3]
Depending on the success of this pilot, it may lead to a television series.
As of February 10, 2011, production had begun on the pilot.[4] Principal photography wrapped at the end of February, and the pilot is currently in extensive post-production.
The pilot is slated to air in late 2011, or early 2012.
According to the IMDb, the Pilot is set to air in October.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1704292/
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Aug 1 2011, 06:03 PM
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YAY!
24, if I were you, I'd rent the episodes you havent seen yet in September because you might get some unintended spoilers in Blood and Chrome.
Edited by Frimp, Aug 1 2011, 06:04 PM.
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Aug 1 2011, 06:23 PM
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YAY!
24, if I were you, I'd rent the episodes you havent seen yet in September because you might get some unintended spoilers in Blood and Chrome. Nahhh, I'll take my chances. If BBC-A continues to air two episode a week, I will have 7 more months of BSG entertainment to look forward to. 
...and I would be surprised if B&C actually aired in October. I bet it gets pushed to the beginning of 2012.
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Aug 29 2011, 05:51 PM
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For 'Blood & Chrome,' BSG Might Be DOA On Syfy Despite previous announcements, new series not exactly a sure-thing for television
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The one consolation Battlestar Galactica fans had following the cancellation of the prequel "Caprica" was that an originally proposed Web series was going to come to television instead.
But now there's a possibility it's heading right back to the Web.
AOL TV is reporting that "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome" may not end up on the boob tube anytime soon. Or even at all. Syfy president of original programming Mark Stern hinted during San Diego Comic-Con last month that no decision had been made on the ultimate fate of "Blood & Chrome," and there's a good chance it could be shown through the same medium you're reading this story.
Filming on the pilot is complete, but a good portion of the special effects are not, Stern told the site last month. Because of that, there is no immediate plans to give the show an air date, and if it does come to television, it almost definitely won't be in 2011.
The idea could be to try out "Blood & Chrome" as a backdoor pilot, similar to what Syfy did with "Battlestar Galactica" back in 2003. However, the difference here is that "Battlestar" was a four-hour miniseries, while "Blood & Chrome" will simply be a two-hour movie.
And while "Battlestar" had to face tough comparisons with the classic 1978 series, "Blood & Chrome" not only would have to live up to the hype that follows "Battlestar," but also pick up the pieces of the franchise broken when Syfy unceremoniously pulled the plug on the reincarnation bath of "Caprica." Syfy not only cancelled that show, but inexplicably pulled the remaining five episodes off the schedule and released them on DVD before showing them in a marathon.
Airlock Alpha has reached out to Stern for comment on the story, but he has yet to respond.
"Blood & Chrome" takes place, timeline wise, between "Caprica" and "Battlestar Galactica." Taking place a short time before flashback scenes used in the telemovie "Razor" with a young William Adama first coming aboard the Battlestar Galactica during the first Cylon War. It was written by "Battlestar" alum Michael Taylor.
The series will have some twists and turns, if the pilot script is of any clue, and will feature never-before-seen versions of the Cylons, all meant to lead into the Peabody-winning series that helped put Syfy on the creative map.
The "Blood & Chrome" pilot stars Luke Pasqualino as William Adama, Ben Cotton as Coker Fasjovik, Lili Bordan as Dr. Becca Kelly, and Brian Markinson as Silas Nash.
Syfy has made no official announcements about the fate of "Blood & Chrome," so any speculation of its fate should be treated as any rumor would.
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Aug 29 2011, 06:26 PM
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In other words, since Caprica failed they are not sure there is enough of an audience to warrant a B&C series commitment.
The thing they should realize is that Caprica failed for a reason. And that is that in many ways it did not entirely make sense with the reboot as it was, for one. For another reason, its pacing was probably way too slow and convoluted. It did not seem to be going anywhere fast enough to hold audience interest. And, lastly, it all seemed to be ground based on Caprica.
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Jan 8 2012, 08:51 AM
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'Blood & Chrome' May Not Premiere Until 2013 Post-production time could turn 'Battlestar' series into 'Falling Skies'
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No one has heard so much as a peep from Syfy on the shot pilot for the "Battlestar Galactica" spinoff series "Blood & Chrome," but a decision on when fans will get a chance to see the episode is coming soon.
But even if Syfy does pick the show up for series, don't expect a premiere until at least 2013.
"What I love about ['Blood & Chrome'] is we're applying this idea of virtual sets on a whole new level," Syfy original programming president Mark Stern recently told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "We took photos and digitized all of the 'Battlestar Galactica' sets before we struck them. So when you see two actors walking down a hallway, they're [really] walking down a green hallway. And then we put photo-real shots of hallways and CIC and all the sets we had behind them."
Although the process seems similar to the pioneering efforts of another Syfy show, "Sanctuary," it seems "Blood & Chrome" is requiring much more work in post-production. For instance, even though the pilot for B&C was filmed months ago, Syfy executives only got to see a first cut of the pilot in November, Stern said.
"We're trying to figure out the economics right now," he said. "I love it, but we're trying to put various things together to see how we're going to get it made. My hope is we get it figured out."
"Blood & Chrome" takes place before the "Battlestar Galactica" series but after the BSG prequel series "Caprica," which lasted just a single season. "Caprica" did utilize a lot more CGI background work, but not until late in the series.
The new show, which features a young William Adama on a sleek new Battlestar Galactica, was a tricky prospect because the sets for BSG are long gone (that show ended in 2009). But knowing there could be potential franchise built around the first reimagined series, production crews took extensive photos of the sets so that they could be used in backgrounds in future projects.
B&C was originally produced as a Web-based miniseries, but last year was graduated to full-fledged pilot just before "Caprica" was cancelled by Syfy. Although the Battlestar telemovie "Razor" featured flashbacks of a young Adama first aboard the Galactica at the end of the first Cylon War, this series will take place well before that. It stars Luke Pasqualino as Adama, replacing Nico Cortez who portrayed Adama from that time period in "Razor."
Because of how quiet Syfy has been about B&C, many believed the project to be dead. In fact, reports surfaced late last year that the Battlestar spinoff would actually return to being a Web series again. And that is still possible -- according to Stern, no decision has been made on the fate of the pilot, let alone a series.
"Now that we're back from the holidays, I'm just waiting to get some foreign [financial] numbers in because we're both the studio and network on this," Stern said. "I'm hoping to make a decision [on a series order] in the next month or so."
The "Blood & Chrome" pilot was written by Michael Taylor and directed by Jonas Pate. Taylor -- a prolific writer of "Battlestar Galactica," "The Dead Zone" and both "Star Trek: Voyager" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" -- has worked on a series with heavy virtual sets before. He was an executive producer and teleplay writer for the Fox broken pilot "Virtuality" in 2009, allowing him to work with BSG's Ronald D. Moore once again.
Moore does not appear to be a part of "Blood & Chrome," but his producing partner David Eick is.
They keep pushing this back. Also, the fact that Moore is not involved continues to make me believe that it won't be anywhere near as good as BSG.... but I'll give it a chance if it finally does air.
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Mar 3 2012, 08:15 PM
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I just read that Bear mcCreary has finished scoring the music for the Pilot and that they are continuing to prep for a release.
Hopefully the release will come this year. Sooner rather than later.
Syfy Preps 'Blood & Chrome' For Release Bear McCreary announces the music is now complete for struggling spinoff pilot
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They really need to hit all the marks on this one. With the ambiguity and the delays it has really frustrated the fan base.
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They really need to hit all the marks on this one. With the ambiguity and the delays it has really frustrated the fan base. That they do. I am praying it has a totally different feel than "Caprica" and a little more like "BSG".
I'm glad Bear McCreary is involved with this new series too. I loved his work on BSG.
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Not good news my friends. Looks like Syfy has decided not to pick up this series for TV. Most likely we'll see a TV movie and off to the Web it goes. If it hits big though, I wouldn't put it past Syfy to move it back to TV for production. Sanctuary started out as Webisodes and eventually got picked up for TV. So here's hoping it hits big enough for the execs to change their mind.
Syfy Officially Fraks 'Blood & Chrome' Out Of Series Pickup
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Deadline.com is reporting that Syfy is moving "Blood & Chrome" back to its original home, online, in hopes that a scaled-down version of the show would be far more economical for the cable channel.
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"Blood & Chrome" could air as Syfy's December movie event, similar to what "Battlestar Galactica" did in 2003. A move to the Web as a regular series, if that does indeed happen, likely wouldn't take place until mid-2013 at the earliest.
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I was looking forward to this new show, it's a shame they have made a mess of it.
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Mar 26 2012, 07:00 PM
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I'll try to catch it on the web, but I would probably be more interested if there was a proper production on TV.
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As 24 noted, Sanctuary started out as a web series. Hopefully, this does well enough to tell Syfy that there is interest in it that warrants moving it to television. After the debacles that were Caprica and Stargate: Universe I get the hesitancy.
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Richard Hatch: 'Blood & Chrome' Is Still Alive Syfy just needs to find a place for it
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"What I've heard from sources is that 'Blood & Chrome' is [a] very epic, groundbreaking series," Hatch said. "They are still trying to determine where to place it. They have made no decision, it's not over. It's still in the pipeline."
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So there still might be a chance for this.
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Jan 30 2013, 10:47 AM
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Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome gets air date
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Syfy has finally settled on an air date for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome: February 10th, at 9/8c. Blood & Chrome is the Cylon War prequel to their hit series, which started as a web series, then considered for a full blown series, then back to a web series (and denied it was meant to be on TV) – and likely a lame-duck series at that. But who knows…if the ratings are really good – plus sales of the Blu-ray and DVD on the 19th, maybe they just might consider at least doing more webisodes.
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I plan on giving it a look.
I was very disappointed with "Caprica" for various reasons and had hoped that B&C would get a better shake than it has.
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