Eick Blog: Final Read Through Battlestar Galactica Behind the Scenes|04:03| The cast and Ron have an emotional read through of the series finale.
Again, to keep the BSG withdrawal away for a bit longer, have a look at this incredibly comprehensive list from one of the best Battlestar Galactica sites on the web.
Huge thanks to GALACTICA SITREP!
Daybreak Part 2 was a huge ratings hit for the Sci-Fi Channel:
NBCU press release:
SCI-FI is #1 Cable NetworkSeries Finale is #1 Telecast for the Day Among Both Cable and Broadcast
Final Season Gains Double Digits vs. Season 3
New York, NY – March 23, 2009 – Battlestar Galactica wrapped a phenomenal series run on Friday evening with a finale episode that topped the competition on both cable and broadcast. As previously announced, Friday’s two-hour (9pm to 11pm) episode on SCI FI delivered a 1.7 household rating with 2.4 million total viewers watching live (1.5 million Adults 18-49 and 1.6 million Adults 25-54), becoming the most-watched episode of the series in over three years. In addition:Battlestar Galactica Finale Ratings Update
· Battlestar Galactica was the #1 entertainment program on television Friday night for adult male viewers, beating all non-sports telecasts on cable and broadcast for both Males 18-49 and Males 25-54, including new episodes of both Dollhouse and Sarah Connor Chronicles on FOX.
· In both the Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 demos, the Battlestar Galactica finale was the #1 cable telecast for the day, and SCI FI was the #1 cable network in 8-11 PM prime for both demos as well.
· For its full fourth season, Battlestar Galactica averaged a 1.8 Household rating, 1.6 million Adults 18-49, 1.7 million Adults 25-54 and 2.3 million total viewers. (Note that this does not include the final DVR playback data for the final 2 episodes, and in season 4.5 to-date the series has added over 700,000 viewers per episode from 7-day DVR playback.)
· Season 4 is up vs. season 3 by + 13% in Household ratings, +15% in Adults 18-49, +16% in Adults 25-54 and +14% in total viewers.
· This is the best full season performance for Battlestar Galactica in Adults 18-49, Adults 25-54 and total viewers since season 1.
In addition, fans flocked to SCIFI.COM on Friday to bid farewell to the series, resulting in a surge in Battlestar Galactica traffic versus the season 4.0 finale by +20% in page views, +45% in unique users and +20% in video streams. Battlestar Galactica was also the #1 section of SCIFI.com on 3/20/09 across all key metrics.
The BSG cast and crew watched the finale together at a screening
in North Hollywood Friday night. (Being at the screening doubled the
emotional power of the finale itself for me, because not only was it
moving to say goodbye to the characters on screen, but it was also an
amazing thing to watch the actors, writers, producers, crew, family and
friends, and all the guests there say goodbye to the show together. It
was really an honor to be there, and to see it with them.)
Zap2It has a poll that shows most fans enjoyed the finale. BuzzSugar's poll has similar numbers. Mark Verheiden makes a great observation about the different kinds of BSG fans, and how that effects reactions. Spike and Angel pretty much showcase the discussion on BSG's finale.
The Digital Bits and TV Shows on DVD have news on the release of season 4.5 and the complete series on DVD and Blu-ray.
Ron Moore was interviewed by Maureen Ryan, Alan Sepinwall, Sci-Fi Wire, Reuters, TV Guide, and Fan Cast.
After Ellen did a live chat with Jane Espenson. Michelle Kung talked to Edward James Olmos for The Wall St. Journal.
Slice of Sci-Fi offers their top ten episodes of BSG. Daily Record points to the Six Best Moments. The Washington Post has 10 Business Lessons from Battlestar Galactica.
Geek Tyrant has the history and an inside look at Battlestar Galactica. Geek Tyrant and io9 examine the original idea for the end of BSG that Ron Moore had in mind before the writer's strike, as Moore detailed in his podcast for Daybreak.
Compare and contrast 1978 BSG, and 2003 BSG.
Steampunk Cylons from Dvice.
Check out some awesome on-set photography from Maurice Woodworth on Flikr.
Ron Moore forum Q&A
Many things that you guys have been discussing here this week, were addressed in this Q&A Ron Moore did the other night on the SciFi.com BSG forum.
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