Next 'Battlestar' season will be the series'
last
By Nellie Andreeva
June 1, 2007
The upcoming fourth season of Sci Fi Channel's "Battlestar
Galactica" will be its final one after all.
After months of speculation, the show's producers will make the
announcement at a press conference Friday.
Ending "Battlestar" with the upcoming 22-episode fourth season was
a creative decision made by the show's executive producers Ronald
Moore and David Eick.
"This show was always meant to have a beginning, a middle and
finally, an end," Eick and Moore said in a statement Thursday.
"Over the course of the last year, the story and the characters
have been moving strongly toward that end and we've decided to
listen to those internal voices and conclude the show on our own
terms. And while we know our fans will be saddened to know the end
is coming, they should brace themselves for a wild ride getting
there - we're going out with a bang."
The fourth and final season of "Galactica" will kick off in
November with "Razor," an extended two-hour episode, with the rest
of the season slated to run beginning in early 2008.
Sci Fi's executive vp original programming Mark Stern said the
channel's brass "respect the producers' decision to end the
series."
"We are proud to have been the home of this groundbreaking show,"
he said. "We have always known that Ron and David had a plan for
'Galactica' and trust that fans can look forward to a truly amazing
final season."
For months, Sci Fi had dispelled rumors about "Battlestar" ending
its run after the fourth season.
A couple of weeks ago, the show's star Edward James Olmos was
quoted saying that the upcoming batch of episodes were definitely
the last ones. (HR 5/14) Sci Fi issued a statement denying such a
decision had been made. "I promise you that when Ron and I make a
decision about 'Galactica's' future, we'll let you know," Eick said
at the time.
"Battlestar," which stars Olmos, Katee Sackhoff, Mary McDonnell and
Jamie Bamber, is produced by NBC Universal TV Studio.
(source:
Hollywood Reporter)
