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Published on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 4:57am

GALACTICA!! SQUARE PEGS!! BURN NOTICE!! BUFFY!! ANGEL!! WILD WEST!! HercVault!!

I am – Hercules!!

“Battlestar Galactica” was and is my favorite series of 2007, and Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Third Season takes us all the way from Cylon-occupied New Caprica to the algae planet and the Eye of Jupiter to the boxing ring and Seelix’s stuggle, to Baltar’s trial and “All Along The Watchtower.”

The new set is packed silly with bonus features, 15 hours worth if we’re to believe the packaging. By far the most fascinating extra I’ve come across so far is the final deleted scene from the season finale. In it Lee Adama, fresh from the Baltar verdict and under attack by Cylon raiders, runs to his locker to retrieve his flight suit and finds (SPOILER-HIDING INVISOTEXT ON!) Dead Kara waiting for him there! She’s nowhere near a viper, but she spouts the same dialogue that closed out the third season!

The list o’ extras:

Deleted Scenes:

OCCUPATION
(2:11) With the help of a commode, Kara Thrace makes a stab at suicide.

PRECIPICE
(1:23) As Caprica Six listens in, president Gaius Baltar describes the ruthlessly logical nature of the Cylons to prisoner Laura Roslin.

EXODUS PART 2
(2:48) Bill Adama reveals, among other things, that he knows Kat’s real first name.
(2:32) Adama, newly shorn of his mustache, demotes his son to CAG.

COLLABORATORS
(3:13) Kara and husband Sam Anders have a conversation about Starbuck’s career plans.

TORN
(1:28) As Gaius looks on, the Cylons entrust Boomer with the care of Athena’s baby.

A MEASURE OF SALVATION
(1:49) D’Anna assures Caprica Six she has no designs on Gaius.
(6:05) Kara finds an effective way to torment Leoben, now dying a slow and painful death.
(2:41) Athena reacts silently as Adama announces to the pilots the plan to wipe out the Cylons with “biological weapons.”

HERO
(2:49) Bulldog and Husker discuss how Danny found the fleet.
(2:51) Baltar appraises Cylon operations as Six gives D’Anna her full lesbianic attention.

THE PASSAGE
(3:11) Helo, Apollo and Kat get ready for their new mission.
(2:59)Starbuck faces down Kat’s ex, then gets into a shoving match with Kat herself.

THE EYE OF JUPITER
(2:53) As Bill takes a shave, Laura brings him into the loop on the Hera situation.

RAPTURE
(1:23) As she endeavors to rescue Starbuck, Dualla has a heart-to-heart Mrs. Sam Anders.
(1:34) Laura tells Bill to make the call regarding a nuclear escalation.

TAKING A BREAK FROM ALL YOUR WORRIES
(3:52) Roslin learns Six calls herself “Caprica” and uses the word “airlock” as a verb. Six offers to be the chief witness at Baltar’s trial.

THE WOMAN KING
(2:06) Karl Agathon makes a confession to Bill Adama that could precipite a lot more than a black mark on Helo’s permanent record.

A DAY IN THE LIFE
(1:32) Gaeta and Dualla discuss the president’s frequent visits to the Galactica.

DIRTY HANDS
(1:16) Callie tries to initiate a little pillow talk regarding Baltar.
(1:10) Callie reminds her husband of his history as a labor organizer.

MAELSTROM
(2:36) Kara Thrace, sporting white panties, finds her efforts to paint over the Eye of Jupiter thwarted by a horny Leoben.
(2:12) A longer version of the scene in which Kara yells at Tyrol over her leaky viper.
(2:29) On the firing range, Kara indulges flashbacks aplenty.
(1:25) Starbuck and Apollo share some parting words.

THE SON ALSO RISES
(2:18) A suspicious Athena holds Callie at gunpoint.

CROSSROADS PART 1
(1:19) In an empty courtroom, Lee and Romo discuss whether or not Baltar is truly guilty.
(1:14) At a press conference, Roslin fields questions about her cancer relapse.

CROSSROADS PART 2
(1:22) Roslin’s aide talks relationships with her new fuck-buddy, Sam Anders.
(1:11) Roslin and Athen talk about the Cylons’ ability to project environments.
(:49) Lee Adama’s mind gets blown as he retrieves his flight suit.

David Eick’s Video Blogs:

TESTIMONIALS (2:46) Cast members react to how the show’s recent Peabody award has gone to Eick’s head.

WHO DIES? (2:50) The cast speculates on who dies near the end of the third season. A lot of them speculate that their characters are not important enough to kill off.

PROSTHETICS (3:29) We get to see skinny Jamie Bamber transformed into Fat Apollo. Learn that he repurposed Grace Park’s “pregnancy belly.”

LUCY AND DAVID (2:52) Eick and Lucy Lawless chat about what were once upcoming episodes.

INTRODUCING BULLDOG (3:42) Michael Lumbly’s dreadlocks imperil his casting in a key role.

CHARACTERS (3:06) The fellow who plays Gaeta says he’ll “frak a daggit” if he finally gets laid in season three.

AMAMA ON ADAMA (3:37) Edward James Olmos revels in the complexities of the show’s characters generally and his in particular.

EPISODE 6 READ-THROUGH (3:26) Learn that Ron Moore created a “mini-bible” that described Cylon society for the third season. Learn that Jamie Bamber proposed a plotline that would have seen the colonists solve their food shortage by eating Cylons.

ON THE ROAD (4:02) The production goes to a very dusty location to shoot the algae planet. See the cast complain of rattlesnakes.

STEVE McNUTT GETS A VIDEO BLOG (2:48) The show’s director of photography looks into gamma levels and the like.

THE SOLDIER’S CODE: LEAVE NO MAN BEHIND (3:46) The cast and producers discuss the algae-planet rescue of Kara Thrace.

TAKIN’ A BREAK FROM ALL YOUR WORRIES (3:31) Eick gives a tour of the new bar set, including the arcade version of pyramid.

ON THE ROAD PART 2 (3:48) Learn that “dust bullets” were utilized to simulate gun hits.

SOME GUY NAMED COLIN (3:41) Colin Mullen, ponytailed second camera assistant, shows us around the shoot that produced the flashbacks featuring Lee Adama’s mom.

BUILDING A BETTER SHOW (3:37) Aaron Douglas and Nicki Clyne cavort on wires in front of a green screen for the episode in which Galen and Callie are blown out an airlock.

KATEE’S SCRAPBOOK (3:17) Starbuck’s kiddie fingerpaintings of The Eye of Jupiter are lovingly created. Learn what Katee Sackhoff looked like as a pre-teen.

SHOOTING (3:27) Behind the scenes at Starbuck’s firing range scene. Learn that Sackhoff drew from “Raiders of the Lost Ark” for inspiration.

MR. EDDIE IF YOU PLEASE … (3:42) Edward James Olmos tells us how much he enjoys directing.

OCEANS IN THE DESERT (2:59) See what algae planet looked like before effects teams added the ocean. Learn that production assistants stood in the desert holding giant centurion cardboard-cutouts for scale.

DAVID WHO? (5:06) Cast members try to remember who the long-absent David Eick is. (Perhaps he was busy prepping “Bionic Woman” back in Los Angeles?) Hear James Callis’ impression of Edward James Olmos!

OUT OF CONTROL (3:00) Various production personnel, including extras named Chuck and Dave, give their takes on the shooting of the Baltar trial.

LAST EPISODE BLUES (3:22) Learn that Ron Moore actually went to the trouble to write a fake script to keep key plot points in the finale hidden from the cast. Jamie Bamber reveals that a giant alien eats Bill Adama.

Commentaries:

OCCUPATION. Series mastermind Ron Moore.

PRECIPICE. Ron Moore.

EXODUS PART 1. Ron Moore.

EXODUS PART 2. Ron Moore.

COLLABORATIONS. Ron Moore.

TORN. Ron Moore

A MEASURE OF SALVATION. Ron Moore.

HERO. Ron Moore.

HERO. Series producer David Eick.

THE PASSAGE. Ron Moore.

THE EYE OF JUPITER. Ron Moore.

RAPTURE. Ron Moore.

TAKING A BREAK FROM ALL YOUR WORRIES. Ron Moore.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Ron Moore, Grace Park (Athena) and Tahoh Penikett (Helo).

UNFINISHED BUSINESS EXTENDED CUT. Ron Moore and editor Michael O’Halloran.

THE WOMAN KING. Ron Moore.

A DAY IN THE LIFE. Ron Moore.

DIRTY HANDS. Ron Moore.

MAELSTROM. Ron Moore.

THE SON ALSO RISES. Ron Moore.

THE SON ALSO RISES. Writer Michael Angeli and actor Mark Sheppard (Romo Lampkin).

CROSSROADS PART 1. Ron Moore.

CROSSROADS PART 1. Mark Sheppard.

CROSSROADS PART 2. Ron Moore.

CROSSROADS PART 2. Mark Sheppard.

Other Extras:

“The Resistance Webisodes.” (26:24) The 10 scifi.com webisodes, set exactly halfway between seasons two and three and featuring the Tyrols, Cylon Model Five Aaron Doral and a two-eyed Saul Tigh, are collected.

A supersized version of boxing/New Caprica flashback episode “Unfinished Business” (1:10:53).

Just wanted to point out the price of The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Complete First Season hitting shelves today: 39 episodes for $5.49!! (Could be a mix-up! Order now before somebody notices and it goes up to $54.90 or something!)

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