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ComicCon’s Entire Hour-Long GALACTICA Panel Is Online Too!

Kevin Smith? by zacdilone	Jul 29th, 2008 02:02:26 AM
Asshole
Do they reveal anything in this panel? by Prof. Pop-Cult	Jul 29th, 2008 02:09:47 AM
I don't want to waste my time watching it if they just tease and try to be coy. I can go to bars to get that kind of crap from the hot chicks. Not wasting my time on this just for a TV show. Either air the episodes or STFU.
smith did more panels this year than ever before by bacci40	Jul 29th, 2008 03:25:32 AM
dude must be shittin bricks worried that zack and miri will be an absolute bust....usually he comes in, does his one "suck up to kevin smith and get a reach around" panel, and one appearance on the floor, and takes off to arby's for the rest of the weekend
and did anyone watch eureka? by bacci40	Jul 29th, 2008 03:26:48 AM
wonder how the first epi was....also wonder why scifi didnt send a eureka contingent down to the con
"if the writer's strike continued" by newc0253	Jul 29th, 2008 03:51:53 AM
and they left that as the series finale, i'm pretty sure someone would have been torn limb from limb...
bacci40 - Eureka by Sebilrazen	Jul 29th, 2008 05:46:17 AM
I don't think that airs until tonight. I agree though, it's odd that they don't represent a popular geek show at the con. I think Sci-fi is ran by the "Special Ed" caliber folks of Universal.
Steve Trucco rocks! by Razorback	Jul 29th, 2008 06:17:14 AM
That was really the funniest line of the show. :) Trucco is cool.
Prof. Pop-Cult by Razorback	Jul 29th, 2008 06:19:51 AM
Hot chicks are overrated. The panel reveals a little bit but is still worth watching.
Oh ya thanks for cutting out the clip sci fi... by pax256	Jul 29th, 2008 06:47:29 AM
Right at the end they skip it... friggin tits.
Its just frakkin icing on the cake... by pax256	Jul 29th, 2008 06:51:46 AM
Everyone knows sci fi axed a full 5th season out of this show... We are 20 eps cut out of the best series since xfiles imo... Godsdamnit...
cool that scifi made this available by palewook	Jul 29th, 2008 07:10:10 AM
which beats fuzzy crappy cam clips on youtube
NO CAPRICA PLEASE by HewligansHaircut	Jul 29th, 2008 07:36:56 AM
Is it just me, or are some series best laid to rest? Do we need Caprica? Just finish off Galactica, let me buy the entire Box Set and leave it... NO TO CAPRICA - the rant starts here!
Eureka is a fun show. by Diagnostic	Jul 29th, 2008 08:26:47 AM
Sci-fi should cancel it.
Still no excuse by Kromag	Jul 29th, 2008 08:27:15 AM
for the 10-10 splitting of the last 20 episodes. Sci-Fi makes it so easy to hate the people who run that channel.
Someone summarize that thing, please. by Squashua	Jul 29th, 2008 09:14:35 AM
I don't want to sit through it.
Squashua - summary by palewook	Jul 29th, 2008 09:18:36 AM
Kevin Smith makes 10-20 geek jokes from I'm fat to Pew-Pew. helfer sort of gives away the ending if you listen to what she says. baltar gets to bang more. sackhoff looks good with hair and in a dress. and ron moore looks bored for 56 mins.
damn by skiprat1	Jul 29th, 2008 09:56:06 AM
Starbuck looks good here. Really good. I know she has a name but I can't remember it. Helfer also looks good obviously, but I'm not used to seeing Starbuck all dolled up. You're welcome for the infprmative post.
Does anyone ask hard questions at these things? by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 09:59:20 AM
I haven't watched this yet (at work, no video), but it seems to me that these panels are all about the "fans" kissing these people's asses. Does anyone ask these people hard (or even remotely challenging) questions at these panels? Like "How come we have to wait a whole year for the second half of the series? Don't you think that there will be a certain amount of fan dropoff because of that?" That's a pretty good one to start with. And no falling back on "the writer's strike" excuse because we all knew that was Sci-Fi's plan a year ago. If I were there I'd ask 3 question (at least) on 3 panels, the first would be the above one. The second would be to Sam Raimi: "Why on God's green earth did Spider-Man 3 suck so bad?" And the third would be to Lion's Gate vis a vie The Punisher: "Neu-Metal? Really? You are aware that this isn't 1998 anymore, right?" There's a whole bunch more, but it would be nice if these panels weren't the chocolate starfish smooch-a-thons that they seem to be. Just because I get to watch a couple of minutes of sneak-a-peak footage of a movie doesn't mean that these people get to catch a break if they're not doing right by the fans, does it?
Um, it's not the ENTIRE panel... by Karl Hungus	Jul 29th, 2008 10:23:14 AM
As has been pointed out by others, the clips have been removed. THAT's what people want to see. Still, a fun panel with some "read between the lines" secrets lightly addressed. We learn that Six and Baltar get involved in a shoot-out at the end and that Baltar finds some kind of redemption and Starbuck finds peace. And yeah, Sackhoff looked very hot and girly on the panel. Nice change of pace.
Hi, I'm Kevin Smith... by King-Seesars-Ghost	Jul 29th, 2008 10:54:00 AM
...and it's ALL about me. Enjoy my Hollywood-slack patter/cadence. Thrill to my tired self-deprecations. Delight to my unending mentions of my wife/sex life/genitals. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Who invited the fat man? by PRESIDENT BALTAR	Jul 29th, 2008 11:46:16 AM
WTF does Kevin Smith have to do with BSG? Maybe he thinks it stands for "Battlestar Gigli"
or maybe.... by PRESIDENT BALTAR	Jul 29th, 2008 11:47:15 AM
.....they told him there would be punch and pie.
OBSD by djtelesca	Jul 29th, 2008 12:01:30 PM
Maybe the reason they didn't ask the "hard questions" is, I dunno, because it wasn't Hardball, it was ComicCon, and these folks didn't have to show up. It's meant to be a chance for fans to see the stars / creators, etc., not a chance to beat up on folks.
what a waste of time by FrodoFraggins	Jul 29th, 2008 12:09:50 PM
If they aren't gonna throw us some bones why the fuck should I watch. I don't give a fuck what each actor thinks is the best scene of the series.
djtelesca... by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 12:16:07 PM
But isn't that the problem with Fanboy journalism? (should those two words even be put together? I'm not sure. But isn't that what this site does?) Everbody's either so stunned that they even get to ask a question to these famous people that they can't say anything ecxept for "You rock, dude!" or they're so afraid that they won't be asked to one of these things again that they shoot softball questions. I'm not saying that if you had an interview with Lucas, you should scream "You raped my childhood!" What's that going to prove, except for that the interviewer is a douche. But one can ask questions that make the subject think about the product that they're making and come up with a reasonable defense for it. Quint had the head of Disney and couldn't get the balls to ask him "Look at these original Bolt designs and now look at the CGI version. Now honestly , do you really think the CGI looks better?"
"Hard" Questions by TheEleventhDoctor	Jul 29th, 2008 12:24:50 PM
Call me crazy, but maybe the ComicCon attendees are intelligent enough to realize that the actors and producers don't have a say in how a network schedules their show, so there is no point in being a douche about the subject.
being a douche on the subject... by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 12:34:52 PM
So somebody couldn't ask something like "I know you have nothing to do with this, but have the honchos at Sci-fi ever explain their reasoning behind splitting the last season over two years and could you explain that reason to us?" First, do you really think that sounds like a douchebag question? Because I think it sounds like a pretty reasonable question. Second, do you think the people in that hall wouldn't erupt with applause if that question was asked? And if not, why not?
And also, by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 12:38:20 PM
I re-read my original post, and I think the question about fan drop-off due to frusturation is also a reasonable question. Did Sci-fi figure that into the equation?
Gridbug... by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 12:47:50 PM
That goes without saying.
Katee could get my sack off by Klytus_I.m_Bored	Jul 29th, 2008 12:51:51 PM
Has that been used yet?
Starbuck is so fraking hot by esteele1013	Jul 29th, 2008 12:55:49 PM
That is the sexiest I have ever seen Katee Sackhoff. Thank gods there were no buttons on that top (I think)!
Seriously ... if that had been the last episode by Itchy	Jul 29th, 2008 01:08:28 PM
I'd have driven to the home of each person involved with BSG and kick them square in the crotch.
"Reasongable" Questions by TheEleventhDoctor	Jul 29th, 2008 01:19:29 PM
No, I don't believe those are reasonable questions. Fans shouldn't put creators of their favorite shows into a position where they may have to make a public statement that could be detrimental to them. You know full well that you're not going to get a straight answer to a question like that, you're going to get some diplomatic bullshit answer, so why waste the time going there in the first place?
"Reasonable" even by TheEleventhDoctor	Jul 29th, 2008 01:20:19 PM
Damn lack of edit feature.
"why wase time"? by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 01:27:47 PM
For all of the reasons you just stated. Because it will force them to give an answer, no matter how diplomatic. Because, somebody from the network is watching and maybe, just maybe, they will actually listen to what the fans have to say. Because everybody working on that show is beholden to the studio, but the studio is ultimately beholden to the fans, and maybe they'll realize that. And finally, because somebody has to.
And also... by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 01:35:54 PM
What's unreasonable about wanting somebody to explain a studio's motives? Not just about BSG, but about the neu-metal in Punisher or any creative decision that's purely motivated by thoughtless greed? We know it's thoughtless greed, they know it's thoughtless greed, so what's the harm in them telling us it's thoughtless greed? What, is it going to tear open the illusion that the studios are all about creating and nurturing artists and giving them free reign for their vision? Everybody knows that's not true, so why not just admit it? If BSG fans have stuck around this long, they'll stick around for "yeah, we just wanted to charge you double for the DVD of the last season of our show., Sorry." I'd invite some honesty like that at this point.
Also, also... by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 01:44:26 PM
Some guy asking pointed questions will inspire others to do the same and within a few years, Comicon would become a very different place. The studios would end up leaving and starting their own thing that was more "friendly". Or maybe, just maybe when a studio showd some footage of a movie that was crap, and the audience was hanest and said "hey, this is crap." Maybe that would give the studio pause and say "let's re-thi nk this". But it'll never happen like that. I'd bet all my money on the studios just abandoning Comic Con if that were to happen than face their own faults.
i think Dee is the Final Cylon. by Boomers_Lips	Jul 29th, 2008 02:08:05 PM
it makes sense.
Exactly, OBSD by TheEleventhDoctor	Jul 29th, 2008 02:24:53 PM
Too many uncomfortable questions puts an end to fan interaction. There are plenty of series that manage just fine, for years, without conventions and fan festivals. Understand this: Creators invent the product. Studios pay to produce the product. Fans consume the product. The end. Studios don't care why we consume the product, they just care that we do. We can Monday morning quarterback all day long and we can make the creators feel bad for choices that aren't theirs in first place, but to what end? Fan pressure? What a crock. The show is in its final season, by the choice of its creators. It's not like we would have any affect on what remains of the final season at this stage anyway. Sit back and enjoy the ride or shut the fuck and move on. Those are the only real options you've got left.
Interaction?! by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 02:39:54 PM
An hour of "You rock, dude!" is not interaction, it's a fucking circle-jerk. And that's my whole fucking point. Do you people really want to pay hundreds of dollard to go jerk off the studios? If you're going to pay the money, why not use it to push their (considerible) weight around? This is all almost free publicity for the studios if we do nothing, but if people actually fucking said something at these things, maybe we could change something. As it stands, the panels at Comic Con are just places where you spend hundreds of dollars to pretend you're the host of The Chris Farley Show. "Remember the time you were on the clip of that show we just saw? That was awesome."
I'm not just talking about BSG either. by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 02:45:15 PM
You keep trying to tie it back to specific things in BSG, but I'm talking about all of the Panels. The whole thing seems like one big circle jerk to me.
Dammit by IronSpidey	Jul 29th, 2008 02:49:12 PM
Katee Sackhoff makes me think pathetic obsessive fanboy thoughts. I don't like my practical mind being manipulated like that.
they shoulda made the final episode with the entire script by bacci40	Jul 29th, 2008 02:53:35 PM
just having the word fracking...an hour of fracking...and the best line from last season still is...i dont want to fight...frack me...frackin funny
You Don't Get It, OBSD by TheEleventhDoctor	Jul 29th, 2008 03:16:43 PM
ComicCon is a promotional stop, nothing more. The creators get the chance to smile at the fans, humor them for an hour and go on with their lives. Guess what happens if you come at them like fucking Woodwards and Bernstein. They stop coming. The TV show or movie will still do just fine with or without ComicCon. All you would do is look like a prick to others in attendance who DO get that their approval is fucking meaningless to the evil dark lords of the studio, without whom the existence of said project wouldn't be possible in the first place and earn you their derision in the meantime. People who go to conventions understand that making things difficult for guests, who really didn't need to take time out of their lives for the bullshit in the first place, only means one thing: They won't see the guest come back next year. I've been a guest of conventions before. Hell, I was a panelist with Harry himself ten years ago or so. I know how this shit works, and you are barking up the wrong fucking tree.
Remember that time you were on a panel with Harry? by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 03:24:27 PM
That was awesome.
Seriously dude, by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 03:33:52 PM
You sound like one of those guys a hundred years ago "you can't create a flying machine because nobody has ever created a flying machine." Wha...huh? Just because nobody has ever had the balls to ask a question that didn't start with "why are you so awesome?" Doesn't mean that nobody should try. Why the fuck not? Upset the applecart. Who gives a shit? Oooh, I'm a-scared that Sony won't have a panel next year if I asked a real question. Really? So let me get this straight. The whole reason you jerk off the studios is so they won't be mad so you can jerk them off next year and they won't be mad so you can jerk them off the next year... and on and on into infinity? Sounds boring, dude. Why the fuck not ask a pointed or hard question, or (gasp) actually give your opinion on something? Is it going to change the world? No. But it's gotta be a whole lot less boring than questions like: "you know you're awesome, right?"
I'm not saying.. by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 03:37:58 PM
that one should just be a douche for no reason at these things. That's just asshole behavior. But if you have an opinion, and you're respectfull about it, why not let the panel know what it is?
You're Right... by TheEleventhDoctor	Jul 29th, 2008 03:56:48 PM
I agree with you to a point. However, holding the creators responsible for a studio decision is pretty asinine, wouldn't you agree? Why would you ask them something that they had nothing to do with and run the risk of putting the creator in a bad situation, publicly. Just so the word of your displeasure will get back to the studio? I have a newsflash for you, bub. The studio doesn't give a shit about your opinion. They don't care if you like waiting until next summer to see the new Star Trek movie instead of this Christmas or if you approve of splitting a season in two and running it over two calendar years. The studios could give a fuck less what you think, they're not asking for your permission nor are they going to seek your forgiveness when they, in your opinion, make a wrong choice. Nor. Will. They. EVER. So, with that in mind, what would one possibly hope to accomplish by turning a fan gathering, which the creators have no obligation to appear at whatsoever, into a bitch and moan fest?
I understand about the studios... by OBSD	Jul 29th, 2008 04:09:26 PM
I know they don't give a shit about me. And I do see your points. If they don't listen, then why be an asshole? You're just ruining it for everyone else? I totally get that. I've never been to one of these things ever, so I can't say how I'd act or react, but I would hope if say, I was to see the Punisher clip that was filled with Neu-Metal I would be able to ask "Are you really going to fill the whole movie with Neu-metal?" If there was a Marvel Studios panel, I would ask, point blank "I heard that there were 70 minutes cut from the Hulk, are you going to put them back in on the DVD?" Things like that. They won't change the world, but I may actually get an answer that doesn't beat around the bush.
Nicely done, Katee. by Lord Haw Haw	Jul 29th, 2008 04:51:46 PM
The hair, the dress, the cleavage. Bravo. Katee=Scriptgirl's protege?
Sackoff sucks... by P2Rock	Jul 29th, 2008 05:33:26 PM
I had to say it. The acting on this show (except for helfer of course)is wooden and painful. There is a great mythology behind it which makes me persist with watching but boy is Sackoff/ Starbuck is an incredibly unlikely/unwatchable character. that my opinion so if you gotta problem, its yours.
Not going to lie... by mrfan	Jul 29th, 2008 06:32:13 PM
but at first I didn't care for the acting styles of Sackoff and Bamber. Glad to see I was wrong. They have got better over time. Sorry to see this show in next year. Enjoyed the hell out of it.
Kevin Smith.......... by Fineus Fog	Jul 29th, 2008 07:12:11 PM
why the fuck is he everywhere, yet he does nothing. He's just a fat dude who watches a lot of TV. Aint that most of us but you don't see me hosting panels and guest starring in "flicks' as he likes to call them
Jamie Bamber for Captain America.... by blindambition238	Jul 29th, 2008 07:32:53 PM
Make it so.
Actually, blindambition238... by mrfan	Jul 29th, 2008 08:32:35 PM
I could see that.
Katee Sackhoff = amazing! But they all are really by performingmonkey	Jul 29th, 2008 08:46:28 PM
She makes me glad to be alive as a man who loves women!! We are beyond spoiled on this show - Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, just about every female cast member, we're not worthy! That aside, watching the panel it really hit home how great they all are as an ensemble cast and how sad it's gonna be when it's all over. And frak me if Tricia didn't just reveal that both her and James Callis are there at the end (the end of production, at least) shooting guns! It would be amazing if that was somehow the last scene - Six and Baltar. Maybe the in-head incarnations. The first half of season 4 was missing a key ingredient, the many great scenes between James Callis and Tricia Helfer. I hope they are together a lot more in the second half as they are one of the best onscreen partnerships EVER!
Theoretical Sackhoff Question by Itchy	Jul 29th, 2008 08:48:35 PM
If you were banging her, would you punch her the back of the head while hitting it from behind, or right in the face while she was on top ? I mean, you'd have to punch her to get the energy up to 11 ... just kind of hard to figure out where.
Sci Fi should pick up The Middleman... by hesiod2k	Jul 29th, 2008 09:29:05 PM
...after ABC Family stupidly fucking cancels it because they are retards.
Katee Sackhoff = GORGEOUS. by Mr. Nice Gaius	Jul 29th, 2008 10:42:07 PM
She keeps looking better and better. I seriously hope they give us some of the old Starbuck back by the series' end. I admit to being a little disappointed with the writing of her character up until this point. Itchy - on the highly unlikely chance that you would got to bang Katee, I'm pretty sure that she would ROCK your little world. No punching necessary.
Kevin Smith supporter here. Love the guy... by HappyHamster	Jul 30th, 2008 12:40:30 AM
I love listening to this guy go on riffs. With him you know you're going to get a fun and engaging moderator and not someone who is strictly going to stick to the script. I don't get the KS hate.
personally I would LOVE to see an interview with Lucas by the power of GREYSKULL	Jul 30th, 2008 12:51:36 AM
in which someone shouted "you raped my childhood!" - preferably not Lucas. I think I would even PAY MONEY to see that interview...
Can someone please punch Kevin Smith by Miyamoto_Musashi	Jul 30th, 2008 03:25:24 AM
Please Love BSG and the last thing that panel needed was that DH on stage.
Bacci40, they DID send a EUREKA contingent to the Con... by Big Dumb Ape	Jul 30th, 2008 03:41:08 AM
Bacci40, you asked: "And did anyone watch EUREKA? Wonder how the first epi was. Also wonder why SciFi didn't send a EUREKA contingent down to the con." Actually, they did. The panel had Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson and Joe Morton, as well as creator Jamie Paglia. If you click on the link that Herc gave, it takes you to a SciFi Channel page that not only has the video for the GALACTICA con panel, but the EUREKA one as well. And the premiere episode tonight was basically okay. Personally, I don't like this whole storyline that they're apparently continuing with Stark and Allison getting back together -- it just seems to undercut everything they spent two seasons building up between her and Carter for no reason at all. Not to mention, the opener seems to indicate Carter is completely single since we seem him whining over losing her, so I guess the opposing subplot that paired him off at the end of last season with the town's Dry Cleaning Lady has likewise just disappeared off the radar scope since she was nowhere to be seen.
My Question for Ron & David by Aquatarkusman	Jul 30th, 2008 06:37:12 AM
Isn't it pathetic how you've resorted to a sad marketing device like "Who's the Final Cylon?", as if it even fucking matters, rather than actual conflict and character development? And can Katee sitonmyface, and tell me that she loves me?
As For Kevin Smith by Aquatarkusman	Jul 30th, 2008 06:37:39 AM
A few good lines, but fucking horrid overall.
guessing alot of the KS hate by palewook	Jul 30th, 2008 07:07:21 AM
is coming from the under 16 crowd.
35 Here, Pale... by Aquatarkusman	Jul 30th, 2008 07:28:28 AM
Saw Clerks in the theaters in college, loved it, but an annoying, sex-obsessed douchebag at a panel asking inane questions is still that...
My guess as to why those questions wouldnt be asked by JackRabbitSlim	Jul 30th, 2008 03:41:18 PM
You are in a room full of rabid fans who will most likely boo you. And if you persist in any kind of aggressive way, the phrase "Don't tase me, bro" for some odd reason pops to mind
And Kevin Smith hate comes from his repetitive schtick by JackRabbitSlim	Jul 30th, 2008 03:51:28 PM
Lets get beyond the fact that Mr Smith should in no way ever be allowed anywhere near a camera - he has no idea how to move it. As a former longtime Kevin Smith apologist, Clerks 2 was almost embarrassing to watch. He has not progressed one iota as a filmmaker or writer. What seemed fresh and funny in 1994 now seems, well, 14 years dated. And, quite frankly, a Tijuana Donkey show that is awesome and freak-nasty at the age of 22 seems ... kinda pathetic to someone reaching 40. My best analogy - he's becoming the late 30's guy hanging out at the college bar, the guy at the club hitting on girls 20 years younger than him without the benefits of selling large amounts of illegal pharmaceuticals. He needs to develop, to cut the umbilical cord still tying him to that damn convenience store. Think the guy is outrageously funny, great caustic wit ... but, man, he needs to develop. And I say that wid wots and wots of woove.
Kevin Smith haters..... by Crackles	Jul 30th, 2008 04:03:11 PM
are FUCKING STUPID! Kevin Smith kicks ass.....what other director has put out two highly entertaining hour and a half long dvds of themselves giving speeches!?! NOBODY! WHY? Cause Kevin Smith is the coolest!
Stargate Atlantis panel by ltgalloway	Jul 30th, 2008 04:56:29 PM
Stargate Atlantis panel is there as well if you're a fan.
No. The Middleman does not suck by hesiod2k	Jul 30th, 2008 08:37:53 PM
Tons of geek references, and great dialogue. The way they prmote it makes it look kind of stuipd, but it has a real interesting sophisticated warped sense of humor. It's definitely a fun show. I recommend you watch it. [The finale is supposed to be a take-off on the Evil Star Trek universe where all the characters have evil counterparts, etc.]
cost of attending comic con by FamousEccles	Jul 30th, 2008 08:40:38 PM
does the $75 for a four day pass mean access to everything or is it just to get in and then additional costs to attend these panels?
Actually, Mr.Fan... by blindambition238	Aug 2nd, 2008 10:47:55 AM
...he can kinda see it too. Long and boring story short: on another dorky nerd site similar to this one (but much more civil and comic-centric) I threw Bamber's name out there as part of my dream Avengers cast. Some other dork liked my geek idea, and was a big enough of a BSG nerd to go to a convention where he met Bamber in person while he was doing table signings. He asked him what he thought of the idea and apparently Bamber said it sounded like a good gig, and would definitely be up for it, given that the Hollywood big wigs would actually give him a shot. Isn't that totally cool? Yea, not really...
Glad to hear... by NoHubris	Aug 3rd, 2008 04:48:07 PM
...that the cast is excited about the finale.

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