12:45 pm - 03/10/2009
A 'Battlestar Galactica' panel discussion at the United Nations
Over the course of its four seasons, "Battlestar Galactica" has been lauded for its nuanced portrayal of war, faith and morality. Since it debuted six years ago, the Sci Fi drama about a rag-tag space fleet has offered challenging fictional depictions of problems afflicting our planet in the here and now.
And now a discussion of how those very issues have been handled on the show will take place at the United Nations.
On March 17, there will be a "Battlestar" retrospective at the U.N. in New York and a panel discussion of how the show examined issues such as "human rights, children and armed conflict, terrorism, human rights and reconciliation and dialogue among civilizations and faith," according to Sci Fi.
The "Battlestar" contingent on the panel will consist of executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, as well as stars Mary McDonnell (who plays president Laura Roslin on the show) and Edward James Olmos (Admiral William Adama).
UN representatives on the panel are Radhika Coomaraswamy, special representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; Craig Mokhiber, deputy director of the New York office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Robert Orr, assistant secretary-general for policy planning, executive office of the Secretary-General.
The panel will be moderated by "Battlestar" fan Whoopi Goldberg.
The invitation-only panel will take place at 7 p.m. March 17 in the U.N.'s Economic and Social Council Chamber, three days before the Sci Fi show's series finale.
A Sci Fi representative says that the network will record the session and a transcript will be made. "Once the content becomes available, we will let the fans know," the representative said.
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I personally think that's pretty frakkin badass. And I know I will be weeping like a small child for the next two Fridays.
Battlestar Galactica ... takes over the world.
Over the course of its four seasons, "Battlestar Galactica" has been lauded for its nuanced portrayal of war, faith and morality. Since it debuted six years ago, the Sci Fi drama about a rag-tag space fleet has offered challenging fictional depictions of problems afflicting our planet in the here and now.
And now a discussion of how those very issues have been handled on the show will take place at the United Nations.
On March 17, there will be a "Battlestar" retrospective at the U.N. in New York and a panel discussion of how the show examined issues such as "human rights, children and armed conflict, terrorism, human rights and reconciliation and dialogue among civilizations and faith," according to Sci Fi.
The "Battlestar" contingent on the panel will consist of executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, as well as stars Mary McDonnell (who plays president Laura Roslin on the show) and Edward James Olmos (Admiral William Adama).
UN representatives on the panel are Radhika Coomaraswamy, special representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; Craig Mokhiber, deputy director of the New York office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Robert Orr, assistant secretary-general for policy planning, executive office of the Secretary-General.
The panel will be moderated by "Battlestar" fan Whoopi Goldberg.
The invitation-only panel will take place at 7 p.m. March 17 in the U.N.'s Economic and Social Council Chamber, three days before the Sci Fi show's series finale.
A Sci Fi representative says that the network will record the session and a transcript will be made. "Once the content becomes available, we will let the fans know," the representative said.
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I personally think that's pretty frakkin badass. And I know I will be weeping like a small child for the next two Fridays.
However no matter how shitty the episodes get, I'll always love the show :3
(also, I am heart-broken to see my show gone. WHAT WILL I WATCH NEXT OH NOES)
ONLY TWO MORE EPISODES, YOU GUYS! :( Now which show will make me close my eyes during the credits so I won't get spoiled? lol
Jesus Christ, why don't you just fucking kill me ... my head just exploded from the awesome ness
All I care about is that my Agathons are all right, but that DOESN'T SEEM LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
Also, I'd like S1 Starbuck back please and thank you. WTF was with the slapping? STARBUCK PUNCHES BITCHES OUT!
edit: re the slapping LOL I thought the same thing! I said "soooo I guess when Starbuck is really offended she slaps like a little bitch?"
Edited at 2009-03-10 09:12 pm (UTC)
That's good that it'll be at least near the level of BSG. I find the concept really interesting at least.
What recurring characters are going to be in it?