According to SyFy, the final episode is going to be 3 hours long. Oddly, Sci-fi is going to split the finale up into two parts. Part one will air in the series normal time slot. Part 2 (which will be two hours, will air a week later, with a repeat of the first part airing an hour before the second part his the screen.

I don’t know exactly what they’re trying to do with this series, but in the clip it appears that Eric Stoltz is in some sort of holodeck with his daughter, who is explaining why people around them are shooting, banging, and generally hurting one another.

Then she goes off on a rant about God…and thankfully the clip ends.

I’m not exactly sure how they’re going to market whatever this is supposed to be along with Sancutary and Stargate Universe…but good luck to them.

I’m out.

We all know that the upcoming season of Battlestar Galactica will be its last, but fans may have something else to cry about.

There’s a strong possibility that the final season will be split into two parts, the first airing in March of 2008 and 2009.  Fans are already suffering through an 18 month hiatus as we speak.

Now, nothing is officially set in stone…the comment, which you can read about here, was said in semi-jest, but if it’s true, it’s a terrible idea.  Nothing will kill a show like hiatuses (hiati…what’s the plural of hiatus?) , as evidenced by Jericho this year.  Asking fans to wait a year and a half, followed by another 12 months will destroy any momentum that the show manages to build.

A few weeks ago, we reported that the Clerks director would be adding his touch to an installment of the forthcoming Heroes: Origins one-shots.  Now, NewsAskew has confirmed that he will also be taking on an episode of Battlestar Galactica.

That show is genius and they have a very distinctive visual style. But you are safe as a kitten. If you go in there and say, “I’m going to shoot everything in one big master shot,” they’ll go, “No you’re not, because that is not what we do on ‘Battlestar Galactica.’” I guess it is more about performance-oriented stuff, but at the same time that cast is top notch. How do you f—– direct Mary McDonnell?

I can see how he can take on the Heroes deal, since he can take a bit of artistic liberty with that property.  But BG has quite a unique style, so it should be interesting to see how he can inject his personal flair into it.

The slew of shows making the jump to high definition continues with Battlestar Galactica.

On December 4, Battlestar Galactica – Season 1 will make it’s HD-DVD debut.  The set will retail for $99.98.  Full list of extras after the jump.

(Source: TV Shows on DVD)

• Disc 1:
  • Encyclopedia Galactica – An interactive guide including ships, characters, colonies and flight training manual
  • Picture in Picture – Behind the Scenes of the Mini Series
  • Deleted Scenes – Mini Series
  • Sketches and Art
  • From Miniseries to Series
  • Change Is Good, Now They’re Babes
  • The Cylon Centurion
  • Future/Past Technology
  • The Doctor Is Out (Of His Mind)
  • Production
  • Visual Effects
  • Epilogue
  • Feature Commentary with Director Michael Rymer and Executive Producers David Eick and Ronald D. Moore
• Disc 2:
  • Encyclopedia Galactica – An interactive guide including ships, characters, colonies and flight training manual
  • Picture in Picture – Behind the Scenes of the Mini Series
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Feature Commentary with Director Michael Rymer and Executive Producers David Eick and Ronald D. Moore
  • Pilot Commentary with Director Michael Rymer and Executive Producers David Eick and Ronald D. Moore
• Disc 3:
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Episode 103 “Bastille Day” Commentary with Ronald D. Moore and David Eick
  • Episode 104 “Act of Contrition” Commentary with Ronald D. Moore and David Eick
• Disc 4:
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Episode 105 “You Can’t Go Home Again” Commentary with Ronald D. Moore and David Eick
• Disc 5:
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Episode 109 “Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down” Commentary with Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore
  • Episode 110 “The Hand of God” Commentary with Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore
• Disc 6:
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Episode 111 “Colonial Day” Commentary with Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore
  • Episode 112 “Kobol’s Last Gleaming” Pt 1 Commentary with Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore
  • Episode 113 “Kobol’s Last Gleaming” Pt. 2 Commentary with Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore