We are very happy to announce that the DVD of Galacticruise: Galacticon II is ready for you!
The film documents the experience of the 2008 30th year celebration of Battlestar Galactica...featuring Richard Hatch (Apollo/Tom Zarek, Terry Carter (Col. Tigh), Sarah Rush (Lt. Rigel), Robert Feero (Bora the Borellian), Stu Phillips (Musical Composer Battlestar Galactica), Denny Miller (Ser 5-9 "Gun on Ice Planet Zero"), Terrence McDonnell (original show writer), George Murdock (Dr. Selik) & special guest Austin Stoker (Battle for the Planet of the Apes).
Special Notes for all of you television/movie buffs: Robert Feero appeared in George Lucas' film directing debut THX-1138...while Denny Miller appeared in Wagontrain as a regular, along with guest shots on both Gilligan's Island & The Brady Bunch and a movie appearance with Peter Sellers in "The Party"...and was also the first BLOND Tarzan!
George Murdock appeared in features ranging from The Twilight Zone to a regular guest appearnce on Barney Miller....and he played "God" in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier as well.
Stu Phillips has scored television shows ranging from BJ & The Bear, Buck Rogers, The Donna Reed Show to Battlestar Galactica...and was the producer behind the hit "Blue Moon".
Well, I could go on and on....all of our guest on this historic journey have a great wealth of history in the industry of film & music and I encourage all to look up each & every one of them to explore their varied careers...and we were lucky to have each & everyone of them with us for this special Battlestar Galactica event.
You can purchase your copy here the DVD is Letter boxed & multi-regional....buy it, get it, watch it & own a piece of Battlestar Galatica History!..
Attached are some clips from the film (these were early clips before sound editing) but give you a taste of the what this is all about....
Posted by Dragonlady on October 8, 2012 at 10:30am
Folks,
I would just like to take my time to wish my very own Marine NCOIC aboard Battlestar Raven here at Battlestar Galactica Fan Club, A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Gunny, sorry, this is the only thing I was able to whip at such a short period of time. A strawberry shortcake LOL... But I promise you that it is good. And to go with it is a bottle of ambrosia for you. Also, if you like something I called "Hooch" which I learned to make during my tenure as Aries Chief Engineering Officer, let me know. It is the best one around. So I have been told :
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you once again!!!!!!!!!!! And oh I made sure I spelled your name right on the cake courtesy of my significant half laughing at me. Enjoy your day LOL!!!!!!!!! I am not going to even try singing as my voice sounds horrible right now like a croacking frog. I have been under the weather so you are just going to have to settle for this LOL... :-)
I know I have been very busy with real plus being under the weather with this ever changing and unpredicatable weather. All thanks to Mother Nature.. So it always gives me joy doing things on the side to relax. And one of them is my growing passion being creative here at Battlestar Galactica Fan Club. I love doing things for my crew on the Raven and others, to make things more fun. So it gives me great pleasure to present this first ever Raven Crew Access ID Card. There is a hologram of the Raven Ship logo and BFC to add some authentication to it just like any other ID. So ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
And more to come soon... So COME AND JOIN the ever fun loving, funny, but hard core crew of Battlestar Raven. If interested, please do not hesitate to contact me personally or the Raven Executive Officer Major Al Bartraw. You may also join our group page here on the site located at the following URL: http://battlestarfanclub.com/group/bfc002raven The Raven also have an official website located at the following address: http://www.battlestarraven-bfc-002.com/ Either link will give you an idea of which departments you would like to serve on. We still have a few available positions on the Raven. So if you want to be part of an elite group of people helping defend the Colonies, Quorum of 12, then joining the BFC Flagship Raven, is the way to go about it. Each of the Raven's Department, has the best qualified people to head it.
Also, I would like to personally officially WELCOME four new members to the Battlestar Raven. They are:
Troy Copes
Dawn Fromel
Paul Rezac
Tym Pollack
Thank you for joining Battlestar Galactica Fan Club and BFC Flagship Battlestar Raven. The fun is just beginning. :-) I have an open door policy so if you ever need anything along the line, please do not hesitate to let me know or my Executive Officer on the Raven, Major Al Bartraw.
Welcome to the fleet Troy Copes and Dawn Fromel! So say we ALL!
If you would like to become more actively involved (which is more fun, and a great way to meet other people who share a common interest,) please consider visiting the following links: Visit the Battlestar Atlantia here: http://battlestarfanclub.com/group/battlestar-atlantia Visit Blue Squadron here: http://battlestarfanclub.com/group/battlestar-atlantia/forum/topics... Visit our Engineering Department and bone up on all things technical and tactical here: http://battlestarfanclub.com/group/battlestar-atlantia/forum/topics... To enlist with the Battlestar Atlantia or any other ships in the fleet, you can go to your home page and update it, and/or post a message for assistance. There are many positions available, depending on your interests. You can make a real difference in the defense of humanity. The Battlestar Atlantia offers you the opportunity to truly be all that you can be among the few and the proud, the elite defenders of the fleet, the colonies, and the Counsel of 12. You are welcome among the crew of the Battlestar Atlantia. So say we all! John David Feagin Engineering Dept of the Battlestar Atlantia
First of all I would like to extend a big thank you to both Richard Hatch & Daniel Allan in regards to the Battlestar Galactica Hero award.
That was a nice surprise (and something I would have NEVER done for myself)...I think anyone that knows me is aware that I'm all about praising others before myself.
I do truly appreciate it though...it is a high honor...thank you Richard & thank you Dan!
I also want to bring all of you tech minded individuals so news...the good people behind BattlestarGalactica.com are currently offereing positions to those skilled in php programming among others, here is the notice below:
Web Company GSP NETWORK looking for PHP programmers for couple hours a week to work on this from home for busy office environment. Start Immediately . Need to know Eccomerce, Server administration, Authorize net gateways and be people friendly to deal with customers. Please send resume and type of work refrences to resumes@gspnetwork.com for interviews.
If you have interest plese respond to the address provided...GSP NETWORK is a trusted friend of the Battlestar Galactica Fan Club.
I also wanted to give props & throw out an invitiation to all to join the group The Pyramid Project on the site...it has always been a pet project that I have been stewing over for quite a while and finally found the right forum for it.
This is, like everything on the site an interactive forum dedicated to the premise of mythology...how this ties into BSG in a lot of ways and also stands alone in others...I welcome original stories, essays, poems....videos, music et al that has a theme of mythology tied to it.
I think in some way or another with all of BSG being heavily laden WITH mythology that most roads lead back to it anyway.
Again, thank you Richard & Dan...and Cherry Oclima!
For any interested in uniforms from the Original or Re-imagined versions, you can get them here:
FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES:
For the BEST quality uniforms made to original specs, you can contact:
slawrencepiscean@hotmail.com This guy custom makes them, working on no more than three at a time. He can make uniforms for the Galactica or the Pegasus, or what ever you want. If you want QUALITY, this is the guy to contact. I'm getting one made.
For less expensive but still great looking uniforms and props from the original series, go here: http://www.battlestargalactica.org I really like my uniform and wish I could wear it daily at work. The material's thinner, so it's better suited for Summer or warmer climates. Looks great!
http://cosplaystation.ca/commission149.html This has the red trim, and I really like mine. Like my uniform from the original BSG series, I wish I could get away with wearing it every day at work.
Okay, it's that time of the year again! Here are some good images of Battlestar Galactica Pumpkin Carvings and Stencils! There's still plenty of time to do some creative brain storming...be it human or cylon...and come up with some cool stuff! You can also check out some sites that show you how to shade real pictures and make them look great on a pumpkin, watermelon, etc. PLEASE POST ANY PICS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU MADE THEM!!!!
Here is how to carve faces on pumpkins with a decent picture:
(You can also use pictures of battlestars, vipers, raptors, basestars, logos for Battlestar Galactica or the Battlestar Galactica Fan Club, or your own personal Battlestar, logo, insignia, etc.)
(Mostly you just shave off the light colored stuff so the light will show through)
We've had a lot of people join the Battlestar Galactica Fan Club since we last posted anything from Chris Morgan & the good people over at Wildlife Media.
By way of explanation about we all found each other...Chris Morgan is a BEAR biologist & he began work on an epic film called 'Beartrek"...understand that Chris is also a big fan of Battlestar Galactica...and as it so happened he & his producer on the film contacted Bear McCreary about lending some music to the effort...which Bear happily did.
Wildlife Media also wanted to reach out to a really good Battlestar Galactica group to talk about this very obvious connection between Battlestar & Bears...so Bear referred them over to me....and it was a fact that I immediately loved these folks & strongly support their efforts....oh yes, the music is VERY cool of course, but the fact that they do so much to support, nuture & preserve the invaluable wildlife on our planet is the main theme....but of course great music & video sure doesn't hurt at all!
Here is a a message from Chris Morgan:
Siberian Tiger Quest premieres Wednesday, October 10
Dear Friends,
I hope this finds you well! I think you are going to enjoy this one - our new show from 'PBS Nature' premieres this Wednesday (October 10th, 8pm), called 'Siberian Tiger Quest'. This was an incredible experience for me personally - I've dreamed of searching for tigers in the forests of Russia since I was a kid. We did it in a very special way - for several weeks in March we joined Sooyong Park, a Korean filmmaker who has dedicated so much to finding and filming tigers in the wild - no small feat as you'll see in the film! It was wonderful to work with film producer Mike Birkhead and his team on this show.
There are just 400 Siberian tigers left in the wild - in an area the size of my home state of Washington. They need all the help they can get - PLEASE spread the word about this show as one small step in that direction. I've also pasted a short blurb below from PBS Nature. You can also preview a clip of the show and read more on the PBS website, including behind the scenes photos and stories, and links to tiger conservation efforts: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/siberian-tiger-quest/preview/7799/. The preview clip can also be found on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtNl3hbtVJU.
I hope you can tune in, and do let us know what you think!
I'm sure there were some out there who watched the debate tonight...you have heard from Obama....you have heard from Romney...you will hear from them again...& you will hear from Ryan & Biden...some people vote Republican, some people vote Democrat...but have you looked at voting Battlestar?
Our hats are in the ring!
If elected I pledge to appoint Richard Hatch Secretary of State, Tricia Helfer secretary of Lingerie & I will ask that Mary McDonnell play me in the movie adaptation...hey they did it with Starbuck so why the frak not?
A Viper in every garage, a Daggit in every pot!
A peace conference with the Cylons...yes, I will take the fleet to a place that they choose and make sure I take every ship with me, leaving the Colonies defenseless AND power down all their defense systems to appear non-threatening to our Cylon friends!....ok, scratch all that....
I will add Edward James Olmos to Mt. Rushmore!
Ambrosia will become the national drink!
Stu Phillips & Bear McCreary will be commissioned to write a new national anthem based on the Nightrider theme!
I will let James Callis walk around the Pentagon and take as many pictures as he wants of super secret stuff and give all the security codes to Tricia Helfer (it's ok, she'll be Secretary of Lingerie anyway, so she'll give them back!)...
I will enforce a no-mushie ban in public eateries!
Last but not least, I will allow Noah Hathaway to confiscate all existing copies of Neverending Story & re-sell them at $50 a pop!
What is it like to be a Marine aboard the Raven you ask? I believe the General Orders that all new Marine Recruits have to know and memorize will tell it all.
-To take charge of this post and all BFC property in view
-To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing.
-To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.
-To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guardhouse than my own. IE: in the event of a COMM breakdown, all orders must be yelled or verbally given to the next sentry no matter the distance from the next post and so on...until the entire unit knows the same order issued.
-To quit my post only when properly relieved.
-To receive, obey and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the Executive Officer, Detachment commander, and officers, both commissioned and non-commissioned, of the guard only.
-To talk to no one except in the line of duty.
-To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.
-To call the MarDet Commander or the XO in any case not covered by instructions.
-To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.
-To be especially watchful at all times, especially wartime, and to challenge all persons on or near my post and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.
If you have what it takes to be the elite of the elites, then there is only one place to join. JOIN THE RAVEN COLONIAL MARINES here at Battlestar Galactica Fan Club !!! Check us out on the Raven website:
I am delivering a special message to you tonight about two very important causes.
As you all know (or might not know) I travel to a lot of conventions promoting not only the club but also Galacticon 3...which gives me the chance to meet a lot of people...some famous...some not...but all great.
I recently met a person (in this case of the famous variety) who is inspired by some very good causes...who has a zeal for them that I much admire....and she is a extremely nice person on top of that.
The person?
Linda Blair...and yes that would be the same Linda Blair who appeared in probably the most frightening film ever made...The Exorcist.
In real life she is light years away from that character...and very firmly committed to some wonderful projects that we here at the Fan Club are happy to support, first of all the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation which is designed to help abandoned animals find a new home..please take a look at the site & the video here:
Her other project is Haunts For Hunger which is designed to raise awareness & food for the hungry among us, please take a look at what Linda has to say:
Speaking to Linda on the phone today, she said how happy she was that we could get the word out to you tonight & that she wanted me to give you all a big Hello & Thanks!
If you would like to help contribute to either cause feel free to use the contacts on either page...they can always use the help.
Over the course of our history the Battlestar Galactica Fan Club has used a variety of symbols...I would imagine that a lot of you have seen them.
We did adopt a flag several years ago that was the official banner but I have decided to retire that in favor of a new banner, which will also seem a bit familiar.
Let it be known that as of this date 9/23/12 by Presidential proclamation..(proclamation's are one of the perks of the job!)....that the Battlestar Galactica Fan Club has adopted a new flag and standard.
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to serve onboard a battlestar, I, on behalf of our Commanding Officer, would like to invite you to join the Battlestar Raven. We are the flagship of the Battlestar Fanclub (BFC) Fleet and endeavor to provide an environment and experience that maintain the highest of standards. Please visit our group at The Battlestar Raven Group Page
If you have any questions, please feel free to message me. Major Al Bartraw, XO
What is interesting about science fiction, which of course includes Battlestar Galactica... is it's amazing ability to embrace diversity.
I think it's a forgone conclusion that it is part of the genre, wouldn't you say?
Science Fiction was the first really of all art forms in either book form or televised form to break out in this way.
You merely need to pick up a book by Jules Verne or H.G.Wells to see that...they tended towards (especially H.G. to talking about mankind, rather than a specific group or nation).
Now of course it is a given that when it came to aliens it used to be that most of them were BAD and that was fully realized during the B Flicks of the 50s...but there were always some good ones too.
The Day The Earth Stood Still is a very good example of this...Klaatu was trying!
Star Trek was really...at least in the televised sense the harbinger of things to come.
Vulcan's were good, Klingon's bad...and then the Klingon's turned out to be not so bad either.
Sci-Fi has always been a reflection of society expressed to the nth degree.
The point is that since we, here on Earth have never seen an alien (that I know of for sure), we tend to give them very human attributes or wildly inhuman ones, there doesn't seem to be a middle ground.
The truth is that we probably wouldn't know how to react in case we were to meet one...or actually we probably do, but in a most negative way...which means were are likely not quite ready for that as a species.
Which brings me to my point...we need to get our own house in order.
The Internet has managed to shrink the world & put things into perspective in a way that couldn't even have been considered 20 years ago...or even 10.
It has opened up the world in ways that couldn't even be imagined and are allowing the youngest of all of us to see the world in new ways and in new lights.
The children of man are allowed to embrace the world and make it their own, to embrace the diversity of all people which is our common race...the human one.
We don't need to be children to know this either.
Sci-Fi points the way...by its very nature.
You find a huge diversity among the humans of any given sci-fi show...you even have diversity of aliens as well (I suppose we would be alien to them) but I digress...there is a very common theme running throughout all this.
But sticking to things a bit more day to day I will give you an example:
The Battlestar Galactica Fan Club...which most humbly I will say I co-founded and serve as it's President...have.people from many different nations participating....literally from all over the map...from every continent, from all walks of life, from very different cultures that are unified in their love of Battlestar Galactica.
This is true of BattlestarGalactica.com as well...Richard Hatch is an exemplar...an ambassador of goodwill who goes all over the world speaking & teaching to many diverse groups.
Black, White & Brown...Christian, Muslim & Jew...Gay & Straight...Male & Female...German, Russian, American....you name it...we are collectively a BSG UN!
It is interesting...with Battlestar Galactica fans in particular...and maybe this has something to do with the general theme of the show....but fans realize that there are no real differences between themselves...why, because they realize that they are all human, brother and sister & that in the end they must come together.
Now, I don't want to equate the eradication of the human race (at least fictionally), with fans of a television show coming together...but...
But, were do we start on this path of understanding & acceptance?
Why not right here?
Edward James Olmos summed this up perfectly in an address at the United & said..."the word race has been used as a cultural determinant"...in other words it has been used to try and establish a pecking order that shouldn't exist to begin with.,,,putting one group over another (at least in their own eyes), or for other more disastrous reasonings & outcomes.
We need to reject the notion of "us" & "them"
"There is no race but the human race" which is something EJO also said and that is without one FRAKKIN doubt true.
It is only US.
There are some that want to play upon differences amongst people and use that as a way to gain advantage politically or economically...or maybe to enlarge their own feeling of self worth...I will say, you will never gain the true meaning of self worth by feeling you are better than another human being...only by being as good as your fellow person & treating everyone with the respect that they deserve will you gain that.
Yes, embrace the diversity of your fellow members of the human race...whatever that particular difference may be...learn from it, appreciate it...but always remember, again that there is but one race....the human race!
Let us always hold in ourhearts & minds that our one true strength IS our humanity, that which we find in ourselves and in others & that diversity amongst all of us one of the pillars of our mutual strength.
To all Canadian members of BFC and from other countries where there is no Colonial Defense Forces Chapter:
As the 11Th Fleet Liaison I am looking for recruits to join us to rebuild the Canadian Chapter that have fallen for little more than a year. In the past years 11Th Fleet of CDF, representing a group of Canadian fans of BSG, was an active Colonial Defense Forces Chapter. Battlestars Chimaera and Excalibur were patrolling our wild area of space.
As Reimagined BSG has been filmed in Vancouver, Western Canada, and less than a year before Galacticon 3, It's about time to embrase the torch of the Canadian BSG fandom.
We just need a few more members to reactivate our CDF Chapter and get a Battlestar recommissionned. If you are interested to join us, register to http://www.cdfcommand.com/global/forms/reg_lib/registration.html and request assignment to 11Th Fleet. We need Fleet Officers, Marines and enlisted crewmans (Fleet enlisted) too.
I Would Like to Take This Time Out Of The BSGmania To Remind Everybody To Remember All Those Who Lost Their Lives 11 Years Ago, In An Act of Extreme Terror On Our Country. Many Of These People Were At Work And Taking Care Of Business When They Were Needlessly Cut Down, Along With Two Buildings That Stood Tall Along The NYC Skyline. Also, There Was A Similtaneous Attack On The Hub Of Our Military. More Brave Souls Lost. Those Who Undertook Rescue Efforts In Both Cities Were Also Cut Down. More Grieving Parents,Children,Siblings,Friends,Lovers.
We Have Since Recovered From This Outrage,And Have,And Are Rebuilding With A Renewed Determination To Continue With Our Lives,Our Principles, And Our Dignity. Most of the People Behind The Attacks Have Been Tracked Down And Brought to Justice. And ,With Past Tragedies, We Have Grown Stronger As A People,And As A Nation. And,We Will Do not Intend To Let Predjudice Bring Us To The level Of The Terrorists.
So, Remember; What We Lost, And What We Have Learned. So Say We All.
Flagship of the Battlestar Fan Club Fleet - Battlestar Raven- Looking for Recruits and Salties alike
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to serve onboard a battlestar, I, on behalf of our Commanding Officer, would like to invite you to join the Battlestar Raven. We are the flagship of the Battlestar Fanclub (BFC) Fleet and endeavor to provide an environment and experience that maintain the highest of standards. Please visit our group at The Battlestar Raven Group Page
If you have any questions, please feel free to message me. Major Al Bartraw, XO
