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How sci-fi saga made it to liftoff
Couldn't have happened without Vancouver crew, creator says
Alex Strachan, Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, January 08, 2009
Battlestar Galactica -- a sci-fi saga set in an entirely reconstructed time and universe -- was an intricate, at times ludicrously complicated TV series to make during its four seasons of existence.
Ronald D. Moore, the critically acclaimed program's creator and senior executive producer, minces no words, though, in heaping praise on Battlestar Galactica's home base of Vancouver.
To put it bluntly, Moore says, the show would not have been possible without either the city or its hard-working crew, many of whom were drawn from the city's still-thriving homegrown production community -- thriving despite economic turmoil in the financial industry and until recently a fast-rising Canadian dollar.
Battlestar Galactica's B.C.-based crew included veteran set designer Richard Hudolin, who first came to prominence as the Gemini-winning production designer of the long-running sci-fi series Stargate SG-1, as well as the pilot episode of Showtime's Dead Like Me.
"The crew makes the show, no ifs, ands or buts," Moore said.
"And I think my crew in Vancouver felt a tremendous sense of ownership."
... Battlestar Galactica airs Fridays on Space at 7 p.m., beginning Jan. 16. An official premiere date for Caprica has yet to be decided.
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