Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome

Set in the tenth year of the First Cylon War, the story follows William Adama, a young pilot just graduated from the Academy, assigned to one of the battlestars in the Colonial fleet: the Galactica. The series provides a very basic frame of reference to the events that ensued in the time between the prequel series Caprica, and the basis series Battlestar Galactica. ==Cast==

• Luke Pasqualino as Ensign/Lieutenant William "Husker" Adama • Ben Cotton as Lieutenant "Coker" Fasjovik; he previously played a captured Colonial awaiting Cylon experimentation in Battlestar Galactica: Razor. • Lili Bordán as Dr. Becca Kelly • John Pyper-Ferguson as Tech Sergeant Xander Toth; he previously played Tomas Vergis on Caprica, and Pegasus CAG Captain Taylor on Battlestar Galactica. • Zak Santiago as Captain Armin "High Top" Diaz; he previously played Pan on Caprica. • Leo Li Chiang as Osirus Marine Sergeant • Mike Dopud as Captain Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald; he previously played Specialist Gage on Battlestar Galactica. • Brian Markinson as Commander Silas Nash; he also played Jordan Duram on Caprica. • Adrian Holmes as Lieutenant Decklan Elias • Karen LeBlanc as Lieutenant Jenna • Carmen Moore as Senior Lieutenant Nina Leotie; she also played Fidelia Fazekas on Caprica. • Toby Levins as Pilot "Sandman" • Jill Teed as Commander Ozar; she also played MSgt. Hadrian on Battlestar Galactica and Col. Sasha Patel on Caprica. • Sebastian Spence as Lieutenant Jim "Sunshine" Kirby; he also played Capt. Noel "Narcho" Allison on Battlestar Galactica. • Jordan Weller as Seamus Fahey • Tom Stevens as Marine Baris • Tricia Helfer as humanoid Cylon Prototype (voice); she also played the Cylon model Number Six in Battlestar Galactica. • Ty Olsson as Osiris Crewmember; he also portrayed LSO Captain Aaron Kelly on Battlestar Galactica. ==Development==

On July 27, 2010, executive producer Michael Taylor shared information about the project, establishing that it would be filmed using digital reconstructions of the Battlestar Galactica sets that were scanned before they were dismantled after the end of the show: Syfy made an announcement on October 22, 2010, saying that a two-hour pilot was green-lit for production. On February 10, 2011, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome began principal photography in Vancouver, British Columbia. On February 18, 2012, Battlestar Galactica and Caprica composer Bear McCreary confirmed that he had finished scoring the two-hour pilot. On March 21, 2012, Deadline Hollywood confirmed that Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome would not move forward in TV format but was still regarded as a candidate for a digital series. On July 12, 2012 however, an article written on the San Diego Comic-Con Battlestar Panel stated that Richard Hatch and Jane Espenson were convinced that "Blood and Chrome was still on the table as a series for SyFy", and that "Bryan Singer's BSG movie is on track". Following the release of an official trailer, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome was scheduled for release on November 9, 2012, as an online series consisting of ten 12-minute acts. ==Episodes==

Online On March 20, 2012, a demo reel was leaked online, gathering well over 100,000 views in 24 hours. However, NBCUniversal ordered it to be removed, saying it was not an official trailer. On November 5, 2012, an official trailer was released, pointing to an official release date on November 9, 2012. It released two additional episodes each Friday, until the finale on December 7, 2012. They have since been removed with the release on DVD and Blu-ray. Broadcast Universal Cable Productions stated that Blood & Chrome would be broadcast as a movie on SyFy following the online release. It aired February 10, 2013. It garnered 1.145 million viewers with a 0.31 adults 18-49 rating. In Canada Space (TV channel) later aired the film. Home media Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome was released on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download on February 19, 2013. ==References==