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* Military science fiction
* Space opera
* Drama
* Michael Taylor
* David Eick
* Luke Pasqualino
* Ben Cotton
* Lili Bordán
* David Eick
* Jonas Pate
* Paul M. Leonard
* Michael Taylor

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***Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome*** is a prequel to the reimagined *Battlestar Galactica* series and is the latest installment in the franchise. A web-series that became a pilot for a possible series chronicling the early adventures of a young William Adama, but the series was not picked up. It stars Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, and Lili Bordán. Michael Taylor wrote the teleplay from a story by Taylor, David Eick, Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, with Jonas Pate as director. Distribution of *Blood & Chrome* began as a 10-episode online series in conjunction with Machinima.com on November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09), and also aired as a televised movie on February 10, 2013 (2013-02-10) on Syfy.

## Setting

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

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> I've seen the virtual 3D version of CIC [Battlestar's Combat Information Center] and it's pretty damn cool," Taylor said. "And yet the movie isn't confined to *Galactica*. Far from it. It's a story that will take us to new corners of the 'Battlestar' world (or worlds), and yet it aims to be a very contemporary war movie in a lot of ways. I would say I'm thinking as much of Afghanistan and Iraq—the reality of *The Hurt Locker*, Sebastian Junger's *Restrepo*, and similar movies—as I am about the largely implied past of 'Battlestar'.
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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. During the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, Syfy's president of original programming, Mark Stern, hinted to an uncertainty regarding which format the project was going to be released in, weighing the possibility of making it into an online series. 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.com 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.

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## Release

### 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.

On November 9, 2012 the Machinima network released the first two episodes of *Blood and Chrome* on its YouTube channel. 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

1. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2012). "'Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome' Not Moving Forward As TV Series On Syfy, May Become Digital Series". *Deadline.com*. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
2. ↑ Hinman, Michael (January 1, 2013). "'Blood & Chrome' Comes To Syfy In February". *Airlock Alpha*. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
3. ↑ "Syfy Releases New Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Details". *UGO.com*. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
4. ↑ Hinman, Michael (July 21, 2011). "'Blood & Chrome' actress says the possibility was being explored". *Airlock Alpha*. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
5. ↑ "Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Begins Production". *MovieWeb*. February 11, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
6. ↑ Paur, Joey (February 2, 2011). "Filming Begins on BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME". *GeekTyrant.com*. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
7. ↑ The Deadline Team (January 25, 2013). "Syfy's 'Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome' (Finally) Gets TV Premiere Date". *Deadline.com*. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Syfy's "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome" Launches". TheFutonCritic.com. February 10, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
9. ↑ Ryan, Maureen (July 27, 2010). "Exclusive: 'Battlestar Galactica' Sets up a Young Adama Spinoff". *Chicago Tribune*. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
10. ↑ "Syfy Greenlights 'Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome'". *Zap2It*. October 22, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
11. ↑ Ryan, Maureen (August 22, 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: 'Battlestar's' Jamie Bamber Nabs TNT Role, 'Caprica' Vet Invades 'Alphas' & Intel on 'Blood and Chrome'". *AolTV.com*. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2011. Unknown parameter `|dead-url=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
12. ↑ "Bear's Blog: EMP BSG Galactibash". Bearmccreary.com. February 18, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2012). "'Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome' Not Moving Forward As TV Series On Syfy, May Become Digital Series". *Deadline.com*. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
14. ↑ Seifert, Mark (July 12, 2012). "So Say We All: Battlestar Galactica Blood And Chrome Not Dead, Bryan Singer's BSG On Track?". *Bleeding Cool*. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Hibberd, James (November 5, 2012). "'Battlestar Galactica' prequel being released online Friday -- EXCLUSIVE". *Entertainment Weekly*. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
16. ↑ Woerner, Meredith (November 5, 2012). "Battlestar Galactica prequel Blood & Chrome will launch this Friday, online!". *IO9.com*. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
17. ↑ reference and description of Orion class battlestar
18. ↑ Woerner, Meredith (March 21, 2012). "Totally Badass Trailer for Battlestar Galactica's Cylon War Prequel, Blood and Chrome". *IO9.com*. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
19. ↑ Machinima Youtube channel including all *Blood and Chrome* episodes.
20. ↑ "Press Release From Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Unrated Edition". *PR Newswire*. November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
21. ↑ "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Kills the Competition + 'Talking Dead', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Live from the Red Carpet' & More". *Zap2It*. February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
22. ↑ Gallagher, Brian (November 8, 2012). "Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Blu-ray Trailer". *MovieWeb.com*. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
23. ↑ "The First Two Episodes of Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome". ComingSoon. November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

## External links

* *Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome* on IMDb
* *Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome* at the Battlestar Wiki

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