My nipples get hard just contemplating reading this. It’s Ronald D. Moore’s Battlestar Galactica bible. Online, and for anyone to read. Like, seriously. This is probably the closest thing to an actual bible that I’ll ever get to read. I’m that deep of a fanboy. Say what you will about the latter portion of the BSG series, or even RDM’s finale, aiight? I think even with that considered, his initial vision for the universe was goddamn gorgeous. The bible itself is expansive, and covers everything from The Red Line to how take on the very commands for the CIC.

“Clear Forward” means there is nothing in front of the Viper in the launch tube.

“Nav-con green” means the navigational system aboard the Viper is operating and is showing up green on the Launch Officer’s board.

“Interval check” means that he has checked the interval between this Viper and the one launched immediately before it.

“Clear Forward” means there is nothing in front of the Viper in the launch tube.  “Nav-con green” means the navigational system aboard the Viper is operating and is  showing up green on the Launch Officer’s board.

“Interval check” means that he  has checked the interval between this Viper and the one launched immediately  before it.

It’s intense, man. I don’t imagine I’ll get to plow through all fifty pages anytime soon, but I certainly will need to at some point. By candlelight. With  Vaseline.

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Go on, git! Enlarge that pig. It’s an official guide to Battlestar Galactica’s twelve colonies. BSG dork like me? Yeah, this swag is awesome. The map was “designed by writer Jane Espenson and science advisor Kevin Grazier.” I didn’t know BSG had a science advisor, but I wish I was smart off to pull off such a gig. Would be totally swank.

Want more information on how the map was constructed? Go here for an interview with Espenson and Grazier.

I’m currently in the “it could be fucking awesome!” portion of my oscillating opinion on the BSG prequel, Blood and Chrome. If it’s a high quality production tackling Billy Adama and the first Cylon War? Goodness gracious, it could be terrific.

Miss out on my earlier article about Blood and Chrome? Here you go:

Blood and Chrome takes place 20 years after Caprica and about 40 years before Battlestar Galactica.

Writer of the script Michael Taylor elaborates:

This is very much an action-adventure, war series. This is definitely dealing with people who are fighting the fight. … As you hope ‘Battlestar’ would do, it kind of comments on that process a little bit… but not in a preachy way, not in an issues-oriented way, not in a hitting-you-over-the-head way.

Hit the jump for some concept art from the upcoming series, which is slated to hit in late 2011 or early 2012.

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Kudos to Pepsibones for bringing this to my attention.

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24 kicks off again a week from today. And unlike LOST, which I enjoy because it is bizarre, thought provoking, and mind-bending, I enjoy 24 because it is predictable slop. There was a point where I gave a fuck about 24, and took it seriously. Probably for two more seasons than it deserved. But now I tune in just to see Jack Bauer say shit in a gruff voice, have people beg him to save the day, and then watch him begrudgingly come back and kill four-thousand people.

The last couple of seasons I’ve gave up midway, since they seem to rocket their load off our faces like eight episode in. Question: How do you top an invasion of the White House? You can’t. Why they’d have that happen in the middle of a season is beyond me. Or a nuclear detonation. So I get bored, and then I give up on it, and then enough time passes where I forget how bored I was with the show, and I tune in again. And here I am again.

I have a special incentive this season. Katee Sackhoff, who played Starbuck on BSG is totally joining the CTU gang. It is a cheap ploy, guaranteed to get people like me watching. I mean look at the promo pic; they’re so very Kara Thrace. Pursed lips? Check. Viper Pilot-esque clothing? Check. If I see Starbuck and The Guy from Lost Boys mowing down a bunch of people at the same time, I’m going to rupture the Earth with my fangirl scream.

It has come to my attention that Six and Boomer from Battlestar Galactica are in Maxim this month to promote the upcoming Battlestar on SyFy and Digital Video Disc. There’s really no need to say anything else. Go look at the pictures. You’re welcome.