Syfy has finally figured out what to do with Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, the Battlestar Galactica prequel pilot completed over a year ago that was passed up in a bid to go to series. Frankly their “plan” has caught everyone off guard much like the Cylons did the colonials upon their violent return – but in a good way.
The good news is we will get our first look at part of Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome this Friday, November 9, via online streaming at Machinima Prime. The plan is for Machinima Prime, Machinima’s YouTube channel geared toward the prime Battlestar Galactica young male demo, to release the pilot in 7 to 12 minute segments over the next four weeks. So Merry Christmas, Battlestar Galactica fans. Blood and Chrome will be fully delivered as a web series before Saint Nick comes to town.
The online debut of Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome is the first of a three-phase media deployment. Phase two will commence early next year when SyFy will air Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome in its two-hour entirety. We will certainly share the day/time for that event once Syfy announces it.
The final phase is a Blu-ray and DVD release of Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome sometime later next year. As with Caprica and Battlestar Galactica: Razor before it, the home video version of Blood and Chrome will be of the unrated variety. In other words, expect additional footage with violence and sex/nudity that Syfy simply cannot air.
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome is set during the first Cylon War and centers around a youthful William Adama (Luke Pasqualino, UK’s Skins), fresh out of flight school and thrust into a deadly conflict unlike man has ever seen before. The new trailer below is certainly geared toward the Machinima crowd as it is made up almost entirely of combat footage.
Unfortunately this roll out of Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome marks the beginning and the end of the Battlestar Galactica prequel series. Syfy is unlikely to change their mind and order up the series despite how well it performs. Depending on how this experimental model works, it could prove a viable launching and distribution platform for future series that would otherwise be turned down for a strictly on-air release.
Source: EW