Great news for Battlestar Galactica fans who continue to suffer serious withdrawals symptoms of which Caprica is incapable of easing. Execs at SyFy are actively exploring the possibilities of a new Battlestar Galactica spin-off series that would return the franchise to space.

The network also is looking to order another “Battlestar”-related project. Details were slim, but Stern said the title would mark a return to the franchise’s space-opera roots.

“We’re looking for other ways to spin off ‘Battlestar’ beyond ‘Caprica,’” he said. “That world is so rich. We’re sitting down with (executive producer) Ron Moore and his team. It would not necessarily be a traditional series.”

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Universal Studios is entertaining the idea of breathing new life into their Battlestar Galactica license by commissioning a big-budget movie. Project would be produced and possibly directed by Brian Singer, a hit-or-miss director who showed great promise with The Usual Suspects in 1994, delivered a solid comic-book movie with X-Men and X2…then went downhill from there, coughing up a weak Superman reboot with Superman Returns and, most recently, the World War II drama Valkyrie, that came and went without anyone noticing.

If you’re expecting a movie version of Battlestar Galactica to continue the tale we’ve been watching on SciFi (SyFy) over the years, think again. Brian Singer will essentially be rebooting the series and possibly working with the original Battlestar creator, Gary Larson.

Now here’s the deal: Ron Moore’s version of Battlestar Galactica is what the majority of people are familiar with. Most have never heard of, let alone seen, the original series that starred Lorne Greene. We still have at least one television movie coming before the end of the year with The Plan, plus we have a Battlestar spin-off series coming called Caprica. Battlestar lives on.

Why would Universal even bother with going in a completely new direction with Ron Moore’s version still so fresh in our minds? No easy answer, except for the obvious: executive incompetence.

My spider-sense says this project is doomed to failure.

More details at Hitfix.

Ronald Moore, the creator of the Battlestar Galactica reboot, debuted a new pilot on Fox last Friday called Virtuality. If you didn’t watch it, you’re not alone. In order for a pilot to be picked up for an eventually series, one general rule is that people need to see it. That didn’t happen. Hence, Virtuality will not be a series. Frankly, that’s just as well. Apparently I was one of the few people to watch the show, though I only watched the first half before terminal boredom set in.

Virtuality could have been a good series, but for me, the whole ‘reality show on a spaceship” aesthetic failed to grab.

From TVByTheNumbers:

Even though the Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica doesn’t premier until some time in 2010, producer Ron Moore has an interesting trick up his sleeve. He plans to release the pilot episode on April 21, 2009. What’s more, this early version will be uncut and unrated. Why would they do this?

Sci Fi Channel tie-wearer, VP Mark Stern explains:

We wanted to give them a chance to see the pilot in its original form and experience the prequel to the BSG story while that series’ finale was still ringing in their ears. It also affords the creative team an unprecedented chance to get viewers feedback before production on the Caprica series begins this summer.

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