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  A New Reconstruction Narrative: Race and BSG

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  Ellen Rigsby Saint Mary’s College of California

  July 10, 2007

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  African slaves is sacrificed for the reconstruction of the nation. In this scene Tigh begins explaining ... into danger in the first place. Rather than continuing Bulldog’s story, Tigh begins to tell his own: ...
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  The Human Rights of Cylons “as a Race”

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  Michael Peterson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  July 12, 2007

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  witnesses his suffering (and “touches” him through the airlock glass), begins a disturbing relationship that ...
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  Stranger in a strange land: Quality television's episodic failures

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  Cory Barker Bradley University

  April 21, 2011

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  Stranger in a strange land: Quality television's episodic failures TV Failure The Sopranos quality TV Lost Coupling Battlestar Galactica ABC Curator's Note The phrase "television failure" recalls high-profile series that couldn’t live ...
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  The Essential Recap: Memory, Amnesia, and Anticipation in Serial Television

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  Derek Johnson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  September 20, 2007

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  The Essential Recap: Memory, Amnesia, and Anticipation in Serial Television Lost narrative Battlestar Galactica memory paratext recap seriality redundancy Alan McKee Curator's Note After purchasing a television season on DVD years ago, I was immediat ...
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  Battlestar Galactica: Subversive Sci-Fi?

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  Roberta Pearson University of Nottingham (UK)

  July 13, 2007

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  Battlestar Galactica: Subversive Sci-Fi? terrorism Sci-fi Battlestar Galactica cable original programming ratings Curator's Note Time Magazine has hailed BSG as the best program on television. Critics praise its under-dog protagonists' perspecti ...
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  “A Trek for Our Time”: The Continuing Relevance and Resonance of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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  Allison McCracken DePaul University

  March 19, 2007

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  “A Trek for Our Time”: The Continuing Relevance and Resonance of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine narrative Sci-fi Battlestar Galactica fan vids genre aesthetics Star Trek Deep Soace Nine 9/11 Ronald D. Moore Peabody awards comparative Curator's Note Watch ...
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  Longer Length, Reduced Risk?: Mini-series as Pilots

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  Charlotte Howell University of Texas at Austin

  September 14, 2012

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  Longer Length, Reduced Risk?: Mini-series as Pilots TV Pilots mini-series Dallas Battlestar Galactica Curator's Note This summer, USA Network heavily promoted its "limited series event," Political Animals.  Although explicitly touted as a m ...
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  Yellow Fever: Born Digital on Battlestar Galactica

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  Lisa Nakamura University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

  July 09, 2007

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  Yellow Fever: Born Digital on Battlestar Galactica stereotyping Sci-fi representation race digital Battlestar Galactica Asian Curator's Note Sharon Valerii, played by Korean-Canadian actress Grace Park, is a young, pretty, highly educated Asian woman ...
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  From ‘Heroes’ to ‘Zeroes’: Producing Fan Vids without Fans

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  February 20, 2009

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  From ‘Heroes’ to ‘Zeroes’: Producing Fan Vids without Fans fan videos Battlestar Galactica Heroes viral marketing Brandom Curator's Note Increasingly, fans are being courted by media owners as important participants in viral marketing campaigns desig ...