ProgGrrl ([info]proggrrl) wrote in [info]battlestar_blog,
2009-06-22 15:44:00
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Is this true?

A commenter over on Galactica Sitrep just wrote the following re BSG: THE PLAN -

 
At Wizard World in Philly this past weekend featuring; Edward James Olmos, Michael Hogan, Lucianna Carro and Nicki Clyne, EJO sort of implied that the reason it was being aired on tv (at all) was so the special effects people would be eligible (for award nominations). He said that the special effects are amazing and that we are all in for a real treat. He also said the version to be aired on Sci-Fi (SyFy) will be 88 minutes in length, whereas the DVD will be 155 minutes in length. The whole room gasped at that. Huge difference. He implored us all to watch both. The DVD he said will be released very soon (he said the next day but I think he was generalizing) after it airs.

Still, I cannot wait for this film. The passion for which EJO spoke of the Plan was very obvious he is proud of it not only as the director but also in what he feels the fans expectations are.


Were any of you at this panel, who could confirm that comment about the DVD version being a whole HOUR longer? Frak me, that would be cool.

ETA: thanks to eagle-eyed fans who pointed out that EJO has previously mentioned the DVD cut being about 30 minutes longer (see below in comments). Which suggests that possibly this is a misquote...

ETA2: The original commenter on my Sitrep post comments again:
 
I agree that 155 minutes is A LOT more than 88, almost twice as long. However he did actually say in Philly, "155 minutes". Its possible he may have been including extras like deleted scenes and other fun stuff but no one asked. I'm sure that's why everyone kinda gasped, however no one corrected him or asked him to clarify. It's completely possible that he didn't do the math right either, but who knows! Either way I'm looking forward to seeing this film, both versions!


Hmm...I can't wait to see what we're getting.  At some point the actual extras will be announced.  30 minutes...60 minutes...either way fans win.

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[info]gdg

June 22 2009, 20:04:49 UTC 2 years ago

Oooh.. awesome :)

Love your True Blood icon, btw!!

[info]proggrrl

June 22 2009, 20:22:10 UTC 2 years ago

OMG that show is firing on all cylinders...and Forbes is RIPPING IT UP. Boy can she chow down... ;-)

[info]gdg

June 22 2009, 20:31:13 UTC 2 years ago

Yeah, season 2's great so far. I luvs me some Michelle Forbes :)

[info]mandala

June 22 2009, 22:55:01 UTC 2 years ago

Seconding the icon love. :P Maryann/Tara, ftw! :P

[info]proggrrl

June 23 2009, 15:49:17 UTC 2 years ago

You know Maryann was an incredible character in Sookie book 2...and she's already a much larger part of the action in the show. Cannot wait to see where it's going!

(SPOILER BELOW:)






I just saw a BTS promo on HBO this week where Forbes says she just read the season finale recently and it blew her mind. Which makes me wonder -- does that mean she's still on the show at that point, in the final ep? We shall see!

[info]mandala

June 24 2009, 22:35:13 UTC 2 years ago

I always assumed that she'd be there till the last episode of this season, awesome to have my guess confirmed though. ^_^ I doubt she'll be there past this season though. Much as I love/adore/worship the ground Michelle Forbes walks on, she tends to get restless.

[info]captaintish

June 22 2009, 20:13:27 UTC 2 years ago

An hour longer? WOW. I hope that's true. Either way, I'm definitely looking forward to The Plan. Just saw the trailer the other day, and I'm just really excited to see some new BSG.

[info]vulcanicity

June 22 2009, 20:15:02 UTC 2 years ago

Wow, I really hope it is an hour longer on DVD, just so I have a good excuse to buy it, lol!

God, I'm SO EXCITED for The Plan! It's gonna be awesome! :D

[info]greycoupon

June 22 2009, 20:15:34 UTC 2 years ago

Wow, I expected longer but not that long. Not that I am apposed if this is confirmed. Grace implied in an interview that there is lots of nakedness. Hey, I can go for an extra of naked Sam. Okay, I'll stop being freaky now.

I don't think I dreamt up there is something involving a giant snake. (Special effects!)

[info]proggrrl

June 22 2009, 20:24:28 UTC 2 years ago

Grace implied in an interview that there is lots of nakedness.

Mmmm yeah... I've heard one or two odd things about The Plan in that area, rumors for now. But based on this, and a few other fleeting shots in that new PLAN trailer, I think we can look forward to a bit of BSG-style kink.

[info]meshel73

June 22 2009, 20:22:51 UTC 2 years ago

> the version to be aired on Sci-Fi (SyFy) will be 88 minutes in length, whereas the DVD will be 155 minutes in length

Eddie also mentioned that at that 'envelope' thingy in LA
http://scifiwire.com/2009/06/battlestars-olmos-reveals.php

"The Plan is 2 hours and 6 minutes long the way you're going to have it on the DVD. When you see it aired, it's going to be 88 minutes."

[info]i_paint_the_sky

June 22 2009, 20:25:25 UTC 2 years ago

Yeah, I just found the similar information. But 2 hours and 6 minutes would be 126 minutes, not 155.

[info]meshel73

June 22 2009, 20:28:29 UTC 2 years ago

He was probably misquoted on one of the times. The point of my comment was to say that Eddie had also said elsewhere that it would be longer. Whether or not that makes it true, I have no idea.

[info]i_paint_the_sky

June 22 2009, 20:30:24 UTC 2 years ago

I've seen video of the LA event and I'm 99% positive he said 2 hours and 6 minutes there. Pretty sure whatever Galactica Sitrep is quoting is the wrong one.

[info]zegeekgirl

June 22 2009, 20:55:00 UTC 2 years ago

Aye, that's what Papa Bear said. I remember specifically turning to my friend at that point, the both of us rocking the "CAN HAZ DVD NAO?!" face. ;)

[info]proggrrl

June 23 2009, 15:50:48 UTC 2 years ago

See above ETA2 to my original post -- my commenter over at Sitrep swears again by what he heard (he even says the audience gasped in reaction)...but he also posits perhaps EJO was talking the total run time of ALL the extras on the DVD, not just the extra minutes in the feature cut.

Either way full of win for fans! Thanks for your eagle eyes.

[info]i_paint_the_sky

June 22 2009, 20:24:26 UTC 2 years ago

I think that time there is a bit wrong. I watched a video from the event in LA recently recently where Eddie said the movie was just over two hours long in total.

I know a link to somewhere with video was posted in one of the BSG comms but I can't find it. I did find this link though, which confirms what I thought: http://www.daemonstv.com/2009/06/13/battlestar-galactica-the-un-la-event/

"And just so you know, the movie that will be shown on SyFy will only run 88 minutes, but the movie that will be released on DVD shortly after will have a running time of 2 hours and 6 minutes, so you might want to check out the DVD if you enjoy The Plan when it airs on TV."

[info]lapsedprof

June 23 2009, 01:39:52 UTC 2 years ago

That's what the man said.

[info]proggrrl

June 23 2009, 15:51:16 UTC 2 years ago

He said "155 minutes"? You heard it too?

[info]lapsedprof

June 24 2009, 01:11:56 UTC 2 years ago

I did indeed - and it struck me because it seemed an odd number. Maybe he was playing fast and loose with the numbers, but that's what I heard.

[info]proggrrl

June 23 2009, 15:51:56 UTC 2 years ago

Also, you think he meant the cut of the film itself was 155 minutes -- or all the extra things on the DVD?

[info]irishedp

June 23 2009, 16:24:02 UTC 2 years ago

EJO Quote

Hey all, I am the commenter that Proggrrl is speaking of from the Galactica Sitrep who quoted EJO as saying the DVD version will be 155 minutes long. I did NOT misquote him, however it is more than possible that he either made an error in saying 155 minutes or he was also including extras on the DVD like deleted scenes, commentary or other good stuff. No one at Wizard World Philly asked him to clarify this information or corrected him (considering what he said at the Envelope series in LA not to long before) I think he is going to be at Wizard World Chicago in August and Dragon Con in Atlanta in September so I'm sure there will be more chances for people to get clarification from him if they want.

When he did say the "155 minutes" the room kinda gasped and was silent, it was pretty shocking since its a big difference from 88 minutes. He then went on to implore us to "watch both". As if we wouldn't!

Anyway, either way, 2hrs 6 minutes, 155 minutes, 88 minutes, hell 60 minutes I'm in Battlestar withdrawal so I will take whatever I can get!!!

IrishEDP aka Bailey!

PS It was my intention to get clarification on why certain main cast members are absent from "The Plan" specifically Starbuck and Baltar since they have significant history with the cylons (Starbuck with two of them, Anders and Leoben) but there was not enough time for that many questions, the panel was only an hour long.

[info]proggrrl

June 23 2009, 22:55:44 UTC 2 years ago

Re: EJO Quote

Thanks for jumping in over here... Cannot wait to see, when the DVD is out, just what we are indeed getting. :-)

[info]irishedp

June 24 2009, 15:05:26 UTC 2 years ago

More on the EJO quote

Hey I just found online a video clip from the Wizard World Panel in Philly last weekend. One of the clips has the "155 minutes" comment I was speaking of on the other site.

Here is the URL for the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TePEZlelnaw&feature=player_embedded


The whole clip is really good, what it doesn't relay is that it was a response to who did you not get to work with that you would have liked to. I cannot recall who Nicki Clyne said. Luciana Carro said Mary McDonnell. Cannot recall who Hogan said. In this clip you hear EJO speak how he worked with everyone.

The part about The Plan and the length is at the very of this clip. You will hear the reaction (brief since the clip ends) of everyone to what he says.

Enjoy.

Also there are more clips from this panel on You Tube, including when Luciana Carro found out Kat was gonna be killed off the show. It was a fun moment.

Irishedp


PS the URL for the blogger/fanboy who hosted the BSG panel and his take on the events:

http://www.enemyofpeanuts.com/2009/06/22/hosting-wizard-world-phillys-battlestar-galactica-panel-the-greatest-nerd-moment-of-my-life/
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