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Wow...a Battlestar novel from one of my favorite authors.

Only thing better in my book would be if you wrote a Dr Who novel.

PAD,

Did you get to work directly with David and Ron when pitching the outline, or was it one of the other show writers?

PAD,

I know the feeling. I and my partner just finished co-authoring a Dr. Who spinoff book for Telos, using their "Time Hunter" characters, and we had unknowingly put in a lot of plot that was actually the subject of the book following ours! Aren't rewrites fun. :)

RJ

Hi PAD,

Just wondering how/if/when a contributor can submit a story for consideration for a novel or screenplay for B/S/G. Are Ron and Michael accepting open submissions for scripts?
Is there a writers guide extant for the show?
Do they want an agent to submit the idea direct to the studio, or does it rout thru Tor Books?

Thanks, sir
Bob Ahrens

Peter, are you sure about the August date? That's when Craig Shaw Gardner's BSG novel comes out as well, and it would seem odd to have two in the same month....

After the Battlestar Galactica novel what's next in your to do list?

I'm surprised it's "Sagittarius," since the show calls it "Sagittaron." Is this an actual plot point (why it is that the Twelve Colonies have names based on the Zodiac signs, as opposed to the signs proper)?

I don't usually read novels that tie into television shows, mostly because there are few television series I think work as novels. It's a personal preference for me.

But I'll definitely check this out, since Battlestar Galactica is my favorite current television series. PAD writing a book based on my favorite television series? My interest is piqued. :-)

Well, if I needed incentive to get up to speed on the new BSG, I think you may have just provided some ...

TWL

what do you mean a tight deadline? How many words, how many days?

oh and ... not 12 but 13 Zodiacs

Ophiuchus The Serpent Bearer

Astronomical Constellations of the Zodiac

Constellation Dates

Capricornus January 19 to February 15
Aquarius February 16 to March 11
Pisces March 12 to April 18
Aries April 19 to May 13
Taurus May 14 to June 19
Gemini June 20 to July 20
Cancer July 21 to August 9
Leo August 10 to September 15
Virgo September 16 to October 30
Libra October 31 to November 22
Scorpius November 23 to November 29
Ophiuchus November 30 to December 17
Sagittarius December 18 to January 18

enjoy!
-Kelly
seven2of3two@aol.com

I'm surprised it's "Sagittarius," since the show calls it "Sagittaron." Is this an actual plot point (why it is that the Twelve Colonies have names based on the Zodiac signs, as opposed to the signs proper)?

According to the Season 2 opener, "Kobol's Last Gleaming Pt 2", what we think of as the names of the classic zodiacal constellations are also the ancient names of the Colonies, given when the Galleon originally left Kobol. Thus, the original name of Sagittaron would indeed have been "Sagittarius", just as Caprica, capital of the United Colonies, was once "Capricorn", and Picon, home to Colonial Fleet Headquarters, was once "Pisces"...

(Big fan? Me? Why do you ask?)

I read the Jeffrey Carver novel of the mini series and loved it... very excited about your novel. I love the series... of course I am hopelesly behind, but hey thats what dvds are for -- catch up.

Uh, Kelly you might want to check those dates.

PAD, I'm curious if one of your attractions to writing a novel for BSG is that it's *not* STAR TREK? Moore has been on record saying that part of his creative inspiration for the show was to take a future space society into a different direction from his old stomping grounds of TNG. Just curious if you shared the sentiment. (Oh, if you do respond to this, you'll probably have to put up some sort of disclaimer stating that you *aren't* denigrating TNG which will promptly be ignored by myopic readers who only see what they want to see heh) oh well c'est la vie

Heh, a lot of PAD's Trek work has gone in a fairly different direction than most of the screen Trek, even when it has been with the established characters.

-Rex Hondo-

The number of people who even know what Ophiucus IS, let alone accept it as part of the zodiacal calendar, is pretty small. The astrological zodiac sticks with twelve signs, has Scorpio in October to November, etc. And astronomers using the regularized constellations (in which Ophiucus grabbed some of Scorpio's old territory) are less likely to care about Sun Signs. :)

FOR I AM JAC, BRINGER OF THE TRIVAL INFORMATION!
(from wikipedia)

Ophiuchus (known as the serpent holder) is one of the 88 constellations, and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. Of the 13 zodiacal constellations (constellations that contain the Sun during the course of the year), Ophiuchus is the only one which is not counted as an astrological sign — see below for more information.
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unless I'm mistaken the dates Kelly put were the dates that the sun appears in the constallations, and not the zodiac dates

BEHOLD THE TRIVAL INFORMATION, AND FEAR IT!!!!!!!

JAC

"Xander, don't taunt the trivial information."

"Why? Can it hurt me?"

"No. It's just...tacky."

Heh heh ... hi, Giles and Xander! Thanks for the big smile, Nytwyng!

The 13 Astronomical Constellations of the Ecliptic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidereal_zodiac

enjoy

1A little off topic... PAD are you going to be at I-Con this year?

Well after seeing the finale, I can see why some things had to be changed (or does it take place prior to this?)

David

And for that matter, any chance of a GALACTICA Finale Cowboy Pete Roundup?

I mean daaaaaaaamn . . . . .

1Kelly, I offer my apology.

>And for that matter, any chance of a GALACTICA Finale Cowboy Pete Roundup?

Or at least a thread?

I was blown away myself. It was sad to see posts later on though by fanboys who were raging because their precious status quo had been blown up. Some folks are practically begging for a reset button. Though somehow I think if Ron Moore had taken the characters in a "cooler" direction (maybe killed off Anders, given Apollo a cool little goatee and had Starbuck start dressing like Tank Girl) there'd have been a lot less complaints. Apparently Moore refuses to understand that science fiction characters should be cardboard archetypes.

Actually I don't think a lot of people have noticed that a couple of military victories COULD restore almost all of the show's status quo (except for Baltar) if that's the direction the show's creators wanted to go.

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Hey I loved Galactica's Finale!!!!I like that on ay given week someone could die or take a completely unexpected turn.As far as the fanboy complaints.....Frak them!! This one of the better shows on TV ,if you want predictable and boring go watch Reality tv shows.
Though Gaius really should do something about his taste in women his obsession with Six has screwed the human race yet again.
Of course given a shot at the Boomer or Xena models I could be convinced to betray humanity :)

Hey I loved Galactica's Finale

Ditto. If this wasn't the most kick-ass season ender ever, I don't know what is.

Apparently Moore refuses to understand that science fiction characters should be cardboard archetypes.

And I, for one, am thankful.

Looking forward to reading that book. I also can't wait to read your "how to" write comics book that comes out in June.