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It is the tenth year of the Cylon War. The Colonial Fleet is gradually being worn down by their former slaves turned enemies, the Cylons. Bill Adama, a newly-graduated pilot assigned to the battlestar Galactica , takes part in what should be a simple escort mission but turns into a major operation which could have important ramifications for the entire war. Blood and Chrome started life as a proposed full spin-off series of the new(er) Battlestar Galactica . The first spin-off, Caprica , had been a failure and was cancelled after one season. Popular opinion has it that the show was too talky, too cerebral and simply too dull, having moved away from the dogfights and political infighting that made the original series so compelling. For this second spin-off, the proposal was to make a balls-to-the-wall action show, a Top Gun in space with Vipers and Cylons. Setting the show during the First Cylon War would also allow the show to resolve some storylines from Caprica - which took place ...

The fifth and sixth webisodes of the Battlestar Galactica spin-off pilot, Blood and Chrome :

The third and fourth episodes of the Blood and Chrome pilot have been officially released to YouTube: Some interesting stuff, including our first proper look at a Colonial warship that isn't a battlestar. However, Blood and Chrome 's insistence on reusing existing BSG actors is getting a little bit silly: the Osiris jump officer is played by Ty Olsson, who had a recurring role on BSG itself as Captain Kelly, the Galactica 's third-in-command. And the commander he's reporting to was Gunnery Sergeant Hadrian in the first season of BSG . I know Vancouver doesn't have an infinite supply of actors to draw upon, but the constant re-use of the same actors in different roles supposedly showing up forty years part is not helping to suspend disbelief.

The fate of the Battlestar Galactica spin-off series Blood and Chrome has been up in the air for a while, with SyFy passing on the series option but sitting on the pilot episode for ages. The question of when they would air it has now been answered. You can watch it right now, on the Internet for free. Or rather the first 12 minutes here: And the next 11 minutes here: Both vids are viewable in full HD as well. Blood and Chrome 's pilot has been split into ten parts which will be released over the next few weeks. SyFy will then air the whole episode in February. The DVD/Blu-Ray will be released on 19 February.

The first trailer for Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome has been released . It features CGI, explosions and a dubious Led Zeppelin cover: EDIT: The trailer was pulled from YouTube by NBC, who presumably don't like free advertising and getting people excited about their product. Something tells me that SyFy is kicking back against the complaints that Caprica was too boring. Hopefully they're not going too far. Surprisingly, the virtual sets look a lot better than I was expecting. SyFy has not yet confirmed a release date for the Blood and Chrome pilot, or even if it will air on TV or as a web series.

The pilot episode for the new Battlestar Galactica spin-off show, Blood and Chrome , has been completed. Composer Bear McCreary made the announcement yesterday, revealing he'd just completed the soundtrack for the episode. SyFy will apparently be announcing shortly plans for transmitting the pilot. Concept art for the pilot, released by SyFy. Set in the tenth year of the First Cylon War (or 44 years before BSG begins), Blood and Chrome will follow the young pilot William 'Husker' Adama (Luke Pasqualino) as he is assigned as a Raptor pilot aboard the battlestar Galactica . Apparently the series will follow his reassignment as a Viper pilot and the ongoing war against the Cylons. This will necessitate some re-jigging of continuity, as the Razor TV movie previously suggested that Adama only saw action on the very last day of the war. The new series was created and developed by David Eick and Michael Taylor, who both worked on BSG . BSG showrunner Ronald D. Moore has moved on...