Battlestar Galactica Discussions (MERGED)
A select group of reporters was allowed to view the final cut of the final episode last night in New York after signing non-disclosure agreements and personally swearing to Micheal Moore that they wouldn't spoil it...
Oh, about that UN deal, moderated by Whoopi...
"Adults will never be able to stop using the word 'race' as a cultural determinant....There is only one race: the human race. SO SAY WE ALL!"
Edward James Olmos, shouting in the UN
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
'Battlestar Galactica' at the UN: A night of geekery, human rights, and fantastic curtains
Mar 18, 2009, 10:02 AM | by Marc Bernardin
Moderated by Whoopi Goldberg (pictured, left), who prompted the conversation like a good bartender/stand-up veteran ("The UN is more than a building with fantastic curtains..."), the panel -- featuring Edward James Olmos (pictured, right), Mary McDonnell (pictured, center), and executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick -- discussed topics ranging from torture to women's rights to the pitfalls of technology. The only questions from the crowd of 300 or so were taken from a whip-smart batch of high school students. And it was never less than interesting, very often fascinating, and once, powerfully moving.
A select group of reporters was allowed to view the final cut of the final episode last night in New York after signing non-disclosure agreements and personally swearing to Micheal Moore that they wouldn't spoil it...
Oh, about that UN deal, moderated by Whoopi...
"Adults will never be able to stop using the word 'race' as a cultural determinant....There is only one race: the human race. SO SAY WE ALL!"
Edward James Olmos, shouting in the UN
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
'Battlestar Galactica' at the UN: A night of geekery, human rights, and fantastic curtains
Mar 18, 2009, 10:02 AM | by Marc Bernardin
Moderated by Whoopi Goldberg (pictured, left), who prompted the conversation like a good bartender/stand-up veteran ("The UN is more than a building with fantastic curtains..."), the panel -- featuring Edward James Olmos (pictured, right), Mary McDonnell (pictured, center), and executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick -- discussed topics ranging from torture to women's rights to the pitfalls of technology. The only questions from the crowd of 300 or so were taken from a whip-smart batch of high school students. And it was never less than interesting, very often fascinating, and once, powerfully moving.