They Have a Plan

[Peter Suderman] As a dedicated, life-long science fiction geek, I'm naturally pretty stoked about the return of Battlestar Galactica this evening. Numerous attempts to convert people into fans have led me to believe that it's probably futile to attempt to convince non sci-fi nerds of the show's virtues, but the Vulture gives it a try, noting that the key thing is that it's very much not Star Trek. Meanwhile you may have noticed the print ad for the new season, which features the characters posed to resemble the Last Supper, on high-profile pages in recent issues of The New Yorker and Rolling Stone (which should be points in the show's favor for non-nerds). Not only is it just about the coolest TV ad I've ever seen, it apparently contains numerous coded clues as to what may occur in the upcoming season (which seems to be something of a trend in TV advertising these days). The fifth Cylon is the doctor! (Okay, probably not.) Update: Apparently, Sci-Fi will post the entire season four premiere online at noon (Eastern) today.

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