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It was developed by Ronald D. Moore, written by Michael Taylor and directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá. | It was developed by Ronald D. Moore, written by Michael Taylor and directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá. | ||
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===Cast=== | |||
==Cast== | |||
* Edward James Olmos as William Adama | * Edward James Olmos as William Adama | ||
* Mary McDonnell as [[Laura Roslin]] | * Mary McDonnell as [[Laura Roslin]] | ||
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* Campbell Lane as the Hybrid | * Campbell Lane as the Hybrid | ||
=== Summary === | |||
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The special follows two main timelines: a "present day" story set during Lee Adama's early command of the Battlestar Pegasus, and a series of [[flashback]]s to the events set on the Pegasus after the Cylon's attack on the human Colonies. (There are also a few flashbacks to one of William Adama's missions during the first Human-Cylon war.) | |||
When William Adama appoints Lee Adama as Commander of the Pegasus, Lee promotes Lieutenant [[Kendra Shaw]] to Major and appoints her as his Executive Officer. | |||
== Notes == | The flashbacks show Lieutenant Shaw's time serving under [[Admiral Helena Cain]], and her role in some of the atrocities that took place at that time, as a counterpoint to her first mission under Lee Adama's orders. | ||
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''Razors'' passes the [[The Rule|Dykes to Watch Out For test]], but also contains [[dead/evil lesbian cliché]]. | ''Razors'' passes the [[The Rule|Dykes to Watch Out For test]], but also contains [[dead/evil lesbian cliché]]. | ||
== | Kendra Shaw is played by an actress of East Asian background. | ||
The Hybrid is played by Campbell Lane, which is kind of amusing since he once played an alien inside a human body on ''[[Alienated (TV series)|Alienated]]'' (S2). | |||
== Reviews == | |||
The mini-series has received a lot of attention from SF and media fans, and several reviews, some of which took on a feminist perspective. | |||
:"You have to go through some major mental contortions to make this not fit the evil lesbian stereotype." -- cosmiccowgirl, on November 21, 2007 - 10:36pm, commenting at AfterEllen. <ref>[http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2007/11/battlestargalacticarazor?page=0%2C2 "Battlestar Galactica: Razor" Delivers a Crucial Lesbian Twist, page 3]</ref> | |||
* http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2007/11/battlestar_gala.shtml | |||
== References == | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_Razor Wikipedia entry] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_Razor Wikipedia entry] | ||
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[[Category:2007 publications]] | [[Category:2007 publications]] | ||
Revision as of 01:38, 27 November 2007
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) is a two-hour television special belonging to the continuity of the new Battlestar Galactica series.
It was developed by Ronald D. Moore, written by Michael Taylor and directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá.
Overview
Cast
- Edward James Olmos as William Adama
- Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin
- Michelle Forbes as Admiral Helena Cain
- Grace Park as Number Eight
- Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
- Jamie Bamber as Lee Adama
- Tricia Helfer as Number Six / Gina Inviere
- James Callis as Gaius Baltar
- Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh
- Fulvio Cecere as Alastair Thorne
- Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen as Kendra Shaw
- Nico Cortez as Young William Adama
- Steve Bacic as Jurgen Belzen
- Campbell Lane as the Hybrid
Summary
The special follows two main timelines: a "present day" story set during Lee Adama's early command of the Battlestar Pegasus, and a series of flashbacks to the events set on the Pegasus after the Cylon's attack on the human Colonies. (There are also a few flashbacks to one of William Adama's missions during the first Human-Cylon war.)
When William Adama appoints Lee Adama as Commander of the Pegasus, Lee promotes Lieutenant Kendra Shaw to Major and appoints her as his Executive Officer.
The flashbacks show Lieutenant Shaw's time serving under Admiral Helena Cain, and her role in some of the atrocities that took place at that time, as a counterpoint to her first mission under Lee Adama's orders.
Notes
Razors passes the Dykes to Watch Out For test, but also contains dead/evil lesbian cliché.
Kendra Shaw is played by an actress of East Asian background.
The Hybrid is played by Campbell Lane, which is kind of amusing since he once played an alien inside a human body on Alienated (S2).
Reviews
The mini-series has received a lot of attention from SF and media fans, and several reviews, some of which took on a feminist perspective.
- "You have to go through some major mental contortions to make this not fit the evil lesbian stereotype." -- cosmiccowgirl, on November 21, 2007 - 10:36pm, commenting at AfterEllen. [1]
References
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