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In what television format did the 2004 'Battlestar Galactica' reboot first air, despite executives expecting it to fail after poor test screenings?
Answer
A three-hour miniseries
The 2004 'Battlestar Galactica' reboot debuted as a three-hour miniseries on the Sci Fi Channel, which tested poorly with focus groups but became a critical and ratings success that led to a full series.
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Battlestar Galactica's 2004 reboot was greenlit as a TV movie that tested so poorly executives assumed it would fail, yet it revitalized the entire franchise.
Other options people guess
- A 22-episode straight-to-series order
- A theatrical feature film
- A half-hour animated pilot
Topics
- reboots
- sci-fi
- battlestar-galactica
- 2000s
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