conormulligan.com / blog

David Eick, the executive producer of Battlestar Galactica, and the now cancelled Bionic Woman, is adapting Children of Men for NBC Universal. According to Eick, the television adaptation will draw more from the source novel by crime-fiction writer P.D. James than the action-heavy film by Alfonso Cuarón.

I’m a big, big fan of Cuarón, and some of the scenes in Children of Men are the most spectacularly shot action pieces in recent cinema. I’d hate for something to come along and tread all over the film.

But, I’m still open to the idea of a television show, particularly if takes on a different tone and direction. I’m interested to see how this one plays out.

The best Science-Fiction show ever made returns to television next week for its final season, following a year-long hiatus (not including the film Razor which aired in November).

On a related note, series creator and head-honcho Ronald D. Moore is stepping behind the camera for the first time to direct an episode. I’m sure fans are all interested to see if the man is as talented with a megaphone as he is with a pen.

The first episode of twenty will air in The States next Friday; over here the series will start on the 8th of April, Sky One.

The 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were anounced by the The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences this morning.

Battlestar Galactica, the critically-aclaimed sci-fi channel show (and officially the best drama set in space, bar none) were awarded four nominations; a surpising move considering the show has been snubbed by the academy for the last three seasons. The nominations are as follows:

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica · Exodus, Part 2 · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Felix Alcala, Director

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series

Battlestar Galactica · Exodus, Part 2 · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Tom Archer, Lead Compositor Brenda Campbell, Lead Compositor Doug Drexler, CG Supervisor Michael Gibson, Senior VFX Coordinator Jeremy Hoey, Lead Matte Painter Gary Hutzel, VFX Supervisor Andrew Karr, CGI Supervisor Alec McClymont, Lead CGI Artist/ Animator Adam Mojo, CGI Sequence Designer

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica · Occupation/Precipice · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Ronald D, Written by

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series

Battlestar Galactica · Exodus, Part 2 · Sci Fi Channel · R+D TV in association with NBC Universal Television Studio Michael Baber, Music Editor Vince Balunas, Sound Editor Daniel Colman, Sound Editor Jack Levy, Supervising Sound Editor Doug Madick, Foley Artist Rick Partlow, Foley Artist

Other strong nominees include The Sopranos, Ugly Betty, The Office, Heroes, Rome, and Boston Legal.

You can view the full list on comingsoon.net here.