Product Description
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Explosive, Unrated Extended Edition with exclusive
footage and more action! On the eve of a devastating Cylon
attack, officer Kendra Shaw reports for duty on the battlestar
Peus. When mankind's future is forever changed on that eful
day, Kendra is reshaped into a "razor"—a tool of war—under the
ruthless guidance of her commander, Admiral Cain. Battlestar
Galactica: Razor tells the untold story of Peus and provides
chilling clues to the e of humanity as the final chapters of
the Battlestar Galactica story unfold.
Bonus Content:
* Deleted Scenes
* The Look of Battlestar Galactica
* My Favorite Episode So Far
* Season 4 Sneak Peek
* Season 4 Trailer
* Minisodes (x7)
* Commentary to the Unrated Extended Version with Executive
Producer Ronald D. Moore and Writer Michael Taylor
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor was an oasis for BSG
fans--when the double-length episode aired in November 2007, it
was the only new material broadcast during the 12-month gap
between seasons 3 and 4. But although it sets up some events in
season 4, chronologically Razor is a prequel taking place within
season 2, when Galactica had unexpectedly met up with a fellow
Battlestar, Peus. The central character is new, Kendra Shaw
(Stephanie Jacobsen), who becomes the XO after Lee Adama (Jamie
Bamber) takes command of the Peus. Shaw's promotion is
controversial among Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) and others because
Shaw learned the trade under the previous commander of the
Peus, Admiral Cain (Michelle Forbes), who lived by her own
wartime rules. The central conflict in Razor involves the Peus
trying to rescue a Raptor crew from the Cylons. During the
mission Shaw flashes back to 10 months earlier, and her
experiences in the immediate aftermath of the Cylons' wipeout of
Caprica influence how she handles this mission and its
implications of a new Cylon-human hybrid. Razor is a riveting
adventure, full of the top writing, great acting, and dark
end-of-humanity vision that makes Battlestar Galactica the best
show on television (that is, when it's actually on). Fans will
also enjoy the appearance of old-school Cylons, and the
revelation that Gaius is not the only one who fell for the wiles
of Number 6 (Tricia Helfer).
The unrated and extended DVD runs 103 minutes, about 16 minutes
longer than the Sci-Fi Channel broadcast. There's a brief bit of
extra gore from Admiral Cain, and young William "Husker" Adama's
(Nico Cortez, nicely channeling Edward James Olmos) mission in
the last days of the first Cylon war is now 10 minutes instead of
5, including a spectacular aerial battle. In another new
sequence, at the moment when Cain tells Shaw "Sometimes we have
to leave people behind so that we can go on," there's a flashback
to Cain's experiences in the first Cylon war. Among the bonus
features is the complete 19-minute minisode version of Husker's
Cylon encounter (previously viewable on Sci-Fi Channel's website)
and two deleted scenes. Featurettes include "The Look of
Battlestar Galactica" and "My Favorite Episode So Far" ("33" gets
a lot of mentions from the cast and crew), and there are a
trailer and 2.5-minute "sneak peek" at season 4 (mostly
interviewing people who don't know what's going to happen, though
Tricia Helfer mentions a new version of herself). In a commentary
track for the extended edition, executive producer Ronald D.
Moore and writer Michael Taylor discuss how the episode came
together (they refer to Razor as episodes as 1-2 of season 4)
amid some serious restructuring and bits of trivia, such as how
they cast Stephanie Jacobsen in the pivotal role even though she
had never watched the show. --David Horiuchi
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