TV Jots

And the Hype Is So Justified

As if fans need any reminders, Sci Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica returns tonight at 10pm EST with “Sometimes a Great Notion,” the first of eleven episodes remaining in the show’s fourth and final season. Keep in mind that the midseason premiere is several minutes longer than the standard hourlong format, so be prepared to stick around until the very end.

In the meantime, various sources of essential information about the show follow. Pick and choose to get caught up, get spoiled, and get psyched.

• Newly independent Sci Fi Wire has a brief exclusive sneak peek at the BSG team on Earth. Just as we last saw before the hiatus, it ain’t pretty. In fact, it’s pretty darn bleak.

• Read Star-Ledger TV critic Alan Sepinwall‘s non-spoilery review of the midseason premiere — and, yes, he’s very, very pleased.

• SyFy Portal sends out a frank call back to Earth for reimagined-series creator and executive producer Ronald D. Moore.

• Preview/Review plot highlights from Battlestar‘s third season at Entertainment Weekly.

• Check out all ten parts of the must-not-be-missed Gaeta-centric webisode series The Face of the Enemy via Hulu‘s excellent online streaming video player.

• Ain’t It Cool News provides a host of moderately spoilery “Sometimes a Great Notion” spoilers for those who like to know what they’re getting into beforehand.

• Finally, visit Sci Fi Channel’s official Battlestar Galactica website for everything BSG, and then some.