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[[Image:Sciographysnapshot.jpg|thumb|right|Battlestar Galactica episode of Sciography]]
'''''Sciography''''' was a short lived 60 minute documentary series produced by the [[Sci Fi Channel]] that chronicled various sci-fi TV shows. The series itself aired only two episodes, the second covering the [[Don Bellisario]] series ''[[Wikipedia:Quantum Leap|Quantum Leap]]''.

The first episode of ''Sciography'' was aired on July 16, 2000 and dedicated to the 1978 ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

It starred the following Original Series cast and crew members: [[Dirk Benedict]], [[John Dykstra]], [[Richard Hatch]], [[Don Bellisario]], [[Glen A. Larson]], [[Anne Lockhart]], and [[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]]. It also featured commentary from [[Wikipedia:John Kenneth Muir|John Kenneth Muir]], writer of ''[[An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica]]'', as well as commentary from fans—primarily represented by reviewer [[Scott Mantz]] who was contentiously billed as "Galactica's #1 Fan".

The show was directed by [[Wikipedia:Andy Schatzberg|Andy Schatzberg]] and written by [[Wikipedia:Herbie Pilato|Herbie Pilato]].

== Official Statements ==

* [[Scott Mantz]] notes that he himself wasn't fond of his billing as "''Galactica's'' #1 fan":
: I saved the date [for ''Sciography'''s airing], but since I was warned that I might not even be on it, I didn’t tell too many people about it. When I sat down to watch the show, I was amazed when my face came up on the screen! That amazement turned to horror when I read the chyron under my face, which read "''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s #1 fan!"
: Now as we all know, sci fi fans are the most passionate—and the most opinionated—fans in the universe. I knew that they were going to have gripes about the show (as I did), but I didn't realize that they were going to have a field day with the "#1 fan" chyron. I got used to harsh criticism when I was hosting ''Sci Fi Entertainment'', but some of the online postings about my ''Sciography'' appearance were downright brutal. I mean, here I was, honored to represent a great TV show, and I didn’t get any respect for it.<ref name="mantz">{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/scott.html|title=Battlestar Zone: The Sciography Experience|date=2001|accessdate=27 October 2007|last=Mantz|first=Scott A.|format=|language=}}</ref>
* Mantz also notes that [[Richard Hatch]] was "understandably upset over the tabloid nature of the show, and they obviously didn’t get their facts straight" during a conversation the day after ''Sciography'' aired.<ref name="mantz"/>

== References ==

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==External links==

*[[imdb:tt0254047|Sciography]] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDB.com]
*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/sciography.htm Review of Sciography at Sheba's Galaxy]
*[http://www.starbacks.ca/sjpaxton/sciograp.html Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by Susan J. Paxton
*[http://www.blast.net/hart/sciography.htm Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by John Hart
*[http://www.starbacks.ca/sjpaxton/scott.html ''The Sciography Experience''] by Scott A. Mantz

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