'Battlestar' Actors Not Holding Breath For Emmy

Well, in reality, it might take a change of venue from space to the modern-day United States, and a change of name from "Battlestar Galactica" to "24." And since that's not happening in the show's fourth and final season (at least as far as we know) the Academy shouldn't hold its breath.

Even if Emmy looks over "Battlestar Galactica" once again when it announces its nominees July 19, there might be some scattered disappointment from the show's cast and crew, but not from the ship's resident Boomer/Athena Cylon Grace Park.

"I'd rather have a Peabody," Park told reporters attending last week's SciFi Channel Digital Media Tour in Vancouver, B.C., highlighting the series' previous win of the coveted award.

Awards might pile up, but talk about "Battlestar Galactica" usually turns back to the Emmy, but Jamie Bamber (Apollo) says it's more about the craft and less about the chunks of sculptured metal that grace bookshelves and fireplace mantles.

"That is for other people to decide," Bamber said. "We come to work and do the work. Would we like more people to watch the show? Sure. That would enable us to do things really on our own terms."

There are some critics who think that "Battlestar Galactica" continues to struggle with the fact that it has not been mainstream, and that its limited audience could be hindering the show's chances at winning mainstream awards. Bamber, however, says he doesn't agree.

"I think our viewership is much more diverse than people make out," he said.

Talk has continued that ratings played a key part in the demise of "Battlestar Galactica" and the decision by both the network and the showrunners to end the series after its upcoming fourth season. However, ratings from Nielsen Media Research aren't everything, and even the world's most popular measurement of viewers can't count everyone.

"One thing that is most interesting is that one of out every fourth viewer actually DVRs and watches 'Battlestar Galactica'" at a later time, said SciFi Channel head Bonnie Hammer. "They don't get quantified. We truly believe -- and this is not spin -- that the viewership is immense, but they choose to watch it on their own time. It's really hard for people to see how fast the audience is growing."

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