Producer: 'Battlestar Galactica' Stuck In 'Sci-Fi Ghetto'

David Weddle, a supervising producer for the show, said in fact he was shocked enough people noticed "Battlestar Galactica" to offer Emmy nods to Ronald D. Moore and Felix Enriquez Alcala for writing and directing last year.

"Well, we're in the sci-fi ghetto still," Weddle said during an interview on SyFy Radio last week. "We're still a science-fiction series, and the vast majority of voters don't understand the show or haven't even seen the show. But I would love to be surprised."

But Emmy nominations are not the foremost on the minds of those working to put the final touches on four seasons of the show that has helped established SciFi Channel as a cable network capable of making groundbreaking television, Weddle said. The reach of "Battlestar Galactica," with or without an Emmy, will extend for a long time to come.

"I think this will be remembered and watched and lived for many decades to come when a lot of Emmy winners of the present day will be forgotten," Weddle said. "That's as it should be."

While an Emmy nomination would certainly raise the profile of "Battlestar Galactica," it's been its work being one of television's best shows that no one really watched that's allowed the show to hit topics that it probably couldn't otherwise.

"Because our profile is so low, we've been able to tell the kinds of stories we've been able to tell," Weddle said. "We're off the radar because we're just a sci-fi show, and we've told some pretty amazing stories because we're just a sci-fi show. We're not on the radar of the networks, or the censors. To me, that's a positive way to look at it."

Weddle and writing partner Bradley Thompson brought the mid-season finale to life two weeks ago, and while some fans may have felt cheated by the ending, they really need to get the whole story before passing judgment, he said.

"This is not an attempt to manipulate people," Weddle said. "Earth is a metaphor for all of us, whatever our hopes and dreams might be. There is no land of Oz at the end of the rainbow for any of us. When your dreams are shattered, what do you do? Where do you go from there? And that's what we wanted to investigate. It has larger thematic implications about war and destruction and the ability to rise above conflict."

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