Science fiction got some props today in the nominations for the 60th annual Prime Time Emmy Awards:

Battlestar Galactica nominations (6):

• Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series, “Six Of One”
• Outstanding Cinematography For A One-Hour Series, “Razor”
• Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series, “He That Believeth In Me”
• Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One-Hour), “Razor”
• Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series, “He That Believeth In Me”
• Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs, “Razor Featurette #4″

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Here’s a roundup of the sci-fi offerings on TV Friday (5/9):

Doctor Who
The Doctor (David Tennant) takes Donna (comedian Catherine Tate) on her first excursion to the future and runs into some old acquaintances: the tentacle-faced Ood, who are still willing slaves to humanity. But for how long? The episode “Planet of the Ood” airs 9 p.m. on Sci Fi. It’s a sequel to Series Two’s two-parter “The Impossible Planet-The Satan Pit.” (more…)

I won’t go into much detail about the season premiere of Battlestar Galactica — my colleague Albert Ching has already done that over at Channel Surfing — but it bears mentioning that SCI FI Fridays are back with a vengeance! BG is back, and starting next Friday U.S. viewers will get their first glimpse at the BBC’s Sarah Jane Adventures, a spinoff of perennial sci-fi favorite Doctor Who.

And that show begins its four season on SCI FI the Friday after that with new co-star Catherine Tate (April 18) — then we’ll have a hell of a night to geek out shamelessly.

As for BG, the startling return of Kara “Starbuck” Thrace and its ramifications are still a mystery, but this much is clear: it’s going to be one frakkin’ good ride. If she’s not a Cylon, and she’s not herself (as the pristine new Viper she flew in on would seem to attest), then what is she? And why can she “feel” the way to Earth?

According to SCI FI Wire, the cast of Battlestar Galactica will present the Top 10 list on the March 19 edition of The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS. The dramatic space opera, a remake of the late ’70s series of the same name, begins its fourth and final season April 4 on the Sci Fi Channel, with two half-hour specials March 28.

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