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Death is never black and white when it comes to Hollywood (or even Hollywood North like Vancouver). So it's no surprise that some of the who's who of "Battlestar Galactica" aren't sure if the season will end after the fourth season or not.

Just a day after both Edward James Olmos and Katee Sackhoff told IESB that the show would end after the fourth season. But now there seems to be a lot of back tracking by the studio and showrunners on if and when BSG is nearing its endgame or not.

"For those of you who have been paying attention over the years, this is not the first time Eddie has made an announcement about the possibility of the show's end," executive producer David Eick told SciFi Wire, adding that when he and fellow executive producer Ronald D. Moore decide on BSG's fate, "we'll let you know."

But not everyone is sticking with that story. In fact, Eick's statement is one of several scenarios that seems to be floating around the "Galactica" offices these days. While some of the stories are differing at various levels, one thing being told to Airlock Alpha seems to be constant: Whether or not BSG ends 22 episodes from now is a big question mark, however, when the fourth season finale airs in late 2008, it will conclude the search for Earth.

There also is a possibility that SciFi Channel might take a similar route to the end as ABC is doing with "Lost," either really splitting the fourth season up, or possibly even going as far as actually having two shorter seasons.

In fact, SciFi Channel could be looking at the continued success of BSG on DVD, and depending on how this fall's direct-to-DVD film based on the Battlestar Pegasus does, there's a good chance that future (or even past) stories of the Battlestar Galactica could be told in a similar way that "Stargate SG-1" will continue on in direct-to-DVD telemovies.

Whether they are talking about it publicly or not, showrunners are preparing for an end, and it's an end that will come sooner rather than later.

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