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Not exactly breaking news, but this is the most definitive source yet that after Friday's all-new "Battlestar Galactica" episode, we won't see a new episode again until 2009 ... at the earliest.

Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore told TV Guide at Wednesday's screening of the mid-season finale that there's no way SciFi Channel will be able to get new episodes up and running before the end of the year. That confirms earlier reports that SciFi Channel wanted to put as much as a year between the two season halves, a decision that was strengthened during the recent Writers Guild of America strike pushed back production of the episodes, which is just wrapping up now.

"Realistically, there's no way to get back on the air faster," Moore said. Media and potential Emmy voters were onhand in Los Angeles to see the mid-season finale as a way to try and create some much-needed Emmy buzz for the show.

Getting in the way of an earlier release are things like the new fall season, baseball playoffs, the beginning of the football season, and simply post-production in the final episodes which is just getting under way.

So enjoy Friday's episode ... and hope there will be some more soon.

"Battlestar Galactica" airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on SciFi Channel.

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