Can all the world's problems be solved by watching Sci Fi Channel? The United Nations apparently thinks that's a good place to start, and will host a Battlestar Galactica retrospective and panel discussion on Tuesday to shed light on how the Emmy-winning show has handled such issues as human rights and reconciliation, terrorism, faith, children and warfare, and dialogue among civilizations.
The show will be represented at the UN by stars Mary McDonnell and Edward James Olmos, and producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. The panel will also consist of Radhika Coomaraswamy, special representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Robert Orr, assistant secretary-general for policy planning, executive office of the Secretary-General, and Craig Mokhiber, deputy director of the New York office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
This is tied into the show's series finale, which airs three days after the UN event, and because it's not at Comic Con but rather at the United Nations, the panel will not be open to the general publich. However, Sci Fi Network says that it will be recorded and a complete transcript will be available online "when the content becomes available."
