When Nico Cortez, who plays the younger version of Bill Adama, arrived in Vancouver for the shoot, he was given seasons 1 and 2 of the series. Cortez holed himself up in his hotel room for the entire weekend, marathoning the series and studying Edward James Olmos' performance so that he would be able to do a convincing younger version of him.
Microsoft sponsored free screenings in theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Dallas and Seattle. Although fans were thrilled at the prospect of the screenings being free, they were dismayed when halfway through the program stopped for a series of Xbox commercials. These were unanimously met with booing by the audiences.
When the Cylon Raider is gunning for the Raptor, the constellations of Orion and the Big Dipper are visible in the background. This means that the battle is taking place within 40 light-years of Earth.
Prior to the movie's television debut, the featurette series Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks (2007) was made available on the web. Most (but not all) of the content of the webisodes are integrated into the movie. The webisodes are also available for separate viewing as a bonus on the Razor DVD.
Prior to airing on TV, Razor was screened in theaters in selected cities to pre-registered fans. However, a full theatrical release was not possible, for legal reasons: although Universal Studios owns the television rights to the Galactica franchise, movie rights are owned by Glen A. Larson, who created the original 1970's movie/show. Despite a Consulting Producer credit (and salary), Larson had no input for the new series whatsoever. Any theatrical release, however, would require Larson's approval.