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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Guest stars */

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Guest stars

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	*[[Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios]]		*[[Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios]]
	*[[Biski Gugushe]] as [[Sekou Hamilton]]		*[[Biski Gugushe]] as [[Sekou Hamilton]]
	*[[James Ashcroft]] as [[~~Scopria~~ spectator\|Spectator #1]]		*[[James Ashcroft]] as [[Scorpia spectator\|Spectator #1]]
	*[[Patricia Idlette]] as [[Sarah Porter]]		*[[Patricia Idlette]] as [[Sarah Porter]]
	*[[Mario Battista]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Gardener\|Gardener]]		*[[Mario Battista]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Gardener\|Gardener]]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Noteworthy Dialogue */

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Noteworthy Dialogue

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	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

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	\| context = Tom Zarek is walking through ''Cloud 9''{{'\|s}} simulated environment while talking to reporters:		\| context = Tom Zarek is walking through ''Cloud 9''{{'\|s}} simulated environment while talking to reporters:
	\| lines =		\| lines = '''Tom Zarek:''' We are facing a situation so unique, so specific, that we not only need new leadership, but a whole new way of thinking.
	'''Tom Zarek:''' We are facing a situation so unique, so specific, that we not only need new leadership, but a whole new way of thinking.

	'''Reporter:''' Like blowing up a building or two?		'''Reporter:''' Like blowing up a building or two?
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	'''Tom Zarek:''' If things weren’t so serious, I’d say that was funny. Look, there’s no economy, there’s no market, no industry, no capital. Money’s worthless. And yet we’re all held hostage by the idea of the way things used to be.		'''Tom Zarek:''' If things weren’t so serious, I’d say that was funny. Look, there’s no economy, there’s no market, no industry, no capital. Money’s worthless. And yet we’re all held hostage by the idea of the way things used to be.

	Look where we are (on Cloud 9, which resembles a natural environment). This man (points to gardener) wakes up every morning, tugs on his boots, and goes to work in this garden. Why? Because it’s his ''job''?! What job? He labors, but he gets no benefits. And he’s not the only one. Many of us are still going through the motions of our old lives. The lawyers still act like lawyers, but they have no clients. Businessmen still act like businessmen, but have no business! President Roslin and her policies are all about holding on to a fantasy!		Look where we are ''(on Cloud 9, which resembles a natural environment)''. This man ''(points to gardener)'' wakes up every morning, tugs on his boots, and goes to work in this garden. Why? Because it’s his ''job''?! What job? He labors, but he gets no benefits. And he’s not the only one. Many of us are still going through the motions of our old lives. The lawyers still act like lawyers, but they have no clients. Businessmen still act like businessmen, but have no business! President Roslin and her policies are all about holding on to a fantasy!

	We want to survive; we need to completely restructure our lives. We need to think about the community of citizens. The group, not the individual. We need to completely free ourselves of the past and operate as a collective.		We want to survive; we need to completely restructure our lives. We need to think about the community of citizens. The group, not the individual. We need to completely free ourselves of the past and operate as a collective.
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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Noteworthy Dialogue */

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Noteworthy Dialogue

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Official Statements */

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Official Statements

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	== Official Statements ==		== Official Statements ==

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			'''"I'm part of the nitpick brigade, but since the Colonies are obviously modeled after the US system of government, right down to the line of succession, are legislative and judicial branches? If so what are they called and will we see any manifestation of either branch take shape as series progresses?"'''

	* ''"I'~~m part~~ of the ~~nitpick brigade~~, ~~but since~~ the ~~Colonies are obviously modeled after the US system of government~~, ~~right down~~ to the ~~line of succession~~, ~~are legislative and judicial branches? If so what are they called and will we see any manifestation of either branch take shape as series progresses?"''~~		'''[[Ronald D. Moore]]:''' In Episode 11, "Colonial Day" we'll see the reinstatement of the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)\|Quorum of Twelve]], a political body established in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|original series]], which seems to be a cross between a US style Senate and the UN Security Council, where each Colony has a single vote.

	:In Episode 11, "Colonial Day" we'll see the reinstatement of the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)\|Quorum of Twelve]], a political body established in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|original series]], which seems to be a cross between a US style Senate and the UN Security Council, where each Colony has a single vote. Presumably there was also a larger representative legislative body and some kind of separate judiciary. There is also a religious body, (unnamed thus far) that acts in some advisory capacity to the government, along the lines of the British House of Lords. Although we haven't dealt with it yet, [[Elosha]] was probably a member of this body.		Presumably there was also a larger representative legislative body and some kind of separate judiciary. There is also a religious body, (unnamed thus far) that acts in some advisory capacity to the government, along the lines of the British House of Lords.

			Although we haven't dealt with it yet, [[Elosha]] was probably a member of this body.
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	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 00:54, 22 June 2025

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	: ''Colonial Day is due, and [[Laura Roslin]] is using the occasion to institute an interim [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)\|Quorum of Twelve]]; then [[Tom Zarek]], duly selected as the representative of [[Sagittaron]], stands for the post of Vice President, a position Roslin is determined he will not hold.''		: ''Colonial Day is due, and [[Laura Roslin]] is using the occasion to institute an interim [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)\|Quorum of Twelve]]; then [[Tom Zarek]], duly selected as the representative of [[Sagittaron]], stands for the post of Vice President, a position Roslin is determined he will not hold.''

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Guest stars */

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Guest stars

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	*[[Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios]]		*[[Christina Schild]] as [[Playa Palacios]]
	*[[Biski Gugushe]] as [[Sekou Hamilton]]		*[[Biski Gugushe]] as [[Sekou Hamilton]]
	*[[James Ashcroft]] as Spectator #1		*[[James Ashcroft]] as [[Scopria spectator\|Spectator #1]]
	*[[Patricia Idlette]] as [[Sarah Porter]]		*[[Patricia Idlette]] as [[Sarah Porter]]
	*[[Mario Battista]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Gardener\|Gardener]]		*[[Mario Battista]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Gardener\|Gardener]]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Karl Agathon" to "{{callsign|Karl Agathon}}"

2025-02-08T16:54:55Z

Text replacement - "Karl Agathon" to "{{callsign|Karl Agathon}}"

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	=== On Caprica ===		=== On Caprica ===
	*[[Karl Agathon]] and [[Sharon Agathon\|Caprica-Valerii]] have reached the outskirts of [[Delphi]].		*{{callsign\|Karl Agathon}} and [[Sharon Agathon\|Caprica-Valerii]] have reached the outskirts of [[Delphi]].
	*Agathon ponders how he could have seen two women who look exactly the same helping the Cylons, after recently seeing a [[Number Six]] copy leading a squad of [[Centurion (RDM)\|Centurions]]. Quickly putting two and two together, he considers the [[humanoid Cylon]]s to be some sort of human "replicants," created by the Cylons using human DNA. Agathon realizes that this would explain the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|rapid fall]] of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]], as the humanoid Cylons must have infiltrated the Colonies to soften them up for an invasion.		*Agathon ponders how he could have seen two women who look exactly the same helping the Cylons, after recently seeing a [[Number Six]] copy leading a squad of [[Centurion (RDM)\|Centurions]]. Quickly putting two and two together, he considers the [[humanoid Cylon]]s to be some sort of human "replicants," created by the Cylons using human DNA. Agathon realizes that this would explain the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|rapid fall]] of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]], as the humanoid Cylons must have infiltrated the Colonies to soften them up for an invasion.
	*Caprica-Sharon uses this idea as a means of testing his possible feelings towards her, should she reveal her true identity. She starts to say that maybe the humanoid Cylons are misled, or that their attack on the Colonies were wrong and they might doubt that it was the right thing to do (her own current thoughts), but Agathon dismisses this as he feels they're just more Cylons.		*Caprica-Sharon uses this idea as a means of testing his possible feelings towards her, should she reveal her true identity. She starts to say that maybe the humanoid Cylons are misled, or that their attack on the Colonies were wrong and they might doubt that it was the right thing to do (her own current thoughts), but Agathon dismisses this as he feels they're just more Cylons.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Cloud Nine" to "Cloud 9"

2024-07-14T06:26:20Z

Text replacement - "Cloud Nine" to "Cloud 9"

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	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==
	*By this point in the late first season, the writers and actors seem to have gained an increasingly better grasp of the story they are trying to tell, and the dialogue, characterization, and plot developments are flowing much more smoothly than in the early learning-curve period of "[[Water]]" and "[[Bastille Day]]".		*By this point in the late first season, the writers and actors seem to have gained an increasingly better grasp of the story they are trying to tell, and the dialogue, characterization, and plot developments are flowing much more smoothly than in the early learning-curve period of "[[Water]]" and "[[Bastille Day]]".
	*It seems a small cheat that ''Cloud ~~Nine~~'' has not been seen before, but this is explained as that she was heavily damaged and undergoing repairs until now.		*It seems a small cheat that ''Cloud 9'' has not been seen before, but this is explained as that she was heavily damaged and undergoing repairs until now.
	*It is slightly odd that [[Wallace Gray]] is supposedly one of Roslin's top aides and has played a large role in the work of her administration, but has not been seen until now. Of course, this is the mechanics of introducing new characters on a tv series at play. However, Roslin ''is'' often followed around by many nameless aides with the implication that there are more working for her "off screen" than a given episode focuses on (in the podcasts, Ron Moore and David Eick have said that they feel they make Roslin seem more official onscreen).		*It is slightly odd that [[Wallace Gray]] is supposedly one of Roslin's top aides and has played a large role in the work of her administration, but has not been seen until now. Of course, this is the mechanics of introducing new characters on a tv series at play. However, Roslin ''is'' often followed around by many nameless aides with the implication that there are more working for her "off screen" than a given episode focuses on (in the podcasts, Ron Moore and David Eick have said that they feel they make Roslin seem more official onscreen).
	*It is ironic that Baltar himself makes no drive to put himself on the road to power; Roslin (and other major characters) make him vice president because they prefer him over Zarek (even though Roslin admits that she does not like Baltar or particularly trust him, and admits that it is a "choose the devil you know" situation).		*It is ironic that Baltar himself makes no drive to put himself on the road to power; Roslin (and other major characters) make him vice president because they prefer him over Zarek (even though Roslin admits that she does not like Baltar or particularly trust him, and admits that it is a "choose the devil you know" situation).

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "s]]'s" to "s]]{{'}}"

2024-02-17T16:51:11Z

Text replacement - "s]]'s" to "s]]{{'}}"

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	:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Well I'm glad to hear it, because I think all of us have had teachers who have made a profound impact on our lives. History is full of examples of leaders who have come from the most humble beginnings, and have risen to meet the challenge posed by cataclysmic events. It's very easy to be sitting there in your armchairs ... criticize Laura Roslin for the tough decisions that she has to make every day - especially if you're someone like Tom Zarek, who's never shouldered any real responsibility in your life. To be fair to Tom, how could he? He's been in prison for the last twenty years. Now that he's had a drastic personality makeover, he's posing like he's the savior to all your ills! I think you all have a short memory, really. ... What I have to say is, we must survive, and we will survive. And we will do so through the values that have made our colonies great: courage, truth, justice, liberty, with a firm and deep resolve to make tomorrow better, not just for ourselves, but for our children.		:'''Gaius Baltar:''' Well I'm glad to hear it, because I think all of us have had teachers who have made a profound impact on our lives. History is full of examples of leaders who have come from the most humble beginnings, and have risen to meet the challenge posed by cataclysmic events. It's very easy to be sitting there in your armchairs ... criticize Laura Roslin for the tough decisions that she has to make every day - especially if you're someone like Tom Zarek, who's never shouldered any real responsibility in your life. To be fair to Tom, how could he? He's been in prison for the last twenty years. Now that he's had a drastic personality makeover, he's posing like he's the savior to all your ills! I think you all have a short memory, really. ... What I have to say is, we must survive, and we will survive. And we will do so through the values that have made our colonies great: courage, truth, justice, liberty, with a firm and deep resolve to make tomorrow better, not just for ourselves, but for our children.

	* ''Baltar and Six discuss jealousy and women, prompted by [[Playa Palacios]]'s behavior:''		* ''Baltar and Six discuss jealousy and women, prompted by [[Playa Palacios]]{{'}} behavior:''
	: '''Gaius Baltar''': She's only human. (notes Six's reaction) You're not jealous?		: '''Gaius Baltar''': She's only human. (notes Six's reaction) You're not jealous?
	: '''Number Six''': Love isn't about sex, Gaius.		: '''Number Six''': Love isn't about sex, Gaius.

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Unintroduced civilians in the Fleet (RDM)" to "Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)"

2023-10-15T14:03:40Z

Text replacement - "Unintroduced civilians in the Fleet (RDM)" to "Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)"

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	*[[James Ashcroft]] as Spectator #1		*[[James Ashcroft]] as Spectator #1
	*[[Patricia Idlette]] as [[Sarah Porter]]		*[[Patricia Idlette]] as [[Sarah Porter]]
	*[[Mario Battista]] as [[~~Unintroduced~~ civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Gardener\|Gardener]]		*[[Mario Battista]] as [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Gardener\|Gardener]]
	*Uncredited as [[Robin Wenutu]]		*Uncredited as [[Robin Wenutu]]
	*Uncredited as [[Safiya Sanne]]		*Uncredited as [[Safiya Sanne]]