Editing Gemini (TOS)

{{disline|For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] ship, see [[Gemini (RDM)]].}}

{{Ship Data
|italic=y
| image= GeminiFreighter.jpg
| title= Gemini
| race= Colonial
| type= Civilian
| role= Former freighter, now a refugee ship post-[[Battle of Cimtar]] 
|spoilers=No}}
''Gemini'' is one of the [[The Fleet (TOS)|220 ships]] that flees the Colonies following the [[Battle of Cimtar]]. Formerly a freighter, many survivors fled to the ship and create tenements within the freight containers loaded in its bays.

== [[Original Series]] == 

Refugees are primarily from [[The Twelve Colonies of Man#Gemoni|Gemoni]] and are living in the ship's freight containers. The freighter is one of several ships suspected of having a [[solium]] leak, which led to the rescue of [[Cassiopeia]] and the fact that [[Sire]] [[Uri]] was greedily hoarding supplies onboard the luxury liner ''[[Rising Star]]''. It would later travel to [[Carillon]] and remain in orbit over the planet until Carillon's [[Battle of Carillon|destruction]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.

{{TOS|Adama}} is forced to pay a visit to ''Gemini'' in order to attempt to woo [[Siress]] [[Belloby]] in exchange for an [[energizer]] she owns that he hopes to trade for [[agro]] supplies {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.

[[Count]] [[Iblis]] plays the part of demagogue aboard ''Gemini'', promising food to the hungry masses in exchange for their support. After securing their allegiance word comes in that the [[Agro Ship]] was seeing a miraculous crop appear {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.

=== Interior ===
The interior of the freighter consists primarily of storage bays with containers, although the ship does have living quarters and other compartments. <gallery mode="slideshow">
File:TOS - Saga of a Star World - Gemini Denizens - 2595.jpg|Passengers aboard ''Gemini'' are not as fortunate as some of the other survivors {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
File:TOS - Saga of a Star World - Warriors on Gemini Scaffolding - 2636.jpg|''{{TOS|Galactica}}''{{'|s}} [[Warriors]] on survey, walking on the scaffolding between containers turned hovels for survivors on ''Gemini'' {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
File:CassieSocilatorSaga.jpg|{{TOS|Apollo}} helps a harassed [[Cassiopeia]] out of the pit of cargo container hovels while an older man takes her blanket for himself {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
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=== Siress Belloby's Compartment ===
Unlike a majority of survivors, [[Siress]] [[Belloby]] has her own compartment outside of the container tenements, accessible through a corridor festooned with various detritus of components and equipment. She subsequently vacates the compartment upon resettling in the [[agro colony]] [[Serenity]] upon [[Sectar (planet)|Sectar]] {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.<gallery>
File:TOS - TMW - Belloby's Quarters.jpg|Siress Belloby in her quarters {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.
File:TOS - TMW - Gemini Corridor 1.jpg|Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]], accompanied by Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]], is escorted to the [[Siress]]' quarters {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.
File:TOS - TMW - Gemini Corridor 2.jpg|Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]], accompanied by Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]], is reconsidering his visitation to the [[Siress]] before her quarters' door {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.
File:TOS - TMW - Gemini Corridor 3.jpg|Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] and Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] wait just outside the [[Siress]]' quarters {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.
File:TOS - TMW - Gemini Corridor 4.jpg|Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] following [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] through the corridor, away from the [[Siress]]' quarters {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.
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=== Maintenance and Engineering Areas ===
Following the exodus from the Colonies, Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Beta company|Beta Company]] crawl along the "outside" of the freighter in search of [[solium]] leaks. Such areas consist of various conduits, pipes, and industrial equipment {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:TOS - Saga of a Star World - Apollo and Beta Company - 2521.jpg|Captain {{TOS|Apollo}} and members of [[Beta company]] search for [[solium]] leaks {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
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=== Exterior ===
''Gemini'' is a heavy freighter built on a modular spine design. Its primary cargo capacity consists of exterior containers marked [[Gemini Freight]], secured to a central truss running from the bow to the engine cluster. The containers are arrayed in lateral pairs, with eight units mounted to each side of the spine. A raised docking superstructure is located amidships, featuring a top-facing airlock port for shuttle transfers.<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:TOS - Saga of a Star World - Gemini Freight- 2504.jpg|A [[Colonial shuttle]] maneuvers to dock with ''Gemini'' {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
File:TOS - Saga of a Star World - Gemini Top View - 4899.jpg|Top view of the ''Gemini'' featuring the forward section {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
File:TOS - Saga of a Star World - Gemini Top View - 4902.jpg|Top view of the ''Gemini'' featuring arrayed containers, each container differently textured in various corrugated metal styles {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
File:TOS - Saga of a Star World - Gemini's Forward Section - 2245.jpg|''Gemini''{{'|s}} forward section {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
File:TOS - Saga of a Star World - Gemini's Engine Compartment - 2254.jpg|''Gemini''{{'|s}} aft engine compartment {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
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== ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' ==

The freighter ''Gemini'' survives the journey to [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]. As news spread of their discovery, [[Dillon]] walks through the ship, greeting survivors and telling them "we've made it" en route to [[Troy (1980)|Troy]]'s quarters.<ref>In the opening scenes where [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] does a voiceover telling them of children born in deep space and how [[Doctor Zee]] is a "cerebral mutation," Dillon is seen walking through the makeshift habitations from storage crates in the set previously used to depict the ''Gemini'' in "[[Saga of a Star World]]" and "[[War of the Gods, Part I]]" of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.</ref>

Apparently, Troy lives aboard this ship, as he is packing his personal effects, including a picture of him with his parents, [[Serina]] and {{TOS|Apollo}} {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:Galactica 1980 - S01E01 - Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I - Dillon Celebrating the Discovery of Earth with Denizens aboard Gemini - 298.jpg|Living conditions aboard circa [[1980]] CE {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.
File:Galactica 1980 - S01E01 - Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I - Dillon with Kids and Daggits - 323.jpg|Living conditions aboard circa [[1980]] CE {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.
File:Galactica 1980 - S01E01 - Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I - Troy's Berth aboard Gemini - 353.jpg|Living quarters and storage lockers {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.
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== Notes ==

=== Appearances ===

* An identical freighter, with the same markings (including the name ''Gemini'' on the hull) is shown in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]."  It is referred to as ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'', but this is clearly stock footage from "[[Saga of a Star World]]".
* This freighter appears in the [[Galactica 1980 4|fourth issue of the re-imagined ''Galactica 1980'']] comic book series released by [[Dynamite Entertainment]]. ''Gemini'' is referred to as a [[planetary expeditionary vehicle]] ("PEV") carrier.
* The model is reused in ''[[Buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', first as a model in the [[Buckwiki:69th Squadron|69th Squadron]]'s private room at a local establishment in "[[Buckwiki:Return of the Fighting 69th|Return of the Fighting 69th]]," and later as ''[[Buckwiki:Demeter|Demeter]]'' in "[[Buckwiki:Space Vampire|Space Vampire]]."

=== Behind the Scenes ===

With sets being built last-minute during shooting of "[[Saga of a Star World]]," [[Richard Colla]] made use of his theater background and devised what is likely one of the most simplistic sets seen in the [[Original Series]]. 

The interior sets of the ship were filmed in Stage 12 at [[w:California|California]]'s [[w:Universal Studios|Universal Studios]], using forty-foot shipping containers stacked on top of each other and using green beds<ref>"Green beds" are industry terminology for scaffolding suspended by chains above sets, from which movie lights are mounted.</ref> for ramps.<ref name="galtv">{{cite_web|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978-interviews/richard-colla-galactica.tv-interview.html|title=Richard Colla GALACTICA.TV interview|date=29 April 2008|accessdate=2 June 2019|last=Egnor|first=Mike|format=|language=}}</ref>

To show a sense of scale and depth, [[Richard Colla]] not only had footage shot using 300 to 600 millimeter lenses but also used smoke machines.<ref name="galtv"/>

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