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:''This page covers the webisode series for "Razor," which follows the exploits of the young [[William Adama]] during the [[Cylon War]]. For the two hour television event, see: "[[Razor]]".'' | |||
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'''''Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks''''' are an online series that aims provide the story of a young [[William Adama]]'s ([[Nico Cortez]]) discovery of a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] experiment during his time in the first [[Cylon War]]. The webisodes are aimed to lay down the back story for events in [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]] that will "threaten him, the crew of the ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and the survival of the human race". The webisodes can be viewed through the official [http://www.scifi.com/pulse Sci Fi Pulse] (SciFi.com's streaming service) or on the screen during airings of ''[[FlashGordonWiki:Flash Gordon (Sci Fi Channel)|Flash Gordon]]'' on Friday at 9/8 P.M. CT. | |||
The webisode series was written by [[Michael Taylor]], and directed by [[Wayne Rose]] and [[Felix Alcala]]. In fact, these flashbacks were cut out of the "[[Razor]]" television movie due to time constraints, but will be reintegrated in the version of "Razor" for the [[Razor (Region 1 DVD)|Region 1 DVD]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
===Episode 1: Day 4,571=== | ===Episode 1: Day 4,571=== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Razor Flashback 1.jpg|thumb|Young [[William Adama|Bill Adama]] with [[Jaycie McGavin]] on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''.]] | ||
* Release date: October 5, 2007 | * Release date: October 5, 2007 | ||
* Running time: ~00:02:30 | * Running time: ~00:02:30 | ||
* SCI FI Pulse link: http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=163960 | |||
It is day 4,571 of the First [[Cylon War]]. On board ''[[Galactica ( | It is day 4,571 of the First [[Cylon War]]. On board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', [[Jaycie McGavin]] and [[William Adama]] are having sex in the [[duty locker]], during which McGavin asks if Adama left his boots out. Adama tells her that he ran into the Commander while he was taking off his boots, which leads into them mocking the commander with one of his apparently [[Nothing but the rain|well-known greetings]]. | ||
McGavin and Adama talk before joining a battle to attack an ice planet in the "ass end of nowhere, | McGavin and Adama talk before joining a battle to attack an ice planet in the "ass end of nowhere", where a rumored [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] superweapon is allegedly being built. It is defended heavily by the Cylons: three [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] wings, ground forces, defensive batteries and nuclear weapons. | ||
Another rumor they talk about is that peace negotiations are in progress and that the Cylons may unexpectedly surrender, which McGavin scoffs as unlikely. She runs off to report to a briefing for [[Raptor Squadron 2]], leaving Adama alone as the ship readies itself for possible nuclear attack. | Another rumor they talk about is that peace negotiations are in progress and that the Cylons may unexpectedly surrender, which McGavin scoffs as unlikely. She runs off to report to a briefing for [[Raptor Squadron 2]], leaving Adama alone as the ship readies itself for possible nuclear attack. | ||
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===Episode 2: The Hangar=== | ===Episode 2: The Hangar=== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Razor Flashback 3.jpg|thumb|[[William Adama]] about to participate in [[Operation Raptor Talon]].]] | ||
* Release date: October 12, 2007 | * Release date: October 12, 2007 | ||
* Running time: ~00:02:41 | * Running time: ~00:02:41 | ||
* SCI FI Pulse link: http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=163980 | |||
McGavin returns from her mission badly wounded. Adama tries to reassure her that she will live, but she tells him that he was always a bad liar. After medics carry | McGavin returns from her mission badly wounded. Adama tries to reassure her that she will live, but she tells him that he was always a bad liar. After medics carry Gavin to [[sickbay]], Adama is filled with anger against the Cylons and cleared to launch in his [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]. | ||
===Episode 3: Operation Raptor Talon=== | ===Episode 3: Operation Raptor Talon=== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Operation Raptor Talon.jpg|thumb|Combat over the [[ice planet]] during [[Operation Raptor Talon]].]] | ||
* Release date: October 19, 2007 | * Release date: October 19, 2007 | ||
* Running time: ~00:02:41 | * Running time: ~00:02:41 | ||
* SCI FI Pulse link: http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=163962 | |||
Adama and his flight lead, [[Banzai]], engage in bloody dogfights against Raiders as [[Operation Raptor Talon]] commences all around them in orbit of an [[ice planet]]. During the battle, the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' is pummeled from [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] salvos and is subsequently destroyed. Adama then spots two Raiders entering the planet's atmosphere. Out for revenge, Adama engages the two. He shoots down one in the high altitudes. Inside a cloud, he suddenly collides with the other and falls to the ground in his disintegrating craft. | Adama and his flight lead, [[Banzai]], engage in bloody dogfights against Raiders as [[Operation Raptor Talon]] commences all around them in orbit of an [[ice planet]]. During the battle, the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' is pummeled from [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]] salvos and is subsequently destroyed. Adama then spots two Raiders entering the planet's atmosphere. Out for revenge, Adama engages the two. He shoots down one in the high altitudes. Inside a cloud, he suddenly collides with the other and falls to the ground in his disintegrating craft. | ||
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===Episode 4: Free Fall=== | ===Episode 4: Free Fall=== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Razor Flashback 4.jpg|thumb|Free falling [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] pursuing [[William Adama]].]] | ||
* Release date: October 26, 2007 | * Release date: October 26, 2007 | ||
* Running time: ~00:02:45 | * Running time: ~00:02:45 | ||
* SCI FI Pulse link: http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=163961 | |||
As [[William Adama]]'s [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] free-falls through the [[ice planet]]'s atmosphere, Adama manages to eject from a parachute-survivable altitude. However, he is not alone: a lone [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] survives as well. The Centurion fires at the free-falling Adama, while Adama attempts to return the welcome. Quickly, they become entangled with one another, hand-to-hand fighting as they free-fall. As the Centurion's blade slides out of its arm, Adama pulls the rip cord and escapes, deploying the parachute. | As [[William Adama]]'s [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] free-falls through the [[ice planet]]'s atmosphere, Adama manages to eject from a parachute-survivable altitude. However, he is not alone: a lone [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] survives as well. The Centurion fires at the free-falling Adama, while Adama attempts to return the welcome. Quickly, they become entangled with one another, hand-to-hand fighting as they free-fall. As the Centurion's blade slides out of its arm, Adama pulls the rip cord and escapes, deploying the parachute. | ||
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===Episode 5: The Lab=== | ===Episode 5: The Lab=== | ||
* Release date: November 2, 2007 | * Release date: November 2, 2007 | ||
* Running time: ~00:02:40 | * Running time: ~00:02:40 | ||
* SCI FI Pulse link: http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=163976 | |||
Adama begins to explore the facility that he had landed in. As he enters what appears to be a laboratory, he finds evidence of human experimentation and human mutilations. He eventually finds a vat filled with a gelatin-like substance which is reminiscent of the [[resurrection tank]]s or [[Hybrid]] tanks that the later [[humanoid Cylon]]s would use. He kneels down and touches the substance, immediately he begins to hear the voices of torture victims and as he looks back at the tank, abruptly a hand grabs Adama's arm. Then the hand abruptly disappears and the visions and voices are gone, but this causes Adama to fall back onto the ground. A voice is heard, quoting from the [[Pythia]]n prophecies: "All this has happened before and will happen again." | Adama begins to explore the facility that he had landed in. As he enters what appears to be a laboratory, he finds evidence of human experimentation and human mutilations. He eventually finds a vat filled with a gelatin-like substance which is reminiscent of the [[resurrection tank]]s or [[Hybrid]] tanks that the later [[humanoid Cylon]]s would use. He kneels down and touches the substance, immediately he begins to hear the voices of torture victims and as he looks back at the tank, abruptly a hand grabs Adama's arm. Then the hand abruptly disappears and the visions and voices are gone, but this causes Adama to fall back onto the ground. A voice is heard, quoting from the [[Pythia]]n prophecies: "All this has happened before and will happen again." | ||
Afterwards, a banging sound is heard from a locked chamber. As Adama approaches the portal window, an unidentified person presses his face against the window and begs for him to release him and the other captives. Adama then attempts to break open the door to the chamber. | Afterwards, a banging sound is heard from a locked chamber. As Adama approaches the portal window, an unidentified person presses his face against the window and begs for him to release him and the other captives. Adama then attempts to break open the door to the chamber. | ||
===Episode 6: Survivors=== | ===Episode 6: Survivors=== | ||
* Release date: November 9, 2007 | * Release date: November 9, 2007 | ||
* Running time: ~00:02:11 | *Running time: ~00:02:11 | ||
* SCI FI Pulse link: http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=163977 | |||
While Adama tries to open the door in vain, the man tells him that they are civilians from the | While Adama tries to open the door in vain, the man tells him that they are civilians from the Gemenese ship ''[[Diana]]'', whose convoy was attacked by the Cylons, and that there were initially 50 of them who were taken away one by one. The room begins to tremble and then the audience is shown that the warehouse is actually next to a grounded basestar that is preparing to take off. Adama manages to open the door a little bit, but not enough to allow the captives to escape. The man urges Adama to leave them and save himself to tell others of what has happened. Adama finally complies after he realizes that he cannot free the prisoners, and runs out of the laboratory. | ||
===Episode 7: Escape=== | ===Episode 7: Escape=== | ||
* Release date: November 16, 2007 | * Release date: November 16, 2007 | ||
* Running time: | *Running time: N/A | ||
* SCI FI Pulse link: http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=163963 | |||
Emerging from the laboratory warehouse, Adama sees the new model basestar lifting off in the distance. Radioing his findings about Cylon experimentation on humans to ''Galactica'', the young pilot is shocked to learn that an armistice has been signed, and the war is over. | Emerging from the laboratory warehouse, Adama sees the new model basestar lifting off in the distance. Radioing his findings about Cylon experimentation on humans to ''Galactica'', the young pilot is shocked to learn that an armistice has been signed, and the war is over. | ||
The episode then flashes forward to Commander Adama standing amongst the relics of the war in ''Galactica'' | The episode then flashes forward to Commander Adama standing amongst the relics of the war in ''Galactica's'' [[Galactica Museum|museum]], two days before [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|the renewed Cylon attack]]. As he reflects, [[Aaron Doral]] approaches to inform him that [[Lee Adama|his son]] has been confirmed as the lead pilot in the flyby planned for the ship's decommissioning ceremony. As Doral leaves, Adama ponders the old Centurion in the display case a little longer. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * With regard to Sci Fi Pulse, only those in the United States can see these Flashbacks, since the player is region-locked. This means that anyone with an [[w:IP address|IP address]] outside of the United States cannot see the Flashbacks via Sci Fi Pulse. However, there are likely "illegal" versions of these episodes online -- because of the illegality of these, Battlestar Wiki cannot and will not furnish links to these unauthorized sources. | ||
* The "[[Nothing but the rain]]" greeting apparently originates with ''[[Galactica ( | * The "[[Nothing but the rain]]" greeting apparently originates with ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'s'' wartime commander (presumably [[Nash (RDM)|Commander Nash]]), which would later be passed down by [[William Adama]] to [[Kara Thrace]]. | ||
* The | * The [[Cylon War]] has lasted for the past twelve and a half years. | ||
* Raptors were also in operation during the Cylon War. | * Raptors were also in operation during the Cylon War. | ||
* Furthermore, the events of [[Operation Raptor Talon]] are billed as occurring forty-one years prior. This means that they occur 41 years prior to the "current" events of "[[Razor]], | * Furthermore, the events of [[Operation Raptor Talon]] are billed as occurring forty-one years prior. This means that they occur 41 years prior to the "current" events of "[[Razor]]", which fall in between "[[The Captain's Hand]]" and "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]". | ||
* Adama's final fight with the Cylon in Episode 4 is reminiscent of the fight he has with | * Adama's final fight with the Cylon in Episode 4 is reminiscent of the fight he has with Conoy in the [[Miniseries]], using an improvised weapon to bludgeon a slightly disabled Cylon to death, and becoming covered in its "blood." | ||
* It is the first time in the Re-imagined Series that the audience is allowed to view the world through the eyes of an [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurion]]. The pulsing red light inversely moves back and forth within their vision, but they can see everything despite it. | * It is the first time in the Re-imagined Series that the audience is allowed to view the world through the eyes of an [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|original Cylon Centurion]]. The pulsing red light inversely moves back and forth within their vision, but they can see everything despite it. | ||
* The zoom out away from ''Galactica'' in Episode 7 is a callback to the very beginning of the Miniseries where the camera zooms past that moon and into the battlestar | * The zoom out away from ''Galactica'' in Episode 7 is a callback to the very beginning of the Miniseries where the camera zooms past that moon and into the battlestar. | ||
=== Nods to the Original Series === | === Nods to the Original Series === | ||
* The reference to an ice planet with a superweapon based on it seems reminiscent of [[Arcta]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] episode "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]. | * The reference to an ice planet with a superweapon based on it seems reminiscent of [[Arcta]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] episode "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]". The reckless actions of Adama entering the planet's atmosphere to attack two fleeing Cylons is also reminiscent of the reckless behavior of Viper cadets from that episode. | ||
* The braiding around the | * The braiding around the uniform collar of the pilots, in addition to the segmented uniform vest, appears inspired by the [[Uniforms (TOS)|Colonial uniforms]] of the Original Series. | ||
** In Episode 2, Adama passes a man in ''Galactica'''s hallway wearing the beige tunic of a [[Uniforms (TOS)#Warrior uniforms|warrior uniform]] from the Original Series, without the brown jacket. | ** In Episode 2, Adama passes a man in ''Galactica'''s hallway wearing the beige tunic of a [[Uniforms (TOS)#Warrior uniforms|warrior uniform]] from the Original Series, without the brown jacket. | ||
* Episode 3 uses CG models based on designs for the Original Series' Cylon craft, mainly the [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]]s and [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]]. | * Episode 3 uses CG models based on designs for the Original Series' Cylon craft, mainly the [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]]s and [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]]. | ||
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== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
* While ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' | * While ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' seems to have more armor than ''Galactica'' in some places, such as the starboard flight pod, the ribbing is also visible in several locations, thus indicating that this is a design choice and not a result of deliberate removal of the armor. | ||
* The audience is given the opportunity to see for the first time what type of Viper pilot Adama was in the first Cylon War. It becomes clear that he displays some characteristics that are traditionally known to be part of Starbuck's | * The audience is given the opportunity to see for the first time what type of Viper pilot Adama was in the first Cylon War. It becomes clear that he displays some characteristics that are traditionally known to be part of Starbuck's Viper style. This may indicate part of the reason why he, later on in his life, looks upon Starbuck as a daughter. | ||
* | * It's implied that the Cylons began to perform human experimentation during the first Cylon War. The multiple body parts and discovered captives point out an interesting irony that the [[Cavil]]s also have pointed out. The Cylons, though machines, are desiring to usurp humanity's position within the universe. Even though the Cylons rebelled and hate their former masters, the laboratory scenes and future humanoid Cylon models, indicate that the Cylons also want to be like humanity. | ||
* In Episode 1, Adama and McGavin act as if there is no end to the war in sight. The sudden declaration of an armistice could be an indication of the high value the Cylons placed in the experiment on the ice planet. | * In Episode 1, Adama and McGavin act as if there is no end to the war in sight. The sudden declaration of an armistice could be an indication of the high value the Cylons placed in the experiment on the ice planet. | ||
* Given that only Admiral Adama appears to know about the Cylon experimentation | * Given that only Admiral Adama appears to know about the Cylon experimentation ([[Razor]]), despite the fact that the warehouse laboratory facilities must have fallen into Colonial hands, it seems likely that the incident was kept classified by Colonial authorities. The true import of the discovery appears to have not been fully understood, as the human race is taken totally by surprise when humanoid Cylons play a key role in their [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|downfall]]. | ||
** Adama himself, however, seems to realize the connection quickly when he encounters [[Leoben Conoy]] on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] and | ** Adama himself, however, seems to realize the connection quickly when he encounters [[Leoben Conoy]] on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] and quickly deduces that he is a Cylon ([[Miniseries]]). | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
* Is the planet that Operation Raptor Talon takes place over the eventual [[Cylon homeworld|homeworld]] of the Cylons? | * Is the planet that Operation Raptor Talon takes place over the eventual [[Cylon homeworld|homeworld]] of the Cylons? | ||
* Based on the point of view perspective given in Episode 4, what function does the Centurion's pulsing red light perform, if not gathering visual data? | * Based on the point of view perspective given in Episode 4, what function does the Centurion's pulsing red light perform, if not gathering visual data? | ||
* How many captives are still alive by the time Adama discovers them? | * How many captives are still alive by the time Adama discovers them? | ||
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== Official Statements == | == Official Statements == | ||
Not yet available. | |||
== Noteworthy Dialogue == | == Noteworthy Dialogue == | ||
Not yet available. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
These are listed in the order they appear during the 7 episodes. | These are listed in the order they appear during the 7 episodes. | ||
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! class="infoboxheader" | '''Cast Member''' | ! class="infoboxheader" | '''Cast Member''' | ||
! class="infoboxheader" | '''Character''' | ! class="infoboxheader" | '''Character''' | ||
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| [[Campbell Lane]] | | [[Campbell Lane]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Hybrid]] | ||
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| [[Chris Bradford]] | | [[Chris Bradford]] | ||
| Ops Officer <ref>This character is not identified on screen | | Ops Officer <ref>This character is not identified on screen. It is speculated that he is the launch tube officer who supervises Adama's launch in Episode 2.</ref> | ||
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| [[Ben Cotton]] | | [[Ben Cotton]] | ||
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== | == Crew == | ||
The full list of cast and crew is up on [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/razor/credits/ the SciFi.com Razor website]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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