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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
: ''Following the discovery | : ''Following the discovery [[Kobol]], the arrest of [[Laura Roslin]], and the attempted assassination of [[William Adama]], the [[Fleet]] finds itself thrust in more peril than they originally imagined.'' | ||
== Pivotal Plot Points == | == Pivotal Plot Points == | ||
*Colonel Tigh commands the Fleet while Adama is incapacitated, instituting [[Wikipedia:martial law|martial law]]. | *Colonel Tigh commands the Fleet while Adama is incapacitated, instituting [[Wikipedia:martial law|martial law]]. | ||
*After the "[[Gideon massacre]], | *After the "[[Gideon massacre]]", the Fleet divides into two factions: one which supports Adama, and one which supports [[Laura Roslin faction|Roslin/Zarek]]. | ||
*[[Kara Thrace|Kara Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl Agathon]] discover a Colonial [[ | *[[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] and [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] discover a Colonial [[resistance (movement)|resistance movement]] on [[Caprica]]. | ||
*The Cylons have been rounding up human females in order to artificially inseminate them with hybrid ovum, creating [[farms|breeding farm]]s over Caprica. Their attempts have been unsuccessful. | *The Cylons have been rounding up human females in order to artificially inseminate them with hybrid ovum, creating [[farms|breeding farm]]s over [[Caprica]]. Their attempts have been unsuccessful. | ||
*An expedition to | *An expedition to [[Kobol]] finds instructions that may lead the Fleet to [[Earth]] inside the [[Tomb of Athena]]. | ||
*Starbuck and Helo return to ''Galactica'' from Caprica; Helo becomes ostracized due to his relationship with [[ | *Starbuck and Helo return to the ''Galactica'' from Caprica; Helo becomes ostracized due to his relationship with [[Sharon Valerii]], who is pregnant with the first successful [[Humano-Cylon|Human-Cylon hybrid]] child. | ||
*[[ | *''[[Galactica]]'' 's copy of [[Sharon Valerii]] is killed by [[Cally]]. | ||
*Roslin and the Quorum of Twelve are re-instituted. | *Roslin and the Quorum of Twelve are re-instituted. | ||
* | *Two additional [[Humano-Cylon]]s are revealed: [[Simon]] and [[D'anna Biers]]. | ||
*Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] and his team build a prototype stealth fighter craft, the [[Blackbird]]. | *Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] and his team build a prototype stealth fighter craft, the [[Blackbird]]. | ||
*The Fleet encounters another battlestar that survived the attack, the ''[[ | *The Fleet encounters another battlestar that survived the attack, the ''[[Pegasus]]'', which is commanded by Admiral [[Helena Cain]]. | ||
*William Adama becomes an admiral | |||
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*William Adama becomes an admiral; the Pegasus apparently joins the Fleet.}} | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
===Stars=== | ===Stars=== | ||
* [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[William Adama]] | * [[Edward James Olmos]] as Commander / Admiral [[William Adama]] | ||
* [[Mary McDonnell]] as [[Laura Roslin]] | * [[Mary McDonnell]] as President [[Laura Roslin]] | ||
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] as [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] | * [[Katee Sackhoff]] as Lieutenant / Captain [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]] | ||
* [[Jamie Bamber]] as | * [[Jamie Bamber]] as Captain / Major [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]] | ||
* [[James Callis]] as [[Gaius Baltar]] | * [[James Callis]] as Vice-President Doctor [[Gaius Baltar]] | ||
* [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]] | * [[Tricia Helfer]] as [[Number Six]] | ||
* [[Grace Park]] as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] | * [[Grace Park]] as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] | ||
===Co-stars=== | ===Co-stars=== | ||
* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]] | * [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Saul Tigh]] | ||
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]] | * [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol]] | ||
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] | * [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as [[Karl Agathon|Lieutenant Karl "Helo" Agathon]] | ||
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]] | * [[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla|Petty Officer 2nd Class Anastasia Dualla]] | ||
* [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]] | * [[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek|Representative Tom Zarek]] | ||
* [[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]] | * [[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya|Billy Keikeya]] | ||
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]] | * [[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta|Lieutenant Felix Gaeta]] | ||
* [[Samuel Witwer]] as | * [[Samuel Witwer]] as [[Crashdown]] | ||
* [ | * [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Leah+Cairns Leah Cairns] as [[Margaret Edmonson|Lt. Margaret "Racetrack" Edmonson]] | ||
* [ | * [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Nicki+Clyne Nicki Clyne] as [[Cally|Specialist Cally]] | ||
* [ | * [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Dominic+Zamprogna Dominic Zamprogna] as [[Jammer]] | ||
* [ | * [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Luciana+Carro Luciana Carro] as [[Louanne Katraine|Lt. Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] | ||
* [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]] | * [[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]] | ||
==Production Crew== | ==Production Crew== | ||
===Producers=== | ===Producers=== | ||
* [[Ronald D. Moore]] - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer | * [[Moore, Ronald D.|Ronald D. Moore]] - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer | ||
* [[David Eick]] - Executive Producer | * [[Eick, David|David Eick]] - Executive Producer | ||
* [ | * [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Toni+Graphia Toni Graphia] - Co-Executive Producer / Writer | ||
* [ | * [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Harvey+Frand Harvey Frand] - Producer | ||
* [[Larson, Glen A.|Glen A. Larson]] - Consulting Producer | |||
* [[Glen A. Larson]] - Consulting Producer | |||
==== | ===Directors=== | ||
===Writing Staff=== | |||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
: | *2.01: [[Scattered]] | ||
*2.02: [[Valley of Darkness]] | |||
*2.03: [[Fragged]] | |||
*2.04: [[Resistance]] | |||
*2.05: [[The Farm]] | |||
*2.06: [[Home, Part I]] | |||
*2.07: [[Home, Part II]] | |||
*2.08: [[Final Cut]] | |||
*2.09: [[Flight of the Phoenix]] | |||
*2.10: [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]] | |||
*2.11: [[Resurrection Ship, Part I]] | |||
*2.12: [[Resurrection Ship, Part II]] | |||
*2.13: [[Epiphanies]] | |||
*2.14: [[Black Market]] | |||
*2.15: [[Scar]] | |||
*2.16: [[Sacrifice]] | |||
*2.17: [[The Captain's Hand]] | |||
*2.18: [[Downloaded]] (?) | |||
*2.19: [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]] | |||
*2.20: [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]] | |||
== Official Statements == | == Official Statements == | ||
* ''"Please do something about the consumables questions; fuel, food, ammo, clothing etc., where is this stuff coming from?"'' | * ''"Please do something about the consumables questions; fuel, food, ammo, clothing etc., where is this stuff coming from?"'' | ||
: Water is addressed in... uh, "[[Water]]." Fuel is addressed in "[[The Hand of God | : Water is addressed in... uh, "[[Water]]." Fuel is addressed in "[[The Hand of God|Hand of God]]". Other consumables will be addressed in the second season. -- {{from_RDM_blog}} | ||
* ''Regarding Second Season Renewal'' | * ''Regarding Second Season Renewal'' | ||
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:So it's official: we're doing a second season. | :So it's official: we're doing a second season. | ||
:To say that this is happy news is to indulge in a display of understatement. The road to television success is a long one, littered with various hurdles, all of which must be vaulted: the studio pitch session, the network pitch, the story outline, the first draft script, the second draft script, the green-light to produce [[ | :To say that this is happy news is to indulge in a display of understatement. The road to television success is a long one, littered with various hurdles, all of which must be vaulted: the studio pitch session, the network pitch, the story outline, the first draft script, the second draft script, the green-light to produce [[Mini-Series|the pilot]], casting the pilot, making the pilot, ordering the series, producing the series, getting the reviews, getting an audience, and then.... getting a second season. We've managed to clear that hurdle and it feels frakking good. | ||
:We've been working on the first six episodes for a couple of months now and we're gearing up to prep them for filming, probably in late March. Season Two will be heavily influenced by the end of [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season One]], so it's hard to get into anything remotely specific until the [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|last episode]] has aired in the US. I could say... well... er... not much. | :We've been working on the first six episodes for a couple of months now and we're gearing up to prep them for filming, probably in late March. Season Two will be heavily influenced by the end of [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season One]], so it's hard to get into anything remotely specific until the [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|last episode]] has aired in the US. I could say... well... er... not much. -- {{from_RDM_blog}} | ||
* ''"Will we ever get any more of the back story to the Cylon Wars?, ie What started them and how did the Colonists (sic) drive them away."'' | * ''"Will we ever get any more of the back story to the Cylon Wars?, ie What started them and how did the [[Colonials|Colonists]] (sic) drive them away."'' | ||
:We will see more of this backstory as the series unfolds. Some of the inter-war period will be explored in the first few episodes of Season 2. Other tales of the first [[Cylon | :We will see more of this backstory as the series unfolds. Some of the inter-war period will be explored in the first few episodes of Season 2. Other tales of the first [[Cylon Wars]] will be filled in eventually. -- {{from_RDM_blog}} | ||
* ''"Will we see any of the original cast apart from Richard Hatch. "'' | * ''"Will we see any of the original cast apart from Richard Hatch. "'' | ||
:It's possible, but not yet on the board. | :It's possible, but not yet on the board. -- {{from_RDM_blog}} | ||
* ''"Please show more of the blue collar guys keeping everything in check on the other ships. Guys that would have clocked out and gone home had the holocaust not happened. Not really a question sorry."'' | * ''"Please show more of the blue collar guys keeping everything in check on the other ships. Guys that would have clocked out and gone home had the holocaust not happened. Not really a question sorry."'' | ||
:We have plans for this in the second season. [[Cally]], for instance, never planned to stay in the service and her enlistment was nearly up at the time of the attack. | :We have plans for this in the second season. [[Cally]], for instance, never planned to stay in the service and her enlistment was nearly up at the time of the attack. -- {{from_RDM_blog}} | ||
*''"Will there be any development between characters on what distinguishes a Sagittaran from Caprican, Virgon, or any of the 12 Colonies? Did they develop separately their own cultures and even different religions on their worlds? I'm glad the element of different worlds or nationalities was kept in the show."'' | *''"Will there be any development between characters on what distinguishes a Sagittaran from Caprican, Virgon, or any of the 12 Colonies? Did they develop separately their own cultures and even different religions on their worlds? I'm glad the element of different worlds or nationalities was kept in the show."'' | ||
:This is an area we didn't get a chance to get very far with in the [[Season 1 (2004-05)|first season]], and I'm hoping we explore more fully in the second. I think that some of the [[Colonies]] have developed very different cultures and attitudes from one another and that it's rich ground for us. We alluded to some differences here and there, but mostly we talked about the "Federal" (for lack of a better word) governmental structures. We do know that there was a sizable opposition to the Colonial government. [[Leoben | :This is an area we didn't get a chance to get very far with in the [[Season 1 (2004-05)|first season]], and I'm hoping we explore more fully in the second. I think that some of the [[Colonies]] have developed very different cultures and attitudes from one another and that it's rich ground for us. We alluded to some differences here and there, but mostly we talked about the "Federal" (for lack of a better word) governmental structures. We do know that there was a sizable opposition to the Colonial government. [[Conoy, Leoben|Leoben]] claimed to be an arms dealer supplying freedom fighters or terrorists, depending on your point of view, and [[Zarek, Tom|Tom Zarek]] was the jailed leader of a sometimes violent opposition, so it stands to reason that there are a wide variety of views, some of which come into violent conflict with one another. It's also worth bearing in mind that one of the uses for which the [[Cylons]] were originally used by the Colonies was as soldiers in their wars against one another. -- {{from_RDM_blog}} | ||
* ''"Granted that a season two at this point is just ink on paper punctuated by a big question mark, but I have a “practical” question to ask. Should the series move forward, to what extent would you want to explore the practical issues of life in the fleet–you’ve touched on the basics of food, fuel and water, but how about problems such as finding enough doctors to treat the population, providing life support on ships not originally intended as passenger vessels and dealing with the inevitable fiefdoms arising on these mix and match metal life rafts? "'' | * ''"Granted that a season two at this point is just ink on paper punctuated by a big question mark, but I have a “practical” question to ask. Should the series move forward, to what extent would you want to explore the practical issues of life in the fleet–you’ve touched on the basics of food, fuel and water, but how about problems such as finding enough doctors to treat the population, providing life support on ships not originally intended as passenger vessels and dealing with the inevitable fiefdoms arising on these mix and match metal life rafts? "'' | ||
:I would very much like to continue exploring these issues in the second year and beyond. I'm intrigued by playing the situation as realistically as dramatically possible and I think these sorts of questions are wonderful material for the show. | :I would very much like to continue exploring these issues in the second year and beyond. I'm intrigued by playing the situation as realistically as dramatically possible and I think these sorts of questions are wonderful material for the show. -- {{from_RDM_blog}} | ||
* ''[[Jamie Bamber]] discusses the results of [[Lee Adama]]'s actions in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]":''' | * ''[[Jamie Bamber]] discusses the results of [[Lee Adama]]'s actions in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]":''' | ||
: I think I've read four scripts out of the 20, so I don't know that much. But the '' | : I think I've read four scripts out of the 20, so I don't know that much. But the ''[[Galactica]]'' still needs him despite themselves. He's a prisoner because of what he's done, but he's still needed because when situations arise he's still one of the best pilots. There aren't that many pilots full stop. | ||
: He's used to command, he's used to following orders. So when the [[Cylons]] are pressing [see: [[Valley of Darkness]]] he has to come out of the brig. But he has to give his word, his parole, that when he's off-duty he'll return to his prison. He's in a strange limbo of finding himself being given authority but having none, it's a strange situation he finds himself in. [http://gateworld.net/galactica/articles/bamber01.shtml] | |||
==Related Topics== | ==Related Topics== | ||
* [[List of Season 2 Guest Actors (RDM)]] | * [[List of Season 2 Guest Actors (RDM)]] | ||
* [[List of Recurring Characters (RDM)]] | |||
* [[List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)]] | * [[List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)]] | ||
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