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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Re-imagined Series */

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Re-imagined Series

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	\|''[[Blood and Chrome\|Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]''		\|''[[Blood and Chrome\|Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]''
	\|2012		\|2012
	\|As with its predecessors, it was considered a possibility of being a "backdoor pilot"<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/02/exclusive-update-on-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/#:~:text=At%20the%20time%20that%20this%20was%20announced%20in%20late%202010%2C%20the%20plan%20was%20to%20air%20the%20TV%20movie%20on%20Syfy%20as%20a%20backdoor%20pilot%2C%20in%20a%20move%20very%20similar%20to%20what%20the%20network%20did%20with%20Red%20Faction%3A%20Origins.\|title=Exclusive: Update On Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome\|website=TVWise\|date=17 February 2012\|accessdate=15 September 2025\|quote=At the time that this was announced in late 2010, the plan was to air the TV movie on Syfy as a backdoor pilot, in a move very similar to what the network did with Red Faction: Origins.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/battlestar-galactica_b_2079994.html#:~:text=In%20the%20fall%20of%202010%2C%20Syfy%20said%20that%20%22Blood%20%26%20Chrome%22%20had%20been%20upgraded%2C%20in%20a%20manner%20of%20speaking%3A%20It%20would%20function%20as%20%22a%20backdoor%20pilot%22%20to%20a%20possible%20Young%20Adama%20series%20on%20Syfy.\|title='Battlestar Galactica' Spinoff 'Blood & Chrome' Finally Arrives: Too Little, Too Late?\|author=Maureen Ryan\|website=HuffPost\|date=9 November 2012\|accessdate=15 September 2025\|quote=In the fall of 2010, Syfy said that "Blood & Chrome" had been upgraded, in a manner of speaking: It would function as "a backdoor pilot" to a possible Young Adama series on Syfy.}}</ref> for a series for then-considered "new media" (a.k.a. streaming). ~~Originally~~ released online in 10 parts via [[w:Machinima,_Inc.\|Machinima]], but later cut into a feature-length movie-of-the-week that was aired on [[Syfy\|Syfy Channel]] and released on optical disc.		\|As with its predecessors, it was considered a possibility of being a "backdoor pilot"<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/02/exclusive-update-on-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/#:~:text=At%20the%20time%20that%20this%20was%20announced%20in%20late%202010%2C%20the%20plan%20was%20to%20air%20the%20TV%20movie%20on%20Syfy%20as%20a%20backdoor%20pilot%2C%20in%20a%20move%20very%20similar%20to%20what%20the%20network%20did%20with%20Red%20Faction%3A%20Origins.\|title=Exclusive: Update On Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome\|website=TVWise\|date=17 February 2012\|accessdate=15 September 2025\|quote=At the time that this was announced in late 2010, the plan was to air the TV movie on Syfy as a backdoor pilot, in a move very similar to what the network did with Red Faction: Origins.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/battlestar-galactica_b_2079994.html#:~:text=In%20the%20fall%20of%202010%2C%20Syfy%20said%20that%20%22Blood%20%26%20Chrome%22%20had%20been%20upgraded%2C%20in%20a%20manner%20of%20speaking%3A%20It%20would%20function%20as%20%22a%20backdoor%20pilot%22%20to%20a%20possible%20Young%20Adama%20series%20on%20Syfy.\|title='Battlestar Galactica' Spinoff 'Blood & Chrome' Finally Arrives: Too Little, Too Late?\|author=Maureen Ryan\|website=HuffPost\|date=9 November 2012\|accessdate=15 September 2025\|quote=In the fall of 2010, Syfy said that "Blood & Chrome" had been upgraded, in a manner of speaking: It would function as "a backdoor pilot" to a possible Young Adama series on Syfy.}}</ref> for a series for then-considered "new media" venues (a.k.a. streaming). It was originally released online in 10 parts via now-defunct [[w:Machinima,_Inc.\|Machinima]], but later cut into a feature-length movie-of-the-week that was aired on [[Syfy\|Syfy Channel]] and released on optical disc.
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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Re-imagined Series */ "backdoor pilot" has changed a bit in definition, so we should certainly cite where that term came from, etc.

2025-09-15T20:59:20Z

Re-imagined Series: "backdoor pilot" has changed a bit in definition, so we should certainly cite where that term came from, etc.

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	\|[[Miniseries, Night 1\|''Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries'']]		\|[[Miniseries, Night 1\|''Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries'']]
	\|2003		\|2003
	\|The "backdoor" ~~pilot~~ of the [[Re-imagined Series]], first airing on then-titled [[Sci Fi Channel\|Sci-Fi Channel]] and later released on optical disc.		\|The "backdoor pilot"<ref name=":0">Traditionally, backdoor pilots began life as "pilots" of series within an existing television series, such as "[[Memoryalpha:Assignment: Earth\|Assignment: Earth]]" within ''[[Star Trek]]''<nowiki/>'s second season circa 1968 CE. In more recent times, "backdoor pilots" begin as concepts presented as movies-of-the-week form, which may solicit series orders.</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120051217/http://www.variety.com/static-pages/slanguage-dictionary/#p\|title=Slanguage Dictionary\|website=Variety\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120051217/http://www.variety.com/static-pages/slanguage-dictionary/#p\|archivedate=20 November 2010\|accessdate=15 September 2025}} </ref> of the [[Re-imagined Series]], first airing on then-titled [[Sci Fi Channel\|Sci-Fi Channel]] and later released on optical disc.
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	\|''[[Razor\|Battlestar Galactica: Razor]]''		\|''[[Razor\|Battlestar Galactica: Razor]]''
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	\|''[[Blood and Chrome\|Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]''		\|''[[Blood and Chrome\|Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]''
	\|2012		\|2012
	\|Originally released online in 10 parts via [[w:Machinima,_Inc.\|Machinima]], but later cut into a feature-length movie-of-the-week that was aired on [[Syfy\|Syfy Channel]] and released on optical disc.		\|As with its predecessors, it was considered a possibility of being a "backdoor pilot"<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/02/exclusive-update-on-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/#:~:text=At%20the%20time%20that%20this%20was%20announced%20in%20late%202010%2C%20the%20plan%20was%20to%20air%20the%20TV%20movie%20on%20Syfy%20as%20a%20backdoor%20pilot%2C%20in%20a%20move%20very%20similar%20to%20what%20the%20network%20did%20with%20Red%20Faction%3A%20Origins.\|title=Exclusive: Update On Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome\|website=TVWise\|date=17 February 2012\|accessdate=15 September 2025\|quote=At the time that this was announced in late 2010, the plan was to air the TV movie on Syfy as a backdoor pilot, in a move very similar to what the network did with Red Faction: Origins.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/battlestar-galactica_b_2079994.html#:~:text=In%20the%20fall%20of%202010%2C%20Syfy%20said%20that%20%22Blood%20%26%20Chrome%22%20had%20been%20upgraded%2C%20in%20a%20manner%20of%20speaking%3A%20It%20would%20function%20as%20%22a%20backdoor%20pilot%22%20to%20a%20possible%20Young%20Adama%20series%20on%20Syfy.\|title='Battlestar Galactica' Spinoff 'Blood & Chrome' Finally Arrives: Too Little, Too Late?\|author=Maureen Ryan\|website=HuffPost\|date=9 November 2012\|accessdate=15 September 2025\|quote=In the fall of 2010, Syfy said that "Blood & Chrome" had been upgraded, in a manner of speaking: It would function as "a backdoor pilot" to a possible Young Adama series on Syfy.}}</ref> for a series for then-considered "new media" (a.k.a. streaming). Originally released online in 10 parts via [[w:Machinima,_Inc.\|Machinima]], but later cut into a feature-length movie-of-the-week that was aired on [[Syfy\|Syfy Channel]] and released on optical disc.
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	\|''[[Caprica pilot\|Caprica]]''		\|''[[Caprica pilot\|Caprica]]''
	\|2009		\|2009
	\|The "backdoor" ~~pilot~~ of the [[Re-imagined Series]]' prequel, released initially on optical disc. It was later upgraded with additional special effects and some modifications for presentation as the series' pilot during [[Syfy Channel]]'s first airing of the series.		\|The "backdoor pilot"<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/03/18/sci-fi-gives-caprica-the-greenlight-26988/20080318scifi01/\|title=Sci Fi Gives "Caprica" the Greenlight\|website=The Futon Critic\|date=18 March 2008\|accessdate=15 September 2025}}</ref> of the [[Re-imagined Series]]' prequel, released initially on optical disc. It was later upgraded with additional special effects and some modifications for presentation as the series' pilot during [[Syfy Channel]]'s first airing of the series.
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			== References ==
			{{Reflist}}
	[[Category: A to Z]]		[[Category: A to Z]]
	[[Category: Episode Guide\|*]]		[[Category: Episode Guide\|*]]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Reverted edit by 67.87.253.76 (talk) to last revision by Joe Beaudoin Jr.

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Reverted edit by 67.87.253.76 (talk) to last revision by Joe Beaudoin Jr.

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	\|[[Miniseries, Night 1\|''Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries'']]		\|[[Miniseries, Night 1\|''Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries'']]
	\|2003		\|2003
	\|The pilot of the [[Re-imagined Series]], first airing on then-titled [[Sci Fi Channel\|Sci-Fi Channel]] and later released on optical disc.		\|The "backdoor" pilot of the [[Re-imagined Series]], first airing on then-titled [[Sci Fi Channel\|Sci-Fi Channel]] and later released on optical disc.
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	\|''[[Razor\|Battlestar Galactica: Razor]]''		\|''[[Razor\|Battlestar Galactica: Razor]]''
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	\|''[[Caprica pilot\|Caprica]]''		\|''[[Caprica pilot\|Caprica]]''
	\|2009		\|2009
	\|The pilot of the [[Re-imagined Series]]' prequel, released initially on optical disc. It was later upgraded with additional special effects and some modifications for presentation as the series' pilot during [[Syfy Channel]]'s first airing of the series.		\|The "backdoor" pilot of the [[Re-imagined Series]]' prequel, released initially on optical disc. It was later upgraded with additional special effects and some modifications for presentation as the series' pilot during [[Syfy Channel]]'s first airing of the series.
	\|}		\|}
	[[Category: A to Z]]		[[Category: A to Z]]

67.87.253.76: /* Re-imagined Series */ These were not backdoor pilots. A backdoor pilot is an episode of another TV show that becomes the pilot of a spinoff, such as Mork appearing on Happy Days before Mork and Mindy.

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Re-imagined Series: These were not backdoor pilots. A backdoor pilot is an episode of another TV show that becomes the pilot of a spinoff, such as Mork appearing on Happy Days before Mork and Mindy.

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	\|[[Miniseries, Night 1\|''Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries'']]		\|[[Miniseries, Night 1\|''Battlestar Galactica: Miniseries'']]
	\|2003		\|2003
	\|The ~~"backdoor"~~ pilot of the [[Re-imagined Series]], first airing on then-titled [[Sci Fi Channel\|Sci-Fi Channel]] and later released on optical disc.		\|The pilot of the [[Re-imagined Series]], first airing on then-titled [[Sci Fi Channel\|Sci-Fi Channel]] and later released on optical disc.
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	\|''[[Razor\|Battlestar Galactica: Razor]]''		\|''[[Razor\|Battlestar Galactica: Razor]]''
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	\|''[[Caprica pilot\|Caprica]]''		\|''[[Caprica pilot\|Caprica]]''
	\|2009		\|2009
	\|The ~~"backdoor"~~ pilot of the [[Re-imagined Series]]' prequel, released initially on optical disc. It was later upgraded with additional special effects and some modifications for presentation as the series' pilot during [[Syfy Channel]]'s first airing of the series.		\|The pilot of the [[Re-imagined Series]]' prequel, released initially on optical disc. It was later upgraded with additional special effects and some modifications for presentation as the series' pilot during [[Syfy Channel]]'s first airing of the series.
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	[[Category: A to Z]]		[[Category: A to Z]]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: updated

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	Various '''television movies''' were released for all ~~three~~ of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, whether solely on VHS, DVD or for broadcast television as movie or mini-series events. The ones from the Original Series that mix different television episodes have chopped and misplaced scenes, bad dubbing, costume and hairstyle changes from one scene to the next, and plenty of plot confusion. All of the telemovies are archived online.		Various '''television movies''' were released for all four of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, whether solely on VHS, on DVD, or for broadcast television as movie or mini-series events. Some were released theatrically first, then were released on TV. The ones from the Original Series (both ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Galactica 1980'') that mix different television episodes have chopped and misplaced scenes, bad dubbing, costume and hairstyle changes from one scene to the next, and plenty of plot confusion. Entirely new footage was created for ''Experiment in Terra''. All of the telemovies are archived online.

	* [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Classic Series (Release Theatrically)]]		* [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Classic Series (Release Theatrically)]]

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	Various '''television movies''' were released for all three of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, whether solely on VHS, DVD or for broadcast television as movie or mini-series events. The ones from the Original Series that mix different television episodes have chopped and misplaced scenes, bad dubbing, costume and hairstyle changes from one scene to the next, and plenty of plot confusion. All of the telemovies are archived online.		Various '''television movies''' were released for all three of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, whether solely on VHS, DVD or for broadcast television as movie or mini-series events. The ones from the Original Series that mix different television episodes have chopped and misplaced scenes, bad dubbing, costume and hairstyle changes from one scene to the next, and plenty of plot confusion. All of the telemovies are archived online.

	* [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Classic Series]]		* [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Classic Series (Release Theatrically)]]
	**		**
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	\|''Conquest of the Earth''		\|''Conquest of the Earth''
	\|1981		\|1981
	\|		\|Edited merger of "Galactica Discovers Earth" and "The Night the Cylons Landed"
	\|}		\|}
			*[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Classic Series (Release on TV)]]
	**		**
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

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 Various '''television movies''' were released for all three of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, whether solely on VHS, DVD or for broadcast television as movie or mini-series events. The ones from the Original Series that mix different television episodes have chopped and misplaced scenes, bad dubbing, costume and hairstyle changes from one scene to the next, and plenty of plot confusion. All of the telemovies are archived online.
-* [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]
+* [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Classic Series]]
-** [[Saga of a Star World]], the initial premiere was a three hour event
+**
-** [[The Living Legend (TV movie)]]
+{| class="wikitable"
-** [[Experiment in Terra (TV movie)]], with content from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''{{'|s}} [[The Return of Starbuck]]
+!Title
-** [[Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack]]
+!Release
-** [[Murder In Space]]
+!Notes
-** Phantom In Space - combines the episodes [[The Lost Warrior]] and [[The Hand of God]]
+|-
-** Space Prison - combines the episodes [[The Man with Nine Lives]] and [[Baltar's Escape]]
+|''Battlestar Galactica''
-** Space Casanova - combines the episodes [[Take the Celestra]] and [[The Long Patrol]]
+|1978
-** Curse Of The Cylons - combines the episodes [[Fire In Space]] and [[The Magnificent Warriors]]
+|Edited version of "Saga of a Star World"
-** [[Space Mutiny]] - 1988 South African sci-fi movie that uses ten minutes of Battlestar Galactica footage.
+|-
-* ''[[Galactica 1980]]''
+|''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack''
-** [[Conquest of the Earth (VHS)|Conquest of the Earth]]
+|1979
 * [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]
 ** [[Miniseries, Night 1]] & [[Miniseries, Night 2|Night 2]]

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	Various '''television movies''' were released for all three of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, whether solely on VHS, DVD or for broadcast television as movie or mini-series events. The ones from the Original Series that mix different television episodes have chopped and misplaced scenes, bad dubbing, costume and hairstyle changes from one scene to the next, and plenty of plot confusion. ~~Today almost all~~ of the ~~Original Series~~ telemovies ~~have vanished~~.		Various '''television movies''' were released for all three of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, whether solely on VHS, DVD or for broadcast television as movie or mini-series events. The ones from the Original Series that mix different television episodes have chopped and misplaced scenes, bad dubbing, costume and hairstyle changes from one scene to the next, and plenty of plot confusion. All of the telemovies are archived online.

	* [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original Series]]		* [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original Series]]

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	** [[Saga of a Star World]], the initial premiere was a three hour event		** [[Saga of a Star World]], the initial premiere was a three hour event
	** [[The Living Legend (TV movie)]]		** [[The Living Legend (TV movie)]]
	** [[Experiment in Terra (TV movie)]], with content from ''[[Galactica 1980]]'''s [[The Return of Starbuck]]		** [[Experiment in Terra (TV movie)]], with content from ''[[Galactica 1980]]''{{'\|s}} [[The Return of Starbuck]]
	** [[Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack]]		** [[Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack]]
	** [[Murder In Space]]		** [[Murder In Space]]