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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Guest Stars */

2026-04-06T19:00:11Z

Guest Stars

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	*[[Robert Murvin]] as [[Duty Officer]]		*[[Robert Murvin]] as [[Duty Officer]]
	*[[Bob Minor]] as [[Celestra Launch Bay Guard\|''Celestra'' Launch Bay Guard]] (uncredited)		*[[Bob Minor]] as [[Celestra Launch Bay Guard\|''Celestra'' Launch Bay Guard]] (uncredited)
			*[[Bud Walls]] as [[Celestra mutineer with feathered hair\|''Celestra'' mutineer with feathered hair]] (uncredited)
	*Uncredited as [[Dianopolis]]		*Uncredited as [[Dianopolis]]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Guest Stars */ + Bob Minor

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Guest Stars: + Bob Minor

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	*[[Ted Hamaguchi]] as [[3rd Crewman]]		*[[Ted Hamaguchi]] as [[3rd Crewman]]
	*[[Robert Murvin]] as [[Duty Officer]]		*[[Robert Murvin]] as [[Duty Officer]]
			*[[Bob Minor]] as [[Celestra Launch Bay Guard\|''Celestra'' Launch Bay Guard]] (uncredited)
	*Uncredited as [[Dianopolis]]		*Uncredited as [[Dianopolis]]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Bloopers */

2026-03-22T02:12:16Z

Bloopers

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	== Bloopers ==		== Bloopers ==

	* Tickets are called [[Ducat\|ducats]] (which is a bit confusing in itself), yet [[Cassiopea]] accidentally calls them tickets at the end.		* [[File:TOS - Take the Celestra - Viper Fuselage Gaffe - 1289.jpg\|thumb\|A shot that shows an incomplete mock-up {{TOS\|Viper}} fuselage (at the underside of the nose) during the landing by {{TOS\|Apollo}} in ''{{TOS\|Celestra}}''{{'\|s}} landing bay {{OS\|Take the Celestra}}.]]Tickets are called [[Ducat\|ducats]] (which is a bit confusing in itself), yet [[Cassiopea]] accidentally calls them tickets at the end.

	* When Apollo and Starbuck land on ''[[Celestra (TOS)\|Celestra]]'' and the Vipers slow to a stop, your attention is naturally drawn to the far Viper, but the Viper nearest to the camera is the cockpit shooting Viper that features an incomplete outer skin. You can see the wooden skeleton at the bottom of the screen.		* When Apollo and Starbuck land on ''[[Celestra (TOS)\|Celestra]]'' and the Vipers slow to a stop, your attention is naturally drawn to the far Viper, but the Viper nearest to the camera is the cockpit shooting Viper that features an incomplete outer skin. You can see the wooden skeleton at the bottom of the screen.
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	* ''[[Jim Carlson]] discusses an attempt by [[ABC]]'s censors to interfere with the series that Carlson fixed:''		* ''[[Jim Carlson]] discusses an attempt by [[ABC]]'s censors to interfere with the series that Carlson fixed:''

	: '''Jim Carlson:''' In doing "Take the Celestra" we had a firefight going on, and this goes to the quota of violence that’s involved and ABC had some kind of formula that you could have x number of incidents of violence within a show, and I think it was like four or five but I’m not sure. But meantime we had a ‘B’ story going on back aboard ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and we had to cut away from that firefight, then we come back to the firefight and then finish that. Well, I got a call from this young lady at ABC who was new at that time in the Standards and Practices division and probably very imbued with ‘follow the rules and regulations as they’re set down on paper.’ And she was counting that firefight as two instances of violence because we cut away to go back to ''Galactica'' and she said you have to drop either the beginning or the ending of the firefight. And I said we can’t do that, it’s impossible, besides, it’s only one incidence of violence with this cutting away, it’s not two. And she said no, it’s two, you have to drop one, and I said we can’t, it’s impossible, and she said, no, it’s not. And she became very adamant about it and finally I lost my cool, I didn’t swear at her or call her names or anything, I just said I didn’t think this was going to work and invited her to come over and write the episode. So she hung up on me and I picked up the phone again and called her boss and explained the situation to him. And he listened to what I had to say and I didn’t say a word about her except that she didn’t agree with me and he listened to my explanation and said, ‘that’s fine, go ahead.’”<ref name="CelestraNotes">{{cite_web\|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/carlson.html\|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Jim Carlson\|date=\|accessdate=12 August 2007\|last=Paxton\|first=Susan J.\|format=\|language=}}</ref>		: '''Jim Carlson:''' In doing "Take the ''Celestra''" we had a firefight going on, and this goes to the quota of violence that’s involved and ABC had some kind of formula that you could have x number of incidents of violence within a show, and I think it was like four or five but I’m not sure. But meantime we had a ‘B’ story going on back aboard ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and we had to cut away from that firefight, then we come back to the firefight and then finish that. Well, I got a call from this young lady at ABC who was new at that time in the Standards and Practices division and probably very imbued with ‘follow the rules and regulations as they’re set down on paper.’ And she was counting that firefight as two instances of violence because we cut away to go back to ''Galactica'' and she said you have to drop either the beginning or the ending of the firefight. And I said we can’t do that, it’s impossible, besides, it’s only one incidence of violence with this cutting away, it’s not two. And she said no, it’s two, you have to drop one, and I said we can’t, it’s impossible, and she said, no, it’s not. And she became very adamant about it and finally I lost my cool, I didn’t swear at her or call her names or anything, I just said I didn’t think this was going to work and invited her to come over and write the episode. So she hung up on me and I picked up the phone again and called her boss and explained the situation to him. And he listened to what I had to say and I didn’t say a word about her except that she didn’t agree with me and he listened to my explanation and said, ‘that’s fine, go ahead.’”<ref name="CelestraNotes">{{cite_web\|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/carlson.html\|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Jim Carlson\|date=\|accessdate=12 August 2007\|last=Paxton\|first=Susan J.\|format=\|language=}}</ref>

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	*[[Randy Stumpf]] as [[Damon]]		*[[Randy Stumpf]] as [[Damon]]
	*[[Richard Styles]] as [[Hermes (TOS)\|Hermes]]		*[[Richard Styles]] as [[Hermes (TOS)\|Hermes]]
	*[[James R. Parkes]] as Mutineer #1		*[[James R. Parkes]] as [[1st Mutineer]]
	*[[Michael Horsley]] as Mutineer #2		*[[Michael Horsley]] as [[2nd Mutineer]]
	*[[Ted Hamaguchi]] as 3rd Crewman		*[[Ted Hamaguchi]] as [[3rd Crewman]]
	*[[Robert Murvin]] as [[Duty Officer]]		*[[Robert Murvin]] as [[Duty Officer]]
	*Uncredited as [[Dianopolis]]		*Uncredited as [[Dianopolis]]

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Behind the Scenes */

2025-07-14T01:37:16Z

Behind the Scenes

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	The episode's production was notably contentious with ABC's Standards and Practices department. The network censors argued that the firefight aboard the ''Celestra'' counted as multiple "incidents of violence" because the episode cut away to other scenes and then returned to the ongoing battle. Writer Terrence McDonnell recalled a heated argument where he had to defend the script, eventually winning the battle to keep the scene as written.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|192}}</ref> The writers also successfully fought to keep the death of Commander Kronus in the episode, which the network initially opposed.<ref name="CelestraNotes"/>		The episode's production was notably contentious with ABC's Standards and Practices department. The network censors argued that the firefight aboard the ''Celestra'' counted as multiple "incidents of violence" because the episode cut away to other scenes and then returned to the ongoing battle. Writer Terrence McDonnell recalled a heated argument where he had to defend the script, eventually winning the battle to keep the scene as written.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|192}}</ref> The writers also successfully fought to keep the death of Commander Kronus in the episode, which the network initially opposed.<ref name="CelestraNotes"/>

			=== Additional Notes ===
	* This was the last episode to air before the announcement of the original series' cancellation.		* This was the last episode to air before the announcement of the original series' cancellation.
	* [[Ana Alicia]] ([[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]]) later appeared in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode [[Space Croppers]] as [[Gloria Alonzo]], a farm girl with a crush on [[Dillon]].		* [[Ana Alicia]] ([[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]]) later appeared in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode [[Space Croppers]] as [[Gloria Alonzo]], a farm girl with a crush on [[Dillon]].

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	=== Behind the Scenes ===		=== Behind the Scenes ===
			According to ''[[So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica]]'', "Take the Celestra" was conceived as a "bottle show" by writers [[Jim Carlson]] and [[Terrence McDonnell]]. The episode was designed to be self-contained within the fleet, utilizing existing sets and stock footage to save on production costs, which were often strained by the more expensive two-part episodes.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|195}}</ref>

			The episode's production was notably contentious with ABC's Standards and Practices department. The network censors argued that the firefight aboard the ''Celestra'' counted as multiple "incidents of violence" because the episode cut away to other scenes and then returned to the ongoing battle. Writer Terrence McDonnell recalled a heated argument where he had to defend the script, eventually winning the battle to keep the scene as written.<ref>{{cite book/sswa\|192}}</ref> The writers also successfully fought to keep the death of Commander Kronus in the episode, which the network initially opposed.<ref name="CelestraNotes"/>

	* This was the last episode to air before the announcement of the original series' cancellation.		* This was the last episode to air before the announcement of the original series' cancellation.
	* The network censors did not want Kronus to die, but the writers won out.
	* The firefight in ''Celestra'''s landing bay proved troublesome for the writers as ABC censors insisted that every cut to the firefight from other scenes was a new "incidence of violence," putting the episode well over its allowed limit.
	* [[Ana Alicia]] ([[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]]) later appeared in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode [[Space Croppers]] as [[Gloria Alonzo]], a farm girl with a crush on [[Dillon]].		* [[Ana Alicia]] ([[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]]) later appeared in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode [[Space Croppers]] as [[Gloria Alonzo]], a farm girl with a crush on [[Dillon]].
	* The costumes of some of the guards are a reuse of costumes from ''The Outer Limits'', notably the episode "Second Chance''."''		* The costumes of some of the guards are a reuse of costumes from ''The Outer Limits'', notably the episode "Second Chance''."''
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	* ''[[Jim Carlson]] discusses an attempt by [[ABC]]'s censors to interfere with the series that Carlson fixed:''		* ''[[Jim Carlson]] discusses an attempt by [[ABC]]'s censors to interfere with the series that Carlson fixed:''

	: '''Jim Carlson:''' In doing "Take the Celestra" we had a firefight going on, and this goes to the quota of violence that’s involved and ABC had some kind of formula that you could have x number of incidents of violence within a show, and I think it was like four or five but I’m not sure. But meantime we had a ‘B’ story going on back aboard ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and we had to cut away from that firefight, then we come back to the firefight and then finish that. Well, I got a call from this young lady at ABC who was new at that time in the Standards and Practices division and probably very imbued with ‘follow the rules and regulations as they’re set down on paper.’ And she was counting that firefight as two instances of violence because we cut away to go back to ''Galactica'' and she said you have to drop either the beginning or the ending of the firefight. And I said we can’t do that, it’s impossible, besides, it’s only one incidence of violence with this cutting away, it’s not two. And she said no, it’s two, you have to drop one, and I said we can’t, it’s impossible, and she said, no, it’s not. And she became very adamant about it and finally I lost my cool, I didn’t swear at her or call her names or anything, I just said I didn’t think this was going to work and invited her to come over and write the episode. So she hung up on me and I picked up the phone again and called her boss and explained the situation to him. And he listened to what I had to say and I didn’t say a word about her except that she didn’t agree with me and he listened to my explanation and said, ‘that’s fine, go ahead.’”<ref>{{cite_web\|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/carlson.html\|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Jim Carlson\|date=\|accessdate=12 August 2007\|last=Paxton\|first=Susan J.\|format=\|language=}}</ref>		: '''Jim Carlson:''' In doing "Take the Celestra" we had a firefight going on, and this goes to the quota of violence that’s involved and ABC had some kind of formula that you could have x number of incidents of violence within a show, and I think it was like four or five but I’m not sure. But meantime we had a ‘B’ story going on back aboard ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and we had to cut away from that firefight, then we come back to the firefight and then finish that. Well, I got a call from this young lady at ABC who was new at that time in the Standards and Practices division and probably very imbued with ‘follow the rules and regulations as they’re set down on paper.’ And she was counting that firefight as two instances of violence because we cut away to go back to ''Galactica'' and she said you have to drop either the beginning or the ending of the firefight. And I said we can’t do that, it’s impossible, besides, it’s only one incidence of violence with this cutting away, it’s not two. And she said no, it’s two, you have to drop one, and I said we can’t, it’s impossible, and she said, no, it’s not. And she became very adamant about it and finally I lost my cool, I didn’t swear at her or call her names or anything, I just said I didn’t think this was going to work and invited her to come over and write the episode. So she hung up on me and I picked up the phone again and called her boss and explained the situation to him. And he listened to what I had to say and I didn’t say a word about her except that she didn’t agree with me and he listened to my explanation and said, ‘that’s fine, go ahead.’”<ref name="CelestraNotes">{{cite_web\|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/carlson.html\|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Jim Carlson\|date=\|accessdate=12 August 2007\|last=Paxton\|first=Susan J.\|format=\|language=}}</ref>

	== Guest Stars ==		== Guest Stars ==

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

	* In a formal dress ceremony aboard ~~[[w:$1~~\|~~$2]]~~to honor [[Kronus]], captain of the ''[[Celestra (TOS)\|Celestra]]'' and former commander of the [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] ''[[Rycon]]'', {{TOS\|Adama}} and the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)\|Council of Twelve]] bestow upon Kronus the [[Distinguished Service Medallion]]; he is also appointed executive commander of three industry ships in the [[The Fleet (TOS)\|ragtag fleet]].		* In a formal dress ceremony aboard ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' to honor [[Kronus]], captain of the ''[[Celestra (TOS)\|Celestra]]'' and former commander of the [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] ''[[Rycon]]'', {{TOS\|Adama}} and the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)\|Council of Twelve]] bestow upon Kronus the [[Distinguished Service Medallion]]; he is also appointed executive commander of three industry ships in the [[The Fleet (TOS)\|ragtag fleet]].
	* During the proceedings, [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] recognizes former love [[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]] standing among the ranks of the ''Celestra'' crew; when she leaves during the ceremony, [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] and {{TOS\|Boomer}} must physically restrain Starbuck from breaking ranks to follow her.		* During the proceedings, [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] recognizes former love [[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]] standing among the ranks of the ''Celestra'' crew; when she leaves during the ceremony, [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] and {{TOS\|Boomer}} must physically restrain Starbuck from breaking ranks to follow her.
	* Aurora goes to the control room and, in a sinister manner, requests navigational data for the beta sector.		* Aurora goes to the control room and, in a sinister manner, requests navigational data for the beta sector.
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	* ''[[Jim Carlson]] discusses an attempt by [[ABC]]'s censors to interfere with the series that Carlson fixed:''		* ''[[Jim Carlson]] discusses an attempt by [[ABC]]'s censors to interfere with the series that Carlson fixed:''

	: '''Jim Carlson:''' In doing "Take the Celestra" we had a firefight going on, and this goes to the quota of violence that’s involved and ABC had some kind of formula that you could have x number of incidents of violence within a show, and I think it was like four or five but I’m not sure. But meantime we had a ‘B’ story going on back aboard ~~[[w:$1~~\|~~$2]]~~and we had to cut away from that firefight, then we come back to the firefight and then finish that. Well, I got a call from this young lady at ABC who was new at that time in the Standards and Practices division and probably very imbued with ‘follow the rules and regulations as they’re set down on paper.’ And she was counting that firefight as two instances of violence because we cut away to go back to ''Galactica'' and she said you have to drop either the beginning or the ending of the firefight. And I said we can’t do that, it’s impossible, besides, it’s only one incidence of violence with this cutting away, it’s not two. And she said no, it’s two, you have to drop one, and I said we can’t, it’s impossible, and she said, no, it’s not. And she became very adamant about it and finally I lost my cool, I didn’t swear at her or call her names or anything, I just said I didn’t think this was going to work and invited her to come over and write the episode. So she hung up on me and I picked up the phone again and called her boss and explained the situation to him. And he listened to what I had to say and I didn’t say a word about her except that she didn’t agree with me and he listened to my explanation and said, ‘that’s fine, go ahead.’”<ref>{{cite_web\|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/carlson.html\|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Jim Carlson\|date=\|accessdate=12 August 2007\|last=Paxton\|first=Susan J.\|format=\|language=}}</ref>		: '''Jim Carlson:''' In doing "Take the Celestra" we had a firefight going on, and this goes to the quota of violence that’s involved and ABC had some kind of formula that you could have x number of incidents of violence within a show, and I think it was like four or five but I’m not sure. But meantime we had a ‘B’ story going on back aboard ''{{TOS\|Galactica}}'' and we had to cut away from that firefight, then we come back to the firefight and then finish that. Well, I got a call from this young lady at ABC who was new at that time in the Standards and Practices division and probably very imbued with ‘follow the rules and regulations as they’re set down on paper.’ And she was counting that firefight as two instances of violence because we cut away to go back to ''Galactica'' and she said you have to drop either the beginning or the ending of the firefight. And I said we can’t do that, it’s impossible, besides, it’s only one incidence of violence with this cutting away, it’s not two. And she said no, it’s two, you have to drop one, and I said we can’t, it’s impossible, and she said, no, it’s not. And she became very adamant about it and finally I lost my cool, I didn’t swear at her or call her names or anything, I just said I didn’t think this was going to work and invited her to come over and write the episode. So she hung up on me and I picked up the phone again and called her boss and explained the situation to him. And he listened to what I had to say and I didn’t say a word about her except that she didn’t agree with me and he listened to my explanation and said, ‘that’s fine, go ahead.’”<ref>{{cite_web\|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/carlson.html\|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Jim Carlson\|date=\|accessdate=12 August 2007\|last=Paxton\|first=Susan J.\|format=\|language=}}</ref>

	== Guest Stars ==		== Guest Stars ==

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==

	* In a formal dress ceremony aboard ~~the ''{{TOS~~\|~~Galactica}}''~~ to honor [[Kronus]], captain of the ''[[Celestra (TOS)\|Celestra]]'' and former commander of the [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] ''[[Rycon]]'', {{TOS\|Adama}} and the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)\|Council of Twelve]] bestow upon Kronus the [[Distinguished Service Medallion]]; he is also appointed executive commander of three industry ships in the [[The Fleet (TOS)\|ragtag fleet]].		* In a formal dress ceremony aboard [[w:$1\|$2]]to honor [[Kronus]], captain of the ''[[Celestra (TOS)\|Celestra]]'' and former commander of the [[Battlestar (TOS)\|battlestar]] ''[[Rycon]]'', {{TOS\|Adama}} and the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)\|Council of Twelve]] bestow upon Kronus the [[Distinguished Service Medallion]]; he is also appointed executive commander of three industry ships in the [[The Fleet (TOS)\|ragtag fleet]].
	* During the proceedings, [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] recognizes former love [[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]] standing among the ranks of the ''Celestra'' crew; when she leaves during the ceremony, [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] and {{TOS\|Boomer}} must physically restrain Starbuck from breaking ranks to follow her.		* During the proceedings, [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] recognizes former love [[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]] standing among the ranks of the ''Celestra'' crew; when she leaves during the ceremony, [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] and {{TOS\|Boomer}} must physically restrain Starbuck from breaking ranks to follow her.
	* Aurora goes to the control room and, in a sinister manner, requests navigational data for the beta sector.		* Aurora goes to the control room and, in a sinister manner, requests navigational data for the beta sector.
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	* ''[[Jim Carlson]] discusses an attempt by [[ABC]]'s censors to interfere with the series that Carlson fixed:''		* ''[[Jim Carlson]] discusses an attempt by [[ABC]]'s censors to interfere with the series that Carlson fixed:''

	: '''Jim Carlson:''' In doing "Take the Celestra" we had a firefight going on, and this goes to the quota of violence that’s involved and ABC had some kind of formula that you could have x number of incidents of violence within a show, and I think it was like four or five but I’m not sure. But meantime we had a ‘B’ story going on back aboard ~~the ''{{TOS~~\|~~Galactica}}''~~ and we had to cut away from that firefight, then we come back to the firefight and then finish that. Well, I got a call from this young lady at ABC who was new at that time in the Standards and Practices division and probably very imbued with ‘follow the rules and regulations as they’re set down on paper.’ And she was counting that firefight as two instances of violence because we cut away to go back to ''Galactica'' and she said you have to drop either the beginning or the ending of the firefight. And I said we can’t do that, it’s impossible, besides, it’s only one incidence of violence with this cutting away, it’s not two. And she said no, it’s two, you have to drop one, and I said we can’t, it’s impossible, and she said, no, it’s not. And she became very adamant about it and finally I lost my cool, I didn’t swear at her or call her names or anything, I just said I didn’t think this was going to work and invited her to come over and write the episode. So she hung up on me and I picked up the phone again and called her boss and explained the situation to him. And he listened to what I had to say and I didn’t say a word about her except that she didn’t agree with me and he listened to my explanation and said, ‘that’s fine, go ahead.’”<ref>{{cite_web\|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/carlson.html\|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Jim Carlson\|date=\|accessdate=12 August 2007\|last=Paxton\|first=Susan J.\|format=\|language=}}</ref>		: '''Jim Carlson:''' In doing "Take the Celestra" we had a firefight going on, and this goes to the quota of violence that’s involved and ABC had some kind of formula that you could have x number of incidents of violence within a show, and I think it was like four or five but I’m not sure. But meantime we had a ‘B’ story going on back aboard [[w:$1\|$2]]and we had to cut away from that firefight, then we come back to the firefight and then finish that. Well, I got a call from this young lady at ABC who was new at that time in the Standards and Practices division and probably very imbued with ‘follow the rules and regulations as they’re set down on paper.’ And she was counting that firefight as two instances of violence because we cut away to go back to ''Galactica'' and she said you have to drop either the beginning or the ending of the firefight. And I said we can’t do that, it’s impossible, besides, it’s only one incidence of violence with this cutting away, it’s not two. And she said no, it’s two, you have to drop one, and I said we can’t, it’s impossible, and she said, no, it’s not. And she became very adamant about it and finally I lost my cool, I didn’t swear at her or call her names or anything, I just said I didn’t think this was going to work and invited her to come over and write the episode. So she hung up on me and I picked up the phone again and called her boss and explained the situation to him. And he listened to what I had to say and I didn’t say a word about her except that she didn’t agree with me and he listened to my explanation and said, ‘that’s fine, go ahead.’”<ref>{{cite_web\|url=http://geocities.ws/sjpaxton/carlson.html\|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Jim Carlson\|date=\|accessdate=12 August 2007\|last=Paxton\|first=Susan J.\|format=\|language=}}</ref>

	== Guest Stars ==		== Guest Stars ==

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	: ''[[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] encounters long-lost love [[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]] amidst a mutinous rebellion aboard the ''[[Celestra (TOS)\|Celestra]]''.''		: ''[[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] encounters long-lost love [[Aurora (TOS)\|Aurora]] amidst a mutinous rebellion aboard the electronics ship ''[[Celestra (TOS)\|Celestra]]''.''

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	*[[Michael Horsley]] as Mutineer #2		*[[Michael Horsley]] as Mutineer #2
	*[[Ted Hamaguchi]] as 3rd Crewman		*[[Ted Hamaguchi]] as 3rd Crewman
	*[[Robert Murvin]] as Duty Officer		*[[Robert Murvin]] as [[Duty Officer]]
	*Uncredited as [[Dianopolis]]		*Uncredited as [[Dianopolis]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}{{Episode List (TOS)}}
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	{{Episode List (TOS)}}

	[[Category: A to Z]]		[[Category: A to Z]]
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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Bloopers */

2024-09-01T21:25:44Z

Bloopers

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	== Bloopers ==		== Bloopers ==

	* Tickets are called ~~duckets~~ (which is a bit confusing in itself), yet Cassiopea accidentally calls them tickets at the end.		* Tickets are called [[Ducat\|ducats]] (which is a bit confusing in itself), yet [[Cassiopea]] accidentally calls them tickets at the end.

	* When Apollo and Starbuck land on ~~the~~ ''Celestra'' and the ~~vipers~~ slow to a stop, your attention is naturally drawn to the far ~~viper~~, but the ~~viper~~ nearest to the camera is the cockpit ~~shot~~ Viper ~~and it has~~ an incomplete outer skin. You can see the wooden skeleton at the bottom of the screen.		* When Apollo and Starbuck land on ''[[Celestra (TOS)\|Celestra]]'' and the Vipers slow to a stop, your attention is naturally drawn to the far Viper, but the Viper nearest to the camera is the cockpit shooting Viper that features an incomplete outer skin. You can see the wooden skeleton at the bottom of the screen.

	* After the battle ends, in a wide shot of the bridge we see Kronus laying next to the ~~viper~~ joystick with one arm wrapped around it. Then in a close-up shot, the arm is down at his side.		* After the battle ends, in a wide shot of the bridge we see [[Kronus]] laying next to the Viper joystick with one arm wrapped around it. Then in a close-up shot, the arm is down at his side.

	== Noteworthy Dialogue ==		== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
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	*[[Ted Hamaguchi]] as 3rd Crewman		*[[Ted Hamaguchi]] as 3rd Crewman
	*[[Robert Murvin]] as Duty Officer		*[[Robert Murvin]] as Duty Officer
			*Uncredited as [[Dianopolis]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	* Aurora goes to the control room and, in a sinister manner, requests navigational data for the beta sector.		* Aurora goes to the control room and, in a sinister manner, requests navigational data for the beta sector.
	* At the reception following the ceremony, Kronus mildly berates {{TOS\|Tigh}} for drinking before duty; he then reminds Adama of his strict adherence to regulation and discipline.		* At the reception following the ceremony, Kronus mildly berates {{TOS\|Tigh}} for drinking before duty; he then reminds Adama of his strict adherence to regulation and discipline.
	[[~~Image~~:TV Guide Advertisement - Take the Celestra!.jpg\|thumb\|right\|TV Guide ad for ''Take the Celestra'']]		[[File:TV Guide Advertisement - Take the Celestra!.jpg\|thumb\|right\|TV Guide ad for ''Take the Celestra'']]
	* Starbuck (re-)introduces himself to Aurora, who has become the pilot of Kronus’ shuttle, but the two old flames are interrupted by [[Cassiopeia]] with concert duckets; annoyed, Aurora walks off, but is chased after by Starbuck.		* Starbuck (re-)introduces himself to Aurora, who has become the pilot of Kronus’ shuttle, but the two old flames are interrupted by [[Cassiopeia]] with concert duckets; annoyed, Aurora walks off, but is chased after by Starbuck.
	* Shuttling back to the ''Celestra'', Kronus informs [[Charka]], his second in command, the he (Kronus) will be retaining command of the ship; he chides an obviously disappointed Charka, asking him to bide his time before getting his own command.		* Shuttling back to the ''Celestra'', Kronus informs [[Charka]], his second in command, the he (Kronus) will be retaining command of the ship; he chides an obviously disappointed Charka, asking him to bide his time before getting his own command.
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	* The mutineers are captured and rounded up for transport to ''Galactica''; since a senior commander must be present to bring charges of mutiny, Kronus accompanies the prisoners aboard the shuttlecraft, being piloted by Apollo and Starbuck.		* The mutineers are captured and rounded up for transport to ''Galactica''; since a senior commander must be present to bring charges of mutiny, Kronus accompanies the prisoners aboard the shuttlecraft, being piloted by Apollo and Starbuck.
	* Charka, who had been placed in temporary command of the ''Celestra'' during Kronus' absence, orders that the shuttlecraft be given bogus navigation coordinates in order to strand its occupants, including Kronus, in deep space.		* Charka, who had been placed in temporary command of the ''Celestra'' during Kronus' absence, orders that the shuttlecraft be given bogus navigation coordinates in order to strand its occupants, including Kronus, in deep space.
	[[~~Image~~:Aurora.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Starbuck's long-lost love Aurora.]]		[[File:Aurora.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Starbuck's long-lost love Aurora.]]
	* Apollo and Starbuck pilot the shuttle away from the ''Celestra'' and, unknowingly, away from the fleet into oblivion.		* Apollo and Starbuck pilot the shuttle away from the ''Celestra'' and, unknowingly, away from the fleet into oblivion.
	* Aboard the ''Celestra'', Charka begins to openly boast of his ''coup'' with his ''de facto'' second-in-command Hermes, as they change the ship's course toward the fleet, effectively stranding the shuttlecraft; Charka orders all laser pistols confiscated and brought to the bridge.		* Aboard the ''Celestra'', Charka begins to openly boast of his ''coup'' with his ''de facto'' second-in-command Hermes, as they change the ship's course toward the fleet, effectively stranding the shuttlecraft; Charka orders all laser pistols confiscated and brought to the bridge.
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	* Kronus begins a dialog with the former mutineers, learning that they had planned to steal a shuttle and escape to a nearby, remote planet (the 21st planet in its system); Kronus learns, apparently for the first time, of Charka's inhumane oppressiveness toward the ''Celestra'' crew.		* Kronus begins a dialog with the former mutineers, learning that they had planned to steal a shuttle and escape to a nearby, remote planet (the 21st planet in its system); Kronus learns, apparently for the first time, of Charka's inhumane oppressiveness toward the ''Celestra'' crew.
	* Apollo is disturbed when the fleet does not appear on his scanners as expected; trying to reverse triangulate their position, they are unable to locate the ''Celestra'', which has "gone dark" to avoid detection.		* Apollo is disturbed when the fleet does not appear on his scanners as expected; trying to reverse triangulate their position, they are unable to locate the ''Celestra'', which has "gone dark" to avoid detection.
	[[~~Image~~:CassieCelestra.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Starbuck and Cassiopeia patch things up.]]		[[File:CassieCelestra.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Starbuck and Cassiopeia patch things up.]]
	* Having lost its last reference point to the fleet, the shuttlecraft runs low on fuel; the mutineers agree to alter the shuttle's computers to act as ion tracking sensors to locate the ''Celestra'', in exchange for fair hearings regarding their mutiny.		* Having lost its last reference point to the fleet, the shuttlecraft runs low on fuel; the mutineers agree to alter the shuttle's computers to act as ion tracking sensors to locate the ''Celestra'', in exchange for fair hearings regarding their mutiny.
	* Aurora, while acknowledging her previous love affair with Starbuck, nevertheless pledges her love to Damon; she convinces Starbuck to speak to Damon about the matter.		* Aurora, while acknowledging her previous love affair with Starbuck, nevertheless pledges her love to Damon; she convinces Starbuck to speak to Damon about the matter.