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[[File:The Colonial Gang.jpg|thumb|[[Sekou Hamilton]], [[Playa Palacios]], and [[James McManus]] of ''The Colonial Gang'' interview Vice Presidential candidate [[Tom Zarek]] (center) aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]'' {{TRS|Colonial Day}}.]]  
[[Image:Bsg-c-gang-1.jpg|thumb|The hosts of "The Colonial Gang" during their inaugural broadcast<br>(Credit: Sky One / Sci-Fi Channel)]]  


'''''The Colonial Gang''''' is a wireless current affairs and talk show broadcast within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] established in the aftermath of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
A new wireless current affairs / talkshow broadcast within the Colonial fleet.


The first broadcast by the show is held during the interim [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] selection aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]''.  
The first broadcast by the show was from the interim [[Quorum of Twelve]] aboard the ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' luxury liner.  


The program is hosted by three of the self-styled "only legitimate journalists left in the universe":
The programme is hosted by three of the self-styled "only legitimate journalists left in the universe":
*[[James McManus]], formerly of the ''[[Caprica Times]]''
*[[Macmanus, James|James Macmanus]], formerly of the [[Caprica Times]]
*[[Playa Palacios]], a former veteran columnist with the ''[[Picon Star Tribune]]''
*[[Palacios, Playa|Playa Palacios]], a former veteran columnist with the [[Picon Star Tribune]]
*[[Sekou Hamilton]], the former editor of the ''[[Aerelon Gazette]]''
*[[Hamilton, Sekou|Sekou Hamilton]], the former editor of the [[Aerilon Gazette]] ([[Colonial Day]]).


Both Hamilton and Palacios are supporters of [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]], while McManus is deliberately outspoken against her abilities, possibly for the sake of heated debate in order to generate an audience {{TRS|Colonial Day}}.
Both Hamilton and Palacios are supporters of [[Roslin, Laura|President Roslin]], while Macmanus is deliberately outspoken against her abilities, possibly for the sake of heated debate in order to generate an audience.
 
While the hosts continue their duties as members of the press corps, it remains unspecified how long the conjoined broadcast remained in operation as it is unreferenced following the first post-Fall [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]].
 
===Notes===
* The name may be a pun on the political discussion television show ''[[wikipedia:Capital Gang|The Capital Gang]]''<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/23/AR2005062301940.html ''CNN Disbands 'Capital Gang' As Part of Schedule Shakeup'', Washington Post]</ref>, which formerly aired on [http://www.cnn.com/ CNN] during the episode's first airing.
 
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