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Earthquake

2020-10-30T03:43:36Z

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{{unproduced|universe=1980}}
{{Episode Data
| image=Earthquake Cover.jpg
| title=Earthquake
| series=1980
| season=
| episode=
| unproduced=y
| guests=
| writer=[[Allan Cole]] and [[Chris Bunch]]
| story=
| director=
| production=
| extra=
| prev=[[Wheel of Fire]]
| next=[[A Flight For Life]]
}}

== Summary ==

This is a summary of the second draft of the script.

Troy and Dillon are driving their turbocycles to the farming town of Lemoncreek, California to investigate the unusual earth tremors that have plagued the town recently. They are surprised to see a convoy of military vehicles in the area. As they pass a military research facility, Dillon's turbocycle begins to malfunction and lose power. They ask the security guard for assistance, but are told that only authorized personnel are allowed on the premises. The two shrug their shoulders and make their way to the nearest gas station.

Meanwhile, Jamie is in town doing a story on the recent tremors. She interviews a Dr. Jack Kirkwood who has predicted more earthquakes in the area. Kirkwood studies animals and natural phenomena to predict earthquakes and everyone in town thinks that he's a crackpot. Jamie then interviews Jerry Hargreaves, the director of the research center and he insists that there isn't an active faultline within a hundred miles.

Meanwhile, Troy and Dillon borrow the gas station's tools and repair the turbocycles. As they leave, they run into Jamie and take her to ''Galactica'' to discuss the seismological activity in the area. Dr. Zee displays a visual projection of Lemoncreek and reveals that a long-dormant faultline runs through the town. He then projects a simulation of what would happen if the fault triggered an earthquake - California would fall into the ocean!

Back at the research center, the military are drilling a hole two miles deep to test a device capable of producing energy from nuclear fusion. They are unaware that their drilling caused the recent remors and could trigger a devastating earthquake.

Elsewhere, Troy, Dillon and Jamie are on their way to visit Dr. Kirkwood (with a ton of Galactica equipment strapped to their bikes) when a severe earthquake occurs. They take to the sky and head back to the town to survey the damage. After preventing a startled motorist from hitting a tree, they head to Dr. Kirkwood's farm. They offer to help determine if a quake will hit the area and are soon testing every animal in sight for signs of unusual behavior.

Later, Kirkwood is summoned to the local school. His daughter, Samantha, has been frightening her classmates by insisting that an earthquake is going to destroy the town. Kirkwood fences with Principal Berrnardi and Samantha agrees not to tell any more "wild" stories. Later at the drilling sight, the drilling is almost completed. Suddenly, another quake rocks the town. Back at the farm, ''Galactica''n instruments go crazy and Kirkwood suspects that it might be the preshock of a major quake.

On ''Galactica'', Dr. Zee determines that the quake must be man-made since his instruments are unable to predict them. He and Adama contact Troy and Dillon and inform them that they must locate the source of the disturbance as soon as possible. Their instruments quickly determine that the research center is the epicenter of the quakes. Jamie theorizes that their research on food rations is a cover for something else. Kirkwood confirms their suspicions when he says that there have been rumors of very high speed drilling equipment being shipped to the research center.

Since Troy and Dillon are still wanted for kidnapping Dr. Mortinson (in Galactica Discovers Earth), they return to ''Galactica'' while Jamie and Kirkwood go to the research center to interrogate Hargreaves. Hargreaves, a typical bureaucrat, feigns ignorance of any drilling. Jamie spots a radiation dosimeter clipped to his shirt pocket - something he wouldn't need for food ration research. Jamie says that she has a headache and excuses herself. As Kirkwood badgers Hargreaves, Jamie quietly explores the facility. She comes upon a huge control room and a voice on the P.A. system says, "Three hours to detonation - and counting." A nuclear bomb is going to be detonated in the shaft. Seconds later, Jamie is discovered by a guard and hauled away.

On ''Galactica'', Dr. Zee, Adama, Troy and Dillon hatch a plan to plug the hole with a collapser, a device with the properties of a black hole that will make the ground at the drill site totally impenetrable. Meanwhile, Jamie and Kirkwood have been taken to Hargreaves' office and plead with him to shut down the drilling operation. He refuses to do so, and Jamie and Kirkwood are sure that millions of people are doomed.

Elsewhere, Samantha is being scolded by Principal Bernardi for telling everyone that the research center is responsible for the quakes. When she mentions that her father is at the center putting a stop to the drilling, Bernardi says that he just called the center, and they haven't seen Dr. Kirkwood in weeks. Samantha panics and runs home as fast as she can. She arrives at the farm just as Troy and Dillon arrive and begs them to find her father. Troy gives her his Languatron so she can keep in touch with them, and the duo head to the research center.

They enter the center invisibly and discover, as Jamie did, that a nuclear bomb is going to be detonated in the drilling shaft in fifty minutes. They contact ''Galactica'' and Dr. Zee tells them that the collapser will neutralize the bomb, but only if it is placed directly above it. As they make their way to the drilling site, their invisible bodies are picked up by a ground radar and a nervous soldier sounds the alarm. Troy and Dillon reach the mine entrance just as their invisibility shields run out of power. Before entering the mine, the duo contact Samantha and tell her to warn the town that they may be hit by a major quake in the next few minutes. Samantha frantically calls the school and begs Principal Bernardi to evacuate the children. Bernardi wrestles with his feelings and finally pulls the fire alarm.

Elsewhere, Troy and Dillon burst into the drilling chamber. They run to the hole which has a bolted-down cover on it. Troy draws his laser and blasts the lid off the hole. They take the collapser from Dillon's pack and set it to explode in two minutes. They drop it down the hole and then run. They escape just as the collapser detonates and the mine explodes.<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press. 1995</ref>

Afterwards, Hargreaves realizes his mistake and apologizes to Troy and Dillon. The two heroes say goodbye to Samantha and her father before heading off.

==Notes==

* This script features a scientist named Hargreaves as the villain who works in a military research facility.
* The first draft of the script featured Xaviar as the villain (although he never appears on-screen). The script was rewritten when it was decided that the Xaviar character would not be used again after the pilot episode (although the character eventually did return in [[Spaceball]]).

== Official Statements ==

* Writer Chris Bunch on Earthquake:

:"After the pilot was produced, we sold a script called Earthquake over the phone to Jeff Freilich, when he called us to see if we had anything the day he started on the show, and we came up with some fast buzzy-wuzzy crap that might convince him to Give Us Money. Something to do with earthquakes. So he says we have a deal, come on out and let's work the details out. We jumped in the car, with nada in the way of a plot, and Thought Fast. About the time we got off the freeway, we had a couple of vague ideas to flesh out our first dumb sentence.

:"The first draft of the script featured Xaviar, but then it was decided that they weren't going to use Xaviar anymore, which creates a small credibility problem, like we don't believe anybody but a Major Bad Guy can create an earthquake and he better have himself a Fiendish Thingie. We reworked the script and came up with Nutball Hargreaves, underground nuclear tests, roboticized security and the rest is (isn't) film history."<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press. 1995</ref> (Click [[Humor (1980)|here]] to read the entire interview.)

== Get The Script ==

* [http://www.mediafire.com/?rl3fyi56n15h55h Click here to download a free PDF copy of this script.] The last 6 pages of the script are missing.

== External Links ==

* [http://allan-cole.blogspot.com/2011/08/summoned-to-black-tower.html Summoned to the Black Tower] - Allan Cole offers a detailed account of how he and Chris Bunch sold the Earthquake script. This blog has numerous stories of their work as story editors on Galactica 1980. Read the blog entries for 2009 and 2011. Warning: Explicit language.

* [http://allan-cole.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html The Galactica 1980 Fiasco] - Allan Cole explains why he believes Galactica 1980 was the second worst television show ever made. Warning: Explicit language.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Unproduced episode list}}

Wheel of Fire

2020-10-30T03:37:58Z

Batmagoo: /* Summary */ fix

{{unproduced|universe=1980}}
{{Episode Data
| image=Wheel Of Fire script.jpg
| title=Wheel of Fire
| series=1980
| season=
| episode=
| unproduced=y
| guests=
| writer=[[Louise R. Kelly]] and [[Alan S. Young]] (sic)
| story=
| director=
| production=55114
| prev=[[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]
| next=[[Earthquake]]
| extra=Dated March 19, 1980.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.chrispappas.com/archives/scripts.html|title=Battlestar Galactica Scripts|date=|accessdate=28 January 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
}}

== Summary ==

A viper squadron led by Troy and Dillon chases Xavier through space. Suddenly, three Cylon fighters attack them. During the battle, one viper is destroyed and Dillon's viper is severely damaged. The entire squadron except for Troy is forced to return to ''Galactica''.

Troy continues to pursue Xavier who is attacked by another Cylon raider. Then the [[Ship of Lights]] appears (from the BG TOS episode "[[War of the Gods]]"). Its high-pitched whine causes Troy to fall unconscious, and his ship is captured. Meanwhile, Xaviar activates his time-travel device and enters a time warp. The Cylon raider following him is caught in the time warp and is pulled into it as well.

On ''Galactica'', Dr. Zee and Adama see images of what has happened to Xaviar and the Cylon raider. Because Troy's viper is gone, they assume he had been killed. Meanwhile, Troy wakes up on the Ship of Lights in disbelief. He is welcomed by Lt. Starbuck, who was lost and believed dead fourteen years earlier.

Dillon lands on ''Galactica'' and is told Troy is dead. He puts his grief aside to work on the problem with Xavier. He goes to Earth to get Jamie and takes her to ''Galactica''. While mourning the death of their friend, the two kiss. On the Ship Of Lights, Troy is confused. Starbuck says that he's going to help him stop Xaviar. He tells Troy that he (Starbuck) didn't die. He merely evolved to another plane of existence. Starbuck says that this is the ship of the Guardians of the Universe, the beings who gave the Colonials the coordinates to Earth many years back (in War of the Gods).

Jamie and Dillon prepare to go 2,600 years into the Earth's past. Troy asks what happened to Apollo, his father, but Starbuck says there is no time to discuss it. Moments later, Troy wakes up on his viper, activates his time-warp synthesizer, and goes into the past.

Xaviar arrives in the [[wikipedia:Chaldea|Chaldea]] desert in 592 B.C. followed by the Cylon raider. Seconds later, Troy arrives and gives pursuit. He and Xaviar agree to team together to destroy the Cylon raider.

In the desert below, the people watch the aerial battle with fascination. The Cylon raider is damaged and plummets toward the earth, giving the appearance of a giant wheel spinning in the sky. Xaviar then time-warps into another period. Troy's viper is also damaged and he crashes.

Dillon and Jamie then arrive and investigate the crashed viper, believing it to be Xavier's. They are stunned when they see Troy climb out. Before Troy can explain, a damaged Cylon who survived the crash comes at them firing his laser. Troy and Dillon blast him and he falls. As the three are about to destroy what remains of the Cylon raider, the supposedly dead Cylon rises and fires at his ship, causing an explosion which knocks Dillon senseless. Then the Cylon aims at Troy, who can't fire back because his laser is jammed. Jamie grabs Dillon's laser and shoots the Cylon, exploding it in a shower of sparks. They then set explosive charges on the Cylon raider and completely incinerate it. They board their vipers and fly into another time-warp and vanish, unaware that they were observed by a man on a sandy knoll.

On ''Galactica'', Adama and Troy are reunited. Afterwards, Jamie realizes that the Cylon Raider was the "Wheel of Fire" (the famous vision from the Old Testament prophet [[wikipedia:Ezekiel|Ezekiel]]) seen in 592 B.C.<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

== Notes ==
* This script is the sequel to the classic Galactica 1980 episode [[The Return of Starbuck]].
* It is revealed why Angela from ''The Return of Starbuck'' was judging Starbuck. She was testing him to see if he was worthy to become one of the Guardians of the Universe on the Ship of Lights.
* Troy asks Starbuck what happened to Apollo but is told that there isn't time to discuss it. Apparently, Apollo's death was a mystery.
* Romance begins to develop between Dillon and Jamie. They were only friends in the produced episodes of the series.

== Get The Script ==

* [http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/File:The_Wheel_Of_Fire_script.pdf Click here to download a free PDF copy of this script.] Pages 18 and 19 appear in reverse order.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Unproduced episode list}}

[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:1980]]

Wheel of Fire

2020-10-30T03:37:16Z

Batmagoo: /* Summary */ link

{{unproduced|universe=1980}}
{{Episode Data
| image=Wheel Of Fire script.jpg
| title=Wheel of Fire
| series=1980
| season=
| episode=
| unproduced=y
| guests=
| writer=[[Louise R. Kelly]] and [[Alan S. Young]] (sic)
| story=
| director=
| production=55114
| prev=[[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]
| next=[[Earthquake]]
| extra=Dated March 19, 1980.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.chrispappas.com/archives/scripts.html|title=Battlestar Galactica Scripts|date=|accessdate=28 January 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
}}

== Summary ==

A viper squadron led by Troy and Dillon chases Xavier through space. Suddenly, three Cylon fighters attack them. During the battle, one viper is destroyed and Dillon's viper is severely damaged. The entire squadron except for Troy is forced to return to ''Galactica''.

Troy continues to pursue Xavier who is attacked by another Cylon raider. Then the [[Ship of Lights]] appears (from the BG TOS episode "[[War of the Gods]]"). Its high-pitched whine causes Troy to fall unconscious, and his ship is captured. Meanwhile, Xaviar activates his time-travel device and enters a time warp. The Cylon raider follwing him is caught in the time warp and is pulled into it as well.

On ''Galactica'', Dr. Zee and Adama see images of what has happened to Xaviar and the Cylon raider. Because Troy's viper is gone, they assume he had been killed. Meanwhile, Troy wakes up on the Ship of Lights in disbelief. He is welcomed by Lt. Starbuck, who was lost and believed dead fourteen years earlier.

Dillon lands on ''Galactica'' and is told Troy is dead. He puts his grief aside to work on the problem with Xavier. He goes to Earth to get Jamie and takes her to ''Galactica''. While mourning the death of their friend, the two kiss. On the Ship Of Lights, Troy is confused. Starbuck says that he's going to help him stop Xaviar. He tells Troy that he (Starbuck) didn't die. He merely evolved to another plane of existence. Starbuck says that this is the ship of the Guardians of the Universe, the beings who gave the Colonials the coordinates to Earth many years back (in War of the Gods).

Jamie and Dillon prepare to go 2,600 years into the Earth's past. Troy asks what happened to Apollo, his father, but Starbuck says there is no time to discuss it. Moments later, Troy wakes up on his viper, activates his time-warp synthesizer, and goes into the past.

Xaviar arrives in the [[wikipedia:Chaldea|Chaldea]] desert in 592 B.C. followed by the Cylon raider. Seconds later, Troy arrives and gives pursuit. He and Xaviar agree to team together to destroy the Cylon raider.

In the desert below, the people watch the aerial battle with fascination. The Cylon raider is damaged and plummets toward the earth, giving the appearance of a giant wheel spinning in the sky. Xaviar then time-warps into another period. Troy's viper is also damaged and he crashes.

Dillon and Jamie then arrive and investigate the crashed viper, believing it to be Xavier's. They are stunned when they see Troy climb out. Before Troy can explain, a damaged Cylon who survived the crash comes at them firing his laser. Troy and Dillon blast him and he falls. As the three are about to destroy what remains of the Cylon raider, the supposedly dead Cylon rises and fires at his ship, causing an explosion which knocks Dillon senseless. Then the Cylon aims at Troy, who can't fire back because his laser is jammed. Jamie grabs Dillon's laser and shoots the Cylon, exploding it in a shower of sparks. They then set explosive charges on the Cylon raider and completely incinerate it. They board their vipers and fly into another time-warp and vanish, unaware that they were observed by a man on a sandy knoll.

On ''Galactica'', Adama and Troy are reunited. Afterwards, Jamie realizes that the Cylon Raider was the "Wheel of Fire" (the famous vision from the Old Testament prophet [[wikipedia:Ezekiel|Ezekiel]]) seen in 592 B.C.<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

== Notes ==
* This script is the sequel to the classic Galactica 1980 episode [[The Return of Starbuck]].
* It is revealed why Angela from ''The Return of Starbuck'' was judging Starbuck. She was testing him to see if he was worthy to become one of the Guardians of the Universe on the Ship of Lights.
* Troy asks Starbuck what happened to Apollo but is told that there isn't time to discuss it. Apparently, Apollo's death was a mystery.
* Romance begins to develop between Dillon and Jamie. They were only friends in the produced episodes of the series.

== Get The Script ==

* [http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/File:The_Wheel_Of_Fire_script.pdf Click here to download a free PDF copy of this script.] Pages 18 and 19 appear in reverse order.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Unproduced episode list}}

[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:1980]]

Wheel of Fire

2020-10-30T03:36:11Z

Batmagoo: /* Summary */ link to TOS episode

{{unproduced|universe=1980}}
{{Episode Data
| image=Wheel Of Fire script.jpg
| title=Wheel of Fire
| series=1980
| season=
| episode=
| unproduced=y
| guests=
| writer=[[Louise R. Kelly]] and [[Alan S. Young]] (sic)
| story=
| director=
| production=55114
| prev=[[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]
| next=[[Earthquake]]
| extra=Dated March 19, 1980.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.chrispappas.com/archives/scripts.html|title=Battlestar Galactica Scripts|date=|accessdate=28 January 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
}}

== Summary ==

A viper squadron led by Troy and Dillon chases Xavier through space. Suddenly, three Cylon fighters attack them. During the battle, one viper is destroyed and Dillon's viper is severely damaged. The entire squadron except for Troy is forced to return to ''Galactica''.

Troy continues to pursue Xavier who is attacked by another Cylon raider. Then the Ship of Lights appears (from the BG TOS episode "[[War of the Gods]]"). Its high-pitched whine causes Troy to fall unconscious, and his ship is captured. Meanwhile, Xaviar activates his time-travel device and enters a time warp. The Cylon raider follwing him is caught in the time warp and is pulled into it as well.

On ''Galactica'', Dr. Zee and Adama see images of what has happened to Xaviar and the Cylon raider. Because Troy's viper is gone, they assume he had been killed. Meanwhile, Troy wakes up on the Ship of Lights in disbelief. He is welcomed by Lt. Starbuck, who was lost and believed dead fourteen years earlier.

Dillon lands on ''Galactica'' and is told Troy is dead. He puts his grief aside to work on the problem with Xavier. He goes to Earth to get Jamie and takes her to ''Galactica''. While mourning the death of their friend, the two kiss. On the Ship Of Lights, Troy is confused. Starbuck says that he's going to help him stop Xaviar. He tells Troy that he (Starbuck) didn't die. He merely evolved to another plane of existence. Starbuck says that this is the ship of the Guardians of the Universe, the beings who gave the Colonials the coordinates to Earth many years back (in War of the Gods).

Jamie and Dillon prepare to go 2,600 years into the Earth's past. Troy asks what happened to Apollo, his father, but Starbuck says there is no time to discuss it. Moments later, Troy wakes up on his viper, activates his time-warp synthesizer, and goes into the past.

Xaviar arrives in the [[wikipedia:Chaldea|Chaldea]] desert in 592 B.C. followed by the Cylon raider. Seconds later, Troy arrives and gives pursuit. He and Xaviar agree to team together to destroy the Cylon raider.

In the desert below, the people watch the aerial battle with fascination. The Cylon raider is damaged and plummets toward the earth, giving the appearance of a giant wheel spinning in the sky. Xaviar then time-warps into another period. Troy's viper is also damaged and he crashes.

Dillon and Jamie then arrive and investigate the crashed viper, believing it to be Xavier's. They are stunned when they see Troy climb out. Before Troy can explain, a damaged Cylon who survived the crash comes at them firing his laser. Troy and Dillon blast him and he falls. As the three are about to destroy what remains of the Cylon raider, the supposedly dead Cylon rises and fires at his ship, causing an explosion which knocks Dillon senseless. Then the Cylon aims at Troy, who can't fire back because his laser is jammed. Jamie grabs Dillon's laser and shoots the Cylon, exploding it in a shower of sparks. They then set explosive charges on the Cylon raider and completely incinerate it. They board their vipers and fly into another time-warp and vanish, unaware that they were observed by a man on a sandy knoll.

On ''Galactica'', Adama and Troy are reunited. Afterwards, Jamie realizes that the Cylon Raider was the "Wheel of Fire" (the famous vision from the Old Testament prophet [[wikipedia:Ezekiel|Ezekiel]]) seen in 592 B.C.<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

== Notes ==
* This script is the sequel to the classic Galactica 1980 episode [[The Return of Starbuck]].
* It is revealed why Angela from ''The Return of Starbuck'' was judging Starbuck. She was testing him to see if he was worthy to become one of the Guardians of the Universe on the Ship of Lights.
* Troy asks Starbuck what happened to Apollo but is told that there isn't time to discuss it. Apparently, Apollo's death was a mystery.
* Romance begins to develop between Dillon and Jamie. They were only friends in the produced episodes of the series.

== Get The Script ==

* [http://media.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/File:The_Wheel_Of_Fire_script.pdf Click here to download a free PDF copy of this script.] Pages 18 and 19 appear in reverse order.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Unproduced episode list}}

[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:1980]]

Template:Unproduced episode list

2020-10-30T03:32:31Z

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The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra

2020-10-30T03:31:44Z

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{{unproduced|universe=1980}}
{{Episode Data
| image=The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra coversheet.jpg
| title=The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra
| series=1980
| season=
| episode=
| unproduced=y
| guests=
| writer=[[Mark Jones]], [[Anne Collins]], [[Chris Bunch]] and [[Allan Cole|Alan Cole]] (sic)
| story=
| director=
| production=55012
| extra=
| prev=[[Galactica Discovers Earth (early draft)]]
| next=[[Wheel of Fire]]
}}

== Overview ==

: ''[[Xaviar]] continues his self-appointed mission of improving [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s technology in the distant past. This time he pretends to be a god to [[Cleopatra]], however in order to dispel those who doubt Xaviar's claim, she poisons his drink, forcing Xaviar to seek out [[Jamie Hamilton]], [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] in 1980 to get medical assistance. Unfortunately, he brings along Cleopatra to the future as well, jeopardizing [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s timeline in the process.''

== Summary ==

=== Act 1 ===

* In California of 1980, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are about to land near Dr. [[Mortinson]]'s university, carrying important documents for Earth's nuclear disarmament committee. Over their [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]'s communicator, [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] impresses upon them that it is vital that the committee see these important documents, as their "decision could mean the difference between World War... and peace."
* In [[w:Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[w:Egypt|Egypt]] of [[w:48 BC|48 BC]], [[Xaviar]] is playing with [[Cleopatra]] while using his [[invisibility field]]. She believes him to be a great god, which Xaviar comments chauvinistically that "but only a queen of your beauty deserves a god such as me."
* They partake in drinking wine, during which Cleopatra tells him of her desire to share her vast kingdom with Xaviar. However, her high priests suspect him of deception, believing that he is not a god. To dispel their doubts, she informs Xaviar that she would prove to them that Xaviar was a god by poisoning his drink, as she believes that a god could neither be killed by sword nor poison.
* Xaviar is shocked, tells her that he is displeased and chides her by saying "one shouldn't deceive a god". When he attempts to leave, Cleopatra voices her concern that he'll never return to her, and as such she will go with him.
* Xaviar claims that he will return to the "land of the gods", but Cleopatra informs him that she had her slaves hide his "flying chariot", and teases him into letting her come with him to this said land, in exchange for telling him where the Viper is hidden.
* With Cleopatra, he pilots the Viper away from Egypt and activates his [[time warp synthesizer]].
* On ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', in [[Doctor Zee]]'s chambers, Zee asks Adama if he's heard about the ion trail that has re-entered their time frame from the distant past. Adama replies in the positive, then inquires as to why Xaviar would return to the present after safely eluding them.
* Zee is unsure, telling Adama (who thought he'd seen the last of Xaviar) that "with his knowledge, he could have lived like a king in any other time". After posturing, Zee suspects that he has a "compelling reason" and that "possibly he wants to contact us". Zee also suspects that "it could be the beginnings of a clever plan".
* Zee emphasizes that they must find out immediately what Xaviar's motives are through Troy and Dillon; Zee allays Adama's concerns about pulling the [[Colonial Warrior]]s from providing the important data to the Nuclear Disarmament Committee, since they have 60 hours before this committee convenes and could finish their mission since "they have the time if they use it wisely."
* Upon landing on a hilltop overlooking the Sheraton-Universal Hotel, Cleopatra comments on the large structures of the city, saying that "you must have slaves working day and night to erect those". Xaviar lies in the affirmative and tells her to follow him to the hotel.
* At the [[United Broadcasting Company]], a worker at the studio hands [[Jamie Hamilton]] a phone, saying that a guy named Xaviar is on the phone asking for her. She doesn't immediately catch on, because she is absorbed in her work, but quickly takes the call upon realizing the importance of the name.
* In the Sheraton-Universal's lobby, Cleopatra is "intently examining the pay phone next to [Xaviar]" as he asks for her help. After some confusion regarding the hotel's name, he informs her that he's dying as a result of "a girl" poisoning him. He explains that the girl is Cleopatra, but doesn't come out and say the name; Hamilton promises to get Troy and Dillon for him. After hanging up, Hamilton realizes that the girl he spoke of was Cleopatra herself.
* Dillon and Troy "streak along the Ventura Freeway on their cycles", briefly exchanging concerned looks after Troy comments that "When Xaviar's invovled... it's always a matter of life and death."
* Inside the hotel's lobby, Cleopatra looks over the gold jewelry at a boutique run by a "matronly woman". Cleopatra grabs a gold chain; the woman notes that her robe is spun from pure gold, which Cleopatra indignantly replies in the affirmative. After the woman asks Cleopatra whether she wanted the gold necklace she took, Cleopatra simply says "Yes" and walks away.
* Hamilton enters the lobby, reacting to the appearance of Cleopatra herself. Xaviar confirms that the woman is, indeed, Cleopatra after she assuages Xaviar's concerns about the location of Troy and Dillon.
* Cleopatra asks if Hamilton is a god; after confirming that she is not a god, Cleopatra tells Hamilton to kneel before her.
* The boutique woman runs up, demanding for payment; Cleopatra is oblivious to the reasons why, however Hamilton offers to pay for the necklace and, to stop her from calling the police, Hamilton tells to the woman that they're "doing a film story". Apparently, the woman is impressed and convinced that Cleopatra is an actress, despite Cleopatra's various demands for guards and for the woman to be removed. Hamilton offers her credit card to cover the necklace, making a remark to herself: "There goes the credit limit."
* Troy and Dillon pull up in front of an automatic ticket dispenser; a ticket is ejected from the slot. Troy asks the machine for a place to park their vehicles. After Troy begins his attempt to talk with the machine, Dillon rips out the ticket and throws it to the ground, believing that "its hearing sensor was clogged". A car comes up behind them, honks its horn, encouraging Troy and Dillon to just park anywhere they please.
* In the lobby, Troy and Dillon encounter Cleopatra, Xaviar, and Hamilton; Hamilton is glad to see them, and begins talking excitedly about Cleopatra. Of course, the Galacticans do not know who she is. When Hamilton explains that she ruled all of Egypt and married [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] and [[w:Mark Anthony|Mark Anthony]], Troy asks if they are there as well. Much to their relief, neither is.
* When Hamilton continues to talk about Cleopatra, Xaviar pleads for their help. In a ploy of sincerity, Xaviar hands over his weapon, and wishes to talk to them alone. Hamilton makes the arrangements, telling Cleopatra that they will be going to "your new palace". As she moves to the registration desk, she asks rhetorically why she didn't get the easy assignments, "like ''riots''".
* Inside the penthouse, Cleopatra "marvels at the wondrous 'miracles' in the room...things like lights, plumbing, T.V., etc." While Cleopatra is flicking a light switch on and off, Cleopatra comments that the penthouse is "truly a palace for a queen". When Cleopatra is informed they are in California, she claims that as "Xaviar's queen, I am queen of California". Hamilton admits that it has a nice ring to it, then offers to fix Cleopatra something to eat. She replies that she would like a roast pig.
* In another room, Xaviar tells the Warriors his story as Dillon scans Xaviar's heart. Dillon replies that something is indeed happening to him metabolically. Xaviar pleads for assistance to save his life, telling them that he's willing to do anything, even returning to ''Galactica'' to stand trial for his misdeeds.
* Since Cleopatra cannot remain in their time without history unraveling, Troy tasks Dillon to send her back to her time, while he and Hamilton will go to Xaviar, as Hamilton will need to help them find a medical center so that Xaviar could be treated.
* In the kitchen of the penthouse, Cleopatra asks about the water faucet. Hamilton attempts to explain to her that there are no slaves that pump the water, but rather that "it works on a pressure principal" before giving up. Cleopatra then becomes interested in the television, which is playing ''[[w:Fangface|Fangface]]''.
* Troy enters the kitchen, telling Hamilton that Xaviar is telling the truth and they need help finding a medical center. She replies that she has a doctor friend that she could call. She moves to do so.
* As Xaviar looks worse, Troy tells Dillon that Cleopatra has to leave. Xaviar comments that he doubts that this will occur without him; Troy tells Xaviar to convince her. He talks to Cleopatra, who is now watching a newscast on the television. He tells her to pretend to cooperate with the evil gods, and that the first chance she gets she is to escape to a place called the Museum of History, which is shown on the newscast to feature a display on Egyptian Queens. He promises to meet her there later. She obeys.
* Meanwhile, Hamilton is on the phone with [[David Rubin]], an old friend she knew from school. Rubin has a crush on her and initially believes that the reason for her call is so they can get back together; he offers to go out to dinner with her, telling her that his mother still asks about her. She sidesteps the issue and lets him know that she has a friend who is poisoned and needs treatment. She gets an address from Rubin and tells him that they'll meet him there.
* Troy and Hamilton leave with Xaviar to Rubin's hospital, while Troy looks after Cleopatra, who is tending to her "beauty matters" before they leave.
* After leaving the restroom, Cleopatra sits next to Dillon on a couch, and after nervously staring at one another, briefly and superficially discusses her trip back to her own time. They leave the penthouse and head toward the hotel elevators.
* Cleopatra manages to evade Dillon as he gets onto an elevator by getting into another elevator nearby. Unable to get to her before the elevator closes, Dillon enters a stairwell and leaps down the stairs.
* After leaving the elevator, she tells a nearby doorman that she would like to be taken to the Museum of History. The doorman obliges, hailing her a cab. Dillon exits the building in time to just see Cleopatra leave in a cab.

=== Act 2 ===

* After the doorman asks Dillon if he requires help, Dillon asks about Cleopatra. He discovers that she has gone to the Museum of History.
* Dillon hurrily runs out of the building, almost getting run down by another cab. The cabby offers Dillon a ride to the museum.
* Inside a waiting area of a hospital, Xaviar complains about feeling the effects of the poison. After briefly interacting with the nurse at the registration desk, Rubin comes to them, asking if Troy is the one who is sick. Hamilton replies in the negative, pointing out Xaviar.
* A woman doctor brings Xaviar to the emergency room, while Troy tells Hamilton that they must hide the fact that Galactican metabolism is much slower than Earth people's. Hamilton is confident about this, replying: "Don't worry...after meeting Cleopatra, that'll be a snap."
* In the emergency room, Xaviar is being examined by Rubin and the woman doctor. They find out that metabolism is not like a normal humans, but attribute this to the poison, which the female doctor determines to be of reptilian origin, specifically "like an [[w:Asp (reptile)|asp]]". Hamilton tells Rubin that the information regarding the poison and the metabolism are not information that is ready to be released yet, much to Rubin's chagrin, though he obliges. However, they still don't know if Xaviar will live.
* The cab carrying Cleopatra arrives at the museum, after which the cabby begins to hit on Cleopatra, believing her to be a foreigner. He offers to "let the fare go, if we can talk about a date". Believing him to reference [[w:Date Palm|the fruit]], she replies that she prefers [[w:kumquat|cumquats]], to which the cabby remarks about the sense of humor of foreign girls.
* Cleopatra enters the museum, during which Professor [[Johnson]] and [[Williams]] are having a heated discussion about the displayed artifacts he discovered. Johnson believes that they may lead him to Cleopatra's tomb. Williams is more skeptical, noting that "the [[w:Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] group" is getting very close, and that Johnson had to come up with more than a theory in order to impress investors for future digs. Williams notes that he cannot afford to put his reputation on the line, and that the fund raising party that night "is it".
* While Cleopatra looks around the museum, Dillon's cab pulls up and he rushes inside the museum.
* At the hospital, the doctor notes that Xaviar's condition worsens; Troy rummages through a cabinet, pulling out a bottle and instructing the doctor to use 5 cc's of it to neutralize the toxins in his system. Rubin questions the move, but the doctor, upon reading the label, believes it "might be our only chance".
* In the museum, Dillon finds Cleopatra and grabs her, attracting the attention of a few of the visitors. She threatens to call the guards and Dillon attempts to settle the situation quietly.
* A woman watching this assumes that Cleopatra and Dillon were a couple who have broken up; the woman offers words of encouragement for Cleopatra to "don't let that chauvinist dictate to you!" Confused, Dillon backs off, while the woman continues to berate Dillon, telling him to stay away from Cleopatra and that "it's over, can't you see that?"
* The 5 cc's of fluid Troy gives to the doctor is injected into Xaviar.
* Cleopatra makes her way to an exhibit on her. Dillon follows her, attempting to talk to her without incident. She begins to read the hieroglyphics, despite Dillon's nervous objections. She discovers that she will marry a great leader, [[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]], and asks how she will tell Xaviar. She later discovers that her brother is killed and she remarries (after Caesar's assassination), learning about her death by the bite of an asp.
* Cleopatra is emotionally distraught from the revelation and runs from the room. Dillon chases after her. The incident attracts Williams' attention and he calls for the guards. She notices this, and calls for the guards to help her.
* Dillon is apprehended by the guards, while Cleopatra runs into Williams' arms. Dillon fails to explain his actions and is taken away to his office, where he'll be held until the police arrive. Meanwhile, he leads Cleopatra away, expressing a desire to speak to her.
* In the hospital, Hamilton thanks the unnamed doctor and Rubin for doing everything they can for Xaviar, who is on the bed and whose condition has yet to change in either direction.
* In the museum, Williams talks to Cleopatra about the jewels she wears, noting that they look very authentic. She replies that they are, and they are "but a few of my many". Williams assumes that she's been deciphering the ancient scrolls in display, which they believed contained the locations for Cleopatra's treasures. He asks if she works for the [[Jaffe expedition]], which she replies in the negative: "I work for no one."
* Believing her to be an independent, Williams offers to work with her, and invites her to the party tonight to meet very important people. After being called a "honey", Cleopatra is infuriated and reveals that she is Cleopatra. While Williams indicates his belief that she's a loony, he continues to ask if she agrees to go to the party.
* Before getting a definitive answer, the guards hurriedly approach Williams, and tell him that Dillon has disappeared. Williams initially believes that Dillon slipped away from them due to their incompetence, but they indicate that he disappeared; Cleopatra then asks, "Are you surprised when a god vanishes?"
* In the hospital, Xaviar awakens. The poison has indeed been flushed out of Xaviar's system and he is recovering. Xaviar feigns thankfulness, claiming that he owes Troy his life; Troy replies that as soon as Xaviar is well, he'll escort him back to ''Galactica''.
* Feigning weakness, he lures Hamilton to come closer to the bed, where he suddenly and quickly takes a scalpel and threatens her life. He demands that Troy give him his laser, claiming that he has "certain motivations that override my promises" and that "I have a mission that must be performed". Xaviar further threatens Hamilton, until Troy hands Xaviar's laser over to him. Xaviar releases Hamilton.
* Troy attempts to stop Xaviar, which develops into a laser fight, whereby Xaviar shoots Troy and makes good on his escape. Hamilton goes over to Troy's body, unsure on whether he is dead or alive.

=== Act 3 ===

* In the hospital room, Hamilton attempts to revive Troy, and succeeds in doing so. Troy reveals that he gave Xaviar his own laser, which was set to stun.
* Rubin barges into the room with a phone, telling them that there's "an urgent call" for Mr. Troy. Troy talks while Rubin comments about the mess the room is in and asks after Xaviar.
* On the other end of the phone is Dillon, who tells Troy that Cleopatra has escaped him. Troy tells him that Xaviar, too, has escaped. They agree to meet at the Museum of History.
* Troy tells Rubin that they must leave. Rubin asks for Hamilton to fill in some of what's going on, but she tells him it's "real hush, hush".
* On the way, Troy mentions that they'll need the two [[turbocycle]]s. Hamilton realizes that he means for her to drive the second cycle and reveals that she has "trouble on escalators" and "can't ride a motorcycle". He assures her that they are simple: "they practically fly themselves".
* On ''Galactica'', Zee reports to Adama that the computers have relayed their prediction on what would occur if Cleopatra does not return to her own time. He reveals that without her, her kingdom would prematurely fall to an unnamed enemy, which will cause a chain of events that result in North America being discovered 100 years after it was supposed to, and that, by their present time, the [[w:United States|United States]] will be in a period equivalent to the Dark Ages. They rightfully determine that Cleopatra must be returned, and that this takes priority over all else.
* Outside the museum, Troy meets up with Dillon. Troy apologizes for taking so long, but Hamilton activated the booster and it took him half an hour to catch up with her. Dillon reveals that he spoke to a parking attendant, who told him that Williams and Cleopatra went to a party, and shows Troy the location.
* At a "fancy [[w:Beverly Hills|Beverly Hills]] house" where Williams' and Johnson's party is, it is now the night time and Mr. [[Brooks]] is covering the event, accompanied by a cameraman and soundman. Brooks begins reporting, telling the audience that the event is exciting and that "famous celebrities from all over the world have gathered here, along with heads of three universities". He also indicates that the mayor of the city is in attendance.
* In the living room, Williams talks to Johnson about Cleopatra, raving about how she was able to decipher the ancient hieroglyphics at the museum. He also indicates that Cleopatra is being pursued by men, who he believes are probably from the Jaffe expedition, and that they should keep her under lock and key. While Johnson is anxious to talk to her, Williams tells him that the time hasn't come yet, since he wants her to meet some very important people.
* The cameraman reacts to Cleopatra, who is observing the party; the cameraman is chastised by the soundman, who tells him to "just get those celebrities" on camera.
* Xaviar exits a cab in front of the museum, discovering that it is closed and learns of the party from a placard on the door. He takes the card and reenters the cab.
* At Williams' house, Troy, Dillon and Hamilton pull up in the cycles. A parking attendant comments on the "cool bike"; Troy, unfamiliar with how the term is used, replies that the cycle "has an exceptionally advanced cooling system". Jamie laughs, trying to cover for the ''[[w:Faux pas|faux pas]]''.
* In the house, Johnson finally meets Cleopatra, and asks her about herself. She sadly replies that she knows "far too much" about Cleopatra's history, obviously still disturbed about knowing her fate.
* At the front door of the house, Hamilton notes that they're going to need an invitation. Troy and Dillon invite themselves via their invisibility field, and yank away the doorman while carrying Hamilton. The doormen are flummoxed.
* Inside the house, Troy and Dillon (not visible) come out of a nearby closet.
* Xaviar pulls up outside the house, while Cleopatra spots the trio and move to her. Brooks notices Hamilton as they approach Cleopatra, and begins to barrage her with questions, but she tries to get out of it.
* Cleopatra quickly leaves, with Troy and Dillon in pursuit, but attempting not to raise any attention in doing so. Williams and Johnson realize she is gone, and Williams worries about whether she was taken.
* Both Troy and Dillon run into Cleopatra who attempts to exit through the back yard.
* Hamilton makes a hasty leave from Brooks, joining Troy, Dillon and Cleopatra in the back yard. They question her as to why she ran away. She reveals that she read the scrolls that mentioned her "destiny" and that she refuses to return, despite Troy's attempt to convince her that she must go back to make things right. Xaviar makes his presence known during this.
* Cleopatra notices that Xaviar is unaffected by the poison, reaffirming her ill-conceived belief that he is a god. She voices her belief that as a god can change destiny, he will return with her to her land and not let her future transpire as she read it.
* Brooks and his minicam crew, lights on and cameras rolling; Brooks puts Hamilton on the spot, claiming that she's there to personally interview some of the guests. After shoving the mike in her face, Hamilton begins reporting, while everyone there makes the best of the inconvenience.
* Williams then bursts out and points out Dillon; Brooks recognizes Troy and Dillon as "fugitive terrorists". During the confusion, Xaviar and Cleopatra break away. Troy and Dillon pursue him, jumping over the pool, and leaving private security guards to splash about in the pool.
* Xaviar fires his laser, a stray shot severing a diving board and sending two fully dressed party goers into the pool. Troy and Dillon, with Hamilton pursuing, return fire.
* After jumping over a small wall, Xaviar and Cleopatra run into an attendant about to get into a [[w:Rolls Royce|Rolls Royce]], and commandeer the vehicle for their use, but driving erratically due to inexperience. As the car drives around a corner, Troy singes the car with his laser, prompting Hamilton to wince. From the background, Brooks and the minicam crew rush towards them, with Brooks reporting that the "terrorists still have Jamie Hamilton", who "seems to be holding up well, in spite of the gunplay".
* Williams tells Johnson that, "ten to one, that guy's from the Jaffe expedition" while the trio rush toward their turbocycles. As police arrive, they react to the cycles flying into the night sky.

=== Act 4 ===

* As the cycles fly through the night sky, Hamilton asks whether or not they'll follow them back to ancient Egypt. Troy replies that they won't, if they don't have to.
* Xaviar continues to drive erratically toward a hill where Xaviar landed his Viper. Inside the car, Xaviar assures Cleopatra that he'll take good care of her, and will rule the world together. Both enter the Viper, which flies off into the night.
* Dillon relays Adama's to Troy and Hamilton report that Xaviar's Viper has left their time sphere.
* They enter their Vipers, with Hamilton accompanying Troy. They blast off and pursue Xaviar to 48 BC.
* Xaviar's Viper moves to land, while Troy and Dillon's Vipers enter 48 BC. They land in the desert and, with Troy and Dillon's lasers drawn, go to the temple.
* Now inside the temple, Xaviar and Cleopatra make way to her main chamber. Cleopatra orders the guards to stop the intruders that follow them.
* The pursuing people are thwarted by a huge stone block doorway, which Troy and Dillon blast away at. After dealing with it, they enter, and are intercepted by a group of guards, which the [[Colonial Warrior|Warriors]] quickly dispatch.
* In Cleopatra's room, Xaviar tells her to get behind him.
* The Warriors blast the door, entering and quickly enter, with Xaviar firing at them. Hamilton makes good use of a couch, hiding behind it while the fire fight ensues.
* When Dillon and Troy start to get an upper hand, Xaviar grabs Cleopatra and trains his weapon on her. This action dispels her belief in Xaviar as a god; Xaviar refuses to accompany the Warriors back, and Troy makes a promise to continue hunting him down.
* Cleopatra tries to knock the laser out of Xaviar's hand, which results in the weapon going off and hitting the queen.
* The Warriors rush Xaviar, who escapes them by jumping out a window. Dillon comments his suspicions about having not seen the last of the rogue Galactican, while Hamilton tends to a stunned Cleopatra. Troy then moves her stunned body to a couch. Dillon comments that she'll have a "whopping headache when she wakes".
* Upon hearing guards, they start to leave towards the window. Dillon notices a map, asks Hamilton for a camera and snaps a picture of this map with her [[w:Polaroid|Polaroid]] camera. They then make good on their escape.
* With the trio gone, Cleopatra's guards and high priests enter. A high priest asks about her condition, which she groggily replies that she had a strange dream.
* Back in 1980, at the Museum of History a secretary of Professor Johnson's hands him an envelope. He sees the Polaroid photo that Dillon captured, recognizing it as an ancient map of Cleopatra's tomb. The secretary then notes that there was neither a name or address, but a note, which read: "Sorry about the party.... consider this a contribution to further the arts." He remarks that "it's a godsend".
* Dillon and Troy drop off Hamilton at the headquarters of [[United Broadcasting Company|UBC]], where Hamilton explains that she'll never be able to explain what happened to her boss. They thank her and rush off, since they have to meet Dr. [[Donald Mortinson|Mortinson]].

== Notes ==

* The title appears to have been inspired by the play ''The Day They Kidnapped The Pope.''
* This episode was going to being filmed when the order to cancel the series was passed down. Nothing in the way of information about casting for this episode has surfaced.
* According to [[Chris Bunch]] and [[Allan Cole]], [[Kent McCord]] ([[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Barry Van Dyke]] ([[Dillon]]) were refusing to shoot this episode because they were not notified of [[Dirk Benedict]]'s guest star return in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". However, the threat ended up to be empty, since the series was canceled before this episode was ready to go in front of the cameras.<ref name="sftv">{{cite magazine |quotes= |last=Hise |first=James Van |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980 |month= |title=GALACTICA 1980: THE STORY EDITORS FOR ''GALACTICA 1980'' DESCRIBE THE DEATH RATTLE OF THE SERIES |magazine=SFTV |volume= |issue=Unknown |pages=31 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
* The script, through dialogue spoken by [[Cleopatra]] while reading a display at the Museum of History, indicates that she ''married'' [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] in [[w:46 BC|46 BC]]. This is historically inaccurate, as, under Roman law, Roman citizens could legally only marry other Roman citizens.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://webu2.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/Anglica/uipian_scott.html|title=THE RULES OF ULPIAN|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> Also Caesar was already married to another woman. Caesar never took on Cleopatra as his legal wife.
* The timeline depicted in this script is also inaccurate. Caesar backs Cleopatra to the throne in [[w:47 BC|47 BC]] after she birthed his illegitimate son, [[w:Caesarion|Ptolemy Caesar]] (nicknamed "Caesarion"), for the time before then, he sought to annex Egypt.
* Galactican metabolism is noted to be much slower than humans of Earth.

== Analysis ==

* The fact that [[Cleopatra]] can speak and understand English is a major conceit. However, there is the even greater conceit that the Galacticans and Earth people can even speak the same language, even when factoring in the millennia [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Colonies]] and the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] have been separated.
* The fact that [[Xaviar]] is able to effectively enhance Earth's technological level from an era such as [[w:48 BC|48 BC]] is highly improbable. Aside from practical architectural and modest improvements to already established technologies, they would likely have not modified Earth's military technology to the point where they would be able to defend themselves against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
* Therefore, Xaviar had a better chance of enhancing Earth's technology from the 19th and 20th centuries, like he attempted to do in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" with the [[w:Nazism|Nazi]]'s [[w:V-2 rocket|V-2 rocket]] program.

== Questions ==

* How is [[Xaviar]] able to maintain and fuel his [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]], given that he hasn't returned to ''Galactica''n's current time period? Even if Earth has the necessary raw material at hand, how is he able to refine and make use of it?
* Where does Xaviar go off to after escaping the Galacticans?
* How can [[Jamie Hamilton]] explain what happened to [[Brooks]], her [[UBC]] boss?
* Moreover, how could the laser blasts and weapons demonstrated at [[Williams]]' party be explained? Would any attention be paid by military authorities?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Chris Bunch]] and Allan Cole discuss [[Kent McCord]]'s and [[Barry Van Dyke]]'s refusal to shoot this episode, because of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]":''
: '''Chris Bunch:''' Larson decided that he was going to describe how [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] eats it. ("[[The Return of Starbuck]]".) What he didn't do was pass the word along to his cohorts and say, "Oh, by the way, one episode is going to be a flashback."
: So here's Kent McCord, who's desperately unhappy with the show. He's been coming down and crying the blues to us. Then all of a sudden he's told that he doesn't have to work next week because they're doing something with Dirk Benedict, the former star of the series. Well, that wasn't the most polite way to deal with it because all actors have an ego.
: '''Cole:''' And he's been putting his ass on the line, making a fool of himself every week with these rotten scripts. By suddenly bringing back Dirk Benedict in without advance warning or kind words, it's sort of like trying to put the blame on Kent for how the show was going. He was pretty angry about it and in fact the two actors [McCord and Van Dyke] were going to refuse to shoot the next episode, which would have been "[The Day They Kidnapped] Cleopatra". They were supposed to shoot the next day but Kent and his costar were refusing to show up. As it turned out, it was an empty threat because that afternoon the network pulled the plug on the series.<ref name="sftv"/>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Dillon]] ineptly attempts to stop [[Cleopatra]] from discovering her own future:''
: '''Cleopatra''': (shocked) This... this tells about... a great queen, Cleopatra, the seventh. That is I....
: '''Dillon''': (nervously) Oh, I wouldn't bother with those... why don't you come back with me. You could bump into some problems if you read any further...
: '''Cleopatra''': (reading hieroglyphics) It says I will marry a great leader...[[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]]. That is [[w:46 BC|two years]] from [[w:48 BC|now]]. How will I tell [[Xaviar]]....
: '''Dillon''': (trying to stop her) See. A problem. Look, why don't we just leave now... history is boring...

* ''[[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] share bad news:''
: '''Dillon''': Troy... on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], they have a saying called, 'good news' and 'bad news'.
: '''Troy''': I have some news for you, too.
: '''Dillon''': Good or bad?
: '''Troy''': Bad?
: '''Dillon''': (disappointed) Oh... I thought you'd have the good news... mine's bad. [[Cleopatra]]'s escaped.
: '''Troy''': [[Xaviar]]'s escaped from us!
: '''Dillon''': Boy, we do make a team.

* ''Troy informs [[Jamie Hamilton]] that she'll need to ride a [[turbocycle]]:''
: '''Hamilton''': Me? C'mon ... I have trouble on escalators ... I can't ride a motorcycle ....
: '''Troy''': Simple... they practically fly themselves.
: '''Hamilton''': (scared) Fly?

== Guest characters ==

* [[Cleopatra]]
* [[Williams]]
* Professor [[Johnson]]
* Dr. [[David Rubin]]

== Get The Script ==

* [http://www.mediafire.com/?f0a55xea55tn0jd Click here to download a free PDF copy of this script.]

== External Links ==

* [http://allan-cole.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html Allan Cole's blog] - offers numerous stories of his work as a story editor on Galactica 1980. Read the blog entries for 2009 and 2011.

== References ==
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The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra

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== Overview ==

: ''[[Xaviar]] continues his self-appointed mission of improving [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s technology in the distant past. This time he pretends to be a god to [[Cleopatra]], however in order to dispel those who doubt Xaviar's claim, she poisons his drink, forcing Xaviar to seek out [[Jamie Hamilton]], [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] in 1980 to get medical assistance. Unfortunately, he brings along Cleopatra to the future as well, jeopardizing [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s timeline in the process.''

== Summary ==

=== Act 1 ===

* In California of 1980, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are about to land near Dr. [[Mortinson]]'s university, carrying important documents for Earth's nuclear disarmament committee. Over their [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]'s communicator, [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] impresses upon them that it is vital that the committee see these important documents, as their "decision could mean the difference between World War... and peace."
* In [[w:Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[w:Egypt|Egypt]] of [[w:48 BC|48 BC]], [[Xaviar]] is playing with [[Cleopatra]] while using his [[invisibility field]]. She believes him to be a great god, which Xaviar comments chauvinistically that "but only a queen of your beauty deserves a god such as me."
* They partake in drinking wine, during which Cleopatra tells him of her desire to share her vast kingdom with Xaviar. However, her high priests suspect him of deception, believing that he is not a god. To dispel their doubts, she informs Xaviar that she would prove to them that Xaviar was a god by poisoning his drink, as she believes that a god could neither be killed by sword nor poison.
* Xaviar is shocked, tells her that he is displeased and chides her by saying "one shouldn't deceive a god". When he attempts to leave, Cleopatra voices her concern that he'll never return to her, and as such she will go with him.
* Xaviar claims that he will return to the "land of the gods", but Cleopatra informs him that she had her slaves hide his "flying chariot", and teases him into letting her come with him to this said land, in exchange for telling him where the Viper is hidden.
* With Cleopatra, he pilots the Viper away from Egypt and activates his [[time warp synthesizer]].
* On ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', in [[Doctor Zee]]'s chambers, Zee asks Adama if he's heard about the ion trail that has re-entered their time frame from the distant past. Adama replies in the positive, then inquires as to why Xaviar would return to the present after safely eluding them.
* Zee is unsure, telling Adama (who thought he'd seen the last of Xaviar) that "with his knowledge, he could have lived like a king in any other time". After posturing, Zee suspects that he has a "compelling reason" and that "possibly he wants to contact us". Zee also suspects that "it could be the beginnings of a clever plan".
* Zee emphasizes that they must find out immediately what Xaviar's motives are through Troy and Dillon; Zee allays Adama's concerns about pulling the [[Colonial Warrior]]s from providing the important data to the Nuclear Disarmament Committee, since they have 60 hours before this committee convenes and could finish their mission since "they have the time if they use it wisely."
* Upon landing on a hilltop overlooking the Sheraton-Universal Hotel, Cleopatra comments on the large structures of the city, saying that "you must have slaves working day and night to erect those". Xaviar lies in the affirmative and tells her to follow him to the hotel.
* At the [[United Broadcasting Company]], a worker at the studio hands [[Jamie Hamilton]] a phone, saying that a guy named Xaviar is on the phone asking for her. She doesn't immediately catch on, because she is absorbed in her work, but quickly takes the call upon realizing the importance of the name.
* In the Sheraton-Universal's lobby, Cleopatra is "intently examining the pay phone next to [Xaviar]" as he asks for her help. After some confusion regarding the hotel's name, he informs her that he's dying as a result of "a girl" poisoning him. He explains that the girl is Cleopatra, but doesn't come out and say the name; Hamilton promises to get Troy and Dillon for him. After hanging up, Hamilton realizes that the girl he spoke of was Cleopatra herself.
* Dillon and Troy "streak along the Ventura Freeway on their cycles", briefly exchanging concerned looks after Troy comments that "When Xaviar's invovled... it's always a matter of life and death."
* Inside the hotel's lobby, Cleopatra looks over the gold jewelry at a boutique run by a "matronly woman". Cleopatra grabs a gold chain; the woman notes that her robe is spun from pure gold, which Cleopatra indignantly replies in the affirmative. After the woman asks Cleopatra whether she wanted the gold necklace she took, Cleopatra simply says "Yes" and walks away.
* Hamilton enters the lobby, reacting to the appearance of Cleopatra herself. Xaviar confirms that the woman is, indeed, Cleopatra after she assuages Xaviar's concerns about the location of Troy and Dillon.
* Cleopatra asks if Hamilton is a god; after confirming that she is not a god, Cleopatra tells Hamilton to kneel before her.
* The boutique woman runs up, demanding for payment; Cleopatra is oblivious to the reasons why, however Hamilton offers to pay for the necklace and, to stop her from calling the police, Hamilton tells to the woman that they're "doing a film story". Apparently, the woman is impressed and convinced that Cleopatra is an actress, despite Cleopatra's various demands for guards and for the woman to be removed. Hamilton offers her credit card to cover the necklace, making a remark to herself: "There goes the credit limit."
* Troy and Dillon pull up in front of an automatic ticket dispenser; a ticket is ejected from the slot. Troy asks the machine for a place to park their vehicles. After Troy begins his attempt to talk with the machine, Dillon rips out the ticket and throws it to the ground, believing that "its hearing sensor was clogged". A car comes up behind them, honks its horn, encouraging Troy and Dillon to just park anywhere they please.
* In the lobby, Troy and Dillon encounter Cleopatra, Xaviar, and Hamilton; Hamilton is glad to see them, and begins talking excitedly about Cleopatra. Of course, the Galacticans do not know who she is. When Hamilton explains that she ruled all of Egypt and married [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] and [[w:Mark Anthony|Mark Anthony]], Troy asks if they are there as well. Much to their relief, neither is.
* When Hamilton continues to talk about Cleopatra, Xaviar pleads for their help. In a ploy of sincerity, Xaviar hands over his weapon, and wishes to talk to them alone. Hamilton makes the arrangements, telling Cleopatra that they will be going to "your new palace". As she moves to the registration desk, she asks rhetorically why she didn't get the easy assignments, "like ''riots''".
* Inside the penthouse, Cleopatra "marvels at the wondrous 'miracles' in the room...things like lights, plumbing, T.V., etc." While Cleopatra is flicking a light switch on and off, Cleopatra comments that the penthouse is "truly a palace for a queen". When Cleopatra is informed they are in California, she claims that as "Xaviar's queen, I am queen of California". Hamilton admits that it has a nice ring to it, then offers to fix Cleopatra something to eat. She replies that she would like a roast pig.
* In another room, Xaviar tells the Warriors his story as Dillon scans Xaviar's heart. Dillon replies that something is indeed happening to him metabolically. Xaviar pleads for assistance to save his life, telling them that he's willing to do anything, even returning to ''Galactica'' to stand trial for his misdeeds.
* Since Cleopatra cannot remain in their time without history unraveling, Troy tasks Dillon to send her back to her time, while he and Hamilton will go to Xaviar, as Hamilton will need to help them find a medical center so that Xaviar could be treated.
* In the kitchen of the penthouse, Cleopatra asks about the water faucet. Hamilton attempts to explain to her that there are no slaves that pump the water, but rather that "it works on a pressure principal" before giving up. Cleopatra then becomes interested in the television, which is playing ''[[w:Fangface|Fangface]]''.
* Troy enters the kitchen, telling Hamilton that Xaviar is telling the truth and they need help finding a medical center. She replies that she has a doctor friend that she could call. She moves to do so.
* As Xaviar looks worse, Troy tells Dillon that Cleopatra has to leave. Xaviar comments that he doubts that this will occur without him; Troy tells Xaviar to convince her. He talks to Cleopatra, who is now watching a newscast on the television. He tells her to pretend to cooperate with the evil gods, and that the first chance she gets she is to escape to a place called the Museum of History, which is shown on the newscast to feature a display on Egyptian Queens. He promises to meet her there later. She obeys.
* Meanwhile, Hamilton is on the phone with [[David Rubin]], an old friend she knew from school. Rubin has a crush on her and initially believes that the reason for her call is so they can get back together; he offers to go out to dinner with her, telling her that his mother still asks about her. She sidesteps the issue and lets him know that she has a friend who is poisoned and needs treatment. She gets an address from Rubin and tells him that they'll meet him there.
* Troy and Hamilton leave with Xaviar to Rubin's hospital, while Troy looks after Cleopatra, who is tending to her "beauty matters" before they leave.
* After leaving the restroom, Cleopatra sits next to Dillon on a couch, and after nervously staring at one another, briefly and superficially discusses her trip back to her own time. They leave the penthouse and head toward the hotel elevators.
* Cleopatra manages to evade Dillon as he gets onto an elevator by getting into another elevator nearby. Unable to get to her before the elevator closes, Dillon enters a stairwell and leaps down the stairs.
* After leaving the elevator, she tells a nearby doorman that she would like to be taken to the Museum of History. The doorman obliges, hailing her a cab. Dillon exits the building in time to just see Cleopatra leave in a cab.

=== Act 2 ===

* After the doorman asks Dillon if he requires help, Dillon asks about Cleopatra. He discovers that she has gone to the Museum of History.
* Dillon hurrily runs out of the building, almost getting run down by another cab. The cabby offers Dillon a ride to the museum.
* Inside a waiting area of a hospital, Xaviar complains about feeling the effects of the poison. After briefly interacting with the nurse at the registration desk, Rubin comes to them, asking if Troy is the one who is sick. Hamilton replies in the negative, pointing out Xaviar.
* A woman doctor brings Xaviar to the emergency room, while Troy tells Hamilton that they must hide the fact that Galactican metabolism is much slower than Earth people's. Hamilton is confident about this, replying: "Don't worry...after meeting Cleopatra, that'll be a snap."
* In the emergency room, Xaviar is being examined by Rubin and the woman doctor. They find out that metabolism is not like a normal humans, but attribute this to the poison, which the female doctor determines to be of reptilian origin, specifically "like an [[w:Asp (reptile)|asp]]". Hamilton tells Rubin that the information regarding the poison and the metabolism are not information that is ready to be released yet, much to Rubin's chagrin, though he obliges. However, they still don't know if Xaviar will live.
* The cab carrying Cleopatra arrives at the museum, after which the cabby begins to hit on Cleopatra, believing her to be a foreigner. He offers to "let the fare go, if we can talk about a date". Believing him to reference [[w:Date Palm|the fruit]], she replies that she prefers [[w:kumquat|cumquats]], to which the cabby remarks about the sense of humor of foreign girls.
* Cleopatra enters the museum, during which Professor [[Johnson]] and [[Williams]] are having a heated discussion about the displayed artifacts he discovered. Johnson believes that they may lead him to Cleopatra's tomb. Williams is more skeptical, noting that "the [[w:Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] group" is getting very close, and that Johnson had to come up with more than a theory in order to impress investors for future digs. Williams notes that he cannot afford to put his reputation on the line, and that the fund raising party that night "is it".
* While Cleopatra looks around the museum, Dillon's cab pulls up and he rushes inside the museum.
* At the hospital, the doctor notes that Xaviar's condition worsens; Troy rummages through a cabinet, pulling out a bottle and instructing the doctor to use 5 cc's of it to neutralize the toxins in his system. Rubin questions the move, but the doctor, upon reading the label, believes it "might be our only chance".
* In the museum, Dillon finds Cleopatra and grabs her, attracting the attention of a few of the visitors. She threatens to call the guards and Dillon attempts to settle the situation quietly.
* A woman watching this assumes that Cleopatra and Dillon were a couple who have broken up; the woman offers words of encouragement for Cleopatra to "don't let that chauvinist dictate to you!" Confused, Dillon backs off, while the woman continues to berate Dillon, telling him to stay away from Cleopatra and that "it's over, can't you see that?"
* The 5 cc's of fluid Troy gives to the doctor is injected into Xaviar.
* Cleopatra makes her way to an exhibit on her. Dillon follows her, attempting to talk to her without incident. She begins to read the hieroglyphics, despite Dillon's nervous objections. She discovers that she will marry a great leader, [[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]], and asks how she will tell Xaviar. She later discovers that her brother is killed and she remarries (after Caesar's assassination), learning about her death by the bite of an asp.
* Cleopatra is emotionally distraught from the revelation and runs from the room. Dillon chases after her. The incident attracts Williams' attention and he calls for the guards. She notices this, and calls for the guards to help her.
* Dillon is apprehended by the guards, while Cleopatra runs into Williams' arms. Dillon fails to explain his actions and is taken away to his office, where he'll be held until the police arrive. Meanwhile, he leads Cleopatra away, expressing a desire to speak to her.
* In the hospital, Hamilton thanks the unnamed doctor and Rubin for doing everything they can for Xaviar, who is on the bed and whose condition has yet to change in either direction.
* In the museum, Williams talks to Cleopatra about the jewels she wears, noting that they look very authentic. She replies that they are, and they are "but a few of my many". Williams assumes that she's been deciphering the ancient scrolls in display, which they believed contained the locations for Cleopatra's treasures. He asks if she works for the [[Jaffe expedition]], which she replies in the negative: "I work for no one."
* Believing her to be an independent, Williams offers to work with her, and invites her to the party tonight to meet very important people. After being called a "honey", Cleopatra is infuriated and reveals that she is Cleopatra. While Williams indicates his belief that she's a loony, he continues to ask if she agrees to go to the party.
* Before getting a definitive answer, the guards hurriedly approach Williams, and tell him that Dillon has disappeared. Williams initially believes that Dillon slipped away from them due to their incompetence, but they indicate that he disappeared; Cleopatra then asks, "Are you surprised when a god vanishes?"
* In the hospital, Xaviar awakens. The poison has indeed been flushed out of Xaviar's system and he is recovering. Xaviar feigns thankfulness, claiming that he owes Troy his life; Troy replies that as soon as Xaviar is well, he'll escort him back to ''Galactica''.
* Feigning weakness, he lures Hamilton to come closer to the bed, where he suddenly and quickly takes a scalpel and threatens her life. He demands that Troy give him his laser, claiming that he has "certain motivations that override my promises" and that "I have a mission that must be performed". Xaviar further threatens Hamilton, until Troy hands Xaviar's laser over to him. Xaviar releases Hamilton.
* Troy attempts to stop Xaviar, which develops into a laser fight, whereby Xaviar shoots Troy and makes good on his escape. Hamilton goes over to Troy's body, unsure on whether he is dead or alive.

=== Act 3 ===

* In the hospital room, Hamilton attempts to revive Troy, and succeeds in doing so. Troy reveals that he gave Xaviar his own laser, which was set to stun.
* Rubin barges into the room with a phone, telling them that there's "an urgent call" for Mr. Troy. Troy talks while Rubin comments about the mess the room is in and asks after Xaviar.
* On the other end of the phone is Dillon, who tells Troy that Cleopatra has escaped him. Troy tells him that Xaviar, too, has escaped. They agree to meet at the Museum of History.
* Troy tells Rubin that they must leave. Rubin asks for Hamilton to fill in some of what's going on, but she tells him it's "real hush, hush".
* On the way, Troy mentions that they'll need the two [[turbocycle]]s. Hamilton realizes that he means for her to drive the second cycle and reveals that she has "trouble on escalators" and "can't ride a motorcycle". He assures her that they are simple: "they practically fly themselves".
* On ''Galactica'', Zee reports to Adama that the computers have relayed their prediction on what would occur if Cleopatra does not return to her own time. He reveals that without her, her kingdom would prematurely fall to an unnamed enemy, which will cause a chain of events that result in North America being discovered 100 years after it was supposed to, and that, by their present time, the [[w:United States|United States]] will be in a period equivalent to the Dark Ages. They rightfully determine that Cleopatra must be returned, and that this takes priority over all else.
* Outside the museum, Troy meets up with Dillon. Troy apologizes for taking so long, but Hamilton activated the booster and it took him half an hour to catch up with her. Dillon reveals that he spoke to a parking attendant, who told him that Williams and Cleopatra went to a party, and shows Troy the location.
* At a "fancy [[w:Beverly Hills|Beverly Hills]] house" where Williams' and Johnson's party is, it is now the night time and Mr. [[Brooks]] is covering the event, accompanied by a cameraman and soundman. Brooks begins reporting, telling the audience that the event is exciting and that "famous celebrities from all over the world have gathered here, along with heads of three universities". He also indicates that the mayor of the city is in attendance.
* In the living room, Williams talks to Johnson about Cleopatra, raving about how she was able to decipher the ancient hieroglyphics at the museum. He also indicates that Cleopatra is being pursued by men, who he believes are probably from the Jaffe expedition, and that they should keep her under lock and key. While Johnson is anxious to talk to her, Williams tells him that the time hasn't come yet, since he wants her to meet some very important people.
* The cameraman reacts to Cleopatra, who is observing the party; the cameraman is chastised by the soundman, who tells him to "just get those celebrities" on camera.
* Xaviar exits a cab in front of the museum, discovering that it is closed and learns of the party from a placard on the door. He takes the card and reenters the cab.
* At Williams' house, Troy, Dillon and Hamilton pull up in the cycles. A parking attendant comments on the "cool bike"; Troy, unfamiliar with how the term is used, replies that the cycle "has an exceptionally advanced cooling system". Jamie laughs, trying to cover for the ''[[w:Faux pas|faux pas]]''.
* In the house, Johnson finally meets Cleopatra, and asks her about herself. She sadly replies that she knows "far too much" about Cleopatra's history, obviously still disturbed about knowing her fate.
* At the front door of the house, Hamilton notes that they're going to need an invitation. Troy and Dillon invite themselves via their invisibility field, and yank away the doorman while carrying Hamilton. The doormen are flummoxed.
* Inside the house, Troy and Dillon (not visible) come out of a nearby closet.
* Xaviar pulls up outside the house, while Cleopatra spots the trio and move to her. Brooks notices Hamilton as they approach Cleopatra, and begins to barrage her with questions, but she tries to get out of it.
* Cleopatra quickly leaves, with Troy and Dillon in pursuit, but attempting not to raise any attention in doing so. Williams and Johnson realize she is gone, and Williams worries about whether she was taken.
* Both Troy and Dillon run into Cleopatra who attempts to exit through the back yard.
* Hamilton makes a hasty leave from Brooks, joining Troy, Dillon and Cleopatra in the back yard. They question her as to why she ran away. She reveals that she read the scrolls that mentioned her "destiny" and that she refuses to return, despite Troy's attempt to convince her that she must go back to make things right. Xaviar makes his presence known during this.
* Cleopatra notices that Xaviar is unaffected by the poison, reaffirming her ill-conceived belief that he is a god. She voices her belief that as a god can change destiny, he will return with her to her land and not let her future transpire as she read it.
* Brooks and his minicam crew, lights on and cameras rolling; Brooks puts Hamilton on the spot, claiming that she's there to personally interview some of the guests. After shoving the mike in her face, Hamilton begins reporting, while everyone there makes the best of the inconvenience.
* Williams then bursts out and points out Dillon; Brooks recognizes Troy and Dillon as "fugitive terrorists". During the confusion, Xaviar and Cleopatra break away. Troy and Dillon pursue him, jumping over the pool, and leaving private security guards to splash about in the pool.
* Xaviar fires his laser, a stray shot severing a diving board and sending two fully dressed party goers into the pool. Troy and Dillon, with Hamilton pursuing, return fire.
* After jumping over a small wall, Xaviar and Cleopatra run into an attendant about to get into a [[w:Rolls Royce|Rolls Royce]], and commandeer the vehicle for their use, but driving erratically due to inexperience. As the car drives around a corner, Troy singes the car with his laser, prompting Hamilton to wince. From the background, Brooks and the minicam crew rush towards them, with Brooks reporting that the "terrorists still have Jamie Hamilton", who "seems to be holding up well, in spite of the gunplay".
* Williams tells Johnson that, "ten to one, that guy's from the Jaffe expedition" while the trio rush toward their turbocycles. As police arrive, they react to the cycles flying into the night sky.

=== Act 4 ===

* As the cycles fly through the night sky, Hamilton asks whether or not they'll follow them back to ancient Egypt. Troy replies that they won't, if they don't have to.
* Xaviar continues to drive erratically toward a hill where Xaviar landed his Viper. Inside the car, Xaviar assures Cleopatra that he'll take good care of her, and will rule the world together. Both enter the Viper, which flies off into the night.
* Dillon relays Adama's to Troy and Hamilton report that Xaviar's Viper has left their time sphere.
* They enter their Vipers, with Hamilton accompanying Troy. They blast off and pursue Xaviar to 48 BC.
* Xaviar's Viper moves to land, while Troy and Dillon's Vipers enter 48 BC. They land in the desert and, with Troy and Dillon's lasers drawn, go to the temple.
* Now inside the temple, Xaviar and Cleopatra make way to her main chamber. Cleopatra orders the guards to stop the intruders that follow them.
* The pursuing people are thwarted by a huge stone block doorway, which Troy and Dillon blast away at. After dealing with it, they enter, and are intercepted by a group of guards, which the [[Colonial Warrior|Warriors]] quickly dispatch.
* In Cleopatra's room, Xaviar tells her to get behind him.
* The Warriors blast the door, entering and quickly enter, with Xaviar firing at them. Hamilton makes good use of a couch, hiding behind it while the fire fight ensues.
* When Dillon and Troy start to get an upper hand, Xaviar grabs Cleopatra and trains his weapon on her. This action dispels her belief in Xaviar as a god; Xaviar refuses to accompany the Warriors back, and Troy makes a promise to continue hunting him down.
* Cleopatra tries to knock the laser out of Xaviar's hand, which results in the weapon going off and hitting the queen.
* The Warriors rush Xaviar, who escapes them by jumping out a window. Dillon comments his suspicions about having not seen the last of the rogue Galactican, while Hamilton tends to a stunned Cleopatra. Troy then moves her stunned body to a couch. Dillon comments that she'll have a "whopping headache when she wakes".
* Upon hearing guards, they start to leave towards the window. Dillon notices a map, asks Hamilton for a camera and snaps a picture of this map with her [[w:Polaroid|Polaroid]] camera. They then make good on their escape.
* With the trio gone, Cleopatra's guards and high priests enter. A high priest asks about her condition, which she groggily replies that she had a strange dream.
* Back in 1980, at the Museum of History a secretary of Professor Johnson's hands him an envelope. He sees the Polaroid photo that Dillon captured, recognizing it as an ancient map of Cleopatra's tomb. The secretary then notes that there was neither a name or address, but a note, which read: "Sorry about the party.... consider this a contribution to further the arts." He remarks that "it's a godsend".
* Dillon and Troy drop off Hamilton at the headquarters of [[United Broadcasting Company|UBC]], where Hamilton explains that she'll never be able to explain what happened to her boss. They thank her and rush off, since they have to meet Dr. [[Donald Mortinson|Mortinson]].

== Notes ==

* The title appears to have been inspired by the play ''The Day They Kidnapped The Pope.''
* This episode was going to being filmed when the order to cancel the series was passed down. Nothing in the way of information about casting for this episode has surfaced.
* According to [[Chris Bunch]] and [[Allan Cole]], [[Kent McCord]] ([[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Barry Van Dyke]] ([[Dillon]]) were refusing to shoot this episode because they were not notified of [[Dirk Benedict]]'s guest star return in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". However, the threat ended up to be empty, since the series was canceled before this episode was ready to go in front of the cameras.<ref name="sftv">{{cite magazine |quotes= |last=Hise |first=James Van |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980 |month= |title=GALACTICA 1980: THE STORY EDITORS FOR ''GALACTICA 1980'' DESCRIBE THE DEATH RATTLE OF THE SERIES |magazine=SFTV |volume= |issue=Unknown |pages=31 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
* The script, through dialogue spoken by [[Cleopatra]] while reading a display at the Museum of History, indicates that she ''married'' [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] in [[w:46 BC|46 BC]]. This is historically inaccurate, as, under Roman law, Roman citizens could legally only marry other Roman citizens.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://webu2.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/Anglica/uipian_scott.html|title=THE RULES OF ULPIAN|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> Also Caesar was already married to another woman. Caesar never took on Cleopatra as his legal wife.
* The timeline depicted in this script is also inaccurate. Caesar backs Cleopatra to the throne in [[w:47 BC|47 BC]] after she birthed his illegitimate son, [[w:Caesarion|Ptolemy Caesar]] (nicknamed "Caesarion"), for the time before then, he sought to annex Egypt.
* Galactican metabolism is noted to be much slower than humans of Earth.

== Analysis ==

* The fact that [[Cleopatra]] can speak and understand English is a major conceit. However, there is the even greater conceit that the Galacticans and Earth people can even speak the same language, even when factoring in the millennia [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Colonies]] and the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] have been separated.
* The fact that [[Xaviar]] is able to effectively enhance Earth's technological level from an era such as [[w:48 BC|48 BC]] is highly improbable. Aside from practical architectural and modest improvements to already established technologies, they would likely have not modified Earth's military technology to the point where they would be able to defend themselves against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
* Therefore, Xaviar had a better chance of enhancing Earth's technology from the 19th and 20th centuries, like he attempted to do in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" with the [[w:Nazism|Nazi]]'s [[w:V-2 rocket|V-2 rocket]] program.

== Questions ==

* How is [[Xaviar]] able to maintain and fuel his [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]], given that he hasn't returned to ''Galactica''n's current time period? Even if Earth has the necessary raw material at hand, how is he able to refine and make use of it?
* Where does Xaviar go off to after escaping the Galacticans?
* How can [[Jamie Hamilton]] explain what happened to [[Brooks]], her [[UBC]] boss?
* Moreover, how could the laser blasts and weapons demonstrated at [[Williams]]' party be explained? Would any attention be paid by military authorities?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Chris Bunch]] and Allan Cole discuss [[Kent McCord]]'s and [[Barry Van Dyke]]'s refusal to shoot this episode, because of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]":''
: '''Chris Bunch:''' Larson decided that he was going to describe how [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] eats it. ("[[The Return of Starbuck]]".) What he didn't do was pass the word along to his cohorts and say, "Oh, by the way, one episode is going to be a flashback."
: So here's Kent McCord, who's desperately unhappy with the show. He's been coming down and crying the blues to us. Then all of a sudden he's told that he doesn't have to work next week because they're doing something with Dirk Benedict, the former star of the series. Well, that wasn't the most polite way to deal with it because all actors have an ego.
: '''Cole:''' And he's been putting his ass on the line, making a fool of himself every week with these rotten scripts. By suddenly bringing back Dirk Benedict in without advance warning or kind words, it's sort of like trying to put the blame on Kent for how the show was going. He was pretty angry about it and in fact the two actors [McCord and Van Dyke] were going to refuse to shoot the next episode, which would have been "[The Day They Kidnapped] Cleopatra". They were supposed to shoot the next day but Kent and his costar were refusing to show up. As it turned out, it was an empty threat because that afternoon the network pulled the plug on the series.<ref name="sftv"/>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Dillon]] ineptly attempts to stop [[Cleopatra]] from discovering her own future:''
: '''Cleopatra''': (shocked) This... this tells about... a great queen, Cleopatra, the seventh. That is I....
: '''Dillon''': (nervously) Oh, I wouldn't bother with those... why don't you come back with me. You could bump into some problems if you read any further...
: '''Cleopatra''': (reading hieroglyphics) It says I will marry a great leader...[[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]]. That is [[w:46 BC|two years]] from [[w:48 BC|now]]. How will I tell [[Xaviar]]....
: '''Dillon''': (trying to stop her) See. A problem. Look, why don't we just leave now... history is boring...

* ''[[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] share bad news:''
: '''Dillon''': Troy... on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], they have a saying called, 'good news' and 'bad news'.
: '''Troy''': I have some news for you, too.
: '''Dillon''': Good or bad?
: '''Troy''': Bad?
: '''Dillon''': (disappointed) Oh... I thought you'd have the good news... mine's bad. [[Cleopatra]]'s escaped.
: '''Troy''': [[Xaviar]]'s escaped from us!
: '''Dillon''': Boy, we do make a team.

* ''Troy informs [[Jamie Hamilton]] that she'll need to ride a [[turbocycle]]:''
: '''Hamilton''': Me? C'mon ... I have trouble on escalators ... I can't ride a motorcycle ....
: '''Troy''': Simple... they practically fly themselves.
: '''Hamilton''': (scared) Fly?

== Guest characters ==

* [[Cleopatra]]
* [[Williams]]
* Professor [[Johnson]]
* Dr. [[David Rubin]]

== Get The Script ==

* [http://www.mediafire.com/?f0a55xea55tn0jd Click here to download a free PDF copy of this script.]

== External Links ==

* [http://allan-cole.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html Allan Cole's blog] - offers numerous stories of his work as a story editor on Galactica 1980. Read the blog entries for 2009 and 2011.

== References ==
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The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra

2020-10-30T03:18:20Z

Batmagoo: small fixes

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== Overview ==

: ''[[Xaviar]] continues his self-appointed mission of improving [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s technology in the distant past. This time he pretends to be a god to [[Cleopatra]], however in order to dispel those who doubt Xaviar's claim, she poisons his drink, forcing Xaviar to seek out [[Jamie Hamilton]], [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] in 1980 to get medical assistance. Unfortunately, he brings along Cleopatra to the future as well, jeopardizing [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s timeline in the process.''

== Summary ==

=== Act 1 ===

* In California of 1980, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are about to land near Dr. [[Mortinson]]'s university, carrying important documents for Earth's nuclear disarmament committee. Over their [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]'s communicator, [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] impresses upon them that it is vital that the committee see these important documents, as their "decision could mean the difference between World War... and peace."
* In [[w:Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[w:Egypt|Egypt]] of [[w:48 BC|48 BC]], [[Xaviar]] is playing with [[Cleopatra]] while using his [[invisibility field]]. She believes him to be a great god, which Xaviar comments chauvinistically that "but only a queen of your beauty deserves a god such as me."
* They partake in drinking wine, during which Cleopatra tells him of her desire to share her vast kingdom with Xaviar. However, her high priests suspect him of deception, believing that he is not a god. To dispel their doubts, she informs Xaviar that she would prove to them that Xaviar was a god by poisoning his drink, as she believes that a god could neither be killed by sword nor poison.
* Xaviar is shocked, tells her that he is displeased and chides her by saying "one shouldn't deceive a god". When he attempts to leave, Cleopatra voices her concern that he'll never return to her, and as such she will go with him.
* Xaviar claims that he will return to the "land of the gods", but Cleopatra informs him that she had her slaves hide his "flying chariot", and teases him into letting her come with him to this said land, in exchange for telling him where the Viper is hidden.
* With Cleopatra, he pilots the Viper away from Egypt and activates his [[time warp synthesizer]].
* On ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', in [[Doctor Zee]]'s chambers, Zee asks Adama if he's heard about the ion trail that has re-entered their time frame from the distant past. Adama replies in the positive, then inquires as to why Xaviar would return to the present after safely eluding them.
* Zee is unsure, telling Adama (who thought he'd seen the last of Xaviar) that "with his knowledge, he could have lived like a king in any other time". After posturing, Zee suspects that he has a "compelling reason" and that "possibly he wants to contact us". Zee also suspects that "it could be the beginnings of a clever plan".
* Zee emphasizes that they must find out immediately what Xaviar's motives are through Troy and Dillon; Zee allays Adama's concerns about pulling the [[Colonial Warrior]]s from providing the important data to the Nuclear Disarmament Committee, since they have 60 hours before this committee convenes and could finish their mission since "they have the time if they use it wisely."
* Upon landing on a hilltop overlooking the Sheraton-Universal Hotel, Cleopatra comments on the large structures of the city, saying that "you must have slaves working day and night to erect those". Xaviar lies in the affirmative and tells her to follow him to the hotel.
* At the [[United Broadcasting Company]], a worker at the studio hands [[Jamie Hamilton]] a phone, saying that a guy named Xaviar is on the phone asking for her. She doesn't immediately catch on, because she is absorbed in her work, but quickly takes the call upon realizing the importance of the name.
* In the Sheraton-Universal's lobby, Cleopatra is "intently examining the pay phone next to [Xaviar]" as he asks for her help. After some confusion regarding the hotel's name, he informs her that he's dying as a result of "a girl" poisoning him. He explains that the girl is Cleopatra, but doesn't come out and say the name; Hamilton promises to get Troy and Dillon for him. After hanging up, Hamilton realizes that the girl he spoke of was Cleopatra herself.
* Dillon and Troy "streak along the Ventura Freeway on their cycles", briefly exchanging concerned looks after Troy comments that "When Xaviar's invovled... it's always a matter of life and death."
* Inside the hotel's lobby, Cleopatra looks over the gold jewelry at a boutique run by a "matronly woman". Cleopatra grabs a gold chain; the woman notes that her robe is spun from pure gold, which Cleopatra indignantly replies in the affirmative. After the woman asks Cleopatra whether she wanted the gold necklace she took, Cleopatra simply says "Yes" and walks away.
* Hamilton enters the lobby, reacting to the appearance of Cleopatra herself. Xaviar confirms that the woman is, indeed, Cleopatra after she assuages Xaviar's concerns about the location of Troy and Dillon.
* Cleopatra asks if Hamilton is a god; after confirming that she is not a god, Cleopatra tells Hamilton to kneel before her.
* The boutique woman runs up, demanding for payment; Cleopatra is oblivious to the reasons why, however Hamilton offers to pay for the necklace and, to stop her from calling the police, Hamilton tells to the woman that they're "doing a film story". Apparently, the woman is impressed and convinced that Cleopatra is an actress, despite Cleopatra's various demands for guards and for the woman to be removed. Hamilton offers her credit card to cover the necklace, making a remark to herself: "There goes the credit limit."
* Troy and Dillon pull up in front of an automatic ticket dispenser; a ticket is ejected from the slot. Troy asks the machine for a place to park their vehicles. After Troy begins his attempt to talk with the machine, Dillon rips out the ticket and throws it to the ground, believing that "its hearing sensor was clogged". A car comes up behind them, honks its horn, encouraging Troy and Dillon to just park anywhere they please.
* In the lobby, Troy and Dillon encounter Cleopatra, Xaviar, and Hamilton; Hamilton is glad to see them, and begins talking excitedly about Cleopatra. Of course, the Galacticans do not know who she is. When Hamilton explains that she ruled all of Egypt and married [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] and [[w:Mark Anthony|Mark Anthony]], Troy asks if they are there as well. Much to their relief, neither is.
* When Hamilton continues to talk about Cleopatra, Xaviar pleads for their help. In a ploy of sincerity, Xaviar hands over his weapon, and wishes to talk to them alone. Hamilton makes the arrangements, telling Cleopatra that they will be going to "your new palace". As she moves to the registration desk, she asks rhetorically why she didn't get the easy assignments, "like ''riots''".
* Inside the penthouse, Cleopatra "marvels at the wondrous 'miracles' in the room...things like lights, plumbing, T.V., etc." While Cleopatra is flicking a light switch on and off, Cleopatra comments that the penthouse is "truly a palace for a queen". When Cleopatra is informed they are in California, she claims that as "Xaviar's queen, I am queen of California". Hamilton admits that it has a nice ring to it, then offers to fix Cleopatra something to eat. She replies that she would like a roast pig.
* In another room, Xaviar tells the Warriors his story as Dillon scans Xaviar's heart. Dillon replies that something is indeed happening to him metabolically. Xaviar pleads for assistance to save his life, telling them that he's willing to do anything, even returning to ''Galactica'' to stand trial for his misdeeds.
* Since Cleopatra cannot remain in their time without history unraveling, Troy tasks Dillon to send her back to her time, while he and Hamilton will go to Xaviar, as Hamilton will need to help them find a medical center so that Xaviar could be treated.
* In the kitchen of the penthouse, Cleopatra asks about the water faucet. Hamilton attempts to explain to her that there are no slaves that pump the water, but rather that "it works on a pressure principal" before giving up. Cleopatra then becomes interested in the television, which is playing ''[[w:Fangface|Fangface]]''.
* Troy enters the kitchen, telling Hamilton that Xaviar is telling the truth and they need help finding a medical center. She replies that she has a doctor friend that she could call. She moves to do so.
* As Xaviar looks worse, Troy tells Dillon that Cleopatra has to leave. Xaviar comments that he doubts that this will occur without him; Troy tells Xaviar to convince her. He talks to Cleopatra, who is now watching a newscast on the television. He tells her to pretend to cooperate with the evil gods, and that the first chance she gets she is to escape to a place called the Museum of History, which is shown on the newscast to feature a display on Egyptian Queens. He promises to meet her there later. She obeys.
* Meanwhile, Hamilton is on the phone with [[David Rubin]], an old friend she knew from school. Rubin has a crush on her and initially believes that the reason for her call is so they can get back together; he offers to go out to dinner with her, telling her that his mother still asks about her. She sidesteps the issue and lets him know that she has a friend who is poisoned and needs treatment. She gets an address from Rubin and tells him that they'll meet him there.
* Troy and Hamilton leave with Xaviar to Rubin's hospital, while Troy looks after Cleopatra, who is tending to her "beauty matters" before they leave.
* After leaving the restroom, Cleopatra sits next to Dillon on a couch, and after nervously staring at one another, briefly and superficially discusses her trip back to her own time. They leave the penthouse and head toward the hotel elevators.
* Cleopatra manages to evade Dillon as he gets onto an elevator by getting into another elevator nearby. Unable to get to her before the elevator closes, Dillon enters a stairwell and leaps down the stairs.
* After leaving the elevator, she tells a nearby doorman that she would like to be taken to the Museum of History. The doorman obliges, hailing her a cab. Dillon exits the building in time to just see Cleopatra leave in a cab.

=== Act 2 ===

* After the doorman asks Dillon if he requires help, Dillon asks about Cleopatra. He discovers that she has gone to the Museum of History.
* Dillon hurrily runs out of the building, almost getting run down by another cab. The cabby offers Dillon a ride to the museum.
* Inside a waiting area of a hospital, Xaviar complains about feeling the effects of the poison. After briefly interacting with the nurse at the registration desk, Rubin comes to them, asking if Troy is the one who is sick. Hamilton replies in the negative, pointing out Xaviar.
* A woman doctor brings Xaviar to the emergency room, while Troy tells Hamilton that they must hide the fact that Galactican metabolism is much slower than Earth people's. Hamilton is confident about this, replying: "Don't worry...after meeting Cleopatra, that'll be a snap."
* In the emergency room, Xaviar is being examined by Rubin and the woman doctor. They find out that metabolism is not like a normal humans, but attribute this to the poison, which the female doctor determines to be of reptilian origin, specifically "like an [[w:Asp (reptile)|asp]]". Hamilton tells Rubin that the information regarding the poison and the metabolism are not information that is ready to be released yet, much to Rubin's chagrin, though he obliges. However, they still don't know if Xaviar will live.
* The cab carrying Cleopatra arrives at the museum, after which the cabby begins to hit on Cleopatra, believing her to be a foreigner. He offers to "let the fare go, if we can talk about a date". Believing him to reference [[w:Date Palm|the fruit]], she replies that she prefers [[w:kumquat|cumquats]], to which the cabby remarks about the sense of humor of foreign girls.
* Cleopatra enters the museum, during which Professor [[Johnson]] and [[Williams]] are having a heated discussion about the displayed artifacts he discovered. Johnson believes that they may lead him to Cleopatra's tomb. Williams is more skeptical, noting that "the [[w:Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] group" is getting very close, and that Johnson had to come up with more than a theory in order to impress investors for future digs. Williams notes that he cannot afford to put his reputation on the line, and that the fund raising party that night "is it".
* While Cleopatra looks around the museum, Dillon's cab pulls up and he rushes inside the museum.
* At the hospital, the doctor notes that Xaviar's condition worsens; Troy rummages through a cabinet, pulling out a bottle and instructing the doctor to use 5 cc's of it to neutralize the toxins in his system. Rubin questions the move, but the doctor, upon reading the label, believes it "might be our only chance".
* In the museum, Dillon finds Cleopatra and grabs her, attracting the attention of a few of the visitors. She threatens to call the guards and Dillon attempts to settle the situation quietly.
* A woman watching this assumes that Cleopatra and Dillon were a couple who have broken up; the woman offers words of encouragement for Cleopatra to "don't let that chauvinist dictate to you!" Confused, Dillon backs off, while the woman continues to berate Dillon, telling him to stay away from Cleopatra and that "it's over, can't you see that?"
* The 5 cc's of fluid Troy gives to the doctor is injected into Xaviar.
* Cleopatra makes her way to an exhibit on her. Dillon follows her, attempting to talk to her without incident. She begins to read the hieroglyphics, despite Dillon's nervous objections. She discovers that she will marry a great leader, [[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]], and asks how she will tell Xaviar. She later discovers that her brother is killed and she remarries (after Caesar's assassination), learning about her death by the bite of an asp.
* Cleopatra is emotionally distraught from the revelation and runs from the room. Dillon chases after her. The incident attracts Williams' attention and he calls for the guards. She notices this, and calls for the guards to help her.
* Dillon is apprehended by the guards, while Cleopatra runs into Williams' arms. Dillon fails to explain his actions and is taken away to his office, where he'll be held until the police arrive. Meanwhile, he leads Cleopatra away, expressing a desire to speak to her.
* In the hospital, Hamilton thanks the unnamed doctor and Rubin for doing everything they can for Xaviar, who is on the bed and whose condition has yet to change in either direction.
* In the museum, Williams talks to Cleopatra about the jewels she wears, noting that they look very authentic. She replies that they are, and they are "but a few of my many". Williams assumes that she's been deciphering the ancient scrolls in display, which they believed contained the locations for Cleopatra's treasures. He asks if she works for the [[Jaffe expedition]], which she replies in the negative: "I work for no one."
* Believing her to be an independent, Williams offers to work with her, and invites her to the party tonight to meet very important people. After being called a "honey", Cleopatra is infuriated and reveals that she is Cleopatra. While Williams indicates his belief that she's a loony, he continues to ask if she agrees to go to the party.
* Before getting a definitive answer, the guards hurriedly approach Williams, and tell him that Dillon has disappeared. Williams initially believes that Dillon slipped away from them due to their incompetence, but they indicate that he disappeared; Cleopatra then asks, "Are you surprised when a god vanishes?"
* In the hospital, Xaviar awakens. The poison has indeed been flushed out of Xaviar's system and he is recovering. Xaviar feigns thankfulness, claiming that he owes Troy his life; Troy replies that as soon as Xaviar is well, he'll escort him back to ''Galactica''.
* Feigning weakness, he lures Hamilton to come closer to the bed, where he suddenly and quickly takes a scalpel and threatens her life. He demands that Troy give him his laser, claiming that he has "certain motivations that override my promises" and that "I have a mission that must be performed". Xaviar further threatens Hamilton, until Troy hands Xaviar's laser over to him. Xaviar releases Hamilton.
* Troy attempts to stop Xaviar, which develops into a laser fight, whereby Xaviar shoots Troy and makes good on his escape. Hamilton goes over to Troy's body, unsure on whether he is dead or alive.

=== Act 3 ===

* In the hospital room, Hamilton attempts to revive Troy, and succeeds in doing so. Troy reveals that he gave Xaviar his own laser, which was set to stun.
* Rubin barges into the room with a phone, telling them that there's "an urgent call" for Mr. Troy. Troy talks while Rubin comments about the mess the room is in and asks after Xaviar.
* On the other end of the phone is Dillon, who tells Troy that Cleopatra has escaped him. Troy tells him that Xaviar, too, has escaped. They agree to meet at the Museum of History.
* Troy tells Rubin that they must leave. Rubin asks for Hamilton to fill in some of what's going on, but she tells him it's "real hush, hush".
* On the way, Troy mentions that they'll need the two [[turbocycle]]s. Hamilton realizes that he means for her to drive the second cycle and reveals that she has "trouble on escalators" and "can't ride a motorcycle". He assures her that they are simple: "they practically fly themselves".
* On ''Galactica'', Zee reports to Adama that the computers have relayed their prediction on what would occur if Cleopatra does not return to her own time. He reveals that without her, her kingdom would prematurely fall to an unnamed enemy, which will cause a chain of events that result in North America being discovered 100 years after it was supposed to, and that, by their present time, the [[w:United States|United States]] will be in a period equivalent to the Dark Ages. They rightfully determine that Cleopatra must be returned, and that this takes priority over all else.
* Outside the museum, Troy meets up with Dillon. Troy apologizes for taking so long, but Hamilton activated the booster and it took him half an hour to catch up with her. Dillon reveals that he spoke to a parking attendant, who told him that Williams and Cleopatra went to a party, and shows Troy the location.
* At a "fancy [[w:Beverly Hills|Beverly Hills]] house" where Williams' and Johnson's party is, it is now the night time and Mr. [[Brooks]] is covering the event, accompanied by a cameraman and soundman. Brooks begins reporting, telling the audience that the event is exciting and that "famous celebrities from all over the world have gathered here, along with heads of three universities". He also indicates that the mayor of the city is in attendance.
* In the living room, Williams talks to Johnson about Cleopatra, raving about how she was able to decipher the ancient hieroglyphics at the museum. He also indicates that Cleopatra is being pursued by men, who he believes are probably from the Jaffe expedition, and that they should keep her under lock and key. While Johnson is anxious to talk to her, Williams tells him that the time hasn't come yet, since he wants her to meet some very important people.
* The cameraman reacts to Cleopatra, who is observing the party; the cameraman is chastised by the soundman, who tells him to "just get those celebrities" on camera.
* Xaviar exits a cab in front of the museum, discovering that it is closed and learns of the party from a placard on the door. He takes the card and reenters the cab.
* At Williams' house, Troy, Dillon and Hamilton pull up in the cycles. A parking attendant comments on the "cool bike"; Troy, unfamiliar with how the term is used, replies that the cycle "has an exceptionally advanced cooling system". Jamie laughs, trying to cover for the ''faux pas''.
* In the house, Johnson finally meets Cleopatra, and asks her about herself. She sadly replies that she knows "far too much" about Cleopatra's history, obviously still disturbed about knowing her fate.
* At the front door of the house, Hamilton notes that they're going to need an invitation. Troy and Dillon invite themselves via their invisibility field, and yank away the doorman while carrying Hamilton. The doormen are flummoxed.
* Inside the house, Troy and Dillon (not visible) come out of a nearby closet.
* Xaviar pulls up outside the house, while Cleopatra spots the trio and move to her. Brooks notices Hamilton as they approach Cleopatra, and begins to barrage her with questions, but she tries to get out of it.
* Cleopatra quickly leaves, with Troy and Dillon in pursuit, but attempting not to raise any attention in doing so. Williams and Johnson realize she is gone, and Williams worries about whether she was taken.
* Both Troy and Dillon run into Cleopatra who attempts to exit through the back yard.
* Hamilton makes a hasty leave from Brooks, joining Troy, Dillon and Cleopatra in the back yard. They question her as to why she ran away. She reveals that she read the scrolls that mentioned her "destiny" and that she refuses to return, despite Troy's attempt to convince her that she must go back to make things right. Xaviar makes his presence known during this.
* Cleopatra notices that Xaviar is unaffected by the poison, reaffirming her ill-conceived belief that he is a god. She voices her belief that as a god can change destiny, he will return with her to her land and not let her future transpire as she read it.
* Brooks and his minicam crew, lights on and cameras rolling; Brooks puts Hamilton on the spot, claiming that she's there to personally interview some of the guests. After shoving the mike in her face, Hamilton begins reporting, while everyone there makes the best of the inconvenience.
* Williams then bursts out and points out Dillon; Brooks recognizes Troy and Dillon as "fugitive terrorists". During the confusion, Xaviar and Cleopatra break away. Troy and Dillon pursue him, jumping over the pool, and leaving private security guards to splash about in the pool.
* Xaviar fires his laser, a stray shot severing a diving board and sending two fully dressed party goers into the pool. Troy and Dillon, with Hamilton pursuing, return fire.
* After jumping over a small wall, Xaviar and Cleopatra run into an attendant about to get into a [[w:Rolls Royce|Rolls Royce]], and commandeer the vehicle for their use, but driving erratically due to inexperience. As the car drives around a corner, Troy singes the car with his laser, prompting Hamilton to wince. From the background, Brooks and the minicam crew rush towards them, with Brooks reporting that the "terrorists still have Jamie Hamilton", who "seems to be holding up well, in spite of the gunplay".
* Williams tells Johnson that, "ten to one, that guy's from the Jaffe expedition" while the trio rush toward their turbocycles. As police arrive, they react to the cycles flying into the night sky.

=== Act 4 ===

* As the cycles fly through the night sky, Hamilton asks whether or not they'll follow them back to ancient Egypt. Troy replies that they won't, if they don't have to.
* Xaviar continues to drive erratically toward a hill where Xaviar landed his Viper. Inside the car, Xaviar assures Cleopatra that he'll take good care of her, and will rule the world together. Both enter the Viper, which flies off into the night.
* Dillon relays Adama's to Troy and Hamilton report that Xaviar's Viper has left their time sphere.
* They enter their Vipers, with Hamilton accompanying Troy. They blast off and pursue Xaviar to 48 BC.
* Xaviar's Viper moves to land, while Troy and Dillon's Vipers enter 48 BC. They land in the desert and, with Troy and Dillon's lasers drawn, go to the temple.
* Now inside the temple, Xaviar and Cleopatra make way to her main chamber. Cleopatra orders the guards to stop the intruders that follow them.
* The pursuing people are thwarted by a huge stone block doorway, which Troy and Dillon blast away at. After dealing with it, they enter, and are intercepted by a group of guards, which the [[Colonial Warrior|Warriors]] quickly dispatch.
* In Cleopatra's room, Xaviar tells her to get behind him.
* The Warriors blast the door, entering and quickly enter, with Xaviar firing at them. Hamilton makes good use of a couch, hiding behind it while the fire fight ensues.
* When Dillon and Troy start to get an upper hand, Xaviar grabs Cleopatra and trains his weapon on her. This action dispels her belief in Xaviar as a god; Xaviar refuses to accompany the Warriors back, and Troy makes a promise to continue hunting him down.
* Cleopatra tries to knock the laser out of Xaviar's hand, which results in the weapon going off and hitting the queen.
* The Warriors rush Xaviar, who escapes them by jumping out a window. Dillon comments his suspicions about having not seen the last of the rogue Galactican, while Hamilton tends to a stunned Cleopatra. Troy then moves her stunned body to a couch. Dillon comments that she'll have a "whopping headache when she wakes".
* Upon hearing guards, they start to leave towards the window. Dillon notices a map, asks Hamilton for a camera and snaps a picture of this map with her [[w:Polaroid|Polaroid]] camera. They then make good on their escape.
* With the trio gone, Cleopatra's guards and high priests enter. A high priest asks about her condition, which she groggily replies that she had a strange dream.
* Back in 1980, at the Museum of History a secretary of Professor Johnson's hands him an envelope. He sees the Polaroid photo that Dillon captured, recognizing it as an ancient map of Cleopatra's tomb. The secretary then notes that there was neither a name or address, but a note, which read: "Sorry about the party.... consider this a contribution to further the arts." He remarks that "it's a godsend".
* Dillon and Troy drop off Hamilton at the headquarters of [[United Broadcasting Company|UBC]], where Hamilton explains that she'll never be able to explain what happened to her boss. They thank her and rush off, since they have to meet Dr. [[Donald Mortinson|Mortinson]].

== Notes ==

* The title appears to have been inspired by the play ''The Day They Kidnapped The Pope.''
* This episode was going to being filmed when the order to cancel the series was passed down. Nothing in the way of information about casting for this episode has surfaced.
* According to [[Chris Bunch]] and [[Allan Cole]], [[Kent McCord]] ([[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Barry Van Dyke]] ([[Dillon]]) were refusing to shoot this episode because they were not notified of [[Dirk Benedict]]'s guest star return in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". However, the threat ended up to be empty, since the series was canceled before this episode was ready to go in front of the cameras.<ref name="sftv">{{cite magazine |quotes= |last=Hise |first=James Van |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980 |month= |title=GALACTICA 1980: THE STORY EDITORS FOR ''GALACTICA 1980'' DESCRIBE THE DEATH RATTLE OF THE SERIES |magazine=SFTV |volume= |issue=Unknown |pages=31 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
* The script, through dialogue spoken by [[Cleopatra]] while reading a display at the Museum of History, indicates that she ''married'' [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] in [[w:46 BC|46 BC]]. This is historically inaccurate, as, under Roman law, Roman citizens could legally only marry other Roman citizens.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://webu2.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/Anglica/uipian_scott.html|title=THE RULES OF ULPIAN|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> Also Caesar was already married to another woman. Caesar never took on Cleopatra as his legal wife.
* The timeline depicted in this script is also inaccurate. Caesar backs Cleopatra to the throne in [[w:47 BC|47 BC]] after she birthed his illegitimate son, [[w:Caesarion|Ptolemy Caesar]] (nicknamed "Caesarion"), for the time before then, he sought to annex Egypt.
* Galactican metabolism is noted to be much slower than humans of Earth.

== Analysis ==

* The fact that [[Cleopatra]] can speak and understand English is a major conceit. However, there is the even greater conceit that the Galacticans and Earth people can even speak the same language, even when factoring in the millennia [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Colonies]] and the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] have been separated.
* The fact that [[Xaviar]] is able to effectively enhance Earth's technological level from an era such as [[w:48 BC|48 BC]] is highly improbable. Aside from practical architectural and modest improvements to already established technologies, they would likely have not modified Earth's military technology to the point where they would be able to defend themselves against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
* Therefore, Xaviar had a better chance of enhancing Earth's technology from the 19th and 20th centuries, like he attempted to do in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" with the [[w:Nazism|Nazi]]'s [[w:V-2 rocket|V-2 rocket]] program.

== Questions ==

* How is [[Xaviar]] able to maintain and fuel his [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]], given that he hasn't returned to ''Galactica''n's current time period? Even if Earth has the necessary raw material at hand, how is he able to refine and make use of it?
* Where does Xaviar go off to after escaping the Galacticans?
* How can [[Jamie Hamilton]] explain what happened to [[Brooks]], her [[UBC]] boss?
* Moreover, how could the laser blasts and weapons demonstrated at [[Williams]]' party be explained? Would any attention be paid by military authorities?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Chris Bunch]] and Allan Cole discuss [[Kent McCord]]'s and [[Barry Van Dyke]]'s refusal to shoot this episode, because of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]":''
: '''Chris Bunch:''' Larson decided that he was going to describe how [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] eats it. ("[[The Return of Starbuck]]".) What he didn't do was pass the word along to his cohorts and say, "Oh, by the way, one episode is going to be a flashback."
: So here's Kent McCord, who's desperately unhappy with the show. He's been coming down and crying the blues to us. Then all of a sudden he's told that he doesn't have to work next week because they're doing something with Dirk Benedict, the former star of the series. Well, that wasn't the most polite way to deal with it because all actors have an ego.
: '''Cole:''' And he's been putting his ass on the line, making a fool of himself every week with these rotten scripts. By suddenly bringing back Dirk Benedict in without advance warning or kind words, it's sort of like trying to put the blame on Kent for how the show was going. He was pretty angry about it and in fact the two actors [McCord and Van Dyke] were going to refuse to shoot the next episode, which would have been "[The Day They Kidnapped] Cleopatra". They were supposed to shoot the next day but Kent and his costar were refusing to show up. As it turned out, it was an empty threat because that afternoon the network pulled the plug on the series.<ref name="sftv"/>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Dillon]] ineptly attempts to stop [[Cleopatra]] from discovering her own future:''
: '''Cleopatra''': (shocked) This... this tells about... a great queen, Cleopatra, the seventh. That is I....
: '''Dillon''': (nervously) Oh, I wouldn't bother with those... why don't you come back with me. You could bump into some problems if you read any further...
: '''Cleopatra''': (reading hieroglyphics) It says I will marry a great leader...[[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]]. That is [[w:46 BC|two years]] from [[w:48 BC|now]]. How will I tell [[Xaviar]]....
: '''Dillon''': (trying to stop her) See. A problem. Look, why don't we just leave now... history is boring...

* ''[[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] share bad news:''
: '''Dillon''': Troy... on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], they have a saying called, 'good news' and 'bad news'.
: '''Troy''': I have some news for you, too.
: '''Dillon''': Good or bad?
: '''Troy''': Bad?
: '''Dillon''': (disappointed) Oh... I thought you'd have the good news... mine's bad. [[Cleopatra]]'s escaped.
: '''Troy''': [[Xaviar]]'s escaped from us!
: '''Dillon''': Boy, we do make a team.

* ''Troy informs [[Jamie Hamilton]] that she'll need to ride a [[turbocycle]]:''
: '''Hamilton''': Me? C'mon ... I have trouble on escalators ... I can't ride a motorcycle ....
: '''Troy''': Simple... they practically fly themselves.
: '''Hamilton''': (scared) Fly?

== Guest characters ==

* [[Cleopatra]]
* [[Williams]]
* Professor [[Johnson]]
* Dr. [[David Rubin]]

== Get The Script ==

* [http://www.mediafire.com/?f0a55xea55tn0jd Click here to download a free PDF copy of this script.]

== External Links ==

* [http://allan-cole.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html Allan Cole's blog] - offers numerous stories of his work as a story editor on Galactica 1980. Read the blog entries for 2009 and 2011.

== References ==
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The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra

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| writer=[[Mark Jones]], [[Anne Collins]], [[Chris Bunch]] and [[Allan Cole|Alan Cole]] (sic)
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| production=55012
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| prev=[[Galactica Discovers Earth (early draft)]]
| next=[[The Wheel of Fire]]
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== Overview ==

: ''[[Xaviar]] continues his self-appointed mission of improving [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s technology in the distant past. This time he pretends to be a god to [[Cleopatra]], however in order to dispel those who doubt Xaviar's claim, she poisons his drink, forcing Xaviar to seek out [[Jamie Hamilton]], [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] in 1980 to get medical assistance. Unfortunately, he brings along Cleopatra to the future as well, jeopardizing [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s timeline in the process.''

== Summary ==

=== Act 1 ===

* In California of 1980, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are about to land near Dr. [[Mortinson]]'s university, carrying important documents for Earth's nuclear disarmament committee. Over their [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]'s communicator, [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] impresses upon them that it is vital that the committee see these important documents, as their "decision could mean the difference between World War... and peace."
* In [[w:Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[w:Egypt|Egypt]] of [[w:48 BC|48 BC]], [[Xaviar]] is playing with [[Cleopatra]] while using his [[invisibility field]]. She believes him to be a great god, which Xaviar comments chauvinistically that "but only a queen of your beauty deserves a god such as me."
* They partake in drinking wine, during which Cleopatra tells him of her desire to share her vast kingdom with Xaviar. However, her high priests suspect him of deception, believing that he is not a god. To dispel their doubts, she informs Xaviar that she would prove to them that Xaviar was a god by poisoning his drink, as she believes that a god could neither be killed by sword nor poison.
* Xaviar is shocked, tells her that he is displeased and chides her by saying "one shouldn't deceive a god". When he attempts to leave, Cleopatra voices her concern that he'll never return to her, and as such she will go with him.
* Xaviar claims that he will return to the "land of the gods", but Cleopatra informs him that she had her slaves hide his "flying chariot", and teases him into letting her come with him to this said land, in exchange for telling him where the Viper is hidden.
* With Cleopatra, he pilots the Viper away from Egypt and activates his [[time warp synthesizer]].
* On ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', in [[Doctor Zee]]'s chambers, Zee asks Adama if he's heard about the ion trail that has re-entered their time frame from the distant past. Adama replies in the positive, then inquires as to why Xaviar would return to the present after safely eluding them.
* Zee is unsure, telling Adama (who thought he'd seen the last of Xaviar) that "with his knowledge, he could have lived like a king in any other time". After posturing, Zee suspects that he has a "compelling reason" and that "possibly he wants to contact us". Zee also suspects that "it could be the beginnings of a clever plan".
* Zee emphasizes that they must find out immediately what Xaviar's motives are through Troy and Dillon; Zee allays Adama's concerns about pulling the [[Colonial Warrior]]s from providing the important data to the Nuclear Disarmament Committee, since they have 60 hours before this committee convenes and could finish their mission since "they have the time if they use it wisely."
* Upon landing on a hilltop overlooking the Sheraton-Universal Hotel, Cleopatra comments on the large structures of the city, saying that "you must have slaves working day and night to erect those". Xaviar lies in the affirmative and tells her to follow him to the hotel.
* At the [[United Broadcasting Company]], a worker at the studio hands [[Jamie Hamilton]] a phone, saying that a guy named Xaviar is on the phone asking for her. She doesn't immediately catch on, because she is absorbed in her work, but quickly takes the call upon realizing the importance of the name.
* In the Sheraton-Universal's lobby, Cleopatra is "intently examining the pay phone next to [Xaviar]" as he asks for her help. After some confusion regarding the hotel's name, he informs her that he's dying as a result of "a girl" poisoning him. He explains that the girl is Cleopatra, but doesn't come out and say the name; Hamilton promises to get Troy and Dillon for him. After hanging up, Hamilton realizes that the girl he spoke of was Cleopatra herself.
* Dillon and Troy "streak along the Ventura Freeway on their cycles", briefly exchanging concerned looks after Troy comments that "When Xaviar's invovled... it's always a matter of life and death."
* Inside the hotel's lobby, Cleopatra looks over the gold jewelry at a boutique run by a "matronly woman". Cleopatra grabs a gold chain; the woman notes that her robe is spun from pure gold, which Cleopatra indignantly replies in the affirmative. After the woman asks Cleopatra whether she wanted the gold necklace she took, Cleopatra simply says "Yes" and walks away.
* Hamilton enters the lobby, reacting to the appearance of Cleopatra herself. Xaviar confirms that the woman is, indeed, Cleopatra after she assuages Xaviar's concerns about the location of Troy and Dillon.
* Cleopatra asks if Hamilton is a god; after confirming that she is not a god, Cleopatra tells Hamilton to kneel before her.
* The boutique woman runs up, demanding for payment; Cleopatra is oblivious to the reasons why, however Hamilton offers to pay for the necklace and, to stop her from calling the police, Hamilton tells to the woman that they're "doing a film story". Apparently, the woman is impressed and convinced that Cleopatra is an actress, despite Cleopatra's various demands for guards and for the woman to be removed. Hamilton offers her credit card to cover the necklace, making a remark to herself: "There goes the credit limit."
* Troy and Dillon pull up in front of an automatic ticket dispenser; a ticket is ejected from the slot. Troy asks the machine for a place to park their vehicles. After Troy begins his attempt to talk with the machine, Dillon rips out the ticket and throws it to the ground, believing that "its hearing sensor was clogged". A car comes up behind them, honks its horn, encouraging Troy and Dillon to just park anywhere they please.
* In the lobby, Troy and Dillon encounter Cleopatra, Xaviar, and Hamilton; Hamilton is glad to see them, and begins talking excitedly about Cleopatra. Of course, the Galacticans do not know who she is. When Hamilton explains that she ruled all of Egypt and married [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] and [[w:Mark Anthony|Mark Anthony]], Troy asks if they are there as well. Much to their relief, neither is.
* When Hamilton continues to talk about Cleopatra, Xaviar pleads for their help. In a ploy of sincerity, Xaviar hands over his weapon, and wishes to talk to them alone. Hamilton makes the arrangements, telling Cleopatra that they will be going to "your new palace". As she moves to the registration desk, she asks rhetorically why she didn't get the easy assignments, "like ''riots''".
* Inside the penthouse, Cleopatra "marvels at the wondrous 'miracles' in the room...things like lights, plumbing, T.V., etc." While Cleopatra is flicking a light switch on and off, Cleopatra comments that the penthouse is "truly a palace for a queen". When Cleopatra is informed they are in California, she claims that as "Xaviar's queen, I am queen of California". Hamilton admits that it has a nice ring to it, then offers to fix Cleopatra something to eat. She replies that she would like a roast pig.
* In another room, Xaviar tells the Warriors his story as Dillon scans Xaviar's heart. Dillon replies that something is indeed happening to him metabolically. Xaviar pleads for assistance to save his life, telling them that he's willing to do anything, even returning to ''Galactica'' to stand trial for his misdeeds.
* Since Cleopatra cannot remain in their time without history unraveling, Troy tasks Dillon to send her back to her time, while he and Hamilton will go to Xaviar, as Hamilton will need to help them find a medical center so that Xaviar could be treated.
* In the kitchen of the penthouse, Cleopatra asks about the water faucet. Hamilton attempts to explain to her that there are no slaves that pump the water, but rather that "it works on a pressure principal" before giving up. Cleopatra then becomes interested in the television, which is playing ''[[w:Fangface|Fangface]]''.
* Troy enters the kitchen, telling Hamilton that Xaviar is telling the truth and they need help finding a medical center. She replies that she has a doctor friend that she could call. She moves to do so.
* As Xaviar looks worse, Troy tells Dillon that Cleopatra has to leave. Xaviar comments that he doubts that this will occur without him; Troy tells Xaviar to convince her. He talks to Cleopatra, who is now watching a newscast on the television. He tells her to pretend to cooperate with the evil gods, and that the first chance she gets she is to escape to a place called the Museum of History, which is shown on the newscast to feature a display on Egyptian Queens. He promises to meet her there later. She obeys.
* Meanwhile, Hamilton is on the phone with [[David Rubin]], an old friend she knew from school. Rubin has a crush on her and initially believes that the reason for her call is so they can get back together; he offers to go out to dinner with her, telling her that his mother still asks about her. She sidesteps the issue and lets him know that she has a friend who is poisoned and needs treatment. She gets an address from Rubin and tells him that they'll meet him there.
* Troy and Hamilton leave with Xaviar to Rubin's hospital, while Troy looks after Cleopatra, who is tending to her "beauty matters" before they leave.
* After leaving the restroom, Cleopatra sits next to Dillon on a couch, and after nervously staring at one another, briefly and superficially discusses her trip back to her own time. They leave the penthouse and head toward the hotel elevators.
* Cleopatra manages to evade Dillon as he gets onto an elevator by getting into another elevator nearby. Unable to get to her before the elevator closes, Dillon enters a stairwell and leaps down the stairs.
* After leaving the elevator, she tells a nearby doorman that she would like to be taken to the Museum of History. The doorman obliges, hailing her a cab. Dillon exits the building in time to just see Cleopatra leave in a cab.

=== Act 2 ===

* After the doorman asks Dillon if he requires help, Dillon asks about Cleopatra. He discovers that she has gone to the Museum of History.
* Dillon hurrily runs out of the building, almost getting run down by another cab. The cabby offers Dillon a ride to the museum.
* Inside a waiting area of a hospital, Xaviar complains about feeling the effects of the poison. After briefly interacting with the nurse at the registration desk, Rubin comes to them, asking if Troy is the one who is sick. Hamilton replies in the negative, pointing out Xaviar.
* A woman doctor brings Xaviar to the emergency room, while Troy tells Hamilton that they must hide the fact that Galactican metabolism is much slower than Earth people's. Hamilton is confident about this, replying: "Don't worry...after meeting Cleopatra, that'll be a snap."
* In the emergency room, Xaviar is being examined by Rubin and the woman doctor. They find out that metabolism is not like a normal humans, but attribute this to the poison, which the female doctor determines to be of reptilian origin, specifically "like an [[w:Asp (reptile)|asp]]". Hamilton tells Rubin that the information regarding the poison and the metabolism are not information that is ready to be released yet, much to Rubin's chagrin, though he obliges. However, they still don't know if Xaviar will live.
* The cab carrying Cleopatra arrives at the museum, after which the cabby begins to hit on Cleopatra, believing her to be a foreigner. He offers to "let he fare go, if we can talk about a date". Believing him to reference [[w:Date Palm|the fruit]], she replies that she prefers [[w:kumquat|cumquats]], to which the cabby remarks about the sense of humor of foreign girls.
* Cleopatra enters the museum, during which Professor [[Johnson]] and [[Williams]] are having a heated discussion about the displayed artifacts he discovered. Johnson believes that they may lead him to Cleopatra's tomb. Williams is more skeptical, noting that "the [[w:Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] group" is getting very close, and that Johnson had to come up with more than a theory in order to impress investors for future digs. Williams notes that he cannot afford to put his reputation on the line, and that the fund raising party that night "is it".
* While Cleopatra looks around the museum, Dillon's cab pulls up and he rushes inside the museum.
* At the hospital, the doctor notes that Xaviar's condition worsens; Troy rummages through a cabinet, pulling out a bottle and instructing the doctor to use 5 cc's of it to neutralize the toxins in his system. Rubin questions the move, but the doctor, upon reading the label, believes it "might be our only chance".
* In the museum, Dillon finds Cleopatra and grabs her, attracting the attention of a few of the visitors. She threatens to call the guards and Dillon attempts to settle the situation quietly.
* A woman watching this assumes that Cleopatra and Dillon were a couple who have broken up; the woman offers words of encouragement for Cleopatra to "don't let that chauvinist dictate to you!" Confused, Dillon backs off, while the woman continues to berate Dillon, telling him to stay away from Cleopatra and that "it's over, can't you see that?"
* The 5 cc's of fluid Troy gives to the doctor is injected into Xaviar.
* Cleopatra makes her way to an exhibit on her. Dillon follows her, attempting to talk to her without incident. She begins to read the hieroglyphics, despite Dillon's nervous objections. She discovers that she will marry a great leader, [[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]], and asks how she will tell Xaviar. She later discovers that her brother is killed and she remarries (after Caesar's assassination), learning about her death by the bite of an asp.
* Cleopatra is emotionally distraught from the revelation and runs from the room. Dillon chases after her. The incident attracts Williams' attention and he calls for the guards. She notices this, and calls for the guards to help her.
* Dillon is apprehended by the guards, while Cleopatra runs into Williams' arms. Dillon fails to explain his actions and is taken away to his office, where he'll be held until the police arrive. Meanwhile, he leads Cleopatra away, expressing a desire to speak to her.
* In the hospital, Hamilton thanks the unnamed doctor and Rubin for doing everything they can for Xaviar, who is on the bed and whose condition has yet to change in either direction.
* In the museum, Williams talks to Cleopatra about the jewels she wears, noting that they look very authentic. She replies that they are, and they are "but a few of my many". Williams assumes that she's been deciphering the ancient scrolls in display, which they believed contained the locations for Cleopatra's treasures. He asks if she works for the [[Jaffe expedition]], which she replies in the negative: "I work for no one."
* Believing her to be an independent, Williams offers to work with her, and invites her to the party tonight to meet very important people. After being called a "honey", Cleopatra is infuriated and reveals that she is Cleopatra. While Williams indicates his belief that she's a loony, he continues to ask if she agrees to go to the party.
* Before getting a definitive answer, the guards hurriedly approach Williams, and tell him that Dillon has disappeared. Williams initially believes that Dillon slipped away from them due to their incompetence, but they indicate that he disappeared; Cleopatra then asks, "Are you surprised when a god vanishes?"
* In the hospital, Xaviar awakens. The poison has indeed been flushed out of Xaviar's system and he is recovering. Xaviar feigns thankfulness, claiming that he owes Troy his life; Troy replies that as soon as Xaviar is well, he'll escort him back to ''Galactica''.
* Feigning weakness, he lures Hamilton to come closer to the bed, where he suddenly and quickly takes a scalpel and threatens her life. He demands that Troy give him his laser, claiming that he has "certain motivations that override my promises" and that "I have a mission that must be performed". Xaviar further threatens Hamilton, until Troy hands Xaviar's laser over to him. Xaviar releases Hamilton.
* Troy attempts to stop Xaviar, which develops into a laser fight, whereby Xaviar shoots Troy and makes good on his escape. Hamilton goes over to Troy's body, unsure on whether he is dead or alive.

=== Act 3 ===

* In the hospital room, Hamilton attempts to revive Troy, and succeeds in doing so. Troy reveals that he gave Xaviar his own laser, which was set to stun.
* Rubin barges into the room with a phone, telling them that there's "an urgent call" for Mr. Troy. Troy talks while Rubin comments about the mess the room is in and asks after Xaviar.
* On the other end of the phone is Dillon, who tells Troy that Cleopatra has escaped him. Troy tells him that Xaviar, too, has escaped. They agree to meet at the Museum of History.
* Troy tells Rubin that they must leave. Rubin asks for Hamilton to fill in some of what's going on, but she tells him it's "real hush, hush".
* On the way, Troy mentions that they'll need the two [[turbocycle]]s. Hamilton realizes that he means for her to drive the second cycle and reveals that she has "trouble on escalators" and "can't ride a motorcycle". He assures her that they are simple: "they practically fly themselves".
* On ''Galactica'', Zee reports to Adama that the computers have relayed their prediction on what would occur if Cleopatra does not return to her own time. He reveals that without her, her kingdom would prematurely fall to an unnamed enemy, which will cause a chain of events that result in North America being discovered 100 years after it was supposed to, and that, by their present time, the [[w:United States|United States]] will be in a period equivalent to the Dark Ages. They rightfully determine that Cleopatra must be returned, and that this takes priority over all else.
* Outside the museum, Troy meets up with Dillon. Troy apologizes for taking so long, but Hamilton activated the booster and it took him half an hour to catch up with her. Dillon reveals that he spoke to a parking attendant, who told him that Williams and Cleopatra went to a party, and shows Troy the location.
* At a "fancy [[w:Beverly Hills|Beverly Hills]] house" where Williams' and Johnson's party is, it is now the night time and Mr. [[Brooks]] is covering the event, accompanied by a cameraman and soundman. Brooks begins reporting, telling the audience that the event is exciting and that "famous celebrities from all over the world have gathered here, along with heads of three universities". He also indicates that the mayor of the city is in attendance.
* In the living room, Williams talks to Johnson about Cleopatra, raving about how she was able to decipher the ancient hieroglyphics at the museum. He also indicates that Cleopatra is being pursued by men, who he believes are probably from the Jaffe expedition, and that they should keep her under lock and key. While Johnson is anxious to talk toher, Williams tells him that the time hasn't come yet, since he wants her to meet some very important people.
* The cameraman reacts to Cleopatra, who is observing the party; the cameraman is chastised by the soundman, who tells him to "just get those celebrities" on camera.
* Xaviar exits a cab in front of the museum, discovering that it is closed and learns of the party from a placard on the door. He takes the card and reenters the cab.
* At Williams' house, Troy, Dillon and Hamilton pull up in the cycles. A parking attendant comments on the "cool bike"; Troy, unfamiliar with how the term is used, replies that the cycle "has an exceptionally advanced cooling system". Jamie laughs, trying to cover for the ''faux pas''.
* In the house, Johnson finally meets Cleopatra, and asks her about herself. She sadly replies that she knows "far too much" about Cleopatra's history, obviously still disturbed about knowing her fate.
* At the front door of the house, Hamilton notes that they're going to need an invitation. Troy and Dillon invite themselves via their invisibility field, and yank away the doorman while carrying Hamilton. The doormen are flummoxed.
* Inside the house, Troy and Dillon (not visible) come out of a nearby closet.
* Xaviar pulls up outside the house, while Cleopatra spots the trio and move to her. Brooks notices Hamilton as they approach Cleopatra, and begins to barrage her with questions, but she tries to get out of it.
* Cleopatra quickly leaves, with Troy and Dillon in pursuit, but attempting not to raise any attention in doing so. Williams and Johnson realize she is gone, and Williams worries about whether she was taken.
* Both Troy and Dillon run into Cleopatra who attempts to exit through the back yard.
* Hamilton makes a hasty leave from Brooks, joining Troy, Dillon and Cleopatra in the back yard. They question her as to why she ran away. She reveals that she read the scrolls that mentioned her "destiny" and that she refuses to return, despite Troy's attempt to convince her that she must go back to make things right. Xaviar makes his presence known during this.
* Cleopatra notices that Xaviar is unaffected by the poison, reaffirming her ill-conceived belief that he is a god. She voices her belief that as a god can change destiny, he will return with her to her land and not let her future transpire as she read it.
* Brooks and his minicam crew, lights on and cameras rolling; Brooks puts Hamilton on the spot, claiming that she's there to personally interview some of the guests. After shoving the mike in her face, Hamilton begins reporting, while everyone there makes the best of the inconvenience.
* Williams then bursts out and points out Dillon; Brooks recognizes Troy and Dillon as "fugitive terrorists". During the confusion, Xaviar and Cleopatra break away. Troy and Dillon pursue him, jumping over the pool, and leaving private security guards to splash about in the pool.
* Xaviar fires his laser, a stray shot severing a diving board and sending two fully dressed party goers into the pool. Troy and Dillon, with Hamilton pursuing, return fire.
* After jumping over a small wall, Xaviar and Cleopatra run into an attendant about to get into a [[w:Rolls Royce|Rolls Royce]], and commandeer the vehicle for their use, but driving erratically due to inexperience. As the car drives around a corner, Troy singes the car with his laser, prompting Hamilton to wince. From the background, Brooks and the minicam crew rush towards them, with Brooks reporting that the "terrorists still have Jamie Hamilton", who "seems to be holding up well, in spite of the gunplay".
* Williams tells Johnson that, "ten to one, that guy's from the Jaffe expedition" while the trio rush toward their turbocycles. As police arrive, they react to the cycles flying into the night sky.

=== Act 4 ===

* As the cycles fly through the night sky, Hamilton asks whether or not they'll follow them back to ancient Egypt. Troy replies that they won't, if they don't have to.
* Xaviar continues to drive erratically toward a hill where Xaviar landed his Viper. Inside the car, Xaviar assures Cleopatra that he'll take good care of her, and will rule the world together. Both enter the Viper, which flies off into the night.
* Dillon relays Adama's to Troy and Hamilton report that Xaviar's Viper has left their time sphere.
* They enter their Vipers, with Hamilton accompanying Troy. They blast off and pursue Xaviar to 48 BC.
* Xaviar's Viper moves to land, while Troy and Dillon's Vipers enter 48 BC. They land in the desert and, with Troy and Dillon's lasers drawn, go to the temple.
* Now inside the temple, Xaviar and Cleopatra make way to her main chamber. Cleopatra orders the guards to stop the intruders that follow them.
* The pursuing people are thwarted by a huge stone block doorway, which Troy and Dillon blast away at. After dealing with it, they enter, and are intercepted by a group of guards, which the [[Colonial Warrior|Warriors]] quickly dispatch.
* In Cleopatra's room, Xaviar tells her to get behind him.
* The Warriors blast the door, entering and quickly enter, with Xaviar firing at them. Hamilton makes good use of a couch, hiding behind it while the fire fight ensues.
* When Dillon and Troy start to get an upper hand, Xaviar grabs Cleopatra and trains his weapon on her. This action dispels her belief in Xaviar as a god; Xaviar refuses to accompany the Warriors back, and Troy makes a promise to continue hunting him down.
* Cleopatra tries to knock the laser out of Xaviar's hand, which results in the weapon going off and hitting the queen.
* The Warriors rush Xaviar, who escapes them by jumping out a window. Dillon comments his suspicions about having not seen the last of the rogue Galactican, while Hamilton tends to a stunned Cleopatra. Troy then moves her stunned body to a couch. Dillon comments that she'll have a "whopping headache when she wakes".
* Upon hearing guards, they start to leave towards the window. Dillon notices a map, asks Hamilton for a camera and snaps a picture of this map with her [[w:Polaroid|Polaroid]] camera. They then make good on their escape.
* With the trio gone, Cleopatra's guards and high priests enter. A high priest asks about her condition, which she groggily replies that she had a strange dream.
* Back in 1980, at the Museum of History a secretary of Professor Johnson's hands him an envelope. He sees the Polaroid photo that Dillon captured, recognizing it as an ancient map of Cleopatra's tomb. The secretary then notes that there was neither a name or address, but a note, which read: "Sorry about the party.... consider this a contribution to further the arts." He remarks that "it's a godsend".
* Dillon and Troy drop off Hamilton at the headquarters of [[United Broadcasting Company|UBC]], where Hamilton explains that she'll never be able to explain what happened to her boss. They thank her and rush off, since they have to meet Dr. [[Donald Mortinson|Mortinson]].

== Notes ==

* The title appears to have been inspired by the play ''The Day They Kidnapped The Pope.''
* This episode was going to being filmed when the order to cancel the series was passed down. Nothing in the way of information about casting for this episode has surfaced.
* According to [[Chris Bunch]] and [[Allan Cole]], [[Kent McCord]] ([[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Barry Van Dyke]] ([[Dillon]]) were refusing to shoot this episode because they were not notified of [[Dirk Benedict]]'s guest star return in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". However, the threat ended up to be empty, since the series was canceled before this episode was ready to go in front of the cameras.<ref name="sftv">{{cite magazine |quotes= |last=Hise |first=James Van |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980 |month= |title=GALACTICA 1980: THE STORY EDITORS FOR ''GALACTICA 1980'' DESCRIBE THE DEATH RATTLE OF THE SERIES |magazine=SFTV |volume= |issue=Unknown |pages=31 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
* The script, through dialogue spoken by [[Cleopatra]] while reading a display at the Museum of History, indicates that she ''married'' [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] in [[w:46 BC|46 BC]]. This is historically inaccurate, as, under Roman law, Roman citizens could legally only marry other Roman citizens.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://webu2.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/Anglica/uipian_scott.html|title=THE RULES OF ULPIAN|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> Also Caesar was already married to another woman. Caesar never took on Cleopatra as his legal wife.
* The timeline depicted in this script is also inaccurate. Caesar backs Cleopatra to the throne in [[w:47 BC|47 BC]] after she birthed his illegitimate son, [[w:Caesarion|Ptolemy Caesar]] (nicknamed "Caesarion"), for the time before then, he sought to annex Egypt.
* Galactican metabolism is noted to be much slower than humans of Earth.

== Analysis ==

* The fact that [[Cleopatra]] can speak and understand English is a major conceit. However, there is the even greater conceit that the Galacticans and Earth people can even speak the same language, even when factoring in the millennia [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Colonies]] and the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] have been separated.
* The fact that [[Xaviar]] is able to effectively enhance Earth's technological level from an era such as [[w:48 BC|48 BC]] is highly improbable. Aside from practical architectural and modest improvements to already established technologies, they would likely have not modified Earth's military technology to the point where they would be able to defend themselves against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
* Therefore, Xaviar had a better chance of enhancing Earth's technology from the 19th and 20th centuries, like he attempted to do in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" with the [[w:Nazism|Nazi]]'s [[w:V-2 rocket|V-2 rocket]] program.

== Questions ==

* How is [[Xaviar]] able to maintain and fuel his [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]], given that he hasn't returned to ''Galactica''n's current time period? Even if Earth has the necessary raw material at hand, how is he able to refine and make use of it?
* Where does Xaviar go off to after escaping the Galacticans?
* How can [[Jamie Hamilton]] explain what happened to [[Brooks]], her [[UBC]] boss?
* Moreover, how could the laser blasts and weapons demonstrated at [[Williams]]' party be explained? Would any attention be paid by military authorities?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Chris Bunch]] and Allan Cole discuss [[Kent McCord]]'s and [[Barry Van Dyke]]'s refusal to shoot this episode, because of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]":''
: '''Chris Bunch:''' Larson decided that he was going to describe how [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] eats it. ("[[The Return of Starbuck]]".) What he didn't do was pass the word along to his cohorts and say, "Oh, by the way, one episode is going to be a flashback."
: So here's Kent McCord, who's desperately unhappy with the show. He's been coming down and crying the blues to us. Then all of a sudden he's told that he doesn't have to work next week because they're doing something with Dirk Benedict, the former star of the series. Well, that wasn't the most polite way to deal with it because all actors have an ego.
: '''Cole:''' And he's been putting his ass on the line, making a fool of himself every week with these rotten scripts. By suddenly bringing back Dirk Benedict in without advance warning or kind words, it's sort of like trying to put the blame on Kent for how the show was going. He was pretty angry about it and in fact the two actors [McCord and Van Dyke] were going to refuse to shoot the next episode, which would have been "[The Day They Kidnapped] Cleopatra". They were supposed to shoot the next day but Kent and his costar were refusing to show up. As it turned out, it was an empty threat because that afternoon the network pulled the plug on the series.<ref name="sftv"/>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Dillon]] ineptly attempts to stop [[Cleopatra]] from discovering her own future:''
: '''Cleopatra''': (shocked) This... this tells about... a great queen, Cleopatra, the seventh. That is I....
: '''Dillon''': (nervously) Oh, I wouldn't bother with those... why don't you come back with me. You could bump into some problems if you read any further...
: '''Cleopatra''': (reading hieroglyphics) It says I will marry a great leader...[[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]]. That is [[w:46 BC|two years]] from [[w:48 BC|now]]. How will I tell [[Xaviar]]....
: '''Dillon''': (trying to stop her) See. A problem. Look, why don't we just leave now... history is boring...

* ''[[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] share bad news:''
: '''Dillon''': Troy... on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], they have a saying called, 'good news' and 'bad news'.
: '''Troy''': I have some news for you, too.
: '''Dillon''': Good or bad?
: '''Troy''': Bad?
: '''Dillon''': (disappointed) Oh... I thought you'd have the good news... mine's bad. [[Cleopatra]]'s escaped.
: '''Troy''': [[Xaviar]]'s escaped from us!
: '''Dillon''': Boy, we do make a team.

* ''Troy informs [[Jamie Hamilton]] that she'll need to ride a [[turbocycle]]:''
: '''Hamilton''': Me? C'mon ... I have trouble on escalators ... I can't ride a motorcycle ....
: '''Troy''': Simple... they practically fly themselves.
: '''Hamilton''': (scared) Fly?

== Guest characters ==

* [[Cleopatra]]
* [[Williams]]
* Professor [[Johnson]]
* Dr. [[David Rubin]]

== Get The Script ==

* [http://www.mediafire.com/?f0a55xea55tn0jd Click here to download a free PDF copy of this script.]

== External Links ==

* [http://allan-cole.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html Allan Cole's blog] - offers numerous stories of his work as a story editor on Galactica 1980. Read the blog entries for 2009 and 2011.

== References ==
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The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra

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== Overview ==

: ''[[Xaviar]] continues his self-appointed mission of improving [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s technology in the distant past. This time he pretends to be a god to [[Cleopatra]], however in order to dispel those who doubt Xaviar's claim, she poisons his drink, forcing Xaviar to seek out [[Jamie Hamilton]], [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] in 1980 to get medical assistance. Unfortunately, he brings along Cleopatra to the future as well, jeopardizing [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s timeline in the process.''

== Summary ==

=== Act 1 ===

* In California of 1980, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] are about to land near Dr. [[Mortinson]]'s university, carrying important documents for Earth's nuclear disarmament committee. Over their [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]'s communicator, [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] impresses upon them that it is vital that the committee see these important documents, as their "decision could mean the difference between World War... and peace."
* In [[w:Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[w:Egypt|Egypt]] of [[w:48 BC|48 BC]], [[Xaviar]] is playing with [[Cleopatra]] while using his [[invisibility field]]. She believes him to be a great god, which Xaviar comments chauvinistically that "but only a queen of your beauty deserves a god such as me."
* They partake in drinking wine, during which Cleopatra tells him of her desire to share her vast kingdom with Xaviar. However, her high priests suspect him of deception, believing that he is not a god. To dispel their doubts, she informs Xaviar that she would prove to them that Xaviar was a god by poisoning his drink, as she believes that a god could neither be killed by sword nor poison.
* Xaviar is shocked, tells her that he is displeased and chides her by saying "one shouldn't deceive a god". When he attempts to leave, Cleopatra voices her concern that he'll never return to her, and as such she will go with him.
* Xaviar claims that he will return to the "land of the gods", but Cleopatra informs him that she had her slaves hide his "flying chariot", and teases him into letting her come with him to this said land, in exchange for telling him where the Viper is hidden.
* With Cleopatra, he pilots the Viper away from Egypt and activates his [[time warp synthesizer]].
* On ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', in [[Doctor Zee]]'s chambers, Zee asks Adama if he's heard about the ion trail that has re-entered their time frame from the distant past. Adama replies in the positive, then inquires as to why Xaviar would return to the present after safely eluding them.
* Zee is unsure, telling Adama (who thought he'd seen the last of Xaviar) that "with his knowledge, he could have lived like a king in any other time". After posturing, Zee suspects that he has a "compelling reason" and that "possibly he wants to contact us". Zee also suspects that "it could be the beginnings of a clever plan".
* Zee emphasizes that they must find out immediately what Xaviar's motives are through Troy and Dillon; Zee allays Adama's concerns about pulling the [[Colonial Warrior]]s from providing the important data to the Nuclear Disarmament Committee, since they have 60 hours before this committee convenes and could finish their mission since "they have the time if they use it wisely."
* Upon landing on a hilltop overlooking the Sheraton-Universal Hotel, Cleopatra comments on the large structures of the city, saying that "you must have slaves working day and night to erect those". Xaviar lies in the affirmative and tells her to follow him to the hotel.
* At the [[United Broadcasting Company]], a worker at the studio hands [[Jamie Hamilton]] a phone, saying that a guy named Xaviar is on the phone asking for her. She doesn't immediately catch on, because she is absorbed in her work, but quickly takes the call upon realizing the importance of the name.
* In the Sheraton-Universal's lobby, Cleopatra is "intently examining the pay phone next to [Xaviar]" as he asks for her help. After some confusion regarding the hotel's name, he informs her that he's dying as a result of "a girl" poisoning him. He explains that the girl is Cleopatra, but doesn't come out and say the name; Hamilton promises to get Troy and Dillon for him. After hanging up, Hamilton realizes that the girl he spoke of was Cleopatra herself.
* Dillon and Troy "streak along the Ventura Freeway on their cycles", briefly exchanging concerned looks after Troy comments that "When Xaviar's invovled... it's always a matter of life and death."
* Inside the hotel's lobby, Cleopatra looks over the gold jewelry at a boutique run by a "matronly woman". Cleopatra grabs a gold chain; the woman notes that her robe is spun from pure gold, which Cleopatra indignantly replies in the affirmative. After the woman asks Cleopatra whether she wanted the gold necklace she took, Cleopatra simply says "Yes" and walks away.
* Hamilton enters the lobby, reacting to the appearance of Cleopatra herself. Xaviar confirms that the woman is, indeed, Cleopatra after she assuages Xaviar's concerns about the location of Troy and Dillon.
* Cleopatra asks if Hamilton is a god; after confirming that she is not a god, Cleopatra tells Hamilton to kneel before her.
* The boutique woman runs up, demanding for payment; Cleopatra is oblivious to the reasons why, however Hamilton offers to pay for the necklace and, to stop her from calling the police, Hamilton tells to the woman that they're "doing a film story". Apparently, the woman is impressed and convinced that Cleopatra is an actress, despite Cleopatra's various demands for guards and for the woman to be removed. Hamilton offers her credit card to cover the necklace, making a remark to herself: "There goes the credit limit."
* Troy and Dillon pull up in front of an automatic ticket dispenser; a ticket is ejected from the slot. Troy asks the machine for a place to park their vehicles. After Troy begins his attempt to talk with the machine, Dillon rips out the ticket and throws it to the ground, believing that "its hearing sensor was clogged". A car comes up behind them, honks its horn, encouraging Troy and Dillon to just park anywhere they please.
* In the lobby, Troy and Dillon encounter Cleopatra, Xaviar, and Hamilton; Hamilton is glad to see them, and begins talking excitedly about Cleopatra. Of course, the Galacticans do not know who she is. When Hamilton explains that she ruled all of Egypt and married [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] and [[w:Mark Anthony|Mark Anthony]], Troy asks if they are there as well. Much to their relief, neither is.
* When Hamilton continues to talk about Cleopatra, Xaviar pleads for their help. In a ploy of sincerity, Xaviar hands over his weapon, and wishes to talk to them alone. Hamilton makes the arrangements, telling Cleopatra that they will be going to "your new palace". As she moves to the registration desk, she asks rhetorically why she didn't get the easy assignments, "like ''riots''".
* Inside the penthouse, Cleopatra "marvels at the wondrous 'miracles' in the room...things like lights, plumbing, T.V., etc." While Cleopatra is flicking a light switch on and off, Cleopatra comments that the penthouse is "truly a palace for a queen". When Cleopatra is informed they are in California, she claims that as "Xaviar's queen, I am queen of California". Hamilton admits that it has a nice ring to it, then offers to fix Cleopatra something to eat. She replies that she would like a roast pig.
* In another room, Xaviar tells the Warriors his story as Dillon scans Xaviar's heart. Dillon replies that something is indeed happening to him metabolically. Xaviar pleads for assistance to save his life, telling them that he's willing to do anything, even returning to ''Galactica'' to stand trial for his misdeeds.
* Since Cleopatra cannot remain in their time without history unraveling, Troy tasks Dillon to send her back to her time, while he and Hamilton will go to Xaviar, as Hamilton will need to help them find a medical center so that Xaviar could be treated.
* In the kitchen of the penthouse, Cleopatra asks about the water faucet. Hamilton attempts to explain to her that there are no slaves that pump the water, but rather that "it works on a pressure principal" before giving up. Cleopatra then becomes interested in the television, which is playing ''[[w:Fangface|Fangface]]''.
* Troy enters the kitchen, telling Hamilton that Xaviar is telling the truth and they need help finding a medical center. She replies that she has a doctor friend that she could call. She moves to do so.
* As Xaviar looks worse, Troy tells Dillon that Cleopatra has to leave. Xaviar comments that he doubts that this will occur without him; Troy tells Xaviar to convince her. He talks to Cleopatra, who is now watching a newscast on the television. He tells her to pretend to cooperate with the evil gods, and that the first chance she gets she is to escape to a place called the Museum of History, which is shown on the newscast to feature a display on Egyptian Queens. He promises to meet her there later. She obeys.
* Meanwhile, Hamilton is on the phone with [[David Rubin]], an old friend she knew from school. Rubin has a crush on her and initially believes that the reason for her call is so they can get back together; he offers to go out to dinner with her, telling her that his mother still asks about her. She sidesteps the issue and lets him know that she has a friend who is poisoned and needs treatment. She gets an address from Rubin and tells him that they'll meet him there.
* Troy and Hamilton leave with Xaviar to Rubin's hospital, while Troy looks after Cleopatra, who is tending to her "beauty matters" before they leave.
* After leaving the restroom, Cleopatra sits next to Dillon on a couch, and after nervously staring at one another, briefly and superficially discusses her trip back to her own time. They leave the penthouse and head toward the hotel elevators.
* Cleopatra manages to evade Dillon as he gets onto an elevator by getting into another elevator nearby. Unable to get to her before the elevator closes, Dillon enters a stairwell and leaps down the stairs.
* After leaving the elevator, she tells a nearby doorman that she would like to be taken to the Museum of History. The doorman obliges, hailing her a cab. Dillon exits the building in time to just see Cleopatra leave in a cab.

=== Act 2 ===

* After the doorman asks Dillon if he requires help, Dillon asks about Cleopatra. He discovers that she has gone to the Museum of History.
* Dillon hurrily runs out of the building, almost getting run down by another cab. The cabby offers Dillon a ride to the museum.
* Inside a waiting area of a hospital, Xaviar complains about feeling the effects of the poison. After briefly interacting with the nurse at the registration desk, Rubin comes to them, asking if Troy is the one who is sick. Hamilton replies in the negative, pointing out Xaviar.
* A woman doctor brings Xaviar to the emergency room, while Troy tells Hamilton that they must hide the fact that Galactican metabolism is much slower than Earth people's. Hamilton is confident about this, replying: "Don't worry...after meeting Cleopatra, that'll be a snap."
* In the emergency room, Xaviar is being examined by Rubin and the woman doctor. They find out that metabolism is not like a normal humans, but attribute this to the poison, which the female doctor determines to be of reptilian origin, specifically "like an [[w:Asp (reptile)|asp]]". Hamilton tells Rubin that the information regarding the poison and the metabolism are not information that is ready to be released yet, much to Rubin's chagrin, though he obliges. However, they still don't know if Xaviar will live.
* The cab carrying Cleopatra arrives at the museum, after which the cabby begins to hit on Cleopatra, believing her to be a foreigner. He offers to "let he fare go, if we can talk about a date". Believing him to reference [[w:Date Palm|the fruit]], she replies that she prefers [[w:kumquat|cumquats]], to which the cabby remarks about the sense of humor of foreign girls.
* Cleopatra enters the museum, during which Professor [[Johnson]] and [[Williams]] are having a heated discussion about the displayed artifacts he discovered. Johnson believes that they may lead him to Cleopatra's tomb. Williams is more skeptical, noting that "the [[w:Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] group" is getting very close, and that Johnson had to come up with more than a theory in order to impress investors for future digs. Williams notes that he cannot afford to put his reputation on the line, and that the fund raising party that night "is it".
* While Cleopatra looks around the museum, Dillon's cab pulls up and he rushes inside the museum.
* At the hospital, the doctor notes that Xaviar's condition worsens; Troy rummages through a cabinet, pulling out a bottle and instructing the doctor to use 5 cc's of it to neutralize the toxins in his system. Rubin questions the move, but the doctor, upon reading the label, believes it "might be our only chance".
* In the museum, Dillon finds Cleopatra and grabs her, attracting the attention of a few of the visitors. She threatens to call the guards and Dillon attempts to settle the situation quietly.
* A woman watching this assumes that Cleopatra and Dillon were a couple who have broken up; the woman offers words of encouragement for Cleopatra to "don't let that chauvinist dictate to you!" Confused, Dillon backs off, while the woman continues to berate Dillon, telling him to stay away from Cleopatra and that "it's over, can't you see that?"
* The 5 cc's of fluid Troy gives to the doctor is injected into Xaviar.
* Cleopatra makes her way to an exhibit on her. Dillon follows her, attempting to talk to her without incident. She begins to read the hieroglyphics, despite Dillon's nervous objections. She discovers that she will marry a great leader, [[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]], and asks how she will tell Xaviar. She later discovers that her brother is killed and she remarries (after Caesar's assassination), learning about her death by the bite of an asp.
* Cleopatra is emotionally distraught from the revelation and runs from the room. Dillon chases after her. The incident attracts Williams' attention and he calls for the guards. She notices this, and calls for the guards to help her.
* Dillon is apprehended by the guards, while Cleopatra runs into Williams' arms. Dillon fails to explain his actions and is taken away to his office, where he'll be held until the police arrive. Meanwhile, he leads Cleopatra away, expressing a desire to speak to her.
* In the hospital, Hamilton thanks the unnamed doctor and Rubin for doing everything they can for Xaviar, who is on the bed and whose condition has yet to change in either direction.
* In the museum, Williams talks to Cleopatra about the jewels she wears, noting that they look very authentic. She replies that they are, and they are "but a few of my many". Williams assumes that she's been deciphering the ancient scrolls in display, which they believed contained the locations for Cleopatra's treasures. He asks if she works for the [[Jaffe expedition]], which she replies in the negative: "I work for no one."
* Believing her to be an independent, Williams offers to work with her, and invites her to the party tonight to meet very important people. After being called a "honey", Cleopatra is infuriated and reveals that she is Cleopatra. While Williams indicates his belief that she's a loony, he continues to ask if she agrees to go to the party.
* Before getting a definitive answer, the guards hurriedly approach Williams, and tell him that Dillon has disappeared. Williams initially believes that Dillon slipped away from them due to their incompetence, but they indicate that he disappeared; Cleopatra then asks, "Are you surprised when a god vanishes?"
* In the hospital, Xaviar awakens. The poison has indeed been flushed out of Xaviar's system and he is recovering. Xaviar feigns thankfulness, claiming that he owes Troy his life; Troy replies that as soon as Xaviar is well, he'll escort him back to ''Galactica''.
* Feigning weakness, he lures Hamilton to come closer to the bed, where he suddenly and quickly takes a scalpel and threatens her life. He demands that Troy give him his laser, claiming that he has "certain motivations that override my promises" and that "I have a mission that must be performed". Xaviar further threatens Hamilton, until Troy hands Xaviar's laser over to him. Xaviar releases Hamilton.
* Troy attempts to stop Xaviar, which develops into a laser fight, whereby Xaviar shoots Troy and makes good on his escape. Hamilton goes over to Troy's body, unsure on whether he is dead or alive.

=== Act 3 ===

* In the hospital room, Hamilton attempts to revive Troy, and succeeds in doing so. Troy reveals that he gave Xaviar his own laser, which was set to stun.
* Rubin barges into the room with a phone, telling them that there's "an urgent call" for Mr. Troy. Troy talks while Rubin comments about the mess the room is in and asks after Xaviar.
* On the other end of the phone is Dillon, who tells Troy that Cleopatra has escaped him. Troy tells him that Xaviar, too, has escaped. They agree to meet at the Museum of History.
* Troy tells Rubin that they must leave. Rubin asks for Hamilton to fill in some of what's going on, but she tells him it's "real hush, hush".
* On the way, Troy mentions that they'll need the two [[turbocycle]]s. Hamilton realizes that he means for her to drive the second cycle and reveals that she has "trouble on escalators" and "can't ride a motorcycle". He assures her that they are simple: "they practically fly themselves".
* On ''Galactica'', Zee reports to Adama that the computers have relayed their prediction on what would occur if Cleopatra does not return to her own time. He reveals that without her, her kingdom would prematurely fall to an unnamed enemy, which will cause a chain of events that result in North America being discovered 100 years after it was supposed to, and that, by their present time, the [[w:United States|United States]] will be in a period equivalent to the Dark Ages. They rightfully determine that Cleopatra must be returned, and that this takes priority over all else.
* Outside the museum, Troy meets up with Dillon. Troy apologizes for taking so long, but Hamilton activated the booster and it took him half an hour to catch up with her. Dillon reveals that he spoke to a parking attendant, who told him that Williams and Cleopatra went to a party, and shows Troy the location.
* At a "fancy [[w:Beverly Hills|Beverly Hills]] house" where Williams' and Johnson's party is, it is now the night time and Mr. [[Brooks]] is covering the event, accompanied by a cameraman and soundman. Brooks begins reporting, telling the audience that the event is exciting and that "famous celebrities from all over the world have gathered here, along with heads of three universities". He also indicates that the mayor of the city is in attendance.
* In the living room, Williams talks to Johnson about Cleopatra, raving about how she was able to decipher the ancient hieroglyphics at the museum. He also indicates that Cleopatra is being pursued by men, who he believes are probably from the [[Jaffe expedition]], and that they should keep her under lock and key. While Johnson is anxious to talk toher, Williams tells him that the time hasn't come yet, since he wants her to meet some very important people.
* The cameraman reacts to Cleopatra, who is observing the party; the cameraman is chastised by the soundman, who tells him to "just get those celebrities" on camera.
* Xaviar exits a cab in front of the museum, discovering that it is closed and learns of the party from a placard on the door. He takes the card and reenters the cab.
* At Williams' house, Troy, Dillon and Hamilton pull up in the cycles. A parking attendant comments on the "cool bike"; Troy, unfamiliar with how the term is used, replies that the cycle "has an exceptionally advanced cooling system". Jamie laughs, trying to cover for the ''faux pas''.
* In the house, Johnson finally meets Cleopatra, and asks her about herself. She sadly replies that she knows "far too much" about Cleopatra's history, obviously still disturbed about knowing her fate.
* At the front door of the house, Hamilton notes that they're going to need an invitation. Troy and Dillon invite themselves via their invisibility field, and yank away the doorman while carrying Hamilton. The doormen are flummoxed.
* Inside the house, Troy and Dillon (not visible) come out of a nearby closet.
* Xaviar pulls up outside the house, while Cleopatra spots the trio and move to her. Brooks notices Hamilton as they approach Cleopatra, and begins to barrage her with questions, but she tries to get out of it.
* Cleopatra quickly leaves, with Troy and Dillon in pursuit, but attempting not to raise any attention in doing so. Williams and Johnson realize she is gone, and Williams worries about whether she was taken.
* Both Troy and Dillon run into Cleopatra who attempts to exit through the back yard.
* Hamilton makes a hasty leave from Brooks, joining Troy, Dillon and Cleopatra in the back yard. They question her as to why she ran away. She reveals that she read the scrolls that mentioned her "destiny" and that she refuses to return, despite Troy's attempt to convince her that she must go back to make things right. Xaviar makes his presence known during this.
* Cleopatra notices that Xaviar is unaffected by the poison, reaffirming her ill-conceived belief that he is a god. She voices her belief that as a god can change destiny, he will return with her to her land and not let her future transpire as she read it.
* Brooks and his minicam crew, lights on and cameras rolling; Brooks puts Hamilton on the spot, claiming that she's there to personally interview some of the guests. After shoving the mike in her face, Hamilton begins reporting, while everyone there makes the best of the inconvenience.
* Williams then bursts out and points out Dillon; Brooks recognizes Troy and Dillon as "fugitive terrorists". During the confusion, Xaviar and Cleopatra break away. Troy and Dillon pursue him, jumping over the pool, and leaving private security guards to splash about in the pool.
* Xaviar fires his laser, a stray shot severing a diving board and sending two fully dressed party goers into the pool. Troy and Dillon, with Hamilton pursuing, return fire.
* After jumping over a small wall, Xaviar and Cleopatra run into an attendant about to get into a [[w:Rolls Royce|Rolls Royce]], and commandeer the vehicle for their use, but driving erratically due to inexperience. As the car drives around a corner, Troy singes the car with his laser, prompting Hamilton to wince. From the background, Brooks and the minicam crew rush towards them, with Brooks reporting that the "terrorists still have Jamie Hamilton", who "seems to be holding up well, in spite of the gunplay".
* Williams tells Johnson that, "ten to one, that guy's from the Jaffe expedition" while the trio rush toward their turbocycles. As police arrive, they react to the cycles flying into the night sky.

=== Act 4 ===

* As the cycles fly through the night sky, Hamilton asks whether or not they'll follow them back to ancient Egypt. Troy replies that they won't, if they don't have to.
* Xaviar continues to drive erratically toward a hill where Xaviar landed his Viper. Inside the car, Xaviar assures Cleopatra that he'll take good care of her, and will rule the world together. Both enter the Viper, which flies off into the night.
* Dillon relays Adama's to Troy and Hamilton report that Xaviar's Viper has left their time sphere.
* They enter their Vipers, with Hamilton accompanying Troy. They blast off and pursue Xaviar to 48 BC.
* Xaviar's Viper moves to land, while Troy and Dillon's Vipers enter 48 BC. They land in the desert and, with Troy and Dillon's lasers drawn, go to the temple.
* Now inside the temple, Xaviar and Cleopatra make way to her main chamber. Cleopatra orders the guards to stop the intruders that follow them.
* The pursuing people are thwarted by a huge stone block doorway, which Troy and Dillon blast away at. After dealing with it, they enter, and are intercepted by a group of guards, which the [[Colonial Warrior|Warriors]] quickly dispatch.
* In Cleopatra's room, Xaviar tells her to get behind him.
* The Warriors blast the door, entering and quickly enter, with Xaviar firing at them. Hamilton makes good use of a couch, hiding behind it while the fire fight ensues.
* When Dillon and Troy start to get an upper hand, Xaviar grabs Cleopatra and trains his weapon on her. This action dispels her belief in Xaviar as a god; Xaviar refuses to accompany the Warriors back, and Troy makes a promise to continue hunting him down.
* Cleopatra tries to knock the laser out of Xaviar's hand, which results in the weapon going off and hitting the queen.
* The Warriors rush Xaviar, who escapes them by jumping out a window. Dillon comments his suspicions about having not seen the last of the rogue Galactican, while Hamilton tends to a stunned Cleopatra. Troy then moves her stunned body to a couch. Dillon comments that she'll have a "whopping headache when she wakes".
* Upon hearing guards, they start to leave towards the window. Dillon notices a map, asks Hamilton for a camera and snaps a picture of this map with her [[w:Polaroid|Polaroid]] camera. They then make good on their escape.
* With the trio gone, Cleopatra's guards and high priests enter. A high priest asks about her condition, which she groggily replies that she had a strange dream.
* Back in 1980, at the Museum of History a secretary of Professor Johnson's hands him an envelope. He sees the Polaroid photo that Dillon captured, recognizing it as an ancient map of Cleopatra's tomb. The secretary then notes that there was neither a name or address, but a note, which read: "Sorry about the party.... consider this a contribution to further the arts." He remarks that "it's a godsend".
* Dillon and Troy drop off Hamilton at the headquarters of [[United Broadcasting Company|UBC]], where Hamilton explains that she'll never be able to explain what happened to her boss. They thank her and rush off, since they have to meet Dr. [[Donald Mortinson|Mortinson]].

== Notes ==

* The title appears to have been inspired by the play ''The Day They Kidnapped The Pope.''
* This episode was going to being filmed when the order to cancel the series was passed down. Nothing in the way of information about casting for this episode has surfaced.
* According to [[Chris Bunch]] and [[Allan Cole]], [[Kent McCord]] ([[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Barry Van Dyke]] ([[Dillon]]) were refusing to shoot this episode because they were not notified of [[Dirk Benedict]]'s guest star return in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". However, the threat ended up to be empty, since the series was canceled before this episode was ready to go in front of the cameras.<ref name="sftv">{{cite magazine |quotes= |last=Hise |first=James Van |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980 |month= |title=GALACTICA 1980: THE STORY EDITORS FOR ''GALACTICA 1980'' DESCRIBE THE DEATH RATTLE OF THE SERIES |magazine=SFTV |volume= |issue=Unknown |pages=31 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>
* The script, through dialogue spoken by [[Cleopatra]] while reading a display at the Museum of History, indicates that she ''married'' [[w:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] in [[w:46 BC|46 BC]]. This is historically inaccurate, as, under Roman law, Roman citizens could legally only marry other Roman citizens.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://webu2.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/Anglica/uipian_scott.html|title=THE RULES OF ULPIAN|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> Also Caesar was already married to another woman. Caesar never took on Cleopatra as his legal wife.
* The timeline depicted in this script is also inaccurate. Caesar backs Cleopatra to the throne in [[w:47 BC|47 BC]] after she birthed his illegitimate son, [[w:Caesarion|Ptolemy Caesar]] (nicknamed "Caesarion"), for the time before then, he sought to annex Egypt.
* Galactican metabolism is noted to be much slower than humans of Earth.

== Analysis ==

* The fact that [[Cleopatra]] can speak and understand English is a major conceit. However, there is the even greater conceit that the Galacticans and Earth people can even speak the same language, even when factoring in the millennia [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Colonies]] and the [[Thirteenth Tribe]] have been separated.
* The fact that [[Xaviar]] is able to effectively enhance Earth's technological level from an era such as [[w:48 BC|48 BC]] is highly improbable. Aside from practical architectural and modest improvements to already established technologies, they would likely have not modified Earth's military technology to the point where they would be able to defend themselves against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
* Therefore, Xaviar had a better chance of enhancing Earth's technology from the 19th and 20th centuries, like he attempted to do in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" with the [[w:Nazism|Nazi]]'s [[w:V-2 rocket|V-2 rocket]] program.

== Questions ==

* How is [[Xaviar]] able to maintain and fuel his [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]], given that he hasn't returned to ''Galactica''n's current time period? Even if Earth has the necessary raw material at hand, how is he able to refine and make use of it?
* Where does Xaviar go off to after escaping the Galacticans?
* How can [[Jamie Hamilton]] explain what happened to [[Brooks]], her [[UBC]] boss?
* Moreover, how could the laser blasts and weapons demonstrated at [[Williams]]' party be explained? Would any attention be paid by military authorities?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Chris Bunch]] and Allan Cole discuss [[Kent McCord]]'s and [[Barry Van Dyke]]'s refusal to shoot this episode, because of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]":''
: '''Chris Bunch:''' Larson decided that he was going to describe how [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] eats it. ("[[The Return of Starbuck]]".) What he didn't do was pass the word along to his cohorts and say, "Oh, by the way, one episode is going to be a flashback."
: So here's Kent McCord, who's desperately unhappy with the show. He's been coming down and crying the blues to us. Then all of a sudden he's told that he doesn't have to work next week because they're doing something with Dirk Benedict, the former star of the series. Well, that wasn't the most polite way to deal with it because all actors have an ego.
: '''Cole:''' And he's been putting his ass on the line, making a fool of himself every week with these rotten scripts. By suddenly bringing back Dirk Benedict in without advance warning or kind words, it's sort of like trying to put the blame on Kent for how the show was going. He was pretty angry about it and in fact the two actors [McCord and Van Dyke] were going to refuse to shoot the next episode, which would have been "[The Day They Kidnapped] Cleopatra". They were supposed to shoot the next day but Kent and his costar were refusing to show up. As it turned out, it was an empty threat because that afternoon the network pulled the plug on the series.<ref name="sftv"/>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Dillon]] ineptly attempts to stop [[Cleopatra]] from discovering her own future:''
: '''Cleopatra''': (shocked) This... this tells about... a great queen, Cleopatra, the seventh. That is I....
: '''Dillon''': (nervously) Oh, I wouldn't bother with those... why don't you come back with me. You could bump into some problems if you read any further...
: '''Cleopatra''': (reading hieroglyphics) It says I will marry a great leader...[[w:Julius Caesar|Caesar]]. That is [[w:46 BC|two years]] from [[w:48 BC|now]]. How will I tell [[Xaviar]]....
: '''Dillon''': (trying to stop her) See. A problem. Look, why don't we just leave now... history is boring...

* ''[[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] share bad news:''
: '''Dillon''': Troy... on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], they have a saying called, 'good news' and 'bad news'.
: '''Troy''': I have some news for you, too.
: '''Dillon''': Good or bad?
: '''Troy''': Bad?
: '''Dillon''': (disappointed) Oh... I thought you'd have the good news... mine's bad. [[Cleopatra]]'s escaped.
: '''Troy''': [[Xaviar]]'s escaped from us!
: '''Dillon''': Boy, we do make a team.

* ''Troy informs [[Jamie Hamilton]] that she'll need to ride a [[turbocycle]]:''
: '''Hamilton''': Me? C'mon ... I have trouble on escalators ... I can't ride a motorcycle ....
: '''Troy''': Simple... they practically fly themselves.
: '''Hamilton''': (scared) Fly?

== Guest characters ==

* [[Cleopatra]]
* [[Williams]]
* Professor [[Johnson]]
* Dr. [[David Rubin]]

== Get The Script ==

* [http://www.mediafire.com/?f0a55xea55tn0jd Click here to download a free PDF copy of this script.]

== External Links ==

* [http://allan-cole.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html Allan Cole's blog] - offers numerous stories of his work as a story editor on Galactica 1980. Read the blog entries for 2009 and 2011.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Unproduced episode list}}

[[Category:Episodes written by Alan Cole]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Anne Collins]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Chris Bunch]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Mark Jones]]

Galactica 1980

2020-10-10T02:27:20Z

Batmagoo: /* Narration */ phrasing

: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

{{Series Data
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| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| episodelistid=Galactica 1980
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
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'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
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==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

The first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

A second/shorter version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the first version, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes until "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I":

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

And there is a third version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama, which appears in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" and the remaining episodes of the series:

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

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==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
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{{Episode List (1980)}}

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Opening credits

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Batmagoo: /* Galactica 1980 */ phrasing

All four series in both the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]] continuities use detailed '''opening credits''' sequences that serve to give the viewer a sense of the characters and plot.

== Original Series ==

There are two different opening narrations, both narrated by [[Patrick Macnee]], who portrayed Count [[Iblis]] and was the voice for the [[Imperious Leader]] during the series' run.

The opening narration to "[[Saga of a Star World]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[w:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of [[w:Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]] or [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive far, far away, amongst the stars.''" — {{video|/Intro Video|watch}}

The opening narration used starting from "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the heavens.''" — {{audio|Battlestar Galactica Opening Narration (TOS).mp3|listen}}

The title sequence of the Original Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' does not change in its 24-episode run. Each episode begins with:

*A brief start of the episode that often ends with a pending crisis, commonly known as a "teaser."
*The gathering of [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] near [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] for the expected [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] peace conference.
*The Cylon attack on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], battlestars, and their [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]],
*A series of main and supporting character close-ups with the actors' names, such as [[Lorne Greene]] and [[Richard Hatch]].
*The gathering of the civilian ships to form ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' new [[The Fleet (TOS)|charges]].

After the commercial break, the Original Series would show additional credits of secondary and supporting characters such as [[Noah Hathaway]] and [[Tony Swartz]] before the episode began.

== Galactica 1980 ==
The opening sequence of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' is almost like the Original Series, with the exceptions that:
# the title font is different
# the scenes are from the previous/Original Series' episodes, instead of its own pilot miniseries' 3 episodes
# characters' close-up don't appear along the credits

The opening narration was read by Lorne Greene (who stars as Commander Adama):

* The first opening narration appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):
*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

* A second/shorter version of the opening narration (same as the first version, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes until "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I":
*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

* And there is a third version of the opening narration (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), which appears in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" and the remaining episodes of the series:
*: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

== Re-imagined Series ==

The Re-imagined Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' opening credits are similar in form to its predecessor:

*A prologue is shown with title cards saying "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."
**The font used for the title cards is Bank Gothic Medium.
**In Season 1 this also includes several cards saying "They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human." because of the emphasis on Boomer as a sleeper agent. It also said "They rebelled. They evolved." instead of "They Evolved. They Rebelled". " The episodes [[33]] has no prologue.
**The first half of Season 4, from "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" through "[[Revelations]]," is different with the title cards saying "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in secret. One will be revealed." In "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the line is modified to read, "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in the fleet. One will be revealed." A prologue did not appear in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]," "[[The Oath]]," or "[[Blood on the Scales]]."
**In "[[No Exit]]," a completely new prologue appears, stating: "This has all happened before, and it will happen again. The Cylons were created by man. [[Cylon War|They rebelled]]. Then they vanished. Forty years later [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|they came back]]. They evolved. [[Survivor count|50,298 human survivors]] hunted by the Cylons. Eleven models are known. [[Ellen Tigh|One]] was sacrificed." A prologue did not appear in "[[Deadlock]]," "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," or "[[Daybreak]]."
*The series title appears, with a voice over by one of the series' actors: "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on ''Battlestar Galactica''...]]". This voice changes from episode to episode.
*A brief series of past scenes appear from previous episodes to impart important past events to new viewers
**On occasions these flashbacks have been edited, or [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] (such as [[Kara Thrace]]'s initially-failing argument to [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Resistance]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") are included, for additional context.
*The episode begins with a teaser prologue often showing a pending crisis.
*The credits quickly show [[Caprica City]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the nuclear bombing of Caprica, and the [[Case Orange|swearing-in]] of Laura Roslin on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. During this sequence, the main actors' names are shown.
*The civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is shown with ''Galactica'' within it.
*The [[survivor count]] is typically shown from Season 2 onwards with the words "... survivors in search for a home. Called Earth."
*The credits conclude with a short (approximately 10-15 seconds) sequence of flashes of scenes from the upcoming episode. This is overlayed with fast-paced music, culminating at a crescendo. At the end the [[Colonial seal]] is displayed in Season 1 and the normal ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo from Season 2 on.
**This part is missing at the beginning of Season 2, but returns in "[[The Farm]]". It's also missing from "[[Daybreak]]".
*After the commercial, the episode begins, with the names of guest stars being shown.

=== Notes ===
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] tucked away in the background behind the ''[[Space Park]]''. Lower Right: Magnified and enhanced.]]
*The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' can be seen as part of the Fleet in the opening credits, comically inserted by [[Zoic]] in the Miniseries.
*Each season's credits includes some different scenes to reflect the ongoing story line.
*The curtailed opening sequences that run from "[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]" were part of an attempt by the SciFi Channel to generate more advertising revenue by allotting more time for commercials during the 2005-2006 seasons of its three flagship series, ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/07/sci_fi_cuts_opening_credits_to_1.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI cuts opening credits to 10 seconds|date=9 July 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. The marketing strategy recieved an overwhelmingly negative response from fans of all three series and SciFi later restored the full versions of all three openings, with ''Battlestar''’s full opening returning well in advance of either ''Stargate'' series's <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci_fi_to_reinstate_full-length_.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=1 September 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*The first four [[Season 3]] episodes are markedly different. Changes include an alternative sequence of scenes involving the captives on [[New Caprica]], the remains of the spaceborne Fleet that escapes with ''Galactica'', and a missing survivor count. Instead of the survivor count, the words "The human race. Far from home. Fighting for survival." are displayed. The opening credits return to their previous conventions (albeit with changed scenes) by the episode "[[Collaborators]]".
*Because [[Kara Thrace]] "died" in "[[Maelstrom]]", [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s name is omitted from the title credits for the remainder of the season.
*In the last two episodes of Season 3, "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" and [[Crossroads, Part II|Part II]], the "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on...]]" voice over and the main credits were cut due to time constraints.

== Caprica ==

Unlike the previous series, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s opening features no voiceovers and almost no on-screen credits. It also uses no scenes filmed for the series, instead relying entirely on a montage of stylized images of the characters and settings, along with the series main theme:

*On a cloudy day, the camera flies over [[Caprica City]] and pans down toward and into the [[Graystone Industries]] building.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] stands in a robotics factory, watching the [[U-87]] step down and walk. The U-87 is revealed as [[Zoe-A]].
*U-87 body parts fade into tree branches and a cemetery in the rain. [[Joseph Adama]] kneels behind an Adama tombstone, watched by [[Ruth]], [[William_Adama|Willie Adama]], and [[Sam Adama]]. Sam puts a protective hand on Willie's shoulder and pushes back his jacket, revealing a knife.
*The hand of a cemetery statue which appears to have a cut on it fades into the hand of [[Clarice Willow]] who also has a cut on her hand. Standing inside a church-like building, she clutches her cut hand to her chest, then hands an [[Soldiers_of_the_One|infinity symbol]] to [[Lacy Rand]] with her other hand.
*Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] walk hand-in-hand on a Caprica City rooftop at night, toward Zoe-A. The camera focuses close onto one of her eyes, until it becomes the red, humming Cylon eye.
*The redness fades into the [[New Cap City]] cityscape and the show title, CAPRICA.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[End credits]]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:TOS]]

[[fr:Crédits d'ouverture]]

Opening credits

2020-10-10T02:24:56Z

Batmagoo: /* Galactica 1980 */ fix

All four series in both the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]] continuities use detailed '''opening credits''' sequences that serve to give the viewer a sense of the characters and plot.

== Original Series ==

There are two different opening narrations, both narrated by [[Patrick Macnee]], who portrayed Count [[Iblis]] and was the voice for the [[Imperious Leader]] during the series' run.

The opening narration to "[[Saga of a Star World]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[w:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of [[w:Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]] or [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive far, far away, amongst the stars.''" — {{video|/Intro Video|watch}}

The opening narration used starting from "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the heavens.''" — {{audio|Battlestar Galactica Opening Narration (TOS).mp3|listen}}

The title sequence of the Original Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' does not change in its 24-episode run. Each episode begins with:

*A brief start of the episode that often ends with a pending crisis, commonly known as a "teaser."
*The gathering of [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] near [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] for the expected [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] peace conference.
*The Cylon attack on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], battlestars, and their [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]],
*A series of main and supporting character close-ups with the actors' names, such as [[Lorne Greene]] and [[Richard Hatch]].
*The gathering of the civilian ships to form ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' new [[The Fleet (TOS)|charges]].

After the commercial break, the Original Series would show additional credits of secondary and supporting characters such as [[Noah Hathaway]] and [[Tony Swartz]] before the episode began.

== Galactica 1980 ==
The opening sequence of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' is almost like the Original Series, with the exceptions that:
# the title font is different
# the scenes are from the previous/Original Series' episodes, instead of its own pilot miniseries' 3 episodes
# characters' close-up don't appear along the credits

The opening narration was read by Lorne Greene (who stars as Commander Adama):

* The first opening narration appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):
*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

* A second/shorter version of the opening narration (same as the first version, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes until "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I":
*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

* And there is a third version of the opening narration (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), appears in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" and the remaining episodes of the series:
*: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

== Re-imagined Series ==

The Re-imagined Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' opening credits are similar in form to its predecessor:

*A prologue is shown with title cards saying "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."
**The font used for the title cards is Bank Gothic Medium.
**In Season 1 this also includes several cards saying "They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human." because of the emphasis on Boomer as a sleeper agent. It also said "They rebelled. They evolved." instead of "They Evolved. They Rebelled". " The episodes [[33]] has no prologue.
**The first half of Season 4, from "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" through "[[Revelations]]," is different with the title cards saying "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in secret. One will be revealed." In "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the line is modified to read, "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in the fleet. One will be revealed." A prologue did not appear in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]," "[[The Oath]]," or "[[Blood on the Scales]]."
**In "[[No Exit]]," a completely new prologue appears, stating: "This has all happened before, and it will happen again. The Cylons were created by man. [[Cylon War|They rebelled]]. Then they vanished. Forty years later [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|they came back]]. They evolved. [[Survivor count|50,298 human survivors]] hunted by the Cylons. Eleven models are known. [[Ellen Tigh|One]] was sacrificed." A prologue did not appear in "[[Deadlock]]," "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," or "[[Daybreak]]."
*The series title appears, with a voice over by one of the series' actors: "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on ''Battlestar Galactica''...]]". This voice changes from episode to episode.
*A brief series of past scenes appear from previous episodes to impart important past events to new viewers
**On occasions these flashbacks have been edited, or [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] (such as [[Kara Thrace]]'s initially-failing argument to [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Resistance]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") are included, for additional context.
*The episode begins with a teaser prologue often showing a pending crisis.
*The credits quickly show [[Caprica City]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the nuclear bombing of Caprica, and the [[Case Orange|swearing-in]] of Laura Roslin on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. During this sequence, the main actors' names are shown.
*The civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is shown with ''Galactica'' within it.
*The [[survivor count]] is typically shown from Season 2 onwards with the words "... survivors in search for a home. Called Earth."
*The credits conclude with a short (approximately 10-15 seconds) sequence of flashes of scenes from the upcoming episode. This is overlayed with fast-paced music, culminating at a crescendo. At the end the [[Colonial seal]] is displayed in Season 1 and the normal ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo from Season 2 on.
**This part is missing at the beginning of Season 2, but returns in "[[The Farm]]". It's also missing from "[[Daybreak]]".
*After the commercial, the episode begins, with the names of guest stars being shown.

=== Notes ===
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] tucked away in the background behind the ''[[Space Park]]''. Lower Right: Magnified and enhanced.]]
*The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' can be seen as part of the Fleet in the opening credits, comically inserted by [[Zoic]] in the Miniseries.
*Each season's credits includes some different scenes to reflect the ongoing story line.
*The curtailed opening sequences that run from "[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]" were part of an attempt by the SciFi Channel to generate more advertising revenue by allotting more time for commercials during the 2005-2006 seasons of its three flagship series, ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/07/sci_fi_cuts_opening_credits_to_1.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI cuts opening credits to 10 seconds|date=9 July 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. The marketing strategy recieved an overwhelmingly negative response from fans of all three series and SciFi later restored the full versions of all three openings, with ''Battlestar''’s full opening returning well in advance of either ''Stargate'' series's <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci_fi_to_reinstate_full-length_.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=1 September 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*The first four [[Season 3]] episodes are markedly different. Changes include an alternative sequence of scenes involving the captives on [[New Caprica]], the remains of the spaceborne Fleet that escapes with ''Galactica'', and a missing survivor count. Instead of the survivor count, the words "The human race. Far from home. Fighting for survival." are displayed. The opening credits return to their previous conventions (albeit with changed scenes) by the episode "[[Collaborators]]".
*Because [[Kara Thrace]] "died" in "[[Maelstrom]]", [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s name is omitted from the title credits for the remainder of the season.
*In the last two episodes of Season 3, "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" and [[Crossroads, Part II|Part II]], the "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on...]]" voice over and the main credits were cut due to time constraints.

== Caprica ==

Unlike the previous series, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s opening features no voiceovers and almost no on-screen credits. It also uses no scenes filmed for the series, instead relying entirely on a montage of stylized images of the characters and settings, along with the series main theme:

*On a cloudy day, the camera flies over [[Caprica City]] and pans down toward and into the [[Graystone Industries]] building.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] stands in a robotics factory, watching the [[U-87]] step down and walk. The U-87 is revealed as [[Zoe-A]].
*U-87 body parts fade into tree branches and a cemetery in the rain. [[Joseph Adama]] kneels behind an Adama tombstone, watched by [[Ruth]], [[William_Adama|Willie Adama]], and [[Sam Adama]]. Sam puts a protective hand on Willie's shoulder and pushes back his jacket, revealing a knife.
*The hand of a cemetery statue which appears to have a cut on it fades into the hand of [[Clarice Willow]] who also has a cut on her hand. Standing inside a church-like building, she clutches her cut hand to her chest, then hands an [[Soldiers_of_the_One|infinity symbol]] to [[Lacy Rand]] with her other hand.
*Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] walk hand-in-hand on a Caprica City rooftop at night, toward Zoe-A. The camera focuses close onto one of her eyes, until it becomes the red, humming Cylon eye.
*The redness fades into the [[New Cap City]] cityscape and the show title, CAPRICA.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[End credits]]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:TOS]]

[[fr:Crédits d'ouverture]]

Opening credits

2020-10-10T02:24:13Z

Batmagoo: /* Galactica 1980 */ 3rd version origin

All four series in both the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]] continuities use detailed '''opening credits''' sequences that serve to give the viewer a sense of the characters and plot.

== Original Series ==

There are two different opening narrations, both narrated by [[Patrick Macnee]], who portrayed Count [[Iblis]] and was the voice for the [[Imperious Leader]] during the series' run.

The opening narration to "[[Saga of a Star World]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[w:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of [[w:Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]] or [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive far, far away, amongst the stars.''" — {{video|/Intro Video|watch}}

The opening narration used starting from "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the heavens.''" — {{audio|Battlestar Galactica Opening Narration (TOS).mp3|listen}}

The title sequence of the Original Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' does not change in its 24-episode run. Each episode begins with:

*A brief start of the episode that often ends with a pending crisis, commonly known as a "teaser."
*The gathering of [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] near [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] for the expected [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] peace conference.
*The Cylon attack on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], battlestars, and their [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]],
*A series of main and supporting character close-ups with the actors' names, such as [[Lorne Greene]] and [[Richard Hatch]].
*The gathering of the civilian ships to form ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' new [[The Fleet (TOS)|charges]].

After the commercial break, the Original Series would show additional credits of secondary and supporting characters such as [[Noah Hathaway]] and [[Tony Swartz]] before the episode began.

== Galactica 1980 ==
The opening sequence of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' is almost like the Original Series, with the exceptions that:
# the title font is different
# the scenes are from the previous/Original Series' episodes, instead of its own pilot miniseries' 3 episodes
# characters' close-up don't appear along the credits

The opening narration was read by Lorne Greene (who stars as Commander Adama):

* The first opening narration appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):
*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

* A second/shorter version of the opening narration (same as the first version, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodess until "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I":
*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

* And there is a third version of the opening narration (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), appears in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" and the remaining episodes of the series:
*: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

== Re-imagined Series ==

The Re-imagined Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' opening credits are similar in form to its predecessor:

*A prologue is shown with title cards saying "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."
**The font used for the title cards is Bank Gothic Medium.
**In Season 1 this also includes several cards saying "They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human." because of the emphasis on Boomer as a sleeper agent. It also said "They rebelled. They evolved." instead of "They Evolved. They Rebelled". " The episodes [[33]] has no prologue.
**The first half of Season 4, from "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" through "[[Revelations]]," is different with the title cards saying "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in secret. One will be revealed." In "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the line is modified to read, "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in the fleet. One will be revealed." A prologue did not appear in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]," "[[The Oath]]," or "[[Blood on the Scales]]."
**In "[[No Exit]]," a completely new prologue appears, stating: "This has all happened before, and it will happen again. The Cylons were created by man. [[Cylon War|They rebelled]]. Then they vanished. Forty years later [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|they came back]]. They evolved. [[Survivor count|50,298 human survivors]] hunted by the Cylons. Eleven models are known. [[Ellen Tigh|One]] was sacrificed." A prologue did not appear in "[[Deadlock]]," "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," or "[[Daybreak]]."
*The series title appears, with a voice over by one of the series' actors: "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on ''Battlestar Galactica''...]]". This voice changes from episode to episode.
*A brief series of past scenes appear from previous episodes to impart important past events to new viewers
**On occasions these flashbacks have been edited, or [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] (such as [[Kara Thrace]]'s initially-failing argument to [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Resistance]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") are included, for additional context.
*The episode begins with a teaser prologue often showing a pending crisis.
*The credits quickly show [[Caprica City]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the nuclear bombing of Caprica, and the [[Case Orange|swearing-in]] of Laura Roslin on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. During this sequence, the main actors' names are shown.
*The civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is shown with ''Galactica'' within it.
*The [[survivor count]] is typically shown from Season 2 onwards with the words "... survivors in search for a home. Called Earth."
*The credits conclude with a short (approximately 10-15 seconds) sequence of flashes of scenes from the upcoming episode. This is overlayed with fast-paced music, culminating at a crescendo. At the end the [[Colonial seal]] is displayed in Season 1 and the normal ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo from Season 2 on.
**This part is missing at the beginning of Season 2, but returns in "[[The Farm]]". It's also missing from "[[Daybreak]]".
*After the commercial, the episode begins, with the names of guest stars being shown.

=== Notes ===
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] tucked away in the background behind the ''[[Space Park]]''. Lower Right: Magnified and enhanced.]]
*The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' can be seen as part of the Fleet in the opening credits, comically inserted by [[Zoic]] in the Miniseries.
*Each season's credits includes some different scenes to reflect the ongoing story line.
*The curtailed opening sequences that run from "[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]" were part of an attempt by the SciFi Channel to generate more advertising revenue by allotting more time for commercials during the 2005-2006 seasons of its three flagship series, ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/07/sci_fi_cuts_opening_credits_to_1.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI cuts opening credits to 10 seconds|date=9 July 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. The marketing strategy recieved an overwhelmingly negative response from fans of all three series and SciFi later restored the full versions of all three openings, with ''Battlestar''’s full opening returning well in advance of either ''Stargate'' series's <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci_fi_to_reinstate_full-length_.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=1 September 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*The first four [[Season 3]] episodes are markedly different. Changes include an alternative sequence of scenes involving the captives on [[New Caprica]], the remains of the spaceborne Fleet that escapes with ''Galactica'', and a missing survivor count. Instead of the survivor count, the words "The human race. Far from home. Fighting for survival." are displayed. The opening credits return to their previous conventions (albeit with changed scenes) by the episode "[[Collaborators]]".
*Because [[Kara Thrace]] "died" in "[[Maelstrom]]", [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s name is omitted from the title credits for the remainder of the season.
*In the last two episodes of Season 3, "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" and [[Crossroads, Part II|Part II]], the "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on...]]" voice over and the main credits were cut due to time constraints.

== Caprica ==

Unlike the previous series, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s opening features no voiceovers and almost no on-screen credits. It also uses no scenes filmed for the series, instead relying entirely on a montage of stylized images of the characters and settings, along with the series main theme:

*On a cloudy day, the camera flies over [[Caprica City]] and pans down toward and into the [[Graystone Industries]] building.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] stands in a robotics factory, watching the [[U-87]] step down and walk. The U-87 is revealed as [[Zoe-A]].
*U-87 body parts fade into tree branches and a cemetery in the rain. [[Joseph Adama]] kneels behind an Adama tombstone, watched by [[Ruth]], [[William_Adama|Willie Adama]], and [[Sam Adama]]. Sam puts a protective hand on Willie's shoulder and pushes back his jacket, revealing a knife.
*The hand of a cemetery statue which appears to have a cut on it fades into the hand of [[Clarice Willow]] who also has a cut on her hand. Standing inside a church-like building, she clutches her cut hand to her chest, then hands an [[Soldiers_of_the_One|infinity symbol]] to [[Lacy Rand]] with her other hand.
*Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] walk hand-in-hand on a Caprica City rooftop at night, toward Zoe-A. The camera focuses close onto one of her eyes, until it becomes the red, humming Cylon eye.
*The redness fades into the [[New Cap City]] cityscape and the show title, CAPRICA.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[End credits]]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:TOS]]

[[fr:Crédits d'ouverture]]

Galactica 1980

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Batmagoo: /* Narration */ 3rd version origin

: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

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| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
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| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
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| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
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| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
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| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
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'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
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==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

The first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

A second/shorter version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the first version, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes until "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I":

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

And there is a third version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" and the remaining episodes of the series:

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

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==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}

{{Episode List (1980)}}

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Opening credits

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All four series in both the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]] continuities use detailed '''opening credits''' sequences that serve to give the viewer a sense of the characters and plot.

== Original Series ==

There are two different opening narrations, both narrated by [[Patrick Macnee]], who portrayed Count [[Iblis]] and was the voice for the [[Imperious Leader]] during the series' run.

The opening narration to "[[Saga of a Star World]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[w:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of [[w:Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]] or [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive far, far away, amongst the stars.''" — {{video|/Intro Video|watch}}

The opening narration used starting from "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the heavens.''" — {{audio|Battlestar Galactica Opening Narration (TOS).mp3|listen}}

The title sequence of the Original Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' does not change in its 24-episode run. Each episode begins with:

*A brief start of the episode that often ends with a pending crisis, commonly known as a "teaser."
*The gathering of [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] near [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] for the expected [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] peace conference.
*The Cylon attack on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], battlestars, and their [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]],
*A series of main and supporting character close-ups with the actors' names, such as [[Lorne Greene]] and [[Richard Hatch]].
*The gathering of the civilian ships to form ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' new [[The Fleet (TOS)|charges]].

After the commercial break, the Original Series would show additional credits of secondary and supporting characters such as [[Noah Hathaway]] and [[Tony Swartz]] before the episode began.

== Galactica 1980 ==
The opening sequence of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' is almost like the Original Series, with the exceptions that:
# the title font is different
# the scenes are from the previous/Original Series' episodes, instead of its own pilot miniseries' 3 episodes
# characters' close-up don't appear along the credits

The opening narration was read by Lorne Greene (who stars as Commander Adama):

* The first opening narration appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):
*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

* A second/shorter version of the opening narration (same as the first version, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes:
*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

* And there is a third version of the opening narration (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold):
*: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

== Re-imagined Series ==

The Re-imagined Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' opening credits are similar in form to its predecessor:

*A prologue is shown with title cards saying "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."
**The font used for the title cards is Bank Gothic Medium.
**In Season 1 this also includes several cards saying "They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human." because of the emphasis on Boomer as a sleeper agent. It also said "They rebelled. They evolved." instead of "They Evolved. They Rebelled". " The episodes [[33]] has no prologue.
**The first half of Season 4, from "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" through "[[Revelations]]," is different with the title cards saying "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in secret. One will be revealed." In "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the line is modified to read, "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in the fleet. One will be revealed." A prologue did not appear in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]," "[[The Oath]]," or "[[Blood on the Scales]]."
**In "[[No Exit]]," a completely new prologue appears, stating: "This has all happened before, and it will happen again. The Cylons were created by man. [[Cylon War|They rebelled]]. Then they vanished. Forty years later [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|they came back]]. They evolved. [[Survivor count|50,298 human survivors]] hunted by the Cylons. Eleven models are known. [[Ellen Tigh|One]] was sacrificed." A prologue did not appear in "[[Deadlock]]," "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," or "[[Daybreak]]."
*The series title appears, with a voice over by one of the series' actors: "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on ''Battlestar Galactica''...]]". This voice changes from episode to episode.
*A brief series of past scenes appear from previous episodes to impart important past events to new viewers
**On occasions these flashbacks have been edited, or [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] (such as [[Kara Thrace]]'s initially-failing argument to [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Resistance]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") are included, for additional context.
*The episode begins with a teaser prologue often showing a pending crisis.
*The credits quickly show [[Caprica City]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the nuclear bombing of Caprica, and the [[Case Orange|swearing-in]] of Laura Roslin on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. During this sequence, the main actors' names are shown.
*The civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is shown with ''Galactica'' within it.
*The [[survivor count]] is typically shown from Season 2 onwards with the words "... survivors in search for a home. Called Earth."
*The credits conclude with a short (approximately 10-15 seconds) sequence of flashes of scenes from the upcoming episode. This is overlayed with fast-paced music, culminating at a crescendo. At the end the [[Colonial seal]] is displayed in Season 1 and the normal ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo from Season 2 on.
**This part is missing at the beginning of Season 2, but returns in "[[The Farm]]". It's also missing from "[[Daybreak]]".
*After the commercial, the episode begins, with the names of guest stars being shown.

=== Notes ===
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] tucked away in the background behind the ''[[Space Park]]''. Lower Right: Magnified and enhanced.]]
*The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' can be seen as part of the Fleet in the opening credits, comically inserted by [[Zoic]] in the Miniseries.
*Each season's credits includes some different scenes to reflect the ongoing story line.
*The curtailed opening sequences that run from "[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]" were part of an attempt by the SciFi Channel to generate more advertising revenue by allotting more time for commercials during the 2005-2006 seasons of its three flagship series, ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/07/sci_fi_cuts_opening_credits_to_1.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI cuts opening credits to 10 seconds|date=9 July 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. The marketing strategy recieved an overwhelmingly negative response from fans of all three series and SciFi later restored the full versions of all three openings, with ''Battlestar''’s full opening returning well in advance of either ''Stargate'' series's <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci_fi_to_reinstate_full-length_.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=1 September 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*The first four [[Season 3]] episodes are markedly different. Changes include an alternative sequence of scenes involving the captives on [[New Caprica]], the remains of the spaceborne Fleet that escapes with ''Galactica'', and a missing survivor count. Instead of the survivor count, the words "The human race. Far from home. Fighting for survival." are displayed. The opening credits return to their previous conventions (albeit with changed scenes) by the episode "[[Collaborators]]".
*Because [[Kara Thrace]] "died" in "[[Maelstrom]]", [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s name is omitted from the title credits for the remainder of the season.
*In the last two episodes of Season 3, "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" and [[Crossroads, Part II|Part II]], the "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on...]]" voice over and the main credits were cut due to time constraints.

== Caprica ==

Unlike the previous series, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s opening features no voiceovers and almost no on-screen credits. It also uses no scenes filmed for the series, instead relying entirely on a montage of stylized images of the characters and settings, along with the series main theme:

*On a cloudy day, the camera flies over [[Caprica City]] and pans down toward and into the [[Graystone Industries]] building.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] stands in a robotics factory, watching the [[U-87]] step down and walk. The U-87 is revealed as [[Zoe-A]].
*U-87 body parts fade into tree branches and a cemetery in the rain. [[Joseph Adama]] kneels behind an Adama tombstone, watched by [[Ruth]], [[William_Adama|Willie Adama]], and [[Sam Adama]]. Sam puts a protective hand on Willie's shoulder and pushes back his jacket, revealing a knife.
*The hand of a cemetery statue which appears to have a cut on it fades into the hand of [[Clarice Willow]] who also has a cut on her hand. Standing inside a church-like building, she clutches her cut hand to her chest, then hands an [[Soldiers_of_the_One|infinity symbol]] to [[Lacy Rand]] with her other hand.
*Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] walk hand-in-hand on a Caprica City rooftop at night, toward Zoe-A. The camera focuses close onto one of her eyes, until it becomes the red, humming Cylon eye.
*The redness fades into the [[New Cap City]] cityscape and the show title, CAPRICA.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[End credits]]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:TOS]]

[[fr:Crédits d'ouverture]]

Opening credits

2020-10-08T03:55:47Z

Batmagoo: /* Galactica 1980 */ unnecessary link

All four series in both the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]] continuities use detailed '''opening credits''' sequences that serve to give the viewer a sense of the characters and plot.

== Original Series ==

There are two different opening narrations, both narrated by [[Patrick Macnee]], who portrayed Count [[Iblis]] and was the voice for the [[Imperious Leader]] during the series' run.

The opening narration to "[[Saga of a Star World]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[w:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of [[w:Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]] or [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive far, far away, amongst the stars.''" — {{video|/Intro Video|watch}}

The opening narration used starting from "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the heavens.''" — {{audio|Battlestar Galactica Opening Narration (TOS).mp3|listen}}

The title sequence of the Original Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' does not change in its 24-episode run. Each episode begins with:

*A brief start of the episode that often ends with a pending crisis, commonly known as a "teaser."
*The gathering of [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] near [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] for the expected [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] peace conference.
*The Cylon attack on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], battlestars, and their [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]],
*A series of main and supporting character close-ups with the actors' names, such as [[Lorne Greene]] and [[Richard Hatch]].
*The gathering of the civilian ships to form ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' new [[The Fleet (TOS)|charges]].

After the commercial break, the Original Series would show additional credits of secondary and supporting characters such as [[Noah Hathaway]] and [[Tony Swartz]] before the episode began.

== Galactica 1980 ==
The opening sequence of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' is almost like the Original Series, with the exceptions that:
# the title font is different
# the scenes are from the previous/Original Series' episodes, instead of its own pilot miniseries' 3 episodes
# characters' close-up don't appear along the credits

The opening narration was read by Lorne Greene (who stars as Commander Adama):

* The first opening narration appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):

*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

* A second/shorter version of the opening narration (same as the first version, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes:

*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

* And there is a third version of the opening narration (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold):

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

== Re-imagined Series ==

The Re-imagined Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' opening credits are similar in form to its predecessor:

*A prologue is shown with title cards saying "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."
**The font used for the title cards is Bank Gothic Medium.
**In Season 1 this also includes several cards saying "They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human." because of the emphasis on Boomer as a sleeper agent. It also said "They rebelled. They evolved." instead of "They Evolved. They Rebelled". " The episodes [[33]] has no prologue.
**The first half of Season 4, from "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" through "[[Revelations]]," is different with the title cards saying "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in secret. One will be revealed." In "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the line is modified to read, "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in the fleet. One will be revealed." A prologue did not appear in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]," "[[The Oath]]," or "[[Blood on the Scales]]."
**In "[[No Exit]]," a completely new prologue appears, stating: "This has all happened before, and it will happen again. The Cylons were created by man. [[Cylon War|They rebelled]]. Then they vanished. Forty years later [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|they came back]]. They evolved. [[Survivor count|50,298 human survivors]] hunted by the Cylons. Eleven models are known. [[Ellen Tigh|One]] was sacrificed." A prologue did not appear in "[[Deadlock]]," "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," or "[[Daybreak]]."
*The series title appears, with a voice over by one of the series' actors: "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on ''Battlestar Galactica''...]]". This voice changes from episode to episode.
*A brief series of past scenes appear from previous episodes to impart important past events to new viewers
**On occasions these flashbacks have been edited, or [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] (such as [[Kara Thrace]]'s initially-failing argument to [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Resistance]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") are included, for additional context.
*The episode begins with a teaser prologue often showing a pending crisis.
*The credits quickly show [[Caprica City]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the nuclear bombing of Caprica, and the [[Case Orange|swearing-in]] of Laura Roslin on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. During this sequence, the main actors' names are shown.
*The civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is shown with ''Galactica'' within it.
*The [[survivor count]] is typically shown from Season 2 onwards with the words "... survivors in search for a home. Called Earth."
*The credits conclude with a short (approximately 10-15 seconds) sequence of flashes of scenes from the upcoming episode. This is overlayed with fast-paced music, culminating at a crescendo. At the end the [[Colonial seal]] is displayed in Season 1 and the normal ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo from Season 2 on.
**This part is missing at the beginning of Season 2, but returns in "[[The Farm]]". It's also missing from "[[Daybreak]]".
*After the commercial, the episode begins, with the names of guest stars being shown.

=== Notes ===
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] tucked away in the background behind the ''[[Space Park]]''. Lower Right: Magnified and enhanced.]]
*The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' can be seen as part of the Fleet in the opening credits, comically inserted by [[Zoic]] in the Miniseries.
*Each season's credits includes some different scenes to reflect the ongoing story line.
*The curtailed opening sequences that run from "[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]" were part of an attempt by the SciFi Channel to generate more advertising revenue by allotting more time for commercials during the 2005-2006 seasons of its three flagship series, ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/07/sci_fi_cuts_opening_credits_to_1.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI cuts opening credits to 10 seconds|date=9 July 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. The marketing strategy recieved an overwhelmingly negative response from fans of all three series and SciFi later restored the full versions of all three openings, with ''Battlestar''’s full opening returning well in advance of either ''Stargate'' series's <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci_fi_to_reinstate_full-length_.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=1 September 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*The first four [[Season 3]] episodes are markedly different. Changes include an alternative sequence of scenes involving the captives on [[New Caprica]], the remains of the spaceborne Fleet that escapes with ''Galactica'', and a missing survivor count. Instead of the survivor count, the words "The human race. Far from home. Fighting for survival." are displayed. The opening credits return to their previous conventions (albeit with changed scenes) by the episode "[[Collaborators]]".
*Because [[Kara Thrace]] "died" in "[[Maelstrom]]", [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s name is omitted from the title credits for the remainder of the season.
*In the last two episodes of Season 3, "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" and [[Crossroads, Part II|Part II]], the "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on...]]" voice over and the main credits were cut due to time constraints.

== Caprica ==

Unlike the previous series, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s opening features no voiceovers and almost no on-screen credits. It also uses no scenes filmed for the series, instead relying entirely on a montage of stylized images of the characters and settings, along with the series main theme:

*On a cloudy day, the camera flies over [[Caprica City]] and pans down toward and into the [[Graystone Industries]] building.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] stands in a robotics factory, watching the [[U-87]] step down and walk. The U-87 is revealed as [[Zoe-A]].
*U-87 body parts fade into tree branches and a cemetery in the rain. [[Joseph Adama]] kneels behind an Adama tombstone, watched by [[Ruth]], [[William_Adama|Willie Adama]], and [[Sam Adama]]. Sam puts a protective hand on Willie's shoulder and pushes back his jacket, revealing a knife.
*The hand of a cemetery statue which appears to have a cut on it fades into the hand of [[Clarice Willow]] who also has a cut on her hand. Standing inside a church-like building, she clutches her cut hand to her chest, then hands an [[Soldiers_of_the_One|infinity symbol]] to [[Lacy Rand]] with her other hand.
*Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] walk hand-in-hand on a Caprica City rooftop at night, toward Zoe-A. The camera focuses close onto one of her eyes, until it becomes the red, humming Cylon eye.
*The redness fades into the [[New Cap City]] cityscape and the show title, CAPRICA.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[End credits]]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:TOS]]

[[fr:Crédits d'ouverture]]

Opening credits

2020-10-08T03:55:01Z

Batmagoo: /* Galactica 1980 */ copy from show article

All four series in both the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]] continuities use detailed '''opening credits''' sequences that serve to give the viewer a sense of the characters and plot.

== Original Series ==

There are two different opening narrations, both narrated by [[Patrick Macnee]], who portrayed Count [[Iblis]] and was the voice for the [[Imperious Leader]] during the series' run.

The opening narration to "[[Saga of a Star World]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[w:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of [[w:Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]] or [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive far, far away, amongst the stars.''" — {{video|/Intro Video|watch}}

The opening narration used starting from "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the heavens.''" — {{audio|Battlestar Galactica Opening Narration (TOS).mp3|listen}}

The title sequence of the Original Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' does not change in its 24-episode run. Each episode begins with:

*A brief start of the episode that often ends with a pending crisis, commonly known as a "teaser."
*The gathering of [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] near [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] for the expected [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] peace conference.
*The Cylon attack on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], battlestars, and their [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]],
*A series of main and supporting character close-ups with the actors' names, such as [[Lorne Greene]] and [[Richard Hatch]].
*The gathering of the civilian ships to form ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' new [[The Fleet (TOS)|charges]].

After the commercial break, the Original Series would show additional credits of secondary and supporting characters such as [[Noah Hathaway]] and [[Tony Swartz]] before the episode began.

== Galactica 1980 ==
The opening sequence of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' is almost like the Original Series, with the exceptions that:
# the title font is different
# the scenes are from the previous/Original Series' episodes, instead of its own pilot miniseries' 3 episodes
# characters' close-up don't appear along the credits

The opening narration was read by Lorne Greene (who stars as Commander Adama):

* The first [[opening credits|opening narration]] appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):

*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

* A second/shorter version of the opening narration (same as the first version, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes:

*: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

* And there is a third version of the opening narration (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold):

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

== Re-imagined Series ==

The Re-imagined Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' opening credits are similar in form to its predecessor:

*A prologue is shown with title cards saying "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."
**The font used for the title cards is Bank Gothic Medium.
**In Season 1 this also includes several cards saying "They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human." because of the emphasis on Boomer as a sleeper agent. It also said "They rebelled. They evolved." instead of "They Evolved. They Rebelled". " The episodes [[33]] has no prologue.
**The first half of Season 4, from "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" through "[[Revelations]]," is different with the title cards saying "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in secret. One will be revealed." In "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the line is modified to read, "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in the fleet. One will be revealed." A prologue did not appear in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]," "[[The Oath]]," or "[[Blood on the Scales]]."
**In "[[No Exit]]," a completely new prologue appears, stating: "This has all happened before, and it will happen again. The Cylons were created by man. [[Cylon War|They rebelled]]. Then they vanished. Forty years later [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|they came back]]. They evolved. [[Survivor count|50,298 human survivors]] hunted by the Cylons. Eleven models are known. [[Ellen Tigh|One]] was sacrificed." A prologue did not appear in "[[Deadlock]]," "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," or "[[Daybreak]]."
*The series title appears, with a voice over by one of the series' actors: "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on ''Battlestar Galactica''...]]". This voice changes from episode to episode.
*A brief series of past scenes appear from previous episodes to impart important past events to new viewers
**On occasions these flashbacks have been edited, or [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] (such as [[Kara Thrace]]'s initially-failing argument to [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Resistance]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") are included, for additional context.
*The episode begins with a teaser prologue often showing a pending crisis.
*The credits quickly show [[Caprica City]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the nuclear bombing of Caprica, and the [[Case Orange|swearing-in]] of Laura Roslin on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. During this sequence, the main actors' names are shown.
*The civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is shown with ''Galactica'' within it.
*The [[survivor count]] is typically shown from Season 2 onwards with the words "... survivors in search for a home. Called Earth."
*The credits conclude with a short (approximately 10-15 seconds) sequence of flashes of scenes from the upcoming episode. This is overlayed with fast-paced music, culminating at a crescendo. At the end the [[Colonial seal]] is displayed in Season 1 and the normal ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo from Season 2 on.
**This part is missing at the beginning of Season 2, but returns in "[[The Farm]]". It's also missing from "[[Daybreak]]".
*After the commercial, the episode begins, with the names of guest stars being shown.

=== Notes ===
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] tucked away in the background behind the ''[[Space Park]]''. Lower Right: Magnified and enhanced.]]
*The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' can be seen as part of the Fleet in the opening credits, comically inserted by [[Zoic]] in the Miniseries.
*Each season's credits includes some different scenes to reflect the ongoing story line.
*The curtailed opening sequences that run from "[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]" were part of an attempt by the SciFi Channel to generate more advertising revenue by allotting more time for commercials during the 2005-2006 seasons of its three flagship series, ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/07/sci_fi_cuts_opening_credits_to_1.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI cuts opening credits to 10 seconds|date=9 July 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. The marketing strategy recieved an overwhelmingly negative response from fans of all three series and SciFi later restored the full versions of all three openings, with ''Battlestar''’s full opening returning well in advance of either ''Stargate'' series's <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci_fi_to_reinstate_full-length_.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=1 September 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*The first four [[Season 3]] episodes are markedly different. Changes include an alternative sequence of scenes involving the captives on [[New Caprica]], the remains of the spaceborne Fleet that escapes with ''Galactica'', and a missing survivor count. Instead of the survivor count, the words "The human race. Far from home. Fighting for survival." are displayed. The opening credits return to their previous conventions (albeit with changed scenes) by the episode "[[Collaborators]]".
*Because [[Kara Thrace]] "died" in "[[Maelstrom]]", [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s name is omitted from the title credits for the remainder of the season.
*In the last two episodes of Season 3, "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" and [[Crossroads, Part II|Part II]], the "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on...]]" voice over and the main credits were cut due to time constraints.

== Caprica ==

Unlike the previous series, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s opening features no voiceovers and almost no on-screen credits. It also uses no scenes filmed for the series, instead relying entirely on a montage of stylized images of the characters and settings, along with the series main theme:

*On a cloudy day, the camera flies over [[Caprica City]] and pans down toward and into the [[Graystone Industries]] building.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] stands in a robotics factory, watching the [[U-87]] step down and walk. The U-87 is revealed as [[Zoe-A]].
*U-87 body parts fade into tree branches and a cemetery in the rain. [[Joseph Adama]] kneels behind an Adama tombstone, watched by [[Ruth]], [[William_Adama|Willie Adama]], and [[Sam Adama]]. Sam puts a protective hand on Willie's shoulder and pushes back his jacket, revealing a knife.
*The hand of a cemetery statue which appears to have a cut on it fades into the hand of [[Clarice Willow]] who also has a cut on her hand. Standing inside a church-like building, she clutches her cut hand to her chest, then hands an [[Soldiers_of_the_One|infinity symbol]] to [[Lacy Rand]] with her other hand.
*Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] walk hand-in-hand on a Caprica City rooftop at night, toward Zoe-A. The camera focuses close onto one of her eyes, until it becomes the red, humming Cylon eye.
*The redness fades into the [[New Cap City]] cityscape and the show title, CAPRICA.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[End credits]]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:TOS]]

[[fr:Crédits d'ouverture]]

Opening credits

2020-10-08T03:38:33Z

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All four series in both the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]] continuities use detailed '''opening credits''' sequences that serve to give the viewer a sense of the characters and plot.

== Original Series ==

There are two different opening narrations, both narrated by [[Patrick Macnee]], who portrayed Count [[Iblis]] and was the voice for the [[Imperious Leader]] during the series' run.

The opening narration to "[[Saga of a Star World]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[w:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of [[w:Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]] or [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive far, far away, amongst the stars.''" — {{video|/Intro Video|watch}}

The opening narration used starting from "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the heavens.''" — {{audio|Battlestar Galactica Opening Narration (TOS).mp3|listen}}

The title sequence of the Original Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' does not change in its 24-episode run. Each episode begins with:

*A brief start of the episode that often ends with a pending crisis, commonly known as a "teaser."
*The gathering of [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] near [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] for the expected [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] peace conference.
*The Cylon attack on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], battlestars, and their [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]],
*A series of main and supporting character close-ups with the actors' names, such as [[Lorne Greene]] and [[Richard Hatch]].
*The gathering of the civilian ships to form ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' new [[The Fleet (TOS)|charges]].

After the commercial break, the Original Series would show additional credits of secondary and supporting characters such as [[Noah Hathaway]] and [[Tony Swartz]] before the episode began.

== Galactica 1980 ==
* The opening sequence of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' is almost like the Original Series, with the exceptions that:
*# the title font is different
*# the scenes are from the previous/Original Series' episodes, instead of its own pilot miniseries' 3 episodes
*# characters' close-up don't appear along the credits
* The opening narration was read by Lorne Greene (who stars as Commander Adama):
*: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

== Re-imagined Series ==

The Re-imagined Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' opening credits are similar in form to its predecessor:

*A prologue is shown with title cards saying "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."
**The font used for the title cards is Bank Gothic Medium.
**In Season 1 this also includes several cards saying "They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human." because of the emphasis on Boomer as a sleeper agent. It also said "They rebelled. They evolved." instead of "They Evolved. They Rebelled". " The episodes [[33]] has no prologue.
**The first half of Season 4, from "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" through "[[Revelations]]," is different with the title cards saying "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in secret. One will be revealed." In "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the line is modified to read, "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in the fleet. One will be revealed." A prologue did not appear in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]," "[[The Oath]]," or "[[Blood on the Scales]]."
**In "[[No Exit]]," a completely new prologue appears, stating: "This has all happened before, and it will happen again. The Cylons were created by man. [[Cylon War|They rebelled]]. Then they vanished. Forty years later [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|they came back]]. They evolved. [[Survivor count|50,298 human survivors]] hunted by the Cylons. Eleven models are known. [[Ellen Tigh|One]] was sacrificed." A prologue did not appear in "[[Deadlock]]," "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," or "[[Daybreak]]."
*The series title appears, with a voice over by one of the series' actors: "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on ''Battlestar Galactica''...]]". This voice changes from episode to episode.
*A brief series of past scenes appear from previous episodes to impart important past events to new viewers
**On occasions these flashbacks have been edited, or [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] (such as [[Kara Thrace]]'s initially-failing argument to [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Resistance]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") are included, for additional context.
*The episode begins with a teaser prologue often showing a pending crisis.
*The credits quickly show [[Caprica City]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the nuclear bombing of Caprica, and the [[Case Orange|swearing-in]] of Laura Roslin on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. During this sequence, the main actors' names are shown.
*The civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is shown with ''Galactica'' within it.
*The [[survivor count]] is typically shown from Season 2 onwards with the words "... survivors in search for a home. Called Earth."
*The credits conclude with a short (approximately 10-15 seconds) sequence of flashes of scenes from the upcoming episode. This is overlayed with fast-paced music, culminating at a crescendo. At the end the [[Colonial seal]] is displayed in Season 1 and the normal ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo from Season 2 on.
**This part is missing at the beginning of Season 2, but returns in "[[The Farm]]". It's also missing from "[[Daybreak]]".
*After the commercial, the episode begins, with the names of guest stars being shown.

=== Notes ===
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] tucked away in the background behind the ''[[Space Park]]''. Lower Right: Magnified and enhanced.]]
*The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' can be seen as part of the Fleet in the opening credits, comically inserted by [[Zoic]] in the Miniseries.
*Each season's credits includes some different scenes to reflect the ongoing story line.
*The curtailed opening sequences that run from "[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]" were part of an attempt by the SciFi Channel to generate more advertising revenue by allotting more time for commercials during the 2005-2006 seasons of its three flagship series, ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/07/sci_fi_cuts_opening_credits_to_1.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI cuts opening credits to 10 seconds|date=9 July 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. The marketing strategy recieved an overwhelmingly negative response from fans of all three series and SciFi later restored the full versions of all three openings, with ''Battlestar''’s full opening returning well in advance of either ''Stargate'' series's <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci_fi_to_reinstate_full-length_.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=1 September 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*The first four [[Season 3]] episodes are markedly different. Changes include an alternative sequence of scenes involving the captives on [[New Caprica]], the remains of the spaceborne Fleet that escapes with ''Galactica'', and a missing survivor count. Instead of the survivor count, the words "The human race. Far from home. Fighting for survival." are displayed. The opening credits return to their previous conventions (albeit with changed scenes) by the episode "[[Collaborators]]".
*Because [[Kara Thrace]] "died" in "[[Maelstrom]]", [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s name is omitted from the title credits for the remainder of the season.
*In the last two episodes of Season 3, "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" and [[Crossroads, Part II|Part II]], the "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on...]]" voice over and the main credits were cut due to time constraints.

== Caprica ==

Unlike the previous series, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s opening features no voiceovers and almost no on-screen credits. It also uses no scenes filmed for the series, instead relying entirely on a montage of stylized images of the characters and settings, along with the series main theme:

*On a cloudy day, the camera flies over [[Caprica City]] and pans down toward and into the [[Graystone Industries]] building.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] stands in a robotics factory, watching the [[U-87]] step down and walk. The U-87 is revealed as [[Zoe-A]].
*U-87 body parts fade into tree branches and a cemetery in the rain. [[Joseph Adama]] kneels behind an Adama tombstone, watched by [[Ruth]], [[William_Adama|Willie Adama]], and [[Sam Adama]]. Sam puts a protective hand on Willie's shoulder and pushes back his jacket, revealing a knife.
*The hand of a cemetery statue which appears to have a cut on it fades into the hand of [[Clarice Willow]] who also has a cut on her hand. Standing inside a church-like building, she clutches her cut hand to her chest, then hands an [[Soldiers_of_the_One|infinity symbol]] to [[Lacy Rand]] with her other hand.
*Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] walk hand-in-hand on a Caprica City rooftop at night, toward Zoe-A. The camera focuses close onto one of her eyes, until it becomes the red, humming Cylon eye.
*The redness fades into the [[New Cap City]] cityscape and the show title, CAPRICA.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[End credits]]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:TOS]]

[[fr:Crédits d'ouverture]]

Battlestar Galactica (TOS)

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:''For information on the 2003 "Re-imagined" miniseries and regular series of the same name, see [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]].''
:''For information on the short-lived Original Series spin-off, see [[Galactica 1980]].''
{{shortcut|TOS}}
{{Series Data
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| title=Battlestar Galactica
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
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| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
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| producer=[[John Dykstra]] [[David J. O'Connell]]
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The original 1978 premiere of '''''Battlestar Galactica''''' was the show that began the saga of humanity's survival against the {{TOS|Cylons|Cylons}}.

==Introduction and Concept==

The original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series premiered on the ABC television network on September 17, 1978. One of the most spectacular television programs ever produced, ''Battlestar Galactica'' ran only a single season but has retained an active fandom to this day.

''Battlestar Galactica'' (also known as the Original Series on this wiki to differentiate it from its [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] counterpart) was created by [[Glen A. Larson]]. The show concept gradually evolved from an earlier project titled ''Adam's Ark''. Although Larson had first proposed ''Ark'' in the late 1960's, it was not until 1978, after the success of [[Wikipedia:Star Wars (film)|''Star Wars'']], that interest in the show developed.

==Production History==

Initially envisioned as a series of TV movies for ABC, which would consist of a three hour premiere and two additional movies of two hours in length<ref name="starlog aug 78">{{cite magazine|quotes= |last= Meyers |first= Richard |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1978 |month= August |title= Get Ready For... BATTLE STAR "GALACTICA" |magazine=Starlog |volume= |issue= |pages=52-53 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>, ''Battlestar Galactica'' was ultimately developed into a regular television series. The "first seven hours" of the series, consisting of "[[Saga of a Star World]]", "[[Lost Planet of the Gods]]", and "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero]]", was reported to have cost–"at over one million dollars an hour", according to ''Galactica'''s publicist, Joe Santley–over $7 million dollars<ref name="starlog aug 78"/>. However, this figure is contradicted by [[Richard Colla]], who revealed that the budgets for the three-hour pilot were nine million dollars alone, despite the fact that it was sold to ABC for 1.8 million.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978---interviews/richard-colla-galactica.tv-interview.html|title=Richard Colla GALACTICA.TV Interview|date=29 April 2008|accessdate=30 April 2008|last=Egnor|first=Mike|format=|language=}}</ref>

To defray costs, the three hour premiere was re-cut as a theatrical release. Several weeks before the TV series premiered in America, the series pilot appeared as a two hour film in Canada, Europe and Japan. Opening on July 7, 1978, the theatrical release did quite well, given modest expectations.

The three hour ''Galactica'' pilot first broadcast on ABC on September 17, 1978. For the next eight months, 17 original episodes of the series were aired, totalling 24 hours of broadcasting.

==Episodes of ''Battlestar Galactica''==
[[Image:B00018LTDI.01.jpg|thumb|The artwork for the Complete Epic Series DVD package]]
During its single season, the series went through a few phases, as the Fleet got farther away from the Colonies, and closer to Earth.
After the initial series pilot, where the Fleet visited [[Carillon]], the next stop was the mythic planet {{TOS|Kobol|Kobol}} where the ancient birthplace of humanity was found. Together, these two stories established the mythos of the series.

Next, there were a series of episodes where the Colonials visited lost colonies such as [[Equellus]], [[Proteus]] and [[Antilla]].

In the middle of the season were some two part episodes that established foils for Commander Adama with the introduction of [[Commander Cain]] and [[Count Iblis]].

Then, there were some episodes that focused on the life of the Fleet, focusing on characters such as [[Chameleon]]. This was followed by a series of episodes based around the [[Terra]] arc.

Lastly, the Cylons, who had been absent for awhile, were reintroduced in the {{TOS|The Hand of God|final episode}} of the series.

==Narration==

=== Opening narration ===

There are two different [[opening credits|opening narrations]], both narrated by [[Patrick Macnee]], who portrayed Count [[Iblis]] and was the voice for the [[Imperious Leader]] during the series' run.

The opening narration to "[[Saga of a Star World]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[w:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of [[w:Lemuria (continent)|Lemuria]] or [[w:Atlantis|Atlantis]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive far, far away, amongst the stars.''" — {{video|/Intro Video|watch}}

The opening narration used starting from "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]":

: ''"There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with {{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|tribes of humans}} who may have been the forefathers of the [[w:Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], or the [[w:Toltec|Toltecs]], or the [[Wikipedia:Maya civilization|Mayans]]. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the heavens.''" — {{audio|Battlestar Galactica Opening Narration (TOS).mp3|listen}}

=== Closing narration ===

The closing narration was voiced by [[Lorne Greene]] and began in the episode "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]":

: ''"Fleeing from the Cylon tyranny, the last Battlestar, ''Galactica'', leads a ragtag, fugitive fleet, on a lonely quest—for a shining planet known as Earth."''

== "Year Two" ==

{{mainarticle|Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal}}

In recent years, Glen Larson's son, Chris, discovered various memorabilia from his father's personal collection. In addition to packets for the official Battlestar Galactica Fan Club, he also came across [[Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal|a treatment]] for the second season of ''Battlestar Galactica''. In the treatment, many changes were proposed, including the reduction of the cast size, the addition of [[w:Issac Asimov|Issac Asimov]] as a story and science consultant, and massive character changes.

While it is uncertain as to whether this document ever made it to Universal Studios, the document does shed light on the origin of various concepts introduced in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. These concepts included the human android Cylons, the concept of Boomer being ''Galactica''{{'|s}} executive officer, and the character of "Troy".

==Cancellation and Rebirths (of a sort)==
Citing declining ratings and cost overruns, ABC canceled ''Battlestar Galactica'' in April 1979. Its last episode, "{{TOS|The Hand of God|The Hand of God}}", was broadcast on April 29. Fans were generally shocked to find the series canceled as viewership was reasonably robust. However, after some years, some fans believe that ABC pulled the plug on the show after ratings began to drop after network executives ordered changes to storylines that resulted in a less appealing, "family oriented" format, as well as a distaste for the show and desire for more profitable fare. Some fans were more philosophical, believing that a [[continuation]] series or revival was possible, as it was for shows such as ''Star Trek'' and ''Night Gallery''.<ref>[http://www.cylon.org/bsg/bsg-article-01.htm ''Who Killed Battlestar?'', Editorial, by William J. Adams, ''Fantastic Films'' magazine (defunct), issue #29, June 1982.]</ref>

After the series's cancellation, the pilot was edited together into a new theatrical release, with certain scenes trimmed or edited out completely. This release is notable for the incorporation of the [[w:Sensurround|Sensurround]] enhancement system first introduced in the film [[Wikipedia:Earthquake (film)|''Earthquake'']] in 1974, and is considered by most critics as perhaps the only film where the technology was used properly. It was, in fact, the last of only four films ever released in the US to feature Sensurround.

Special effects shots from the series were reused in the low-budget 1988 film ''Space Mutiny'', which later had the dubious honor of being mocked on ''[[w:Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''.

A news story in fandom was reported on the suicide of a 15-year-old boy named Eddie Seidel, Jr., who jumped 200 feet from a bridge out of despair of the series' cancellation.<ref>[http://www.kobol.com/archives/suicide.html "TV Death", Associated Press, August 25, 1979. Reprinted on website Kobol.com.]</ref>

A series [[spin-off]] did appear some months later in the form of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. Despite initially promising ratings, the show became victim to questionable writing that was heavily influenced by science fiction clichés. The show was generally panned by critics and fans alike (with the exception of its [[The Return of Starbuck|last episode]]). ''Galactica 1980'' was canceled after only 10 episodes.

Despite three attempts over the years to launch a [[continuation]] motion picture or series (the ''[[Battlestar Atlantis]]'' project from [[Glen Larson]], the ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' project by [[Richard Hatch]], and the studio-endorsed [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|Singer-DeSanto project]]), it would be approximately 23 years later before ''Battlestar'' fans would see a [[Re-imagined Series|new series]], but as a [[w:reboot (continuity)|reboot, or "re-imagined"]] version where the central theme remained, but a far darker storyline and significant character changes that would introduce a new facet in the ''Battlestar'' universe.

Original Series fans also enjoyed new stories (which generally ignored ''Galactica 1980'' plotlines) in several novels and comic books. As of 2007, [[Dynamite Comics]] publishes an [[List_of_Comics#Dynamite_Comics|Original Series comic]] as well as several comics based in the [[Re-imagined Series]] continuity.

The [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)]] was created to encompass elements of both the original series and the re-imagined series, but, as such, is in a [[Battlestar Wiki:Separate continuity|separate continuity]].

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External Links==

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG.htm Battlestar Galactica Series Overview at Sheba's Galaxy]

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/Facts.htm Interesting Battlestar Galactica Facts at Sheba's Galaxy]

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/Critics.htm Various reviews of Battlestar Galactica]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPEBmgVjN0k Battlestar Galactica Sciography documentary on YouTube]

*[http://www.retrojunk.com/details_theme/47/ The Original Series Introduction.]

*[http://www.starbacks.ca/sjpaxton/articles.html List of Battlestar Galactica magazine articles - Battlestar Zone]

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/StarWars.htm Article - Star Wars Made Many of the Same Mistakes as Galactica]

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Opening credits

2020-10-08T03:33:43Z

Batmagoo: links to series

All four series in both the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]] continuities use detailed '''opening credits''' sequences that serve to give the viewer a sense of the characters and plot.

== Original Series ==

The title sequence of the Original Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' does not change in its 24-episode run. Each episode begins with:

*A brief start of the episode that often ends with a pending crisis, commonly known as a "teaser."
*The gathering of [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] near [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] for the expected [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] peace conference.
*The Cylon attack on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], battlestars, and their [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]],
*A series of main and supporting character close-ups with the actors' names, such as [[Lorne Greene]] and [[Richard Hatch]].
*The gathering of the civilian ships to form ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' new [[The Fleet (TOS)|charges]].

After the commercial break, the Original Series would show additional credits of secondary and supporting characters such as [[Noah Hathaway]] and [[Tony Swartz]] before the episode began.

== Galactica 1980 ==
* The opening sequence of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' is almost like the Original Series, with the exceptions that:
*# the title font is different
*# the scenes are from the previous/Original Series' episodes, instead of its own pilot miniseries' 3 episodes
*# characters' close-up don't appear along the credits
* The opening narration was read by Lorne Greene (who stars as Commander Adama):
*: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

== Re-imagined Series ==

The Re-imagined Series ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' opening credits are similar in form to its predecessor:

*A prologue is shown with title cards saying "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."
**The font used for the title cards is Bank Gothic Medium.
**In Season 1 this also includes several cards saying "They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human." because of the emphasis on Boomer as a sleeper agent. It also said "They rebelled. They evolved." instead of "They Evolved. They Rebelled". " The episodes [[33]] has no prologue.
**The first half of Season 4, from "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" through "[[Revelations]]," is different with the title cards saying "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in secret. One will be revealed." In "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the line is modified to read, "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in the fleet. One will be revealed." A prologue did not appear in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]," "[[The Oath]]," or "[[Blood on the Scales]]."
**In "[[No Exit]]," a completely new prologue appears, stating: "This has all happened before, and it will happen again. The Cylons were created by man. [[Cylon War|They rebelled]]. Then they vanished. Forty years later [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|they came back]]. They evolved. [[Survivor count|50,298 human survivors]] hunted by the Cylons. Eleven models are known. [[Ellen Tigh|One]] was sacrificed." A prologue did not appear in "[[Deadlock]]," "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," or "[[Daybreak]]."
*The series title appears, with a voice over by one of the series' actors: "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on ''Battlestar Galactica''...]]". This voice changes from episode to episode.
*A brief series of past scenes appear from previous episodes to impart important past events to new viewers
**On occasions these flashbacks have been edited, or [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] (such as [[Kara Thrace]]'s initially-failing argument to [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Resistance]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") are included, for additional context.
*The episode begins with a teaser prologue often showing a pending crisis.
*The credits quickly show [[Caprica City]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the nuclear bombing of Caprica, and the [[Case Orange|swearing-in]] of Laura Roslin on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. During this sequence, the main actors' names are shown.
*The civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is shown with ''Galactica'' within it.
*The [[survivor count]] is typically shown from Season 2 onwards with the words "... survivors in search for a home. Called Earth."
*The credits conclude with a short (approximately 10-15 seconds) sequence of flashes of scenes from the upcoming episode. This is overlayed with fast-paced music, culminating at a crescendo. At the end the [[Colonial seal]] is displayed in Season 1 and the normal ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo from Season 2 on.
**This part is missing at the beginning of Season 2, but returns in "[[The Farm]]". It's also missing from "[[Daybreak]]".
*After the commercial, the episode begins, with the names of guest stars being shown.

=== Notes ===
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] tucked away in the background behind the ''[[Space Park]]''. Lower Right: Magnified and enhanced.]]
*The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' can be seen as part of the Fleet in the opening credits, comically inserted by [[Zoic]] in the Miniseries.
*Each season's credits includes some different scenes to reflect the ongoing story line.
*The curtailed opening sequences that run from "[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]" were part of an attempt by the SciFi Channel to generate more advertising revenue by allotting more time for commercials during the 2005-2006 seasons of its three flagship series, ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/07/sci_fi_cuts_opening_credits_to_1.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI cuts opening credits to 10 seconds|date=9 July 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. The marketing strategy recieved an overwhelmingly negative response from fans of all three series and SciFi later restored the full versions of all three openings, with ''Battlestar''’s full opening returning well in advance of either ''Stargate'' series's <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci_fi_to_reinstate_full-length_.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=1 September 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*The first four [[Season 3]] episodes are markedly different. Changes include an alternative sequence of scenes involving the captives on [[New Caprica]], the remains of the spaceborne Fleet that escapes with ''Galactica'', and a missing survivor count. Instead of the survivor count, the words "The human race. Far from home. Fighting for survival." are displayed. The opening credits return to their previous conventions (albeit with changed scenes) by the episode "[[Collaborators]]".
*Because [[Kara Thrace]] "died" in "[[Maelstrom]]", [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s name is omitted from the title credits for the remainder of the season.
*In the last two episodes of Season 3, "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" and [[Crossroads, Part II|Part II]], the "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on...]]" voice over and the main credits were cut due to time constraints.

== Caprica ==

Unlike the previous series, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'''s opening features no voiceovers and almost no on-screen credits. It also uses no scenes filmed for the series, instead relying entirely on a montage of stylized images of the characters and settings, along with the series main theme:

*On a cloudy day, the camera flies over [[Caprica City]] and pans down toward and into the [[Graystone Industries]] building.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] stands in a robotics factory, watching the [[U-87]] step down and walk. The U-87 is revealed as [[Zoe-A]].
*U-87 body parts fade into tree branches and a cemetery in the rain. [[Joseph Adama]] kneels behind an Adama tombstone, watched by [[Ruth]], [[William_Adama|Willie Adama]], and [[Sam Adama]]. Sam puts a protective hand on Willie's shoulder and pushes back his jacket, revealing a knife.
*The hand of a cemetery statue which appears to have a cut on it fades into the hand of [[Clarice Willow]] who also has a cut on her hand. Standing inside a church-like building, she clutches her cut hand to her chest, then hands an [[Soldiers_of_the_One|infinity symbol]] to [[Lacy Rand]] with her other hand.
*Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] walk hand-in-hand on a Caprica City rooftop at night, toward Zoe-A. The camera focuses close onto one of her eyes, until it becomes the red, humming Cylon eye.
*The redness fades into the [[New Cap City]] cityscape and the show title, CAPRICA.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[End credits]]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:TOS]]

[[fr:Crédits d'ouverture]]

Opening credits

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All four series in both the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]] continuities use detailed '''opening credits''' sequences that serve to give the viewer a sense of the characters and plot.

== Original Series ==

The title sequence of the Original Series does not change in its 24-episode run. Each episode begins with:

*A brief start of the episode that often ends with a pending crisis, commonly known as a "teaser."
*The gathering of [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] near [[Cimtar (TOS)|Cimtar]] for the expected [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] peace conference.
*The Cylon attack on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], battlestars, and their [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]],
*A series of main and supporting character close-ups with the actors' names, such as [[Lorne Greene]] and [[Richard Hatch]].
*The gathering of the civilian ships to form ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' new [[The Fleet (TOS)|charges]].

After the commercial break, the Original Series would show additional credits of secondary and supporting characters such as [[Noah Hathaway]] and [[Tony Swartz]] before the episode began.

== Galactica 1980 ==
* The opening sequence is almost like the Original Series, with the exceptions that:
*# the title font is different
*# the scenes are from the previous/Original Series' episodes, instead of its own pilot miniseries' 3 episodes
*# characters' close-up don't appear along the credits
* The opening narration was read by Lorne Greene (who stars as Commander Adama):
*: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

== Re-imagined Series ==

The Re-imagined Series opening credits are similar in form to its predecessor:

*A prologue is shown with title cards saying "The Cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."
**The font used for the title cards is Bank Gothic Medium.
**In Season 1 this also includes several cards saying "They look and feel human. Some are programmed to think they are human." because of the emphasis on Boomer as a sleeper agent. It also said "They rebelled. They evolved." instead of "They Evolved. They Rebelled". " The episodes [[33]] has no prologue.
**The first half of Season 4, from "[[He That Believeth in Me]]" through "[[Revelations]]," is different with the title cards saying "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in secret. One will be revealed." In "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", the line is modified to read, "Twelve Cylon models. Seven are known. Four live in the fleet. One will be revealed." A prologue did not appear in "[[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]," "[[The Oath]]," or "[[Blood on the Scales]]."
**In "[[No Exit]]," a completely new prologue appears, stating: "This has all happened before, and it will happen again. The Cylons were created by man. [[Cylon War|They rebelled]]. Then they vanished. Forty years later [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|they came back]]. They evolved. [[Survivor count|50,298 human survivors]] hunted by the Cylons. Eleven models are known. [[Ellen Tigh|One]] was sacrificed." A prologue did not appear in "[[Deadlock]]," "[[Someone to Watch Over Me]]," "[[Islanded in a Stream of Stars]]," or "[[Daybreak]]."
*The series title appears, with a voice over by one of the series' actors: "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on ''Battlestar Galactica''...]]". This voice changes from episode to episode.
*A brief series of past scenes appear from previous episodes to impart important past events to new viewers
**On occasions these flashbacks have been edited, or [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] (such as [[Kara Thrace]]'s initially-failing argument to [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] to rescue [[Samuel Anders]] and the [[Caprica Resistance]] in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]") are included, for additional context.
*The episode begins with a teaser prologue often showing a pending crisis.
*The credits quickly show [[Caprica City]], ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and the start of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] with the nuclear bombing of Caprica, and the [[Case Orange|swearing-in]] of Laura Roslin on board ''[[Colonial One]]''. During this sequence, the main actors' names are shown.
*The civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] is shown with ''Galactica'' within it.
*The [[survivor count]] is typically shown from Season 2 onwards with the words "... survivors in search for a home. Called Earth."
*The credits conclude with a short (approximately 10-15 seconds) sequence of flashes of scenes from the upcoming episode. This is overlayed with fast-paced music, culminating at a crescendo. At the end the [[Colonial seal]] is displayed in Season 1 and the normal ''Battlestar Galactica'' logo from Season 2 on.
**This part is missing at the beginning of Season 2, but returns in "[[The Farm]]". It's also missing from "[[Daybreak]]".
*After the commercial, the episode begins, with the names of guest stars being shown.

=== Notes ===
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|right|thumb|The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] tucked away in the background behind the ''[[Space Park]]''. Lower Right: Magnified and enhanced.]]
*The [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] from ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' can be seen as part of the Fleet in the opening credits, comically inserted by [[Zoic]] in the Miniseries.
*Each season's credits includes some different scenes to reflect the ongoing story line.
*The curtailed opening sequences that run from "[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]" were part of an attempt by the SciFi Channel to generate more advertising revenue by allotting more time for commercials during the 2005-2006 seasons of its three flagship series, ''Battlestar Galactica'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/07/sci_fi_cuts_opening_credits_to_1.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI cuts opening credits to 10 seconds|date=9 July 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>. The marketing strategy recieved an overwhelmingly negative response from fans of all three series and SciFi later restored the full versions of all three openings, with ''Battlestar''’s full opening returning well in advance of either ''Stargate'' series's <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/09/sci_fi_to_reinstate_full-length_.shtml|title=GateWorld - SCI FI to reinstate full-length openings|date=1 September 2005|accessdate=22 April 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>.
*The first four [[Season 3]] episodes are markedly different. Changes include an alternative sequence of scenes involving the captives on [[New Caprica]], the remains of the spaceborne Fleet that escapes with ''Galactica'', and a missing survivor count. Instead of the survivor count, the words "The human race. Far from home. Fighting for survival." are displayed. The opening credits return to their previous conventions (albeit with changed scenes) by the episode "[[Collaborators]]".
*Because [[Kara Thrace]] "died" in "[[Maelstrom]]", [[Katee Sackhoff]]'s name is omitted from the title credits for the remainder of the season.
*In the last two episodes of Season 3, "[[Crossroads, Part I]]" and [[Crossroads, Part II|Part II]], the "[[Previously on Battlestar Galactica|Previously on...]]" voice over and the main credits were cut due to time constraints.

== Caprica ==

Unlike the previous series, ''[[Caprica_(series)|Caprica]]'''s opening features no voiceovers and almost no on-screen credits. It also uses no scenes filmed for the series, instead relying entirely on a montage of stylized images of the characters and settings, along with the series main theme:

*On a cloudy day, the camera flies over [[Caprica City]] and pans down toward and into the [[Graystone Industries]] building.
*[[Daniel Graystone]] stands in a robotics factory, watching the [[U-87]] step down and walk. The U-87 is revealed as [[Zoe-A]].
*U-87 body parts fade into tree branches and a cemetery in the rain. [[Joseph Adama]] kneels behind an Adama tombstone, watched by [[Ruth]], [[William_Adama|Willie Adama]], and [[Sam Adama]]. Sam puts a protective hand on Willie's shoulder and pushes back his jacket, revealing a knife.
*The hand of a cemetery statue which appears to have a cut on it fades into the hand of [[Clarice Willow]] who also has a cut on her hand. Standing inside a church-like building, she clutches her cut hand to her chest, then hands an [[Soldiers_of_the_One|infinity symbol]] to [[Lacy Rand]] with her other hand.
*Daniel and [[Amanda Graystone]] walk hand-in-hand on a Caprica City rooftop at night, toward Zoe-A. The camera focuses close onto one of her eyes, until it becomes the red, humming Cylon eye.
*The redness fades into the [[New Cap City]] cityscape and the show title, CAPRICA.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[End credits]]

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:TOS]]

[[fr:Crédits d'ouverture]]

Galactica 1980

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Batmagoo: /* Narration */ final edit of phrasing

: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| episodelistid=Galactica 1980
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=
| itunes=
| imdb=0080221
}}

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
{{clear}}

==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

The first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

A second/shorter version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the first version, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes:

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

And there is a third version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama:

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

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==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}

{{Episode List (1980)}}

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: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| episodelistid=Galactica 1980
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=
| itunes=
| imdb=0080221
}}

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
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==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

The first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

A second/shorter version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the first narration, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes:

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

And there is a third version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the second version, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama:

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

{{clear}}

==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}

{{Episode List (1980)}}

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: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| episodelistid=Galactica 1980
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=
| itunes=
| imdb=0080221
}}

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
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==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

The first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

A second/shorter version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the first narration, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama, appears in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]" and the following episodes:

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

And there is a third version of the narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the second narration, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama:

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

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==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
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: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

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| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
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| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
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| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
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'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
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==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

The first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, appears in ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]'' (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer version of the narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

A second/shorter version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the first narration, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama, appears in ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]'' and the following episodes:

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

And there is a third version of the narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the second narration, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama:

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

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==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
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Galactica 1980

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Batmagoo: /* Narration */ better phrasing

: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

{{Series Data
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| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| episodelistid=Galactica 1980
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
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'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
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==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

The first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, appears in ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]'' (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and is the longer narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

A second/shorter version of the opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the first narration, without some of the monologue, and a very small difference in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle sentence, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama, appears in ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]'' and the following episodes:

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And '''now, we''' near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

And there is a third version of the narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the second narration, except for two very small differences in the tone of the punctuation dividing a middle paragraph, in bold), also spoken by Commander Adama:

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years. We've''' endured the wilderness of '''space, and''' now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

{{clear}}

==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}

{{Episode List (1980)}}

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: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

{{Series Data
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| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| episodelistid=Galactica 1980
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=
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| imdb=0080221
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'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
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==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

This is the first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, in ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]'' (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and a longer narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref><ref>[http://kayerani.tripod.com/id3.html Galactica 1980]</ref>

This is the second opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the first narration, without some of the monologue), also spoken by Commander Adama, in ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]'' (it still has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and a shorter narration):

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years. We've endured the wilderness of space, and now we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

This is the third opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the second narration, except for a very small difference in the tone of the beginning of a paragraph), also spoken by Commander Adama (it now has the screen title ''Battlestar Galactica'', and a shorter narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years we've''' endured the wilderness of space, and now we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

{{clear}}

==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}

{{Episode List (1980)}}

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: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| episodelistid=Galactica 1980
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=
| itunes=
| imdb=0080221
}}

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
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==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

This is the first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, in ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]'' (it has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and a longer narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfilment of our dream. We can only take comfort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref>

This is the second opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the first narration, without some of the monologue), also spoken by Commander Adama, in ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]'' (it still has the screen title ''Galactica 1980'', and a shorter narration):

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years. We've endured the wilderness of space, and now we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koe6ggwIAhE Galactica 1980 Episode Preview & Intro - YouTube]</ref>

This is the third opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (same as the second narration, except for a very small difference in the tone of the beginning of a paragraph), also spoken by Commander Adama (it now has the screen title ''Battlestar Galactica'', and a shorter narration):

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many '''years we've''' endured the wilderness of space, and now we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wvk1oDf2DE Galactica 1980 (1980) TV Series Intro - YouTube]</ref>

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

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==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
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Galactica 1980

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: ''For the comic re-imagining based on the concept for this series, see: [[Galactica 1980 (comic)]].''

{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]] [[Barry Van Dyke]] [[Robyn Douglass]] [[Lorne Greene]] [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] [[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]] [[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| episodelistid=Galactica 1980
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-26
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]] [[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]] [[Allan Cole]] [[Robert W. Gilmer]] [[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=
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| imdb=0080221
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'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

''Galactica 1980'' was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980. Running for only 10 episodes, it was poorly received by both critics and viewers.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM time slot, during what was known as the "family hour", targeting the show's audience primarily for children.

Beginning in September 2009, a [[Galactica 1980 (comic)|four-issue comic book series]] from Dynamite Entertainment written by [[Marc Guggenheim]] approached this series's concept in a re-imagined format.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] but find that the planet is technologically backward in relation to Colonial technology. As a result, Earth couldn't defend itself against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] as originally expected. Therefore, teams of [[Colonial Warrior]]s are covertly sent to the planet to work ''incognito'' with various members of the scientific community, hoping to quickly advance Earth's technology.

The promotional material for ''Galactica 1980'' sets the series at thirty years after the events of the Original Series.

Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]]—now second-in-command in place of Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}}—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son {{TOS|Apollo}}, and Lt. [[Dillon]] to North America. The two become entangled with TV journalist [[Jamie Hamilton]] who aids them in devising ways to help Earth's scientists and outwit the handful of Cylons that discover the planet.

[[Image:GAL801.jpg|thumb|Captain Troy and Jamie Hamilton]]
===Cast===

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xaviar]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [[Allan Miller]] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [[James Patrick Stuart]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Robbie Rist]] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

Greene (Adama) and Jefferson (Boomer) were the only major cast members of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} to reprise their roles in the ten episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.
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==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start in its ratings with a [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|three-hour adventure]] that saw Troy, Dillon and Hamilton sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as story arcs.

The final episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," aired on May 4th, 1980. The episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in a flashback episode. The episode's popularity was too late to save the series. Repeats were aired through August 17th; the series was replaced by repeats of ''[[Wikipedia:Fantasy Island|Fantasy Island]]'' the following week.{{citation needed}}

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC Television approached [[Glen A. Larson]] and Universal to bring back ''Galactica'' series. According to ''1980'' story editor [[Chris Bunch]], neither Larson nor Universal wanted to do the series at all. Bunch claims that both parties were threatened to do the series for reasons which were not known to him, and attributes the reason that Larson agreed to do the series to "[whore] for the money with a bad attitude".<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref> This is also corroborated by Bunch's then-writing partner, [[Allan Cole]].<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[Image:Galactica 1980 article - Starlog Magazine.jpg|thumb|left|Starlog #34, May 1980 issue.]]
All the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on ''Galactica 1980'' describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night.

Bunch notes that both he and Cole were "literally blackmailed into the gig because of ostensible expertise in SF".<ref name="bunch"/> They (including [[Robert L. McCullough]]) were story editors for the series, and would chant "Come on, 13" every morning. "13" was the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.<ref name="cole"/>

Larson wrote or rewrote the entire series' worth of episodes from either [[w:Hawaii|Hawaii]] or [[w:Malibu|Malibu]].<ref name="bunch"/> Further episode rewrites happened on the sets just prior to shooting.<ref name="cole"/> Additionally, there was no clearly defined purpose to the show prior to development, as the purpose of the show changed on a daily basis. Additionally, new characters were created for the series, and then subsequently dropped as though they never existed.<ref name="cole"/>

As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.<ref name="cole"/>

== Budget hell ==

Despite what Cole calls "revisionism" from people, such as lead actor [[Kent McCord]] -- who claimed that they needed a way to "economize" ''Battlestar Galactica'', ergo ''1980'' -- ABC "knew very well that Glen [Larson] never met a budget that he didn't hate".<ref name="cole"/>

The series itself cost between $1.2 and 1.5 million to produce per episode; the $1.5 million number is the budget that "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" used. As ABC only paid $600,000 to $700,000 per episode, Universal was left to pay the remainder for each hour of programming.<ref name="cole"/>

Additionally, Cole notes that "there were almost as many producers listed on the show as secretaries. I mean, every day we'd be introduced to another guy who had just joined the staff as a new producer. I don't know what any of them did -- we rarely saw them again -- but they sure were collecting the bucks." He adds that this was Universal's decision as they "figured [that] if they were going to eat the big green slime anyway, they might as well take care of some obligations and dump all their losses into one (overflowing) bucket."<ref name="cole"/> This constant overflow of personnel to the series did nothing to alleviate the budget issues.

Ironically, the only episode that did not go over-budget was "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", and so Universal did not have to pay the remainder as, by that time, they were overspent.<ref name="cole"/>

== "Kiddie Hour", Standards and Practices, and "kids crawling out of your ears" ==

During its initial run, ''Galactica 1980'' was relegated to the 7 P.M. Sunday timeslot. Its only competition was that of [[w:CBS|CBS]]'s "television news magazine" ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''.

This timeslot was deemed by Standards and Practices as children-friendly, and thus had restrictions as to the type of stories that could be told, or how they could be told.

The content of shows airing in this timeslot needed to be educational, and thus the Galacticans' lack of knowledge on Earth cultures and locations, and finding out about them through their [[wrist computron]]s came to satisfy this.

Furthermore, there could only be so many incidents of violence per episode. These incidents included shooting Cylons, despite the fact that they were robots; blowing up trees with laser pistols was also forbidden by ABC's censor, Susan Futterman, who caused many of the series's problems according to Cole, making the show impossible to work on.<ref name="gs1">{{cite_web|url=http://alcole.blogspot.com/2006/04/galactia-story-1.html|title=Galactica Story #1|date=17 April 2006|accessdate=9 January 2007|last=Cole|first=Allan|format=|language=}}</ref>

Additionally, people in the series needed to be clean-cut and presentable, thus removing any ability to present realistic presentations of people. Furthermore, Standards and Practices complained to Larson that there weren't enough kids; according to Cole, Larson replied "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." This resulted in [[The Super Scouts]]<ref name="cole"/> and the episodes that they were featured in, notably "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", "[[Spaceball]]" and "[[Space Croppers]]".

Unfortunately, shooting with large groups of children proved another major headache for the series, forcing the producers to hire child actors who were twins. In addition to the kids having reduced hours of availability, and the lack of professionalism exhibited by them, the cast and crew had to deal with the "stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up" and the teachers for each kid. As Cole put it, "if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high"<ref name="cole"/> regardless of the reason.

Later, as told by Bunch, Futterman questioned the information in the planetarium scene in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", and believed the [[Arnie's meatballs|meatball]] joke in the same episode to be sexual innuendo -- which resulted in Larson peppering additional meatball jokes in that episode, in addition to its conclusion, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".<ref name="bunch"/>

==Syndication, VHS and DVD releases==

[[Image:Title card 2.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' title card used from "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and onward.]]

The ten series episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for ''Battlestar Galactica'' and were given the same title as its parent program. Some of the episodes were edited together to produce a VHS home video under the title ''Conquest of the Earth''. Very few out-of-print copies of the VHS release of ''Conquest of the Earth'' remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, ''Galactica 1980'' was late to release for home video.

As of August 2006, the [[Sci Fi Channel]] in America and the [http://www.spacecast.com/ SPACE Channel] in Canada periodically air the series. The three parts of the pilot were featured as part of SPACE's 2006 New Years Day marathon of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

In the US, a [[Galactica 1980 (Region 1 DVD)|DVD set]] of the series was released in December 2007. In the UK ''Galactica 1980'' was released on 18th February 2008 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>.

==Episode list==

# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] – January 27, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]] – February 3, 1980
# [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] – February 10, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] – March 16, 1980
# [[The Super Scouts, Part II]] – March 23, 1980
# [[Spaceball]] – March 30, 1980
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] – April 13, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]] – April 20, 1980 (guest-starring [[Wolfman Jack]])
# [[Space Croppers]] – April 27, 1980
# [[The Return of Starbuck]] – May 4, 1980

==Notes==
[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]
* The series suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

* Many fans of the Original Series over the years since the series' conclusion have demonstrated scorn for ''Galactica 1980'', often considering it [[canon|apocryphal]] with the exception of one episode: "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was considered to be well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes. (Battlestar Wiki treats this aired series as canonical for the purposes of this encyclopedia.)

* One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, [[Andromus|Cylons disguised in human form]] arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. Some 23 years later, the [[Re-imagined Series]] also introduced [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies.
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== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Allan Cole]] discusses his thoughts on the show to John Larocque:''
: '''Allan Cole:''' Let's face it, ''Galactica 1980'' was an awful show. It deserved to be dropped. At the time, I remember that I posted a big sign on my office door with the number 13 on it. We had been told if the ratings dropped to 13 or below that we would be cut. Every morning my then partner, [[Chris Bunch]], and I would chant "Come on, 13!" Must have been a great mantra, because the show dropped steadily, week after week. ([S]o much for the nice writer's comments about building an audience.) Of course, Chris and I wanted out of our contracts in the worst way. ([W]e had just sold the [[w:The Sten Chronicles|Sten series]] and were desperate to get started). Because of the "family hour" timeslot, the censors were always making us put in "educational beats" for the kiddies. I personally told Susan Futterman, then head of the network's program practices, that they ought to open every episode of the show with an "educational" tag that read: "Why aren't you little bug snipes watching ''[[w:60 Minutes|60 Minutes]]''." (our, ahem, competition in that time slot) Susan wholeheartedly agreed with our sympathies.<ref name="cole"/>

* ''[[Glen A. Larson]] discusses [[Lorne Greene]]'s involvement with the spin-off in "[[Sciography]]":''
: '''Glen Larson:''' Lorne Greene called me and said his heart was broken over the fact that he wouldn't be in it. I don't think I've ever told anybody that, but I... I... I, um, I guess I reacted somewhat sympathetically to how he felt and, uh, rehired him. But it probably would've been better in terms of the cleanness and clarity to have gone forward some generations, and continued the trek.

* ''[[Anne Lockhart]] ([[Sheba]]) and [[Richard Hatch]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when {{TOS|Boxey}} [[Troy (1980)|grew up]] into ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'', I really got worried…and that long white beard on Lorne [Greene]….
: '''Richard Hatch:''' And [[Herb Jefferson Jr.|Herb [Jefferson Jr.]]]….
: '''Lockhart:''' Yeah, the snow that went in Herb’s hair! And everybody else died fighting the war. I thought it was pretty bad, frankly. I watched one episode and was so offended that I never watched another one. (to Richard) What did you think about it?
: '''Hatch:''' I think you summed it up pretty well!<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/galacon.html|title=1986 Galacon Q & A with Richard Hatch and Anne Lockhart|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

==Narration==

This is the first [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama, in ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]''.

: ''"The great ship ''Galactica'', majestic and loving, strong and protecting, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now we near the end of our journey. Scouts and electronic surveillance confirm that we have reached our haven, that planet which is home to our ancestor brothers. Too many of our sons and daughters did not survive to share the fulfillment of our dream. We can only take confort and find strength in that they did not die in vain: we have, at last, found Earth."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXjaofIS5g Galactica 1980 Intro - YouTube]</ref>

This is the second opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'' (the first narration, with bits edited out), spoken by Commander Adama.

: {{audio|1980 series opening narration.mp3|''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years. We've endured the wilderness of space, and now we near the end of our journey: we have at last found Earth."''}}

==Closing disclaimer ==

[[Image:UFO disclaimer.jpg|thumb|Disclaimer seen in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".]]

Affixed after (or overlaid on top of the freeze framed) final scenes of the ''1980'' episodes, starting with "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and ending with "[[Space Croppers]]", is a disclaimer regarding [[Jack Sydell]]'s [[Air Force Special Detachment One]]:

: ''The United States Air Force stopped investigating UFOs in 1969. After 22 years, they found no evidence of extra-terrestrial visits and no threat to national security.''

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==Central character absences==

* [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Super Scouts, Part II]]: Col. Boomer
* [[Spaceball]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]: Col. Boomer
* [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]: Col. Boomer, Jamie Hamilton
* [[The Return of Starbuck]]: Cpt. Troy, Lt. Dillon, Jamie Hamilton

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/BG80.htm Galactica 1980 series overview at Sheba's Galaxy]
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Erebus's basestar

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[[Image:Kevhayes-basestar original.jpg|thumb|The ''Cylon Baseship'' from the 2003 Video Game]]
The upgraded '''basestar''', commanded by the [[Imperious Leader]] [[Erebus]], appears in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game]] and is a variant of the [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]] capital ship seen in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

Erebus's basestar is similar in most respects to the standard basestar vessel, with the addition of a satellite craft called the '''Cradle Unit'''. Built into the upper spindle of Erebus's command ship, the disc-shaped Cradle Unit could detach from the mother vessel and is equipped with powerful weapons and a virtually impregnable force shield.

Erebus's basestar was the only known variant of its kind as the ship is destroyed in orbit around the gas giant planet [[Golem Five]]. The Cradle Unit flees into the planet's atmosphere with Erebus on board, only to be shot down by the young [[William Adama (2003 Video Game)|Lt. William "Husker" Adama]] ([[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003 Video Game]]).

==Notes==
*This vessel is part of a separate continuity that mixes elements from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} as well as unique material. It is not a [[canon]]ical item in either series.

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Image:Pauljones-basestar00 original.jpg|Official render.
Image:Pauljones-cradle and base00 original.jpg|Closeup of the Cradle Unit.
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Category:Ships (2003 Video Game)

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Category:Ships (Video Game)

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Category:Cylons (Video Game)

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These are [[Cylons]] that appear in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (2007 game)|2007]] video games.
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Raider (2003 Video Game)

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:''This article is about the Cylon Raider as seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003 Video Game]]. For other versions, see [[Cylon Raider]].''

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| race= Cylon
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| ftl= No
| crew= 3 Cylons
| role= Space superiority fighter
| weapons= 2 laser weapons, conventional missiles
| status= Active
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The standard '''Raider''' is the primary fighter craft of the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]]. It is similar in design to the [[Raider (TOS)|Original Series Raider]].

Piloted by a single Cylon, it is armed with two forward-firing energy weapons. Several other Raider variants also exist in the video game continuity.

==Notes==

*This vessel is part of a separate continuity that mixes elements from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] as well as unique material. It is not a [[canon]]ical item in either series.

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Image:Scy3.jpg|Concept art.
Image:Raider1.jpg|Composite render of the standard Raider.
Image:Battlestar_eliteraider.jpg|Composite render of the ''Raider Leader''.
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Persephone (2003 Video Game)

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:''For information on the civilian ship mentioned in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[Persephone]].''

'''Persephone''' is a female Colonial [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot in her late thirties.

Persephone is as tough as old space boots with a heart of gold, known as a real tigress for her protective attitude toward her wingmen.

She serves aboard ''[[Galactica (2003 Video Game)|Galactica]]''.

==Notes==
*The "Battlestar Galactica" [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game]] has its own continuity that uses elements from both the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] and the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. It is not a [[canon]]ical item in either series.

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New Caprica (SDS)

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:''For information on the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003 Video Game]]'s "New Caprica", see [[New Caprica (2003 Video Game)]]. For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] colony, see [[New Caprica]].''

{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|lcont=Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|cont=Singer-DeSanto continuation}}

In the [[SDS|continuation]] series project concept, produced by [[Tom DeSanto]] and [[Bryan Singer]], members of the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] grow tired of their space exodus.

The Fleet discovers an asteroid field rich in resources, and (after some civil strife), settle and prosper. The colony is named '''New Caprica'''.

From the resources of the asteroid field, the Colonials build new ships, residences, and other facilities. Battlestar ''[[Galactica (SDS)|Galactica]]'', outmoded and difficult to maintain, is scheduled for decommissioning.

==Similarities==

Tired of running from the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], the Colonials of the [[Re-imagined Series]] also choose to settle on a planet hidden within a nebula. The citizens also name the planet as New Caprica.

The [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game]] also chooses New Caprica as the name of a colony.

==External Links==
* [http://www.battlestargalactica.com/newfilms.htm DeSanto/Singer page on BattlestarGalactica.com]
* [http://www.tombsofkobol.com/bsg/bsg-desanto-01.html Detailed production art and information on Cylon.org]
* [http://www.tombsofkobol.com/bsg/DeSanto-int01.html Interview with Tom DeSanto]

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New Caprica (2003 Video Game)

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:''For information on an unrelated planetary colony of the same name from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] in the two-part episode "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Lay Down Your Burdens]]", see [[New Caprica]].''

'''New Caprica''' is a small colony in the [[Cyrannus (2003 Video Game)|Cyrannus]] system, settled by (but not one of) the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]]. New Caprica is the home of [[Jen Kassia]] and [[Callisto]], and was subjected to a devastating Cylon attack several years before the video game's events ([[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)]]).

==Notes==

* The 2003 "Battlestar Galactica" [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game]] has its own continuity that uses elements from both the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] and the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

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Viper (2003 Video Game)

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{{Ship Data
| image= Kevhayes-viper00 original.jpg
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= No
| crew= 1 pilot
| role= Space superiority fighter
| weapons= 2 laser weapons, conventional missiles
| status= Active
}}
Within the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003 ''Battlestar Galactica'' video game]], three variants of [[Viper]] are available: the Mark I, which is designed to be an earlier version of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]] Viper; the Mark II, which is largely based on the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] Viper, and the Mark III, which is described as "superior to the Mark II in every respect". The Mark III is distinctive because of its two-seat cockpit and the lack of the characteristic dorsal fin common to most Viper designs. The Mark III is also known as the Strike Viper. {{citation needed}}

==Notes==
*The 2003 "Battlestar Galactica" [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game]] has its own continuity that uses elements from both the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] and the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. Despite the naming, these fighters should not be considered to be predecessors or successors to the Re-imagined Series' [[Viper Mark II|Mark II]] or [[Viper Mark VII|Mark VII]] models.
*The Mark III Strike Viper was originally known as the Scorpion Viper. {{citation needed}}

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Image:ScolhViper MULTI.jpg|Composite render of the Mark I.
Image:Scorpion comp.jpg|Composite render of the Mark III.
Image:Scor render6.jpg|Wireframe model of the Mark III.
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Galactica (2003 Video Game)

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:''This article discusses the ship as depicted in the 2003 video game. For other meanings of '''''Galactica''''', see [[Galactica (disambiguation)]].''

[[Image:Galac-game.jpg|thumb|The ''Battlestar Galactica'' from the 2003 Video Game]]
The battlestar '''''Galactica''''' is the central ship in the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game ''Battlestar Galactica'']], released in 2003 by Vivendi Universal Games.

The setting of this game depicts ''Galactica'' as a veteran battleship in a setting that makes it a [[w:Prequel|prequel]] of the events of the Original Series by approximately 35-45 [[yahren]], but with significant differences to both continuities.

The player takes on the role of "[[William Adama (2003 Video Game)|William Adama]]", a character that shares the name of his [[William Adama|Re-imagined Series character]], but whose history and continuity as a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot follows more more closely the technology and backstory of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the Original Series]]. As such, the battlestar ''Galactica'' shown in the game is generally the Original Series version and seems mostly, but not fully, integrated in the Original Series continuity.

The young Adama grows into leadership throughout the course of the game. Confirming Adama's progression is the appearance of the [[Imperious Leader]] [[Erebus]], Adama that, according to "sacred prophesies" he will "lead the last surviving humans to the location of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|13th tribe]]". The age of the battlestar as stated in the game implies that ''Galactica'' has fought for at least half of the [[Thousand Yahren War]].

The ''Galactica'' of the game is ''predominantly'' based on the [[Galactica (TOS)|Original Series version of ''Galactica'']], but with notable changes from ''TOS'' [[canon]], to reflect her in-game approximately 500-[[yahren]] service and the fact that she has had to rely on alien technology (a game exclusive) for upgrades and repairs. Text from the game notes:

:"The battlestar has been repaired often and parts of its structure are clearly newer or are made of stranger, alien materials. Parts of the huge engine nacelles are broken and partly scaffolded, the repairs half-complete, the exposed structures vast and skeletal."

Given the ship is based on the original, it is reasonable to assume her size and capabilities mirror those of the [[Battlestar (TOS)|Original Series battlestars]].

''Galactica'''s commanding officer in the game is Commander [[Bryn Magus]] and his executive officer is Colonel [[Jen Kassia]]; neither character is mentioned other than in this game.

Five battlestars are mentioned in the game:
*Battlestar ''[[Atlantia (TOS)|Atlantia]]''
*Battlestar ''[[Columbia (TOS)|Columbia]]''
*Battlestar ''Galactica''
*Battlestar ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}''
*Battlestar ''[[Rycon]]''

==Notes==
*The game version of ''Galactica'' is part of a separate continuity that mixes elements from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} as well as unique material. It is not a canonical item in either series.
*This game debuted in stores on November 18, 2003. The [[Miniseries]] of the Re-imagined adventures of a new ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel less than a month later, on December 8, 2003. Despite suggestions that this game was based more on elements from the defunct [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|Singer/DeSanto revival project]], it was in fact created to encompass elements of both the 1978 and 2003 shows. An earlier incarnation of the game based on the Singer/DeSanto project was scripted but never produced. As a result, the game's continuity doesn't quite fit in either the Re-imagined or Original Series universes.

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Image:Pauljones-gal00 original.jpg|Front view.
Image:Pauljones-gal01 original.jpg|Back view.
Image:Galactd.jpg|Wireframe model.
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==See also==

*[[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)]]
*Video game information from [http://battlestargalacticagame.com/ The official game site]

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Cyrannus (2003 Video Game)

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:''For other uses of "Cyrannus", see [[Cyrannus]].''

'''Cyrannus''' (also spelled "Cyranus") is the name of the solar system containing the worlds of the Twelve Colonies of Man in the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|Battlestar Galactica video game]], published in 2003.

The 2003 video game has its own continuity (as opposed to the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] or {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}) that draws from elements of the Original Series and the [[Thousand Yahren War]] and elements apparently slated for the [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|first revival attempt of "Battlestar Galactica"]] as a new TV series by Bryan Singer and Tom DeSanto in 2001.

==Notes==

*No aired episode of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] has used "Cyrannus" as the name of their solar system. Therefore, the [[canon|official name]] of the solar system of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] for the Re-imagined Series is unknown.
*It's not known in the video game whether Cyrannus is a single star with multiple life-bearing planets, or a [[#Binary Stars|binary]], a trinary star system, or an [[#Open Star Clusters|open cluster]] of stars.
*This information is part of a separate continuity that mixes elements from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} as well as unique material. It is not a [[canon]]ical item in either series.

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William Adama (2003 Video Game)

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:''This article is about the characterization of William Adama from the 2003 video game. For information on the commander of battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[William Adama]].''

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Lt. '''William Adama''', call-sign "Husker" (because of his rough voice) is the 21-year protagonist of the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|"Battlestar Galactica" video game]] from late 2003. The player assumes the role of "Husker" in the course of the game.

Adama's father had served in the Colonial military with [[Bryn Magus]], and had saved his life more than once; he died during a skirmish with [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] near Sagitara, when Adama was eight. Adama's mother died during childbirth. Raised on [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)#Caprica|Caprica]], Magus ensured that the orphaned boy was well cared for, partly to honor the debt he felt to the young Adama's father. Adama later joined the Colonial Academy at the age of 15. After graduating from officer training at the start of the [[Cylon War]] with honors, Commander Magus specifically requested him for assignment to his ship, the battlestar ''[[Galactica (2003 Video Game)|Galactica]]''. Magus became a father-figure to him, and Adama fell in love with his daughter, [[Iphigenia]] Magus.

Along with Iphigenia, his wing men were Magus' son [[Paulus Magus]], and Lieutenant [[Garris Cain]]. Adama's Viper designation was Blue Four.

Cylon scrolls refer led them to believe that Adama will lead the Cylons to discover the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]]; as such, he draws much interest from the [[Imperious Leader]], Lord [[Erebus]].

==Notes==
*This character is part of a separate continuity that mixes elements from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] as well as unique material. It is not a [[canon]]ical item in either series.
*In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], [[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]] had married [[Ila]]. In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], the character of [[William Adama]] married [[Carolanne Adama]]. This William Adama character has more in common with its [[Adama (TOS)|Original Series counterpart]] than its [[William Adama|Re-imagined Series character]] of the same name and call-sign, but is essentially a unique character.

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William Adama (2003 Video Game)

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:''This article is about the characterization of William Adama from the 2003 video game. For information on the commander of battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[William Adama]].''

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Lt. '''William Adama''', call-sign "Husker" (because of his rough voice) is the 21-year protagonist of the [[2003 Video Game|"Battlestar Galactica" video game]] from late 2003. The player assumes the role of "Husker" in the course of the game.

Adama's father had served in the Colonial military with [[Bryn Magus]], and had saved his life more than once; he died during a skirmish with [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] near Sagitara, when Adama was eight. Adama's mother died during childbirth. Raised on [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)#Caprica|Caprica]], Magus ensured that the orphaned boy was well cared for, partly to honor the debt he felt to the young Adama's father. Adama later joined the Colonial Academy at the age of 15. After graduating from officer training at the start of the [[Cylon War]] with honors, Commander Magus specifically requested him for assignment to his ship, the battlestar ''[[Galactica (2003 Video Game)|Galactica]]''. Magus became a father-figure to him, and Adama fell in love with his daughter, [[Iphigenia]] Magus.

Along with Iphigenia, his wing men were Magus' son [[Paulus Magus]], and Lieutenant [[Garris Cain]]. Adama's Viper designation was Blue Four.

Cylon scrolls refer led them to believe that Adama will lead the Cylons to discover the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]]; as such, he draws much interest from the [[Imperious Leader]], Lord [[Erebus]].

==Notes==
*This character is part of a separate continuity that mixes elements from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] as well as unique material. It is not a [[canon]]ical item in either series.
*In the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], [[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]] had married [[Ila]]. In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], the character of [[William Adama]] married [[Carolanne Adama]]. This William Adama character has more in common with its [[Adama (TOS)|Original Series counterpart]] than its [[William Adama|Re-imagined Series character]] of the same name and call-sign, but is essentially a unique character.

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Adama

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'''Adama''' is the name of ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]'' commanding officer and spiritual leader in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}, and the surname of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica's]]'' commander and his family in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].

=== From the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} ===

* {{TOS|Adama|Commander Adama}}, military leader, patriarch, President of the {{TOS|Quorum of Twelve|Quorum of Twelve}}, and commander of the battlestar ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica's]]''.
* [[Adama's Medallion]], a medallion given to members of the {{TOS|Quorum of Twelve|Quorum of Twelve}}, which permits access to the [[Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol]].
* [[Adama's quarters]], the place where Adama holds his meetings with members of his crew, in addition to where he rests.

===From ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' ===

* [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]], military leader, patriarch, President of the Quorum of Twelve, and commander of the battlestar ''Galactica'' 30 years after the [[Battle of Cimtar|exodus from the Colonies]].

=== From the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003 Video Game]] ===

* [[William Adama (2003 Video Game)|Lt. William "Husker" Adama]], orphaned [[Viper (2003 Video Game)|Viper]] pilot on ''[[Galactica (2003 Video Game)|Galactica]]'' in a separate continuity from either Original or Re-imagined Series.

=== From the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-Imagined Series]] and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' ===

==== The Adama family ====
* Admiral [[William Adama]], commanding officer of the battlestar ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''.
* [[Lee Adama]], ''Galactica's'' former [[CAG]], in addition to being the last commander of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. Brother of [[Zak Adama|Zak]] and son of William and [[Carolanne Adama]].
* [[Zak Adama]], brother of Lee and son of William and Carolanne Adama.
* [[Carolanne Adama]], wife of William, mother of Zak and Lee.
* [[Joseph Adama]], father of William.
* [[Evelyn Adama]], mother of William.
* [[Shannon Adama]], first wife of Joseph.
* [[Sam Adama]], brother of Joseph.
* [[Tamara Adama]], daughter of Joseph and Shannon.
* [[William "Willie" Adama]], son of Joseph and Shannon.
* [[William Adama Sr.]], father of Joseph.
* [[Isabelle Adama]], mother of Joseph.

==== Other ====
* [[Adamarama]], the nickname used by [[Esai Morales]], as well as other cast and crew members, for the ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' first season episode, "[[The Dirteaters]]."
* [[Adamastache]], a nickname for the mustache Adama has in the beginning of [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]].
* [[Adama Glare]], a well-known look of anger experienced by various ''Galactica'' crew members.

=== From the [[List of Comics#Dynamite Entertainment|Dynamite Comics]] ===
* [[Troy Adama]], the Warrior known as "Boxey" from the ''[[Galactica 1980 1|Galactica 1980]]'' comic mini-series.
* [[Troykus Adama]], ''[[Galactica (1980 alternate)|Galactica]]'''s commander depicted in the ''Galactica 1980'' comic book mini-series.
* [[Zak Adama (alternate)|Zak Adama]], a [[Returners|Returner]].

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Please choose a more precise subject for the term '''"Battlestar Galactica."'''

== The Series ==

*General information on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series]], by [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[David Eick]].
**Information on the ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[Miniseries]], by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, the 4-hour made-for-TV movie and pilot for the Re-imagined Series.
*General information on the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series]], created by [[Glen A. Larson]], which aired in 1978.
*General information on ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', the short-lived [[spin-off]] of the Original Series.

== The Ship ==

Information on the battlestar ''Galactica'' itself can be referenced at:

*[[Galactica (RDM)]], for the 60 year-old warship of the Re-imagined Series.
*[[Galactica (TOS)]], for the 500 [[yahren]]-old warship of the Original Series.
*[[Galactica (2003 Video Game)]], the 500 yahren-old warship based mostly in a version of the Original Series continuity.
*[[Galactica (SDS)]], for information on the ship planned for use with the [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|DeSanto/Singer revival project]].

== Other ==

There is related information on:

*The ill-fated [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|''Battlestar Galactica'' continuation project]] by director [[Bryan Singer]] and producer [[Tom DeSanto]].
*''[[Battlestar Atlantis]]'', the Original Series [[continuation]] motion picture project announced by [[Glen A. Larson]] and Todd Moyer in the late 1990s.
*The mock proof-of-concept trailer for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]],'' produced by [[Richard Hatch]], shown at science-fiction conventions and to Universal Studios executives as a means of showing how a Original Series revival would look.
*The 2003 ''Battlestar Galactica [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game]]'' - the [[Wikipedia:XBOX|XBOX]] / [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] video game production that apparently was to support the [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|Singer/DeSanto]] continuation project.
*The 2007 ''Battlestar Galactica [[Battlestar Galactica (2007 game)|video game]].
*A collection of mostly science-fiction television series theme-songs, [[Battlestar Galactica - The A to Z of Fantasy TV Themes]].
*A handheld video game, [[Battlestar Galactica Space Alert]].

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Battlestar

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A '''battlestar''' is a [[Colonial]] capital warship that combines the roles of a space fighter carrier and battleship. Battlestars are the adversarial counterpart to the [[Cylon]] [[basestar]].

Battlestars have differing appearances and abilities in both the the [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]].

== General ==

*See [[Battlestar (TOS)]] for information on the unnamed Original Series battlestar class.
*See [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica'' type battlestar]] for information on this unnamed original battlestar class of the Re-imagined Series.
*See [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class battlestar]] for information on an advanced battlestar class that succeeds ''Galactica'' type battlestar.
*See [[Valkyrie type battlestar|''Valkyrie'' type battlestar]] for information on another, smaller class of battlestar that was prevalent at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
*See [[Orion class battlestar|''Orion'' class battlestar]] for information on the "pocket battlestar" utilized during the First Cylon War.

== ''Galactica'' ==

For information on the battlestar ''Galactica'' itself:

*See [[Galactica (TRS)]] for information on the Re-imagined Series version.
*See [[Galactica (TOS)]] for information on the Original Series and ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' version.
*See [[Galactica (2003 Video Game)]] for information on the Original Series variant seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003 Video Game]].

== Original Series ==

[[Image:TOS-galac.jpg|thumb|The {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} battlestar ''Galactica'']]

*''[[Acropolis]]''
*''{{TOS|Atlantia|Atlantia}}''
*''{{TOS|Columbia|Columbia}}''
*''{{TOS|Galactica}}''
*''[[Pacifica]]''
*''{{TOS|Pegasus}}''
*''[[Rycon]]''
*''{{TOS|Triton|Triton}}''

=== Comic books ===

''Note: There may be duplication from the preceding list. However, the links below are to '''alternate''' articles to reflect the [[BW:SEP|Separate Continuity]] nature of these craft, e.g. ''Galactica''.''

*''[[Galactica (TOS alternate)|Galactica]]''
*''[[Rylon]]''

== Re-imagined Series ==

[[Image:Battlestar_stern.jpg|thumb|The [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Re-imagined Series]] battlestar ''Galactica''.]]

*Named:
**''[[Athena (Battlestar)|Athena]]''
**''[[Atlantia (TRS)|Atlantia]]''
**''Bellerophon''
**''[[Columbia (TRS)|Columbia]]''
**''[[Erasmus]]''
**''[[Night Flight]]''
**''[[Osiris]]''
**''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]''
**''Ramses''
**''[[Solaria]]''
**''[[Triton (TRS)|Triton]]''
**''[[Uned]]''
**''[[Universal]]''
**''[[Valkyrie]]''
**''[[Yashuman]]''
*Unnamed:
**See [[Unnamed battlestars]]

=== Comic books ===
*''[[Atlas (battlestar)|Atlas]]''
*''[[Argus]]''
*''[[Cerberus (battlestar)|Cerberus]]''
*''[[Chronos]]''
*''[[Therion]]''
*''[[Ulysses]]''
*Eos
*Universa

==Notes==
*Battlestar Wiki maintains official information on the ''Battlestar Galactica'' officially-licensed episodes, movies, and publications only. [[Fan fiction]] sources that discuss other ships (particularly fan-based clubs that use ship "names") are not permitted in this wiki.

*A common [[fan fiction]] belief is that the Original Series battlestar ''{{TOS|Columbia|Columbia}}'' was also the class name for these battlestars. No [[BW:CJ|official sources]] confirm this point.

:''For more on what constitutes an official source, see [[Battlestar Wiki:Citation Jihad]].''

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Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)

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:''This article discusses the 2003 Playstation 2 and X-Box game. For the 2007 X-Box 360 and PC game, see [[Battlestar Galactica (2007 game)]].''
{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|universe2=RDM|cont=2003 Video Game|lcont=Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)}}
[[Image:Bsg_game_cover.jpg|right|200px]]

The '''''Battlestar Galactica'' roleplaying video game''' was released in November 2003, just before the [[Miniseries]].

In the game, the player takes the part of Ensign [[William Adama (2003 Video Game)|William "Husker" Adama]], and flies his Viper on missions against the Cylons, lead by [[Imperious Leader]] [[Lord Erebus]], during the opening days of the [[Cylon War]]. The only other character from the shows to make an appearance is a young [[Garris Cain]]; however, using cheat codes, the original characters of {{TOS|Starbuck}} and {{TOS|Apollo}} can appear as your wingmen (and are even voiced by Original Series actors [[Dirk Benedict]] and [[Richard Hatch]], respectively).

Both the ''[[Galactica (2003 Video Game)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Atlantia]]'' make an appearance; it is the former which the orphaned Adama lives on, having fallen in love with [[Iphigenia]], the daughter of its commander, [[Bryn Magus]].

'''Developer:''' Warthog Games (UK), on behalf of Vivendi Universal. 
'''Platforms:''' X-Box and Playstation 2 
'''[[Wikipedia:ESRB|ESRB Rating]]:''' Teen 
'''[[Wikipedia:PEGI|PEGI Rating]]:''' 12+

==Notes==

* The 2003 video game draws elements from items found in what was to become the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|"Re-imagined" Series]] as well as elements familiar to the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}. Because of this and new elements, the Video Game creates a continuity that is generally separate from the either series. The game was designed to complement both the Original Series and the "Re-imagined" series; an earlier incarnation of the game developed but never produced in 2001 was based on the [[Bryan Singer|Singer]] / [[Tom DeSanto|DeSanto]] [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|continuation project]].

*In the game, William Adama is romantically involved with a woman named [[Iphigenia]]. In the Original Series, his wife is named [[Ila]].
*In the game, Adama has a full name, "William Adama." The Original Series character had no such name, but the same name (and callsign) are used for the [[William Adama|character in the Re-imagined Series]].
*Using a special cheat, the Original Series characters of {{TOS|Starbuck}} and {{TOS|Apollo}} are available as wingmen to the player character, Adama. This wholly contradicts the characterizations of both Original Series and Re-imagined Series, where Starbuck and Apollo are subordinates to Adama. Further, Adama is Apollo's father in the Original Series, so for young Adama to fly with his son of the same age (game cheat notwithstanding) is a temporal contradiction. An additional bonus mission for the game was scripted but never implemented in the final build; this mission would have featured the Original Series characters of {{TOS|Starbuck}} and {{TOS|Apollo}} traveling back into the past to prevent the death of the young Adama. Details of that mission, including the script, are available [http://web.archive.org/web/20060722131225/hometown.aol.co.uk/redwingproject/battlestar4.htm here].

==Cast==
*[[Dirk Benedict]] as [[Starbuck (TOS)|Lt. Starbuck]] and [[Lukas]]
*[[Lucille Bliss]] as [[Shaden]]
*[[Robin Atkin Downes]] as [[William Adama (2003 Video Game)|Ensign Adama]]
*[[Mack Greenlaw]] as [[Garris Cain]]
*[[Richard Hatch]] as {{TOS|Apollo}} and [[Rylo]]
*[[James Horan]] as Older Adama
*[[Charity James]] as [[Persephone (2003 Video Game)|Persophone]], [[Atlantia Council]], and [[Nova]]
*[[Kristanna Loken]] as [[Iphigenia]] and [[Lethe]]
*[[Alyson Reed]] as [[Jen Kassia]]
*[[Dwight Schultz]] as [[Erebus|Lord Erebus]] and [[Deimos]]
*[[Kristoffer Tabori]] as [[Bryn Magus]]
*[[Wally Wingert]] as [[Paulus Magus]]

==Cheat Codes==
Cut through the {{TOS|Felgercarb|felgercarb}} with these unlock codes - unless otherwise stated, all codes are the same for XBox and PlayStation 2 versions of the title.
* '''Unlock Apollo & Starbuck as wingmen'''
{{spoiltext|
DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, UP, RIGHT, RIGHT}}

* '''Unlock ''Battlestar Galactica'' Miniseries images'''
{{spoiltext|
LEFT, UP, LEFT, LEFT, DOWN, LEFT, UP, DOWN, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, RIGHT, UP, UP, LEFT, LEFT, UP, UP, UP, LEFT, UP, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, UP, RIGHT, UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, RIGHT, DOWN, UP, UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT}}

* '''Unlock additional images (XBOX only)'''
{{spoiltext|
Y, Y, Y, Y, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, LEFT, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, X, X, Y, UP, UP, Y, X, Y, Y, X, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, X, Y, RIGHT, Y, RIGHT, X, Y, Y, X, DOWN, LEFT, LEFT, X, X, RIGHT, RIGHT, Y, Y, DOWN, DOWN, Y, X, LEFT, UP}}

On the Main Menu, select Options, then select Extras.
If the code was accepted you will hear a Cylon Say,"By your Command!"

== Related Imagery ==
<gallery>
File:Battlestar-galactica-game.jpg|Screenshot
File:Battlestar-galactica-game2.jpg|Screenshot
File:12840-battlestar-galactica-6 640.jpg|The new Cylon design, based on [[Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|the cancelled revival]]
File:Command centurian.jpg|Marketing poster depicting a redesigned [[Command Centurion]], by John Slowksy
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==See also ==

* [[Auriga]]
* [[Corvus]]
* [[Craft from the 2003 Video Game]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.battlestargalacticagame.com/ Official Game Website] (offline)
*[http://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/b/battlestargalactica/default.htm Game Profile on official XBox website]
*[http://battlestar.ugo.com/games/battlestar_galactica_game/ Unofficial Game Website] (offline)
*[http://hometown.aol.co.uk/redwingproject/battlestar.htm J.Swallow's Battlestar Galactica Video Game info site] (offline)
*[http://astore.amazon.com/battlestarwik-20/detail/B00008KTSW PS2 version of the Battlestar Galactica Video Game on Amazon.com]
*[http://astore.amazon.com/battlestarwik-20/detail/B00008KTMX XBox version of the Battlestar Galactica Video Game on Amazon.com]
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009LW7I PS2 version of the Battlestar Galactica Video Game on Amazon.co.uk]
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009LW6O XBox version of the Battlestar Galactica Video Game on Amazon.co.uk]
*[http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr&page=title&r=PS2&title=127612 PS2 version of the Battlestar Galactica Video Game on Play.com]
*[http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr&page=title&r=XBOX&title=127611 XBox version of the Battlestar Galactica Video Game on Play.com]

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Robin

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Please choose a specific reference for the name, '''Robin''' or its variants:

* [[Robin Atkin Downes]], actor who voiced [[William Adama (2003 Video Game)|William Adama]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003 Video Game]].
* [[Robin Wenutu]], [[Canceron]]'s [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum]] delegate seen in the Re-imagined Series episode "[[Colonial Day]]."
* [[Robyn Douglass]], the actress who portrayed [[Jamie Hamilton]] in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

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Light Tanker

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:''This article is about the Cylon Freighter as seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003 Video Game]]. For other versions, see [[Cylon freighter]].''

{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|universe2=RDM|cont=2003 Video Game|lcont=Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)}}

{{Ship Data
| image= kevhayes-cytanker_original.jpg
| race= Cylon
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Centurion troops
| role= Fuel tanker / freighter
| weapons= None
| status= Active
}}
The '''Cylon light tanker''' (or ''[[Cylon freighter]]'') is an unarmed ship used throughout the Cylon sphere of influence to transport fuel and other goods. The tanker transports 8 cargo pods of [[Tylium]] deposits which are then taken to fuel refineries at spots throughout space. Each fuel pod can be ejected independently as an offensive measure. The light tanker is not very heavily armored as they are always escorted wherever they go ([[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|2003 Video Game]]).

==Notes==
*This vessel is part of a separate continuity that mixes elements from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] and {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} as well as unique material. It is not a [[canon]]ical item in either series.

== Related Imagery ==
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Image:|Caravan of three [[Cylon freighter]]s.
Image:L T 3quart 4 copy.jpg|Closeup on tanker with [[Advanced Raider]] escort.
Image:L_Tanker_Scene1.jpg|Tanker under attack by a [[Viper]].
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