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Kara Thrace

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:''This article discusses the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] character with the pilot callsign of "Starbuck." For information on Kara Thrace's counterpart in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[Starbuck (TOS)]].''

:''For Kara Thrace's parents, see [[Dreilide Thrace]] and [[Socrata Thrace]].''

{{Character Data
|photo= Kara Thrace.jpg
|age=
|colony= [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]
|birthname= Kara Thrace
|callsign= Starbuck
|seen= Miniseries
|death= Viper destroyed near gas giant, crashing on [[Earth (RDM)#Arrival_and_Ruins|Cylon Earth]] ([[Maelstrom]]/[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]);<br>Mysteriously reappears ([[Crossroads, Part II]]);<br>Vanishes in Tanzania on [[Earth (RDM)#A_New_Earth|pre-historical 2nd Earth]] ([[Daybreak, Part II]])
|parents= [[Socrata Thrace]]† (mother)<br>[[Dreilide Thrace]]† (father)
|siblings=
|children=
|marital status= Married to [[Samuel Anders]]† (formerly engaged to [[Zak Adama]]†)
|rank=Captain
|role= Viper pilot;<br>flight instructor;<br>''Galactica'' [[Commander Air Group|CAG]];<br>"Pegasus" CAG;<br>angel-prophet;<br>captain of ''[[Demetrius]]''
|actor= [[Katee Sackhoff]]<br>[[Erika-Shaye Gair]] (child)
|cylon=
|serial = 462753 <ref name="serial"> Confirmed number from QMX dogtags given to them by the studio.</ref>
}}
'''Kara "Starbuck" Thrace''' is a gifted [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot, with an attitude that has hindered her career in the Colonial Fleet. However, [[William Adama]] has confidence in Thrace's military skills, and she greatly aids the Fleet inside and out of the cockpit. She is the last [[Commander Air Group|Commander, Air Group]] (CAG) of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', and mysteriously vanishes in a region that will later be known as Tanzania on [[Earth (RDM)#A_New_Earth|the second Earth]] shortly after the Fleet's arrival on the planet ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).

== Background ==

[[Image:YoungKaraThrace.jpg|thumb|left|A young Kara Thrace in a vision ([[Maelstrom]]).]]
*Thrace's mother [[Socrata Thrace|Socrata]] was a former [[Colonial Marine Corps]] sergeant major. She beat her daughter so frequently that Thrace came to accept pain as a way of life ("[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Maelstrom]]").
*Her father [[Dreilide Thrace|Dreilide]] was a pianist and composer. Kara seems to have been closer to him than with her mother ([[Valley of Darkness]], [[Someone to Watch Over Me]]) until he left them.
*Thrace left home to join the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|military]]. During her training, she was disciplined for insubordinate conduct towards [[Mike Gibbons|superior officers]].
*She was a talented [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] player ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]), and was up for the pros, but an injured knee took her out of contention. However, she discovered a passion and skill for being a fighter pilot ([[Podcast:The Hand of God]]).
*One of her early posts was aboard the battlestar ''[[Triton (RDM)|Triton]]''. While there, she offended Commander [[Myron Ruth]], who initiated court-martial proceedings against her, but the charges were later dropped ([[The Son Also Rises]]).
*Thrace eventually returned to flight school as an instructor, where she fell in love with one of her students, [[Zak Adama]]. Despite his poor performance, she allowed him to pass his final check flight although he failed three of the required maneuvers ([[Act of Contrition]]).
*Thrace lost Zak Adama when he was killed during a routine mission shortly after graduating. [[Lee Adama]] ("Apollo"), Zak's elder brother, blamed their father for Zak's death, and Thrace, feeling guilty, kept quiet. She met [[William Adama]] shortly after the accident, and the two formed a strong rapport and stood together at the funeral ([[Act of Contrition]]).
*Thrace resigned as an instructor and returned to the Fleet as an operational pilot on the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' under the command of William Adama, where she served for some two years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. Before the Cylon attack, she was second-in-command to the [[CAG]], [[Jackson Spencer]].
*She has a rarely-used run-down apartment in [[Delphi]] that overlooked a parking lot, and a Colonial version of a [[Wikipedia:Humvee|Humvee]] which she and Helo use to escape the city and get to the country where she meets Samuel Anders. She was also an avid painter, and her apartment is cluttered with her paintings and a [[Starbuck's Poem|poem]] written on a wall ([[Valley of Darkness]]). The apartment was neater when Thrace was with Zak Adama, although her [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] wall painting pre-dates that relationship. ([[Daybreak, Part I]])
*Thrace hides the fact that she is deeply spiritual. She frequently prays to the [[Lords of Kobol]], particularly [[Aphrodite]] and [[Artemis]] in dire situations ([[Miniseries]], "[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]").

==Character History==

=== Galactica and Pre-New Caprica ===

*Thrace's attitude quickly runs her afoul of Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], ''Galactica's'' [[executive officer]]. Their open mutual dislike of one another leads to the point where blows are exchanged, with Thrace ending up in the brig. After the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] she is released from the brig and returns to duty as Viper pilot.
*Thrace manages to keep two of three nuclear missiles from striking ''Galactica'' in their first Cylon sortie, and saves Lee from doom in an innovative maneuver in the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]].
*Her skills in saving Lee brings her grudging respect from Colonel Tigh, but she is unable to accept his offer of the olive branch—an act that will have repercussions for her later ([[Miniseries]]).
[[image:Bastille_Day-Starbuck_Boxey.jpg|thumb|right|Thrace as acting [[CAG]] with [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]] as assistant ([[Bastille Day]]).]]
*Thrace participates in a hostage rescue mission aboard the ''[[Astral Queen]]''. Following the successful mission, Thrace tries to mend fences between herself and Colonel Tigh with a toast (consisting of water), apologizing in much the same way as Tigh himself had tried after their initial escape from [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. But Tigh rejects Thrace's apology, stating that her flaws are professional, while his flaws were personal ([[Bastille Day]]).
*Thrace eventually admits her secret about Zak Adama to William Adama himself, an act that brings their close friendship almost to the breaking point ([[Act of Contrition]]).
*During a surprise encounter with Cylons during [[nugget]] training, Thrace destroys several Cylon Raiders, but her ship is damaged and tumbles towards a small red moon with an unbreathable atmosphere. With her Viper in a fatal flat-spin, Thrace is forced to eject from her Viper ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).
*Thrace (nursing a damaged knee) repairs the downed Cylon Raider found on the inhabitable moon and returns to ''Galactica'', giving the Fleet a vital piece of Cylon fighter technology for study and use.
*The recovering Thrace, off flight status, is asked by Commander Adama to plan a special attack on a Cylon [[tylium]] refinery. The tactical planning role is not something she relishes, and she frequently shows resentment towards others for her condition ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).
*During Thrace's undesired interrogation of a Cylon prisoner, a copy of a known [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] named [[Leoben Conoy]], she uses some drastic acts to try to extract the information from the humanoid Cylon ([[Flesh and Bone]]).
[[image:Starbuck-Kobols_Last_Gleaming_pt2.jpg|thumb|right|Thrace retrieves the [[Arrow of Apollo]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).]]
*Thrace is assigned to plant a nuclear device on board a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] in orbit around [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]]. She disobeys orders to retrieve the [[Arrow of Apollo]] at the request of President Roslin, since she discovered Commander Adama's speech concerning knowledge of the location of Earth was a lie. She [[FTL|jump]]s to Caprica ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), landing in [[Delphi]] in the captured Cylon [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]], depriving the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] of the valuable military asset.
*In the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] with the Arrow, she is violently attacked by a copy of [[Number Six]]. Despite being heavily outmatched in the fight, Thrace luckily defeats the Cylon.
*At the museum, she reunites with [[Karl Agathon]], whom she thought dead, and discovers [[Sharon Agathon|a second copy]] of [[Sharon Valerii]], realizing instantly that the woman is a Cylon.
*"Caprica Valerii", fearing for her child, steals Thrace's Raider. In exasperation, Thrace only mutters: "Bitch took my ride" ([[Scattered]]). Like Agathon, Thrace is left with no way to return to the Fleet unless she could find her Raider or another Cylon spacecraft, as only Cylon navigational computers are powerful enough to plot jumps over such large distances..
*Thrace berates Agathon's love for the Caprica copy of Valerii. Thrace finds the keys of her surplus military utility vehicle in her old jacket in her old apartment. Thrace has a ride again, if only to move more efficiently about Caprica ([[Valley of Darkness]]).
[[Image:ThraceAndersResistance.jpg|thumb|right|Thrace and Anders playing Pyramid on Caprica ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).]]
*Thrace and Agathon meet a [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]] on Caprica. Thrace and [[Samuel Anders]] strike up a rapport as fellow [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] players and end up having sex.
*During planning to steal a [[Heavy Raider]], Thrace is shot in a military action, waking up in a hospital on Caprica. Thrace is told by her doctor, [[Simon]], that Anders died from wounds he suffered in getting Thrace to safety.
*Thrace discovers that Simon is working with a [[Number Six|known humanoid Cylon]]. She overhears that the next day he plans to extract her ovaries for use in the Cylon's attempts to study and create a hybrid Cylon/human embryo. Simon also makes the mistake of calling Thrace by her callsign, Starbuck, which she had never revealed.
*Staggering and in pain, Thrace kills Simon and escapes the hospital, but not before clocking a Six copy with a fire extinguisher and destroying the local farm power supply, mercy-killing [[Sue-Shaun]] and several other women in the facility.
*Another Simon copy appears just as the Resistance attacks the facility. The second Simon, now revealed as a humanoid Cylon himself, is immediately killed by the Resistance, but a squad of [[Cylon Centurion]]s appear and pins the Resistance down. Luckily, [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]] swoops in with a stolen [[Heavy Raider]], destroys the Centurions and flies the Resistance and Thrace out of harm's way.
*Thrace promises Anders that she'll [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I|return with a rescue mission]] for the remaining survivors. Anders returns the Arrow of Apollo to Thrace, which he hid on the resistance grounds for safekeeping ([[The Farm]]).
*Thrace, Agathon and the pregnant "Caprica Valerii" land on the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' in the Heavy Raider. Finding the [[Laura Roslin faction]] in orbit of [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], Thrace is reunited with Lee. He kisses her impulsively, catching Thrace by pleasant surprise, but a tense standoff follows when Lee discovers that another Sharon copy has returned with them. Roslin helps defuse the situation, and Thrace delivers the Arrow of Apollo to the President.
*Temporarily removed from military protocol, Lee playfully teases Thrace by stealing a pyramid ball she took from Caprica. Adama senses her depression about Caprica and tells her that he'd be happy to hear about any problems she had. He also let slip that he loved her, which brightened Thrace's mood to the point where she teased him back about his slip.
*With a team led by Laura Roslin, Lee, and, later, joined by the recovered Commander Adama, Thrace enters the [[Tomb of Athena]] and successfully uses the Arrow of Apollo to activate a hologram that shows constellations of the Twelve Colonies' ancient symbols.
*Thrace realizes that they are on a recreation of Earth. Together with Lee, they locate the Lagoon Nebula, a celestial body known to Commander Adama and Lee, and gather sufficient information to begin an actual course to Earth ([[Home, Part II]]).
*Thrace shows off the impressive stealth abilities of the new [[Blackbird]] fighter in her maiden flight ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).
*With the arrival of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', Admiral [[Helena Cain]] summarily assigns Thrace (and Lee) to ''Pegasus'' after digesting the reports of ''Galactica'''s officers.
*[[Cole Taylor|The ''Pegasus'' CAG]] removes Thrace from the Cylon recon mission. Lee secretly tells her to use the [[Blackbird]] to take recon photos of the Cylon Unknown ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).
*Returning from her very successful mission, the [[Blackbird]]'s lack of a Colonial transponder is mistaken for a Cylon [[Raider]] on [[DRADIS]], and Thrace is nearly confronted and shot at by Vipers from ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica''. After narrowly avoiding certain death by declaring herself a friendly, Thrace transmits her recon photos to ''Pegasus''.
*Admiral Cain is very impressed with Thrace's performance and promotes her to Captain and ''Pegasus'' CAG.
*Thrace is assigned the task of planning the joint attack on the Resurrection Ship, but successfully asks to have Lee on her team, restoring him to flight status.
*After she briefs Cain and Commander Adama on her battle plan, Adama asks Thrace privately to assassinate Cain after the battle is complete. Adama fears that if Cain continues to command, the Fleet would be in mortal jeopardy from Cain's draconian command ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).
*Thrace's battle planning, as before on the [[tylium]] [[The Hand of God (RDM)|mine]], works to near-perfection, with the Resurrection Ship destroyed and its supporting basestars.
*As a result of the battle events, Thrace is left without backup as she walks to the ''Pegasus'' CIC to shoot Cain, obviously afraid and apprehensive. When Commander Adama calls, Thrace slowly moves her hand to her sidearm but, to her relief, Adama does not give the kill order and cryptically instructs her to stand down ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).
*Thrace and [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]] are involved in the protection of a mining operation from periodic Raider attacks. One Raider, nicknamed [[Scar (Raider)|Scar]], fuels an intensive rivalry for the pilot's "top gun" honor. Thrace, still depressed over her inability to convince Fleet command to initiate a rescue for Samuel Anders and his resistance, drinks heavily and obsesses over removing Scar from the sky, even at the cost of her life. Fortunately, Thrace realizes the futility of her actions, and works together with Katraine to destroy the remarkably dangerous Raider ([[Scar]]).
*A few weeks later, Thrace takes leave on ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' when she was dragooned into rescuing Lee and several other ''Galactica'' crew and residents after terrorists take them hostage in exchange for the incarcerated [[Sharon Agathon|Sharon Agathon neé Valerii]]. Thrace gathers intelligence on the situation, but her cover is blown. In the retreating firefight, Lee is caught in the crossfire. After the situation is resolved, Thrace intended to sit at Lee's bedside, only to discover that Dualla beat her to it ([[Sacrifice]]).
*Later, Thrace is assigned to ''Pegasus'' as a flight trainer. Though the pilots like her, Commander [[Barry Garner]] does not, eventually confining her to quarters for "insubordination." Following the [[Battle of the Binary Star System|ill-fated rescue and retreat]] from a Cylon ambush (where Thrace leads the fighters) and [[Battle of the Guardian Basestar|after a search, rescue and destroy mission to a Cylon-war era basestar]], Thrace informs Lee—now commander of ''Pegasus''—that she was taking over his old CAG post aboard ''Galactica'', joking that she has a problem with her commander wanting to send her off to get killed ("[[The Captain's Hand]]", "[[Razor]]").
*Thrace gets her wish: the Caprica rescue is approved, and she leads a large Raptor squadron to the planet. The group soon met up with Anders, who reports that their HQ had been destroyed and Thrace's timing was just perfect. A squad of Centurions ambush and pin down the group moments later ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).
*Still pinned down from attack fire, Thrace and Anders agree to kill each other to avoid capture and internment at a [[Farms|farm]]. But the attack stops, and a [[Cavil|man]] appears, praising the [[Lords of Kobol|Gods]] as he announces that the Cylons not only have ceased fire, but are abandoning the Twelve Colonies. Thrace isn't really surprised to discover that the man, known as Brother [[Cavil]], was a Cylon upon their return to the Fleet.
*Thrace and Anders proceed to get drunk, and host a disastrous encounter with Lee. This apparently led to a rift between the two comrades.
[[Image:Leobenkara.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Leoben with Kara Thrace ([[Exodus, Part I]]).]]
*The evening of the founding of [[New Caprica]], Kara slept with Lee and proclaimed her love for him as she was uncertain regarding her feelings toward Anders. The following morning she quickly married Anders in a ceremony near the river, despite declaring to Lee just the previous evening that she had no intention of getting married. This caused a rift between Kara and Lee that lasted for well over a year ([[Unfinished Business]]).
*Life on New Caprica tempered Thrace, and she often behaved in ways Thrace never would have, including hugging Colonel Tigh and pampering Anders during his bout with an illness.
*She watches in horror at the sudden arrival of hundreds of Cylon ships in the sky over New Caprica. A few of ''Galactica's'' former crew gather near Thrace, looking to her for guidance. She responds the only way she knows how: "Fight 'em until we can't" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

=== The New Caprica Ordeal and Her Death ===

*After Baltar's surrender of New Caprica, Conoy keeps Thrace prisoner in an apartment located within the Cylon-built [[New Caprica Detention Center]] in an attempt to convince Thrace that she loves him and also convert her to the [[Cylon Religion|Cylon monotheistic religion]]. She repeatedly kills Conoy a total of five times in an attempt to convince him to let her go ("[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]").
*Conoy introduces Thrace to a small child named [[Kacey Brynn|Kacey]], who appears to be approximately two to three years in age, whom he claims is their biological daughter, created using one of Thrace's extracted ovaries ([[The Farm]]) and his genetic material. Conflicted, Thrace leaves the child unattended, which later results in Kacey falling down the apartment's stairs ([[Precipice]]). After the fall, Thrace begins to change her attitude towards the child and begins to offer affection towards Conoy ("[[Precipice]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]").
*Upon her return to ''Galactica'' after Admiral Adama's [[Battle of New Caprica|daring rescue attempt]], Thrace heartbreakingly discovers that Kacey was simply another manipulation on Conoy's part; Kacey is merely a human child whom the Cylons had abducted from [[Julia Brynn|her mother]] ([[Exodus, Part II]]).
*Bearing the psychological scars of her four month ordeal with Leoben and Kacey, Thrace is recruited by [[Diana Seelix]] as a last minute replacement juror in the [[Circle]] after Anders' resignation. Thrace's involvement in the Circle precipitates the breakup of her marriage with Anders. Initially wondering about the legality of the tribunal, she is the fifth vote to find [[Felix Gaeta]] guilty of treason and collaboration. Later, when Gaeta is about to be killed in one of ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[launch tubes (RDM)|launch tubes]], she demands that he beg for his life. Thrace physically assaults him and goes down the litany of "lies" that Gaeta told her earlier about him helping the [[New Caprica Resistance|insurgency]]. As she does so, [[Galen Tyrol]], one of the Circle's jurors, overhears this and confirms the story. In a sense of confusion after learning that Gaeta was telling the truth, Thrace leaves the launch tube ([[Collaborators]]).
*During a combat exercise between Vipers, Thrace breaks formation and collides with another pilot, forcing an end to the war games and causing Lee to revoke her flight status. Later, at her bunk she is met by Kacey and her mother, whom she dismisses, telling Kacey's mother not to visit her again. In the pilots' rec room, Thrace and Colonel Tigh begin to sow dissent between the survivors of New Caprica and the crew that stayed behind on ''Galactica'', insinuating that those who stayed behind did not suffer like those on New Caprica did, and that the crew of ''Galactica'' took too long to organize a rescue. Admiral Adama, upon learning of this from Karl Agathon, confronts Thrace and Tigh on their behavior. He challenges them to shoot him, as their constant complaining is tantamount to pulling the trigger. When neither do, Adama throws Thrace off her chair and demands that both she and Tigh shape up and move on with their lives. Spurred by Adama's words, Thrace cuts her hair and returns to duty. Later, in uniform, she visits Kacey and her mother on the [[Dogsville|converted hangar deck]] ([[Torn]]).
*Thrace enters an affair with Lee, rekindling their romance on New Caprica ([[Unfinished Business]]). Both Anders and Lee's wife, Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]], are more than vaguely aware of the pair's sexual tension. Lee ends the affair and reconciles with his wife despite still being in love with Thrace, but Thrace refuses to give Anders any further attention than a periodic sexual fling.
*Thrace is involved with the defense of the incorrectly called "[[Temple of Five]]" but is severely injured, leaving her rescuer, Dualla, to return them to ''Galactica'' ([[Rapture]]). Agathon recognizes the strange circular [[Eye of Jupiter|mandala]] in the Temple, created 4,000 years before, and its resemblance to a symbol that Thrace painted in her apartment. When shown the symbol, the recovering Thrace is darkly reminded of Leoben's prophesy.
*During refueling operations above a gas giant, Thrace is continually attracted to what she believes is a Cylon contact, which she chases to find a planetary storm that resembles the mandala. She dives into it, almost losing control before coming to her senses and returning.
*Command staff and Thrace question her competency to continue flying, but Lee volunteers encouragement and offers to fly as her wingman on her next [[Combat Air Patrol|CAP]].
*Thrace finds herself attracted by another apparent Cylon contact. As she descended, her Viper is struck by debris and she, while unconscious, experiences a revelation about her mother, [[Socrata Thrace]], and guided through the vision by what looks to be a Leoben copy.
*Starbuck regains consciousness but chooses to continue her descent despite Lee's desperate pleas to ascend. "I'll see you on the other side (...) Just let me go" were her last words as her Viper explodes. A grief-stricken Lee tells [[CIC]] that he did not see any ejection ([[Maelstrom]]).
*While preparing for a Cylon engagement near the [[Ionian nebula]], Lee (who has [[Crossroads, Part I|since left]] the Colonial Military) detects a bogey on [[DRADIS]]. While he searches for the target, Lee finds himself momentarily in a cat-and-mouse chase game with the mysterious target. As Lee attempts to regain sight of the bogey, it positions itself next to his Viper.

=== Return from the Dead and Suspicion ===

*The [[Starbuck's Viper|pristine Viper Mark II]] that comes alongside is flown by Thrace herself. A shocked and confused [[Lee Adama]] (now a civilian) listens to the apparently-resurrected Kara Thrace, who tells him that she has been to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] and she has returned to take the Fleet to it ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).
*After the [[Battle of the Ionian Nebula|battle at the nebula]], she returns to ''Galactica'' where everyone is astounded to see her alive. While everyone believed her dead for over two months, only several hours have passed for her. She has returned with recon photography of [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], but no navigational data or knowledge of how she got there. Further complicating her claim is the fact that her Viper is nearly pristine, as if it had just been built. Despite her passing a medical examination by Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]], almost everyone, including Thrace herself, wonders if she could be a Cylon.
*When the Fleet jumps further away from the Ionian Nebula, she experiences headaches and says that she is losing the intuitive feeling of the way to Earth. Desperate to lead the Colonials there, she breaks into Adama's quarters and confronts Roslin at gun point ([[He That Believeth In Me]]).
*Thrace is eventually subdued by [[Colonial Marines]] and imprisoned in the [[brig]]. Lee visits Thrace in the brig and tells her that he believes her. Thrace is happy that he does and they share a kiss before Lee leaves for ''[[Colonial One]]''. Although not sure what to make of her claims, Admiral Adama releases her later, and gives her command of ''[[Demetrius]]'', and a crew including [[Karl Agathon]] and Samuel Anders, telling her to try to find Earth ([[Six of One]]).
*Thrace irritates her crew by frequent, unexplained course changes and rarely leaving her quarters, where she holes herself up to study star charts. When her husband confronts her about her command style and their marriage, she tells him that she is not the same person he married and tries to throw him out of her cabin. However, when Anders holds her, she tells him that she wants to have sex in order to feel something. Afterwards, she says that she feels distanced from her body and the events around her ([[The Ties That Bind]]).
* When a [[Leoben Conoy]] copy comes aboard ''Demetrius'' with the offer of an alliance with the Cylons, a power struggle among the crew breaks out when Thrace orders to jump to his baseship ([[The Road Less Traveled]]). The fight ends with Gaeta getting shot in the leg by Anders. After standing down, Thrace decides to accompany Conoy with a small team. On his baseship she meets the Cylon [[Hybrid]], who repeats the [[first Hybrid]]'s [[The Destiny|prophecy]] ([[Razor]]) and gives her the next task: join the Cylons to unbox [[Number Three]] to learn what she knows of the Final Five ([[Faith]]).
* After the unboxing, Thrace reacts with shock and disbelief when she learns that her husband is a Cylon. She investigates the [[Starbuck's Viper|Viper she returned in]] and notices that it receives a strange signal, giving her a direct bearing to Earth. Her discovery stops the imminent execution of Colonel Tigh and leads to a truce with the [[Cylon Civil War|Cylon rebels]]. After arriving at Earth, Thrace is part of the first group on the surface, but finds only a destroyed city ([[Revelations]]).

=== The Thirteenth Colony and the Search for a New Home ===
*Thrace and [[Leoben Conoy]] explore the devastated Earth trying to find the source of the signal. They find pieces of wreckage belonging to a [[Viper (RDM)|Colonial Viper]]—the [[Viper 8757|same Viper]] that Thrace [[Maelstrom|flew into the gas giant]]. Finally, they come upon the cockpit of the crashed Viper, with its pilot still inside. Thrace is horrified to discover that the carcass inside the cockpit is hers. Thrace reveals to Conoy that the [[Hybrid]] aboard the rebel baseship called her the "Harbinger of Death." Conoy has no explanation for any of this and flees the scene, leaving Thrace alone to wonder who or what she really is. Thrace later retrieves the dog tags and wedding ring from the body. She then cremates the body and returns to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. She does not tell anyone what she has discovered ([[Sometimes a Great Notion]]).
*After ''Galactica'' leaves Earth, Thrace is still trying to come to terms with her discoveries there. [[Felix Gaeta]], who is unhappy about the Fleet's alliance with the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] and for the events leading up to that point (including a [[The Face of the Enemy|certain revelation]] about his role on [[New Caprica]]), decides to pick a fight with her. Gaeta accuses Thrace of collaborating with the Cylons: Thrace responds by telling him she isn't afraid to beat up a cripple and storms out ([[A Disquiet Follows My Soul]]).
*A withdrawn Thrace later has an altercation with [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]. She teases him about his unexpected fathering of [[Nicholas Tyrol]]. Costanza is unamused, angrily retorting that Thrace slept with half the Fleet herself and has nothing to show for her efforts. This hits a nerve and Thrace throws a bowl of food at a retreating Costanza.
*An alarm goes off and Thrace is ordered by [[Noel Allison|Noel "Narcho" Allison]] to evacuate the area. Thrace is suspicious and when she presses Allison for more information, he snaps that no one even knows what she is any more.
*Thrace turns to see a group of marines and civilians led by [[Charlie Connor]] run past her, and she follows them. She sees the group break into a weapons locker and arm themselves. She hears Connor giving his men orders to take the [[hangar deck]].
*Thrace rushes back to her barracks and grabs her weapons. She then tries to warn the CIC, but Gaeta blocks her calls. Realizing that Gaeta is also involved, Thrace takes off for the hangar deck.
*She arrives at the hangar deck just in time to rescue [[Lee Adama]] from Connor and his men, who are being assisted by [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] and [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]. Thrace kills one of the marines and wounds Skulls, forcing the others to back off. She and Lee then hurry away.
*Thrace and Lee take refuge inside a storage compartment. Lee doesn't think they can defeat the mutiny alone. Thrace responds by kissing him. She then says that this is the first time in weeks that she feels right.
*Thrace and Lee head for the CIC. They find that the mutiny has spread all across the ship. They arrive at Admiral Adama's quarters, where they meet [[Laura Roslin]]. After learning of the mutiny, Roslin decides that she must come out and address the Fleet. However, the ship's communications are down, and the only working [[wireless]] transmitter on the ship is in [[Gaius Baltar]]'s possession.
*Thrace, Adama, and Roslin make it to Baltar's compartment, where they find [[Galen Tyrol]] organizing a defense. Tyrol tells them that Admiral Adama has been arrested and is being escorted to the brig. Tyrol also tells them about a secondary storage airlock they can use to escape the ship. Thrace and Adama head off to rescue the admiral.
*At the brig, they find that [[William Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] have already escaped custody. They have also taken the rebel marine, [[Allan Nowart]], prisoner. Thrace tries to kill Nowart, but Adama thwarts her. As Nowart flees, Thrace argues that the mutineers are no longer his men, and as such are the enemy and that they can't afford to take prisoners.
*Thrace, Tigh and the Adamas arrive at the secondary storage airlock, where they find Tyrol, Roslin and Baltar waiting. A [[Raptor]] piloted by an [[Eight]] docks. After Roslin and Baltar board the Raptor, Thrace, Lee and Tyrol head off to continue the fight against Gaeta and [[Thomas Zarek]]'s forces ([[The Oath]]).
*Lee and Thrace head off to free the captives held in the brig, while Tyrol goes to sabotage the ship's FTL drive. They take out the mutineers guarding the brig and free Tigh, [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Karl Agathon]], [[Hera Agathon]], [[Caprica Six]] and [[Samuel Anders]].
*During the escape, a firefight ensues and Anders is shot in the back of the head by a mutineer. He is not killed but is in dire need of medical attention. Thrace yells at the others to go without her and she starts dragging Anders towards the infirmary.
*Thrace eventually exhausts herself trying to carry Anders and she collapses. Marine [[Parr]] escorting [[Romo Lampkin]] appears; Thrace attempts to shoot Parr, but her gun is empty— however, Lampkin suddenly stabs the marine twice in the neck with a pen, killing him.
*Thrace asks Lampkin to help her carry Anders to the infirmary. Lampkin is reluctant but eventually agrees to help ([[Blood on the Scales]]).
*In the immediate aftermath of the mutiny, Thrace learns from Doctor [[Sherman Cottle]] that the bullet is still stuck in Anders' skull. Anders' suppressed memories of his Cylon life back on Earth are also triggered. To Thrace's disappointment, Anders does not have an explanation as to who she really is or how she apparently came back from the dead.
*Cottle manages to remove the bullet, which he gives to Thrace. However, when Thrace goes to speak with Anders, she discovers that he has zero brain activity—which the medical personnel are unable to explain ([[No Exit]]).
*Thrace is later part of a joint Cylon-Colonial CAP which escorts [[Raptor 702|a Raptor]] carrying [[Ellen Tigh]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] onto ''Galactica''.
*Thrace is later seen in [[Joe's Bar]] drinking and toying with the bullet removed from Anders' skull. She and Tyrol have a brief discussion about Valerii, who is being held in the brig ([[Deadlock]]).
*Thrace gets a drawing of what seems to be stars from Hera and later visits Joe's Bar where she helps piano player [[Slick]] with the music he's composing. There she reveals that she used to play piano as a girl with her father until he left and then stopped and she had a song she used to play that made her happy. She realizes that Hera's drawing is of the notes for that song and she and Slick start playing it together. The music turns out to be [[The Music|the same music that activated the memories]] of the so-called [[Final Five]]. Slick, who was a manifestation of her father, disappears and Thrace later goes to Anders in the hope of finding out the reason she knew of the Music and its meaning, but is unsuccessful.
*When Admiral Adama comes to see Anders—now acting as ''Galactica's'' Hybrid—to find out the location of [[The Colony]], Thrace reveals to him that she has tried to make sense out of the notes by assigning numbers to them, but has had no luck in understanding it. She also tells him that she is dead, that she burned her own dead body on [[Sometimes a Great Notion| Earth]] and has no idea what she is. Adama tells her he knows what she is: she's his daughter. Later she and Adama spread red tape down the hanger deck to create a line for people to cross one way or the other to show whether or not they volunteer for the rescue mission for Hera. Thrace flanks the Admiral on the volunteers side of the line and doesn't move the whole time, having made her choice.
*During [[Battle of The Colony|the battle]], she leads a strike force that includes both Agathons into The Colony through Raptors. They encounter Sharon Valerii who gives them back Hera before being killed by Sharon Agathon. Thrace's team meets up with Lee's and they retreat to ''Galactica'', which has rammed itself into the Colony as part of the final assault.
*Thrace helps defend the ship and after an agreement is reached with Cavil, takes damage reports on their forces alongside Lee. After things go badly and the Colony starts to fall into the black hole with ''Galactica'', Thrace—the nearest person to the [[FTL]] console—is ordered to jump them away. Thrace doesn't know the rendezvous coordinates and, after Adama makes it clear that it doesn't matter, is inspired to input the numbers she assigned to [[The Music]]'s notes as the coordinates and jumps ''Galactica'' there. According to Thrace, Thrace jumps them to "the watchtower," which turns out to be the singular moon in orbit around another planet that the Colonials later dub [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].
*Thrace says goodbye to Anders before he flies the Fleet into the sun, destroying ''Galactica'' and the other ships, and later says her final goodbye to William Adama. Then she says her final goodbye to Lee Adama, having fulfilled [[The Destiny|her destiny]] to bring the Fleet to the second Earth. He fails to comprehend her at first, but realizes what she means as they continue talking. Thrace finally asks Lee what he is going to do now that he is here, and disappears when he turns away momentarily to look at the scenery, surprising him. In a reference to their first ever meeting, after Lee realizes that she is really gone, he says goodbye to her and promises that she will not be forgotten.

==Lords of Kobol, Hear My Prayer==

Despite her tough, rebellious exterior, Thrace is deeply spiritual and possesses a great deal of faith in the [[Lords of Kobol (RDM)|Lords of Kobol]]. She usually prays in moments of mourning or desperation, such as when she thinks Lee is dead ([[Miniseries]]), when she is trapped on a desolate moon with a broken knee and low oxygen ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]), and when she discovers she's in Cylon captivity ([[The Farm]]). This spirituality is put to the test as a series of events lead her towards a mysterious destiny.

==The Destiny==
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From early in her life, Kara Thrace has been guided through her mother's actions for a special role in life, a plot point that begins with a [[Leoben Conoy]] copy in the Season 1 episode, "[[Flesh and Bone]]". In "[[Maelstrom]]", the character dies, but reappears as a guide for the Fleet at the end of Season 3.

A Cylon [[First Hybrid|Hybrid]], speaking to Major [[Kendra Shaw]] moments before their deaths, warns her that Thrace is the herald of the apocalypse and the harbinger of death, that she would lead the human race to its end, and that she is not to be followed ([[Razor]]). Similarly, another [[Hybrid]] describes her as the harbinger of death, and she would lead them to salvation and destruction ([[Faith]]).

This becomes the case, as she leads ''Galactica'' (and the Fleet) to a second, new planet the Colonials dub "Earth." There, both Colonials and both races of Cylon (the Kobollian-based "[[Final Five]]" and the remaining models from the "[[Significant Seven]]") are saved. However, as they blend in with the native humans on the new Earth, the distinctive natures of Colonial human and Cylon creations blur and merge. In a sense, the blurring results in the "death" of both races as a new human race begins. [[Hera Agathon]]'s body, a perfect human/Cylon merging, is later represented as the Mitochondrial Eve for the humans on the New Earth ([[Daybreak, Part II]]).

==Notes==
*On the Sci-Fi Channel's preview for season 2.5 (US), Katee Sackhoff is quoted as saying that Starbuck is "the best Viper pilot...EVER."
*[[Wikipedia:Thrace|Thrace]] was a region in south-eastern Europe that was heavily influenced by the ancient Greeks and was eventually conquered by [[Wikipedia:Philip II of Macedonia|Phillip II of Macedonia]]. Thracians were considered by most to be the most ferocious fighters and were often highly paid mercenaries for Greek kings.
*Thrace may have been named after [[w:Thrax (mythology)|Thrax]], the son of [[w:Ares|Ares]], the god of war, who was said to reside on the Thracian plain in Greek mythology.
*After auditioning for the role of [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]], [[Grace Park]] was asked by director [[Michael Rymer]] to audition for the role of Starbuck, and she was actually one of two finalists up for the role. Ultimately Park was cast as [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]].
*In a TV Guide [http://online.tvguide.com/newsearch/detail.aspx?id=4371595&sourcetype=S&progseriesparentid=4371595&tvobjectid=191395&keyword=Battlestar+Galactica&referrer=search1 photo shoot] at the BSG studios, Katee Sackhoff explained that the [[tattoo]] that Starbuck bears on her left arm is a wing and a circle and has half of the constellation of Capricorn (a reference to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] obviously) and a small symbol of the planet as well. The tattoo on Anders' arm is the other half of the symbol and when they embrace, the tattoos form the whole symbol. According to Sackhoff, Kara and Anders had the tattoos done around the time of their wedding, a fact later confirmed in dialogue during Season 4.5.
*The license plate on Thrace's truck on Caprica is "FB 42 E3" ([[Valley of Darkness]]).

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Kobol (TOS)

2010-09-13T12:44:41Z

Danage: Corrected 'Thirteeth Tribe' to 'Thirteenth Tribe'.

: ''For information on the Kobol of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[Kobol (RDM)]]. For more general information on the planet, see [[Kobol]].''

'''Kobol''' is the ancestral homeworld for humanity in the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' saga. An unexplained event or environmental catastrophe causes humanity to leave Kobol and settle on the planets that form their new homeworlds known as the Twelve Colonies.

[[Image:BattleofKobol.jpg|thumb|left|The tombs of the Lords of Kobol as seen in the Original Series.]]

Kobol is located in a quadrant of space known to the Colonials as [[Epsilon Quadrant]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]), approximately one to three [[parsec]]s from its star.

Kobol was the mother world where mankind originated. An ecological or environmental disaster led to humanity's migration. During the migration, twelve tribes set out for the stars, but became lost in a starless void before stumbling into the worlds that would become the new [[Twelve Colonies of Man]], while the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] headed for a world called "[[Earth (TOS)|Earth]]."

Kobol is rediscovered by chance by ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''. A team from the battlestar arrives among the ruins<ref>Eden's appearance is obviously based on the [[Wikipedia:Egyptian pyramids|pyramids of Giza]] of the real-world Earth. The Original Series used Egyptian themes in several episodes.</ref> of [[Eden]], the planet's largest city, seeking to enter the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]] in order to find clues as to the route taken by the Thirteenth Tribe. A [[Cylon]] attack ultimately prevents them from doing so.

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== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: In attempting to prove the truth behind the [[Book of the Word]], a holy scripture in Colonial society, many Colonials have attempted to link the sudden appearance of the pyramids on Kobol to the contact of a superior civilization (i.e. [[Beings of Light]]). However, the weight of evidence to the contrary supports a belief that Kobol's humans had been "fully capable of achieving their high civilization" without external aid.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=21-22}}</ref>

==See Also==

* [[Kobol]], for similarities between the Original and Re-imagined Series and the etymology of the planet's name.

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Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II

2009-12-10T12:09:07Z

Danage: Changed Boomer (TOS) to Boomer (1980)

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== Overview ==

:''As [[Colonial Warrior]]s attempt to contact [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] scientists to aid in improving their technology, Earth authorities complicate [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]]'s mission, while [[Doctor Zee]] discovers that a [[Xaviar|rogue Council member]] is attempting to change Earth history.''

==Summary==

[[Image:Wow.jpg|thumb|right|Willy Griffin discovers the Vipers]]
* The young boy [[Willy Griffin]] arrives home to tell his dad he's found two spaceships. His dad is skeptical but eventually decides to take a look.

* When Griffin's father sees the [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]], he calls the police.

* Meanwhile, [[Jamie Hamilton]] has reached the [[UBC]] television studios, where her interview is not going well. During the interview, she is interrupted to take a phone call from [[Dillon]]. Hamilton refuses to talk and hangs up.

* [[Donald Mortinson|Dr. Mortinson]] calls Hamilton, having determined she was somehow connected with [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and Dillon.

* Overhearing part of this conversation, Mr. [[Brooks]], the UBC station manager, offers Hamilton a reporting job if she can manage to get an interview with Mortinson. Hamilton agrees to the offer.

* Followed by a UBC camera crew in a van, Hamilton goes to meet Mortinson as planned, and Troy and Dillon catch up to her on the way.

* When Mortinson arrives, he is pleased to meet the Colonials, but realizes Hamilton is trying to get him on film.

* Troy suggests they leave, and the four get into the doctor's car.

* As the UBC van sets off after them, Dillon grabs the wheel and a car chase ensues.

* Dillon plows the car into the front of a store, but the four are without injury and manage to escape by use of the invisibility screen.

* Leaving Mortinson behind, Troy, Dillon, and Jamie return to [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']].

* The Vipers cross the night sky and are witnessed by Willy Griffin, his dad and the police - but the police discount them as shooting stars.

* Arriving at ''Galactica'', an amazed Hamilton accompanies Troy and Dillon to the briefing with [[Adama (1980)|Adama]].

* While the two were away on Earth, [[Xaviar]] has been arguing with Adama over the merits of introducing technological advancements to Earth in 1980, and has taken matters into his own hands.

* Xaviar steals [[Doctor Zee]]'s [[time warp synthesizer|time machine]] to travel to the past and make changes to history to speed up the technological development of Earth.

* Doctor Zee determines that Xaviar has gone back to Nazi Germany during World War II.

* Troy, Dillon, and Hamilton launch for Earth and, using Doctor Zee's space warp, travel backwards in time. The process alters the molecules in their clothes, leaving their uniforms and equipment white in color.

* Arriving in the skies over Germany of 4 June 1944, they are detected by the Germans. The [[Werner|Nazi Commander]] initially believes they are the 423rd Spitfire Squadron, but he is informed that there are only two. Believing that the craft are American reconnaissance bomber planes, he orders the Luftwaffe to intercept. However, the Colonials avoid the pursuing Luftwaffe after the Luftwaffe's commander notices that the Vipers lack American or Allied markings. The Luftwaffe commander sternly orders his wingmen not to mention anything about the incident, believing the Vipers to be the Germans' own experimental aircraft and Troy and Dillon land the Vipers in a field, or they would personally answer to him.

* Suddenly, the trio sees a B-17 sail into view, under heavy fire. The plane is downed, but a lone parachutist makes it down.

* The parachutist is Major [[Stockwell]], who is in Germany to try and sabotage the new V-2 rocket which is being tested nearby.

* On their way to the rocket base, Troy, Dillon, Stockwell, and Hamilton observe a transport of Jews about to be shipped to Auschwitz.

* They manage to free a single young girl, and take her with them as they head to a [[Places on Earth (1980)#Smite.27s Buchhandlung|bookstore]] owned by [[Smite|one of Stockwell's contacts]].

* Suddenly, the SS arrives to raid the bookstore. The team uses the invisibility cloak to avoid capture.

* Promising to help those who were taken by the SS later, Troy determines that they need first to find Xaviar.

* Xaviar is indeed at the rocket base, posing as a British rocket scientist with Nazi sympathies. He is overseeing the testing of an augmented V-2 - equipped with a jet using Colonial technology.

* Dressed as German soldiers, the Warriors, Hamilton and Stockwell sneak into the base just in time to see the V-2 sitting on the pad, awaiting the test that could give the Nazis the upper hand in the war, altering Earth's history.

== From Script to Screen ==

In the December 13, 1979 revision of the script for this episode, there are a few noted differences:

* The lines that are spoken by [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] were assigned to a Colonel [[Benz]].<ref>[[bsp:Galactica Discovers Earth|Script for "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I"]], p. 63</ref>
* The name of the Nazi officer overseeing the V-2 program is called [[Werner]], which is also echoed in the [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|novelization for this episode]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 72</ref>
* The name of the German resistance leader is [[Smite]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 83</ref>
* The sub-plot regarding [[Willie Griffin]] finding the Vipers is not present here.

==Notes==

* Segments of the episode were filmed at the Golden Oak Ranch. The [[w:Nazi|Nazi]] rocket base was filmed in part on the [[w:Universal Studios|Universal Studios]] backlot.
* The "white uniforms" are reuses from the episodes "[[War of the Gods, Part II]]" and "[[Experiment in Terra]]". In "War of the Gods", the uniforms are seen on [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Sheba]] when they are aboard the [[Ship of Lights]]. Later, Starbuck and Apollo have these uniforms when given an aura that permits them to see [[John]], a [[Being of Light]], during their assignment on [[Terra]].
* The only new Viper-based special effects created for this episode involves the time warp effect as [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] pursue [[Xaviar]] back to 1944.
* Dillon uses the vulgar word [[Felgercarb (TOS)|felgercarb]] in this episode, which is the first occurrence of a vulgarism in this series. It is also interesting, given the restrictions the FCC placed on programming that occupied ''1980's'' timeslot.
* In reality, the first V-2 test launches took place in 1942. By 1944, the rocket was already massproduced by slave labor in [[w:Mittelwerk|underground factories]]. Due to Allied bombings a large part of the research staff was also moved away from [[Peenemünde]]. Although tests to refine the technology took place there until shortly before the war's end, the rocket wasn't still undergoing basic development as implied by the episode.

== Analysis ==

* Doctor Zee has earned the respect of the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Council of Twelve]] and Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] due to his accuracy and his feats that have saved them. The Council has never rebuked or challenged Zee, unlike Adama, who has fought the council on nearly every issue in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].

* The Colonials do not know the science of [[time warp synthesizer|time travel]]. [[Xavier]] points out that it is something that the Colonials have tried to achieve, but failed in their past.

== Questions ==

* Instead of going back to develop Earth's technology, why not go thirty years and attempt to change the [[Battle of Cimtar]]? Or even further, given how far back Xaviar is capable of going (i.e. roughly 1700 A.D)?
* Xaviar is clearly a [[Colonial Warrior]], and is given the rank of commander, but what is his role outside of the Quorum of Twelve?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Xaviar attempts to convince Adama to back his time travel escapades:''
: '''[[Xaviar]]:''' [[Adama (1980)|Adama]], your [[Troy (1980)|grandson]] was to have reported in long ago. We've heard from all the others.
: '''Adama:''' Xaviar, please be patient.
: '''Xaviar:''' (interrupting) The folly of the whole plan is so desperately dangerous, I cannot agree.
: '''Adama:''' Not exposing this planet [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] to our enemies is in the best interests of our [[Thirteenth Tribe|Earth brothers]] and ourselves.
: '''Xaviar:''' That I agree with! But we have other means. A tool we have sought for generations and possess, thanks to our [[Zee|young genius]].
: '''Adama:''' Well, if you are referring to the [[time warp synthesizer]], I cannot agree. The whole concept of time travel is extremely dangerous. Forcing a whole civilization forward beyond the speed of light, pushing it back into the past. It's never even been tried.
: '''Xaviar:''' Adama, what could be more vital to the speeding up of Earth's civilization and by going back into her past and introducing scientific tools hundreds of Earth years earlier?
: '''Adama:''' We know nothing of the consequences of changing that which has already been.
: '''Xaviar:''' Then we'll find out. I could lead an expedition into Earth's past. We could introduce electronics, flight, atomic energy. Let me at least present it to the council for a vote.
: '''Adama:''' The council has never overruled Dr. Zee. He's never been wrong.
: '''Xaviar:''' It has never been this critical. Side with me. I am a great leader. I could deliver us a planet capable of saving us now.

* ''Jamie Hamilton stops Troy from driving the stolen cop car in reverse:''
: '''[[Jamie Hamilton]]:''' What are you guys? Martians?!
: '''[[Dillon]]:''' (after consulting the [[wrist computron]]) Close.

* ''Stockwell gets bemused over Hamilton's use of the term Galactican:''
: '''[[Stockwell]]''': Look, lady, you're making me very nervous with all this strange [[List of terms (1980)|terminology]].
: '''Troy''': What, you think you got a problem with terminology?

* ''Stockwell and grammatical tense issues:''
: '''Hamilton:''' (after Stockwell brings up the V-2 rocket) Of course, the V-2. It almost changed the course of the war.
: '''Stockwell:''' Almost changed? Why are you always talking in the past tense?
: '''Troy:''' This is no time to be correcting grammar. Now, let's do whatever it is we're going to do.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Richard Lynch]] as [[Xaviar]]
*[[Robbie Rist]] as [[Doctor Zee]]
*[[Robert Reed]] as [[Donald Mortinson]]
*[[Christopher Stone]] as Major [[Stockwell]]
*[[imdb:nm0667292|Albert Paulsen]] as General [[Yodel]]
*[[Louis Turenne]] as Colonel [[Werner]] (credited as "German Officer")
*[[Michael Strong]] as [[Smite]] (credited as "Resistance Leader/The Old Man")
*[[Fred Holliday]] as Mr. [[Brooks]]
*[[Ted Gehring]] as Sheriff
*[[Curt Lowens]] as [[Unnamed characters (1980)#German Commander|German Commander]]
*[[James R. Parkes]] as [[Walt Griffin]]
*[[Bruce Wright]] as Aide
*[[imdb:nm0268114|Adam Star]] as [[Willie Griffin]]
*[[imdb:nm0290261|Missy Francis]] as [[Unnamed characters (1980)#Little Girl|Little Girl]]
*[[imdb:nm0553138|Todd Martin]] as 3rd German
*[[John Zenda]] as 3rd Cop
*[[Erik Holland]] as 2nd German Officer
*[[imdb:nm0286920|Erik Forst]] as 1st German Officer
*Unknown as [[Al]]
*Unknown as [[Dave]]
*Unknown as [[Unnamed characters (1980)#Wilie's sister|Willie Griffin's sister]]
*Unknown as [[Unnamed characters (1980)#Willie's mother|Mrs. Griffin]]
*Unknown as [[Unnamed characters (1980)#Luftwaffe leader|Luftwaffe leader]]

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Talk:Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I/Archive 1

2009-12-10T12:03:10Z

Danage: /* Reference No. 3 */ new section

==Episode Summary Template==
I tried to format this close to the episode template that the RDM and TOS pages follow (similar to the Lurker's guide, I think). However, in this case I didn't yet restore all the missing sections ("official statements, analysis, questions"). Should I go ahead and add those sections back, even though they'll likely remain mostly blank? --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 09:47, 4 January 2006 (EST)

== DVD Updates ==

Wow, I hate to admit it, but I actually enjoyed watching this episode and updating the summary. And now, it's time for me to put the spoon down that I'd planned to use to gouge my eyes out. Figure I won't need it until "The Super Scouts." --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 22:29, 26 December 2007 (CST)

== Reference No. 3 ==

I don't know how to edit references, but reference 3 has a link to 'Continuity errors (TOS)', and not 'Continuity errors (1980)'. As I said, I would edit it myself, but I don't seem to be able to. Thanks. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 12:03, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Brooks (1980)

2009-04-12T21:31:45Z

Danage: Changed 'Brooks neither appear in the rest of the series' to 'Brooks neither appears in the rest of the series'

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Mr. '''Brooks''' is a station manager for [[United Broadcasting Company]] Television studios. Mr. Brooks offers [[Jamie Hamilton]] a shot at a job, but only if she can secure an interview with Dr. [[Donald Mortinson]] ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). She secures the interview and lands the job ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]).

Mr. Brooks begins to grow weary of Hamilton's tendency to stray from her assignments, assigning a cameraman, [[Hal Fredricks]], to her in an attempt to keep her on track. She is sent to cover a baseball camp run by former baseball superstar [[Billy Eheres]] ([[Spaceball]]).

== Novelization depiction ==

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In the [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|novelization]] by [[Michael Resnick]], this character is named '''Dana Anderson''', who is the West Coast News Director of United Broadcasting Corporation and an award winning journalist who has interviewed various governors, presidents, and other people of importance.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Resnick|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Resnick|authorlinkurl=|year=1981|title=[[Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth]]|publisher=Berkley Books|location=|id=|pages=48}}</ref> Anderson is described as a tall, graying man<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 51</ref>, who happens to be an atheist<ref>''Ibid.'', p 158</ref>, and offers [[Jamie Hamilton]] a three-year contract if she successfully gets an interview with Dr. [[Alfred Mortinson]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 52</ref>

Anderson later snags an interview with Mortinson after his first meeting with "terrorists" [[Troy (alternate)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]]<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 154-156</ref>, and, after Hamilton's return from 1944 C.E., believes she is sympathetic to the so-called terrorists. After being contacted at the office by Dillon to warn her about [[Xaviar]], she informs him that Anderson has put a trace on their call, much to Anderson's irritation. After this, Hamilton terminates her employment with Anderson.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 159-160</ref>

== Notes ==

* After "[[Spaceball]]", Brooks neither appears in the rest of the series episodes nor is he a character in any of the [[Portal:Unproduced Scripts|unproduced scripts]] from the series.

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Saga of a Star World

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Danage: Changed 'And there i was like God' to 'And there I was like God'

: ''For other uses of the title of "Saga of a Star World", see: [[Saga of a Star World (disambiguation)]]''

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| title= Saga of a Star World
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| episode= 1
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| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
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| director= [[Richard A. Colla]] <br/> [[Alan J. Levi]] (uncredited)
| production= 50280/1/2
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| extra= Series Premiere
| US airdate= 1978-09-17
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| dvd= 2004-12-28
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| prev= None
| next=[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]
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== Overview ==

:''The [[Cimtar (TOS)|Human-Cylon peace accords]] are a ruse by the genocidal [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]], determined to exterminate all humanity. Only the [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']] and a ragtag [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] survive, journeying across the galaxy in search of a long-lost sister civilization, [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]]. On the first leg of their journey, the Fleet is lured to the planet [[Carillon]] for fuel and relaxation—and barely survives a trap by the [[Ovions]], an underground, insectoid species in league with the Cylons.''

== Summary ==
* The episode opens with a shot of five [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] that comprise the Colonial Fleet assigned to the Peace Treaty. They are the battlestars ''Galactica'', ''[[Atlantia (TOS)|Atlantia]]'', ''[[Acropolis]]'', ''[[Pacifica]]'' and ''[[Triton (TOS)|Triton]]''.
* As the Seventh Millennium of Time approaches, [[Adar (TOS)|President Adar]] toasts his [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]] on the celebration of peace between humanity and the [[Cylon Empire]]. In the Quorum are [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] and [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]].
* Aboard ''Galactica'', [[Zac|Lieutenant Zac]], [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]'s younger brother, convinces [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] to let him take his patrol with Apollo so he can prove that he is a worthy [[Colonial Warrior|warrior]]. Apollo, aware of the deception, agrees and Apollo and Starbuck reminisce of their younger days and Apollo teases Starbuck about his stomach (the "ailiment" that Starbuck uses in front of Zac and Apollo as the excuse to allow Zac to fly).
* [[Rigel|Flight Corporal Rigel]] clears Apollo and Zac for launch and the two launch on their patrol of the [[Lianus Vector]].
* Aboard ''Atlantia'', Adar congratulates Baltar on his work on the armistice. Adar later meets with Adama, who gives his misgivings about the peace treaty and the Cylon's hatred of humanity and freedom. Adar assures him that the Cylons have sued for peace.
* On patrol, Zac notices two targets above the old moon of [[Cimtar]]. Apollo flies ahead and [[Warbook|identifies]] one target as an empty [[Cylon freighter (TOS)|Cylon tanker]]. On reaching the second ship, a freighter, Apollo's [[scanner]]s are jammed. Suspicious that the freighter is hiding something, Apollo continues flying through the mist and encounters a huge armada of [[Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raiders]].
*Apollo and Zac engage four pursuing Raiders, but Zac's top engine is damaged in the attack. Apollo assures him that they can easily handle four to one odds. Zac's scanner soon shows the odds are worsened to a thousand to one. Zac tells Apollo to warn the fleet of the impending Cylon ambush. Apollo reluctantly leaves his younger brother behind.
* Commander Adama and [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]] return to ''Galactica'' to find the whole ship on alert. At [[Core command]], [[Tigh (TOS)|Colonel Tigh]] informs Adama that their patrol ran into some trouble but the reports are being jammed. Adama reports this to the President and asks to launch a patrol to intercept. Baltar convinces Adar not to launch fighters due to the delicate nature of the peace treaty. Adama then asks that the fleet be brought to a state of alert. Adar says he will consider it.
[[Image:Welcome.jpg|thumb|250px|Adama and Tigh survey the situation nervously]]
* Tigh informs Adama that the patrol is under Apollo's command and that Zac is with him. Adama now realizes the gravity of the situation.
* Zac continues his journey home ahead of the Cylon fighter fleet, but his damaged [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is slowly losing ground.
* Ignoring orders, Adama begins a battle station drill to avoid direct violation of the President's orders while allowing him to scramble his fighters for an initial defense.
* Starbuck enjoys a game of [[Pyramid (TOS)|Pyramid]] with some Gemonese warriors. His hand, a full Pyramid, wins. The alert klaxon sounds just as he tries to collect his winnings.
* Zac's Viper is destroyed by the Cylons in sight of the fleet. When Adar asks what that explosion was, Adama sadly answers, "That was my son, Mr. President."
* The Cylons commence their attack on the battlestars. Only ''Galactica'' is in a sufficient state of readiness to fight; none of the other battlestars can launch their fighters.
* Apollo returns to the bridge and reports on the Cylon ambush and asks to go back to escort Zac back in. He is informed of Zac's death.
* Apollo informs Tigh and Adama that he found no [[basestar (TOS)|basestars]] in the area that supported the fighters. They realize that the tankers were used to re-fuel the fighters, allowing the basestars to be elsewhere.
*Adama realizes the basestars are gathering to attack the Colonies themselves. Adama contacts Adar and requests permission to leave the battle in order to attempt to defend their home planets. During this transmission the Cylons bear down on battlestar ''Atlantia'' and destroy her.
* The [[Imperious Leader]], on a basestar near the Colonies, orders the planetary attack to begin.
* Adama orders ''Galactica'' to head for Caprica to defend the colony. Viper pilot [[Greenbean]] and other pilots notice the battlestar leaving the battle zone.
* As ''Galactica'' closes in on the Colonies, the jamming clears to allow them to view a news report from the surface of Caprica from [[Serina]]. As the attack begins, Serina ends her report abruptly to find her son [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]], whose [[daggit]] is killed. ''Galactica's'' crew watch helplessly as the destruction of the colonies continues. Even the outer colonies such as Sagitara are not spared.
* Adama elects to go down to the surface of Caprica in his shuttle. Fearing for his father's safety, Apollo convinces Adama to accompany him in his fighter.
* Rigel informs Tigh that 67 fighters returned from the battle; only 25 belong to ''Galactica''. [[Omega]] informs Tigh that they are also the only surviving battlestar.
* Starbuck returns with battle damage and crash lands successfully. Angry over ''Galactica'' leaving during the battle, Athena tells him of something more serious: the Colonies are destroyed.
* On Caprica, Adama finds the ruins of his home. His wife, [[Ila]], is presumed dead, and Adama's grief overwhelms him temporarily.
* Apollo is confronted by angry colonists. Adama informs the colonists that only ''Galactica'' is left to guard the survivors.
* Adama tells the colonists to assemble the people in every ship that will carry them. In all, 220 ships leave the ruined worlds to gather behind the last battlestar.
* At a ship's representative meeting aboard ''Galactica'', Adama tells them of their destination: The home of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] on a planet called [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].
* Starbuck apologizes to Athena (who is in the process of taking off her [[pressure suit]]) for his behavior in the landing bay. Starbuck realizes they may have only tomorrow to live, for but Athena says she cannot commit to a relationship.
* Boomer and Starbuck are on fleet maintenance on the freighter [[Gemini (TOS)|''Gemini'']] to check for battle damage. Apollo is also there, checking for [[Solium (TOS)|solium]] leaks with [[Beta company]].
* They head below decks to find the sad condition of colonists living there. The warriors are told of food and water shortages.
*As they attend to the wounded, one colonist, [[Cassiopeia]], attempts to help by translating for an ill Geminese man, but is ridiculed for being a [[socialator]].
*The warriors learn that some people on board the [[Rising Star (TOS)|''Rising Star'']] Liner are living in luxury with hoards of supplies.
* Apollo re-routes the shuttle to the ''Rising Star'' and finds [[Jolly (TOS)|Jolly]], who indicates most of the food there has [[Pluton poisoning]]. They try to salvage some of the food but are told to keep it quiet in fear of a mutiny.
* The Cylons become aware of ''Galactica'' and her escape with survivors. Imperious Leader instructs flight leader Serpentine, a Centurion, to inform Count Baltar of his displeasure, ordering Baltar to deliver either ''Galactica'' or his own head.
* Aboard the ''Rising Star'', Serina asks Apollo to help cheer up Boxey. Apollo gives Boxey one of his rank insignia and promises to find him a daggit. Serina thanks Apollo for his help.
* Boomer and Apollo find [[Uri|Sire Uri]] and his party. They are appalled by Sire Uri's gluttony and celebration. Ignoring Sire Uri's refusal to give up his supply of food, Apollo orders Boomer to instruct Jolly to gather a crew to distribute the food to others. Boomer asks Apollo if he hasn't overplayed his hand since Sire Uri is a newly elected member of the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Council of the Twelve]].
* Cassiopeia's arm is healed by ''Galactica'' medical staff and Starbuck agrees to help her find somewhere else to go in lieu of the ''Gemini''.
* Rigel reports to Tigh that long range patrols report no signs of Cylon pursuit.
* The Council of Twelve debate the Fleet's destination. Believing [[Carillon]] is too far to travel because of the food shortage, Uri suggests the planet [[Borallus]], but Adama believes it too dangerous. Apollo suggests a shortcut to Carillon via the [[Nova of Madagon]]. However, the Cylons had [[Cylon Mine|mined]] the passage, so Vipers are needed to clear a path for the Fleet. Starbuck and Boomer are "volunteered" for the mission.
* Apollo gathers Serina and Boxey. Apollo and [[Wilker|Doctor Wilker]] surprise Boxey with [[Muffit#The "Muffit II"|Muffit Two]], a mechanical daggit. Apollo and Serina share an embrace.
* Cassiopeia and Starbuck spend some intimate time on the flight deck before a jealous Athena activates a steam purge in the area and burns Starbuck.
* The Vipers launch with shielded cockpits to protect from the brightness of the nova. They succeed in destroying the [[Cylon Mine|mines]], and the fleet reaches Carillon.
* Adama orders landing operations to begin at once with [[mineral ships]] and [[Landram]]s. [[Blue Squadron]] is ordered to vector in the landing parties.
* Aboard the main basestar, Baltar appears before the Imperious Leader. The Imperious Leader alters his bargain to spare Baltar's colony and orders Baltar's immediate execution, but stops short and orders him removed for public execution.
* Boomer and Starbuck come upon strange bright lights and startle a [[Blonde Taurus|female Tauran]] coming out of what is apparently a [[chancery]]. The woman's excitement over her winnings make it apparent that she is completely unaware of the Colonies' destruction. Starbuck and Boomer enter the casino to investigate.
* Apollo, Jolly, Serina, Boxey and Muffit travel to the old mine.
* Boomer questions the validity of the chancery and is amazed that Starbuck can think about making money in light of their plight.
* Boxey chases after Muffit when he escapes the landram, with Jolly not far behind. Serina and Apollo share a tender moment alone. Muffit and Boxey are "kidnapped" by the [[Ovion]]s.
* Jolly, Apollo and Serina search for Boxey but are also taken captive by the Ovions and brought below the surface to the Ovion's domain. They are re-united with Boxey, Muffit, Starbuck and Boomer. Apparently the [[Lotay|Ovion Queen]] has offered her friendship and all that Carillon has to offer.
* On hearing of the events on Carillon, Adama questions the Ovion's hospitality and notices that only small amounts of fuel are arriving from the surface.
* Cassiopeia and Athena both attempt to rendezvous with Starbuck on Carillon. They discover each other, and Starbuck is left without a companion.
* Some [[Answaw|guests]] of the hotel enter an elevator to go their rooms, but the elevator takes them below to Ovions, who capture them.
* Adama and Tigh realize that they have been deceived about the amount of tylium on Carillon, and suspect Cylon involvement.
* Aboard ''Galactica'', the council meets with Adama to discuss the dismantling of arms. During this meeting the history of the war and the humans involvement with the [[Hasari]] is discussed. Adama balks at the discussion of laying down their arms and leaves the meeting. The council decides to let the colonists decide their fate at a function to award Apollo, Starbuck and Boomer for their heroism in leading the Fleet through the [[Straits of Madagon]].
* Cassiopeia enters an elevator on Carillon and is also captured by the Ovions. She witnesses the three previous colonists being cocooned by The Ovions.
* Aboard ''Galactica'', Tigh meets with Adama in secret to devise a plan to keep their warriors battle ready while fooling Sire Uri and the Ovions, giving the impression that actual warriors are in attendance. To aid in the ruse, Adama decides to launch routine patrols to appease the Council, but will be used in truth to await a Cylon trap. Tigh is put in charge of gathering uniforms and people to fill them.
* Starbuck, Boomer, and Apollo gather on the surface. Uri is satisfied that most of the warriors are in attendance. Boomer motions to Starbuck that there are three unknown men wearing the insignia from Blue Squadron. Starbuck goes to investigate and runs into Apollo. Starbuck reports the imposters, and all enter an elevator to head below the surface.
* Uri impatiently informs Boomer to find Starbuck and Apollo.
* Starbuck and Apollo continue their search for the imposters while a Cylon Centurion receives a report from [[Seetol|an Ovion]] of the warrior count at the party.
* Apollo and Starbuck jury rig the elevator to go lower below Carillon. They encounter the Ovions and Cylons.
* Starbuck questions the connection between the surface and the Ovions below. Starbuck suggests that Apollo go back up and gather the colonists while he stays below to set fire to the tylium. Apollo refuses, remembering his abandonment of Zac.
*Boxey comes out of an elevator in pursuit of Muffit. As a Cylon aims his weapon at Boxey, Apollo and Starbuck intervene.
*In the battle, the warriors find the cocoons of the humans that the Ovions are feeding on, as well as Cassiopeia, who they rescue in the nick of time.
* The Imperious Leader orders the springing of the Cylon trap.
* Starbuck and Apollo, with Cassiopeia, Boxey and Muffit in tow, begin their escape, while the Cylons begin their attack run at ''Galactica'' and the Fleet.
* Boomer joins in with Starbuck and Apollo as they escape back to the surface to warn everyone of the danger. Apollo and the others reach the surface and warn the others to leave. Uri balks at this idea until a Cylon appears, and hastily changes his mind.
* Jolly and a series of Landrams arrive to help in the escape. Apollo and Starbuck find out that the Landrams were ordered in place by Adama.
* Boxey tells Serina that he wishes Apollo could be his dad. Starbuck kisses Cassiopeia goodbye.
* The warriors launch from Carillon as the attack on the ''Galactica'' begins, engaging the Cylons as ''Galactica'' takes heavy hits.
* Apollo, along with Starbuck, goes after the lone basestar with Imperious Leader hidden behind Carillon. Adama refuses to authorize the warriors to chase the base ship but Apollo and Starbuck continue their pursuit using the Cylon frequency to give the impression of four squadrons (Blue and Green, Red and Yellow).
*The Imperious Leader receives news of the counterattack and orders the baseship behind Carillon.
*Adama is astonished at the ruse that Starbuck and Apollo are planning.
*The Imperious Leader is given a report of the six squadrons approaching them and the destruction of their entire Raider complement. He orders the basestar lower to the surface but is warned of the temperature reaching critical points.
*Starbuck and Apollo reach the baseship. Tigh reports the planet reaching vapor point.
*The Cylons now realize that the plan is a deception and open fire on Apollo and Starbuck. Starbuck and Apollo escape just as the planet and basestar are destroyed.
* Baltar is brought before another Imperious Leader, who explains he has examined Baltar's epistle and spares his life: Not to serve the Cylon Empire, but to serve his people. Baltar is given the task of extending the hand of truce to the humans. Baltar explains that the humans are not likely to be receptive.
*The Imperious Leader gives Baltar command of a basestar with an IL-Series Drone named [[Lucifer]] to serve at his aide to accomplish this task.

== Notes ==

* The conflict with the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] has raged for some 1,000 [[yahren]].
* Each Colony of Man has one representative on the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]], and each member to the Quorum has command of a [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]], apparently.
*#Adama represents [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Caprica]] and commands [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']].
*#Adar is president and commands the ''[[Atlantia (TOS)|Atlantia]]''
* The Cylons have a hierarchal imperical society, lead by an emperor referred to as the [[Imperious Leader]].
* The Cylons wish to exterminate human life as Colonials have interfered with Cylon efforts regarding the [[Hasari]]'s "nation".
* Nuclear weapons are not a technology used in the Original Series, instead "weapons of mass destruction", namely in the form of [[pluton poisoning|pluton bombs]], were used on the Colonies. (The Cylons of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], however, ''do'' use these type of weapons against the Colonies, to [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|devastating effect]].)
* Apollo points out to [[Sire]] [[Uri]] at their first meeting that "some 100 people have died since our deliverance from the Cylons", though not due to starvation. More people have died while on Carillon, however, when the Cylons sprang their trap.
* [[Carol Baxter]], who portrayed the talkative woman in the elevator on Carillon, would later portray [[Macy]] in "[[The Lost Warrior]]".
* There are three different versions of this episode. A theatrical release, a three part pilot and video release. The episode contained on the DVD box set is the complete episode with all the parts that were deleted or shortened or altered to some degree restored.
* In the feature film version, Baltar is ''beheaded'' after his betrayal on orders of, and at the feet of, the Imperious Leader. But Baltar's demise is later removed and his character spared to lead an ongoing pursuit of the remnants of humanity for the series in the televised version of this episode.
* There are two plot lines that were filmed, but [[List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)#Saga of a Star World|later dropped]]:
** The plot line pertaining to Serina's "space cancer", and thus a majority of Doctor [[Paye]]'s scenes, were removed. Serina's illness occurs because she was affected by the pluton poisoning, which is briefly mentioned by [[Jolly (TOS)|Jolly]] on the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''.
** In addition, a subplot revolving around Adama's attempt to resign as fleet commander is dropped as well. All that remains of this in the final version is Adama's conversation with Athena, where he reflects on one event on a colony regarding a woman with a small child.
* The original transmission of this episode was interrupted on the East Coast for more than an hour due to the signing of the Camp David Peace Accord between Israel and Egypt. President Jimmy Carter hosted the signing between Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egypt's President Anwar Sadat. ABC chose to continue the transmission from the exact point of the interruption since it had heavily promoted the show and was committed to the new series.

== Analysis ==

* Adama asks if any of the other ships could launch their Vipers, to which he receives a report that they didn't. Yet [[Rigel]] reports that out of the 67 Vipers returning to ''Galactica'', 25 fighters belonged to ''Galactica''. Obviously, the other battlestars launched some of their Vipers, but in few numbers and not in time. Additionally, there might have been patrols from other battlestars that were deployed at the time, but returned to the main fight.

*Apparently the Ovions have manufactured or acquired human food supplies, but prefer humans to eat over human food, or could not digest human foodstuffs.

* Baltar's ascension in the Cylon ranks after the [[Battle of Carillon]] occurs after the succeeding [[Imperious Leader]] finds Baltar's ability to think like humans a valuable asset. The Cylons apparently realize that they are not able to outwit humans using logic, as humans were capable of feats of illogic and daring despite statistical odds. Since Baltar had already shown his willingness to destroy humanity for his own gain, the Cylons may have felt that Baltar would garner the Empire a second, final success in ridding them of the last of humanity for good. Perhaps, as well, with the bulk of the Twelve Colonies gone, the Imperious Leader considered the issue of humanity's existence virtually over, leaving Baltar to "mop up" the remaining mess.

* It is difficult to imagine that only five battlestars would be the only means of defence for a race made of twelve planets or colonies, especially when there is mention of the [[Fifth Fleet]] in "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]". In addition, given the length of the [[Thousand Yahren War]], it is very likely that many battlestars and other warships were built. Over time, attrition left the Colonials with fewer (albeit stronger) battlestars, with fighters that outmatched the Cylons even when the Colonials were outnumbered 10 to 1, according to Apollo.

* The only way to ensure complete destruction is total planetary annilihation. Humanity's destruction is like the ridding of a nest of cockroaches in a home. While it is possible to destroy most of them, a house is so large (with nooks and crevices to hide that cannot be found by pesticides) that complete removal of them is impossible unless the house itself is destroyed. The same is true for the humans scattered in non-urban areas, in shelters, or off-planet. (This is also shown in the Re-imaged Series, as the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] pyramid team was able to survive the planetary bombing in the mountains outside of Delphi.)

== Questions ==

* If Cimtar is a moon, what planet did it orbit?
* What happened to the [[Hasari]]s?
* How large is the Cylon Empire? What is the size and disposition of the Cylon forces?
* How large is the Colonial sphere of influence in the galaxy?
* Is each colony on a planet or are some of them on moons orbiting another colony's planet?
* Are the civilian conditions on the Gemini freighter typical of those on the other ships? ([[War of the Gods, Part I|Answer #1]], [[Take the Celestra|Answer #2]])
* When did the survivors have time (or the resources) to vote for candidates to the [[Quorum of Twelve]]? How was this process handled? Who or what body decided the candidates?
* If the Ovions got their food supply from harvesting the Colonials, what were the humans being fed at the casino, and what was sent to the fleet as supplies?
* From what colony does Baltar originate?
* It is implied that Baltar did not act alone, as the reports regarding Carillon were filed by his people. Who else conspired with Baltar? ([[Murder on the Rising Star|One answer]])
* If the Cylons wanted to kill ''all'' humans, why put one in charge of a basestar?
* How did the Exodus happen? If the Cylons were instructed to exterminate all of mankind would they not make sure the job was finished and not leave anything behind or any means of escape?
* What was the strength and disposition of the [[Colonial Fleet (TOS)|Colonial Fleet]]?
* Did the Colonies have a planetary defense system? ([[Murder on the Rising Star|Answer]])
* Aside from the Ovions, what other races were part of "the [[Alliance]]" referred to by Commander Adama?
* What is the population of the Fleet?
* Are any of the ships in the Fleet capable of defending themselves?

== Official Statements ==

* ''Richard Hatch discusses reshooting a scene in the episode depicting [[Ovion]]s eating human flesh:''
: '''[[Richard Hatch]]:''' "Most companies have to continuously cut corners, settle for less than the best. Not ''Galactica''. We still have to work quick, and there's only so much money, but the producers are determined that everything be the best it possibly can be. They know it's the little places that count. For instance, we have these alien creatures that feed on human flesh. In one shot of them, the lighting wasn't quite right, and their walk was just not convincing. They could have let that go, but they went back and reshot the entire sequence to get the right look, the right texture."<ref name="starlog dec 78">{{cite magazine |quotes= |last=Houston |first=David |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1978 |month=December |title=Two Crazy Kind of Guys |magazine=Starlog |volume= |issue= |pages=29 |id= |url= |accessdate= }}</ref>

* ''[[Alan J. Levi]] discusses his first day on the set, after [[Richard Colla]] was terminated:''
: "[[Glen Larson|Glen [Larson]]] didn’t like the way the exterior of the casino was shot, just didn’t have any great feeling of murder and escape and such. That was my first night of shooting, and everybody’s looking at me like I’m the new kid on the block and they’re going, ‘you want me to do what?’ And I’m screaming through the megaphone and people are running back and forth and this and that and the cameras are racing from here to there…well, I wore everybody out, but it turned out to be a good sequence. It did kind of put a feeling of respect for me in people’s minds as to what I was after."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/ajl.html|title=Battlestar Zone interview with Alan J. Levi|date=|accessdate=30 April 2008|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* {{video|/Adama's Suspicions|''Adama clings to his suspicions about the Cylons:''}}
: '''[[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]''': Forgive me, [[Adar (TOS)|Mr. President]], but they hate us with every fiber of their existence. We love freedom. We love independence—to feel, to question, to resist oppression. To them, it's an alien way of existing they will never accept.

* {{video|/Welcoming Committee|''The welcoming committee:''}}
: '''Adama''': Mr. President, a wall of unidentified craft is closing in on the fleet.
: '''[[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]]''': Possibly a [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon welcoming committee]].
: '''Adama''': Sir, may I suggest we launch a welcoming committee of our own?

* {{video|/Zac's final words|''Zac's final words of desperation:''}}
: '''[[Zac]]''': Patrol to fleet, patrol to fleet! I need help!

* {{video|/Zac's death|''Zac's Viper is destroyed by the Cylons:''}}
:'''President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]]''': What was that?
:'''Adama (sotto voce)''': That was my son, Mr. President...

* {{video|/Let the Attack Begin|''The Imperious Leader orders the the final strike against the Colonials:''}}
: '''[[Imperious Leader]]''': The final annihilation of the life form known as Man, let the attack begin.

* {{video|/Adama's fleet|''Adama assembles the rag-tag, fugitive fleet:''}}
: '''[[Serina]]''': We must fight back.
: '''Adama''': Yes, we are going to fight back. But not here. Not now. Not in the Colonies. Not even in this star system. Let the word go forth to every man, woman, and child that survived this holocaust. Tell them to set sail at once in every assorted vehicle that will carry them.

* {{video|/Roadmap to Earth|''Adama lays down the road-map for Earth:''}}
: '''Adama''': Our recorded history tells us that we descended from a mother civilization, a race that went out into space to establish colonies. Those of us here assembled now represent the only known surviving colonies save one—a sister world far out in the universe, remembered to us only through [[Book of the Word|ancient writings]]. It is my intention to seek out that remaining colony, that last outpost of humanity in the whole universe.
: '''Serina''': Commander Adama... This [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Colony]]—this other world—where is it and what is it called?
: '''Adama''': I wish I could tell you that I know precisely where it is, but I can't. However, I do know that it lies beyond our star system, in a galaxy very much like our own, on a planet called... [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].

* ''After being chastised by Apollo:''
: '''[[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]]''': Just keep it up, old buddy. You're going to get us into real trouble.
: '''[[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]''': 10,000 light years from nowhere, our planet shot to pieces, people starving, and ''I'm'' going to get us in trouble?
: '''Boomer''': All I'm saying is—
: '''Starbuck''': What's the matter with you? I tell ya, may as well live for today. We might not have many left.

* {{video|/The Burden|''Adama reflects on the fall of their civilization to his daughter, Athena:''}}
: '''Adama''': You didn't see them down there. Their faces—the old, the young—desperate. Begging, ''screaming'' for a chance to come aboard—a chance to live. And there I was like God, passing out priorities... as if they were tickets to a lottery. There was one—one woman... with a child in her arms. She tore at my arm as I was boarding the launch to come back.
: '''[[Athena (TOS)|Athena]]''': Father, don't—
: '''Adama''': Guard came up. I saw him out of the corner of my eye and tried to stop him. He shoved her away, pushed her. He didn't see the child. I don't know what happened to that woman. But, God, I don't want it anymore. Let someone else do it.
: '''Athena''': Father?
: '''Adama''': Take this burden from me.

* {{video|/All Starting Over|''Apollo and Serina discuss the past:''}}
: '''Serina:''' Thank you.
: '''Apollo:''' For what?
: '''Serina:''' For saving my son's life.
: '''Apollo:''' You're getting things a little out of proportion... In a way, maybe I should be thanking you.
: '''Serina:''' You don't know anything about me, or what happened to Boxey's father, or...
: '''Apollo:''' When you're ready, you'll tell me. In the meantime, nothing that's happened before really counts for much. As far as the human race is concerned, we're all starting over.

== Novelization ==

*Novelized as ''Battlestar Galactica'' (ISBN 0-425-03958-7), by Glen A. Larson and Robert Thurston, released by Berkeley Publishing in September 1978.

* In the novel it is mentioned that the battlestar ''Pacifica'' was ''Galactica's'' sister ship. She was destroyed some years ago during a battle with the Cylons.

* The battlestar ''[[Solaria]]'' is mentioned as one of the five battlestars and one of the ones destroyed during the Peace Conference.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Jane Seymour]] as [[Serina]]
*[[Ray Milland]] as [[Uri|Sire Uri]]
*[[Lew Ayres]] as [[Adar (TOS)|President Adar]]
*[[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] as [[Anton|Sire Anton]]
*[[John Fink]] as [[Paye|Dr. Paye]]
*[[John Dullaghan]] as [[Wilker|Dr. Wilker]] (uncredited)
*[[Ed Begley Jr.]] as [[Greenbean|Ensign Greenbean]]
*[[Rick Springfield]] as [[Zac|Lieutenant Zac]]
*[[Randi Oakes]] as [[Blonde Taurus]]
*[[Norman Stuart]] as Statesman
*[[David Matthau]] as Operative
*[[Chip Johnson]] as Warrior
*[[Paul Coufos]] as Pilot
*[[Bruce Wright]] as Deck Hand
*[[Carol Baxter]] as Woman in Elevator
*[[Myrna Matthews]] as Little Supreme/[[Tucan|Tucana]] Singer (uncredited)
*[[Patti Brooks]] as Big Supreme/[[Tucan|Tucana]] Singer (uncredited)
*[[Sandy Gimpel]] as [[Seetol]] (uncredited)
*[[Diane L. Burgdorf]] as [[Lotay]] (uncredited)
*[[Jim Peck]] as Commentator on Caprica (uncredited)

==References==

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{{Episode List (TOS)}}

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Episode Guide (TOS)]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Glen A. Larson]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Richard A. Colla]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Alan J. Levi]]
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{{TOS}}

[[de:Kampfstern Galactica, Teil I]]

Battlestar Galactica (TOS)

2009-04-12T14:34:20Z

Danage: In reference to what I term GINO, I changed the year the miniseries aired from 2004 to 2003, as, if I am correct, the miniseries aired in 2003. If I am wrong, feel free to change it back.

:''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
| image = Bgpromo1.jpg
| title=Battlestar Galactica
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Richard Hatch]]<br/>[[Dirk Benedict]]<br/>[[Lorne Greene]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Glen Larson Productions]]<br/>[[Universal Studios]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=21
| episodelistid=The Original Series
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1978-09-17—1979-04-29
| UK airdate=
| dvd=2004-02-10
| exec producer=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=[[John Dykstra]]<br/>[[David J. O'Connell]]
| supervising producer=[[Don Bellisario]]<br/>[[Leslie Stevens]]
| associate producer=[[David G. Phinney]]<br/>[[Gary B. Winter]]
| co-producer=
| story editor=[[Jim Carlson]]<br/>[[Terrence McDonnell]]
| prev=
| next=''[[Galactica 1980]]''
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The original 1978 premiere of '''''Battlestar Galactica''''' was the show that began the saga of humanity's survival against the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].

==Introduction and Concept==

The original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series premiered on the ABC television network in September, 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 [[Kobol (TOS)|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 [[The Hand of God (TOS)|final episode]] of the series.

==Narration==

=== Opening narration ===

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 [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|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 [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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, "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|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.

==References==

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==External Links==

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

{{Episode List (TOS)}}

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{{TOS}}

Galactica 1980

2009-04-12T13:50:12Z

Danage: Changed 'was well written' to 'was considered to be well written', so as to be neutral.

{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]]<br/>[[Barry Van Dyke]]<br/>[[Robyn Douglass]]<br/>[[Lorne Greene]]<br/>[[Herb Jefferson Jr.]]<br/>[[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]]<br/>[[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]]<br/>[[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]]<br/>[[Allan Cole]]<br/>[[Robert W. Gilmer]]<br/>[[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=
| itunes=
| imdb=0080221
}}

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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.

==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 [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son [[Apollo (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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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 the ''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>

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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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]] ([[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when [[Boxey (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 [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', 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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Wrist computron

2009-04-12T13:44:51Z

Danage: Changed 'they does not understand' to 'they do not understand'.

[[Image:wrist computron.jpg|thumb|A readout from the wrist computron providing the definition of a "phone" ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]).]]

A '''wrist computron'''<ref>In the script for "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", the device is referred to as a [[languatron]]. However, the device has been referred to differently on the screen, and thus the Wiki uses the on-screen dialogue.</ref> is a portable device carried by [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] during their first adventures on the newly-discovered [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].

The complete features of the wrist computron are not defined, but the device has four basic functions: communication, translation, data storage/retrieval and scanning capabilities.

== Invisibility field ==

The feature of personal invisibility, or the invisibility field, is devised by [[Doctor Zee]] after the discovery of Earth. He first demonstrates the invisibility field on a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] on a launch platform, explaining beforehand that "each color and sound has its own frequency, some of which are too high to be perceived by the human eye or ear" and that by generating a "nuclear field in a frequency above the perception of Earth's conventional electronic equipment or even the human eye" whole ships or personnel can be rendered invisible.

The power cost, however, is too high for this to be used in all applications, and thus must be used only in "life or death" situations ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]).

One feature, personal invisibility, is used by [[Willy Griffin]] to torment a bully, [[Tucker]] ([[Galactica Discovers Earth]]). Later, the invisibility feature is used by Troy and Dillon to avoid questioning by the [[w:Federal Bureau of Investigation|Federal Bureau of Investigation]] after thwarting a hijacking attempt on an commercial air plane ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]).

Those using the invisibility field emitted by the device cannot see others who are also invisible using the same device; Troy and Dillon hold hands while quickly exiting the plane so as to remain in close proximity during their escape ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]).

== Scanning ==

The computron is also capable of scanning communication frequencies, including those used by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]), medical probing, and making scientific analyses.

The computron's scanner can cause certain Earth machines to malfunction. This discovery first happens when Troy attempts to scan the phone in a phone booth, causing the phone to empty its coin box ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]).

The scanner function is also capable of making medical diagnoses, and aided Troy in saving the lives of [[Moonstone]] and two other Super Scouts. It can also make scientific analyses, analyzing various mineral and chemical content ([[The Super Scouts, Part I]]).

== Translation ==

It is also used by Dillon and Troy to translate [[List of terms (1980)#Earth terms|Earth terms]] they do not understand ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]), in addition to providing information on the many aspects of Earth, including its locations and organizations ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]).

The translation goes both ways, with a reverse lookup feature to look up Earth equivalents for Colonial terms. For instance, Dillon looks up the Earth term for "transmission band" and comes up with "television channel" ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]).

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Tigh (TOS)

2009-03-02T21:37:17Z

Danage: Corrected Command Adama to Commander Adama

:''This article discusses the [[Original Series]] character. For information on this character's [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart, see [[Saul Tigh]].''

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Colonel '''Tigh''' is the executive officer (XO) of the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''Galactica'' and is a close personal friend of Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]. Tigh has a no-nonsense demeanor that assures that that the day-to-day operations and efficiency of his battlestar remain consistent. His friendship with Adama allows Tigh the ability to speak frankly in matters of protocol and defense. A former pilot himself, Tigh is stricter on the younger [[Colonial Warrior]]'s behavior as he is all too aware of their importance as well as their tendencies (and need) to become rowdy.

== Biography ==

In his younger days, Tigh flew a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] with Adama ([[Saga of a Star World]]).

[[Image:TighPartyLost1.jpg|thumb|left|Tigh orders the party to be in full swing ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]).]]

Despite his reputation for being strict regarding regulations and discipline, Tigh reveals a lighter side when he covers for [[Greenbean]] in front of [[Council Security]]. After security leaves, Tigh light-heartedly reprimands Greenbean, before ordering that [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]'s bachelor party be in full swing when he and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] return from their patrol. Colonel Tigh is more of a sceptic than Adama, and is quite concerned when Adama orders [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] to head into the [[magnetic void]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]).

When [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]] attack while Adama is on [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]], Colonel Tigh commands ''Galactica'' in his absence. Tigh is surprised when the previously ill pilots report for duty during [[Battle of Kobol (TOS)|the battle]]. He points out that they are barely able to stand, to which [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] replies that it is fortunate that the Viper is flown in the seated position ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]).

When Adama is reluctant to send out a patrol to search for the lost Apollo, Tigh is able to convince him otherwise. Boomer and Starbuck are already waiting in the [[launch tubes (TOS)|launch tubes]], and successfully find Apollo and guide him back to ''Galactica'' without attracting the attention of the Cylons ([[The Lost Warrior]]).

Adama volunteers Colonel Tigh to help him cover [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]]'s shift in [[Core Command]] so that she can go on a date aboard the [[Rising Star (TOS)|''Rising Star'']] ([[The Long Patrol]]).

On Colonel Tigh's suggestion, Adama orders the Fleet to maximum speed (rather than moving at the speed of the slowest ship) as they neared the [[Ravashol pulsar]]. They hoped to make the ships of the fleet more difficult targets by increasing the spacing between the ships, and reduce the collateral damage inflicted should one of the ships take a hit from the pulsar. Fortunately the pulsar is destroyed before the Fleet gets into range ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]).

After Cylon Raiders destroy two of the three [[Agro Ship]]s, Colonel Tigh personally inspects the [[Agro Ship 9|only one that survives]]. He learns that the fleet's entire crop supply has been destroyed in the attack and that the fleet's supply of seed has been exhausted and must be somehow replenished. This prompts Adama's mission to [[Sectar (planet)|Sectar]] to trade an [[energizer]] for the needed seed ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]).

Picking up a great deal of civilian Cylon radio traffic, Tigh reports that a large concentration of Cylons are nearby. Adama orders the Fleet to a halt, awaiting word from the recon patrol. Before the patrol can return, Colonel Tigh reports a large contact approaching. It appears to be a battlestar, and a communication comes in on Fleet Com-Line Alpha (which is only used between Colonial warships). Adama believes the message to be a hoax, as they are the last remaining Colonial war ship. Adama is delighted to learn that the message is from [[Cain (TOS)|Commander Cain]], and the sensor contact is [[Pegasus (TOS)|''Pegasus'']].

The honeymoon does not last long, however. Adama is forced to relieve Cain of command of ''Pegasus'' when he refuses to redistribute fuel from his ship to the other ships in the Fleet. Adama appoints Tigh to take command of ''Pegasus''. Tigh takes his place on the bridge of ''Pegasus'', and insists on beginning the fuel transfer over [[Tolan]]'s objections. Before any transfer can take place, though, Cylon Raiders attack. Cain has his command returned to him, and the crew of ''Pegasus'' cheers when they hear the news. Tolan asks Tigh not to take the cheers personally. Tigh understands and asks, "How can you fight a living legend?" Colonel Tigh resumes his role as executive officer aboard ''Galactica'' ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]).

As a Cylon attack approaches, Adama and Tigh begin to realize that the Cylons are attacking in force. They order the ship's compartments to be sealed, to prevent a hull breach. All squadrons are launched to defend ''Galactica''. The Raiders are not fighting back, and two manage to slip through. One is destroyed near the bridge. Despite closing the blast shield the bridge sustains heavy damage, and Adama is critically wounded. Tigh orders Omega to call for [[Salik|Dr. Salik]] to take care of Adama, and assumes command. The other Raider explodes against the port [[landing bay]], causing explosions fires throughout the ship. Tigh realizes that the Raiders were likely packed with [[Solonite]] or some other high explosive, in order for them to have exploded with such force. The explosions have damaged the ship's automated firefighting systems. A plan to extinguish the fires using Vipers firing [[boroton]] fails. Tigh puts [[mushies]] near the air ducts in hopes of helping [[Muffit]] find them. Muffit appears out of the Core Command air ducts, and they attach a note and some lifemasks to him so that he can ferry them back to the trapped survivors in the [[rejuvenation center]]. Muffit completes his task, delivering the lifemasks and the note. The fire is successfully extinguished by Apollo and Starbuck, and Adama recovers from his successful surgery ([[Fire in Space]]).

[[Image:TighCelestra.jpg|thumb|right|Commander Kronus berates Colonel Tigh for drinking before going on duty ([[Take the Celestra]]).]]

After a hard-fought game of [[Triad (TOS)|Triad]], Apollo, Boomer, and Starbuck are informed by Colonel Tigh of an emergency meeting in the war room. [[Bojay]]'s patrol has gone missing. The warriors are deployed to investigate, but Tigh doesn't like the looks of the seismic readings, and is afraid Bojay's patrol has crashed. The patrol discovers the wreckage of a ship, and returns with [[Iblis|Count Iblis]]. Colonel Tigh is immediately suspicious of Iblis. Tigh later informs Adama that Iblis had visited Core Command, and Adama is furious. Tigh is in Core Command with Adama when the [[Ship of Lights|mysterious lights]] begin appearing around the Fleet ([[War of the Gods, Part I]]).

Colonel Tigh presents [[Kronus|Commander Kronus]] with the [[Star of Kobol]] during an award ceremony, while Adama gives the speech. At the reception afterwards, Commander Kronus berates Colonel Tigh for drinking before going on duty. Tigh accepts the criticism, and respectfully leaves the reception early to get to his work. Later in Core Command, Starbuck requests permission to take his Viper aboard the ''[[Celestra]]'' under the pretense of a "maintenance scan" of his Viper's electronics. Tigh isn't convinced, but grants permission to the warrior. He also informs [[Cassiopeia]], who reclaims the concert tickets from Starbuck in the Viper bay ([[Take the Celestra]]).

Commander Adama and Colonel Tigh are alerted by Apollo, Starbuck, Cassiopeia, and Sheba of the [[Gamma frequency]] signal they receive in the [[Celestial chamber]]. A Viper patrol is launched to investigate, and discovers a Cylon [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]]. Adama is tired of running, and wants to launch an assault against the basestar, in a bid to escape the Galaxy without Cylon pursuit. Colonel Tigh briefs the Viper pilots on the capabilities of the basestar, painting a grim picture of the situation. The [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|attack]] is successful, and ''Galactica'' escapes the galaxy, hoping to find [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).

== Notes ==

* [[Terry Carter]] was originally a candidate for the role of [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]].

* Tigh does not appear in the [[spin-off]] series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. The fate of his character is not disclosed.

* The character appears as President of the Twelve Colonies in [[Richard Hatch]]'s [[continuation]] effort, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' and Hatch's [[separate continuity]] ''Battlestar Galactica'' novels.

* Tigh is one of only five characters in the Original Series to be featured in every episode.

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Propulsion (TOS)

2009-02-05T20:31:11Z

Danage: Corrected Galatica to Galactica.

:''For the propulsion counterparts in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series]].''

In the [[Original Series]], the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] moves seemingly only at ''sublight'' speeds. There are inferences to FTL use though, even if sporadic and uncertain.

''Lightspeed'' is the term for a Colonial [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] accelerating to the speed of light or faster. ''Galactica'' is one of the few ships in the rag-tag [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that have lightspeed ability, so normally the battlestar moves no faster than the slowest ship in the Fleet during its exodus from the destroyed [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]).

It is rarely mentioned, but beyond the following references, FTL is inferred several times in the original ''Battlestar Galactica''. Even just the mention of leaving star systems (possibly mentioned inaccurately as 'galaxies') and showing up in other star systems within short periods of time, lead one to suspect that some form of superluminal propulsion is employed.

* Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] brings ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' to lightspeed in order to outflank [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]]'s attack force, though Cain earlier commented that such a maneuver would result in using half of ''Pegasus'''s fuel ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]).

* Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] orders Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] to take ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' to lightspeed, despite Tigh's objections that suggest that it had been some time since the battlestar was ordered to accelerate that fast ([[Experiment in Terra]]).

* [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] and [[Lucifer]] have a conversation in which Lucifer states that the Cylons could easily catch up to the slowly moving rag-tag Fleet if they used lightspeed ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]).

* Starbuck's Viper "[[Starchaser|Recon 1]]" could be inferred to be able attain this lightspeed as well, as it has to drop to sub-light when it detects a freighter and fighter ([[The Long Patrol]]).

Other than these oblique references, there is nothing that would substantiate how the ships achieve this form of propulsion other than by just accelerating until they reach their top speed.

== Novelizations ==

{{separate continuity|universe=1980|type=line}}

In the ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|Galactica Discovers Earth]]'' novelization, FTL technology is described as being driven by [[w:tachyon|tachyon]] particles.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Resnick|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Resnick|authorlinkurl=|year=1981|title=[[Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth]]|publisher=Berkley Books|location=|id=|pages=89}}</ref>.

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Adama (1980)

2009-01-19T22:10:00Z

Danage: Corrected Galactica 1980 to BSG TOS, as only Adama and Boomer are in Galactica 1980 (in the notes section, last note).

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: ''The article discusses the [[Galactica 1980]] character. For information on his [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] character, see [[Adama (TOS)]]. For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to Commander Adama, see [[William Adama]].''

Thirty years after the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]], Commander '''Adama''' has finally led the [[Galactican Fleet]] to the planet [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].

During the 30 years of exodus, a few changes have befallen Adama and the Fleet. [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] has apparently died, although his step-son [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] is a captain in the Fleet and becomes a key figure (along with Lieutenant [[Dillon]]) in many of the missions to Earth. Adama's right hand man, Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]], has been replaced by Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]].

The finding of Earth does not prove to be the salvation that the Colonials had hoped for, however, as they find Earth to be woefully behind in technology and culture.

Adama and his advisor, [[Doctor Zee]], determine that the Earth is not yet ready for contact with [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']] or the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]]. They decide that covert action would be more prudent, and thus begin a plan whereby they influence the people of Earth in the hopes of helping to prepare them for contact ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|Galactica Discovers Earth]]).

== Notes ==

* Adama and [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] are the only two major characters from the [[Original Series]] to return as recurring characters in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

* The character's surviving children, particularly [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]], are not seen in the series. Apollo is noted as deceased, and the fate of Athena is never mentioned.

* Adama is one of only five characters in the Original Series to be featured in every episode of "Battlestar Galactica (TOS)", and the only character to be featured in all the episodes of both the Original Series and ''Galactica 1980''.

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Adama (1980)

2009-01-19T22:06:52Z

Danage: Corrected 'The finding of Earth does not prove to be salvation' to 'The finding of Earth does not prove to be the salvation'

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: ''The article discusses the [[Galactica 1980]] character. For information on his [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] character, see [[Adama (TOS)]]. For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to Commander Adama, see [[William Adama]].''

Thirty years after the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]], Commander '''Adama''' has finally led the [[Galactican Fleet]] to the planet [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].

During the 30 years of exodus, a few changes have befallen Adama and the Fleet. [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] has apparently died, although his step-son [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] is a captain in the Fleet and becomes a key figure (along with Lieutenant [[Dillon]]) in many of the missions to Earth. Adama's right hand man, Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]], has been replaced by Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]].

The finding of Earth does not prove to be the salvation that the Colonials had hoped for, however, as they find Earth to be woefully behind in technology and culture.

Adama and his advisor, [[Doctor Zee]], determine that the Earth is not yet ready for contact with [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']] or the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]]. They decide that covert action would be more prudent, and thus begin a plan whereby they influence the people of Earth in the hopes of helping to prepare them for contact ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|Galactica Discovers Earth]]).

== Notes ==

* Adama and [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] are the only two major characters from the [[Original Series]] to return as recurring characters in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

* The character's surviving children, particularly [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]], are not seen in the series. Apollo is noted as deceased, and the fate of Athena is never mentioned.

* Adama is one of only five characters in the Original Series to be featured in every episode of ''Galactica 1980'', and the only character to be featured in all the episodes of both the Original Series and ''Galactica 1980''.

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Adama (1980)

2009-01-19T22:04:11Z

Danage: Added a comma to aid in reading.

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|role= Commander of [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']], President of the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]]
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: ''The article discusses the [[Galactica 1980]] character. For information on his [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] character, see [[Adama (TOS)]]. For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to Commander Adama, see [[William Adama]].''

Thirty years after the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]], Commander '''Adama''' has finally led the [[Galactican Fleet]] to the planet [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].

During the 30 years of exodus, a few changes have befallen Adama and the Fleet. [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] has apparently died, although his step-son [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] is a captain in the Fleet and becomes a key figure (along with Lieutenant [[Dillon]]) in many of the missions to Earth. Adama's right hand man, Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]], has been replaced by Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]].

The finding of Earth does not prove to be salvation that the Colonials had hoped for, however, as they find Earth to be woefully behind in technology and culture.

Adama and his advisor, [[Doctor Zee]], determine that the Earth is not yet ready for contact with [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']] or the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]]. They decide that covert action would be more prudent, and thus begin a plan whereby they influence the people of Earth in the hopes of helping to prepare them for contact ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|Galactica Discovers Earth]]).

== Notes ==

* Adama and [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] are the only two major characters from the [[Original Series]] to return as recurring characters in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

* The character's surviving children, particularly [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]], are not seen in the series. Apollo is noted as deceased, and the fate of Athena is never mentioned.

* Adama is one of only five characters in the Original Series to be featured in every episode of ''Galactica 1980'', and the only character to be featured in all the episodes of both the Original Series and ''Galactica 1980''.

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Adama (1980)

2009-01-19T22:03:10Z

Danage: Removed the second the, i.e. a captain in the [the] Fleet.

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: ''The article discusses the [[Galactica 1980]] character. For information on his [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] character, see [[Adama (TOS)]]. For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to Commander Adama, see [[William Adama]].''

Thirty years after the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]], Commander '''Adama''' has finally led the [[Galactican Fleet]] to the planet [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].

During the 30 years of exodus, a few changes have befallen Adama and the Fleet. [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] has apparently died, although his step-son [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] is a captain in the Fleet and becomes a key figure (along with Lieutenant [[Dillon]]) in many of the missions to Earth. Adama's right hand man, Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] has been replaced by Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]].

The finding of Earth does not prove to be salvation that the Colonials had hoped for, however, as they find Earth to be woefully behind in technology and culture.

Adama and his advisor, [[Doctor Zee]], determine that the Earth is not yet ready for contact with [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']] or the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]]. They decide that covert action would be more prudent, and thus begin a plan whereby they influence the people of Earth in the hopes of helping to prepare them for contact ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|Galactica Discovers Earth]]).

== Notes ==

* Adama and [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] are the only two major characters from the [[Original Series]] to return as recurring characters in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

* The character's surviving children, particularly [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]], are not seen in the series. Apollo is noted as deceased, and the fate of Athena is never mentioned.

* Adama is one of only five characters in the Original Series to be featured in every episode of ''Galactica 1980'', and the only character to be featured in all the episodes of both the Original Series and ''Galactica 1980''.

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Boxey (RDM)

2008-10-09T09:51:56Z

Danage: /* Notes */

:''This article is about the young orphan from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For more information on his [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Boxey (TOS)]].''

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[[Image:Photos seen on Armistice Station.jpg|thumb|left|Boxey and his possible mother on photos on [[Armistice Station]].]]
'''Boxey''' is the son of the [[Armistice Officer]] at [[Armistice Station]].

Following the [[Cylon attack]], Boxey and his aunt{{citation needed}} seek sanctuary when a [[Raptor]] manned by Lieutenants [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Valerii]] and [[Karl Agathon|Agathon]] makes an emergency landing on [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].

When it becomes evident that the Raptor cannot rescue all the terrified refugees who come to it, Boxey's aunt gives him up with other children for transport back to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. The child becomes unofficially adopted by members of the crew and is also seen eating with Valerii and other pilots on ''Galactica'' ([[Miniseries]]).

Later, Boxey is following [[Kara Thrace]] around and copying her attitude and tone with [[Saul Tigh]]. During an exchange with Tigh, Boxey sarcastically reveals that his mother is dead ([[Bastille Day]]).

== Life on the cutting room floor ==

[[Image:Kobol's Last Gleaming Pt 2 - Boomer and Boxey.jpg|thumb|Boxey's last appearance in the series.]]

Otherwise, the character is mostly found in [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)|deleted scenes]] and on the cutting room floor, with little further exposure. Boxey appears in [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Water|four deleted scenes]] included with the [[Season 1 DVD]] set. The first three are from "[[Water]]":
*In the first, Boxey happens upon Boomer at her locker, and rummaging through it finds a rag which she used to wipe rust off of her hands from when she was planting the bombs in the water tanks.
*This followed up on in a second scene at the end of the episode where Tyrol finds Boxey with the rag, who tells him that he got it from Boomer's locker, and Tyrol recognizes the rust as being the same residue as he found in the water tank, raising his suspicions about Boomer (this entire subplot was dropped).
*In his third deleted scene in "Water," Boxey tries to sell some [[ambrosia]] he got from an engineer to [[Alex Quartararo|Crashdown]] (apparently one of the attempts to turn him into the "artful dodger" mentioned by the writers).
*Boxey's [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|fourth deleted scene]] in the set is from "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", in which Boomer is practicing drawing her weapon from its holster and pointing it, and after several times Boxey steps into the room just as she wheels around and points her gun in his direction, accidentally scaring him off.

==Notes==
*Boxey is based on a [[Boxey (TOS)|character of the same name]] from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]. He shares some similarities with his TOS counterpart, in that he is a young boy orphaned by the [[Cylon attack]] who is adopted by members of ''Galactica's'' crew. While Boxey was an often recurring character in the Original Series and the [[Troy (1980)|main character]] of the follow up series ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', in the Re-imagined Series he only appears in one episode of the first season, "[[Bastille Day]]". A number of other appearances were filmed, but cut from other episodes due to time considerations. By the start of Season 2, the writers realized they had never really used him and couldn't think of a way to fit him into the series, and the character has been essentially abandoned.
*In the original draft of the Miniseries, Boxey would form a family unit with [[Sharon Valerii]] and [[Galen Tyrol]], but it was then decided that Boomer would be a Cylon sleeper agent. The writers then toyed around with the idea of still having the three of them be a family unit (with Boomer completely unsuspecting that she was a Cylon) until the Season 1 finale, when Boomer would reveal herself. Instead, starting with the second episode, "[[Water]]", Boomer early on starts suspecting that she is a Cylon, and the writers found fewer and fewer ways for Boxey to fit in. An idea toyed around with was that Boxey would become the "artful dodger" on the show; running the [[black market (organization)|black market]], stealing things, etc., but it was decided that there wasn't even time for that.
*One of the problems with having a young character such as Boxey on the show is that while the actor naturally ages, the Re-imagined Series has progressed much more slowly; the series covers approximately [[Timeline (RDM)|one and a half years]] in fictional time from the Miniseries (2003) to the end of Season 2 (2006).
*In the non-canonical novel ''[[Sagittarius Is Bleeding]]'', Boxey's name is given as "[[Andrew Boxman]]" (or "Alex Boxman").

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Adama (1980)

2008-10-08T16:20:26Z

Danage: /* Notes */

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: ''The article discusses the [[Galactica 1980]] character. For information on his [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] character, see [[Adama (TOS)]]. For information on the [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart to Commander Adama, see [[William Adama]].''

Thirty years after the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]], Commander '''Adama''' has finally led the [[Galactican Fleet]] to the planet [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].

During the 30 years of exodus, a few changes have befallen Adama and the Fleet. [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] has apparently died, although his step-son [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] is a captain in the the Fleet and becomes a key figure (along with Lieutenant [[Dillon]]) in many of the missions to Earth. Adama's right hand man, Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] has been replaced by Colonel [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]].

The finding of Earth does not prove to be salvation that the Colonials had hoped for, however, as they find Earth to be woefully behind in technology and culture.

Adama and his advisor, [[Doctor Zee]], determine that the Earth is not yet ready for contact with [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']] or the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]]. They decide that covert action would be more prudent, and thus begin a plan whereby they influence the people of Earth in the hopes of helping to prepare them for contact ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|Galactica Discovers Earth]]).

== Notes ==

* Adama and [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] are the only two major characters from the [[Original Series]] to return as recurring characters in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

* The character's surviving children, particularly [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]], are not seen in the series. Apollo is noted as deceased, and the fate of Athena is never mentioned.

* Adama is one of only five characters in the Original Series to be featured in every episode of ''Galactica 1980'', and the only character to be featured in all the episodes of both the Original Series and ''Galactica 1980''.

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Talk:Zac/Archive 1

2008-10-08T15:55:17Z

Danage:

=== Youngest of Adama and Ila's children? ===

The non-canon book (I forget the name) mentions that Athena is the youngest, and the family tree suggests this, but dialogue, and the character page, suggests that Zac is the youngest of Adama's children. His inexperience in battle suggests he is the youngest, as Athena ia full-fledged pilot/bridge officer. The family tree suggests Athena is the youngest. This has to be a mistake in either the family tree (unless females come after males) or in the article.

Talk:Zac/Archive 1

2008-10-08T15:54:27Z

Danage: Added a new discussion point that needs to be resolved.

'''Youngest of Adama and Ila's children'''

The non-canon book (I forget the name) mentions that Athena is the youngest, and the family tree suggests this, but dialogue, and the character page, suggests that Zac is the youngest of Adama's children. His inexperience in battle suggests he is the youngest, as Athena ia full-fledged pilot/bridge officer. The family tree suggests Athena is the youngest. This has to be a mistake in either the family tree (unless females come after males) or in the article.

List of Deleted Scenes (TOS)

2008-10-08T15:49:15Z

Danage: Deleted '*** Greenbean's only appearance is here.' as Greenbean was in the episode Lost Planet of the Gods and is in the battle of Cimtar in Saga of a Star World

: ''For the deleted scenes in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-Imagined Series]], see [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)]].''

This list is fairly self-explanatory; these are [[deleted scenes]] that never made the final cut of the episode for any number of reasons.

Unless otherwise noted, all deleted scenes are from the Region 1 DVD set.

== [[Saga of a Star World]] ==

* This is the longer (or possibly alternate) version [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] game in the Officer's Quarters prior to the klaxon. Starbuck is playing against a [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)#Gemoni|Gemonese]] man, who calls and raises Starbuck. A shirtless [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] pulls Starbuck away from the table to confer with a shirtless [[Jolly (TOS)|Jolly]] and [[Greenbean]], who bring up their concerns about the Gemonese man's ability to play the game expertly; Starbuck believes that the Gemonese officer is inexperienced in the game and convinces the pilots that the Gemonese man is simply trying to "buy the pot". For the "glory of Caprica", the three prideful pilots furnish Starbuck with additional cubits. Starbuck returns to the table, dumps his wager, and reveals his cards–the Gemonese man does the same, and wins. After collecting the pot, the Gemonese man throws a cubit towards Starbuck. Starbuck's response is "Thanks."
** Several pieces of information come from this scene, including:
*** Jolly, Boomer and Greenbean are from Caprica, since Caprica's honor is at stake and they seem to be prideful of it.
*** The Gemonese man has a modified version of [[Uniforms (TOS)|the ''Galactica'' patch]] with a large embroidered diamond in the middle.
*** Starbuck's comment to Cassiopeia on how the Gemonese make excellent card players has better context, due to the Gemonese man winning the pot.
* Apparently the full scene where [[Zac]] tries to convince [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] that he should take his place on the patrol, so that he can prove that he's a [[Warrior]]. The only major difference is that Starbuck claims his stomach is upset, likely because of all the cigars he smokes. (The term "[[fumarello]]" is not used in the scene, but "cigar".)
* As they're waking out of the pilot's bunk, Zac asks [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] how he drew the patrol. Apollo claims that "they'd be turning all us warriors out to leisuron once the armistice is signed" and that he wanted "just one last bite of a mission". Zac asks whether or not anyone would want to be stuck with him on his first patrol, Apollo makes note of Zac's high marks at the academy that even outshined [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]'s marks.
** The term "leisuron" is used in place of vacation or leave of absence, though the term used in the series for pilots is "[[furlon]]". However, leisuron may also be another word for vacation.
** According to Apollo, Zac "came through with the highest marks in the history of the academy, when that includes the commander-in-chief it's downright embarrasing, even if it's his own son". This may explain his rank of lieutenant, despite his lack of experience.
* After President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] makes his toast before the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]], [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] objects, claiming that they should toast to the president himself who "has for the first time brought together the dissodant races of mankind together, to speak as one before [[the Alliance]]".
** This deleted scene gives indication as to the relationship between the Colonies prior to their destruction. Judging by Baltar's comments, the relationships between Colonies was not as united as it seemed throughout the series' run.
* An extended scene (without audio) where Zac tries to make it back to the Fleet. One unique effects shot has Zac's [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] approaching ''Galactica'' from the aft, and summarily being destroyed just short of the starboard docking bay.
* An extended scene where [[Serina]] hears the noise of the Raiders, whereafter an explosion occurs. Serina walks off camera, indicating that she is going to investigate the explosion, which likely bridges the scene where Serina is seen in the wide walkway (with the pyramids in the background).
* Boxey is running with the [[daggit]], whom he calls "Peanuts" (although it's the same dog that plays Muffit, though this might be the dogs real name and the dialogue might have been redubbed later on). They are playfully running through an area near the [[Caprica Presidium]].
* Serina is screaming for Boxey, and runs toward the camera after seeing Boxey off screen.
* On the ''[[Gemini (TOS)|Gemini]]'', Boomer, Starbuck, and Apollo walk through the living area on the freighter. Apollo explains that they are doing a survey of people and their skill levels so that they can be put to work to help one another. This scene occurs up to the point where they encounter the hurt elderly Gemonese man and [[Cassiopeia]].
* Starbuck is attempting to get the name of the elderly Gemonese couple they encounter on the ''Gemini''. Starbuck asks Boomer to translate, but Cassiopeia offers to help, though Starbuck tells her that she'll be busy herself telling him her information, and asks again for Boomer's help. Boomer approaches the old man while Starbuck approaches Cassiopeia, explaining that the questions are to help the Life Center be ready for them when they dock.
* Cassiopeia finishes telling Starbuck about the [[Otori Sect]]. After this, he tells her that he has headaches due to the stress, to which she replies that he should "make an appointment". Starbuck replies that he just may do that.
* Athena hugs Adama in Core Command during a red alert, likely after they exit the [[Straits of Madagon]].
* An alternate scene where Adama talks to Athena about his experience on the Colonies. Marked differences include "tickets to a raffle" instead of "tickets to a lottery". Athena goes on to explain that if it wasn't for him, they would be dead right now. Adama then talks about "handing off the scepter to the young" when the "spirit of the young transcends the wisdom of the old". He then reflects that Athena is as beautiful as [[Ila|her mother]]. He also states that he believes that there are others better equipped to lead and for that reason he was grateful.
* Adama talks to [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] about submitting his resignation to the newly elected Council of Twelve. Tigh says that they should talk, though Adama assures him that his mind is made up on the matter.
* Apollo confronts Adama on his decision to resign, claiming that "it's treasonous to even consider stepping down" as commander. Athena defends her father, claiming that Apollo has the "mind of a mechanical drone programmed only to fight". As Athena voices her opinion, Adama says that he doesn't want what's left of the family to be torn apart, and says that he is perfectly capable of defending his own actions. Apollo counters that Adama is incapable of defending his own actions by his measure:
*: '''Adama''': What is your measure? What heartbeat guides you in telling one man that he must die, while another may live?
*: '''Apollo''': Could any man have done better? Or been fair? Did you succumb to influence, or politics, or whimsy? Didn't you do the best you could?
*: '''Adama''': (beat) Yes... yes. But for the first time, it isn't enough to know that I did my best. I will sleep only when I know that I'll never have to face that agony again.
*: '''Apollo''': That, commander, is cowardice.
* Apollo then leaves, with Athena trying to convince her father that he is no coward. Adama considers the possibility that he is "for not speaking out soon enough" in order to avoid the destruction of the Colonies. (Referring to his earlier conversation with Adar about his distrust of the Cylons and their peace proposal through the treacherous Baltar.) When Athena asks him who he thinks is better suited to lead, he only replies that there had better be someone else, or "we're doomed".
* Adama presents his resignation to the Council. [[Sire]] [[Anton]] says that the resignation is nonsense and that they need his leadership, particularly now. [[Uri]] objects, claiming that Adama knows his ability to lead better than the rest and blames Adama for the food and fuel issues. Anton counters that Uri's comments are hypocritical, in light that Uri himself is being brought up on charges of hording supplies. Adama ends the argument by saying the sparring is not in their best interest; Anton then redirects their attention to debating on a plan for their survival.
* A Cylon Centurion asks the [[Imperious Leader]] about what to do with the survivors. The Imperious Leader commands that once the Centurion is satisfied that they have told them everything they know, the survivors are to be brought before the other Cylons, so they may have the "privilege" of seeing the Colonial survivors beheaded publicly.
* Adama is summoned to a meeting of the Council, which has already assembled. Sire Uri proposes that they appeal to the justice and mercy of the Cylons. Adama is in disbelief, reminding the council that they Cylons have told them that they will not stop until every human had been exterminated.
* Starbuck's attempt to weasel out of the Straits of Madagon mission include a request for permission to use sick leave, which Apollo denies.
* Doctor [[Paye]] greets Serina and Apollo in the Life Station, complimenting Serina and claiming to be a fan of her broadcast work. Apollo ducks out to visit his father in the "core center", kissing Serina before he leaves. She points out that if she had anything contagious, he has it too now. Apollo says he's willing to share anything she has. Paye asks if he detects a blossoming romance at the core of the Fleet, and Serina says that though she can only speak for herself, it runs deep. Describing her medical symptoms, Serina says she has a general weakness, a lack of sensation in the fingertips, and a lightness of head. When she asks if anybody else has had similar complaints Paye appears to be covering up considerable concern.
* Paye says there have been several other cases with the same symptoms. Paye has an idea what the problem is. He asks Serina if she is aware of the problem with the food brought from home. Serina replies that the Cylons had been intermixing some sort of neutron weapon with their explosives and it contaminated the food. Paye says that it broke down the cellular structure. He says that it is also happening to people. It has only happened to a few people who had been exposed to that weapon. The illness progresses with a gradual loss of strength. His experience with the illness is limited, but so far all of the affected people have died. He offers to alert Apollo, but Serina asks him not to tell anyone. Paye estimates that she has a few days left at most. They walk down the corridor together and he comforts her silently.
* The Imperious Leader gives his speech thanking Baltar for his service, then has a Centurion kill him, cutting his neck while another Centurion holds his head up. Baltar lets out a scream as the sword nears his neck.
* Another shot of the execution scene, shot from behind the Imperious Leader. From this angle the sword looks like it actually strikes Baltar.
* Another shot of the execution scene, shot from behind the Imperious Leader but tighter in on Baltar and the Centurions. It is more apparent in this shot that the cut stops short.
* Yet another shot of the execution scene, shot from behind the Imperious Leader, but zoomed in on Baltar, showing only the arm of the Centurion holding his head up and the sword coming in to strike.
* Another shot of the execution scene with the camera directly in front of Baltar. Once again only the arm of the Centurion and the sword striking are visible. This time, as the sword strikes the camera pans away quickly to black as Baltar finishes his scream.
* The Imperious Leader tells a Centurion that it has been seven [[centon]]s since any report of the humans. The Leader asks if the Centurion has anything to report regarding them, but the Centurion replies that nothing has been seen or heard of them. The Imperious Leader believes that their provisions will sooner or later force them to land with the Cylon's star system, and the Cylons will be watching, listening, and waiting.
* In the [[landram]] down on [[Carillon]], Apollo explains that they won't be able to stop at any planet for too long. Boxey doesn't understand why they had to leave in the first place. Apollo explains that there are, and have always been, living beings who cannot accept anything they don't understand, anything different. Boxey asks if Apollo means they're stupid, and Apollo guesses that by their standards they are. He asks how it can be anything but stupid to kill what you don't understand. Boxey asks why they don't kill them back. Apollo says that that would be changing themselves to be like them. He says that the Colonials don't believe in war, "but the opposite of war is not necessarily peace." What the Colonials want is freedom. The right to be left alone. But there's always a chance someone will come along and spoil everything. Boxey asks then if you kill them. Apollo, exasperated, points out that Boxey has a way of reducing everything to very simple terms. Apollo does finally agree that maybe it comes down to life or death, but life is precious and nobody has the right to tamper with another's without running the risk of forfeiting their own. Apollo claims the conversation is getting too deep for a boy his age, but Boxey points out that you can die at any age.
* In the scene where Muffit escapes with Boxey in pursuit, Jolly exits the the landram but appears to have some difficulties (various clanging and rustling sounds are heard). Apollo and Serina laugh (/break character).
* Boxey is looking for Muffit when two [[Ovion]]s approach from behind. One covers his mouth while both of them put a hand on his shoulder. They appear to converse, their insectoid pincers moving rapidly.
* The two Ovions and a calm Boxey exit an underground elevator. One of the Ovions is waddling awkwardly (in an apparent effort to make its second set of arms move more). Barking is heard off-camera, and Boxey yells for Muffit, breaking away from the Ovions and running back down the hallway towards the sound. Muffit is in the room with the [[Lotay|Ovion queen]]. Boxey runs in and hugs Muffit. The Ovions follow shortly, moving to grab him. The Queen orders (in English) to leave him. She says that it is a curious group, but they will do nicely. She tells the Ovions to take them to a cell and prepare for the others as quickly as possible. The Ovions shoo Boxey and Muffit out of the Queen's chamber and a door closes behind them.
* Same as above, but with a darker corridor, as well as more detail work on the costumes and the set.
* An Ovion leads Apollo into the queen's chamber. This shot as the more ornate set, with an Ovion playing on some sort of a harp. The queen (in English) welcomes Apollo to Carillon, asking if he is impressed. Apollo claims to be more confused. He explains they they lost a little boy. The queen replies that he is safe, asking if they wish to join him. Apollo says that they would. The queen rises and approaches them.
* [[Seetol]] approaches a Centurion in an underground area, reporting that "by your command" the Colonials have only been allowed to land a few of their warriors on the surface. The Centurion claims that will change. The Ovion says that the Centurion is most gracious and that "we live to serve you." The Centurion steps over to a glass orb, and an image of a lizardlike Imperious Leader appears in the orb. The Centurion identifies himself as the garrison leader on the planet Carillon. The Centurion reports that the humans have arrived and fallen pry to the lord of Ovion. The Imperious Leader informs the Centurion that the supreme star force stationed at [[Borallus]] has been dispatched to annihilate the survivors. The Imperious Leaders orders the Centurion to ensure that the Colonial military defenses are rendered impotent. The Imperious Leader's image fades from the orb.
* Apollo and Serina are on the transport en route to the award ceremony. Apollo asks Serina if she is feeling better, to which she claims she is fine. Looking at Serina, Apollo claims to finally understand what the poets are talking about. Serina asks Apollo to write her a poem. Apollo claims that she doesn't know what she is asking, but she claims it will mean more to her than he'd know. She kisses his cheek, promising to do better in private. Apollo then notices the man wearing a [[Blue Squadron (TOS)|Blue Squadron]] insignia.
* In the [[chancery]] Serina has a bit of a spell. Apollo asks if she is alright, and she claims that it's just everything that happened starting to catch up with her. Apollo tries to take her back to the guest quarters, but she doesn't want to spoil a beautiful evening. She wants to sit at one of the tables. Apollo then asks why they don't go win a fortune. Serina agrees, saying, "Why don't we, my beautiful Captain?"
* An alien welcomes Starbuck and Boomer. He points out that they are wearing an emblem of the [[Colonial Fleet (TOS)|Colonial Fleet]], saying that he didn't realize that the Fleet was in the area. Starbuck claims that they're out here on their own. The alien points out that it's out of their way, but Boomer claims they're just on a reconnaissance flight to make sure the armistice is being observed. The alien seems satisfied, and tells them to consider themselves guests of the establishment, welcome to all the food and drink they want. As they walk off Boomer asks Starbuck how he feels now that they have the run of the place while their people are starving to death.
* Starbuck asks Boomer to have some vision. He points out that war isn't going to last forever, and after that they'll just be antiquated, burned out starfighters. Boomer points out that'll only be if they last that long. Boomer is worried about the disappearing guests. Starbuck points out that it is a big place, and that there's a tour that people go on just before leaving for home. Boomer points out that the [[Blonde Taurus]] was going on that tour.
* Apollo and Starbuck flee the attacking Cylons underground. Apollo mentions that with all the [[tylium]] around their firefight is lighting the biggest bomb in the universe. Starbuck thinks it is too late to talk to the Centurions, and Apollo agrees. (Somebody off-camera can be heard yelling, "Fire!") Apollo shoots a Centurion twice, causing it to fall over.
* A voice off-camera orders the videos to roll, and the monitors in Core command come to life. On action, Adama gives the "Launch when ready" command. Athena remarks that Adama kept some pilots back, as an entire squadron is answering. Adama brushes her off. [[Omega]] informs them that the Cylon forces consist of three entire flights. Athena remarks that their one squadron is never going to make it. Adama orders all warriors recalled from the surface. Athena says that there's not enough time, then [[Maren Jensen]] then flubs her next line saying, "They'll never get here back in time," then laughs and hits her head realizing she blew the take.
* Adama says a prayer of thanksgiving standing on a raised platform with the Council and a large gathering of Colonials. An organ starts up, and everyone assembled begins singing. It appears to be some sort of a hymn or anthem.
Hail to thee, O lord of manna, bounteous be thy hand.<br />
Blessed be the core of freedom throughout the land.<br />
Keep us safe from powers of darkness liberty and might.<br />
Man rejoices, land of Zion, lead us by thy light.<br />
Serina tells Boxey (while the song is in progress) to stay really close to Captain Apollo. Serina asks Apollo if he'll look after her baby, and he agrees. She steps out of the room, lingering a moment in the doorway watching Apollo hold Boxey in his arms before leaving. The Colonials sing the above verse twice through.
* A closeup shot of Adama during the singing. The audio is much clearer on some of the lyrics. Adama's voice drops in volume while Serina is talking to Boxey and Apollo. Additional lines of the song are sung in this cut:
We salute the cause of freedom 'neath our flags unfurled.<br />
Standing for eternal right through the star-wide worlds.

== [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]] ==

* Extended scene where Adama coaxes Apollo's announcement of his and [[Serina]]'s being [[sealed]]. The dialogue that is present here, but cut later:
*: '''Adama''': ... this marvelous food for nigh on 3 [[millicenton]]s... waiting... for each succeeding course. Each one being better than the one before.
*: '''Athena''': Wonderful! One surprise, after another. (looking in Apollo's direction)
*: '''Apollo''': All right, all right. I guess it's too much to expect ''anyone'' to be able to keep a secret in a small band of survivors like this.
*: '''Adama''': (with Athena laughing in the background) Starbuck, did he say "secret"?
*: '''Starbuck''': Yes, I believe he did.
*: '''Athena''': Oh, yes, "secret".
*: '''Apollo''': I'm not as glib as you are, father, I've always taken my time about things.
*: '''Adama''': (good naturedly) I know.
*: '''Apollo''': Especially the important things. I mean, there was a lot to consider, I had to be sure that Boxey was in favor of our (clears throat). Well, uh... (from this point, the scene picks up from the scene that was included in the final cut of the episode).
* An extended scene where Adama congratulates Apollo for making a "father very happy... finally", after Apollo announces the marriage.
* After Adama orders that Patrol 2 (consisting of [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] and [[Jolly (TOS)|Jolly]]) land from their patrol, Omega announces that a "shuttle cadet from first-orbit solo" is inbound. Adama orders that the shuttle pilot be [[Outer marker|waived off]], should the approach not be completed successfully, as they are in need of the reports from the patrol. The inbound shuttle is piloted by [[Serina]], who completes her first successful solo-landing in ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'''s starboard bay.
* As [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]'s probe is ready to land, Tigh mentions to Adama that his fellow Warriors are preparing a sendoff for Adama. Adama refuses to have Apollo skip procedure to even make the briefest appareance at the sendoff, since he refuses to "risk the lives of everyone in the fleet, even for my own son's sendoff", but extends the curfew so that Apollo will have time to go, after making the report.
* After the disease has been found, Apollo is asking [[Cassiopeia]] what Boomer's chances are. When she says that they are not good, Apollo lets her know that he appreciates all that she's doing. Cassiopeia then comments that "You know, if anything good came out of the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]], it was the opportunity for fresh beginnings", referencing her change from [[socialator]] to a med tech.
* Rigel notifies Core Command of the medical shuttle leaving "launch deck 1".
* After a cure is found on the alien planet, Tigh visits Adama telling him joyfully that he can "uncross his fingers". After jokingly replying, "What about my toes?", Tigh notifies him that they are 30 to 40 [[centon]]s away from [[magnetic void|the void]]. Adama then asks Tigh, "You dissaprove of my leading [[the Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] into the void, don't you?" Tigh replies that it is not his place to disapprove, only advise; Adama tells him to dispense with all protocol, and that he would like to hear Tigh's thoughts, leading into the discussion where Adama reveals his belief that the void is the same as the one depicted in the [[Book of the Word]]. Tigh replies that the field is too dangerous and that he would rather take his chances with the Cylon fleet.

== [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]] ==

[[Image:Robotic daggit fecal matter.jpg|thumb|Muffit is visibly displeased with the new marriage of [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] or [[Serina]].]]

* An alternate scene where the star is discovered: Well into [[magnetic void|the void]], [[Omega]] reports that they have found a mega star, which Tigh finds hard to believe. Omega reports that "behind" the mega star is a galaxy, and that they are near the end of the void. Apollo tells them to conduct a "narrowband scan" to search for a single planet in "elliptical orbit, 1 to 3 parsecs from the mega star". He believes it to be where the planet Kobol, the "mother world of all humans, where life began".
* Apollo gives Serina tips on launching, by keeping her head braced against the headrest when she launches and her hands off the controls until the "outer doors flash by". He also tells her that she doesn't need to rush things, as she has the whole universe to "level out" in. They then passionately kiss.
* A scene where Muffit leaves "daggit shit" all over the carpet. The "matter" consists of washers and screws.
* A scene where the female [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilots discuss flight maneuvers. [[Deitra]] comments that [[Brie]] should practice a few more approaches, while [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] drags away [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] from the discussion. Serina notices that they are leaving, and follows, telling her fellow pilots that "the fellas are beginning to resent all this shop talk". Dietra then gives her belief that "this drop and shoot strategy that they are insisting we use" is "a whole lot of [[felgercarb]]".
* Serina is preparing to launch her Viper, as well as the associated shot of her "launching".
* A version of the marriage ceremony where Tigh notes that "the star, it's pulsing again" (whereas in the final scene, it is here when the star is first discovered by ''Galactica'''s crew.
* During the [[sealed|sealing]], Serina tells Apollo, "I know, I wish Starbuck was here too" after Vipers fly by.
* A scene where Apollo and Serina kiss on [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]].
* A scene where Apollo breaks up his father's attempt at choking [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]], but Apollo is unable to get his laser out of the holster, to which [[Richard Hatch]] (Apollo) says "shit".
* Apollo orders that the warriors break up the camp. It is here where [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]] reveals to Starbuck that Apollo and Serina were married. When Starbuck says, "Married? Without me?" Athena then drops a blatant attempt to get Starbuck to talk about their own relationship by saying, "Well, if you really want to ''be'' at a marriage ceremony..." Starbuck's reply is to comment that he should start breaking down the camp, leaving Athena.
* An extended scene where Baltar is left for dead by Adama, Apollo and Serina.
*: '''Baltar''': This cannot be. It isn't just. I'm destined to be a king amongst kings. [[Lucifer]], I'll tear you apart, limb from limb, circuit by circuit. So help me! You have not heard the last of Baltar!
* Starbuck is pacing outside of Life Sciences when Cassiopeia exits. Starbuck asks "Everything is going to be all right, isn't it?" Cassiopeia then breaks down and runs into Starbuck's arms. Adama then approaches with Boxey and Muffit. Boxey tells Starbuck that "Hi Starbuck. Heard you did good," to which Starbuck replies, "Well, you know how it is kid, when you're great, your great." Starbuck also offers to help keep an eye on Muffit while Boxey sees his mother. With Adama, Boxey enters the room.
* After Serina passes away, Apollo and Boxey are outside the room talking about how Serina's love for them will never fade away, and that Boxey will make a fine warrior someday.

== [[The Lost Warrior]] ==

* [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] asks if he can spend the night with [[Blue Squadron (TOS)|Blue Squadron]]. [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] corrects Boxey's use between "can I" and "may I". After Starbuck confirms that it was what [[Apollo (TOS)|his father]] wanted, Boxey jumps into [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]]'s arms and is carried away.
* Apollo wades through the forest with his laser drawn, taking place behind a boulder, ready to take out the [[lupus]] threatening [[Puppis]]. Apollo is pleased when Puppis shoots the lupus with his [[numo]], lowering his pistol and walking away.
* An extended version of when [[Vella]] and Apollo talk about [[Martin]]. In the scenes that didn't make the final cut, Vella asks about the stars:
*: '''Vella''': Is it really that beautiful, that compelling?
*: '''Apollo''': Yes. But that takes nothing away from what he [Martin] had with you.
*: '''Vella''': No. I suppose not.
* Vella's inebriated brother, [[Bootes]] talks to Apollo on the outskirts of town, telling him with "my temper, I'm liable to take that [[Red-Eye]] on, even without a [[laser pistol]]". Bootes answers Apollo's questions on where he can find [[Lacerta]], who snidely replies: "Just follow your ears to the music." He also reveals that Lacerta owns the bar, as well as practically everything in town. Apollo attempts to sympathize with Bootes.
* An extended scene where [[Cassiopeia]] removes Boxey from the Warriors' bunk, telling the Warriors to "recirculate the air in here". Boxey runs back to the table, telling Starbuck "that's two [drinks] you owe me, Starbuck", which Starbuck replies "as soon as I get paid", which solicits laughter from the other Warriors. After Boxey tells Starbuck to keep his hands off the jellybean winnings and leaves, Starbuck says, "All right, now let's play some real poker!"
* Apollo washes off his face outside of Vella's residence, looks up at the sky, then throws a towel over his right shoulder and walks towards the house.
* An extended scene where Apollo walks with Puppis and Vella, after Apollo destroys Red-Eye towards their buggy. Apollo drives the horse-drawn buggy off, with Bootes carcass in the back of the buggy.

== [[The Long Patrol]] ==

* An extended scene where [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] is sitting in his chair in [[Core Command]], with [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] resting on his chest, telling him of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]]. In this version, Adama describes Earth as he knows it:
*: '''Adama''': ... orbiting around a very, very bright star. But it's not alone, you know.
*: '''Boxey''': It's not?
*: '''Adama''': Oh, no. No. It has a satellite, which is pale white, and it takes on various shapes. And... (sees Boxey fall asleep) falls asleep.
* A scene starting when Boxey is leaving [[core command]] with [[Muffit]]. In this version, the director (or trainer) is yelling out for [[Evolution]] to move and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] asks [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] if he was always like Boxey. Adama comments jokingly, "Worse."
* An alternate, perhaps original version, of the scene where Apollo explains to Athena that it was the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Council]] that gave permission to the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Scorpios]] to reopen the Astral Lounge on the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''. Ever since, [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] attempts to get enough money to get into the place. With the 100 cubit bonus that Adama offers to the first [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot to pilot the Recon Viper, Starbuck has managed to get into the Astral Lounge. Also, in this version, Athena tells her brother that Starbuck asked her to dinner, but she chose to "be here at the site of a new galaxy". Apollo replies, "Little sister, you made a ''wise'' decision."
* The "before [[Thousand Yahren War|the war]]" comments by the [[Maitre d']] are better explained here. In this version, the explanation that was filmed, but later cut was this:
*: '''Starbuck''': ''Before'' the war?
*: '''Maitre d''': Well, before it interfered with our annual run to Quintara. Ah, what a magnificent cluster. Seven red stars, and one blue. It was quite a trip pleaser. ''Especially'' for newly joined couples.
* The Maitre d' brings Starbuck and [[Cassiopeia]] to the private dining room. The scene is like the same one that was in the final cut, except the scenes that were cut were those shot from behind the Maitre d'.
* An alternate version of the scene where Starbuck and Cassiopeia frolic on the couch. The only striking difference is that Cassiopeia refers to herself as a "socialator", instead of a "med tech".
* Starbuck attempts to get a different room, now that Athena has decided to join him for dinner. As Starbuck is bribing the Maitre d', Athena is drinking a shot, then pours herself something from a short, beer-like bottle. (The same bottles that were used in "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]" as bottles of [[ale]].)
* [[CORA]] is suggesting a course of action that would "scare the pogees" out of [[Croad]] while he pursues [[Robber]]. What is shown here was put into the final cut, but CORA's voice is provided by someone off screen, and not by [[Cathy Paine]].
* Robber is outside of his ship, opening up a panel when Starbuck's Viper lands.
* After landing, Starbuck crosses a small river or moat, with his laser pistol drawn. After Starbuck clears his throat, Robber asks for a [[deltoid spanner]], which Starbuck gives him from the nearby bag. In the scene, as Robber says "That heathen could be back', the actor messes up the line of dialogue.
* Another shot, this time facing Starbuck, as he approaches Robber with his laser drawn. After he hands Robber the spanner, Starbuck asks Robber about the "pirate who put me here", but is instead offered a drink. After Starbuck is thrown a bottle, actor [[Dirk Benedict]] (Starbuck) asks if he could do the scene over again.
* Cassiopeia enters Core Command and runs into [[Omega]], who asks if he can help her. Cassiopeia tells Omega that Lieutenant Athena asked her to report to the bridge. Omega appears quite smitten with her, directing her to "Station Four, upper bay". As she walks in front of the viewport, Cassiopeia gets stares from men on the bridge, while [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] gets irritated. Upon approaching Athena, Athena actress [[Maren Jensen]] forgets a part of her line, and the line is recited to her off screen. Further on into the scene, Athena attempts to tell her about what happened to Starbuck on his patrol. In the scenes that were cut:
*: '''Cassiopeia''': Did you arrange that?
*: '''Athena''': Look, I don't like you and you don't like me, but evidently you and Starbuck are having some sort of relationship.
* After Adama gives orders to keep as much distance from [[Proteus]] as possible, Adama leans on a bar and considers the ramifications of his decision.
* [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] talk to [[Slayer]] about not wanting to see [[Tanya]] grow up on [[Proteus]]. After agreeing that he would have done what they did, Apollo tells Boomer to "radio the ''Galactica'' on the [[short-pulse transmitter]] in scrambled code, 'Negative Cylon contact. Have located Recon Viper 1. Believe Starbuck alive. Will search until recalled.'" After Boomer leaves, he offers the family a place in the Fleet, telling them that they need a good ambrosia distiller on the Galactica, as the "stuff we make is awful".
* Starbuck talks to Apollo and Boomer about Recon Viper 1:
*: '''Starbuck''': She doesn't have lasers.
*: '''Boomer''': But she's fast.
*: '''Starbuck''': And she's unarmed.
*: '''Apollo''': Shouldn't matter... to a hot pilot. (Boomer and Apollo walk to their Vipers)
* On the ''Rising Star'', during the dinner conversation at the end of the episode, the following was cut:
*: '''Starbuck''': All I had to do was compute when the ''Galactica'' probably first picked up the Cylon patrol on long range scan, and then estimate the course which would put the, um, Fleet the furthest distance from the, uh, Cylon patrol. (as Apollo laughs) Really very simple.
*: '''Adama''': And you did all this?
*: '''Starbuck''': Mhmm... Well, I, uh, had ''some'' help, uh, from CORA.
*: '''Cassiopeia''': Ah, I knew there'd be a woman in on it somewhere.
*: '''Athena''': CORA's a computer. I don't think we have any competition there.
*: '''Adama''': Well, in any case...

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| image=4x10 - Revelations - Promo 1.jpg
| title= Revelations
| season= 4
| episode= 10
| forumthread= 1300
| extra=Mid-Season Cliffhanger
| guests=
| writer=[[Bradley Thompson]] <br/>
[[David Weddle]]
| story=
| director=[[Michael Rymer]]
| production=412
| rating=1.4
| US airdate=13 June 2008
| CAN airdate=13 June 2008
| UK airdate=17 June 2008
| dvd=
| oldpopulation= 39673
| population=39665
| prev= [[The Hub]]
| next= [[Sometimes a Great Notion]]
| imdb=0993911
}}

== Overview ==

: ''Led by [[D'Anna Biers]], the band of rebel Cylons hold President Roslin and ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> pilots hostage while attempting to lure the "Watchtower Four" out of hiding. Meanwhile, [[Kara Thrace]]'s Viper may hold a previously undiscovered clue to finding [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].''

== Summary ==

=== Teaser ===

*[[Lee Adama]] is in [[William Adama|William Adama's]] quarters, looking up an illustration of the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]] on Earth, as described by [[Pythia]]. [[Kara Thrace]] walks in an greets him, and they briefly discuss the temple, and the absence of William Adama and [[Laura Roslin]]. Lee comments on how both he and Tigh are intimidated by Adama's chair. Thrace talks about how [[Leoben Conoy|Leoben]] stated that, for children to reach their full potential, their parents have to die.
*In the [[Basestar command|basestar control room]], Roslin, William Adama, [[D'Anna Biers]] and Leoben discuss the plans to return the [[Final Five]]. Biers mentions that there are only four in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] and refuses to provide answers when Roslin questions her about the fifth's location. When Adama asks for their names, she expresses skepticism, suggesting that the Colonials may kill them. Roslin points out that the Colonials need them because they know the way to Earth, while Leoben recommends co-operation and D'Anna refutes him, citing the [[Exodus, Part II|failure]] of [[Occupation|co-operation]] on [[New Caprica]].
*Biers announces that she will hold the Colonials on the ship hostage until the Final Four are safely aboard the basestar. When a standoff between the Colonials and the Centurions ensues, Roslin tells Adama to stand down and he repeats the order to the other pilots. Biers tells Adama to accompany her to ''[[Galactica]]'' on a Raptor. He initially refuses, but Roslin tells him to go. She embraces him and whispers in his ear that if the Cylons get the four, they get [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]], and he can't allow that to happen, even if he has to destroy the basestar with them aboard.
*In [[CIC]], [[Felix Gaeta]] - having returned to duty despite still having problems with his [[Guess What's Coming to Dinner|amputated leg]] - accidentally knocks over a bottle of pills. [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] helps him by picking up the pill bottle. Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] asks Gaeta if he wishes to be relieved, but he declines and takes a drink to numb the pain.
*Gaeta then announces the arrival of the rebel baseship and that a Raptor launched from it. On the [[hangar deck]], Adama and Biers step out of the Raptor. [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Samuel Anders]] look on from the catwalk, wondering whether Biers can or will identify them. While William Adama greets his son, Biers steps off the Raptor and looks at each of the Final Four.
*William Adama and Biers explain the situation. Biers claims that she is already in contact with the four, that they would come to her willingly and that all the Fleet needs to do is not interfere with shuttle traffic. The Adamas agree to her terms. As Biers is about to leave, [[Tory Foster]] steps forward, asking to bring Roslin her medication and see if she is alright. Knowing that she wants to defect, Tigh tries to prevent her from going by saying that they shouldn't give the Cylons more hostages, but he is overruled by the Adamas.
*In the Adama's quarters, William and Lee Adama, Tigh and Thrace discuss a plan to rescue the hostages. The admiral mentions Roslin's recommendation, but tells his son that it is his call. President Adama agrees.

=== Act 1 ===
*In the [[Situation Room]], [[Sharon Agathon]] and Thrace officially present their rescue plan. Tigh expresses skepticism at the expected high losses of boarding the basestar, saying there have to be other options. Thrace sarcastically comments that the four could just give themselves up.
*On the basestar, Foster is led to the control room. Biers announces that one of the Final Five has arrived. [[Number Two|Leoben]] expresses doubt, but Biers attests that she saw her in her vision. Foster smiles as the Cylons gather around her in amazement.
*In another room, Roslin bandages [[Gaius Baltar]], who thanks her for not killing him, but Roslin confesses that she told Adama to destroy the basestar should the Cylons get the four. Foster walks in with a [[Number Six|Six]], greeting them and bringing Roslin her medication. Roslin thanks her, and asks how she was able to do so, and Foster says that she came with Biers to be with her people. Baltar attests that he subconsciously knew, that she was one of the Final Five. When asked if she had any idea, Roslin says no, and Foster tells her it might be worth pondering other things she has been wrong about, then starts to walk out. Roslin tells her to stop, and asks her to convince Biers to release the hostages. Foster coldly replies that she's done taking orders from her.
*A body flies out of the baseship. In CIC, Lee Adama receives a transmission from Biers, who announces that there has been a change of plans. She has executed the first hostage and will continue to execute hostages every quarter hour until they have the four. Adama tries to reason with her, telling her that she did not giving them a chance and that they are co-operating, but Dualla states that Biers has terminated the transmission. As a result, Adama authorizes the rescue mission and to destroy the baseship should it fail
*On the hangar deck, as the pilots and deck crew prepare for the mission, Tyrol begins hearing the [[The Music|strange music]] again, heavily distorted by screeching and static. In a [[pilot ready rooms|pilot ready room]], as Starbuck and Athena brief the pilots, Anders likewise hears the music, as does Foster on the basestar.
*On ''Galactica'' Anders, Tigh and Tyrol are drawn to [[Starbuck's Viper|Thrace's Viper]]. Tyrol suggests that something about the Viper has changed, and Anders suggests they get Thrace. Tigh agrees, then walks out.
*Tigh walks into William Adama's office, telling him to scrub the mission. When asked if he has another option instead, Tigh confesses that he has known that he is a Cylon since the [[Ionian nebula]]. Adama expresses doubt and can't believe that his decade-long friend could by a Cylon. He suggests that Tigh could have been brainwashed on [[New Caprica]] and says they should see Doctor [[Cottle]]. Tigh says that he should have killed himself when he found out and suggests that Biers will back down if he is used as a hostage.

=== Act 2 ===

*As [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] escort Tigh through the hallways, William Adama suffers a nervous breakdown. He rampages through his office, smashes his fist into a mirror and drinks heavily. As Adama cries, his son finds him and tries to comfort him. Adama says that he can't kill Tigh and Lee tells him that he will handle it.
*In a [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]], Lee Adama interrogates Tigh, demanding to know who the other Cylons are. From the control room, [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] announces that Biers is on the line. Adama threatens to kill Tigh if she harms one of the hostages, and says that she has ten minutes before he kills him. From Tigh he again demands the identities of the rest of the Final Four in order to save the Fleet.
*Standing next to her Viper, Thrace expresses doubt about Anders's and Tyrol's suspicion regarding the Viper. Marines come in and arrest Anders and Tyrol. When Thrace asks what's going on, Sergeant [[Brandy Harder|Harder]] replies that they are Cylons. Shocked, Thrace questions Anders, who confirms that it is true. As he is dragged away, Anders insists that something is different about the Viper.
*On the basestar, an [[Number Eight]] and two [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] force the captured pilots down a hallway. [[Brendan Costanza|Hot Dog]] tells the pilots to fall back, and the Eight threatens to shoot them if they don't keep moving.
*Anders and Tyrol are brought into the launch tube to join Tigh. Lee Adama orders Dualla to get the baseship on the line again.
*On the hangar deck, Thrace climbs into her Viper's cockpit.
*On the baseship, Roslin and Baltar hear the hostages and Centurions. A Number Two walks in and Roslin asks what's going on. The Two says that Biers is about to start executing more hostages. When Roslin requests that she be taken to Biers, Baltar insists that she won't listen to her, and that he be taken instead, because he was with her when she had the vision in the [[Temple of Five]]. Roslin agrees.
*Lee Adama tells Biers that he has Anders and Tyrol in the airlock, and demands that she stand down.
*Thrace begins activating her Viper's systems.
*Tory Foster tells Biers that she knows Adama and that he will back down if pressure. Biers orders to target nuclear weapons on the civilian fleet when Baltar walks in and begins begins talking to her.
*Thrace continues activating her electronics and suddenly detects a signal with one instrument.
*Baltar argues that coercion won't work with Lee Adama because he is too similar to his father, while Foster argues that he is bluffing.
*Dualla tells Adama that the baseship's nuclear missiles have gone hot. Both conclude that the Fleet couldn't spool up their [[FTL|jump drives]] quickly enough to escape before the Cylons fire. Adama orders that everyone except Tigh be removed from the tube.
*On the basestar, Baltar suggests that [[God (RDM)|God]] may have brought Biers back for a different purpose, to end the conflict peacefully. She argues that the Colonials will never forgive the Cylons for [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they did to the Twelve Colonies]], and gives the order to proceed.
*As the launch tube door closes, Thrace runs through the ship.
*Baltar argues to Biers that brute force did not work for the Cylons on [[New Caprica]] or the [[algae planet]], and that it will not work now.
*Adama asks Dualla for the key and begins the process of de-pressurizing the launch tube.
*An Eight announces that they have weapons lock on the Colonial ships.
*Tigh tells Adama to stop hesitating and flush the airlock. As Adama is about to push the button, Thrace runs in, telling Adama to stop. She says that the Cylons just gave them [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].

=== Act 3 ===

*Lee Adama sits in Thrace's Viper, recognizing a Colonial emergency locator signal, and notes that no other [[wireless]] in the Fleet is picking it up. Thrace argues to a skeptical Adama that it must be a signal from Earth, insisting that some higher power is orchestrating events for a purpose and wants the Colonials to find Earth with the Cylons.
*Thrace, Lee Adama, the Final Four, Biers, Marines and Centurions stand around the Viper and an Eight sits inside. They discuss the signal. Adama says that he decided to share the information with the Cylons rather than jump away, because it would only lead to another confrontation down the road. He argues that peace is possible and says that he has granted the Final Four an amnesty. Biers agrees to release the hostages.
*Adama shows his father the location of Earth, asking for orders. Roslin walks in and says she wants to see him pick up the first fistful of earth. He walks away saying that he'll be back. Lee Adama talks to Roslin about stepping down, and she praises him on resolving the crisis, saying the Fleet will need that kind of leadership in the years to come.
*Admiral Adama returns in uniform, saying they should find Earth. His son says that he has been working on a recon mission with Thrace. Admiral Adama replies that everyone should go together, that they don't have anywhere else to go, and that the alliance will fall apart if they hesitate too long. In his view, they need to [[List of terms (RDM)#hard six|roll the hard six]].

=== Act 4 ===

*In the CIC, Dualla announces that the Fleet is ready to jump. Admiral Adama tells Roslin that they wouldn't have made it without her and asks her to give the order. She does so. Dualla counts down and the Fleet jumps.
*The entire Fleet - now including the rebel basestar - successfully jumps. Adama tells Gaeta to take his time with confirming their location. After some seconds, Gaeta announces that the [[Tomb of Athena|constellations]] match. The Fleet has jumped into orbit of a blue/white planet - Earth.
*Adama makes a speech to the whole Fleet, announcing that they have arrived at Earth. All over ''Galactica'' and throughout the Fleet people rejoice ecstatically.
[[Image:Ruinedcity.jpg|thumb|right|A city found in ruins.]]
*A detachment of Vipers, [[Raptors]], [[Heavy Raider]]s, [[Cylon freighter (RDM)|Cylon freighters]], as well as several civilian ships fly towards the surface.
*On Earth, Adama lifts up a handful of soil. Someone next to him reads the dirt with a [[w:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]]. The soil is irradiated. Laura Roslin stands next to Adama, disappointed. Biers is stunned.
*Many others, including [[Karl Agathon|Karl]] and [[Sharon Agathon]], Gaius Baltar, Lee Adama, Kara Thrace, the Final Four, and the Cylons are on the surface as well, walking and standing around on a riverbank near the ruins of a city, which was apparently destroyed. The mood is dismal, with everyone probably wondering what happened to Earth and what they will do next.

== Notes ==

* This episode is the mid-season cliffhanger for the first ten episodes of [[Season 4 (2008-09)|Season 4]]. The conclusion to the cliffhanger, "[[Sometimes a Great Notion]]", will not air until 2009.
* The episode was given an advance screening in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 11th, in order to draw attention for the upcoming Emmy Award nominations. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://syfyportal.com/news425104.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' Hosting Free Screening In L.A.}}</ref>
* As Biers executes one prisoner during the course of the episode, the population of the Fleet when it arrives at Earth is 39,664, not counting the as yet unknown number of copies of the four Significant Seven Cylon models who have now joined them.
* The page from the [[Book of Pythia]] depicting the Temple of Aurora is the same two page spread used to represent the [[City of the Gods]] on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] from "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]".
* The rhythm of the beacon signal matches the rhythm of [[the Music]].
*It remains to be seen if the rebel Cylons will be counted in the Survivor Count now they have joined the Fleet. So far only Sharon Agathon and Caprica-Six, arguably rebel Cylon themselves, have been counted despite never being considered human.

== Analysis ==

=== General ===

*The survivor count drops by 8 from the previous episode. Allowing for the fact that Pike's death has been counted already and assuming no deaths in the Fleet, these eight Colonial deaths occur as a result of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub]]. Two of these casualties at least seem to be Viper pilots given the wrecked Vipers seen derelict at the battle site ([[Sine Qua Non]]). Pike's ECO is also one of the dead. However a possible continuity error occurs in the count between the episodes "Sine Qua Non" and "The Hub", as the episodes take place concurrently, yet the population drops by one in between (possibly Pike's death).
* When Thrace says to Lee Adama (while he is looking at the drawing of the Temple of Aurora) "We'll get there, and walk those halls together", Adama says "Yeah, pretty to think so." This could be a reference to the last line of Ernest Hemingway's ''[[w:The Sun Also Rises|The Sun Also Rises]]'' when Jake Barnes says "Yeah, isn't it pretty to think so?" about the idea that he and Brett Ashley could have been in love.
*There is one flaw in Biers's hostage plan: It is not explained how she believes the Final Four would be able to make it onto her basestar without being detained first by the Colonials. One of them could always be taken as a hostage by the Colonials as a counter-move. Though, presumably they would try to find a covert way to leave the ship, much like [[Tory Foster]].

=== Characters ===

* Biers holding the Colonial personnel hostage isn't aimed so much as to President Adama and the government, as it is to the remaining three of the Final Four who choose to remain behind. When Foster moves to defect under the guise of giving Roslin her medicine, Colonel Tigh speaks up to prevent her from going. This earns Tigh and the other two who refuse to come forward Biers's enmity and she begins killing their crew mates until they join the Cylons.
* Roslin's plan to hold Biers and her knowledge to herself is shown to have already failed at the start of this episode. Biers has already made it clear she will not co-operate and is walking freely around the basestar. The plan was never likely to succeed given that the Colonials on the rebel basestar are totally outnumbered and cut off from the Fleet. In fact, Roslin and Adama's decision to double-cross the Cylons ([[Guess What's Coming to Dinner?]]) may well have precipitated the entire hostage crisis, as the rebels decided to return to their original plan only after learning that the Colonials have no intention of turning over the Final Five.
* [[Tory Foster]] actively advises Biers in her test of wills with Lee Adama, pressing for more aggressive tactics. She appears to be embracing her Cylon nature, including the antagonism towards mankind. In doing so, she parallels the origins of the Cylon War, rebelling against those she had earlier served.
* [[Sharon Agathon]] appears to have been released from the [[brig]] despite her shooting of [[Natalie]], although there is no explicit on screen explanation given for this. Her involvement in planning the rescue mission could be part of her parole, or it is possible Roslin confirmed to Admiral Adama that they have been experiencing and sharing powerful visions that have affected their behavior. Curiously, this is not the first time that the Agathons have escaped severe punishment for potentially mutinous actions. It is also in Admiral Adama's character to be forgiving of the actions of the officers and crew, most notably Kara Thrace, if there is compelling reason.
* Admiral Adama has apparently reassigned [[Galen Tyrol]] to the hangar deck. In previous episodes Tyrol often worked in other areas of the ship. This may be another example of Adama's forbearance toward his crew. However, he has not as yet restored Tyrol's old rank. Instead, [[Peter Laird]] is shown as the chief of the deck, having likely occupied that position since Tyrol's demotion.
**This is Laird's first chronological appearance since "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]". He appeared in "[[Razor]]" in flashback scenes, and was mentioned as an active deckhand in "[[Sine Qua Non]]".
* The Six walking up to Saul Tigh on Earth appears to be [[Caprica-Six]]. This indicates that Adama's general amnesty extends to her as well and that she is free to join the Cylon rebels on their baseship; a fact that is confirmed by [[Mark Verheiden]] in [http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/06/18/battlestar-galactica-interview-mark-verheiden-on-cylon-amnesty-and-finding-earth/?cid=9445 this] interview.
* With the destruction of the Hub, Biers becomes the closest a Cylon has come to being human: along with mortality, she, as the last of her model, is unique in all the universe.

=== Earth ===

* One of the first visual clues that [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] lacks a widespread, technologically advanced civilization comes in the establishing shots of the planet when the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] arrives in orbit. The night side of the planet is steeped in total darkness, whereas the city lights of an inhabited planet with an industrialized civilization would be clearly visible on its night side, as seen in this [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/earth_night.jpg composite satellite photograph] of the Earth at night.
* How Earth came to the state which the Fleet finds it in is uncertain. Given that the landing party tests the soil with a [[wikipedia:Geiger counter|Geiger counter]], and the ruins they come across appear to be from a nuclear blast, it is likely that some nuclear event occurred on Earth.
* Together with the clear remnants of a modern civilization, this indicates that the series is set in the future or an alternate universe completely different from ours. It refutes some theories that the show is set far in the past, for example in time of ancient Greece.
* Assuming that a nuclear event was responsible for the current condition of Earth, it appears that it happened a considerable number of years, if not decades or hundreds of years, ago. Less than a week after the Cylon bombardment, the planet [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] had turned yellowish-brown from dust blasted into the atmosphere, creating a [[w:nuclear winter|nuclear winter]] ([[33]]). Nine months later, someone on Caprica would have still seen yellow skies ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). Although the soil of Earth at the landing site is radioactive, the skies are a natural foggy/cloudy gray, and the view from orbit is of a blue-white world.
** The ruins shown on Earth, however, do not appear to be nearly as ancient as the ruins on Kobol, given the contrast in the degradation of the buildings. This could place the destruction of Earth well within the 2,000-year period since the exodus from Kobol.
* The area at which the landing party arrives appears to be the [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] side of [[w:New York City|New York City]]. The landing party is next to a broad river and across that river to the left is a wide bay. The other shore appears to be the edge of Lower Manhattan with a destroyed skyline of buildings. The camera pans to the right over what is ostensibly the [[w:East River|East River]] until the last two seconds of the episode, where at the far right edge of the screen stands a wrecked structure with which appears to be a heavily abbreviated roadway. It appears to be the East Tower (Brooklyn side) of the [[w:Brooklyn Bridge|Brooklyn Bridge]]. However, it should be noted that the information on this is incomplete. For instance, many speculations as to the gas giant that [[Kara Thrace]] sees in her journey from Earth (as first explained in "[[He That Believeth in Me]]") claimed that the giant was [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]], when this was [[Faith|later disproved]].
**In what may be a coincidence, not far from the Eastern approaches to the real-life Brooklyn Bridge in [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn, New York]] and close to the northern shore of the [[w:borough|borough]], there is a building owned by the [[Wikipedia:The Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witnesses]]. It is called "[http://www.kelebekler.com/cesnur/txt/sedewts.jpg The Watchtower]". The relevance is that the song that the Final Four heard is actually ''[[Wikipedia:All Along the Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]]'' by Bob Dylan, though there is no known connection between the song and the religion. Further, the building is [http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=watchtower&near=Brooklyn,+NY&fb=1&t=h&ll=40.702879,-73.994551&spn=0.003221,0.00559&z=17 situated very near if not the exact place] the landing party stands at. However, while the precise area of where they landed is still ambiguous, Ronald D. Moore's [http://media.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/mp3/412/bsg_ep412_FULL.mp3 podcast of this episode] does hint that it could be New York City. More directly, by way of conversation, he says outright that the structure at the right side edge of the screen is definitely a bridge.
**The Brooklyn bridge was built prior to the use of [[Wikipedia:Rebar|rebar]] in the USA, although the bridge in the scene shows metal rods. These metal rods are most likely the remains from side railings and cross struts of the roadway since at that scale and distance rebar, which even at its maximum diameter is only 2.257" thick (US standard sizes), could not be seen so easily with the naked eye.
**The scene shows many ruins immersed in the water, suggesting raised water levels, though the view of Earth in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]" appears to show normal sea levels.
**The filming location was on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&ie=UTF8&ll=49.013815,-123.039697&t=h&z=16 Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen], south of Vancouver.<ref>http://13thcolony.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/bsg-set-damaged-in-windstorm/</ref><ref>http://bloginhood.blogspot.com/2008/01/look-what-else-washed-up-on-beach-more.html</ref>
* The landing area actually appears to be the Temple of [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn|Aurora]], thus bookending the episode. When the episode begins, [[Lee Adama]] is looking up an [[:Image:AuroraBook.jpg|illustration of the temple]] in the book of Pythia (although the camera lingers on a depiction of the [[City of the Gods]]). As the episode closes on Earth, the landing party appears to be at the ruins of a domed structure by a body of water, as shown by the illustration.
* Throughout this episode, Earth when seen from orbit is largely obscured by cloud masses and shadows. Unlike the view of the North American continent presented at the end of "Crossroads, Part II", none of the landmasses in view can be easily identified.

== Questions ==

* Is Biers honest in her claim that there are only four of the Final Five in the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]? If so, where is the fifth and last Cylon? If she's lying, is it because she still harbors distrust for her compatriots and the humans?
*Is the fifth Cylon amongst those held on the basestar?
* What happened to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]?
* What condition is the rest of Earth in?
* Was Earth in the same condition the last time Thrace was there?
* Will the other Cylons find the Fleet and the rebels, as well as Earth? If so, will they finish [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|what they]] [[Cylon Civil War|started]]? Or will they surrender?
* Does the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] still exist? If so, where are they now? Or was there never a Thirteenth Tribe at all?
* Is Pythia's book literally accurate history or metaphors for real historical events places and things or totally false?
* Will the Colonials and their Cylon allies settle on Earth, or will they move on in hopes of finding a more suitable planet?
* Will Tigh, Anders, and Tyrol continue their duties on ''Galactica'' despite having been exposed as Cylons? Or will their hatred of the Cylons persist?
* Now that his brief presidency has come to an end, will Lee Adama resume his duties on the Quorum? If not, what will his new role be?
* Will Caprica-Six join the rebels or pursue further relations with Baltar or Tigh?
* In what year do the Colonials arrive on Earth?
* Who or what was responsible, intentionally or not, for the apparent holocaust on Earth?

== Official Statements ==

*''[[Jane Espenson]] about the writing and her reaction to it:''
:"Holy cow, I love this episode beyond the saying of it, and 'thank you' to the fans who have been going out of their way to tell all of us that, too. Adama's reaction to the reveal was stunning -- my gods -- and Starbuck-- her face said it all. A thunderclap. Simply beautiful. You wouldn't want more and you can't imagine less. I'm stating the obvious when I say that a more labored reaction would've attenuated the emotions, given the characters a chance to gather themselves before the big blow that was to come, which certainly would be a mistake. [...] I think the *real* reactions are yet to come, just like in life. The beauty of this episode is in its urgency, in the tumbling breathless slide that lands us on that grim gray unfamiliar beach"

:"And -- oh -- that haunting devastated city there, with the massive ruined temple and our people trying to find their footing in a strange dead city I did not recognize... that image just kills me. Every time I watch this episode, I well up with hope, and it lasts right up through that handful of soil, and then the radiation counter breaks my heart all over again."

:"[[David Weddle|David]] and [[Bradley Thompson|Bradley]] (David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, our writers) did an excellent job throughout this rocketsled of an episode - the writing had to be so delicate, precise and emotional... and they also did such a good job doing little things like dealing with the fallout from my episode the previous week. Baltar saying he loves living is such a gem of a moment among a cascade of gems -- thanks for that, David and Brad! And then, of course, the big stuff starts happening and never ever lets up." <ref name"espenson">{{cite_web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/16/jane-espenson-on-battlestar-galacticas-mid-season-finale/|title=TVGuide: Jane Espenson on Battlestar Galactica's mid-season finale}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''[[William Adama]] has a nervous breakdown after learning that his best friend of 30 years, [[Saul Tigh]], is a Cylon, and having him arrested to be executed. [[Lee Adama|His son]] finds him and drags his father's sobbing form to a bulkhead where he cradles his father from behind.''
:'''William Adama:''' [Crying, sobbing, despair...]
:'''Lee Adama:''' [voice quavering]: Dad, listen... No one suspected, no one! Not with his record. Not what he did on New Caprica. His eye... What happened to his wife... Come on, let's get up.
:'''William:''' What have I done? [breathlessly] All of the people I've sent to die? For what? For what?!
:'''Lee:''' [quietly] For Earth...
:'''William:''' [angrily]: There is no Earth. [sobs] It is a frakkin' joke! There is no Earth! [sobs]
:'''Lee:''' Okay dad, listen to me... [firmer and takes his father face between his hands] Listen to me!! Pull it together!!
:'''William:''' I can't...
:'''Lee''' [frustrated]: Yes, you can! Come on!
:'''William:''' I can't...
:'''Lee:''' [frustrated] Yes, you ca...
:'''William:''' I can't... I can't kill him... I can't kill the bastard! I can't...
:'''Lee:''' Okay, okay, dad. [he cradles his father's face]
:'''William:''' I can't...
:'''Lee:''' It's... It's gonna be okay... It's gonna be okay... I'll... I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it [kisses his father's forehead].

*''[[Tory Foster]] to [[Laura Roslin]] after confessing that she is a Cylon:''
:'''Foster:''' You had no idea, did you?
:'''Roslin:''' No.
:'''Foster:''' Might be worth pondering what else you've been wrong about.

*''Upon confirmation of their position in orbit of Earth, [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] makes an announcement to the Fleet:''
:"Crew of ''Galactica''. People of the fleet. This is Admiral Adama. Three years ago I promised to lead you to a new home. We've endured a difficult journey, we've all lost, we've all suffered, and the truth is I questioned whether this day would ever come. But today our journey is at an end. We have arrived, at Earth."

*''Laura Roslin observes the vacant ruins on Earth:''
:"Earth..."

== Guest Stars ==

* [[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
* [[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
* [[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
* [[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
* [[Lucy Lawless]] as [[D'Anna Biers]]
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Number Two]] / [[Leoben Conoy]]
* [[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Captain [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
* [[Kandyse McClure]] as Lieutenant [[Anastasia Dualla]]
* [[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]]
* [[Bodie Olmos]] as Lieutenant [[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]
* [[Keegan Connor Tracy]] as [[Jeanne]]
* [[Lara Gilchrist]] as [[Paulla Schaffer]]
* [[Finn R. Devitt]] as [[Nicholas Tyrol]] (credited as "Baby Nicky")
* [[Brad Dryborough]] as Lieutenant [[L. Hoshi]]
* [[Alexandra Thomas]] as [[Hera Agathon|Hera]]
* [[Heather Doerksen]] as Sergeant [[Brandy Harder]]
* [[Leo Li Chiang]] as [[Tattooed pilot]] (uncredited)
* [[Vincent Gale]] as [[Peter Laird]]
* [[Don Thompson]] as Specialist [[Anthony Figurski]]
* [[Sonja Bennett]] as Specialist [[Marcie Brasko]]
* [[Barry Nerling]] as [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Adama's Corporal|Adama's Corporal]]

== External Links ==
*Composer [[Bear McCreary]] on the episode's score: [http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=396]

== References ==

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'''Joe Beaudoin Jr.''' is the webmaster and head honcho for the [[Battlestar Wiki]].

I am responsible for starting the beast you see before you now; all the contributors and visitors are responsible for the beast's development and continual growth. This is very much a community-driven effort that has surpassed even my wildest expectations. With that in mind, I thank you all for your hard work and dedication! So say we all!
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While I really leave all the day to day editing to the contributors, leaving me free to concentrate on major issues (such as policy and so forth, being the "senior chief"), I plan to work on the following:

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* [[Battlestar Wiki:Standards and Conventions (biographies)]] - Created out of the need to standardize biographies of cast and crew. Now being implemented on a wider-scale.
* [[Battlestar Wiki:Image tagging policy]] - For the simple fact that many of the images on this wiki aren't organized at all, though most of them are used thanks to Steelviper's [[Battlestar Wiki:Island of Misfit Images]].
* [[Battlestar Wiki:Vandalism]] - You know, just in case some Toaster decides to vandalise pages... Look at what they did to the restaurant that Helo and Boomer were in. All that crockery... oh the pain, the pain.
* [[Battlestar Wiki:Quality Articles]] - As the name ''might'' suggest, this is a project to ID quality pages and develop potential quality pages. The best of the best.
** [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support]] - place to beg for donations, which will go towards paying for the hosting and for future upgrades; not that it's a burden, but I want to give people the option to give back in whatever way they feel is best -- and some people like to do it financially.
* [[Battlestar Wiki:Think Tank]] - The incubator for wide-scale ideas to improve the wiki. If you wish to propose a project or new feature, this is where you need to do so. (I would honestly like more contributors to offer suggestions here, because there's always room for improvement.)
* [[BW:1980|Galactica 1980 Article Improvement Drive]]. - Oh the pain, the pain.
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I hail from [[Wikipedia:Vero Beach, Florida|Vero Beach, Florida]], best known to most as victim of both [[Wikipedia:Hurricane Frances|Hurricane Frances]] and [[Wikipedia:Hurricane Jeanne|Hurricane Jeanne]] in mid-to-late 2004.

When not trying to write and publish my manuscripts, working for [http://www.whiteeyestudios.com White Eye Productions, Inc.] as a writer, developer, and vice president, and researching BSG on a professional basis, I use whatever "spare" time I have to improve the ''Battlestar Galactica'' fanbase's online experience by working with the official [http://www.battlestarfanclub.com Battlestar Fan Club], as well as working to oversee project development of [http://www.frakmedia.net Frak Media Productions]'s web endeavors.

While I do prefer that you just contact me on my [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|talk page]], I can be contacted by clicking the "e-mail this user" link in the toolbox, itself being on the left margin of this page.

As for computing, I use a custom built, AMD-64 Debian Linux machine called "Zen". ("Zen" is the name of the computer that ran the ''Liberator'' on ''[[w:Blake's 7|Blake's 7]]''.) I did have a Toshiba laptop called "Orac" (yet another ''Blake's 7'' reference), but I no longer have it as I gave the computer to my father for his real estate business. Instead, I have a PowerBook G4 -- swearing off Windows-based machines for good, or so I hoped. I do use Windows machines here and there due to business reasons, but nothing beats a Mac in terms of ease of use.

I also have an XBox, Playstation 2, and, yes, a Nintendo 64 (for ''Goldeneye'', otherwise I would've sold it).

P.S. Yes, you can edit my user page. I trust you. Besides, I can always undo your edits. :-)



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Boxey (TOS alternate)

2008-10-08T13:09:30Z

Danage: /* The Living Legend */

{{separate continuity|universe=TOS}}

This article covers the various depictions of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]' [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] from the tie-in novelizations, comic books, and other media.

== Berkley Novelizations ==

=== Background ===

Boxey is an full-fledged orphan, his parents presumably killed during the [[Battle of Cimtar|final Cylon attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Colonies]].<ref>{{cite_book|last=Yermakov|first=Nicholas|authorlink=Robert Thurston|authorlinkurl=|year=April 1982|title=[[The Living Legend|Battlestar Galactica 6: The Living Legend]]|publisher=Berkley Books|pages=vii|location=|id=}}</ref> His adoptive parents became [[Serina (alternate)|Serina]] and [[Apollo (TOS alternate)|Apollo]] respectively.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Thurston|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Thurston|authorlinkurl=|year=September 1979|title=[[The Tombs of Kobol|Battlestar Galactica 3: The Tombs of Kobol]]|publisher=Berkley Books|pages=19|location=|id=}}</ref>

As Boxey grew older, he came to hate that name and his extended family searched for a new name, given that they never knew his birth name. As a result, they christen him "Troy".<ref>{{cite_book|last=Yermakov|first=Nicholas|authorlink=Robert Thurston|authorlinkurl=|year=April 1982|title=[[The Living Legend|Battlestar Galactica 6: The Living Legend]]|publisher=Berkley Books|pages=vi|location=|id=}}</ref>

Given the deaths of both sets of parents, biological and adoptive, Troy had "put up barriers that no one could get through" for fear of loving someone, then losing them again.<ref>''Ibid.'', viii.</ref>

=== [[The Tombs of Kobol]] ===

Boxey is pleased at the fact that Serina and Apollo are to be [[seal|married]], however the marriage was short lived and he is forced to go through the death of his second mother.

=== [[The Living Legend]] ===

After Adama's death sometime well into the future, Troy is given command of ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and access to Adama's personal journals that have not been read by anyone before him. (Apollo is not given command due to his death sometime before Adama's.) When presented with Adama's logs after a pre-recorded introduction made by Adama, he first searches the logs about Commander [[Cain (alternate)|Cain]], who Adama credits for saving the entire [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]].<ref>''Ibid.,'' v-viii.</ref>

== Marvel comics ==

Boxey makes a few fleeting appearances in the Marvel comics that occur after ''[[A Death in the Family]]''.

== Maximum Press comics ==

[[Image:Young Boxey - Maximum.jpg|thumb|Boxey in [[7347]].]]

Unlike his counterpart from other series, including the continuations, Boxey is ''not'' the nickname for Troy, but merely a version of his name, '''Box'''.

As the Maximum Press comics follow the Original Series's official canon very strongly, Boxey is referred to as the biological son of Serina and the step-son of [[Apollo (alternate)|Apollo]]. In [[7344]], [[Sheba (alternate)|Sheba]] and Apollo are [[seal]]ed and he has a step-brother named [[Cain (child)|Cain]], who is born that same yahren (''[[War of Eden 1]]'').

By [[7362]], Box is a lieutenant and a Viper pilot. He is Captain [[Starbuck (alternate)|Starbuck]]'s wingman, and is one of three [[Warriors]] (the others being Starbuck and Colonel [[Boomer (alternate)|Boomer]]) who are part of the first Colonial landing party to [[Earth (TOS alternate)|Earth]]. During this mission, where Box almost loses his life by a dinosaur's maw, they discover the object later known as [[Adam's Ark]] (''War of Eden 1''-''[[War of Eden 4|4]]'').

== References ==

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Robbie Rist

2008-10-01T13:35:00Z

Danage:

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'''Robbie Rist''' (born April 4, 1964) is an American actor.

Rist began his career in several TV shows in the 1970s, including ''[[w:The Brady Bunch|The Brady Bunch]]'', ''Medical Center'' and ''[[w:Mary Tyler Moore|Mary Tyler Moore]].'' He also guest-starred in a [[Glen A. Larson]] episode of the successful ''[[w:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]'' TV series.

While taking roles in films such as ''[[w:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', Rist has primarily enjoyed working as a voice actor since the 1990s in [[Wikipedia:Anime|anime]], computer games and other animated features such as ''[[w:Batman: The Animated Series|Batman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[w:Final Fantasy X-2|Final Fantasy X-2]]'' and ''[[w:Zatch Bell|Zatch Bell]]''.

Rist portrayed [[Doctor Zee]] in the pilot episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]", before the role was recast to actor [[James Patrick Stuart]].

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Starbuck (TOS)

2008-09-24T21:37:13Z

Danage: Deleted of, so as to make it correct.

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Lieutenant '''Starbuck''' is a handsome, [[fumarello]]-smoking, womanizing, smart-aleck [[Colonial Warrior]]. He's also one of ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'s'' finest pilots.

Starbuck was born on [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)#Caprica|Caprica]] in the agro settlement of [[Umbra]]. He was orphaned when a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] raid destroyed the settlement ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]).

== Biography ==

=== The Peace Conference ===
En route to the [[Cimtar Peace Accords|peace conference]], Starbuck allows an eager [[Zac]] to take his spot on the reconnaissance patrol. His winning hand at the [[Pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]] game amounts to nothing when the alarm sounds, signaling the beginning of the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon Ambush]]. Starbuck is left behind with the other [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]] when [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']] breaks off to attempt to save the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|colonies]]. The Vipers manage to hold their own until ''Galactica'' returns with the news that the colonies have been destroyed.

=== Post Cylon-Attack ===
The lieutenant helps to inspect the ships in [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]], and process all of the civilians. Aboard the freighter [[Gemini (TOS)|''Gemini'']] Starbuck helps rescue [[Cassiopeia (TOS)|Cassiopeia]].

Apollo volunteers Starbuck (along with [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]]) to help lead [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] through the minefield of the [[Straits of Madagon]]. He is part of the initial [[landram]] team that discovers the [[Ovion]] resort on [[Carillon]]. He is selected to receive the [[Gold Cluster]] for his efforts in the Straits, as part of a ploy by Sire [[Uri]] to disarm the Fleet. After rescuing Boxey, Muffit, and Cassiopeia from the Ovions, Starbuck sets fire to the [[tylium]] mines beneath the surface of Carillon. Using [[Battle of Carillon|deceptive radio communications]], Starbuck and Apollo force the [[Imperious Leader]]'s [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]] into the atmosphere as the fires in the tylium mine finally detonate the planet ([[Saga of a Star World]]).

Starbuck and Apollo discover, and are nearly lost in, a [[magnetic void]]. As one of the two Viper pilots not infected by the mysterious illness, Starbuck helps to train the female [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]] pilots to fly Vipers ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]). Starbuck tries to take over a mission for Apollo and [[Serina]], and ends up being captured by the Cylons. He meets [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] aboard his [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]]. Baltar releases Starbuck, who meets up with the crew down on [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]]. He joins in the ensuing [[Battle of Kobol (TOS)|battle]], helping to drive off the Cylon [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]).

[[Image:Pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|Starbuck teaches Boxey Pyramid to keep his mind off Apollo ([[The Lost Warrior]]).]]

Lieutenant Starbuck desperately wants to help Apollo when he is chased off by Raiders during a recon mission, but is ordered to hold back in order to avoid giving away the Fleet's position. Boomer and Starbuck later pick up Apollo's transmissions and guide him back to ''Galactica'' after his ordeal ([[The Lost Warrior]]).

Starbuck is the first to test pilot an experimental reconnaissance Viper. Being the test pilot earns him a dining slot on the [[Rising Star (TOS)|''Rising Star'']] where he ends up trying to juggle simultaneous dates with both [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]] and Cassieopeia. During his test flight he encounters a [[Sixth-millennium starfighter]] attacking a shuttle and intervenes. The pilot of the shuttle ends up stealing Starbuck's Viper, and Starbuck is captured when he flies off with the shuttle. He is taken to a [[Proteus|prison]] where the prisoners are named for the crimes of their ancestors, and are all descendents of criminals. He incites a prison revolt, just in time for Apollo and Boomer to show up (along with Starbuck's missing Viper). Starbuck helps the two of them defeat their Raider pursuers. In the process of destroying the Raiders Starbuck accidentally destroys the vast stores of [[ambrosa]] that the prisoners had made, dashing his dreams of making a fortune off of it ([[The Long Patrol]]).

The lieutenant is part of a patrol that encounters the [[Ravashol pulsar]]. Starbuck is adamant about trying to save [[Cree]], who is captured by the Cylons during their initial encounter with the pulsar. He rigs the computer to include his name on the mission to [[Arcta]] ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]). Starbuck helps to destroy the pulsar, rescues Cree, and makes some [[Tenna|interesting friends]] ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]).

Starbuck joins the mission to [[Serenity]], where he ends up accidentally winning the [[constable]]'s badge (and thus the position) in a game of Pyramid. Rather than following the example of previous constables, Starbuck instead bargains with the [[Borays]]. Starbuck's bargain leaves [[Nogow]] the constable, Serenity free of attacks, and Siress [[Belloby]] free ([[The Magnificent Warriors]]).

Damage to his Viper forces Starbuck to force down on the marsh planet of [[Attila]]. Starbuck ends up helping some children defeat a Cylon garrison to free [[Megan|their father]]. Starbuck manages to find time to flirt with the [[Miri|eldest daughter]], as well as teach them on how to time an attack by signing verses, as taught by his old flight instructor ([[The Young Lords]]).

Apollo and Starbuck discover [[Pegasus (TOS)|''Pegasus'']] while out on patrol. Starbuck feels threatened by [[Cain (TOS)|Commander Cain's]] past ties with Cassiopeia ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]). Starbuck joins the commando mission that parachutes down onto [[Gamoray]]. He manages to make a pass at [[Sheba]] while preparing for the drop. He and Boomer destroy the command center for the planetary defense systems. Later he and Apollo break off of their assigned escort duty to help ''Pegasus'' by disabling some of the weapons of the basestars. They witness the destruction of the basestars, but are unsure of the fate of ''Pegasus'' ([[The Living Legend, Part II]]).

On Viper patrol, Starbuck tries but fails to intercept all of a group of suicidal Raiders. The impact of the Raiders causes a fire aboard ''Galactica''. Starbuck goes on a spacewalk with Apollo, helping to set charges on ''Galactica''. Starbuck saves Apollo as the charges detonate, and the vacuum extinguishes the fire ([[Fire in Space]]).

Starbuck is among those who first encounter Count [[Iblis]] ([[War of the Gods, Part I]]) and when Iblis kills Apollo. He transports his body back towards ''Galactica''. The shuttle is intercepted by the [[Beings of Light]], and Starbuck has a chance to interact with them. Apollo is resurrected, and they return to ''Galactica'' with directions towards [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] ([[War of the Gods, Part II]]).

[[Image:Gaming.jpg|thumb|right|Starbuck meets Chameleon ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]).]]

Starbuck meets his father, [[Chameleon]], while gambling aboard the ''Rising Star''. Starbuck ends up saving his father from the [[Borellian Nomen]] that are pursuing him. Chameleon asks Cassiopeia not to reveal the results of the tests confirming him as Starbuck's father, allowing Starbuck to believe that he is not his father ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]).

After being framed for the murder of a [[Ortega|rival]] [[Triad (TOS)|Triad]] player. Apollo and Boomer help prove Starbuck's innocence, implicating the [[Karibdis|actual murderer]] ([[Murder on the Rising Star]]).

On the expedition to [[Paradeen]], Starbuck helps [[Sarah Fowler]] and [[Michael]] reach their destination. Starbuck ends up lost in the catacombs of Paradeen city. After he is rescued he helps to overpower and capture the [[Eastern Alliance]] soldiers that had captured Sarah ([[Greetings from Earth]]).

Starbuck helps Apollo with the situation on [[Terra]]. Starbuck's warning to ''Galactica'' allows her to intercept the Eastern Alliance missiles, preventing the destruction of the [[Nationalists]] and countless millions of lives ([[Experiment in Terra]]).

An old [[Aurora|love interest]] prompts Starbuck to make a trip to the ''[[Celestra]]''. As luck would have it, part of the crew mutinies while he is onboard, including his old flame. He joins the shuttle mission to transport the mutineers to ''Galactica'' when their shuttle is nearly cut off from the fleet. After the mutineers locate the ''Celestra'', Starbuck and company retake the ship and capture the [[Charka|guilty party]]. Starbuck returns to ''Galactica'' and patches things back up with Cassiopeia ([[Take the Celestra]]).

Despite Cassiopeia's misgivings, Starbuck helps Apollo fly Baltar's Raider onto a basestar. After successfully infiltrating the basestar they manage to disable the ship's sensors, and escape. Their sabotage allows ''Galactica'' to get the drop on the basestar and destroy it ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).

== Notes ==

* The original choice for Starbuck was [[imdb:nm0000467|Don Johnson]], [[Edward James Olmos]]'s ''[[IMDB:Miami Vice|Miami Vice]]'' co-star. It was the intervention of [[Glen A. Larson]] that ultimately had Dirk Benedict cast; Johnson was too short for the role and didn't fit in to the cast as Larson envisioned.
* The ABC Network had warned the show producers that if Benedict had smoked any more of the "small cigars" a.k.a. [[fumarellos]] he would be fired. They rapidly reversed the order as <u>female</u> admirers sent in many cigars to the studio and Benedict.
* Starbuck is one of only five characters in the Original Series to be featured in every episode, and appears in [[The Return of Starbuck|one episode]] of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

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* See Also
** Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck in "1980"
** Kara Thrace|Starbuck in the Re-imagined Series
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Battlestar Galactica: Year Two proposal

2008-09-21T21:36:22Z

Danage: /* Stories */

Around April 1979, [[Glen Larson]] wrote a '''proposal for the second season''' of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', sometime before the airing of "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]".<ref>{{cite_book|last=Larson|first=Glen|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|year=|title=[[bsp:Battlestar Galactica: Year Two Proposal|Battlestar Galactica: Year Two Proposal]]|publisher=|location=|id=|format=pdf|pages=39}}</ref> This document was discovered by his son, Chris Larson, who added concept art unrelated to ''Battlestar Galactica'' and stamped the pages so as to emulate uniqueness. Otherwise, the document is genuine, and provides various insights into what a second season of ''Battlestar Galactica'' may have looked like.

== Document Breakdown ==

The document is broken up into these major parts:

* Introduction
* A Fleet Projection
* A People Projection
* Personality Arcs
* Story Summaries
* Chart of the Competition faced by ''Battlestar Galactica'' from CBS and NBC

=== Introduction ===

According to the document, the "two things [that] are apparent". The introduction notes the "endless Sunday night barrage" of television specials, including the [[w:Emmy Awards|Emmy Awards]] ceremony, The World Series ([[w:baseball|baseball]]), and various popular movies and specials. The document notes that the series was preempted eight times, finding itself in a 10 P.M. timeslot (although it is noted that the show did well in this time slot).<ref name="p4">Ibid., p. 4</ref>

The document further claims that "despite this unprecedented assault[,] ''Galactica'' has emerged with a core audience who will seek her out no matter where she is" and had difficulty establishing a "stable, lasting base audience."<ref name="p4"/>

According to Larson, who claims that the Nielsen and TVQ's seasonal breakdown for that television season indicates that "''Battlestar'' supporters are almost entirely void of teenage girls and women". Furthermore, he posits that this loss is so great that "even a moderate success in this area would result in a substantative (sic) jump in [the] base audience".<ref name="p5">Ibid., p. 5</ref>

Larson further posits that the lack of female viewers is due to two factors: "emotional content [that] women demand" and "the absence of any 'breakout' characters'". He attributes both these factors to the size of the cast, noting that it is "the largest in television" makes it "difficult and unwieldy to zero in on three or four characters that the audience cares about".<ref name="p5"/>

To support this, he makes a "battle plan born of two strategies": a projection of where both the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] and the its people are headed.

==== The Fleet ====

Larson claims that the series' first (and only) season focused primarily on the fact that "people [were] moved by events, rather than the other way around". He asks, "What guiding light might we place on our bridge to pilot ''Galactica'' in a direction that starts with people whose interaction with events spell human commitment and involvement[?]"

The answer he gives is the involvement of [[w:Issac Asimov|Issac Asimov]], the world-renowned science fiction writer whose stories are primarily about robots. Larson claims that Asimov "accepted the challenge to come on board the ''Galactica'' as her Creative Consultant", where he "will help mold and guide concepts", as well as write and critique stories and scripts.<ref>Ibid., p. 6</ref>

==== The People ====

Larson follows up on his earlier concerns about the issue of the large ensemble cast. In this portion of the proposal, he indicates the following changes: development of the female characters, the introduction of humor into the show, and a "careful restructuring" of the cast.<ref name="p7">Ibid., p. 7</ref>

The restructuring of the cast would have resulted in the loss of the following characters:

* Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]<ref name="p7"/>, who would be replaced by [[Athena]], [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] and [[#New Characters|Troy]]
* [[Sheba]]<ref name="p7"/>, who would die in "[[The Return of the Pegasus]]"
* [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]], who would be reduced to an "occasional guest appearance, if required"<ref name="p7"/>
* [[Muffit]]<ref name="p7"/>
* Doctor [[Salik]]<ref name="p7"/>, who would be replaced by [[Cassiopeia]]
* Doctor [[Wilker]]<ref name="p7"/>, who would be replaced by [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]]
* [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]]<ref name="p7"/>

== Personality Arcs ==

This part of the proposal discusses the primary characters of the series, all of them Colonials.

=== Retained Characters ===

The changes in the characters are fleshed out in depth on the character's respective articles. The summary of the characters retained in the unfilmed second season are:

* [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] steps down as the leader of [[Blue Squadron (TOS)|Blue Squadron]] after [[Sheba]]'s death, absconds all responsibility to others, and becomes a carefree spirit, more like Starbuck<ref>''Ibid.'', 8</ref>, and has various dalliances with women (including the Cylon half-human, half-android robot, [[Renata]]).
* [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]], who assumes command of Blue Squadron and takes many of Apollo's original attributes, including duty to his work and the act of distancing himself from any serious relationships, particularly the one he begins developing with [[Cassiopeia]]. With Apollo, who he relies on for advice, the two develop a "[[w:Butch Cassidy|Butch Cassidy]] and [[w:Sundance Kid|Sundance Kid]]" relationship.<ref>''Ibid.'', 9</ref> He also develops a "sixth sense", which tells him of danger (like Sheba's death in "[[The Return of the Pegasus]]").<ref>''Ibid.'', 13</ref>
* [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] is disappointed in Apollo's decision to step back from the burden of command (even though he engaged in this thought himself<ref>''Ibid.'', 15</ref>), focusing more of his energies on his daughter, [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]], as well as [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]]. He is secretly pleased by the competitiveness between the two, but hopes that Apollo will still be is successor. In the meantime, the strength and abilities of Athena and Boomer give Adama more time to deal with the personal issues of the people in his Fleet.<ref name="p10">''Ibid.'', 10</ref>
* [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]] is severely wounded in the opening episode but her face is repaired via reconstructive surgery, which allows for the role to be recast. The rest of her body is scarred beyond repair and, because of this, she avoids any romantic relationships for fear of rejection and being viewed as a freak. She focuses her energies on her work, giving her an "aggressive, cutting edge that is ameliorated by our understanding of her vulnerability". Her zeal at her job proves her worthiness as a competent commander, relieving Adama of some of his responsibilities.<ref name="p10"/>
* [[Cassiopeia]] becomes the head [[Life Sciences]] practitioner aboard ''Galactica'' (replacing Doctor [[Salik]]), and given that Starbuck is "married" to his new command, she focuses her energies into her new role. All the while, she "discovers talents and depths within herself she never knew she possessed—and becomes the New Woman of Space."<ref name="p11">''Ibid.'', 11</ref>
* [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] replaces Doctor [[Wilker]] as "a combination of Einstein-Edison talent emerges" from him, and becomes an "enormous asset to the ''Galactica''". His ever-growing knowledge of science, via experiments in his lab, make him less of a Warrior fighting in a Viper and more of "an indispensable assistant" to Adama and the Fleet.<ref name="p11"/>

=== New Characters ===

Additionally, a new character is developed to "solidify our position with young girls [...] that might have a special appeal" as a "heart throb". This character, Troy, is an eager, cute, mischievous, well-intending young man and is introduced as Adama's cabin boy. In this role, Troy learns of every crisis and makes manageable situations turn "into a hopeless morass". Due to this, he replaces Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] to allow for "more confrontations and opportunities" between Adama and Apollo. Troy also serves as a "pain in the ass for Starbuck and Apollo".<ref>''Ibid.'', 12</ref>

== Stories ==

{{mainarticle|Stories for Season Two of the Original Series}}

The following are stories that are part of the proposal:

* "[[The Return of the Pegasus]]", a two-hour tale that reveals that Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] and ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' survived the [[Battle of Gamoray]] and introduces many of the aforementioned changes to the show's format. Interestingly, this episode also introduces the concept of human-looking [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]], a concept visited (in android form) ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' and as more a organic form in the [[Re-imagined Series]].
* "[[A Woman's Power]]", a one-hour episode where the women from both the Fleet and ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' (lead by [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]]) plan to overthrow "male dominance" of the Fleet for they tire of war and their struggle to survive.
* "[[Island in the Sky]]", a one-hour episode where Apollo and Starbuck crash on a "tiny barren plant with an incredibly strong gravitational pull", which turns out to be a paradise with ever-lasting youth... harboring a dark secret.
* "[[The Bad and the Brave]]", an one-hour show that deals with a devastating battle that results in damage to the orphan ship, itself crashing on a planet. However, the base star has followed them there to make repairs; Starbuck and Athena are forced to make a decision, allow the Cylons to kill the children or the Fleet.
* "[[A Plague in Space]]", a one-hour show where Cassiopeia is ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Patient Zero, spreading a disease that once existed on [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]].
* "[[A Queen's Ransom]]", a one-hour show where Apollo and Starbuck investigate the planet [[Sirenus]] upon learning it has [[solenium]] crystals crucial to navigation. The society on Sirenus is female-dominated and their leader, [[Areola]], offers the crystals: the price being that Starbuck offers his "personal services" as one of Areola's concubines.

== External links ==

* [http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/yeartwo.html Battlestar Zone: The Lost Season] by Susan J. Paxton

== References ==

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Walker

2008-09-19T11:24:30Z

Danage: Corrected the name of the episode Sarah and her children appear in.

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'''Walker''', also known as "Baby Walker", is the youngest of [[Sarah Fowler]]'s children who are unable to live on [[Terra]] due to its atmospheric pressures. He has to remain on [[Paradeen]] or similar planets for the rest of his life.

The baby is in the house when [[Leiter|Commandant Leiter]] of the [[Eastern Alliance]] and his men demand to know where the two advanced [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] craft and its pilots are. The child is used as leverage against Sarah ([[Greetings from Earth]]).

== Notes ==

* As with all of Sarah's onscreen children in "[[Greetings from Earth (TOS)|Greetings from Earth]]", Walker was a child of [[Glen A. Larson]].

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Battlestar Galactica (SDS)

2008-09-18T12:41:02Z

Danage: Corrected 'convinces' to 'convince'

{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|lcont=Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|cont=Singer-DeSanto Continuation}}
[[Image:DeSanto Singer Project Cylon.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cylons (SDS)|Cylon]] design for the cancelled ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[continuation]] series]]
An effort to create a '''[[continuation]] of the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series''' was formulated through the [[Sci Fi Channel]]'s former executive vice president, Bonnie Hammer, in June of 2000.

Director [[Bryan Singer|Bryan '''S'''inger]] and producer [[Tom DeSanto|Tom '''D'''e'''S'''anto]], who met over an air flight while Tom was watching the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] on DVD, began talking as well about a revival of the series around the same time. ("SDS" is ''Battlestar Wiki's'' shortcut designation, using the last initials of the revival leaders.)

By the start of 2001, the rumors increased of the likelihood of a new series. The rumors were confirmed by February of that year, and the holders to the rights for ''Battlestar Galactica'', Studios USA, announced that Bryan Singer and his collaborative team were intent on maintaining the spirit of the [[Original Series]]. To reinforce this notion, the studio also indicated that Original Series creator [[Glen Larson]] had given an endorsement for the project, and had been brought to the development team as a creative consultant.<ref> Larson himself had begun a [[Battlestar Atlantis|motion picture continuation]] project some months prior.</ref>

==Rise and fall==
Casting, crewing, set design, and a preliminary script were readied. by April 2001, production was greenlighted by the studios. The Fox Television Network offered to host the new series pilot.

Despite the enthusiasm of holding true to the nature of the Original Series, information from various sources indicated that Original Series cast members were not being considered for the nascent series initially. After what appears to have been a generous amount of negotiation, actors [[Dirk Benedict]] and [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] announced they would be joining the cast. Benedict indicated he would reprise his role as [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]].<ref>Benedict later appeared in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]'s pre-[[Season 2]] special "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (Season 1)|Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown]]" with actress [[Katee Sackhoff]], who plays [[Kara Thrace|the female version]] of his Original Series character. However, as noted in his [[Dirk Benedict|cast biography]], Benedict has had strong criticism of the Re-imagined Series, especially, the perceived "demasculating" of the Starbuck character.</ref>

With sets in place in studios in Canada (where production costs would be less than in America) the pilot was scheduled to begin filming in November 2001. But with the events of the terrorist attacks of [[September 11, 2001]], morale, as well as impacts and complications to scheduling and travel delayed events by over a month.<ref>The Re-imagined continuity uses the allegory of 9/11 heavily in the [[Miniseries]] (with the "fog of war" during the Cylon attack) and in the characters' grieving with the [[memorial hallway]] for example.</ref>

The creative linchpin of the project (at least from the studio's perspective), Bryan Singer, was forced to leave the new ''Battlestar'' project as he was obligated in directing and managing pre-production of the ''X2: X-Men United'' motion picture. With his departure, the studio's confidence in completing the new series unraveled, starting with Fox Network, who withdrew their support in favor of another TV series by ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' creator [[w:Joss Whedon|Joss Whedon]]: [[w:Firefly (TV series)|''Firefly'']].

An attempt was made to locate another director, but by then support for DeSanto's original concept had faded.

[[Image:SDS Galactica bridge.jpg|thumb|left|''Galactica'' interior design for the cancelled ''Battlestar Galactica'' continuation series]]
Further driving the remaining nails in the project's coffin was Studio USA and the Sci Fi Channel itself, which began a second revival attempt, this time tapping veteran ''Star Trek'' writer [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] and producer [[David Eick]] to lead a totally "[[w:reboot (continuity)|rebooted]]" or [[Re-imagined Series|"re-imagined" version of the story]] that paralleled many elements of the Original Series, but contained wholly distinct and diverse casting (including no Original Series cast [[Richard Hatch|initially]])<ref>[[Richard Hatch]] was trying to gain support with Universal for his own continuation, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' and created an impressive mock trailer as a sales tool.</ref>, many initial plot elements borrowed directly from the failing SDS project, and a serious, character driven storyline using [[naturalistic science fiction|very few typical SF cliches]]. This project was officially announced in April 2002.

The sets and other physical effects built for the Singer/DeSanto project were destroyed as the project died ''in utero'' while its fraternal twin was born, airing on the [[Sci Fi Channel]] by year's end, 2003, backed up with financing by [[Sky One]] in the United Kingdom.

Singer's work continues in such movies as ''Superman Returns'', a successful 2006 revival of the Superman movie franchise. DeSanto continues his role as producer in past and new films such as Singer's ''X-Men 2'' and the live-action ''Transformers'', released in July 2007.

Ron Moore's new series goes on to receive technical and popular acclaim, and entered into its [[Season 4|fourth]] and final season in 2008.

== The Storyline ==

The continuation, built from the events of the episode "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]", tracks the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] after ''Galactica'' and ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' shake off the Cylon pursuit. The opening depicts a Colonial classroom where a teacher reviews the history of the Fleet, 23 years prior. ''Pegasus'' is confirmed as lost<ref>The ''Pegasus'' storyline is [[Pegasus (RDM)|revived]] for the Re-imagined Series.</ref>, and the Cylons themselves paid a high price in the battle.

The quest for [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] continues, but Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] has died, and [[Tigh (TOS)|Colonel Tigh]] assumes command. The citizens of the Fleet tire of spacefaring life, and, after a civil uprising, convince their leaders to settle the Fleet in an asteroid field that is rich in resources.

The new colony, named [[New Caprica (SDS)|New Caprica]], builds new ships, settlements and facilities from the asteroids.

The Cylons themselves reflected on their failures and determined that free will was a serious issue that caused problems in their logic-based civilization. When [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] is found marooned, the Cylons initially held him up as a perfect example of their failures. Baltar convinced the Cylons that some qualities of humanity are useful, and underwent a cybernetic transformation into a new Cylon model to prove this. More dissent arose among the Cylons as a result, leading into a civil war. Out of the ashes of their war came a new Cylon race that, instead of obliterating the remnants of humanity that it finds, begins instead to assimilate the conquered humans as Cylon cyborgs.<ref>The concept of android or cyborg Cylons appear in the Re-imagined Series in the form of the [[Humanoid Cylon]]. The concept of a humanoid Cylon was used 23 years before in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]".</ref>

The character known as [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] has grown up and assumed command of ''Galactica'' under the name of Commander [[Orin|Orin]]<ref>This character has two other characterizations, as [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] in ''Galactica 1980'' and as a [[Boxey (RDM)|Re-imagined Series version]].</ref> who faces the loss of his command from political pressure to decommission the battlestar as it has become outmoded and difficult to maintain. The political pressure becomes a command. The Colonial president, a woman named [[Mara|Mara]], visits the battlestar in her shuttlecraft to attend the battlestar's decommissioning ceremonies.<ref>The story elements of ''Galactica's'' decommissioning and presidency is reflected in the [[Miniseries]] and the character of soon-to-be president [[Laura Roslin]].</ref>

Just as the battlestar's systems are powered down, the Cylons, who have studied New Caprica in secret and devised an elaborate plan for success, strike.

==See Also==
*''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', a proof-of-concept mock trailer created by [[Richard Hatch]] to boister support with Universal Studios for a series or motion picture revival of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|a complete original series continuation]].
*The ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game]], which was apparently created in anticipation of this series project. The game contains characters and situations derived in whole or in part from the Original Series, with some elements that later appear in the Re-imagined Series. The result of these derivations is a video game with a storyline in neither the Original nor the Re-imagined Series continuity.
* ''[[Battlestar Atlantis]]'', a planned continuation by series creator [[Glen Larson]].

==External links==
* [http://www.battlestargalactica.com/newfilms.htm Singer/DeSanto page on BattlestarGalactica.com]

==References==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

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Battlestar Galactica (SDS)

2008-09-18T12:39:28Z

Danage: Corrected 'recieves' to 'recieve'

{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|lcont=Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|cont=Singer-DeSanto Continuation}}
[[Image:DeSanto Singer Project Cylon.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cylons (SDS)|Cylon]] design for the cancelled ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[continuation]] series]]
An effort to create a '''[[continuation]] of the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series''' was formulated through the [[Sci Fi Channel]]'s former executive vice president, Bonnie Hammer, in June of 2000.

Director [[Bryan Singer|Bryan '''S'''inger]] and producer [[Tom DeSanto|Tom '''D'''e'''S'''anto]], who met over an air flight while Tom was watching the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] on DVD, began talking as well about a revival of the series around the same time. ("SDS" is ''Battlestar Wiki's'' shortcut designation, using the last initials of the revival leaders.)

By the start of 2001, the rumors increased of the likelihood of a new series. The rumors were confirmed by February of that year, and the holders to the rights for ''Battlestar Galactica'', Studios USA, announced that Bryan Singer and his collaborative team were intent on maintaining the spirit of the [[Original Series]]. To reinforce this notion, the studio also indicated that Original Series creator [[Glen Larson]] had given an endorsement for the project, and had been brought to the development team as a creative consultant.<ref> Larson himself had begun a [[Battlestar Atlantis|motion picture continuation]] project some months prior.</ref>

==Rise and fall==
Casting, crewing, set design, and a preliminary script were readied. by April 2001, production was greenlighted by the studios. The Fox Television Network offered to host the new series pilot.

Despite the enthusiasm of holding true to the nature of the Original Series, information from various sources indicated that Original Series cast members were not being considered for the nascent series initially. After what appears to have been a generous amount of negotiation, actors [[Dirk Benedict]] and [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] announced they would be joining the cast. Benedict indicated he would reprise his role as [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]].<ref>Benedict later appeared in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]'s pre-[[Season 2]] special "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (Season 1)|Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown]]" with actress [[Katee Sackhoff]], who plays [[Kara Thrace|the female version]] of his Original Series character. However, as noted in his [[Dirk Benedict|cast biography]], Benedict has had strong criticism of the Re-imagined Series, especially, the perceived "demasculating" of the Starbuck character.</ref>

With sets in place in studios in Canada (where production costs would be less than in America) the pilot was scheduled to begin filming in November 2001. But with the events of the terrorist attacks of [[September 11, 2001]], morale, as well as impacts and complications to scheduling and travel delayed events by over a month.<ref>The Re-imagined continuity uses the allegory of 9/11 heavily in the [[Miniseries]] (with the "fog of war" during the Cylon attack) and in the characters' grieving with the [[memorial hallway]] for example.</ref>

The creative linchpin of the project (at least from the studio's perspective), Bryan Singer, was forced to leave the new ''Battlestar'' project as he was obligated in directing and managing pre-production of the ''X2: X-Men United'' motion picture. With his departure, the studio's confidence in completing the new series unraveled, starting with Fox Network, who withdrew their support in favor of another TV series by ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' creator [[w:Joss Whedon|Joss Whedon]]: [[w:Firefly (TV series)|''Firefly'']].

An attempt was made to locate another director, but by then support for DeSanto's original concept had faded.

[[Image:SDS Galactica bridge.jpg|thumb|left|''Galactica'' interior design for the cancelled ''Battlestar Galactica'' continuation series]]
Further driving the remaining nails in the project's coffin was Studio USA and the Sci Fi Channel itself, which began a second revival attempt, this time tapping veteran ''Star Trek'' writer [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] and producer [[David Eick]] to lead a totally "[[w:reboot (continuity)|rebooted]]" or [[Re-imagined Series|"re-imagined" version of the story]] that paralleled many elements of the Original Series, but contained wholly distinct and diverse casting (including no Original Series cast [[Richard Hatch|initially]])<ref>[[Richard Hatch]] was trying to gain support with Universal for his own continuation, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' and created an impressive mock trailer as a sales tool.</ref>, many initial plot elements borrowed directly from the failing SDS project, and a serious, character driven storyline using [[naturalistic science fiction|very few typical SF cliches]]. This project was officially announced in April 2002.

The sets and other physical effects built for the Singer/DeSanto project were destroyed as the project died ''in utero'' while its fraternal twin was born, airing on the [[Sci Fi Channel]] by year's end, 2003, backed up with financing by [[Sky One]] in the United Kingdom.

Singer's work continues in such movies as ''Superman Returns'', a successful 2006 revival of the Superman movie franchise. DeSanto continues his role as producer in past and new films such as Singer's ''X-Men 2'' and the live-action ''Transformers'', released in July 2007.

Ron Moore's new series goes on to receive technical and popular acclaim, and entered into its [[Season 4|fourth]] and final season in 2008.

== The Storyline ==

The continuation, built from the events of the episode "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]", tracks the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] after ''Galactica'' and ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' shake off the Cylon pursuit. The opening depicts a Colonial classroom where a teacher reviews the history of the Fleet, 23 years prior. ''Pegasus'' is confirmed as lost<ref>The ''Pegasus'' storyline is [[Pegasus (RDM)|revived]] for the Re-imagined Series.</ref>, and the Cylons themselves paid a high price in the battle.

The quest for [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] continues, but Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] has died, and [[Tigh (TOS)|Colonel Tigh]] assumes command. The citizens of the Fleet tire of spacefaring life, and, after a civil uprising, convinces their leaders to settle the Fleet in an asteroid field that is rich in resources.

The new colony, named [[New Caprica (SDS)|New Caprica]], builds new ships, settlements and facilities from the asteroids.

The Cylons themselves reflected on their failures and determined that free will was a serious issue that caused problems in their logic-based civilization. When [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] is found marooned, the Cylons initially held him up as a perfect example of their failures. Baltar convinced the Cylons that some qualities of humanity are useful, and underwent a cybernetic transformation into a new Cylon model to prove this. More dissent arose among the Cylons as a result, leading into a civil war. Out of the ashes of their war came a new Cylon race that, instead of obliterating the remnants of humanity that it finds, begins instead to assimilate the conquered humans as Cylon cyborgs.<ref>The concept of android or cyborg Cylons appear in the Re-imagined Series in the form of the [[Humanoid Cylon]]. The concept of a humanoid Cylon was used 23 years before in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]".</ref>

The character known as [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] has grown up and assumed command of ''Galactica'' under the name of Commander [[Orin|Orin]]<ref>This character has two other characterizations, as [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] in ''Galactica 1980'' and as a [[Boxey (RDM)|Re-imagined Series version]].</ref> who faces the loss of his command from political pressure to decommission the battlestar as it has become outmoded and difficult to maintain. The political pressure becomes a command. The Colonial president, a woman named [[Mara|Mara]], visits the battlestar in her shuttlecraft to attend the battlestar's decommissioning ceremonies.<ref>The story elements of ''Galactica's'' decommissioning and presidency is reflected in the [[Miniseries]] and the character of soon-to-be president [[Laura Roslin]].</ref>

Just as the battlestar's systems are powered down, the Cylons, who have studied New Caprica in secret and devised an elaborate plan for success, strike.

==See Also==
*''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', a proof-of-concept mock trailer created by [[Richard Hatch]] to boister support with Universal Studios for a series or motion picture revival of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|a complete original series continuation]].
*The ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game]], which was apparently created in anticipation of this series project. The game contains characters and situations derived in whole or in part from the Original Series, with some elements that later appear in the Re-imagined Series. The result of these derivations is a video game with a storyline in neither the Original nor the Re-imagined Series continuity.
* ''[[Battlestar Atlantis]]'', a planned continuation by series creator [[Glen Larson]].

==External links==
* [http://www.battlestargalactica.com/newfilms.htm Singer/DeSanto page on BattlestarGalactica.com]

==References==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

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Battlestar Galactica (SDS)

2008-09-18T12:38:13Z

Danage: Added 'as' between 'such' and 'Singer's', as this is grammatically correct.

{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|lcont=Battlestar Galactica (SDS)|cont=Singer-DeSanto Continuation}}
[[Image:DeSanto Singer Project Cylon.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cylons (SDS)|Cylon]] design for the cancelled ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[continuation]] series]]
An effort to create a '''[[continuation]] of the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series''' was formulated through the [[Sci Fi Channel]]'s former executive vice president, Bonnie Hammer, in June of 2000.

Director [[Bryan Singer|Bryan '''S'''inger]] and producer [[Tom DeSanto|Tom '''D'''e'''S'''anto]], who met over an air flight while Tom was watching the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] on DVD, began talking as well about a revival of the series around the same time. ("SDS" is ''Battlestar Wiki's'' shortcut designation, using the last initials of the revival leaders.)

By the start of 2001, the rumors increased of the likelihood of a new series. The rumors were confirmed by February of that year, and the holders to the rights for ''Battlestar Galactica'', Studios USA, announced that Bryan Singer and his collaborative team were intent on maintaining the spirit of the [[Original Series]]. To reinforce this notion, the studio also indicated that Original Series creator [[Glen Larson]] had given an endorsement for the project, and had been brought to the development team as a creative consultant.<ref> Larson himself had begun a [[Battlestar Atlantis|motion picture continuation]] project some months prior.</ref>

==Rise and fall==
Casting, crewing, set design, and a preliminary script were readied. by April 2001, production was greenlighted by the studios. The Fox Television Network offered to host the new series pilot.

Despite the enthusiasm of holding true to the nature of the Original Series, information from various sources indicated that Original Series cast members were not being considered for the nascent series initially. After what appears to have been a generous amount of negotiation, actors [[Dirk Benedict]] and [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] announced they would be joining the cast. Benedict indicated he would reprise his role as [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]].<ref>Benedict later appeared in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]'s pre-[[Season 2]] special "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (Season 1)|Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown]]" with actress [[Katee Sackhoff]], who plays [[Kara Thrace|the female version]] of his Original Series character. However, as noted in his [[Dirk Benedict|cast biography]], Benedict has had strong criticism of the Re-imagined Series, especially, the perceived "demasculating" of the Starbuck character.</ref>

With sets in place in studios in Canada (where production costs would be less than in America) the pilot was scheduled to begin filming in November 2001. But with the events of the terrorist attacks of [[September 11, 2001]], morale, as well as impacts and complications to scheduling and travel delayed events by over a month.<ref>The Re-imagined continuity uses the allegory of 9/11 heavily in the [[Miniseries]] (with the "fog of war" during the Cylon attack) and in the characters' grieving with the [[memorial hallway]] for example.</ref>

The creative linchpin of the project (at least from the studio's perspective), Bryan Singer, was forced to leave the new ''Battlestar'' project as he was obligated in directing and managing pre-production of the ''X2: X-Men United'' motion picture. With his departure, the studio's confidence in completing the new series unraveled, starting with Fox Network, who withdrew their support in favor of another TV series by ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' creator [[w:Joss Whedon|Joss Whedon]]: [[w:Firefly (TV series)|''Firefly'']].

An attempt was made to locate another director, but by then support for DeSanto's original concept had faded.

[[Image:SDS Galactica bridge.jpg|thumb|left|''Galactica'' interior design for the cancelled ''Battlestar Galactica'' continuation series]]
Further driving the remaining nails in the project's coffin was Studio USA and the Sci Fi Channel itself, which began a second revival attempt, this time tapping veteran ''Star Trek'' writer [[Ronald D. Moore|Ron D. Moore]] and producer [[David Eick]] to lead a totally "[[w:reboot (continuity)|rebooted]]" or [[Re-imagined Series|"re-imagined" version of the story]] that paralleled many elements of the Original Series, but contained wholly distinct and diverse casting (including no Original Series cast [[Richard Hatch|initially]])<ref>[[Richard Hatch]] was trying to gain support with Universal for his own continuation, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' and created an impressive mock trailer as a sales tool.</ref>, many initial plot elements borrowed directly from the failing SDS project, and a serious, character driven storyline using [[naturalistic science fiction|very few typical SF cliches]]. This project was officially announced in April 2002.

The sets and other physical effects built for the Singer/DeSanto project were destroyed as the project died ''in utero'' while its fraternal twin was born, airing on the [[Sci Fi Channel]] by year's end, 2003, backed up with financing by [[Sky One]] in the United Kingdom.

Singer's work continues in such movies as ''Superman Returns'', a successful 2006 revival of the Superman movie franchise. DeSanto continues his role as producer in past and new films such as Singer's ''X-Men 2'' and the live-action ''Transformers'', released in July 2007.

Ron Moore's new series goes on to receives technical and popular acclaim, and entered into its [[Season 4|fourth]] and final season in 2008.

== The Storyline ==

The continuation, built from the events of the episode "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]", tracks the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] after ''Galactica'' and ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' shake off the Cylon pursuit. The opening depicts a Colonial classroom where a teacher reviews the history of the Fleet, 23 years prior. ''Pegasus'' is confirmed as lost<ref>The ''Pegasus'' storyline is [[Pegasus (RDM)|revived]] for the Re-imagined Series.</ref>, and the Cylons themselves paid a high price in the battle.

The quest for [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] continues, but Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] has died, and [[Tigh (TOS)|Colonel Tigh]] assumes command. The citizens of the Fleet tire of spacefaring life, and, after a civil uprising, convinces their leaders to settle the Fleet in an asteroid field that is rich in resources.

The new colony, named [[New Caprica (SDS)|New Caprica]], builds new ships, settlements and facilities from the asteroids.

The Cylons themselves reflected on their failures and determined that free will was a serious issue that caused problems in their logic-based civilization. When [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] is found marooned, the Cylons initially held him up as a perfect example of their failures. Baltar convinced the Cylons that some qualities of humanity are useful, and underwent a cybernetic transformation into a new Cylon model to prove this. More dissent arose among the Cylons as a result, leading into a civil war. Out of the ashes of their war came a new Cylon race that, instead of obliterating the remnants of humanity that it finds, begins instead to assimilate the conquered humans as Cylon cyborgs.<ref>The concept of android or cyborg Cylons appear in the Re-imagined Series in the form of the [[Humanoid Cylon]]. The concept of a humanoid Cylon was used 23 years before in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]".</ref>

The character known as [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] has grown up and assumed command of ''Galactica'' under the name of Commander [[Orin|Orin]]<ref>This character has two other characterizations, as [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] in ''Galactica 1980'' and as a [[Boxey (RDM)|Re-imagined Series version]].</ref> who faces the loss of his command from political pressure to decommission the battlestar as it has become outmoded and difficult to maintain. The political pressure becomes a command. The Colonial president, a woman named [[Mara|Mara]], visits the battlestar in her shuttlecraft to attend the battlestar's decommissioning ceremonies.<ref>The story elements of ''Galactica's'' decommissioning and presidency is reflected in the [[Miniseries]] and the character of soon-to-be president [[Laura Roslin]].</ref>

Just as the battlestar's systems are powered down, the Cylons, who have studied New Caprica in secret and devised an elaborate plan for success, strike.

==See Also==
*''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', a proof-of-concept mock trailer created by [[Richard Hatch]] to boister support with Universal Studios for a series or motion picture revival of [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|a complete original series continuation]].
*The ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[Battlestar Galactica (2003 game)|video game]], which was apparently created in anticipation of this series project. The game contains characters and situations derived in whole or in part from the Original Series, with some elements that later appear in the Re-imagined Series. The result of these derivations is a video game with a storyline in neither the Original nor the Re-imagined Series continuity.
* ''[[Battlestar Atlantis]]'', a planned continuation by series creator [[Glen Larson]].

==External links==
* [http://www.battlestargalactica.com/newfilms.htm Singer/DeSanto page on BattlestarGalactica.com]

==References==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

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== Edits to [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)]] ==

Hi, Danage. After researching, I decided to remove your additions to this article on the names of the colonies. The only colonies explicitly mentioned in the series were already listed on the page. I did break out a reference to appear in the article that notes that four colonies' names were not mentioned in the series as you might not had seen it, which prompted your edit in the first place. I could not find any citations or sources for your comments on Glen Larson's use of [[Orion]] as a colony name (although your comments did result in me creating a new article for that world). If you can find an [[BW:CJ|official source]] regarding the use of "Orion" over "Cancer" by Larson or his team, we can add that bit of trivia in. Getting a credible source for [[Original Series]] stuff is hard, I know, but hopefully you might find a quote from Larson. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:45, 21 May 2007 (CDT)
: I have seen it several times and have conducted research into the Colonies names, but I will have to find the article where it was specifically mentioned again - Danage

== Signing comments ==

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Thank you, I will do that from now on [[User:Danage|Danage]] 06:09, 30 May 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[Portal:Battlestar_Galactica_%28RDM%29|Battlestar Galactica (RDM) portal page]] ==

I do apologise if it is not allowed, but I deleted 'and improved' as if Battlestar Wiki wishes to be unbiased it should not put a general opinion (which I am not a part of, but respect nonetheless) as fact. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 10:46, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:You are absolutely right. We actually have a policy about this at [[BW:NPOV]]. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 10:54, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:Ditto. Good work! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 13:06, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:Thank you. I am glad it is acceptable. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:13, 9 July 2007 (CDT)

== American English ==

I noticed you replaced "jeopardized" with "jeopardised" on [[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]. However, we [[BW:SAC|use American English]] on this wiki, so "jeopardized" is actually the correct form. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 13:08, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

My apologies. The reason for the change was because I corrected the spelling of 'Tory' to 'Troy', and I'm British, and hence use UK English. I shall, however, use US English spelling on this wiki in the future. --[[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:20, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
:No big deal, just a heads up for future edits. You probably have a spell checker that marks "jeopardized" as incorrect, but maybe you can set it to American English. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:23, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]] ==

I originally put this at the beginning of the summary, but realised that the notes made reference to it: '* A recap of the pilot epilogue is shown at the beginning. The pilot epilogue had the [[Imperious Leader]] inform Count (Lord in the main series) [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] that the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] are capable of tolerence to humanity. This detail, however, is skipped in the recap, and the scene ends with new footage of [[Lucifer]] escorting [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] out of the throne room.'. I might note, however, that the scene did have some extensions at the end. Weather this detail should be added, I do not know. --[[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:33, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
:Doesn't hurt to extent the note with some more details. :) --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:37, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

== Edit to Galactica 1980 character [[Jamie Hamilton]] ==

I have altered the link of: Colony: Earth, from [[Earth (TOS)]] to [[Earth (1980)]] as this I believe is more correct, due to the series the character is in being [[Galactica 1980]]. If this is acceptable and correct I will alter any other [[Galactica 1980|G80]] characters whose colony (Earth) links to [[Earth (TOS)]], rather than [[Earth (1980)]]. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 12:11, 23 November 2007 (CST)
: Yeah, that's fine. All 1980 characters from Earth, or referring to Earth, should have links pointing to [[Earth (1980)]]. Thanks for the catch! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 12:36, 23 November 2007 (CST)

I am making corrections as, and when, I spot them. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 05:05, 27 November 2007 (CST)

Seal

2008-09-18T12:01:18Z

Danage: Added a note about the Lord of Kobol most likely being the Lords of Kobol

:''This article discusses the concept of marriage in the [[Original Series]]. For the seal of the Twelve Colonies in the [[Re-imagined Series]], see [[Colonial seal]].''

[[Image:sealed.jpg|thumb|right|Apollo and Serina are sealed as Kobol's star comes into view ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]).]]
'''Seal''' is a word for "[[Wikipedia:marriage|marriage]]". [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Serina]] are sealed aboard [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]).

==Marriage Ceremony==

The sealing ceremony for Apollo and Serina is transcribed below.

:'''[[Adama (TOS)|Adama]]''': "Will the protector of Serina consent to relinquishing his responsibilities to Apollo, the man to whom she has consented to be married?"

::''Long pause. Everybody looks at [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]].''
::''Serina nudges Boxey, who smiles.''

:'''Boxey''': "Yes."

::''[[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] steps up and holds a golden decorative container up to Adama. Adama withdraws [[Seal of the Lords|his medallion]] out of the container.''

:'''Adama''': "The words I'm about to speak are the most powerful in all the universe. They seal a union between this man and this woman, which is not only for now, but for all the eternities."
[[Image:Seal.jpg|thumb|left|Adama wraps his medallion around the joined hands of Apollo and Serina.]]

::''Apollo and Serina are holding hands, with their hands crossed over each other.''
::''Adama places the Seal on top of Serena's hand (who is on top), and wraps the chains around both of their hands.''

:'''Adama''': "Apollo. Serina. Under the eyes of God, bound by the symbol of the faiths of the Lord of Kobol, I declare you sealed."

::''Apollo kisses Serina.''
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==Notes==

*The term "seal" is derived from the [[w:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints|the Mormon priesthood]] and their use of "sealers," celebrants who officiate marriages held in their temples (the Mormon counterpart of a church).
*Series creator and LDS member [[Glen Larson]] used this and other LDS Church references in creating the [[Original Series]].
*It is assumed by many that the reference to the 'Lord of Kobol' is a continuity error, and is actually a reference to the Lords of Kobol.

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Continuity errors (1980)

2008-09-18T11:40:19Z

Danage: Changed 11 to Eleven, and 30 to thirty.

These are continuity errors seen in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

== Dialogue errors ==

* In his conversation with [[Doctor Zee]] in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]", [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] indicates that they have not encountered any [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] for a "billion star miles". The term miles is never used in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].
* Furthermore, the Galacticans tend to vacillate between Earth terms and [[List of terms (TOS)#Units of Measure|Galactican terms]] for time and measurement, occasionally substituting "year" for "[[yahren]]" and vice versa, "hour" for "[[centar]]".
* In "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]', the sick [[Super Scouts]] are identified by [[Dillon]] as being [[Starla]], [[Moonstone]] and [[Wellington|Jason]]. However, the girl scout is ''not'' Starla and Jason is later identified in "[[Spaceball]]" as [[Wellington]].
* In "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", [[Jay Johnson]], the leader of the National Guard detachment from [[w:Vandenberg Air Force Base|Vandenberg Air Force Base]], is identified by three different first names by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]: Jay, John and Joe.

== Logic errors ==

* The signal correctly believed by some Colonials to be from [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] is the [[w:Apollo 11|Apollo 11]] moon landing from 1969, and is received by ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] finale, "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]". Eleven years have passed on Earth, since the Fleet finds Earth in 1980; however, thirty years have passed for the Fleet, indicating they should have come across the planet much later than 1980.

[[Image:Viper charging gaffe.jpg|thumb|An energy bolt goes through an USAF airman.]]

* At ~40:08 in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]", as [[Xaviar]] charges his [[Viper (1980)|Viper]]'s [[energizer]], the green electrical discharge that hits the Viper also goes through a USAF airman, who is unaffected by it. Logically, the man should be dead.

* In "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", the ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' develops engine trouble and stops "dead in space". However, the ship should still have inertia, thus continuing to move in space, until slowed or diverted by a gravitational pull or other outside force.

* In "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", Sydell opens the back of [[John Stockton]]'s van, seeing the empty beds. As he points the flashlight in Stockton's face, he asks where the Warriors and children are. On another shot at roughly ~44:08, which is supposed to show his response to this question, Stockton is (somehow) on the ''left side'' of the van when he replies to this question.

* In "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", the second [[ticket master]] points out the gate that Troy and Dillon are to go to in order to board the jet with her right hand. In the next scene at ~13:39 she's using her left.

* In "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]", when [[Norman Blore]] looks and sees [[Andromus]] on the balcony alone at ~19:56. In the following scenes, Andromus is with [[Centuri]], who is standing to Andromus' right (and within clear view of the door).

* In "[[Space Croppers]]", there are three [[Agro Ship]]s being attacked by Cylons. However, it is previously established that within the first year of their journey for [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], two of the three surviving Agro Ships are destroyed by a similar attack in "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]". To add to the contradiction, Adama refers to the attack as having destroyed ''one'' agricultural ship.

* In "Space Croppers" at ~04:22, a Viper pilot jukes to his port, but the next special effects shot shows the Viper juking to starboard.

* In "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", some of the close up scenes are taken from "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]", a fact which is visually betrayed as the new scenes shot for "The Return of Starbuck" feature the two-seater cockpit.

== Prop errors ==

[[Image:NYPD cop.jpg|thumb|A cop with two different badge numbers! ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]).]]

* In "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]", the old [[NYPD cop]] that pursues Troy and Dillon is wearing badges with two different and conflicting numbers. His hat says 4286 while the badge on his jacket reads 6425. This is also prevalent on many of the NYPD cops that make appearances in this episode.

* In "[[Space Croppers]]", the [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistol]]s used by Troy and Dillon to prepare the ground for planting are the laser pistols of Cylon Centurions, not Colonials.

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== Reused footage ==

Due to the alleged substantively reduced budget and production problems in ''1980'', much of the series reuses footage from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] to a much higher degree than in the original.

=== [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] ===

* The scene where [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] approach Earth is taken from "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]", particularly of note is the brief flash from the mountain top where the [[Ravashol pulsar]] when the two Viper's pass by.

=== [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] ===

* At ~00:21:04, footage of Troy pressing the switch to activate the flying mode on the [[turbine]] is used. However, it can be plainly seen that he is wearing the [[Uniforms (TOS)|standard Colonial uniform]], instead of the puffy jacket that he's actually wearing when being pursued by the sheriff.
* The computer screen depicting how close Troy and Dillon are near to [[Xavier]]'s [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is taken from "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I", when the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] are readying the Ravashol pulsar to fire.

=== [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] ===

* Footage depicting the destruction scenes on the ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' are taken from various sources, primarily "[[Fire in Space]]".
* Also at ~00:07:17, an explosion effect is overlaid with a shot of a [[launch tube (TOS)|launch tube]] with a Viper inside.

=== [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] ===

* Immediately after [[Britton]] and [[Kanon]]'s [[Viper (1980)|Viper]] rams into the [[A-B Raider]], the undercarriage of a regular [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] can be seen briefly at ~00:03:22 from inside the Viper's cockpit.
* The scene between [[Zee]] and [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] discussing the fact that the Cylons have evolved beyond their greatest fears is the same as the discussion about the attack on the ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' in "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]". There is an abandoned sub-plot in a previous version of [[bsp:The Super Scouts, Part I|the script]] for "The Super Scouts, Part I" that would have introduced the android Cylons, and this dialogue is clearly the only surviving descendant of that abandoned plotline.
* The scene of two police cars alleging to be on West 12th Street at ~00:44:22 shows two older police cars, as noted by the different strobe-and-flash rack on the roof, and the car types.

=== [[Space Croppers]] ===

* The scene where a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] talks to the [[Imperious Leader]] is extracted from "[[Saga of a Star World]]", but the dialogue is redubbed with [[Dennis Haysbert]] voicing the Leader.
* The attack on the [[Agro Ship]]s is lifted from "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]".
* The various cuts of Viper pilots pressing the fire button on the pilot stick will note that various ones say "stores", which is from "[[Saga of a Star World]]".
* At ~04:47, the Raiders that climb over the ship on Zee's screen is from "Saga of a Star World". Notably the craft they climb over is a Cylon [[fuel tanker]].

=== [[The Return of Starbuck]] ===

* A majority of the scenes in the first act of this episode, where [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] fight the Cylons is taken from "[[The Young Lords]]".

== Special effects ==

=== [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] ===

[[Image:Raider sfx goof.jpg|thumb|The black "rods" can be seen from the back of the Raider models in this shot.]]

* The visual effects depicting two Raiders reveal what appear to be stubs from two rods that hold and rotate the Raider models in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" at ~00:09:08. These rods can be seen throughout Dr. [[Zee]]'s simulated attack scenes.
* At ~00:09:12, at the top of the Capitol Records building is a burning hole, which can be seen '''through''' the Raider wing.

=== [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] ===

* The smoke on the ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' is overlaid on top of the live-action footage, as one can clearly see when the camera angle moves, yet the smoke remains fixed in place.

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Continuity errors (1980)

2008-09-18T11:36:21Z

Danage: /* Logic errors */

These are continuity errors seen in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

== Dialogue errors ==

* In his conversation with [[Doctor Zee]] in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]", [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] indicates that they have not encountered any [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] for a "billion star miles". The term miles is never used in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].
* Furthermore, the Galacticans tend to vacillate between Earth terms and [[List of terms (TOS)#Units of Measure|Galactican terms]] for time and measurement, occasionally substituting "year" for "[[yahren]]" and vice versa, "hour" for "[[centar]]".
* In "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]', the sick [[Super Scouts]] are identified by [[Dillon]] as being [[Starla]], [[Moonstone]] and [[Wellington|Jason]]. However, the girl scout is ''not'' Starla and Jason is later identified in "[[Spaceball]]" as [[Wellington]].
* In "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", [[Jay Johnson]], the leader of the National Guard detachment from [[w:Vandenberg Air Force Base|Vandenberg Air Force Base]], is identified by three different first names by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]: Jay, John and Joe.

== Logic errors ==

* The signal correctly believed by some Colonials to be from [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] is the [[w:Apollo 11|Apollo 11]] moon landing from 1969, and is received by ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] finale, "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]". Eleven years have passed on Earth, since the Fleet finds Earth in 1980; however, 30 years have passed for the Fleet, indicating they should have come across the planet much later than 1980.

[[Image:Viper charging gaffe.jpg|thumb|An energy bolt goes through an USAF airman.]]

* At ~40:08 in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]", as [[Xaviar]] charges his [[Viper (1980)|Viper]]'s [[energizer]], the green electrical discharge that hits the Viper also goes through a USAF airman, who is unaffected by it. Logically, the man should be dead.

* In "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", the ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' develops engine trouble and stops "dead in space". However, the ship should still have inertia, thus continuing to move in space, until slowed or diverted by a gravitational pull or other outside force.

* In "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]", Sydell opens the back of [[John Stockton]]'s van, seeing the empty beds. As he points the flashlight in Stockton's face, he asks where the Warriors and children are. On another shot at roughly ~44:08, which is supposed to show his response to this question, Stockton is (somehow) on the ''left side'' of the van when he replies to this question.

* In "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]", the second [[ticket master]] points out the gate that Troy and Dillon are to go to in order to board the jet with her right hand. In the next scene at ~13:39 she's using her left.

* In "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]", when [[Norman Blore]] looks and sees [[Andromus]] on the balcony alone at ~19:56. In the following scenes, Andromus is with [[Centuri]], who is standing to Andromus' right (and within clear view of the door).

* In "[[Space Croppers]]", there are three [[Agro Ship]]s being attacked by Cylons. However, it is previously established that within the first year of their journey for [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], two of the three surviving Agro Ships are destroyed by a similar attack in "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]". To add to the contradiction, Adama refers to the attack as having destroyed ''one'' agricultural ship.

* In "Space Croppers" at ~04:22, a Viper pilot jukes to his port, but the next special effects shot shows the Viper juking to starboard.

* In "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", some of the close up scenes are taken from "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]", a fact which is visually betrayed as the new scenes shot for "The Return of Starbuck" feature the two-seater cockpit.

== Prop errors ==

[[Image:NYPD cop.jpg|thumb|A cop with two different badge numbers! ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]).]]

* In "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]", the old [[NYPD cop]] that pursues Troy and Dillon is wearing badges with two different and conflicting numbers. His hat says 4286 while the badge on his jacket reads 6425. This is also prevalent on many of the NYPD cops that make appearances in this episode.

* In "[[Space Croppers]]", the [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistol]]s used by Troy and Dillon to prepare the ground for planting are the laser pistols of Cylon Centurions, not Colonials.

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== Reused footage ==

Due to the alleged substantively reduced budget and production problems in ''1980'', much of the series reuses footage from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] to a much higher degree than in the original.

=== [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] ===

* The scene where [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] approach Earth is taken from "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]", particularly of note is the brief flash from the mountain top where the [[Ravashol pulsar]] when the two Viper's pass by.

=== [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] ===

* At ~00:21:04, footage of Troy pressing the switch to activate the flying mode on the [[turbine]] is used. However, it can be plainly seen that he is wearing the [[Uniforms (TOS)|standard Colonial uniform]], instead of the puffy jacket that he's actually wearing when being pursued by the sheriff.
* The computer screen depicting how close Troy and Dillon are near to [[Xavier]]'s [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is taken from "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I", when the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] are readying the Ravashol pulsar to fire.

=== [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] ===

* Footage depicting the destruction scenes on the ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' are taken from various sources, primarily "[[Fire in Space]]".
* Also at ~00:07:17, an explosion effect is overlaid with a shot of a [[launch tube (TOS)|launch tube]] with a Viper inside.

=== [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]] ===

* Immediately after [[Britton]] and [[Kanon]]'s [[Viper (1980)|Viper]] rams into the [[A-B Raider]], the undercarriage of a regular [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] can be seen briefly at ~00:03:22 from inside the Viper's cockpit.
* The scene between [[Zee]] and [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] discussing the fact that the Cylons have evolved beyond their greatest fears is the same as the discussion about the attack on the ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' in "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]". There is an abandoned sub-plot in a previous version of [[bsp:The Super Scouts, Part I|the script]] for "The Super Scouts, Part I" that would have introduced the android Cylons, and this dialogue is clearly the only surviving descendant of that abandoned plotline.
* The scene of two police cars alleging to be on West 12th Street at ~00:44:22 shows two older police cars, as noted by the different strobe-and-flash rack on the roof, and the car types.

=== [[Space Croppers]] ===

* The scene where a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] talks to the [[Imperious Leader]] is extracted from "[[Saga of a Star World]]", but the dialogue is redubbed with [[Dennis Haysbert]] voicing the Leader.
* The attack on the [[Agro Ship]]s is lifted from "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]".
* The various cuts of Viper pilots pressing the fire button on the pilot stick will note that various ones say "stores", which is from "[[Saga of a Star World]]".
* At ~04:47, the Raiders that climb over the ship on Zee's screen is from "Saga of a Star World". Notably the craft they climb over is a Cylon [[fuel tanker]].

=== [[The Return of Starbuck]] ===

* A majority of the scenes in the first act of this episode, where [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] and [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] fight the Cylons is taken from "[[The Young Lords]]".

== Special effects ==

=== [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]] ===

[[Image:Raider sfx goof.jpg|thumb|The black "rods" can be seen from the back of the Raider models in this shot.]]

* The visual effects depicting two Raiders reveal what appear to be stubs from two rods that hold and rotate the Raider models in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" at ~00:09:08. These rods can be seen throughout Dr. [[Zee]]'s simulated attack scenes.
* At ~00:09:12, at the top of the Capitol Records building is a burning hole, which can be seen '''through''' the Raider wing.

=== [[The Super Scouts, Part I]] ===

* The smoke on the ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' is overlaid on top of the live-action footage, as one can clearly see when the camera angle moves, yet the smoke remains fixed in place.

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Sunshine (1980)

2008-09-18T11:35:08Z

Danage:

{{Character Data
| photo=Girl Scout 1.jpg
| birthplace=[[Galactican Fleet]]
| seen=The Super Scouts, Part I
| role=Super Scout
| actor=[[Georgi Irene]]
}}

'''Sunshine''' is one of the children born during the thirty year flight from the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies of Man]].

Born on a ship, she and other children in the [[Galactican Fleet]] are instructed on the school ship ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]''. In 1980, she and eleven other children are the first to settle on Earth, becoming the first [[Super Scouts]]; she is the first to smell a flower on Earth after she exits the shuttle ([[The Super Scouts, Part I]]).

With her other Super Scouts, she is a member of [[Billy Eheres]]'s [[Polecats]] and helps win the game, thus securing their safety from [[Xaviar]] and sponsors for Eheres's camp ([[Spaceball]]).

== Notes ==

* The name comes from page 41 of [[bsp:Spaceball|the script]] for "[[Spaceball]]" and matches the dialogue that is said by this actress.

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Starla

2008-09-18T11:34:23Z

Danage:

{{Character Data
| photo=Starla.jpg
| birthplace=[[Galactican Fleet]]
| seen=The Super Scouts, Part I
| parents=Both are still alive
| siblings=Baby brother
| role=Super Scout
| actor=[[Tracy Justrich]]
}}

'''Starla''' is one of the children born during the 30 year flight from the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies of Man]].

Born on a ship, she and other children in the [[Galactican Fleet]] are instructed on the school ship ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]''. In 1980, she and eleven other children are the first to settle on Earth, becoming the first [[Super Scouts]] ([[The Super Scouts, Part I]]).

She has an affinity for sports, particularly baseball and basketball, and has "the arm of [[w:Nolan Ryan|Nolan Ryan]]" according to [[UBC]] camerman [[Hal Fredricks]] ([[Spaceball]]).

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Galactica 1980

2008-02-22T18:27:25Z

Danage: /* Syndication, VHS and DVD releases */

:''For information on the parent series, see [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]. For information on the 2004 "Re-imagined Series," see [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]].''
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{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]]<br/>[[Barry Van Dyke]]<br/>[[Robyn Douglass]]<br/>[[Lorne Greene]]<br/>[[Herb Jefferson Jr.]]<br/>[[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]]<br/>[[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]]<br/>[[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]]<br/>[[Allan Cole]]<br/>[[Robert W. Gilmer]]<br/>[[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=
| itunes=
}}

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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.

==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 [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son [[Apollo (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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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 the ''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>

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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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 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]] ([[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when [[Boxey (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 [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', 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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==References==
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==See also==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}
* [[2003 Video Game|Battlestar Galactica]], the 2003 video game
* [http://battlestar.ugo.com/television/galactica_1980/default.asp UGO Galactica 1980 site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080221/ IMDb Entry for Galactica 1980]

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Galactica 1980

2008-02-06T23:03:48Z

Danage: /* Synopsis */

:''For information on the parent series, see [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]. For information on the 2004 "Re-imagined Series," see [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]].''
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{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]]<br/>[[Barry Van Dyke]]<br/>[[Robyn Douglass]]<br/>[[Lorne Greene]]<br/>[[Herb Jefferson Jr.]]<br/>[[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]]<br/>[[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]]<br/>[[Tim King]]
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]]<br/>[[Allan Cole]]<br/>[[Robert W. Gilmer]]<br/>[[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]
| itunes=
}}

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a [[spin-off]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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.

==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 [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son [[Apollo (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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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 the ''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>

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" is 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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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'' will be 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 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]] ([[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when [[Boxey (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 [[opening credits|opening narration]] to ''Galactica 1980'', 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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==References==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

==See also==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}
* [[2003 Video Game|Battlestar Galactica]], the 2003 video game
* [http://battlestar.ugo.com/television/galactica_1980/default.asp UGO Galactica 1980 site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080221/ IMDb Entry for Galactica 1980]

{{Episode List (1980)}}

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

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a science-fiction television series, a [[spin-off]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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 just one truncated series, it was poorly received by both critics and the original series' fans.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM, during what was known as the "family hour", thus making the series' target audience primarily children.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]], only to 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 [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son [[Apollo (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 Cylons.

[[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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] to reprise their roles in first nine episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.

==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start with a 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]]," was aired on May 4th, 1980. The final episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] from the Original Series in a flashback episode, but it wasn't enough 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 the ''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>

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.

For instance, 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" is the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.)<ref name="cole"/>

Like episodes of the Original Series, 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.

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.

Furthermore, the censor at ABC, Susan Futterman, was the crux of many of the series' problems. As told by Bunch, she 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==

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.''

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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].

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. In September 2007, Universal announced plans to release the complete series with the tag of 'The Original [[Battlestar Galactica (1978)|Battlestar Galactica's]] Final Series' on 26th December 2007 in the USA <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/galactica-1980.html|title=DVDActive: Galactica 1980|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> The series became available for pre-order at Amazon.com shortly after this announcement <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-1980-Complete-Epic/dp/B000W4KT9G/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-2219737-4828608?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1191690381&sr=8-1</ref>.
In the UK Galactica 1980 will be 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==

* 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.

* [[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]Many fans see ''Galactica 1980'' as an apocryphal non-[[canon]]ical spin-off of the Original Series. Most fans appreciated the last episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was 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.

== 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]] ([[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when [[Boxey (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 opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama.

: ''"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."''

==References==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

==See also==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}
* [[2003 Video Game|Battlestar Galactica]], the 2003 video game
* [http://battlestar.ugo.com/television/galactica_1980/default.asp UGO Galactica 1980 site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080221/ IMDb Entry for Galactica 1980]

{{Episode List (1980)}}

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:''For information on the parent series, see [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]. For information on the 2004 "Re-imagined Series," see [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]].''
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{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]]<br/>[[Barry Van Dyke]]<br/>[[Robyn Douglass]]<br/>[[Lorne Greene]]<br/>[[Herb Jefferson Jr.]]<br/>[[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]]<br/>[[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
| supervising producer=
| associate producer=
| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]]<br/>[[Allan Cole]]<br/>[[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]
| itunes=
}}

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a science-fiction television series, a [[spin-off]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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 just one truncated series, it was poorly received by both critics and the original series' fans.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM, during what was known as the "family hour", thus making the series' target audience primarily children.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]], only to 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 [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son [[Apollo (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 Cylons.

[[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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] to reprise their roles in first nine episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.

==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start with a 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]]," was aired on May 4th, 1980. The final episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] from the Original Series in a flashback episode, but it wasn't enough 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 the ''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>

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.

For instance, 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" is the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.)<ref name="cole"/>

Like episodes of the Original Series, 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.

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.

Furthermore, the censor at ABC, Susan Futterman, was the crux of many of the series' problems. As told by Bunch, she 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==

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.''

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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].

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. In September 2007, Universal announced plans to release the complete series with the tag of 'The Original [[Battlestar Galactica (1978)|Battlestar Galactica's]] Final Series' on 26th December 2007 in the USA <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/galactica-1980.html|title=DVDActive: Galactica 1980|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> The series became available for pre-order at Amazon.com shortly after this announcement <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-1980-Complete-Epic/dp/B000W4KT9G/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-2219737-4828608?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1191690381&sr=8-1</ref>.
IN the UK Galactica 1980 will be 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==

* 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.

* [[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]Many fans see ''Galactica 1980'' as an apocryphal non-[[canon]]ical spin-off of the Original Series. Most fans appreciated the last episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was 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.

== 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]] ([[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when [[Boxey (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 opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama.

: ''"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."''

==References==
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==See also==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}
* [[2003 Video Game|Battlestar Galactica]], the 2003 video game
* [http://battlestar.ugo.com/television/galactica_1980/default.asp UGO Galactica 1980 site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080221/ IMDb Entry for Galactica 1980]

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'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a science-fiction television series, a [[spin-off]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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 just one truncated series, it was poorly received by both critics and the original series' fans.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM, during what was known as the "family hour", thus making the series' target audience primarily children.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]], only to 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 [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son [[Apollo (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 Cylons.

[[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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] to reprise their roles in first nine episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.

==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start with a 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]]," was aired on May 4th, 1980. The final episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] from the Original Series in a flashback episode, but it wasn't enough 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 the ''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>

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.

For instance, 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" is the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.)<ref name="cole"/>

Like episodes of the Original Series, 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.

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.

Furthermore, the censor at ABC, Susan Futterman, was the crux of many of the series' problems. As told by Bunch, she 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==

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.''

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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].

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. In September 2007, Universal announced plans to release the complete series with the tag of 'The Original [[Battlestar Galactica (1978)|Battlestar Galactica's]] Final Series' on 26th December 2007 in the USA <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/galactica-1980.html|title=DVDActive: Galactica 1980|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> and 18th February 2007 in the UK <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> The series became available for pre-order at Amazon.com shortly after this announcement <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-1980-Complete-Epic/dp/B000W4KT9G/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-2219737-4828608?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1191690381&sr=8-1</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==

* 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.

* [[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]Many fans see ''Galactica 1980'' as an apocryphal non-[[canon]]ical spin-off of the Original Series. Most fans appreciated the last episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was 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.

== 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]] ([[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when [[Boxey (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 opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama.

: ''"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."''

==References==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

==See also==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}
* [[2003 Video Game|Battlestar Galactica]], the 2003 video game
* [http://battlestar.ugo.com/television/galactica_1980/default.asp UGO Galactica 1980 site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080221/ IMDb Entry for Galactica 1980]

{{Episode List (1980)}}

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2007-12-07T11:13:19Z

Danage: /* Syndication, VHS and DVD releases */

:''For information on the parent series, see [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]. For information on the 2004 "Re-imagined Series," see [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]].''
{{shortcut|1980}}

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

'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a science-fiction television series, a [[spin-off]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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 just one truncated series, it was poorly received by both critics and the original series' fans.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM, during what was known as the "family hour", thus making the series' target audience primarily children.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]], only to 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 [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son [[Apollo (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 Cylons.

[[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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] to reprise their roles in first nine episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.

==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start with a 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]]," was aired on May 4th, 1980. The final episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] from the Original Series in a flashback episode, but it wasn't enough 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 the ''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>

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.

For instance, 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" is the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.)<ref name="cole"/>

Like episodes of the Original Series, 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.

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.

Furthermore, the censor at ABC, Susan Futterman, was the crux of many of the series' problems. As told by Bunch, she 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==

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.''

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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].

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. In September 2007, Universal announced plans to release the complete series with the tag of 'The Original [[Battlestar Galactica (1978)|Battlestar Galactica's]] Final Series' on 26th December 2007 in the USA <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/galactica-1980.html|title=DVDActive: Galactica 1980|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> and 18th February 2007 in the UK <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3515623/Galactica-The-Complete-Series/Product.html|title=Play.com Galactica 1980 UK|date=|accessfate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> The series became available for pre-order at Amazon.com shortly after this announcement <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-1980-Complete-Epic/dp/B000W4KT9G/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-2219737-4828608?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1191690381&sr=8-1</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==

* 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.

* [[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]Many fans see ''Galactica 1980'' as an apocryphal non-[[canon]]ical spin-off of the Original Series. Most fans appreciated the last episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was 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.

== 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]] ([[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when [[Boxey (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 opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama.

: ''"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."''

==References==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

==See also==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}
* [[2003 Video Game|Battlestar Galactica]], the 2003 video game
* [http://battlestar.ugo.com/television/galactica_1980/default.asp UGO Galactica 1980 site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080221/ IMDb Entry for Galactica 1980]

{{Episode List (1980)}}

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[[Category:1980]]

[[de:Galactica 1980]]

User talk:Danage

2007-11-27T11:05:52Z

Danage: /* Edit to Galactica 1980 character Jamie Hamilton */

== Welcome to Battlestar Wiki! ==
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== Edits to [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)]] ==

Hi, Danage. After researching, I decided to remove your additions to this article on the names of the colonies. The only colonies explicitly mentioned in the series were already listed on the page. I did break out a reference to appear in the article that notes that four colonies' names were not mentioned in the series as you might not had seen it, which prompted your edit in the first place. I could not find any citations or sources for your comments on Glen Larson's use of [[Orion]] as a colony name (although your comments did result in me creating a new article for that world). If you can find an [[BW:CJ|official source]] regarding the use of "Orion" over "Cancer" by Larson or his team, we can add that bit of trivia in. Getting a credible source for [[Original Series]] stuff is hard, I know, but hopefully you might find a quote from Larson. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:45, 21 May 2007 (CDT)
: I have seen it several times and have conducted research into the Colonies names, but I will have to find the arcticle where it was specifically mentioned again - Danage

== Signing comments ==

The easiest way to sign your comments is by typing four tildes: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. That automatically adds your name and a timestamp. Or even faster: using the quicklink below the editbox. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 11:30, 28 May 2007 (CDT)

Thank you, I will do that from now on [[User:Danage|Danage]] 06:09, 30 May 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[Portal:Battlestar_Galactica_%28RDM%29|Battlestar Galactica (RDM) portal page]] ==

I do apologise if it is not allowed, but I deleted 'and improved' as if Battlestar Wiki wishes to be unbiased it should not put a general opinion (which I am not a part of, but respect nonetheless) as fact. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 10:46, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:You are absolutely right. We actually have a policy about this at [[BW:NPOV]]. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 10:54, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:Ditto. Good work! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 13:06, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:Thank you. I am glad it is acceptable. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:13, 9 July 2007 (CDT)

== American English ==

I noticed you replaced "jeopardized" with "jeopardised" on [[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]. However, we [[BW:SAC|use American English]] on this wiki, so "jeopardized" is actually the correct form. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 13:08, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

My apologies. The reason for the change was because I corrected the spelling of 'Tory' to 'Troy', and I'm British, and hence use UK English. I shall, however, use US English spelling on this wiki in the future. --[[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:20, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
:No big deal, just a heads up for future edits. You probably have a spell checker that marks "jeopardized" as incorrect, but maybe you can set it to American English. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:23, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]] ==

I originally put this at the beginning of the summary, but realised that the notes made reference to it: '* A recap of the pilot epilogue is shown at the beginning. The pilot epilogue had the [[Imperious Leader]] inform Count (Lord in the main series) [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] that the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] are capable of tolerence to humanity. This detail, however, is skipped in the recap, and the scene ends with new footage of [[Lucifer]] escorting [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] out of the throne room.'. I might note, however, that the scene did have some extensions at the end. Weather this detail should be added, I do not know. --[[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:33, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
:Doesn't hurt to extent the note with some more details. :) --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:37, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

== Edit to Galactica 1980 character [[Jamie Hamilton]] ==

I have altered the link of: Colony: Earth, from [[Earth (TOS)]] to [[Earth (1980)]] as this I believe is more correct, due to the series the character is in being [[Galactica 1980]]. If this is acceptable and correct I will alter any other [[Galactica 1980|G80]] characters whose colony (Earth) links to [[Earth (TOS)]], rather than [[Earth (1980)]]. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 12:11, 23 November 2007 (CST)
: Yeah, that's fine. All 1980 characters from Earth, or referring to Earth, should have links pointing to [[Earth (1980)]]. Thanks for the catch! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 12:36, 23 November 2007 (CST)

I am making corrections as, and when, I spot them. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 05:05, 27 November 2007 (CST)

Carolanne Adama

2007-11-23T19:28:33Z

Danage: /* Biography */

:''For information on this character's [[Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Ila]].''

{{Character Data
|photo=3x15-AdamaAndWife-cropped.jpg
|age=
|colony=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] (presumed)
|birthname=Carolanne
|callsign=
|death=Presumably on Caprica during the [[Cylon Attack]]
|parents=
|siblings=
|children=[[Zak Adama|Zak]] and [[Lee Adama]]
|marital status=Divorced from [[William Adama]], Engaged to unknown person at the time of the [[Cylon Attack]]
|role=
|rank=
|actor=[[Lucinda Jenney]]
|cylon=
}}
'''Carolanne Adama''' is the former wife of Admiral [[William Adama]], mother of [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]] and the late [[Zak Adama]].

==Biography==
The Adamas' marriage was challenging from the start, as William Adama was often reassigned from base to base.

Her father was friends with an important member of the Defense Subcommittee; it was partly through this connection that her husband was able to reinstate both himself and [[Saul Tigh]] in the Colonial Fleet after their post-war furlough ([[Scattered]]). Since William returned to the Fleet twenty-three years before the events of the Miniseries ([[Sources:Adama's Dossier]]), it stands to reason that he and Carolanne were married some time before that.

Due to William's commitments to the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], Carolanne raised both children by herself. The strain of William's absence and his commitment to the Colonial Fleet caused the Adamas' eventual divorce.

Carolanne suffered mood swings that upset the others in her family, according to her oldest son, [[Lee Adama|Lee]]. Later drinking binges after the divorce prevented her from fulfilling (and later apologizing for) promises she failed to keep. Lee Adama believed that, while his father loved her mother, the reverse was not true ([[A Day in the Life]]).

Adama and her husband had little contact since their divorce. At the time of the [[Cylon Attack]], Lee Adama tells his father that she was getting married ([[Miniseries]]).

Her ex-husband and son believe that Carolanne Adama perished in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]. William Adama takes the occasion of his wedding anniversary each year to recollect his late wife's memory ([[A Day in the Life]]).

[[Image:Carolineadama.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A flashback image of Adama at [[Zak Adama|Zak Adama's]] funeral by an uncredited actress in "[[Act of Contrition]]."]]

==Notes==
* Carolanne Adama was first referred to as "Caroline Adama" in the first season episode "[[Act of Contrition]]". In the second season episode "[[Scattered]]", during a flashback to William Adama and Saul Tigh's days aboard a tramp freighter, Tigh refers to Adama's "new wife" as "Anne", leading to speculation that William had divorced and remarried by the time he rejoined the fleet. This speculation was put to rest with the third season episode "[[The Passage]]", where William Adama's wife was referred to as "Carolanne" for the first time.
*According to the extended editing session podcast for "A Day in the Life", Carolanne's name was originally Caroline. RDM and the other editors note that the change occurred when Olmos used the name Carolanne instead of Caroline. Ever since, Adama's wife has been called Carolanne by the staff.

[[Category:A to Z|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:Characters|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:Characters (RDM)|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:One-Shot Characters (RDM)|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:People from Caprica|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:RDM|Adama, Carolanne]]

[[zh:卡罗琳·阿达玛]]

Carolanne Adama

2007-11-23T19:26:54Z

Danage: /* Biography */

:''For information on this character's [[Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Ila]].''

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'''Carolanne Adama''' is the former wife of Admiral [[William Adama]], mother of [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]] and the late [[Zak Adama]].

==Biography==
The Adamas' marriage was challenging from the start, as William Adama was often reassigned from base to base.

Her father was friends with an important member of the Defense Subcommittee; it was partly through this connection that her husband was able to reinstate both himself and [[Saul Tigh]] in the Colonial Fleet after their post-war furlough ([[Scattered]]). Since William returned to the Fleet twenty-three years before the events of the Miniseries ([[Sources:Adama's Dossier]]), it stands to reason that he and Carolanne were married some time before that.

Due to William's commitments to the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], Carolanne raised both children by herself. The strain of William's absence and his commitment to the Colonial Fleet caused the Adamas' eventual divorce.

Carolanne's suffered mood swings that upset the others in her family, according to her oldest son, [[Lee Adama|Lee]]. Later drinking binges after the divorce prevented her from fulfilling (and later apologizing for) promises she failed to keep. Lee Adama believed that, while his father loved her mother, the reverse was not true ([[A Day in the Life]]).

Adama and her husband had little contact since their divorce. At the time of the [[Cylon Attack]], Lee Adama tells his father that she was getting married ([[Miniseries]]).

Her ex-husband and son believe that Carolanne Adama perished in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]]. William Adama takes the occasion of his wedding anniversary each year to recollect his late wife's memory ([[A Day in the Life]]).

[[Image:Carolineadama.jpg|right|thumb|150px|A flashback image of Adama at [[Zak Adama|Zak Adama's]] funeral by an uncredited actress in "[[Act of Contrition]]."]]

==Notes==
* Carolanne Adama was first referred to as "Caroline Adama" in the first season episode "[[Act of Contrition]]". In the second season episode "[[Scattered]]", during a flashback to William Adama and Saul Tigh's days aboard a tramp freighter, Tigh refers to Adama's "new wife" as "Anne", leading to speculation that William had divorced and remarried by the time he rejoined the fleet. This speculation was put to rest with the third season episode "[[The Passage]]", where William Adama's wife was referred to as "Carolanne" for the first time.
*According to the extended editing session podcast for "A Day in the Life", Carolanne's name was originally Caroline. RDM and the other editors note that the change occurred when Olmos used the name Carolanne instead of Caroline. Ever since, Adama's wife has been called Carolanne by the staff.

[[Category:A to Z|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:Characters|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:Characters (RDM)|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:One-Shot Characters (RDM)|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:People from Caprica|Adama, Carolanne]]
[[Category:RDM|Adama, Carolanne]]

[[zh:卡罗琳·阿达玛]]

Donald Mortinson

2007-11-23T19:18:11Z

Danage:

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Doctor '''Donald Mortinson''' is one of the [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]'s foremost nuclear physicists who works at the Pacific Institute of Technology, in addition to being a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

He is the first scientist selected to be contacted by [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]] and [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]] in their mission of making contact with the scientists of Earth.

Mortinson is convinced of their being from a different planet after they leave a completed mathematical formula on his computer. He arranges a meeting with the two Colonials, but recognizes that [[Jamie Hamilton]] is trying to capture him on film and they escape.

Dr. Mortinson is later approached by [[Xaviar]], who tries to convince him of the benefits of altering Earth's history in order to speed up the development of technology. Xaviar takes him hostage, using him to successfully escape and go back in time to pre-revolutionary America ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I|Galactica Discovers Earth]]).

He later mentioned as monitoring Colonial frequencies for Dillon and Troy, although as he does so he is unable to detect the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] frequencies emitted by the [[A-B Raider]] ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]).

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mortinson, Donald}}

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[[Category:One-Shot Characters (1980)]]
[[Category:1980]]

User talk:Danage

2007-11-23T18:13:23Z

Danage: /* Edit to Galactica 1980 charecter Jamie Hamilton */

== Welcome to Battlestar Wiki! ==
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--[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 12:37, 12 April 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)]] ==

Hi, Danage. After researching, I decided to remove your additions to this article on the names of the colonies. The only colonies explicitly mentioned in the series were already listed on the page. I did break out a reference to appear in the article that notes that four colonies' names were not mentioned in the series as you might not had seen it, which prompted your edit in the first place. I could not find any citations or sources for your comments on Glen Larson's use of [[Orion]] as a colony name (although your comments did result in me creating a new article for that world). If you can find an [[BW:CJ|official source]] regarding the use of "Orion" over "Cancer" by Larson or his team, we can add that bit of trivia in. Getting a credible source for [[Original Series]] stuff is hard, I know, but hopefully you might find a quote from Larson. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:45, 21 May 2007 (CDT)
: I have seen it several times and have conducted research into the Colonies names, but I will have to find the arcticle where it was specifically mentioned again - Danage

== Signing comments ==

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Thank you, I will do that from now on [[User:Danage|Danage]] 06:09, 30 May 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[Portal:Battlestar_Galactica_%28RDM%29|Battlestar Galactica (RDM) portal page]] ==

I do apologise if it is not allowed, but I deleted 'and improved' as if Battlestar Wiki wishes to be unbiased it should not put a general opinion (which I am not a part of, but respect nonetheless) as fact. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 10:46, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:You are absolutely right. We actually have a policy about this at [[BW:NPOV]]. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 10:54, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:Ditto. Good work! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 13:06, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:Thank you. I am glad it is acceptable. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:13, 9 July 2007 (CDT)

== American English ==

I noticed you replaced "jeopardized" with "jeopardised" on [[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]. However, we [[BW:SAC|use American English]] on this wiki, so "jeopardized" is actually the correct form. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 13:08, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

My apologies. The reason for the change was because I corrected the spelling of 'Tory' to 'Troy', and I'm British, and hence use UK English. I shall, however, use US English spelling on this wiki in the future. --[[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:20, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
:No big deal, just a heads up for future edits. You probably have a spell checker that marks "jeopardized" as incorrect, but maybe you can set it to American English. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:23, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]] ==

I originally put this at the beginning of the summary, but realised that the notes made reference to it: '* A recap of the pilot epilogue is shown at the beginning. The pilot epilogue had the [[Imperious Leader]] inform Count (Lord in the main series) [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] that the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] are capable of tolerence to humanity. This detail, however, is skipped in the recap, and the scene ends with new footage of [[Lucifer]] escorting [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] out of the throne room.'. I might note, however, that the scene did have some extensions at the end. Weather this detail should be added, I do not know. --[[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:33, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
:Doesn't hurt to extent the note with some more details. :) --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:37, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

== Edit to Galactica 1980 character [[Jamie Hamilton]] ==

I have altered the link of: Colony: Earth, from [[Earth (TOS)]] to [[Earth (1980)]] as this I believe is more correct, due to the series the charecter is in being [[Galactica 1980]]. If this is acceptable and correct I will alter any other [Galactica 1980|G80]] characters whose colony (Earth) links to [[Earth (TOS)]], rather than [[Earth (1980)]]. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 12:11, 23 November 2007 (CST)

User talk:Danage

2007-11-23T18:11:44Z

Danage: New section: Edit to Galactica 1980 charecter Jamie Hamilton

== Welcome to Battlestar Wiki! ==
Welcome to the Wiki, Danage. Tell us about yourself on [[User:Danage|your user page]].

Battlestar Wiki is an encyclopedia on '''officially-licensed stories, aired episodes, and other products of the ''Battlestar'' universes.''' Make sure that your contributions fit [[Battlestar Wiki:What is Battlestar Wiki|Battlestar Wiki's purpose]], avoiding [[BW:NOT|what we aren't]].

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We look forward to your contributions to the community!
--[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 12:37, 12 April 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)]] ==

Hi, Danage. After researching, I decided to remove your additions to this article on the names of the colonies. The only colonies explicitly mentioned in the series were already listed on the page. I did break out a reference to appear in the article that notes that four colonies' names were not mentioned in the series as you might not had seen it, which prompted your edit in the first place. I could not find any citations or sources for your comments on Glen Larson's use of [[Orion]] as a colony name (although your comments did result in me creating a new article for that world). If you can find an [[BW:CJ|official source]] regarding the use of "Orion" over "Cancer" by Larson or his team, we can add that bit of trivia in. Getting a credible source for [[Original Series]] stuff is hard, I know, but hopefully you might find a quote from Larson. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:45, 21 May 2007 (CDT)
: I have seen it several times and have conducted research into the Colonies names, but I will have to find the arcticle where it was specifically mentioned again - Danage

== Signing comments ==

The easiest way to sign your comments is by typing four tildes: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. That automatically adds your name and a timestamp. Or even faster: using the quicklink below the editbox. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 11:30, 28 May 2007 (CDT)

Thank you, I will do that from now on [[User:Danage|Danage]] 06:09, 30 May 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[Portal:Battlestar_Galactica_%28RDM%29|Battlestar Galactica (RDM) portal page]] ==

I do apologise if it is not allowed, but I deleted 'and improved' as if Battlestar Wiki wishes to be unbiased it should not put a general opinion (which I am not a part of, but respect nonetheless) as fact. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 10:46, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:You are absolutely right. We actually have a policy about this at [[BW:NPOV]]. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 10:54, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:Ditto. Good work! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 13:06, 9 July 2007 (CDT)
:Thank you. I am glad it is acceptable. [[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:13, 9 July 2007 (CDT)

== American English ==

I noticed you replaced "jeopardized" with "jeopardised" on [[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]. However, we [[BW:SAC|use American English]] on this wiki, so "jeopardized" is actually the correct form. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 13:08, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

My apologies. The reason for the change was because I corrected the spelling of 'Tory' to 'Troy', and I'm British, and hence use UK English. I shall, however, use US English spelling on this wiki in the future. --[[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:20, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
:No big deal, just a heads up for future edits. You probably have a spell checker that marks "jeopardized" as incorrect, but maybe you can set it to American English. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:23, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

== Edits to [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]] ==

I originally put this at the beginning of the summary, but realised that the notes made reference to it: '* A recap of the pilot epilogue is shown at the beginning. The pilot epilogue had the [[Imperious Leader]] inform Count (Lord in the main series) [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] that the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] are capable of tolerence to humanity. This detail, however, is skipped in the recap, and the scene ends with new footage of [[Lucifer]] escorting [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] out of the throne room.'. I might note, however, that the scene did have some extensions at the end. Weather this detail should be added, I do not know. --[[User:Danage|Danage]] 15:33, 2 October 2007 (CDT)
:Doesn't hurt to extent the note with some more details. :) --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:37, 2 October 2007 (CDT)

== Edit to Galactica 1980 charecter Jamie Hamilton ==

I have altered the link of: Colony: Earth, from Earth (TOS) to Earth (1980) as this I believe is more correct, due to the series the charecter is in being Galactica 1980. If this is acceptable and correct I will alter any other G80 charecters whose colony (Earth) links to Earth (TOS), rather than Earth (1980). [[User:Danage|Danage]] 12:11, 23 November 2007 (CST)

Jamie Hamilton

2007-11-23T18:08:18Z

Danage:

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'''Jamie Hamilton''' first meets [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] when she is headed to Los Angeles for a job interview as a reporter with [[UBC]] television news. She assists them in locating Professor [[Donald Mortinson]], and ends up going back in time with them to try and stop [[Xaviar]].

After the mission, when she comes aboard [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']], [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] prevails upon her to assist Troy and Dillon in their joint missions to help prepare Earth for contact with the Colonials, and to locate and stop Xaviar. Hamilton agrees to the assignment, as well as accepting her new job as a reporter for UBC ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]).

She joins Troy and Dillon in heading back to Revolutionary America in an adventure which is not shown, but that takes place between "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]" and "[[The Super Scouts, Part I|The Super Scouts]]".

Troy and Dillon enlist Hamilton's aid to protect a group of kids that Adama sends down from the Fleet. The children stay on Earth at the conclusion of the episode, and Hamilton becomes a sort of guardian for them ([[The Super Scouts, Part II|The Super Scouts]]).

When the renegade Xaviar returns, he attempts to kidnap the ''Galactica'' children, whom Hamilton has taken to play at a baseball camp where she's doing a story ([[Spaceball]]).

The rest of the time Hamilton appears to be occupied mostly with taking care of the ''Galactica '' children. She is left behind with the kids ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]) while Troy and Dillon head to New York, and does not appear in the concluding episode. Again, her role in "[[Space Croppers]]" appears to be as chaperone.

==Notes==

*Jamie Hamilton was a recurring character in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. She appeared in all but the last episode of the series, although she was only in the segment of "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]" that recounted the events of "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|Part I]]".

*In "[[Space Croppers]]", there is some suggestion that the kids would have stayed at the farm, and Hamilton's role in the series would have moved away from being a sort of interstellar baby sitter.

*In the scripted but only partially shot episode, "The Day That Cleopatra Died," (''Galactica 1980'' was cancelled part way through the shoot) Hamilton again accompanied Troy and Dillon back in time as a history expert.

*It is also hinted at that Hamilton may have been a romantic interest for either Troy or Dillon, but this was never explored.

*A love interest between Dillon and Jamie Hamilton is suggested in the ''Galactica 1980'' VHS release, ''Conquest of the Earth''.

[[Category:A to Z|Hamilton, Jamie]]
[[Category:Characters|Hamilton, Jamie]]
[[Category:Characters (1980)|Hamilton, Jamie]]
[[Category:Main Characters (1980)|Hamilton, Jamie]]
[[Category:1980|Hamilton, Jamie]]

Galactica 1980

2007-10-19T17:05:35Z

Danage: /* Syndication, VHS and DVD releases */

:''For information on the parent series, see [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]. For information on the 2004 "Re-imagined Series," see [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]].''
{{shortcut|1980}}

{{Series Data
| image = gal802.jpg
| title=Galactica 1980
| creator=[[Glen A. Larson]]
| starring=[[Kent McCord]]<br/>[[Barry Van Dyke]]<br/>[[Robyn Douglass]]<br/>[[Lorne Greene]]<br/>[[Herb Jefferson Jr.]]<br/>[[Patrick Stuart]]
| composer=[[Stu Phillips]]
| company=[[Universal|Universal Studios]]<br/>[[Glen Larson Productions]]
| seasons=1
| episodes=10
| channel= [[w:ABC|ABC]]
| US airdate=1980-01-27 — 1980-05-04
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| exec producer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| producer=
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| co-producer=
| story editor= [[Chris Bunch]]<br/>[[Allan Cole]]<br/>[[Robert L. McCullough]]
| prev=[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|The Original Series]]
| next=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]
| itunes=
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'''''Galactica 1980''''' is a science-fiction television series, a [[spin-off]] of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|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.

The series first aired in Sunday's 7:00 PM, during what was known as the "family hour", thus making the series' target audience primarily children.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]], only to 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 [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]—send Captain "Boxey" [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], the [[Serina|adopted son]] of Adama's own son [[Apollo (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 Cylons.

[[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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] to reprise their roles in first nine episodes, with [[Dirk Benedict]] reprising his role as [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] in the last episode.

==Short life==
''Galactica 1980'' had a promising start with a 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]]," was aired on May 4th, 1980. The final episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] from the Original Series in a flashback episode, but it wasn't enough 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 the ''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>

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.

For instance, 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" is the ratings number that, should ''1980'' ever hit or go below it, would result in the series' cancellation.)<ref name="cole"/>

Like episodes of the Original Series, 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.

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.

Furthermore, the censor at ABC, Susan Futterman, was the crux of many of the series' problems. As told by Bunch, she 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==

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.''

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 [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].

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. In September 2007, Universal announced plans to release the complete series with the tag of 'The Original [[Battlestar Galactica (1978)|Battlestar Galactica's]] Final Series' on 26th December 2007 <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/galactica-1980.html|title=DVDActive: Galactica 1980|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>. The series became available for pre-order at Amazon.com shortly after this announcement <ref>http://www.amazon.com/Battlestar-Galactica-1980-Complete-Epic/dp/B000W4KT9G/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-2219737-4828608?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1191690381&sr=8-1</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==

* 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.

* [[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Hamilton and Dillon]]Many fans see ''Galactica 1980'' as an apocryphal non-[[canon]]ical spin-off of the Original Series. Most fans appreciated the last episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was 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.

== 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]] ([[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]) discuss their thoughts on the series:''
: '''Anne Lockhart:''' Well, I don’t know…when [[Boxey (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 opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama.

: ''"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."''

==References==
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==See also==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Galactica 1980}}
* [[2003 Video Game|Battlestar Galactica]], the 2003 video game
* [http://battlestar.ugo.com/television/galactica_1980/default.asp UGO Galactica 1980 site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080221/ IMDb Entry for Galactica 1980]

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