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Christopher Stone

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| death_year=1995
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'''Christopher Stone''' is the actor who portrays Major [[Stockwell]] in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

Stone was born in [[w:Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester, New Hampshire]].

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Robert Reed

2023-04-15T16:07:20Z

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| series=1980
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| born_day=19
| born_year=1932
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| death_day=12
| death_year=1992
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'''Robert Reed''' (born '''John Robert Rietz, Jr.''' on 19 October 1932, died 12 May 1992) was an American actor.

Born in [[w:Highland Park, Illinois|Highland Park, Illinois]], television viewers of the 1970s remember Reed best as Mike Brady, the patriarch a large family in the long-running series, ''[[w:The Brady Bunch|The Brady Bunch]]'' (itself based on the film ''[[w:Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film)|Yours, Mine, and Ours]]''). Before that, he co-starred in the legal drama ''[[w:The Defenders (1961 TV Series)|The Defenders]]'' with E.G. Marshall from 1961 to 1965. He had also had a recurring role on the detective series ''[[w:Mannix|Mannix]]'' as Lieutenant Adam Tobias, which he continued to do several times a year even while he was starring on the ''Brady Bunch''. He received Emmy nominations for his roles in the miniseries' ''Roots'' and ''Rich Man, Poor Man''.

Reed guest starred as [[Donald Mortinson]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' series premiere, "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".

Reed died from complications of colorectal cancer at the age of 59.

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Robbie Rist

2023-04-15T10:48:53Z

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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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Pacific Institute of Technology

2023-02-05T14:53:21Z

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[[Image:Pacific Institute.jpg|thumb|[[Jamie Hamilton]] drives up to the Pacific Institute of Technology.]]

The '''Pacific Institute of Technology''' is located in Los Angeles on [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].

[[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] find the offices of [[Donald Mortinson]] (Room 323 in the AR Building) there, only to find themselves subsequently arrested by the police, and in competition for his attention with [[Xaviar]] later on {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.

== Staff ==

After stunning a [[Howard|guard]] at the guard desk, Troy and Dillon [[:Image:PIT staff.jpg|review a wall-hung listing]] of offices in the building, which include the following:

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| Mitch Thomason || 322
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| Dr. [[Donald Mortinson]], PhD. || 323
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| Philip Berazen, M.S. || 324
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| Tanna Gallager || 325
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| Carol Stump || 326
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| Edward Fitgerald, M.S. || 327
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| Leslie McCarthy || 328
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| Kim Kirven || 213
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| Mike Foxworth || 218
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| Rick Chanord || 217
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| Dan Farris || 238
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| Janet Hill || 141
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== Notes ==

* In a version of the [[bsp:Galactica Discovers Earth|script]], this institute is referred to as the California Institute of Technology.

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Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)

2023-02-05T14:26:29Z

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''This article is about the Thirteenth Tribe in the [[Original Series]]. For its [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart, see [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)]].''

The '''Thirteenth Tribe''' is the Thirteenth Colony, separated from their brethren who form what would be known as the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies of Man]]. According to [[Iblis]], the Thirteenth Tribe "journeyed to Earth several millennia ago."<ref>Episode dialogue, "[[War of the Gods, Part I]]".</ref>

The tribe leaves {{TOS|Kobol}} after environmental disasters occur on the planet<ref>This exodus does differ from the Re-imagined Series continuity, where the Thirteenth Tribe leaves some 2,000 years ''before'' the remaining twelve tribes that later form the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]. The Original Series does not clearly define if the Thirteenth Tribe leaves Kobol at the same time as its fellow tribes.</ref>, settling on [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].

During their escape from the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]], Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] discovers transmissions from Earth that appear to be an early spaceflight program<ref>The images they see consists of film footage of the [[w:Apollo 11|Apollo 11 United States moon landing mission]].</ref> {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.

==The Tribe as seen in ''[[Galactica 1980]]''==

In the [[spin-off]] series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', the battlestar and her fleet find Earth and the descendants of the Thirteenth Tribe.

However, the Earthlings are unaware of the Cylon threat, have lost their knowledge of their spaceborne heritage and have rudimentary spaceflight ability.

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United Broadcasting Company

2023-02-05T13:57:33Z

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[[Image:Ubc.jpg|thumb|right|The outside of the UBC building (Spaceball).]]
'''United Broadcasting Company''' ('''UBC''') is a United States television network on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]] based in [[w:California|California]]. Its main building is located in [[Century City]], California.

[[Jamie Hamilton]] manages to obtain employment with the network as the on-camera news reporter for ''Instant News'', despite her new adventures with the mysterious [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] ("[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]", "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]").

Mr. [[Brooks]] is the studio manager. Also employed with UBC is are cameraman named [[Dave]] ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]) and [[Hal Fredricks]] {{G80|Spaceball}}, in addition to van driver and sound operator named [[Al]]. Also manning Brooks' office is a secretary named [[Anne]] {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.

== Novelization depiction ==

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In the ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|Galactica Discovers Earth]]'' novelization, the company is called the '''United Broadcasting Corporation''', and [[Dana Anderson]] is its West Coast News Director. Jamie Hamilton initially gets a job at UBC given her connection to [[Alfred Mortinson]] and the two "terrorists", having been offered a 3 year contract upon her success of getting an interview with Mortinson<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=50-52}}</ref>; however, after Anderson believes her to be sympathetic to the terrorists, she quits<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 158-160</ref> and joins Troy and Dillon in their adventures<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 168</ref>.

== Notes ==

* In a version of [[bsp:Galactica Discovers Earth|script for]] "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]", this company is referred to as the Trans-World Broadcasting Company.

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Hal Fredricks

2023-02-05T13:46:13Z

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'''Hal Fredricks''' is a [[UBC]] studios cameraman assigned to [[Jamie Hamilton]] by Mr. Brooks. Assigned to cover the baseball camp run by [[Billy Eheres]], Hamilton has a difficult time disguising the extraordinary nature of [[the Super Scouts]] from Fredricks {{G80|Spaceball}}.

== Notes ==

* This character's last name comes from [[bsp:Spaceball|the script]] for "[[Spaceball]]".

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Brooks (1980)

2023-02-05T13:19:14Z

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{{Character Data
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| colony=[[Earth (1980)|Earth]]
| seen=Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I
| role=Station Manager, [[UBC]]
| actor=[[Fred Holliday]]
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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]] {{G80|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]] {{G80|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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Anne

2023-01-28T14:52:57Z

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{{disline|For others with the same first name, see: [[Anne (disambiguation)]].}}

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'''Anne''' is the secretary of Mr. [[Brooks]] at the [[UBC|United Broadcasting Company]] who comports herself in a rather abrasive manner.

Upon first meeting [[Jamie Hamilton]], Anne tells her bluntly that other women are up for the on-air reporter position. Upon receiving a call for Hamilton from the police station, and from overhearing the conversation, she calls Brooks to the office, believing there may be a problem. However, a second phone call from Dr. [[Donald Mortinson]] comes to Anne's surprise, and Anne is ultimately responsible for bringing Brooks to the office while Hamilton is on the phone {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.

== Novelization depiction ==

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In the [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|novelization]] by [[Michael Resnick]], this character is named Miss '''Davenport'''<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=157}}</ref> and is [[Dana Anderson]]'s secretary. Davenport is just as abrasive and blunt to Jamie Hamilton as her canonical analogue is to Hamilton in the ''1980'' pilot.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 49-50</ref>

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Magnetic void

2023-01-06T08:05:26Z

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[[Image:MagneticVoid.jpg|thumb|right|Apollo and Starbuck encounter the magnetic void {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.]]
The '''magnetic void''' is a space phenomenon which obscures stars and causes sensor malfunctions on ships. A ship can find itself easily lost within such a void due to these navigational hazards.

A magnetic void was described in the [[Book of the Word]] during the exodus from {{TOS|Kobol}}. {{TOS|Adama}} finds the story useful in finding the planet, where he hopes to learn more about the path of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.

==In the separate continuity==

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After fleeing from {{alt|Carillon}}, {{alt|the Fleet|TOS}} heads into deep space coming across two locations, one of them being a magnetic void. Captain {{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and Lieutenant {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}} probe this void, which almost results in Apollo being lost were it not for the quick actions of Starbuck in extricating his flight leader from the void.

Buoyed by this discovery, Commander {{alt|Adama|TOS}} consults his texts and considers entering the void. After discovering a cure for a {{alt|Otarsis virus||strange virus}} and engaging the Cylons at an {{alt|Otarsis Quadrant||unnamed quadrant}}, the Fleet heads into the void ({{comics|marvel|4}}). Within this void, the planet from myth, {{alt|Kobol|TOS}}, and the coordinates to {{alt|Earth|TOS}} are discovered before {{alt|Lucifer}} attacks the Colonials on Kobol's surface ({{comics|marvel|5}}).

The Fleet remains within the dubious safety of the magnetic void, during which shipmaster [[Shadrack]] works to outfit sub-light ships with lightspeed drives ({{comics|marvel|6}}). The Fleet inevitably leaves the void when they make the jump towards Earth, whose coordinates are recovered after Adama uses the [[memory machine]] to remember what he saw within the tomb on Kobol ({{comics|marvel|23}}).
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Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I

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:''The battlestar ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' and the [[Galactican Fleet|Colonial fleet]] reach the planet [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], but soon realize that the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] fleet, long thought to be gone, has trailed them to the fabled planet, and will stop at nothing to extinguish all human life.''

==Summary==

* Thirty years<ref>Adama uses the term "years" in the series, which is known in the [[Original Series]] by the term [[yahren]].</ref> after the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]], the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] receives information from remote probes that they have at last found Earth.

* [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and [[Doctor Zee]], a child genius that advises the Commander, discover that they have arrived at Earth in 1980, but the planet's inhabitants, descendants of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]], are at a low level of cultural and technological development in comparison to the remnants of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies of Man]].
*Dr. Zee informs Adama that the Fleet cannot land on Earth. When Adama objects, Zee notes that the Cylons have followed them to Earth. When Adama reminds him that the Cylons had not been seen in a "billion star miles"<ref>The use of the term "miles" rather than the Original Series's [[List of terms (TOS)#Units of measure|parsecs, sectars and the like]] is one of many [[Continuity errors (1980)|continuity errors]] in the short span of the show.</ref>, Zee notes that their enemies have chosen not to be seen to allow the Fleet to find Earth for them.<ref>The [[Re-imagined Series]], by design or coincidence, has their versions of [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] using the humans in its universe to find its mythical [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] in a similar manner in season 3.</ref>

* To make his point further, Zee shows the leaders of [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] a video simulating a Cylon attack on Los Angeles. The conclusion is clear: at its present level of technology, the Earth will be of no assistance to defending the Fleet against the approaching Cylons.
[[Image:TV Guide Advertisement - Galactica Discovers Earth 1.jpg|thumb|right|TV Guide Ad for ''Galactica Discovers Earth''.]]
* Dismayed by his ignorance in leading the Cylons to Earth, Adama orders pairs of [[Colonial Warrior|warriors]] to contact key scientists with the various nations on Earth, to help them speed up the planet's technological capabilities.
* Two of the Colonials to be dispatched are Adama's grandson [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]] and [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]], who are tasked with contacting scientists in the United States. Dillon asks about Troy's [[Boxey (TOS)|nickname]], and Troy tells more about his late [[Apollo (TOS)|father]] and [[Serina|mother]] as Troy shows Dillon a picture of his family when Troy was a child.
* Adama briefs a gathering of what appear to be senior representatives of the Fleet about Earth, its solar system and habitable surface, including [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum]] member [[Xaviar]], who looks dismayed. The presentation, later led by Dr. Zee, discusses the Earth's comparatively limited technology as well as environmental problems. Throughout the presentation, Troy and Dillon quip about the strange things they see, unaware of Earth's serious limits. Dr. Zee shows the group his simulated Cylon attack, which greatly agitates the gathering.
* Xavier challenges Doctor Zee's conclusions on avoiding habitation of Earth by moving the Fleet away and hopefully drawing the Cylon's full attention from Earth as well. Zee proposes a slow approach to encourage introduction of Colonial technology through Earth scientists willing to work surreptitiously.
* Doctor Zee provides a team of Colonial Warriors with some gadgets to assist their infiltration efforts. One of the gadgets is an [[wrist computron|invisibility cloak]] that can render the warriors and their vehicles unseen. The warriors will be able to use [[turbine]]s to get around on the surface, which are also able to fly, as well as stun weapons to incapacitate Earth humans without killing them.
* It is also noted that, in the lighter gravity of Earth, the Colonials will have the ability to leap to great heights.
* Each team will be spread about Earth's world populations to begin their mission. Troy and Dillon are headed for the United States, specifically, the Los Angeles area. Dillon laments that they didn't get [[Kip|Kip's]] pick to visit the [[w:USSR|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] as it sounded more enticing from a carousing perspective.
* Descending to the Earth in their {{TOS|Viper}}s, the U.S. Air Force detects the strange aircraft. Troy and Dillon are intercepted by Air Force fighters. As the fighters fire on the Vipers, they pull away easily and make a hasty landing in a field near Los Angeles.
* Hiding their ships with the invisibility screens, they take to their turbines, and shortly thereafter have a run in with a biker gang, which they escape through use of their turbines flying capabilities.
* Changing into contemporary clothes, Troy and Dillon stop at a service station to make a call to the scientist they are to contact, Dr. [[Donald Mortinson]] at the [[Pacific Institute of Technology]].
* While attempting to use the phone, they run into [[Jamie Hamilton]], who's on her way to L.A. for a job interview with the [[UBC]] television network. Hamilton watches the two try to gain currency to use the pay phone when she catches them in the act.
* When she learns that the duo is on their way to see the controversial Dr. Mortinson, who has developed a new form of nuclear technology, Hamilton offers to give them a lift to the Pacific Institute of Technology.
*Doctor Mortinson questions himself with his aide on whether the angry mob is truly ready or willing to accept the advanced technology. When the mobs start to throw rocks, Mortinson leaves to get someone to clean the mess.
* Pushing past anti-nuclear protesters at the campus and stunning a guard, Troy and Dillon reach Dr. Mortinson's lab. Mortinson is not present. His aide is incredulous at their supposed ability to comprehend his formulas. The aide secretly instructs the security guards by phone to arrive and soon arrest the two intruders.
* Before being hauled away by security, Troy and Dillon leave a complex math equation on Dr. Mortinson's computer as a way of verifying they are visitors from an advanced culture.<ref>This addition to the script was likely inspired by a scene from the classic SF motion picture, ''[[w:The Day the Earth Stood Still|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'', where an alien on Earth on a first-contact mission visits a scientist's office and leaves a highly-complex scientific formula as a calling card as well.</ref>
* Troy and Dillon are hauled off to jail.
* When Dr. Mortinson returns to his computer, astonished by what Troy and Dillon left there, he realizes that the only people capable of producing the modified formula he finds on the screen must be as important to mankind as "the coming of the [[w:Jesus|Messiah]]".
* Hamilton, with her career at first looking dim, is contacted by Dr. Mortinson, who asks her to help him find Troy and Dillon. Spurred on by a job offer from the network producer, [[Brooks]], Hamilton heads off to find Mortinson, who despises the media.
*During booking, [[Dorbin]] cannot make fingerprint records for the Warriors as they have no fingerprints. Other people are interested in the two, who are returned to their cell.
* Using their invisibility devices, Troy and Dillon activate their invisibility shields, causing another in the cell, [[Moran]], to think he's losing his mind. As the cell is opened by Sergeant [[James (1980)|James]], the two make their escape.
* Meanwhile, back in the field where they first arrived, the two Vipers suddenly shimmer back into view. A young boy, [[Willy Griffin]] is playing in the field with his dog, [[Skipper]], when he stumbles upon the ships, which have run out of power to maintain their invisibility. He runs to inform his parents.

== From Script to Screen ==

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

* In {{1980|Adama}}'s opening monologue, during his mention of "too many of our sons and daughters" having not survived the journey, a mural of {{TOS|Apollo}}, {{TOS|Athena}}, [[Zac]] and [[Ila]] is called for, thus confirming that Athena is also dead.<ref>[[bsp:Galactica Discovers Earth|Script for "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I"]], p. 2</ref>
* The first scene between [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] is in the form of a day-down patrol, where both reflect on it being their last patrol. Further, Troy echoes the words from his late father made to the people on [[Terra]] in "[[Experiment in Terra]]": "The opposite of war isn't always peace. More often it's slavery."<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 3</ref>
* The dialogue between Dr. [[Zee]] and Adama regarding Earth's present state of development runs longer. Adama notes Zee's age (14) and after being told to send out the patrol beyond its usual range, issues a coded battle order to Troy and Dillon. This is called "Operation Caprica", and color-coded. Using turbo-thrusters, Troy and Dillon run into two Cylon {{TOS|Raider}}s, which they destroy before the Cylons can report that they've been compromised. Dillon and Troy return to the Fleet.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 5-8</ref>
* After the two Air Force jets launch missiles at Troy and Dillon's [[Viper (1980)|Viper]]s, they avoid this by using their invisibility shield (referred to at this point in the script as a "force shield").<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 18</ref>
* Pilot #2 makes a crack about [[w:McDonnell Douglas|McDonell (sic) Douglas]] and [[w:Sperry Corporation|Sperry Rand]], two US defense contractors.<ref name="p19">''Ibid.'', p. 19</ref>
* The [[turbocycle]]s as written are "something on the order of a motorcycle, but instead of wheels, it seems to be suspended on some kind of force field".<ref name="p19"/> This is what drives the cycles, which prompt the interest of [[Donzo]] and [[Willy]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 22-23</ref>
* [[Dorothy Carlyle]] gives [[Donald Mortinson]] a neck massage; Mortinson agrees with the protesters on the fact that they've advanced their technology too fast.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 20-22</ref>
* Dillon and Troy make it a point to hide their boots by pulling their pants over them.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 24</ref>
* What later becomes the [[Pacific Institute of Technology]] is called the California Institute of Technology (Cal-Tech) in the script.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 25</ref>
* Also, what is later called the [[United Broadcasting Company]] is called the Trans-World Broadcasting Company.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 26</ref>
* [[Jamie Hamilton]]'s conversation with [[Brooks]]'s secretary shows us that [[Anne|the secretary]] is more amicable and understanding.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 28</ref>
* Adama and [[Xaviar]]'s conversation regarding [[time warp synthesizer|time travel]] notes Xaviar's position on it more clearly, which Adama appears to respond more positively to. Xaviar posits that time travel doesn't adversely affect history.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 36-38</ref> In his words:
*: How do we know it works that way? Maybe history isn't really changed. Maybe it all comes out the very same. Take, for example, the chance of birth. Whether your parents decide to journey from one place to another only dictates the environment in which you are born. The fact remains that you live. What difference whether we introduce marvels of science to primitive Earth...the same people will live to use them...only the quality of their lives will have changed.<ref>''Ibid.'', p.37</ref>
* The cop, [[Dorbin]], is referred to as "Doberman" in the script.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 46</ref> This is also reflected on the name plate worn by the actor, suggesting that the name was changed during shooting.
* Hamilton forces her presence on Dillon and Troy at gunpoint—using Troy's [[laser pistol (1980)|laser]] to do so. With no choice on the matter, the Warriors agree to have Hamilton accompany them, which ends part 1.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 59-60</ref>
* The sub-plot with [[Willie Griffin]] finding the Vipers in the field is not present.

==Notes==

=== General ===

* In [[Adama (1980)|Adama]]'s speech to the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]], he notes that Earth is the third planet of a system of nine planets. When the episode was written, the celestial body of [[w:Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] was considered a full-fledged planet, but was reclassified in 2007. This same "mistake" is made in "[[The Long Patrol]]" and in countless other science fiction series of the past and present. As of this writing, the [[w:solar system|solar system]] is comprised of eight planets, 166 moons, and three [[w:dwarf planet|dwarf planet]]s, of which Pluto is now a part.

=== Production Notes ===

[[Image:Cylonattack.jpg|thumb|Dr. Zee's simulation of a Cylon Attack on Los Angeles.]]

* According to publications at the time, the original airing of "Galactica Discovers Earth" had some of the highest ratings in the history of the franchise. The premiere episode, which aired Sunday, January 27th, 1980, ranked 30th for the week. The [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II|second]] and [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III|third episode]]s (aired February 3rd and 10th) also did well. [http://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/return_sb.php]. According to The "World Almanac and Book of Facts 1980", overall for the period that it was aired, Galactica 1980 ranked 20th out of 100 series in the Nielsen ratings.
* Dr. Zee's video screens show a series of shots from unusual public domain sources and from other Universal properties. This is supposed to resemble a smattering of US television images, and is a decidedly strange sequence, complete with eerie sound effects, which sets an odd tone early in the program. Among the images seen is [[wikipedia:Rod Serling|Rod Serling]] in an introduction to the series ''[[w:Night Gallery|Night Gallery]]'', in addition to [[w:Woody Woodpecker|Woody Woodpecker]].
* The simulated Cylon attack on Earth reuses footage from the movie ''[[w:Earthquake (film)|Earthquake]]'' which was released by Universal Pictures in 1974, and also starred [[Lorne Greene]] (Commander Adama).
* The song playing in [[Jamie Hamilton]]'s car when pulling up to the gas station is [[w:Billy Joel|Billy Joel]]'s "[[w:My Life (Billy Joel song)|My Life]]", which makes a brief reappearance in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".

=== Nods to a Past Incarnation ===

* This episode featured the last appearance of two robotic [[Muffit II]]-style [[daggit]]s in the Original Series continuity, still apparently used as pets in the Fleet.
* When Troy and Dillon first take their Vipers into the Earth's atmosphere at the beginning of the episode, stock footage is used from "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]". As the Vipers fly by, a mountain is seen and the glare reflection off of the [[Ravashol pulsar]] is visible.
* The low-toned sounds coming from the computer monitor as [[Donald Mortinson]] turns it back on are the exact same sounds that are made when information is printed on the screens in a Viper's cockpit or on the bridge.

=== Other Trivialities ===

* In the 2009 ''Galactica 1980'' comic series, [[Galactica 1980 1|issue #1]] is titled ''Galactica Discovers Earth'', an obvious nod to this episode. The comic reimagines the events of ''Galactica 1980''.
* One of the bikers that threatens Troy and Dillon is played by [[Brion James]], best-known for playing the replicant named Leon in the 1982 genre film ''Blade Runner'' (co-starring [[Edward James Olmos]]).

== Analysis ==

* It is clearly apparent that neither Adama nor anyone else in the Fleet considered the ramifications of their flight to [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]: particularly when it concerns their essentially leading the Cylons to this planet.
* This episode directly deals with the (now proven incorrect) assumption that Earth is capable of repelling the Cylons. It should be noted that the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] also faces the same story flaw, which it has yet to address.
* Adama's comment that Earth's "proximity to the sun provides the '''only climate in the galaxy'''<ref>This emphasis is Battlestar Wiki's, not Adama's.</ref> comfortably able to support life as we know it" is technically correct, in so far as the audience is concerned. In the story, however, this claim establishes that:
*# The Colonials are from outside the [[Milky Way]] and thus have some form of faster-than-light drive never fully shown in the series.
*# That the Milky Way Galaxy itself has no other planets that are capable of supporting human life, in so far as the Galacticans know it. However, this claim is contradicted by the presence of the planets of [[Paradeen]] and [[Terra]], which is outside the Colonials' home galaxy<ref>As confirmed by the events depicted in "[[The Long Patrol]]", "[[Greetings from Earth]]", and "[[Experiment in Terra]]"</ref> and is in the Milky Way<ref>As established by the [[Gamma frequency]] transmission {{TOS|Apollo}} receives in "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]"</ref>.
* Adama's indication that the polar ice caps and the deserts could "easily be reclaimed by our technology" points to the Colonials possessing some form of [[w:terra-forming|terra-forming]] technology.

== Questions ==

* For all his intelligence, why didn't Doctor Zee forewarn Adama that he may be leading the Cylons to Earth before ever reaching it?
* What specifically happened to the characters of {{TOS|Apollo}}, {{TOS|Athena}}, and [[Sheba (TOS)|Sheba]]?
* How exactly did Troy & Dillon manage to extract change from the gas station pay phone utilizing its "Credit Card" function when pay phones with the ability to accept either credit or pre-paid cards wouldn't be created or commonly appear for well over a decade?
* Didn't Mortinson or his workers keep backups of their work in the event they were lost or vandalized?

== Official Statements ==

''Galactica 1980 story editors Allan Cole and Chris Bunch on why Galactica was resurrected:''

'''Q:''' Where did Galactica 1980 come from?

'''Bunch:''' Well, this is only mildly classified, but nobody wanted to do Galactica 1980 except ABC. Battlestar Galactica had eaten the big green weenie (deservedly) and cost Universal a ton of money, with terrible ratings. Glen Larson, regardless of what you think of his writing ability, does try hard, and when something fails he wants to get away from it. It's been said he is the best salesman to ever pitch a TV series, but ten seconds after he sold it he should've been banned from writing any scripts to give his own show at least a struggling chance. Anyway, ABC, for some unknown reason, decided that it was worth trying again. Universal, who'd deficit-financed the first time around to some humongous degree, didn't want to go for it. ABC put pressure on, and they caved in. Then Universal put pressure on Larson, and he, in turn, caved in. Money Talks and Bullsh-- Walks, so here came Galactica once more, after Larson made those so wonderful revisions in the premise which guaranteed Galactica 1980 was even worse than its first incarnation.

'''Cole:''' Battlestar Galactica was the most expensive show ever done on television at the time. It was expensive and unsuccessful. And they had legal battles with George Lucas for obvious reasons. We thought they blew it as soon as they decided that ''Galactica'' arrives on Earth in 1980 - because nobody cares! When you're living in 1980 the science fiction element is lost and there are no big surprises. It was a fatal error.<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

''Cole and Bunch on the network's required educational dialogue:''

'''Q:''' Did you have problems with the censors since the show was on the "family hour" - Sundays at 7:00 P.M.?

'''Cole:''' The censors have their own ideas about what a child should see or should not see. We were told directly that a child cannot learn from their parents or their teachers, only from their peers.

'''Bunch:''' So all the schools in America can pack it in!

'''Cole:''' Censors are people with no imagination whatsoever. Everything has got to be plain as day. Network executives used to be creative. Nowadays the executives all come straight from Wall Street. When the censors demand something educational, they mean you have to stop the show and say something educational! There were a certain number of "educational beats" per episode and you had to count 'em. For instance in a car chase...

'''Bunch:''' "...I perceive that this vehicle is powered by an internal combustion engine, and an internal combustion engine, primitive though it is..." I'm not making this up!

'''Cole:''' We were given the job of putting in the educational beats in each script... which were all Larson's!

'''Bunch:''' He wasn't gonna do it! We suggested that they put an underrole on the screen saying "Why aren't you kids watching 60 Minutes?" They didn't think a whole lot of the idea!

'''Cole:''' So Glen's off in Hawaii writing scripts...

'''Bunch:''' And he'd call us up and say "What do you think?" And we'd say, "Dy-no-mite! Put that sucker through!"

'''Cole:''' We were rooting for the show to fail. We posted a sign that said "13" near the door of our trailer, meaning that when the show dropped to a 13 share we'd be free! They let it drop to a 9!<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

''Cole and Bunch on working with the actors:''

'''Q:''' Did you have much contact with the actors?

'''Bunch:''' Generally, the writer has minimal if any contact with actors. For instance, when we worked with Lorne Green on ''Code Putrid'' (Code Red), he came in and described his acting style to us. For instance he said, "When I lose my temper, I don't shout. I get cold and give dirty looks." That was an enormous help.

'''Cole:''' So anyway, we're watching dailies one day and the kid (Patrick Stuart - Dr. Zee) is sitting in his chair and Glen Larson is in the back saying, "What's wrong with his head? Why isn't he moving?" Well, you could see he was plainly terrified! And his lines were always addressing Adama. However, his voice was changing so he's saying in this girlish voice, "Adama! Adama!" It became a running gag between the two of us, (girlish voice) "Adama! Adama!" Why he got cast in that horrible part, I don't know.

'''Bunch:''' Why did anybody get cast in that horrible show?

'''Cole:''' Galactica 1980 was our first staff job and we received a memo which lists everyone in the crew. The stars, directors, producers. It's done in descending order of importance. Starting with Glen Larson...

'''Bunch:''' Then you get God!

'''Cole:''' Then you go all the way down the list. Down to the secretaries and the janitors. At the bottom of the list are the writers.

'''Bunch:''' We read this and said (sarcastically), "This is going to be a great experience!"

'''Q:''' Have you seen any of the cast since the cancellation?

'''Bunch:''' I wouldn't mind working with Kent McCord (Troy) again. He's a nice guy. He likes writers. He understands writers. Kent used to ask why the scripts were substandard, and we'd say "Babe, you go to Hawaii and talk to Larson!" <ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

''Allan Cole on why most of the actors from the original series did not return:''

Everything came apart piece by piece as they moved toward the airdate. Partly this was because of the budget. For example, everyone thought Dirk Benedict was going to be a big star and so his price was set accordingly. Schedules conflicted. That sort of thing. One of the big problems when you cancel a show [like Galactica] and let everyone go home, when you look for [the original actors] again, they aren't likely to be available. All shows are shot pretty much during the same season. So the good people are usually working the closer you get to that time.

But there were even deadlier things at work -- such as the censor. Dirk Benedict smoked a cigar!!!! This is not good for the kiddies, the censor said. And the action on BG was too "gritty" for kids, they said. We want nice, clean-cut people. (One-Adam-12) And we want lots, and lots of kids. And so forth. The day I reported to work no one had the faintest idea what the series was going to be about. And it changed every day -- even while the scripts were being written. Major characters disappeared. New ones appeared. Then were gone again.

It was a real mess when we finally got on the air, and it never got better. We were rewriting on the set -- handing pages to the actors to memorize moments before the scenes were shot.

The network never really liked the [time travel] idea. They didn't get it. For budget reasons there was also a mad scramble to find footage of old sword and sandle movies. So they could piece in things like the Trojan War, or whatever. But when the network censor saw those scenes, with blood all over the place, they freaked big time!<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>

''Cole and Bunch on how they got involved with the show:''

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

The first draft of the script featured Xaviar, but then it was decided that they weren't going to use Xaviar anymore, which creates a small credibility problem, like we don't believe anybody but a Major Bad Guy can create an earthquake and he better have himself a Fiendish Thingie. We reworked the script and came up with Nutball Hargreaves, underground nuclear tests, roboticized security and the rest is (isn't) film history.

'''Cole:''' Anyway, we were blackmailed by Peter Thompson, the honcho at Universal into becoming story editors on the show. We didn't want to do it because we made more money freelancing. Thompson said we'd never work at Universal again unless we took the job.

'''Bunch:''' Interesting thing is that we wrote for just about every Larson show going as freelancers, and worked for him for ten weeks, but we never met Glen. Which is true to this day. Now, ain't it odd for a producer to hire a couple of supposedly talented story editors and not ever want to say hello?

'''Cole:''' We think of him fondly because he's paid us so much money.<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Troy and Dillon comment on the smog hanging over [[w:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, California]]:''
: '''[[Dillon]]:''' What's that odd-looking brown haze hanging over the city?
: '''[[Troy (1980)|Troy]]''': (shrugs) Must be some sort of defense shield.

* ''Troy and Dillon make a comment about the automobiles:''
: '''Dillon''': Those automobiles sure don't move very fast.
: '''Troy''': No, but it's a nice, neat formation. It must require a lot of practice and discipline.

* ''Adama makes a comment that suggests the the Earth's galaxy is lifeless, seemingly implying that the Colonials come from another galaxy. The Colonials also seem puzzled by the Earth's large oceans (do the Twelve Colonies lack large bodies of water?):''
: '''[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]''': (Earth's) proximity to the Sun provides the only climate of the galaxy comfortably able to support life as we know it. Seven tenths of the Earth is covered with water, however, there is plenty of room for all our people.

* ''Adama talks to Troy about Earth's government:''
: '''[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]''': Boxey, the cold, hard truth is that there is no central government on Earth. There's no single leader with whom we can make contact or negotiate.
: '''Troy''': Well, that's impossible. Then how do they get together for their common good?
: '''Adama''': They don't, as far as we can tell.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Richard Lynch]] as [[Xaviar]]
*[[Robbie Rist]] as [[Doctor Zee]]
*[[Robert Reed]] as [[Donald Mortinson]]
*[[Pamela Susan Shoop]] as [[Dorothy Carlyle]]
*[[Sharon Acker]] as [[Anne]]
*[[Fred Holliday]] as Mr. [[Brooks]]
*[[Richard Eastham]] as General [[Cushing]]
*[[Vernon Weddle]] as [[James (1980)|1st Cop]]
*[[David Moses]] as [[Dorbin|2nd Cop]]
*[[Brion James]] as [[Willy]]
*[[Mickey Jones]] as [[Donzo]]
*[[imdb:nm0533297|Duncan MacKenzie]] as 1st Pilot
*[[imdb:nm0115467|Douglas Bruce]] as [[McNally|2nd Pilot]]<ref>This is deduced by the subtitles, as the wingman who talks to McNally is referred to as "Pilot 1".</ref>
*[[Eddie Firestone]] as [[Moran|Derelict]]
*[[Frank Downing]] as [[Jack Archer|1st Guard]]
*[[imdb:nm0561688|Don Maxwell]] as [[Howard|2nd Guard]]
*[[imdb:nm0268114|Adam Star]] as [[Willie Griffin]] (boy)
*[[Doug Hale]] as Air Force Major
*[[Ray Duke]] as Newspaper Boy
*Uncredited as USAF [[Davies]]

== External Links ==

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/GalacticaDiscoversFanReview.htm Galactica Discovers Earth review at Sheba's Galaxy]

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Sharon Acker

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'''Sharon Acker''' (born April 2, 1935) is the actress who was born in [[w:Toronto|Toronto]], [[w:Canada|Canada]]. She plays [[Anne]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' pilot, "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".

Aside from appearances in other [[Glen Larson]] series, such as ''[[w:Quincy, M.E.|Quincy, M.E.]]'', ''[[w:Alias Smith and Jones|Alias Smith and Jones]]'' and ''[[w:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]'', she is known to genre fans as [[MemoryAlpha:Odona|Odona]] in the 1969 ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' episode, "[[MemoryAlpha:The Mark of Gideon|The Mark of Gideon]]".

Other television appearances in her nearly four-decade spanning career include guest appearances in ''[[w:Mission: Impossible|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[w:Get Smart|Get Smart]]'', ''[[w:Gunsmoke|Gunsmoke]]'', and ''[[w:The Love Boat|The Love Boat]]''.

She is known to soap opera fans for her recurring roles in ''[[w:Days of Our Lives|Days of Our Lives]]'' as Pamela Fouchier and in ''[[w:The Young and the Restless|The Young and the Restless]]'' as Dr. Grace Sundell.

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Audrey Landers

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'''Audrey Landers''' (born July 18, 1956) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and producer. To television audiences, she is best known for her role as Afton Cooper in the 1980s series ''[[w:Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'', as well as various appearances in series from the late 1970s to the 1980s, including ''{{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica}}''.

Her younger sister, [[w:Judy Landers|Judy Landers]], is also a well-known actress who worked on ''[[w:Vega$|Vega$]]'' and the [[Glen Larson]] series ''[[w:B.J. and the Bear|B.J. and the Bear]]''. Due to their close-knit nature, both Audrey and Judy Landers were often the combined focus of various news publication articles of the 1970s and 1980s, notably the January 1983 issue of ''[[w:Playboy|Playboy]]'' magazine, a non-nude pictorial in which both Landers sisters appear in lingerie.

== Biography ==

Born in [[w:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], Landers and her sister Judy were raised solely by their mother, Ruth, after their father "drifted away". Ruth Landers, a professional model at the time, subsequently relocated herself and her family to [[w:Rockland County, New York|Rockland County, New York]]<ref name="tv guide">{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/atv0583.htm|title=TV Guide: Rise of a sex symbol. For Audrey Landers of Dallas, life is a nonstop campaign to sucdeed in show business. |date=May 1983|accessdate=3 Feburary 2007|last=See|first=Carolyn|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref>, where she introduced a three-year old Audrey to show business when Audrey would accompany her on modeling assignments. It was since this that Audrey Landers pushed her mother to take her to auditions, as well as subscribing to various trade publications to find auditions.<ref name="csw">{{cite_web|url=http://www.donaly.com/interview_C11.html|title=Interview - Celebrity Scene Weekly Vol 11 Week 4: CELEBRITY MINI-INTERVIEW Audrey Landers|date=May 2002|accessdate=31 January 2007|last=Aly|first=Don|format=|language=}}</ref>

At age 12, Landers assembled a demo tape of "The Apple Don't Fall Far From the Tree"<ref name="collector">{{cite_web|url=http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/landers.htm|title=The Celebrity Collector - Audrey and Judy Landers|date=circa 2002|accessdate=31 January 2007|last=|first=Hall|format=Ken|language=}}</ref>, which Landers' wrote, and sent it to [[w:Merv Griffin|Merv Griffin]]. This demo tape landed her an appearance on ''[[w:The Merv Griffin Show|The Merv Griffin Show]]'' and an agent<ref name="csw"/>, although her mother still retained her status as Landers' manager. The aforementioned song also became a well-played, popular Country/Western single, which began a career that would result in 10 gold singles, 4 gold albums, and 2 platinum albums. None of which have been officially released in the [[w:United States|United States]]<ref name="collector"/>

At 13, Landers auditioned for, and landed, a role on the daytime drama<ref name="collector"/>, ''[[w:The Secret Storm|The Secret Storm]]''<ref name="imdb">{{imdb name|id=nm0484626}}</ref><ref name="retrocrush">{{cite_web|url=http://www.retrocrush.com/babes2003/audreylanders/audrey.html|title=retroCRUSH: Audrey Landers Interview|date=2003|accessdate=2 February 2007|last=Waage|first=Randy|format=|language=}}</ref>. Later on in 1974, she starred in the daytime soap, ''Somerset''.

During her tenure at soaps, she participated in an accelerated program with advanced courses at Ramapo High School<ref name="tv guide"/>, where she maintained a straight-A average and graduated early, before the age of 17<ref name="retrocrush"/>, despite the demands from both the soaps and schooling.<ref name="us weekly">{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/us021781.htm|title=Audrey Landers: Just an old-fashioned girl, from "Us Weekly"|date=17 Feburary 1981|accessdate=2 February 2007|last=Sellers|first=Pat|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref> After graduating, Landers studied music composition at the [[w:Juilliard School|Juilliard School]] in [[w:New York|New York]]. She later majored in psychology at [[w:Columbia University|Columbia University]], as well as earned a degree in pre-medicine.<ref name="collector"/> Despite this, she found that she was happier performing.<ref name="csw"/> Between both daytime dramas, which were filmed in New York, she took the summer off in 1973 for nearly four months to guest star on various television series<ref name="retrocrush"/>, including ''Emergency!'' (which starred fellow BSG guest star, [[imdb:0544168|Randolph Mantooth]]) and ''Marcus Welby, M.D.''.<ref name="imdb"/>

After completing ''Somerset'' in 1976, she moved to [[w:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, California]], and continued her guest starring career, which included ''Police Woman'', ''Happy Days'', ''{{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica}}'' (as [[Miri]] in "[[The Young Lords]]"), and ''Charlie's Angels'' (which starred [[w:Cheryl Ladd|Cheryl Ladd]]).<ref name="retrocrush"/> On these appearances, she lamented that "[t]he parts I was getting were nice, but nothing heavy. I guess I was spoiled by the soaps, where I got to do every sort of dramatic scene imaginable."<ref name="us weekly"/>

In 1981, while being managed by Stuart Ehrlich<ref name="tv guide"/>, she auditioned for the role of Afton Cooper on ''Dallas'', which she later won in a competition that she recalled as being fierce. The role of Afton Cooper was originally a two-episode guest starring role, which was upgraded to a recurring role after she completed her first episode on the series.<ref name="ultimatedallas">{{cite_web|url=http://www.ultimatedallas.com/interviews/audrey.htm|title=Dallas Exclusive Interviews: Audrey Landers|date=|accessdate=3 Feburary 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> Despite her successful career at that point, she was propelled in the world spotlight due to this role,<ref name="retrocrush"/> which she wished to use to further her singing career.<ref name="movie mirror">{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/ammss.html|title=Audrey Landers wants to be a singing cowgirl, "Movie Mirror"|date=1980|accessdate=2 Feburary 2007|last=|first=|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref> It was ''Dallas'' that began her singing career in Europe, where she would travel back and forth between filming ''Dallas'' and performing in various shows.<ref name="retrocrush"/> During this time, she made various appearances on ''Fantasy Island'', as well as ''The Love Boat'' along with her sister, Judy. Outside of acting, she pursued various interests, spanning from donating time to charities to writing poetry, as well as songwriting.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/MSY.html|title=Audrey Landers: Dallas' Date-Bait, from "Movie Screen Yearbook"|date=1981|accessdate=3 February 2007|last=|first=|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref>

During the seventh year of ''Dallas'', she took a leave of absence<ref name="ultimatedallas2">{{cite_web|url=http://www.ultimatedallas.com/interviews/audrey2.htm|title=Dallas Exclusive Interviews: Audrey Landers, pg. 2|date=|accessdate=3 Feburary 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> (which lasted until her character of Afton Cooper was re-written into the series for its last season in 1989<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/fitaud.htm|title=Idol Talk: Audrey Landers, "Fitness Plus"|date=1991|accessdate=3 February 2007|last=Zoccoli|first=Sandra|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref>) to film Sir [[w:Richard Attenborough|Richard Attenborough]]'s ''[[w:A Chorus Line|A Chorus Line]]'', which took over a year to film and starred [[w:Michael Douglas|Michael Douglas]]. For the movie, which fared better overseas than in the United States, she rigorously trained for the role, which Attenborough himself commented on in interviews. According to Landers, "He [Attenborough] always said in interviews that I wore out 2 dance coaches because I'd go in 3 hours before everybody came to work in the morning at 9 AM in the morning. Then I'd stay an additional 3 hours after everyone went home at night at 6 PM. So I had 6 hours of additional dance training a day." After training for months, the movie took five months to film, and was shot entirely in New York's [[w:Mark Hellinger Theatre|Mark Hellinger Theatre]].<ref name="retrocrush"/>

[[Image:Playboy Magazine, January 1983.jpg|thumb|The Landers sisters appear in ''Playboy'' at the height of their fame.]]

In 1983, both Audrey and Judy Landers posed for ''[[w:Playboy|Playboy]]'' magazine's January 1983 issue in a non-nude pictorial. Initially, ''Playboy'' approached the Landers sisters for a paid nude pictorial, but opted for a non-nude pictorial, as Audrey Landers explains: "It was really a coup for us. They offered to do a 'sister pictorial layout' for a tremendous amount of money – with nudity. But we told them we didn’t want to do that. So, instead, we ended up doing the photo session with no nudity and no money. We wanted to do something that was in the glamorous style of the 1940s that left a little to the imagination. At that time, there were only two or three women who had been on the cover of Playboy with a pictorial inside the magazine with no nudity."<ref name="csw"/>

Additionally, Landers notes that: "We were basically playing very young roles. We thought it would make people take us more seriously as mature women and it didn't do anything. It didn't do anything good and it didn't do anything bad. We did have a bunch of people who hadn't seen the article offer us a slew of movies with nudity which we wouldn't do anyway. It certainly didn't hurt our careers. To this day I love it. I think it's a beautiful layout. I'm glad we did it. It's a nice piece of memorabilia."<ref name="retrocrush"/>

Prior to rejoining ''Dallas'' for its final season, she married Donald Berkowitz in 1988, after her mother introduced the two to each other in the mid 1980s. She and Berkowitz, who worked out of New Jersey in a paper distribution company, later had two twin boys via [[w:in vitro fertilization|in vitro fertilization]], Adam and Daniel<ref name="hello">{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/birthday.htm|title=Hello Magazine (UK) article on Landers childrens' birthday celebration|date=1994|accessdate=3 February 2007|last=|first=|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref>.

After ''Dallas'' ended in 1989, Landers worked with her sister, Judy, and her mother, Ruth, in producing, creating and acting in made-for-television movies, such as 1989's ''Ghost Writer'' and 1991's ''California Casanova'', both produced by Landers' production company.<ref name="retrocrush"/> After a short stint on ''[[w:One Life to Live|One Life to Live]]'' from 1990 to 1991, in which Landers had a hand in creating the character of Charlotte Hesser<ref name="daytime">{{cite_web|url=http://landers.msshost.com/Articles/Daytime/index.html|title=Audrey Landers Finds the Perfect Place on Daytime, from "Sterlings Magazine"|date=1990|accessdate=|last=Carlson|first=Martha|format=magazine article transcription|language=}}</ref>, Landers and her fellow family members would write and produce ''The Huggabug Club''<ref name="huggabug">{{cite_web|url=http://www.landersproductionz.com/huggabug.html|title=The Huggabug Club * Landers Productions|date=|accessdate=3 February 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>, an award winning children's series on [[w:PBS|PBS]], which starred both Audrey and Judy Landers, as well as Judy Landers' two daughters, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1314924/ Lindsey] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1683269/ Kristy Landers]. The series ran from 1995 to 2001.

In 2007, Landers appeared on the USA series ''[[w:Burn Notice|Burn Notice]]'' for a three episode stint as Veronica.

== Notes ==

* Audrey Landers is technically the first ''Battlestar Galactica'' actress to be pictured in ''Playboy'' magazine, predating [[Tricia Helfer]]'s [[Playboy Magazine, February 2007|February 2007]] appearance by 24 years and 1 month.

== References ==

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== External Links ==

* [http://www.landersproductionz.com/ Landers Productions website]
* [http://landers.msshost.com/index.html Landers Sisters fan website]

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Frank Lupo

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'''Frank Lupo''' is a producer and writer for ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', in addition to an episode of the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

Lupo is best known for his work on ''[[w:The A-Team|The A-Team]]'' (co-starring [[Dirk Benedict]]), which he created. He also wrote for various [[Glen A. Larson]] series, including ''[[w:B.J. and the Bear|B.J. and the Bear]]'' and ''[[w:The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo|The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo]]'' (with [[Janet Lynn Curtis]] and [[Leann Hunley]]).

== Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==

* Original Series
** [[The Young Lords]]
* ''Galactica 1980''
** [[Spaceball]]

''See also: [[:Category:Episodes written by Frank Lupo|Episodes written by Frank Lupo]]''

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Adam Mann

2021-05-24T07:24:21Z

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'''Adam Mann''' is the actor who portrayed [[Nilz]] in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} episode "[[The Young Lords]]".

Mann has appeared on the television series [[w:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[w:Eight Is Enough|Eight Is Enough]]''.

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Brigitte Muller

2021-05-24T07:00:06Z

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'''Brigitte Muller''' is the actress who portrayed [[Ariadne]] in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} episode "[[The Young Lords]]".

Muller has also appeared in 1986 film ''[[w:Eye of the Tiger (film)|Eye of the Tiger]]''.

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Fourth Fleet

2021-05-17T19:12:26Z

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The '''Fourth Fleet''' is made up of over 600 offensive-capable spacecraft. Led by [[Kronus|Commander Kronus]] from the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Rycon]]'', the Fourth Fleet repelled a major [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] offensive (destroying three [[Basestar (TOS)|basestars]]) at the [[Battle of Cosmora Archipelago]]. During that battle the ''Rycon'' fell, and the ships of the Fourth Fleet are presumed destroyed either prior to or during the [[Battle of Cimtar]] ([[Take the Celestra (TOS)|Take the Celestra]]).

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Battle of Cosmora Archipelago

2021-05-17T18:56:33Z

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| conflict=[[Thousand-Yahren War]]
| date=Unknown
| place=Cosmora Archipelago
| result=Cylon offensive halted, Colonial pyrrhic victory
| combatant1={{TOS|The Twelve Colonies|The Twelve Colonies}}
| combatant2={{TOS|Cylons}}
| co1=[[Kronus|Commander Kronus]]
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| shiploss1=Heavy losses, flagship {{TOS|Battlestar|battlestar}} ''[[Rycon]]'' scuttled.
| shiploss2=Heavy losses including three {{TOS|Basestar|basestars}}.
| casualties1=Unknown, heavy
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| prev=[[Thousand-Yahren War]]
| next=[[Battle of Caprica]]
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The '''Battle of Cosmora Archipelago''' occurred in the latter events of the [[Thousand Yahren War]].

Commander [[Kronus]] commanded the [[Fourth Fleet]] and the {{TOS|Battlestar|battlestar}} ''[[Rycon]]'' in this battle.

''Rycon'' was subsequently lost at this battle after it was scuttled, but Kronus survived to receive a service award from the {{TOS|Quorum of Twelve|Quorum of Twelve}} {{OS|Take the Celestra}}.

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Kronus

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|seen=Take the Celestra
|death=KIA during the reclaimation of ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]'' by [[Charka]], "[[Take the Celestra]]"
|role=Commander, ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]''
|rank=Commander
|actor=[[Paul Fix]]
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'''Commander Kronus''' is a highly distinguished, career Colonial Military officer who previously commanded the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Rycon]]'' and over 600 offensive-capable spacecraft that comprised of the [[Fourth Fleet]]. Under his command, he thwarted a major [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] offensive at the [[Battle of Cosmora Archipelago]], despite injury and massive suffering. Sometime after the engagement, {{TOS|Adama}} was his aide; Kronus later remarked that the previous relationship between himself and Adama was better than the one shared after the flight from the [[Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies]].

Kronus had retired sometime before the pseudo-peace talks ended up in the wholesale slaughter of the Human race, but was returned to active duty to command the electronics ship ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]''. During the flight to the legendary thirteenth colony, [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]], Adama awards Kronus the [[Distinguished Service Medallion]] at a ceremony on ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' and the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum]] awards him a [[Star of Kobol]] and command of two additional industrial ships -- the parts and [[Textiles Ship|textile]] ships. He retains personal command of the ''Celestra'' much to the disgust to his [[XO]] [[Charka]], for he feels that Charka was not ready for command. Apparently, despite his grievances with the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] -- which he calls a convoy -- he also follows his duties, and is a strict officer who hasn't lost touch despite his age. He is also quite confident in the crew of the ''Celestra'', despite these crewmembers being civilian.

When a mutiny orchestrated by [[Damon]] breaks out and is subsequently quelled, Kronus follows procedure to the letter and decides to press charges in person. Charka, with the help of his accomplices (including [[Hermes]]), almost manage to send Kronus to his death. However with the help of the mutineers and the [[Warriors]], they manage to sneak into the ''Celestra'' and wrest control of it from the traitor.

Regrettably, one of the finest military commanders that ever lived is killed at Charka's hand in the act of regaining control of the ''Celestra''. He is committed into the realms of space, where he thrived, as the Fleet mourns his death just soon after they celebrated him {{OS|Take the Celestra}}.

== Notes ==

* It is interesting that, in spite of Kronus' stringent observation of military methods and discipline, he would commit a military discipline ''[[w:faux pas|faux pas]]'' by telling his personal opinions of the Fleet and Adama in front of subordinates, especially while on duty, and that he was unaware that a quick search and strike mission didn't permit Warriors to sort out the aggressors from the bystanders.

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Charka

2021-05-17T07:31:14Z

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|actor=[[Nick Holt]]
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'''Charka''' is the executive officer of the electronics ship ''{{TOS|Celestra|Celestra}}''.

Charka knows how to play all the sides, and is knowledgeable in being a manipulative artist as he vies for command of the ship. He presumes he would be able to command the ''Celestra'', with [[Kronus|Commander Kronus]] commanding three other ships as well, however Kronus thinks otherwise and still retains command of the ship.

After a thwarted mutiny lead by [[Damon]], Charka begins plotting a way to easily remove Kronus from command and sends the {{TOS|Colonial Shuttle|shuttle}}, along with {{TOS|Apollo}}, {{TOS|Starbuck}}, and the mutineers, away from {{TOS|The Fleet|the Fleet}}.

Of course, he provoked the mutiny by working the crew on 16 [[centar]] shifts, little relax time, and restricting the crew's ability to travel throughout the Fleet. He sends faulty coordinates for the Fleet to the shuttle, and waits until the ship is out of range, hoping that Kronus' death would allow his ascension to commander of the ''Celestra''.

However, thanks to the efforts of the Warriors and mutineers, Charka is in for a surprise. The ship is taken from him, and he is arrested for attempts to mutiny against his commander and for murdering him {{OS|Take the Celestra}}.

== Notes ==

* Warriors Starbuck and Apollo note that the penalty for mutiny was at least 30 yahren. However, we can presume that he also is convicted of killing his commanding officer, and thus is sentenced to life imprisonment (As stated in the episode "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]").

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Aurora (TOS)

2021-05-17T07:01:00Z

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:''For the goddess named in the Re-imagined Series, see [[Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn]].''
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'''Aurora''' is a past romantic interest of {{TOS|Starbuck}}'s. Starbuck assumes that Aurora was killed on {{TOS|Caprica|Caprica}} during the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon Attack]]. Much to his surprise however, Aurora has been working on the electronics ship, ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]'', and has been listed in the Fleet's Computers as a shuttle pilot for [[Kronus|Commander Kronus]]. When he attempts to reacquaint himself with her, she blows him off, correctly stating that if he had cared enough, he could have found her via the Fleet's Computers.

During the award ceremonies, Aurora gathers navigational information from ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' on a nearby planet located somewhere in Beta Sector so that she and her fellow mutineers, lead by her lover [[Damon]], may settle there away from {{TOS|the Fleet|the Fleet}}. The impetus for this mutiny lie in the oppressive conditions imposed by ''Celestra's'' XO, [[Charka]].

When Starbuck and {{TOS|Apollo}} just happen to thwart this mutiny, Kronus elects to take her and her compatriots to ''Galactica'' to personally oversee the dispensation of consequences. En route, however, the mutineers claim that they mutinied against him because of the oppressive conditions imposed upon them by Charka; they assumed he did so by Kronus' blessing.

When the guidance feed from the ''Celestra'' is terminated purposely (thus proving Charka's involvement), leaving the shuttle out into space unguided, the mutineers barter a deal: in exchange for a fair trial, they would enhance the sensors of the shuttle so they would be sensitive enough to detect the ''Celestra's'' low power emissions.

During the endeavor, Damon has doubts as to whether or not Aurora would ever be satisfied with him. However, Starbuck convinces him that he is no obstacle between them, thus receiving her appreciation.

After retaking the ''Celestra'', she and her fellow mutineers are absolved of the charges of mutiny {{OS|Take the Celestra}}.

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Damon

2021-05-17T06:32:36Z

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'''Damon''' is a crewmember of the electronics ship ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]''. He orchestrates a mutiny against the conditions instituted by Commander [[Kronus]]' second-in-command, [[Charka]].

He, his lover [[Aurora]], and six others sabotage a [[turbodyne]] and attempt to liberate a [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]] from ''Celestra'''s bays, only to be thwarted by {{TOS|Apollo}} and {{TOS|Starbuck}}. En route to [[The Fleet (TOS)|The Fleet]], Damon has doubts about the relationship between Aurora and Lieutenant Starbuck. After Aurora fails to convince him her feelings for Starbuck were that of yesteryahren and that she was in love with him; it takes Starbuck to set him straight, for the Warrior tells Damon that he would be a fool if he allowed Aurora to slip through his fingers. He concedes the point and makes amends with Aurora as the rest of the mutineers work to outfit the shuttle's scanners {{OS|Take the Celestra}}.

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Hermes (TOS)

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|actor=[[Richard Styles]]
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'''Hermes''' is the helmsman for the electronics vessel ''[[Celestra]]'' who is in league with [[Charka]]. He goes as so far as to aid the executive officer's attempt to attain command; mutiny by any other name. Charka orders him to shut down all forms of electronic tracking, thus preventing [[Kronus|Commander Kronus]] from finding the ''Celestra'' once beyond the "point of no return". Unfortunately for him, {{TOS|Apollo}}, {{TOS|Starbuck}}, Kronus and the octet of mutineers manage to overpower Charka's supporters, including Hermes {{OS|Take the Celestra}}.

== Notes ==

* The name "Hermes" is [[Wikipedia:Hermes|derived from]] Greek mythology. Hermes was the messenger of the gods, usually depicted with winged sandals, a hat, and a [[Wikipedia:caduceus|caduceus]]. Usually identified with the God of [[Wikipedia:Mercury|Mercury]]. No relation to ''Celestra'''s Hermes in any way, shape or form.

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David S. Arthur

2021-04-16T13:15:37Z

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'''David S. Arthur''' was a writer for the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}.

==Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica"==
*[[Take the Celestra]]

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Michael Horsley

2021-04-11T12:51:12Z

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'''Michael Horsley''' is the actor who portrayed Mutineer #2 in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} episode "[[Take the Celestra]]".

Horsley has appeared on the [[Glen A. Larson]]-produced shows, ''[[w:Automan|Automan]]'', ''[[w:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[w:The Fall Guy|The Fall Guy]]'', ''[[w:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]'', and ''[[w:Quincy, M.E.|Quincy, M.E.]]''.

He has also appeared on the television series ''[[w:Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk (TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', ''[[w:Our House (1986 TV series)|Our House]]'', ''[[w:Outlaws (1986 TV series)|Outlaws]]'', ''[[w:Salvage 1|Salvage 1]]'', ''[[w:The Six Million Dollar Man|The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', ''[[w:Street Hawk|Street Hawk]]'' and ''[[w:Voyagers!|Voyagers!]]''.

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James R. Parkes

2021-04-11T12:32:47Z

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'''James R. Parkes''' is an actor who portrayed a mutineer in the [[Original Series]] episode, "[[Take the Celestra]]", and [[Walt Griffin]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]".

He also played the Mountain Man in the 1977 film ''[[w:Damnation Alley (film)|Damnation Alley]]''.

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Robert Murvin

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'''Robert Murvin''' is the actor who portrayed the Duty Officer in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] episode "[[Take the Celestra]]".

He also appeared in the [[w:Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie Award]] nominated film ''[[w:Under the Rainbow|Under the Rainbow]]'' as Lefty.

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Richard Styles

2021-04-08T06:57:53Z

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'''Richard Styles''' is an actor, writer and director who portrayed [[Hermes]] in "[[Take the Celestra]]".

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Randy Stumpf

2021-04-08T06:32:24Z

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'''Randy Stumpf''' (born 9 September 1956) is an American actor.

He potrayed [[Damon]] in "[[Take the Celestra]]". He is credited for a couple other roles after ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', his last being in the 1984 movie, ''[[w:Silent Night, Deadly Night|Silent Night, Deadly Night]]''.

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Brace

2021-04-07T07:44:47Z

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'''Brace''' is a member of the [[Nationalist]] Security force who apprehends {{TOS|Apollo}}, presuming him to be [[Terra]]'s Col. [[Charlie Watts]]. He is ordered by [[Arends|President Arends]]' assistant, [[Moore]], to imprison anyone who talks to "Charlie" or knows of "Charlie's" return to Terra -- essentially [[Brenda Maxwell|Brenda]] and her Nationalist father, [[General Maxwell]] along with the General's aide, [[Stone]] {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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Horning

2021-04-07T07:34:41Z

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Doctor '''Horning''' is a [[Terra]] [[Nationalist]] officer with both a medical and, evidently, a technological doctorate.

After {{TOS|Apollo}} was arrested by [[Brace]], Horning is tasked with examining "[[Charlie Watts]]" and the equipment on Apollo's person. He pronounces Apollo fit and tries to make sense of the Colonial equipment.

He is later confused by {{TOS|Starbuck}}'s queries for Apollo while listening through Apollo's communicator. This equipment is subsequently retrieved by both Colonial [[Warrior]]s from Horning's examination room {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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Stone

2021-04-07T07:32:43Z

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'''Stone''' is the [[Nationalist]] aide to [[General Maxwell]], as well as a family friend.

"Stoney's" knowledge of the general's mission to [[Lunar One]] makes him a threat to President [[Arends]]' peace treaty and is later imprisoned on Arends' order.

Stone initially doesn't believe the story told by Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], who appears to be Colonel [[Charlie Watts|Watts]], but apparently believes some of the tale after [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] appears.

Together they then go to the [[Precedium]] to convince the council that an attack is imminent and that the peace treaty is just a delaying tactic.

Stone reports the Eastern Alliance attack to Maxwell in the Precedium. After the Attack and the ongoing peace talks he noticed, that Apollo must have left the building {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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Stone

2021-04-07T07:21:39Z

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'''Stone''' is the [[Nationalist]] aide to [[General Maxwell]], as well as a family friend.

"Stoney's" knowledge of the general's mission to [[Lunar One]] makes him a threat to President [[Arends]]' peace treaty and is later imprisoned on Arends' order.

Stone initially doesn't believe the story told by Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], who appears to be Colonel [[Charlie Watts|Watts]], but apparently believes some of the tale after [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] appears {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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General Maxwell

2021-04-07T07:20:39Z

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'''General Maxwell''' is a career military officer for the [[Nationalists]] of [[Terra]] as well as father to [[Brenda Maxwell]], his only child apparently. He knows Colonel [[Charlie Watts]], and probably is his superior, along with Colonel [[Stone]], whom he calls "Stoney". He has some sort of friendship with President [[Arends]], whom he is forced to investigate later on after Arends began shutting out the [[Precedium|Nationalist Precedium]]. He attempts to bypass the [[Eastern Alliance]] forces of [[Lunar One]] to gather intelligence on the happenings there. His reconnaissance mission fails and he returns to Terra.

After returning to Terra, he visits his daughter who told him that Charlie (actually {{TOS|Apollo}}) is also back on Terra. With this knowledge, he has vital information to report. However, [[Brace]] and his officers take "Charlie" away after Brenda contacts them. He chastises her, not that it mattered, as he and Brenda are captured and brought to "Charlie." Apollo tries to convince the three Terrans that he isn't Charlie Watts, but fails until {{TOS|Starbuck}} rescues them.

General Maxwell, Stone and the [[Warriors]] attempt to get an audience with President Arends, but are unable to do so alone. In front of the entire Precedium, he (and, later on, Apollo) attempts to convince Arends and the Precedium members that the Nationalists would not agree to the peace treaty. Sure enough, they are right. As the Alliance starts their attack, Maxwell derisively tells Arends to frame the treaty fast because they would all be dead within six minutes.

''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', however, manages to destroy all the nuclear weaponry, scaring the Alliance into accepting the peace accord. When Maxwell tries to thank Apollo and solicit Colonial technology, [[John]] pulls him out of the Precedium {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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General Maxwell

2021-04-07T07:03:46Z

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'''General Maxwell''' is a career military officer for the [[Nationalists]] of [[Terra]] as well as father to [[Brenda Maxwell]], his only child apparently. He knows Colonel [[Charlie Watts]], and probably is his superior, along with Colonel [[Stone]], whom he calls "Stoney". He has some sort of friendship with President [[Arends]], whom he is forced to investigate later on after Arends began shutting out the [[Precedium|Nationalist Precedium]]. He attempts to bypass the [[Eastern Alliance]] forces of [[Lunar One]] to gather intelligence on the happenings there. His reconnaissance mission fails and he returns to Terra.

After returning to Terra, he visits his daughter who told him that Charlie (actually {{TOS|Apollo}}) is also back on Terra. With this knowledge, he has vital information to report. However, [[Brace]] and his officers take "Charlie" away after Brenda contacts them. He chastises her, not that it mattered, as he and Brenda are captured and brought to "Charlie." Apollo tries to convince the three Terrans that he isn't Charlie Watts, but fails until {{TOS|Starbuck}} rescues them.

General Maxwell, Stone and the [[Warriors]] attempt to get an audience with President Arends, but are unable to do so alone. In front of the entire Precedium, he (and, later on, Apollo) attempts to convince Arends and the Precedium members that the Nationalists would not agree to the peace treaty. Sure enough, they are right. As the members of the Precedium flee in vain to shelter from the nuclear weaponry, Maxwell derisively tells Arends to frame the treaty because they would all be dead within six minutes.

''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', however, manages to destroy all the nuclear weaponry, scaring the Alliance into accepting the peace accord. When Maxwell tries to thank Apollo and solicit Colonial technology, [[John]] pulls him out of the Precedium {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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General Maxwell

2021-04-07T06:54:50Z

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'''General Maxwell''' is a career military officer for the [[Nationalists]] of [[Terra]] as well as father to [[Brenda Maxwell]], his only child apparently. He knows Colonel [[Charlie Watts]], and probably is his subordinate, along with Colonel [[Stone]], whom he calls "Stoney". He has some sort of friendship with President [[Arends]], whom he is forced to investigate later on after Arends began shutting out the [[Precedium|Nationalist Precedium]]. He attempts to bypass the [[Eastern Alliance]] forces of [[Lunar One]] to gather intelligence on the happenings there. His reconnaissance mission fails and he returns to Terra.

After returning to Terra, he visits his daughter who told him that Charlie (actually {{TOS|Apollo}}) is also back on Terra. With this knowledge, he has vital information to report. However, [[Brace]] and his officers take "Charlie" away after Brenda contacts them. He chastises her, not that it mattered, as he and Brenda are captured and brought to "Charlie." Apollo tries to convince the three Terrans that he isn't Charlie Watts, but fails until {{TOS|Starbuck}} rescues them.

General Maxwell, Stone and the [[Warriors]] attempt to get an audience with President Arends, but are unable to do so alone. In front of the entire Precedium, he (and, later on, Apollo) attempts to convince Arends and the Precedium members that the Nationalists would not agree to the peace treaty. Sure enough, they are right. As the members of the Precedium flee in vain to shelter from the nuclear weaponry, Maxwell derisively tells Arends to frame the treaty because they would all be dead within six minutes.

''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', however, manages to destroy all the nuclear weaponry, scaring the Alliance into accepting the peace accord. When Maxwell tries to thank Apollo and solicit Colonial technology, [[John]] pulls him out of the Precedium {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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Supreme Commandant

2021-04-07T06:42:50Z

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}}

The '''Supreme Commandant''' is the military and civilian leader of the fascist [[Eastern Alliance]] of [[Terra]].

Under his leadership, the Eastern Alliance subjugated many of Terra's colonies and exterminated life on at least one planet, [[Paradeen]] {{OS|Greetings from Earth}}.

As part of a decisive strike against the [[Nationalists]], he lead its' president, [[Arends]], to believe that he wanted peace, going as so far as to sign a treaty to that effect. The treaty was dismissed and plotted a massive strike which would annihilate the Nationalists and those within the Alliance's own borders who were undesired. Those extremely loyal to the cause were provided with underground bunkers to survive any retailiatory attacks prior to the strike.

The Commandant's strike was thwarted by the [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', forcing the Commandant to consider the peace treaty {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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John

2021-04-07T06:10:02Z

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{{disline|For other persons with John as a first name, see: [[John (disambiguation)]].}}

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'''John''' is a so-called "[[Beings of Light|Being of Light]]".

He informs {{TOS|Apollo}} of the situation on [[Terra]], hoping that Apollo will be able to resolve it peacefully. John's chief concern was that any outcome concerning the planet will have drastic intergalactic consequences. Although the consequences aren't stated, it is presumed that the Terrans are instrumental in some sort of long-term plan.

John tells Apollo that his "physical appearance" was a reflection of intelligence (i.e., spirit), and that he could do nothing outside the colossus (presumably, the Ship of Lights itself. As such, Apollo's assistance is needed. John, like any other Being, apparently could cause memory blocks and unblock them, as well as work through them by giving them a protective aura. He also comments on the fact that he needed humor in order to communicate with other "primitive" races.

In the apartment of [[Brenda Maxwell]], Apollo speaks to John, who can't be heard or seen by anyone else. Under the guise of [[Charlie Watts]], Apollo appears to be somewhat mentally unstable.

John is instrumental in also recruiting {{TOS|Starbuck}}, who could hear him, but only see him after John gives him the protective aura. John then presumably talks to the Beings of Light by looking up in the sky, saying, "It's the best I can do with the material I've got. They're primitives!"

Ironically, John's objectives for Apollo to solve the Terran situation peaceably fail. [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica's'']] intervention forces the [[Eastern Alliance]] to accept the peace accord from the [[Nationalists]]. John does admit, however, after some pestering from Apollo, that Terra isn't [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] and that they still had a long, interesting journey ahead of them {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

== Notes ==

*Evidently, the John character goes against the pre-established information given in "[[War of the Gods]]", for [[Iblis]] had a physical body outside of any [[Ship of Lights]] or anything remotely similar. This being the case, either John was lying or the Beings that are inclined to pure good do not have the capacity of a "physical" body outside of the Ship of Lights.

*Additionally, it is interesting that Starbuck managed to hear John, albeit unable to see him until John touched him. (Indeed, John touched Starbuck within the physical laws of the Universe, as Starbuck reacted to it.) Disproving yet again that he (and presumably other Beings of Light) can attempt some form of physical contact, at least on some level. Although Starbuck's past experience ([[War of the Gods]]) with the Beings may have something to do with it.

*Actor Edward Mulhare went on to co-star in a more successful [[Glen A. Larson]] TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]''.

*It is noteworthy that one of the writers of ''Battlestar Galactica'', [[Donald P. Bellisario]], would notably use the basic theme of the episode "Experiment in Terra" again. He put the hero in the guise of a local accompanied by a "holographic" companion that no one could see in the 1989 television show ''[[w:Quantum Leap (TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''.

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Moore

2021-03-29T11:31:27Z

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{{disline|For those sharing this same name, see: [[Moore (disambiguation)]].}}

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'''Moore''' is an advisor to [[Nationalist]] President [[Arends]].

As an advisor, he knows about the secret peace treaty between the fascist [[Eastern Alliance]] and the [[Terra]] Nationalist government.

Moore tells the president know about the two unidentified craft ({{TOS|Apollo}}'s and {{TOS|Starbuck}}'s [[Viper (TOS)|fighters]]), but is met with unconcern about it.

By Arends' request, he orders the arrest of the [[General Maxwell|Maxwells]] and Colonel [[Charlie Watts]], although it is truly Apollo that he brings in, thanks to the [[Being of Light|Being]] known only as [[John]] {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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Precedium

2021-03-28T12:28:29Z

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{{disline|For the place where [[Serina]] made her broadcast from in "[[Saga of a Star World]]", see [[Caprica Presidium]].}}

[[Image:Presidium.jpg|thumb|right|President Arends presents his secret peace treaty to the Precedium {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.]]
The '''Precedium''' is the governing body of the [[Terra|Terran]] [[Nationalists]].

The Precedium believes that their president, [[Arends]], has already surrendered every one of their "satellite planets" to the [[Eastern Alliance]]. To prove this they have sent [[General Maxwell]] on a mission to discover the fate of their satellites, including [[Lunar One]], although Arends' forces have apprehended anyone who question his policies.

Later, President [[Arends]] tries to persuade the Precedium that a peaceful solution is best {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

== Related imagery ==

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Image:Precedium building.jpg|The outside of the Precedium building.
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Arends

2021-03-28T10:12:53Z

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President '''Arends''' is the leader of the [[Nationalist]] party on planet [[Terra]] who vies for peace with the fascist [[Eastern Alliance]] that propagated the [[Lunar Colonies]]. Extremely over-zealous and paranoid in how he conducts efforts of hammering out a peace treaty beneficial for sides, Arends has both military and government supporters suppress information from the general population and other members of the government -- such as [[Paradeen]]'s destruction by Alliance hands and the takeover the Lunar Colonies.

When his assistant, [[Moore]], informs him of the return of [[Charlie Watts]] ({{TOS|Apollo}}, actually) and the two unidentified blips ({{TOS|Viper|Vipers}}), Arends orders [[Brace]] and his men to apprehend anyone who has been in contact with him or has knowledge about Watts' return. He also stresses the importance of the peace treaty and doesn't trust the Nationalist [[Precedium]] for they were, in his words, "war mongrels".

Later having been freed by {{TOS|Starbuck}}, [[General Maxwell]] and Apollo attempt to convince the Precedium of Arends' actions and that they must maintain peace. Maxwell manages to convince Arends that the Alliance would do anything for total domination.

Unfortunately, in order to enforce the peace treaty, ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' has to intercept all the nuclear missiles coming to and from Terra. Arends begins to realize the error in his ways and, along with Maxwell, attempts to gain military and technological secrets from Apollo, who disappears at [[John]]'s whim ({{TOS|Experiment in Terra|Experiment in Terra}}).

== Notes ==

* The name Arends came from the "[[Experiment in Terra (Book)|Experiment in Terra]]" novelization, but has been made [[canon|canonical]].

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Curt Lowens

2021-03-27T19:40:00Z

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'''Curt Lowens''' is the actor who portrayed the characters [[Krebbs]] in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} episodes "[[Greetings from Earth]]" and "[[Baltar's Escape]]" and [[Unnamed characters (1980)#German Commander|German Commander]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]".

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Brenda Maxwell

2021-03-23T20:24:11Z

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'''Brenda Maxwell''' is the daughter of career [[Nationalist]] military officer [[General Maxwell]]. Prior to his disappearance, Brenda is romantically involved with Colonel [[Charlie Watts]].

Maxwell first meets {{TOS|Apollo}} (who appeared to be Charlie), under the impression that she was phoned. She picks up "Charlie", who appeared to be downright confused (obviously, as Apollo knew nothing of [[Terra]]), and takes him back to her apartment. During the initial conversation, Apollo is so disoriented and doesn't pick up on her remark about him having amnesia; he believes it to be her name.

Concerned about Charlie, Maxwell contacts the Nationalist Security force, where officer [[Brace]] then takes Apollo. [[General Maxwell|Her father]] later comes to her, lambasting her for her involvement with "Charlie." However, they, too, are taken to the Nationalist government building.

Incarcerated together, Apollo and {{TOS|Starbuck}} manage to convince the Terrans that they are indeed from another galaxy.

Starbuck has Maxwell drive him to the site where he landed, aiming to prove that they are indeed "extraterrestrial." Despite managing to find the {{TOS|Viper|Viper}}, almost before it was too late, Maxwell couldn't believe that the story is true ([[TOS]]: "[[Experiment in Terra]]:).

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Charlie Watts

2021-03-23T19:54:12Z

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{{disline|For people with the same first name, see: [[Charlie]].}}

'''Colonel Charlie Watts''' is a soldier for the [[Nationalists]] of [[Terra]]. He has performed special missions for [[General Maxwell]] and [[Arends|President Arends]]; he abruptly left [[Brenda Maxwell]] six weeks prior to {{TOS|Apollo}}'s arrival on Terra. At some point he was captured by the [[Eastern Alliance]], and is held prisoner on [[Lunar One]], according to [[John]].

John has Apollo assume Charlie's identity in order to attempt to convince the Terrans to avoid an impending nuclear holocaust. Apollo is greeted on Terra by Brenda Maxwell, who apparently has been romantically involved with Charlie Watts prior to his capture. "Charlie"'s erratic behavior prompts Brenda to contact Nationalist security forces, and Apollo is apprehended.

John describes Watts as "something of a scoundrel" and a handsome man {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

== Notes ==

* This "part" was originally written for {{TOS|Starbuck}} ([[Dirk Benedict]]), but later rewritten to center {{TOS|Apollo}}, because [[Richard Hatch]] felt that his character was being pushed to the side.

* [[w:Charlie Watts|Charlie Watts]] is the drummer for the Rolling Stones.

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Experiment in Terra

2021-03-21T14:29:12Z

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{{disline|For other items of the same name, see: [[Experiment in Terra (disambiguation)]].}}

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| next= [[Take the Celestra]]
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:''The [[Beings of Light|mysterious bright lights]] return again, transporting the bewildered {{TOS|Apollo}} to the planet [[Terra]] to avert war with the [[Eastern Alliance]]. Exposing a plan by the [[Arends|devious president]], Apollo has {{TOS|Starbuck}} warn ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', which lends the protective powers of its shields to avoid planetary holocaust.''

== Summary ==
*While on a recon patrol with [[Blue Squadron]] searching for an [[Eastern Alliance]] [[Eastern Alliance destroyer|destroyer]], Captain {{TOS|Apollo}}'s [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is again waylaid by the [[Beings of Light]] and brought aboard their [[Ship of Lights|ship.]]

*There he is told by [[John]] that he needs to help [[Terra]] and stop a war. Due to their lack of a substantive, corporeal form, they are unable to affect changes without need of a proxy (what Apollo sees is a projection or representation of their spirit). Apollo is also told by John that to the Terrans he will appear to be a missing warrior named Colonel [[Charlie Watts]], to allow him some credibility during his attempts. After this encounter, Apollo wakes up near Terra, an incredible distance from his previous position, and well outside the Vipers' fuel range for a safe return to ''Galactica''.

*{{TOS|Starbuck}} and {{TOS|Boomer}} detect Apollo's distress signal at extreme range. Starbuck goes to help Apollo, while Boomer returns to ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''.

*Apollo is picked up after landing on Terra by [[Brenda Maxwell]] who was Charlie Watts' girlfriend and they return to her apartment. John again appears to Apollo and advises him he needs to reveal the truth about [[Lunar One]]. Whilst he is doing so, Brenda notifies the authorities of "Charlie's" return, believing him to need medical attention. Soon Officer [[Brace]] arrives and Apollo is taken into custody, and subsequently examined by Doctor [[Horning]].

*Back on ''Galactica'' Commander {{TOS|Adama}} decides that the [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] will temporarily leave the [[the Fleet (TOS)|fleet]] to investigate the beacon signal sent by both Apollo and Starbuck's Viper's, leaving behind two full squadrons of fighters to protect the civilians.

*Starbuck, having landed and found Apollo's Viper, gets into a gun fight with the local security force, stunning them all. He then sets off to find Apollo.
[[Image:ApolloExperiment.jpg|thumb|right|Apollo is taken aboard the Ship of Lights to help the Terrans.]]
*After a brief discussion with John, Starbuck rescues Apollo, Brenda and her father [[General Maxwell]] who have just been imprisoned by Brace for questioning the [[Arends|Nationalist President's]] decisions regarding the Eastern Alliance. Brenda and General Maxwell realise what Apollo has been saying is true... he is not Charlie Watts.

*The Leaders of the Eastern Alliance confirm their plans to launch a surprise attack on the Nationalists whilst at the same time, in the Nationalist Precedium, The President announces that a peace agreement with the Eastern Alliance has just been reached. Starbuck and Brenda Maxwell leave to retrieve [[Viper 4|Starbuck's Viper]].

*The attack is begun, the Nationalist's missiles being automatically launched after detection of the Eastern Alliance's surprise move. ''Galactica'' arrives, and following Starbuck's instructions uses its weapons to destroy all missiles from both sides. This surprise turn of events forces the Eastern Alliance to sue for peace.

*John spirits Apollo away from he Precedium so he does not have to answer any questions from the President and General Maxwell. John then goes on to confirm to Apollo that Terra is not [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]], and their search for the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] will continue.

==Adama's Notes==
''It is now seven sectars since the escape of our captives, numbering amongst them, a group of Nomen and the dangerous soldiers from the Eastern Alliance, whose ominous destroyers apparently cruise these skies in search of any opposition to their political will. I have a recon patrol launched to track the escaping destroyer to its base on Lunar Seven. Once located, we can assess the strength of the Alliance on the outpost and determine our next step.''

== Notes ==

* The episode's title was derived from the 1962 film ''Experiment In Terror''.
* An extended version of this episode was made into a [[TV movies|television movie]] with the [[Experiment in Terra (TV movie)|same title]].
* Many fans have speculated that this episode was the inspiration for Quantum Leap, created by Donald P. Bellisario who was a writer for Galactica. When Apollo "leaps" into the life of Charlie Watts, you would have to think this gave Bellisario a few ideas. Interestingly, Bellisario was asked about this in an on-line interview and he said it is not true and that he can't even remember what Experiment In Terra was about. Considering the amazing similarities between the two, it's almost hard to believe him.
* John reveals that Terra is not Earth.
* Apollo's speech to the Precidium could be called "The Battlestar Galactica Thesis" since his argument of peace through strength pretty much sums up the stance of the entire series.
* This script was actually written with the parts of Starbuck and Apollo reversed, but was changed when Richard Hatch complained that Apollo was being deemphasized in favor of Starbuck. To Hatch’s surprise the script was hastily rewritten. The dialogue stayed mostly intact, which resulted in Apollo talking in a way that sounds suspiciously like Starbuck. The differences are subtle, but they are noticeable if you listen closely enough. Apollo actually says "felgercarb", a word he has never said before.<ref>Sci-Fi Channel Sciography Battlestar Galactica documentary.</ref>
*The Presidium on Terra was the French pavilion left over from [[Wikipedia:Expo '67|Expo '67]]. It is one of the few buildings from the fair still standing. It is now [[Wikipedia:Montreal Casino|Le Casino de Montréal]].
*The same stock shot of Le Casino de Montréal in this episode appears to also have been used for the Earth Defense Directorate on ''[[Wikipedia:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''.
*{{TOS|Adama}} misuses the word "[[sectar]]" as a measurement of time; an earlier episode notes that it is a unit of ''distance''. The word that the writer of this episode may have wanted to use either [[centar]] (an hour) or [[secton]] (a week).
*Some scenes of this episode were filmed at night at the [[Wikipedia:Vasquez_Rocks|Vasquez Rocks]], notably the scene where Starbuck lands his Viper on Terra.
*"[[w:Charlie Watts|Charlie Watts]]" is also the name of the drummer for the British rock group [[w:The Rolling Stones|The Rolling Stones]]. It is rumored but unconfirmed that Larsen had the character named after Watts as a tribute to his reportedly being a fan of the show.{{citation needed}}
*The "white uniforms" were reused in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' as part of the "time travel" effect employed in the series.
* In the 2009 ''Galactica 1980'' comic series, [[Galactica 1980 3|issue #3]] is titled ''Experiment In Terra'', an obvious nod to this episode.
* This episode reveals that a Colonial laser is capable of stunning a group of people with a single shot.
* Edward Mulhare (John) is best known for his role as Devon on ''Knight Rider'' and the title character of the 1966 sitcom ''The Ghost And Mrs. Muir'' where he also played a spectral figure who could only be seen by a certain few.
* Kenneth Lynch (Dr. Gordon) played Grover in ''Galactica'' 1980 episode [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]].
* One of the buildings in the Terran city was later used as the exterior of the Defense Directorate in Buck Rogers. The actual building is in Montreal, Canada.
* John deLancie (Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation) appears as the Terran officer who approaches Starbuck's viper with a troop of soldiers. The scene occurs at Vaquez Rocks, an overexposed TV and film location because it has been frequently used to double as other worlds.
* The Eastern Alliance in this episode seems very similar to the stereotypical image Americans held of the Soviet Union during the Cold War era. Interestingly enough, the Soviet Union issued a protest over Battlestar Galactica, claiming the series promoted false stereotypical notions that hurt the Soviet Union's image.

== Analysis ==

* "Experiment in Terra" finishes off the arc started with "[[Greetings from Earth]]". It also serves as the last time the [[Beings of Light]] are seen in the entire series run, though this element will be reintroduced in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", the final episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.
* Many of the plot elements introduced in "Greetings from Earth" are closed in the episode, prime among them being the question of whether [[Terra]] is indeed the [[Earth (TOS)|Thirteenth Colony]]. However, the [[Lunar Colonies]] mentioned in both this episode and "Greetings" are never seen. The conditions on the Lunar Colonies, now apparently controlled by the Eastern Alliance, are merely word-of-mouth, forcing the viewer to presume much of what has happened on these Lunar settlements. Of course, the plight of these Colonies, from where [[Michael]] and [[Sarah Fowler]] (and children) came, is seemingly written as an afterthought.
* Much of the episode is an allegory of the [[w:Cold War|Cold War]], with [[w:fascism|fascism]] taking the place of [[w:Communism|Communism]] in the form of the [[Eastern Alliance]].
* This episode also reintroduces the concept of governmental authority as horribly flawed and inept, a recurring theme that has stuck with the series since "[[Saga of a Star World]]" and the episodes that have dealt with the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]]. Interestingly enough, this theme has been running through the entire arc, from the Quorum's handling of affairs in "Greetings" to their removal of martial law (and diminishing {{TOS|Adama}}'s authority) in "[[Baltar's Escape]]". As was the case in both episodes, it takes Adama and the [[Warrior]]s under his command to correct the errors in judgment, thus reinstilling the message that a strong military authority can right the wrongs of government.
* The teasing in the series thus far has reinforced the fact that there is, indeed, another group of humans in the galaxy. Whether these humans are descendants of the Thirteenth Tribe that left Kobol ages ago is still very much in question, though it is something that viewers are to assume.
*It is noteworthy that one of the writers of Battlestar Galactica, Donald P. Bellisario, would notably use the basic theme of this episode of putting the hero in the guise of a local accompanied by a "holographic" companion that no one could see again in the 1989 television show Quantum Leap. The similarities are quite obvious, especially given the Bellisario connection.

== Questions ==
* If the beings on the Ship of Lights were willing to interfere and save the planet Terra from destruction, then why didn't they interfere to prevent the destruction of the Colonies?
*Why do the Beings of Light need proxies to do their bidding? Surely an advanced race would have resolved a more elegant solution than co-opting "primitives" for their needs?
*Bearing in mind the interest the Beings of Light had with the Terrans, did the Beings of Light share this same interest and concern in the Colonials before or during the [[Thousand-Yahren War]]?
*Why does ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' leave the Fleet defenseless to protect Terra, particularly in lieu of Adama's comments in "The Living Legend", where Adama voices opposition to attacking [[Gamoray]] because it would leave the Fleet defenseless from a Cylon killing force?
*Are the Cylons still pursuing the Fleet? If they are, will they too happen across Terra and likely destroy that civilization?
*Why did John give Apollo the guise of Charlie Watts when Apollo immediately dumps this persona and introduces himself as Captain Apollo anyway? He then even tells the Precedium all about the Colonies but then is told to not say a word at the end to the leaders. Was this a writing mishap?

== Bloopers ==

* Starbuck enters the prison complex with his gun drawn, yet when we see him inside the building in the very next shot, his gun is in his holster. It is not until he sees the guards that he draws the gun again. Why would Starbuck put his gun back in his holster when he knew he'd have to use it?

* Starbuck is miles away from his viper helmet when John causes his uniform to turn white, yet when Starbuck returns to his viper, his helmet is white.

* After Starbuck stuns the group of Terran soldiers, he leaves them there unconscious. When he returns later, they are gone. Where did they go? If they regained consciousness, wouldn't they have confiscated the vipers?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''{{TOS|Apollo}} asks [[Brenda Maxwell]] for her name after she picks him up on [[Terra]]:''
: '''Apollo:''' What was your name?
: '''Brenda Maxwell:''' [remarking on "[[Charlie Watts]]'s" state] Amnesia.
: '''Apollo:''' Amnesia. That's a pretty name.

* ''Apollo reflects on [[John]]'s sense of humor:''
: '''Apollo:''' That's very funny. At least you have a sense of humor.
: '''John:''' In my job, dealing with primitive cultures, it's an absolute necessity.

* ''Upon learning that the Vipers are transmitting emergency beacons near Terra:''
:'''Adama''': Tigh, plot a course for Terra.
:'''Tigh''': What velocity, sir?
:'''Adama''': [[Lightspeed]].
:'''Tigh''': Sir, it has been some time since ''Galactica'' has been pushed to—
:'''Adama''': Lightspeed, Colonel.
:'''Tigh''': Yes, sir.

* ''Upon learning the Eastern Alliance has launched a nuclear attack:''
:'''President Arends''': Well uh ... that's impossible. I have this treaty ...
:'''General Maxwell''': Well frame it! But hurry!

== Deleted Scenes ==
:''See: [[{{PAGENAME}}/Deleted_scenes|The deleted scenes from this episode.]]

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Richard Hatch]] discusses his "Starbuck"-esque role in this episode:''
: '''Richard Hatch:''' One of the biggest, well, kind of practical jokes was, there was an episode written for [[Dirk Benedict|Dirk [Benedict]]], and I got the episode and I…I was a little upset. I felt they were, you know, knocking Captain {{TOS|Apollo}}. I felt they were really pushing him aside and I said, I think it’s time that HE had a story, that you did something for this character rather than just letting him give orders and go march around the ship. So he, [[Glen A. Larson|Glen [Larson]]] said, you’re right, we really should, we need a story with Captain Apollo going down to HIS planet. So, about two hours later, the script I’d had, featuring Dirk, arrived at my house, and it had been…the two characters of Captain Apollo and {{TOS|Starbuck}} were simply interchanged, they’d put my name where Starbuck was and put Starbuck where Apollo was. And I immediately got into the car and was seeking out Dirk to apologize, because I simply had no idea, I thought, down the road, the next story, maybe a couple of stories later he’d write one for Captain Apollo. He didn’t do that, he just took the very story that had probably been in Dirk’s hands, he’d been going “what a wonderful script I have here!” and two hours later he gets a script where he was now Captain Apollo and I’m Starbuck and literally he has not changed any lines. In any case I was very embarrassed and I found him at a party and I explained the whole situation to him and how sorry I was and he said, well, I understand, I just think you should go to Glen Larson and ask him to reverse it, put it back the other way. So I tried to find Glen Larson, and I told him, I appreciate the gesture, but the next time will you be a little more subtle? Sometimes you want to expand your character, you want to bring in new dimensions to the character and they gave Captain Apollo the chance to do a few things that he didn’t normally do on that show because, as you all know, Starbuck got to run around and have fun with the ladies and Captain Apollo…kind of had fun with himself…and from that time on they actually began to change, not change the characters, but to give Starbuck a little bit of the Captain Apollo quality and Captain Apollo a little bit of the Starbuck qualities, and they started to make the characters more well-rounded, and I appreciated that.<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>

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Melody Anderson]] as [[Brenda Maxwell]]
*[[Peter D. MacLean]] as [[Arends|President Arends]]
*[[Edward Mulhare]] as [[John]]
*[[Nehemiah Persoff]] as [[Supreme Commandant|Eastern Alliance Leader]]
*[[Logan Ramsey]] as [[Moore]]
*[[Ken Swofford]] as [[General Maxwell]]
*[[Sidney Clute]] as [[Stone]]
*[[Ken Lynch|Kenneth Lynch]] as [[Horning|Dr. Horning]]
*[[imdb:nm0722468|Jordan Rhodes]] as [[Brace]]
*[[John de Lancie]] as Officer
*[[imdb:nm0547501|Russ Marin]] as [[Alliance Member]]
*[[Milt Jamin]] as [[Alliance Leader]]

== External Links ==
*[http://www.hulu.com/watch/11940 Experiment in Terra full episode on Hulu.com]
*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/EXPERIMENT.htm Experiment in Terra full summary and review at Sheba's Galaxy]
*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/MissingExperiment.htm Experiment in Terra deleted scenes]

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'''Nehemiah Persoff''' (born August 2, 1919) is the prolific guest actor who portrayed the [[Supreme Commandant]] in "[[Experiment in Terra]]".

Born in then-[[w:Jersualem, Palestine|Jersualem, Palestine]] (in current day [[w:Israel|Israel]]), Persoff's father was silversmith and painter. While initially interested in painting, he saw that the artists of 1936 struggled to make paining a livelihood and thus pursued acting.<ref name="official">{{cite_web|url=http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/|title=Nehemiah Persoff Paintings: Home Page|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

As an actor, he began on the New York stage as "Galileo" starring [[w:Charles Laughton|Charles Laughton]] and, while still working on [[w:Broadway|Broadway]], later appeared in various film and television productions.<ref name="bio">{{cite_web|url=http://www.nehemiahpersoffpaintings.com/bio/bio.html|title=Nehemiah Persoff Paintings: Bio|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> His first foray into film was a brief appearance in 1948's ''The Naked City''.

His roles became much more prolific, guest starring on various television series from the 1960s to 1990s including genre television such as ''[[w:The Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[w:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'', ''[[w:Logan's Run (TV series)|Logan's Run]]'', and ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.

In 1979, he performed an one-man show called "Sholom Aleichem" that played in the United States, Canada and Australia. "Sholom Aleichem" earned Persoff two awards from the Los Angeles Critics Award and the Bay Area Critics Award for best show and best performance that same year.<ref name="bio"/>

From 1985 onward, his television appearances became fewer due to his health and high blood pressure, and he took on painting.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675490/bio|title=IMDb bio on Nehemiah Persoff|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

He specializes in [[w:watercolor|watercolor]] painting and sells his work via his official website.<ref name="official"/>

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Ken Swofford

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'''Ken Swofford''' (born January 2, 1932) is an American actor who portrayed [[General Maxwell]] in the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} episode "[[Experiment in Terra]]".

Born in [[w:DuQuoin, Illinois|DuQuoin, Illinois]]<ref name="imdb">{{cite_web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842855/bio|title=IMDb biography on Ken Swofford|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>, Swofford started his show business career in the early 1960s, quickly finding his niche as playing the "every man".<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.elleryqueenshow.com/cast-swofford.html|title=Ellery Queen Television Series Companion - Ken Swofford bio|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

Swofford's appearances in television, spanning from the 1960s to mid-1990s, include such well-known series as ''[[w:The Six Million Dollar Man|The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', ''[[w:Gunsmoke|Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[w:Mission Impossible|Mission Impossible]]'', ''[[w:Adam-12|Adam-12]]'' (with ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' actor [[Kent McCord]]), ''[[w:The A-Team|The A-Team]]'', ''[[w:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]'' and ''[[w:Max Headroom|Max Headroom]]''. In 1975, he was a semi-regular on ''[[w:Ellery Queen (TV Series)|Ellery Queen]]'' as newspaper columnist Frank Flannigan.

Swofford had problems with alcoholism, later narrating a video for [[w:Mothers Against Drunk Driving|Mothers Against Drunk Driving]] in 1983.<ref name="imdb"/>

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Peter D. MacLean

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'''Peter D. MacLean''' (January 2, 1936—May 28, 2003<ref name="imdb">{{cite_web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533806/bio|title=IMDb biography on Peter MacLean|date=|accessdate=24 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>) was an actor who portrayed President [[Arends]]<ref>"Arends" is the name given to MacLean's role in the [[Experiment in Terra (book)|novelization]] of the episode.</ref> in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] episode "[[Experiment in Terra]]".

A graduate from [[w:Boston, Massachusettes|Boston, Massachusettes]]' [[w:Emerson College|Emerson College]]<ref name="imdb"/>, he has guest starred in ''[[w:Starsky and Hutch (TV series)|Starsky and Hutch]]'', ''[[w:Charlie's Angels (TV series)|Charlie's Angels]]'', [[Glen Larson]]'s ''[[w:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' and various other television series from the 1970s and 1980s.

MacLean passed away on May 28, 2003 from complications of [[w:lymphoma|lymphoma]].<ref name="imdb"/>

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Peter D. MacLean

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