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William Daniels

2021-08-27T08:45:00Z

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| image=William daniels.jpg
| character=[[Norman Blore]]
| series=1980
| born_month= 3
| born_day= 27
| born_year= 1927
| death_month=
| death_day=
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| nationality= US
| site=
| imdb=0200122
| sortkey=Daniels, William
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}}

'''William Daniels''' (March 27, 1927) is an American actor who portrayed [[Norman Blore]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episodes "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" and "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II|Part II]]".

Born in [[w:Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn, New York]], Daniels has portrayed many critical but competent characters in his career and is known for his distinctive voice. His Broadway theater career began in 1943 and spanned decades, with his most famous role being John Adams in the 1969 musical ''[[w:1776 (musical)|1776]]'' which he would reprise in the 1972 movie version.

His association with ''Battlestar'' creator [[Glen Larson]] would land him in co-starring roles in more successful Larson TV series, particularly ''[[w:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]'' as the voice of "K.I.T.T", the sentient Knight Industries Two-Thousand "supercar" central computer with a main sensor that (not so curiously) resembles the eye sensor of a [[Centurion (TOS)|Cylon Centurion]] from Larson's earlier works.

Daniels won an Emmy for his role as Dr. Craig in the 1980's TV medical drama, ''St. Elsewhere''.

Daniels is a past president of the [[w:Screen Actors Guild|Screen Actors Guild]].

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William Daniels

2021-08-27T08:44:06Z

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{{Cast Data
| image=William daniels.jpg
| character=[[Norman Blore]]
| series=1980
| born_month= 3
| born_day= 27
| born_year= 1927
| death_month=
| death_day=
| death_year=
| nationality= US
| site=
| imdb=0200122
| sortkey=Daniels, William
| nocat=Y
}}

'''William Daniels''' (March 27, 1927) is an American actor who portrayed [[Norman Blore]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episodes "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" and "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II|Part II]]".

Born in [[w:Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn, New York]], Daniels has portrayed many critical but competent characters in his career and is known for his distinctive voice. His Broadway theater career began in 1943 and spanned decades, with his most famous role being John Adams in the 1969 musical ''[[1776 (musical)|1776]]'' which he would reprise in the 1972 movie version.

His association with ''Battlestar'' creator [[Glen Larson]] would land him in co-starring roles in more successful Larson TV series, particularly ''[[w:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]'' as the voice of "K.I.T.T", the sentient Knight Industries Two-Thousand "supercar" central computer with a main sensor that (not so curiously) resembles the eye sensor of a [[Centurion (TOS)|Cylon Centurion]] from Larson's earlier works.

Daniels won an Emmy for his role as Dr. Craig in the 1980's TV medical drama, ''St. Elsewhere''.

Daniels is a past president of the [[w:Screen Actors Guild|Screen Actors Guild]].

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Ray Bolger

2021-08-27T08:36:00Z

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{{Cast Data
| image= Ray Bolger.png
| character=[[Vector]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 1
| born_day= 10
| born_year= 1904
| death_month= 1
| death_day= 15
| death_year= 1987
| nationality= US
| sortkey=Bolger, Ray
| imdb= 0001961
}}

'''Ray Bolger''' (born 10 January 1904 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, died 15 January 1987 in Los Angeles, California) was an American theatre, film and television actor.

Bolger was a [[w:Vaudeville|Vaudevillian actor]] as one-half of a comedy duo. Like many actors of his era, Bolger's skills combined acting with song and dance skills.

He was signed on by MGM Studios in 1936 for a role as himself in the movie, ''The Great Ziefield''. Various combination acting, singing and dancing roles followed, which culminated in what was to be his most memorable role as the Scarecrow in the classic film, ''[[w:The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''.

Bolger's contract with MGM ended shortly after, but the actor went on to the new world of television, starring in his own situation comedy, ''Where's Raymond?'' (later called ''The Ray Bolger Show'') in 1953.

Bolger won a Tony Award, as well as two Donaldson Awards in 1948 for the musical ''[[w:Where's Charley?|Where's Charley?]]''. In 1980, he was elected to the Theatre Hall of Fame.

Bolger appeared as a guest in many more television roles and a few film roles throughout the latter half of the 20th Century. In the documentary film, ''That's Dancing!'', Bolger co-hosted the film with many other classic and contemporary dancing actors, including ''Oz'' co-star [[w:Judy Garland|Judy Garland's]] daughter, [[w:Liza Minnelli|Liza Minnelli]].

Bolger portrayed [[Vector]], the android on [[Paradeen]] in the [[Original Series]] episode "[[Greetings from Earth]]".

Bolger was the last surviving member of the four central characters of ''The Wizard of Oz''. He died of cancer in 1987.

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Val Bisoglio

2021-08-27T08:24:29Z

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{{disline|For other articles with subjects with the same first name, see: [[Val]].}}

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| image= Val Bisoglio.jpg
| character=[[Arnie]]
| series=1980
| born_month=5
| born_day= 7
| born_year= 1926
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0084267
| sortkey=Bisoglio, Val
}}

'''Val Bisoglio''' (born May 7, 1926) is an American actor who portrayed [[Arnie]] in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]", an episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

Born in [[w:New York, New York|New York, New York]], Bisoglio has appeared in various television series including ''[[w:Bonanza|Bonanza]]'', ''[[w:The Fall Guy|The Fall Guy]]'', ''[[w:M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H]]'', ''[[w:All in the Family|All in the Family]]'', and ''[[w:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]''. For seven years he was a regular on ''[[w:Quincy, M.E.|Quincy, M.E]]'' as Danny, the owner of Danny's Bar where Quincy (Jack Klugman) would hang out.

Bisoglio's film appearances include ''[[imdb:tt0074800|Linda Lovelace for President]]'' (with [[Patricia Stich]]), ''[[w:The Hindenburg (film)|The Hindenburg]]'' (with [[Roy Thinnes]], [[Simon Scott]], [[Curt Lowens]]) and in the [[w:John Travolta|John Travolta]] [[w:disco|disco]] classic, ''[[w:Saturday Night Fever|Saturday Night Fever]]''.

[[Category: Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]

Conquest of the Earth (VHS)

2021-08-24T04:20:14Z

Epaddon: /* Notes */

{{VHS Data
| image= Conquest of Earth VHS.jpg
| alt=
| title= Conquest of the Earth
| series= compilation
| studio= MCA Universal
| rating=
| runtime= 99 minutes
| region= USA
| format= NTSC
| released= 1988
| upc= 096896604132
| prev= [[Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (VHS)]]
| next= ''none''
| amazon=6300182487
| amazon-uk=
| circuit city=
}}

'''Conquest of the Earth''' is a VHS release, although it was also given a short theatrical release overseas. It contains edited and spliced together versions of "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]" and "[[The Night the Cylons Landed]]", with footage from the Original Series.

== Notes ==

*The opening sequence is composed mostly of footage from the original series.
*[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]'s declaration that Earth has been found has been reedited.
*Adama's conversation with Dr. Zee about Earth being primitive is extended, giving a little more exposition about the Cylon threat (including visual images of them) and who Dr. Zee is. This was likely done for viewers who are unfamiliar with Galactica.
*In order to acknowledge two different actors playing Dr. Zee in the series, a voiceover indicates that there are two separate characters who are brothers, Dr. Zee ([[Robbie Rist]]) and Dr. Zen ([[Patrick Stuart]]), one 14 the other 16.
*There are a couple snippets of footage where we hear Robbie Rist's own voice instead of the adult dubbed voice that was used for him in the original episode.
*There is a clear romance between [[Dillon]] and [[Jamie Hamilton]] in this movie that was completely absent from the original [[Galactica 1980]] episodes which the movie is composed of. The scenes which portray the romance are redubbed with the voice of a different actress. These scenes occur from 45:00 to 45:25, 50:00 to 54:00 and 1:34:00 to 1:35:15.
* Around 1:19:00, there is a funny moment when [[Centuri]] threatens to disintegrate Wolfman Jack. This is not in the original episode nor part of any deleted scene. It is exclusive to the movie.
*Also unique to the movie is a scene of Troy contacting the Galactica after arriving in New York, where Adama tells them the craft that's about to land is a Cylon craft. This was clearly a new shoot for the telemovie. There was no voiceover fix though when Dillon and Troy arrive at the crash site which repeats their surprise to discover it's a Cylon craft.
*In the scene where [[Troy]] and Dillon first meet Jamie, it is heavily edited to make it appear that Jamie already works for United Broadcasting whereas in the original episode she is applying for a job with them. As a result, the scene is much shorter, and several other scenes were able to be either shortened or omitted entirely.
*Another difference is that the Cylon humanoid [[Andromus]] tells Wolfman Jack that he and Centuri are federal agents from Washington.
*Footage is used of Baltar, Lucifer, and Spectre from the original series episode [[The Young Lords]] with certain parts of the dialogue redubbed. Spectre is in charge of the "communication baseship" with responsibility for making contact with the A-B patrol craft.
* Numerous scenes from the original episodes are omitted: The time travel adventure to Nazi Germany; Almost all of [[Xaviar]]'s scenes; Dillon's phone call to Jamie from the police station; the attempted plane hijacking during the flight to New York; Centuri collapsing because of the microwave oven; the apartment catching fire; the muggers in Central Park confronting Troy and Dillon and then the Cylons; Troy and Dillon dancing on stage with cartoon characters like Yogi Bear; and most of Colonel Briggs's investigation at the police station and the hospital.
* The blurb on the back of the VHS box reads:

:Far out in space, the ship Battlestar Galactica has at last found its long sought haven - Earth. Unfortunately, not far behind are their mortal enemies, the Cylons, who are determined to wipe out every Earthling in the Galaxy. The exciting action travels at warp speed through the Galaxies where life-and-death laser battles take place. Lorne Greene stars as Commander Adama in this thrilling space adventure in which the sky is literally the limit. So get ready for flying motorcyles, fabulous costumes and smashing visual effects as the Cylons and the Galacticans battle over the ''Conquest of the Earth''.

'''To read a review of this telemovie, click [[User:Galactica1981/Galactica 1981 Reviews#The Galactica Telemovies|here.]]'''

'''For more Galactica telemovies, see [[TV movies]]'''

== External Links ==

== Theatrical Poster ==

[[Image:Conquest of the Earth poster.jpg|thumb|left|The theatrical poster for ''Conquest of the Earth''.]]

{{VHS}}

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Conquest of the Earth (VHS)

2021-08-24T04:18:48Z

Epaddon: /* Notes */

{{VHS Data
| image= Conquest of Earth VHS.jpg
| alt=
| title= Conquest of the Earth
| series= compilation
| studio= MCA Universal
| rating=
| runtime= 99 minutes
| region= USA
| format= NTSC
| released= 1988
| upc= 096896604132
| prev= [[Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (VHS)]]
| next= ''none''
| amazon=6300182487
| amazon-uk=
| circuit city=
}}

'''Conquest of the Earth''' is a VHS release, although it was also given a short theatrical release overseas. It contains edited and spliced together versions of "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]" and "[[The Night the Cylons Landed]]", with footage from the Original Series.

== Notes ==

*The opening sequence is composed mostly of footage from the original series.
*[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]'s declaration that Earth has been found has been reedited.
*Adama's conversation with Dr. Zee about Earth being primitive is extended, giving a little more exposition about the Cylon threat (including visual images of them) and who Dr. Zee is. This was likely done for viewers who are unfamiliar with Galactica. In order to acknowledge two different actors playing Dr. Zee in the series, a voiceover indicates that there are two separate characters who are brothers, Dr. Zee [[Robbie Rist]] and Dr. Zen [[Patrick Stuart]], one 14 the other 16.
*There are a couple snippets of footage where we hear Robbie Rist's own voice instead of the adult dubbed voice that was used for him.
*There is a clear romance between [[Dillon]] and [[Jamie Hamilton]] in this movie that was completely absent from the original [[Galactica 1980]] episodes which the movie is composed of. The scenes which portray the romance are redubbed with the voice of a different actress. These scenes occur from 45:00 to 45:25, 50:00 to 54:00 and 1:34:00 to 1:35:15.
* Around 1:19:00, there is a funny moment when [[Centuri]] threatens to disintegrate Wolfman Jack. This is not in the original episode nor part of any deleted scene. It is exclusive to the movie.
*Also unique to the movie is a scene of Troy contacting the Galactica after arriving in New York, where Adama tells them the craft that's about to land is a Cylon craft. This was clearly a new shoot for the telemovie. There was no voiceover fix though when Dillon and Troy arrive at the crash site which repeats their surprise to discover it's a Cylon craft.
*In the scene where [[Troy]] and Dillon first meet Jamie, it is heavily edited to make it appear that Jamie already works for United Broadcasting whereas in the original episode she is applying for a job with them. As a result, the scene is much shorter, and several other scenes were able to be either shortened or omitted entirely.
*Another difference is that the Cylon humanoid [[Andromus]] tells Wolfman Jack that he and Centuri are federal agents from Washington.
*Footage is used of Baltar, Lucifer, and Spectre from the original series episode [[The Young Lords]] with certain parts of the dialogue redubbed. Spectre is in charge of the "communication baseship" with responsibility for making contact with the A-B patrol craft.
* Numerous scenes from the original episodes are omitted: The time travel adventure to Nazi Germany; Almost all of [[Xaviar]]'s scenes; Dillon's phone call to Jamie from the police station; the attempted plane hijacking during the flight to New York; Centuri collapsing because of the microwave oven; the apartment catching fire; the muggers in Central Park confronting Troy and Dillon and then the Cylons; Troy and Dillon dancing on stage with cartoon characters like Yogi Bear; and most of Colonel Briggs's investigation at the police station and the hospital.
* The blurb on the back of the VHS box reads:

:Far out in space, the ship Battlestar Galactica has at last found its long sought haven - Earth. Unfortunately, not far behind are their mortal enemies, the Cylons, who are determined to wipe out every Earthling in the Galaxy. The exciting action travels at warp speed through the Galaxies where life-and-death laser battles take place. Lorne Greene stars as Commander Adama in this thrilling space adventure in which the sky is literally the limit. So get ready for flying motorcyles, fabulous costumes and smashing visual effects as the Cylons and the Galacticans battle over the ''Conquest of the Earth''.

'''To read a review of this telemovie, click [[User:Galactica1981/Galactica 1981 Reviews#The Galactica Telemovies|here.]]'''

'''For more Galactica telemovies, see [[TV movies]]'''

== External Links ==

== Theatrical Poster ==

[[Image:Conquest of the Earth poster.jpg|thumb|left|The theatrical poster for ''Conquest of the Earth''.]]

{{VHS}}

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The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II

2021-08-23T09:15:55Z

Epaddon: /* Analysis */

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| title= The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II
| series= 1980
| episode= 8
| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| story=
| director=[[Barry Crane]]
| guests= [[Roger Davis]] as [[Andromus]] [[Robert Smith|Wolfman Jack]] as [[Wolfman Jack|Himself]]
| production= 55117
| rating=
| US airdate= 1980-04-20
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| population=
| prev= [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]
| next= [[Space Croppers]]
| extra=[[:md:File:The_Night_the_Cylons_Landed,_Part_II.pdf|Script available for download.]]
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:''The human-looking [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] android [[Andromus]] and [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] [[Centuri]] plan to use a [[WQSL|radio station]] to broadcast a distress signal so that the Cylon fleet can destroy [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], and it is up to [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] to stop them.''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* Cops chase [[Dillon]] and [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], who are driving a stolen New York Highway Patrol car. Troy believes that, as [[New York City]] is the largest they've seen on earth, they'll be able to lose their pursuers. Dillon remarks that he should tell that to the police pursuing them.
* The Warriors happen to drive in the [[Port of New York]] towards Pier 60. Dillon notes to Troy that they're running out of city. They flip in the air and crash into the water, thus ending the car chase.
* Troy and Dillon manage to get out of the car before it sinks further into the ocean. The cops see the car sink into the ocean and the cops on scene order the Harbor Patrol to start looking for bodies, while they cordon off the area just in case they made it out.
* Troy contacts Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] on ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]''. Troy reports that they've located the crashed [[A-B Raider|Cylon ship]]. [[Doctor Zee]] replies that they know and asks if the people of Earth know about the Cylons. Troy tells them that the ship auto-destructed and nothing remains of the ship, to which Adama thanks the Lord. Troy notifies them that not all the crew members perished inside the craft; Troy adds that they are likely en route to a powerful transmission station.
* Zee begins to tell Adama that the Cylons can't reach the transmitting station, but Adama knows full well about the grave nature of the situation. He tells Troy and Dillon that their mission has never been so grave and tells them to prevent the Cylons from transmitting Earth's location to their battle fleet. Troy and Dillon realize this and begin to make their way out of the Port of New York.
* The doorbell rings to [[Arnie]]'s apartment penthouse. [[Mildred]] answers it, seeing that [[Norman Blower]] and his wife, [[Shirley Blower|Shirley]], have arrived. Mildred tells her brother that "the boss is here" and he replies to tell him that he's "[[Arnie's meatballs|baking a real surprise]]" in the kitchen. Norman replies that they've baked a real surprise for them, introducing two more guests, the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]] [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]], whom they believe to be humans dressed up as spacemen.
* Arnie comes out of the kitchen to see what the fuss is about and is surprised to see the Cylons. He begins speculating on who is inside the costume, throwing out the name of an acquaintance, [[Wilt Chamberlain]]. Norman tells him to guess again, but Arnie replies that he has to return to the kitchen and accidentally spills the beans about what he's cooking: the meatballs. Arnie rues spilling the surprise and Norman sarcastically retorts that he wishes it only were a surprise. Arnie offers to let him have the first taste. Norman refuses, saying that he ought to introduce his friends around.
* Andromus and Centuri are being introduced to party goers. A group of kids, led by [[Tommy]] (dressed as [[Raggedy Andy]]) is introduced to the Cylons by Shirley as "Andy" and Centuri, wishing them Happy Halloween. Andromus returns the greeting, saying "Happy Halloween little people."
* Shirley expresses her hope that they like the crowd, explaining that it is mostly people from the media. He reiterates his interests in radio and [[Wolfman Jack]]. She mentions that they've come to the right party, since anything they'd need to know would be answered at the party.
* Troy and Dillon are walking down a New York street near [[Remos Club]] when they hear the sirens. Troy and Dillon duck into an archway before the club. The cop car stops at the curb and a distraught mother runs to to meet them. She berates them for taking so long and tells of her kid who has locked himself in the bathroom. She reports that she can see him through the crack at the door and he's sticking his tongue out at her.
* After the cops enter the domicile, Dillon checks the signal strength and notes it is getting weaker. He surmises that the Centurions are on the other side of the city.
* They overhear a dispatch about them and go to the car, which has its driver side door ajar, to listen more closely. However they are interrupted by a middle-aged [[NYPD cop]] who asks them if they want something. They reply they're just heading into the city. As they leave, the cop approaches his car and overhears a supplemental update that tells of two Caucasian suspects having wet clothing heading west from the river. The police officer calls out after them and begins a pursuit on foot. They round the corner of a theater building, but the police officer is still pursuing them.
* Hiding behind a wall, Dillon notes they can't wear their clothing for much longer. Troy observes that the clothing stores are closed and, as Dillon points out, it is difficult to not be noticed when you're soaking wet.
* They hear music coming from a side door which is unlocked.
* On the theater's stage, a bunch of performers in dog costumes dance to "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-day". Troy and Dillon, from behind the stage, notice this and see "dancing mammals", which Troy notes as strange.
* Troy points out a clothes rack with white suits of every size. They help themselves to the clothing, which Dillon remarks a strange looking, but apparently notes their acceptability on Earth.
* After getting dressed, the [[theater director|director]] of the play hands the Warriors canes and top hats and pushes them out to the stage. Soon they are thrust in a middle of a performance of the "Good Ship Lollipop" and are pushed and directed by the other irate performers, whose actions the Warriors attempt to emulate without much success.
* At the crash site of the A-B Raider, investigators are pouring over it without much success. Also at the scene is Colonel [[Briggs]]. Behind him is a Highway Patrol officer questioning [[Max]] and [[Leroy]], apparently showing them pictures. The officer reports to Briggs, saying that the colonel was right and tells him that the two men climbed out of the ship (which is untrue). They presume they are smugglers.
* Briggs orders the cops to get their likeness out to every police department in the Tri-State Area. Max notes that this is already been done. Briggs makes it clear that he wants the men taken alive, to which Leroy replies that this would be up to them.
* Behind the stage, the director is walking over the cop (and his partner) that pursued them to the edge of the stage, pointing Troy and Dillon out. The Warriors notice and say they have to get out of there.
* They are prompted to pick up the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the show and they do so. They also take the opportunity to engage their [[invisibility field]]s, which has the unintended side effect of making the performer appear as if she's floating in the air.
* The director and the cops look at the display in astonishment and disbelief. The crowd is wowed by the display and, during this, Troy and Dillon make their escape. The cop asks if the director felt something, after he is bumped by the Warriors.
* Troy and Dillon exit the stage, now visible. Troy rues over the fact that they've lost a lot of time. Dillon notes that the Cylon signal remains constant at 4.6 [[acron ions]] in strength. This means that they either reached their destination or have been stopped by something.
* Dillon hails a taxi, which, much to his surprise, works out.
* Wolfman Jack arrives at the party with his trademark wolf howl and gets the party goers psyched.
* On a balcony, Andromus tells Centuri that he'll need his help; he's learned about the location of the transmission centers and the need of a special key for emergency admittance. Centuri is tasked with finding the keys or taking one of the people who have the keys with them, and will start by investigating Arnie.
* Tommy runs up to the Wolfman with his group of friends, telling them that he was right about Wolfman attending the party. He tells all the "little ghost and goblins and part-time Frankensteins" to have a good time. Shirley arrives to bring Wolfman to the balcony, when he notices Centuri and is amazed, and asks "who's the chrome head". She tells him his name and Wolfman notes that he has all his fans here, but convinces him to make his way to the balcony to meet a fan that's been dying to meet him all night. He accepts, saying that "anybody with taste like that, I can't keep waiting". He excuses himself from the children.
* Shirley introduces Andromus to Wolfman Jack. Wolfman tells him to "lay it on him" and does the finger wiggle shake, which, in reply, Andy tries to emulate. Shirley leaves them alone. Wolfman begins the conversation by saying that the "walking monument" belongs to him, which initially confuses him, but Wolfman describes Centuri as having a big dude with a silver hairdo.
* Andromus notes that he and Centuri enjoyed hearing his transmission very much, but noted it to be primitive. Wolfman replies that primitive is his style, but goes further and notes that what was even more primitive was when Marconi sent the letter "S" across the English Channel in 1901.
* Andromus does not reply to this directly, saying that he's interested in radio. Wolfman replies by giving him his own take on radio, which he says is the "real music of the spheres" and says that each planet and star are sending out their own signals, "just like the old Wolfman who is a heavenly body in his own right". He adds that the only thing that can stop radio cold is a "big old solar wave" and discusses this further, comparing the sun's coronal ejections to eating spicy food and experiencing flatulence. Andromus notes that this would stop radio transmissions, to which Wolfman replies "Yeah, can you dig it?" Andromus replies that he quite possibly digs it.
* Troy and Dillon are dropped off at [[Central Park]]. Troy notes the "vegetation center in the middle of all this concrete" and tells Dillon that the signal they're getting is coming from the buildings beyond the Park. Dillon observes that it isn't the place where a powerful transmitter would be held.
* Regardless of that fact, Troy tells Dillon that there's a link to the Cylon mission at the dwelling and begin their trek through the park.
* Dillon notes that it's too bad that they're on such a serious mission, since New York appears to be a nice place. A bunch of people hiding behind bushes begin to move out as the Warriors walk by.
* Dillon notes that the signals from the distress beacon are growing stronger. As they continue on the path, they are stopped by a quartet of muggers.
* The lead mugger notes the "fancy Dans" and asks them if they are going to a party. Troy notes that they are and are also in a hurry. The mugger is satisfied with going through things quickly, making it "short and sweet", saying "your money or your life".
* Dillon notes that it doesn't seem like an equitable trade and Troy says they don't have any money they can use.
* In response to the mugger's question about the kind of money they're carrying, Dillon explains that it is [[The Super Scouts, Part I|stolen money]], Troy elaborates that he's correct: while it was obtained [[Bank Teller|due to a misunderstanding]] the money is technically stolen.
* Now that "Fancy Dan" has been heard from, the thug leader says to hand over the stolen money and they will worry about it from there. They say they can't do that, since it would implicate you in a bank robbery which would be unfair to them.
* The lead mugger notes that he's heard "some jive in his time, but this is prime stuff". He offers them one more chance to give up their money. Dillon suggests taking advantage of the vegetation, and they soon jump up on a large branch of the nearby tree despite being rushed by the muggers. The muggers look up at the tree in shock and disbelief. Dillon reminds Troy that they're in a hurry and, after saying farewell to the muggers, they jump from the tree limb to the top of a nearby roof. The main mugger notes that he believes he's seeing things because of all the junk food he's been eating.

=== Act 2 ===

* Centuri tells Andromus, who has finished conversing with Wolfman, that he was unable to locate the keys and must take a human. Andromus replies that he's examined the premises and noted there is a kitchen with an access door, through which they can secret away a human without alerting the guests.
* Norman sees Andromus on the balcony. Andromus tells Centuri to go to the kitchen and wait, as he will get the human who best suits their purposes.
* In the kitchen, Arnie slaves over the food. He pulls out a bowl of meatballs from a built-in Cylon weapon known as a microwave. Norman enters, much to Arnie's delight. He cheerfully informs him that he's in time for a fresh batch of meatballs. Norman replies that he should forget the meatballs and he is worried. After a {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|brief discussion}} over how long he's slaved over the "morsels of heavenly splendor" and Norman's declaration over the fact he doesn't care, Norman asks Arnie what he told the Cylons about the station's security system. Arnie tells him that the conversation involved the Cylon's interest in visiting the station tonight, but that this would be impossible since there are only three sets of keys. Much to Arnie's chagrin, after Norman suggests they call the police, the sad clown reveals that he's known the strangers for only an hour and is concerned over why they're interested in the station.
* As penance, Arnie tells Norman to take the meatballs and pass them around. Arnie will be out in a minute to make sure they leave nice and quietly. Norman tells him that this could be dangerous, which is when Centuri shows up. Not knowing he's entered, Arnie reminds Norman that he worked his way through school as a bouncer.
* Arnie notices Centuri's entrance and greets him, saying that they were just talking about him. Centuri asks about their comments regarding "danger", to which Norman replies that {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|the meatballs were dangerous}}. After a glare from Arnie, Norman adds that they are addictive and they grow on you.
* This prompts Arnie to tell Centuri to "wait till you sink your chops in one of these". He then proceeds to throw them into the microwave and activate it.
* Centuri begins to react violently to this, spasming and falling over, knocking over crockery and foodstuff.
* The guests from the party rush to the kitchen. Mildred goes over to Centuri to check to see if he's all right, commenting that he must have had Arnie's meatballs. Arnie rejects that comment and tells what happened. In the middle of his story, he stumbles on the fact that the microwave may be the cause. Norman dismisses this, unless he had an old pacemaker. They try to remove Centuri's helmet, believing it to be part of the costume.
* Andromus arrives and asks what they've done. Andromus detects the microwave oven and demands that they turn off the machine. After they fail to do so, he destroys the microwave with the weapon built into his hand.
* When the microwave explodes, Norman jumps up and accusingly asks if Arnie put gunpowder in the meatballs and barks out for someone to call the fire department.
* As the guests begin to evacuate, Arnie calls for Wolfman help pick up Centuri. They find that he is very difficult to carry and, upon Andromus' command to rise, Centuri does so. As Centuri tells people to step back from him, Arnie vacates the room. Wolfman tries to follow suit, but Andromus stops him and says they will leave another way.
* Troy and Dillon run towards [[The Town House]] apartment complex. The police and fire department soon arrive.
* On the floor where Arnie's apartment is, the guests are trying to get out via the elevators. Norman yells at them to use the staircase instead.
* Troy and Dillon arrive moments later. They approach Arnie's apartment door, while Dillon scans for the signal. He notes that it is getting weaker, which means the Cylons are leaving the building. They head back toward the elevators while [[Sammy]] runs towards the burning apartment. He replies that [[Skippy]] is in the apartment and rushes in. Troy tells Dillon to pursue the Cylons, while Troy heads toward the apartment. Troy enters the apartment despite the protestations of Mildred.
* Troy manages to find Sammy. He dips a cloth in the apple bin and instructs Sammy to place it over his nose and mouth, and to breathe through it. They hear the dog barks of Skippy and Troy gets the pet. He returns to the door and instructs Sammy to stay close to the floor, where the air is better.
* Troy has saved Sammy and is reunited with Mildred and Arnie. Troy makes his exit as Mildred embraces her boy and Skippy is held by Arnie.
* The firefighters arrive at the scene. They make mention that the floor below is safe and that they can use the stairwell, also mentioning that they can take Sammy to [[Bellevue]] for an examination.
* Colonel Briggs is at the police station. The chief tells Briggs that he is more than happy to assist the government, but is not giving them much to go on. Briggs says that it's an issue under a closed security blanket. This response prompts the chief in a pointed question regarding whether or not his men can be trusted and asks him to explain himself. Briggs replies that "there are things under investigation that do not necessarily seem rational, nor do they present possibility of rational explinations". He believes that the average cop on the street couldn't handle what he has to say.
* This further angers the chief, who tells him not to underestimate his men.
* Briggs offers to tell it straight, but says that he better do it alone with the chief. The chief says that [[Grover]] is his right man and that everything he hears will also be heard by Grover.
* Briggs accepts this and tells them that what they are dealing with are aliens. Grover arises from his seated position. The chief asks Grover to give him a few minutes, which he agrees to and departs, politely saying it's a pleasure to meet the Colonel.
* At Central Park, the lead mugger, still smarting from their encounter with the Warriors, is telling his clowns that the next time he tells them to rush their victims, they rush them. He threatens to find himself some real muscle if they don't do as he says. Tonight, he says, they're going to "teach some lucky dude the meaning of trick-or-treat".
* Wolfman is walking with the two Cylons through Central Park. He asks them questions about who they are and what they want. Andromus tells him they wish to see the broadcast center, to which an incredulous Wolfman replies, questioning why they'd want to walk 50 blocks.
* Behind them, Centuri is rushed by the muggers. However, the muggers stop, back away slowly from Centuri and run off. The two muggers run away, with the lead mugger commenting that Halloween night is a bad night for mugging.
* Wolfman Jack and the Cylons hail a cab, which they enter. The [[Central Park cabbie|cabbie]] turns to them in order to ask them where they're going, until he sees Centuri. He stammers the question and is told their destination: the [[International Trace Center]]. He hesitantly agrees to the fare.
* At the police station, Briggs tells his tale. The chief replies that not only is it hard to swallow, but it is ridiculous. He says that he has a [[Jack Sydell|fellow officer]] in a Washington hospital suffering from a "kind of shock that isn't at all ridiculous" and adds that Sydell's brain is "someplace else". The chief replies that they'll say the same thing about him if he agrees to Briggs' request.
* Briggs reiterates his demand that the Warriors not be harmed. The chief says that while they don't shoot on sight, he says he must alert his men, especially when there's reason to believe there's danger.
* Grover enters the office and tells the chief that there's a fire over in Central Park. He notes that there's a dozen witnesses in Bellevue that swear that a guy burned down an apartment "with flames coming out of his fingers". The chief rephrases the statement as a question, while Briggs heads out of the office. When asked where he's going, he replies that he's headed toward Bellevue. When asked if he believes the story, he replies sardonically that, "No, of course not." The chief tells Grover to follow them in another car as Grover follows Briggs.
* The cab pulls up to the ITC. The cabbie asks for five bucks to pay the fare. Andromus uses his power of suggestion to shirk his responsibility for the fare.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the transmitter. In front of an elevator, Andromus tells Centuri that they will soon be able to summon their brothers to Earth.
* Troy meets Dillon about a block away from the ITC. A taxi driver Dillon questioned revealed to him that the Cylons are in the building. Troy notes that this is logical, since there's a transmission tower.
* In the elevator, Wolfman asks the Cylons what they want. He assumes they may want to make a political statement and says that something can be worked out in that regard. A voice tells them that they need a key to access the floors that aren't accessible by the public.
* Andromus tells Wolfman to put in his key. He does so.
* Troy and Dillon run into the building. Troy finds that the radio station is on the 70th floor and head toward the [[ascension tube]]s.
* Wolfman leads them to the radio station room as "[[That'll Be The Day]]" plays in the background.
* In the elevator, the elevator has stopped and the voice prompts them to insert the special key or refer to the control panel for further instructions. Troy opens the control panel and Dillon notes that there's only a number to dial, which won't help them.
* Troy loosens an escape door on the elevator and both resign themselves to the fact they'll have to jump up to the 70th floor using their super jumping abilities. Troy jumps atop the elevator. Dillon asks how it is up there, to which Troy responds that he's not going to like it, but summons him up anyway.
* They soon jump on the beams in the elevator shaft going up floor by floor.
* The Cylons and Wolfman enter the studio. Andromus informs Wolfman that "whoever is in charge must be warned to cooperate". Wolfman points out that no one else is at the radio station, motioning to the machines that play the music automatically once he's off air for the night until six in the morning.
* Andromus is impressed, telling Wolfman that Earth people will someday understand their place of unimportance in a truly efficient society. Wolfman questions Andromus on his phrase, "you Earth people", but Andromus ignores this question in lieu of finding an input terminal to transmit their signal.
* At Bellevue, Norman insists to Briggs and the NYPD chief that he did not see fire coming from Andromus' finger tips. Shirley, who is breathing oxygen, claims that she saw it, which Norman dismisses as part of her excitability. The chief tries to confirm her story, and she insists that this is indeed the case.
* Arnie pipes in, telling the chief of a movie he saw once where a man had to create a burning bush effect to impress the natives and how he did it. However, when asked if Andromus had a flamethrower, Shirley and Arnie reply in the negative.
* Briggs shows them pictures of Dillon and Troy, asking to point out which man "spewed flames from his fingers". The guests inform Briggs that neither of the men were responsible for the fire, but were there and, in fact, saved their lives. Mildred also adds that she owes them her son's life, much to Briggs' consternation.
* They go on to say that they did not see Dillon, but talk about Centuri, describing the Centurion as an unseen guy in an 8-foot costume. Arnie begins emulating the Cylon's back-and-forth eye, which Mildred soon intimidates as well complete with an emulated sound effect. The chief begins to do the same thing, but abruptly catches himself.
* The chief insinuates that they were drinking. Arnie replies that he doesn't drink when he cooks.
* The chief sees two misfits -- the Central Park muggers -- enter the hospital. They are frantic as the police officers -- with Grover -- attempt to calm them down. The chief approaches the sergeant and reminds him that the hospital is not a place to book criminals. However, the sergeant gives him a lowdown on the perps: they were running down 5th Avenue and, after stopping to question them, they begin giving incongruent statements and thus came to the hospital to check if they had been under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
* The lead mugger explains that it (the Cylon) was nothing like he'd ever seen. His accomplice corroborates the story, mentioning the "metal creep" who was a "Cyclops!" The lead mugger thinks that the big "chrome dome" is trying to take over their Central Park territory, which piques the interest of Briggs.

=== Act 3 ===

* Briggs and the chief talk about a report of an ITC security guard which talks about Centuri. Briggs asks if the report makes him a believer, but all the chief believes is that there's trouble of some kind, and reminds Briggs that until they find out more, it's still NYPD jurisdiction. Briggs replies that "before this is all over, you may want all the help you can get".
* Andromus removes the emergency homing device chip from Centuri. Andromus begins fiddling with equipment. Wolfman tells them to use the microphone, seeing as the rest of the stuff is expensive and they shouldn't be fiddling with it.
* He asks about the Emergency Broadcasting System, which raise concern from Wolfman Jack, who vociferously points out that that's government stuff that shouldn't be messed with. Andromus resolutely replies that they will tap into that system, and instructs Wolfman to show them the equipment.
* After initially refusing to help, Wolfman is given incentive by Centuri to do so.
* Troy and Dillon keep on jumping up the elevator shaft and are about to reach the 70th floor.
* The Cylons are shown the EBS equipment on the roof, despite protestations from Wolfman. They reach a locked maintenance box, which Centuri rips the door from. They activate the transmission equipment.
* The Warriors reach the 70th floor and leave the elevator shaft.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the main dish. Reluctantly he does so, while commenting on his fear of heights and ruefully mentioning that he could have gone to other parties.
* The Warriors run through the corridors. Dillon notes the transmission's getting stronger and head towards the source.
* Andromus realigns the dish to transmit space-ward.
* Adama reports to Zee regarding a transmission being sent to the star [[Balcon]]. Zee suggests that they block all transmissions from Earth. Adama replies that a Cylon [[basestar (TOS)|base ship]] would surely investigate such interference. Zee posits that they may encounter a small patrol and, if they don't block the signal, the Cylons will respond with every ship at their disposal.
* Adama replies that he'll have patrols launched to intercept such patrols, adding that he will pray that it is unnecessary.
* Wolfman tells the Cylons that he's been a good sport and have followed their demands, against his better judgment. Andromus agrees that he has and addresses Centuri. Centuri slowly pushes Wolfman to the edge of the platform, while Wolfman is espousing his "live and let live" philosophies.
* Troy and Dillon arrive at the roof, seeing Centuri. A fire fight between Andromus and Centuri begin; Wolfman quickly darts out of the line of fire. The firefight is brief, with Dillon taking out Centuri and Troy shooting Andromus, who is still positioning the antenna dish.
[[Image:willprotect.jpg|thumb|The damaged Centuri carries a wounded Andromus.]]
* Andromus orders Centuri to keep the Warriors away from the antenna dish, however Centuri is damage and reverts to his first order to protect Andromus. Andromus protests as Centuri picks him up and jumps from the roof. Troy blasts the dish.
* Centuri and Andromus land in a trash bin.
* With the transmission stopped, Adama has stopped the jamming. Troy establishes contact with ''Galactica'' and reports their success. Dillon comments that it was a "beaut", which initially confuses Adama until Troy explains that it is Earth talk.
* Troy and Dillon kindly request that the next time the Cylons invade Earth, Adama can give them a little more notice -- or stop them from coming at all. In grand spirits, Adama gives his apologizes to "all concerned".
* The NYPD arrives at the ITC. They begin making their way up to the WQSL studios. Troy and Dillon hear the approach of officers and turn on their invisibility fields.
* As three cops begin to check the roof, a dump truck gets the disposal bin that Centuri and Andromus's bodies are in and loads the detritus.
* An officer on the roof reports that they've search every inch of the place and have turned up nothing. Down on the street, Wolfman is describing Dillon and Troy's fight with the Cylons, much to the chief's disbelief. With no evidence for these stories, the chief reminds Briggs that he's in New York City and that outsiders always take shots at them because they don't know what goes on in the city.
* Briggs is adamant about the events of Halloween night involving people from another world. The chief replies that he's been on the NYPD long enough to not be convinced about anything and pointedly asks where the two men went off to.
* The dump truck drives by. Centuri's head is still functioning, repeating his mantra of "I will protect you."
* The chief tells Grover to pull the men off the roof. Grover asks if there's anything to the Cylons' roving eye sound. He replies that it's Halloween: "Trick or treat."
* The four men now on the roof are called down. They leave, permitting the Warriors to deactivate their fields. Troy tells Dillon it's time to head home, but Dillon whines that they just got to New York City and, aside from the muggers, the city seems to be exciting. He also would have liked to see the remainder of the play that they interrupted. Troy says that they may be back next time; Dillon concedes that Troy is right and they look at the cityscape.

== Notes ==

* The second half of this episode is sometimes called ''So This Is New York'' due to an error in an episode guide in Starlog magazine many years ago.<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Ken Lynch (Grover) played Dr. Gordon in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[Experiment in Terra]]. His playing a policeman named "Grover" is a purposeful nod to the fact that he was a semi-regular on Glen Larson's [[w:McCloud|McCloud]] series as Sergeant Grover (and which also featured [[Terry Carter]] as Sergeant Joe Broadhurst).<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Blooper - In part two, there is stock footage of the underside of ''Galactica'' moving through space, and ''Galactica'' is moving backwards.
* What an amazing (and unbelievable) coincidence that the Cylons arrive on Halloween, thus allowing them to walk around without really standing out.
* Rex Cutter (Centuri) played the Cylon Centurion named Red-Eye in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[The Lost Warrior]]. He also played the Cylon Centurion named Cy in the classic Galactica 1980 episode [[The Return of Starbuck]].
* William Daniels (Shirley's husband) is best known for his roles on St. Elsewhere and as the voice of K.I.T.T. in Knight Rider, as well as John Adams in the Broadway and film productions of the musical ''1776''.
* Apart from the summary of "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" at the start of the episode, [[Jamie Hamilton]] does not appear during the course of the program, despite the fact [[Robyn Douglass]] is credited with appearing in the opening credits.
* Again, there is much less of an attempt to show educational themes or lessons in this episode than in some others. However, mascots dressed as animated characters do appear in the stage production that Troy and Dillon participate in at one point. Was that put there for the kids, or was that to break up the intensity created by the appearance of Central Park gang members?
* The song in the background as [[Wolfman Jack]] escorts [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]] through the corridor of the radio station is "[[w:That'll Be The Day|That'll Be The Day]]" performed by [[w:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]].
* In a later scene with Wolfman Jack and the two Cylons, "[[w:My Life (Billy Joel song)|My Life]]" by [[w:Billy Joel|Billy Joel]] begins to play.

== Analysis ==

* The episode does not take into effect signal lag of radio signals, which go at the [[w:speed of light|speed of light]]. Thus, given that the star [[Balcon]] is likely light years away, it would have taken years for the signal to have reached that destination.
* Balcon is probably located somewhere in the northern sky as the Cylons position the antenna to point upwards.
* The International Trade Center's ~1 meter parabolic antenna is probably way too small to produce a strong signal over interstellar distances. A better, more realistic option would be large radio telescopes such as the 100-meter [[w:Green Bank Telescope|Green Bank Telescope]] in nearby West Virginia.
* The appearance of [[Ken Lynch]] as a New York cop named Grover, the same name as his New York cop character on ''[[w: McCloud|McCloud]]'' (executive produced by Glen Larson) evidently means that both ''McCloud'' and ''Galactica: 1980'' occupy the same universe! (This was even more explicit in the earlier version of the script. This was the same show that featured [[Terry Carter]] in the recurring role of Sergeant Joe Broadhurst.

== Questions ==

* Why didn't the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the "Good Ship Lollipop" disappear when the Warriors activated their [[invisibility field]]s, particularly since anything they've have contact with during the process would also disappear (c.f. "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]")?
* As microwave radiation interferes with [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurions]], why wasn't this fact discovered and exploited by the Colonials sooner?
* Would Andromus and Centuri's bodies be recovered from the dump?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

[[Image:meatballs.jpg|thumb|right|Arnie and Norman discuss meatballs]]

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|''Arnie and Norman discuss the meatballs for the party:''}}
:'''[[Arnie]]:''' [[Norman]]! Just in time for a fresh batch of [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].
:'''Norman:''' Forget the meatballs, I'm worried.
:'''Arnie:''' Forget my meatballs? Forget these morsels of heavenly splendor that I spent an hour and a half preparing?
:'''Norman:''' Arnie, I don't care if you spent a year and a half!

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|''Centuri walks into the kitchen, inquiring of the danger that Norman spoke of:''}}
: '''[[Centuri]]:''' You were speaking of danger.
: '''Arnie:''' (chuckles) Da- Danger? No, I, uh... (points to Norman) Did you say anything about danger?
: '''Norman:''' Nnono. Uh, well, I, uh, I said that it was dangerous, I mean the meatballs. (Arnie glares at Norman) I mean, you take one, and, uh, you have to take another. And they just grow on you.

== From Script to Screen ==

There are noteworthy differences between an earlier version of the script and the final product, as noted below.

* [[Arnie]] is referred to as Danny.<ref>[[bsp:The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II|Script for "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II"]], p. 1</ref>
* This is an earlier version without the redundant meatball jokes, which were later added to irritate [[Susan Futterman]] and the censors at ABC. In fact, Norman is the one who brings [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 6</ref>
* Mildred is noted as being Danny's (Arnie's) wife, instead of merely being his sister. Mildred is noted in the script for her "hot blooded" nature, as well as a penchant for tall men; her first husband being a basketball player.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 2</ref> Danny himself is noted as having a "famous temper".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 7</ref>
* [[Andromus]] refers to the radio transmissions as "aural transmissions".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8</ref>
* Centuri is a little more talkative in this version of the script, even actively conversing with Andromus.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8, 10</ref>
* Colonel [[Briggs]] is present at the [[A-B Raider]]'s crash scene, believing it to be the craft [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] came on. He makes it clear that Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] is his friend and wants the two "spacemen" to pay for what they've done to him. He is irate when he discovers that the police have already put a "shoot on sight" order if the two should be encountered, since he wants them alive.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 10-11</ref>
* The early version of the script makes it clear the NY cops [[Clifford]] and [[Grover]] are supposed to be Chief Peter B. Clifford and Sergeant Grover from the 1970-77 series [[w:McCloud (TV Series)|''McCloud'']] which starred [[w:Dennis Weaver|Dennis Weaver]] and where [[Terry Carter]] had the regular role of Sergeant Joe Broadhurst. At one point, Clifford says, "My boys are experts on non-rational things. We had a cop working here on loanout from New Mexico that would make King Kong climbing the World Trade Center seem like a routine case." Then when Clifford gets the report about witnesses seeing a man shooting flames from his fingers, he says, "This is worse than McCloud." These references were dropped when they were unable to get the actor who had played Clifford on ''McCloud'', [[w:J.D. Cannon|J.D. Cannon]] to appear, although [[Grover]] is played by [[Ken Lynch]] who was Grover on ''McCloud'' (though this Grover is a uniformed cop rather than the plainclothes detective of the earlier show)
* An alternate scene where Troy and Dillon enter the studio soaking wet: instead of seeing "dancing mammals", they manage to talk to a cop helping out with security, who directs them to [[Chuck Willis]], the dresser, and are able to secure their tuxedos.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 14-17</ref>
* The star of the show is depicted as a venomous, ego-maniacal woman who doesn't like being upstaged. After Troy and Dillon turn on their [[invisibility field]]s, they throw her into a gigantic cake and flee the scene to avoid the police that have followed them to the stage.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 18-19</ref>
* An alternate version of the discussion between [[Wolfman Jack]] and Andromus occurs, broaching on many of the same topics. Also, [[Shirley Blore]] appears to be more inquisitive, asking Andromus and Centuri where they come from.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 20-23</ref>
* Further, Shirley is the one who is worried, not Norman, and the conversation about the meatballs that is shared between Norman and Arnie is instead the conversation between Shirley and Norman. Further, it is indicated that the two are merely dating, not married as demonstrated in the episode.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 25-26</ref>
* Danny and Mildred have a mild quarrel, after Danny believes that Mildred is bedding Centuri.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 27-28</ref>
* Andromus senses that they are being tracked. He orders Centuri to the kitchen so that Andromus and their guest can make a quick escape.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 29</ref>
* The mugger in Central Park that threatens Dillon and Troy refers to Troy as [[Fred Astaire]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 31</ref>
* Troy manages to put out the fire by using his laser gun to create an explosion that depletes the oxygen in the room, thus stopping the fire.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 38</ref>
* The cabbie who drove the Cylons and Wolfman Jack to the Trade Center later crashes into a pole, which attracts the police.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 46</ref>

== Guest Stars ==
*[[William Daniels]] as [[Norman Blore|Norman]]
*[[imdb:nm0662430|Lara Parker]] as [[Shirley Blore|Shirley]]
*[[Marj Dusay]] as [[Mildred]]
*[[Val Bisoglio]] as [[Arnie]]
*[[imdb:nm0357745|Bernie Hamilton]] as Chief [[Clifford]] (credited as "Cop")
*[[imdb:nm0949603|Heather Young]] as [[Lollipop star|Star]]
*[[Peter Mark Richman]] as Colonel [[Briggs]]
*[[Ken Lynch]] as [[Grover]]
*[[Arthur Batanides]] as [[Central Park cabbie|Cabbie]]
*[[imdb:nm0278201|John Finnegan]] as Officer in Trauma Room
*[[imdb:nm0897141|Herb Vigran]] as Pop
*[[imdb:nm0927129|John Widlock]] as [[Chuck Willis|Chuck]]
*[[imdb:nm0275024|Dan Ferrone]] as [[NYPD Sergeant|Police Sergeant]]
*[[imdb:nm0676145|Alexander Petala]] as 1st Tough
*[[Cosie Costa]] as 2nd Tough
*[[imdb:nm0592268|T. Miratti]] as 3rd Tough
*[[Louis Sardo]] as 4th Tough
*[[imdb:nm0876166|Paul Tuerpe]] as Fireman
*[[Chip Lucia]] as [[M.C.]]
*[[Rex Cutter]] as [[Centuri]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0494660|René LeVant]] as [[Max]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0341483|Ed Griffith]] as [[Leroy]] (uncredited)
*Unknown as [[Tommy]]
*Unknown as [[Sammy]]

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[[fr:Épisode:Les Cylons arrivent, 2e partie]]

The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II

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Epaddon: /* From Script to Screen */

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| title= The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II
| series= 1980
| episode= 8
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| director=[[Barry Crane]]
| guests= [[Roger Davis]] as [[Andromus]] [[Robert Smith|Wolfman Jack]] as [[Wolfman Jack|Himself]]
| production= 55117
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| US airdate= 1980-04-20
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| next= [[Space Croppers]]
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:''The human-looking [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] android [[Andromus]] and [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] [[Centuri]] plan to use a [[WQSL|radio station]] to broadcast a distress signal so that the Cylon fleet can destroy [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], and it is up to [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] to stop them.''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* Cops chase [[Dillon]] and [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], who are driving a stolen New York Highway Patrol car. Troy believes that, as [[New York City]] is the largest they've seen on earth, they'll be able to lose their pursuers. Dillon remarks that he should tell that to the police pursuing them.
* The Warriors happen to drive in the [[Port of New York]] towards Pier 60. Dillon notes to Troy that they're running out of city. They flip in the air and crash into the water, thus ending the car chase.
* Troy and Dillon manage to get out of the car before it sinks further into the ocean. The cops see the car sink into the ocean and the cops on scene order the Harbor Patrol to start looking for bodies, while they cordon off the area just in case they made it out.
* Troy contacts Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] on ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]''. Troy reports that they've located the crashed [[A-B Raider|Cylon ship]]. [[Doctor Zee]] replies that they know and asks if the people of Earth know about the Cylons. Troy tells them that the ship auto-destructed and nothing remains of the ship, to which Adama thanks the Lord. Troy notifies them that not all the crew members perished inside the craft; Troy adds that they are likely en route to a powerful transmission station.
* Zee begins to tell Adama that the Cylons can't reach the transmitting station, but Adama knows full well about the grave nature of the situation. He tells Troy and Dillon that their mission has never been so grave and tells them to prevent the Cylons from transmitting Earth's location to their battle fleet. Troy and Dillon realize this and begin to make their way out of the Port of New York.
* The doorbell rings to [[Arnie]]'s apartment penthouse. [[Mildred]] answers it, seeing that [[Norman Blower]] and his wife, [[Shirley Blower|Shirley]], have arrived. Mildred tells her brother that "the boss is here" and he replies to tell him that he's "[[Arnie's meatballs|baking a real surprise]]" in the kitchen. Norman replies that they've baked a real surprise for them, introducing two more guests, the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]] [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]], whom they believe to be humans dressed up as spacemen.
* Arnie comes out of the kitchen to see what the fuss is about and is surprised to see the Cylons. He begins speculating on who is inside the costume, throwing out the name of an acquaintance, [[Wilt Chamberlain]]. Norman tells him to guess again, but Arnie replies that he has to return to the kitchen and accidentally spills the beans about what he's cooking: the meatballs. Arnie rues spilling the surprise and Norman sarcastically retorts that he wishes it only were a surprise. Arnie offers to let him have the first taste. Norman refuses, saying that he ought to introduce his friends around.
* Andromus and Centuri are being introduced to party goers. A group of kids, led by [[Tommy]] (dressed as [[Raggedy Andy]]) is introduced to the Cylons by Shirley as "Andy" and Centuri, wishing them Happy Halloween. Andromus returns the greeting, saying "Happy Halloween little people."
* Shirley expresses her hope that they like the crowd, explaining that it is mostly people from the media. He reiterates his interests in radio and [[Wolfman Jack]]. She mentions that they've come to the right party, since anything they'd need to know would be answered at the party.
* Troy and Dillon are walking down a New York street near [[Remos Club]] when they hear the sirens. Troy and Dillon duck into an archway before the club. The cop car stops at the curb and a distraught mother runs to to meet them. She berates them for taking so long and tells of her kid who has locked himself in the bathroom. She reports that she can see him through the crack at the door and he's sticking his tongue out at her.
* After the cops enter the domicile, Dillon checks the signal strength and notes it is getting weaker. He surmises that the Centurions are on the other side of the city.
* They overhear a dispatch about them and go to the car, which has its driver side door ajar, to listen more closely. However they are interrupted by a middle-aged [[NYPD cop]] who asks them if they want something. They reply they're just heading into the city. As they leave, the cop approaches his car and overhears a supplemental update that tells of two Caucasian suspects having wet clothing heading west from the river. The police officer calls out after them and begins a pursuit on foot. They round the corner of a theater building, but the police officer is still pursuing them.
* Hiding behind a wall, Dillon notes they can't wear their clothing for much longer. Troy observes that the clothing stores are closed and, as Dillon points out, it is difficult to not be noticed when you're soaking wet.
* They hear music coming from a side door which is unlocked.
* On the theater's stage, a bunch of performers in dog costumes dance to "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-day". Troy and Dillon, from behind the stage, notice this and see "dancing mammals", which Troy notes as strange.
* Troy points out a clothes rack with white suits of every size. They help themselves to the clothing, which Dillon remarks a strange looking, but apparently notes their acceptability on Earth.
* After getting dressed, the [[theater director|director]] of the play hands the Warriors canes and top hats and pushes them out to the stage. Soon they are thrust in a middle of a performance of the "Good Ship Lollipop" and are pushed and directed by the other irate performers, whose actions the Warriors attempt to emulate without much success.
* At the crash site of the A-B Raider, investigators are pouring over it without much success. Also at the scene is Colonel [[Briggs]]. Behind him is a Highway Patrol officer questioning [[Max]] and [[Leroy]], apparently showing them pictures. The officer reports to Briggs, saying that the colonel was right and tells him that the two men climbed out of the ship (which is untrue). They presume they are smugglers.
* Briggs orders the cops to get their likeness out to every police department in the Tri-State Area. Max notes that this is already been done. Briggs makes it clear that he wants the men taken alive, to which Leroy replies that this would be up to them.
* Behind the stage, the director is walking over the cop (and his partner) that pursued them to the edge of the stage, pointing Troy and Dillon out. The Warriors notice and say they have to get out of there.
* They are prompted to pick up the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the show and they do so. They also take the opportunity to engage their [[invisibility field]]s, which has the unintended side effect of making the performer appear as if she's floating in the air.
* The director and the cops look at the display in astonishment and disbelief. The crowd is wowed by the display and, during this, Troy and Dillon make their escape. The cop asks if the director felt something, after he is bumped by the Warriors.
* Troy and Dillon exit the stage, now visible. Troy rues over the fact that they've lost a lot of time. Dillon notes that the Cylon signal remains constant at 4.6 [[acron ions]] in strength. This means that they either reached their destination or have been stopped by something.
* Dillon hails a taxi, which, much to his surprise, works out.
* Wolfman Jack arrives at the party with his trademark wolf howl and gets the party goers psyched.
* On a balcony, Andromus tells Centuri that he'll need his help; he's learned about the location of the transmission centers and the need of a special key for emergency admittance. Centuri is tasked with finding the keys or taking one of the people who have the keys with them, and will start by investigating Arnie.
* Tommy runs up to the Wolfman with his group of friends, telling them that he was right about Wolfman attending the party. He tells all the "little ghost and goblins and part-time Frankensteins" to have a good time. Shirley arrives to bring Wolfman to the balcony, when he notices Centuri and is amazed, and asks "who's the chrome head". She tells him his name and Wolfman notes that he has all his fans here, but convinces him to make his way to the balcony to meet a fan that's been dying to meet him all night. He accepts, saying that "anybody with taste like that, I can't keep waiting". He excuses himself from the children.
* Shirley introduces Andromus to Wolfman Jack. Wolfman tells him to "lay it on him" and does the finger wiggle shake, which, in reply, Andy tries to emulate. Shirley leaves them alone. Wolfman begins the conversation by saying that the "walking monument" belongs to him, which initially confuses him, but Wolfman describes Centuri as having a big dude with a silver hairdo.
* Andromus notes that he and Centuri enjoyed hearing his transmission very much, but noted it to be primitive. Wolfman replies that primitive is his style, but goes further and notes that what was even more primitive was when Marconi sent the letter "S" across the English Channel in 1901.
* Andromus does not reply to this directly, saying that he's interested in radio. Wolfman replies by giving him his own take on radio, which he says is the "real music of the spheres" and says that each planet and star are sending out their own signals, "just like the old Wolfman who is a heavenly body in his own right". He adds that the only thing that can stop radio cold is a "big old solar wave" and discusses this further, comparing the sun's coronal ejections to eating spicy food and experiencing flatulence. Andromus notes that this would stop radio transmissions, to which Wolfman replies "Yeah, can you dig it?" Andromus replies that he quite possibly digs it.
* Troy and Dillon are dropped off at [[Central Park]]. Troy notes the "vegetation center in the middle of all this concrete" and tells Dillon that the signal they're getting is coming from the buildings beyond the Park. Dillon observes that it isn't the place where a powerful transmitter would be held.
* Regardless of that fact, Troy tells Dillon that there's a link to the Cylon mission at the dwelling and begin their trek through the park.
* Dillon notes that it's too bad that they're on such a serious mission, since New York appears to be a nice place. A bunch of people hiding behind bushes begin to move out as the Warriors walk by.
* Dillon notes that the signals from the distress beacon are growing stronger. As they continue on the path, they are stopped by a quartet of muggers.
* The lead mugger notes the "fancy Dans" and asks them if they are going to a party. Troy notes that they are and are also in a hurry. The mugger is satisfied with going through things quickly, making it "short and sweet", saying "your money or your life".
* Dillon notes that it doesn't seem like an equitable trade and Troy says they don't have any money they can use.
* In response to the mugger's question about the kind of money they're carrying, Dillon explains that it is [[The Super Scouts, Part I|stolen money]], Troy elaborates that he's correct: while it was obtained [[Bank Teller|due to a misunderstanding]] the money is technically stolen.
* Now that "Fancy Dan" has been heard from, the thug leader says to hand over the stolen money and they will worry about it from there. They say they can't do that, since it would implicate you in a bank robbery which would be unfair to them.
* The lead mugger notes that he's heard "some jive in his time, but this is prime stuff". He offers them one more chance to give up their money. Dillon suggests taking advantage of the vegetation, and they soon jump up on a large branch of the nearby tree despite being rushed by the muggers. The muggers look up at the tree in shock and disbelief. Dillon reminds Troy that they're in a hurry and, after saying farewell to the muggers, they jump from the tree limb to the top of a nearby roof. The main mugger notes that he believes he's seeing things because of all the junk food he's been eating.

=== Act 2 ===

* Centuri tells Andromus, who has finished conversing with Wolfman, that he was unable to locate the keys and must take a human. Andromus replies that he's examined the premises and noted there is a kitchen with an access door, through which they can secret away a human without alerting the guests.
* Norman sees Andromus on the balcony. Andromus tells Centuri to go to the kitchen and wait, as he will get the human who best suits their purposes.
* In the kitchen, Arnie slaves over the food. He pulls out a bowl of meatballs from a built-in Cylon weapon known as a microwave. Norman enters, much to Arnie's delight. He cheerfully informs him that he's in time for a fresh batch of meatballs. Norman replies that he should forget the meatballs and he is worried. After a {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|brief discussion}} over how long he's slaved over the "morsels of heavenly splendor" and Norman's declaration over the fact he doesn't care, Norman asks Arnie what he told the Cylons about the station's security system. Arnie tells him that the conversation involved the Cylon's interest in visiting the station tonight, but that this would be impossible since there are only three sets of keys. Much to Arnie's chagrin, after Norman suggests they call the police, the sad clown reveals that he's known the strangers for only an hour and is concerned over why they're interested in the station.
* As penance, Arnie tells Norman to take the meatballs and pass them around. Arnie will be out in a minute to make sure they leave nice and quietly. Norman tells him that this could be dangerous, which is when Centuri shows up. Not knowing he's entered, Arnie reminds Norman that he worked his way through school as a bouncer.
* Arnie notices Centuri's entrance and greets him, saying that they were just talking about him. Centuri asks about their comments regarding "danger", to which Norman replies that {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|the meatballs were dangerous}}. After a glare from Arnie, Norman adds that they are addictive and they grow on you.
* This prompts Arnie to tell Centuri to "wait till you sink your chops in one of these". He then proceeds to throw them into the microwave and activate it.
* Centuri begins to react violently to this, spasming and falling over, knocking over crockery and foodstuff.
* The guests from the party rush to the kitchen. Mildred goes over to Centuri to check to see if he's all right, commenting that he must have had Arnie's meatballs. Arnie rejects that comment and tells what happened. In the middle of his story, he stumbles on the fact that the microwave may be the cause. Norman dismisses this, unless he had an old pacemaker. They try to remove Centuri's helmet, believing it to be part of the costume.
* Andromus arrives and asks what they've done. Andromus detects the microwave oven and demands that they turn off the machine. After they fail to do so, he destroys the microwave with the weapon built into his hand.
* When the microwave explodes, Norman jumps up and accusingly asks if Arnie put gunpowder in the meatballs and barks out for someone to call the fire department.
* As the guests begin to evacuate, Arnie calls for Wolfman help pick up Centuri. They find that he is very difficult to carry and, upon Andromus' command to rise, Centuri does so. As Centuri tells people to step back from him, Arnie vacates the room. Wolfman tries to follow suit, but Andromus stops him and says they will leave another way.
* Troy and Dillon run towards [[The Town House]] apartment complex. The police and fire department soon arrive.
* On the floor where Arnie's apartment is, the guests are trying to get out via the elevators. Norman yells at them to use the staircase instead.
* Troy and Dillon arrive moments later. They approach Arnie's apartment door, while Dillon scans for the signal. He notes that it is getting weaker, which means the Cylons are leaving the building. They head back toward the elevators while [[Sammy]] runs towards the burning apartment. He replies that [[Skippy]] is in the apartment and rushes in. Troy tells Dillon to pursue the Cylons, while Troy heads toward the apartment. Troy enters the apartment despite the protestations of Mildred.
* Troy manages to find Sammy. He dips a cloth in the apple bin and instructs Sammy to place it over his nose and mouth, and to breathe through it. They hear the dog barks of Skippy and Troy gets the pet. He returns to the door and instructs Sammy to stay close to the floor, where the air is better.
* Troy has saved Sammy and is reunited with Mildred and Arnie. Troy makes his exit as Mildred embraces her boy and Skippy is held by Arnie.
* The firefighters arrive at the scene. They make mention that the floor below is safe and that they can use the stairwell, also mentioning that they can take Sammy to [[Bellevue]] for an examination.
* Colonel Briggs is at the police station. The chief tells Briggs that he is more than happy to assist the government, but is not giving them much to go on. Briggs says that it's an issue under a closed security blanket. This response prompts the chief in a pointed question regarding whether or not his men can be trusted and asks him to explain himself. Briggs replies that "there are things under investigation that do not necessarily seem rational, nor do they present possibility of rational explinations". He believes that the average cop on the street couldn't handle what he has to say.
* This further angers the chief, who tells him not to underestimate his men.
* Briggs offers to tell it straight, but says that he better do it alone with the chief. The chief says that [[Grover]] is his right man and that everything he hears will also be heard by Grover.
* Briggs accepts this and tells them that what they are dealing with are aliens. Grover arises from his seated position. The chief asks Grover to give him a few minutes, which he agrees to and departs, politely saying it's a pleasure to meet the Colonel.
* At Central Park, the lead mugger, still smarting from their encounter with the Warriors, is telling his clowns that the next time he tells them to rush their victims, they rush them. He threatens to find himself some real muscle if they don't do as he says. Tonight, he says, they're going to "teach some lucky dude the meaning of trick-or-treat".
* Wolfman is walking with the two Cylons through Central Park. He asks them questions about who they are and what they want. Andromus tells him they wish to see the broadcast center, to which an incredulous Wolfman replies, questioning why they'd want to walk 50 blocks.
* Behind them, Centuri is rushed by the muggers. However, the muggers stop, back away slowly from Centuri and run off. The two muggers run away, with the lead mugger commenting that Halloween night is a bad night for mugging.
* Wolfman Jack and the Cylons hail a cab, which they enter. The [[Central Park cabbie|cabbie]] turns to them in order to ask them where they're going, until he sees Centuri. He stammers the question and is told their destination: the [[International Trace Center]]. He hesitantly agrees to the fare.
* At the police station, Briggs tells his tale. The chief replies that not only is it hard to swallow, but it is ridiculous. He says that he has a [[Jack Sydell|fellow officer]] in a Washington hospital suffering from a "kind of shock that isn't at all ridiculous" and adds that Sydell's brain is "someplace else". The chief replies that they'll say the same thing about him if he agrees to Briggs' request.
* Briggs reiterates his demand that the Warriors not be harmed. The chief says that while they don't shoot on sight, he says he must alert his men, especially when there's reason to believe there's danger.
* Grover enters the office and tells the chief that there's a fire over in Central Park. He notes that there's a dozen witnesses in Bellevue that swear that a guy burned down an apartment "with flames coming out of his fingers". The chief rephrases the statement as a question, while Briggs heads out of the office. When asked where he's going, he replies that he's headed toward Bellevue. When asked if he believes the story, he replies sardonically that, "No, of course not." The chief tells Grover to follow them in another car as Grover follows Briggs.
* The cab pulls up to the ITC. The cabbie asks for five bucks to pay the fare. Andromus uses his power of suggestion to shirk his responsibility for the fare.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the transmitter. In front of an elevator, Andromus tells Centuri that they will soon be able to summon their brothers to Earth.
* Troy meets Dillon about a block away from the ITC. A taxi driver Dillon questioned revealed to him that the Cylons are in the building. Troy notes that this is logical, since there's a transmission tower.
* In the elevator, Wolfman asks the Cylons what they want. He assumes they may want to make a political statement and says that something can be worked out in that regard. A voice tells them that they need a key to access the floors that aren't accessible by the public.
* Andromus tells Wolfman to put in his key. He does so.
* Troy and Dillon run into the building. Troy finds that the radio station is on the 70th floor and head toward the [[ascension tube]]s.
* Wolfman leads them to the radio station room as "[[That'll Be The Day]]" plays in the background.
* In the elevator, the elevator has stopped and the voice prompts them to insert the special key or refer to the control panel for further instructions. Troy opens the control panel and Dillon notes that there's only a number to dial, which won't help them.
* Troy loosens an escape door on the elevator and both resign themselves to the fact they'll have to jump up to the 70th floor using their super jumping abilities. Troy jumps atop the elevator. Dillon asks how it is up there, to which Troy responds that he's not going to like it, but summons him up anyway.
* They soon jump on the beams in the elevator shaft going up floor by floor.
* The Cylons and Wolfman enter the studio. Andromus informs Wolfman that "whoever is in charge must be warned to cooperate". Wolfman points out that no one else is at the radio station, motioning to the machines that play the music automatically once he's off air for the night until six in the morning.
* Andromus is impressed, telling Wolfman that Earth people will someday understand their place of unimportance in a truly efficient society. Wolfman questions Andromus on his phrase, "you Earth people", but Andromus ignores this question in lieu of finding an input terminal to transmit their signal.
* At Bellevue, Norman insists to Briggs and the NYPD chief that he did not see fire coming from Andromus' finger tips. Shirley, who is breathing oxygen, claims that she saw it, which Norman dismisses as part of her excitability. The chief tries to confirm her story, and she insists that this is indeed the case.
* Arnie pipes in, telling the chief of a movie he saw once where a man had to create a burning bush effect to impress the natives and how he did it. However, when asked if Andromus had a flamethrower, Shirley and Arnie reply in the negative.
* Briggs shows them pictures of Dillon and Troy, asking to point out which man "spewed flames from his fingers". The guests inform Briggs that neither of the men were responsible for the fire, but were there and, in fact, saved their lives. Mildred also adds that she owes them her son's life, much to Briggs' consternation.
* They go on to say that they did not see Dillon, but talk about Centuri, describing the Centurion as an unseen guy in an 8-foot costume. Arnie begins emulating the Cylon's back-and-forth eye, which Mildred soon intimidates as well complete with an emulated sound effect. The chief begins to do the same thing, but abruptly catches himself.
* The chief insinuates that they were drinking. Arnie replies that he doesn't drink when he cooks.
* The chief sees two misfits -- the Central Park muggers -- enter the hospital. They are frantic as the police officers -- with Grover -- attempt to calm them down. The chief approaches the sergeant and reminds him that the hospital is not a place to book criminals. However, the sergeant gives him a lowdown on the perps: they were running down 5th Avenue and, after stopping to question them, they begin giving incongruent statements and thus came to the hospital to check if they had been under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
* The lead mugger explains that it (the Cylon) was nothing like he'd ever seen. His accomplice corroborates the story, mentioning the "metal creep" who was a "Cyclops!" The lead mugger thinks that the big "chrome dome" is trying to take over their Central Park territory, which piques the interest of Briggs.

=== Act 3 ===

* Briggs and the chief talk about a report of an ITC security guard which talks about Centuri. Briggs asks if the report makes him a believer, but all the chief believes is that there's trouble of some kind, and reminds Briggs that until they find out more, it's still NYPD jurisdiction. Briggs replies that "before this is all over, you may want all the help you can get".
* Andromus removes the emergency homing device chip from Centuri. Andromus begins fiddling with equipment. Wolfman tells them to use the microphone, seeing as the rest of the stuff is expensive and they shouldn't be fiddling with it.
* He asks about the Emergency Broadcasting System, which raise concern from Wolfman Jack, who vociferously points out that that's government stuff that shouldn't be messed with. Andromus resolutely replies that they will tap into that system, and instructs Wolfman to show them the equipment.
* After initially refusing to help, Wolfman is given incentive by Centuri to do so.
* Troy and Dillon keep on jumping up the elevator shaft and are about to reach the 70th floor.
* The Cylons are shown the EBS equipment on the roof, despite protestations from Wolfman. They reach a locked maintenance box, which Centuri rips the door from. They activate the transmission equipment.
* The Warriors reach the 70th floor and leave the elevator shaft.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the main dish. Reluctantly he does so, while commenting on his fear of heights and ruefully mentioning that he could have gone to other parties.
* The Warriors run through the corridors. Dillon notes the transmission's getting stronger and head towards the source.
* Andromus realigns the dish to transmit space-ward.
* Adama reports to Zee regarding a transmission being sent to the star [[Balcon]]. Zee suggests that they block all transmissions from Earth. Adama replies that a Cylon [[basestar (TOS)|base ship]] would surely investigate such interference. Zee posits that they may encounter a small patrol and, if they don't block the signal, the Cylons will respond with every ship at their disposal.
* Adama replies that he'll have patrols launched to intercept such patrols, adding that he will pray that it is unnecessary.
* Wolfman tells the Cylons that he's been a good sport and have followed their demands, against his better judgment. Andromus agrees that he has and addresses Centuri. Centuri slowly pushes Wolfman to the edge of the platform, while Wolfman is espousing his "live and let live" philosophies.
* Troy and Dillon arrive at the roof, seeing Centuri. A fire fight between Andromus and Centuri begin; Wolfman quickly darts out of the line of fire. The firefight is brief, with Dillon taking out Centuri and Troy shooting Andromus, who is still positioning the antenna dish.
[[Image:willprotect.jpg|thumb|The damaged Centuri carries a wounded Andromus.]]
* Andromus orders Centuri to keep the Warriors away from the antenna dish, however Centuri is damage and reverts to his first order to protect Andromus. Andromus protests as Centuri picks him up and jumps from the roof. Troy blasts the dish.
* Centuri and Andromus land in a trash bin.
* With the transmission stopped, Adama has stopped the jamming. Troy establishes contact with ''Galactica'' and reports their success. Dillon comments that it was a "beaut", which initially confuses Adama until Troy explains that it is Earth talk.
* Troy and Dillon kindly request that the next time the Cylons invade Earth, Adama can give them a little more notice -- or stop them from coming at all. In grand spirits, Adama gives his apologizes to "all concerned".
* The NYPD arrives at the ITC. They begin making their way up to the WQSL studios. Troy and Dillon hear the approach of officers and turn on their invisibility fields.
* As three cops begin to check the roof, a dump truck gets the disposal bin that Centuri and Andromus's bodies are in and loads the detritus.
* An officer on the roof reports that they've search every inch of the place and have turned up nothing. Down on the street, Wolfman is describing Dillon and Troy's fight with the Cylons, much to the chief's disbelief. With no evidence for these stories, the chief reminds Briggs that he's in New York City and that outsiders always take shots at them because they don't know what goes on in the city.
* Briggs is adamant about the events of Halloween night involving people from another world. The chief replies that he's been on the NYPD long enough to not be convinced about anything and pointedly asks where the two men went off to.
* The dump truck drives by. Centuri's head is still functioning, repeating his mantra of "I will protect you."
* The chief tells Grover to pull the men off the roof. Grover asks if there's anything to the Cylons' roving eye sound. He replies that it's Halloween: "Trick or treat."
* The four men now on the roof are called down. They leave, permitting the Warriors to deactivate their fields. Troy tells Dillon it's time to head home, but Dillon whines that they just got to New York City and, aside from the muggers, the city seems to be exciting. He also would have liked to see the remainder of the play that they interrupted. Troy says that they may be back next time; Dillon concedes that Troy is right and they look at the cityscape.

== Notes ==

* The second half of this episode is sometimes called ''So This Is New York'' due to an error in an episode guide in Starlog magazine many years ago.<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Ken Lynch (Grover) played Dr. Gordon in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[Experiment in Terra]]. His playing a policeman named "Grover" is a purposeful nod to the fact that he was a semi-regular on Glen Larson's [[w:McCloud|McCloud]] series as Sergeant Grover (and which also featured [[Terry Carter]] as Sergeant Joe Broadhurst).<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Blooper - In part two, there is stock footage of the underside of ''Galactica'' moving through space, and ''Galactica'' is moving backwards.
* What an amazing (and unbelievable) coincidence that the Cylons arrive on Halloween, thus allowing them to walk around without really standing out.
* Rex Cutter (Centuri) played the Cylon Centurion named Red-Eye in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[The Lost Warrior]]. He also played the Cylon Centurion named Cy in the classic Galactica 1980 episode [[The Return of Starbuck]].
* William Daniels (Shirley's husband) is best known for his roles on St. Elsewhere and as the voice of K.I.T.T. in Knight Rider, as well as John Adams in the Broadway and film productions of the musical ''1776''.
* Apart from the summary of "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" at the start of the episode, [[Jamie Hamilton]] does not appear during the course of the program, despite the fact [[Robyn Douglass]] is credited with appearing in the opening credits.
* Again, there is much less of an attempt to show educational themes or lessons in this episode than in some others. However, mascots dressed as animated characters do appear in the stage production that Troy and Dillon participate in at one point. Was that put there for the kids, or was that to break up the intensity created by the appearance of Central Park gang members?
* The song in the background as [[Wolfman Jack]] escorts [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]] through the corridor of the radio station is "[[w:That'll Be The Day|That'll Be The Day]]" performed by [[w:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]].
* In a later scene with Wolfman Jack and the two Cylons, "[[w:My Life (Billy Joel song)|My Life]]" by [[w:Billy Joel|Billy Joel]] begins to play.

== Analysis ==

* The episode does not take into effect signal lag of radio signals, which go at the [[w:speed of light|speed of light]]. Thus, given that the star [[Balcon]] is likely light years away, it would have taken years for the signal to have reached that destination.
* Balcon is probably located somewhere in the northern sky as the Cylons position the antenna to point upwards.
* The International Trade Center's ~1 meter parabolic antenna is probably way too small to produce a strong signal over interstellar distances. A better, more realistic option would be large radio telescopes such as the 100-meter [[w:Green Bank Telescope|Green Bank Telescope]] in nearby West Virginia.
* The appearance of [[Ken Lynch]] as a New York cop named Grover, the same name as his New York cop character on ''[[w: McCloud|McCloud]]'' (created by Glen Larson) evidently means that both ''McCloud'' and ''Galactica: 1980'' occupy the same universe!

== Questions ==

* Why didn't the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the "Good Ship Lollipop" disappear when the Warriors activated their [[invisibility field]]s, particularly since anything they've have contact with during the process would also disappear (c.f. "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]")?
* As microwave radiation interferes with [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurions]], why wasn't this fact discovered and exploited by the Colonials sooner?
* Would Andromus and Centuri's bodies be recovered from the dump?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

[[Image:meatballs.jpg|thumb|right|Arnie and Norman discuss meatballs]]

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|''Arnie and Norman discuss the meatballs for the party:''}}
:'''[[Arnie]]:''' [[Norman]]! Just in time for a fresh batch of [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].
:'''Norman:''' Forget the meatballs, I'm worried.
:'''Arnie:''' Forget my meatballs? Forget these morsels of heavenly splendor that I spent an hour and a half preparing?
:'''Norman:''' Arnie, I don't care if you spent a year and a half!

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|''Centuri walks into the kitchen, inquiring of the danger that Norman spoke of:''}}
: '''[[Centuri]]:''' You were speaking of danger.
: '''Arnie:''' (chuckles) Da- Danger? No, I, uh... (points to Norman) Did you say anything about danger?
: '''Norman:''' Nnono. Uh, well, I, uh, I said that it was dangerous, I mean the meatballs. (Arnie glares at Norman) I mean, you take one, and, uh, you have to take another. And they just grow on you.

== From Script to Screen ==

There are noteworthy differences between an earlier version of the script and the final product, as noted below.

* [[Arnie]] is referred to as Danny.<ref>[[bsp:The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II|Script for "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II"]], p. 1</ref>
* This is an earlier version without the redundant meatball jokes, which were later added to irritate [[Susan Futterman]] and the censors at ABC. In fact, Norman is the one who brings [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 6</ref>
* Mildred is noted as being Danny's (Arnie's) wife, instead of merely being his sister. Mildred is noted in the script for her "hot blooded" nature, as well as a penchant for tall men; her first husband being a basketball player.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 2</ref> Danny himself is noted as having a "famous temper".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 7</ref>
* [[Andromus]] refers to the radio transmissions as "aural transmissions".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8</ref>
* Centuri is a little more talkative in this version of the script, even actively conversing with Andromus.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8, 10</ref>
* Colonel [[Briggs]] is present at the [[A-B Raider]]'s crash scene, believing it to be the craft [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] came on. He makes it clear that Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] is his friend and wants the two "spacemen" to pay for what they've done to him. He is irate when he discovers that the police have already put a "shoot on sight" order if the two should be encountered, since he wants them alive.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 10-11</ref>
* The early version of the script makes it clear the NY cops [[Clifford]] and [[Grover]] are supposed to be Chief Peter B. Clifford and Sergeant Grover from the 1970-77 series [[w:McCloud (TV Series)|''McCloud'']] which starred [[w:Dennis Weaver|Dennis Weaver]] and where [[Terry Carter]] had the regular role of Sergeant Joe Broadhurst. At one point, Clifford says, "My boys are experts on non-rational things. We had a cop working here on loanout from New Mexico that would make King Kong climbing the World Trade Center seem like a routine case." Then when Clifford gets the report about witnesses seeing a man shooting flames from his fingers, he says, "This is worse than McCloud." These references were dropped when they were unable to get the actor who had played Clifford on ''McCloud'', [[w:J.D. Cannon|J.D. Cannon]] to appear, although [[Grover]] is played by [[Ken Lynch]] who was Grover on ''McCloud'' (though this Grover is a uniformed cop rather than the plainclothes detective of the earlier show)
* An alternate scene where Troy and Dillon enter the studio soaking wet: instead of seeing "dancing mammals", they manage to talk to a cop helping out with security, who directs them to [[Chuck Willis]], the dresser, and are able to secure their tuxedos.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 14-17</ref>
* The star of the show is depicted as a venomous, ego-maniacal woman who doesn't like being upstaged. After Troy and Dillon turn on their [[invisibility field]]s, they throw her into a gigantic cake and flee the scene to avoid the police that have followed them to the stage.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 18-19</ref>
* An alternate version of the discussion between [[Wolfman Jack]] and Andromus occurs, broaching on many of the same topics. Also, [[Shirley Blore]] appears to be more inquisitive, asking Andromus and Centuri where they come from.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 20-23</ref>
* Further, Shirley is the one who is worried, not Norman, and the conversation about the meatballs that is shared between Norman and Arnie is instead the conversation between Shirley and Norman. Further, it is indicated that the two are merely dating, not married as demonstrated in the episode.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 25-26</ref>
* Danny and Mildred have a mild quarrel, after Danny believes that Mildred is bedding Centuri.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 27-28</ref>
* Andromus senses that they are being tracked. He orders Centuri to the kitchen so that Andromus and their guest can make a quick escape.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 29</ref>
* The mugger in Central Park that threatens Dillon and Troy refers to Troy as [[Fred Astaire]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 31</ref>
* Troy manages to put out the fire by using his laser gun to create an explosion that depletes the oxygen in the room, thus stopping the fire.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 38</ref>
* The cabbie who drove the Cylons and Wolfman Jack to the Trade Center later crashes into a pole, which attracts the police.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 46</ref>

== Guest Stars ==
*[[William Daniels]] as [[Norman Blore|Norman]]
*[[imdb:nm0662430|Lara Parker]] as [[Shirley Blore|Shirley]]
*[[Marj Dusay]] as [[Mildred]]
*[[Val Bisoglio]] as [[Arnie]]
*[[imdb:nm0357745|Bernie Hamilton]] as Chief [[Clifford]] (credited as "Cop")
*[[imdb:nm0949603|Heather Young]] as [[Lollipop star|Star]]
*[[Peter Mark Richman]] as Colonel [[Briggs]]
*[[Ken Lynch]] as [[Grover]]
*[[Arthur Batanides]] as [[Central Park cabbie|Cabbie]]
*[[imdb:nm0278201|John Finnegan]] as Officer in Trauma Room
*[[imdb:nm0897141|Herb Vigran]] as Pop
*[[imdb:nm0927129|John Widlock]] as [[Chuck Willis|Chuck]]
*[[imdb:nm0275024|Dan Ferrone]] as [[NYPD Sergeant|Police Sergeant]]
*[[imdb:nm0676145|Alexander Petala]] as 1st Tough
*[[Cosie Costa]] as 2nd Tough
*[[imdb:nm0592268|T. Miratti]] as 3rd Tough
*[[Louis Sardo]] as 4th Tough
*[[imdb:nm0876166|Paul Tuerpe]] as Fireman
*[[Chip Lucia]] as [[M.C.]]
*[[Rex Cutter]] as [[Centuri]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0494660|René LeVant]] as [[Max]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0341483|Ed Griffith]] as [[Leroy]] (uncredited)
*Unknown as [[Tommy]]
*Unknown as [[Sammy]]

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[[fr:Épisode:Les Cylons arrivent, 2e partie]]

The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II

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Epaddon: /* From Script to Screen */

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| title= The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II
| series= 1980
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| guests= [[Roger Davis]] as [[Andromus]] [[Robert Smith|Wolfman Jack]] as [[Wolfman Jack|Himself]]
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| next= [[Space Croppers]]
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:''The human-looking [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] android [[Andromus]] and [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] [[Centuri]] plan to use a [[WQSL|radio station]] to broadcast a distress signal so that the Cylon fleet can destroy [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], and it is up to [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] to stop them.''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* Cops chase [[Dillon]] and [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], who are driving a stolen New York Highway Patrol car. Troy believes that, as [[New York City]] is the largest they've seen on earth, they'll be able to lose their pursuers. Dillon remarks that he should tell that to the police pursuing them.
* The Warriors happen to drive in the [[Port of New York]] towards Pier 60. Dillon notes to Troy that they're running out of city. They flip in the air and crash into the water, thus ending the car chase.
* Troy and Dillon manage to get out of the car before it sinks further into the ocean. The cops see the car sink into the ocean and the cops on scene order the Harbor Patrol to start looking for bodies, while they cordon off the area just in case they made it out.
* Troy contacts Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] on ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]''. Troy reports that they've located the crashed [[A-B Raider|Cylon ship]]. [[Doctor Zee]] replies that they know and asks if the people of Earth know about the Cylons. Troy tells them that the ship auto-destructed and nothing remains of the ship, to which Adama thanks the Lord. Troy notifies them that not all the crew members perished inside the craft; Troy adds that they are likely en route to a powerful transmission station.
* Zee begins to tell Adama that the Cylons can't reach the transmitting station, but Adama knows full well about the grave nature of the situation. He tells Troy and Dillon that their mission has never been so grave and tells them to prevent the Cylons from transmitting Earth's location to their battle fleet. Troy and Dillon realize this and begin to make their way out of the Port of New York.
* The doorbell rings to [[Arnie]]'s apartment penthouse. [[Mildred]] answers it, seeing that [[Norman Blower]] and his wife, [[Shirley Blower|Shirley]], have arrived. Mildred tells her brother that "the boss is here" and he replies to tell him that he's "[[Arnie's meatballs|baking a real surprise]]" in the kitchen. Norman replies that they've baked a real surprise for them, introducing two more guests, the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]] [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]], whom they believe to be humans dressed up as spacemen.
* Arnie comes out of the kitchen to see what the fuss is about and is surprised to see the Cylons. He begins speculating on who is inside the costume, throwing out the name of an acquaintance, [[Wilt Chamberlain]]. Norman tells him to guess again, but Arnie replies that he has to return to the kitchen and accidentally spills the beans about what he's cooking: the meatballs. Arnie rues spilling the surprise and Norman sarcastically retorts that he wishes it only were a surprise. Arnie offers to let him have the first taste. Norman refuses, saying that he ought to introduce his friends around.
* Andromus and Centuri are being introduced to party goers. A group of kids, led by [[Tommy]] (dressed as [[Raggedy Andy]]) is introduced to the Cylons by Shirley as "Andy" and Centuri, wishing them Happy Halloween. Andromus returns the greeting, saying "Happy Halloween little people."
* Shirley expresses her hope that they like the crowd, explaining that it is mostly people from the media. He reiterates his interests in radio and [[Wolfman Jack]]. She mentions that they've come to the right party, since anything they'd need to know would be answered at the party.
* Troy and Dillon are walking down a New York street near [[Remos Club]] when they hear the sirens. Troy and Dillon duck into an archway before the club. The cop car stops at the curb and a distraught mother runs to to meet them. She berates them for taking so long and tells of her kid who has locked himself in the bathroom. She reports that she can see him through the crack at the door and he's sticking his tongue out at her.
* After the cops enter the domicile, Dillon checks the signal strength and notes it is getting weaker. He surmises that the Centurions are on the other side of the city.
* They overhear a dispatch about them and go to the car, which has its driver side door ajar, to listen more closely. However they are interrupted by a middle-aged [[NYPD cop]] who asks them if they want something. They reply they're just heading into the city. As they leave, the cop approaches his car and overhears a supplemental update that tells of two Caucasian suspects having wet clothing heading west from the river. The police officer calls out after them and begins a pursuit on foot. They round the corner of a theater building, but the police officer is still pursuing them.
* Hiding behind a wall, Dillon notes they can't wear their clothing for much longer. Troy observes that the clothing stores are closed and, as Dillon points out, it is difficult to not be noticed when you're soaking wet.
* They hear music coming from a side door which is unlocked.
* On the theater's stage, a bunch of performers in dog costumes dance to "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-day". Troy and Dillon, from behind the stage, notice this and see "dancing mammals", which Troy notes as strange.
* Troy points out a clothes rack with white suits of every size. They help themselves to the clothing, which Dillon remarks a strange looking, but apparently notes their acceptability on Earth.
* After getting dressed, the [[theater director|director]] of the play hands the Warriors canes and top hats and pushes them out to the stage. Soon they are thrust in a middle of a performance of the "Good Ship Lollipop" and are pushed and directed by the other irate performers, whose actions the Warriors attempt to emulate without much success.
* At the crash site of the A-B Raider, investigators are pouring over it without much success. Also at the scene is Colonel [[Briggs]]. Behind him is a Highway Patrol officer questioning [[Max]] and [[Leroy]], apparently showing them pictures. The officer reports to Briggs, saying that the colonel was right and tells him that the two men climbed out of the ship (which is untrue). They presume they are smugglers.
* Briggs orders the cops to get their likeness out to every police department in the Tri-State Area. Max notes that this is already been done. Briggs makes it clear that he wants the men taken alive, to which Leroy replies that this would be up to them.
* Behind the stage, the director is walking over the cop (and his partner) that pursued them to the edge of the stage, pointing Troy and Dillon out. The Warriors notice and say they have to get out of there.
* They are prompted to pick up the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the show and they do so. They also take the opportunity to engage their [[invisibility field]]s, which has the unintended side effect of making the performer appear as if she's floating in the air.
* The director and the cops look at the display in astonishment and disbelief. The crowd is wowed by the display and, during this, Troy and Dillon make their escape. The cop asks if the director felt something, after he is bumped by the Warriors.
* Troy and Dillon exit the stage, now visible. Troy rues over the fact that they've lost a lot of time. Dillon notes that the Cylon signal remains constant at 4.6 [[acron ions]] in strength. This means that they either reached their destination or have been stopped by something.
* Dillon hails a taxi, which, much to his surprise, works out.
* Wolfman Jack arrives at the party with his trademark wolf howl and gets the party goers psyched.
* On a balcony, Andromus tells Centuri that he'll need his help; he's learned about the location of the transmission centers and the need of a special key for emergency admittance. Centuri is tasked with finding the keys or taking one of the people who have the keys with them, and will start by investigating Arnie.
* Tommy runs up to the Wolfman with his group of friends, telling them that he was right about Wolfman attending the party. He tells all the "little ghost and goblins and part-time Frankensteins" to have a good time. Shirley arrives to bring Wolfman to the balcony, when he notices Centuri and is amazed, and asks "who's the chrome head". She tells him his name and Wolfman notes that he has all his fans here, but convinces him to make his way to the balcony to meet a fan that's been dying to meet him all night. He accepts, saying that "anybody with taste like that, I can't keep waiting". He excuses himself from the children.
* Shirley introduces Andromus to Wolfman Jack. Wolfman tells him to "lay it on him" and does the finger wiggle shake, which, in reply, Andy tries to emulate. Shirley leaves them alone. Wolfman begins the conversation by saying that the "walking monument" belongs to him, which initially confuses him, but Wolfman describes Centuri as having a big dude with a silver hairdo.
* Andromus notes that he and Centuri enjoyed hearing his transmission very much, but noted it to be primitive. Wolfman replies that primitive is his style, but goes further and notes that what was even more primitive was when Marconi sent the letter "S" across the English Channel in 1901.
* Andromus does not reply to this directly, saying that he's interested in radio. Wolfman replies by giving him his own take on radio, which he says is the "real music of the spheres" and says that each planet and star are sending out their own signals, "just like the old Wolfman who is a heavenly body in his own right". He adds that the only thing that can stop radio cold is a "big old solar wave" and discusses this further, comparing the sun's coronal ejections to eating spicy food and experiencing flatulence. Andromus notes that this would stop radio transmissions, to which Wolfman replies "Yeah, can you dig it?" Andromus replies that he quite possibly digs it.
* Troy and Dillon are dropped off at [[Central Park]]. Troy notes the "vegetation center in the middle of all this concrete" and tells Dillon that the signal they're getting is coming from the buildings beyond the Park. Dillon observes that it isn't the place where a powerful transmitter would be held.
* Regardless of that fact, Troy tells Dillon that there's a link to the Cylon mission at the dwelling and begin their trek through the park.
* Dillon notes that it's too bad that they're on such a serious mission, since New York appears to be a nice place. A bunch of people hiding behind bushes begin to move out as the Warriors walk by.
* Dillon notes that the signals from the distress beacon are growing stronger. As they continue on the path, they are stopped by a quartet of muggers.
* The lead mugger notes the "fancy Dans" and asks them if they are going to a party. Troy notes that they are and are also in a hurry. The mugger is satisfied with going through things quickly, making it "short and sweet", saying "your money or your life".
* Dillon notes that it doesn't seem like an equitable trade and Troy says they don't have any money they can use.
* In response to the mugger's question about the kind of money they're carrying, Dillon explains that it is [[The Super Scouts, Part I|stolen money]], Troy elaborates that he's correct: while it was obtained [[Bank Teller|due to a misunderstanding]] the money is technically stolen.
* Now that "Fancy Dan" has been heard from, the thug leader says to hand over the stolen money and they will worry about it from there. They say they can't do that, since it would implicate you in a bank robbery which would be unfair to them.
* The lead mugger notes that he's heard "some jive in his time, but this is prime stuff". He offers them one more chance to give up their money. Dillon suggests taking advantage of the vegetation, and they soon jump up on a large branch of the nearby tree despite being rushed by the muggers. The muggers look up at the tree in shock and disbelief. Dillon reminds Troy that they're in a hurry and, after saying farewell to the muggers, they jump from the tree limb to the top of a nearby roof. The main mugger notes that he believes he's seeing things because of all the junk food he's been eating.

=== Act 2 ===

* Centuri tells Andromus, who has finished conversing with Wolfman, that he was unable to locate the keys and must take a human. Andromus replies that he's examined the premises and noted there is a kitchen with an access door, through which they can secret away a human without alerting the guests.
* Norman sees Andromus on the balcony. Andromus tells Centuri to go to the kitchen and wait, as he will get the human who best suits their purposes.
* In the kitchen, Arnie slaves over the food. He pulls out a bowl of meatballs from a built-in Cylon weapon known as a microwave. Norman enters, much to Arnie's delight. He cheerfully informs him that he's in time for a fresh batch of meatballs. Norman replies that he should forget the meatballs and he is worried. After a {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|brief discussion}} over how long he's slaved over the "morsels of heavenly splendor" and Norman's declaration over the fact he doesn't care, Norman asks Arnie what he told the Cylons about the station's security system. Arnie tells him that the conversation involved the Cylon's interest in visiting the station tonight, but that this would be impossible since there are only three sets of keys. Much to Arnie's chagrin, after Norman suggests they call the police, the sad clown reveals that he's known the strangers for only an hour and is concerned over why they're interested in the station.
* As penance, Arnie tells Norman to take the meatballs and pass them around. Arnie will be out in a minute to make sure they leave nice and quietly. Norman tells him that this could be dangerous, which is when Centuri shows up. Not knowing he's entered, Arnie reminds Norman that he worked his way through school as a bouncer.
* Arnie notices Centuri's entrance and greets him, saying that they were just talking about him. Centuri asks about their comments regarding "danger", to which Norman replies that {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|the meatballs were dangerous}}. After a glare from Arnie, Norman adds that they are addictive and they grow on you.
* This prompts Arnie to tell Centuri to "wait till you sink your chops in one of these". He then proceeds to throw them into the microwave and activate it.
* Centuri begins to react violently to this, spasming and falling over, knocking over crockery and foodstuff.
* The guests from the party rush to the kitchen. Mildred goes over to Centuri to check to see if he's all right, commenting that he must have had Arnie's meatballs. Arnie rejects that comment and tells what happened. In the middle of his story, he stumbles on the fact that the microwave may be the cause. Norman dismisses this, unless he had an old pacemaker. They try to remove Centuri's helmet, believing it to be part of the costume.
* Andromus arrives and asks what they've done. Andromus detects the microwave oven and demands that they turn off the machine. After they fail to do so, he destroys the microwave with the weapon built into his hand.
* When the microwave explodes, Norman jumps up and accusingly asks if Arnie put gunpowder in the meatballs and barks out for someone to call the fire department.
* As the guests begin to evacuate, Arnie calls for Wolfman help pick up Centuri. They find that he is very difficult to carry and, upon Andromus' command to rise, Centuri does so. As Centuri tells people to step back from him, Arnie vacates the room. Wolfman tries to follow suit, but Andromus stops him and says they will leave another way.
* Troy and Dillon run towards [[The Town House]] apartment complex. The police and fire department soon arrive.
* On the floor where Arnie's apartment is, the guests are trying to get out via the elevators. Norman yells at them to use the staircase instead.
* Troy and Dillon arrive moments later. They approach Arnie's apartment door, while Dillon scans for the signal. He notes that it is getting weaker, which means the Cylons are leaving the building. They head back toward the elevators while [[Sammy]] runs towards the burning apartment. He replies that [[Skippy]] is in the apartment and rushes in. Troy tells Dillon to pursue the Cylons, while Troy heads toward the apartment. Troy enters the apartment despite the protestations of Mildred.
* Troy manages to find Sammy. He dips a cloth in the apple bin and instructs Sammy to place it over his nose and mouth, and to breathe through it. They hear the dog barks of Skippy and Troy gets the pet. He returns to the door and instructs Sammy to stay close to the floor, where the air is better.
* Troy has saved Sammy and is reunited with Mildred and Arnie. Troy makes his exit as Mildred embraces her boy and Skippy is held by Arnie.
* The firefighters arrive at the scene. They make mention that the floor below is safe and that they can use the stairwell, also mentioning that they can take Sammy to [[Bellevue]] for an examination.
* Colonel Briggs is at the police station. The chief tells Briggs that he is more than happy to assist the government, but is not giving them much to go on. Briggs says that it's an issue under a closed security blanket. This response prompts the chief in a pointed question regarding whether or not his men can be trusted and asks him to explain himself. Briggs replies that "there are things under investigation that do not necessarily seem rational, nor do they present possibility of rational explinations". He believes that the average cop on the street couldn't handle what he has to say.
* This further angers the chief, who tells him not to underestimate his men.
* Briggs offers to tell it straight, but says that he better do it alone with the chief. The chief says that [[Grover]] is his right man and that everything he hears will also be heard by Grover.
* Briggs accepts this and tells them that what they are dealing with are aliens. Grover arises from his seated position. The chief asks Grover to give him a few minutes, which he agrees to and departs, politely saying it's a pleasure to meet the Colonel.
* At Central Park, the lead mugger, still smarting from their encounter with the Warriors, is telling his clowns that the next time he tells them to rush their victims, they rush them. He threatens to find himself some real muscle if they don't do as he says. Tonight, he says, they're going to "teach some lucky dude the meaning of trick-or-treat".
* Wolfman is walking with the two Cylons through Central Park. He asks them questions about who they are and what they want. Andromus tells him they wish to see the broadcast center, to which an incredulous Wolfman replies, questioning why they'd want to walk 50 blocks.
* Behind them, Centuri is rushed by the muggers. However, the muggers stop, back away slowly from Centuri and run off. The two muggers run away, with the lead mugger commenting that Halloween night is a bad night for mugging.
* Wolfman Jack and the Cylons hail a cab, which they enter. The [[Central Park cabbie|cabbie]] turns to them in order to ask them where they're going, until he sees Centuri. He stammers the question and is told their destination: the [[International Trace Center]]. He hesitantly agrees to the fare.
* At the police station, Briggs tells his tale. The chief replies that not only is it hard to swallow, but it is ridiculous. He says that he has a [[Jack Sydell|fellow officer]] in a Washington hospital suffering from a "kind of shock that isn't at all ridiculous" and adds that Sydell's brain is "someplace else". The chief replies that they'll say the same thing about him if he agrees to Briggs' request.
* Briggs reiterates his demand that the Warriors not be harmed. The chief says that while they don't shoot on sight, he says he must alert his men, especially when there's reason to believe there's danger.
* Grover enters the office and tells the chief that there's a fire over in Central Park. He notes that there's a dozen witnesses in Bellevue that swear that a guy burned down an apartment "with flames coming out of his fingers". The chief rephrases the statement as a question, while Briggs heads out of the office. When asked where he's going, he replies that he's headed toward Bellevue. When asked if he believes the story, he replies sardonically that, "No, of course not." The chief tells Grover to follow them in another car as Grover follows Briggs.
* The cab pulls up to the ITC. The cabbie asks for five bucks to pay the fare. Andromus uses his power of suggestion to shirk his responsibility for the fare.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the transmitter. In front of an elevator, Andromus tells Centuri that they will soon be able to summon their brothers to Earth.
* Troy meets Dillon about a block away from the ITC. A taxi driver Dillon questioned revealed to him that the Cylons are in the building. Troy notes that this is logical, since there's a transmission tower.
* In the elevator, Wolfman asks the Cylons what they want. He assumes they may want to make a political statement and says that something can be worked out in that regard. A voice tells them that they need a key to access the floors that aren't accessible by the public.
* Andromus tells Wolfman to put in his key. He does so.
* Troy and Dillon run into the building. Troy finds that the radio station is on the 70th floor and head toward the [[ascension tube]]s.
* Wolfman leads them to the radio station room as "[[That'll Be The Day]]" plays in the background.
* In the elevator, the elevator has stopped and the voice prompts them to insert the special key or refer to the control panel for further instructions. Troy opens the control panel and Dillon notes that there's only a number to dial, which won't help them.
* Troy loosens an escape door on the elevator and both resign themselves to the fact they'll have to jump up to the 70th floor using their super jumping abilities. Troy jumps atop the elevator. Dillon asks how it is up there, to which Troy responds that he's not going to like it, but summons him up anyway.
* They soon jump on the beams in the elevator shaft going up floor by floor.
* The Cylons and Wolfman enter the studio. Andromus informs Wolfman that "whoever is in charge must be warned to cooperate". Wolfman points out that no one else is at the radio station, motioning to the machines that play the music automatically once he's off air for the night until six in the morning.
* Andromus is impressed, telling Wolfman that Earth people will someday understand their place of unimportance in a truly efficient society. Wolfman questions Andromus on his phrase, "you Earth people", but Andromus ignores this question in lieu of finding an input terminal to transmit their signal.
* At Bellevue, Norman insists to Briggs and the NYPD chief that he did not see fire coming from Andromus' finger tips. Shirley, who is breathing oxygen, claims that she saw it, which Norman dismisses as part of her excitability. The chief tries to confirm her story, and she insists that this is indeed the case.
* Arnie pipes in, telling the chief of a movie he saw once where a man had to create a burning bush effect to impress the natives and how he did it. However, when asked if Andromus had a flamethrower, Shirley and Arnie reply in the negative.
* Briggs shows them pictures of Dillon and Troy, asking to point out which man "spewed flames from his fingers". The guests inform Briggs that neither of the men were responsible for the fire, but were there and, in fact, saved their lives. Mildred also adds that she owes them her son's life, much to Briggs' consternation.
* They go on to say that they did not see Dillon, but talk about Centuri, describing the Centurion as an unseen guy in an 8-foot costume. Arnie begins emulating the Cylon's back-and-forth eye, which Mildred soon intimidates as well complete with an emulated sound effect. The chief begins to do the same thing, but abruptly catches himself.
* The chief insinuates that they were drinking. Arnie replies that he doesn't drink when he cooks.
* The chief sees two misfits -- the Central Park muggers -- enter the hospital. They are frantic as the police officers -- with Grover -- attempt to calm them down. The chief approaches the sergeant and reminds him that the hospital is not a place to book criminals. However, the sergeant gives him a lowdown on the perps: they were running down 5th Avenue and, after stopping to question them, they begin giving incongruent statements and thus came to the hospital to check if they had been under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
* The lead mugger explains that it (the Cylon) was nothing like he'd ever seen. His accomplice corroborates the story, mentioning the "metal creep" who was a "Cyclops!" The lead mugger thinks that the big "chrome dome" is trying to take over their Central Park territory, which piques the interest of Briggs.

=== Act 3 ===

* Briggs and the chief talk about a report of an ITC security guard which talks about Centuri. Briggs asks if the report makes him a believer, but all the chief believes is that there's trouble of some kind, and reminds Briggs that until they find out more, it's still NYPD jurisdiction. Briggs replies that "before this is all over, you may want all the help you can get".
* Andromus removes the emergency homing device chip from Centuri. Andromus begins fiddling with equipment. Wolfman tells them to use the microphone, seeing as the rest of the stuff is expensive and they shouldn't be fiddling with it.
* He asks about the Emergency Broadcasting System, which raise concern from Wolfman Jack, who vociferously points out that that's government stuff that shouldn't be messed with. Andromus resolutely replies that they will tap into that system, and instructs Wolfman to show them the equipment.
* After initially refusing to help, Wolfman is given incentive by Centuri to do so.
* Troy and Dillon keep on jumping up the elevator shaft and are about to reach the 70th floor.
* The Cylons are shown the EBS equipment on the roof, despite protestations from Wolfman. They reach a locked maintenance box, which Centuri rips the door from. They activate the transmission equipment.
* The Warriors reach the 70th floor and leave the elevator shaft.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the main dish. Reluctantly he does so, while commenting on his fear of heights and ruefully mentioning that he could have gone to other parties.
* The Warriors run through the corridors. Dillon notes the transmission's getting stronger and head towards the source.
* Andromus realigns the dish to transmit space-ward.
* Adama reports to Zee regarding a transmission being sent to the star [[Balcon]]. Zee suggests that they block all transmissions from Earth. Adama replies that a Cylon [[basestar (TOS)|base ship]] would surely investigate such interference. Zee posits that they may encounter a small patrol and, if they don't block the signal, the Cylons will respond with every ship at their disposal.
* Adama replies that he'll have patrols launched to intercept such patrols, adding that he will pray that it is unnecessary.
* Wolfman tells the Cylons that he's been a good sport and have followed their demands, against his better judgment. Andromus agrees that he has and addresses Centuri. Centuri slowly pushes Wolfman to the edge of the platform, while Wolfman is espousing his "live and let live" philosophies.
* Troy and Dillon arrive at the roof, seeing Centuri. A fire fight between Andromus and Centuri begin; Wolfman quickly darts out of the line of fire. The firefight is brief, with Dillon taking out Centuri and Troy shooting Andromus, who is still positioning the antenna dish.
[[Image:willprotect.jpg|thumb|The damaged Centuri carries a wounded Andromus.]]
* Andromus orders Centuri to keep the Warriors away from the antenna dish, however Centuri is damage and reverts to his first order to protect Andromus. Andromus protests as Centuri picks him up and jumps from the roof. Troy blasts the dish.
* Centuri and Andromus land in a trash bin.
* With the transmission stopped, Adama has stopped the jamming. Troy establishes contact with ''Galactica'' and reports their success. Dillon comments that it was a "beaut", which initially confuses Adama until Troy explains that it is Earth talk.
* Troy and Dillon kindly request that the next time the Cylons invade Earth, Adama can give them a little more notice -- or stop them from coming at all. In grand spirits, Adama gives his apologizes to "all concerned".
* The NYPD arrives at the ITC. They begin making their way up to the WQSL studios. Troy and Dillon hear the approach of officers and turn on their invisibility fields.
* As three cops begin to check the roof, a dump truck gets the disposal bin that Centuri and Andromus's bodies are in and loads the detritus.
* An officer on the roof reports that they've search every inch of the place and have turned up nothing. Down on the street, Wolfman is describing Dillon and Troy's fight with the Cylons, much to the chief's disbelief. With no evidence for these stories, the chief reminds Briggs that he's in New York City and that outsiders always take shots at them because they don't know what goes on in the city.
* Briggs is adamant about the events of Halloween night involving people from another world. The chief replies that he's been on the NYPD long enough to not be convinced about anything and pointedly asks where the two men went off to.
* The dump truck drives by. Centuri's head is still functioning, repeating his mantra of "I will protect you."
* The chief tells Grover to pull the men off the roof. Grover asks if there's anything to the Cylons' roving eye sound. He replies that it's Halloween: "Trick or treat."
* The four men now on the roof are called down. They leave, permitting the Warriors to deactivate their fields. Troy tells Dillon it's time to head home, but Dillon whines that they just got to New York City and, aside from the muggers, the city seems to be exciting. He also would have liked to see the remainder of the play that they interrupted. Troy says that they may be back next time; Dillon concedes that Troy is right and they look at the cityscape.

== Notes ==

* The second half of this episode is sometimes called ''So This Is New York'' due to an error in an episode guide in Starlog magazine many years ago.<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Ken Lynch (Grover) played Dr. Gordon in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[Experiment in Terra]]. His playing a policeman named "Grover" is a purposeful nod to the fact that he was a semi-regular on Glen Larson's [[w:McCloud|McCloud]] series as Sergeant Grover (and which also featured [[Terry Carter]] as Sergeant Joe Broadhurst).<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Blooper - In part two, there is stock footage of the underside of ''Galactica'' moving through space, and ''Galactica'' is moving backwards.
* What an amazing (and unbelievable) coincidence that the Cylons arrive on Halloween, thus allowing them to walk around without really standing out.
* Rex Cutter (Centuri) played the Cylon Centurion named Red-Eye in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[The Lost Warrior]]. He also played the Cylon Centurion named Cy in the classic Galactica 1980 episode [[The Return of Starbuck]].
* William Daniels (Shirley's husband) is best known for his roles on St. Elsewhere and as the voice of K.I.T.T. in Knight Rider, as well as John Adams in the Broadway and film productions of the musical ''1776''.
* Apart from the summary of "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" at the start of the episode, [[Jamie Hamilton]] does not appear during the course of the program, despite the fact [[Robyn Douglass]] is credited with appearing in the opening credits.
* Again, there is much less of an attempt to show educational themes or lessons in this episode than in some others. However, mascots dressed as animated characters do appear in the stage production that Troy and Dillon participate in at one point. Was that put there for the kids, or was that to break up the intensity created by the appearance of Central Park gang members?
* The song in the background as [[Wolfman Jack]] escorts [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]] through the corridor of the radio station is "[[w:That'll Be The Day|That'll Be The Day]]" performed by [[w:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]].
* In a later scene with Wolfman Jack and the two Cylons, "[[w:My Life (Billy Joel song)|My Life]]" by [[w:Billy Joel|Billy Joel]] begins to play.

== Analysis ==

* The episode does not take into effect signal lag of radio signals, which go at the [[w:speed of light|speed of light]]. Thus, given that the star [[Balcon]] is likely light years away, it would have taken years for the signal to have reached that destination.
* Balcon is probably located somewhere in the northern sky as the Cylons position the antenna to point upwards.
* The International Trade Center's ~1 meter parabolic antenna is probably way too small to produce a strong signal over interstellar distances. A better, more realistic option would be large radio telescopes such as the 100-meter [[w:Green Bank Telescope|Green Bank Telescope]] in nearby West Virginia.
* The appearance of [[Ken Lynch]] as a New York cop named Grover, the same name as his New York cop character on ''[[w: McCloud|McCloud]]'' (created by Glen Larson) evidently means that both ''McCloud'' and ''Galactica: 1980'' occupy the same universe!

== Questions ==

* Why didn't the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the "Good Ship Lollipop" disappear when the Warriors activated their [[invisibility field]]s, particularly since anything they've have contact with during the process would also disappear (c.f. "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]")?
* As microwave radiation interferes with [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurions]], why wasn't this fact discovered and exploited by the Colonials sooner?
* Would Andromus and Centuri's bodies be recovered from the dump?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

[[Image:meatballs.jpg|thumb|right|Arnie and Norman discuss meatballs]]

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|''Arnie and Norman discuss the meatballs for the party:''}}
:'''[[Arnie]]:''' [[Norman]]! Just in time for a fresh batch of [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].
:'''Norman:''' Forget the meatballs, I'm worried.
:'''Arnie:''' Forget my meatballs? Forget these morsels of heavenly splendor that I spent an hour and a half preparing?
:'''Norman:''' Arnie, I don't care if you spent a year and a half!

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|''Centuri walks into the kitchen, inquiring of the danger that Norman spoke of:''}}
: '''[[Centuri]]:''' You were speaking of danger.
: '''Arnie:''' (chuckles) Da- Danger? No, I, uh... (points to Norman) Did you say anything about danger?
: '''Norman:''' Nnono. Uh, well, I, uh, I said that it was dangerous, I mean the meatballs. (Arnie glares at Norman) I mean, you take one, and, uh, you have to take another. And they just grow on you.

== From Script to Screen ==

There are noteworthy differences between an earlier version of the script and the final product, as noted below.

* [[Arnie]] is referred to as Danny.<ref>[[bsp:The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II|Script for "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II"]], p. 1</ref>
* This is an earlier version without the redundant meatball jokes, which were later added to irritate [[Susan Futterman]] and the censors at ABC. In fact, Norman is the one who brings [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 6</ref>
* Mildred is noted as being Danny's (Arnie's) wife, instead of merely being his sister. Mildred is noted in the script for her "hot blooded" nature, as well as a penchant for tall men; her first husband being a basketball player.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 2</ref> Danny himself is noted as having a "famous temper".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 7</ref>
* [[Andromus]] refers to the radio transmissions as "aural transmissions".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8</ref>
* Centuri is a little more talkative in this version of the script, even actively conversing with Andromus.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8, 10</ref>
* Colonel [[Briggs]] is present at the [[A-B Raider]]'s crash scene, believing it to be the craft [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] came on. He makes it clear that Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] is his friend and wants the two "spacemen" to pay for what they've done to him. He is irate when he discovers that the police have already put a "shoot on sight" order if the two should be encountered, since he wants them alive.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 10-11</ref>
* The early version of the script makes it clear that Larson intended for the NY cops [[Clifford]] and [[Grover]] to be the same characters of Chief Peter B. Clifford and Sergeant Grover from the 1970-77 series [[w:McCloud (TV Series)|''McCloud'']] which starred [[w:Dennis Weaver|Dennis Weaver]] and where [[Terry Carter]] had the regular role of Sergeant Joe Broadhurst. At one point, Clifford says, "My boys are experts on non-rational things. We had a cop working here on loanout from New Mexico that would make King Kong climbing the World Trade Center seem like a routine case." Then when Clifford gets the report about witnesses seeing a man shooting flames from his fingers, he says, "This is worse than McCloud." These references were dropped when they were unable to get the actor who had played Clifford on ''McCloud'', [[w:J.D. Cannon|J.D. Cannon]] to appear, although [[Grover]] is played by [[Ken Lynch]] who was Grover on ''McCloud'' (though this Grover is a uniformed cop rather than the plainclothes detective of the earlier show)
* An alternate scene where Troy and Dillon enter the studio soaking wet: instead of seeing "dancing mammals", they manage to talk to a cop helping out with security, who directs them to [[Chuck Willis]], the dresser, and are able to secure their tuxedos.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 14-17</ref>
* The star of the show is depicted as a venomous, ego-maniacal woman who doesn't like being upstaged. After Troy and Dillon turn on their [[invisibility field]]s, they throw her into a gigantic cake and flee the scene to avoid the police that have followed them to the stage.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 18-19</ref>
* An alternate version of the discussion between [[Wolfman Jack]] and Andromus occurs, broaching on many of the same topics. Also, [[Shirley Blore]] appears to be more inquisitive, asking Andromus and Centuri where they come from.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 20-23</ref>
* Further, Shirley is the one who is worried, not Norman, and the conversation about the meatballs that is shared between Norman and Arnie is instead the conversation between Shirley and Norman. Further, it is indicated that the two are merely dating, not married as demonstrated in the episode.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 25-26</ref>
* Danny and Mildred have a mild quarrel, after Danny believes that Mildred is bedding Centuri.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 27-28</ref>
* Andromus senses that they are being tracked. He orders Centuri to the kitchen so that Andromus and their guest can make a quick escape.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 29</ref>
* The mugger in Central Park that threatens Dillon and Troy refers to Troy as [[Fred Astaire]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 31</ref>
* Troy manages to put out the fire by using his laser gun to create an explosion that depletes the oxygen in the room, thus stopping the fire.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 38</ref>
* The cabbie who drove the Cylons and Wolfman Jack to the Trade Center later crashes into a pole, which attracts the police.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 46</ref>

== Guest Stars ==
*[[William Daniels]] as [[Norman Blore|Norman]]
*[[imdb:nm0662430|Lara Parker]] as [[Shirley Blore|Shirley]]
*[[Marj Dusay]] as [[Mildred]]
*[[Val Bisoglio]] as [[Arnie]]
*[[imdb:nm0357745|Bernie Hamilton]] as Chief [[Clifford]] (credited as "Cop")
*[[imdb:nm0949603|Heather Young]] as [[Lollipop star|Star]]
*[[Peter Mark Richman]] as Colonel [[Briggs]]
*[[Ken Lynch]] as [[Grover]]
*[[Arthur Batanides]] as [[Central Park cabbie|Cabbie]]
*[[imdb:nm0278201|John Finnegan]] as Officer in Trauma Room
*[[imdb:nm0897141|Herb Vigran]] as Pop
*[[imdb:nm0927129|John Widlock]] as [[Chuck Willis|Chuck]]
*[[imdb:nm0275024|Dan Ferrone]] as [[NYPD Sergeant|Police Sergeant]]
*[[imdb:nm0676145|Alexander Petala]] as 1st Tough
*[[Cosie Costa]] as 2nd Tough
*[[imdb:nm0592268|T. Miratti]] as 3rd Tough
*[[Louis Sardo]] as 4th Tough
*[[imdb:nm0876166|Paul Tuerpe]] as Fireman
*[[Chip Lucia]] as [[M.C.]]
*[[Rex Cutter]] as [[Centuri]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0494660|René LeVant]] as [[Max]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0341483|Ed Griffith]] as [[Leroy]] (uncredited)
*Unknown as [[Tommy]]
*Unknown as [[Sammy]]

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[[fr:Épisode:Les Cylons arrivent, 2e partie]]

The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II

2021-08-23T09:06:56Z

Epaddon: /* From Script to Screen */

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| title= The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II
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:''The human-looking [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] android [[Andromus]] and [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] [[Centuri]] plan to use a [[WQSL|radio station]] to broadcast a distress signal so that the Cylon fleet can destroy [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], and it is up to [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] to stop them.''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* Cops chase [[Dillon]] and [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], who are driving a stolen New York Highway Patrol car. Troy believes that, as [[New York City]] is the largest they've seen on earth, they'll be able to lose their pursuers. Dillon remarks that he should tell that to the police pursuing them.
* The Warriors happen to drive in the [[Port of New York]] towards Pier 60. Dillon notes to Troy that they're running out of city. They flip in the air and crash into the water, thus ending the car chase.
* Troy and Dillon manage to get out of the car before it sinks further into the ocean. The cops see the car sink into the ocean and the cops on scene order the Harbor Patrol to start looking for bodies, while they cordon off the area just in case they made it out.
* Troy contacts Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] on ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]''. Troy reports that they've located the crashed [[A-B Raider|Cylon ship]]. [[Doctor Zee]] replies that they know and asks if the people of Earth know about the Cylons. Troy tells them that the ship auto-destructed and nothing remains of the ship, to which Adama thanks the Lord. Troy notifies them that not all the crew members perished inside the craft; Troy adds that they are likely en route to a powerful transmission station.
* Zee begins to tell Adama that the Cylons can't reach the transmitting station, but Adama knows full well about the grave nature of the situation. He tells Troy and Dillon that their mission has never been so grave and tells them to prevent the Cylons from transmitting Earth's location to their battle fleet. Troy and Dillon realize this and begin to make their way out of the Port of New York.
* The doorbell rings to [[Arnie]]'s apartment penthouse. [[Mildred]] answers it, seeing that [[Norman Blower]] and his wife, [[Shirley Blower|Shirley]], have arrived. Mildred tells her brother that "the boss is here" and he replies to tell him that he's "[[Arnie's meatballs|baking a real surprise]]" in the kitchen. Norman replies that they've baked a real surprise for them, introducing two more guests, the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]] [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]], whom they believe to be humans dressed up as spacemen.
* Arnie comes out of the kitchen to see what the fuss is about and is surprised to see the Cylons. He begins speculating on who is inside the costume, throwing out the name of an acquaintance, [[Wilt Chamberlain]]. Norman tells him to guess again, but Arnie replies that he has to return to the kitchen and accidentally spills the beans about what he's cooking: the meatballs. Arnie rues spilling the surprise and Norman sarcastically retorts that he wishes it only were a surprise. Arnie offers to let him have the first taste. Norman refuses, saying that he ought to introduce his friends around.
* Andromus and Centuri are being introduced to party goers. A group of kids, led by [[Tommy]] (dressed as [[Raggedy Andy]]) is introduced to the Cylons by Shirley as "Andy" and Centuri, wishing them Happy Halloween. Andromus returns the greeting, saying "Happy Halloween little people."
* Shirley expresses her hope that they like the crowd, explaining that it is mostly people from the media. He reiterates his interests in radio and [[Wolfman Jack]]. She mentions that they've come to the right party, since anything they'd need to know would be answered at the party.
* Troy and Dillon are walking down a New York street near [[Remos Club]] when they hear the sirens. Troy and Dillon duck into an archway before the club. The cop car stops at the curb and a distraught mother runs to to meet them. She berates them for taking so long and tells of her kid who has locked himself in the bathroom. She reports that she can see him through the crack at the door and he's sticking his tongue out at her.
* After the cops enter the domicile, Dillon checks the signal strength and notes it is getting weaker. He surmises that the Centurions are on the other side of the city.
* They overhear a dispatch about them and go to the car, which has its driver side door ajar, to listen more closely. However they are interrupted by a middle-aged [[NYPD cop]] who asks them if they want something. They reply they're just heading into the city. As they leave, the cop approaches his car and overhears a supplemental update that tells of two Caucasian suspects having wet clothing heading west from the river. The police officer calls out after them and begins a pursuit on foot. They round the corner of a theater building, but the police officer is still pursuing them.
* Hiding behind a wall, Dillon notes they can't wear their clothing for much longer. Troy observes that the clothing stores are closed and, as Dillon points out, it is difficult to not be noticed when you're soaking wet.
* They hear music coming from a side door which is unlocked.
* On the theater's stage, a bunch of performers in dog costumes dance to "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-day". Troy and Dillon, from behind the stage, notice this and see "dancing mammals", which Troy notes as strange.
* Troy points out a clothes rack with white suits of every size. They help themselves to the clothing, which Dillon remarks a strange looking, but apparently notes their acceptability on Earth.
* After getting dressed, the [[theater director|director]] of the play hands the Warriors canes and top hats and pushes them out to the stage. Soon they are thrust in a middle of a performance of the "Good Ship Lollipop" and are pushed and directed by the other irate performers, whose actions the Warriors attempt to emulate without much success.
* At the crash site of the A-B Raider, investigators are pouring over it without much success. Also at the scene is Colonel [[Briggs]]. Behind him is a Highway Patrol officer questioning [[Max]] and [[Leroy]], apparently showing them pictures. The officer reports to Briggs, saying that the colonel was right and tells him that the two men climbed out of the ship (which is untrue). They presume they are smugglers.
* Briggs orders the cops to get their likeness out to every police department in the Tri-State Area. Max notes that this is already been done. Briggs makes it clear that he wants the men taken alive, to which Leroy replies that this would be up to them.
* Behind the stage, the director is walking over the cop (and his partner) that pursued them to the edge of the stage, pointing Troy and Dillon out. The Warriors notice and say they have to get out of there.
* They are prompted to pick up the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the show and they do so. They also take the opportunity to engage their [[invisibility field]]s, which has the unintended side effect of making the performer appear as if she's floating in the air.
* The director and the cops look at the display in astonishment and disbelief. The crowd is wowed by the display and, during this, Troy and Dillon make their escape. The cop asks if the director felt something, after he is bumped by the Warriors.
* Troy and Dillon exit the stage, now visible. Troy rues over the fact that they've lost a lot of time. Dillon notes that the Cylon signal remains constant at 4.6 [[acron ions]] in strength. This means that they either reached their destination or have been stopped by something.
* Dillon hails a taxi, which, much to his surprise, works out.
* Wolfman Jack arrives at the party with his trademark wolf howl and gets the party goers psyched.
* On a balcony, Andromus tells Centuri that he'll need his help; he's learned about the location of the transmission centers and the need of a special key for emergency admittance. Centuri is tasked with finding the keys or taking one of the people who have the keys with them, and will start by investigating Arnie.
* Tommy runs up to the Wolfman with his group of friends, telling them that he was right about Wolfman attending the party. He tells all the "little ghost and goblins and part-time Frankensteins" to have a good time. Shirley arrives to bring Wolfman to the balcony, when he notices Centuri and is amazed, and asks "who's the chrome head". She tells him his name and Wolfman notes that he has all his fans here, but convinces him to make his way to the balcony to meet a fan that's been dying to meet him all night. He accepts, saying that "anybody with taste like that, I can't keep waiting". He excuses himself from the children.
* Shirley introduces Andromus to Wolfman Jack. Wolfman tells him to "lay it on him" and does the finger wiggle shake, which, in reply, Andy tries to emulate. Shirley leaves them alone. Wolfman begins the conversation by saying that the "walking monument" belongs to him, which initially confuses him, but Wolfman describes Centuri as having a big dude with a silver hairdo.
* Andromus notes that he and Centuri enjoyed hearing his transmission very much, but noted it to be primitive. Wolfman replies that primitive is his style, but goes further and notes that what was even more primitive was when Marconi sent the letter "S" across the English Channel in 1901.
* Andromus does not reply to this directly, saying that he's interested in radio. Wolfman replies by giving him his own take on radio, which he says is the "real music of the spheres" and says that each planet and star are sending out their own signals, "just like the old Wolfman who is a heavenly body in his own right". He adds that the only thing that can stop radio cold is a "big old solar wave" and discusses this further, comparing the sun's coronal ejections to eating spicy food and experiencing flatulence. Andromus notes that this would stop radio transmissions, to which Wolfman replies "Yeah, can you dig it?" Andromus replies that he quite possibly digs it.
* Troy and Dillon are dropped off at [[Central Park]]. Troy notes the "vegetation center in the middle of all this concrete" and tells Dillon that the signal they're getting is coming from the buildings beyond the Park. Dillon observes that it isn't the place where a powerful transmitter would be held.
* Regardless of that fact, Troy tells Dillon that there's a link to the Cylon mission at the dwelling and begin their trek through the park.
* Dillon notes that it's too bad that they're on such a serious mission, since New York appears to be a nice place. A bunch of people hiding behind bushes begin to move out as the Warriors walk by.
* Dillon notes that the signals from the distress beacon are growing stronger. As they continue on the path, they are stopped by a quartet of muggers.
* The lead mugger notes the "fancy Dans" and asks them if they are going to a party. Troy notes that they are and are also in a hurry. The mugger is satisfied with going through things quickly, making it "short and sweet", saying "your money or your life".
* Dillon notes that it doesn't seem like an equitable trade and Troy says they don't have any money they can use.
* In response to the mugger's question about the kind of money they're carrying, Dillon explains that it is [[The Super Scouts, Part I|stolen money]], Troy elaborates that he's correct: while it was obtained [[Bank Teller|due to a misunderstanding]] the money is technically stolen.
* Now that "Fancy Dan" has been heard from, the thug leader says to hand over the stolen money and they will worry about it from there. They say they can't do that, since it would implicate you in a bank robbery which would be unfair to them.
* The lead mugger notes that he's heard "some jive in his time, but this is prime stuff". He offers them one more chance to give up their money. Dillon suggests taking advantage of the vegetation, and they soon jump up on a large branch of the nearby tree despite being rushed by the muggers. The muggers look up at the tree in shock and disbelief. Dillon reminds Troy that they're in a hurry and, after saying farewell to the muggers, they jump from the tree limb to the top of a nearby roof. The main mugger notes that he believes he's seeing things because of all the junk food he's been eating.

=== Act 2 ===

* Centuri tells Andromus, who has finished conversing with Wolfman, that he was unable to locate the keys and must take a human. Andromus replies that he's examined the premises and noted there is a kitchen with an access door, through which they can secret away a human without alerting the guests.
* Norman sees Andromus on the balcony. Andromus tells Centuri to go to the kitchen and wait, as he will get the human who best suits their purposes.
* In the kitchen, Arnie slaves over the food. He pulls out a bowl of meatballs from a built-in Cylon weapon known as a microwave. Norman enters, much to Arnie's delight. He cheerfully informs him that he's in time for a fresh batch of meatballs. Norman replies that he should forget the meatballs and he is worried. After a {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|brief discussion}} over how long he's slaved over the "morsels of heavenly splendor" and Norman's declaration over the fact he doesn't care, Norman asks Arnie what he told the Cylons about the station's security system. Arnie tells him that the conversation involved the Cylon's interest in visiting the station tonight, but that this would be impossible since there are only three sets of keys. Much to Arnie's chagrin, after Norman suggests they call the police, the sad clown reveals that he's known the strangers for only an hour and is concerned over why they're interested in the station.
* As penance, Arnie tells Norman to take the meatballs and pass them around. Arnie will be out in a minute to make sure they leave nice and quietly. Norman tells him that this could be dangerous, which is when Centuri shows up. Not knowing he's entered, Arnie reminds Norman that he worked his way through school as a bouncer.
* Arnie notices Centuri's entrance and greets him, saying that they were just talking about him. Centuri asks about their comments regarding "danger", to which Norman replies that {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|the meatballs were dangerous}}. After a glare from Arnie, Norman adds that they are addictive and they grow on you.
* This prompts Arnie to tell Centuri to "wait till you sink your chops in one of these". He then proceeds to throw them into the microwave and activate it.
* Centuri begins to react violently to this, spasming and falling over, knocking over crockery and foodstuff.
* The guests from the party rush to the kitchen. Mildred goes over to Centuri to check to see if he's all right, commenting that he must have had Arnie's meatballs. Arnie rejects that comment and tells what happened. In the middle of his story, he stumbles on the fact that the microwave may be the cause. Norman dismisses this, unless he had an old pacemaker. They try to remove Centuri's helmet, believing it to be part of the costume.
* Andromus arrives and asks what they've done. Andromus detects the microwave oven and demands that they turn off the machine. After they fail to do so, he destroys the microwave with the weapon built into his hand.
* When the microwave explodes, Norman jumps up and accusingly asks if Arnie put gunpowder in the meatballs and barks out for someone to call the fire department.
* As the guests begin to evacuate, Arnie calls for Wolfman help pick up Centuri. They find that he is very difficult to carry and, upon Andromus' command to rise, Centuri does so. As Centuri tells people to step back from him, Arnie vacates the room. Wolfman tries to follow suit, but Andromus stops him and says they will leave another way.
* Troy and Dillon run towards [[The Town House]] apartment complex. The police and fire department soon arrive.
* On the floor where Arnie's apartment is, the guests are trying to get out via the elevators. Norman yells at them to use the staircase instead.
* Troy and Dillon arrive moments later. They approach Arnie's apartment door, while Dillon scans for the signal. He notes that it is getting weaker, which means the Cylons are leaving the building. They head back toward the elevators while [[Sammy]] runs towards the burning apartment. He replies that [[Skippy]] is in the apartment and rushes in. Troy tells Dillon to pursue the Cylons, while Troy heads toward the apartment. Troy enters the apartment despite the protestations of Mildred.
* Troy manages to find Sammy. He dips a cloth in the apple bin and instructs Sammy to place it over his nose and mouth, and to breathe through it. They hear the dog barks of Skippy and Troy gets the pet. He returns to the door and instructs Sammy to stay close to the floor, where the air is better.
* Troy has saved Sammy and is reunited with Mildred and Arnie. Troy makes his exit as Mildred embraces her boy and Skippy is held by Arnie.
* The firefighters arrive at the scene. They make mention that the floor below is safe and that they can use the stairwell, also mentioning that they can take Sammy to [[Bellevue]] for an examination.
* Colonel Briggs is at the police station. The chief tells Briggs that he is more than happy to assist the government, but is not giving them much to go on. Briggs says that it's an issue under a closed security blanket. This response prompts the chief in a pointed question regarding whether or not his men can be trusted and asks him to explain himself. Briggs replies that "there are things under investigation that do not necessarily seem rational, nor do they present possibility of rational explinations". He believes that the average cop on the street couldn't handle what he has to say.
* This further angers the chief, who tells him not to underestimate his men.
* Briggs offers to tell it straight, but says that he better do it alone with the chief. The chief says that [[Grover]] is his right man and that everything he hears will also be heard by Grover.
* Briggs accepts this and tells them that what they are dealing with are aliens. Grover arises from his seated position. The chief asks Grover to give him a few minutes, which he agrees to and departs, politely saying it's a pleasure to meet the Colonel.
* At Central Park, the lead mugger, still smarting from their encounter with the Warriors, is telling his clowns that the next time he tells them to rush their victims, they rush them. He threatens to find himself some real muscle if they don't do as he says. Tonight, he says, they're going to "teach some lucky dude the meaning of trick-or-treat".
* Wolfman is walking with the two Cylons through Central Park. He asks them questions about who they are and what they want. Andromus tells him they wish to see the broadcast center, to which an incredulous Wolfman replies, questioning why they'd want to walk 50 blocks.
* Behind them, Centuri is rushed by the muggers. However, the muggers stop, back away slowly from Centuri and run off. The two muggers run away, with the lead mugger commenting that Halloween night is a bad night for mugging.
* Wolfman Jack and the Cylons hail a cab, which they enter. The [[Central Park cabbie|cabbie]] turns to them in order to ask them where they're going, until he sees Centuri. He stammers the question and is told their destination: the [[International Trace Center]]. He hesitantly agrees to the fare.
* At the police station, Briggs tells his tale. The chief replies that not only is it hard to swallow, but it is ridiculous. He says that he has a [[Jack Sydell|fellow officer]] in a Washington hospital suffering from a "kind of shock that isn't at all ridiculous" and adds that Sydell's brain is "someplace else". The chief replies that they'll say the same thing about him if he agrees to Briggs' request.
* Briggs reiterates his demand that the Warriors not be harmed. The chief says that while they don't shoot on sight, he says he must alert his men, especially when there's reason to believe there's danger.
* Grover enters the office and tells the chief that there's a fire over in Central Park. He notes that there's a dozen witnesses in Bellevue that swear that a guy burned down an apartment "with flames coming out of his fingers". The chief rephrases the statement as a question, while Briggs heads out of the office. When asked where he's going, he replies that he's headed toward Bellevue. When asked if he believes the story, he replies sardonically that, "No, of course not." The chief tells Grover to follow them in another car as Grover follows Briggs.
* The cab pulls up to the ITC. The cabbie asks for five bucks to pay the fare. Andromus uses his power of suggestion to shirk his responsibility for the fare.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the transmitter. In front of an elevator, Andromus tells Centuri that they will soon be able to summon their brothers to Earth.
* Troy meets Dillon about a block away from the ITC. A taxi driver Dillon questioned revealed to him that the Cylons are in the building. Troy notes that this is logical, since there's a transmission tower.
* In the elevator, Wolfman asks the Cylons what they want. He assumes they may want to make a political statement and says that something can be worked out in that regard. A voice tells them that they need a key to access the floors that aren't accessible by the public.
* Andromus tells Wolfman to put in his key. He does so.
* Troy and Dillon run into the building. Troy finds that the radio station is on the 70th floor and head toward the [[ascension tube]]s.
* Wolfman leads them to the radio station room as "[[That'll Be The Day]]" plays in the background.
* In the elevator, the elevator has stopped and the voice prompts them to insert the special key or refer to the control panel for further instructions. Troy opens the control panel and Dillon notes that there's only a number to dial, which won't help them.
* Troy loosens an escape door on the elevator and both resign themselves to the fact they'll have to jump up to the 70th floor using their super jumping abilities. Troy jumps atop the elevator. Dillon asks how it is up there, to which Troy responds that he's not going to like it, but summons him up anyway.
* They soon jump on the beams in the elevator shaft going up floor by floor.
* The Cylons and Wolfman enter the studio. Andromus informs Wolfman that "whoever is in charge must be warned to cooperate". Wolfman points out that no one else is at the radio station, motioning to the machines that play the music automatically once he's off air for the night until six in the morning.
* Andromus is impressed, telling Wolfman that Earth people will someday understand their place of unimportance in a truly efficient society. Wolfman questions Andromus on his phrase, "you Earth people", but Andromus ignores this question in lieu of finding an input terminal to transmit their signal.
* At Bellevue, Norman insists to Briggs and the NYPD chief that he did not see fire coming from Andromus' finger tips. Shirley, who is breathing oxygen, claims that she saw it, which Norman dismisses as part of her excitability. The chief tries to confirm her story, and she insists that this is indeed the case.
* Arnie pipes in, telling the chief of a movie he saw once where a man had to create a burning bush effect to impress the natives and how he did it. However, when asked if Andromus had a flamethrower, Shirley and Arnie reply in the negative.
* Briggs shows them pictures of Dillon and Troy, asking to point out which man "spewed flames from his fingers". The guests inform Briggs that neither of the men were responsible for the fire, but were there and, in fact, saved their lives. Mildred also adds that she owes them her son's life, much to Briggs' consternation.
* They go on to say that they did not see Dillon, but talk about Centuri, describing the Centurion as an unseen guy in an 8-foot costume. Arnie begins emulating the Cylon's back-and-forth eye, which Mildred soon intimidates as well complete with an emulated sound effect. The chief begins to do the same thing, but abruptly catches himself.
* The chief insinuates that they were drinking. Arnie replies that he doesn't drink when he cooks.
* The chief sees two misfits -- the Central Park muggers -- enter the hospital. They are frantic as the police officers -- with Grover -- attempt to calm them down. The chief approaches the sergeant and reminds him that the hospital is not a place to book criminals. However, the sergeant gives him a lowdown on the perps: they were running down 5th Avenue and, after stopping to question them, they begin giving incongruent statements and thus came to the hospital to check if they had been under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
* The lead mugger explains that it (the Cylon) was nothing like he'd ever seen. His accomplice corroborates the story, mentioning the "metal creep" who was a "Cyclops!" The lead mugger thinks that the big "chrome dome" is trying to take over their Central Park territory, which piques the interest of Briggs.

=== Act 3 ===

* Briggs and the chief talk about a report of an ITC security guard which talks about Centuri. Briggs asks if the report makes him a believer, but all the chief believes is that there's trouble of some kind, and reminds Briggs that until they find out more, it's still NYPD jurisdiction. Briggs replies that "before this is all over, you may want all the help you can get".
* Andromus removes the emergency homing device chip from Centuri. Andromus begins fiddling with equipment. Wolfman tells them to use the microphone, seeing as the rest of the stuff is expensive and they shouldn't be fiddling with it.
* He asks about the Emergency Broadcasting System, which raise concern from Wolfman Jack, who vociferously points out that that's government stuff that shouldn't be messed with. Andromus resolutely replies that they will tap into that system, and instructs Wolfman to show them the equipment.
* After initially refusing to help, Wolfman is given incentive by Centuri to do so.
* Troy and Dillon keep on jumping up the elevator shaft and are about to reach the 70th floor.
* The Cylons are shown the EBS equipment on the roof, despite protestations from Wolfman. They reach a locked maintenance box, which Centuri rips the door from. They activate the transmission equipment.
* The Warriors reach the 70th floor and leave the elevator shaft.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the main dish. Reluctantly he does so, while commenting on his fear of heights and ruefully mentioning that he could have gone to other parties.
* The Warriors run through the corridors. Dillon notes the transmission's getting stronger and head towards the source.
* Andromus realigns the dish to transmit space-ward.
* Adama reports to Zee regarding a transmission being sent to the star [[Balcon]]. Zee suggests that they block all transmissions from Earth. Adama replies that a Cylon [[basestar (TOS)|base ship]] would surely investigate such interference. Zee posits that they may encounter a small patrol and, if they don't block the signal, the Cylons will respond with every ship at their disposal.
* Adama replies that he'll have patrols launched to intercept such patrols, adding that he will pray that it is unnecessary.
* Wolfman tells the Cylons that he's been a good sport and have followed their demands, against his better judgment. Andromus agrees that he has and addresses Centuri. Centuri slowly pushes Wolfman to the edge of the platform, while Wolfman is espousing his "live and let live" philosophies.
* Troy and Dillon arrive at the roof, seeing Centuri. A fire fight between Andromus and Centuri begin; Wolfman quickly darts out of the line of fire. The firefight is brief, with Dillon taking out Centuri and Troy shooting Andromus, who is still positioning the antenna dish.
[[Image:willprotect.jpg|thumb|The damaged Centuri carries a wounded Andromus.]]
* Andromus orders Centuri to keep the Warriors away from the antenna dish, however Centuri is damage and reverts to his first order to protect Andromus. Andromus protests as Centuri picks him up and jumps from the roof. Troy blasts the dish.
* Centuri and Andromus land in a trash bin.
* With the transmission stopped, Adama has stopped the jamming. Troy establishes contact with ''Galactica'' and reports their success. Dillon comments that it was a "beaut", which initially confuses Adama until Troy explains that it is Earth talk.
* Troy and Dillon kindly request that the next time the Cylons invade Earth, Adama can give them a little more notice -- or stop them from coming at all. In grand spirits, Adama gives his apologizes to "all concerned".
* The NYPD arrives at the ITC. They begin making their way up to the WQSL studios. Troy and Dillon hear the approach of officers and turn on their invisibility fields.
* As three cops begin to check the roof, a dump truck gets the disposal bin that Centuri and Andromus's bodies are in and loads the detritus.
* An officer on the roof reports that they've search every inch of the place and have turned up nothing. Down on the street, Wolfman is describing Dillon and Troy's fight with the Cylons, much to the chief's disbelief. With no evidence for these stories, the chief reminds Briggs that he's in New York City and that outsiders always take shots at them because they don't know what goes on in the city.
* Briggs is adamant about the events of Halloween night involving people from another world. The chief replies that he's been on the NYPD long enough to not be convinced about anything and pointedly asks where the two men went off to.
* The dump truck drives by. Centuri's head is still functioning, repeating his mantra of "I will protect you."
* The chief tells Grover to pull the men off the roof. Grover asks if there's anything to the Cylons' roving eye sound. He replies that it's Halloween: "Trick or treat."
* The four men now on the roof are called down. They leave, permitting the Warriors to deactivate their fields. Troy tells Dillon it's time to head home, but Dillon whines that they just got to New York City and, aside from the muggers, the city seems to be exciting. He also would have liked to see the remainder of the play that they interrupted. Troy says that they may be back next time; Dillon concedes that Troy is right and they look at the cityscape.

== Notes ==

* The second half of this episode is sometimes called ''So This Is New York'' due to an error in an episode guide in Starlog magazine many years ago.<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Ken Lynch (Grover) played Dr. Gordon in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[Experiment in Terra]]. His playing a policeman named "Grover" is a purposeful nod to the fact that he was a semi-regular on Glen Larson's [[w:McCloud|McCloud]] series as Sergeant Grover (and which also featured [[Terry Carter]] as Sergeant Joe Broadhurst).<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Blooper - In part two, there is stock footage of the underside of ''Galactica'' moving through space, and ''Galactica'' is moving backwards.
* What an amazing (and unbelievable) coincidence that the Cylons arrive on Halloween, thus allowing them to walk around without really standing out.
* Rex Cutter (Centuri) played the Cylon Centurion named Red-Eye in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[The Lost Warrior]]. He also played the Cylon Centurion named Cy in the classic Galactica 1980 episode [[The Return of Starbuck]].
* William Daniels (Shirley's husband) is best known for his roles on St. Elsewhere and as the voice of K.I.T.T. in Knight Rider, as well as John Adams in the Broadway and film productions of the musical ''1776''.
* Apart from the summary of "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" at the start of the episode, [[Jamie Hamilton]] does not appear during the course of the program, despite the fact [[Robyn Douglass]] is credited with appearing in the opening credits.
* Again, there is much less of an attempt to show educational themes or lessons in this episode than in some others. However, mascots dressed as animated characters do appear in the stage production that Troy and Dillon participate in at one point. Was that put there for the kids, or was that to break up the intensity created by the appearance of Central Park gang members?
* The song in the background as [[Wolfman Jack]] escorts [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]] through the corridor of the radio station is "[[w:That'll Be The Day|That'll Be The Day]]" performed by [[w:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]].
* In a later scene with Wolfman Jack and the two Cylons, "[[w:My Life (Billy Joel song)|My Life]]" by [[w:Billy Joel|Billy Joel]] begins to play.

== Analysis ==

* The episode does not take into effect signal lag of radio signals, which go at the [[w:speed of light|speed of light]]. Thus, given that the star [[Balcon]] is likely light years away, it would have taken years for the signal to have reached that destination.
* Balcon is probably located somewhere in the northern sky as the Cylons position the antenna to point upwards.
* The International Trade Center's ~1 meter parabolic antenna is probably way too small to produce a strong signal over interstellar distances. A better, more realistic option would be large radio telescopes such as the 100-meter [[w:Green Bank Telescope|Green Bank Telescope]] in nearby West Virginia.
* The appearance of [[Ken Lynch]] as a New York cop named Grover, the same name as his New York cop character on ''[[w: McCloud|McCloud]]'' (created by Glen Larson) evidently means that both ''McCloud'' and ''Galactica: 1980'' occupy the same universe!

== Questions ==

* Why didn't the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the "Good Ship Lollipop" disappear when the Warriors activated their [[invisibility field]]s, particularly since anything they've have contact with during the process would also disappear (c.f. "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]")?
* As microwave radiation interferes with [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurions]], why wasn't this fact discovered and exploited by the Colonials sooner?
* Would Andromus and Centuri's bodies be recovered from the dump?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

[[Image:meatballs.jpg|thumb|right|Arnie and Norman discuss meatballs]]

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|''Arnie and Norman discuss the meatballs for the party:''}}
:'''[[Arnie]]:''' [[Norman]]! Just in time for a fresh batch of [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].
:'''Norman:''' Forget the meatballs, I'm worried.
:'''Arnie:''' Forget my meatballs? Forget these morsels of heavenly splendor that I spent an hour and a half preparing?
:'''Norman:''' Arnie, I don't care if you spent a year and a half!

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|''Centuri walks into the kitchen, inquiring of the danger that Norman spoke of:''}}
: '''[[Centuri]]:''' You were speaking of danger.
: '''Arnie:''' (chuckles) Da- Danger? No, I, uh... (points to Norman) Did you say anything about danger?
: '''Norman:''' Nnono. Uh, well, I, uh, I said that it was dangerous, I mean the meatballs. (Arnie glares at Norman) I mean, you take one, and, uh, you have to take another. And they just grow on you.

== From Script to Screen ==

There are noteworthy differences between an earlier version of the script and the final product, as noted below.

* [[Arnie]] is referred to as Danny.<ref>[[bsp:The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II|Script for "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II"]], p. 1</ref>
* This is an earlier version without the redundant meatball jokes, which were later added to irritate [[Susan Futterman]] and the censors at ABC. In fact, Norman is the one who brings [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 6</ref>
* Mildred is noted as being Danny's (Arnie's) wife, instead of merely being his sister. Mildred is noted in the script for her "hot blooded" nature, as well as a penchant for tall men; her first husband being a basketball player.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 2</ref> Danny himself is noted as having a "famous temper".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 7</ref>
* [[Andromus]] refers to the radio transmissions as "aural transmissions".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8</ref>
* Centuri is a little more talkative in this version of the script, even actively conversing with Andromus.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8, 10</ref>
* Colonel [[Briggs]] is present at the [[A-B Raider]]'s crash scene, believing it to be the craft [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] came on. He makes it clear that Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] is his friend and wants the two "spacemen" to pay for what they've done to him. He is irate when he discovers that the police have already put a "shoot on sight" order if the two should be encountered, since he wants them alive.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 10-11</ref>
* The early version of the script makes it clear that Larson intended for the NY cops [[Clifford]] and [[Grover]] to be the same characters of Chief Peter B. Clifford and Sergeant Grover from the 1970-77 series [[w:McCloud (TV Series)|''McCloud'']] which starred [[w:Dennis Weaver|Dennis Weaver]] and where [[Terry Carter]] had the regular role of Sergeant Joe Broadhurst. At one point, Clifford says, "My boys are experts on non-rational things. We had a cop working here on loanout from New Mexico that would make King Kong climbing the World Trade Center seem like a routine case." Then when Clifford gets the report about witnesses seeing a man shooting flames from his fingers, he says, "This is worse than McCloud." These references were dropped when they were unable to get the actor who had played Clifford on ''McCloud'', [[w:J.D. Cannon|J.D. Cannon]] to appear, although [[Grover]] is played by [[Ken Lynch]] who was Grover on ''McCloud'' (though this Grover is is a uniformed cop rather than the plainclothes detective of the earlier show)
* An alternate scene where Troy and Dillon enter the studio soaking wet: instead of seeing "dancing mammals", they manage to talk to a cop helping out with security, who directs them to [[Chuck Willis]], the dresser, and are able to secure their tuxedos.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 14-17</ref>
* The star of the show is depicted as a venomous, ego-maniacal woman who doesn't like being upstaged. After Troy and Dillon turn on their [[invisibility field]]s, they throw her into a gigantic cake and flee the scene to avoid the police that have followed them to the stage.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 18-19</ref>
* An alternate version of the discussion between [[Wolfman Jack]] and Andromus occurs, broaching on many of the same topics. Also, [[Shirley Blore]] appears to be more inquisitive, asking Andromus and Centuri where they come from.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 20-23</ref>
* Further, Shirley is the one who is worried, not Norman, and the conversation about the meatballs that is shared between Norman and Arnie is instead the conversation between Shirley and Norman. Further, it is indicated that the two are merely dating, not married as demonstrated in the episode.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 25-26</ref>
* Danny and Mildred have a mild quarrel, after Danny believes that Mildred is bedding Centuri.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 27-28</ref>
* Andromus senses that they are being tracked. He orders Centuri to the kitchen so that Andromus and their guest can make a quick escape.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 29</ref>
* The mugger in Central Park that threatens Dillon and Troy refers to Troy as [[Fred Astaire]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 31</ref>
* Troy manages to put out the fire by using his laser gun to create an explosion that depletes the oxygen in the room, thus stopping the fire.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 38</ref>
* The cabbie who drove the Cylons and Wolfman Jack to the Trade Center later crashes into a pole, which attracts the police.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 46</ref>

== Guest Stars ==
*[[William Daniels]] as [[Norman Blore|Norman]]
*[[imdb:nm0662430|Lara Parker]] as [[Shirley Blore|Shirley]]
*[[Marj Dusay]] as [[Mildred]]
*[[Val Bisoglio]] as [[Arnie]]
*[[imdb:nm0357745|Bernie Hamilton]] as Chief [[Clifford]] (credited as "Cop")
*[[imdb:nm0949603|Heather Young]] as [[Lollipop star|Star]]
*[[Peter Mark Richman]] as Colonel [[Briggs]]
*[[Ken Lynch]] as [[Grover]]
*[[Arthur Batanides]] as [[Central Park cabbie|Cabbie]]
*[[imdb:nm0278201|John Finnegan]] as Officer in Trauma Room
*[[imdb:nm0897141|Herb Vigran]] as Pop
*[[imdb:nm0927129|John Widlock]] as [[Chuck Willis|Chuck]]
*[[imdb:nm0275024|Dan Ferrone]] as [[NYPD Sergeant|Police Sergeant]]
*[[imdb:nm0676145|Alexander Petala]] as 1st Tough
*[[Cosie Costa]] as 2nd Tough
*[[imdb:nm0592268|T. Miratti]] as 3rd Tough
*[[Louis Sardo]] as 4th Tough
*[[imdb:nm0876166|Paul Tuerpe]] as Fireman
*[[Chip Lucia]] as [[M.C.]]
*[[Rex Cutter]] as [[Centuri]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0494660|René LeVant]] as [[Max]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0341483|Ed Griffith]] as [[Leroy]] (uncredited)
*Unknown as [[Tommy]]
*Unknown as [[Sammy]]

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[[fr:Épisode:Les Cylons arrivent, 2e partie]]

The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II

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Epaddon: /* From Script to Screen */

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| title= The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II
| series= 1980
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| director=[[Barry Crane]]
| guests= [[Roger Davis]] as [[Andromus]] [[Robert Smith|Wolfman Jack]] as [[Wolfman Jack|Himself]]
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| next= [[Space Croppers]]
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:''The human-looking [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] android [[Andromus]] and [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] [[Centuri]] plan to use a [[WQSL|radio station]] to broadcast a distress signal so that the Cylon fleet can destroy [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], and it is up to [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] to stop them.''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* Cops chase [[Dillon]] and [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], who are driving a stolen New York Highway Patrol car. Troy believes that, as [[New York City]] is the largest they've seen on earth, they'll be able to lose their pursuers. Dillon remarks that he should tell that to the police pursuing them.
* The Warriors happen to drive in the [[Port of New York]] towards Pier 60. Dillon notes to Troy that they're running out of city. They flip in the air and crash into the water, thus ending the car chase.
* Troy and Dillon manage to get out of the car before it sinks further into the ocean. The cops see the car sink into the ocean and the cops on scene order the Harbor Patrol to start looking for bodies, while they cordon off the area just in case they made it out.
* Troy contacts Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] on ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]''. Troy reports that they've located the crashed [[A-B Raider|Cylon ship]]. [[Doctor Zee]] replies that they know and asks if the people of Earth know about the Cylons. Troy tells them that the ship auto-destructed and nothing remains of the ship, to which Adama thanks the Lord. Troy notifies them that not all the crew members perished inside the craft; Troy adds that they are likely en route to a powerful transmission station.
* Zee begins to tell Adama that the Cylons can't reach the transmitting station, but Adama knows full well about the grave nature of the situation. He tells Troy and Dillon that their mission has never been so grave and tells them to prevent the Cylons from transmitting Earth's location to their battle fleet. Troy and Dillon realize this and begin to make their way out of the Port of New York.
* The doorbell rings to [[Arnie]]'s apartment penthouse. [[Mildred]] answers it, seeing that [[Norman Blower]] and his wife, [[Shirley Blower|Shirley]], have arrived. Mildred tells her brother that "the boss is here" and he replies to tell him that he's "[[Arnie's meatballs|baking a real surprise]]" in the kitchen. Norman replies that they've baked a real surprise for them, introducing two more guests, the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]] [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]], whom they believe to be humans dressed up as spacemen.
* Arnie comes out of the kitchen to see what the fuss is about and is surprised to see the Cylons. He begins speculating on who is inside the costume, throwing out the name of an acquaintance, [[Wilt Chamberlain]]. Norman tells him to guess again, but Arnie replies that he has to return to the kitchen and accidentally spills the beans about what he's cooking: the meatballs. Arnie rues spilling the surprise and Norman sarcastically retorts that he wishes it only were a surprise. Arnie offers to let him have the first taste. Norman refuses, saying that he ought to introduce his friends around.
* Andromus and Centuri are being introduced to party goers. A group of kids, led by [[Tommy]] (dressed as [[Raggedy Andy]]) is introduced to the Cylons by Shirley as "Andy" and Centuri, wishing them Happy Halloween. Andromus returns the greeting, saying "Happy Halloween little people."
* Shirley expresses her hope that they like the crowd, explaining that it is mostly people from the media. He reiterates his interests in radio and [[Wolfman Jack]]. She mentions that they've come to the right party, since anything they'd need to know would be answered at the party.
* Troy and Dillon are walking down a New York street near [[Remos Club]] when they hear the sirens. Troy and Dillon duck into an archway before the club. The cop car stops at the curb and a distraught mother runs to to meet them. She berates them for taking so long and tells of her kid who has locked himself in the bathroom. She reports that she can see him through the crack at the door and he's sticking his tongue out at her.
* After the cops enter the domicile, Dillon checks the signal strength and notes it is getting weaker. He surmises that the Centurions are on the other side of the city.
* They overhear a dispatch about them and go to the car, which has its driver side door ajar, to listen more closely. However they are interrupted by a middle-aged [[NYPD cop]] who asks them if they want something. They reply they're just heading into the city. As they leave, the cop approaches his car and overhears a supplemental update that tells of two Caucasian suspects having wet clothing heading west from the river. The police officer calls out after them and begins a pursuit on foot. They round the corner of a theater building, but the police officer is still pursuing them.
* Hiding behind a wall, Dillon notes they can't wear their clothing for much longer. Troy observes that the clothing stores are closed and, as Dillon points out, it is difficult to not be noticed when you're soaking wet.
* They hear music coming from a side door which is unlocked.
* On the theater's stage, a bunch of performers in dog costumes dance to "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-day". Troy and Dillon, from behind the stage, notice this and see "dancing mammals", which Troy notes as strange.
* Troy points out a clothes rack with white suits of every size. They help themselves to the clothing, which Dillon remarks a strange looking, but apparently notes their acceptability on Earth.
* After getting dressed, the [[theater director|director]] of the play hands the Warriors canes and top hats and pushes them out to the stage. Soon they are thrust in a middle of a performance of the "Good Ship Lollipop" and are pushed and directed by the other irate performers, whose actions the Warriors attempt to emulate without much success.
* At the crash site of the A-B Raider, investigators are pouring over it without much success. Also at the scene is Colonel [[Briggs]]. Behind him is a Highway Patrol officer questioning [[Max]] and [[Leroy]], apparently showing them pictures. The officer reports to Briggs, saying that the colonel was right and tells him that the two men climbed out of the ship (which is untrue). They presume they are smugglers.
* Briggs orders the cops to get their likeness out to every police department in the Tri-State Area. Max notes that this is already been done. Briggs makes it clear that he wants the men taken alive, to which Leroy replies that this would be up to them.
* Behind the stage, the director is walking over the cop (and his partner) that pursued them to the edge of the stage, pointing Troy and Dillon out. The Warriors notice and say they have to get out of there.
* They are prompted to pick up the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the show and they do so. They also take the opportunity to engage their [[invisibility field]]s, which has the unintended side effect of making the performer appear as if she's floating in the air.
* The director and the cops look at the display in astonishment and disbelief. The crowd is wowed by the display and, during this, Troy and Dillon make their escape. The cop asks if the director felt something, after he is bumped by the Warriors.
* Troy and Dillon exit the stage, now visible. Troy rues over the fact that they've lost a lot of time. Dillon notes that the Cylon signal remains constant at 4.6 [[acron ions]] in strength. This means that they either reached their destination or have been stopped by something.
* Dillon hails a taxi, which, much to his surprise, works out.
* Wolfman Jack arrives at the party with his trademark wolf howl and gets the party goers psyched.
* On a balcony, Andromus tells Centuri that he'll need his help; he's learned about the location of the transmission centers and the need of a special key for emergency admittance. Centuri is tasked with finding the keys or taking one of the people who have the keys with them, and will start by investigating Arnie.
* Tommy runs up to the Wolfman with his group of friends, telling them that he was right about Wolfman attending the party. He tells all the "little ghost and goblins and part-time Frankensteins" to have a good time. Shirley arrives to bring Wolfman to the balcony, when he notices Centuri and is amazed, and asks "who's the chrome head". She tells him his name and Wolfman notes that he has all his fans here, but convinces him to make his way to the balcony to meet a fan that's been dying to meet him all night. He accepts, saying that "anybody with taste like that, I can't keep waiting". He excuses himself from the children.
* Shirley introduces Andromus to Wolfman Jack. Wolfman tells him to "lay it on him" and does the finger wiggle shake, which, in reply, Andy tries to emulate. Shirley leaves them alone. Wolfman begins the conversation by saying that the "walking monument" belongs to him, which initially confuses him, but Wolfman describes Centuri as having a big dude with a silver hairdo.
* Andromus notes that he and Centuri enjoyed hearing his transmission very much, but noted it to be primitive. Wolfman replies that primitive is his style, but goes further and notes that what was even more primitive was when Marconi sent the letter "S" across the English Channel in 1901.
* Andromus does not reply to this directly, saying that he's interested in radio. Wolfman replies by giving him his own take on radio, which he says is the "real music of the spheres" and says that each planet and star are sending out their own signals, "just like the old Wolfman who is a heavenly body in his own right". He adds that the only thing that can stop radio cold is a "big old solar wave" and discusses this further, comparing the sun's coronal ejections to eating spicy food and experiencing flatulence. Andromus notes that this would stop radio transmissions, to which Wolfman replies "Yeah, can you dig it?" Andromus replies that he quite possibly digs it.
* Troy and Dillon are dropped off at [[Central Park]]. Troy notes the "vegetation center in the middle of all this concrete" and tells Dillon that the signal they're getting is coming from the buildings beyond the Park. Dillon observes that it isn't the place where a powerful transmitter would be held.
* Regardless of that fact, Troy tells Dillon that there's a link to the Cylon mission at the dwelling and begin their trek through the park.
* Dillon notes that it's too bad that they're on such a serious mission, since New York appears to be a nice place. A bunch of people hiding behind bushes begin to move out as the Warriors walk by.
* Dillon notes that the signals from the distress beacon are growing stronger. As they continue on the path, they are stopped by a quartet of muggers.
* The lead mugger notes the "fancy Dans" and asks them if they are going to a party. Troy notes that they are and are also in a hurry. The mugger is satisfied with going through things quickly, making it "short and sweet", saying "your money or your life".
* Dillon notes that it doesn't seem like an equitable trade and Troy says they don't have any money they can use.
* In response to the mugger's question about the kind of money they're carrying, Dillon explains that it is [[The Super Scouts, Part I|stolen money]], Troy elaborates that he's correct: while it was obtained [[Bank Teller|due to a misunderstanding]] the money is technically stolen.
* Now that "Fancy Dan" has been heard from, the thug leader says to hand over the stolen money and they will worry about it from there. They say they can't do that, since it would implicate you in a bank robbery which would be unfair to them.
* The lead mugger notes that he's heard "some jive in his time, but this is prime stuff". He offers them one more chance to give up their money. Dillon suggests taking advantage of the vegetation, and they soon jump up on a large branch of the nearby tree despite being rushed by the muggers. The muggers look up at the tree in shock and disbelief. Dillon reminds Troy that they're in a hurry and, after saying farewell to the muggers, they jump from the tree limb to the top of a nearby roof. The main mugger notes that he believes he's seeing things because of all the junk food he's been eating.

=== Act 2 ===

* Centuri tells Andromus, who has finished conversing with Wolfman, that he was unable to locate the keys and must take a human. Andromus replies that he's examined the premises and noted there is a kitchen with an access door, through which they can secret away a human without alerting the guests.
* Norman sees Andromus on the balcony. Andromus tells Centuri to go to the kitchen and wait, as he will get the human who best suits their purposes.
* In the kitchen, Arnie slaves over the food. He pulls out a bowl of meatballs from a built-in Cylon weapon known as a microwave. Norman enters, much to Arnie's delight. He cheerfully informs him that he's in time for a fresh batch of meatballs. Norman replies that he should forget the meatballs and he is worried. After a {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|brief discussion}} over how long he's slaved over the "morsels of heavenly splendor" and Norman's declaration over the fact he doesn't care, Norman asks Arnie what he told the Cylons about the station's security system. Arnie tells him that the conversation involved the Cylon's interest in visiting the station tonight, but that this would be impossible since there are only three sets of keys. Much to Arnie's chagrin, after Norman suggests they call the police, the sad clown reveals that he's known the strangers for only an hour and is concerned over why they're interested in the station.
* As penance, Arnie tells Norman to take the meatballs and pass them around. Arnie will be out in a minute to make sure they leave nice and quietly. Norman tells him that this could be dangerous, which is when Centuri shows up. Not knowing he's entered, Arnie reminds Norman that he worked his way through school as a bouncer.
* Arnie notices Centuri's entrance and greets him, saying that they were just talking about him. Centuri asks about their comments regarding "danger", to which Norman replies that {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|the meatballs were dangerous}}. After a glare from Arnie, Norman adds that they are addictive and they grow on you.
* This prompts Arnie to tell Centuri to "wait till you sink your chops in one of these". He then proceeds to throw them into the microwave and activate it.
* Centuri begins to react violently to this, spasming and falling over, knocking over crockery and foodstuff.
* The guests from the party rush to the kitchen. Mildred goes over to Centuri to check to see if he's all right, commenting that he must have had Arnie's meatballs. Arnie rejects that comment and tells what happened. In the middle of his story, he stumbles on the fact that the microwave may be the cause. Norman dismisses this, unless he had an old pacemaker. They try to remove Centuri's helmet, believing it to be part of the costume.
* Andromus arrives and asks what they've done. Andromus detects the microwave oven and demands that they turn off the machine. After they fail to do so, he destroys the microwave with the weapon built into his hand.
* When the microwave explodes, Norman jumps up and accusingly asks if Arnie put gunpowder in the meatballs and barks out for someone to call the fire department.
* As the guests begin to evacuate, Arnie calls for Wolfman help pick up Centuri. They find that he is very difficult to carry and, upon Andromus' command to rise, Centuri does so. As Centuri tells people to step back from him, Arnie vacates the room. Wolfman tries to follow suit, but Andromus stops him and says they will leave another way.
* Troy and Dillon run towards [[The Town House]] apartment complex. The police and fire department soon arrive.
* On the floor where Arnie's apartment is, the guests are trying to get out via the elevators. Norman yells at them to use the staircase instead.
* Troy and Dillon arrive moments later. They approach Arnie's apartment door, while Dillon scans for the signal. He notes that it is getting weaker, which means the Cylons are leaving the building. They head back toward the elevators while [[Sammy]] runs towards the burning apartment. He replies that [[Skippy]] is in the apartment and rushes in. Troy tells Dillon to pursue the Cylons, while Troy heads toward the apartment. Troy enters the apartment despite the protestations of Mildred.
* Troy manages to find Sammy. He dips a cloth in the apple bin and instructs Sammy to place it over his nose and mouth, and to breathe through it. They hear the dog barks of Skippy and Troy gets the pet. He returns to the door and instructs Sammy to stay close to the floor, where the air is better.
* Troy has saved Sammy and is reunited with Mildred and Arnie. Troy makes his exit as Mildred embraces her boy and Skippy is held by Arnie.
* The firefighters arrive at the scene. They make mention that the floor below is safe and that they can use the stairwell, also mentioning that they can take Sammy to [[Bellevue]] for an examination.
* Colonel Briggs is at the police station. The chief tells Briggs that he is more than happy to assist the government, but is not giving them much to go on. Briggs says that it's an issue under a closed security blanket. This response prompts the chief in a pointed question regarding whether or not his men can be trusted and asks him to explain himself. Briggs replies that "there are things under investigation that do not necessarily seem rational, nor do they present possibility of rational explinations". He believes that the average cop on the street couldn't handle what he has to say.
* This further angers the chief, who tells him not to underestimate his men.
* Briggs offers to tell it straight, but says that he better do it alone with the chief. The chief says that [[Grover]] is his right man and that everything he hears will also be heard by Grover.
* Briggs accepts this and tells them that what they are dealing with are aliens. Grover arises from his seated position. The chief asks Grover to give him a few minutes, which he agrees to and departs, politely saying it's a pleasure to meet the Colonel.
* At Central Park, the lead mugger, still smarting from their encounter with the Warriors, is telling his clowns that the next time he tells them to rush their victims, they rush them. He threatens to find himself some real muscle if they don't do as he says. Tonight, he says, they're going to "teach some lucky dude the meaning of trick-or-treat".
* Wolfman is walking with the two Cylons through Central Park. He asks them questions about who they are and what they want. Andromus tells him they wish to see the broadcast center, to which an incredulous Wolfman replies, questioning why they'd want to walk 50 blocks.
* Behind them, Centuri is rushed by the muggers. However, the muggers stop, back away slowly from Centuri and run off. The two muggers run away, with the lead mugger commenting that Halloween night is a bad night for mugging.
* Wolfman Jack and the Cylons hail a cab, which they enter. The [[Central Park cabbie|cabbie]] turns to them in order to ask them where they're going, until he sees Centuri. He stammers the question and is told their destination: the [[International Trace Center]]. He hesitantly agrees to the fare.
* At the police station, Briggs tells his tale. The chief replies that not only is it hard to swallow, but it is ridiculous. He says that he has a [[Jack Sydell|fellow officer]] in a Washington hospital suffering from a "kind of shock that isn't at all ridiculous" and adds that Sydell's brain is "someplace else". The chief replies that they'll say the same thing about him if he agrees to Briggs' request.
* Briggs reiterates his demand that the Warriors not be harmed. The chief says that while they don't shoot on sight, he says he must alert his men, especially when there's reason to believe there's danger.
* Grover enters the office and tells the chief that there's a fire over in Central Park. He notes that there's a dozen witnesses in Bellevue that swear that a guy burned down an apartment "with flames coming out of his fingers". The chief rephrases the statement as a question, while Briggs heads out of the office. When asked where he's going, he replies that he's headed toward Bellevue. When asked if he believes the story, he replies sardonically that, "No, of course not." The chief tells Grover to follow them in another car as Grover follows Briggs.
* The cab pulls up to the ITC. The cabbie asks for five bucks to pay the fare. Andromus uses his power of suggestion to shirk his responsibility for the fare.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the transmitter. In front of an elevator, Andromus tells Centuri that they will soon be able to summon their brothers to Earth.
* Troy meets Dillon about a block away from the ITC. A taxi driver Dillon questioned revealed to him that the Cylons are in the building. Troy notes that this is logical, since there's a transmission tower.
* In the elevator, Wolfman asks the Cylons what they want. He assumes they may want to make a political statement and says that something can be worked out in that regard. A voice tells them that they need a key to access the floors that aren't accessible by the public.
* Andromus tells Wolfman to put in his key. He does so.
* Troy and Dillon run into the building. Troy finds that the radio station is on the 70th floor and head toward the [[ascension tube]]s.
* Wolfman leads them to the radio station room as "[[That'll Be The Day]]" plays in the background.
* In the elevator, the elevator has stopped and the voice prompts them to insert the special key or refer to the control panel for further instructions. Troy opens the control panel and Dillon notes that there's only a number to dial, which won't help them.
* Troy loosens an escape door on the elevator and both resign themselves to the fact they'll have to jump up to the 70th floor using their super jumping abilities. Troy jumps atop the elevator. Dillon asks how it is up there, to which Troy responds that he's not going to like it, but summons him up anyway.
* They soon jump on the beams in the elevator shaft going up floor by floor.
* The Cylons and Wolfman enter the studio. Andromus informs Wolfman that "whoever is in charge must be warned to cooperate". Wolfman points out that no one else is at the radio station, motioning to the machines that play the music automatically once he's off air for the night until six in the morning.
* Andromus is impressed, telling Wolfman that Earth people will someday understand their place of unimportance in a truly efficient society. Wolfman questions Andromus on his phrase, "you Earth people", but Andromus ignores this question in lieu of finding an input terminal to transmit their signal.
* At Bellevue, Norman insists to Briggs and the NYPD chief that he did not see fire coming from Andromus' finger tips. Shirley, who is breathing oxygen, claims that she saw it, which Norman dismisses as part of her excitability. The chief tries to confirm her story, and she insists that this is indeed the case.
* Arnie pipes in, telling the chief of a movie he saw once where a man had to create a burning bush effect to impress the natives and how he did it. However, when asked if Andromus had a flamethrower, Shirley and Arnie reply in the negative.
* Briggs shows them pictures of Dillon and Troy, asking to point out which man "spewed flames from his fingers". The guests inform Briggs that neither of the men were responsible for the fire, but were there and, in fact, saved their lives. Mildred also adds that she owes them her son's life, much to Briggs' consternation.
* They go on to say that they did not see Dillon, but talk about Centuri, describing the Centurion as an unseen guy in an 8-foot costume. Arnie begins emulating the Cylon's back-and-forth eye, which Mildred soon intimidates as well complete with an emulated sound effect. The chief begins to do the same thing, but abruptly catches himself.
* The chief insinuates that they were drinking. Arnie replies that he doesn't drink when he cooks.
* The chief sees two misfits -- the Central Park muggers -- enter the hospital. They are frantic as the police officers -- with Grover -- attempt to calm them down. The chief approaches the sergeant and reminds him that the hospital is not a place to book criminals. However, the sergeant gives him a lowdown on the perps: they were running down 5th Avenue and, after stopping to question them, they begin giving incongruent statements and thus came to the hospital to check if they had been under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
* The lead mugger explains that it (the Cylon) was nothing like he'd ever seen. His accomplice corroborates the story, mentioning the "metal creep" who was a "Cyclops!" The lead mugger thinks that the big "chrome dome" is trying to take over their Central Park territory, which piques the interest of Briggs.

=== Act 3 ===

* Briggs and the chief talk about a report of an ITC security guard which talks about Centuri. Briggs asks if the report makes him a believer, but all the chief believes is that there's trouble of some kind, and reminds Briggs that until they find out more, it's still NYPD jurisdiction. Briggs replies that "before this is all over, you may want all the help you can get".
* Andromus removes the emergency homing device chip from Centuri. Andromus begins fiddling with equipment. Wolfman tells them to use the microphone, seeing as the rest of the stuff is expensive and they shouldn't be fiddling with it.
* He asks about the Emergency Broadcasting System, which raise concern from Wolfman Jack, who vociferously points out that that's government stuff that shouldn't be messed with. Andromus resolutely replies that they will tap into that system, and instructs Wolfman to show them the equipment.
* After initially refusing to help, Wolfman is given incentive by Centuri to do so.
* Troy and Dillon keep on jumping up the elevator shaft and are about to reach the 70th floor.
* The Cylons are shown the EBS equipment on the roof, despite protestations from Wolfman. They reach a locked maintenance box, which Centuri rips the door from. They activate the transmission equipment.
* The Warriors reach the 70th floor and leave the elevator shaft.
* Andromus instructs Wolfman to show them to the main dish. Reluctantly he does so, while commenting on his fear of heights and ruefully mentioning that he could have gone to other parties.
* The Warriors run through the corridors. Dillon notes the transmission's getting stronger and head towards the source.
* Andromus realigns the dish to transmit space-ward.
* Adama reports to Zee regarding a transmission being sent to the star [[Balcon]]. Zee suggests that they block all transmissions from Earth. Adama replies that a Cylon [[basestar (TOS)|base ship]] would surely investigate such interference. Zee posits that they may encounter a small patrol and, if they don't block the signal, the Cylons will respond with every ship at their disposal.
* Adama replies that he'll have patrols launched to intercept such patrols, adding that he will pray that it is unnecessary.
* Wolfman tells the Cylons that he's been a good sport and have followed their demands, against his better judgment. Andromus agrees that he has and addresses Centuri. Centuri slowly pushes Wolfman to the edge of the platform, while Wolfman is espousing his "live and let live" philosophies.
* Troy and Dillon arrive at the roof, seeing Centuri. A fire fight between Andromus and Centuri begin; Wolfman quickly darts out of the line of fire. The firefight is brief, with Dillon taking out Centuri and Troy shooting Andromus, who is still positioning the antenna dish.
[[Image:willprotect.jpg|thumb|The damaged Centuri carries a wounded Andromus.]]
* Andromus orders Centuri to keep the Warriors away from the antenna dish, however Centuri is damage and reverts to his first order to protect Andromus. Andromus protests as Centuri picks him up and jumps from the roof. Troy blasts the dish.
* Centuri and Andromus land in a trash bin.
* With the transmission stopped, Adama has stopped the jamming. Troy establishes contact with ''Galactica'' and reports their success. Dillon comments that it was a "beaut", which initially confuses Adama until Troy explains that it is Earth talk.
* Troy and Dillon kindly request that the next time the Cylons invade Earth, Adama can give them a little more notice -- or stop them from coming at all. In grand spirits, Adama gives his apologizes to "all concerned".
* The NYPD arrives at the ITC. They begin making their way up to the WQSL studios. Troy and Dillon hear the approach of officers and turn on their invisibility fields.
* As three cops begin to check the roof, a dump truck gets the disposal bin that Centuri and Andromus's bodies are in and loads the detritus.
* An officer on the roof reports that they've search every inch of the place and have turned up nothing. Down on the street, Wolfman is describing Dillon and Troy's fight with the Cylons, much to the chief's disbelief. With no evidence for these stories, the chief reminds Briggs that he's in New York City and that outsiders always take shots at them because they don't know what goes on in the city.
* Briggs is adamant about the events of Halloween night involving people from another world. The chief replies that he's been on the NYPD long enough to not be convinced about anything and pointedly asks where the two men went off to.
* The dump truck drives by. Centuri's head is still functioning, repeating his mantra of "I will protect you."
* The chief tells Grover to pull the men off the roof. Grover asks if there's anything to the Cylons' roving eye sound. He replies that it's Halloween: "Trick or treat."
* The four men now on the roof are called down. They leave, permitting the Warriors to deactivate their fields. Troy tells Dillon it's time to head home, but Dillon whines that they just got to New York City and, aside from the muggers, the city seems to be exciting. He also would have liked to see the remainder of the play that they interrupted. Troy says that they may be back next time; Dillon concedes that Troy is right and they look at the cityscape.

== Notes ==

* The second half of this episode is sometimes called ''So This Is New York'' due to an error in an episode guide in Starlog magazine many years ago.<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Ken Lynch (Grover) played Dr. Gordon in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[Experiment in Terra]]. His playing a policeman named "Grover" is a purposeful nod to the fact that he was a semi-regular on Glen Larson's [[w:McCloud|McCloud]] series as Sergeant Grover (and which also featured [[Terry Carter]] as Sergeant Joe Broadhurst).<ref>'' Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>
* Blooper - In part two, there is stock footage of the underside of ''Galactica'' moving through space, and ''Galactica'' is moving backwards.
* What an amazing (and unbelievable) coincidence that the Cylons arrive on Halloween, thus allowing them to walk around without really standing out.
* Rex Cutter (Centuri) played the Cylon Centurion named Red-Eye in the Battlestar Galactica episode [[The Lost Warrior]]. He also played the Cylon Centurion named Cy in the classic Galactica 1980 episode [[The Return of Starbuck]].
* William Daniels (Shirley's husband) is best known for his roles on St. Elsewhere and as the voice of K.I.T.T. in Knight Rider, as well as John Adams in the Broadway and film productions of the musical ''1776''.
* Apart from the summary of "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" at the start of the episode, [[Jamie Hamilton]] does not appear during the course of the program, despite the fact [[Robyn Douglass]] is credited with appearing in the opening credits.
* Again, there is much less of an attempt to show educational themes or lessons in this episode than in some others. However, mascots dressed as animated characters do appear in the stage production that Troy and Dillon participate in at one point. Was that put there for the kids, or was that to break up the intensity created by the appearance of Central Park gang members?
* The song in the background as [[Wolfman Jack]] escorts [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]] through the corridor of the radio station is "[[w:That'll Be The Day|That'll Be The Day]]" performed by [[w:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]].
* In a later scene with Wolfman Jack and the two Cylons, "[[w:My Life (Billy Joel song)|My Life]]" by [[w:Billy Joel|Billy Joel]] begins to play.

== Analysis ==

* The episode does not take into effect signal lag of radio signals, which go at the [[w:speed of light|speed of light]]. Thus, given that the star [[Balcon]] is likely light years away, it would have taken years for the signal to have reached that destination.
* Balcon is probably located somewhere in the northern sky as the Cylons position the antenna to point upwards.
* The International Trade Center's ~1 meter parabolic antenna is probably way too small to produce a strong signal over interstellar distances. A better, more realistic option would be large radio telescopes such as the 100-meter [[w:Green Bank Telescope|Green Bank Telescope]] in nearby West Virginia.
* The appearance of [[Ken Lynch]] as a New York cop named Grover, the same name as his New York cop character on ''[[w: McCloud|McCloud]]'' (created by Glen Larson) evidently means that both ''McCloud'' and ''Galactica: 1980'' occupy the same universe!

== Questions ==

* Why didn't the [[Lollipop star|star]] of the "Good Ship Lollipop" disappear when the Warriors activated their [[invisibility field]]s, particularly since anything they've have contact with during the process would also disappear (c.f. "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II]]")?
* As microwave radiation interferes with [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurions]], why wasn't this fact discovered and exploited by the Colonials sooner?
* Would Andromus and Centuri's bodies be recovered from the dump?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

[[Image:meatballs.jpg|thumb|right|Arnie and Norman discuss meatballs]]

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - forget the meatballs.mp3|''Arnie and Norman discuss the meatballs for the party:''}}
:'''[[Arnie]]:''' [[Norman]]! Just in time for a fresh batch of [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].
:'''Norman:''' Forget the meatballs, I'm worried.
:'''Arnie:''' Forget my meatballs? Forget these morsels of heavenly splendor that I spent an hour and a half preparing?
:'''Norman:''' Arnie, I don't care if you spent a year and a half!

* {{audio|NTCL 2 - dangerous meatballs.mp3|''Centuri walks into the kitchen, inquiring of the danger that Norman spoke of:''}}
: '''[[Centuri]]:''' You were speaking of danger.
: '''Arnie:''' (chuckles) Da- Danger? No, I, uh... (points to Norman) Did you say anything about danger?
: '''Norman:''' Nnono. Uh, well, I, uh, I said that it was dangerous, I mean the meatballs. (Arnie glares at Norman) I mean, you take one, and, uh, you have to take another. And they just grow on you.

== From Script to Screen ==

There are noteworthy differences between an earlier version of the script and the final product, as noted below.

* [[Arnie]] is referred to as Danny.<ref>[[bsp:The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II|Script for "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II"]], p. 1</ref>
* This is an earlier version without the redundant meatball jokes, which were later added to irritate [[Susan Futterman]] and the censors at ABC. In fact, Norman is the one who brings [[Arnie's meatballs|meatballs]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 6</ref>
* Mildred is noted as being Danny's (Arnie's) wife, instead of merely being his sister. Mildred is noted in the script for her "hot blooded" nature, as well as a penchant for tall men; her first husband being a basketball player.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 2</ref> Danny himself is noted as having a "famous temper".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 7</ref>
* [[Andromus]] refers to the radio transmissions as "aural transmissions".<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8</ref>
* Centuri is a little more talkative in this version of the script, even actively conversing with Andromus.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 8, 10</ref>
* Colonel [[Briggs]] is present at the [[A-B Raider]]'s crash scene, believing it to be the craft [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] came on. He makes it clear that Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] is his friend and wants the two "spacemen" to pay for what they've done to him. He is irate when he discovers that the police have already put a "shoot on sight" order if the two should be encountered, since he wants them alive.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 10-11</ref>
* The early version of the script makes it clear that Larson intended for the NY cops [[Clifford]] and [[Grover]] to be the same characters of Chief Peter B. Clifford and Sergeant Grover from the 1970-77 series [[w:McCloud (TV Series)|''McCloud'']] which starred [[w:Dennis Weaver|Dennis Weaver]] and where [[Terry Carter]] had the regular role of Sergeant Joe Broadhurst. At one point, Clifford says, "My boys are experts on non-rational things. We had a cop working here on loanout from New Mexico that would make King Kong climbing the World Trade Center seem like a routine case." Then when Clifford gets the report about witnesses seeing a man shooting flames his fingers, he says, "This is worse than McCloud." These references were dropped when they were unable to get the actor who had played Clifford on ''McCloud'', [[w:J.D. Cannon|J.D. Cannon]] to appear, although [[Grover]] is played by [[Ken Lynch]] who was Grover on ''McCloud'' (though this Grover is is a uniformed cop rather than the plainclothes detective of the earlier show)
* An alternate scene where Troy and Dillon enter the studio soaking wet: instead of seeing "dancing mammals", they manage to talk to a cop helping out with security, who directs them to [[Chuck Willis]], the dresser, and are able to secure their tuxedos.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 14-17</ref>
* The star of the show is depicted as a venomous, ego-maniacal woman who doesn't like being upstaged. After Troy and Dillon turn on their [[invisibility field]]s, they throw her into a gigantic cake and flee the scene to avoid the police that have followed them to the stage.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 18-19</ref>
* An alternate version of the discussion between [[Wolfman Jack]] and Andromus occurs, broaching on many of the same topics. Also, [[Shirley Blore]] appears to be more inquisitive, asking Andromus and Centuri where they come from.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 20-23</ref>
* Further, Shirley is the one who is worried, not Norman, and the conversation about the meatballs that is shared between Norman and Arnie is instead the conversation between Shirley and Norman. Further, it is indicated that the two are merely dating, not married as demonstrated in the episode.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 25-26</ref>
* Danny and Mildred have a mild quarrel, after Danny believes that Mildred is bedding Centuri.<ref>''Ibid.'', pgs. 27-28</ref>
* Andromus senses that they are being tracked. He orders Centuri to the kitchen so that Andromus and their guest can make a quick escape.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 29</ref>
* The mugger in Central Park that threatens Dillon and Troy refers to Troy as [[Fred Astaire]].<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 31</ref>
* Troy manages to put out the fire by using his laser gun to create an explosion that depletes the oxygen in the room, thus stopping the fire.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 38</ref>
* The cabbie who drove the Cylons and Wolfman Jack to the Trade Center later crashes into a pole, which attracts the police.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 46</ref>

== Guest Stars ==
*[[William Daniels]] as [[Norman Blore|Norman]]
*[[imdb:nm0662430|Lara Parker]] as [[Shirley Blore|Shirley]]
*[[Marj Dusay]] as [[Mildred]]
*[[Val Bisoglio]] as [[Arnie]]
*[[imdb:nm0357745|Bernie Hamilton]] as Chief [[Clifford]] (credited as "Cop")
*[[imdb:nm0949603|Heather Young]] as [[Lollipop star|Star]]
*[[Peter Mark Richman]] as Colonel [[Briggs]]
*[[Ken Lynch]] as [[Grover]]
*[[Arthur Batanides]] as [[Central Park cabbie|Cabbie]]
*[[imdb:nm0278201|John Finnegan]] as Officer in Trauma Room
*[[imdb:nm0897141|Herb Vigran]] as Pop
*[[imdb:nm0927129|John Widlock]] as [[Chuck Willis|Chuck]]
*[[imdb:nm0275024|Dan Ferrone]] as [[NYPD Sergeant|Police Sergeant]]
*[[imdb:nm0676145|Alexander Petala]] as 1st Tough
*[[Cosie Costa]] as 2nd Tough
*[[imdb:nm0592268|T. Miratti]] as 3rd Tough
*[[Louis Sardo]] as 4th Tough
*[[imdb:nm0876166|Paul Tuerpe]] as Fireman
*[[Chip Lucia]] as [[M.C.]]
*[[Rex Cutter]] as [[Centuri]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0494660|René LeVant]] as [[Max]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0341483|Ed Griffith]] as [[Leroy]] (uncredited)
*Unknown as [[Tommy]]
*Unknown as [[Sammy]]

== References ==

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Clifford

2021-08-23T08:52:35Z

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'''Clifford''' is the police chief for the [[w:New York Police Department|New York Police Department]], his right-hand man is [[Grover]].

Colonel [[Briggs]] tells the incredulous Chief Clifford his theory that they are dealing with "visitors from another world" after Grover reports that the fire at [[Arnie]]'s apartment was started by [[Andromus|a guy]] who had "flames coming out of his fingers". However, after the misadventure, Clifford and Grover write off the whole incident as being just one of New York's quirks {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II}}.

== Notes ==

* The name for this character is from [[bsp:The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II|the script]]. [[Glen A. Larson]] intended for the character to be Chief Peter B. Clifford from the 1970-77 TV series [[w:McCloud (TV Series)|''McCloud'']] (which Larson had been executive producer of) but the inability to cast the same actor, [[w:J.D. Cannon|J.D. Cannon]] in the part prevented that, hence why the character as played by [[Bernie Hamilton]] goes unnamed in the final episode.

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The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I

2021-01-20T17:52:35Z

Epaddon: /* Guest Stars */

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| title= The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I
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| forumthread=1530
| episode= 6
| guests=
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| story= [[John Ireland Jr.]]
| director= [[Alan J. Levi]]
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:''Herded into a confined area of space, the [[Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] must pass within close range of a lethal [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Ravashol pulsar|pulsar cannon]]—unless an expedition from ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' can assault the ice-bound fortress housing the weapon. [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]], and {{TOS|Boomer}} lead a team of cut-throat demolitions and cold-weather experts (and the stowaway {{TOS|Boxey}}). Along they way, they encounter the [[Ravashol|misguided human scientist]] who originally built the weapon, as well as his [[Theta|legions of clones]].''

== Summary ==

* A [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] recon patrol launches from ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and {{TOS|Boomer}} are accompanying three cadets ([[Cree]], [[Bow]], and [[Shields (TOS)|Shields]]).

* On ''Galactica'', {{TOS|Adama}} suspects that despite recent successes, they are being herded into this particular region of space. He is unable to send out extra patrols, though, as his crew is already stretched to the point that they are using cadets for patrol duty.

* The Viper patrol makes contact with a small [[Arcta|planetoid]]. The icy planet appears to be covered with diethene storms. The patrol asks permission to take a closer inspection, which is granted. The patrol is warned to stay out of the orbit of the planet.

* A [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] garrison is shown on the planet, and they detect the Vipers on their sensors. Garrison commander [[Vulpa]] orders the gun crews to readiness.

* Cadet Bow sees a flash on the planet surface and veers off to investigate, only to be killed by the first shot of the [[Ravashol pulsar]]. Starbuck and Boomer are amazed at the range, and warn ''Galactica'' (which goes to alert status and stops [[The Fleet (TOS)|the fleet]]).

* The cadets attempt to engage the pulsar themselves, while Starbuck and Boomer attempt to call them off. Vulpa orders his crew to capture one of the pilots alive. Cadet Shields is killed by the pulsar, while Cadet Cree is forced down by [[Cylon Raider|Cylon Raiders]]. Starbuck and Boomer reluctantly return to ''Galactica'', unable to help Cree.

* Adama believes that a single shot from the Ravashol Pulsar would destroy ''Galactica'', which explains why they are being herded into that particular sector. Adama determines that a small commando team would have the best chance of destroying the pulsar, and orders a computer search to determine the personnel with the appropriate skills.

* While the computer is running its search, Starbuck enters the computer room. Starbuck feigns ignorance regarding computers, then persuades Corporal [[Komma]] to briefly abandon his post in order get a chance to see the new female Viper pilots. While Komma is gone, Starbuck sits down at the console and alters the program.

* The computer finishes its report, and Starbuck is surprised that most of the specialists selected are criminals. Boomer and Starbuck are sent to the [[Prison Barge]] to retrieve the selected prisoners.

* The prisoners selected include a former ice planet garrison commander [[Croft]], demolitions expert [[Wolfe]], alien environment expert [[Thane]], and sub-zero experienced medic [[Leda]]. Leda reveals that she is Croft's wife, and that putting them together is dangerous.

* [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] successfully argues his way into mission, suspicious that somebody (possibly Adama) had tampered with the computer results. Gunners [[Haals]] and [[Vickers]] are also attached to the mission, as well as weapon specialist Voight. Boomer and Starbuck are also assigned.

* Adama lays out the plan to the assigned crew. The Cylon [[basestar (TOS)|basestars]] will catch up in "eight or nine hundred [[centon (TOS)|centons]]". The crew is told the fleet will be moving on in 700 centons, with or without them.

* Starbuck becomes agitated when somebody tried to pack up Cadet Cree's personal items. He insists that Cree is not dead yet.

* Down on Arcta, Cree is approached by four [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurions]]. He manages to shoot one before his [[laser pistol]] malfunctions and he is captured.

* Apollo tells {{TOS|Boxey}} that he is going away on a mission to an ice planet. Boxey wants to come, having never seen snow, but Apollo insists that he stay.

* The crew fights amongst themselves while preparing in the [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]], and Apollo breaks them up. Apollo points out that they might have set off a hand mine if they had continued.

* The shuttle takes off, escorted by a Viper piloted by Killian. Killian manages to fight off a raider as they approach Arcta, but is destroyed by the pulsar. Lacking an escort, the shuttle is damaged and forced down. The ''Galactica'' loses contact with the shuttle, unable to contact them without giving away the position of the fleet.

* The crew assesses the situation, and find that Voight is severely injured. Wolfe manages to secure Voight's laser pistol while they are tending to him. The shuttle is too damaged to fly again or even sustain life, so the crew will have to transfer to the [[snowram]]. A raider spots the crash site, so the crew must hurry. As Apollo boards the snowram to offload of the shuttle, he discovers Boxey and [[Muffit]] in the cabin. The snowram offloads, and Starbuck mans the turret on top of the snowram, using it to shoot down the Cylon raider.

* Vulpa orders a foot patrol of Centurions to retrieve the humans.

* Cree is being interrogated by the Cylons regarding ''Galactica'''s location. Cree fails to cooperate, and the Cylons decide to hook him up to a brain probe to retrieve the information.

* As the crew is finishing loading up the snowram, some of the criminals are plotting the best way to escape. Croft is more concerned with completing the mission, while Thane and Wolfe are looking for their chance to get away.

* As the snowram heads out, there is not enough room in the cabin for everybody. They will have to rotate two people at a time on top of the snowram. Haals and Wolfe (despite his objections) are the first two to ride on top.

* Wolfe, fed up from the cold, attempts to use Voight's laser pistol on Haals, but ends up knocking on the power systems on the snowram.

* A diethene storm is approaching the crew, so they pile into the snowram and hope to wait it out. Croft warns that they are doomed if the diethene reaches death point, the temperature at which the air turns liquid. Muffit, unaffected by the diethene, runs out of the snowram and off into the snow. A group of four Centurions finds the wreckage of the shuttle, and a backpack that was left that has ''Galactica'' insignia on it. They begin to follow the tracks of the snowram.

* The crew awakens alive, inside some sort of a cave. A [[Ser 5-9|bearded man]] tells them they are lucky to have been found. Apollo asks if they are free to go, but the man insists that the storm will prevent that for now, but in the meantime he will get them some water as they are likely dehydrated from their diethene exposure. The man leaves out one door, and appears to enter from the opposite side a second later. When questioned, he is very gruff and does not have the promised water. The man returns (from the door he originally left), along with some other identical men. They give the crew food and water.

* Apollo realizes that they are clones, but a [[Tenna|female]] points out that they prefer to be called [[Theta| Theta-class lifeforms]].

* The crew is told that [[Ravashol|Dr. Ravashol]], the [[Father-Creator]], was responsible for creating the Thetas as well as the pulsar.

* Apollo reveals that it is their plan to destroy the pulsar. The Thetas seem to believe this is not possible, until the crew reveals they have brought [[Solonite|solonite]]. The Thetas agree to lead them to their village.

* Starbuck inquires with the female if they have seen any other [[Colonial Warrior|Warriors]], or where they would be taken if they were captured. The female indicates that she has not seen any others, and does not know where they would be taken.

* As the crew is led by the Thetas to the village, Wolfe shows Thane that he has the laser pistol and tells him that he is ready to use it at the right opportunity.

* The crew has to freeze and hunker down near the entrance to the village, as a patrol of Centurions passes overhead.

* {{TOS|Baltar}} is shown in his command chair. [[Lucifer]] reports that ''Galactica'' is passing near Arcta as Baltar had planned. Baltar requests extra basestars be brought up. Lucifer reminds Baltar that recent losses have nearly depleted their supply of raiders, but Baltar points out that Adama does not know that.

== Notes ==
* Titles for this two-parter included "[[Crossfire]]", "The Nari of Sentinel 27", and "Ultimate Weapon". "Nari"/"Crossfire" is the one hour episode, which was expanded to the two hour teleplay "Ultimate Weapon". "Ultimate Weapon" was the shooting script for the episode, with a few changes during production.
* It seems likely that the episode "[[Bastille Day]]" in the Re-Imagined Series was partially inspired by elements of this episode. In both episodes, a group of criminals is conscripted from a prison ship to work on the icy surface of a hostile planet. A notable difference between the two episodes lies in how the workers were chosen. While the workers in "[[Bastille Day]]" are chosen in part for their expendability, the conscripts in "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero" are chosen for their expertise in harsh environments and in demolition work.
* This was actually the ''second'' episode in order of filming, hence [[Cassiopeia]]'s absence, as she was originally not intended to be a continuing character. In fact, she had been scripted to die on [[Carillon]] at the hands of the carnivorous [[Ovions]].

== Analysis ==
* "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero" is another episode that borrows from other Hollywood productions. In particular 1961's ''[[w:The Guns of Navarone|The Guns of Navarone]]'' starring [[w:Gregory Peck|Gregory Peck]] and the [[w:Rock Hudson|Rock Hudson]] classic ''[[w:Ice Station Zebra|Ice Station Zebra]]'' that was released in 1968. Both movies involve teams of military men accomplishing difficult missions—in the first story to capture a large gun manned by Germans on a Greek island, and the second to rescue a crew from a weather station high in the arctic. In ''The Gun on Ice Planet Zero,'' both elements are combined, a team must infiltrate an enemy outpost on the ice planet [[Arcta]] to capture a [[Ravashol pulsar|large gun]] manned by [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]]. The final element of the show, the use of prisoners to accomplish the task, is also a well known plot device, but was perhaps best depicted in the 1967 [[w:World War II|World War II]] classic ''[[w:The Dirty Dozen|The Dirty Dozen]].''
* This is an episode with new effects and a broad scope that is involving and action filled. With the possible exception of some of the longer segments where the heroes are slogging through the snow, the story moves along at a good pace, and a real sense of tension is built up.
* The character of Doctor [[Ravashol]] and the relationship he has with the clones he created is an interesting one. Instead of being governed by a [[w:god complex|god complex]], he seems to have a benign neglect for the clones, and his lack of concern for the uses the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] have put his laser to suggests an absent minded professor who loves to tinker, as opposed to a person who thinks more deeply about the uses of his creations. In this way, Dr. Ravashol is a scientific genius that seems to work totally against the usual type in science fiction. Although his laser is ultimately destroyed, he seems to have no fear of the technology itself, or even of the Cylons who are the best example of technology gone amock in the series.
* Perhaps due to the casting choices, or perhaps because of some long lost backstory, the society of clones has an almost Scandinavian feel, and the expressions of pacifism and egalitarianism actually resonate.
* The episode showcases excellent model work. The crash sequences of the shuttle and of the [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] remain some of the best effects work in the Original Series.
* The premise and science of the episode is questionable. Give the vastness of space, how could the Cylons herd ''Galactica'' excactly towards one specific planet? The Fleet should easily be able to bypass it in any direction.
*In the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode "[[Razor]]", a [[Battlestar Group|battlestar group]] attacks an [[ice planet]] believed to contain an "ultimate weapon". [[Operation Raptor Talon|This look-back]] to a [[Cylon War]]-era battle with a similar premise is an homage to this Original Series episode. (The "ultimate weapon" on the Re-imagined ice planet was the development of what was to become the [[humanoid Cylon]].)

== Questions ==
*Why are there prisoners and a prison barge in the Fleet? And why are the prisoners all clothed with rags?
*Why can't the Fleet go around the other side of the planet, with the pulsar on the opposing side?
* Why didn't [[Vulpa]] note the patch on [[Cree]]'s jacket during the interrogation?
* Why does Vulpa bother to question Cree before using the [[brain probe]]?
* Couldn't Muffit be simply turned off, thus avoiding the possibility of revealing their position by a robot daggit?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Dirk Benedict]] discusses shooting the episode:''
: '''Benedict:''' We just finished a show that takes place on an [[Arcta|ice planet]]. The set was so real you kept looking for the ski lifts. I kept singing "[[w:White Christmas|White Christmas]]." They used a new kind of snow that even ''smelled'' like snow. With huge shakers at the top of the stage, they can control the density of it and everything.<ref>{{cite_magazine|quotes=|last=Houston|first=David|authorlink=|coauthors=|year=1978|month=December|title=Two Crazy Kind of Guys|magazine=Starlog|volume=|issue=|pages=26|id=|url=|accessdate=}}</ref>

* ''[[Alan J. Levi]] discusses shooting the scenes in [[Arcta]]'s wilderness:''
: "The wardrobe was quite heavy. Earl Bellamy, who was a friend of mine, was also Head of Production at Universal Studios and I said to Earl, ‘Earl, you’ve got to do me a favor. You got to let me rent two air conditioners for that stage. The entire crew are dressed up in these parkas. And if I can’t cool that stage down to say, 50 or 55 degrees, we’re never going to get this thing shot because people are going to be sweating themselves to death!’ And so he said, ‘Let’s see how it goes the first couple of days.’ Well, the makeup guy must have gone through 400 boxes of Kleenex the first day! Every time we were ready to roll we had to quit because everybody wore these plastic masks. Well, people would sweat, they would frost up, and it was just impossible the first couple of days. I started shooting on Wednesday, and on Friday afternoon Earl called me and said, ‘the second air conditioner is on its way,’ so we hooked it up Friday night and to my recollection it was right between 50 and 55 degrees by Monday morning. And what we did is we told the whole crew, ‘wear your parkas, crew,’ so the entire crew were wearing parkas and things that at 50 degrees would keep them comfortable and made the filming immensely easier to commence and to keep going. When you’ve got a 2-hour movie and you’ve got 24 days to do it, you’ve got to do six or seven pages a day, six or seven pages a day is almost an episodic schedule and you can’t shut down every two minutes because you’ve got perspiration running down people’s noses.
: "We had probably 15 or 20 what are called sieves on the ceiling that held this plastic snow which is like a cornflake. And it was constantly showering down on us. We all had to wear masks with regulators, because you did not want to inhale that plastic. And some of us wore full masks because it was easier for us to keep the snow out of our eyes as well. So the entire crew was running around with parkas and masks on, as is the cast, and I’d yell across to Enzo [Martinelli], ‘mumblemumblemumble!’ and he’d go, ‘Take the mask off and tell me what you want!’ I would say that those were the most difficult two items to overcome."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/ajl.html|title=Battlestar Zone interview with Alan J. Levi|date=|accessdate=30 April 2008|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Starbuck and Boomer encounter Thane for the first time:''
:'''Thane:''' I work with breathing gear. Rare gases, chemical blends. I can take you through land, air, fire and water.
:'''Starbuck:''' Says here you're in for murder.
:'''Thane:''' Hmm. That too.

* ''Adama briefs the prisoners on their mission:''
: '''{{TOS|Adama}}''': There's not all that much difference between you and your fellow convicts and us. We are all living for the promise of freedom, and we're all threatened by a similar death.
: '''[[Wolfe]]''': Perhaps it was the chains that made the difference.

== References ==

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== Guest Stars ==
*[[Roy Thinnes]] as [[Croft]]
*[[James Olson]] as [[Thane]]
*[[Christine Belford]] as [[Leda]]
*[[Richard Lynch]] as [[Wolfe]]
*[[Denny Miller]] as [[Ser 5-9]]
*[[Britt Ekland]] as [[Tenna]]
*[[Dan O'Herlihy]] as [[Ravashol|Dr. Ravashol]]
*[[Larry Manetti]] as [[Giles]]
*[[imdb:nm0830711|Alan Stock]] as [[Cree|Cadet Cree]]
*[[imdb:nm0187181|Curtis Credel]] as [[Haals]]
*[[Jeff MacKay]] as [[Komma|Cpl. Komma]]
*[[Larry Cedar]] as [[Shields (TOS)|Cadet Shields]]
*[[Alex Hyde-White]] as [[Bow|Cadet Bow]]
*[[imdb:nm0587385|Richard Milholland]] as [[Killian]]
*[[Walt Davis]] as [[Vickers]]

== External Links ==

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/GUN.htm The Gun On Ice Planet Zero full summary and review at Sheba's Galaxy]

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The Long Patrol

2021-01-20T17:36:27Z

Epaddon: /* Production */

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| title= The Long Patrol
| series= tos
| forumthread=1529
| episode= 5
| guests=
| writer= [[Donald Bellisario]]
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| director= [[IMDB:nm0638527|Christian I. Nyby II]]
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: ''After losing an [[Starchaser|experimental]] [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] to a smuggler, [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] is imprisoned in a [[Proteus|"unique" environment]].''

== Summary ==

* [[The Fleet (TOS)|The Fleet]] is passing through [[asteroid dust]], leaving [[Cyrannus (TOS)|their galaxy]] for the first time. Beyond the dust lies a whole new galaxy that no human in the fleet has seen before.

* {{TOS|Adama}} inquires about who the volunteer is, and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] informs him that it is [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]].

* {{TOS|Athena}} is surprised that Starbuck volunteered, until Apollo explains that whoever volunteered to test the new Recon [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] would move to the head of the [[yahren]]-long waiting list to the dining room of the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''.

* Athena tells Adama that she had been invited to dinner with Starbuck, but her duty assignment conflicts. Adama agrees to cover her shift along with Colonel Tigh.

* Starbuck and [[Cassiopeia]] arrive on the ''Rising Star''. Starbuck bribes the waiter for a private room (a luxury that usually is reserved 60 to 70 [[centar]]es in advance).

* Arriving in their private room, Starbuck bribes the waiter for some [[Ambrosa]]. According to the waiter it is as rare as [[tylinium]].

* Cassiopeia leaves the room, promising to return quickly. Starbuck lights up his signature [[fumarello]].

* ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'''s scanners detect possible life. Concentrating their scans confirms the presence of life. Adama orders Recon Viper One prepared.
[[Image:Ambrosa.jpg|thumb|right|Starbuck romances Cassiopeia...]]
* Athena arrives in Starbuck's private dining room. Starbuck quickly bribes the waiter for yet another private room, citing a (fictional) sanitation ship spoiling the view.

* Athena raves about the [[mushies]], but complains about the lack of fresh protein. Starbuck leaps at a chance to remedy the situation, using it as an excuse to visit his other room.

* Back in Cassiopeia's room, Starbuck claims that they are all out of mushies. Cassiopeia claims that she doesn't mind, as the protein is just fine.

* Starbuck is summoned back to ''Galactica'' over the intercom. He gives Cassiopeia one of his collar insignia as he leaves. He gives Athena is other one for her goodbye.

* Starbuck settles up with the waiter for his dinner for three, costing him all his remaining [[cubit|cubits]]. The waiter admires Starbuck's daring, not in going on the mission, but in juggling the two young ladies. He claims that it is very "pre-war".
[[Image:Mushies.jpg|thumb|right|...and then Athena!]]
* Cassiopeia and Athena encounter each other as they exit, both holding Starbuck's insignia. They quickly realize what has happened.

* Starbuck reports to Recon Viper One wearing civilian clothes. The disguise is designed to hide his status as a [[Colonial Warrior]] should he be forced to land.

* Apollo informs Starbuck that the Recon Viper has double the range and speed of a normal Viper, and has also had a voice activated computer installed.

* Starbuck is instructed to turn on his short-range marker beacon, but to otherwise avoid transmissions to prevent the Cylons from tracking him. Should he make Cylon contact, he is not to return to ''Galactica'' as that would give away the position of the Fleet.

* Apollo explains that all the engine upgrades were made possible on the Recon Viper at the expense of the laser generators. The vessel is unarmed.

* Starbuck takes the new craft through some high speed maneuvers and is impressed with the results.

* Starbuck activates [[CORA]], commenting sarcastically that he'd like to see a computer do that. The computer puts the Recon Viper through a series of turns that forces Starbuck to ask to return to level flight.

* CORA introduces "herself", then begins to set up a scan.

* CORA indicates that two sublight craft have been detected. The Recon Viper slows to sublight to investigate, and finds a [[Sixth-millennium starfighter]] and shuttle. The shuttle is being chased by the fighter.

* Starbuck assumes manual control and blows by the fighter with his turbo engaged, sending the fighter into a spin and allowing the shuttle to escape. Starbuck then pursues the shuttle, while the fighter returns to [[Proteus]].

* When Starbuck investigates the shuttle, the pilot attempts to sneak up and club him. Caught in the act, the pilot claims he was afraid that Starbuck was the pirate that had been shooting at him. The pilot claims to be a shuttle pilot transporting a load of [[agro]] parts.

* Stabuck inspects the cargo, and finds Ambrosa. The pilot claims that it is 500-yahren old.

* Starbuck starts asking questions about the capabilities of the pirates, when the shuttle pilot gets the drop on him and knocks him out using the Ambrosa bottle.

* The shuttle pilot steals the Recon Viper. CORA asks him to identify himself, but the pilot has her fly him to another asteroid to make a transmission.

* ''Galactica'' detects the transmission, but finds that it is encoded in an unknown format. The crew is concerned about the unauthorized, as well as the use of an unknown code.

* Aboard his [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]], {{TOS|Baltar}} is informed of the detection of a signal in an unknown code. Baltar orders the launch of [[Cylon Raider|Raiders]] to investigate.

* Apollo and Boomer are ordered to seek out and destroy Recon Viper One, in order to stop the transmissions. They are not allowed to attempt to contact the Recon Viper, as it would quickly outmaneuver them if it is hostile.

* Starbuck awakens to discover his Viper gone. He launches the shuttle, only to be shot at by the sixth millennium fighter. Starbuck claims that there is a case of mistaken identity. The [[Croad|fighter pilot]] orders Starbuck to follow him.

* Starbuck is greeted on the ground by armed guards led by Croad. His attempts at talking himself out of the situation fail miserably.

* Apollo and Boomer continue to track the Recon Viper. It has stopped its long range broadcasts, but they are tracking it by its short range marker beacon.

* Starbuck awakens, after his second blow to the head of the day, in a cell. There are strange drawings on the wall.

* The other prisoners all seem to have bottles of Ambrosa. They welcome Starbuck to the prison.

* [[Assault 9]] introduces himself, as well as [[Forger 7]], [[Embezzler 10]], and [[Adulteress 58]].

* Adulteress 58 asks what kind of offense Starbuckin' is, anyway. When Starbuck claims that it isn't an offense, that it is just a name, Forger 7 tells him that they are one in the same. Adulteress 58 wonders if their [[Original Sinner|Original Sinners]] were as ignorant as Starbuck is.

* Assault 9 explains that the Original Sinners are their ancestors, the ones who were first sentenced to Proteus.

* The prisoners are curious for news about the war between the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Colonies]] and the [[The Alliance|Alliance]]. The prisoners believe that the ambrosa they make is supplied to the Colonial Warriors.

* Athena summons Cassiopeia to the bridge to inform her that Starbuck is no longer in control of the Recon Viper, and may be lost or dead.

* The long range transmission is detected again, and Cassiopeia recognizes it as an [[Aerian merchant code]].

* They decipher the code, and recognize it as a request for the coordinates to [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Aeries]]. Adama countermands the attack orders to the Vipers. Adama reasons that the pilot of the Recon Viper must be a human that doesn't realize that Aeries is in [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] hands. He orders Apollo and Boomer to investigate further.

* Apollo and Boomer find the Recon Viper unmanned. A lot of equipment appears to have been stripped out of it, likely to make room for cargo.

* Apollo and Boomer come under laser fire. They return fire, and pursue their assailant.

* Boomer sees a crouched figure hiding in the darkness, and just as he fires a woman yells for him to stop and tackles him. The shot goes wide, and the crouched figure is revealed to be a little girl.

* The Viper thief is able to get the drop on Apollo, but when Boomer reports that he has found a woman and a girl, he surrenders to Apollo asking that they not hurt his wife and child.

* [[Robber]] reveals that his Original Sinner was an Aerian robber, and the Aerian merchant code has been passed down the descendents. The [[Proteus enforcers]] are likewise descendents of the original enforcers, and are as trapped as the prisoners.

* Robber and his [[Slayer|wife]] reveal that he stole Starbuck's Viper because he needed a craft capable of reaching Aeries, for the sake of his daughter [[Tanya]].

* ''Galactica'' picks up three Cylon Raiders on its sensors. The Cylons appear to be homing in on the location of the Recon Viper, and have not detected the fleet. Adama orders the fleet to change course in order to avoid the Cylons, even though that may strand the patrol.

* Adama comforts {{TOS|Boxey}}, who misses his father, by telling him stories of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].

* Starbuck is given the prison designation of [[Bootlegger 137]]. An enforcer tries to make Starbuck follow orders, causing Starbuck to break a bottle and dive at his cell bars.

* Starbuck is surprised when he discovers that his cell is unlocked. The prisoners and the enforcers tell him to close the door, but when pressed, the enforcer retreats.

* Assault 9 reveals that the locks haven't worked in generations. The prisoners choose to stay in their cells because they are prisoners, like all their ancestors before them. They are content to contribute their part of the war effort by making Ambrosa for the Colonial Warriors.

* Starbuck reveals that all the Ambrosa is just aging out on the loading docks.

* Croad returns with a group of enforcers to restore order. Croad claims that Starbuck is lying, but Starbuck reveals that he is actually a Colonial Warrior.

* The prisoners leave their cells and overpower the enforcers, demanding to see the loading docks.

* Starbuck asks how much Ambrosa is on the loading docks. Adulteress 58 estimates that it is the product of a thousand lifetimes.

* Three Vipers fly in towards Proteus. Croad claims that they are Cylons, and that Starbuck is a Cylon spy. Starbuck retorts that they are actually Colonial Vipers.

* Boomer and Apollo are appalled that all Starbuck can talk about when they arrive is the Ambrosa. They reveal that ''Galactica'' has altered course, and they cannot locate her.

* The Cylon raiders were picked up by on the scanners of the Vipers. Croad leads a cheer of "Death to the Cylons" as the prisoners head back into the safety of the prison to wait out the fight. Starbuck, Apollo, and Boomer take off in their Vipers to face the raiders.

* Starbuck uses CORA to help act as a diversion to distract the Cylons. The Cylons chase him, allowing the other two Vipers to get in position.

* After the Cylons split up, Starbuck instructs CORA to get ready to execute a maximum-G climb. CORA protests that he'll black out, but Starbuck points out that she will not.

* Starbuck initiates the maneuver, leaving the Cylon that followed to crash into the ground. Boomer and Apollo dispatch the other two raiders, and Starbuck recovers from the blackout.

* CORA reveals that the Raider that had chased them crashed into a building containing highly volatile fluids. Starbuck is distraught, as that is his fortune in Ambrosa burning up.

* ''Galactica'' picks up incoming craft on the sensors. The marker beacon reveals that it is the patrol (as well as a shuttle).

* Adama hosts a dinner on the ''Rising Star'' welcoming back the patrol and the new members of the fleet (Robber, and his wife and daughter).

* Boxey gives his father a map he drew. Starbuck corrects the map, saying that the blue planet is out of orbit. When questioned on where he had seen it before, Starbuck recalls that he saw the same map on the wall in his cell.

* Robber tells them about the [[Silent One]], who drew the pictures. The enforcers found him drifting in space. He never said a word.

* Adama reveals that the solar system Boxey drew was based on ancient legends he had learned about the solar system that contains Earth.

== Notes ==

=== Production ===

* [[CORA|C.O.R.A.]] seems to have inspired [[Glen A. Larson]]'s [[Wikipedia:KITT|K.I.T.T.]] voice bars in ''[[Wikipedia:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]''.
* On the asteroid, the exterior of [[Robber]]'s shuttle is the same exterior used to depict the [[Colonial Shuttle]] in future episodes, notably "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]" and "[[Baltar's Escape]]".
* This episode was largely filmed prior to "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]". "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]" and "[[The Lost Warrior]]". The script and deleted trims show [[Cassiopeia]] still as a socialator rather than a med-tech. In addition, the scene of [[Baltar]] and [[Lucifer]] is created from stock footage and voiceover dubs. The original script called for the [[Imperious Leader]] in the scene getting the message from a centurion. This was because at the time, the decision to retain Baltar for the series had not yet been made.

=== Performers ===
* [[Adulteress 58]] is played by genre character actress [[Arlene Martel]], notable for her portrayal of [[memoryalpha:Spock|Spock]]'s wife [[Memoryalpha:T'Pring|T'Pring]] in ''[[Memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]''{{'}} "[[MemoryAlpha:Amok Time|Amok Time]]."
* [[imdb:nm1382203|Robert Hathaway]], who portrayed the Enforcer, is father of [[Noah Hathaway]], who plays {{TOS|Boxey}}.

=== Other ===

* Natives of Aeries appear to speak with an Irish accent, a cultural affectation replicated in the [[Re-imagined Series]] depiction of [[Aerilon]]'s natives.
* This episode presents "[[Starchaser]]," the only Viper ever given a proper name across the various installments in the franchise.

== Analysis ==
* Where the previous episode, "[[The Lost Warrior]]" was a story about [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] being stranded far from the fleet, this episode was a story about Starbuck in the role of the lost warrior. It has been suggested that the two episodes were filmed at the same time, with one part of the production focusing on [[Richard Hatch]]'s character, while the other crew was busy with Dirk Benedict.
* During the course of the series, Starbuck would go missing or end up stranded a number of times. In this instance, his Viper is preserved, so this is not an instance of Starbuck crashing his ship - rather this time it was stolen.

== Questions ==
* How many other "lost" colonies and settlements originating from the Twelve Colonies exist?
* What happened to the recon Viper?
* Why aren't more voice interfaces like [[CORA]] used (other than the database search in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]")?
* For that matter, why didn't CORA appear in subsequent episodes?
* Is the map that the [[Silent One|mysterious prisoner]] drew of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]]? (If ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' were to be believed, it is unlikely as Earth lacks the technology for a ship to get out that far.)
* Who exactly was the [[Silent One|mysterious prisoner]]? And why was he locked up?
* What happens to [[Robber]] and his family after they join the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]]?
* How many prisoners and/or enforcers survived the Cylon raid, and how many chose either to join the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] or remain behind?
* Who would have been the purchaser of the [[ambrosa]] smuggled by [[Robber]]?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] finds out that his [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is outfitted with [[C.O.R.A.]]:''
:'''Starbuck''': A hot pilot doesn't need all that electronic [[Felgercarb (TOS)|felgercarb]].

== Guest Stars ==
*[[James Whitmore Jr.]] as [[Robber]]
*[[Ted Gehring]] as [[Croad]]
*[[Sean McClory]] as [[Assault 9|Assault]]
*[[Arlene Martel|Tasha (Arlene) Martel]] as [[Adulteress 58|Adulteress]]
*[[Ian Abercrombie]] as [[Forger 7|Forger]]
*[[imdb:nm1382203|Robert Hathaway]] as Enforcer
*[[Nancy DeCarl]] as [[Slayer]]
*[[imdb:nm0656826|Cathy Paine]] as [[CORA|Voice of C.O.R.A.]] (uncredited)
*[[John Holland]] as [[Maitre d']] (uncredited)

== External Links ==

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/LONGPATROL.htm The Long Patrol full summary and review at Sheba's Galaxy]

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/MissingLongPatrol.htm The Long Patrol deleted scenes]

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The Long Patrol

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: ''After losing an [[Starchaser|experimental]] [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] to a smuggler, [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] is imprisoned in a [[Proteus|"unique" environment]].''

== Summary ==

* [[The Fleet (TOS)|The Fleet]] is passing through [[asteroid dust]], leaving [[Cyrannus (TOS)|their galaxy]] for the first time. Beyond the dust lies a whole new galaxy that no human in the fleet has seen before.

* {{TOS|Adama}} inquires about who the volunteer is, and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] informs him that it is [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]].

* {{TOS|Athena}} is surprised that Starbuck volunteered, until Apollo explains that whoever volunteered to test the new Recon [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] would move to the head of the [[yahren]]-long waiting list to the dining room of the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''.

* Athena tells Adama that she had been invited to dinner with Starbuck, but her duty assignment conflicts. Adama agrees to cover her shift along with Colonel Tigh.

* Starbuck and [[Cassiopeia]] arrive on the ''Rising Star''. Starbuck bribes the waiter for a private room (a luxury that usually is reserved 60 to 70 [[centar]]es in advance).

* Arriving in their private room, Starbuck bribes the waiter for some [[Ambrosa]]. According to the waiter it is as rare as [[tylinium]].

* Cassiopeia leaves the room, promising to return quickly. Starbuck lights up his signature [[fumarello]].

* ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'''s scanners detect possible life. Concentrating their scans confirms the presence of life. Adama orders Recon Viper One prepared.
[[Image:Ambrosa.jpg|thumb|right|Starbuck romances Cassiopeia...]]
* Athena arrives in Starbuck's private dining room. Starbuck quickly bribes the waiter for yet another private room, citing a (fictional) sanitation ship spoiling the view.

* Athena raves about the [[mushies]], but complains about the lack of fresh protein. Starbuck leaps at a chance to remedy the situation, using it as an excuse to visit his other room.

* Back in Cassiopeia's room, Starbuck claims that they are all out of mushies. Cassiopeia claims that she doesn't mind, as the protein is just fine.

* Starbuck is summoned back to ''Galactica'' over the intercom. He gives Cassiopeia one of his collar insignia as he leaves. He gives Athena is other one for her goodbye.

* Starbuck settles up with the waiter for his dinner for three, costing him all his remaining [[cubit|cubits]]. The waiter admires Starbuck's daring, not in going on the mission, but in juggling the two young ladies. He claims that it is very "pre-war".
[[Image:Mushies.jpg|thumb|right|...and then Athena!]]
* Cassiopeia and Athena encounter each other as they exit, both holding Starbuck's insignia. They quickly realize what has happened.

* Starbuck reports to Recon Viper One wearing civilian clothes. The disguise is designed to hide his status as a [[Colonial Warrior]] should he be forced to land.

* Apollo informs Starbuck that the Recon Viper has double the range and speed of a normal Viper, and has also had a voice activated computer installed.

* Starbuck is instructed to turn on his short-range marker beacon, but to otherwise avoid transmissions to prevent the Cylons from tracking him. Should he make Cylon contact, he is not to return to ''Galactica'' as that would give away the position of the Fleet.

* Apollo explains that all the engine upgrades were made possible on the Recon Viper at the expense of the laser generators. The vessel is unarmed.

* Starbuck takes the new craft through some high speed maneuvers and is impressed with the results.

* Starbuck activates [[CORA]], commenting sarcastically that he'd like to see a computer do that. The computer puts the Recon Viper through a series of turns that forces Starbuck to ask to return to level flight.

* CORA introduces "herself", then begins to set up a scan.

* CORA indicates that two sublight craft have been detected. The Recon Viper slows to sublight to investigate, and finds a [[Sixth-millennium starfighter]] and shuttle. The shuttle is being chased by the fighter.

* Starbuck assumes manual control and blows by the fighter with his turbo engaged, sending the fighter into a spin and allowing the shuttle to escape. Starbuck then pursues the shuttle, while the fighter returns to [[Proteus]].

* When Starbuck investigates the shuttle, the pilot attempts to sneak up and club him. Caught in the act, the pilot claims he was afraid that Starbuck was the pirate that had been shooting at him. The pilot claims to be a shuttle pilot transporting a load of [[agro]] parts.

* Stabuck inspects the cargo, and finds Ambrosa. The pilot claims that it is 500-yahren old.

* Starbuck starts asking questions about the capabilities of the pirates, when the shuttle pilot gets the drop on him and knocks him out using the Ambrosa bottle.

* The shuttle pilot steals the Recon Viper. CORA asks him to identify himself, but the pilot has her fly him to another asteroid to make a transmission.

* ''Galactica'' detects the transmission, but finds that it is encoded in an unknown format. The crew is concerned about the unauthorized, as well as the use of an unknown code.

* Aboard his [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]], {{TOS|Baltar}} is informed of the detection of a signal in an unknown code. Baltar orders the launch of [[Cylon Raider|Raiders]] to investigate.

* Apollo and Boomer are ordered to seek out and destroy Recon Viper One, in order to stop the transmissions. They are not allowed to attempt to contact the Recon Viper, as it would quickly outmaneuver them if it is hostile.

* Starbuck awakens to discover his Viper gone. He launches the shuttle, only to be shot at by the sixth millennium fighter. Starbuck claims that there is a case of mistaken identity. The [[Croad|fighter pilot]] orders Starbuck to follow him.

* Starbuck is greeted on the ground by armed guards led by Croad. His attempts at talking himself out of the situation fail miserably.

* Apollo and Boomer continue to track the Recon Viper. It has stopped its long range broadcasts, but they are tracking it by its short range marker beacon.

* Starbuck awakens, after his second blow to the head of the day, in a cell. There are strange drawings on the wall.

* The other prisoners all seem to have bottles of Ambrosa. They welcome Starbuck to the prison.

* [[Assault 9]] introduces himself, as well as [[Forger 7]], [[Embezzler 10]], and [[Adulteress 58]].

* Adulteress 58 asks what kind of offense Starbuckin' is, anyway. When Starbuck claims that it isn't an offense, that it is just a name, Forger 7 tells him that they are one in the same. Adulteress 58 wonders if their [[Original Sinner|Original Sinners]] were as ignorant as Starbuck is.

* Assault 9 explains that the Original Sinners are their ancestors, the ones who were first sentenced to Proteus.

* The prisoners are curious for news about the war between the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Colonies]] and the [[The Alliance|Alliance]]. The prisoners believe that the ambrosa they make is supplied to the Colonial Warriors.

* Athena summons Cassiopeia to the bridge to inform her that Starbuck is no longer in control of the Recon Viper, and may be lost or dead.

* The long range transmission is detected again, and Cassiopeia recognizes it as an [[Aerian merchant code]].

* They decipher the code, and recognize it as a request for the coordinates to [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Aeries]]. Adama countermands the attack orders to the Vipers. Adama reasons that the pilot of the Recon Viper must be a human that doesn't realize that Aeries is in [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] hands. He orders Apollo and Boomer to investigate further.

* Apollo and Boomer find the Recon Viper unmanned. A lot of equipment appears to have been stripped out of it, likely to make room for cargo.

* Apollo and Boomer come under laser fire. They return fire, and pursue their assailant.

* Boomer sees a crouched figure hiding in the darkness, and just as he fires a woman yells for him to stop and tackles him. The shot goes wide, and the crouched figure is revealed to be a little girl.

* The Viper thief is able to get the drop on Apollo, but when Boomer reports that he has found a woman and a girl, he surrenders to Apollo asking that they not hurt his wife and child.

* [[Robber]] reveals that his Original Sinner was an Aerian robber, and the Aerian merchant code has been passed down the descendents. The [[Proteus enforcers]] are likewise descendents of the original enforcers, and are as trapped as the prisoners.

* Robber and his [[Slayer|wife]] reveal that he stole Starbuck's Viper because he needed a craft capable of reaching Aeries, for the sake of his daughter [[Tanya]].

* ''Galactica'' picks up three Cylon Raiders on its sensors. The Cylons appear to be homing in on the location of the Recon Viper, and have not detected the fleet. Adama orders the fleet to change course in order to avoid the Cylons, even though that may strand the patrol.

* Adama comforts {{TOS|Boxey}}, who misses his father, by telling him stories of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].

* Starbuck is given the prison designation of [[Bootlegger 137]]. An enforcer tries to make Starbuck follow orders, causing Starbuck to break a bottle and dive at his cell bars.

* Starbuck is surprised when he discovers that his cell is unlocked. The prisoners and the enforcers tell him to close the door, but when pressed, the enforcer retreats.

* Assault 9 reveals that the locks haven't worked in generations. The prisoners choose to stay in their cells because they are prisoners, like all their ancestors before them. They are content to contribute their part of the war effort by making Ambrosa for the Colonial Warriors.

* Starbuck reveals that all the Ambrosa is just aging out on the loading docks.

* Croad returns with a group of enforcers to restore order. Croad claims that Starbuck is lying, but Starbuck reveals that he is actually a Colonial Warrior.

* The prisoners leave their cells and overpower the enforcers, demanding to see the loading docks.

* Starbuck asks how much Ambrosa is on the loading docks. Adulteress 58 estimates that it is the product of a thousand lifetimes.

* Three Vipers fly in towards Proteus. Croad claims that they are Cylons, and that Starbuck is a Cylon spy. Starbuck retorts that they are actually Colonial Vipers.

* Boomer and Apollo are appalled that all Starbuck can talk about when they arrive is the Ambrosa. They reveal that ''Galactica'' has altered course, and they cannot locate her.

* The Cylon raiders were picked up by on the scanners of the Vipers. Croad leads a cheer of "Death to the Cylons" as the prisoners head back into the safety of the prison to wait out the fight. Starbuck, Apollo, and Boomer take off in their Vipers to face the raiders.

* Starbuck uses CORA to help act as a diversion to distract the Cylons. The Cylons chase him, allowing the other two Vipers to get in position.

* After the Cylons split up, Starbuck instructs CORA to get ready to execute a maximum-G climb. CORA protests that he'll black out, but Starbuck points out that she will not.

* Starbuck initiates the maneuver, leaving the Cylon that followed to crash into the ground. Boomer and Apollo dispatch the other two raiders, and Starbuck recovers from the blackout.

* CORA reveals that the Raider that had chased them crashed into a building containing highly volatile fluids. Starbuck is distraught, as that is his fortune in Ambrosa burning up.

* ''Galactica'' picks up incoming craft on the sensors. The marker beacon reveals that it is the patrol (as well as a shuttle).

* Adama hosts a dinner on the ''Rising Star'' welcoming back the patrol and the new members of the fleet (Robber, and his wife and daughter).

* Boxey gives his father a map he drew. Starbuck corrects the map, saying that the blue planet is out of orbit. When questioned on where he had seen it before, Starbuck recalls that he saw the same map on the wall in his cell.

* Robber tells them about the [[Silent One]], who drew the pictures. The enforcers found him drifting in space. He never said a word.

* Adama reveals that the solar system Boxey drew was based on ancient legends he had learned about the solar system that contains Earth.

== Notes ==

=== Production ===

* [[CORA|C.O.R.A.]] seems to have inspired [[Glen A. Larson]]'s [[Wikipedia:KITT|K.I.T.T.]] voice bars in ''[[Wikipedia:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]''.
* On the asteroid, the exterior of [[Robber]]'s shuttle is the same exterior used to depict the [[Colonial Shuttle]] in future episodes, notably "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]" and "[[Baltar's Escape]]".
* This episode was largely filmed prior to "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]". "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]" and "[[The Lost Warrior]]".. The script and deleted trims show [[Cassiopeia]] still as a socialator rather than a med-tech. In addition, the scene of [[Baltar]] and [[Lucifer]] is created from stock footage and voiceover dubs. The original script called for the [[Imperious Leader]] in the scene getting the message from a centurion. This was because at the time, the decision to retain Baltar for the series had not yet been made.

=== Performers ===
* [[Adulteress 58]] is played by genre character actress [[Arlene Martel]], notable for her portrayal of [[memoryalpha:Spock|Spock]]'s wife [[Memoryalpha:T'Pring|T'Pring]] in ''[[Memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]''{{'}} "[[MemoryAlpha:Amok Time|Amok Time]]."
* [[imdb:nm1382203|Robert Hathaway]], who portrayed the Enforcer, is father of [[Noah Hathaway]], who plays {{TOS|Boxey}}.

=== Other ===

* Natives of Aeries appear to speak with an Irish accent, a cultural affectation replicated in the [[Re-imagined Series]] depiction of [[Aerilon]]'s natives.
* This episode presents "[[Starchaser]]," the only Viper ever given a proper name across the various installments in the franchise.

== Analysis ==
* Where the previous episode, "[[The Lost Warrior]]" was a story about [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] being stranded far from the fleet, this episode was a story about Starbuck in the role of the lost warrior. It has been suggested that the two episodes were filmed at the same time, with one part of the production focusing on [[Richard Hatch]]'s character, while the other crew was busy with Dirk Benedict.
* During the course of the series, Starbuck would go missing or end up stranded a number of times. In this instance, his Viper is preserved, so this is not an instance of Starbuck crashing his ship - rather this time it was stolen.

== Questions ==
* How many other "lost" colonies and settlements originating from the Twelve Colonies exist?
* What happened to the recon Viper?
* Why aren't more voice interfaces like [[CORA]] used (other than the database search in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]")?
* For that matter, why didn't CORA appear in subsequent episodes?
* Is the map that the [[Silent One|mysterious prisoner]] drew of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]]? (If ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' were to be believed, it is unlikely as Earth lacks the technology for a ship to get out that far.)
* Who exactly was the [[Silent One|mysterious prisoner]]? And why was he locked up?
* What happens to [[Robber]] and his family after they join the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]]?
* How many prisoners and/or enforcers survived the Cylon raid, and how many chose either to join the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] or remain behind?
* Who would have been the purchaser of the [[ambrosa]] smuggled by [[Robber]]?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] finds out that his [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is outfitted with [[C.O.R.A.]]:''
:'''Starbuck''': A hot pilot doesn't need all that electronic [[Felgercarb (TOS)|felgercarb]].

== Guest Stars ==
*[[James Whitmore Jr.]] as [[Robber]]
*[[Ted Gehring]] as [[Croad]]
*[[Sean McClory]] as [[Assault 9|Assault]]
*[[Arlene Martel|Tasha (Arlene) Martel]] as [[Adulteress 58|Adulteress]]
*[[Ian Abercrombie]] as [[Forger 7|Forger]]
*[[imdb:nm1382203|Robert Hathaway]] as Enforcer
*[[Nancy DeCarl]] as [[Slayer]]
*[[imdb:nm0656826|Cathy Paine]] as [[CORA|Voice of C.O.R.A.]] (uncredited)
*[[John Holland]] as [[Maitre d']] (uncredited)

== External Links ==

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/LONGPATROL.htm The Long Patrol full summary and review at Sheba's Galaxy]

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/MissingLongPatrol.htm The Long Patrol deleted scenes]

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The Long Patrol

2021-01-20T17:30:35Z

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: ''After losing an [[Starchaser|experimental]] [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] to a smuggler, [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] is imprisoned in a [[Proteus|"unique" environment]].''

== Summary ==

* [[The Fleet (TOS)|The Fleet]] is passing through [[asteroid dust]], leaving [[Cyrannus (TOS)|their galaxy]] for the first time. Beyond the dust lies a whole new galaxy that no human in the fleet has seen before.

* {{TOS|Adama}} inquires about who the volunteer is, and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] informs him that it is [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]].

* {{TOS|Athena}} is surprised that Starbuck volunteered, until Apollo explains that whoever volunteered to test the new Recon [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] would move to the head of the [[yahren]]-long waiting list to the dining room of the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''.

* Athena tells Adama that she had been invited to dinner with Starbuck, but her duty assignment conflicts. Adama agrees to cover her shift along with Colonel Tigh.

* Starbuck and [[Cassiopeia]] arrive on the ''Rising Star''. Starbuck bribes the waiter for a private room (a luxury that usually is reserved 60 to 70 [[centar]]es in advance).

* Arriving in their private room, Starbuck bribes the waiter for some [[Ambrosa]]. According to the waiter it is as rare as [[tylinium]].

* Cassiopeia leaves the room, promising to return quickly. Starbuck lights up his signature [[fumarello]].

* ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'''s scanners detect possible life. Concentrating their scans confirms the presence of life. Adama orders Recon Viper One prepared.
[[Image:Ambrosa.jpg|thumb|right|Starbuck romances Cassiopeia...]]
* Athena arrives in Starbuck's private dining room. Starbuck quickly bribes the waiter for yet another private room, citing a (fictional) sanitation ship spoiling the view.

* Athena raves about the [[mushies]], but complains about the lack of fresh protein. Starbuck leaps at a chance to remedy the situation, using it as an excuse to visit his other room.

* Back in Cassiopeia's room, Starbuck claims that they are all out of mushies. Cassiopeia claims that she doesn't mind, as the protein is just fine.

* Starbuck is summoned back to ''Galactica'' over the intercom. He gives Cassiopeia one of his collar insignia as he leaves. He gives Athena is other one for her goodbye.

* Starbuck settles up with the waiter for his dinner for three, costing him all his remaining [[cubit|cubits]]. The waiter admires Starbuck's daring, not in going on the mission, but in juggling the two young ladies. He claims that it is very "pre-war".
[[Image:Mushies.jpg|thumb|right|...and then Athena!]]
* Cassiopeia and Athena encounter each other as they exit, both holding Starbuck's insignia. They quickly realize what has happened.

* Starbuck reports to Recon Viper One wearing civilian clothes. The disguise is designed to hide his status as a [[Colonial Warrior]] should he be forced to land.

* Apollo informs Starbuck that the Recon Viper has double the range and speed of a normal Viper, and has also had a voice activated computer installed.

* Starbuck is instructed to turn on his short-range marker beacon, but to otherwise avoid transmissions to prevent the Cylons from tracking him. Should he make Cylon contact, he is not to return to ''Galactica'' as that would give away the position of the Fleet.

* Apollo explains that all the engine upgrades were made possible on the Recon Viper at the expense of the laser generators. The vessel is unarmed.

* Starbuck takes the new craft through some high speed maneuvers and is impressed with the results.

* Starbuck activates [[CORA]], commenting sarcastically that he'd like to see a computer do that. The computer puts the Recon Viper through a series of turns that forces Starbuck to ask to return to level flight.

* CORA introduces "herself", then begins to set up a scan.

* CORA indicates that two sublight craft have been detected. The Recon Viper slows to sublight to investigate, and finds a [[Sixth-millennium starfighter]] and shuttle. The shuttle is being chased by the fighter.

* Starbuck assumes manual control and blows by the fighter with his turbo engaged, sending the fighter into a spin and allowing the shuttle to escape. Starbuck then pursues the shuttle, while the fighter returns to [[Proteus]].

* When Starbuck investigates the shuttle, the pilot attempts to sneak up and club him. Caught in the act, the pilot claims he was afraid that Starbuck was the pirate that had been shooting at him. The pilot claims to be a shuttle pilot transporting a load of [[agro]] parts.

* Stabuck inspects the cargo, and finds Ambrosa. The pilot claims that it is 500-yahren old.

* Starbuck starts asking questions about the capabilities of the pirates, when the shuttle pilot gets the drop on him and knocks him out using the Ambrosa bottle.

* The shuttle pilot steals the Recon Viper. CORA asks him to identify himself, but the pilot has her fly him to another asteroid to make a transmission.

* ''Galactica'' detects the transmission, but finds that it is encoded in an unknown format. The crew is concerned about the unauthorized, as well as the use of an unknown code.

* Aboard his [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]], {{TOS|Baltar}} is informed of the detection of a signal in an unknown code. Baltar orders the launch of [[Cylon Raider|Raiders]] to investigate.

* Apollo and Boomer are ordered to seek out and destroy Recon Viper One, in order to stop the transmissions. They are not allowed to attempt to contact the Recon Viper, as it would quickly outmaneuver them if it is hostile.

* Starbuck awakens to discover his Viper gone. He launches the shuttle, only to be shot at by the sixth millennium fighter. Starbuck claims that there is a case of mistaken identity. The [[Croad|fighter pilot]] orders Starbuck to follow him.

* Starbuck is greeted on the ground by armed guards led by Croad. His attempts at talking himself out of the situation fail miserably.

* Apollo and Boomer continue to track the Recon Viper. It has stopped its long range broadcasts, but they are tracking it by its short range marker beacon.

* Starbuck awakens, after his second blow to the head of the day, in a cell. There are strange drawings on the wall.

* The other prisoners all seem to have bottles of Ambrosa. They welcome Starbuck to the prison.

* [[Assault 9]] introduces himself, as well as [[Forger 7]], [[Embezzler 10]], and [[Adulteress 58]].

* Adulteress 58 asks what kind of offense Starbuckin' is, anyway. When Starbuck claims that it isn't an offense, that it is just a name, Forger 7 tells him that they are one in the same. Adulteress 58 wonders if their [[Original Sinner|Original Sinners]] were as ignorant as Starbuck is.

* Assault 9 explains that the Original Sinners are their ancestors, the ones who were first sentenced to Proteus.

* The prisoners are curious for news about the war between the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Colonies]] and the [[The Alliance|Alliance]]. The prisoners believe that the ambrosa they make is supplied to the Colonial Warriors.

* Athena summons Cassiopeia to the bridge to inform her that Starbuck is no longer in control of the Recon Viper, and may be lost or dead.

* The long range transmission is detected again, and Cassiopeia recognizes it as an [[Aerian merchant code]].

* They decipher the code, and recognize it as a request for the coordinates to [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Aeries]]. Adama countermands the attack orders to the Vipers. Adama reasons that the pilot of the Recon Viper must be a human that doesn't realize that Aeries is in [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] hands. He orders Apollo and Boomer to investigate further.

* Apollo and Boomer find the Recon Viper unmanned. A lot of equipment appears to have been stripped out of it, likely to make room for cargo.

* Apollo and Boomer come under laser fire. They return fire, and pursue their assailant.

* Boomer sees a crouched figure hiding in the darkness, and just as he fires a woman yells for him to stop and tackles him. The shot goes wide, and the crouched figure is revealed to be a little girl.

* The Viper thief is able to get the drop on Apollo, but when Boomer reports that he has found a woman and a girl, he surrenders to Apollo asking that they not hurt his wife and child.

* [[Robber]] reveals that his Original Sinner was an Aerian robber, and the Aerian merchant code has been passed down the descendents. The [[Proteus enforcers]] are likewise descendents of the original enforcers, and are as trapped as the prisoners.

* Robber and his [[Slayer|wife]] reveal that he stole Starbuck's Viper because he needed a craft capable of reaching Aeries, for the sake of his daughter [[Tanya]].

* ''Galactica'' picks up three Cylon Raiders on its sensors. The Cylons appear to be homing in on the location of the Recon Viper, and have not detected the fleet. Adama orders the fleet to change course in order to avoid the Cylons, even though that may strand the patrol.

* Adama comforts {{TOS|Boxey}}, who misses his father, by telling him stories of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].

* Starbuck is given the prison designation of [[Bootlegger 137]]. An enforcer tries to make Starbuck follow orders, causing Starbuck to break a bottle and dive at his cell bars.

* Starbuck is surprised when he discovers that his cell is unlocked. The prisoners and the enforcers tell him to close the door, but when pressed, the enforcer retreats.

* Assault 9 reveals that the locks haven't worked in generations. The prisoners choose to stay in their cells because they are prisoners, like all their ancestors before them. They are content to contribute their part of the war effort by making Ambrosa for the Colonial Warriors.

* Starbuck reveals that all the Ambrosa is just aging out on the loading docks.

* Croad returns with a group of enforcers to restore order. Croad claims that Starbuck is lying, but Starbuck reveals that he is actually a Colonial Warrior.

* The prisoners leave their cells and overpower the enforcers, demanding to see the loading docks.

* Starbuck asks how much Ambrosa is on the loading docks. Adulteress 58 estimates that it is the product of a thousand lifetimes.

* Three Vipers fly in towards Proteus. Croad claims that they are Cylons, and that Starbuck is a Cylon spy. Starbuck retorts that they are actually Colonial Vipers.

* Boomer and Apollo are appalled that all Starbuck can talk about when they arrive is the Ambrosa. They reveal that ''Galactica'' has altered course, and they cannot locate her.

* The Cylon raiders were picked up by on the scanners of the Vipers. Croad leads a cheer of "Death to the Cylons" as the prisoners head back into the safety of the prison to wait out the fight. Starbuck, Apollo, and Boomer take off in their Vipers to face the raiders.

* Starbuck uses CORA to help act as a diversion to distract the Cylons. The Cylons chase him, allowing the other two Vipers to get in position.

* After the Cylons split up, Starbuck instructs CORA to get ready to execute a maximum-G climb. CORA protests that he'll black out, but Starbuck points out that she will not.

* Starbuck initiates the maneuver, leaving the Cylon that followed to crash into the ground. Boomer and Apollo dispatch the other two raiders, and Starbuck recovers from the blackout.

* CORA reveals that the Raider that had chased them crashed into a building containing highly volatile fluids. Starbuck is distraught, as that is his fortune in Ambrosa burning up.

* ''Galactica'' picks up incoming craft on the sensors. The marker beacon reveals that it is the patrol (as well as a shuttle).

* Adama hosts a dinner on the ''Rising Star'' welcoming back the patrol and the new members of the fleet (Robber, and his wife and daughter).

* Boxey gives his father a map he drew. Starbuck corrects the map, saying that the blue planet is out of orbit. When questioned on where he had seen it before, Starbuck recalls that he saw the same map on the wall in his cell.

* Robber tells them about the [[Silent One]], who drew the pictures. The enforcers found him drifting in space. He never said a word.

* Adama reveals that the solar system Boxey drew was based on ancient legends he had learned about the solar system that contains Earth.

== Notes ==

=== Production ===

* [[CORA|C.O.R.A.]] seems to have inspired [[Glen A. Larson]]'s [[Wikipedia:KITT|K.I.T.T.]] voice bars in ''[[Wikipedia:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]''.
* On the asteroid, the exterior of [[Robber]]'s shuttle is the same exterior used to depict the [[Colonial Shuttle]] in future episodes, notably "[[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]" and "[[Baltar's Escape]]".
* This episode was largely filmed prior to Lost Planet Of The Gods. The script and deleted trims show [[Cassiopeia]] still as a socialator rather than a med-tech. In addition, the scene of [[Baltar]] and [[Lucifer]] is created from stock footage and voiceover dubs. The original script called for the [[Imperious Leader]] in the scene getting the message from a centurion. This was because at the time, the decision to retain Baltar for the series had not yet been made.

=== Performers ===
* [[Adulteress 58]] is played by genre character actress [[Arlene Martel]], notable for her portrayal of [[memoryalpha:Spock|Spock]]'s wife [[Memoryalpha:T'Pring|T'Pring]] in ''[[Memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]''{{'}} "[[MemoryAlpha:Amok Time|Amok Time]]."
* [[imdb:nm1382203|Robert Hathaway]], who portrayed the Enforcer, is father of [[Noah Hathaway]], who plays {{TOS|Boxey}}.

=== Other ===

* Natives of Aeries appear to speak with an Irish accent, a cultural affectation replicated in the [[Re-imagined Series]] depiction of [[Aerilon]]'s natives.
* This episode presents "[[Starchaser]]," the only Viper ever given a proper name across the various installments in the franchise.

== Analysis ==
* Where the previous episode, "[[The Lost Warrior]]" was a story about [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] being stranded far from the fleet, this episode was a story about Starbuck in the role of the lost warrior. It has been suggested that the two episodes were filmed at the same time, with one part of the production focusing on [[Richard Hatch]]'s character, while the other crew was busy with Dirk Benedict.
* During the course of the series, Starbuck would go missing or end up stranded a number of times. In this instance, his Viper is preserved, so this is not an instance of Starbuck crashing his ship - rather this time it was stolen.

== Questions ==
* How many other "lost" colonies and settlements originating from the Twelve Colonies exist?
* What happened to the recon Viper?
* Why aren't more voice interfaces like [[CORA]] used (other than the database search in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]")?
* For that matter, why didn't CORA appear in subsequent episodes?
* Is the map that the [[Silent One|mysterious prisoner]] drew of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]]? (If ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' were to be believed, it is unlikely as Earth lacks the technology for a ship to get out that far.)
* Who exactly was the [[Silent One|mysterious prisoner]]? And why was he locked up?
* What happens to [[Robber]] and his family after they join the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]]?
* How many prisoners and/or enforcers survived the Cylon raid, and how many chose either to join the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] or remain behind?
* Who would have been the purchaser of the [[ambrosa]] smuggled by [[Robber]]?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''[[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] finds out that his [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is outfitted with [[C.O.R.A.]]:''
:'''Starbuck''': A hot pilot doesn't need all that electronic [[Felgercarb (TOS)|felgercarb]].

== Guest Stars ==
*[[James Whitmore Jr.]] as [[Robber]]
*[[Ted Gehring]] as [[Croad]]
*[[Sean McClory]] as [[Assault 9|Assault]]
*[[Arlene Martel|Tasha (Arlene) Martel]] as [[Adulteress 58|Adulteress]]
*[[Ian Abercrombie]] as [[Forger 7|Forger]]
*[[imdb:nm1382203|Robert Hathaway]] as Enforcer
*[[Nancy DeCarl]] as [[Slayer]]
*[[imdb:nm0656826|Cathy Paine]] as [[CORA|Voice of C.O.R.A.]] (uncredited)
*[[John Holland]] as [[Maitre d']] (uncredited)

== External Links ==

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/LONGPATROL.htm The Long Patrol full summary and review at Sheba's Galaxy]

*[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/MissingLongPatrol.htm The Long Patrol deleted scenes]

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Larry Manetti

2021-01-20T07:59:42Z

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'''[[Larry (disambiguation)|Larry]] Manetti''' (born 23 July 1947) is an American television actor.

Born in [[w:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]], Manetti portrayed the recurring character Lieutenant [[Giles]] in several {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} episodes.

Manetti's television break came with a starring lead role in the short-lived 1979 series, ''The Duke''. After the show's demise, Manetti landed a supporting role as Rick Wright in the long-running CBS series, ''[[w:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]''

Manetti was the foster son of actor/singer [[w:Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]]. He is married to actress [[Nancy DeCarl]] who played [[Slayer]] in [[The Long Patrol]], with whom he has one son.

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The Super Scouts, Part I

2021-01-15T23:14:44Z

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:''After the school ship'' [[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]] ''is attacked by the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]], a shuttle carrying [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]] and a [[Super Scouts|group of children]] crash lands on Earth, and [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]] and [[Doctor Zee|Dr. Zee]] must work to rescue the stranded crewmembers, who are becoming sick due to drinking contaminated water from [[Stanford Chemical Plant|a chemical plant]].''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] meets with Dr. [[Zee]] in his [[Zee's chamber|chamber]]. Here, Zee tells Adama that he's "considered the consequences of endless pursuit upon the children of the [[Galactican Fleet]]", deciding that their children must be the first to settle Earth or they are sure to die in the wilderness of space. The task cannot be done openly or at once and negotiation with any faction on Earth is out of the question, for it would sew mistrust and paranoia on Earth, potentially leading to what Zee calls "the final war".

* A [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]] approaches the freighter ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'', the Fleet's school ship.
[[Image:TV Guide Advertisement - The Super Scouts.jpg|thumb|right|TV Guide Ad for ''The Super Scouts''.]]

* In a classroom on board, [[Dillon]] is instructing the children about gravity and atmosphere. During his lecture, he admonishes [[Moonstone]], who tries to cheat by looking up terms on his [[wrist computron]]. Another student is able to answer and Dillon moves on to discuss atmosphere, which [[Starla]] participates in, and Dillon notes that the kids might get tired sooner due to the thinner gravity. During his discussion, Troy enters, mentioning that due to the lower gravity, they would be able to jump higher and run faster than Earth kids.

* As the children cheer to this, Dillon kiddingly tells Troy that the class well behaved until he came in. Troy tells the children that [[study period]] is over, "at least for the instructor". Concerned, Dillon asks what the issue is, and Troy tells him that the ship is now dead in space.

* Suddenly, the ''Delphi'' stops moving through space, having developed engine trouble.

* Aboard [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']], [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] tells Adama that he's allowed the ''Delphi'' to slow to repair her main engines. Adama notes that he is aware of this fact, asking if the ship has regained its place in the Fleet. However, Boomer reports that this is not the case. Adama asks if Boomer recognizes the significance of that freighter,  he replies that its the Fleet's schooling ship and notes that "all our children are on board".

* Adama orders that a fighter escort be sent at once.

* As the Vipers launch, the Cylons have spotted the ''Delphi'' and are on course to intercept it.

* As Troy and Dillon walk through the corridors, Dillon warns Troy that if the "old tub" sits still long, their shuttles won't have the range to reach the Fleet. Dillon replies that they'll "crash load" them and abandon ship. The attack klaxon blares; Dillon voices his belief that this must be a mistake, as the Cylons haven't attacked in a generation.

* The Cylon attack wing (including a [[A-B Raider|new Cylon attack craft]]) begins [[Battle for the Delphi|tearing into it]]. Troy and Dillon are thrown across the ship's bridge as it explodes.

* As the Cylon's attack continues, a crew member informs Troy and Dillon that there are shuttle pilots wanting to lift off before they are trapped on the ship. Troy orders that no ships are to launch until they have a full load. When the same crew member notes that there are sealed compartments, Dillon replies that they'll unseal them to rescue everyone.

* Troy and Dillon quickly comb through the ship to ensure everyone is evacuated. They run across another civilian crew member, who tells them that there's children in a sealed compartment. Telling them that he can't open the door, Troy blasts the door with his [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistol]]. The kids inside scream in reaction as the door falls to the ground.

* Leading a Viper attack wing, Boomer radios ''Galactica'', alerting them that ''Delphi'' is under attack. The Vipers kick some chrome plated arse as Troy and Dillon rescue the kids in the trapped compartment.

* With the dozen kids, Troy and Dillon reach the [[Shuttle Alpha|shuttle]], where they meet up with a [[Major Goofball|goofy major]], who informs them that 125 kids are accounted for. When Troy tells them that they have 12, the chipper bloke replies "That makes 137. All accounted for!" After the bloke helps load the kids on the shuttle, he stays behind on the ship.

* A pilot asks Boomer for permission to pursue the Cylons, who are breaking off their attack. Boomer replies in the negative.

* Troy tells the children to secure their [[braces]]. As he goes to start up the shuttle, Dillon helps secure the kids into their seats. Starla and [[Wellington]]<ref>Wellington is not given a name in this episode, but is given it in "[[Spaceball]]".</ref> refuse Dillon's help to be buckled in. Dillon backs off, noting to Troy that they're a "feisty bunch", which Troy affirms, claiming they had to be in order to survive.

* Troy and Dillon launch the shuttle from the ship, the engines firing at full thrust. They launch.

* Watching from a distance, Boomer tells them to "Come on, come on!"

* The shuttle manages to escape as the ''Delphi'' explodes. However, the shuttle experiences damage, causing a loss of fuel. Dillon transfers what is left of the fuel into the left bank.

* Boomer contacts the shuttle, giving the Fleet's coordinates to them. After running the figures through the [[computron]], Dillon and Troy discover that they cannot go back to the Fleet. They can't hide in space and await for help, since a Cylon force would surely destroy them. Troy makes the decision to head to Earth, which results in cheering from the children.

=== Act 2 ===

* A 747 passenger jet, Flight 427 outbound from Los Angeles, ascends to 30,000 feet and are in range of Omaha center. After finishing the communication, the flight begins ascension to 35,000 feet and switches over to Omaha.

* The [[Flight 427 co-pilot|co-pilot]] tells the [[Flight 427 captain|captain]] of 427 to "look out", and the captain pilots the ship deftly out of the way of the descending ship, which happens to be the Super Scouts' shuttle. The captain angrily growls to the co-pilot to get Omaha and, believing that the shuttle is military, voices his strong feelings regarding how sick he is of hot shots clogging up the commercial air lanes.

* On an USAF installation, Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] gets a phone call from Major [[Harvey Jensen]], who informs him of the incident with 427. Jensen admits that they don't know what it is and tells him that he'll be reviewing the radar tapes to review the incident; Sydell notes that this incident is something he was waiting for, and boasts that he has a large enough budget to find out "who these guys really are".

* After ending the conversation, Sydell tells his secretary to have a plane ready for him in 10 minutes.

* The shuttle lands in a field on Earth. Troy instructs the children that it's "absolutely necessary" that they obey every order they are given, encouraging them to remember their training.

* They exit the shuttle, the children fearfully and, in awe, slowly exiting the shuttle as well. One of the children picks up a flower and smells it. Starla comments that she wishes her parents and baby brother could see Earth as well. She then asks if there was a way to let her family know that they're all right, to which Dillon replies in the affirmative.

* Troy tells the children he is sure they've never experienced the "sensation of being on land with open skies and fresh air", telling them that it's absolutely essential that they stay together for their own protection. Some of the kids begin taking advantage of the lighter gravity, jumping high into the air. After Troy tells the children to stop and Dillon comments about their babysitting duties not being easy, two hunters run into them.

* Before they are able to fire their rifles, the Warriors stun the two Earthlings. Troy devises a plan to use the Earthlings' vehicle to move the Super Scouts to another location and launch the shuttle into space again, so that it cannot fall into the hands of the US government. This effectively puts them on their own. He tells the children that they'll locate apparel that will allow them to blend in with Earth's children.

* In the morning, Dillon and Troy ride on their [[turbine]]s down a highway, where they attract the attention of two California Highway Patrol officers since their bikes lack license plates. They take an off-ramp and hide behind a sign, which one of the two CHiPs see as it's one of his favorite hiding places. However, upon riding up to the sign, they find that the legs and feet they saw are no longer there -- as the Warriors activated their [[invisibility field]]. The second CHiP makes it clear that the first CHiP made a mistake, laughing that "from now on, I'm in charge".

* Standing in front of a [[List of terms (1980)#department store|department store]], Troy looks up the term in the wrist computron. Troy subsequently instructs Dillon to obtain clothing here while he goes to the bank across the street to exchange [[cubit]]s for U.S. currency. He believes that since their ancestors have a common ground, the bank will be able to recognize the value of the cubits, which are made from gold (or [[auric]], as it's known to the Colonials). He seared off the markings with his laser, believing that they can quickly analyze the metal.

* When Dillon attempts to enter the building via the revolving door, he is spit back out again. Confused, he asks Troy whether or not their Earth brothers have some form of alien detector. Assuring him that the Earthlings have no such device, Troy tasks Dillon with exchanging the cubits for currency, while taking a crack at the revolving door himself. The same thing happens to Troy, which amuses Dillon.

* On the second try, Troy manages to enter the department store, while Dillon narrowly avoids being hit by cars as he jaywalks across a busy street.

* In the store, Troy runs across a sign for the Cub Scouts. As he's looking around, he encounters a chatty [[saleslady]], who makes the assumption that he's a scoutmaster. During the conversation, she asks what scout council he is from. His reply, "the [[Council of Twelve]]", leaves her a bit flummoxed, but she comments that it "must be out of this area". When he picks up a handbook, he mentions that 12 would be fine, which segues into a large order of "12 of everything', leaving her in awe.

* Meanwhile, Dillon approaches a [[Bank Teller|bank teller]] and attempts to exchange the cubits for U.S. dollars. She notes that the markings have been seared off, which Dillon claims to have happened in a fire. She mentions that this is unfortunate, as rare coins are more valuable than gold. Dillon mentions that he is in a bit of a hurry and misunderstands the teller when she claims that it'll take time for the gold to be analyzed. He claims he can wait, but when she mentions that the gold needs to be sent out to be assayed, he first offers to analyze the cubits with his wrist computron. He quickly realizes his error when she asks about the foreign device, and instead asks for the cubits back.

* Feeling that something is off, she asks pointedly where he got the gold and, as she does this, she presses a silent alarm button underneath the counter. Dillon notices this and the situation spirals out of control when she acts on her ill-found assumption that he is a thief. She calls out to [[Harry]], a nearby bank guard, but he is stunned by Dillon. With his pistol now in hand, he is shocked when the teller begins throwing the cubits and bundles of dollar bills into a sack. She gives it to him and yells out that Dillon has a gun and should give him anything he wants.

* He tries to give the bag back to her, but he hears the sirens and surmises that she's summoned the police. She beseeches him to give up his attempt to rob the bank, telling him that he needn't get killed over a "few lousy bucks". He promises to pay back the money, asking her where she lives. After initially resisting, he points the gun at her and she reveals that she lives on 327 Harrat Street, but is "moving just as soon as you finish robbing this bank". After Dillon runs off, she collapses on the counter.

* Dillon b-lines it to the department store, repeating his near death jaywalking experience of earlier.

* As the saleslady finishes loading up a bin, she tells Troy that someone will be around to help him bring the items to his car. When she asks how he'll be paying, he hems-and-haws briefly until Dillon arrives and gives her a bunch of crumpled up bills, asking if it would suffice. She replies that it would and jests "what'd you do, rob a bank?" and she laughs as she counts the money.

* Troy asks Dillon where he's been. Dillon begins telling him that they need to leave quickly, but interrupts himself when he queries about the content of the large wheeled bin in front of them. After Troy confirms that its all there's, Dillon pulls Troy to the side.

* Outside the bank, a police car pulls up. An officer already at the bank runs up to the arriving unit, telling them that witnesses claim the robber (Dillon) ran to the department store. The senior officer instructs the reporting officer to have him and his partner cover the back entrances of the store, while they'll cover the front.

* Dillon has told Troy that he's robbed a bank. Troy admonishes him, claiming that he could be killed. When they note the presence of two police officers entering the building, Dillon replies that being killed isn't out of the question even now. They use their invisibility field.

* The saleslady comes back with their change and a receipt, noting that the cart is wheeling away from her by an invisible force.

* As Troy and Dillon ride down the highway once more, the same two CHiPs see them and decide that they aren't going to get away from them again. They pursue and Dillon and Troy use the flying feature of their bikes to evade the now confused patrol men. The patrol man leader asks: "How come this never happens to [[w:CHiPs|those two guys on TV?]]"

* Out in a field, Colonel Sydell and a team of people are scouring over Shuttle Alpha's landing site. They can't find anything. Present with Sydell is Mr. [[Brooks]], who is surprised when [[Jamie Hamilton]] arrives. She mentions that she got word over the wire and is told about Sydell, who is with [[Air Force Special Detachment One]], a USAF team that investigates UFOs and other unknown phenomena. He asks her again what she's doing there, and she concocts a story about her compulsion for such stories.

* An [[Air Force Sergeant|USAF Sergeant]] comes up to Sydell, informing him that they searched everything within a 15 mile radius, noting that there's nothing in the woods except a bunch of boy scouts camped in the woods. Believing them to be more willing to share information -- information which is likely to be more accurate than two hunters who've had too much "eggnog" to drink -- he proceeds to seek them out, as he tells Brooks, who overheard the conversation.

* After Sydell walks off to his car, Brooks tells Hamilton that he believes that there's no story now, and that Sydell is grasping at straws. Brooks tells her that he'll see her back at the station. She heads off to her car as he walks away.

* Back at the Super Scout's camp, two children are horsing around in a tent. Troy and Dillon approach, asking for their attention. One of the Super Scouts corrects Troy on his use of the word encampment in lieu of the word "tent". As they're lined up, [[Lancer]] jumps high above the trees, noticing that three cars are approaching their position. Dillon confirms this and the children are excited about seeing Earth vehicles.

* Colonel Sydell introduces himself to the group. Behind him is Hamilton, who recognizes the scout masters as Troy and Dillon. As Sydell questions Troy and Dillon, the Super Scouts are fooling around with his car, honking the horn, deflating the tires, and other hijinks. Sydell notes this and comments that "boys do love cars, don't they". Sydell asks if they mind if he talks to the children, Troy tells him to go right ahead.

* After he heads to talk to the children, Troy tells Dillon to go with Sydell. Hamilton tells Troy that he can't be hiding behind kids, but in further talking about it, she realizes that the children aren't of Earth, and begins reeling from the shock of that. Troy convinces her to smile, for it wouldn't do too good to faint.

* At the car, Sydell asks the children if they saw anything last night. He is interrupted by a Super Scout who blasts the horn. He tells the kid to stop, then grabs his arm, noticing the wrist computron. He believes it to be some fancy scout watch and then asks if they've seen anything. The scouts reply in the negative. Furthermore, Troy informs them that the children were asleep during the event, and almost lets out that they "landed", but corrects himself.

* Sydell offers Troy his card, letting him know that the Air Force is interested in information, regardless of how mundane it is. Sydell then questions about the lack of a car, which Troy explains away as it being in town getting supplies. Sydell wishes them to have a nice encampment, noting that he used to be an Eagle Scout himself.

* Moonstone looks up the term in his computron, which leads to a bit of humor over the literal meaning of the term.

* That night, the Super Scouts, the Warriors and Hamilton are sitting around a campfire. The Super Scouts are singing a song. At the conclusion of this, Hamilton is the only one clapping, saying that she wants to learn the song.

* Starla comes out of a tent, telling Dillon and Troy that Moonstone is sick. Troy and Dillon respond quickly. Using the wrist computron, Troy scans him, finding that his pulse and respiration are 80 percent below normal. Hamilton believes Moonstone is in shock. When questioned, Starla offers that he's been sick for only a few minutes.

* Another Super Scout tells the Warriors that a fellow Super Scout has also fallen ill. Troy scans him, coming to the conclusion that they are dying.

=== Act 3 ===

* Troy, Dillon and Hamilton take the three sick children to the [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]]. The nurse, [[Valerie]], helps move them to a room. Moonstone is placed on the centermost bed, as Troy notes that he's the sickest.
* Much to Troy and Dillon's consternation, Valerie cannot help since she is legally bound to assist a doctor, but is unable to take the responsibility. She goes off to try and contact Dr. [[Spencer]] on the radio.
* Troy uses a syringe in order to take a cell biopsy. Scanning it with the wrist computron, they find that there are poisons in the sample that Troy's never seen before, since there is no Galactican equivalent.
* They determine that Moonstone is suffering from cell dehydration and have to introduce fluids. After finding there is a Earth equivalent to the [[six-carbon-chain supplement]] (glucose), Hamilton comes up with an IV bottle with 5% glucose.
* Valerie has managed to get Spencer, telling him that he has to get back to the medical center as fast as he can.
* She rejoins the Galacticans in the room, discovering that they've attached Moonstone to an IV drip. She attempts to remove it, claiming that if Spencer finds out about it, she'll lose her job. Troy stuns her before she can remove it.
* On ''Galactica'', Adama asks Zee why, after all this time, the Cylons decided to attack the ''Delphi''. Zee theorizes that the Cylons have not been idle, building better and more improved machines. To make matters worse, they have "evolved beyond our wildest fears", claiming that in thirty years it is possible to create a totally new technology. The Cylons don't use this technology to destroy ''Galactica''n Fleet outright, since they want to test their machines against living targets.
* When Adama asks about the shuttle, Zee tells Adama that the children's ability to survive on Earth is likely the best indication of all whether or not the Fleet's people can survive at all.
* Dr. Spencer arrives at the medical center. He notes the IV and how sick Moonstone has. When asked about the IV, Troy takes responsibility for doing so, and Spencer replies that the act probably saved the boy's life. Despite Spencer's initial wariness of the Warriors' claims, he apparently trusts their judgment. Troy mentions that they need tests for stomach content and a full blood series, including a [[neuro-transmitter anogram]]. He agrees, but asks about the anogram. Dillon tries to skirt the question by telling Spencer to do the best he can. Hamilton explains that the Warriors are into all kinds of research, coming from an "astro-medics place outside of [[w:Cleveland|Cleveland]]".
*Spencer accepts this explanation and asks for Valerie's help. Since she is still stunned, she doesn't reply immediately. Spencer notes that her pupils are dilated and her skin is flushed. Val comes around, replying with a message meant to aid in tuning the color on a television. Spencer assumes she is still in shock due to the situation, saying that she came through like a trooper. Valerie follows Spencer to the lab, the former still confused.
* Troy and Dillon mention that they need to rush back to the other children, assuming that they are "scared to death". When Hamilton asks what's causing the illness, Troy surmises that human immunities are different than Galactican immunities. Here, Jamie mentions that a cold can be deadly to the Warriors and the children, but they'll know more when the results of the analysis are finalized.
* Hamilton expresses her apology for the children not having a better welcome to Earth; Dillon tells her that at least Hamilton was there for them when she was needed.
* The remaining, healthy scouts lead Troy and Dillon to the water where the three took a drink. Upon testing it, Troy declares that "murder" has happened here: the water is poisoned. Quickly, a security officer from the [[Stanford Chemical Plant]] comes to them. They talk briefly about environmentalists; the man replying that the environmentalists are always stirring up trouble in matters that are "none of their business". He tells them that they have the permission to fish.
* After Troy finds out where the plant is located, in addition to Mr. [[Stockton]]'s name, they leave. The security guard makes a point to make sure they mention him to Stockton, and the Warriors assure him that they'll do soon.
* Troy and Dillon meet with Mr. Stockton at the Stanford Chemical Plant. Stockton adamantly denies that the illness that the scouts succumb to has anything to do with the plant. Stockton questions their ability to analyze the water, unaware of their superior technology, and claims that they test the water all the time out of concern for their neighbors. Troy says that as such, he should be seriously concerned, and makes the claim that they're all dying. Stockton scoffs this, but Troy assures him that it is a cumulative effect.
* Stockton tells the Warriors that he'll look into it. Troy questions when this will occur, and Stockton becomes more defense and Dillon takes over the questioning. Stockton replies that they'll look into it "right away' using their own chemists. Dillon asks when they'll hear anything, and Stockton assures him that they'll hear something soon.
* At the [[Paradise Valley#Sheriff's Office|sheriff's office]], Deputy [[Collins]] reacts to a message on the teletype machine, which he tears out and runs to Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] with. He tries to tell Ellsworth about the message, but Ellsworth is talking to Stockton, who wants him to deal with the scout troop. After an angry Stockton reminds Ellsworth that they were all out of work for six months due to the last shutdown caused by "wild-eyed nature group". Ellsworth reminds Stockton to keep his own men out of trouble and agrees to handle the scouts.
* After hanging up, the deputy tells him that the scout troop apparently doesn't exist. He notes that the reason they know this is because Spencer contacted the police station to track down the families of the sick kids at his clinic. Ellsworth gets angry and orders his deputy to wrangle up the other deputies to get all the scouts, including the "phony scoutmasters".
* Just then, Hamilton enters the police office. She asks what's going o, and Ellsworth becomes defensive, essentially claiming that the children's sickness is just a play by environmentalists who want to shut down the plant. He further insinuates that Hamilton is involved in creating the issue in order to get a story. Hamilton voices her resentment of the accusation, but Ellsworth points out that [[w:William Randolph Hearst|a reporter]] started the [[w:Spanish-American War|Spanish-American War]] in order to make headlines. He also tells her to not leave town, as he's going to check every last one of them "right down to their fillings".
* Ellsworth gives his call to arms to his men and they leave. They rush to their cars and ride off, leaving Hamilton behind.
* Just after they leave, Troy and Dillon ride up in their turbines. Hamilton warns them of Ellsworth's intent and the Warriors fly off to warn the children. After they fly off, a car comes behind her on the road and the driver honks the horn. Initially angry that she's in the road, the driver starts to rip into Hamilton, only to have his mouth left agape at the sight of the flying turbines.

==Notes==

* The freighter ''Delphi'', which is the Fleet's schooling ship, is shown in this episode. The stock footage that is shown is of the freighter ''[[Gemini (TOS)|Gemini]]'' from the Original Series -- and its markings, complete with the name ''Gemini'' in huge letters, are clearly visible. The freighter is destroyed by the Cylons. Ironically, the Gemini freighter is also destroyed in ''Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming'', the movie trailer created by Richard Hatch.
* The [[Uniforms (TOS)#Cain's Uniform|pendant]] seen on Boomer's neck is the same one that adorned [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]]'s in "[[The Living Legend]]". It makes its first appearance in this episode.
* In keeping with the mandate of programs in the early evening times lots to have educational value, the theme of this episode is environmental conservation, which also comes up in "[[Space Croppers]]". Other educational beats include information on atmosphere and gravity.
* The ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' develops engine trouble and stops "dead in space". However, the ship should still have inertia, thus continuing to move in space, until slowed or diverted by a gravitational pull or other outside force.
* The Fleet's present location is "33,000 [[Mega-Kay]]s from [[w:Alpha Centauri|Alpha Centauri]]".
* The Colonial preteen population seems to be fairly small since the episode establishes there are only ~137 schoolchildren on "Delphi" or less than one child per ship. Perhaps this is due to the fact most first-generation refugees from the Twelve Colonies are widowers/widows/elderly people who had to leave the children behind, or due to strict enforcement of zero population growth policies.
* Valerie's "message meant to aid in tuning the color on a television" is a take-off of late 1970s commercials for the RCA Colortrak television set which featured famous celebrities noting the color of their surroundings and how good the RCA Colortrak system was at "locking the colors in."

=== Cylons ===

* During the attack on the ''Gemini'', a new kind of Raider can be seen. This is later revealed to be the [[A-B Raider]] fully seen in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]". It is the only holdover from [[bsp:The Super Scouts, Part I|the script]], which would have revealed the existence of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Advanced Model]] Cylons that look like humans, and introduce the characters of [[Andromus]] and Andromicus. (Andromicus would likely be the character of [[Andromidus]] introduced in "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I".)
* According to Zee, it's been 30 Earth years since the [[Battle of Cimtar]], and in that time the Cylons have created new technologies that they wish to test on humanity. (The scene is later [[Continuity errors (1980)#Reused footage|reused]] in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]".)

=== Changes from Script to Screen... ===

* Among a few of the differences between the script and the final product:
** Scenes in the new Cylon war machine between Andromus and Andromicus, where Andromus orders the attack on ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' and is subsequently pleased with the success of the attack. Further, a scene where a [[Viper (1980)|Viper]] pilot asks [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] for permission to pursue the unknown ship are cut.
** The dialogue for a character named "Sunbeam" is spoken by [[Starla]] in the episode.
** [[John Stockton]]'s was originally named "Jack Stockwell".
** "Collins" is the name of the [[Bank Teller]] that [[Dillon]] "robs" at the bank. However, this name is attributed to Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]'s [[Collins|deputy]], and thus is viewed in that light.
** The [[Stanford Chemical Plant]] was originally called the "Paradise Chemical Plant". The name was changed to accommodate the use of stock footage from a 1972 episode of ''[[w:Columbo|Columbo]]'', "Short Fuse" which took place at the "Stanford Chemical Plant" (all footage of the plant comes from the ''Columbo'' episode).
** According to the script, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and Dillon are incarcerated by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] (unnamed in the script until [[The Super Scouts, Part II|the second part]]) after warning Stockton about the pollution in the water. Later on at the jail, Ellsworth delivers news that one of the boy Super Scouts died, thus ending the first part of the story.

== Questions ==

* What is the [[A-B Raider|new Cylon craft]] seen attacking the ''Delphi''? ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|Answer]])
* What happened to Xaviar? In particular, what of their mission to pre-Revolutionary America?
* How does [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] know of Alpha Centauri by its Earth name?
* Why doesn't Dillon use his invisibility field after leaving the bank, thus lessening the risk of getting caught by the incoming police?
* Why didn't Doctor Zee provide the Warriors with currency, to avoid such a situation?
* Weren't the Super Scouts trained to test food and water sources with their wrist computrons before ingesting them?
* What happened to crew of Delphi ?

== Official Statements ==

''Galactica 1980 story editors Allan Cole and Chris Bunch on this episode:''

'''Q:''' Were there any amusing incidents during filming?

'''Bunch:''' The school ship episode! (The Super Scouts, part one) If you look at the shot where they burn up the school ship, the sequence is - Troy and Dillon come out of this entryway. There's a control panel to their right which explodes. They start down the steps, then there's another explosion. They do a pinwheel, they pick themselves up...

'''Cole:''' And then they look around for a minute with a puzzled look on their faces...

'''Bunch:''' Then they haul ass out of there! There was supposed to be this enormous I-beam that would come down from the rafters and almost nail them. Unfortunately, we weren't there during filming, but we saw it during one of the few times we watched dailies: the scene was over, but the camera was still rolling. Vince Edwards, the director of the episode walks onto what's left of the set and says, "Wasn't there supposed to be a beam...?" Way up in the rafters, you hear someone say, "Beam!" - and it comes crashing down and misses Vince Edwards by an inch and a half!

Also in that episode, the ship is on fire and Vince directed everyone to stroll along as if they were underwater or walking through maple syrup! We're watching this in the dailies and Larson is way in the back screaming, "Why aren't they running???"

'''Cole:''' Larson's fuming and you can't redo the scene because the set's burned to the ground!<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

''[[Allan Cole]] discusses [[Vince Edwards]] direction in this episode:''

'''Allan Cole:''' Basic rule of special effects. If you are going to burn something, you only get one go. And if you recall, there was a big damned fire scene. You should have heard GL [[Glen Larson|[Glen Larson]]] scream at Vince [Edwards] for the slow pace of the direction. But he really blew his top in the big explosion scene. There were about three major bits missing, including a beam that collapses, mushing the whole bridge. I personally witnessed this. Vince cues each special in turn, cues the stunt men, cues the blast, and then the stunt men (standins for [[Kent McCord|Kent [McCord]]], etc.) stand up, scratch their heads then trot off. Vince shouts cut. Then walks out onto the set, puzzling. "Hey," he says, "wasn't there supposed to be a beam?" Up above, a prop guy thinks he's just gotten the cue. "Beam!" he shouts. Said beam slams downward, narrowly missing Vince.

Vince also had the [[Zee|brainy kid]] [[Patrick Stuart|[Patrick Stuart]]] terrified. So scared he was frozen and wouldn't move his head during the whole episode. During dailies, GL kept muttering loudly, "What's wrong with his neck? Call his teacher! Call his mother! Call anybody who can fix his neck!" Making things worse was the fact that the frightened kid's voice was changing. So everytime he said, "[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]" there would be this big falsetto crack. Very, very, funny. Too bad it wasn't intentional.<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 the chaotic nature of the show and its constantly changing premise:''

'''Q:''' Do you know if Larson had any other flashback episodes planned?

'''Bunch:''' Larson never plans anything! He puts paper in the typewriter and starts typing! Along about page 56 an idea pops into his mind. He'll get to page 58 and type "End Part One". There wasn't enough story in the three-part pilot to fill a one hour script!

'''Cole:''' Also, the premise of the show seemed to change during filming! "We're going to use Xaviar - no, we're not going to use Xaviar. We're doing time travel - no, we're not doing time travel."

'''Bunch:''' "We've got this Air Force guy after them - no, we don't!" I still don't remember if we settled on the Air Force guy or not.<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

''Allan Cole on using kids on the show:''

The kids on the show drove us all nuts. Shooting with children is probably the hardest kind of series to do. There are many, many restrictions. Plus they all have to have a teacher and if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high. And then there are the stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up. It's a wonder any of the kids escape with a shred of sanity. If you have children, do not -- I repeat: do not -- urge them to take up a show biz career.

Do you recall the episode where all the kids from the mother ship troop into the Observatory? That was shot at night. And the only thing harder and more expensive than shooting at night (except for water, never, never do a water show) is shooting at night with children. They can only work a few hours at a time as it is. And night is golden time when it comes to wages -- for both them, the teachers, and, obviously the rest of the cast and crew. This also means you can't shoot anything early the next morning. So if you don't have enough night stuff in your script to warrant another setup the following evening, you lose a whole day. The only way around it is to shoot on Saturday night, which gives you a natural Sunday "break."

In this case, because of the craziness on the show, neither option was open. Plus the kids were either all sleepy, or hyper -- laughing hysterically or weeping; no inbetween. Or getting lost and you had to track them down again. Driving the planetarium staff out of their gourds.

I forget how many kids were in that scene, but the only way we could get it to work at all was to cast as many sets of twins as possible. Some kind of record -- for casting twins -- was probably set by that episode and the school ship episode.
But "Program Practices" was all over GL for not having enough kids. So, he said, "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." And he did!<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>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Adama and Zee discuss their predicament regarding Earth:''
: '''Adama:''' Perhaps we could confer with the leadership on Earth.
: '''Zee:''' To negotiate with one faction on Earth is to arouse the mistrust and paranoia of every other. We could inadvertently trigger the final war.
: '''Adama:''' So, we have tools we cannot use, medicines we cannot offer, and knowledge we cannot share.
: '''Zee:''' All these things we will give to them. First, we must prepare the way.

* ''Dillon wants to repay the bank teller for the money she gives him as he "robs" a bank:''
: '''Dillon:''' I'll get this back to you in time. Where do you live?
: '''[[Bank Teller]]:''' ''Are you crazy? You think I'm going to tell you where I live?'' (after Dillon points the laser gun at her) 327 Harrat Street. But I'm moving just as soon as you finish robbing this bank.

* ''After Dillon tells Troy about his bank "transaction":''
: '''Troy:''' You did ''what''?
: '''Dillon:''' It's called "robbing a bank". I couldn't help it, it just happened.

* ''In the department store:''
: '''Sales lady:''' And what council are you from?
: '''Troy:''' The Council of Twelve.
: '''Sales lady:''' That must be from out of this area.

* ''After Troy pays Sales lady with a wad of stolen cash:''
: '''Sales lady:''' Whadja do? Rob a bank? (laughs)

* ''Troy uses an Earth expression in reaction to the two CHiPs that pursue them:''
: '''Troy:''' Aw, nuts.
: '''Dillon:''' Nuts? You're hungry at a time like this?

* ''Zee answers Adama's question about why the Cylons attacked the ''Delphi'':''
: '''Zee:''' Adama, since the time of [[Battle of Cimtar|our defeat]], the Cylons have not been idle. Not only have they developed new machines, but they have evolved beyond our greatest fears.
: '''Adama:''' In what way?
: '''Zee:''' Consider this: In 30 Earth years, it is possible to create a totally new technology.
: '''Adama:''' If they're so almighty powerful, why don't they simply destroy us?
: '''Zee:''' They wish to experiment with their new machines.
: '''Adama:''' Using us as living targets.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Allan Miller]] as Colonel [[Jack Sydell]]
*[[George Del Hoyo|George Deloy]] as Doctor [[Spencer]]
*[[Mike Kellin]] as [[John Stockton]]
*[[Fred Holliday]] as Mr. [[Brooks]]
*[[Carlene Watkins]] as Nurse [[Valerie]]
*[[Caroline Smith]] as [[Bank Teller]]
*[[Jack Ging]] as Captain [[Bannister]]
*[[Simon Scott]] as [[Flight 427 captain|Captain]]
*[[Helen Page Camp]] as [[Saleslady]]
*[[Ken Scott]] as [[Flight 427 co-pilot|Co-Pilot]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michael Brick|Michael Brick]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jeff Cotler|Jeff Cotler]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Nicholas Davies|Nicholas Davies]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Ronnie Densford|Ronnie Densford]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Mark Everett|Mark Everett]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Georgi Irene|Georgi Irene]] as [[Sunshine]] (credited as "Super Scout")
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Tracy Justrich|Tracy Justrich]] as [[Starla]] (credited as "Super Scout")
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Lindsay Kennedy|Lindsay Kennedy]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#D.G. Larson|David Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Larson|Eric Larson]] as [[Moonstone]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michelle Larson|Michelle Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jerry Supiran|Jerry Supiran]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Taslitz|Eric Taslitz]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[Michael Swan]] as Deputy [[Collins]] (uncredited)
*[[John Quade]] as Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] (uncredited)
*Uncredited as [[Major Denton]]
*Uncredited as Major [[Harvey Jensen]]
*Uncredited as [[Packer]] ([[Stanford Chemical Plant]] Guard)
*Uncredited actors as [[CHiPs]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Episode List (1980)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Super Scouts, Part I, The}}

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[[Category:Episodes directed by Vince Edwards]]
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Fan fiction

2021-01-08T05:45:06Z

Epaddon: /* Original Series Fan Fiction */

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{{Fandom}}
The ''Battlestar Galactica'' universes ({{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} and [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]) have many '''fan fiction''' authors, games, and other media.

==Please Note==
'''''Battlestar Wiki'' is NOT a fan fiction resource or repository.''' ''Battlestar Wiki'' articles contain only official information, which include aired episode content, comments from official sources such as the writers, directors, and production companies of the show, and speculation and information deduced and supported by aired content or official sources. The links provided here are for the convenience of readers and contributors who would appreciate reading or playing in these non-[[canon|canonical]] resources. For this reason, contributors to ''Battlestar Wiki'' are reminded that any information found in these fan-fiction sites should not be added to canonical articles on the wiki. For more information on what constitutes an "official source" for ''Battlestar Wiki'', see [[Battlestar Wiki:Citation Jihad|the Citation Jihad project page]].

''Battlestar Wiki'' guidelines on non-canonical information restrict the creation of fan fiction-related articles. Administrators and other contributors may deem it necessary (as appropriate to wiki policy and guidelines) to redirect, move, or delete fan fiction articles that appear elsewhere in the wiki without notifying the original contributor. If there is a need and relevant consensus for additional fan fiction-related articles, contributors are asked to create these as ''subarticles of this page''. Subarticles must add the {{tl|fandom}} ''template'' tag at the top of the page.

== Re-imagined Series Fan Fiction ==


*[http://battlestarleonidas.bsg01.com/ Battlestar Leonidas] - Battlestar Leonidas is a new epic written by Allen E. Knott. It first episode is post now and the story will spanned six seasons.

*[http://bsp.bsg01.com/ Battlestar Prometheus] - Battlestar Prometheus is an on going fiction written by Ryan A Keeton. Now into its third season, the story has continued to grow in popularity and has spawned its own [http://battlestarprometheus.wikia.com/wiki/Battlestar_Prometheus_Wiki wiki] and strong fan base.

*[http://battlestarcentral.com/ Battlestar Central] - Fan fiction site with both Re-imagined and Original Series content. Home of Battlestar ''Libra'' collaberative stories, by many of the former ''Gemicon'' writers. Originally designed as a forum based site, Battlestar Central is currently being updated to a full service site. The site will showcase writings from all submitted pieces of fanfiction, artwork, and in the case of the Battlestar Libra fanfic, downloadable episodes. The site administrator goes by the name of [[User:Hazend|Hazend]].

*[http://sasoriza.us/colonia/ Battlestar ''Colonia''] - Website for a [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|RDM series]]-based interactive fiction group (PbEM), set in a character-driven world built to be as faithful as possible to the dramatic appeal and mystical essence of ''BSG''. Focus is on telling quality stories and events revolving around "those left behind" in [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the Colonies]] after the [[Cylon]] attack and ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'''s departure. Site admin: [[User:Sasoriza|Sasoriza]], AKA [http://sasoriza.us/colonia/gideon.html Callum Gideon].

*[[Fan fiction/Gemicon#Season 2|Battlestar ''Gemicon'']] - Collaborative fan fiction based on the [http://mboard.scifi.com/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=BattlestarGalactica&page=0 Scifi.com Messageboard]. Battlestar ''Gemicon'' is a hybrid work of fan fiction and live play by post and chat role playing game. Ended at the beginning of season 2. The writers of the Gemicon series left and started a new series at [http://battlestarcentral.com/ Battlestar Central]

*[http://www.sciencefictionbuzz.com/dradis.html Dradis.Net] - A quality website for Re-imagined Galactica Fanfiction, focusing on Challenge fics. Part of Science Fiction Buzz. All entries go in the Worlds of Wonder archive. This site has recently hosted a special [[Lee Adama]] is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] Fanfiction Challenge which concluded at the end of February 2006. The administrator goes by the name of ScifiBuzz or Judy B.

*[http://www.fanfiction.net/l/1960/3/0/1/1/0/0/0/0/0/1/ Fanfiction.net] - Fan Fiction written within the Battlestar Galactica Universe.

*[http://galacticabs.com/index.php?s=18538d9ecb40aa245d9c365d430a50c1&showforum=16 Galactica BS Fan Fiction] - Fan fiction posted to ''Galactica'' BS forum.

*[[Fan fiction/Beyond the Red Line|Beyond the Red Line]] - A total conversion mod for the arcade space shooter [http://scp.indiegames.us/ FreeSpace 2], made by volunteers. ''"Beyond the Red Line"'' is still under development, and no release date has been announced yet, but a demo version is available.

*[[Fan fiction/Diaspora|Diaspora]] - Yet another total conversion mod for ''FreeSpace 2'', made by volunteers from Hard Light Productions. The first release for ''"Diaspora"'' was released in 2012, and the team promised future releases.

*[[Fan fiction/Beginning of Line|Beginning of Line]] - a fan fiction project intended to be ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second season.

== Original Series Fan Fiction ==

* [http://freegalacticafanfictionnovels.weebly.com Fan Fiction Novels from Clean Slate Press] - collection of carefully selected TOS fiction including full-length novels by Sharon Monroe. Now downloadable as epub files for your ereader!
* [http://galacticafanfic.com/bsg-page.html Battlestar Galactica - Since 1995] - Since 1995, the most comprehensive resource of Battlestar Galactica TOS fanfiction. In addition to regular TOS fanfic stories, also includes a "crossover" section of stories and the "Virtual Season" project which since 2004 has seen more than 50 stories by multiple authors continuing the TOS storyline in a single continuum.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070504025852/http://www.msu.edu/~stacey/Galactica/gal-fanfic.htm Galactica Fan Fiction by Adam C. Stacey] Archived series of TOS fanfic stories written in the late 1990s by Adam C. Stacey. Stacey wrote 16 of a planned 23 stories continuing events following "The Hand Of God" as well as several flashback stories to events earlier in the lives of principal characters.
* [https://www.fanfiction.net/tv/Battlestar-Galactica/ Fanfiction.net] - Fan Fiction written in the TOS Battlestar Galactica.
=== Clean Slate Press ===
*[[Fan fiction/Battle of Molecay|Battle of Molecay]]

==BSG Community Websites==
*[[Frak party]], a website for organizing BSG-watching parties.

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: TOS]]
[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category: RDM]]

[[fr:Fan fiction]]

The Living Legend (Book)

2021-01-07T09:38:32Z

Epaddon: /* Notes */

{{separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Berkley books|lcont=:Category:Books}}
{{Book Data
| image = The Living Legend - Glen A. Larson & Nicholas Yermakov Cover.jpg
| title= The Living Legend
| series= Berkley Books
| bookno= 6
| episode= [[The Living Legend, Part I]] [[The Living Legend, Part II]]
| author= [[Nicholas Yermakov]]
| published= April 1982
| isbn= 0425052494
| prev= [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|Galactica Discovers Earth]]
| next= [[War of the Gods (Book)|War of the Gods]]
}}

==Overview==

In the ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[novelization]] of "[[The Living Legend, Part I]] & [[The Living Legend, Part II|II]]", the introductory segment is written from the point of view of [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], now a Commander, who is thrust into this role after the death of {{TOS|Adama}}. Discovering Adama's extensive journals, he decides to investigate Commander [[Cain (TOS alternate)|Cain]] due to an observation that Adama offers in the pre-recorded message, and his desire to want to know more about Apollo.

== Notes ==

* There are various consistent mis-spellings within the book on the proper names of the characters, including [[Serina (alternate)|Serina]] ("Serena") and [[Cassiopeia (alternate)|Cassiopeia]] ("Cassiopea").
* The book begins with an epilogue to Galactica 1980 as we learn that Adama is dead and Troy is now commander. He sits in Adama's old quarters and listens to a message from Adama bidding him a final farewell. We are not told if the Cylons have been defeated, but we definitely are given the impression that the Colonials have won or at least are winning. It is revealed that Apollo died while on a mission, but no more detail is given than that.
* The Pegasus is slightly older than ''Galactica'', having been commissioned several yahrens earlier.
* The Pegasus has many noticable scars from battles, enough to have sent any battlestar back to the Colonies for refitting.
* The cabin on ''Galactica'' given to Cain had been vacated because there were no empty cabins left on the battlestar.
* Included is a scene that was shot but left out of the final cut: After Sheba tells Apollo, "Working with you won't be the problem", Apollo tells her about Cassiopea and all the good things she has done as a med-tech.
* Baltar had joined the Cylons AFTER they initially sued for peace because he realized what the Cylons were up to and did not want to be doomed with the rest of the Colonies. He volunteered to act as a go-between for the Cylon Empire to lull the Council into a false sense of security.
* Baltar hates Lucifer despite the fact that Lucifer had saved his life.
* Cain is nicknamed the Juggernaut.
* Colonel Tigh always dreamed of commanding a battlestar, but he was not happy commanding the Pegasus because Cain's crew clearly resented him.
* Starbuck smiled as he launched during the first attack by the Cylons. He lived for battle, and terror gave him a high.
* Baltar refused to take an extra four squadrons of Cylon raiders from Gamorray because he wanted to impress the Imperious Leader when destroying ''Galactica'' (since he wants to be allowed to rule on Gamorray). He felt that a completely overwhelming victory would be less valued, but it turned out to be a huge mistake with the Pegasus involved. If Baltar had taken the extra four squadrons (equivalent to a Cylon base star) with him, ''Galactica'' would not have been able to win even with the aid of the Pegasus.
* Starbuck and Apollo have previously taken out a command installation on Naytor, so they are confident they can take out the ground installation on Gammoray.
* Before he leaves for the Pegasus, Cain tells Cassiopea to spend time with Sheba. This helps explain why Cassiopea insists on joining the mission.
* Cassiopea met Cain in a tavern on Caprica shortly after his wife died. He was in a great deal of pain, and they were just friends for awhile. Eventually, they became lovers, and Sheba resented that Cain would turn to a socialator. Cain had trouble confiding in Sheba because she looked so much like her mother (a likely nod to the resemblance between [[Anne Lockhart]] and her actress/mother June Lockhart.
* Cassiopea had been attracted to Starbuck partly because he reminded her of Cain.
* Starbuck comes on to Sheba in the pilots' quarters, subtley proposing they make a side-bet that they have sex if the mission succeeds. Sheba smilingly refuses because she wouldn't want to blow the mission to avoid living up to the terms of the bet. This scene appears in the television episode, but it had been removed from the Sci-Fi channel reruns over the years, so many fans may have not seen it.
* The Delphians had been of no concern to the Cylons until they had developed space travel. Then they were seen as a threat.
* Imperious Leader has decided that Baltar will be executed either immediately after destroying the humans or when he is viewed to no longer be capable of defeating them.
* Almost every ship in the Colonial fleet had been drained of fuel in order to carry out the attack on Gammorray.
* Imperious Leader is injured in the battle of Gamoray. His own Cylon basestar manages to rescue him, but instead of going after ''Galactica'', it retreats to get him to safety.
* When Starbuck had been captured by the Cylons, he had explained to Lucifer about luck and the complexities of being devious. This inspires Lucifer to not tell Baltar when Imperious Leader is finally rescued. Lucifer reasons that Baltar would then direct the Cylon fleet to attack ''Galactica'' directly rather save Gammorray, and Gammorray is too important to the Cylon Empire to allow it to be destroyed or even severely damaged.
* As Starbuck's viper shoots down the launching tube to meet the approaching Cylons, he yells "Sh-t!" When Apollo asks him what his exact words were, he lies and claims he said, "This is it."
* Tolen is injured during the battle by a power surge coming out of the monitor after one of the external scanner turrets takes a direct hit. He is thrown clear across the bridge. Despite his injury, he decides to stay aboard the Pegasus for the fight against the Cylon baseships.
* Athena is always on the bridge rather than in a viper because she is the most qualified person to do the job. She realizes Apollo is Adama's favorite, but it doesn't bother her. She would like to fly a viper, but she realizes that Adama needs her by his side because it is hard enough for him with Apollo constantly at risk.
* After the final scene from the episode occurs (the conversation with Sheba in the life station), Cassiopea kisses Starbuck and tells him she would be happy to meet with him later. Adama and Apollo hug each other, but pull apart when several crewmembers approach. They walk off, not noticing that they keep in step.

== Analysis ==

* This may well have been the most anticipated of all the Berkley adapatations, and to Nicholas Yermakov's credit, it does not dissapoint. He succeeds in adding layers and depth to the episode without really changing any of the events, a wise move considering how beloved this episode is to fans. Any major changes to the story would probably have been a letdown. Because it is a straightforward retelling of the story, it is not as memorable as the first Berkley novel was, but there is still plenty here for Galactica fans to enjoy.
* The book delves deeper in the relationship between Cassiopeia and Cain, noting that she had met him when she was eighteen, and was able to get Cain to lower his psychological and emotional barriers. Further, Cassiopeia notes that Cain and Starbuck are very much alike, a point that is also made in the episode itself.
* The Imperious Leader forgives [[Lucifer (alternate)|Lucifer]] for saving Baltar's life, seeing as Lucifer is able to prove that Baltar still was useful for the Cylon Empire in capturing and destroying the remaining humans. Further, the Cylons are aware of Baltar's hatred for Adama, which stems from the time both were cadets at the [[Academy]], and use Baltar's vanity to aid their ends.

== Cover views ==

<gallery>
Image:Bg06.jpg|Front cover.
Image:The Living Legend back cover.jpg|Back cover.
</gallery>

{{stub}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Living Legend (Book), The}}

== External Links ==

*For those interested in more books about Cain and the Pegasus, there is ''The Pegasus Chronicles'' which consists of four full-length novels that are available free online. You can find them [http://galactica1981.tripod.com/Best.htm here.]

{{Novelization List (TOS)}}

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Novelizations]]
[[Category:TOS]]

Fan fiction

2021-01-07T09:32:12Z

Epaddon: /* Original Series Fan Fiction */

:''Want to submit Fandom? Go to the [[:frakr:|Wiki Frakr]].''
{{Fandom}}
The ''Battlestar Galactica'' universes ({{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} and [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]) have many '''fan fiction''' authors, games, and other media.

==Please Note==
'''''Battlestar Wiki'' is NOT a fan fiction resource or repository.''' ''Battlestar Wiki'' articles contain only official information, which include aired episode content, comments from official sources such as the writers, directors, and production companies of the show, and speculation and information deduced and supported by aired content or official sources. The links provided here are for the convenience of readers and contributors who would appreciate reading or playing in these non-[[canon|canonical]] resources. For this reason, contributors to ''Battlestar Wiki'' are reminded that any information found in these fan-fiction sites should not be added to canonical articles on the wiki. For more information on what constitutes an "official source" for ''Battlestar Wiki'', see [[Battlestar Wiki:Citation Jihad|the Citation Jihad project page]].

''Battlestar Wiki'' guidelines on non-canonical information restrict the creation of fan fiction-related articles. Administrators and other contributors may deem it necessary (as appropriate to wiki policy and guidelines) to redirect, move, or delete fan fiction articles that appear elsewhere in the wiki without notifying the original contributor. If there is a need and relevant consensus for additional fan fiction-related articles, contributors are asked to create these as ''subarticles of this page''. Subarticles must add the {{tl|fandom}} ''template'' tag at the top of the page.

== Re-imagined Series Fan Fiction ==


*[http://battlestarleonidas.bsg01.com/ Battlestar Leonidas] - Battlestar Leonidas is a new epic written by Allen E. Knott. It first episode is post now and the story will spanned six seasons.

*[http://bsp.bsg01.com/ Battlestar Prometheus] - Battlestar Prometheus is an on going fiction written by Ryan A Keeton. Now into its third season, the story has continued to grow in popularity and has spawned its own [http://battlestarprometheus.wikia.com/wiki/Battlestar_Prometheus_Wiki wiki] and strong fan base.

*[http://battlestarcentral.com/ Battlestar Central] - Fan fiction site with both Re-imagined and Original Series content. Home of Battlestar ''Libra'' collaberative stories, by many of the former ''Gemicon'' writers. Originally designed as a forum based site, Battlestar Central is currently being updated to a full service site. The site will showcase writings from all submitted pieces of fanfiction, artwork, and in the case of the Battlestar Libra fanfic, downloadable episodes. The site administrator goes by the name of [[User:Hazend|Hazend]].

*[http://sasoriza.us/colonia/ Battlestar ''Colonia''] - Website for a [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|RDM series]]-based interactive fiction group (PbEM), set in a character-driven world built to be as faithful as possible to the dramatic appeal and mystical essence of ''BSG''. Focus is on telling quality stories and events revolving around "those left behind" in [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the Colonies]] after the [[Cylon]] attack and ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'''s departure. Site admin: [[User:Sasoriza|Sasoriza]], AKA [http://sasoriza.us/colonia/gideon.html Callum Gideon].

*[[Fan fiction/Gemicon#Season 2|Battlestar ''Gemicon'']] - Collaborative fan fiction based on the [http://mboard.scifi.com/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=BattlestarGalactica&page=0 Scifi.com Messageboard]. Battlestar ''Gemicon'' is a hybrid work of fan fiction and live play by post and chat role playing game. Ended at the beginning of season 2. The writers of the Gemicon series left and started a new series at [http://battlestarcentral.com/ Battlestar Central]

*[http://www.sciencefictionbuzz.com/dradis.html Dradis.Net] - A quality website for Re-imagined Galactica Fanfiction, focusing on Challenge fics. Part of Science Fiction Buzz. All entries go in the Worlds of Wonder archive. This site has recently hosted a special [[Lee Adama]] is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] Fanfiction Challenge which concluded at the end of February 2006. The administrator goes by the name of ScifiBuzz or Judy B.

*[http://www.fanfiction.net/l/1960/3/0/1/1/0/0/0/0/0/1/ Fanfiction.net] - Fan Fiction written within the Battlestar Galactica Universe.

*[http://galacticabs.com/index.php?s=18538d9ecb40aa245d9c365d430a50c1&showforum=16 Galactica BS Fan Fiction] - Fan fiction posted to ''Galactica'' BS forum.

*[[Fan fiction/Beyond the Red Line|Beyond the Red Line]] - A total conversion mod for the arcade space shooter [http://scp.indiegames.us/ FreeSpace 2], made by volunteers. ''"Beyond the Red Line"'' is still under development, and no release date has been announced yet, but a demo version is available.

*[[Fan fiction/Diaspora|Diaspora]] - Yet another total conversion mod for ''FreeSpace 2'', made by volunteers from Hard Light Productions. The first release for ''"Diaspora"'' was released in 2012, and the team promised future releases.

*[[Fan fiction/Beginning of Line|Beginning of Line]] - a fan fiction project intended to be ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second season.

== Original Series Fan Fiction ==

* [http://freegalacticafanfictionnovels.weebly.com Fan Fiction Novels from Clean Slate Press] - collection of carefully selected TOS fiction including full-length novels by Sharon Monroe. Now downloadable as epub files for your ereader!
* [http://galacticafanfic.com/bsg-page.html Battlestar Galactica - Since 1995] - Since 1995, the most comprehensive resource of Battlestar Galactica TOS fanfiction. In addition to regular TOS fanfic stories, also includes a "crossover" section of stories and the "Virtual Season" project which since 2004 has seen more than 50 stories by multiple authors continuing the TOS storyline in a single continuum.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070504025852/http://www.msu.edu/~stacey/Galactica/gal-fanfic.htm Galactica Fan Fiction by Adam C. Stacey] Archived series of TOS fanfic stories written in the late 1990s by Adam C. Stacey.
* [https://www.fanfiction.net/tv/Battlestar-Galactica/ Fanfiction.net] - Fan Fiction written in the TOS Battlestar Galactica.
=== Clean Slate Press ===
*[[Fan fiction/Battle of Molecay|Battle of Molecay]]

==BSG Community Websites==
*[[Frak party]], a website for organizing BSG-watching parties.

[[Category: A to Z]]
[[Category: TOS]]
[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category: RDM]]

[[fr:Fan fiction]]

Paradise Valley

2020-12-04T09:55:07Z

Epaddon: /* Notes */

__NOTOC__

'''Paradise Valley''' is a city in [[California]] on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].

Following the [[Battle for the Delphi|Battle for the ''Delphi'']] in 1980, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]], [[Dillon]] and twelve Galactican children later known as the "[[Super Scouts]]" are forced to make landfall here.

It is home to the Stanford Chemical Plant, which disposes chemicals into the water stream, causing three of the Super Scouts to grow deathly ill ([[The Super Scouts]]).

== Savings and Loan ==

[[Image:United California Bank.jpg|thumb|The bank that Dillon inadvertently robs from.]]

Across from a department store, Dillon attempts to exchange gold ([[auric]]) [[cubit]]s for United States currency at the Paradise Valley Savings and Loan<ref>This comes from an [[:Image:APB.jpg|all-points bulletin]] sent to the Sheriff's Department, although the bank's exterior (and interior signage, notably near [[Harry]], talking about a credit card at UCB) make mention of United California Bank.</ref>. However, this goes awry after a [[bank teller]] assumes the worst, believing coins that Dillon gives her are stolen. The situation here spirals out of control after Dillon stuns [[Harry]], a nearby bank guard, and she gives him both the cubits and thousands of U.S. dollars -- believing that he's robbing the bank. Despite attempts to give the money back, which end up only scaring the teller further, Dillon flees the bank and heads back to the nearby department store {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I}}.

It is money from this back that appears to pay their way in the United States, as Dillon and Troy later let a mugger in New York City's [[#Central Park|Central Park]] know about this fact {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II}}.

== Sheriff's Office ==

[[Image:Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office.jpg|thumb|The local sheriff's office.]]

The local sheriff's office is in cahoots with Mr. [[John Stockton]] of the [[#Stanford Chemical Plant|Stanford Chemical Plant]]. They are recruited to stop [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] from causing problems for the plant by apprehending the fake Boy Scout troop. [[Jamie Hamilton]] runs into the [[Warriors]] here, telling them of the sheriff's intent for the children in front of this building {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I}}.

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== Stanford Chemical Plant ==

[[Image:Stanford Chemical.jpg|thumb|Stanford Chemical Plant building.]]

The Stanford Chemical Plant is a long standing plant and the major source for employment in the area. It had been shut down previously due to environmental concerns, leaving people out of work for six months. According to [[Stockton]], who runs the plant, many of the workers who had taken out loans during their unemployment were still paying for them in 1980.

Chemical wastes from this plant affect the water supply on the land owned by Stanford Chemical, causing rocks to spark on dirt upon impact and leading to the near-fatal chemical poisoning of three [[Super Scouts]] {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I}}.

== Notes ==

* According to the [[bsp:The Super Scouts, Part I|script]] for "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", the name for Stanford Chemical Plant was "Paradise Chemical Plant". This was changed because the establishing shot of the plant showing its name is stock footage from a 1972 episode of the detective series ''Columbo'', "Short Fuse".

== References ==

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The Super Scouts, Part I

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| series= 1980
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| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
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:''After the school ship'' [[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]] ''is attacked by the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]], a shuttle carrying [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]] and a [[Super Scouts|group of children]] crash lands on Earth, and [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]] and [[Doctor Zee|Dr. Zee]] must work to rescue the stranded crewmembers, who are becoming sick due to drinking contaminated water from [[Stanford Chemical Plant|a chemical plant]].''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] meets with Dr. [[Zee]] in his [[Zee's chamber|chamber]]. Here, Zee tells Adama that he's "considered the consequences of endless pursuit upon the children of the [[Galactican Fleet]]", deciding that their children must be the first to settle Earth or they are sure to die in the wilderness of space. The task cannot be done openly or at once and negotiation with any faction on Earth is out of the question, for it would sew mistrust and paranoia on Earth, potentially leading to what Zee calls "the final war".

* A [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]] approaches the freighter ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'', the Fleet's school ship.
[[Image:TV Guide Advertisement - The Super Scouts.jpg|thumb|right|TV Guide Ad for ''The Super Scouts''.]]

* In a classroom on board, [[Dillon]] is instructing the children about gravity and atmosphere. During his lecture, he admonishes [[Moonstone]], who tries to cheat by looking up terms on his [[wrist computron]]. Another student is able to answer and Dillon moves on to discuss atmosphere, which [[Starla]] participates in, and Dillon notes that the kids might get tired sooner due to the thinner gravity. During his discussion, Troy enters, mentioning that due to the lower gravity, they would be able to jump higher and run faster than Earth kids.

* As the children cheer to this, Dillon kiddingly tells Troy that the class well behaved until he came in. Troy tells the children that [[study period]] is over, "at least for the instructor". Concerned, Dillon asks what the issue is, and Troy tells him that the ship is now dead in space.

* Suddenly, the ''Delphi'' stops moving through space, having developed engine trouble.

* Aboard [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']], [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] tells Adama that he's allowed the ''Delphi'' to slow to repair her main engines. Adama notes that he is aware of this fact, asking if the ship has regained its place in the Fleet. However, Boomer reports that this is not the case. Adama asks if Boomer recognizes the significance of that freighter,  he replies that its the Fleet's schooling ship and notes that "all our children are on board".

* Adama orders that a fighter escort be sent at once.

* As the Vipers launch, the Cylons have spotted the ''Delphi'' and are on course to intercept it.

* As Troy and Dillon walk through the corridors, Dillon warns Troy that if the "old tub" sits still long, their shuttles won't have the range to reach the Fleet. Dillon replies that they'll "crash load" them and abandon ship. The attack klaxon blares; Dillon voices his belief that this must be a mistake, as the Cylons haven't attacked in a generation.

* The Cylon attack wing (including a [[A-B Raider|new Cylon attack craft]]) begins [[Battle for the Delphi|tearing into it]]. Troy and Dillon are thrown across the ship's bridge as it explodes.

* As the Cylon's attack continues, a crew member informs Troy and Dillon that there are shuttle pilots wanting to lift off before they are trapped on the ship. Troy orders that no ships are to launch until they have a full load. When the same crew member notes that there are sealed compartments, Dillon replies that they'll unseal them to rescue everyone.

* Troy and Dillon quickly comb through the ship to ensure everyone is evacuated. They run across another civilian crew member, who tells them that there's children in a sealed compartment. Telling them that he can't open the door, Troy blasts the door with his [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistol]]. The kids inside scream in reaction as the door falls to the ground.

* Leading a Viper attack wing, Boomer radios ''Galactica'', alerting them that ''Delphi'' is under attack. The Vipers kick some chrome plated arse as Troy and Dillon rescue the kids in the trapped compartment.

* With the dozen kids, Troy and Dillon reach the [[Shuttle Alpha|shuttle]], where they meet up with a [[Major Goofball|goofy major]], who informs them that 125 kids are accounted for. When Troy tells them that they have 12, the chipper bloke replies "That makes 137. All accounted for!" After the bloke helps load the kids on the shuttle, he stays behind on the ship.

* A pilot asks Boomer for permission to pursue the Cylons, who are breaking off their attack. Boomer replies in the negative.

* Troy tells the children to secure their [[braces]]. As he goes to start up the shuttle, Dillon helps secure the kids into their seats. Starla and [[Wellington]]<ref>Wellington is not given a name in this episode, but is given it in "[[Spaceball]]".</ref> refuse Dillon's help to be buckled in. Dillon backs off, noting to Troy that they're a "feisty bunch", which Troy affirms, claiming they had to be in order to survive.

* Troy and Dillon launch the shuttle from the ship, the engines firing at full thrust. They launch.

* Watching from a distance, Boomer tells them to "Come on, come on!"

* The shuttle manages to escape as the ''Delphi'' explodes. However, the shuttle experiences damage, causing a loss of fuel. Dillon transfers what is left of the fuel into the left bank.

* Boomer contacts the shuttle, giving the Fleet's coordinates to them. After running the figures through the [[computron]], Dillon and Troy discover that they cannot go back to the Fleet. They can't hide in space and await for help, since a Cylon force would surely destroy them. Troy makes the decision to head to Earth, which results in cheering from the children.

=== Act 2 ===

* A 747 passenger jet, Flight 427 outbound from Los Angeles, ascends to 30,000 feet and are in range of Omaha center. After finishing the communication, the flight begins ascension to 35,000 feet and switches over to Omaha.

* The [[Flight 427 co-pilot|co-pilot]] tells the [[Flight 427 captain|captain]] of 427 to "look out", and the captain pilots the ship deftly out of the way of the descending ship, which happens to be the Super Scouts' shuttle. The captain angrily growls to the co-pilot to get Omaha and, believing that the shuttle is military, voices his strong feelings regarding how sick he is of hot shots clogging up the commercial air lanes.

* On an USAF installation, Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] gets a phone call from Major [[Harvey Jensen]], who informs him of the incident with 427. Jensen admits that they don't know what it is and tells him that he'll be reviewing the radar tapes to review the incident; Sydell notes that this incident is something he was waiting for, and boasts that he has a large enough budget to find out "who these guys really are".

* After ending the conversation, Sydell tells his secretary to have a plane ready for him in 10 minutes.

* The shuttle lands in a field on Earth. Troy instructs the children that it's "absolutely necessary" that they obey every order they are given, encouraging them to remember their training.

* They exit the shuttle, the children fearfully and, in awe, slowly exiting the shuttle as well. One of the children picks up a flower and smells it. Starla comments that she wishes her parents and baby brother could see Earth as well. She then asks if there was a way to let her family know that they're all right, to which Dillon replies in the affirmative.

* Troy tells the children he is sure they've never experienced the "sensation of being on land with open skies and fresh air", telling them that it's absolutely essential that they stay together for their own protection. Some of the kids begin taking advantage of the lighter gravity, jumping high into the air. After Troy tells the children to stop and Dillon comments about their babysitting duties not being easy, two hunters run into them.

* Before they are able to fire their rifles, the Warriors stun the two Earthlings. Troy devises a plan to use the Earthlings' vehicle to move the Super Scouts to another location and launch the shuttle into space again, so that it cannot fall into the hands of the US government. This effectively puts them on their own. He tells the children that they'll locate apparel that will allow them to blend in with Earth's children.

* In the morning, Dillon and Troy ride on their [[turbine]]s down a highway, where they attract the attention of two California Highway Patrol officers since their bikes lack license plates. They take an off-ramp and hide behind a sign, which one of the two CHiPs see as it's one of his favorite hiding places. However, upon riding up to the sign, they find that the legs and feet they saw are no longer there -- as the Warriors activated their [[invisibility field]]. The second CHiP makes it clear that the first CHiP made a mistake, laughing that "from now on, I'm in charge".

* Standing in front of a [[List of terms (1980)#department store|department store]], Troy looks up the term in the wrist computron. Troy subsequently instructs Dillon to obtain clothing here while he goes to the bank across the street to exchange [[cubit]]s for U.S. currency. He believes that since their ancestors have a common ground, the bank will be able to recognize the value of the cubits, which are made from gold (or [[auric]], as it's known to the Colonials). He seared off the markings with his laser, believing that they can quickly analyze the metal.

* When Dillon attempts to enter the building via the revolving door, he is spit back out again. Confused, he asks Troy whether or not their Earth brothers have some form of alien detector. Assuring him that the Earthlings have no such device, Troy tasks Dillon with exchanging the cubits for currency, while taking a crack at the revolving door himself. The same thing happens to Troy, which amuses Dillon.

* On the second try, Troy manages to enter the department store, while Dillon narrowly avoids being hit by cars as he jaywalks across a busy street.

* In the store, Troy runs across a sign for the Cub Scouts. As he's looking around, he encounters a chatty [[saleslady]], who makes the assumption that he's a scoutmaster. During the conversation, she asks what scout council he is from. His reply, "the [[Council of Twelve]]", leaves her a bit flummoxed, but she comments that it "must be out of this area". When he picks up a handbook, he mentions that 12 would be fine, which segues into a large order of "12 of everything', leaving her in awe.

* Meanwhile, Dillon approaches a [[Bank Teller|bank teller]] and attempts to exchange the cubits for U.S. dollars. She notes that the markings have been seared off, which Dillon claims to have happened in a fire. She mentions that this is unfortunate, as rare coins are more valuable than gold. Dillon mentions that he is in a bit of a hurry and misunderstands the teller when she claims that it'll take time for the gold to be analyzed. He claims he can wait, but when she mentions that the gold needs to be sent out to be assayed, he first offers to analyze the cubits with his wrist computron. He quickly realizes his error when she asks about the foreign device, and instead asks for the cubits back.

* Feeling that something is off, she asks pointedly where he got the gold and, as she does this, she presses a silent alarm button underneath the counter. Dillon notices this and the situation spirals out of control when she acts on her ill-found assumption that he is a thief. She calls out to [[Harry]], a nearby bank guard, but he is stunned by Dillon. With his pistol now in hand, he is shocked when the teller begins throwing the cubits and bundles of dollar bills into a sack. She gives it to him and yells out that Dillon has a gun and should give him anything he wants.

* He tries to give the bag back to her, but he hears the sirens and surmises that she's summoned the police. She beseeches him to give up his attempt to rob the bank, telling him that he needn't get killed over a "few lousy bucks". He promises to pay back the money, asking her where she lives. After initially resisting, he points the gun at her and she reveals that she lives on 327 Harrat Street, but is "moving just as soon as you finish robbing this bank". After Dillon runs off, she collapses on the counter.

* Dillon b-lines it to the department store, repeating his near death jaywalking experience of earlier.

* As the saleslady finishes loading up a bin, she tells Troy that someone will be around to help him bring the items to his car. When she asks how he'll be paying, he hems-and-haws briefly until Dillon arrives and gives her a bunch of crumpled up bills, asking if it would suffice. She replies that it would and jests "what'd you do, rob a bank?" and she laughs as she counts the money.

* Troy asks Dillon where he's been. Dillon begins telling him that they need to leave quickly, but interrupts himself when he queries about the content of the large wheeled bin in front of them. After Troy confirms that its all there's, Dillon pulls Troy to the side.

* Outside the bank, a police car pulls up. An officer already at the bank runs up to the arriving unit, telling them that witnesses claim the robber (Dillon) ran to the department store. The senior officer instructs the reporting officer to have him and his partner cover the back entrances of the store, while they'll cover the front.

* Dillon has told Troy that he's robbed a bank. Troy admonishes him, claiming that he could be killed. When they note the presence of two police officers entering the building, Dillon replies that being killed isn't out of the question even now. They use their invisibility field.

* The saleslady comes back with their change and a receipt, noting that the cart is wheeling away from her by an invisible force.

* As Troy and Dillon ride down the highway once more, the same two CHiPs see them and decide that they aren't going to get away from them again. They pursue and Dillon and Troy use the flying feature of their bikes to evade the now confused patrol men. The patrol man leader asks: "How come this never happens to [[w:CHiPs|those two guys on TV?]]"

* Out in a field, Colonel Sydell and a team of people are scouring over Shuttle Alpha's landing site. They can't find anything. Present with Sydell is Mr. [[Brooks]], who is surprised when [[Jamie Hamilton]] arrives. She mentions that she got word over the wire and is told about Sydell, who is with [[Air Force Special Detachment One]], a USAF team that investigates UFOs and other unknown phenomena. He asks her again what she's doing there, and she concocts a story about her compulsion for such stories.

* An [[Air Force Sergeant|USAF Sergeant]] comes up to Sydell, informing him that they searched everything within a 15 mile radius, noting that there's nothing in the woods except a bunch of boy scouts camped in the woods. Believing them to be more willing to share information -- information which is likely to be more accurate than two hunters who've had too much "eggnog" to drink -- he proceeds to seek them out, as he tells Brooks, who overheard the conversation.

* After Sydell walks off to his car, Brooks tells Hamilton that he believes that there's no story now, and that Sydell is grasping at straws. Brooks tells her that he'll see her back at the station. She heads off to her car as he walks away.

* Back at the Super Scout's camp, two children are horsing around in a tent. Troy and Dillon approach, asking for their attention. One of the Super Scouts corrects Troy on his use of the word encampment in lieu of the word "tent". As they're lined up, [[Lancer]] jumps high above the trees, noticing that three cars are approaching their position. Dillon confirms this and the children are excited about seeing Earth vehicles.

* Colonel Sydell introduces himself to the group. Behind him is Hamilton, who recognizes the scout masters as Troy and Dillon. As Sydell questions Troy and Dillon, the Super Scouts are fooling around with his car, honking the horn, deflating the tires, and other hijinks. Sydell notes this and comments that "boys do love cars, don't they". Sydell asks if they mind if he talks to the children, Troy tells him to go right ahead.

* After he heads to talk to the children, Troy tells Dillon to go with Sydell. Hamilton tells Troy that he can't be hiding behind kids, but in further talking about it, she realizes that the children aren't of Earth, and begins reeling from the shock of that. Troy convinces her to smile, for it wouldn't do too good to faint.

* At the car, Sydell asks the children if they saw anything last night. He is interrupted by a Super Scout who blasts the horn. He tells the kid to stop, then grabs his arm, noticing the wrist computron. He believes it to be some fancy scout watch and then asks if they've seen anything. The scouts reply in the negative. Furthermore, Troy informs them that the children were asleep during the event, and almost lets out that they "landed", but corrects himself.

* Sydell offers Troy his card, letting him know that the Air Force is interested in information, regardless of how mundane it is. Sydell then questions about the lack of a car, which Troy explains away as it being in town getting supplies. Sydell wishes them to have a nice encampment, noting that he used to be an Eagle Scout himself.

* Moonstone looks up the term in his computron, which leads to a bit of humor over the literal meaning of the term.

* That night, the Super Scouts, the Warriors and Hamilton are sitting around a campfire. The Super Scouts are singing a song. At the conclusion of this, Hamilton is the only one clapping, saying that she wants to learn the song.

* Starla comes out of a tent, telling Dillon and Troy that Moonstone is sick. Troy and Dillon respond quickly. Using the wrist computron, Troy scans him, finding that his pulse and respiration are 80 percent below normal. Hamilton believes Moonstone is in shock. When questioned, Starla offers that he's been sick for only a few minutes.

* Another Super Scout tells the Warriors that a fellow Super Scout has also fallen ill. Troy scans him, coming to the conclusion that they are dying.

=== Act 3 ===

* Troy, Dillon and Hamilton take the three sick children to the [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]]. The nurse, [[Valerie]], helps move them to a room. Moonstone is placed on the centermost bed, as Troy notes that he's the sickest.
* Much to Troy and Dillon's consternation, Valerie cannot help since she is legally bound to assist a doctor, but is unable to take the responsibility. She goes off to try and contact Dr. [[Spencer]] on the radio.
* Troy uses a syringe in order to take a cell biopsy. Scanning it with the wrist computron, they find that there are poisons in the sample that Troy's never seen before, since there is no Galactican equivalent.
* They determine that Moonstone is suffering from cell dehydration and have to introduce fluids. After finding there is a Earth equivalent to the [[six-carbon-chain supplement]] (glucose), Hamilton comes up with an IV bottle with 5% glucose.
* Valerie has managed to get Spencer, telling him that he has to get back to the medical center as fast as he can.
* She rejoins the Galacticans in the room, discovering that they've attached Moonstone to an IV drip. She attempts to remove it, claiming that if Spencer finds out about it, she'll lose her job. Troy stuns her before she can remove it.
* On ''Galactica'', Adama asks Zee why, after all this time, the Cylons decided to attack the ''Delphi''. Zee theorizes that the Cylons have not been idle, building better and more improved machines. To make matters worse, they have "evolved beyond our wildest fears", claiming that in thirty years it is possible to create a totally new technology. The Cylons don't use this technology to destroy ''Galactica''n Fleet outright, since they want to test their machines against living targets.
* When Adama asks about the shuttle, Zee tells Adama that the children's ability to survive on Earth is likely the best indication of all whether or not the Fleet's people can survive at all.
* Dr. Spencer arrives at the medical center. He notes the IV and how sick Moonstone has. When asked about the IV, Troy takes responsibility for doing so, and Spencer replies that the act probably saved the boy's life. Despite Spencer's initial wariness of the Warriors' claims, he apparently trusts their judgment. Troy mentions that they need tests for stomach content and a full blood series, including a [[neuro-transmitter anogram]]. He agrees, but asks about the anogram. Dillon tries to skirt the question by telling Spencer to do the best he can. Hamilton explains that the Warriors are into all kinds of research, coming from an "astro-medics place outside of [[w:Cleveland|Cleveland]]".
*Spencer accepts this explanation and asks for Valerie's help. Since she is still stunned, she doesn't reply immediately. Spencer notes that her pupils are dilated and her skin is flushed. Val comes around, replying with a message meant to aid in tuning the color on a television. Spencer assumes she is still in shock due to the situation, saying that she came through like a trooper. Valerie follows Spencer to the lab, the former still confused.
* Troy and Dillon mention that they need to rush back to the other children, assuming that they are "scared to death". When Hamilton asks what's causing the illness, Troy surmises that human immunities are different than Galactican immunities. Here, Jamie mentions that a cold can be deadly to the Warriors and the children, but they'll know more when the results of the analysis are finalized.
* Hamilton expresses her apology for the children not having a better welcome to Earth; Dillon tells her that at least Hamilton was there for them when she was needed.
* The remaining, healthy scouts lead Troy and Dillon to the water where the three took a drink. Upon testing it, Troy declares that "murder" has happened here: the water is poisoned. Quickly, a security officer from the [[Stanford Chemical Plant]] comes to them. They talk briefly about environmentalists; the man replying that the environmentalists are always stirring up trouble in matters that are "none of their business". He tells them that they have the permission to fish.
* After Troy finds out where the plant is located, in addition to Mr. [[Stockton]]'s name, they leave. The security guard makes a point to make sure they mention him to Stockton, and the Warriors assure him that they'll do soon.
* Troy and Dillon meet with Mr. Stockton at the Stanford Chemical Plant. Stockton adamantly denies that the illness that the scouts succumb to has anything to do with the plant. Stockton questions their ability to analyze the water, unaware of their superior technology, and claims that they test the water all the time out of concern for their neighbors. Troy says that as such, he should be seriously concerned, and makes the claim that they're all dying. Stockton scoffs this, but Troy assures him that it is a cumulative effect.
* Stockton tells the Warriors that he'll look into it. Troy questions when this will occur, and Stockton becomes more defense and Dillon takes over the questioning. Stockton replies that they'll look into it "right away' using their own chemists. Dillon asks when they'll hear anything, and Stockton assures him that they'll hear something soon.
* At the [[Paradise Valley#Sheriff's Office|sheriff's office]], Deputy [[Collins]] reacts to a message on the teletype machine, which he tears out and runs to Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] with. He tries to tell Ellsworth about the message, but Ellsworth is talking to Stockton, who wants him to deal with the scout troop. After an angry Stockton reminds Ellsworth that they were all out of work for six months due to the last shutdown caused by "wild-eyed nature group". Ellsworth reminds Stockton to keep his own men out of trouble and agrees to handle the scouts.
* After hanging up, the deputy tells him that the scout troop apparently doesn't exist. He notes that the reason they know this is because Spencer contacted the police station to track down the families of the sick kids at his clinic. Ellsworth gets angry and orders his deputy to wrangle up the other deputies to get all the scouts, including the "phony scoutmasters".
* Just then, Hamilton enters the police office. She asks what's going o, and Ellsworth becomes defensive, essentially claiming that the children's sickness is just a play by environmentalists who want to shut down the plant. He further insinuates that Hamilton is involved in creating the issue in order to get a story. Hamilton voices her resentment of the accusation, but Ellsworth points out that [[w:William Randolph Hearst|a reporter]] started the [[w:Spanish-American War|Spanish-American War]] in order to make headlines. He also tells her to not leave town, as he's going to check every last one of them "right down to their fillings".
* Ellsworth gives his call to arms to his men and they leave. They rush to their cars and ride off, leaving Hamilton behind.
* Just after they leave, Troy and Dillon ride up in their turbines. Hamilton warns them of Ellsworth's intent and the Warriors fly off to warn the children. After they fly off, a car comes behind her on the road and the driver honks the horn. Initially angry that she's in the road, the driver starts to rip into Hamilton, only to have his mouth left agape at the sight of the flying turbines.

==Notes==

* The freighter ''Delphi'', which is the Fleet's schooling ship, is shown in this episode. The stock footage that is shown is of the freighter ''[[Gemini (TOS)|Gemini]]'' from the Original Series -- and its markings, complete with the name ''Gemini'' in huge letters, are clearly visible. The freighter is destroyed by the Cylons. Ironically, the Gemini freighter is also destroyed in ''Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming'', the movie trailer created by Richard Hatch.
* The [[Uniforms (TOS)#Cain's Uniform|pendant]] seen on Boomer's neck is the same one that adorned [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]]'s in "[[The Living Legend]]". It makes its first appearance in this episode.
* In keeping with the mandate of programs in the early evening times lots to have educational value, the theme of this episode is environmental conservation, which also comes up in "[[Space Croppers]]". Other educational beats include information on atmosphere and gravity.
* The ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' develops engine trouble and stops "dead in space". However, the ship should still have inertia, thus continuing to move in space, until slowed or diverted by a gravitational pull or other outside force.
* The Fleet's present location is "33,000 [[Mega-Kay]]s from [[w:Alpha Centauri|Alpha Centauri]]".
* The Colonial preteen population seems to be fairly small since the episode establishes there are only ~137 schoolchildren on "Delphi" or less than one child per ship. Perhaps this is due to the fact most first-generation refugees from the Twelve Colonies are widowers/widows/elderly people who had to leave the children behind, or due to strict enforcement of zero population growth policies.
* Valerie's "message meant to aid in tuning the color on a television" is a take-off of late 1970s commercials for the RCA Colortrak television set which featured famous celebrities noting the color of their surroundings and how good the RCA Colortrak system was at "locking the colors in."

=== Cylons ===

* During the attack on the ''Gemini'', a new kind of Raider can be seen. This is later revealed to be the [[A-B Raider]] fully seen in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]". It is the only holdover from [[bsp:The Super Scouts, Part I|the script]], which would have revealed the existence of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Advanced Model]] Cylons that look like humans, and introduce the characters of [[Andromus]] and Andromicus. (Andromicus would likely be the character of [[Andromidus]] introduced in "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I".)
* According to Zee, it's been 30 Earth years since the [[Battle of Cimtar]], and in that time the Cylons have created new technologies that they wish to test on humanity. (The scene is later [[Continuity errors (1980)#Reused footage|reused]] in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]".)

=== Changes from Script to Screen... ===

* Among a few of the differences between the script and the final product:
** Scenes in the new Cylon war machine between Andromus and Andromicus, where Andromus orders the attack on ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' and is subsequently pleased with the success of the attack. Further, a scene where a [[Viper (1980)|Viper]] pilot asks [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] for permission to pursue the unknown ship are cut.
** The dialogue for a character named "Sunbeam" is spoken by [[Starla]] in the episode.
** [[John Stockton]]'s was originally named "Jack Stockwell".
** "Collins" is the name of the [[Bank Teller]] that [[Dillon]] "robs" at the bank. However, this name is attributed to Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]'s [[Collins|deputy]], and thus is viewed in that light.
** The [[Stanford Chemical Plant]] was originally called the "Paradise Chemical Plant". The name was changed to accommodate the use of stock footage from a 1972 episode of ''[[w:Columbo|Columbo]]'', "Short Fuse" which took place at the "Stanford Chemical Plant" (all footage of the plan comes from the ''Columbo'' episode).
** According to the script, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and Dillon are incarcerated by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] (unnamed in the script until [[The Super Scouts, Part II|the second part]]) after warning Stockton about the pollution in the water. Later on at the jail, Ellsworth delivers news that one of the boy Super Scouts died, thus ending the first part of the story.

== Questions ==

* What is the [[A-B Raider|new Cylon craft]] seen attacking the ''Delphi''? ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|Answer]])
* What happened to Xaviar? In particular, what of their mission to pre-Revolutionary America?
* How does [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] know of Alpha Centauri by its Earth name?
* Why doesn't Dillon use his invisibility field after leaving the bank, thus lessening the risk of getting caught by the incoming police?
* Why didn't Doctor Zee provide the Warriors with currency, to avoid such a situation?
* Weren't the Super Scouts trained to test food and water sources with their wrist computrons before ingesting them?
* What happened to crew of Delphi ?

== Official Statements ==

''Galactica 1980 story editors Allan Cole and Chris Bunch on this episode:''

'''Q:''' Were there any amusing incidents during filming?

'''Bunch:''' The school ship episode! (The Super Scouts, part one) If you look at the shot where they burn up the school ship, the sequence is - Troy and Dillon come out of this entryway. There's a control panel to their right which explodes. They start down the steps, then there's another explosion. They do a pinwheel, they pick themselves up...

'''Cole:''' And then they look around for a minute with a puzzled look on their faces...

'''Bunch:''' Then they haul ass out of there! There was supposed to be this enormous I-beam that would come down from the rafters and almost nail them. Unfortunately, we weren't there during filming, but we saw it during one of the few times we watched dailies: the scene was over, but the camera was still rolling. Vince Edwards, the director of the episode walks onto what's left of the set and says, "Wasn't there supposed to be a beam...?" Way up in the rafters, you hear someone say, "Beam!" - and it comes crashing down and misses Vince Edwards by an inch and a half!

Also in that episode, the ship is on fire and Vince directed everyone to stroll along as if they were underwater or walking through maple syrup! We're watching this in the dailies and Larson is way in the back screaming, "Why aren't they running???"

'''Cole:''' Larson's fuming and you can't redo the scene because the set's burned to the ground!<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

''[[Allan Cole]] discusses [[Vince Edwards]] direction in this episode:''

'''Allan Cole:''' Basic rule of special effects. If you are going to burn something, you only get one go. And if you recall, there was a big damned fire scene. You should have heard GL [[Glen Larson|[Glen Larson]]] scream at Vince [Edwards] for the slow pace of the direction. But he really blew his top in the big explosion scene. There were about three major bits missing, including a beam that collapses, mushing the whole bridge. I personally witnessed this. Vince cues each special in turn, cues the stunt men, cues the blast, and then the stunt men (standins for [[Kent McCord|Kent [McCord]]], etc.) stand up, scratch their heads then trot off. Vince shouts cut. Then walks out onto the set, puzzling. "Hey," he says, "wasn't there supposed to be a beam?" Up above, a prop guy thinks he's just gotten the cue. "Beam!" he shouts. Said beam slams downward, narrowly missing Vince.

Vince also had the [[Zee|brainy kid]] [[Patrick Stuart|[Patrick Stuart]]] terrified. So scared he was frozen and wouldn't move his head during the whole episode. During dailies, GL kept muttering loudly, "What's wrong with his neck? Call his teacher! Call his mother! Call anybody who can fix his neck!" Making things worse was the fact that the frightened kid's voice was changing. So everytime he said, "[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]" there would be this big falsetto crack. Very, very, funny. Too bad it wasn't intentional.<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 the chaotic nature of the show and its constantly changing premise:''

'''Q:''' Do you know if Larson had any other flashback episodes planned?

'''Bunch:''' Larson never plans anything! He puts paper in the typewriter and starts typing! Along about page 56 an idea pops into his mind. He'll get to page 58 and type "End Part One". There wasn't enough story in the three-part pilot to fill a one hour script!

'''Cole:''' Also, the premise of the show seemed to change during filming! "We're going to use Xaviar - no, we're not going to use Xaviar. We're doing time travel - no, we're not doing time travel."

'''Bunch:''' "We've got this Air Force guy after them - no, we don't!" I still don't remember if we settled on the Air Force guy or not.<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

''Allan Cole on using kids on the show:''

The kids on the show drove us all nuts. Shooting with children is probably the hardest kind of series to do. There are many, many restrictions. Plus they all have to have a teacher and if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high. And then there are the stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up. It's a wonder any of the kids escape with a shred of sanity. If you have children, do not -- I repeat: do not -- urge them to take up a show biz career.

Do you recall the episode where all the kids from the mother ship troop into the Observatory? That was shot at night. And the only thing harder and more expensive than shooting at night (except for water, never, never do a water show) is shooting at night with children. They can only work a few hours at a time as it is. And night is golden time when it comes to wages -- for both them, the teachers, and, obviously the rest of the cast and crew. This also means you can't shoot anything early the next morning. So if you don't have enough night stuff in your script to warrant another setup the following evening, you lose a whole day. The only way around it is to shoot on Saturday night, which gives you a natural Sunday "break."

In this case, because of the craziness on the show, neither option was open. Plus the kids were either all sleepy, or hyper -- laughing hysterically or weeping; no inbetween. Or getting lost and you had to track them down again. Driving the planetarium staff out of their gourds.

I forget how many kids were in that scene, but the only way we could get it to work at all was to cast as many sets of twins as possible. Some kind of record -- for casting twins -- was probably set by that episode and the school ship episode.
But "Program Practices" was all over GL for not having enough kids. So, he said, "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." And he did!<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>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Adama and Zee discuss their predicament regarding Earth:''
: '''Adama:''' Perhaps we could confer with the leadership on Earth.
: '''Zee:''' To negotiate with one faction on Earth is to arouse the mistrust and paranoia of every other. We could inadvertently trigger the final war.
: '''Adama:''' So, we have tools we cannot use, medicines we cannot offer, and knowledge we cannot share.
: '''Zee:''' All these things we will give to them. First, we must prepare the way.

* ''Dillon wants to repay the bank teller for the money she gives him as he "robs" a bank:''
: '''Dillon:''' I'll get this back to you in time. Where do you live?
: '''[[Bank Teller]]:''' ''Are you crazy? You think I'm going to tell you where I live?'' (after Dillon points the laser gun at her) 327 Harrat Street. But I'm moving just as soon as you finish robbing this bank.

* ''After Dillon tells Troy about his bank "transaction":''
: '''Troy:''' You did ''what''?
: '''Dillon:''' It's called "robbing a bank". I couldn't help it, it just happened.

* ''In the department store:''
: '''Sales lady:''' And what council are you from?
: '''Troy:''' The Council of Twelve.
: '''Sales lady:''' That must be from out of this area.

* ''After Troy pays Sales lady with a wad of stolen cash:''
: '''Sales lady:''' Whadja do? Rob a bank? (laughs)

* ''Troy uses an Earth expression in reaction to the two CHiPs that pursue them:''
: '''Troy:''' Aw, nuts.
: '''Dillon:''' Nuts? You're hungry at a time like this?

* ''Zee answers Adama's question about why the Cylons attacked the ''Delphi'':''
: '''Zee:''' Adama, since the time of [[Battle of Cimtar|our defeat]], the Cylons have not been idle. Not only have they developed new machines, but they have evolved beyond our greatest fears.
: '''Adama:''' In what way?
: '''Zee:''' Consider this: In 30 Earth years, it is possible to create a totally new technology.
: '''Adama:''' If they're so almighty powerful, why don't they simply destroy us?
: '''Zee:''' They wish to experiment with their new machines.
: '''Adama:''' Using us as living targets.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Allan Miller]] as Colonel [[Jack Sydell]]
*[[George Del Hoyo|George Deloy]] as Doctor [[Spencer]]
*[[Mike Kellin]] as [[John Stockton]]
*[[Fred Holliday]] as Mr. [[Brooks]]
*[[Carlene Watkins]] as Nurse [[Valerie]]
*[[Caroline Smith]] as [[Bank Teller]]
*[[Jack Ging]] as [[Air Force Officer]]
*[[Simon Scott]] as [[Flight 427 captain|Captain]]
*[[Helen Page Camp]] as [[Saleslady]]
*[[Ken Scott]] as [[Flight 427 co-pilot|Co-Pilot]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michael Brick|Michael Brick]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jeff Cotler|Jeff Cotler]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Nicholas Davies|Nicholas Davies]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Ronnie Densford|Ronnie Densford]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Mark Everett|Mark Everett]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Georgi Irene|Georgi Irene]] as [[Sunshine]] (credited as "Super Scout")
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Tracy Justrich|Tracy Justrich]] as [[Starla]] (credited as "Super Scout")
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Lindsay Kennedy|Lindsay Kennedy]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#D.G. Larson|David Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Larson|Eric Larson]] as [[Moonstone]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michelle Larson|Michelle Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jerry Supiran|Jerry Supiran]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Taslitz|Eric Taslitz]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[Michael Swan]] as Deputy [[Collins]] (uncredited)
*[[John Quade]] as Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] (uncredited)
*Uncredited as [[Major Denton]]
*Uncredited as Major [[Harvey Jensen]]
*Uncredited as [[Packer]] ([[Stanford Chemical Plant]] Guard)
*Uncredited actors as [[CHiPs]]

== References ==

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The Super Scouts, Part I

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:''After the school ship'' [[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]] ''is attacked by the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]], a shuttle carrying [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]] and a [[Super Scouts|group of children]] crash lands on Earth, and [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]] and [[Doctor Zee|Dr. Zee]] must work to rescue the stranded crewmembers, who are becoming sick due to drinking contaminated water from [[Stanford Chemical Plant|a chemical plant]].''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] meets with Dr. [[Zee]] in his [[Zee's chamber|chamber]]. Here, Zee tells Adama that he's "considered the consequences of endless pursuit upon the children of the [[Galactican Fleet]]", deciding that their children must be the first to settle Earth or they are sure to die in the wilderness of space. The task cannot be done openly or at once and negotiation with any faction on Earth is out of the question, for it would sew mistrust and paranoia on Earth, potentially leading to what Zee calls "the final war".

* A [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|shuttle]] approaches the freighter ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'', the Fleet's school ship.
[[Image:TV Guide Advertisement - The Super Scouts.jpg|thumb|right|TV Guide Ad for ''The Super Scouts''.]]

* In a classroom on board, [[Dillon]] is instructing the children about gravity and atmosphere. During his lecture, he admonishes [[Moonstone]], who tries to cheat by looking up terms on his [[wrist computron]]. Another student is able to answer and Dillon moves on to discuss atmosphere, which [[Starla]] participates in, and Dillon notes that the kids might get tired sooner due to the thinner gravity. During his discussion, Troy enters, mentioning that due to the lower gravity, they would be able to jump higher and run faster than Earth kids.

* As the children cheer to this, Dillon kiddingly tells Troy that the class well behaved until he came in. Troy tells the children that [[study period]] is over, "at least for the instructor". Concerned, Dillon asks what the issue is, and Troy tells him that the ship is now dead in space.

* Suddenly, the ''Delphi'' stops moving through space, having developed engine trouble.

* Aboard [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']], [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] tells Adama that he's allowed the ''Delphi'' to slow to repair her main engines. Adama notes that he is aware of this fact, asking if the ship has regained its place in the Fleet. However, Boomer reports that this is not the case. Adama asks if Boomer recognizes the significance of that freighter,  he replies that its the Fleet's schooling ship and notes that "all our children are on board".

* Adama orders that a fighter escort be sent at once.

* As the Vipers launch, the Cylons have spotted the ''Delphi'' and are on course to intercept it.

* As Troy and Dillon walk through the corridors, Dillon warns Troy that if the "old tub" sits still long, their shuttles won't have the range to reach the Fleet. Dillon replies that they'll "crash load" them and abandon ship. The attack klaxon blares; Dillon voices his belief that this must be a mistake, as the Cylons haven't attacked in a generation.

* The Cylon attack wing (including a [[A-B Raider|new Cylon attack craft]]) begins [[Battle for the Delphi|tearing into it]]. Troy and Dillon are thrown across the ship's bridge as it explodes.

* As the Cylon's attack continues, a crew member informs Troy and Dillon that there are shuttle pilots wanting to lift off before they are trapped on the ship. Troy orders that no ships are to launch until they have a full load. When the same crew member notes that there are sealed compartments, Dillon replies that they'll unseal them to rescue everyone.

* Troy and Dillon quickly comb through the ship to ensure everyone is evacuated. They run across another civilian crew member, who tells them that there's children in a sealed compartment. Telling them that he can't open the door, Troy blasts the door with his [[laser pistol (1980)|laser pistol]]. The kids inside scream in reaction as the door falls to the ground.

* Leading a Viper attack wing, Boomer radios ''Galactica'', alerting them that ''Delphi'' is under attack. The Vipers kick some chrome plated arse as Troy and Dillon rescue the kids in the trapped compartment.

* With the dozen kids, Troy and Dillon reach the [[Shuttle Alpha|shuttle]], where they meet up with a [[Major Goofball|goofy major]], who informs them that 125 kids are accounted for. When Troy tells them that they have 12, the chipper bloke replies "That makes 137. All accounted for!" After the bloke helps load the kids on the shuttle, he stays behind on the ship.

* A pilot asks Boomer for permission to pursue the Cylons, who are breaking off their attack. Boomer replies in the negative.

* Troy tells the children to secure their [[braces]]. As he goes to start up the shuttle, Dillon helps secure the kids into their seats. Starla and [[Wellington]]<ref>Wellington is not given a name in this episode, but is given it in "[[Spaceball]]".</ref> refuse Dillon's help to be buckled in. Dillon backs off, noting to Troy that they're a "feisty bunch", which Troy affirms, claiming they had to be in order to survive.

* Troy and Dillon launch the shuttle from the ship, the engines firing at full thrust. They launch.

* Watching from a distance, Boomer tells them to "Come on, come on!"

* The shuttle manages to escape as the ''Delphi'' explodes. However, the shuttle experiences damage, causing a loss of fuel. Dillon transfers what is left of the fuel into the left bank.

* Boomer contacts the shuttle, giving the Fleet's coordinates to them. After running the figures through the [[computron]], Dillon and Troy discover that they cannot go back to the Fleet. They can't hide in space and await for help, since a Cylon force would surely destroy them. Troy makes the decision to head to Earth, which results in cheering from the children.

=== Act 2 ===

* A 747 passenger jet, Flight 427 outbound from Los Angeles, ascends to 30,000 feet and are in range of Omaha center. After finishing the communication, the flight begins ascension to 35,000 feet and switches over to Omaha.

* The [[Flight 427 co-pilot|co-pilot]] tells the [[Flight 427 captain|captain]] of 427 to "look out", and the captain pilots the ship deftly out of the way of the descending ship, which happens to be the Super Scouts' shuttle. The captain angrily growls to the co-pilot to get Omaha and, believing that the shuttle is military, voices his strong feelings regarding how sick he is of hot shots clogging up the commercial air lanes.

* On an USAF installation, Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] gets a phone call from Major [[Harvey Jensen]], who informs him of the incident with 427. Jensen admits that they don't know what it is and tells him that he'll be reviewing the radar tapes to review the incident; Sydell notes that this incident is something he was waiting for, and boasts that he has a large enough budget to find out "who these guys really are".

* After ending the conversation, Sydell tells his secretary to have a plane ready for him in 10 minutes.

* The shuttle lands in a field on Earth. Troy instructs the children that it's "absolutely necessary" that they obey every order they are given, encouraging them to remember their training.

* They exit the shuttle, the children fearfully and, in awe, slowly exiting the shuttle as well. One of the children picks up a flower and smells it. Starla comments that she wishes her parents and baby brother could see Earth as well. She then asks if there was a way to let her family know that they're all right, to which Dillon replies in the affirmative.

* Troy tells the children he is sure they've never experienced the "sensation of being on land with open skies and fresh air", telling them that it's absolutely essential that they stay together for their own protection. Some of the kids begin taking advantage of the lighter gravity, jumping high into the air. After Troy tells the children to stop and Dillon comments about their babysitting duties not being easy, two hunters run into them.

* Before they are able to fire their rifles, the Warriors stun the two Earthlings. Troy devises a plan to use the Earthlings' vehicle to move the Super Scouts to another location and launch the shuttle into space again, so that it cannot fall into the hands of the US government. This effectively puts them on their own. He tells the children that they'll locate apparel that will allow them to blend in with Earth's children.

* In the morning, Dillon and Troy ride on their [[turbine]]s down a highway, where they attract the attention of two California Highway Patrol officers since their bikes lack license plates. They take an off-ramp and hide behind a sign, which one of the two CHiPs see as it's one of his favorite hiding places. However, upon riding up to the sign, they find that the legs and feet they saw are no longer there -- as the Warriors activated their [[invisibility field]]. The second CHiP makes it clear that the first CHiP made a mistake, laughing that "from now on, I'm in charge".

* Standing in front of a [[List of terms (1980)#department store|department store]], Troy looks up the term in the wrist computron. Troy subsequently instructs Dillon to obtain clothing here while he goes to the bank across the street to exchange [[cubit]]s for U.S. currency. He believes that since their ancestors have a common ground, the bank will be able to recognize the value of the cubits, which are made from gold (or [[auric]], as it's known to the Colonials). He seared off the markings with his laser, believing that they can quickly analyze the metal.

* When Dillon attempts to enter the building via the revolving door, he is spit back out again. Confused, he asks Troy whether or not their Earth brothers have some form of alien detector. Assuring him that the Earthlings have no such device, Troy tasks Dillon with exchanging the cubits for currency, while taking a crack at the revolving door himself. The same thing happens to Troy, which amuses Dillon.

* On the second try, Troy manages to enter the department store, while Dillon narrowly avoids being hit by cars as he jaywalks across a busy street.

* In the store, Troy runs across a sign for the Cub Scouts. As he's looking around, he encounters a chatty [[saleslady]], who makes the assumption that he's a scoutmaster. During the conversation, she asks what scout council he is from. His reply, "the [[Council of Twelve]]", leaves her a bit flummoxed, but she comments that it "must be out of this area". When he picks up a handbook, he mentions that 12 would be fine, which segues into a large order of "12 of everything', leaving her in awe.

* Meanwhile, Dillon approaches a [[Bank Teller|bank teller]] and attempts to exchange the cubits for U.S. dollars. She notes that the markings have been seared off, which Dillon claims to have happened in a fire. She mentions that this is unfortunate, as rare coins are more valuable than gold. Dillon mentions that he is in a bit of a hurry and misunderstands the teller when she claims that it'll take time for the gold to be analyzed. He claims he can wait, but when she mentions that the gold needs to be sent out to be assayed, he first offers to analyze the cubits with his wrist computron. He quickly realizes his error when she asks about the foreign device, and instead asks for the cubits back.

* Feeling that something is off, she asks pointedly where he got the gold and, as she does this, she presses a silent alarm button underneath the counter. Dillon notices this and the situation spirals out of control when she acts on her ill-found assumption that he is a thief. She calls out to [[Harry]], a nearby bank guard, but he is stunned by Dillon. With his pistol now in hand, he is shocked when the teller begins throwing the cubits and bundles of dollar bills into a sack. She gives it to him and yells out that Dillon has a gun and should give him anything he wants.

* He tries to give the bag back to her, but he hears the sirens and surmises that she's summoned the police. She beseeches him to give up his attempt to rob the bank, telling him that he needn't get killed over a "few lousy bucks". He promises to pay back the money, asking her where she lives. After initially resisting, he points the gun at her and she reveals that she lives on 327 Harrat Street, but is "moving just as soon as you finish robbing this bank". After Dillon runs off, she collapses on the counter.

* Dillon b-lines it to the department store, repeating his near death jaywalking experience of earlier.

* As the saleslady finishes loading up a bin, she tells Troy that someone will be around to help him bring the items to his car. When she asks how he'll be paying, he hems-and-haws briefly until Dillon arrives and gives her a bunch of crumpled up bills, asking if it would suffice. She replies that it would and jests "what'd you do, rob a bank?" and she laughs as she counts the money.

* Troy asks Dillon where he's been. Dillon begins telling him that they need to leave quickly, but interrupts himself when he queries about the content of the large wheeled bin in front of them. After Troy confirms that its all there's, Dillon pulls Troy to the side.

* Outside the bank, a police car pulls up. An officer already at the bank runs up to the arriving unit, telling them that witnesses claim the robber (Dillon) ran to the department store. The senior officer instructs the reporting officer to have him and his partner cover the back entrances of the store, while they'll cover the front.

* Dillon has told Troy that he's robbed a bank. Troy admonishes him, claiming that he could be killed. When they note the presence of two police officers entering the building, Dillon replies that being killed isn't out of the question even now. They use their invisibility field.

* The saleslady comes back with their change and a receipt, noting that the cart is wheeling away from her by an invisible force.

* As Troy and Dillon ride down the highway once more, the same two CHiPs see them and decide that they aren't going to get away from them again. They pursue and Dillon and Troy use the flying feature of their bikes to evade the now confused patrol men. The patrol man leader asks: "How come this never happens to [[w:CHiPs|those two guys on TV?]]"

* Out in a field, Colonel Sydell and a team of people are scouring over Shuttle Alpha's landing site. They can't find anything. Present with Sydell is Mr. [[Brooks]], who is surprised when [[Jamie Hamilton]] arrives. She mentions that she got word over the wire and is told about Sydell, who is with [[Air Force Special Detachment One]], a USAF team that investigates UFOs and other unknown phenomena. He asks her again what she's doing there, and she concocts a story about her compulsion for such stories.

* An [[Air Force Sergeant|USAF Sergeant]] comes up to Sydell, informing him that they searched everything within a 15 mile radius, noting that there's nothing in the woods except a bunch of boy scouts camped in the woods. Believing them to be more willing to share information -- information which is likely to be more accurate than two hunters who've had too much "eggnog" to drink -- he proceeds to seek them out, as he tells Brooks, who overheard the conversation.

* After Sydell walks off to his car, Brooks tells Hamilton that he believes that there's no story now, and that Sydell is grasping at straws. Brooks tells her that he'll see her back at the station. She heads off to her car as he walks away.

* Back at the Super Scout's camp, two children are horsing around in a tent. Troy and Dillon approach, asking for their attention. One of the Super Scouts corrects Troy on his use of the word encampment in lieu of the word "tent". As they're lined up, [[Lancer]] jumps high above the trees, noticing that three cars are approaching their position. Dillon confirms this and the children are excited about seeing Earth vehicles.

* Colonel Sydell introduces himself to the group. Behind him is Hamilton, who recognizes the scout masters as Troy and Dillon. As Sydell questions Troy and Dillon, the Super Scouts are fooling around with his car, honking the horn, deflating the tires, and other hijinks. Sydell notes this and comments that "boys do love cars, don't they". Sydell asks if they mind if he talks to the children, Troy tells him to go right ahead.

* After he heads to talk to the children, Troy tells Dillon to go with Sydell. Hamilton tells Troy that he can't be hiding behind kids, but in further talking about it, she realizes that the children aren't of Earth, and begins reeling from the shock of that. Troy convinces her to smile, for it wouldn't do too good to faint.

* At the car, Sydell asks the children if they saw anything last night. He is interrupted by a Super Scout who blasts the horn. He tells the kid to stop, then grabs his arm, noticing the wrist computron. He believes it to be some fancy scout watch and then asks if they've seen anything. The scouts reply in the negative. Furthermore, Troy informs them that the children were asleep during the event, and almost lets out that they "landed", but corrects himself.

* Sydell offers Troy his card, letting him know that the Air Force is interested in information, regardless of how mundane it is. Sydell then questions about the lack of a car, which Troy explains away as it being in town getting supplies. Sydell wishes them to have a nice encampment, noting that he used to be an Eagle Scout himself.

* Moonstone looks up the term in his computron, which leads to a bit of humor over the literal meaning of the term.

* That night, the Super Scouts, the Warriors and Hamilton are sitting around a campfire. The Super Scouts are singing a song. At the conclusion of this, Hamilton is the only one clapping, saying that she wants to learn the song.

* Starla comes out of a tent, telling Dillon and Troy that Moonstone is sick. Troy and Dillon respond quickly. Using the wrist computron, Troy scans him, finding that his pulse and respiration are 80 percent below normal. Hamilton believes Moonstone is in shock. When questioned, Starla offers that he's been sick for only a few minutes.

* Another Super Scout tells the Warriors that a fellow Super Scout has also fallen ill. Troy scans him, coming to the conclusion that they are dying.

=== Act 3 ===

* Troy, Dillon and Hamilton take the three sick children to the [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]]. The nurse, [[Valerie]], helps move them to a room. Moonstone is placed on the centermost bed, as Troy notes that he's the sickest.
* Much to Troy and Dillon's consternation, Valerie cannot help since she is legally bound to assist a doctor, but is unable to take the responsibility. She goes off to try and contact Dr. [[Spencer]] on the radio.
* Troy uses a syringe in order to take a cell biopsy. Scanning it with the wrist computron, they find that there are poisons in the sample that Troy's never seen before, since there is no Galactican equivalent.
* They determine that Moonstone is suffering from cell dehydration and have to introduce fluids. After finding there is a Earth equivalent to the [[six-carbon-chain supplement]] (glucose), Hamilton comes up with an IV bottle with 5% glucose.
* Valerie has managed to get Spencer, telling him that he has to get back to the medical center as fast as he can.
* She rejoins the Galacticans in the room, discovering that they've attached Moonstone to an IV drip. She attempts to remove it, claiming that if Spencer finds out about it, she'll lose her job. Troy stuns her before she can remove it.
* On ''Galactica'', Adama asks Zee why, after all this time, the Cylons decided to attack the ''Delphi''. Zee theorizes that the Cylons have not been idle, building better and more improved machines. To make matters worse, they have "evolved beyond our wildest fears", claiming that in thirty years it is possible to create a totally new technology. The Cylons don't use this technology to destroy ''Galactica''n Fleet outright, since they want to test their machines against living targets.
* When Adama asks about the shuttle, Zee tells Adama that the children's ability to survive on Earth is likely the best indication of all whether or not the Fleet's people can survive at all.
* Dr. Spencer arrives at the medical center. He notes the IV and how sick Moonstone has. When asked about the IV, Troy takes responsibility for doing so, and Spencer replies that the act probably saved the boy's life. Despite Spencer's initial wariness of the Warriors' claims, he apparently trusts their judgment. Troy mentions that they need tests for stomach content and a full blood series, including a [[neuro-transmitter anogram]]. He agrees, but asks about the anogram. Dillon tries to skirt the question by telling Spencer to do the best he can. Hamilton explains that the Warriors are into all kinds of research, coming from an "astro-medics place outside of [[w:Cleveland|Cleveland]]".
*Spencer accepts this explanation and asks for Valerie's help. Since she is still stunned, she doesn't reply immediately. Spencer notes that her pupils are dilated and her skin is flushed. Val comes around, replying with a message meant to aid in tuning the color on a television. Spencer assumes she is still in shock due to the situation, saying that she came through like a trooper. Valerie follows Spencer to the lab, the former still confused.
* Troy and Dillon mention that they need to rush back to the other children, assuming that they are "scared to death". When Hamilton asks what's causing the illness, Troy surmises that human immunities are different than Galactican immunities. Here, Jamie mentions that a cold can be deadly to the Warriors and the children, but they'll know more when the results of the analysis are finalized.
* Hamilton expresses her apology for the children not having a better welcome to Earth; Dillon tells her that at least Hamilton was there for them when she was needed.
* The remaining, healthy scouts lead Troy and Dillon to the water where the three took a drink. Upon testing it, Troy declares that "murder" has happened here: the water is poisoned. Quickly, a security officer from the [[Stanford Chemical Plant]] comes to them. They talk briefly about environmentalists; the man replying that the environmentalists are always stirring up trouble in matters that are "none of their business". He tells them that they have the permission to fish.
* After Troy finds out where the plant is located, in addition to Mr. [[Stockton]]'s name, they leave. The security guard makes a point to make sure they mention him to Stockton, and the Warriors assure him that they'll do soon.
* Troy and Dillon meet with Mr. Stockton at the Stanford Chemical Plant. Stockton adamantly denies that the illness that the scouts succumb to has anything to do with the plant. Stockton questions their ability to analyze the water, unaware of their superior technology, and claims that they test the water all the time out of concern for their neighbors. Troy says that as such, he should be seriously concerned, and makes the claim that they're all dying. Stockton scoffs this, but Troy assures him that it is a cumulative effect.
* Stockton tells the Warriors that he'll look into it. Troy questions when this will occur, and Stockton becomes more defense and Dillon takes over the questioning. Stockton replies that they'll look into it "right away' using their own chemists. Dillon asks when they'll hear anything, and Stockton assures him that they'll hear something soon.
* At the [[Paradise Valley#Sheriff's Office|sheriff's office]], Deputy [[Collins]] reacts to a message on the teletype machine, which he tears out and runs to Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] with. He tries to tell Ellsworth about the message, but Ellsworth is talking to Stockton, who wants him to deal with the scout troop. After an angry Stockton reminds Ellsworth that they were all out of work for six months due to the last shutdown caused by "wild-eyed nature group". Ellsworth reminds Stockton to keep his own men out of trouble and agrees to handle the scouts.
* After hanging up, the deputy tells him that the scout troop apparently doesn't exist. He notes that the reason they know this is because Spencer contacted the police station to track down the families of the sick kids at his clinic. Ellsworth gets angry and orders his deputy to wrangle up the other deputies to get all the scouts, including the "phony scoutmasters".
* Just then, Hamilton enters the police office. She asks what's going o, and Ellsworth becomes defensive, essentially claiming that the children's sickness is just a play by environmentalists who want to shut down the plant. He further insinuates that Hamilton is involved in creating the issue in order to get a story. Hamilton voices her resentment of the accusation, but Ellsworth points out that [[w:William Randolph Hearst|a reporter]] started the [[w:Spanish-American War|Spanish-American War]] in order to make headlines. He also tells her to not leave town, as he's going to check every last one of them "right down to their fillings".
* Ellsworth gives his call to arms to his men and they leave. They rush to their cars and ride off, leaving Hamilton behind.
* Just after they leave, Troy and Dillon ride up in their turbines. Hamilton warns them of Ellsworth's intent and the Warriors fly off to warn the children. After they fly off, a car comes behind her on the road and the driver honks the horn. Initially angry that she's in the road, the driver starts to rip into Hamilton, only to have his mouth left agape at the sight of the flying turbines.

==Notes==

* The freighter ''Delphi'', which is the Fleet's schooling ship, is shown in this episode. The stock footage that is shown is of the freighter ''[[Gemini (TOS)|Gemini]]'' from the Original Series -- and its markings, complete with the name ''Gemini'' in huge letters, are clearly visible. The freighter is destroyed by the Cylons. Ironically, the Gemini freighter is also destroyed in ''Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming'', the movie trailer created by Richard Hatch.
* The [[Uniforms (TOS)#Cain's Uniform|pendant]] seen on Boomer's neck is the same one that adorned [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]]'s in "[[The Living Legend]]". It makes its first appearance in this episode.
* In keeping with the mandate of programs in the early evening times lots to have educational value, the theme of this episode is environmental conservation, which also comes up in "[[Space Croppers]]". Other educational beats include information on atmosphere and gravity.
* The ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' develops engine trouble and stops "dead in space". However, the ship should still have inertia, thus continuing to move in space, until slowed or diverted by a gravitational pull or other outside force.
* The Fleet's present location is "33,000 [[Mega-Kay]]s from [[w:Alpha Centauri|Alpha Centauri]]".
* The Colonial preteen population seems to be fairly small since the episode establishes there are only ~137 schoolchildren on "Delphi" or less than one child per ship. Perhaps this is due to the fact most first-generation refugees from the Twelve Colonies are widowers/widows/elderly people who had to leave the children behind, or due to strict enforcement of zero population growth policies.
* Valerie's "message meant to aid in tuning the color on a television" is a take-off of late 1970s commercials for the RCA Colortrak television set which featured famous celebrities noting the color of their surroundings and how good the RCA Colortrak system was at "locking the colors in."

=== Cylons ===

* During the attack on the ''Gemini'', a new kind of Raider can be seen. This is later revealed to be the [[A-B Raider]] fully seen in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]". It is the only holdover from [[bsp:The Super Scouts, Part I|the script]], which would have revealed the existence of the [[Cylons (RDM)|Advanced Model]] Cylons that look like humans, and introduce the characters of [[Andromus]] and Andromicus. (Andromicus would likely be the character of [[Andromidus]] introduced in "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I".)
* According to Zee, it's been 30 Earth years since the [[Battle of Cimtar]], and in that time the Cylons have created new technologies that they wish to test on humanity. (The scene is later [[Continuity errors (1980)#Reused footage|reused]] in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]".)

=== Changes from Script to Screen... ===

* Among a few of the differences between the script and the final product:
** Scenes in the new Cylon war machine between Andromus and Andromicus, where Andromus orders the attack on ''[[Delphi (ship)|Delphi]]'' and is subsequently pleased with the success of the attack. Further, a scene where a [[Viper (1980)|Viper]] pilot asks [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] for permission to pursue the unknown ship are cut.
** The dialogue for a character named "Sunbeam" is spoken by [[Starla]] in the episode.
** [[John Stockton]]'s was originally named "Jack Stockwell".
** "Collins" is the name of the [[Bank Teller]] that [[Dillon]] "robs" at the bank. However, this name is attributed to Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]'s [[Collins|deputy]], and thus is viewed in that light.
** The [[Stanford Chemical Plant]] was originally called the "Paradise Chemical Plant". The name was changed to accommodate the use of stock footage from a 1972 episode of ''[[w:Columbo|Columbo]]'', "Short Fuse" which took place at the "Stanford Chemical Plant" (all footage of the plan comes from the ''Columbo''''Italic text'' episode).
** According to the script, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and Dillon are incarcerated by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] (unnamed in the script until [[The Super Scouts, Part II|the second part]]) after warning Stockton about the pollution in the water. Later on at the jail, Ellsworth delivers news that one of the boy Super Scouts died, thus ending the first part of the story.

== Questions ==

* What is the [[A-B Raider|new Cylon craft]] seen attacking the ''Delphi''? ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|Answer]])
* What happened to Xaviar? In particular, what of their mission to pre-Revolutionary America?
* How does [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] know of Alpha Centauri by its Earth name?
* Why doesn't Dillon use his invisibility field after leaving the bank, thus lessening the risk of getting caught by the incoming police?
* Why didn't Doctor Zee provide the Warriors with currency, to avoid such a situation?
* Weren't the Super Scouts trained to test food and water sources with their wrist computrons before ingesting them?
* What happened to crew of Delphi ?

== Official Statements ==

''Galactica 1980 story editors Allan Cole and Chris Bunch on this episode:''

'''Q:''' Were there any amusing incidents during filming?

'''Bunch:''' The school ship episode! (The Super Scouts, part one) If you look at the shot where they burn up the school ship, the sequence is - Troy and Dillon come out of this entryway. There's a control panel to their right which explodes. They start down the steps, then there's another explosion. They do a pinwheel, they pick themselves up...

'''Cole:''' And then they look around for a minute with a puzzled look on their faces...

'''Bunch:''' Then they haul ass out of there! There was supposed to be this enormous I-beam that would come down from the rafters and almost nail them. Unfortunately, we weren't there during filming, but we saw it during one of the few times we watched dailies: the scene was over, but the camera was still rolling. Vince Edwards, the director of the episode walks onto what's left of the set and says, "Wasn't there supposed to be a beam...?" Way up in the rafters, you hear someone say, "Beam!" - and it comes crashing down and misses Vince Edwards by an inch and a half!

Also in that episode, the ship is on fire and Vince directed everyone to stroll along as if they were underwater or walking through maple syrup! We're watching this in the dailies and Larson is way in the back screaming, "Why aren't they running???"

'''Cole:''' Larson's fuming and you can't redo the scene because the set's burned to the ground!<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

''[[Allan Cole]] discusses [[Vince Edwards]] direction in this episode:''

'''Allan Cole:''' Basic rule of special effects. If you are going to burn something, you only get one go. And if you recall, there was a big damned fire scene. You should have heard GL [[Glen Larson|[Glen Larson]]] scream at Vince [Edwards] for the slow pace of the direction. But he really blew his top in the big explosion scene. There were about three major bits missing, including a beam that collapses, mushing the whole bridge. I personally witnessed this. Vince cues each special in turn, cues the stunt men, cues the blast, and then the stunt men (standins for [[Kent McCord|Kent [McCord]]], etc.) stand up, scratch their heads then trot off. Vince shouts cut. Then walks out onto the set, puzzling. "Hey," he says, "wasn't there supposed to be a beam?" Up above, a prop guy thinks he's just gotten the cue. "Beam!" he shouts. Said beam slams downward, narrowly missing Vince.

Vince also had the [[Zee|brainy kid]] [[Patrick Stuart|[Patrick Stuart]]] terrified. So scared he was frozen and wouldn't move his head during the whole episode. During dailies, GL kept muttering loudly, "What's wrong with his neck? Call his teacher! Call his mother! Call anybody who can fix his neck!" Making things worse was the fact that the frightened kid's voice was changing. So everytime he said, "[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]" there would be this big falsetto crack. Very, very, funny. Too bad it wasn't intentional.<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 the chaotic nature of the show and its constantly changing premise:''

'''Q:''' Do you know if Larson had any other flashback episodes planned?

'''Bunch:''' Larson never plans anything! He puts paper in the typewriter and starts typing! Along about page 56 an idea pops into his mind. He'll get to page 58 and type "End Part One". There wasn't enough story in the three-part pilot to fill a one hour script!

'''Cole:''' Also, the premise of the show seemed to change during filming! "We're going to use Xaviar - no, we're not going to use Xaviar. We're doing time travel - no, we're not doing time travel."

'''Bunch:''' "We've got this Air Force guy after them - no, we don't!" I still don't remember if we settled on the Air Force guy or not.<ref>''Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited.'' Alpha Control Press, 1995.</ref>

''Allan Cole on using kids on the show:''

The kids on the show drove us all nuts. Shooting with children is probably the hardest kind of series to do. There are many, many restrictions. Plus they all have to have a teacher and if the kid is a star you have to listen to the teacher as if she were speaking from on high. And then there are the stage moms, all of whom ought to be locked up. It's a wonder any of the kids escape with a shred of sanity. If you have children, do not -- I repeat: do not -- urge them to take up a show biz career.

Do you recall the episode where all the kids from the mother ship troop into the Observatory? That was shot at night. And the only thing harder and more expensive than shooting at night (except for water, never, never do a water show) is shooting at night with children. They can only work a few hours at a time as it is. And night is golden time when it comes to wages -- for both them, the teachers, and, obviously the rest of the cast and crew. This also means you can't shoot anything early the next morning. So if you don't have enough night stuff in your script to warrant another setup the following evening, you lose a whole day. The only way around it is to shoot on Saturday night, which gives you a natural Sunday "break."

In this case, because of the craziness on the show, neither option was open. Plus the kids were either all sleepy, or hyper -- laughing hysterically or weeping; no inbetween. Or getting lost and you had to track them down again. Driving the planetarium staff out of their gourds.

I forget how many kids were in that scene, but the only way we could get it to work at all was to cast as many sets of twins as possible. Some kind of record -- for casting twins -- was probably set by that episode and the school ship episode.
But "Program Practices" was all over GL for not having enough kids. So, he said, "Okay, I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears." And he did!<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>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Adama and Zee discuss their predicament regarding Earth:''
: '''Adama:''' Perhaps we could confer with the leadership on Earth.
: '''Zee:''' To negotiate with one faction on Earth is to arouse the mistrust and paranoia of every other. We could inadvertently trigger the final war.
: '''Adama:''' So, we have tools we cannot use, medicines we cannot offer, and knowledge we cannot share.
: '''Zee:''' All these things we will give to them. First, we must prepare the way.

* ''Dillon wants to repay the bank teller for the money she gives him as he "robs" a bank:''
: '''Dillon:''' I'll get this back to you in time. Where do you live?
: '''[[Bank Teller]]:''' ''Are you crazy? You think I'm going to tell you where I live?'' (after Dillon points the laser gun at her) 327 Harrat Street. But I'm moving just as soon as you finish robbing this bank.

* ''After Dillon tells Troy about his bank "transaction":''
: '''Troy:''' You did ''what''?
: '''Dillon:''' It's called "robbing a bank". I couldn't help it, it just happened.

* ''In the department store:''
: '''Sales lady:''' And what council are you from?
: '''Troy:''' The Council of Twelve.
: '''Sales lady:''' That must be from out of this area.

* ''After Troy pays Sales lady with a wad of stolen cash:''
: '''Sales lady:''' Whadja do? Rob a bank? (laughs)

* ''Troy uses an Earth expression in reaction to the two CHiPs that pursue them:''
: '''Troy:''' Aw, nuts.
: '''Dillon:''' Nuts? You're hungry at a time like this?

* ''Zee answers Adama's question about why the Cylons attacked the ''Delphi'':''
: '''Zee:''' Adama, since the time of [[Battle of Cimtar|our defeat]], the Cylons have not been idle. Not only have they developed new machines, but they have evolved beyond our greatest fears.
: '''Adama:''' In what way?
: '''Zee:''' Consider this: In 30 Earth years, it is possible to create a totally new technology.
: '''Adama:''' If they're so almighty powerful, why don't they simply destroy us?
: '''Zee:''' They wish to experiment with their new machines.
: '''Adama:''' Using us as living targets.

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Allan Miller]] as Colonel [[Jack Sydell]]
*[[George Del Hoyo|George Deloy]] as Doctor [[Spencer]]
*[[Mike Kellin]] as [[John Stockton]]
*[[Fred Holliday]] as Mr. [[Brooks]]
*[[Carlene Watkins]] as Nurse [[Valerie]]
*[[Caroline Smith]] as [[Bank Teller]]
*[[Jack Ging]] as [[Air Force Officer]]
*[[Simon Scott]] as [[Flight 427 captain|Captain]]
*[[Helen Page Camp]] as [[Saleslady]]
*[[Ken Scott]] as [[Flight 427 co-pilot|Co-Pilot]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michael Brick|Michael Brick]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jeff Cotler|Jeff Cotler]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Nicholas Davies|Nicholas Davies]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Ronnie Densford|Ronnie Densford]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Mark Everett|Mark Everett]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Georgi Irene|Georgi Irene]] as [[Sunshine]] (credited as "Super Scout")
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Tracy Justrich|Tracy Justrich]] as [[Starla]] (credited as "Super Scout")
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Lindsay Kennedy|Lindsay Kennedy]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#D.G. Larson|David Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Larson|Eric Larson]] as [[Moonstone]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michelle Larson|Michelle Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jerry Supiran|Jerry Supiran]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Taslitz|Eric Taslitz]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[Michael Swan]] as Deputy [[Collins]] (uncredited)
*[[John Quade]] as Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] (uncredited)
*Uncredited as [[Major Denton]]
*Uncredited as Major [[Harvey Jensen]]
*Uncredited as [[Packer]] ([[Stanford Chemical Plant]] Guard)
*Uncredited actors as [[CHiPs]]

== References ==

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Robert Reed

2020-11-28T04:53:10Z

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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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Robert Reed

2020-11-28T04:51:28Z

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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 when 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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Robert Reed

2020-11-28T04:51:08Z

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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 when 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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Pamela Susan Shoop

2020-11-28T04:44:20Z

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'''Pamela Susan Shoop''' is the actress who portrays an [[Inter-Fleet Broadcasting|IFB]] Interviewer, in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] episode, "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]" and [[Dorothy Carlyle]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980|Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".

Shoop was born in [[w:Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood, California]]. Her mother, [[w:Julie Bishop|Julie Bishop]], was an actress who appeared in more than 80 movies between 1923 and 1957.

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Vince Edwards

2020-11-23T09:08:12Z

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'''Vince Edwards''' (July 9, 1928—March 11, 1996) was an American television actor, best known as the star of the popular medical drama series ''[[w:Ben Casey|Ben Casey]]'' from 1961 to 1966. During the show's run he recorded several albums and received some starring film work, but following the show's cancellation he was never able to duplicate that success again as an actor (which in later years he blamed on a gambling addiction). His one other regular series ''Matt Lincoln'' (1971) lasted just one season.

While acting remained his primary field, he branched out into television direction during ''Ben Casey's'' run. He directed the 1978 Season 3 opener of ''The Hardy Boys'' for [[Glen A. Larson]] which led in turn to his directing work on both ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

Edwards died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles, California, on March 11, 1996. He was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

== Director credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==

* The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]
** "The Living Legend", [[The Living Legend, Part I|Part I]] and [[The Living Legend, Part II|Part II]]
* ''[[Galactica 1980]]''
** "The Super Scouts", [[The Super Scouts, Part I|Part I]] and [[The Super Scouts, Part II|Part II]]

''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Vince Edwards|Episodes directed by Vince Edwards]]''

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Vince Edwards

2020-11-23T09:06:27Z

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| death_year= 1996
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}}

'''Vince Edwards''' (July 9, 1928—March 11, 1996) was a successful American television actor, best known as the star of the popular medical drama series ''[[w:Ben Casey|Ben Casey]]'' from 1961 to 1966. During the show's run he recorded several albums and received some starring film work, but following the show's cancellation he was never able to duplicate that success again as an actor (which in later years he blamed on a gambling addiction). His one other regular series ''Matt Lincoln'' (1971) lasted just one season.

While acting remained his primary field, he branched out into television direction during ''Ben Casey's'' run. He directed the 1978 Season 3 opener of ''The Hardy Boys'' for [[Glen A. Larson]] which led in turn to his directing work on both ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

Edwards died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles, California, on March 11, 1996. He was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

== Director credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==

* The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]
** "The Living Legend", [[The Living Legend, Part I|Part I]] and [[The Living Legend, Part II|Part II]]
* ''[[Galactica 1980]]''
** "The Super Scouts", [[The Super Scouts, Part I|Part I]] and [[The Super Scouts, Part II|Part II]]

''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Vince Edwards|Episodes directed by Vince Edwards]]''

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Sheba

2020-11-23T08:43:02Z

Epaddon: /* Notes */

{{Character Data
|photo= Sheba.jpg
|age=
|colony=
|birthname= Sheba
|callsign=
|death=
|parents= [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] (father)
|siblings=
|children=
|marital status= Single, involved with [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]
|role= [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''
|rank= Lieutenant
|actor= [[Anne Lockhart]]
|cylon=
|name=
}}
'''Sheba''' is a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot on the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'', who is transferred to ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' after the apparent loss of ''Pegasus''. Sheba is the daughter of ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s commander, [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]].

== In the Canonical Continuity ==

=== ''Pegasus'' Assignment ===

[[Image:ShebaLounge.jpg|thumb|left|Sheba hangs out in the Warrior Lounge {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.]]

While leading a patrol with [[Bojay]], Sheba encounters {{TOS|Starbuck}} and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]. Sheba orders the two [[Warrior]]s to land on ''Pegasus''. Once on board they learn that Sheba is not only Cain's daughter, but she is also the Strike Commander of [[Silver Spar Squadron]]. In the Warrior Lounge Sheba and Bojay verbally spar with Apollo and Starbuck about the different philosophies of Cain and {{TOS|Adama}}. The ''Pegasus'' pilots are clearly more cocky, experienced, and militant. Cain's arrival with [[Cassiopeia]] on his arm causes her to leave in a huff. Apollo catches up with her, trying to make sure that there isn't a conflict that will prevent them from working together. Sheba lets him know that it's not him that she has a problem with.

Sheba is surprised when her father joins the mission to capture the [[Cylon freighter (TOS)|Cylon tankers]]. In the joint mission, she and her squadron end up helping [[Blue Squadron]] out of a bind, assisting them with fighting off some [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]]. While everybody is focused on fighting the Raiders, Cain manages to destroy the tankers, claiming that they were destroyed by incidental fire. When cornered about it by Apollo, Sheba backs Cain's account of the story. The destruction of the tankers forces Adama to consider an attack on [[Gamoray]].

After Cain is relieved of command for refusing to distribute fuel to the rest of the fleet, Sheba and Bojay approach him about refusing Adama's orders. Cain refuses to endorse their mutiny plans. Despite his insistence of following Adama's orders, Sheba and Silver Spar Squadron are standing guard when the pilots from ''Galactica'' arrive to distribute the fuel. A conflict is averted when an alert sounds, signaling a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] attack {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.

Coming aboard ''Galactica'', Sheba and Bojay join the commando team that parachutes down to the surface of Gamoray. When Bojay is shot by a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion sentry]], Sheba helps take him to safety. After the team succeeds in their mission, the shuttle makes for the closer ''Pegasus'' instead of ''Galactica'' due to Bojay's injury. Sheba gets in a Viper to join [[Battle of Gamoray|the battle]]. During the battle Sheba's Viper is heavily damaged by a Raider. Apollo and Starbuck help escort her back to ''Pegasus''. Once back on board ''Pegasus'', Cain insists that all injured and non-essential personnel (including Sheba) be shuttled to ''Galactica''. Sheba objects, but eventually agrees. After ''Pegasus'' destroys the two [[Basestar (TOS)|basestars]] and makes its disappearance, Sheba asks about her father's fate while recovering in the life sciences center. Adama explains that they don't know what has happened to ''Pegasus'', but in the meantime he hopes that she considers herself part of their family {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

=== Life After ''Pegasus'' ===

Sheba joins ''Galactica'' as a Viper pilot. She helps try to fight off the suicide attack Raiders, although a couple of them manage to slip through and detonate against ''Galactica''. Sheba helps to fight the fire as one of the pilots to fire [[Boroton]] into the landing bay {{OS|Fire in Space}}.

After [[Bojay]]'s patrol vanishes, Sheba is briefed on the disappearance. When they go to investigate, they discover a red planet capable of sustaining human life. Sheba wonders why the planet isn't inhabited. Sheba notes that the vegetation on the planet is also red. They find a crater on the planet, and the wreckage of a ship. Near the wreckage they discover [[Iblis|Count Iblis]]. After he is brought back to ''Galactica'', Sheba takes him to the [[Life Station]]. He refuses treatment, asking instead to be given a tour of ''Galactica''. She shows him [[Core Command]], where some of the electronics begin to malfunction in his presence. Adama is furious that she brought him there. He sends her, Starbuck, and Apollo to the [[Officer's Club]].

Iblis later gets Sheba to take him to the [[Agro Ship]]. Iblis tells her that the quest closest to her heart is the finding of ''Pegasus'' and her father. He claims that if she opens her heart to him, all things are possible. When the [[Beings of Light]] appear, Iblis comments that despite their light "they conceal everlasting darkness" {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.

Sheba continues to follow Iblis, awed by his presence. During a party aboard the [[Rising Star (TOS)|''Rising Star'']] she offers herself as a consolation to Apollo, after losing at [[Triad (TOS)|Triad]]. While they are dancing she teasingly asks if Apollo is jealous of Iblis. Apollo emphatically indicates that something as petty as jealousy isn't affecting him, as matters regarding the survival of [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] are currently more pressing. Sheba is with Iblis aboard [[Agro Ship 9]] when he senses Adama and Apollo plotting something. Apollo and Starbuck have secretly taken a shuttle back to the red planet. Sheba takes a Viper and heads to the planet herself.

[[Image:ShebaKiss.jpg|thumb|right|Sheba kisses Apollo {{OS|The Hand of God}}.]]

She arrives at the wreckage site just as Apollo and Starbuck are looking inside the wreckage. They are horrified at what they see, and Apollo tries to keep Sheba from looking. Starbuck suggests that they let her, just as Iblis arrives. Iblis forbids Sheba from going near the wreckage. He claims Sheba as his own, and that she has given herself freely to him. Iblis orders her to his side, but Apollo interferes. Apollo shoots Iblis, revealing his true form. Iblis sends forth a bolt, aiming to strike Sheba dead. Apollo steps in front of the blast, and is killed in her place. Iblis flees, fearing retribution for killing one who is not his to kill. She mourns Apollo's death. As they are transporting the body back to ''Galactica'', their shuttle is taken aboard a [[Ship of Lights]]. Sheba finds Starbuck, and wonders if they are dead. The Beings of Light explain themselves, and bring Apollo back to life. They return to ''Galactica'' with their memories of their time aboard the Ship of Lights wiped, but with knowledge of a possible course to [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.

During the prison break by [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]], the [[Borellian Nomen]] and [[Commandant Leiter]] she and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] are taken hostage while piloting a shuttle. They are successfully freed when Apollo and Starbuck thwart Baltar's plot. {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.

Apollo leads Sheba, Starbuck, and Cassiopeia up to the [[Celestial chamber]] on something of an informal double-date. Sheba loves it. She helps to investigate the [[Gamma frequency]] signal that they receive. When Apollo is about to leave for the mission to infiltrate the basestar, she reveals her feelings for him, and kisses him. She and Cassiopeia watch the Raider take off from within the Celestial Chamber. She helps to fight the basestar's Raiders with the rest of ''Galactica'' Vipers, while ''Galactica'' [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|takes on the basestar]] {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.

{{clear}}

== Seperate Continuities ==

=== [[Maximum Press]] Comic Series ===

* The series begins 20 yahrens after the events of the original series. Sheba and Apollo are married and have a son named Cain. Sheba gave up her career as a warrior to marry Apollo and have a family. In the second story arc ''The Enemy Within'', she returns to duty.
* In the first four-issue arc, ''The War of Eden'', Count Iblis tries to corrupt Sheba once again. He teleports her to the crashed ship on the red planet from "[[War of the Gods]]". When she looks inside the wreckage, she discovers the preserved body of her father, Commander Cain. It later turns out to have been a trick. ([[War of Eden 3]])
* Sheba, believing Apollo had seen Cain's body inside the ship and lied to her, becomes crazed due to Iblis' influence and she winds up shooting Apollo dead. Apollo wakes up aboard the Ship of Lights and convinces one of the Seraphs, John, to give him another chance at life. ([[War of Eden 4]])

=== Clean Slate Press ===

* A series of full-length fan fiction novels called ''The Pegasus Chronicles'' explore Apollo and Sheba's relationship. In ''Second Coming'', Apollo and Sheba become engaged, but Cain and the Pegasus return to the fleet, throwing their relationship into turmoil.

* In another novel, ''The Race For Earth'', taking place five years after the events of ''The Hand of God'', it is revealed that Sheba now hates Apollo, blaming him for the death of Bojay.

{{clear}}

== Notes ==

* The name Sheba comes from a [[Wikipedia:Queen of Sheba|queen]] who, according to [[Wikipedia:Book of Kings|Kings 1-3]], visited [[Wikipedia:King Solomon|King Solomon]] to test his wisdom.
* Sheba does not have a close equivalent in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined series]]. The closest possible might be the character of [[Kendra Shaw]], who in "[[Razor]]" develops an almost mother-daughter relationship with the re-imagined version of [[Helena Cain|Cain]].
* In the [[novelization]] of "[[The Living Legend (Book)|Living Legend]]", Sheba is said to resemble her mother greatly, which explained why Cain was unable to confide in her, following her mother's death. This may have been an inside nod to the strong resemblance between [[Anne Lockhart]] and her actress mother [[w:June Lockhart|June Lockhart]].

== External Links ==

* [http://freegalacticafanfictionnovels.weebly.com Clean Slate Press fan fiction stories] - now downloadable as epub files for ereaders.

== Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Sheba Gallery">
Image:Sheba Autograph.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 4.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 2.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 3.jpg
Image:Four portrait.jpg
Image:Sheba and Cassiopeia 2.jpg
Image:Sheba and Cassiopeia.jpg
Image:Sheba portrait - Realm Press.jpg
Image:Sheba - Maximum Press.jpg|The re-imagined Sheba from the Maximum Press comic book series.
</gallery>

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[[Category:Characters (TOS)]]
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[[de:Sheba]]

Sheba

2020-11-23T08:41:56Z

Epaddon: /* Notes */

{{Character Data
|photo= Sheba.jpg
|age=
|colony=
|birthname= Sheba
|callsign=
|death=
|parents= [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] (father)
|siblings=
|children=
|marital status= Single, involved with [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]
|role= [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''
|rank= Lieutenant
|actor= [[Anne Lockhart]]
|cylon=
|name=
}}
'''Sheba''' is a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot on the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'', who is transferred to ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' after the apparent loss of ''Pegasus''. Sheba is the daughter of ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s commander, [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]].

== In the Canonical Continuity ==

=== ''Pegasus'' Assignment ===

[[Image:ShebaLounge.jpg|thumb|left|Sheba hangs out in the Warrior Lounge {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.]]

While leading a patrol with [[Bojay]], Sheba encounters {{TOS|Starbuck}} and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]. Sheba orders the two [[Warrior]]s to land on ''Pegasus''. Once on board they learn that Sheba is not only Cain's daughter, but she is also the Strike Commander of [[Silver Spar Squadron]]. In the Warrior Lounge Sheba and Bojay verbally spar with Apollo and Starbuck about the different philosophies of Cain and {{TOS|Adama}}. The ''Pegasus'' pilots are clearly more cocky, experienced, and militant. Cain's arrival with [[Cassiopeia]] on his arm causes her to leave in a huff. Apollo catches up with her, trying to make sure that there isn't a conflict that will prevent them from working together. Sheba lets him know that it's not him that she has a problem with.

Sheba is surprised when her father joins the mission to capture the [[Cylon freighter (TOS)|Cylon tankers]]. In the joint mission, she and her squadron end up helping [[Blue Squadron]] out of a bind, assisting them with fighting off some [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]]. While everybody is focused on fighting the Raiders, Cain manages to destroy the tankers, claiming that they were destroyed by incidental fire. When cornered about it by Apollo, Sheba backs Cain's account of the story. The destruction of the tankers forces Adama to consider an attack on [[Gamoray]].

After Cain is relieved of command for refusing to distribute fuel to the rest of the fleet, Sheba and Bojay approach him about refusing Adama's orders. Cain refuses to endorse their mutiny plans. Despite his insistence of following Adama's orders, Sheba and Silver Spar Squadron are standing guard when the pilots from ''Galactica'' arrive to distribute the fuel. A conflict is averted when an alert sounds, signaling a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] attack {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.

Coming aboard ''Galactica'', Sheba and Bojay join the commando team that parachutes down to the surface of Gamoray. When Bojay is shot by a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion sentry]], Sheba helps take him to safety. After the team succeeds in their mission, the shuttle makes for the closer ''Pegasus'' instead of ''Galactica'' due to Bojay's injury. Sheba gets in a Viper to join [[Battle of Gamoray|the battle]]. During the battle Sheba's Viper is heavily damaged by a Raider. Apollo and Starbuck help escort her back to ''Pegasus''. Once back on board ''Pegasus'', Cain insists that all injured and non-essential personnel (including Sheba) be shuttled to ''Galactica''. Sheba objects, but eventually agrees. After ''Pegasus'' destroys the two [[Basestar (TOS)|basestars]] and makes its disappearance, Sheba asks about her father's fate while recovering in the life sciences center. Adama explains that they don't know what has happened to ''Pegasus'', but in the meantime he hopes that she considers herself part of their family {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

=== Life After ''Pegasus'' ===

Sheba joins ''Galactica'' as a Viper pilot. She helps try to fight off the suicide attack Raiders, although a couple of them manage to slip through and detonate against ''Galactica''. Sheba helps to fight the fire as one of the pilots to fire [[Boroton]] into the landing bay {{OS|Fire in Space}}.

After [[Bojay]]'s patrol vanishes, Sheba is briefed on the disappearance. When they go to investigate, they discover a red planet capable of sustaining human life. Sheba wonders why the planet isn't inhabited. Sheba notes that the vegetation on the planet is also red. They find a crater on the planet, and the wreckage of a ship. Near the wreckage they discover [[Iblis|Count Iblis]]. After he is brought back to ''Galactica'', Sheba takes him to the [[Life Station]]. He refuses treatment, asking instead to be given a tour of ''Galactica''. She shows him [[Core Command]], where some of the electronics begin to malfunction in his presence. Adama is furious that she brought him there. He sends her, Starbuck, and Apollo to the [[Officer's Club]].

Iblis later gets Sheba to take him to the [[Agro Ship]]. Iblis tells her that the quest closest to her heart is the finding of ''Pegasus'' and her father. He claims that if she opens her heart to him, all things are possible. When the [[Beings of Light]] appear, Iblis comments that despite their light "they conceal everlasting darkness" {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.

Sheba continues to follow Iblis, awed by his presence. During a party aboard the [[Rising Star (TOS)|''Rising Star'']] she offers herself as a consolation to Apollo, after losing at [[Triad (TOS)|Triad]]. While they are dancing she teasingly asks if Apollo is jealous of Iblis. Apollo emphatically indicates that something as petty as jealousy isn't affecting him, as matters regarding the survival of [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] are currently more pressing. Sheba is with Iblis aboard [[Agro Ship 9]] when he senses Adama and Apollo plotting something. Apollo and Starbuck have secretly taken a shuttle back to the red planet. Sheba takes a Viper and heads to the planet herself.

[[Image:ShebaKiss.jpg|thumb|right|Sheba kisses Apollo {{OS|The Hand of God}}.]]

She arrives at the wreckage site just as Apollo and Starbuck are looking inside the wreckage. They are horrified at what they see, and Apollo tries to keep Sheba from looking. Starbuck suggests that they let her, just as Iblis arrives. Iblis forbids Sheba from going near the wreckage. He claims Sheba as his own, and that she has given herself freely to him. Iblis orders her to his side, but Apollo interferes. Apollo shoots Iblis, revealing his true form. Iblis sends forth a bolt, aiming to strike Sheba dead. Apollo steps in front of the blast, and is killed in her place. Iblis flees, fearing retribution for killing one who is not his to kill. She mourns Apollo's death. As they are transporting the body back to ''Galactica'', their shuttle is taken aboard a [[Ship of Lights]]. Sheba finds Starbuck, and wonders if they are dead. The Beings of Light explain themselves, and bring Apollo back to life. They return to ''Galactica'' with their memories of their time aboard the Ship of Lights wiped, but with knowledge of a possible course to [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.

During the prison break by [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]], the [[Borellian Nomen]] and [[Commandant Leiter]] she and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] are taken hostage while piloting a shuttle. They are successfully freed when Apollo and Starbuck thwart Baltar's plot. {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.

Apollo leads Sheba, Starbuck, and Cassiopeia up to the [[Celestial chamber]] on something of an informal double-date. Sheba loves it. She helps to investigate the [[Gamma frequency]] signal that they receive. When Apollo is about to leave for the mission to infiltrate the basestar, she reveals her feelings for him, and kisses him. She and Cassiopeia watch the Raider take off from within the Celestial Chamber. She helps to fight the basestar's Raiders with the rest of ''Galactica'' Vipers, while ''Galactica'' [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|takes on the basestar]] {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.

{{clear}}

== Seperate Continuities ==

=== [[Maximum Press]] Comic Series ===

* The series begins 20 yahrens after the events of the original series. Sheba and Apollo are married and have a son named Cain. Sheba gave up her career as a warrior to marry Apollo and have a family. In the second story arc ''The Enemy Within'', she returns to duty.
* In the first four-issue arc, ''The War of Eden'', Count Iblis tries to corrupt Sheba once again. He teleports her to the crashed ship on the red planet from "[[War of the Gods]]". When she looks inside the wreckage, she discovers the preserved body of her father, Commander Cain. It later turns out to have been a trick. ([[War of Eden 3]])
* Sheba, believing Apollo had seen Cain's body inside the ship and lied to her, becomes crazed due to Iblis' influence and she winds up shooting Apollo dead. Apollo wakes up aboard the Ship of Lights and convinces one of the Seraphs, John, to give him another chance at life. ([[War of Eden 4]])

=== Clean Slate Press ===

* A series of full-length fan fiction novels called ''The Pegasus Chronicles'' explore Apollo and Sheba's relationship. In ''Second Coming'', Apollo and Sheba become engaged, but Cain and the Pegasus return to the fleet, throwing their relationship into turmoil.

* In another novel, ''The Race For Earth'', taking place five years after the events of ''The Hand of God'', it is revealed that Sheba now hates Apollo, blaming him for the death of Bojay.

{{clear}}

== Notes ==

* The name Sheba comes from a [[Wikipedia:Queen of Sheba|queen]] who, according to [[Wikipedia:Book of Kings|Kings 1-3]], visited [[Wikipedia:King Solomon|King Solomon]] to test his wisdom.
* Sheba does not have a close equivalent in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined series]]. The closest possible might be the character of [[Kendra Shaw]], who in "[[Razor]]" develops an almost mother-daughter relationship with the re-imagined version of [[Helena Cain|Cain]].
* In the [[novelization]] of "[[The Living Legend (Book)|Living Legend]]", Sheba is said to have resembled her mother greatly, which explained why Cain was unable to confide in her, following her mother's death. This may have been an inside nod to the strong resemblance between [[Anne Lockhart]] and her actress mother [[w:June Lockhart|June Lockhart]].

== External Links ==

* [http://freegalacticafanfictionnovels.weebly.com Clean Slate Press fan fiction stories] - now downloadable as epub files for ereaders.

== Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Sheba Gallery">
Image:Sheba Autograph.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 4.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 2.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 3.jpg
Image:Four portrait.jpg
Image:Sheba and Cassiopeia 2.jpg
Image:Sheba and Cassiopeia.jpg
Image:Sheba portrait - Realm Press.jpg
Image:Sheba - Maximum Press.jpg|The re-imagined Sheba from the Maximum Press comic book series.
</gallery>

{{Characters (TOS)}}

[[Category:A to Z]]
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[[Category:Characters (TOS)]]
[[Category:Main Characters (TOS)]]
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[[de:Sheba]]

Sheba

2020-11-23T08:41:32Z

Epaddon: /* Notes */

{{Character Data
|photo= Sheba.jpg
|age=
|colony=
|birthname= Sheba
|callsign=
|death=
|parents= [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] (father)
|siblings=
|children=
|marital status= Single, involved with [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]
|role= [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''
|rank= Lieutenant
|actor= [[Anne Lockhart]]
|cylon=
|name=
}}
'''Sheba''' is a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot on the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'', who is transferred to ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' after the apparent loss of ''Pegasus''. Sheba is the daughter of ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s commander, [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]].

== In the Canonical Continuity ==

=== ''Pegasus'' Assignment ===

[[Image:ShebaLounge.jpg|thumb|left|Sheba hangs out in the Warrior Lounge {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.]]

While leading a patrol with [[Bojay]], Sheba encounters {{TOS|Starbuck}} and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]. Sheba orders the two [[Warrior]]s to land on ''Pegasus''. Once on board they learn that Sheba is not only Cain's daughter, but she is also the Strike Commander of [[Silver Spar Squadron]]. In the Warrior Lounge Sheba and Bojay verbally spar with Apollo and Starbuck about the different philosophies of Cain and {{TOS|Adama}}. The ''Pegasus'' pilots are clearly more cocky, experienced, and militant. Cain's arrival with [[Cassiopeia]] on his arm causes her to leave in a huff. Apollo catches up with her, trying to make sure that there isn't a conflict that will prevent them from working together. Sheba lets him know that it's not him that she has a problem with.

Sheba is surprised when her father joins the mission to capture the [[Cylon freighter (TOS)|Cylon tankers]]. In the joint mission, she and her squadron end up helping [[Blue Squadron]] out of a bind, assisting them with fighting off some [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]]. While everybody is focused on fighting the Raiders, Cain manages to destroy the tankers, claiming that they were destroyed by incidental fire. When cornered about it by Apollo, Sheba backs Cain's account of the story. The destruction of the tankers forces Adama to consider an attack on [[Gamoray]].

After Cain is relieved of command for refusing to distribute fuel to the rest of the fleet, Sheba and Bojay approach him about refusing Adama's orders. Cain refuses to endorse their mutiny plans. Despite his insistence of following Adama's orders, Sheba and Silver Spar Squadron are standing guard when the pilots from ''Galactica'' arrive to distribute the fuel. A conflict is averted when an alert sounds, signaling a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] attack {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.

Coming aboard ''Galactica'', Sheba and Bojay join the commando team that parachutes down to the surface of Gamoray. When Bojay is shot by a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion sentry]], Sheba helps take him to safety. After the team succeeds in their mission, the shuttle makes for the closer ''Pegasus'' instead of ''Galactica'' due to Bojay's injury. Sheba gets in a Viper to join [[Battle of Gamoray|the battle]]. During the battle Sheba's Viper is heavily damaged by a Raider. Apollo and Starbuck help escort her back to ''Pegasus''. Once back on board ''Pegasus'', Cain insists that all injured and non-essential personnel (including Sheba) be shuttled to ''Galactica''. Sheba objects, but eventually agrees. After ''Pegasus'' destroys the two [[Basestar (TOS)|basestars]] and makes its disappearance, Sheba asks about her father's fate while recovering in the life sciences center. Adama explains that they don't know what has happened to ''Pegasus'', but in the meantime he hopes that she considers herself part of their family {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

=== Life After ''Pegasus'' ===

Sheba joins ''Galactica'' as a Viper pilot. She helps try to fight off the suicide attack Raiders, although a couple of them manage to slip through and detonate against ''Galactica''. Sheba helps to fight the fire as one of the pilots to fire [[Boroton]] into the landing bay {{OS|Fire in Space}}.

After [[Bojay]]'s patrol vanishes, Sheba is briefed on the disappearance. When they go to investigate, they discover a red planet capable of sustaining human life. Sheba wonders why the planet isn't inhabited. Sheba notes that the vegetation on the planet is also red. They find a crater on the planet, and the wreckage of a ship. Near the wreckage they discover [[Iblis|Count Iblis]]. After he is brought back to ''Galactica'', Sheba takes him to the [[Life Station]]. He refuses treatment, asking instead to be given a tour of ''Galactica''. She shows him [[Core Command]], where some of the electronics begin to malfunction in his presence. Adama is furious that she brought him there. He sends her, Starbuck, and Apollo to the [[Officer's Club]].

Iblis later gets Sheba to take him to the [[Agro Ship]]. Iblis tells her that the quest closest to her heart is the finding of ''Pegasus'' and her father. He claims that if she opens her heart to him, all things are possible. When the [[Beings of Light]] appear, Iblis comments that despite their light "they conceal everlasting darkness" {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.

Sheba continues to follow Iblis, awed by his presence. During a party aboard the [[Rising Star (TOS)|''Rising Star'']] she offers herself as a consolation to Apollo, after losing at [[Triad (TOS)|Triad]]. While they are dancing she teasingly asks if Apollo is jealous of Iblis. Apollo emphatically indicates that something as petty as jealousy isn't affecting him, as matters regarding the survival of [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] are currently more pressing. Sheba is with Iblis aboard [[Agro Ship 9]] when he senses Adama and Apollo plotting something. Apollo and Starbuck have secretly taken a shuttle back to the red planet. Sheba takes a Viper and heads to the planet herself.

[[Image:ShebaKiss.jpg|thumb|right|Sheba kisses Apollo {{OS|The Hand of God}}.]]

She arrives at the wreckage site just as Apollo and Starbuck are looking inside the wreckage. They are horrified at what they see, and Apollo tries to keep Sheba from looking. Starbuck suggests that they let her, just as Iblis arrives. Iblis forbids Sheba from going near the wreckage. He claims Sheba as his own, and that she has given herself freely to him. Iblis orders her to his side, but Apollo interferes. Apollo shoots Iblis, revealing his true form. Iblis sends forth a bolt, aiming to strike Sheba dead. Apollo steps in front of the blast, and is killed in her place. Iblis flees, fearing retribution for killing one who is not his to kill. She mourns Apollo's death. As they are transporting the body back to ''Galactica'', their shuttle is taken aboard a [[Ship of Lights]]. Sheba finds Starbuck, and wonders if they are dead. The Beings of Light explain themselves, and bring Apollo back to life. They return to ''Galactica'' with their memories of their time aboard the Ship of Lights wiped, but with knowledge of a possible course to [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.

During the prison break by [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]], the [[Borellian Nomen]] and [[Commandant Leiter]] she and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] are taken hostage while piloting a shuttle. They are successfully freed when Apollo and Starbuck thwart Baltar's plot. {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.

Apollo leads Sheba, Starbuck, and Cassiopeia up to the [[Celestial chamber]] on something of an informal double-date. Sheba loves it. She helps to investigate the [[Gamma frequency]] signal that they receive. When Apollo is about to leave for the mission to infiltrate the basestar, she reveals her feelings for him, and kisses him. She and Cassiopeia watch the Raider take off from within the Celestial Chamber. She helps to fight the basestar's Raiders with the rest of ''Galactica'' Vipers, while ''Galactica'' [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|takes on the basestar]] {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.

{{clear}}

== Seperate Continuities ==

=== [[Maximum Press]] Comic Series ===

* The series begins 20 yahrens after the events of the original series. Sheba and Apollo are married and have a son named Cain. Sheba gave up her career as a warrior to marry Apollo and have a family. In the second story arc ''The Enemy Within'', she returns to duty.
* In the first four-issue arc, ''The War of Eden'', Count Iblis tries to corrupt Sheba once again. He teleports her to the crashed ship on the red planet from "[[War of the Gods]]". When she looks inside the wreckage, she discovers the preserved body of her father, Commander Cain. It later turns out to have been a trick. ([[War of Eden 3]])
* Sheba, believing Apollo had seen Cain's body inside the ship and lied to her, becomes crazed due to Iblis' influence and she winds up shooting Apollo dead. Apollo wakes up aboard the Ship of Lights and convinces one of the Seraphs, John, to give him another chance at life. ([[War of Eden 4]])

=== Clean Slate Press ===

* A series of full-length fan fiction novels called ''The Pegasus Chronicles'' explore Apollo and Sheba's relationship. In ''Second Coming'', Apollo and Sheba become engaged, but Cain and the Pegasus return to the fleet, throwing their relationship into turmoil.

* In another novel, ''The Race For Earth'', taking place five years after the events of ''The Hand of God'', it is revealed that Sheba now hates Apollo, blaming him for the death of Bojay.

{{clear}}

== Notes ==

* The name Sheba comes from a [[Wikipedia:Queen of Sheba|queen]] who, according to [[Wikipedia:Book of Kings|Kings 1-3]], visited [[Wikipedia:King Solomon|King Solomon]] to test his wisdom.
* Sheba does not have a close equivalent in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined series]]. The closest possible might be the character of [[Kendra Shaw]], who in "[[Razor]]" develops an almost mother-daughter relationship with the re-imagined version of [[Helena Cain|Cain]].
* In the [[novelization]] of ""[[The Living Legend (Book)|Living Legend]]"", Sheba is said to have resembled her mother greatly, which explained why Cain was unable to confide in her, following her mother's death. This may have been an inside nod to the strong resemblance between [[Anne Lockhart]] and her actress mother [[w:June Lockhart|June Lockhart]].

== External Links ==

* [http://freegalacticafanfictionnovels.weebly.com Clean Slate Press fan fiction stories] - now downloadable as epub files for ereaders.

== Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Sheba Gallery">
Image:Sheba Autograph.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 4.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 2.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 3.jpg
Image:Four portrait.jpg
Image:Sheba and Cassiopeia 2.jpg
Image:Sheba and Cassiopeia.jpg
Image:Sheba portrait - Realm Press.jpg
Image:Sheba - Maximum Press.jpg|The re-imagined Sheba from the Maximum Press comic book series.
</gallery>

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Sheba

2020-11-23T08:35:59Z

Epaddon: /* Life After Pegasus */

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|role= [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''
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'''Sheba''' is a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] pilot on the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'', who is transferred to ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' after the apparent loss of ''Pegasus''. Sheba is the daughter of ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s commander, [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]].

== In the Canonical Continuity ==

=== ''Pegasus'' Assignment ===

[[Image:ShebaLounge.jpg|thumb|left|Sheba hangs out in the Warrior Lounge {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.]]

While leading a patrol with [[Bojay]], Sheba encounters {{TOS|Starbuck}} and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]]. Sheba orders the two [[Warrior]]s to land on ''Pegasus''. Once on board they learn that Sheba is not only Cain's daughter, but she is also the Strike Commander of [[Silver Spar Squadron]]. In the Warrior Lounge Sheba and Bojay verbally spar with Apollo and Starbuck about the different philosophies of Cain and {{TOS|Adama}}. The ''Pegasus'' pilots are clearly more cocky, experienced, and militant. Cain's arrival with [[Cassiopeia]] on his arm causes her to leave in a huff. Apollo catches up with her, trying to make sure that there isn't a conflict that will prevent them from working together. Sheba lets him know that it's not him that she has a problem with.

Sheba is surprised when her father joins the mission to capture the [[Cylon freighter (TOS)|Cylon tankers]]. In the joint mission, she and her squadron end up helping [[Blue Squadron]] out of a bind, assisting them with fighting off some [[Raider (TOS)|Raiders]]. While everybody is focused on fighting the Raiders, Cain manages to destroy the tankers, claiming that they were destroyed by incidental fire. When cornered about it by Apollo, Sheba backs Cain's account of the story. The destruction of the tankers forces Adama to consider an attack on [[Gamoray]].

After Cain is relieved of command for refusing to distribute fuel to the rest of the fleet, Sheba and Bojay approach him about refusing Adama's orders. Cain refuses to endorse their mutiny plans. Despite his insistence of following Adama's orders, Sheba and Silver Spar Squadron are standing guard when the pilots from ''Galactica'' arrive to distribute the fuel. A conflict is averted when an alert sounds, signaling a [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] attack {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.

Coming aboard ''Galactica'', Sheba and Bojay join the commando team that parachutes down to the surface of Gamoray. When Bojay is shot by a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion sentry]], Sheba helps take him to safety. After the team succeeds in their mission, the shuttle makes for the closer ''Pegasus'' instead of ''Galactica'' due to Bojay's injury. Sheba gets in a Viper to join [[Battle of Gamoray|the battle]]. During the battle Sheba's Viper is heavily damaged by a Raider. Apollo and Starbuck help escort her back to ''Pegasus''. Once back on board ''Pegasus'', Cain insists that all injured and non-essential personnel (including Sheba) be shuttled to ''Galactica''. Sheba objects, but eventually agrees. After ''Pegasus'' destroys the two [[Basestar (TOS)|basestars]] and makes its disappearance, Sheba asks about her father's fate while recovering in the life sciences center. Adama explains that they don't know what has happened to ''Pegasus'', but in the meantime he hopes that she considers herself part of their family {{OS|The Living Legend, Part II}}.

=== Life After ''Pegasus'' ===

Sheba joins ''Galactica'' as a Viper pilot. She helps try to fight off the suicide attack Raiders, although a couple of them manage to slip through and detonate against ''Galactica''. Sheba helps to fight the fire as one of the pilots to fire [[Boroton]] into the landing bay {{OS|Fire in Space}}.

After [[Bojay]]'s patrol vanishes, Sheba is briefed on the disappearance. When they go to investigate, they discover a red planet capable of sustaining human life. Sheba wonders why the planet isn't inhabited. Sheba notes that the vegetation on the planet is also red. They find a crater on the planet, and the wreckage of a ship. Near the wreckage they discover [[Iblis|Count Iblis]]. After he is brought back to ''Galactica'', Sheba takes him to the [[Life Station]]. He refuses treatment, asking instead to be given a tour of ''Galactica''. She shows him [[Core Command]], where some of the electronics begin to malfunction in his presence. Adama is furious that she brought him there. He sends her, Starbuck, and Apollo to the [[Officer's Club]].

Iblis later gets Sheba to take him to the [[Agro Ship]]. Iblis tells her that the quest closest to her heart is the finding of ''Pegasus'' and her father. He claims that if she opens her heart to him, all things are possible. When the [[Beings of Light]] appear, Iblis comments that despite their light "they conceal everlasting darkness" {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.

Sheba continues to follow Iblis, awed by his presence. During a party aboard the [[Rising Star (TOS)|''Rising Star'']] she offers herself as a consolation to Apollo, after losing at [[Triad (TOS)|Triad]]. While they are dancing she teasingly asks if Apollo is jealous of Iblis. Apollo emphatically indicates that something as petty as jealousy isn't affecting him, as matters regarding the survival of [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] are currently more pressing. Sheba is with Iblis aboard [[Agro Ship 9]] when he senses Adama and Apollo plotting something. Apollo and Starbuck have secretly taken a shuttle back to the red planet. Sheba takes a Viper and heads to the planet herself.

[[Image:ShebaKiss.jpg|thumb|right|Sheba kisses Apollo {{OS|The Hand of God}}.]]

She arrives at the wreckage site just as Apollo and Starbuck are looking inside the wreckage. They are horrified at what they see, and Apollo tries to keep Sheba from looking. Starbuck suggests that they let her, just as Iblis arrives. Iblis forbids Sheba from going near the wreckage. He claims Sheba as his own, and that she has given herself freely to him. Iblis orders her to his side, but Apollo interferes. Apollo shoots Iblis, revealing his true form. Iblis sends forth a bolt, aiming to strike Sheba dead. Apollo steps in front of the blast, and is killed in her place. Iblis flees, fearing retribution for killing one who is not his to kill. She mourns Apollo's death. As they are transporting the body back to ''Galactica'', their shuttle is taken aboard a [[Ship of Lights]]. Sheba finds Starbuck, and wonders if they are dead. The Beings of Light explain themselves, and bring Apollo back to life. They return to ''Galactica'' with their memories of their time aboard the Ship of Lights wiped, but with knowledge of a possible course to [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.

During the prison break by [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]], the [[Borellian Nomen]] and [[Commandant Leiter]] she and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] are taken hostage while piloting a shuttle. They are successfully freed when Apollo and Starbuck thwart Baltar's plot. {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.

Apollo leads Sheba, Starbuck, and Cassiopeia up to the [[Celestial chamber]] on something of an informal double-date. Sheba loves it. She helps to investigate the [[Gamma frequency]] signal that they receive. When Apollo is about to leave for the mission to infiltrate the basestar, she reveals her feelings for him, and kisses him. She and Cassiopeia watch the Raider take off from within the Celestial Chamber. She helps to fight the basestar's Raiders with the rest of ''Galactica'' Vipers, while ''Galactica'' [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|takes on the basestar]] {{OS|The Hand of God (TOS)}}.

{{clear}}

== Seperate Continuities ==

=== [[Maximum Press]] Comic Series ===

* The series begins 20 yahrens after the events of the original series. Sheba and Apollo are married and have a son named Cain. Sheba gave up her career as a warrior to marry Apollo and have a family. In the second story arc ''The Enemy Within'', she returns to duty.
* In the first four-issue arc, ''The War of Eden'', Count Iblis tries to corrupt Sheba once again. He teleports her to the crashed ship on the red planet from "[[War of the Gods]]". When she looks inside the wreckage, she discovers the preserved body of her father, Commander Cain. It later turns out to have been a trick. ([[War of Eden 3]])
* Sheba, believing Apollo had seen Cain's body inside the ship and lied to her, becomes crazed due to Iblis' influence and she winds up shooting Apollo dead. Apollo wakes up aboard the Ship of Lights and convinces one of the Seraphs, John, to give him another chance at life. ([[War of Eden 4]])

=== Clean Slate Press ===

* A series of full-length fan fiction novels called ''The Pegasus Chronicles'' explore Apollo and Sheba's relationship. In ''Second Coming'', Apollo and Sheba become engaged, but Cain and the Pegasus return to the fleet, throwing their relationship into turmoil.

* In another novel, ''The Race For Earth'', taking place five years after the events of ''The Hand of God'', it is revealed that Sheba now hates Apollo, blaming him for the death of Bojay.

{{clear}}

== Notes ==

* The name Sheba comes from a [[Wikipedia:Queen of Sheba|queen]] who, according to [[Wikipedia:Book of Kings|Kings 1-3]], visited [[Wikipedia:King Solomon|King Solomon]] to test his wisdom.
* Sheba does not have a close equivalent in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined series]]. The closest possible might be the character of [[Kendra Shaw]], who in "[[Razor]]" develops an almost mother-daughter relationship with the re-imagined version of [[Helena Cain|Cain]].

== External Links ==

* [http://freegalacticafanfictionnovels.weebly.com Clean Slate Press fan fiction stories] - now downloadable as epub files for ereaders.

== Gallery ==

<gallery caption="Sheba Gallery">
Image:Sheba Autograph.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 4.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 2.jpg
Image:Sheba Autograph 3.jpg
Image:Four portrait.jpg
Image:Sheba and Cassiopeia 2.jpg
Image:Sheba and Cassiopeia.jpg
Image:Sheba portrait - Realm Press.jpg
Image:Sheba - Maximum Press.jpg|The re-imagined Sheba from the Maximum Press comic book series.
</gallery>

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[[de:Sheba]]

Carmichael

2020-11-23T08:28:16Z

Epaddon:

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| seen=The Magnificent Warriors
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| role=Lead Agro Specialist, ''[[Agro Ship Nine]]''
| rank=
| actor=[[Olan Soulé]]
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}}

'''Carmichael''' is the Lead Agro Specialist on board the ''[[Agro Ship Nine]]''.

Carmichael informs {{TOS|Tigh|Colonel Tigh}} that, in order to procure food to feed {{TOS|The Fleet|the Fleet}}, they would need to obtain new seeds of a variety of edible [[agro]] plants {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.

He is also present when [[Iblis|Count Iblis]] "miraculously" manages to grow large amounts of edible food on the agro ship. Like the rest of the Fleet, he is lead to believe that this is a "miracle" from Iblis, however it turns out to be just another trick to take the Fleet on a journey of his own evils {{OS|War of the Gods}}.

Carmichael is also seen in a deleted scene in Part 1 of {{OS|War of the Gods}} observing Iblis kissing [[Sheba]] in the gardens of ''[[Agro Ship Nine]]''. He quickly walks away to avoid being noticed.

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[[de: Carmichael]]

Sarah Rush

2020-11-22T00:40:55Z

Epaddon: /* Biography */

{{Cast Data
| image=Sarahrush.jpg
| character= [[Rigel]]
| series=TOS
| born_day= 20
| born_month= 9
| born_year= 1955
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0750706
| sortkey=Rush, Sarah
}}
'''Sarah Rush''' (born September 20, 1955) portrayed Flight Corporal [[Rigel]] in the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

== Biography ==

Rush is a 1973 graduate of [[Wikipedia:Wayneburg Central High School|Wayneburg Central High School]] in Wayneburg, Pennsylvania, USA, and acted in school plays. She has, in her words, wanted to be an actor her whole life. An influence on that was the fact that her father's cousin was the legendary [[w:James Dean|James Dean]] (1931-1955). Since then, she has acted in commercials, film, theater, and television.

Rush has a [[Wikipedia:BFA|BFA]] in theater from [[Wikipedia:Penn State University|Penn State University]], and is a member of the Actor's Studio. Upon graudation from Penn State, she moved to New York on a scholarship from Samuel Gallu for "Most Promising Actor". In two weeks time, she signed a contract with Universal as a contract player for Universal Studios for 3 1/2 years.

She understudied for [[Wikipedia:Kathleen Turner|Kathleen Turner]] in the Broadway play "Toyer", which played at Kennedy Center.

While working as a contract player for Universal, she recalls her audition for ''Battlestar Galactica'':

: ''When I think about the audition, I have to laugh! I was a contract player at Universal, and I think that certainly helped me to get the role. However, I remember walking in to a huge office in the Black Tower at Universal, and along with [[Glen Larson]], there were about seven other people. It was pretty amazing to see all these folks in one room, looking at me! Anyway, I had one line, something like "100 [[micron]]s and closing, 99 microns and closing. . . Red alert!" I said these lines into my fist, as if it were a microphone. I have always been very serious about acting, and so I took it very seriously.''

:''"When I finished, I looked up at everyone, and after a moment of total silence, we all started laughing!!!!! Glen Larson was so kind to me, and I am so grateful that he gave me the job."''

Sarah followed her role on ''Galactica'' with her biggest part for Universal as Amanda Kent in ''[[w:The Seekers (miniseries)|The Seekers]]'', the third and last of John Jakes' [[w:Kent Family Chronicles|Kent Family Chronicles]] books that were adapted for television in 1978-79 and featured a number of ''Galactica'' cast members in previous segments including [[Lorne Greene]], [[John Colicos]] and [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]]

After her Universal contract expired, she left for New York where she studied acting with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof.

In the late 1980s to early 1990s, she was married and divorced, lost her mother and helped family members who were ill, which placed a pause in her acting career.

In 1999, she re-married to guitarist Fred Bova, after friends have attempted to get them together for two years.

== Trivia ==

* Sarah Rush designed the braided hair style, which she initially believed to be apt for the role of Rigel. However, an unknown someone didn't like it, and it was removed. However, during filming, the hairdresser took out the braids and the cameras started filming before Rush had a chance to brush her hair.

* Rush fondly recalls a compliment she received from a fan of the show:
: ''"One of the best compliments I received was from a fellow who had become a member of the club. He said that he remembered an episode I was in from his childhood days, and he remembered me very specifically, including my lines. He wanted to watch it again to see if he remembered it correctly, and he had. He said that he had remembered me because I had been truthful and honest and brought real humanity to the moment in the scene.''

: ''"I was so touched by that, because even though Battlestar Galactica's time frame is set in extraordinary circumstances with amazing technological effects, people are human and real and experience true feelings. That's actually one of the reasons I would love to do a science fiction show again, to bring that humanity in the midst of the vastness of Space."'' -- from BattlestarPegasus.com

* SarahRush.com became Rush's official site in June 2001. She communicates to her fans via the guestbook and the message boards of the website.

== See also ==

* [http://www.sarahrush.com Official site]
* [http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/sarahrush Sarah Rush's Yahoo! Club]

=== External Links===

* [http://battlestarfanclub.com/battlestar/bgintsr.htm BattlestarFanClub.com's Interview -- Sarah Rush]

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[[fr:{{PAGENAME}}]]

John Hoyt

2020-11-21T06:35:26Z

Epaddon:

{{Cast Data
| image=Domra.jpg
| series=TOS
| born_month= 10
| born_day= 5
| born_year= 1905
| death_month= 9
| death_day= 15
| death_year= 1991
| character= [[Domra]]
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0398466
| sortkey=Hoyt, John
}}

'''John Hoyt''' (born John Hoysradt on 5 October 1905, in Bronxville, New York, died 15 September 1991 in Santa Cruz, California) was an American film and television actor who played [[Sire]] [[Domra]] in the [[Original Series]] episode "[[Baltar's Escape]]".

Hoyt's five-decade career includes notable films such as the groundbreaking science-fiction motion picture ''[[w:When Worlds Collide (film)|When Worlds Collide]]'', ''Spartacus'', and ''The Conqueror''. The latter film, co-starring popular American actors [[w:John Wayne|John Wayne]], [[w:Agnes Moorehead|Agnes Moorehead]] (''[[w:Bewitched|Bewitched]]'') and [[w:Susan Hayward|Susan Hayward]], was filmed in an area contaminated with nuclear fallout from a ground-level test site. A very disproportionate percentage of the cast and crew of this movie eventually died of some form of cancer.

Hoyt's television career spanned almost every imaginable genre, from medical drama, science fiction, western, court drama, comedy, and spy dramas. Hoyt played Dr. [[MemoryAlpha:Phil Boyce|Phil Boyce]] in the [[MemoryAlpha:The Cage|series pilot]] for the original ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' series, and had many recurring and brief roles in classic and contemporary TV shows, including ''[[w:The Virginian|The Virginian]]'', ''[[w:Perry Mason|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[w:Hogan's Heroes|Hogan's Heroes]]'', ''[[w:Get Smart|Get Smart]]'', ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'', ''[[w:The Time Tunnel|The Time Tunnel]]'' and ''[[w:The Flying Nun|The Flying Nun]]''. Perhaps Hoyt's most unusual credit is in the X-rated parody of ''[[w:Flash Gordon|Flash Gordon]]'', called ''[[w:Flesh Gordon|Flesh Gordon]]'', in 1974. In the ''[[w:Twilight Zone (1959 TV Series|Twilight Zone]]'' he played a three-armed Martian in the episode "[[w:Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?|Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?]]"

For over a decade from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, Hoyt was seen regularly in commercials for Midas Muffler as "Old Man Creedy". He was a regular on ''[[w:Gimme a Break!|Gimme a Break!]]'' as Grandpa Stanley Kaninsky during its six year run (1981-1987)

Hoyt died of lung cancer in 1991.

[[Category:Former Star Trek Cast and Crew]]

John Hoyt

2020-11-21T06:34:56Z

Epaddon:

{{Cast Data
| image=Domra.jpg
| series=TOS
| born_month= 10
| born_day= 5
| born_year= 1905
| death_month= 9
| death_day= 15
| death_year= 1991
| character= [[Domra]]
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0398466
| sortkey=Hoyt, John
}}

'''John Hoyt''' (born John Hoysradt on 5 October 1905, in Bronxville, New York, died 15 September 1991 in Santa Cruz, California) was an American film and television actor who played [[Sire]] [[Domra]] in the [[Original Series]] episode "[[Baltar's Escape]]".

Hoyt's five-decade career includes notable films such as the groundbreaking science-fiction motion picture ''[[w:When Worlds Collide (film)|When Worlds Collide]]'', ''Spartacus'', and ''The Conqueror''. The latter film, co-starring popular American actors [[w:John Wayne|John Wayne]], [[w:Agnes Moorehead|Agnes Moorehead]] (''[[w:Bewitched|Bewitched]]'') and [[w:Susan Hayward|Susan Hayward]], was filmed in an area contaminated with nuclear fallout from a ground-level test site. A very disproportionate percentage of the cast and crew of this movie eventually died of some form of cancer.

Hoyt's television career spanned almost every imaginable genre, from medical drama, science fiction, western, court drama, comedy, and spy dramas. Hoyt played Dr. [[MemoryAlpha:Phil Boyce|Phil Boyce]] in the [[MemoryAlpha:The Cage|series pilot]] for the original ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' series, and had many recurring and brief roles in classic and contemporary TV shows, including ''[[w:The Virginian|The Virginian]]'', ''[[w:Perry Mason|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[w:Hogan's Heroes|Hogan's Heroes]]'', ''[[w:Get Smart|Get Smart]]'', ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'', ''[[w:The Time Tunnel|The Time Tunnel]]'' and ''[[w:The Flying Nun|The Flying Nun]]''. Perhaps Hoyt's most unusual credit is in the X-rated parody of ''[[w:Flash Gordon|Flash Gordon]]'', called ''[[w:Flesh Gordon|Flesh Gordon]]'', in 1974. In the ''[[w:Twilight Zone (1959 TV Series|Twilight Zone]]'' he played a three-armed Martian in the episode [[w:"Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?|Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?]]"

For over a decade from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, Hoyt was seen regularly in commercials for Midas Muffler as "Old Man Creedy". He was a regular on ''[[w:Gimme a Break!|Gimme a Break!]]'' as Grandpa Stanley Kaninsky during its six year run (1981-1987)

Hoyt died of lung cancer in 1991.

[[Category:Former Star Trek Cast and Crew]]

John Hoyt

2020-11-21T06:34:08Z

Epaddon:

{{Cast Data
| image=Domra.jpg
| series=TOS
| born_month= 10
| born_day= 5
| born_year= 1905
| death_month= 9
| death_day= 15
| death_year= 1991
| character= [[Domra]]
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0398466
| sortkey=Hoyt, John
}}

'''John Hoyt''' (born John Hoysradt on 5 October 1905, in Bronxville, New York, died 15 September 1991 in Santa Cruz, California) was an American film and television actor who played [[Sire]] [[Domra]] in the [[Original Series]] episode "[[Baltar's Escape]]".

Hoyt's five-decade career includes notable films such as the groundbreaking science-fiction motion picture ''[[w:When Worlds Collide (film)|When Worlds Collide]]'', ''Spartacus'', and ''The Conqueror''. The latter film, co-starring popular American actors [[w:John Wayne|John Wayne]], [[w:Agnes Moorehead|Agnes Moorehead]] (''[[w:Bewitched|Bewitched]]'') and [[w:Susan Hayward|Susan Hayward]], was filmed in an area contaminated with nuclear fallout from a ground-level test site. A very disproportionate percentage of the cast and crew of this movie eventually died of some form of cancer.

Hoyt's television career spanned almost every imaginable genre, from medical drama, science fiction, western, court drama, comedy, and spy dramas. Hoyt played Dr. [[MemoryAlpha:Phil Boyce|Phil Boyce]] in the [[MemoryAlpha:The Cage|series pilot]] for the original ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' series, and had many recurring and brief roles in classic and contemporary TV shows, including ''[[w:The Virginian|The Virginian]]'', ''[[w:Perry Mason|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[w:Hogan's Heroes|Hogan's Heroes]]'', ''[[w:Get Smart|Get Smart]]'', ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'', ''[[w:The Time Tunnel|The Time Tunnel]]'' and ''[[w:The Flying Nun|The Flying Nun]]''. Perhaps Hoyt's most unusual credit is in the X-rated parody of ''[[w:Flash Gordon|Flash Gordon]]'', called ''[[w:Flesh Gordon|Flesh Gordon]]'', in 1974. In the [[w:Twilight Zone (1959 TV Series|Twilight Zone]] he played a three-armed Martian in the episode [[w:"Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?|Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?]]"

For over a decade from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, Hoyt was seen regularly in commercials for Midas Muffler as "Old Man Creedy". He was a regular on ''[[w:Gimme a Break!|Gimme a Break!]]'' as Grandpa Stanley Kaninsky during its six year run (1981-1987)

Hoyt died of lung cancer in 1991.

[[Category:Former Star Trek Cast and Crew]]

Olan Soulé

2020-11-21T06:19:37Z

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| character= [[Carmichael]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 2
| born_day= 28
| born_year= 1909
| death_month= 2
| death_day= 1
| death_year=1994
| nationality=
| imdb= 0815825
| sortkey=Soulé, Olan
}}

'''Olan Soulé''' (28 February 1909—1 February 1994) was an American actor who had professional credits in nearly 7,000 radio shows and commercials, appearances in 200 television series and television films, and in over 60 films.

Born in [[w:La Harpe, Illinois|La Harpe, Illinois]], Soulé portrayed [[Carmichael]], the [[Agro Ship]] worker in "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]" and both parts of "[[War of the Gods]]".

While prolific in both films and television over his career, his most extensive credits were in radio and voiceover work. From 1968 to 1983, he was the voice of Batman in several animated series, including the ''[[w:Batman/Superman Hour|Batman/Superman Hour]]'' (1968) for Filmation, and the original ''[[w:Super Friends (1973 TV Series)|Super Friends]]'' for [[w:Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera]].

On February 1, 1994, Soulé died at age 84 of lung cancer in Corona, California, at the home of his daughter, Joann, and son-in-law, Dr. David Henriksen. His burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.

Lew Ayres

2020-11-21T06:07:57Z

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{{Cast Data
| image= Adar.jpg
| character= President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 12
| born_day= 28
| born_year= 1908
| death_month= 12
| death_day= 30
| death_year= 1996
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0000817
| sortkey=Ayres, Lew
}}
'''Lew Ayres''' (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor.

Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite [[w:Greta Garbo|Greta Garbo]] in ''The Kiss''. The following year his role in the anti-war film ''[[w:All Quiet On The Western Front|All Quiet On The Western Front]]'' elevated him to leading man status which peaked in the series of ''[[w:Doctor Kildare|Doctor Kildare]]'' movies for MGM between 1938 and 1942. His declaration of conscientious objector status in [[w:World War II|World War II]] led to a critical and popular backlash that caused MGM to drop him from the ''Kildare'' series. He would serve as a medic during the war.

After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[w:Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]'' (1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles.

His TV roles spanned the gamut from science fiction and fantasy (''[[w:Kung Fu (series)|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[w:Battle for the Planet of the Apes|Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[w:The Questor Tapes|The Questor Tapes]]'') to popular drama (''[[w:Marcus Welby, M.D.|Marcus Welby]]'', ''[[w:Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[w:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum]]'', ''[[w:Knots Landing|Knots Landing]]'').

Ayres portrayed the misguided President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] in the [[Original Series]].

==Notes==
*One of three to appear on the original series who at one time received an Academy Award acting nomination. The others were [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ray Milland]] (Milland was the only one to win).
*In addition to playing a President on the original series, he played a US Vice-President who becomes President in ''Advise And Consent'' (1962) and a US president in the TV-movie ''[[w:Earth II|Earth II]]'' (1971).

==External Links==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Lew Ayres}}
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1823&pt= Lew Ayres' "Find a Grave" Memorial]

[[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]

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Lew Ayres

2020-11-21T03:36:16Z

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{{Cast Data
| image= Adar.jpg
| character= President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 12
| born_day= 28
| born_year= 1908
| death_month= 12
| death_day= 30
| death_year= 1996
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0000817
| sortkey=Ayres, Lew
}}
'''Lew Ayres''' (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor.

Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite [w:Greta Garbo|Greta Garbo]] in ''The Kiss''. The following year his role in the anti-war film ''[[w:All Quiet On The Western Front|All Quiet On The Western Front]]'' elevated him to leading man status which peaked in the series of ''[[w:Doctor Kildare|Doctor Kildare]]'' movies for MGM between 1938 and 1942. His declaration of conscientious objector status in [[w:World War II|World War II]] led to a critical and popular backlash that caused MGM to drop him from the ''Kildare'' series. He would serve as a medic during the war.

After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[w:Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]'' (1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles.

His TV roles spanned the gamut from science fiction and fantasy (''[[w:Kung Fu (series)|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[w:Battle for the Planet of the Apes|Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[w:The Questor Tapes|The Questor Tapes]]'') to popular drama (''[[w:Marcus Welby, M.D.|Marcus Welby]]'', ''[[w:Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[w:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum]]'', ''[[w:Knots Landing|Knots Landing]]'').

Ayres portrayed the misguided President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] in the [[Original Series]].

==Notes==
*One of three to appear on the original series who at one time received an Academy Award acting nomination. The others were [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ray Milland]] (Milland was the only one to win).
*In addition to playing a President on the original series, he played a US Vice-President who becomes President in ''Advise And Consent'' (1962) and a US president in the TV-movie ''[[w:Earth II|Earth II]]'' (1971).

==External Links==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Lew Ayres}}
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1823&pt= Lew Ayres' "Find a Grave" Memorial]

[[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]

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Lew Ayres

2020-11-21T03:35:49Z

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{{Cast Data
| image= Adar.jpg
| character= President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 12
| born_day= 28
| born_year= 1908
| death_month= 12
| death_day= 30
| death_year= 1996
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0000817
| sortkey=Ayres, Lew
}}
'''Lew Ayres''' (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor.

Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite [w:Greta Garbo|Greta Garbo]] in ''The Kiss''. The following year his role in the anti-war film ''[[w:All Quiet On The Western Front|All Quiet On The Western Front]]'' elevated him to leading man status which peaked in the series of ''[[w:Doctor Kildare|Doctor Kildare]]'' movies for MGM between 1938 and 1942. His declaration of conscientious objector status in [[w:World War II|World War II]] led to a critical and popular backlash that caused MGM to drop him from the ''Kildare'' series. He would serve as a medic during the war.

After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[w:Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]'' (1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles.

His TV roles spanned the gamut from science fiction and fantasy (''[[w:Kung Fu (series)|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[w:Battle for the Planet of the Apes|Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[w:The Questor Tapes|The Questor Tapes]]'') to popular drama (''[[w:Marcus Welby, M.D.|Marcus Welby]]'', ''[[w:Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[w:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum]]'', ''[[w:Knots Landing|Knots Landing]]'').

Ayres portrayed the misguided President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] in the [[Original Series]].

==Notes==
*One of three to appear on the original series who at one time received an Academy Award acting nomination. The others were [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ray Milland]] (Milland was the only one to win.
*In addition to playing a President on the original series, he played a US Vice-President who becomes President in ''Advise And Consent'' (1962) and a US president in the TV-movie ''[[w:Earth II|Earth II]]'' (1971).

==External Links==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Lew Ayres}}
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1823&pt= Lew Ayres' "Find a Grave" Memorial]

[[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]

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Lew Ayres

2020-11-21T03:31:15Z

Epaddon:

{{Cast Data
| image= Adar.jpg
| character= President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 12
| born_day= 28
| born_year= 1908
| death_month= 12
| death_day= 30
| death_year= 1996
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0000817
| sortkey=Ayres, Lew
}}
'''Lew Ayres''' (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor.

Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite [w:Greta Garbo|Greta Garbo]] in ''The Kiss''. The following year his role in the anti-war film ''[[w:All Quiet On The Western Front|All Quiet On The Western Front]]'' elevated him to leading man status which peaked in the series of ''[[w:Doctor Kildare|Doctor Kildare]]'' movies for MGM between 1938 and 1942. His declaration of conscientious objector status in [[w:World War II|World War II]] led to a critical and popular backlash that caused MGM to drop him from the ''Kildare'' series. He would serve as a medic during the war.

After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[w:Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]'' (1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles.

His TV roles spanned the gamut from science fiction and fantasy (''[[w:Kung Fu (series)|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[w:Battle for the Planet of the Apes|Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[w:The Questor Tapes|The Questor Tapes]]'') to popular drama (''[[w:Marcus Welby, M.D.|Marcus Welby]]'', ''[[w:Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[w:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum]]'', ''[[w:Knots Landing|Knots Landing]]'').

Ayres portrayed the misguided President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] in the [[Original Series]].

==Notes==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Lew Ayres}}
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1823&pt= Lew Ayres' "Find a Grave" Memorial]

[[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]

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Lew Ayres

2020-11-21T03:30:35Z

Epaddon:

{{Cast Data
| image= Adar.jpg
| character= President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 12
| born_day= 28
| born_year= 1908
| death_month= 12
| death_day= 30
| death_year= 1996
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0000817
| sortkey=Ayres, Lew
}}
'''Lew Ayres''' (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor.

Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite [w:Greta Garbo|Greta Garbo]] in ''The Kiss''. The following year his role in the anti-war film ''[[w:All Quiet On The Western Front|All Quiet On The Western Front]]'' elevated him to leading man status which peaked in the series of ''[[w:Doctor Kildare|Doctor Kildare]]'' movies for MGM between 1938 and 1942. His declaration of conscientious objector status in [[w:World War II|World War II]] led to a critical and popular backlash that caused MGM to drop him from the ''Kildare'' series. He would serve as a medic during the war.

After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[w:Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]'' (1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles.

His TV roles spanned the gamut from science fiction and fantasy (''[[w:Kung Fu (series)|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[w:Battle for the Planet of the Apes|Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[w:The Questor Tapes|The Questor Tapes]]'') to popular drama (''[[w:Marcus Welby, M.D.|Marcus Welby]]'', ''[[w:Hawaii Five-O|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[w:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum]]'', ''[[w:Knots Landing|Knots Landing]]'').

Ayres portrayed the misguided President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] in the [[Original Series]].

==Notes==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Lew Ayres}}
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1823&pt= Lew Ayres' "Find a Grave" Memorial]

[[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]

[[de:{{PAGENAME}}]]
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Lew Ayres

2020-11-21T03:30:16Z

Epaddon:

{{Cast Data
| image= Adar.jpg
| character= President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]]
| series=TOS
| born_month= 12
| born_day= 28
| born_year= 1908
| death_month= 12
| death_day= 30
| death_year= 1996
| nationality= US
| imdb= 0000817
| sortkey=Ayres, Lew
}}
'''Lew Ayres''' (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor.

Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite [w:Greta Garbo|Greta Garbo]] in ''The Kiss''. The following year his role in the anti-war film ''[[w:All Quiet On The Western Front|All Quiet On The Western Front]]'' elevated him to leading man status which peaked in the series of ''[[w:Doctor Kildare|Doctor Kildare]]'' movies for MGM between 1938 and 1942. His declaration of conscientious objector status in [[w:World War II|World War II]] led to a critical and popular backlash that caused MGM to drop him from the ''Kildare'' series. He would serve as a medic during the war.

After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[w:Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]''(1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles.

His TV roles spanned the gamut from science fiction and fantasy (''[[w:Kung Fu (series)|Kung Fu]]'', ''[[w:Battle for the Planet of the Apes|Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[w:The Questor Tapes|The Questor Tapes]]'') to popular drama (''[[w:Marcus Welby, M.D.|Marcus Welby]]'', ''[[w:Hawaii Five-O|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[w:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum]]'', ''[[w:Knots Landing|Knots Landing]]'').

Ayres portrayed the misguided President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] in the [[Original Series]].

==Notes==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Lew Ayres}}
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1823&pt= Lew Ayres' "Find a Grave" Memorial]

[[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]

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Carol Baxter

2020-11-20T05:43:04Z

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{{Cast Data
| image= Macy.jpg
| character=Woman in Elevator; [[Macy]]
| series=TOS
| born_month=
| born_day=
| born_year=
| death_month=
| death_day=
| death_year=
| nationality= US
| sortkey=Baxter, Carol
| imdb= 0062698
}}

'''Carol Baxter''' is an actress and writer who portrayed two characters in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original ''Battlestar Galactica'']]. In "[[Saga of a Star World]]" she had an uncredited role as the "Woman In Elevator" who screams in horror when she sees what the Ovions are up to (and is later seen tied down when [[Cassiopeia]] is taken prisoner). In "[[The Lost Warrior]]" she played [[Macy]] from whom Apollo learns the truth about [[Red-Eye]].

Beside playing in ''Battlestar Galactica'' she had roles in ''[[w:The A-Team|The A-Team]]'', ''[[w:Hart to Hart|Hart to Hart]]'', ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]'' and the lead female role in ''[[w:The Curse of Dracula|The Curse of Dracula]]'' serial that was part of the 1979 series ''[[w:Cliffhangers (TV series)|Cliffhangers]]''.

As a writer, she worked for four episodes of ''[[w:She-Ra: Princess of Power|She-Ra: Princess of Power]]'' and one episode of ''The Incredible Hulk''.

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[[de:Carol Baxter]]

Carol Baxter

2020-11-20T05:35:14Z

Epaddon: The birth date information for Carol Baxter, taken from IMDB, is not accurate. I do not have her correct date of birth but she was not born in 1936 as she was clearly in her early to mid-20s at the time she appeared on Galactica.

{{Cast Data
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| character=Woman in Elevator; [[Macy]]
| series=TOS
| born_month=
| born_day=
| born_year=
| death_month=
| death_day=
| death_year=
| nationality= US
| sortkey=Baxter, Carol
| imdb= 0062698
}}

'''Carol Baxter''' is an actress and writer who portrayed two characters in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original ''Battlestar Galactica'']].

Baxter portrayed the Woman in Elevator in "[[Saga of a Star World]]", as well as [[Macy]] in "[[The Lost Warrior]]".

Beside playing in ''Battlestar Galactica'' she had roles in ''[[w:The A-Team|The A-Team]]'', ''[[w:Hart to Hart|Hart to Hart]]'', ''[[w:The Incredible Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]'' and the lead female role in ''[[w:The Curse of Dracula|The Curse of Dracula]]'' serial that was part of the 1979 series ''[[w:Cliffhangers (TV series)|Cliffhangers]]''.

As a writer, she worked for four episodes of ''[[w:She-Ra: Princess of Power|She-Ra: Princess of Power]]'' and one episode of ''The Incredible Hulk''.

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[[de:Carol Baxter]]

John Williams

2020-11-17T04:21:38Z

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{{Cast Data
| image=
| character=Statesman
| series=TOS
| born_month= 4
| born_day= 15
| born_year= 1903
| death_month= 5
| death_day= 5
| death_year= 1983
| nationality= UK
| imdb= 0002369
| sortkey=Williams, John
}}

'''John Williams''' (15 April 1903—5 May 1983) was a British actor whose career began on the English stage in 1916. His appearance as a member of the Council of Twelve in both parts of "[[War of the Gods]]", was the last acting role of his long career. He died in 1983

His most famous film roles were in the [[w:Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock]] movies ''[[w:Dial M For Murder|Dial M For Murder]]'' (with [[Ray Milland]]) and ''[[w:To Catch A Thief|To Catch A Thief]]''. He was also a frequent guest on the ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' television series, appearing in ten episodes.

Other notable TV guest roles included a comic William Shakespeare in the [[w:Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]] episode "The Bard" and the 1971 ''Night Gallery'' episode, "The Doll." During the second season of the 1966 sitcom, ''Family Affair'', he was a temporary replacement for Sebastian Cabot in nine episodes, when an injury forced Cabot to take time off from the show.

== Notes ==

* According to IMDb, his character was named "[[Sire]] Montrose". While no on-screen evidence supports this, Montrose is the name specifically given to the character in the [[War of the Gods (Book)|War Of The Gods]] novelization by [[Nicholas Yermakov]].
* This British actor is not related to, nor is he the [[w:John Williams|famous American music composer]] of the same name.
* He won the 1953 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Broadway play for his role in ''Dial M For Murder'', which he would reprise in the 1954 movie version.
* He gained fame as the star of a television commercial for a set of classical music records, "120 Music Masterpieces." This became the longest running nationally broadcast commercial in U.S. television history, running for almost 14 years, from 1971-1984 (continuing to run even after his death).

== External links ==

{{ext-wikipedia|article=John Williams (actor)}}

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John Williams

2020-11-17T04:10:58Z

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