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Government of the Twelve Colonies

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:''This article discusses the Colonial government as seen in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. For information on a formal government component of the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]] in the [[Original Series]], see [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)]].''

The '''Government of the Twelve Colonies''', established by the [[Articles of Colonization]], is a [[w:Federal republic|federal republic]]. The Colonial government was established 52 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] and is lead by a democratically elected president and legislature. Thanks largely to the efforts of President [[Laura Roslin]] the survivors retain their civilian government. The [[Military - Government relations|relationship]] between the civilian government and the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|military]], encapsulated by [[William Adama|Adama]]'s relationship with the president, has been a dynamic feature of the Fleet.

The amount of unity between the colonies prior to the holocaust is unclear. Gaius Baltar claims to have gotten his Gemenese [[Adrien Bauer|lab assistant]] a visa to work on Caprica ([[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]). It is unknown to what extent this visa program was required for travel and transfer of labor between the colonies. However this indicates, that even unified under a central government, the colonies were still independent to a certain degree <ref>This is contrary to the European Union, in which people can travel with little or no border controls, and can work in other countries largely unrestricted. This has economic advantages, like easier trade due to faster and more unbureaucratic shipping.</ref>. Furthermore, each colony had its own [[Law of the Twelve Colonies (RDM)# Colonies' Rights|laws]] concerning various areas of life.
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==Before the Cylon attack==

===Executive Branch===
The president<ref>[[Ron Moore]] has stated in several interviews that there have presumably been female presidents before Laura Roslin, and thus her presidency is not reacted to any differently by characters than if a man were in the office {{citation needed}}. Although some characters question her ability because of her previous office as a low-ranking cabinet member, their objections have little to do with her gender.</ref> at the time of the Cylon attack was President [[Richard Adar]]. The president is assisted by a cabinet, consisting of the heads of the various government departments. Under Adar, the the Secretary of Education was [[Laura Roslin]]. A member of the Ministry of Civil Defense, known only as "[[Jack]]", is also identified ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]).

In the event of the death or incapacitation of the president, the vice president and the cabinet are included in the line of succession. At the time she assumed the presidency, Roslin was 43rd in succession ([[Miniseries]])<ref>This line of succession is apparently similar to the [[Wikipedia:United States presidential line of succession|United States presidential line of succession]], which only includes 18 officers beneath the President. The US Secretary of Education is number 16.</ref>.

===Legislative Branch===
The Colonial legislature is bicameral. The upper house is the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]], with each colony represented by a single delegate, each with one vote. When the vice presidency becomes vacant, the Quorum is responsible for both the nomination and confirmation of the successor to that office. The president of the Colonies is also the presiding officer of the Quorum, with the authority to break tie votes. Ceremonial dress for Quorum members includes a sash representing their colony.

The lower house is apparently larger, and may be elected on a proportional basis. This may be the body which Gaius Baltar refers to as the "People's Council" ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). The government maintains a separate judiciary and recognizes an unelected religious body in an advisory capacity<ref>This is similar to the British [[Wikipedia:House of Lords|House of Lords]].'' ([http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/index.html#a000016 RDM, January 30, 2005]).</ref>.

Plurality of office is apparently forbidden, as Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is promptly replaced after being elected to the vice presidency from a position on the Quorum ([[Fragged]]).

Numerous civil liberties are guaranteed under the [[Articles of Colonization]]<ref>Many of these are apparently analogous to the [[w:United States Bill of Rights|United States Bill of Rights]].</ref>.

===''Ex Officio'' Advisers===

The peoples of the Twelve Colonies appear to have a single religion based on worship of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Lords of Kobol]]. As such, a religious homogeneity exists that makes a "separation of church and state" unnecessary in the strictest sense. Government officials appear to be able to choose to consult religious leaders to support decisions or gather advice and consensus. [[Elosha]], a priest, was also a member of the Quorum of Twelve for a number of years<ref>According to a [http://scifitalk.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=18387 podcast conversation] with actress [[Lorena Gale]], Elosha had been on the [[Quorum of Twelve]] for some twenty years. She was present on ''Galactica'' to "cut the tape" at the decommissioning ceremony.</ref>.

==Government of the Fleet==
===Executive Branch===
====First Roslin Administration====
[[Laura Roslin]], Secretary of Education under President Richard Adar, assumes the presidency after the deaths of Adar and the 42 other secretaries and ministers above her under the [[Case Orange]] contingency system. She apparently never forms an official cabinet of her own, but employs various advisers during the remaining nine months of Adar's unexpired term.

Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is chosen as her vice president in a special, and hotly contested (with [[Tom Zarek]]) Quorum election 49 days after the Cylon attack. The extent of his duties are unclear, and he still has considerable time to devote to scientific undertakings.

Baltar is prepared to assume the role of the president during Roslin's imminent death from cancer, but the scientist ''cum'' vice president manages to save the president's life. Despite the action, Roslin suspects Baltar is a Cylon collaborator, and Baltar chooses to become a candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election.

=====Roslin's Presidential Advisers=====
*[[Billy Keikeya]] - Personal assistant to the president and makeshift press secretary
:Keikeya is killed in the episode "[[Sacrifice]]".
*[[Tory Foster]] - Personal assistant to the president and makeshift press secretary
:Foster succceeds Keikeya in the episode "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
*Priest [[Elosha]] - Formerly a government cleric ([http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/01/index.html#a000016 RDM, January 30, 2005]) who became President Roslin's spiritual adviser
:Elosha is killed in the episode "[[Home, Part I]]".
*Brother [[Cavil]] - Spiritual adviser
:Cavil apparently succeeds Elosha for a brief period during "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" prior to his discovery as a [[humanoid Cylon]].
*[[Lee Adama]] - Military adviser ([[Water]])
:It is unclear when Adama's service as military Adviser ends. He does not appear in that capacity after "[[Home, Part II]]". Roslin's relationship with [[William Adama]] warms considerably following the events of that episode, generally obviating her need for a special military adviser. It can be assumed that Lee Adama's responsibilities as commander of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' leave him little time for affairs of state following "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
*[[Wallace Gray]] - Economic adviser ([[Colonial Day]])
:Gray apparently severs ties with the Roslin administration following his dismissal as vice presidential candidate in "[[Colonial Day]]".

====Baltar Administration====
[[Gaius Baltar]] announces his candidacy against Roslin one month prior to the presidential elections, with Sagittaron delegate and former opponent [[Tom Zarek]] as his running mate. Baltar runs on a platform opposed to religious interference in government affairs, prompted by the [[Rya Kibby]] affair, and in favor of colonization of [[New Caprica]]. Although Roslin attempts to fix the election in her favor, he is installed as President after the voter fraud is uncovered by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]].

Immediately after his inauguration, Baltar signs his first executive order ordering the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to return to New Caprica. One year later, President Baltar appears unsympathetic to the resource problems plaguing the colony and public approval of his administration is quite low. At the same time, a fleet of Cylon ships finds the settlement on New Caprica when they detect a trace radiation signature. Copies of Cylon models [[Number Five|Five]], [[Number Six|Six]], and [[Number Eight|Eight]] meet with President Baltar and his cabinet, and with ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' having jumped away he offers the unconditional surrender of humanity ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]] and [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Part II]]).

After four months of Cylon occupation, Baltar is still in office although his role is reduced to that of a figurehead ([[Occupation]]). [[Tom Zarek]] refuses to cooperate with the Cylons and is summarily imprisoned in the [[New Caprica Detention Center]] until his execution is ordered by the [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] and signed by Baltar at gunpoint ([[Exodus, Part I]]). Baltar is deposed after Admiral Adama organizes and executes a daring rescue mission of occupied New Caprica's inhabitants. During the exodus, Baltar chooses to leave with the Cylons ([[Exodus, Part II]]).

=====Baltar's Presidential Advisers=====
*[[Felix Gaeta]] - Personal assistant to the president.
*The [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] - Part advisers, part puppet masters, the Cylons play an important role in Baltar's administration during their occupation of New Caprica.

====Zarek Administration====
After the escape from New Caprica, Tom Zarek assumes the office of the president, succeeding the missing President Baltar. President Zarek brokers an agreement with Laura Roslin whereby he will nominate her to be his vice president (subject to the approval of the Quorum of Twelve), he will step down as president, and she will become president again. In return, Roslin would then appoint him as her vice president.

Zarek's only major action taken in his brief tenure as president of the Twelve Colonies is an executive order authorizing a [[The Circle|secret six-person tribunal]] tasked to find, charge, try, and execute collaborators and traitors. Shortly before stepping down as president, Zarek discloses this to Adama and Roslin. Zarek abides by his agreement with Roslin and goes through with his plan allowing Laura Roslin to resume her role as president ([[Collaborators]]).

====Second Roslin Administration====
Laura Roslin's first act as president is to grant a general pardon to anyone who collaborated with the Cylons. She abides by her agreement with Tom Zarek and nominates him as her vice president ([[Collaborators]]).

=====Roslin's Presidential Advisers=====
*[[Tory Foster]] - Personal assistant to the president

===The Quorum of Twelve===
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46 days after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], a new [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] is elected by survivors of the Twelve Colonies. It first convenes on ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' on the eve of [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day]] and remains in session for some time thereafter ("[[Fragged]]", "[[Final Cut]]"). ''Cloud Nine'' is destroyed in a nuclear attack by the [[humanoid Cylon|Cylon]] [[Gina Inviere]]. It is unknown whether any of the Quorum delegates are on board at the time of the attack ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

After the commencement of the [[Second Exodus]], then-President Tom Zarek oversees the swearing in of the new Quorum of Twelve, which was likely disbanded by the [[Cylon Occupation Authority]]. This Quorum convenes on ''Colonial One'' and consists entirely of new delegates ([[The Ties That Bind]]).

==Elections==

===Vice Presidency (Day 49)===
The new Quorum's first order of business is the election of a vice president, a motion presented by [[Tom Zarek]] (Sagittaron) and seconded by Dr. Gaius Baltar (Caprica). [[Marshall Bagot]] (Virgon) nominates Zarek for the position, and is seconded by [[Sarah Porter]] (Gemenon). Roslin's supporters select [[Wallace Gray]] to compete with him, but Gray is later replaced with Dr. Baltar.

Zarek loses the election six votes to six, with President Roslin casting the tie-breaker. Based on on-screen evidence, Zarek had the support of the representatives from Aerelon, Aquaria, Gemenon, Picon and Virgon, and his own vote as representative of Sagittaron <ref>This election followed a procedure similar to that laid out in the [[w:Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution]], with two exceptions: under U.S. law, only the president may appoint a nominee; and that nominee must be confirmed by both Houses of Congress, not just the upper house. (The 25th amendment is unclear on tie-breaking scenarios, as it is the vice president himself who is empowered to break ties in the U.S. Senate.)</ref>.

===Presidency (c. Day 280)===
The late President [[Richard Adar|Adar]]'s unexpired term, which Roslin fills under the provisions of [[Case Orange]], expires roughly nine and a half months post-holocaust. Roslin did not initially expect to run, due to the rapid progression of her cancer, but after her cure ([[Epiphanies]]) she makes it clear that she would stand for re-election.

Tom Zarek, defeated in his earlier bid for the vice presidency, privately states his intention to campaign for the presidency early on ([[Colonial Day]]), but withdraws his bid after he realizes that he could not hope to overcome Roslin's popularity. Instead, he throws his backing behind Roslin's vice president, Gaius Baltar, who publicly breaks ranks with the Roslin administration following the [[Rya Kibby|Kibby affair]] ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

[[Image:Ballot Candidates.jpg||left|thumb|100px|A sample ballot.]]
The election is conducted by popular vote across the entire Fleet, with votes being counted by military staff on ''Galactica'', overseen by civilian officials. The election resulted in victory for Baltar and a strong mandate for his policy of settlement on New Caprica, despite an suppressed attempt at rigging the election by the outgoing administration.

===Vice Presidency (c. Day 800)===
Following Baltar's disappearance in the aftermath of the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, he is succeeded by his former vice president Tom Zarek. Zarek indicates his intent to nominate Laura Roslin for the vice presidency before stepping down himself and allowing her to succeed him. Although unseen in the episode "[[Collaborators]]", this sequence of events apparently takes place without incident.

As part of this deal, Zarek is promised the opportunity to continue on as vice president ([[Collaborators]]), and officially assumed the position after giving Roslin the presidency ([[The Woman King]]).

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:''See [[Military - Government relations]]''

== Hierarchy ==
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Callandra Tyrol

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|death= Released out of an airlock ([[The Ties That Bind]])
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|marital status=Wife of [[Galen Tyrol]]
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|rank=Petty Officer 2nd Class
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|actor=[[Nicki Clyne]]
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|serial=557067, 205873<ref>This number comes from the serial number on the Dogtags Auctioned by the studios at the end of filming the series. These Screen used Tags also Read "S. Luman ser. 205873" Instead Nicki herself has mentioned the first few season dogtags were wrong.</ref>
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'''Callandra Henderson Tyrol''', better known by her nickname "'''Cally'''", is a young woman who works as a [[deckhand]] on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''.

During her tenure on ''Galactica'', she falls in love with her boss, [[Galen Tyrol]]. Despite this, she and fellow deckhand [[Socinus]], cover for Galen Tyrol on various occasions during Galen Tyrol's sexual interludes with [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], until Valerii is revealed as a [[humanoid Cylon]]. After this revelation, and a near death experience on [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], Henderson's anger and hatred for the Cylons leads her to "kill" Valerii during Valerii's transfer to a newly constructed brig.

Given 30 days in hack for unauthorized discharge of a firearm, she is lauded by her fellow crew members as a hero after he release. After reconciling with Galen Tyrol, their repaired relationship eventually amounts to a romantic one after Tyrol (suffering from suicidal dreams) savagely attacks Henderson after being awakened.

Henderson marries Tyrol, taking on his family name, and both muster out of the Colonial Fleet to settle on [[New Caprica]] in order to raise their son, [[Nicholas Tyrol]]. While on New Caprica, she is a part of the [[Colonial Workers Alliance]], a labor union lead by Galen Tyrol. However, the [[Cylon Occupation Authority|Cylons' occupation]] of New Caprica destroys any dreams she had of a life on New Caprica: she is nearly executed as an [[New Caprica Resistance|"insurgent"]], but is later freed and returns to ''Galactica'' after the [[Second Exodus]].

Life on ''Galactica'', particularly with a child to take care of, causes strife within her marriage to Galen Tyrol. Additionally, she is the driving force into convincing Galen Tyrol to [[Dirty Hands|re-institute the Colonial Workers Alliance]] and press for an illegal strike. Unbeknownst to her, she is nearly executed by [[Marines]] at Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]]'s orders, under the charge that she is a mutineer. Later, despite [[A Day in the Life|an incident]] where she is nearly killed, the Tyrols try to save their marriage and put their family's interests first.

These efforts fail however, leaving Henderson Tyrol to take care of the child, which resorts on sleeplessness and dependence on anti-depressants and other medications. This strain is due to the revelation that Galen Tyrol is a Cylon, a fact Henderson Tyrol discovers after following her husband to a [[Weapons Locker 1701D|weapons locker]]. After beating Galen Tyrol with a wrench, she attempts to kill Nicholas and herself by decompressing a [[launch tube (RDM)|launch tube]]; [[Tory Foster]], one of the [[Final Five]], intervenes and manages to save Nicholas, but ejects Henderson Tyrol into space. The crew on ''Galactica'' assumes that Henderson Tyrol committed suicide.

==Background==

Callandra Henderson is a young woman who joined the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] as a means to pay for dental school ([[Fragged]]). Henderson is not fond of [[FTL]] jumps ([[Miniseries]]), possibly because she suffers nausea during them ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

Henderson, as well as her boss, Galen Tyrol, seems prone to anger after a terrible event. Unlike Tyrol, Henderson tends to take decisive action as a result of her anger, rather than becoming immobile or overly irrational.

She is particularly adept at finding ways around the lack of replacement parts aboard ''Galactica''. As Tyrol often comments, Henderson's small stature allows her better access to smaller spaces in the [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor]]s she repairs.

==Character History at a Glance==

*Henderson (who is never called by her surname until Season 4) is a deckhand aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', working under the supervision of Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] at the time of the battlestar's [[Galactica Museum|scheduled decommissioning]].
*Henderson is attached to [[Deck Crew 5]] and responsible for [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] and [[Raptor]] maintenance ([[Miniseries]]).
*Henderson survives the initial attacks to ''Galactica'' in the wake of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], but loses many friends, including [[Prosna]], a fellow deckhand, after the battlestar manages fire damage after being struck by a nuclear missile.
*During an ill-fated mission to the ''[[Astral Queen]]'', Henderson is nearly raped by prisoner [[Mason]]. He shoots her after she bites his ear off in defense. Henderson is returned to ''Galactica'''s [[sickbay]] for treatment, where she is given the nickname "Specialist Lazy" in jest by her comrades ([[Bastille Day]]).
*Along with the rest of the deck crew, Henderson lies under oath to protect Chief Tyrol during a tribunal on a Cylon infiltration and attack ([[Litmus]]).
*For the next several weeks, Henderson assists Chief Tyrol in examining the [[You Can't Go Home Again|captured]] Cylon Raider brought aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]).
*On a Raptor Scout team bound for [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). Henderson's Raptor is attacked upon emerging from a [[FTL|Jump]], resulting in a crash on Kobol. As one of the few that was relatively unhurt, Henderson later returns to the crash site with Chief Tyrol and [[Tarn]], and barely makes it back alive with a forgotten [[medkit]] for [[Socinus]] ([[Scattered]]). However, the recovered medkit is too late to save Socinus, which greatly saddens Henderson ([[Valley of Darkness]]).
*[[Crashdown]] gives Henderson an assuredly suicidal order as part of his attack to disable a Cylon anti-missile battery that threatens their expected [[SAR]] rescue. Henderson is so terrified that she freezes in place. Losing control, Crashdown threatens to shoot her if she does not obey. Just before Crashdown shoots Henderson, Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] shoots him in the back, killing Crashdown instantly.
*[[Diana Seelix|Seelix]] is shot in their retreat, but Henderson saves her life by carrying her further ahead. A rescue team of Raptors arrives, and Henderson returns to ''Galactica'' with the survivors ([[Fragged]]).
*Henderson's anger transfers to [[Gaius Baltar]] when [[Galen Tyrol|the Chief]] is arrested and accused of being a Cylon himself due to his past relationship with [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], and threatens to reveal Baltar's part in Crashdown's death if Baltar does not act to clear Tyrol's name.
*Outraged by Tyrol's plight, Henderson shoots and kills Boomer ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). Henderson is imprisoned in the [[brig]] but, at Tyrol's request, Commander Adama gives her a lenient sentence of 30 days for "discharging a firearm without permission" ([[The Farm]]).
[[image:Flight_of_the_phoenix-Welcome_Back.jpg|thumb|left|Various crew members throw a party for Henderson's return to normal service.]]
*Released from the brig, the deck crews give Henderson a welcome back party. Chief Tyrol is still upset with her for killing Boomer, although Henderson is grateful to the Chief for putting in a good word for her with Adama.
*She aids Tyrol in the construction of the [[Blackbird]]. By the time they finish construction, Tyrol reconciles with her ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).
*Henderson is disgusted when several drunken ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' crewmen brag about repeatedly raping the captured [[humanoid Cylon]] known as [[Gina]], a reaction probably made stronger for her because Henderson herself survived an [[Bastille Day|attempted rape]].
*Henderson pleads with [[William Adama|Commander Adama]] to do something about the incident where Chief Tyrol and [[Helo]] are arrested by ''Pegasus'' command for the death of an officer that attempted to rape [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).
*After Commander Adama visits the hangar deck to confer with [[Laird]] on the status of the preparations for the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|planned attack]], Adama takes Henderson aside and questions her about Laird. Henderson reveals Laird's origins that enforce Adama's increasing suspicions about ''Pegasus'' commander, Admiral [[Helena Cain]].
*Henderson and Chief Tyrol later discover sabotaged Viper ammo by the Cylon-sympathizer [[Demand Peace]] movement ([[Epiphanies]]) as well as a storage crate with a [[Rya Kibby|stowaway]] inside ([[The Captain's Hand]]).
*Henderson wakes a sleeping Chief Tyrol up while he was in the midst of a suicidal nightmare. The delusional Tyrol gives Henderson a savage beating, quickly pummeling her into a bloody mess and knocking her unconscious. After a moment, Tyrol comes to his senses, shocked by what he had just done, and takes Henderson to sickbay, carrying her in his arms ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).
*Henderson's jaw is wired shut to heal, but she forgives Tyrol and says she always cared about him. Interestingly, her feelings for Tyrol were apparently known to [[Cavil]] prior to his exposure as a humanoid Cylon ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).

==On New Caprica==
[[Image:Cally UnfinBusiness.JPG|thumb|Henderson on New Caprica before becoming obviously pregnant ([[Unfinished Business]]).]]
A year later on [[New Caprica]], Henderson is married to Tyrol (taking his surname) and is pregnant with his child ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). Their son, [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicholas]] (named after her grandfather), is born and lives with the couple as of the 67th day of the New Caprica occupation by the Cylons ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance#Episode 1|The Resistance, Episode 1]]). Knowing her husband's test of faith after discovering that Brother [[Cavil]] was a humanoid Cylon, Tyrol is pleased for plans of a [[dedication ceremony]] for her new son ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance, Episode 4]]).

Following suicide attacks by the insurgency led in part by her husband, Cally Tyrol is picked up by members of the [[New Caprica Police]] in a night-time raid. [[James Lyman|James "Jammer" Lyman]], in his role with the NCP, discovers that she has been earmarked for execution, and asks [[Sharon Valerii]] to save her life. Valerii remarks that she does not know what she can do, as internal security is under the proviso of a different ministry. Henderson angrily tells Valerii to "go away and leave us alone" if she can't help her ([[Precipice]]).

Lyman later cuts her bonds and allows her to escape from the detention group slated for execution in a remote location. Chief Tyrol, arriving with a resistance sniper team, pushes his running wife out of the resistance's line of fire as they destroy the [[Cylon Centurion]] firing squad. She and her son hide in the resistance's underground bunker ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

==After New Caprica==

Cally Tyrol and her family are [[Exodus, Part II|evacuated]] along with most of the human population of [[New Caprica]]. She is next seen resting on a bunk with her son in a room overcrowded with refugees. Her husband visits her after he and the [[Circle]] secretly execute [[James Lyman]] for having collaborated with the Cylons. Before his death, Lyman tells Galen that he saved his wife on the planet. When Galen inquires as to how she escaped the execution and if anyone helped her, she replies that [[New Caprica Police|"one of these goons"]] set her free. She asks her husband how he knows about that, apparently unaware of his role in the Circle ([[Collaborators]]). Later she is working alongside Chief Tyrol on the hangar deck again. It is unknown specifically who babysits their son Nicholas when both parents are working ([[Torn]]), but formal daycare arrangements seems to have been established for families with dependent children ([[A Day In The Life]]) that the Tyrols use.

Tyrol attends the ship-wide boxing match with her husband and son and watches from the sidelines as her husband fights and defeats Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] ([[Unfinished Business]]). She recovers from [[w:Decompression sickness|decompression sickness]] injuries sustained in an explosive decompression incident while being rescued from a depressurizing airlock along with her husband ([[A Day In The Life]]).

==Death==

Tyrol's relationship with her husband deteriorates as he becomes consumed with his discovery, unknown to her, that he is a Cylon. She grows angry at his constant absence, some of which is due to his meeting with fellow Cylons [[Tory Foster|Foster]], [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], and [[Samuel Anders|Anders]]. Moreover, she develops a sleeping disorder and becomes reliant on medication. Awakening one night to find him out of bed and out of their quarters, she finds him in [[Joe's bar]] with Foster and witnesses Foster making a pass at him. Tyrol confronts him in a rage, assuming that he is having an affair.

Later, she finds a note in their cabin with instructions for a time and place for a meeting. Thinking that it is a note from Foster, she goes to the place of the rendezvous, only to discover her husband, Tigh, and Foster going into a weapons locker together and closing the hatch. She opens a panel in the corridor and squeezes into a crawlspace where she can hear what her husband and the others are saying. To her horror, she discovers that her husband is a Cylon. She makes a noise, which the others hear. In her flight from the crawlspace, Tyrol leaves the wall panel ajar, which Foster discovers. When Galen returns to their cabin, she knocks him unconscious with a heavy wrench and then takes [[Nicholas Tyrol|Nicky]] to the [[hangar deck]], intending to commit murder-suicide by expelling him and herself out a Viper [[launch tube]]. Before she can do so, Foster shows up, convinces her to stop, and then offers to carry Nicky. As soon as Tyrol turns her son over, however, Foster knocks her down and takes Nicky into the control room, from which she expels Tyrol into space. The scene ends with a final shot of Tyrol's frozen, dead face drifting in space ([[The Ties That Bind]]).

==Notes==
*Cally's full name was not known during the first 2 seasons of the series (even though she is a character that has appeared since the opening minutes of the Miniseries), and during this entire time was known simply as "Cally". It was unknown then whether "Cally" was her given name or her surname; many assumed it was her surname and referred to her as "Specialist Cally" (in "[[The Farm]]", Chief Tyrol referred to her as "Specialist Cally"). However, actress Nicki Clyne, who plays Cally, has said she always thought of it as her character's given name. Her full name "Cally Henderson" was used in Season 3 to label props such as her locker, but isn't visible on screen. She took on Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]'s surname after marrying him. After the character's death, Henderson's complete birth name, Callandra, is revealed at her funeral service in "[[Escape Velocity]]".

*The [[Miniseries]] novelization (which is treated as a [[Battlestar Wiki:Separate continuity|separate continuity]] source) gives her full name as "[[Jane Cally]]". However this was made up without the input of the BSG writing team, who later decided that Cally was actually her ''first'' name. The novel ''[[Sagittarius Is Bleeding]]'', meanwhile, gives her name as Callista Henderson.

*According to [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s blog, Henderson's term of required service ended at the same time that ''Galactica'' was to be decommissioned. She was about to be honorably discharged and return to civilian life when the Cylons attacked, ending those plans.

*In the DVD commentary for "[[Bastille Day]]", David Eick and Ron D. Moore elaborate on the increased role of Cally as the series progressed from the Miniseries through season 2:

:Eick: Nicki Clyne, who you see here playing Cally, was somebody who in the Miniseries, I remember Michael (Rymer) and I cast just on the basis of her look, 'cause we thought she was really cute, she kind of reminded us of a young [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001167/ Shelley Duvall]. [...] she turned out to be so good that we— in launching the series we started talking about ways to involve her and I'm very proud of a moment coming up where she does something rather nasty, that...
:RDM: Well she almost died! '''She was gonna die in the intial drafts of this'''.
:Eick: That's right! He kills her! He rapes and kills her! And they're telling us we're too dark ''this'' year.
:RDM: Oh, I know. The second season is so much darker. And I don't think they even care. Yeah, Cally, Nicki, I hate to tell ya, but the bullseye was on Nicki here. And I can't even tell you why we decided it was, no I take that back I think it was your note; you said you wanted Cally to fight back and really show some balls in this scene. She bit his ear off...
:Eick: I said, "She bites his frakking ear off" and I was totally being...you know, just ''illustrative''! I didn't really mean it!
:RDM: And I wrote, "she bites his ear off"!
:Eick: "And I got the draft, and she bites his ear off! I was like "that's great!"
:RDM: '''And from that moment on, I think, she really became part of the show'''. In a real sense, once she had gone through that and survived, and you know Tyrol and the gang come in and see her in the hospital at the end you kind of felt like she is one of the family.
:Eick: Yeah, and she's taken on, in season 2 actually, a much, much, ''much'' more prominent role. You have no idea how prominent a role.
:RDM: Which is really illustrative of the rise and fall of characters. I mean [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]] we thought going in was just going to be part of the show, and we just never really got our feet underneath us in terms of his storyline and really how it fit into it, and Cally who's just this 'other mechanic' at the beginning, who's just hanging around with Tyrol becomes a key element and part of the fabric of the show itself.
*In the DVD commentary for "Bastille Day", RDM revealed how he came up with names for deckhands Cally, [[Socinus]], and [[Prosna]]: "They were all names I pulled out of an 'ancient names internet site'. I literally, I found something on the internet that would give me like 'ancient names', I went through it and found ''those'' names. It was like ancient Greek and Roman...somethings. They might be, for all I know they're names for utensils, or something like that..."
**"Calli" is a word from ancient Greek, meaning "beautiful".

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Daniel Haller

2007-01-29T16:23:46Z

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'''Daniel Haller''' (born 1926) is an American television and film director, active from the 1960s to 1980s.

Born in [[w:Glendale, California|Glendale, California]], Haller is sometimes credited as "Danny Haller" or "Dan Haller". In addition to directing, Haller was also an art director, producer, and production designer.

Haller directed episodes of the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

==Director credits==

* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'': [[Season 1 (1978-79)|Season 1]]
** "[[War of the Gods, Part I]]"
** "[[War of the Gods, Part II]]"
* ''[[Galactica 1980]]''
** "[[Space Croppers]]"

==External links==
*[http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/daniel-haller/93195/biography Short Daniel Heller biography]

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Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques

2007-01-29T15:40:04Z

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Members of '''''Battlestar Wiki''''': This page is to coordinate all questions to any official members of the cast or crew of "[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]." Please sign your question after you are done. The "summary" of the question should be be first, if any, and then the questions, in short form, should be placed at the bottom. This is to not confuse people and to keep the quetions distinctive.

Cast/Crew: These are questions we are seeking answers to. If you have the time, please answer them as best you can. We will move these questions/answers to the correct page once they have been done. You can also check out ''[[:md:Category:Seeking Official Information|Category:Seeking Official Information]]'' for larger items - particularly pictures.

All questions which have been previously answered can be found on the archive pages. Questions get moved to the archives once items and questions stemming from the issue have stopped.

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== Kacey's real name ==
I've noticed that the actor who plays Kacey has been spelled two different ways in the end credits: Madeline Parker and Madeleine Parker (with an extra "e"). Assuming that these aren't twins, which spelling is correct? Thanks.

I'm also assuming that the director's name was misspelled for Torn. Jean de Segonzac has directed many shows and movies while there is no information on a Jean de Segoznac as the director's name was spelled in the onscreen credits. -- [[User:123home123|123home123]] 19:23, 9 November 2006 (CST)

==Cottle's first name==
Since we're asking for characters' first names, does doctor [[Cottle]] have one already? [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 04:06, 22 December 2006 (CST)
::He has a first and middle but we've never said it onscreen or published it in scripts. He said he'd thump us if we revealed it. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 14:31, 25 January 2007 (CST)

== Use of the Wiki ==

Well... I think most of want to know this because everyone puts in time into the Wiki, but we were wondering if you (or the writers) look to the wiki (the question section in particular) as a guide to see what arc's have or haven't been completed in the "series". [[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 22:52, 4 January 2007 (CST)
:That's a nice question. We can't or shouldn't be a true "source" (that's a bit of a fanwank) but if help in pointing out writing gaffes that have been improved, or confirming unofficially that some of the fans "get it" (the overall storylines and characterizations) then it's a nice ego boost. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 02:45, 5 January 2007 (CST)
::And egos are always nice things to have boosted. --[[User:BklynBruzer|BklynBruzer]] 08:18, 5 January 2007 (CST)
:::I might use it to get a head start tracking down some plot point that I later confirm within the organization. Thanks guys. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 14:30, 25 January 2007 (CST)
::::I think all of the contributors would be happy to thank you, Ron, David, and everyone involved in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' sagas for giving us a show that's so wonderful to watch as well as to document. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 22:42, 27 January 2007 (CST)

== [[Dirty Hands]] ==

Can you confirm if "Dirty Hands" has been re-titled "Our Enemies, Ourselves"? --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 19:29, 12 January 2007 (CST)
::"Our Enemies, Ourselves" was the original story for Episode 15, but as Michael Angeli's Ep 13 ("The Woman King") evolved, we found that it was working the same thematic ground as "Our Enemies," so we developed a different story, which became "Dirty Hands." - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 14:28, 25 January 2007 (CST)
:::I really liked the title "Our Enemies, Ourselves" though. One of the best titles in the show so far IMO. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 06:08, 26 January 2007 (CST)

== Question on a recurring extra ==

In early Season One, there was a large Asian pilot with tattoos that appeared at a card game. As far as I remember, he disappeared after that. Then he reappeared during the partying scenes in Scar. And now he's back in a major way in Season Three, appearing in most scenes involving lots of pilots. Personally, I'm a huge fan of the man, and was wondering if there's any actual information on him. Does he have a name? And will he ever get a line? Thanks for your time. [[User:Alpha5099|Alpha5099]] 13:51, 6 December 2006 (CST)
:Good question. Lots of pictures can be found in [http://z15.invisionfree.com/Galactica_B_S/index.php?showtopic=431 this Galactica BS thread].--[[User:Pedda|Pedda]] 18:02, 6 December 2006 (CST)
::I created an article about him: [[Tattooed pilot]]. When (if) Brad gives us his actual name, we can move it.[[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 06:09, 22 December 2006 (CST)
:::He's getting the reputation of being BSG's counterpart to [[w:Morn|Morn from ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'']]. :) --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:38, 5 January 2007 (CST)
::::Now we know the name of the extra: [[Leo Li Chiang]]. [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 20:17, 15 January 2007 (CST)

==Why Did D'Anna Die?==
Hello Mr.Thompson, there's been some debate and uncertainty about why exactly D'Anna died after seeing the Final Five? When she got bloody-nosed and foggy eyed and died....

Was it because she saw the Final Five? Or was it some sort of "kill signal" for all Threes in order to box them? Thank you for your time. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 20:42, 23 January 2007 (CST)
:::To see god is to know madness. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 14:32, 25 January 2007 (CST)
::::Thanks :) --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 15:56, 25 January 2007 (CST)

== Cavil's number ==

The closed captioning in [[Exodus, Part I]] said:
:'''Number Two''': This is three downloads for me.
Should this be regarded as a canonical confirmation that Cavil is in fact Number Two?

::Nope. All it confirms is that this particular Brother Cavil's "consciousness" has been incarnated three times so far. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 14:35, 25 January 2007 (CST)
:::Thanks for the answer (and for many other answers on this page), I'll forward this to our Cavil-is-Number-Two discussion. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]] 14:45, 25 January 2007 (CST)

== Battlestar Triton's BSG Number ==

Hello Mr. Thompson and other ''Battlestar'' crew, nice to be talking with you. I was just wondering what the ''Triton''’s Battlestar Group number was? The image [http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Image:Tritonpatch_33.JPG] of the ''Triton'' patch from [[Crashdown]]'s profile page shows "''Battlestar Triton - BSG-3*''". I was just wondering, what was the second digit of the number? Is it BSG-33? Because if so that's pretty damn clever. Thank you for your time. --[[User:Kahran|Kahran]] 19:22, 24 January 2007 (CST)
:Kahran, I'm sorry to blow my omnipotent image here, but I don't know. I'll have to save your question for the costume department when (if) they come back for the next season. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 14:41, 25 January 2007 (CST)
::Well, thank you anyway. Here's hoping for Season Four (and beyond!) --[[User:Kahran|Kahran]] 16:54, 25 January 2007 (CST)

== Sykes ==
There's a character in Rapture, named Sykes. I am pretty much absolutely certain he is played by Tygh Runyan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750353/). I had two questions. First, I just wanted confirmation on the name of the character and the actor. I've asked others, they agree with me it's the same guy. The other question is, is there more to Sykes? Tygh Runyan is a somewhat well known actor. He's appeared in several TV shows, and had a fairly prominent role in Snakes on a Plane. It seems odd that he'd be cast as just an extra. Did he have lines that were cut? Will he be appearing more? Thank you. [[User:Alpha5099|Alpha5099]] 23:00, 25 January 2007 (CST)
:That's ANOTHER Galactica person in SoaP! (Or SoaP person in Galactica if that's what you prefer) --[[User:BklynBruzer|BklynBruzer]] 06:43, 26 January 2007 (CST)
::I know about Chuckles and one of the terrorists from Sacrifice. Is there anyone else? [[User:Alpha5099|Alpha5099]] 10:03, 26 January 2007 (CST)
:::I think Sykes makes the 3rd. --[[User:BklynBruzer|BklynBruzer]] 14:24, 26 January 2007 (CST)

Madeline Parker

2006-11-28T22:16:14Z

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'''Madeline Parker''' is the young actress who played [[Kacey]] in three episodes of ''Battlestar Galactica'': [[Precipice]], [[Exodus, Part I]], and [[Exodus, Part II]]. According to her IMDB profile, this has been her only acting work.

In his [[Podcast:Precipice|Precipice podcast]], [[Ronald D. Moore]] says that Parker is "one of the better child actors I've worked with." He goes on to explain that [[Katee Sackhoff]] ([[Kara Thrace]]) and Parker share a special bond off screen in addition to their relationship on screen. In the same podcast, Moore says that they would play together between takes, and in the [[Podcast:Torn|Torn podcast]] he says that Sackhoff coached Parker during filming.

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William Adama

2006-10-09T22:54:14Z

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:''For information on William Adama's [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Adama (TOS)]].''

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|marital status= Divorced ([[Caroline Adama]]), remarried to [[Anne Adama]]
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Admiral '''William Adama''', a veteran of the [[Cylon War]], is the commanding officer of the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', and the highest ranking officer left in the [[Colonial Fleet]].

== Background ==

*William Adama was born on Caprica, the son of [[Joseph Adama]]. His father was an attorney specializing in civil liberties ([[Litmus]]).

*Adama served late in the [[Cylon War]] as a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot. He allegedly gained the call sign of "Husker" on account of his baritone "gravelled" voice. He proved a gifted pilot, shooting down his first [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] on his very first mission.
*He racked-up his 1,000th deck landing while serving aboard battlestar ''[[Atlantia]]'' ([[Act of Contrition]]), when he held the rank of Lieutenant.
*In the last week in the war, Adama served on ''[[Galactica]]'' when the battlestar was boarded by Cylon forces. He recalled to his friend and fellow war veteran [[Saul Tigh]] of a dangerous Cylon tactic that tried to turn the battlestar's power against itself ([[Scattered]], deleted scene).
*Following the Cylon armistice, William Adama married [[Caroline Adama]] and had two sons, [[Lee Adama|Lee]] and [[Zak Adama|Zak]], before the pressures of Adama's career and the time he spent away from home of active service began to place a strain on their marriage, and the two eventually divorce.

[[Image:Youngadamafamily.jpg|thumb|left|A young William Adama and his two sons.]]

*Furloughed by [[Colonial Fleet]] after the war's end, Adama found work on a civilian freighter where he met [[Saul Tigh]], who was to become a longtime friend.
*Adama married a second time to [[Anne Adama]]. Anne's family had political influence with the defense subcommittee and pulled to get Adama reinstated to the [[Colonial Fleet]]. Adama himself arranged for Tigh's reinstatement a few years later.
*While elder son Lee Adama showed promise as a Viper pilot, younger Zak Adama did not. [[Kara Thrace]], Zak's flight instructor and lover, certified him for basic flight despite young Adama's poor flight skills. Later, Zak Adama was killed in an operational flight. Zak's death would cause a rift between he and his older son for nearly [[Act of Contrition|three years]] until Thrace admits her error to Bill Adama.
*Adama has the rare combination of qualities that make up a good leader: insight, the ability to naturally command respect, a common touch that enables him to relate to the enlisted personnel under his command as well as his officers, intuition, intelligence, a strong belief in his own abilities, and the ability to take the advice of others. These qualities are reflected in the fact the personnel of all ranks aboard ''Galactica'' hold him in high regard, and know that he is approachable ([[Miniseries]]).
*Adama mistrusts politicians, and sometimes places too strongly a value of loyalty to those he regards as family and friends. From his uneasiness to [[Laura Roslin]]'s unexpected assumption of the Presidency, to the tolerance and patience of his friend, [[Saul Tigh]], and his stubborness to save Kara Thrace ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]), Adama shows a dogged determination that few others care to confront.

== Character History at a Glance ==
*At the time of the [[Miniseries]], William Adama serves out his final weeks as commander of the battlestar ''[[Galactica]]''. After some 50 years of service, the historic warship is in the process of being decommissioned, and it was one of Adama's final duties to formally hand her over to the [[Colonial Ministry of Education]], which would operate the ship as a living museum and educational center commemorating the original Cylon War.
*As a retirement gift, several members of [[Galen Tyrol]]'s deck crew find and restore Adama's old [[Viper Mark II]].
*On news of a renewed Cylon attack, Adama's first thoughts are, "Dead. We're all dead" ([[Home, Part II]]). Despite this, as well as the presumed loss of his wife in Caprica City, he manages to shepherd [[The Fleet (RDM)|the last of humanity]] to safety.
[[image:Mini_Adama_Tigh_DRADIS.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] and Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] plot a course to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] in the [[Miniseries]].]]
*When [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]] Fleet Headquarters is destroyed and then Admiral [[Nagala]] is killed, he unhesitatingly takes control of the Colonial's response to the Cylon incursion and starts defining a response to the onslaught. Once President Roslin convinces Adama the futility of fighting against overwhelming odds, and with what may be the last 50,000 humans that remain anywhere, he makes the switch to the more tactical thinking that keeps the Colonial fleet at least one step ahead of their Cylon pursuers.
*From the outset, he is savvy enough to give every single survivor of the devastating attack on the Colonies a reason for hope for the future: the legend of Earth. This falsehood [[Tomb of Athena|comes back to haunt him]] as the weeks continue, as Roslin is aware of this lie to the crew and states this privately to Adama.
*Adama continues to face the problem of infiltration within the Fleet by [[Cylon agent]]s as well as [[Demand Peace|dissenting humans who protest or terrorize]] others in the Fleet. Adama continually redefines the boundaries of military and civil leadership. After some [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|serious missteps between he and President Roslin]], the two later become friends as well as influential leaders.
*[[Sharon Valerii]], a trusted [[Raptor]] pilot that served with Adama for two years, reveals herself unwittingly as a Cylon sleeper agent and shoots Adama at point blank range after a [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|critical mission near Kobol]]. Cottle [[Fragged|eventually repairs]] the damage to Adama's body, but Adama's psyche takes the larger hit while he repairs the [[Resistance|damage to the Fleet]] he and Col. Tigh have caused in arresting President Roslin, as well as the existence of a second copy of Valerii.
[[image:Home_pt1-Adama.jpg|thumb|Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] paints a model boat while talking to [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] in "[[Home, Part I]]."]]
*While at first Adama takes a similar stance to Tigh in assuming a hard military posture, a conversation with [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] helps him realize that, despite the problems, the Fleet is his family, and the family must stay together. After finding the [[Tomb of Athena]] with Roslin and reuniting a [[Laura Roslin faction|factioning of the Fleet]], Adama firmly buries the hatchet between he and Roslin publicly.
*In a desperate plan, Adama trusts the second Valerii to help ward off a massive Cylon fleet. Adama ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). Despite his "gut" feelings about the Cylon, he finds common ground often with her, even [[Resurrection Ship, Part I|apologizing to her]] after a distasteful incident.
*Adama stoically accepts Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s overall command. Wary of her behavior and her crew, Adama follows his own truism: stick to what you know, until you find something better.
*Matters with Cain's unusually totalitarian command style come to a head when Cain makes several highly questionable orders that lead him to face off with her battlestar and her command in a [[Pegasus (episode)|military challenge]]. While the issue is temporarily defused, Adama is told by, of all people, President Roslin that Cain is a threat to the safety of the Fleet's citizens and must be eliminated.
*Adama avoids killing Cain after realizing that he would become the monster that the Cylons believed they were, unaware that she has plotted his demise as well.
*With Cain's fate sealed not by Adama but [[Gina]], a frail President Roslin promotes Adama to Admiral. He gives her a simple, affectionate kiss, which she returns, signifying another change in their turbulent association.
*Adama's sense of justice with Roslin holds when he confronts her about a conspiracy involving her re-election. Roslin admits the conspiracy but she is certain disaster will strike if [[Gaius Baltar]] becomes president. He agrees, but convinces Roslin that the correct course of action is to acknowledge a miscount and cover the conspiracy.
*When ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' and two other ships blow up as a result of [[Gina]]'s last effort of sabotage, Adama is privately infuriated at new President Baltar's refusal to investigate, and begins to wonder if he hadn't made a mistake.

==Currently...==

*A year later, Adama commands a heavily under-staffed ''Galactica'' as the flagship of a defense fleet, consisting of all ships unable or unwilling to make planetfall on [[New Caprica]]. He now sports a thick mustache, and has apparently taken up smoking.
*Adama convinces [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] to rejoin Ellen in [[New Caprica City]] after months of debate, with [[Helo]] acting as his new XO.
*Not long after Tigh leaves, a massive Cylon fleet bears down on New Caprica. After a brief discussion with Commander Lee Adama ([[The Captain's Hand|aboard ''Pegasus'']]), they order the Fleet to escape to pre-arranged Jump coordinates.
*The admiral issues the Jump order with a reminder: "We're leaving... but we'll be back."

==Additional Notes==
*[[Wikipedia:Adama|Adama]] (also known as Nazareth) is the name of a large city in Ethiopia. The name is also a variation on "[[Wikipedia:Adam and Eve|Adam]]," the first man to be created according to the Bible in the [[Wikipedia:Genesis|Book of Genesis]]. In Hebrew the word pronounced "Adama" means earth.
*Edward James Olmos has brown eyes, but he wears contacts when playing William Adama that make Adama's eyes blue. This is done so that Olmos and [[Jamie Bamber]], who is playing his son Apollo, will resemble each other more.
*Astute viewers may recall Edward James Olmos sharing the screen with realistic humanoid robots as Gaff in the classic science fiction film "Blade Runner". Olmos also shares with ''Star Trek'' star William Shatner the distinction of being one of only two actors to both command a television starship and portray a police officer in a popular 1980's cop show ("Miami Vice" for Olmos, "T.J. Hooker" for Shatner).

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Carolanne Adama

2006-10-09T22:47:11Z

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'''Caroline Adama''' is the former wife of the famous Commander [[William Adama]], mother of [[Lee Adama|Lee "Apollo" Adama]] and the late [[Zak Adama]]. Other than how she relates to these influential men, not much is known about her.

==Biography==
Due to William Adama's commitments to the Colonial military, Caroline raised both children by herself. The strain of his absence and his committment to the fleet caused their eventual divorce.

She and Adama had little contact since their divorce, and at the time of the [[Cylon Attack]], Lee Adama had said she was getting married. ([[Miniseries]]). William Adama had remarried to [[Anne Adama]] some 20 years earlier.

It is presumed that Caroline Adama perishes in the Cylon Attack, but officially this has not been mentioned.

==Analogue==

Caroline Adama's analogue in the original series is [[Ila]].

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Kacey Brynn

2006-10-08T16:22:06Z

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'''Kacey''' is a young girl whom [[Leoben Conoy]] claims is the genetic offspring of himself and [[Kara Thrace]]. Leoben holds Thrace in an apartment on New Caprica for four months before revealing the child. Thrace is understandably uneasy around the child, but appears to show genuine concern when Kacey has an accident and requires medical attention.

How much Leoben is to be trusted on the origins of Kacey is not yet known, but should be explored in future episodes.

Occupation

2006-10-08T16:18:32Z

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== Overview ==
:''It's been four months since the [[Cylons (RDM) |Cylons]] occupied the human settlement of [[New Caprica]], and ''[[Galactica]],'' ''[[Pegasus]]'', and a handful of ships jumped to safety. On New Caprica, a resistance has begun to challenge the Cylons. Aboard Galactica, [[Admiral Adama]] struggles with plans for a rescue, having only a handful of untested pilots at his command, understaffed ships, and facing a nearly impossible task.

== Summary ==
*The episode begins with a series of cut scenes. Light flashes over [[Saul Tigh]]'s face. He is in a prison cell, his missing eye patched over with a gauze bandage, and has scratched notches into a calendar on the wall. His wife, [[Ellen Tigh]], is having sex with one of the [[Cavil]]s. [[Laura Roslin]] lights a candle and prays to the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#Lords of Kobol|gods]]. [[Galen Tyrol]] and [[Samuel Anders]] are planting a bomb using [[G-4]] and an [[A-type detonator]] within a building space.
*[[Kara Thrace]] is inside a neatly decorated room, setting a table.
*Admiral [[William Adama]] tries to strategize a rescue plan with a series of various models of fighters, support vehicles and other civilian ships in the [[Situation Room]]'s plot table, but becomes frustrated and hurls a model across the table.
*Another Cavil walks into Tigh's cell and taunts him as he attempts to hide the calendar that he has scratched in the wall. A copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] walks into the room where Thrace sits at table, carrying her dinner. He sits and prays to [[God|"The Heavenly Father."]]
*Thrace coyly asks the Conoy copy for a knife for her steak, but Conoy takes his knife and cuts her steak himself.
*Tyrol and Anders scatter away as a [[Heavy Raider]] lands near their bomb.
*After Ellen Tigh's liaison with her Cavil copy, she asks when will she gets what she asked for, suggesting a previous deal. The Cylon informs her that it should be happening right at that moment. At same time, the Cavil in the cell with Colonel Tigh releases him from prison in a very taunting way. Tigh exits the prison and his wife meets him at the gate.
*A group of '[[Cylon agent|skinjobs]]' including at least 3 [[Eight]]s, 3 [[Six]]es, and 2 [[Five]]s approach the Heavy Raider as several '[[Cylon Centurion|chromejobs]]' exit it. Tyrol and Anders set off the bomb. A great explosion ensues that is witnessed by the Conoy copy with Thrace from their apartment. He returns to the table, pushes his knife away from Thrace.
*As he comments on how beautiful she is, Thrace stabs him in the neck with metal chopsticks. As he dies (while Thrace repeatedly stabs his chest for good measure), he tells Thrace that he will see her soon. She tells him to take his time. Then, after wiping her hand on the carpet, she returns to the table and calmly resumes eating dinner.
*Colonel Tigh is running the resistance effort, with Tyrol and Anders acting as his second in command officers.
*Every day a Raptor jumps in and listens for a wireless broadcast. With the list of jamming frequencies provided by Gaeta, Tyrol manages to contact the Colonial Fleet.
*With little left to lose, [[Duck]] prays to the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Lords of Kobol|gods]]. He has placed several packs of [[G-4]] around his waist, wiring himself as a living bomb. He dons his [[NCP]] uniform to attend their graduation ceremony, intending to kill [[Gaius Baltar]] and as many traitors and Cylons as he can.
*Baltar decides not to attend the graduation ceremony. Gaeta is unable to signal Tyrol in time of this last-minute change.
*The Leoben copy with Thrace introduces her to [[Kacey]], supposedly [[Hera|another]] Cylon-human hybrid fertilized by this Cylon's consciousness and using Thrace's [[The Farm|egg from her stolen ovary]]. Thrace immediately treats it as an "it."

== Questions ==
*How did Anders manage to recover from his pneumonia without the medical supplies Thrace was seeking in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]"?
** It is possible his own bodily defenses fought it off or he received medical supplies from a Cylon.
*Is this episode further evidence that [[Jammer]] is another Cylon model? He was standing next to Duck when they assembled for the graduation, and it is unlikely that he would have survived the explosion at such close range.
**In the podcast, [[Ronald D. Moore]] reveals that Jammer survives Duck's attack, yet another issue that he has to deal with. An unfilmed scene was to show him waking up, under bodies, and having to move body parts out of the way. It was to be shown where his flashback of Cally Tyrol's arrest occurs.

== Analysis ==

* Given the dialogue during the scene and the marks on Ellen Tigh's face, it appears that Cavil has a penchant for "rough sex," adding to the sacrifice being made by Ellen to free Saul Tigh.
* During the episode, Conoy mentions that Kara Thrace has succeeded in killing Conoy five times (including the killing that was shown).

== Notes ==
*"Occupation/[[Precipice]]" was awarded the [[Awards and Honors|IGN.com Editor's choice award]], following a review in which it received a rating of 10/10.
*"Occupation" and "[[Precipice]]" is edited as one 2-hr episode with only one intro. However, in the podcast, [[Ronald D. Moore]] indicates the "beginning" of "Precipice".
*The episode opens on the 134th day since the Cylon occupation.
*In her Diary/Journal Roslin notes that it is "Marsday", which is the Roman name for Ares. This is at least the second time that the Roman names for the Greek pantheon has been used.
*Crew changes in the year after settlement glimpsed in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]" are confirmed here: Helo is serving as XO on ''Galactica'', with [[Kat]] as [[CAG]]. [[Dualla]] is serving as XO on ''Pegasus''.
* [[Lee Adama]] has gained roughly 40 pounds since the the fleet found New Caprica. The Admiral states that he is soft, both physically and mentally.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*''After hearing that contact had been established with New Caprica'' 
:'''Admiral Adama''': "It's gonna be okay. It's really gonna be okay." 

== Official Statements ==

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Lucy Lawless]] as [[Number Three]]
*[[Matthew Bennett]] as [[Number Five]]
*[[Callum Keith Rennie]] as [[Leoben Conoy]]
*[[Rick Worthy]] as [[Simon]]
*[[Dean Stockwell]] as [[Cavil]]
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine]] ([[Kat]])
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson]] ([[Racetrack]])
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] ([[Helo]])
*[[Christian Tessier]] as [[Tucker Clellan]] ([[Duck]])
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as [[Cally Henderson Tyrol]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Dominic Zamprogna]] as [[James Lyman]] ([[Jammer]])
*[[Brad Dryborough]] as Lt. [[Hoshi]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Michael Hogan]] as [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Kate Vernon]] as [[Ellen Tigh]]

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Patrick Macnee

2006-09-26T20:39:26Z

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''''Patrick Macnee'''' (b. 1922) is a British-born actor best known for his television role as John Steed in ''The Avengers''. Macnee supplied the voice of the [[Imperious Leader]], as well as portraying [[Iblis|Count Iblis]] in ''[[War of the Gods]]''. Macnee was also the narrator heard at the beginning of each episode of the classic series saying "Some believe..."

Daniel Patrick Macnee was born on February 6, 1922 in London, England. He began his acting career in Canada and has been active from the 1930s to the present.

Macnee is best known as the derby-wearing, umbrella-carrying secret agent John Steed from the British TV series ''The Avengers''. Initially a secondary character, Steed became the focus of the show after the first season. He played opposite a series of female partners that included Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, and Linda Thorson. Steed was also the central character of a revival, ''The New Avengers''. He lent his voice in a cameo as "Invisible Jones" in the film version of ''The Avengers'' in 1998.

Other notable roles include his part in the James Bond movie ''A View to a Kill'', a guest role in ''Alias Smith and Jones'', and his two villainous roles in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

Macnee also worked as a costume designer for ''The Avengers'' in 1969.

Macnee became an American citizen in 1959. He has been married to Baba Majos de Nagyzsenye, his third wife, since 1988. He has two children, Rupert and Jenny, by his first marriage to Barbara Douglas (from 1942 to 1956). His second wife (1965-1969) was actress Kate Woodville. The notable British television magician David Nixon was his cousin.

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Laura

2006-09-26T20:18:10Z

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The term '''Laura''' can have two meanings:

* [[Laura Roslin]], the President of the Twelve Colonies in the [[Re-imagined Series]]
* ''Laura'', the christened name given to the [[Blackbird]] in the episode "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"

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Sectar

2006-09-26T20:16:07Z

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The term '''sectar''' can have two meanings:

* For information on a planet from the episode "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]," see [[Sectar (planet)]]
* For informaton on a unit of time as used in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[Sectar (unit)]]

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Yahren

2006-09-26T20:07:24Z

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A '''yahren''' is a Colonial measurement of time.

Analogous to an Earth '''[[Wikipedia:Year|year]]'''; plural form is same as singular, "yahren".

==Note==
Within some fan circles, a yahren is considered to be around two-thirds (2/3) the length of an Earth year, thus helping to explain the relative longevity of Colonial people compared to Terran humans. This reasoning is picked up in [[Richard Hatch]]'s sequel novels. The glossary in the first novel, ''[[Armaggedon]]'', states that a yahren is 200 days.

In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], time appears to be measured by the Colonials as is done on Earth with the term ''year''. Since a year is considered the time it takes for the real-world Earth to revolve once around the sun, the use of "year" is confusing, given that the Twelve Colonies consist of several Earth-type worlds that [[Cyrannus|may orbit a sun or series of suns, or even exist in adjacent solar systems]] and so have revolution times that may differ dramatically.

Curiously, a brief mention of "yahren" appears in the documents visible at [[Armistice Station]] in the Re-imagined [[Miniseries]].

==See also==
*[[Thousand Yahren War]]
*[[Units of Measure (TOS)]]

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Talk:Episode Guide/Archive 1

2006-09-26T20:05:36Z

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==Delete==
Maybe this should be a redirect to something? It seems like a good potential search term. --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 14:51, 8 August 2006 (CDT)
:[[Main Page]] then...

:Yeah, the current redirect seems logical to me. It should be kept. --[[User:Fang Aili|Fang Aili]] 15:05, 26 September 2006 (CDT)

Jack Fisk

2006-09-26T20:02:11Z

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'''Jack Fisk''', [[:Image:Jack Fisk serial number.jpg|serial number]] 245A-34DC, is the [[Executive officer|Executive Officer]] of the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' (serving as a Colonel) when he and Admiral [[Helena Cain]] discover battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

Fisk is a typical orders-only XO who generally keeps to the status quo established by his commanding officer. Like his counterpart on ''Galactica'', [[Saul Tigh]], Fisk is fond of drinking, although he appears far less likely to drink on duty than Tigh has in the past.

In a drunken conversation with Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], Fisk says that he entered his position as XO following Admiral [[Helena Cain]]'s execution of her previous XO for insubordination. Fisk later claimed that the tale of the shooting was just a joke, although Tigh's instincts told him otherwise. He later relayed the story to Commander [[William Adama|Adama]]. (Fisk's previous post on ''Pegasus'' before promotion to XO is not given.)

After Commander Adama and Admiral Cain come to a near-shootout between their battlestars over Cain's quick conviction of ''Galactica'' officers [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]], Admiral Cain orders Fisk to take a contingent of ''Pegasus'' marines to guard the ''Galactica'' [[CIC]], but with orders to "terminate Adama's command" after the battle is over, once she calls him and says, "Execute [[Case Orange#note|case orange]]" ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).

Colonel Fisk breaks up a violent beating to prisoners [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol]], conducted by ''Pegasus'' Specialists [[Vireem]] and [[Gage]]. He dresses down the men, warning them that striking an officer on ''Pegasus'' has severe penalties, and sends them on his way. When thanked by Helo and Tyrol, Fisk nastily dismisses their thanks, adding that he owed Lieutenant [[Alistair Thorne|Thorne]] his life, as did others on ''Pegasus''; he broke up the beating more for the sake of the uniform than anything else. When Helo explains that Thorne was attempting to rape [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]], Fisk echoes the same sentiment held by most in the Colonial fleet: "You can't rape a machine, Lieutenant."

Fisk later details to Tigh (again, over drinks) the fate of a civilian fleet that accompanied ''Pegasus'' for a time before Admiral Cain ordered their ships stripped of supplies, parts, and people, killing the families of any conscripts who refused to leave.

Fortunately, Cain does not give the kill order to Fisk for Commander Adama at the expected time, which leaves Fisk visibly relieved. Colonel Fisk later assumes command of ''Pegasus'' when Admiral Cain is killed by an escaped Cylon agent, [[Gina]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). Appropriately, Fisk is promoted to the rank of Commander.

Commander Fisk is involved in the Fleet's [[Black market (organization)|black market]], using his resources to allow shuttling of resources through ''Pegasus.'' Fisk supplies [[Gaius Baltar]] with fresh "[[Caprican Imperial]]s" cigars. Fisk apparently becomes greedy in the eyes of the black market's boss, [[Phelan]], who has Fisk murdered in his quarters ([[Black Market]]). Fisk is succeeded by former engineer [[Barry Garner]] as commander of ''Pegasus'' ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

== Notes ==

* According to the [[:Image:Jack Fisk serial number.jpg|recon photograph]] shown in "Pegasus", Fisk's serial number is 245A-34DC; a serial number that does not conform to serial numbers issued to [[Kara Thrace]], [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]], or [[Karl C. Agathon]].

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Nelson Page

2006-09-26T19:54:46Z

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'''Page''' is a civilian member of [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]].

He takes part in the quartet led by [[Sesha Abinell]] that takes hostages aboard ''[[Cloud 9]]'', hoping to get [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] in exchange, so that Abinell may execute her personally.

He has at least one sibling, [[Vinson]].

Page is briefly taken hostage when Captain [[Lee Adama]] takes him by surprise, after Page's failed searching of the lounge's bathroom for additional hostages. He is set free minutes later when Lee Adama gives himself up, rather than have [[Anastasia Dualla]] killed.

He is killed during the [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]]'s first assault led by Captain [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], which results in the deaths of two Marines ([[Sacrifice]]).

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Lloyd Bridges

2006-09-26T19:50:31Z

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'''Lloyd Bridges''', born January 15, 1913, was an American film and TV actor.

Bridges debuted on Broadway in a stage production of Shakespeare's ''[[Wikipedia:Othello|Othello]]''. After being blacklisted during the U.S. Congress' "witch hunt" for communist sympathizers, Bridges resumed work primarily in television roles, some that met with notable success, including his role in ''Sea Hunt'', which ran from 1957 to 1961.

For the next 45 years, Bridges gained praise in several critically acclaimed roles in several popular TV miniseries, particularly in the award-winning series, ''[[Wikipedia:Roots|Roots]]''. Bridges kept busy on the big screen, starring in over 150 movies. The latter part of his career was filled with a handful of humorous parodies, including ''[[Wikipedia:Airplane!|Airplane!]]''

Bridges played the bombastic but brillant Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]], commander of the presumed-lost [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] two-part episode, "[[The Living Legend, Part I|The Living Legend]]."

Bridges died of natural causes at the age of 85 on March 10, 1998.

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Patricia Murray

2006-09-26T18:58:54Z

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'''Patricia Murray''' is the Key Make-Up Artist for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. She appears in a video blog episode with [[David Eick]] on the set of the episode "[[Sacrifice]]."

Murray is sometimes credited as Patricia Murray Morgan, Patricia Morgan, or Patricia Murray-Morgan. According to the Internet Movie Database, she has worked as a make-up artist on both television and film since 1991. A few of her credits include ''Taken'' and ''Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight''. Murray is also the producer of ''Odi et Amo: Of Love and Hate'', a television series in pre-production, and the special effects director of the film ''Sitter's Night''.

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Laura Roslin

2006-09-25T16:04:06Z

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'''Laura Roslin''' is an unmarried<ref name="marital">According to the February issue of ''Sci Fi Magazine'', actress Mary McDonnell indicates that, according to the [[series bible]], Roslin has dated, but has never married. (Scans available on [http://www.livejournal.com/users/reedfem/158883.html Ramblings of a dorkish nature])</ref> woman with some 20 years of political experience. She serves as Secretary of Education for the Colonial [[Government]] at the time of the [[Cylon attack]], during which most of humanity is killed. At that time, Roslin is 43rd in line of succession for the Presidency of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. She learns that all those in line before her are dead, and is shortly sworn in as President.
 

== Rise to President ==

At the time of the Cylon attack, Roslin is aboard the Colonial government cruiser ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'', having just attended the decommissioning ceremonies for the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] named ''[[Galactica]]''. The [[Case Orange]] automated beacon, a special mechanism seeking communication with any surviving Colonial government officials, informs her that, other than herself, all members of President [[Richard Adar]]'s government are apparently killed or are missing. The Case Orange response assigns Roslin the role of President.

In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Roslin undertakes a rescue mission, using the now-renamed ''[[Colonial One]]'' to round-up all vessels that escape destruction and gathers as many survivors as possible together, hoping to save the remnants of humanity from total annihilation. She successfully persuades ''Galactica'' commander [[William Adama]] away from his original intention of mounting a counter-attack against the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]], and towards helping the new civilan fleet make its escape from occupied Colonial space.

Since the exodus, Roslin establishes a fledgling civilian [[government]] within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], agrees to abide by civil law regarding her interim term of office, and reestabishes a new [[Quorum of Twelve]].

In leading the Fleet, Roslin has an uneasy understanding with Commander [[William Adama|Adama]]. Where she is responsible for all civil leadership issues among the surviving Colonials, Adama is responsible for all military decisions ([[Miniseries]]). However, the dividing line is not always clear between the two leaders.

Despite being thrust into the role of President in highly unusual and stressful circumstances, Laura Roslin initially proves herself both tough and capable within the role. Initially in awe of Adama, and worrying that he didn't hold her in high regard ([[Water]]), she quickly overcomes her doubts and fears to be able to make the required decisions at the right time, and also stand up to Adama himself ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]). She is always prepared to put the safety and destiny of the Fleet first, no matter what the cost of her actions ("[[Flesh and Bone]]," "[[Home, Part I]]," "[[Home, Part II]]," "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]") while remembering her limitations and fears.

== Roslin's Illness ==

Immediately prior to the Cylon attack on the Colonies, Roslin is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer ([[Miniseries]]). She chooses [[Chamalla]] extract as an alternative to [[diloxin]], remembering her mother's malaise with that treatment. Her illness remains a secret until her visions of [[Kobol]] are related by priestess [[Elosha]] as those prophesized by [[Pythia]], where a dying leader will find the path to [[Earth]]. Roslin eventually tells the Quorum of Twelve, many of who are [[Gemenon]], of her role in the [[Sacred Scrolls]], which plays a major role in finding the [[Tomb of Athena]].

Months later, her illness in its last stages ([[Epiphanies]]), Roslin finds herself recalling the short time from where she received the terrible cancer diagnosis and before she left Caprica for ''Galactica's'' decommissioning ceremonies. She remembers her friendship and extramarital <ref name="marital2>According to a December 2005 [http://www.galacticastation.com/Galactica%20Station/Archives/dec05.html interview] with Mary McDonnell in TV Guide, President Adar, a married man, was having an affair with Roslin in the twilight of his term.</ref> romance with President [[Adar (RDM)|Richard Adar]] (whose official offices resided in Caprica City), a tense dispute with a teacher's union and Adar's overaggressive (at least in Roslin's view) attitude in arresting the teachers rather than hearing their views and complaints. Despite Adar's objection, Roslin meets with a representative of the teacher's union and successfully negotiates an agreement to cease their violence in order to gain an audience with Adar's administration. On reporting this success to Adar, the president demands Roslin's resignation as Education Secretary, claiming that her actions compromised his policies in criminal negotiation. Roslin tells the president that, after she returned from ''Galactica's'' decommissioning ceremony, she would entertain his offer. Of course, Roslin would never return to Caprica or see President Adar alive again.

While she can't prove her memory of Baltar's association with a copy of a Cylon agent, she confronts Baltar on the event (despite his successful effort to save her life using the blood of [[Hera|the hybrid Cylon fetus]]<ref>In the commentary track for "Epiphanies," Ron Moore states that a longer explanation of Roslin's cure was filmed that explained that the blood's stem cells cure Roslin. However, the scene was cut because he was afraid it would be too complicated and thought of as [[technobabble]]. The character's updated biography on the official Scifi.com site does confirm that stem cells from the hybrid were the actual cure. As such, Battlestar Wiki treats this data canonically as with information found in most deleted scenes.</ref>) and later confesses the memory to William Adama ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]). Her cancer is currently in full remission.

== Insurrection ==

Reacting to her Chamalla-induced visions, Roslin operates behind William Adama's back to subvert a mission aimed at destroying a Cylon basestar guarding Kobol, and instead sending [[Kara Thrace|Lt. Thrace]] back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] in search of the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. When she refuses to step down as President, Commander Adama terminates her Presidency and stages a military coup. Despite the intervention of [[Lee Adama]], Roslin is arrested and incarcerated aboard ''[[Galactica]]'' ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). With Vice President Baltar missing on the surface of Kobol, this effectively leaves the Fleet without any form of civil leadership, a situation worsened by an assassination attempt on William Adama himself immediately following Roslin's arrest ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).

After gaining underground support of her effort to find Earth, Roslin escapes ''Galactica'' and, with the help of rival [[Tom Zarek]], convinces over a third of the fleet to leave with her ship, the ''[[Astral Queen]]'', to [[Kobol]] in search of the Tomb of Athena and the path to Earth. Roslin's ability to lead and command becomes stronger throughout this time, able to keep Zarek's ambitions at bay and deliver decisions faster than before. With the recovered Arrow, Roslin heads an hazardous expedition on Kobol to find the Tomb, with the aid of a second copy of [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] and priestess Elosha.

Commander Adama is initially enraged by Roslin's actions, but gains refreshed insight on the need for family to stay united. Perhaps, he thought, that Roslin had generated hope for Earth as he had in his fabrication of the knowledge of Earth--only Roslin was intent on getting results. With these and other thoughts in mind, Adama researches his ship's survey data on Kobol and leaves to find Roslin's expedition on the surface of Kobol ([[Home, Part II]]).

During the Kobol expedition, [[Elosha]], one of Roslin's most valuable advisors and friend, is killed. Roslin took Elosha's blood-spattered book of scripture to guide her.

Roslin is pleasantly surprised to have Commander Adama greet her warmly on his arrival at her camp on Kobol. The two leaders have a heart-to-heart talk about her rebellion, which Adama forgives. Roslin thanks Adama, calling him "Bill" casually, though she notes that she didn't require permission for what she had to do. Roslin worries that, with talk of the [[Caprica Resistance]], that her insistence to Adama to leave the Colonial worlds behind was a mistake. Adama, also calling Roslin by her first name, firmly chastizes her, reminding Roslin that her decision was correct. If he had chosen to stay, Adama, his son, and all of humanity would be dead.

Adama and Roslin's party later find the Tomb. With some teamwork, they discover and activate the Tomb's virtual hologram mechanism. Roslin's gamble on faith pays off big for humanity, and the group gains a map and guide to the true location of Earth.

Back on ''Galactica'', Commander Adama introduces Roslin as President during a speech on the ship, and leads the audience in a rousing ovation, showing his firm support for her insight, leadership and her role in the destiny and safety of humanity.

==Roslin and Adama, After Kobol==

Adama and Roslin's respect for each other grew stronger and their leadership in managing fleet business became more cooperative. They worked together in getting reporter [[D'anna Biers]] corralled from her potentially disruptive tabloid expose' of the ''[[Gideon]]'' shootings by giving her almost-unlimited access to interview ''Galactica's'' crew. Her resulting documentary on the weary-but-determined battlestar crew was welcomed warmly by Roslin and Adama, "warts and all" ([[Final Cut]]).

Roslin finds herself being solicited of advice more often from Commander Adama, who begins to fully trust and even confide in her on matters such as trusting their Cylon prisoner, the second Valerii copy.

Roslin is honored to christen a new experimental stealth fighter dubbed the [[Blackbird]] in a small ceremony with its builders. The team christens the new fighter by the name, ''Laura'', a gesture that brings tears to the President. Roslin manages to get a few laughs by making a mock strike at the Blackbird with the christening bottle, knowing its skin was too fragile.

Roslin is just as gleeful as the rest of the Fleet when the advanced battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' arrives. Admiral [[Helena Cain]] recognizes her and reacts with surprise at Roslin's new office. Roslin becomes concerned about Cain's abrupt command style, and asks Adama how he is managing relinquishing fleet command to Cain. Adama replies, with a smile, that he had been taking orders for a long time, and this was no different. Roslin is unconvinced but is polite enough not to inquire further. Roslin is more concerned that Cain is more interested with supplying ''Galactica'' with military parts and staff, rather than aiding the needs of the civiilan Fleet, as well as ignoring Roslin's [[wireless]] calls to Cain.

With Adama's rebellious attempt to return the hastily-convicted [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] from Cain's ship, Roslin finds herself watching the two battlestar commanders launch Vipers at each other. Fortunately Cain and Adama reach a level of detente and come to her to mediate a truce. Berating both commanders for being poor leaders, she tells them to cease their antagonism to concentrate on the destruction of the Cylon fleet following them, returning to her after the battle to settle the matter with Helo and Tyrol. After Cain leaves, Roslin tells Adama privately that Cain, whose power can radically affect the remnant of humanity both Roslin and Adama have strived so hard to protect, must be killed if Adama and the Fleet are to survive.

Before the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], Commander Adama visits Roslin, in bed and her "game face" off for the moment. The two joke; Adama asks if she needed anything, and Roslin asks for nice, blonde Cylon body replacement. Adama smiles and says he couldn't see her as a blonde, but Roslin tells him that he'd be surprised. Roslin takes Adama's hand to receive a squeeze of encouragement as he leaves. She reminds him, as he turns back to her while wiping a tear from his eye, not to let Cain get her chance at Adama.
[[Image:Roslinadama.jpg|Roslin and Adama.|thumb]]
With the Fleet's successful destruction of the [[Resurrection Ship]] and the Cylon fleet, as well as Admiral Cain's death, Roslin awards Commander Adama a pleasant surprise--the rank of Admiral, as he now is commander of ''two'' battlestars and is senior officer. Roslin notes that one should never give up hope, alluding to recent events and the stress that Cain caused throughout their fleet. Roslin decides to retire for the evening, and has trouble standing as Adama stands to aid in steadying her. After he does so, the new admiral takes Roslin's face gently in hand and kisses her, a pleasant gesture that she returns. Roslin does not see Adama's smile fade to sadness over her illness as she leaves her office area ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

==Administration Strains==

Roslin's miraculous recovery gives her a harsh perspective on Fleet business, apparently placing aside any romantic interests with Admiral Adama (although their mutual respect and delagation of duties remained intact). She dives into work with a dispassionate manner not unlike her predecessor, Richard Adar, including an attempt to stop the [[Black market (organization)|black market]] problems that hamper effective supply routing in the Fleet ([[Black Market]]), dealing with realization that Gaius Baltar had ''something'' to do with the destruction of the Twelve Colonies, handling the terrible loss of [[Billy Keikeya]], who dies in a hostage situation on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' ([[Sacrifice]]), and the upcoming presidential election. Roslin's new aide, [[Tory Foster]], is an energetic young woman with a great deal of political drive.

Complicating what may have been an easy re-election include Roslin's decision to enforce a no-abortion law to aid in repopulation while allowing a Gemenese girl [[Rya Kibby]] to have an abortion, angering Gemenon representative [[Sarah Porter]] and losing most support from Roslin's religious base. Expecting [[Tom Zarek]] to run for president, Roslin is shocked when her own vice president, Dr. Baltar, challenges Roslin for the presidency.

Convinced that that the only way to keep the newborn Cylon-hybrid, [[Hera]], alive but out of the eye of Cylon agents, Roslin has the infant's death faked and hands the child over to a foster mother named [[Maya]] ([[Downloaded]]).

At first, Roslin is head and shoulders above Baltar in the election polls, but with the discovery of a habitable planet dubbed "[[New Caprica]]", Baltar finds the perfect wedge issue to use against Roslin. Although settlement on the planet would be extremely difficult and with no guarantee that the Cylons wouldn't find them, the people of the Fleet vote their extreme hopes over their rational fears and Roslin's voice of reason. Baltar begins to lead in all the polls ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).

Roslin gives Tory tacit approval to rig the election in order to save the Fleet from electing someone that she knows (in her heart) is a Cylon conspirator. However, Lt. Gaeta discovers the conspiracy and notifies Admiral Adama, who confers with Roslin and convinces her that rigging a democratic election was a line that they simply cannot cross; it was against everything they stood for. He indicates that the people have made the wrong decision to elect Baltar president, probably even a disastrous choice, but it was their choice. Roslin agrees to back down, and Adama announces a mistake in the vote count. A perturbed Baltar doesn't press further, content with having won the election, and orders colonization of New Caprica.

[[Image:2BATgyC05.jpg|Roslin as a teacher on New Caprica.|thumb]]

A year passes on New Caprica, and Baltar's administration becomes the unmitigated, incompetent disaster that Roslin had feared. Meanwhile, Roslin returns to her old love of teaching, running the new settlement's school. Assisted by [[Maya]], who brings her infant daughter [[Hera|Isis]] (the secreted Cylon hybrid), Roslin is more comfortable watching over the pair personally.

Three-hundred-eighty days after settling on the planet, the Cylons discover the colony, as Roslin had warned, and occupy the settlement ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).
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==Notes==

*The character of Laura Roslin is unique to the Re-imagined Series. It shares no counterpart to the [[Original Series]], where its version of President [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] is killed, but a presidential replacement is never made.

*Roslin's apparent cure in "[[Epiphanies]]" contradicts the "dying leader" clause of the [[Pythia|Pythian Prophecy]], despite the fulfillment of her role in the [[Tomb of Athena]] story arc. Indications from the creators of the show suggest that Roslin's health trials may not yet be over.

*Actress Mary McDonnell is perhaps best known for her role in the epic film, ''Dances with Wolves'', with Kevin Costner.

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Timeline (RDM)

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:''Dates use the day of the [[Cylon Holocaust]] as a baseline. See also [[Survivor Count]], [[History of the Twelve Colonies]].''

==Ancient History==
*'''-3600 Years:''' [[Pythia]] records her prophecies.
*'''-2000 Years:''' The thirteen tribes leave [[Kobol]]: twelve for the star system containing the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], the other for [[Earth]]. The [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] are first settled. As a result of their exodus, the refugee settlers enter into a new dark age during which much of their past knowledge of history and technology is lost.
*'''~2000 Years to -52 Years:''' Over the next few centuries the Twelve Colonies recover, then thrive, and eventually start competing with each other in various wars and shifting alliances, which had been going on since several hundred years before the Re-Imagined Series begins.

==Recent Colonial History==
*'''-52 Years:''' Cylon revolt begins the [[Cylon War]]. [[Articles of Colonization]] signed ([[Colonial Day]], [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 RDM, April 11, 2005]).
*'''-51 Years''' Colonials suffer a major defeat when the Colonial ship ''[[Brenik]]'' is lost after a boarding action by Cylon Centurions, which resulted in some of the bloodiest, hand-to-hand fighting of the war. A young Petty Officer [[Saul Tigh]] is one of a handful of survivors.
*'''-50 Years:'''
** [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'' enters service under Commander [[Nash]].
*'''c. -41 years:''' [[William Adama]] begins his service in the Colonial Fleet as a Viper pilot, near the end of the Cylon War.
*'''-40 Years:''' Armistice between the Colonials and the Cylons ends the [[Cylon War]].
*'''-20 Years:'''
**Last significant [[FTL|Jump]] recorded on battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'s'' logs.
**[[Tom Zarek]] imprisoned for blowing up a government building on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]] ([[Bastille Day]]).
**[[William Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh]] first meet ([[Scattered]], podcast).
**[[Laura Roslin]] begins her career in politics ([[Litmus]]).
*'''-7 Years:''' [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] marry. ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]], [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season01/112/deleted1.html deleted scene])
*'''-5 Years:'''
**[[Laura Roslin]]'s last breast exam prior to her cancer diagnosis ([[Act of Contrition]]).
**[[Galen Tyrol]] assigned to ''Galactica'' ([[Litmus]]).
*'''-3 Years:''' [[Felix Gaeta]] assigned to ''Galactica''.
*'''-2 Years:'''
**[[Caprica Six]] begins residence on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]), first encounters Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Miniseries]]).
**[[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|A copy of Sharon Valerii]] begins serving aboard ''Galactica'' ([[The Farm]]).
**[[Zak Adama]] dies in a flight school accident. His funeral is Lee and William Adama's last meeting until the miniseries.
**Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] is re-assigned from Flight School to Battlestar ''Galactica'' ([[Act of Contrition]]).
*'''-1 Year:''' Last time [[William Adama]] and [[Caroline Adama]] speak.
*'''-Several months''' [[Caroline Adama]] gets engaged.
*'''-3 Weeks:''' [[Anastasia Dualla]] last visits her home.
*'''Zero Hour:''' Cylons [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|destroy]] the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. The (so-far-known) only known survivors are a rag-tag fugitive fleet escorted by ''Galactica''; ''Pegasus'', which was another [[Pegasus (RDM)|isolated battlestar]]; a fleet of 15 civilian FTL capable ships; and the human [[Caprica Resistance|resistance]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. Events of the [[Miniseries]].

==Season 1==
*'''Note:''' Timeline assumes that the days shown on [[Caprica]] with [[Helo]] corresponds to the timeline on Galactica. A strong example of this is in the season 1 finale "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", when [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] travels from Galactica to Caprica.''

*'''1 Day:''' [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]]. ''Galactica's'' fleet leaves the star system of the Twelve Colonies.
*'''6 Days:''' ''Galactica'' finally loses the Cylon pursuers. Events of episode "[[33]]".
*'''7 Days:'''
**First new child born on the ''[[Rising Star]]''.
**''Pegasus'' encounters a fleet of 15 civilian ships, including ''[[Scylla]]''.
*'''10 Days:''' Events of episode "[[Water]]"
*'''12 Days:''' Tom Zarek engineers the capture of the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' by its prisoner crew. Events of episode "[[Bastille Day]]".
*'''14 Days:''' Events of episode "[[Act of Contrition]]". [[Skirmish over the Red Moon|Starbuck is missing after a Cylon fight]].
*'''15 Days:''' Events of episode "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]"
*'''17 Days:''' Events of episode "[[Litmus]]"
*'''21 Days:''' First recollection by any of the ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' crewmembers of giving [[Ellen Tigh]] medical assistance ("about a week" before "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]").
*'''24 Days:''' [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica Valerii]] and [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] first make love. Events of episode "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]"
*'''25 Days:''' Events of episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]"
*'''26 Days:''' Ellen Tigh resumes consciousness ("a couple of days" before [[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]).
*'''28 Days:''' Events of episode "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]".
*'''36 Days:''' [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]]. Caprica Valerii is pregnant and suffering morning sickness. Events of episode "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]".

===[[Colonial Day]]===

*'''Day 46:''' Delegates selected for the [[Quorum of Twelve]]. [[Tom Zarek]] selected to represent [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]]. Roslin implores Adama to permit his participation. [[Valance]] prepares to smuggle a ceramic stealth gun into the ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. Zarek addresses the fleet from the prison ship [[Astral Queen]]. Gaius Baltar selected to represent [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]]. Apollo and Starbuck inspect the [[Cloud Nine]].

*'''Day 47 - Morning:''' Colonial Day. Delegates arrive on Cloud Nine. Roslin addresses the Quorum. Baltar eyes [[Playa Palacios]]. Zarek moves to elect a vice president and is nominated by [[Marshall Bagott]]. Motion passes, chair to remain open 72 hours for nominations.

*'''Day 47 - Afternoon:''' Roslin asks [[Wallace Gray]] to run for the vice presidency. Zarek expounds on his reform agenda. Valence scuffles with Apollo and Starbuck and is jailed. Helo and Caprica Valerii arrive at a spaceport in the vicinity of [[Delphi]].

*'''Day 47 - Evening:''' Starbuck and Apollo interrogate Valence to no effect.

*'''Day 48 - Morning:''' Grey addresses the Quorum. [[Safiya Sanne]] changes [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Picon|Picon]]'s vote to Zarek, bringing his total to 5 of 12.

*'''Day 48 - Afternoon:''' Zarek serves [[Ellen Tigh]] a drink and inquires after the whereabouts of Valence. Baltar interviewed by [[James McManus]]. Valence found dead. Tigh, Apollo and Starbuck consult with Roslin on security.

*'''Day 48 - Evening:''' Roslin travels to ''Cloud Nine'' and asks Grey to drop out of the race and recruits Baltar to replace him, interrupting his "exclusive" with Palacios. Apollo and Starbuck flirt in the bunk on ''[[Galactica]]''.

*'''Day 49 - Morning:''' Baltar elected Vice President, with Roslin casting the tie-breaking vote.

*'''Day 49 - Evening:''' Victory party for Baltar. Roslin dances with Adama, Ellen with Saul Tigh, Billy with Dualla, Starbuck with Apollo and Baltar.

*'''Day 49 - Night:''' Helo and Caprica Valerii infiltrate the spaceport. Helo discovers Valerii is a Cylon and flees.

''Note: Roslin states that the chair will remain open for nominations for 72 hours on the morning of Day 47, but the [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|next episode]] clearly takes place the day after the victory party, and is stated to take place on Day 50. Perhaps the Quorum moved to close the nomination period early after the nomination of a strong candidate.''

===[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]===
*'''Day 50 - Early Morning:''' Apollo and Adama spar. Baltar and Starbuck have sex. Caprica Valerii catches up with Helo at [[Delphi]], and he shoots her. ''Galactica'' Boomer contemplates suicide. [[Cottle]] examines Roslin and gives her "six months, at the outside".

*'''Day 50 - Morning:''' Starbuck and an (already) drunken Baltar exchange innuendos over the officer's card game.

*'''Day 50 - Afternoon:''' Roslin briefs Baltar on her economic agenda. [[Number Six|Six]] warns him that "it's not safe to remain on ''Galactica''". ''Galactica'' Boomer and Crashdown stumble upon [[Kobol]]. Helo holds Caprica Valerii at gunpoint. Apollo and Starbuck exchange blows.

*'''Day 50 - Evening:''' Roslin examines an orbital photograph of Kobol and has a vision of the [[City of the Gods]]. Adama decides to send an expedition, which Baltar demands to accompany. ''Galactica'' Boomer shoots herself on Baltar's advice. In private, Roslin unsuccessfully petitions Commander Adama to send the Cylon Raider after the [[Arrow of Apollo]] on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]].

*'''Day 50 - Night:''' [[Battle of Kobol (RDM)|Battle of Kobol]] begins. Scout party ambushed by a [[Cylon Basestar]] at Kobol. Starbuck devises a plan to deliver a nuke to the [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] using the captured [[Cylon Raider|Raider]] and [[Cylon transponder]]. Roslin convinces her to purloin the Raider and take it to Caprica instead.

===[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]===
*'''Day 51 - Early Morning:''' Survivors of [[Raptor 1]] escape the wreck. Baltar passes out. Adama terminates Roslin's presidency. Apollo and Tigh plan an assault on ''[[Colonial One]]''. Adama dispatches the wounded Boomer to take out the basestar. Caprica Valerii leads Helo to [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]].

*'''Day 51 - Morning:''' Starbuck arrives at Caprica, retrieves the [[Arrow of Apollo]], kills a copy of [[Number Six|Six]] and meets up with Helo. ''Galactica's'' [[Marines|marines]] board ''[[Colonial One]]''. Apollo mutinies, Roslin stands down. Baltar has a vision of the shape of things to come. ''Galactica'' Boomer confronts other Valerii copies on the basestar. She returns from her mission and shoots Commander Adama.

==Season 2.0==
''Note: Season 2 dates are rough guesses at best, and are complicated by the [[season two timeline discontinuity]]. Dates for the first half of the season are based on the last dates given at the end of season one.

===[[Scattered]]===
*'''Day 51 - Morning:''' A [[Cylon Basestar]] ambushes the fleet, which jumps to an [[Emergency Jump Coordinates| emergency rendezvous point]]. ''Galactica'' jumps to wrong coordinates and is forced to backtrack. [[Battle of Kobol (RDM)#Scattering of the Fleet|''Galactica'' holds off basestar]] and returns to bulk of the Fleet.

===[[Valley of Darkness]]===
*'''Day 51 - Morning:''' ''Galactica'' is partially disabled by a Cylon [[Virus|virus]] while a [[Cylon Centurion]] boarding party attempts to [[Battle of Kobol (RDM)#Cylon Boarding|commandeer the ship]].

===[[Fragged]]===
*'''Day 51 - Afternoon:''' [[Crashdown]] is shot by [[Gaius Baltar]] on Kobol after threatening to shoot [[Cally]].

===[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]===
*'''Day 52:''' Tigh interrogates Tyrol and imprisons him with [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)]].

*'''Day 53 - Morning:''' [[Cally]] blackmails Baltar into running his Cylon test on Tyrol. Baltar notes to Tigh that he should assume Roslin's duties; he invites Baltar to join her in the brig. ''[[Aturian]]'' stops refining Tylium in protest of Martial law. Apollo briefs pilots in the ready room. Dualla checks out his ass. On Caprica, Starbuck and Helo meet [[Samuel Anders]]'s [[Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]].

*'''Day 53 - Afternoon:''' Tigh deploys troops to vessels refusing to supply ''Galactica''. The [[Gideon]] Massacre takes place. Roslin is chagrined. Apollo initiates his escape plan.

*'''Day 53 - Evening:''' Saul and Ellen Tigh argue and have sex. Baltar poisons Tyrol and interrogates Boomer. Starbuck and Helo arrive at the Resistance HQ with Anders.

*'''Day 54 - Morning:''' Apollo delivers briefing, orchestrates Roslin's escape. The deck gang begin construction of a new brig cell for [[Cylon agent|Cylon agents]].

*'''Day 54 - Afternoon:''' Apollo & co. disembark at the [[Cloud Nine]] and link up with [[Tom Zarek]]. Starbuck and Anders flirt.

*'''Day 54 - Evening:''' Commander Adama wakes up. Cally kills ''Galactica''-Boomer.

===[[The Farm]]===
*'''Day 61:''' - Laura Roslin & co. take refuge on ''[[Kimba Huta]]''. William Adama resumes command of ''Galactica''.

===[[Home, Part I]]===
*'''Day ?? - Morning:''' Kara Thrace's captured [[Cylon Heavy Raider|Heavy Raider]] jumps into orbit around Kobol. Tom Zarek attempts to have it shot down because it's not the same Raider that Thrace departed in. Thrace lands her Heavy Raider aboard the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' and is reunited with President Roslin and Lee Adama. Lee learns that in addtion to Karl Agathon, Thrace brought back the Caprican copy of Sharon Valerii, whereupon Lee pulls a gun on Sharon. After defusing the situation with words, Roslin orders Valerii thrown out the airlock, but relents and has her thrown into the brig instead, after hearing both Thrace and Agathon's protest. Commander Adama promotes Captain [[George Birch]] to be the new ''Galactica'' CAG.

*'''Day ?? - Afternoon:''' Commander Adama holds a press conference regarding the escape of President Roslin from his custody and the ensuing martial law. Adama adjourns the press conference when the questions become increasingly pointed.

*'''Day ??+1 - Morning:''' Cpt. Birch on his first mission as CAG is responsible for an accident that nearly kills [[Kat]]. Zarek and his trusted lieutenant [[Meier]] plot to overthrow Roslin and take command of the fleet.

*'''Day ??+1 - Afternoon:''' Cpt. Birch oversees his second flight mishap as CAG when two ships he's supposed to be guiding collide with one another during a routine refueling operation.

*'''Day ??+2 - Morning:''' Roslin's party, made up of Thrace, Cpt. Adama, Elosha, Zarek, Meier, Agathon, Boomer, two Zarek red-shirts, two Roslin red-shirts and Rolsin herself land on Kobol. Using Valerii as their guide they set out in search of the [[Tomb of Athena]].

*'''Day ??+2 - Afternoon:''' The party is ambushed by Cylon Centurions after Elosha accidentally trips a "bouncing betty" land mine and it blows up in her face, killing her. The surviving party is saved when Valerii uses an RPG launcher to destroy the last remaining Centurion.

*'''Day ??+2 - Evening:''' Adama makes the decision to put the fleet back together after a long and heartfelt talk with [[Dee]].

===[[Home, Part II]]===
*'''Day ??:''' - [[Raptor 1]] lands on Kobol with [[William Adama]] and his contingent. [[Tomb of Athena]] found.
*'''Day ??:''' - Roslin reestablished as lawful President; martial law ends. Fleet reunification.

===[[Final Cut]]===
*'''Day ??''' [[D'anna Biers]] produces a documentary aboard the Galactica about the "[[Gideon massacre]]". It is a generally positive documentary broadcast to the fleet. Unknown to the fleet, it is also surveillance by the Cylons into the status of the Colonial fleet.

===[[Flight of the Phoenix]]===
*'''Day 84''' - [[Cally]] is released from the brig; a welcome back party is thrown for her by the deck crew.
*'''Day ??''' - Laura Roslin is given a few weeks, a month at the most to live.
*'''Day ??''' - [[Chief Tyrol]] begins construction of the [[Blackbird]] prototype stealth fighter.
*'''Day ??''' - [[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot|''Galactica'' routs hundreds of Cylon fighters]] without a casualty while dispatching a [[Logic bomb]] from their ship computers.
*'''Day ??''' - The [[Blackbird]] prototype stealth fighter is completed by [[Chief Tyrol]] and a team of Galactica crewmembers. Lt. Thrace flies it on its first test flight, quickly proving its value as a stealth craft.

===[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]===
*'''Day ??''' - ''Galactica'' encounters battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. Admiral [[Helena Cain]] assumes fleet command.
*'''Day ??'''- [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] accidentally kills ''Pegasus'' Lieutenant [[Alistair Thorne|Thorne]] and is arrested with [[Karl Agathon|Helo]].
*'''Day ??''' - A standoff between the two battlestars begins over the treatment of the arrested ''Galactica'' crew.

==Season two timeline discontinuity==
:''Main article: [[Season two timeline discontinuity]]''
Based on various evidence, the end of "Resistance" can be very firmly dated to Day 54. This puts Cally's release at Day 84, and in turn means that as of "Flight of the Phoenix", Roslin was not expected to live past day 114. Corroborating this, Sharon Valerii does not appear visibly pregnant in "Pegasus".

However, in the following episode, Admiral Cain states offhandedly that it has been about six months since the fall of the colonies. This is further corroborated in "Epiphanies", which we learn takes place 189 days after the holocaust (a full 75 days longer than Roslin's most favorable prognosis). Additionally, Valerii now appears to be well into her second trimester, and elections have been put off by 75 days from their first-season projections.

There is apparently no way to reconcile this discrepancy. Even under the most liberal assumptions, the first half of the second season timeline cannot accommodate more than about three additional days.

Consequently, there is a 75-day discontinuity between the fist and second halves of season two. The second half of the season is dated from the firm dates given in "Resurrection Ship, Part I" and "Epiphanies", but be aware that dates throughout the remainder of season 2 are likely to contradict those from earlier in the series.

==Season 2.5==

===Dates not specific to episodes===

*'''c. Day ~140''': [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s attack the freighter ''[[Greenleaf]]'' ([[Sacrifice]]).

===[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]===
*'''Day ~175''' - The standoff between the two battlestars ends in an uneasy truce, and a tense summit aboard Colonial One, after Lt. Thrace returns from an unauthorized surveillance mission to the Cylon fleet, where she gains critical evidence on a Cylon ship. Dr. Baltar is able to determine from [[Gina]] that this is the [[Resurrection Ship]] that cylons need to resurrect so far from the Cylon homeworld.

===[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]===
*'''Day ~177''' - The Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus together engage the Cylon fleet in the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], where they achieve an overwhelming victory with relatively light casualties, destroying not only the Resurrection Ship, but at least one other Cylon base star. The Blackbird is destroyed in the battle, although Lee Adama manages to eject successfully. At least one Raptor is also lost in the battle. Admiral Cain is killed by Gina, after Baltar helps her escape captivity. He then proceeds to hide her in the fleet.

===[[Epiphanies]]===
*'''Day 189''' - President Roslin near death; orders death of Cylon fetus. A [[Demand Peace|Cylon peace movement]] begins to pose as a threat to [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]]. The Cylon fetus is eventually spared, when Dr. Baltar determines how to use Cylon fetal stem cells to treat Roslin's cancer. Dr. Baltar smuggles the nuclear weapon that he was provided with for work on his Cylon detector to the Cylon peace movement aboard Cloud Nine.

===[[Black Market]]===
*'''Day ???''' - Commander Fisk is murdered aboard the Battlestar Pegasus. Lee Adama begins an investigation into the matter.
*'''Day ???''' - Lee Adama kills [[Phelan]], leader of the [[Black market (organization)|Black Market]] crime syndicate.
*'''Day ???''' - Lee Adama is debriefed on the entire incident regarding the murder of Fisk and the Black Market.

===[[Scar]]===
*'''Day ???''' - After 29 days in an asteroid field (putting us at Day 218 or later), the ''[[Majahual|Majahual's]]'' mining operation has produced enough raw materials for the construction of two new Viper squadrons using the fabrication facilities aboard the [[Pegasus (RDM)|Battlestar ''Pegasus'']]. Attacks on the operation continue by the ace Cylon raider known as [[Scar (Raider)|Scar]], making it the source of a heated competition between Lt. Katraine and Cpt. Thrace.

===[[Sacrifice]]===
*'''c. Day 210''' - Three men and a woman named [[Sesha Abinell]] lay siege to bar onboard [[Cloud 9]], taking the guests hostage, and sealing the area off from the rest of the ship. Abinell's husband was killed aboard the ''[[Greenleaf]]'' when the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] attacked it ten weeks ago, and she decides to exact vengeance. Lee Adama is wounded as a result of a failed rescue attempt by [[Kara Thrace]]

''Backdated from "The Captain's Hand" and "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I"''

===[[The Captain's Hand]]===
*'''c. Day 236''' - [[Kara Thrace]] assigned to ''Pegasus'' as flight instructor.
*'''Day ??''' - Almost one month after the events of "Sacrifice", [[Lee Adama]] has been promoted to Major and temporarily assigned to ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''. [[Rya Kibby]] arrives on ''Galactica'' seeking a clandestine abortion from Dr. [[Cottle]] and requests asylum.
*'''c. Day 240''' - ''Pegasus'' Commander [[Barry Garner]] dies during the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]]. Adama is promoted to Commander and given command of ''Pegasus'', with Thrace replacing him as CAG of ''Galactica''. In response to heavy lobbying from Gemenon delegate [[Sarah Porter]] over the Kibby incident, Roslin places a moratorium on abortion. In protest, Vice President Gaius Baltar announces his candidacy for president in the upcoming election.
''Backdated from "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I".''

===[[Downloaded]]===
*'''Day 270 (Zero Hour + 9 months)''' - [[Hera]] born. This episode claims that the previous episode "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]" took place "10 weeks before" Day 270. However, 10x7 = 70 and 270 - 70 = 200, this would put Cally's shooting of ''Galactica''-Boomer ''after'' "[[Epiphanies]]" which was stated to take place on Day 189. Even a very liberal estimate could not possibly place "Resistance" more than a week or two after "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II", when it was stated on screen that it was Day 51. This reference to "10 weeks" is a mistake, which will be corrected in the DVD and international releases of "Downloaded".

===[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]===
*'''c. Day 256''' - [[Galen Tyrol]] begins a series of recurring suicidal nightmares.
*'''c. Day 269''' - Presidential debates begin. [[Kara Thrace]], [[Felix Gaeta]] and [[Lee Adama]] brief pilots on Caprica SAR mission on ''Pegasus''. Tyrol attacks [[Cally]] after being woken from a nightmare.
*'''c. Day 270''' - Media reports on first debates. SAR team departs; [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]] and crew accidentally discover a habitable planet and return to [[the Fleet]]. Tyrol begins counseling with Brother [[Cavil]].
*'''c. Day 280''' - Final presidential debate. SAR team arrives at Caprica and meets with [[Samuel Anders]]'s [[Caprica Resistance|Resistance]].
*'''c. Day 283''' - Polls open (projected).
''Tom Zarek states that the fleet has been "cooped up in metal boxes for nine months" the morning after the debates. This date is roughly taken as Day 270, with an implied give-or-take of a couple weeks. The surrounding events noted above can, however, be placed relative to this point with a good degree of certainty based on episode dialogue.''

===[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]===
*'''Day 281''' - Thrace's SAR team and Anders' resistance are pinned down by a Cylon sneak attack. They are under siege for 18 hours, the next morning they awake to find the Cylons have completely abandoned Caprica.
*'''Day 282''' - The SAR mission returns to Galactica, Cavil is discovered to be a Cylon when a second copy steps off a Raptor.
*'''Day 283''' - The polls open, Baltar wins. Tory Foster conspires with Col. Tigh and Dualla to rig the vote results to keep Roslin in power. Their plan is found out by Lt. Gaeta and Admiral Adama convinces Roslin to let the people's will prevail and let Baltar become president.
*'''Day 284''' - Baltar is inaugurated President. A distraught and emotionally bankrupt [[Gina]] detonates the nuclear warhead given to her by Baltar and destroys ''Cloud 9'' and several other near-by ships.
*'''c. Day 285''' - Adama visits President Baltar aboard ''Colonial One'' and questions him about the ''Cloud 9'' disaster. A defiant Baltar rebukes all his questions and accusations.
*'''Between c. Day 285 and 660''' - The fleet settles on [[New Caprica]]. Kara Thrace and Samuel Anders marry. Galen Tyrol and Cally marry, Cally becomes pregnant, Tyrol becomes a union head. Dualla transfers to ''Pegasus''. Most of ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' crews retire from active military duty. Dualla becomes Lee Adama's Tactical Officer on ''Pegasus''. Felix Gaeta retires from military duty and becomes President Baltar's aide, Karl Agathon replaces him in the CIC. Former President Laura Roslin becomes a school teacher on New Caprica, Maya, Hera's adoptive mother, is her teacher's assistant. Lee Adama and Kara Thrace have fallen out of favour with one another, while Thrace and Col. Tigh appear to have mended fences.
*'''c. Day 660''' - Admiral Adama discharges Col. Tigh from his duties aboard ''Galactica''. Tyrol and Cally organize a general labor strike in protest of Baltar's poor leadership as President. Cylon forces occupy New Caprica.

==Prior to Season 3.0==

===[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]===
*'''Day 727 - Evening:''' - It has been 67 days since the Cylons occupied New Caprica. Tyrol and Tigh have been organizing a budding resistance movement, but they find recruiting new soldiers is becoming dangerous and difficult. New Capricans are shot on the spot if weapons are found in their tents. The Cylons are also setting up a human police force to take over for the [[Cylon Centurion]]s, who are doing most of the police work.

*'''Day 728?:''' - Due to personal reasons Duck has refused to work with the resistance, much to the ire of Tyrol. A ritual for protection of the crops from blight is said in the temple. As the priestess leaves, Jean Barolay abruptly shifts the conversation to the movement of the weapons stash into the temple; Jammer strongly objects, but he is overruled by Tigh. Later in the day, Duck tells Nora his decision about joining the resistance. She is pleased that he refused Tyrol. During the night, Tigh, Tyrol, Jammer, and Barolay move the weapons into the temple disguising them.

*'''Day 729?:''' - Nora wakes Duck saying he will be late to work. She tries to convince him to go to temple after work with her. He refuses, saying he talks to the gods in his own way.

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==Season 3.0==

==Future Events==
*'''<s>Day 86 + 1 month (c. Day 116):''' Roslin's maximum life expectancy as of Day 86 ([[Flight of the Phoenix]])</s>
*'''<s>Day 54 + 3 months (c. Day 144):''' [[Samuel Anders]]'s [[Caprica Resistance]]'s anti-radiation med supply projected to run out ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]).</s>
**Anders' group survives in "[[Downloaded]]", c. Day 270. They could have simply found more stockpiles of anti-radiation meds in the intervening time period.
*<s>'''Day 12 + 7 Months (c. Day 222):''' Elections due for President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] ([[Bastille Day]]).</s>
**<s>As of "[[Downloaded]]", c. Day 270, the elections are near but have not yet arrived.</s>
***The elections come and go. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] is elected President ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]] and [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Part II]]).
*'''<s>Day 50 + 6 Months (c. Day 230):''' Roslin's maximum life expectancy as of Day 50 ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).</s>
**<s>Roslin promised to get the fleet to [[Earth]] before her death '''(c. Day 230)'''</s> ([[Fragged]]).
***As of Day 660 Roslin is still alive and the fleet has not made it to Earth yet ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).
*'''<s>Day 24 + 9 Months (c. Day 294):''' [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|"Caprica" Sharon Valerii]]'s daughter born. (see [[#Notes|Notes]] below)</s>
**[[Hera]], daughter of [[Helo]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|"Caprica" Sharon Valerii]] was born premature c. Day 270 ([[Downloaded]]).
*'''Day 36 + 3 years (c. Day 1131):''' Fleet runs out of [[tylium]] fuel that was resupplied from the Cylon asteroid mine; assuming that no other sources have been found before this date. ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]])
*<s>'''Day 260 (approx) + 18 years (c. Day 6,830)''' Time at which, if the [[Survivor count]] keeps up its current rate of decline and never increases, the human race will simply go extinct, according to Baltar's estimate in "[[The Captain's Hand]]".</s>
** Due to the destruction of ''[[Cloud 9]]'' and surrounding ships in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]", this figure has been drastically altered.

== Notes ==

*The above day listings use a simplistic calendar system with 30 day months and no leap years. The colonial calendar may be more sophisticated.
*<s>The date of Valerii and Agathon's child is speculated, assuming that the [[Cylon agent]]s share the same gestation period that humans do, and that the birth of their hybrid daughter is not [[Wikipedia:premature birth|premature]].</s>
**Date of Hera's birth is now confirmed at Day 270.
*Later episodes in "Season 2.5" such as "Resurrection Ship, Part I" and "Epiphanies" state clearly that "Pegasus" and the episodes immediately following it take place six months after the Cylon Attack. Ron D. Moore did state that it took Tyrol "weeks" to construct the Blackbird and a large amount of time passes in this episode as a result. ''BattlestarWiki'' originally assumed this meant at most 2-4 weeks. However, the only plausible way that Pegasus and Resurrection Ship, Part I can take place six months after the attack is if "Flight of the Phoenix" actually lasted''' three months '''from beginning to end. Roslin was told in this episode that her cancer had accelerated, and she had only one month to live. As Cally's "welcome back" party happened earlier in the episode, when she was released from the brig around Day 86, a considerable period of time (several weeks at least) pass between these two scenes.

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User:Fang Aili

2006-09-25T15:32:01Z

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Greetings!
I am, like you, a fan of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. I have only watched the premire of the original series, and I probably won't watch much more because it is so campy.

I can be found on various other wikis under the same username. I'm an admin over at en:wp.

I am really excited for Season 3 to start.

Some stubs I started: [[Daniel Haller]], [[Dean Zanetos]], [[Fan fiction/Frakparty.com|Frakparty.com]], [[Ron Satlof]], [[Tamara Lashley]]

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Galactica 1980

2006-09-25T15:23:56Z

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:''For information on the parent series, see [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]. For information on the 2004 "Re-imagined Series," see [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]].''
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[[Image:gal802.jpg|thumb|Opening shot from Galactica 1980]]
'''"Galactica 1980"''' is a science-fiction television series, a [[spin-off]] from [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original 1978 "Battlestar Galactica."]] "Galactica 1980" was first broadcast on the ABC Television Network in the United States from January 27, 1980, with its final episode first airing on May 4, 1980.

==Synopsis==

Set a generation after the Original Series, [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and its [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] of 220 civilian ships finally discover [[Earth]], only to find that the planet cannot defend itself against the [[Cylon]]s as originally expected. Therefore, teams of Colonial warriors are covertly sent to the planet to work incognito with various members of the scientific community, hoping to advance Earth's technology.

Promotional material for the show indicated it was set thirty years in the future of the original show.

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

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

* [[Lorne Greene]] - [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]
* [[Robyn Douglass]] - [[Jamie Hamilton]]
* [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] - [[Boomer (1980)|Colonel Boomer]]
* [[Richard Lynch]] - [[Xavier]]
* [[Kent McCord]] - [[Troy (1980)|Captain Troy]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0587863/ Allan Miller] - [[Colonel Sydell]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+James+Patrick+Stuart Patrick Stuart] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Robbie+Rist Robbie Rist] - [[Doctor Zee]]
* [[Barry Van Dyke]] - [[Dillon|Lieutenant Dillon]]

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

==Short life==

The series had a promising start with a three-hour adventure that saw Troy, Dillon and Jamie sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. The series was unceremoniously canceled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as arcs. The final episode featured the return of [[Dirk Benedict]] as Lt. Starbuck from the original series in a [[The Return of Starbuck|flashback episode]], but it wasn't enough to save the series.

The series also suffered from what are now considered science fiction clichés. For some fans, the addition of the mysterious [[Doctor Zee]], a prodigy child that serves as counsel to Adama, pushed their suspension of disbelief to the breaking point.

[[Image:Heroes.jpg|thumb|Troy, Jamie and Dillon]]Many fans see "Galactica 1980" as a poor, non-[[canon]]ical spin-off of the Original Series, perhaps one of the worst shows in television science fiction history. However, most fans exclude their contempt of this show when considering its last episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]," whose story of the fate of a popular character of the Original Series was well written and full of the same energy found in many of of the Original Series episodes.

One curious Cylon character in the two-part episode, "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|The Night the Cylons Landed]]" may be the one significant contribution to the "Galactica" saga. In the episode, Cylons disguised in human form arrive on Earth to cause mayhem. This character may have inspired the sinister and mysterious [[Cylon agent|humanoid Cylons]] that wreak terror and havoc amongst the Colonies in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined "Galactica" series that debuts 23 years later.]]

==Production==

In the fall of 1979, ABC television and Univeral approached [[Glen A. Larson]] to bring back the Galactica series, and all the parties agreed that the discovery of Earth would be a suitable vehicle for drawing back viewers. However, many of the actors had moved on to other roles, most of the sets had been struck, and the time available for completing the production before the proposed January 1980 airdate was short. Actors and production personnel who worked on Galactica 1980 describe a crazy shooting schedule that involved working on multiple episodes at the same time, last minute re-writes, and working days that extended well into the night. As a result of having crews work overtime, the budget for the series continued to creep up in cost. That, in conjunction with ratings that went from historic highs with the first episode down to a dismal showing by April, spelled the early end of the program.

==Syndication and beyond==

The ten "Galactica 1980" episodes were rolled into the television syndication package for "Battlestar Galactica" and were given the same title as its parent program. Several episodes were also released on home video under the title "Conquest of the Earth."

While the [http://www.scifi.com Sci-Fi Channel] periodically airs the series, very few out-of-print copies of the episodes remain publicly on sale. Unlike its Original Series parent, "Galactica 1980" is not yet available in DVD format as of August 2006.

==Episode list==

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

==Narration==

Opening narration to ''Galactica 1980'', spoken by Commander Adama.

''"The great ship ''Galactica'', our home for these many years. We've endured the wilderness of space, and now we near the end of our journey: we have at last found Earth."''

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

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Dean Zanetos

2006-09-25T15:19:35Z

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'''Dean Zanetos''' was a television director, producer, and cameraman in the 1970s and 1980s. He is sometimes credited as "Dean J. Zanetos".

Zanetos produced the short-lived ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

==Sources==
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Dana Delany

2006-09-25T15:08:44Z

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== Overview ==

'''Dana Welles Delany''' is an American film, stage, and television actress. Most people know her as the voice of [[Wikipedia:Lois Lane|Lois Lane]] in the cartoons ''Superman'', ''Batman'', and ''Justice League''. She played terrorist [[Sesha Abinell]] in the ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' episode ''[[Sacrifice]]''. She has had a colorful career spanning three decades.

== Biography ==
Delany was born on March 13, 1956 in New York, New York, and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. After graduating from Wesleyan University, she moved to New York to get into television and theater. Her first pivotal role was for the TV series, ''China Beach'' (1988-1991), for which she earned 3 Emmy nominations and 2 Emmy awards. She later starred in feature films.

== External links ==
*[http://www.danadelany.com/ Dana Delany Official Website]
*[[Wikipedia:Dana Delany|Dana Delany at Wikipedia]]

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Headcase

2006-09-25T14:56:28Z

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'''Headcase''' is the callsign of a pilot who is part of the [[Caprica]] rescue mission. During the pre-jump check-in, he is the first to report in. His [[Raptor]] later lands safely on Caprica ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]).

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User:Fang Aili

2006-09-25T14:52:01Z

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Greetings!
I am, like you, a fan of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. I have only watched the premire of the original series, and I probably won't watch much more because it is so campy.

I can be found on various other wikis under the same username. I'm an admin over at en:wp.

I am really excited for Season 3 to start.

Some stubs I started: [[Daniel Haller]], [[Fan fiction/Frakparty.com|Frakparty.com]], [[Ron Satlof]], [[Tamara Lashley]]

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Tamara Lashley

2006-09-25T14:51:22Z

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'''Tamara Lashley''' is a Canadian actress and alto singer. She portrayed [[Sue-Shaun]] in the episodes ''[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]'' and ''[[The Farm]]''.

Lashley is from Ottowa, Ontario. She has attended several acting programs, graduating from the "Studio 58" acting program at Langara College, the theatre arts program at Algonquin College, and the Arts Canteberry in Ottowa. She has performed in numerous stage shows and musicals, and has worked on the television shows ''The L Word'', ''Jeremiah'', and ''Wildfire 7: The Inferno'', in addition to ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

==Sources==
*[http://www.langara.bc.ca/studio58/grads/Grad02-small.pdf#search=%22%22Tamara%20Lashley%22%22 Langara College profile]
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Tamara Lashley

2006-09-25T14:49:00Z

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'''Tamara Lashley''' is a Canadian actress and alto singer. She portrayed [[Sue-Shaun]] in the episodes ''[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]'' and ''[[The Farm]]''.

Lashley is from Ottowa, Ontario. She has attended several acting programs, graduating from the "Studio 58" acting program at Langara College, the theatre arts program at Algonquin College, and the Arts Canteberry in Ottowa. She has performed in numerous stage shows and musicals, and has worked on the television shows "The L Word", "Jeremiah", and "Wildfire 7: The Inferno", in addition to ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

==Sources==
*[http://www.langara.bc.ca/studio58/grads/Grad02-small.pdf#search=%22%22Tamara%20Lashley%22%22 Langara College profile]
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User:Fang Aili

2006-09-22T19:38:34Z

Fang Aili: +bit

Greetings!
I am, like you, a fan of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. I have only watched the premire of the original series, and I probably won't watch much more because it is so campy.

I can be found on various other wikis under the same username. I'm an admin over at en:wp.

I am really excited for Season 3 to start.

Some stubs I started: [[Daniel Haller]], [[Fan fiction/Frakparty.com|Frakparty.com]], [[Ron Satlof]]

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Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far

2006-09-22T19:34:34Z

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'''Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far''' is a one-hour recap special of the first 2 seasons of ''Battlestar Galactica'', to be aired repeatedly in August/September 2006 leading up to Season 3. The special will summarize "the story so far" for prospective new viewers, as narrated by [[Laura Roslin]] ([[Mary McDonnell]]). <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20060809scifi01|title=The Futon Critic|accessdate=2006-08-11}}</ref>

On the evening of August 13, 2006, NBC affliliates on the U.S. West Coast broadcast the special following the Cincinnati-Washington football game. As was to be expected with a program that tried to synopsize the two seasons of BSG, "The Story So Far" was a good primer for those who had never seen the show before but was glaring in terms of some of the events that were omitted. Gone was any mention of the arrival of the Battlestar Pegasus and Adama's conflict with Admiral Cain, the relationship between Chief Tyrol and Galactica-Sharon (though she was shown dying in his arms), and the conflict between civilian and military authority that led to the arrest of Roslin, the declaration of martial law and the temporary splitting of the fleet. Poor dead Billy Keikeya was never mentioned (how soon we forget!), even though he was an important supporting character for a season and a half.

But in fairness, balance is hard to achieve in a one-hour show. For instance, a recap of the miniseries took the first twenty minutes, the whole first season was over by the half-hour mark, and it seemed like most of jump-foward-one-year part of the Season Two finale was played intact. Also, scenes were generally shuffled around out of their normal timeline to explain important relationships.

The narration by "Laura Roslin" (Mary McDonnell in character) was low-key and strangely effective, though it will probably leave some people wondering who she was supposed to be talking to.

In the end, "Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far" is clearly intended to draw new viewers to the series and offers little new content for current followers.

==References==
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The Farm

2006-09-22T15:49:21Z

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:''This page covers the episode "The Farm." For the Farms themselves, see [[Farms]].''
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| title=The Farm
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| season=2
| episode=5
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| director=[[Rod Hardy]]
| production=205
| rating= 2.0
| US airdate=2005-08-12
| UK airdate=2006-02-07
| dvd= {{Season 2.0 NTSC DVD release date}} '''US''' {{Season 2 PAL DVD release date}} '''UK'''
| population=47,857
| prev=[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]
| next=[[Home, Part I]]
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== Overview ==
:''[[Kara Thrace]] is shot and wakes up in a remote hospital facility on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], and learns that her friendly doctor has his own plans for her future.''

== Summary ==

=== On Caprica ===

*[[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]], [[Karl Agathon|Helo]], and two members of the Resistance ([[Samuel Anders|Anders]] and [[Sue-Shaun]], who were introduced in the last episode) devise a plan to escape from [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] by commandeering a [[Cylon Heavy Raider]] from a nearby airstrip. They will fit as many people as possible onto the craft, and will dispatch a rescue mission for the remainder upon return to ''[[Galactica]]''.
*As the team is about to assault the airstrip, they are ambushed, and Thrace is hit by a bullet that grazes off her head and gets lodged in her abdomen. She loses consciousness.
*Thrace wakes up in a hospital. She is being attended to by a doctor named [[Simon]], who tells her that she was brought into the hospital by Anders, and that Anders died from a shrapnel wound. Thrace is devastated.
*Thrace spends the next few days conversing with Simon, who muses that women capable of bearing children are a rare "commodity" now that the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] have nuked the Colonies, and suggests that Thrace should consider giving birth to a child.
*Simon speculates that Thrace's reluctance to have children stems from her mother having abused her when she was young, as evidenced by a pattern of fractures in her fingers. This topic upsets her.
*Thrace wakes to discover a new scar on her abdomen. Simon tells her it's from an operation he did to stop some bleeding, but Thrace doesn't believe him, particularly after he calls her "Starbuck"--her pilot call sign, which she has never told him.
*Thrace fakes sleep after crimping her intravenous drip filled with sedative. When Simon leaves, she follows him into the hallway, where she overhears him having a conversation with a copy of [[Number Six]] about the "complete removal" of her ovaries scheduled for the next day.
*A short time later, Thrace stabs Simon with a broken mirror shard and escapes the room. Lurching around the deserted hospital, she stumbles upon a room full of semi-conscious women wired horrifically to machines. Among them is [[Sue-Shaun]], who begs Thrace to destroy the "baby machines" and end their misery. She obliges with a prayer, a pair of medical tongs, and a primal scream.
*Thrace staggers outside, braining a Six model with a fire extinguisher in the process, only to find a another Simon standing there to greet her. At that moment, [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and the rest of the resistance emerge from the woods. They pepper Simon with bullets, but soon get bogged down in a firefight with a squad of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]]. A second rescue occurs in as many minutes: [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Caprica-Valerii]] swoops down in a stolen Heavy Raider and blows the Centurions away.
*Thrace relates her experiences in the hospital to the others. Valerii explains that the [[Cylon agent|humanoid Cylons]] have a flaw which renders them unable to reproduce biologically. The Cylons have been holding human women in "farms" to try to implant them with human/Cylon embryos. This effort has failed, however, leading the Cylons to believe that conception requires "love." Based on this theory, Valerii was able to conceive with Helo because of their love for each other.
*Helo, Sharon, and Starbuck leave Caprica on the Heavy Raider. Starbuck promises [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] to return someday to rescue the Resistance. In the meantime, Anders says he will try to destroy as many farms as he can.

===On ''Galactica''===

*Commander Adama returns to duty, and is greated by applause in [[CIC]]. He tells the crew that he loves them all.
*To try to rally support to the president, Zarek wants [[Lee Adama]] to make a recording denouncing his father. Adama stops in the middle of it and says he can't go through with that. It's left to [[Laura Roslin]] to win over the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].
* Roslin plays the "religious card." She transfers to the ''[[Astral Queen]]'' from where she transmits a message imploring the Fleet to follow her and the path the [[Lords of Kobol]] have set out for her. An infuriated and staunchly secular Adama doesn't board the ''Astral Queen'' because he thinks only three or four ships would seriously listen to her "religious nonsense." Instead, 24 ships ("almost a third of the Fleet") leave with her.
*Cally is thrown in the brig for killing [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], now known as a Cylon agent and traitor. Chief Tyrol implores Commander Adama to release her, due to her trauma by events on Kobol. Adama gives her a light sentence of charging her with discharging a firearm without permission: Cally will spend only one month in the brig.
*Adama asks Tyrol if he could love Boomer despite the fact that she was a machine. Tyrol isn't quite sure, but it becomes apparent that Adama is asking himself the question as much as he is Tyrol; Adama loved all of his pilots like his children.
*Adama visits Boomer's body in the morgue. He asks "Why?" then breaks down crying over her body.

== Questions ==
*Caprica-Valerii says that she knows that [[Leoben Conoy]] told Kara Thrace she was special during his interrogation aboard ''Galactica''. How could she have known this? How do the Cylon agents communicate to each other?
**Since it is confirmed that Cylon agents do transmit their consciousness or updated information from body to body upon death, this implies that '''all''' models share memories between each other, no matter where they are. Caprica-Valerii seems to know much of ''Galactica's'' state of affairs when asked. If such communication is the case, wouldn't the relative strength of such a signal from the body be a tip-off for Colonials to locate the remaining Cylon infiltrators?
**Valerii also says that she "hasn't accessed that data" when asked how many farms there are. Does this mean that Cylons transmit information only upon death? She knew about Leoben #2's "visit" with Thrace ([[Flesh and Bone]]) but she doesn't know the thoughts of the other Cylons on the planet who have not died. Conversely the Cylons seem unaware of her rebellious thoughts.
***Has the rebellious Sharon Valerii severed her connection with the other Cylons? After she switched sides in "[[Flesh and Bone]]," the other Cylons seem unaware of her current thoughts and actions. Perhaps she only knows of events on ''Galactica'' before this point?
**Leoben Conoy #2 appeared to acknowledge in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" that he was too far from Cylon forces for his personality to be recovered. Was he able to covertly transmit his memories to one of the basestars encountered in [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" or "[[Scattered]]" by way of another agent? ([[Resurrection Ship|Likely answer]])
*Will we see Simon again? ([[Downloaded|Answer]]) Is he one of the eight Cylon agents hiding in the Fleet?
*How did Simon know Anders' name?
**RDM's blog states that one of the member's of Anders' resistance was probably a Cylon (not necessarily any of the resistance members we saw on screen) who tipped them off to Anders, though this didn't make the final cut of the episode.
***Could this have been a copy of [[Cavil]], specifically, the copy that prays with the resistance before they leave Caprica in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]?"
*Why does the Caprica resistance seem more concerned about Thrace's disappearance than Sue-Shaun's? Did Thrace's love interest generate the greater concern?
*Could Commander Adama's evident grief upon viewing the corpse of Boomer in the ship's morgue mean that they were personally involved at some point? Or, perhaps, did the level of humanity that Boomer showed cause Adama to mourn her loss as he would a daughter or daughter-figure such as Kara Thrace? In any case, given her role in Adama's assassination attempt, this is strange and strong behavior.
*Would any viable embryos harvested by the Cylons be accelerated into mature adults or placed ''in vitro'' into a host? Would the host be Cylon or human?
**Caprica-Valerii seemed to imply that no viable hybrid embryos had ever been produced by the Farms, at least up until this point. Then again, she said that they "weren't very successful," a somewhat vague answer suggesting inpregnation or growth but no viable fetuses.

== Analysis ==
*What exactly did the Cylons do to Thrace's ovaries? Simon tells Six: "...pending lab test results on sample for ovaries, complete removal will proceed tomorrow". Starbuck escapes right after this, which means that the opportunity to "completely remove" her ovaries did not occur. This suggests at the very least that Starbuck can still have children. However, female humans only have '''two''' ovaries: how can you have a "sample" one? The sample could just mean that Simon took several eggs from one of Starbuck's ovaries to see if they were viable for conceiving children.
*It would seem that the Cylons at least obtained several sample egg cells from Starbuck. Will this lead to developments later on?
*In Ron D. Moore's blog entry for October 14, 2005, after finishing the last scripts for season two he jokingly says he has "the reward of time spent thinking about something besides Kara's missing ovaries ("Now, where did I leave those ovaries? They were right here a minute ago...") ". What is meant by this?

== Notes ==
*This episode's opening credits marks the return of the "blipvert" effect used in the first season episodes, which Ron D. Moore uses as an homage to "Space: 1999."
*As of the opening credits, the fleet population is now 47,857, a net loss of 4 since "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]". This reflects the deaths of four civilians on board the [[Gideon]] in that episode, but apparently not that of Boomer. Was she removed from the count immediately after her assassination attempt?
*According to [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], this episode takes place "a week" after Apollo docked at ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' in the last episode, although apparently Adama hasn't been well enough to resume command until very recently.
*24 ships, almost a third of the Fleet, have left with Roslin for Kobol.
**This would mean the total Fleet consisted of over 72 ships. In the [[Miniseries]], there are only about 40 FTL-capable ships able to rendezvous with ''Galactica'' at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. This continuity error is similar to the 500-1500 prisoner error. [[Bastille Day]] and [[Miniseries]]
*Boomer's body is now in the morgue.
*Number Six mentioned that "procreation is one of God's commandments" in the first episode, "[[33]]." This could mean that the Cylons are trying to procreate out of a feeling that they are sinning by not being able to have children on their own.
*Helo and Caprica-Valerii's child is the first Human/Cylon hybrid conceived in love, and as a result appears to be the first and only successful hybrid; it seems that no other embryo survived nearly as long as it already has (it is now about five weeks old, since its conception in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]").
*Boomer served aboard ''Galactica'' for two years, which means the Cylons had begun infiltrating Colonial society from at least that long ago. This matches the length of time of Six's affair with Baltar while on Caprica, suggesting that Cylon agent infiltration occurred around two years prior to the events of the miniseries.
*According to Simon's study (either from a Cylon dossier on Thrace or from medical exams) Starbuck was the victim of frequent physical abuse as a child; she's suffered many bone fractures in childhood, and all of her fingers have been broken at some point. This is consistant with the comments made by Leoben Conoy to Starbuck during their interrogation scenes. [[Flesh and Bone]]
*Caprica-Valerii is aware of [[Leoben Conoy]] #2's interrogation by Starbuck in "[[Flesh and Bone]]," even of specific things he said during it, suggesting that Cylon agents sometimes have a collective knowledgebase (''not'' a collective consciousness; see "[[Downloaded]]" for this confirmation) to occasionally draw from. This is supported by Boomer's information to [[Gaius Baltar]] of the number of Cylon agents remaining in the Fleet in "[[Resistance]]," as only such an knowledgebase would allow Boomer to know of this data.
*This episode introduces the fifth confirmed [[Cylon agent]], [[Simon]].
*According to a deleted scene, this episode takes place a week after "[[Fragged]]."
*After the final commercial break, as Simon enters Starbuck's room (right before she stabs him) you can see that her room is number "254". Not so coincidentally, this scene takes place in Season 2, episode #5, and this is the start of Act #4.
*Starbuck has the last line in this episode: "Let's go [[Home,_Part_I|home]]!"

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''Cylons discussing the surgical testing they are performing on Starbuck'':
:Simon:...pending lab test results on [sample for] ovaries, complete removal will proceed tomorrow. They've lab tested positive and subject will be removed to processing facility for final disposition.
:Number Six: Is that regret I hear in your voice, Simon?
:Simon: If it is, it certainly is none of your concern.

*''Explanation of the Human/Cylon hybrid project:''
:Valerii: They were conducting research, into Human/Cylon breeding programs.
:Starbuck:: Human/Cylon?
:Helo:: 'Call them "Farms"...your gunshot wound looks fine...
:Starbuck:: So "Farms", that's great...what were they going to do, 'knock me up with some Cylon kid?
:Valerii: They were going to try to. We haven't been very successful so far.
:Anders: Supposedly they can't reproduce...you know, ''biologically'', so they've been trying every which-way to produce offspring.
:Starbuck: Why?
:Valerii: Procreation. It's one of God's commandments; "be fruitful". We can't fulfill it, we've tried. So we decided--
:Starbuck: To rape human women?!
:Valerii: You know, if you agreed to bear children it would be voluntary, maybe even set you up with someone you like.
:Starbuck: And you two kids? [''Helo and Caprica-Boomer'']
:Valerii: We're different.
:Starbuck: What the frak is that supposed to mean?
:Helo: They have this theory; maybe the one thing they were missing was '''love'''. So Sharon and I...were set up...
:Starbuck: To fall in love?! They didn't ask [[Sue-Shaun]] if she wanted to fall in love, alright! They put a tube in her, and they hooked her up to a machine!
:Valerii: They know who you are, Kara. You're special. Leoben told you that. You have a destiny.
:Helo: [''pointing out the other scar on Starbuck's lower abdomen''] Starbuck what's the second scar?
:Starbuck: I don't know. I don't think I want to know now. You know?
:Valerii: No.
:Anders: Alright, how many women do they have in these "Farms"?
:Valerii: Hundreds, maybe thousands. I don't know, I haven't accessed that data.

*''Adama wonders aloud about the nature of Cylons and humans''
:'''Tyrol:''' I don't believe she [Cally] was in her right mind when she shot Boomer--
:'''Adama:''' Did you love her, Chief?
:'''Tyrol:''' 'Scuse me?
:'''Adama:''' Boomer. Did you love her?
:'''Tyrol:''' Thought I did.
:'''Adama:''' Well, when you think you love somebody, you love them. That's what love is. Thoughts... She was a Cylon. A machine! Is that what Boomer was, a machine? A thing?
:'''Tyrol:''' That's what she turned out to be.
:'''Adama:''' She was more than that to us. She was more than that to me. She was a vital, living person aboard my ship for almost two years! She couldn't have been just a machine. Could you love a machine?
:'''Tyrol:''' No, sir. Guess I couldn't have.
: '''Adama'''Cally discharged a firearm without permission, endangering life of her fellow shipmate. 30 days in the brig. Dismissed.
:'''Tyrol:''' Thank you, sir.
:'''Adama:''' You'll see her again, Chief.
:'''Tyrol:''' Excuse me?
:'''Adama:''' There are many copies. You'll see her again.

*''Simon, talking about Starbuck's reluctance to have children but also perhaps talking about the Cylons view of themselves (and maybe the "human" cylons).
:'''Simon:''' Children of abusive parents often fear passing along that abuse to their own children.

== Guest stars ==
*[[Richard Hatch]] as [[Tom Zarek]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief Petty Officer [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally]]
*[[Michael Trucco]] as [[Samuel Anders]]
*[[Tamara Lashley]] as [[Sue-Shaun]]
*[[Rick Worthy]] as [[Simon]]

== External Links ==
[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season02/205/ "The Farm"] at scifi.com

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Tigh

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Please choose a specific reference for the name, '''Tigh'''.

*For information on the second in command of battlestar ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], see [[Tigh (TOS)]]

*For information on the second in command of battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[Saul Tigh]]

*For information on the wife of Saul Tigh, see [[Ellen Tigh]]

*For information on Saul Tigh's family, see [[Saul Tigh (father of)]] and [[Saul Tigh (grandfather of)]]

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Daniel Haller

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'''Daniel Haller''' (b. 1926) was a television and film director from the 1960s to 1980s. He is sometimes credited as "Danny Haller" or "Dan Haller". Besides directing, Haller was also an art director, producer, and production designer.

Haller worked on the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. He directed the episode "[[Space Croppers]]".

==References==
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Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Two

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'''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Two''' ([http://www.titanbooks.com/ Titan Books], August 2006, ISBN 1845762215), by David Bassom, is the official companion to the [[Season 2 (2005-06)|second season]] of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. It contains cast and crew interviews, photos, behind-the-scenes commentary, and a complete episode guide.

The book was released in the US and UK on August 30, 2006.

==External links==
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1845762215 Preorder ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Two'' at Amazon.com]
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1845762215/ Preorder ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Two'' at Amazon.co.uk]

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Furlon

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A vacation or authorized leave of absence (furlough) ([[The Man with Nine Lives (TOS)|The Man with Nine Lives]]).

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Radion

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A '''radion''' is the Colonial equivalent of a [[Wikipedia:Rad (unit)|rad]]. It is used to measure the strength of radioactive emissions from an object.

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*[[Units of Measure (TOS)]]

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Wavelon

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A '''wavelon''' is the Colonial equivalent [[Wikipedia:wavelength|wavelength]], the distance between repeating units in energy waves.

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A '''metric''' is the Colonial equivalent of a [[Wikipedia:kilometre|kilometre]], an Earth [[Wikipedia:metric|metric unit]].

==See also==
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Seal

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

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Kerry Norton

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'''Kerry Norton''' is the British actress and singer who portrayed medic [[Layne Ishay]] in four episodes of [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]] of the re-imagined series.

Norton's first BSG appearance as Ishay was in ''[[Scattered]]'' (and then two subsequent episodes) where her character was memorable for having operated on Cmdr. [[William Adama]]'s chest after he was shot at close range by the Cylon [[Sharon Valerii]]. Her last appearance was in ''[[Downloaded]]'' later that season where Ishay assisted [[Doctor Cottle]] in the delivery of the half-human baby of another iteration of the same Cylon model.

Norton is also the real-life wife of actor [[Jamie Bamber]] who plays [[Lee "Apollo" Adama]]. The two have a daughter, Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith, born in 2003, and two twin daughters, Darcy and Ava, born in 2004. <ref> “Jamie Bamber: The Hunky One,” Sci-Fi Magazine, February 2006 </ref>

Though Jamie Bamber covers up his British accent on the show, Norton does not try to hide hers.

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Kerry Norton

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'''Kerry Norton''' is the British actress and singer who portrayed medic [[Layne Ishay]] in four episodes of Season 2.

Norton's first BSG appearance as Ishay was in ''[[Scattered]]'' (and then two subsequent episodes) where her character was memorable for having operated on Cmdr. [[William Adama]]'s chest after he was shot at close range by the Cylon [[Sharon Valerii]]. Her last appearance was in ''[[Downloaded]]'' later that season where Ishay assisted [[Doctor Cottle]] in the delivery of the half-human baby of another iteration of the same Cylon model.

Norton is also the real-life wife of actor [[Jamie Bamber]] who plays [[Lee "Apollo" Adama]]. The two have a daughter, Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith, born in 2003, and two twin daughters, Darcy and Ava, born in 2004. <ref> “Jamie Bamber: The Hunky One,” Sci-Fi Magazine, February 2006 </ref>

Even though Jamie Bamber covers up his British accent on the show, Norton does not try to hide hers.

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Ron Satlof

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'''Ron Satlof''' is a television director and producer. He is sometimes credited as "Ronald Gilbert Satlof" or "Ronald Satlof". He has been active in the television industry since the 1960s.

Satlof directed [[The Return of Starbuck]], an episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. He also worked on episodes of ''Perry Mason'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and many other shows.

==External links==
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The Return of Starbuck

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| series= 1980
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| guests= [[Dirk Benedict]] as [[Starbuck (1980)|Lieutenant Starbuck]] [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0152420/ Judith Chapman] ([[Angela]]) [http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Rex+Cutter Rex Cutter] ([[Cyrus|"Cy"]]) [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0654365/ Gary Owens] ([[Cyrus|"Cy"]] (voice)) Ellen Gurkin (Girl on bridge)
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== Overview ==

: ''[[Doctor Zee]] relates a dream he had about a pilot called [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] to [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]]; thus revealing Starbuck's fate.''

==Summary==

[[Image:ROSstarbuck.jpg|thumb|Starbuck in ''The Return of Starbuck'']]
* Unable to sleep, [[Doctor Zee]] awakens [[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]].

* Zee relates to Adama a dream he has had about a great warrior whose name was [[Starbuck (1980)|Lieutenant Starbuck]], and the rest of the episode relates this tale.

* Years back, Starbuck and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] are on patrol, but are ambushed by [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Cylon Raider|raiders]].

* In the battle, Starbuck's [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] is damaged severely, and he realizes he will not be able to make it back to the fleet.

* Starbuck manages to find a small planet in the nick of time, and crash lands his damaged Viper on the surface.

* He comes to, with a blinding headache, most of his ship damaged beyond repair.

* Climbing out of the wreck he discovers nothing but sand and barren rock on this desert planet.

* Exploring the terrain for a while, Starbuck suddenly happens upon the wreckage of a Cylon fighter from the battle.

* Surveying the wreckage, soon Starbuck begins pulling the Cylon ship apart to construct a shelter.

* After a time, Starbuck decides to cannibalize the robot Cylons and try to rebuild one of them into a functioning [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]].

* When the task is complete, the Cylon activates and immediately threatens to kill Starbuck. Starbuck manages to win over the huge robot soldier with a combination of persuasion and threats to turn off his power.

[[Image:ROScy.jpg|thumb|Cy in ''The Return of Starbuck'']]
* After the Cylon has managed to convince Starbuck not to switch him off for good, he asks why Starbuck reconstructed him.

* Starbuck explains, rather wanly, that after three days alone, he decided he needed a friend. 'We are enemies,' the Cylon states. 'We're cultural dissidents,' Starbuck rationalizes, since there are only the two of them on this planet.

* Starbuck offers to teach the Cylon everything he knows about humans, in the process names the hulking machine "[[Cyrus|Cy]]". He also instructs the Cylon on how to play the Colonial card game [[pyramid (TOS)|pyramid]].

* Starbuck grows bored with the card games over time, and Cy realizes that Starbuck is cheating.

* Cy deduces that Starbuck is bored with him, and would prefer the company of a human female. Promising to locate a woman for Starbuck, the centurion heads out into the bitter cold.

* Feeling guilty, Starbuck searches for the runaway centurion all night, but is unable to find him.

* Starbuck is shocked when Cy arrives the next morning, carrying an unconscious, pregnant woman in his arms.

* Starbuck attempts to talk to the mysterious woman but she does not respond, just stares without speaking.

* This goes on for a few days, then, out of nowhere the woman asks Starbuck a short question: 'Would you die for me?' The woman, named [[Angela]], remains enigmatic and refuses to elaborate on how she came to be on the planet.

* She starts strangely referring to her unborn baby as 'our child', referring to her and Starbuck, and indicates a vehicle must be built to transport the baby.

* In part to appease Angela, Starbuck enlists Cy's help in building an escape vessel from the combined wreckage of the Viper and the Cylon Raiders.

* The morning after the baby's birth, Starbuck is shocked to see another Cylon fighter landed close to the crash site. The Cylons apparently picked up the distress beacon, and are coming to investigate.

* Starbuck hustles Angela to the completed hybrid ship and gets her and the baby inside.

* There is no room for Starbuck in the ship; not if the mother and baby are to make it back to the Colonial fleet, and so he makes a sacrifice and decides to stay behind, launching the ship manually and letting Angela and the baby go.

[[Image:Starbuckandcy.jpg|thumb|Starbuck cradles Cy]]
* As the ship disappears into the sky, Starbuck is suddenly pinned down by the Cylon laser fire, but is surprised to see Cy appear, carrying his own laser.

* Cy guns down two of the approaching Cylons, but the third gets off a crippling shot before Starbuck drops him, and Cy sinks to the ground, mortally damaged.

* In his dying minutes, Cy describes his relationship with Starbuck as that of friends.

* Dr Zee's voice grows more disturbed as he recounts the progress of the pod towards the Galactica, containing the 'incredible gift' of a child from the stars.

* He realizes that the dream was referring to him, and that he is the gift.

* Starbuck's ultimate fate remains unknown.

* The fate of the series, however, was defined before this episode: "Galactica 1980" is cancelled as of this episode.

== Questions ==

* Now that the Cylons know about the first crash on planet Starbuck, will they follow up the first rescue mission with a second?
**The Fleet was also be under attack by the same Cylons, which forced it to escape, leaving Starbuck on his own. (See Noteworthy Dialogue)
* What happened to Starbuck?
**While Starbuck is a resourceful human, the series' events show that Starbuck is never able to return to the Fleet. He either dies on the planet; becomes marooned in space, unable to make port or catch up with the Fleet; or successfully finds a safe port to live out his life.
* Where is [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] during this time?
**As no mention of Apollo is given in this episode, the only conclusions to be made are that (1) Apollo is dead, or (2) Apollo is not ''yet'' dead.
* What is the status of [[the Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]]?
**Since the Fleet appears mostly intact as it arrives around Earth at the start of the series, the Fleet generally remained intact from the time of Starbuck's disappearance to its Earthly arrival.
* What would have happened next had the series continued?
**This question will remain a mystery without an official source to answer it, such as a past writer or comments from Glen Larson (see Notes).

== Analysis ==

While not explicitly stated, this episode takes place between "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]" and "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]". Assuming Doctor Zee is ten years of age in Galactica 1980, this episode is set around 1970.

== Notes ==

* "The Return of Starbuck" is viewed as -- and was -- the last best hope to save ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. It failed.
* Had the series been permitted to live, an episode called "[[The Wheel of Fire]]" would have seen Starbuck rescued by the [[Beings of Light]] to become one of their rank.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==



Starbuck: I've been in charge of this planet for three days and already I've doubled the population. I hereby declare myself president-elect, if that's all right with you.

Cy: Die, human.

Starbuck: Don't be ridiculous.

<Starbuck takes gun from Cy>

Starbuck: You'd think I'd save you and then let you shoot me? Besides, it doesn't work. Here, try it.

<Starbuck hands weapon back, Cy pulls trigger>

Starbuck: You really did!

<On ''Galactica's'' bridge>

Boomer: But sir, we can't just leave him there!

Adama: Boomer, don't you think I want to go back for him? You think I want to leave someone I love like a son, knowing we'll never see him again? Take a look out there!

<Adama gestures at screen>

Adama: We'll be lucky if we can save our Fleet!

Boomer: You mean we can never go back?

Adama: That is correct! There is no going back! Our enemy pushes us on and on and on! And until we're strong enough or can
find Earth and get help, we can never stop or turn away or look back!

<Boomer turns away, suppressing tears>

Boomer: Thank you, sir. I appreciate your honesty.

<Boomer leaves>

Scan Officer: First enemy wave has been taken back. They're running with our fighters in pursuit.

Adama: Order our fighters to break off and let them run! Fleet is to proceed ahead at flank speed!

<Adama turns away>

AdamaGoodbye, Starbuck. I love you. We all love you.

== Official Statements ==



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Ron Satlof

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'''Ron Satlof''' is a television director and producer. He is sometimes credited as "Ronald Gilbert Satlof" or "Ronald Satlof". He has been active in the television industry since the 1960s.

Satlof directed [[The Return of Starbuck]], an episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. He also worked on episodes of ''Perry Mason'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and many other shows.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766191/ IMDB profile]

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Ron Satlof

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'''Ron Satlof''' is a television director and producer. He directed [[The Return of Starbuck]], and episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766191/ IMDB profile]

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[[Category:1980|Satlof, Ron]]

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Ron Satlof

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Howard Kim

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[[image:Scattered-Kim.jpg|thumb|200px|Howard Kim, just after surgery of the [[William Adama|Old Man]] in [[Scattered]].]]

'''Howard Kim''' is a paramedic stationed aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]].'' Along with [[Layne Ishay]], he tries to save [[William Adama|Commander Adama]]'s life after he suffers from gunshot wounds ([[Scattered]]). At the time, CMO [[Cottle]] was offship.

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Talk:Viper (2003 Video Game)/Archive 1

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==Reliable source required==

I don't want to delete this article as these ships obviously exist in the game, but I flagged it to point out that it uses a now-unofficial source. We need anyone who can play the game and rewrite the article with the content or verify the existing information to remove this tag. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 18:15, 29 May 2006 (CDT)

:The Video game isn't canon in the Re-imagined series, it's merchanise. It didn't even sell well, it wasn't good, and RDM doesn't consider there to have "been" a BSG video game yet. We should have had one page for the Video game's stuff, not clutter up everything with all of these. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] ([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]]) 18:31, 29 May 2006 (CDT)

::Unless I'm mistaken, and with the exception of silly pages and the fan fiction article, we aren't differentiating about source information for the video game articles any more than we do for the central episode articles. For the video game's data, we need to keep it canon to itself, and that means the sources for the game must be official, too. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 18:55, 29 May 2006 (CDT)

Since someone had managed to get an image of the game Viper, we have ''something'' to work with, so I changed the delete tag to cleanup and hope that someone with a copy of the game can verify the information so that we can dump the unauthorized Galactica.Net source. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:57, 14 June 2006 (CDT)
:I did a standard cleanup/format on this article but didn't address the sourcing problems; feel free to re-add {{tl|cleanup}} if necessary. (I'm used to using other tags for that--do we have something like {{tl|unsourced}} or {{tl|fact}}, as Wikipedia has?) --[[User:Fang Aili|Fang Aili]] 15:12, 21 September 2006 (CDT)

Viper (2003 Video Game)

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{{separate continuity|tos = Y}}

Within the [[Video Game|Battlestar Galactica video game]], three variants of [[Viper]] are available: the Mark I, which is designed to be an earlier version of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]] Viper; the Mark II, which is largely based on the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] Viper, and the Mark III, which is described as "superior to the Mark II in every respect". The Mark III is distinctive because of its two-seat cockpit and the lack of the characteristic dorsal fin common to most Viper designs. The Mark III is also known as the Strike Viper. [http://www.galactica2003.net/]

[[Image:Viper Mk. 1.JPG|thumb|Viper Mark I]]

==Note==
*The "Battlestar Galactica" [[Video Game|video game]] has its own continuity that uses elements from both the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] and the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. Despite the naming, these fighters should not be considered to be predecessors or successors to the Re-imagined Series' [[Viper Mark II|Mark II]] or [[Viper Mark VII|Mark VII]] models.

*The Mark III Strike Viper was originally known as the Scorpion Viper.

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Pilot ready rooms

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The '''pilot ready rooms''' are where [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] pilots go for their pre-flight briefings. They have several rows of chairs for pilots and a podium for the [[CAG]]. The rooms also appear to serve as a classroom for [[nugget]]s.

Regarding ''Galactica'''s, there is a dry-erase board which is probably used to log the landings and launches — a timetable of sorts for each active pilot. Intructions, objectives, etc. appear on a bigger dry-erase board on an easel. Schematics of the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] and guides to the Viper itself are also in the room for training purposes.

Ready rooms are also used for [[Fleet News Service|press conferences]] by senior staff ([[Fragged]], [[Home, Part I]]).

A copy of [["Lest We Forget"|"Lest We Forget,"]] the famous picture of the soldier on the roof of the capitol building on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Aerelon|Aerelon]] during the [[Cylon attack]], is posted on one door of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s pilot ready room.

The pilot ready rooms aboard [[Mercury class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' are more advanced than those on ''Galactica'', including interactive display screens.

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