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Botanical Cruiser

2008-01-29T06:38:15Z

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'''Botanical Cruisers''' are ships with domes that may serve as space-borne vacation ships, or are used as greenhouses for specialty food or plant-matter production.

At least two Botanical Cruisers escape the initial [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Colonies]].

New President [[Laura Roslin]] visits this ship while gathering a caravan from surviving civilian ships surrounding the colony of [[Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]]. A young girl named [[Cami]] and her grandmother are on this Botanical Cruiser with many other survivors.

However, the particular ship that Roslin visits lacks an [[FTL]] drive, and the light-speed-enabled part of President Roslin's caravan of refugee ships are forced to leave that Botanical Cruiser and many other [[sublight]] ships behind when [[Cylon Raider]]s discover the fleet of ships. This ship and others without FTL drives are presumed destroyed by the Cylons ([[Miniseries]]).

At least one other Cruiser exists in the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. It is successfully escorted to the [[algae planet]] through a dangerous star cluster, although it appears the biota did not fare so well in the presence of so much ionizing radiation ([[The Passage]]).

== Notes ==

*The Botanical Cruiser was an homage to the [[Agro Ship|Agro Ships]] from the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', which themselves were re-used models from the botanical spacecraft from the movie ''[[IMDB:Silent Running|Silent Running]]'', a Universal/MCA movie that special effects guru [[John Dykstra]] worked on a few years prior to the Original Series.

== Related Imagery ==

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Image:BotanicalInFleet.jpg|An [[FTL]]-capable Botanical Cruiser in the Fleet.
Image:3x11 Fleet above Algae planet.jpg|The Botanical Cruiser with significantly less foliage near the [[Algae planet]].
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Command Navigation Program

2008-01-25T04:06:38Z

Immora: correct article

:''This article details how the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] compromised [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] defenses by cracking the Colonial flight operating system in the [[Re-imagined Series]].''
:''For other related computer or biological attacks, see [[Virus]].''

Developed by computer scientist [[Gaius Baltar]], the '''Command Navigation Program''' (CNP) is a operating system<ref>The Command Navigation Program is an actual operating system (similar, after a fashion, to the Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems on today's personal computers) that works as designed. However, the work of Number Six adds the compromises that allows the Cylons to control it.</ref> utilized by the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] and some civilian spaceships in the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]].<ref>[[Aaron Doral]] provides a requested report to [[Gaius Baltar]] in [[CIC]]: "You asked for a report on how many civilian ships had your CNP program?" ([[Miniseries]]).</ref>

Installed in the central computers of [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor|Raptors]] and in the [[Computers#Navigation computer|navigation computers]] of almost all battlestars, the CNP was more than two years in the making.
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==Backdoors==
[[Image:ViperMk7Avionics.jpg|left|thumb|The CNP managed the [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Avionics|avionics]] of [[Viper Mark VII]]s and almost all [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestars]] before the few fighters that survived were retrofitted after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack]].]]
Unbeknownst to Dr. Baltar, his lover and co-writer of the CNP turns out to be a version of the [[humanoid Cylon]] known as [[Caprica Six|Number Six]].

The Cylon infiltrator programmed backdoors into the CNP so that the Cylon attack forces could render any ships that use the operating system to shut itself down by a remote command.

Battlestars and fighters begin to shut down during the Colonial defensive "as if a switch were flipped."<ref>The process is similar to how some home and business computers today can be [[w:Zombie computer|taken over secretly and remotely]] for use in nefarious purposes on the Internet, such as [[w:E-mail spam|email spamming]].</ref> Communications officer [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] describes reports of "system failures" throughout the Fleet and how at least one battlestar loses power when the attack begins, which indicates, that the Cylons use the CNP to damage and, in at least one case, disable capital ships as well ([[Miniseries]]).
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==Usage of the CNP on ''Galactica''==
The CNP was previously received by ''[[Galactica]]'', but the program was never loaded into the primary memory of the ship's navigation computer.

''Galactica'' herself is spared from Cylon computer attacks as the CNP is not loaded on any of her computers, nor were her computer systems networked, sparing the ship from any backdoor or cracking attempts.

Unfortunately, ''Galactica'' does support a modern squadron of [[Viper Mark VII]] fighters, which received the upgrade. As a result, the squadron is massacred by two [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] on their way back to [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]].

Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]] has the CNP source code purged from the [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Mainframe Computer|mainframe]] on Baltar's instruction. The program is also retrograded on the [[Computers#Avionics|flight systems]] of surviving Mark VII Vipers, Raptors, and civilian ships ([[Miniseries]]).

== Notes ==

*The CNP is not a [[Cylon computer virus|virus]], nor is it a [[w:Computer worm|worm]] or Trojan Horse, but an example of [[w:backdoor|backdoor exploitation]] of a secured computer system through a secreted password or other hidden access in order to gain command privileges.
*The backdoor tactic differs from the [[Cylon computer virus#Cylon War|Cylons' older infiltration tactics]] used in the first [[Cylon War]] of using their computers to seek exploits within and forcibly enter ("crack") a Colonial computer, whereby the attacked computer is infected with a virus that causes havoc on the Colonial computer.

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Timeline - Season 3 (RDM)

2008-01-21T22:48:42Z

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:''For the timeline overview see [[Timeline (RDM)]]. For the rest of the series see [[Timeline - Season 1 (RDM)]] and [[Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)]]''

=="[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]"==

*'''Between Day 660 and Day 794:'''
**[[Nicholas Tyrol]] is born
**[[Kara Thrace]] is kidnapped and forced into a marriage-type arrangement with [[Leoben Conoy]], whom she kills at any opportunity ([[Occupation]])
**A resistance movement is formed and led by [[Saul Tigh]] and [[Galen Tyrol]]
**The Cylons form the [[New Caprica Police]]
**[[Duck]] refuses to work with the resistance, choosing to spend more time with [[Nora]]
**After some debate, the resistance leaders choose to hide weapons in the [[Temple|Temple of Artemis]]
**The Cylons attack the temple, killing Nora
**Duck is physically sickened by the news of Nora's death
**The general population has started to side with the resistance and 1,000 people protested outside ''[[Colonial One]]'' over the attack on the temple
**Nicholas Tyrol has his [[dedication ceremony]]
**Jammer is imprisoned in a Cylon detention center and is visited by a [[Number Five]], who offers Jammer a key card and an implied invitation into the NCP

==Prior to the Season 3 premiere, after ''The Resistance''==

*[[Saul Tigh]] is captured by the Cylons and detained. One of his eyes is literally ripped out by the Cylons
*Jammer and Duck enlist with the [[New Caprica Police]]

==[[Occupation]]==
*'''c. Day 794 (494th day since settlement, 134th day of occupation):'''
**Colonel Tigh is released from the detention center

*'''c. Day 795:'''
**[[Duck]] suicide-bombs a NCP ceremony
**Felix Gaeta secretly provides the jamming frequencies to allow wireless communication to breech Cylon interference
**The resistance establishes communication with [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack]]'s Raptor

*'''Sometime before the episode, "Precipice:"'''
**Laura Roslin is arrested by the Cylons

==[[Precipice]]==
*'''c. Day 795:''' The [[New Caprica Police|NCP]] raid the city of and capture numerous suspected [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] members, including [[Cally Tyrol]]

*'''c. Day 796:'''
**Leoben Conoy introduces [[Kacey]] to Kara Thrace
**The Cylons force Baltar to sign an execution order
**Ellen Tigh steals a map marking the location for a secret rendezvous with ''Galactica's'' rescue coordination party
**Sharon Agathon's coordination party lands, makes contact with Anders' party, and are soon attacked by Cylon forces
**Roslin and others on the execution order are arrested and later driven to the [[Pergamus Flats]] to be executed. Jammer frees Cally Tyrol before the shooting begins

==[[Exodus, Part I]]==

*'''c. Day 796:'''
**Tyrol's group ambushes the firing squad and saves Laura Roslin, Tom Zarek and many others
**Sharon Agathon's marines save Anders and the resistance group from a Cylon ambush

*'''c. Day 797:'''
**Number Three visits an [[Dodona Selloi|oracle]]
**Sharon Agathon infiltrates a Cylon facility and obtains the Colonial [[launch key]]s
**Ellen Tigh is exposed as a traitor
**Admiral Adama orders ''Galactica'' to jump to New Caprica

==[[Exodus, Part II]]==

*'''c. Day 798:'''
**Ellen Tigh is poisoned by her husband for her treason
**The [[Battle of New Caprica]] occurs. Losses include the death of [[Maya]], destruction of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and [[Hera Agathon]] falling into Cylon hands
**The Cylons also abandon New Caprica, taking Gaius Baltar with them

==[[Collaborators]]==

*'''c. Day 800 (Day 3 of the Second Exodus):'''
**James Lyman, and 12 others before him are executed by the [[Circle]]
**Gaius Baltar awakens aboard a Cylon basestar for the first time three days after fleeing New Caprica
**New President Tom Zarek names Roslin as his Vice President, and later resigns to return Roslin to power
**[[Felix Gaeta]] is tried and convicted by the Circle but is later spared
**President Roslin abolishes the Circle and immediately pardons all those suspected of collaboration

==Between "[[Collaborators]]" and "[[Torn]]"==

* Lee Adama is demoted back to Major and resumes his former position as ''Galactica'''s [[CAG]]
* Karl Agathon serves as interim [[XO]] on ''Galactica''

==[[Torn]]==

*'''c. Day 850:'''
** Felix Gaeta reveals Baltar's research on the road to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] to President Roslin and Admiral Adama
** Caprica-Six and Three begin inquiring about the location of Earth and debating Baltar's usefulness
** A Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] sent to investigate the [[Lion's Head Nebula]] is infected by a virus from an [[Lion's Head beacon|ancient beacon]]
** Athena and Racetrack find the Lion's Head Nebula and the dying basestar
** Baltar returns to his basestar after his reconnaissance of the dying basestar, leaving out information on the probe, but his omission is uncovered

==[[A Measure of Salvation]]==

*'''c. Day 851:'''
** A Colonial boarding party investigates the derelict basestar, find the probe, and discovers all but a few Cylons aboard have died
**The boarding party and some Cylon prisoners are en route back to ''Galactica'' when the basestar self-destructs
**The medical investigation identifies a virus that can be treated, but not cured for Cylons
** Lee Adama suggests a plan to eliminate the entire Cylon race by executing their prisoners in range of a Resurrection Ship

*'''c. Day 852:'''
**''Galactica'' jumps to a Cylon supply line. the [[Battle of NCD2539]] begins
**The plan fail to due to the intervention of [[Karl Agathon]]
** Aboard a basestar, Baltar is interrogated and tortured by Three and Caprica-Six

==[[Hero]]==

*'''c. Day 935:'''
**President Roslin and Tory Foster draw up plans to honor Admiral Adama for his 45 years of service to the Colonial Fleet
**A Number Three begins experiencing strange visions
**''Galactica'' rescues [[Daniel Novacek]], a prisoner-of-war of the Cylons for over two years
** Adama confesses to his son about Novacek and possible culpability for the [[fall of the Twelve Colonies]]

*'''c. Day 936:'''
**Saul Tigh tells Novacek about Adama's action in his [[Valkyrie|failed mission]]
**Novacek attacks Adama and tries to kill him but is stopped by Tigh

*'''c. Day 937:'''
**Number Three begins a series of suicides to experience visions about [[Final five|five figures in white robes]]
**Adama submits his resignation to Roslin but she refuses to accept it

*'''c. Day 938:'''
**Novacek is sent off to a berthing and counseling on another ship
**Tigh and Adama begin to reconcile

=="[[Unfinished Business]]" Present day events==

:''This section details the "current day" events aboard ''Galactica''. Prior events recalled in the episode are documented in the timeline at Day 420.''

*'''c. Day 950:'''
**''Galactica's'' crew work out their aggressions in a boxing tournament
**Kara Thrace and Lee Adama fight each other in the ring and reconcile

==[[The Passage]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode.''

*The Fleet's food supply is contaminated
*Saul Tigh returns as Executive Officer on ''Galactica''
* Sharon Agathon returns from a recon mission through a [[Passage (star cluster)|dangerous star cluster]] with data on a [[algae planet|planet loaded with edible algae]]
*''Galactica's'' Raptors successfully escort the Fleet in packs through the disorienting, radiation-laden star cluster, with some ship losses and casualties including [[Louanne Katraine]]

==[[The Eye of Jupiter]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode.''

*'''Resupply mission day 14-15 (after the events of "The Passage"):'''
**The Colonials are preparing to leave the algae planet
**Tyrol finds the [[Temple of Five]]
**A Cylon fleet arrives and attempts to negotiate for the [[Eye of Jupiter]], but both sides are deadlocked; Adama threatens destruction of the Eye if the Cylons attempt to land
**President Roslin's role in hiding [[Hera Agathon]] is revealed to Admiral Adama and Hera's parents
**A ground party of [[Cylon Centurion]]s shoots down Starbuck's recon Raptor
**Admiral Adama, in response to the Cylon incursion, prepares to destroy the planet's continent

==[[Rapture]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode.''

*'''This episode commences immediately after the final scenes in "The Eye of Jupiter":'''

**[[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]], [[D'Anna Biers]] and a [[Cavil]] land on the planet
**Sharon Agathon rescues Hera; [[Caprica Six]] is imprisoned
**D'Anna has a vision through the Eye of Jupiter, recognizes one of the [[Final Five]], and dies
**Baltar is captured and returned to ''Galactica''
**The star goes nova and destroys the algae planet
**The Cylons [[boxing|box]] the entire line of Number Threes

*'''Sometime between "Rapture" and "Taking a Break From All Your Worries":'''
**[[Joe's bar]] is established on an unused stretch of one of ''Galactica'''s [[hangar deck]]s

==[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode.''

*While there are no objective time indicators as to specifically how much time after "Rapture" has elapsed, Baltar's beard has grown longer and Starbuck's burns on her hands are completely healed. This suggest that at least a few weeks have elapsed between "Rapture" and "Taking a Break From All Your Worries".
**[[Gaius Baltar]] is interrogated by [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] and [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]].
**Roslin and Adama agree to give Baltar a fair trial.
**[[Caprica-Six]] agrees to testify against Baltar in exchange for immunity (SciFi.com bonus scene)

==[[The Woman King]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode.''
*Three hundred refugees from the civilian vessel ''[[Threa Sita]]'', including 51 [[Sagittaron]]s board ''Galactica''. They are housed in the unused starboard hangar deck with the preexisting residents in an area nicknamed "[[Camp Oil Slick|Dogsville]]".
*Captain [[Karl Agathon]] stops Doctor [[Michael Robert]] from subjecting Sagittarons to involuntary euthanasia

==[[A Day in the Life]]==
:''This episode takes place 49 days after the events in "[[Rapture]]". No contact with the Cylons has occurred since then.''

*[[Admiral Adama]] has daydreams about his long divorced and dead wife [[Carolanne Adama|Carolanne]] throughout the day of his anniversary of their wedding
*Admiral Adama and President [[Laura Roslin]] discuss the problems of legal protocol and logistical difficulties in the upcoming trial of [[Gaius Baltar]]; they ask Lee Adama to aid
*During a maintenance job, Galen and Cally Tyrol are trapped in a slowly depressurizing airlock
*The Tyrols are rescued and recover in sickbay from [[w:Decompression sickness|decompression sickness]]

==[[Dirty Hands]]==
:''No exact date is available, but according to Roslin, Baltar's lawyer has been smuggling manuscripts out of his cell for several weeks.''
*''[[Colonial One]]'' is struck by a wayward Raptor due to contaminated fuel; Roslin and staff are not severely injured
* A strike on a tylium [[refinery ship]] causes fuel complications but is later rectified
* Baltar's [[My Triumphs, My Mistakes|underground manifesto]] complicates President Roslin's legal proceedings against the prisoner
* Seelix is promoted to Ensign and accepted as [[nugget|pilot in training]]

==[[Maelstrom]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode. However, it begins on day four of Fleet refueling operations''

* [[Kara Thrace]] dies in the whirlpool of a gas giant

==[[The Son Also Rises]]==
:''The episode takes place two weeks after "Maelstrom". [[Aaron Kelly]] notes that he has been doing his job "for two years now", which is obviously a considerable underestimate, but we can at least infer that it has not yet been three years (1095 days) since the holocaust.''
* Baltar's attorney, [[Alan Hughes]], is killed by a bomb
* [[Romo Lampkin]] begins his defense for Baltar
* Lampkin is injured by a bomb; his [[marine]] guard, [[Cheadle]], dies in saving Lampkin
* [[Aaron Kelly]] is revealed as the bomber

==[[Crossroads, Part I]]==
:''No exact timeline markers are available, but in "The Son Also Rises", William Adama states that Baltar's trial is supposed to start in two weeks. Thus, if the schedule is kept, this episode takes place two weeks after the previous one.

* Baltar's trial is in session
* The Fleet nears the [[Ionian nebula]] but is several jumps away
* [[Samuel Anders]], [[Tory Foster]], [[Galen Tyrol]], and [[Saul Tigh]] begin hearing an [[The Music|odd disjointed melody]]
* A Cylon basestar fleet is detected
* During cross-examination in the trial, Roslin reveals that her cancer has returned
* Lee Adama resigns his officer's commission after an argument with Admiral Adama

==[[Crossroads, Part II]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode, but it continues nearly directly from "Crossroads, Part I".

* Sharon Agathon, Laura Roslin, and Caprica-Six discover that they are experiencing a shared dream to save Hera Agathon
* In Baltar's trial, Lee Adama makes a startling testimony on mistakes, forgiveness and Baltar
* Baltar is acquitted of all charges
* The ships in the Fleet lose all power as they arrive at the Ionian nebula
* Foster, Anders, Chief Tyrol and Tigh hear the strange melody more coherently, are attracted to meet, and discover that they are [[Final five|Cylons]]
* The Cylon fleet arrives, but the Fleet cannot leave and assumes a defensive posture
* Apollo flies to investigate a strange [[DRADIS]] contact, and finds a [[Viper Mark II]] flown by [[Kara Thrace]], apparently alive and well, with knowledge of how to get to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]

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References in the Re-imagined Series

2008-01-13T17:58:44Z

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== [[Miniseries]] ==

=== References to [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original Battlestar Galactica series]] ===
[[Image:Bsgmuseumlight4xn1.JPG|thumb|right|Galactica Museum ([[Miniseries]])]]
*The Cylon design the [[Armistice Officer]] is looking at in the beginning, and the [[Cylon Centurion]] in the ''Galactica'''s museum, are from the original show.
*Original Series vehicles seen in the [[Galactica Museum]]:
**A model of the original Cylon [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]].
**A mock-up, or possibly a servicable [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|Original Series shuttle]]. Another of these shuttles is used by the Armistice Officer when docking at Armistice Station.
**A full-scale mock-up of an Original Series [[Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raider]]. It is hanging from the ceiling for the flight pod.
**The [[Viper (TOS)|Original Series Viper]].
**A [[landram]] vehicle.
*The theme played during the current affairs program used to introduce Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is that of the Original Series fanfare. The fanfare is again heard during the decommissioning Viper flyby. It is the Twelve Colonies' [[Colonial anthem|national anthem]].
*Baltar tells [[Number Six]] that "the last time anyone saw a Cylon ''[i.e., the Original Series]'', they looked like walking chrome toasters."
*Baltar tells Number Six that "The punishment for treason is death". In the Original Series, a point is made of the death penalty being abolished, even for treason.
[[Image:Cylonsword Mini.jpg|thumb|right|Cylon Centurion sword on Commander Adama's desk]]
* A sword carried by the Centurions in the original series is one of the weapons in Commander Adama's collection. It is possible the sword could be a war trophy picked up by Adama when the Galactica is boarded by the Cylons at the end of the war ("[[Valley of Darkness]]", deleted scene).
*In the first encounter between the Colonial Vipers and the [[Cylon Raiders]], one of the pilots says that during the first war, Raiders looked like flying wings (the original series' Raider design).
*One of ''Galactica'''s pilots who is killed by the Cylons is called [["Jolly" Anders|Jolly]], the name of a ''Galactica'' pilot from the Original Series.
*Roslin makes a point of calling [[Lee Adama|Lee]] "[[Captain Apollo]]", saying "it has a nice ring to it."
*At the end of the Miniseries, [[Sharon Valerii]] says "[[By your command|by your command]]," the standard response of the Original Series' Cylons to the [[Imperious Leader]].
*The venting of the flightpod after the nuclear missile hit is similar to the plot of the Original Series episode "[[Fire in Space]]".

=== Other References ===
[[Image:SerenityBSGMini.JPG|thumb|right|A ''[[wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''-class transport in the skies above Caprica City before the Cylon attack.]]
====References not specific to the Miniseries====
*[[Number Six]]'s name is a reference to the character of the same name from ''[[wikipedia:The Prisoner|The Prisoner]]''.
*Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] is based on [[imdb:nm0000018|Kirk Douglas]]'s alcoholic XO character in ''[[wikipedia:In Harm's Way|In Harm's Way]]'', whose wife cheats on him.
*''[[Colonial One]]'''s design was based on [[wikipedia:Air Force One|Air Force One]], and the [[Raptor]]'s design was based on the [[wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|Apache]] attack helicopter.
*The Gemenon liner's ID number is "1701;" in the [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] franchise, (which had many ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' episodes written by [[Ron D. Moore]]), several models of ''USS Enterprise''s have registry numbers beginning with "NCC-1701."
*The Vipers' tail numberings are in the formats "N7424C" or "NC7424" or "7424NC". The consistent usage of the letters "NC" may also be a reference to Star Trek (see 1701 above). However it should be noted, that according to old (pre-1950s) American aircraft registration standards, all tail numbers start with "N" and "C" stands for the category "standard"; the Star Trek usage itself is based on that.
*The gun used by Helo, Boomer, and other pilots is a homage to the guns used in the movie ''[[wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' (which also starred [[Edward James Olmos]]).
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|thumb|''Star Trek'''s ''USS Enterprise'' makes a cameo appearance in the final Fleet shot of Miniseries.]]
*According to a podcast, there is one prop, "smaller than a breadbox", which has appeared in almost every major space-related science fiction show in the past two decades, including the various ''Star Trek spinoffs'', which also appears in ''Battlestar Galactica''. This prop has yet to be positively identified, but it is highly likely that the prop itself is the "Oscillation Overthruster" from ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension'', as this prop is known to have appeared in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''Star Trek: Voyager'', and ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.

====References limited to the Miniseries====
*''[[w:Serenity (Firefly vessel)|Serenity]]'', the ship from the show ''[[w:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', can be seen through the window above [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s head at the opening to the scene she learns of her cancer diagnosis. ''Firefly'' and ''Battlestar Galactica'' shared the same special-effects studio, [[Zoic]].
*[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] burning the eye out of a picture of his wife is a reference to a similar scene in ''[[w:Apocalypse Now|Apocalypse Now]]'' by [[imdb:nm0000640|Martin Sheen]]'s character.
*Roslin's [[Case Orange|swearing-in as President]] was modeled to be identical to the famous [[w:Image:Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office, November 1963.jpg|photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in as U.S. President]] aboard Air Force One after [[w:John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]]'s assassination.
*The original [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] makes a cameo appearances in the shot of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] immediately before the memorial service as well as the [[opening credits]].

== [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season One]] ==

===[[33]]===
*(Also seen elsewhere in the series) The format of the opening titles, a series of clips representing the story of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the twelve colonies]] and the exodus of the fleet (all taken from the [[Miniseries]]), followed by clips from the upcoming episode, is a homage to the television series ''[[w:Space 1999|Space 1999]]'', which [[Ronald D. Moore]] admits to having watched while growing up.
* (Also seen elsewhere in the series) The photograph pilots touch on entering / leaving the Ready Room is called [["Lest We Forget"]] and shows a Colonial soldier falling to his knees on witnessing the destruction of the capital of [[Aerelon]] during the [[Cylon War]]. This is a direct homage to the pictures of NYFD personnel at Ground Zero on 9/11, while the title is drawn from the John Ford-directed film "[[w:She Wore a Yellow Ribbon|She Wore a Yellow Ribbon]]" starring John Wayne.
* The ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' mentioned as the birthplace of the Fleet's first baby is a reference to the luxury liner ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'' from the Original Series

===[[Bastille Day]]===
*[[Tom Zarek]] is played by [[Richard Hatch]], famous for his role as [[Captain Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in the Original Series.
*The title is a reference to the event that began the [[w:French Revolution|French Revolution]], when a crowd of around 1,000 stormed the [[Wikipedia:Bastille prison|Bastille prison]] in Paris. In this case, the prison is a prison ship, and the prisoners themselves take it over.
*The ''[[Astral Queen]]'''s design is identical to the [[Prison Barge]] from the Original Series.
*The "I'm a bus driver, not a warden," comment from the [[Wilkens|''Astral Queen's'' captain]] is a reference to Dr. McCoy's quips from the original ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/combined Star Trek]'' series.
*The scene where [[Lee Adama]] holds his pistol to a kneeling Tom Zarek is a recreation of ''[[w:Dirty Harry|Dirty Harry]]'', according to [[David Eick]]'s comments in the DVD commentary. "That is the 'I know what you're thinking, punk' shot, down to the move, the lens, the distance of the camera away from the actor."

===[[Act of Contrition]]===
*[[Ron Moore]] states on the DVD commentary, that the munition activation that kills several pilots was inspired by a similar event on the [[w:USS Forrestal (CVA-59)|USS Forrestal]] in 1967.
*Also according to the DVD commentary, the ejection sequence at the beginning of each chapter is an homage to ''[[w:The Right Stuff|The Right Stuff]]''.

===[[You Can't Go Home Again]]===
*This episode shares some similarity - although possibly unintentional - with the final ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[The Return of Starbuck]]", where Starbuck is stranded on a desert moon, and uses a crashed Cylon Raider to return to ''Galactica''.
*The messy, organic feel of inside the [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]] was inspired by the ''[[w:Alien (film series)|Alien]]'' series, according to [[David Eick]] during the DVD commentary.
*The "waggling" scene with [[Lee Adama|Apollo]]'s Viper and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]'s Raider is a nod to the Original Series. [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] had to "waggle" their own Cylon Raider in order to convey they were friendlies, after losing their transmitter in "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]".

===[[Litmus]]===
*The name of the episode refers to a [[w:litmus test|litmus test]], used in chemistry to determine the presence of an acid. The term is also used in politics, where it means to determine a candidate's stance on one or more crucial issues.
*Number Six says, "Don't make me angry, Gaius. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." This is a possible reference to the famous catchphrase of Dr. Bruce Banner, just before turning into the [[w:The Hulk|Incredible Hulk]]: "You're making me angry, and you're not going to like me when I'm angry."

===[[Six Degrees of Separation]]===
*The name of the episode is a reference to the [[imdb:tt0108149|combined movie of the same name]], and share a similar concept - that everyone can be connected to others (in this case, Baltar, the dead scientist, and Shelly Godfry).

=== [[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]] ===
*The episode was initially going to be a riff on the movie ''[[w:Crimson Tide|Crimson Tide]]'', where both [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] would begin to suspect one another of being a humanoid Cylon, ending up in a scene where they would be pointing weapons at one another.
*The episode's name comes from the Stereophonics' song "Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down". Its also the name of a [[imdb:tt0101026|Spanish language movie]] staring Antonio Banderas. The film, incidentally, was one of first NC-17-rated movies in America.

===[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]===
*The final episode of the Original Series is also called "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]" and in both episodes Adama launches the first offensive strike against Cylon bases. However, according to the ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion|Official Companion]]'' neither the title, nor the plot are deliberate references and the writers didn't become aware of the parallels until much later after the writing.
*After the battle, Starbuck yells out to Lee, "You magnificent bastard!" In the movie [[imdb:tt0066206|''Patton'']], during their first battle against each other, Patton says the same to Rommel.
*Ron Moore says in his podcast that Lee Adama's flight through the tunnel is an homage to ''[[w:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars]]''.

===[[Colonial Day]]===
*The name of the news show, "[[The Colonial Gang]]", is a spoof of the CNN show "[[w:Capital Gang|The Capital Gang]]."
*The controversy surrounding whether [[Laura Roslin]] would shake [[Tom Zarek]]'s hand intentionally mirrored that at the signing of the [[w:Oslo Accords|Oslo Accords]] in 1993 about whether [[w:Yitzhak Rabin|Yitzhak Rabin]] would shake hands with [[w:Yasser Arafat|Yasser Arafat]].
*At the end, Roslin tells Zarek that he doesn't need to worry about her kissing him, to which he replied that it's a shame, as he shaved extra close in anticipation of getting "smacked" by her. This dialogue was taken verbatim from the movie ''Patton'', with Roslin as Montgomery and Zarek as Patton.
*According to the podcast, prior to the final cut, the music accompanying Baltar's introduction as the new Vice President of the Colonies was a remix of "[[w:Fly Me to the Moon|Fly Me to the Moon]]", which RDM kept in the cut until nearly the last minute.

===[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|Kobol's Last Gleaming]]===
*In both this episode and the Original Series "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]", the Colonials track Cylon Raiders using [[IFF]] transponders.
*Both "Kobol's Last Gleaming" and the Original Series "[[The Lost Planet of the Gods]]" are two-part episodes in which ''Galactica'' finds Kobol.

== [[Season Two]] ==

===[[Valley of Darkness]]===
*The title is a reference to [http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2023:4;&version=9; Psalms 23:4].
*[[Cally]] says, "I have a really bad feeling about this." This line (or variants) is a cult phrase amongst ''Star Wars'' fans. It is said in every ''Star Wars'' movie, and many of the ''Star Wars'' games and books.
*Ron Moore stated, in a podcast other than the one for this episode, that the small cassette tapes that Starbuck keeps in her Delphi apartment are a subtle homage to similar devices from the film version of ''[[w:A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]''.
*The sign and countersign used by [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] and [[Crashdown]] on the surface of Kobol ("Flash!"/"Thunder!") was used by the Allied forces on [[w:D-Day|D-Day]], the first day of the invasion of [[w:Normandy|Normandy]], during [[w:World War II|World War II]].

===[[Fragged]]===
*The term "fragged" comes from the Vietnam War, when it was used by American soldiers to describe deliberately killing superior officers in the field, who endangered their unit by their incompetence or recklessness. This was usually done by tossing a fragmentation grenade (hence, fragged) into the room or area where the superior was located, but with time the term has been applied to all murders of superiors, regardless of the weapon used.
*A Colonial eulogy given to [[Tarn]] and [[Socinus]] by [[Crashdown]], includes a reference to the [[w:vale of tears|vale of tears]], which like the title to the previous episode, is synonymous to Psalm 23's "Valley of Darkness".
*When Colonel Tigh asks of Adama's condition as Dr. [[Cottle]] begins surgery to save the Commander's life, he tells the XO, "How should I know? I'm not a psychic. Now get the hell out of here." This is an indirect nod to the character of "Dr. McCoy" from the original ''Star Trek'' series.

===[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]===
*Cally's assassination of Boomer resembles Jack Ruby's assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald (the assassin of JFK).
*The shooting of unarmed civilians by the Marines on the ''[[Gideon]]'', resulting in four deaths, was a reference to the [[w:Kent State shootings|Kent State shootings]] from the Vietnam War era.

===[[The Farm]]===
*The character of [[Sue-Shaun]] is named after [[Richard Hatch]]'s production company, ''Su-Shann Productions''.

===[[Flight of the Phoenix]]===
*The name of the episode, and the theme of attempting to make a plane from scratch, comes from the book and two movies of the same name.

===[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]===
*The character [[Helena Cain]] and the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' are loosely based on the [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] and ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' from the Original Series episode "[[The Living Legend, Part I (TOS)|The Living Legend]]".

===[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]===
*Adama's code word for the assassination order is "downfall". This is both a reference to the Allied plan for a ground invasion of Japan in WWII as well as to the movie [[w:Downfall (film)|''Downfall'']] about the last days in Hitler's bunker.
*Cain's words "Terminate Adama's command. Starting with Adama" are an homage to ''[[w:Apocalypse Now|Apocalypse Now]]''. [[Ronald D. Moore]] briefly toyed with the idea of having her literally say "Terminate with extreme prejudice", but quickly rejected it as too obvious.

===[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]===
*[[Vireem]] and [[Gage]]'s beating of Tyrol and Helo with bars of soap stuffed inside socks used as slings is an obvious homage to the Stanley Kubrick film ''[[w:Full Metal Jacket|Full Metal Jacket]]'', in which a similar thing happens to "Private Pyle" in the Marine barracks at night.

===[[Downloaded]]===
*Sharon wears a brown jacket that could to be an homage to Warrior uniforms from the Original Series.
*The [[Caprica Resistance]] members led by [[Samuel Anders]] refer to [[humanoid Cylon]]s as "skin jobs"; a reference to the classic science fiction film ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'', in which [[Edward James Olmos]] also co-starred. The term has been used before in production meetings and is later used in other episodes as well.

===[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]===
* The ''[[Celestra]]'' (an electronics ship from TOS) is listed on vote tally boards.
* The tents that comprise most of New Caprica City are military tents are descendants of the tents used in ''[[w:M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H]]''.

== [[Season 3|Season Three]] ==

===[[Precipice]]===
* Cavil and Ellen Tigh talking about "the twist and the swirl" is a reference to the ''[[w:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]'' episode "[[w:The Fusilli Jerry|The Fusilli Jerry]]".
* The ride to the execution site is nearly a word-for-word homage to a scene from ''[[w:The Great Escape|The Great Escape]]''.

===[[Exodus, Part I]]===
*Admiral Adama's claim that his crew "will find immortality as only the Gods once knew" draws on [[w:Iliad#The story of the Iliad|the choice]] given to [[w:Achilles|Achilles]] by [[w:Thetis|his mother]] in [[w:Homer|Homer]]'s ''[[w:Iliad|Iliad]]'': fight courageously and perish in battle, or be forgotten by history.

===[[Collaborators]]===
* The Circle is also the name used by the Bajoran [[MemoryAlpha:Alliance for Global Unity|Alliance for Global Unity]] in ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' ("[[MemoryAlpha:The Homecoming|The Homecoming]]", "[[MemoryAlpha:The Circle|The Circle]]", and "[[MemoryAlpha:The Siege|The Siege]]").
* The lines "Don't make her angry... you wouldn't like here when she's angry" are a paraphrasing of the famous line from ''The Incredible Hulk'', as well as a callback to a similar homage from the first season.

===[[Hero]]===
[[Image:Season 3 - Promo - Hero - Admiral Corman.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Admiral [[Corman]].]]
* Daniel Novacek's line, "I felt the institution no longer had anything to offer me..." is an homage to ''[[w:Raising Arizona|Raising Arizona]]''.
* The right-most decoration pin on the uniform of Admiral [[Corman]] is the same type used for [[Colonial Warrior]]s on the [[Insignia (TOS)|uniforms]] of the [[Original Series]]. This is the second known instance of the pin appearing in the Re-imagined Series, as the first appearance is on then-Commander [[William Adama|Adama]]'s dress uniform in the Miniseries.

===[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]===
* The title is a line from the theme song of ''[[w:Cheers|Cheers]]''.
* At the beginning of the episode, Baltar and Head-Six are humming a rearrangement of a familiar tune with alternate lyrics in ''Galactica's'' brig. Baltar "improvises" the well-known line, "Should I die before I wake..."

===[[A Day in the Life]]===
* The title is the [[w:A Day in the Life|name of a song]] composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by [[w:The Beatles|The Beatles]] for their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

===[[Dirty Hands]]===
* The Raptor accident is reminiscent of the [[w:Gemini 8|Gemini 8]] incident, where a jammed thruster spun the spacecraft up to dangerous rates. The crew only managed to regain control by using some of the fuel intended for re-entry.
* Baltar's [[My Triumphs, My Mistakes|book]] being referred to simply as "the book" may be a reference to [[w:George Orwell|George Orwell's]] novel ''[[w:Nineteen Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'', in which Goldstein's ''The Theory and Practice Of Oligarchical Collectivism'' is in all cases called "the book" by Goldstein's sympathizers.

===[[The Son Also Rises]]===
*This episode's title is a pun on the title of the 1926 [[w:Ernest Hemingway|Ernest Hemingway]] novel ''[[w:The Sun Also Rises|The Sun Also Rises]]''.
* [[Samuel Anders|Sam Anders]]' flipping a coin and continually coming up with heads is reminiscent of the early moments of Tom Stoppard's play ''Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead'', in which Rosencrantz has the same result on a coin flip over a dozen times. This leads Guildenstern to comment "Consider - One: Probability is a factor which operates within natural forces. Two: Probability is not operating as a factor. Three: We are now held within un-, sub-, or supernatural forces." The moral is that two minor characters within a play (namely, ''Hamlet'') have no control over their fate, and are condemned to carry out their role in the story regardless of their desperate attempts to change events.

===[[Crossroads, Part I]]===
*Helo's final line in this episode is almost an exact duplicate of the ending of the movie ''[[w:The Terminator|The Terminator]]'', and is very similar to the warning issued by the prophetess in ''[[w:The Stand|The Stand]]''.

===[[Crossroads, Part II]]===
*[[The Music|The music]] that [[Galen Tyrol]], [[Samuel Anders]], [[Saul Tigh]], and [[Tory Foster]] hear is a cover of the Bob Dylan song "[[w:All Along The Watchtower|All Along the Watchtower]]". Dylan has said that the song is better understood when the lyrics are read in reverse order.

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Timeline (RDM)

2008-01-13T01:49:10Z

Immora: colon format

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This article attempts to plot the events illustrated or mentioned in the history and prehistory of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the Twelve Colonies]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

All dates use the day of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] as the central time marker for all events in the series. Items that occur before the Fall are marked as "BCH", or "Before Cylon holocaust". Given the few and somewhat contradictory dates about the Colonials' ancient history and the exodus from Kobol, that part of the timeline is speculative.

==Ancient History==
*'''Over 17,000 years BCH:''' A supernova creates the [[Ionian nebula]]
*'''ca. 4,000 years BCH:''' The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] reportedly leaves [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and builds the [[Temple of Five]] on [[Algae planet|another planet]] <ref name="kobol">Tyrol says that "Our initial radiocarbon dating suggests that the temple's at least 4,000 years old, which lines up with the exodus of the Thirteenth Tribe." ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]). This is the oldest date noted in the series's timeline, but also conflicts with the prior date of Pythia and her works as described by [[Elosha]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", where she states that the exodus of '''all 13 tribes''' occurred approximately 2,000 years ago.</ref>
*'''ca. 3,000 years BCH:''' A [[Lion's Head beacon|beacon]] is left at the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], later marking the way to Earth. At some undated point, someone travels from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] to Kobol, passing on information about Earth, including a map of its night sky <ref>Adama says that "According to Cottle, the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] was an exact match to one reported over 3000 years ago, right around the time that the 13th colony left Kobol." ([[A Measure of Salvation]]). This contradicts the two other dates of 2,000 and 4,000 years. While the dating uncertain, it is the only clue to the beacon's age. That someone traveled back to Kobol is speculation, but an explanation for how Earth's sky could be displayed there. If true, it is still unknown on which of these two voyages the beacon was left behind.</ref>
*'''ca. 3,600 years BCH:''' [[Pythia]] records her prophecies
*'''ca. 2,000 years BCH:''' The remaining Twelve Tribes leave Kobol <ref name="kobol"/>
*'''2,000 years to 52 years BCH:''' The Twelve Colonies grow and prosper. Each colony acts as a sovereign nation, complete with inter-colonial wars

==Recent Colonial History==
*'''At least 200 years BCH:''' Humans develop an immunity to the virus causing [[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]) <ref>Doctor Cottle notes the time as "a couple hundred years ago", which is a indeterminate amount of time, but likely less than four or five hundred years.</ref>
*'''69 years BCH:''' [[Saul Tigh]] born (defined by deleted scene in "[[Valley of Darkness]]" concerning the ''[[Brenik]]'') (He has [[Crossroads, Part II|recently]] been revealed as a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], presumably making his birth questionable.)
*'''64 years BCH:''' [[William Adama]] born in Qualai, [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[Hero]])
*'''55 - 52 years BCH:''' Somewhere during this time, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are built to aid in hard labor and warfare ([[Miniseries]])
*'''52 years BCH:''' Cylon revolt starts the first [[Cylon War]] ([[Colonial Day]])
*'''52 years BCH:''' [[Articles of Colonization]] signed ([[Colonial Day]], [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 RDM, April 11, 2005])
*'''51 years BCH:''' Colonial ship ''[[Brenik]]'' is lost after a boarding action by [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]] ([[Valley of Darkness]], deleted scene)
*'''ca. 50 years BCH:''' Battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' enters service
*'''42 years BCH:''' William Adama begins his service in the Colonial Fleet as a Viper pilot, near the end of the Cylon War ("Hero", [[Razor Flashbacks]])
*'''40 years BCH:'''
**[[Operation Raptor Talon]] conducted by the Colonial Fleet. Battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' destroyed (Razor Flashbacks)
**Armistice ends the [[Cylon War]]. Cylons exile themselves from the Twelve Colonies (Miniseries)
**William Adama mustered out of the Colonial Fleet ("[[Scattered]]", [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]])
*'''37 BCH:''' William Adama enlists as merchant marine and serves aboard inter-colony freighters ("Scattered", Adama's dossier)
*'''ca. 28 BCH:'''
** [[Galen Tyrol]] born <ref>At the time of the Cylon attack, Tyrol has "ten years experience" ([[Miniseries]]), and has "served on battlestars since I was 18" ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). This puts his birth in approximately 28 BCH, allowing for a few years leeway with the first comment.</ref> (His revelation as a Cylon calls this date into question.)
** First meeting between William Adama and Saul Tigh ("Scattered", "[[Torn]]") <ref>The podcast for "[[Scattered]]" places their meeting "twenty years ago". In "[[Torn]]", Adama states that he has known Tigh for 30 years. Furthermore, [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]] places his reinstatement into the Colonial Fleet at 23 BCH. ''Battlestar Wiki'' choses to use the more consistent dates.</ref>
*'''ca. 27 BCH:''' William and [[Carolanne Adama]] meet and marry <ref name = "leezak">This date is assumed as follows: Zak died 2 BCH. Since he graduated from some kind of military academy, he would at least 22 years old, following real world models. On a [[:Image:Primusphoto.jpg|photograph]] of William Adama with his sons, Lee seems to be about two years older than Zak. Adama and his wife probably met not long before Lee's birth.</ref>
*'''ca. 26 BCH:''' [[Lee Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/>
*'''ca. 24 BCH:''' [[Zak Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/>
*'''23 years BCH:''' William Adama reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain ("Scattered" deleted scene, Adama's dossier)
*'''21 years BCH:''' Saul Tigh reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain by now-Major Adama (Scattered) <ref>The time between Adama's and Tigh's reinstatement is not specified on screen. The February/March issue of ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine'' gives it as two years: "''Adama reenlisted with the service and Tigh spent two years drinking before Adama pulled strings to get him back into service.''"</ref>
*'''20 years BCH:'''
**Last significant [[FTL]] jump recorded in ''Galactica's'' logs (Miniseries)
**[[Tom Zarek]] imprisoned for blowing up a government building on [[Sagittaron]] ([[Bastille Day]])
*'''17 BCH:''' William Adama assigned to the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', where he makes his 1000th Viper landing (Adama's dossier, "[[Act of Contrition]]")
*'''13 years BCH:''' William Adama assigned as executive officer to the new battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' (Adama's dossier)
*'''11 years BCH:''' [[Laura Roslin]] begins her career in politics ([[Litmus]])
*'''ca. 10 years BCH:''' Galen Tyrol enlists in the Colonial Fleet as a non-commissioned officer (Miniseries)
*'''9 years BCH:''' William Adama promoted to commander and assigned as commander of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'' (Adama's dossier, "Hero")
*'''7 years BCH:''' Saul and [[Ellen Tigh]] marry ("[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|deleted scene]])
*'''6 years BCH:''' William Adama leads an aborted covert intelligence mission aboard ''Valkyrie''. [[Daniel Novacek]] is shot down and captured by the Cylons. Adama and Tigh are subsequently assigned to ''Galactica'' (Adama's dossier, "Hero") <ref name="hero">While dialogue from "[[Hero]]" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error and change the date.</ref>
*'''5 years BCH:'''
**[[Laura Roslin]]'s last breast exam prior to her cancer diagnosis ([[Act of Contrition]])
**Galen Tyrol assigned to ''Galactica'' ([[Litmus]]) <ref>Since Adama states that Tyrol has been under his commander for "over five years", this might also be one year earlier.</ref>
*'''4 years BCH:'''
**[[Kara Thrace]] graduates from the Colonial Fleet Academy ([[Maelstrom]])
**[[Socrata Thrace]] dies of stomach cancer (Maelstrom)
*'''3 years BCH:''' [[Felix Gaeta]] assigned to ''Galactica'' (Miniseries)
*'''2 years BCH:'''
**[[Caprica Six]] begins residence on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]), first encounters Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] (Miniseries)
**[[Sharon Valerii]] begins service aboard ''Galactica'' ([[The Farm]])
**Zak Adama dies in a flight school accident (Miniseries)
**Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] is re-assigned from flight school to ''Galactica'' ([[Act of Contrition]])
*'''1 Year BCH:'''
**Last time William and Carolanne Adama speak (Miniseries)
**Carolanne Adama gets engaged (Miniseries)
**[[Anastasia Dualla]] last visits her home ([[Final Cut]])

==Events of the [[Miniseries]]==
*'''Zero Hour:'''
**The [[Armistice Station]] is destroyed by [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces
**Laura Roslin is diagnosed with inoperable breast cancer
**''Galactica'' is decommissioned
**The [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] are heavily bombarded by nuclear bombs
**[[Picon (RDM)|Picon]] [[Fleet Headquarters]] is destroyed
**''Galactica's'' last [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron is destroyed
**A battle near [[Virgon (RDM)|Virgon]] ends with the total loss of the remaining Colonial Fleet including the flagship ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]''
**The [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' luckily escapes the destruction of the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])
**''Galactica'' engages [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s and survives with moderate damage and 85 dead
**Last transmission from the Colonies received by Laura Roslin aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' from a [[Jack|fellow secretary]]
**[[Case Orange]] contingency mechanism assigns Roslin the office of the President of the Twelve Colonies
**Roslin gathers stranded civilian and military ships in the vicinity of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]
**Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] assumes overall Fleet command and orders regroup at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]
**Roslin's fleet survives two Cylon attacks and meets at Ragnar
**''Galactica'' changes from battle stance to civilian protection, and escorts the civilian fleet from Ragnar towards the [[Prolmar Sector]]

== Season 1 ==

:''See [[Timeline - Season 1 (RDM)]]''

== Season 2 ==

:''See [[Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)]]''

== Season 3 ==

:''See [[Timeline - Season 3 (RDM)]]''

== Season 4 ==

:''See [[Timeline - Season 4 (RDM)]]''

== References ==
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Gina Inviere

2008-01-12T06:40:39Z

Immora: Citation for Romanian translation

:''This article discusses a specific [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon copy]] found on the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.''
:''For information on other copies of this model, see [[Number Six]].''
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'''Gina Inviere'''<ref>The name "Gina" is never spoken in the series until the television special "[[Razor]]". However, before that, [[Ron Moore]] used the name throughout the podcasts for the episodes where Inviere appears, and the name was widely used by fans and news writers.</ref> is the alias ("inviere" is [[Gemenon|Old Gemenese]] for "resurrection") of a [[humanoid Cylon]] who poses as a systems analyst aboard the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''.

[[Image:Gina in uniform.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Gina Inviere, systems analyst.]]
Several months before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack]] on the Twelve Colonies, she presented the retrofit of ''Pegasus'' to the [[Ministry of Defense]] and worked out the details of the [[CNP]] upgrade with Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]]. During that time, the two grow close and eventually start having a relationship. They try to be discreet in front of the crew, but don't make it a secret either.

Working alongside [[Kendra Shaw]] on ''Pegasus'', Inviere manages to gain the officer's trust and use of her personal access codes.

Shortly after the attack on the Colonies, Inviere is instrumental in finding a Cylon communications relay. During the [[Battle of the Communications Relay|ensuing battle]], she helps a boarding party of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] gain access to the ship, which leads to many casualties.

When Shaw encounters another Six, she realizes that Inviere is a Cylon and unmasks her in [[CIC]]. Before being knocked unconscious and taken into custody, Inviere kills two Marines but hesitates to kill Cain, suggesting her feelings for Cain were genuine.

With the destruction of mankind's homeworlds and Inviere's personal betrayal and manipulation fresh in mind, Admiral Cain quickly suppresses her feelings for Inviere, and no longer treats her as a human being, but a thing. She orders Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne|Thorne]] to interrogate Inviere and to employ "degradation, fear, [and] shame" while being as creative as he needs to be. Thorne employs whippings and gang rape in his torture sessions, but ultimately fails to gain any intelligence ([[Razor]]).

When ''Pegasus'' encounters ''[[Galactica]]'' and her [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]], Inviere is examined by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]]. He is heartbroken by her state, and resolves to help her in any way he can. He convinces Admiral [[Helena Cain]] to permit her to be fed, and recounts to Inviere a story of his love for her copy on Caprica, before the Cylon attack ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

Inviere, speaking for the first time in many months, reveals her awareness of her true nature<ref>Inviere's behavior in "[[Razor]]" indicates that she is not a "sleeper" agent like [[Sharon Valerii]].</ref> and her mission as a soldier. She begs Baltar to kill her and put an ultimate end to her suffering. When Baltar reminds her that she would just be resurrected in another Number Six body somewhere else, Inviere reveals to him that it won't happen if the unknown Cylon ship that ''Pegasus'' is tracking is destroyed.

She calls the vessel a [[Resurrection Ship]], and that it was used to collect the consciousnesses of Cylons who die too far away from the [[Cylon homeworld]] and download them into new bodies. With no Resurrection Ship to download her consciousness, Inviere would truly die if she were killed ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).
[[Image:GinaPromo2.jpg|left|thumb|Inviere, Cylon prisoner]]
When she senses that the Resurrection Ship is destroyed, Inviere begs Baltar to kill her. She is incapable of killing herself, because within the [[Cylon religion]], suicide is a sin. However, Baltar convinces Inviere that she should go on living and get "justice" for what happened to her. With Baltar's help, Inviere escapes from her cell, makes her way to Cain's quarters and shoots Cain with a pistol, killing her. She then somehow manages to escape ''Pegasus'' ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).<ref>As did [[Shelly Godfrey]], Inviere knows how to navigate through a battlestar without being detected, including escaping from one, since Godfrey also disappears from ''Galactica'' ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). It is possible that Baltar helped her escape, but this is [[Battlestar Wiki:Fanwanking|fanwanking]].</ref>

As [[Laura Roslin]] finds herself on her death bed, [[Demand Peace]] — a movement seeking peace with the Cylons — summons Baltar to ''[[Cloud Nine]]''. Here, Inviere assumes a leading role within the peace movement, her followers unaware of her Cylon nature. She disguises herself by means of glasses and a different hairstyle. Inviere attempts to convince Baltar that, upon assuming the presidency, he should go up against Adama -- and thus solidify the distrust of the military within the Fleet.

Because of the extreme sexual abuse she suffers on ''Pegasus'', and atypical of her model, Inviere abhors intimate contact of any kind, as observed when she bites Baltar when he instinctively tries to kiss her. After Roslin recovers from her cancer -- thanks to Baltar's perceived unappreciated efforts -- Inviere is given the nuclear warhead earmarked for Baltar's research as part of his [[Cylon detector]] ([[Epiphanies]]).
[[Image:CGIna.jpg|right|thumb|Inviere, [[Demand Peace]] member]]
Following Baltar's election as president of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], he visits Inviere once more aboard ''Cloud Nine'', attempting to explain to her that because of his new duties he'd be unable to see as much of her as they'd like. After he remarks that he'd make what time he could on [[New Caprica]], she tells him that she wouldn't be leaving the ship to join the new colony. Angry, Baltar attempts to leave the room, but Inviere simply says "stay," while proceeding to undress, choking back her physical aversion in a desperate attempt to make him stay with her. They share an intimate interlude.

While Baltar is being sworn in as president, Inviere sits naked on the floor of her room in front of the nuclear warhead. The timer running, The Cylon once known as Gina Inviere cries softly as the device detonates, destroying herself, ''Cloud Nine'' and several ships in the vicinity ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).

With the [[Resurrection Ship]] destroyed, the death of Inviere is presumed final.<ref>The notion of the permanence of Inviere's death is reinforced by the testimony of a [[Number Five]] copy, indicating that [[New Caprica]] was uncovered by the Cylons by accident when they arrived one year after Inviere's death. If Inviere's consciousness was transmitted to a second Resurrection Ship, she might have disclosed the location of the Fleet sooner.</ref>

===Notes===
*Gina is a reference to some fans' derisive nickname for the Re-imagined Series, GINO meaning "''Galactica'' In Name Only". This itself is an allusion to [[Wikipedia:Republican In Name Only|RINO]] and [[Wikipedia:Democrat In Name Only|DINO]], both derogatory political terms used in the [[w:United States|United States]].<ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast|episode=Pegasus|act=2|id=GINO|timestamp=|totalrunning=}}</ref>
*In real life, "înviere" is [[w:Romanian language|Romanian]] for "resurrection."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/translation/Romanian/inviere|title=Webster's Online Dictionary|accessdate=2008-01-12}}</ref>
*Gina has darker hair than the other Number Six copies before "[[Torn]]". It is unknown whether she has naturally white hair which she dyes honey-blonde (another part of her disguise), or other Sixes have naturally honey-blonde hair which they dye white. When [[Caprica-Six]] is reborn ([[Downloaded]]) her hair is white. In "[[Torn]]", a Six with even darker, raven-black, hair appears.<ref>Cinematically, actor [[Tricia Helfer]]'s hair was dyed in the lighter color in Season 1. However, the dye caused damage to her hair, so wigs are used later. The hair color of Gina is the actress's natural color.</ref>
*Gina was supposed to appear in a [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Downloaded|subplot]] in "[[Downloaded]]" in which she conspires with [[D'Anna Biers]] to kidnap [[Hera]]. However, the episode ran long and all of the scenes involving the scheme were cut.

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'''[[w:Fanwank|Fanwanking]]''' (or fanwankery) is an attempt by the ''fans of a show'' to explain plot holes or errors in a fictional universe like ''Battlestar Galactica''. It makes use of contrived and convoluted ideas often using numerous references from the history of the fictional universe itself. Often, fanwanking is the result of confronting critics of work of fiction by “explaining” problems. By fanwanking, a contributor is essentially ''creating'' content for the show, rather than letting the show's inconsistencies or errors stand on their own until an official source handles the error (or not).

The [[Original Series]], which aired long before the advent of the modern Internet, creates complications because of [[w:Fanon (fiction)|fanon]], a form of fan fiction which, without an official source to correct it, can become so repeated in fandom over time as to become accepted by fans as authentic information. There are many ''Battlestar Galactica'' fan sites that propagate this misinformation. One common and inaccurate fanon reference is that the the Original Series [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]] are ''[[Columbia (TOS)|Columbia]]''-class vessels. However, no aired or other official source confirms this naming.

== Battlestar Wiki and fanwanking ==
For an encyclopedic project, fanwanking is an insidious form of [[Fan fiction |fan fiction]]. Fanwanked contributions are often obscured with facts, and has the appearance of the "truth," especially to the casual fan. Since Battlestar Wiki strives to a factual repository for ''Battlestar Galactica'', fanwanking is frowned upon and generally considered to be contrary to our [[Battlestar Wiki:Citation Jihad|Citation Jihad]].

More responsible fans realize that errors do occur and should be accepted as such. Plot holes are often the result of the limited scope of a television show, such as ''Battlestar Galactica'' and should be expected.

== What is not fanwanking ==

=== Retroactive continuity ===

'''[[Wikipedia:Retcon | Retroactive continuity]]''' (retconning) is a decision by the "official" authors, producers, or owners of a serial work of fiction to make changes to the "history" of the work or established facts. The main difference between retcons and fanwankery is that the source of the change is the creators of the work, '''not''' the fans or audience of a work.

=== Derived Content ===
In the Citation Jihad project, there is a extensive information on ''[[Battlestar_Wiki:Citation_Jihad#Derived_Content | derived content]]''. Because any work of fiction cannot fully explain the ins and outs of every character, event, or object, contributions to Battlestar Wiki can be made based on ''plausible speculation'' and ''logical deduction''. These tools should not be used to "fill in the gaps" where content is missing, but to simply assemble the known parts from what the creators of the show have given with as little "glue" (speculation) as possible.

== Examples of fanwanking ==

*In the [[Miniseries]], the number of ships is given as 41, but in "[[33]]" the number is enlarged to 63 with no aired reason. Instead of assuming this was a simple retcon, a "fanwank" would state improperly that other ships apparently joined the Fleet after the jump from [[Ragnar Anchorage]].
*In the Miniseries and in a Season 1 episode, the spines of [[humanoid Cylon]]s glow red during sexual intercourse. Contributors impatient for the explanation of why this occurred may contribute specific scientific reasons to an article, but should have waited for the official source's explanation: the effect was initially an interesting cinematic idea that wasn't continued in later episodes.

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"'''Number Six'''" is a stunning blonde who plays several key roles in [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] society. She is the first [[humanoid Cylon]] that viewers witness in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica''.

== Armistice Station Copy ==
[[Image:SixArmstation2 Mini.JPG|thumb|left|Number Six on the Armistice Station ([[Miniseries]]).]]
Number Six is a portent of doom for the peoples of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]; she arrives on [[Armistice Station]] shortly before it is destroyed in what are the opening shots of the [[Cylon attack]] in the [[Miniseries]]. Dressed in a long-sleeved red tunic and matching knee-length skirt, she is the first and last "diplomat" ever sent to the station by the Cylons since its construction. She greets the Colonial officer present with the question "Are you alive?" When he answers that he is alive, she tells him to prove it - by kissing her. After he realizes that Armistice is under attack, she smiles and forces another kiss on him shortly before they are both destroyed.

Later, three Sixes in the same outfit are among the group of Cylons that rescue and debrief [[Number Five|Aaron Doral]], following his stranding on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] by the suspicious Colonials. One of them responds to a comment of the [[Number Eight|Eight]] in the group with "[[By your command]]," a trademark Cylon phrase in the [[Original Series]].<br clear="both" />

== Caprica-Six ==
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The copy of Number Six that seduced Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] into unwittingly betraying the Twelve Colonies by giving her access to the Colonial defense mainframe.

== Baltar's Internal Six ==
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Fleeing Caprica City and then the planet itself, Baltar is shocked to discover that the woman he had a relationship with on Caprica lives on - inside his head.

== Caprican Troop Leaders ==
[[Image:Whiterainsix 33.JPG|thumb|150px|right|Number Six Troop Leader ([[33]])]]

At least three additional variants of Six have been operational on Caprica, and appear to lead [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] squads and have a subservient role to the "overseer" Six variants. This variant of Six is distinguished by the white raincoat she wears.

One of these variants distracts Helo, enabling him to be captured. In this, she shares the same seductive characteristic as shown by her "sisters" at the armistice station and with Baltar - her first act on "freeing" the captured Agathon is to ask "Are you alive?" and kiss him. She is subsequently shot by the [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]] (later Sharon Agathon) ([[33]]).

The second acts as an observer to Helo's "escape", and this same variant may the one leading the Centurion troops into the Caprican farm Helo and Valerii are hiding in ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).

The third is present at [[Delphi]], taking orders from an "overseer" Six ([[Colonial Day]]).

Another Number Six in this role boards ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' from a [[Heavy Raider]] along with a group of Centurions during ''Pegasus's'' [[Battle of the Communications Relay|attack]] on a Cylon communications relay. She is shot and killed by [[Kendra Shaw]], who then exposes the ''Pegasus'' network administrator [[Gina Inviere]] as another copy of this Cylon model ([[Razor]]).
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== Caprican Overseer Copies ==
[[Image:Sixsharonlitmus.jpg|thumb|left|Number Six beating up Sharon Valerii on Caprica.]]
On Caprica, Six performs the role of a Cylon overseer, working with a copy of [[Number Five]] (Aaron Doral) to ensure their experiment involving the stranded [[Karl Agathon]] and the Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii either reaches its desired conclusion, or is suitably terminated ("[[Bastille Day]]", "[[Act of Contrition]]", "[[Litmus]]", "[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"). These copies of Number Six wear a militaristic black outfit, with a black body-suit underneath suited to martial arts.

Following the destruction of a "troop leader" Six (shot by the Caprica Valerii, in order to enable her to "rescue" Agathon), her "sister" on Caprica demonstrates a certain vindictiveness towards Valerii when giving her a beating that goes far beyond the needs of the experiment ([[Litmus]]), thus revealing she may well be experiencing resentment for being shot (remembering that experiences and knowledge are passed from body to body among the various types of Humanoid Cylons), as well as jealousy at the Caprica Valerii's chosen role in the proceedings.

A further "overseer" Six is present at the Cylon's established base at [[Delphi]], and is briefly seen by [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] when he attempts to gain access to the base in order to steal a ship and get off the planet ([[Colonial Day]]).

Perhaps this same overseer-Six surprised [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] in the [[Delphi Museum]] when she returned to Caprica to retrieve the [[Arrow of Apollo]]. They engaged in an all-out brawl, and just as Six appeared to be winning Starbuck rushed her, knocking both of them off of a ledge. This Number Six fell underneath Starbuck, breaking Kara's fall, and was impaled on building debris, killing her ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).

Another "overseer" Six was present at the "farm" where Starbuck was taken after she was incapacitated by the Cylons. While the Cylon doctor [[Simon]] operated on her, Six was there to relay orders and see that everything was proceeding smoothly. She was definitely the controlling figure of the operation. This copy was later bashed over the head with a fire extinguisher by Kara Thrace as she made her escape ([[The Farm]]).

Yet another overseer, or possibly one of the previously witnessed copies, viewed [[D'Anna Biers]]' broadcast in a theatre on Cylon-occupied Caprica in the episode "[[Final Cut]]". She remarked that the resilience displayed by the Colonials was impressive, and seemed overjoyed that Sharon's hybrid baby survived.

== Shelly Godfrey ==
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A copy of Number Six that physically appears on board ''Galactica'' to try to discredit Baltar as a traitor, using evidence which was flawed, so that he ended up being more popular than before.

== Gina Inviere ==
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A copy of Number Six captured aboard the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and repeatedly tortured and sexually abused by the crew, before escaping with Baltar's help.

== Natalie ==
{{spoiltext|According to [[Tricia Helfer]], in a special preview for Season 4 on [http://www.battlestargalacticadvd.com www.battlestargalacticadvd.com], a Number Six named [[Natalie]] will be introduced.}}

=="Downloaded"==
A Number Six in a gold tunic is one of four 'rebirth nurses' who greets the reincarnated [[Caprica-Six]] (this takes place shortly after the [[Cylon Attack]] has run its course), and it is likely this same group who nurse [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] as she returns to life several months later. The Six in the group welcomes Boomer home and refers to her as "little sister".

Several other copies of Six were seen on Caprica in a variety of different outfits, which could indicate different functions or simply fashion choices.

==New Caprica Copies==
[[Image:Sixes NC.jpg|thumb|right|Sixes on ''[[Colonial One]]''.]]
Various copies of Number Six form part of the Cylon occupation force that arrives on [[New Caprica]] one year after the Colonials settle in there. Throughout their four months stay there, they fall victim to various different attacks from the [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance movement]].

When the resistance begins using suicide bombers, the Cylons decide to employ stronger measures against the human population. A vote is taken by six of the seven Cylon models on ''Colonial One'', and while Caprica Six disagrees with this, two other copies overrule her. This implies that Caprica Six no longer has the same amount of power she used to have, not even with those of her own model ([[Precipice]]).

==Notes==
*The name "Number Six" is, according to "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]" (Titan Books, 2005), written by David Bassom, an indirect tribute to [[Wikipedia:Patrick McGoohan|Patrick McGoohan]]'s cult 1967 television series ''[[Wikipedia:The Prisoner|The Prisoner]]'' — a series that addressed topics such as personal freedom and identity, mind control, illusionary experiences and the infiltration of society's supposed guardians (secret agents) by a nefarious force (those behind The Village). Ron Moore himself later confirmed in his blog that the name is an homage to ''The Prisoner''. Ironically, in 2006 the BBC announced that they are going to produce a remake (perhaps, "Re-imagination"?) of ''The Prisoner'', starring former ''[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' lead [[Wikipedia:Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston]] as "Number Six".
*According to [[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]], [[Edward James Olmos]] and [[Mary McDonnell]] were hand-picked for their roles, while the rest of the characters were cast by audition: among the actresses in the running for the role of "Number Six" was ''The O.C.'s'' [[Wikipedia:Melinda Clarke|Melinda Clarke]], though the role ultimately went to [[Tricia Helfer]].

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