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'''Separate continuity''' articles discuss the content of official products whose characters, events and situations differ in significant context from aired episodes and their characters, situations and events that form the [[canon]] of the [[Original Series]], ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' or the [[Re-imagined Series]]. Separate continuity products have the official endorsement of the license holder for ''Battlestar Galactica'', but the content of the product is (by design or contract) not created or controlled by the license holder.''

<blockquote>'''In a nutshell, marking articles on Battlestar Wiki in this manner allows the wiki to host articles on these officially-licensed stories without causing confusion and inaccuracies in mixing this otherwise non-canonical data with aired, canonical episode data in the same article.'''</blockquote>

The {{tl|separate continuity}} tag should be placed at the top of such articles to indicate that the content of this article may be based on an aired series, but has content that has significant differences from the aired series that it must be treated as a separate continuity to avoid contraditions with canonical episodes.

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==Note==
*Given Glen Larson's expressed wish of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' being merely "Starbuck's bad dream," the characters and situations presented in that series are considered by the Battlestar Wiki to take place in an "alternate universe" from the Original Series, and separate from the Primary Original Series canon. (''Galactica 1980'' is like J.J. Abrams ''Star Trek'' film in that way, as both depict an alternate timeline with connections from the Prime Universe depicted by its predacessors.) Even with this being the case, it is unnecessary to mark ''Galactica 1980'' articles with any separate continuity templates, in much the same way we '''do not''' mark articles about subjects from the [[Re-imagined Series]] or its prequels, ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' and ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''.

*As characters, events and situations appear from novels based on the Re-imagined Series universe, contributors are encouraged to add new articles on these items to Battlestar Wiki, as long as the article is properly differentiated from its canonical parent by name and the separate continuity markers.

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SMcCandlish: SEPCON isn't a very intuitive shortcut if you dont' remember the full name of the page (separate continuties? different continuities? continuty issues?)

#REDIRECT[[Battlestar Wiki:Separate continuity]]

Category talk:Dynamite Comics (RDM)

2011-03-13T02:41:46Z

SMcCandlish: New topic.

==Omnibus==
There doesn't seem to be an article about (or even any mention at all of) Dynamite's [http://www.amazon.com/New-Battlestar-Galactica-Omnibus-Dynamite/dp/1606900900 ''Batlestar Galactica Omnibus I''] on BW. I have just ordered the item, and don't really know what it is yet myself. Presumably it is a collection of various issues of the comic, but which issues from what sub-series is entirely unclear from the Amazon page. — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 02:41, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Wolfman Jack

2008-02-09T08:54:18Z

SMcCandlish: fix comma misuse

{{Character Data
| photo=Wolfman Jack.jpg
| name=Robert Weston Smith
| nickname=Wolfman Jack Wolfman "The Wolfman"
| birthdate=January 30, 1939
| age=41
| colony=[[Earth (1980)|Earth]]
| seen=The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I
| actor=[[Robert Smith|Himself]]
}}

'''Wolfman Jack''' is a radio personality at [[WQSL]], a radio station in [[New York City]], New York, America on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]. He is known for his trademark wolf-howl and the catchphrase of "Oh, yeah!"

He is first mentioned to the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]] [[Andromus]] ("Andy") and [[Centuri]] by [[Shirley Blore]]. Andromus later expresses a great interest in Wolfman Jack when he connects Wolfman to radio transmissions ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]).

After finding out the location and security of the transmission station, Centuri and Andromus manage to dragoon Wolfman into accompanying them at the [[International Trade Center]]. Despite his help, the Cylons are still thwarted by [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] and the Cylons remain unaware of Earth's location in the cosmos ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]).

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Wolfman Jack

2008-02-09T08:53:53Z

SMcCandlish: rm. redundancy

{{Character Data
| photo=Wolfman Jack.jpg
| name=Robert Weston Smith
| nickname=Wolfman Jack Wolfman "The Wolfman"
| birthdate=January 30, 1939
| age=41
| colony=[[Earth (1980)|Earth]]
| seen=The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I
| actor=[[Robert Smith|Himself]]
}}

'''Wolfman Jack''' is a radio personality at [[WQSL]], a radio station in [[New York City]], New York, America on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]. He is known for his trademark wolf-howl and the catchphrase of "Oh, yeah!"

He is first mentioned to the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]], [[Andromus]] ("Andy") and [[Centuri]] by [[Shirley Blore]]. Andromus later expresses a great interest in Wolfman Jack when he connects Wolfman to radio transmissions ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]).

After finding out the location and security of the transmission station, Centuri and Andromus manage to dragoon Wolfman into accompanying them at the [[International Trade Center]]. Despite his help, the Cylons are still thwarted by [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] and the Cylons remain unaware of Earth's location in the cosmos ([[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]).

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[[Category: 1980]]

The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I

2008-02-09T08:53:06Z

SMcCandlish: /* Guest Stars */ How'd Wolfman Jack get forgotten?

{{Episode Data
| image = nightcylons.jpg
| title= The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I
| series= 1980
| episode= 7
| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| story=
| director= [[IMDB:nm0626872|Sigmund Neufeld Jr.]]
| guests= [[Robert Smith|Wolfman Jack]] as [[Wolfman Jack|Himself]] [[Roger Davis]] as [[Andromus]]
| production= 1.7
| rating=
| US airdate= 1980-04-13
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| population=
| prev= [[Spaceball]]
| next= [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]
}}

== Overview ==

:''After a renegade [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] [[A-B Raider|fighter]] crash-lands on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]], [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] rush to [[New York]] believing the craft a [[Recon Probe Delta|recon Viper]]. What they find is far worse and must stop the surviving Cylons from using powerful radio equipment to contact the rest of the Cylon fleet.''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* [[Recon Probe Delta]], which consists of a two-man [[Viper (1980)|Viper]] crewed by Captain [[Kanon]] and Lieutenant [[Briton]], is on patrol when it picks up a slow-moving object. Kanon orders a scan, which reveals details that point to a [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] craft. Another more detailed scan shows up on the [[warbook]], whic quickly reveals the craft as a Cylon fighter. It is heavily-armed and larger than a [[Raider (TOS)|pursuit craft]].
[[Image:Warbook.jpg|thumb|The advanced Cylon 'A-B' Fighter displayed in the [[Warbook]]]]
* Briton reports that it's also much faster, as the ship is now approaching them. Kanon orders him to raise ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'', [[Priority Red]]. Before he can do so, Briton visually sights the ship coming at them. The Viper manages to evade the advanced Cylon fighter's volleys. Briton tells Kanon that they're not even close to the ship and they must find out what's inside so they can tell ''Galactica''.
* Kanon can't believe  the firepower and moves to close on the ship, so that the [[scanner]]s can probe the Cylon ship. Briton continues his attempts to raise ''Galactica'', but he surmises that the Cylons are jamming any transmissions in the area.
* The advanced Raider continues its attack, but doesn't damage the Viper. Still, Briton yells that they have to pull out, which is overruled when Kanon notes that they have to get close to do a scan.
* After making the scan, Kanon sees that the outline of the occupants is human. Kanon also says that they can't let the Cylons continue on their present course, which will lead them to [[Earth (1980)|Earth]]. They're the only ones who can stop it, since they're the only ones who know.
[[Image:Cylon A-B Raider.jpg|thumb|A-B Raider]]
* Since a Viper's firepower is ineffective against the craft, the ship rams into the underbelly of the Raider, causing both ships to be damaged beyond use (although structural integrity remains intact on both craft). Kanon tries to contact ''Galactica'', but is unable to. When he checks on Briton, he finds that Briton is unconscious.
* On ''Galactica'', [[Doctor Zee]] informs [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] that he's detected an unpowered ship heading towards Earth. Adama replies that he's tried to reach Recon Probe Delta, but they don't respond, and they assume that the ship experiences complete power shutdown. They assume that the object heading towards Earth is the Viper.
* Adama notes that it will obviously be detected by Earth's defense system. Zee tells Adama to contact [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] so that they may intercept the craft when it lands. Adama notes that they are still with the children and is sure that they are helping them adjust to "Earth life".
* On Earth, the [[Super Scouts]] and the Warriors are watching ''[[This Island Earth]]'' in a theater that is reasonably full. Dillon remarks to Troy that the picture is frightening and wonders "where they get pictures of things like that". Troy remarks that he hasn't seen anything like it since the planet [[Gorkon]].
* During the movie, Troy's [[wrist computron]] beeps. As Troy begins talking into it, a young boy looks at Troy with interest. Adama notes that the message is a Priority Red condition and asks if he can talk freely. Troy replies that he can't. Adama then makes mention of the noise, which Troy explains as an "Earth entertainment".
* Adama quickly briefs him on the situation with the craft heading toward Earth. Adama believes the craft is their own recon Viper and tells him that he'll be further briefed once he gets to a safe transmission zone. Troy assures him that they'll leave as soon as possible, all the while the kid impolitely stares at Troy.
* Troy tells the children they have to leave, which meets with protests. [[Starla]] says that the movie is funny, while [[Wellington]] notes that the creature looks like the Gorkons. They are summarily disappointed when the creature stumbles then falls over.
* At an Air Force operations center, Major [[Harvey Jensen]] is on the phone to Colonel [[Briggs]]. He tells Briggs that an object of unknown origin or purpose is coming down; Briggs comments that it is "[[Skylab]] all over again". Briggs says to keep a lid on it for he'll have "50 reporters on my back" if he doesn't, but it is too late for that, since it is on every observatory's scopes. Briggs asks if Jensen is sure that it isn't an American satellite. Jensen assures him he's positive and that the current "odds-on guess around here is that it's Russian".
* Briggs is more relieved to hear that, since he would rather explain a Russian mistake than an American one. Jensen dampers Briggs elation, saying that the "worst is yet to come": the object is headed straight for the middle of New York.
* Now truly concerned, Briggs asks how much time he has. Jensen replies that the object is coming down tomorrow night. This would be October 31, Halloween night.
* At the [[Griffith Park Observatory]], the Super Scouts and the Warriors are looking at a [[w:foucault pendulum|foucault pendulum]]. When [[Jamie Hamilton]] arrives, Troy tells the Scouts to follow a nearby tour group.
* The tour guide, [[Marcy]], points out a map of the Solar System, noting that there are nine planets rotating around the sun. She mentions the possibility of a tenth planet, which prompts Starla to correct her, but she is shushed by [[Moonstone]] before she can do so.
* Marcy mentions that man has only set foot on the moon and notes that robot probes have explored other planets in the Solar System.
* Meanwhile, Hamilton leads Troy and Dillon to the telescope dome of the observatory. She tells them that the phones haven't stopped ringing and she notes that she was glad they called, since she had assumed that they were somehow involved. She tells them that every observatory in the world has spotted it and, having checked with [[w:Caltech|Caltech]], it should come down within the next twelve hours according to their calculations. They project it will land in the Tri-State Area.
* Dillon asks about Doctor [[Donald Mortinson]]. Hamilton replies that Mortinson was unable to receive anything on the frequencies they've asked him to monitor. Dillon notes that this is strange, since the Viper should be broadcasting a distress signal.
* Troy feels that they'll be able to locate it. Hamilton asks what "it" is, telling them that people think the object is Russian. Troy assures her that it is not, telling her that the craft is one of theres and notes that they regularly patrol the corridors to Earth for Cylon craft.
* Concerned, she asks about how close the Cylons are to Earth. Dillon replies that they've learned to be cautious. She asks what happened to the Viper, which Troy replies that it broke radio contact and hasn't returned from their patrol. They assume that some malfunction caused the ship to drift into Earth's orbit.
* Dillon notes that their mission is to get to the ship and its crew before anyone else. She asks them how they're going to New York, to which Troy replies that they're going to use their Viper to get there. Hamilton warns against that, since she was visited by Colonel Briggs of the Air Force, who was looking into them. He didn't go as far as to say that they were not of Earth, but Briggs is assured that he will find them. Troy thanks her for the warning.
* Back at the tour, Marcy is telling the group about the galaxy, telling the group that there are over 100 billion stars. Wellington corrects her number, saying that there are 114 billion. She replies that this isn't what the scientists say, but says that he brings up an interesting point, as the number changes yearly as more stars are discovered.
* Marcy begins pointing out constellations, such as the Big Dipper. Moonstone says that it looks backwards, but is quickly corrected by Wellington, noting that they've seen it from the other side. Marcy continues, saying that of these stars, there are planets that can support carbon-based life, even though there is no evidence of extraterrestrial life.
* Starla asks Wellington if Marcy is a [[frimp]]. He shushes her.
* Hamilton tells the Warriors that the Vipers keep showing up on USAF radar. She tells them that they're going to have to go to New York by airplane. She then asks about the children. Dillon replies that they were hoping she'd ask that question. Hamilton notes that they can spend a couple of days at [[Billy Eheres]]' [[Casey's Baseball Park|camp]]. She tells them to call her if they need her and says she'll make the travel arrangements for the airlines.
* Dillon appears excited at the prospect, saying that a flight in one of "your flying machines [...] should be a great amusement".
* The next morning, they arrive at the [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and approach a [[Ticket Master|ticket master]] at the front desk. She tells them that if they've checked in their baggage, they can go directly to the front gate. Troy tells her that they're going to New York on "9 AM". She is confused, but says they have a Flight 2. She looks at the piece of paper that Dillon pulls out, seeing that they are on Flight 2, which departs at 9 A.M. She asks if they're ticketed, Dillon mentions that he is to mention "pre-paid".
* She then asks for the names, which Troy offers as "[[References in Galactica 1980#The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I|Jones and Smith]]". When she goes off to retrieve the tickets, Dillon asks about the use "Smith and Jones", to which he reminds his friend that there's a bulletin with their names on it. Dillon expresses a hope that the terminal's computers don't appear in these computers, to which Troy agrees that this would make things difficult.
* The lady returns to ask them who is Jones. Both reply that they are, with Dillon quickly correcting hiimself, and pointing to Troy. She gives them the tickets and then tells them to proceed to Gate 43 and through the scanner.
* Concerned, they inquire about the scanner. She answers their question, noting that they must not fly much, telling them that they use metal detectors to prevent hijacking. They are unfamiliar with the term and, despite repeating the term to her, she wishes them a nice flight.
* After they leave the counter, Troy checks his [[wrist computron]] to look up the word. After Dillon asks what one would do after they seized an airplane, Troy remarks that Earth is a strange place that they'll need to get used to.
* Before entering the scanner, Dillon asks about their [[laser pistol (1980)|lasers]], but Troy tells him that they're carbon synthetic and shouldn't be detected by the metal detector. A [[Hijackers|couple with a baby]] cut in front of Troy and Dillon. The husband apologizes for holding them up at the detector, telling them that "this is what happens when you have a baby". One of the guards at the detector wheels the metal baby carriage around the detector.
* They approach a second [[ticket master]], to whom they give their tickets. She asks them whether they prefer a smoking or non-smoking seat, which leads Dillon to ask, "Which way does the plane run best?" She thinks this is cute and places them in the non-smoking section. She tells them they can go directly on board, hands them their tickets, and points out the gate to them. After sending them on their way, the couple the Warriors encounter earlier rushes to the desk and the lady says they made it just in time before the gate closed.
* They board the plane. Dillon remarks that it looks comfortable. A [[stewardess]] greets them, tears off their ticket stubs, and points them to Row 14, seats B and C. After they leave her, she talks to the couple, takes their ticket stubs, points out their seats in the same row as Dillon and Troy, and takes their baby carriage.
* As the Warriors buckle in, they are told about the oxygen masks dropping from the overhead compartment. As these instructions are demonstrated by the flight attendant, Dillon remarks that he's not used to other people flying and hopes they are good. Dillon then asks Troy if he thinks that they'd let him take the controls for a while. He replies he wouldn't even let him. He hands a dejected Dillon a pamphlet on New York, telling him to review it.
[[Image:Terrorists.jpg|thumb|The [[Hijackers|Cuban male hijackers‘]] masquerading as a married couple with child.]]
* Flight 2 lifts off. In mid-flight, Troy is asleep while Dillon is reading. The couple in the cabin's middle seats look silently at each other, then around the cabin. The "wife" hands the baby to the "husband" and makes way to the back of the plane to retrieve the baby carriage. In a seat over to his right, the hijacker puts the baby down on the chair next to him: the baby is a doll.
* From the carriage, the hijackers begin assembling a gun. After the gun is assembled, the "wife" rips of his wig and they take the stewardess (who was handing out earphones) hostage. The "husband" aims the gun at the crowd, telling the passengers to remain calm and are taking the airplane to [[w:Cuba|Cuba]], which Dillon looks up. Troy says they don't have time to go there and Dillon moves to get his laser, but Dillon tells him that they might get somebody hurt by going gun-ho on them. Troy surmises that the deployment of the oxygen masks must act on some sort of electrical impulse.
* The lead hijacker tells the second stewardess to contact the cockpit to make their demands known to the crew there, threatening to use violence if she fails to do so.
* Troy uses the wrist computron to trick the sensors in deploying the masks. The hijackers react confused, while the stewardess tells them that the masks deploy automatically. She tells them that the plane must've lost pressurization and they'll have to use the masks in order to not pass out.
* The Warriors pull out their lasers and shoot the hijackers. They quickly hide the weapons back under their coats.
* The co-pilot comes to the cabin and asks what happened, prompted by the indicator light that the oxygen masks dropped (the stewardess believes that they dropped the masks to trick the hijackers). He sees the stunned people, asks who they are, and is told that they were hijackers who wanted to take control of the plane. The co-pilot takes the gun from the stunned terrorist. They don't know what happened to them, but an [[Flight 2 Kid|observant tyke]] points out that Dillon and Troy had something to do with it with their "flashing light". Dillon and Troy attempt to convince the inquisitive co-pilot that the boy has an overactive imagination, though the boy protests, saying that they really had something to do with it.
* The co-pilot tells them that they want to talk to them once the plane lands at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]. He tells everyone else to just relax and that everything is under control. He tells the stewardess to tell the captain that they need priority clearance and have the [[w:Federal Bureau of Investigation|Federal Bureau of Investigation]] meet the plate upon landing, then asks if she's O.K. She nods, then goes to the cockpit.
* Troy ruefully speculates that Cuba may have been better, but Troy assures him that they'll be all right.

=== Act 2 ===

* Adama broaches the topic of Recon Probe Delta, which has been located by one of their squadrons who found it adrift. Zee notes that he already knows this and they've towed it in a short while ago. Adama notes that Briton and Kanon were wounded in the ordeal, but proudly proclaims that they performed admirably as Warriors.
* Zee notes that they bring them distressing news.
* On one of the screens, Kanon, who is in the sickbay being tended to by a medtech, tells them that they couldn't stop the advanced Cylon ship. He supposes that there isn't anything in the galaxy equal to it.
* Adama realizes that they haven't been tracking a Viper back to Earth, but the Cylon craft. He cries that the Cylons will "walk the Earth". Zee offers the hope that Troy and Dillon will be able to intercept the Cylon vessel at the landing site. Adama notes that they don't even know they're going to rendezvous with the Cylons.
* As the Cylon craft nears Earth, Dillon tells Troy it took them five hours to travel a "miniscule 3,000 miles". He computes it at 10 miles a minute and notes that they can fly to [[:en:Pluto|Pluto]] in less time. He claims to have overheard it from the lady at the observatory.
* The stewardess announces over the intercom that they're caught up in a "little heavy traffic" over JFK and will be circling around until they get their turn at the landing field. She announces that the beverage service will be open until they're cleared in. The delay will be around 30 to 40 minutes in duration, which places Dillon in a state of disbelief. Troy assures him they'll be at the site in plenty of time.
* Jensen contacts Briggs, who is on a private jet headed towards New York. Jensen informs him that the craft will hit around 9 P.M. Eastern Time. Briggs asks if he's got a better idea of where the craft will hit, but Jensen replies that "[[w:NASA|NASA]] missed by an entire continent when [[Skylab]] came down". Briggs says that Jensen "better be a whole lot closer on this one". Jensen notes that this is up to the hardware coming down, saying that it could land in one piece or break up in the atmosphere. If it holds together, he can put it in a two- to three-hundred mile radius. He grimly tells Briggs that if it breaks up, Briggs will be lucky if he isn't knocked out of the sky.
* Briggs tells Jensen his words of encouragement are the reason he likes him and thanks him for the update.
* Briggs' aide, [[Butler]], asks him if "[[References in Galactica 1980#Events|it's Canada all over again]]", but Briggs replies in the negative. They knew what it was and how long it had been hanging above Earth before the Russian satellite came down. Briggs notes that they have no clue what the object is.
* Zee tells Adama that he's examined the scans from Recon Probe Delta and has alarming news for him. He has proof that the Cylons are evolving beyond their greatest fears in the past 30 years. When Adama asks why they haven't outright destroyed the Galactican Fleet, Zee speculates that the Cylons want to test their new machines on living targets.
* [[Andromus]], one of the new Cylon androids that look human, notes that they're "slowly but inexorably being drawn to orbit" around Earth. They are initially unaware that this is the last outpost of human civilization. He notes that to land at their current speed is to "invite certain destruction" and must "exploit the increasing density of the atmosphere" of Earth in order to reduce their velocity. Andromus reads off the statistical information regarding Earth and asks the [[Centurions (TOS)|Centurions]] for a projection of a landing zone after three atmospheric braking skips. They do not answer.
* [[Andromidus]] gives further details on Earth regarding the molten metal core and crust of the planet, as well as the atmospheric composition. After being asked about the maximum skin temperature upon hitting the atmosphere, Andromidus replies that it'll be 2,000 degrees [[chronic]], which does not please Andromus.
* Before they approach for landing, the stewardess notes about the problems they had during their flight and, as such, FBI agents will board the plane before anyone can disembark. She assures people that it won't take long and they'll be able to attend all the Halloween parties in plenty of time.
* Dillon tries to look up the term, but Troy tells him to look up the term FBI instead. They discover that the FBI is a law enforcement agency, which they can't afford to talk to.
* As they make their landing approach at JFK, the stewardess asks the Warriors to come to the rear galley as soon as they land, since the officials will want to question them. She assures them that it's necessary and is quite sure that they'll be an army of newsmen there, saying that they are "regular heroes".
* Dillon asks Troy how do they "get into these messes". Troy replies, "How do we get out of them?"
* Flight 2 lands at JFK. The New York Police Department officers are at the exit to the plane, waiting for the passengers to get out. The officer tells his men to make a path through the crowd so they can bring them out without hassle.
* The stewardess approaches the Warriors as they land, asking them to come with her to the back galley, telling them to stay there until the FBI comes onboard.
* Dillon asks if he can use the restrooms. The stewardess assumes that he wants to comb his hair for the cameras, which Dillon and Troy seize upon. In reply, she lets them go ahead to do so, making the point that men can be just as vain as women regarding their appearance. She chuckles and walks away.
* Troy and Dillon enter the restrooms and activate their invisibility fields. They leave the bathrooms and hold hands as they begin to leave the craft.
* Two FBI agents and NYPD officers board the plane. The stewardess tells them that the hijackers are in the upstairs lounge with their senior purser. The ranking officer tells his men to get the hijackers while he waits for Dillon and Troy. Immediately after they leave, the ranking officer suddenly stumbles into the stewardess. The officer tries to tell her that he was pushed, but she didn't see anyone and assumes that he was being frisky and walks away offended.
* The crowd at the gate finds themselves being pushed out of the way by an invisible force.
* Dillon and Troy become visible outside the building and head towards a cab waiting at the curb. Before entering, Dillon tells Troy that his scanner detects that the Viper is coming down 60 miles The [[JFK Cabbie|cabbie]] notes that they don't have luggage and becomes curious. Upon being told to head north to no particular destination, he asks them if they have the "bread" to pay him. Dillon replies that they don't have bread, but have money. He shows it to the cabbie, who agrees to take their fare.
* In ever-descending orbit, a Centurion reports that they are encountering signals from the planet below. Andromius confirms that they are detecting life forms below, hoping that it is a life form advanced enough to help repair their ship. They see transmissions of Earth entertainments and Andromus orders that they home in on the largest communications center and compute the distance between it and the expected point of impact.
* He notes that they've done what no Cylon before them has ever done: find the lost human civilization. After asking for survival figures, they discover that the ship's survival is less than 3%, the Centurion survival is 1% (which they react to by turning to see Andromidus, but the advanced forms may reach Earth's surface in a functional state.
* Andromus conducts a countdown to impact. 20 seconds later the crash.
* Jensen calls Briggs to tell him that the craft will crash 60 miles north of New York City.
* Two cops in car seven on Interstate 5, [[Max]] and [[Leroy]], notice the crash in the distance. He alerts Leroy to it and they run to check it out while contacting their headquarters.
* Meanwhile, Dillon and Troy tell the cabbie to continue heading north. Suddenly, a string of cars comes whizzing by and Dillon pays the cabbie more money to follow the cop cars. The cabbie accepts, saying that "as long as you want to run towards the law, I'm your man".
* At the crash site, Andromus "awakens" and looks around. He sees Andromidus who is damaged beyond repair. He calls out for the Centurions. One of them, [[Centurion 9]] (Centuri), activates and tells Andromus he is functioning. Andromus asks him his priority, to which Centurion 9 replies, "To protect you." Andromus commmand Centuri to rise and he successfully does so.
* At a fire road leading to the mountain, firefighters are cutting down a fallen tree. Max notes that fire roads are to be kept clear and also adds they can lose the whole mountain to fire.
* Troy sees the fire from the craft and tells the cabbie to turn off. Despite the cabbie's protestations about there not being a road, Troy tells him to stop. Dillon pays the cabbie and they leave. They begin running towards the crash site. The cabbie remarks "there goes a couple of odd fellows", but is liking the money he has in his hand. They super-run through the woods to the crash site.
* Centuri lifts a beam pinning down Andromus. Now free, Andromus notes they need to find a way out and set the [[automatic detonator]] so that the ship doesn't fall into human hands. He takes a portable [[distress beacon]] and attaches it to Centuri's belt. He tells Centuri they only have microns before the ship explodes and Centuri punches a hole through the side of the ship.
* Andromus and Centuri leave the ship to take in the blazing scenery.

=== Act 3 ===

* Andromus asks Centuri if he knows what landing on Earth means. He says they have no way back and are alone. Two against a world of millions. Centuri assures him that he will protect him as per the first order.
* From the transmissions they received, Andromus surmises that the humans do not know of both the Cylons and the [[Galactic war]]. He says that after the ship self-destructs, there will be no trace of their presence on Earth. He says he will be able to move freely amongst the Earth people for he is made in man's image. Since he looks like a human, he'll be able to go places freely to study the Earthlings' transmission centers and affix their distress beacon to summon the Cylon Empire. Centuri again tells Andromus that he will protect him. He notes that the Cylon is well-meaning but his form does not blend.
* After repeating his first order, Centuri turns to the tree line. He tells Andromus that he detects life forms approaching the ship. Andromus notes that anyone approaching the ship would be destroyed and they leave.
* Troy and Dillon arrive, seeing that, much to their surprise, the wreck is Cylon. Troy orders Dillon to scan for electronic tracks.
* Troy darts to the wreck, much to Dillon's protestations. They enter the ship to discover that Cylons look like humans and that a self-destruct timer is going off. Dillon moves to grab Andromidus' body, but they don't have time. They run out of the ship and are thrown back by the explosion.
* After dusting themselves off, they see that nothing is left of the ship and hear sirens approaching. Soon they are besieged by firemen and state troopers.
* Max runs up to them in a state of disbelief, since he believes they couldn't have been in the crash. He asks a fireman to check them for shock. He tells Leroy of his disbelief. However, Leroy has more news. Their chief wants the area sealed off. Max tells Leroy to check the crash site and, if they find drugs, they can get all the credit they can.
* Max asks the Warriors if they want to tell me about it. Troy replies that "this isn't the time to be talking" and that they just arrived. Max believes they arrived on the ship (in his mind a plane) that crashed, even though they tell the truth about arriving to the location by cab.
* Leroy arrives back, telling Max that there's nothing left of the plane. He says it's going to be tough checking their flight plan. Max says that's not necessary, since "these boys were on unscheduled business". He tells Leroy to watch them closely.
* Dillon asks if there's some place they can go so as to make a statement. Leroy assumes that they want to come clean and tells Max, who begins to get on the radio. They soon frisk the Warriors, finding the lasers. They assume they're fancy cigarette lighters until Max fires one on a tree, which splits in half.
* Distracted by the immense firepower of the lasers, Troy and Dillon are easily able to take their lasers back, change the settings, and stun them.
* Troy and Dillon take the car and speed away. Fire fighters and troopers go to see the frozen-in-place troopers.
* Troy finds the button to deactivate the siren. Dillon looks behind for signs of pursuit, but there aren't any. Still, Troy remarks that they may have been better off telling them about the Cylons. Troy replies that this would not have helped, as they believe the Warriors are criminals and would have thought the story of Cylon invaders a falsehood.
* As ordered, Dillon turns on his scanner to the Cylon distress frequencies. He detects the signal, which is a Cylon distress code. Since Mortinson had been monitoring Colonial frequencies, he did not pick this up.
* He notes that the Cylons' distress beacon is too weak for the Cylon Empire to pick up. Even ''Galactica'' couldn't pick it up.
* Troy surmises that they'll use one of Earth's powerful transmitters to boost their distress beacon. Troy notes that they don't have much of a lead on them and they have an advantage: they know Earth and have a police car.
* On the side of a highway, Andromus and Centuri are walking along the highway. Andromus says that their topography scans serve them well, he believes that they are within 1,000 [[metron]]s of "the primary communications center". He believes they can walk to the location "within a single period of darkness followed by light".
* As [[Norman Blore]] (as a sad clown) and his wife, [[Shirley Blore|Shirley]] (as a female vampire in the vein of [[w:Elvira|Elvira]], drive down the highway listening to [[Wolfman Jack]], Shirley tells Norman to stop the car. He does so, confused and irate over what Shirley sees. Shirley points out Centuri's "incredible" costume, much to his immediate, furious chagrin. She correctly surmises that the Cylons must have broken down somewhere and calls them over, asking if they want a lift.
* Shirley leaves the car despite Norman's protestation. She comes up to them and tells them that she and her husband will give them a lift to New York City. She's approaching them with a false set of vampire choppers, which raises concern from Andromus who shirks away defensively. She removes them and says that she's not really a vampire. She tells them that she ha a costume on just like them and is going to a party. She takes a look at Centuri and comments on his costume, expressing her thought that "anyone who'd go to the trouble to make a costume like that has got to be a good guy".
* She mentions that tonight is Halloween and that everyone's going to have a blast tonight. Centuri enter through the back seat and manages to take up most of it.
* Norman begins speculating aloud that "these people are waiting for a tow", but is shocked speechless by Centuri's appearance. Shirley muses that they wouldn't be able to find a phone out here. Andromus carefully approaches the vehicle and, as suggested by Shirley, sits shotgun.
* Norman comments that Centuri must be hot in his getup. The Cylon merely looks at him. Norman turns around slowly and drives.
* Troy notes to Dillon that the signal is getting weaker and must be moving away in some kind of vehicle. He notes that they're almost back on the highway and can go faster then.
[[Image:carride.jpg|thumb|Andromus and Centuri ride with Norman and Shirley.]]
* Andromus tells Norman and Shirley that he is grateful for their assistance. In response to a question posed about where they are headed, Andromus replies they are headed toward the "large population center'. She notes that he even talks like he looks, adding that she wishes [[Mildred]] and [[Arnie]] can see the two Cylons. Norman replies in the negative. She chastises him for not having fun, saying that everyone goes to two or three parties on Halloween.
* She then continues her conversation with Andromus, saying that she knows that they'll have a terrific time there. Everyone will be there, she says, even Wolfman. In response to his question about Wolfman, she turns the radio on to one of his broadcasts, where he is introducing the song ''[[Disco Inferno]]''. She finally introduces herself and Norman, who is the general manager of the [[WQSL|station]] they're listening to. Norman adds that it's 150,000 watts, boasting that "on a good night, they can hear us in the next galaxy". Andromus ponders this.
* Over the radio, Troy and Dillon hear the APB put out on them, as well as they're last reported location [[Hudson River Parkway]]. Dillon notes that their advantage is gone and are in trouble.
* Back in the other car, Shirley tells Norman that they're humoring them, surmising that since they do not know of Wolfman Jack they "must be classical buffs" and will likely not be impressed in meeting him. Andromus replies that they would be "delighted to meet this Wolfman Jack" and would like to hear more about the radio station.
* Shirley decides the issue of their involvement in Arnie's party is settled and comments again that she can't wait to see Arnie and Mildred's faces when they arrive with the two Cylons.
* Now on West 12th Street heading towards Westside Drive in the stolen patrol car, Troy and Dillon are being pursued by the NYPD. They can't stop to deal with the cops, since they would lose time they can't afford to lose, particularly with the two Cylons ahead of them.
* Dillon suggests they can tell someone, like the Air Force, what's going on but Troy says it wouldn't do any good. All the Cylons need to do is gain control of a transmitter for a few minutes and then Earth would be discovered by the Cylon Empire.
* Andromus comments that he is amazed at the people in the city. Shirley replies that she always feels that way when she comes into Manhattan.
* Norman asks the Cylons what party they're going to, to which Andromus replies he needn't concern himself with them. She asks Norman if he believed they were cute, noting yet again that Arnie and Mildred are going to love them. Norman hopes they feel the same when Arnie forces his "[[Arnie's meatballs|famous meatballs]] down their throats". She angrily replies that he shouldn't start on the meatballs again this year. He compares their affect on the digestive tract to [[w:Vida Blue|Vida Blue]]'s involvement with the [[w:San Francisco Giants|San Francisco Giants]]. She tells him to calm down so he doesn't frighten the Cylons. He replies that this would be a good thing, for if "they had any sense, they'd go to their own party." He adds that the only reason he's going is because he considers Arnie to be the best program director in radio. Then he tells a tale about Arnie's sister, Mildred, and her being "so desperate for a husband, [that] she once proposed to a mugger in [[Central Park]]".
* She replies in the negative and tells him that he's terrible. She looks to Centuri, who seems to nod his head. Norman tells the fellas that "between Arnie's food and his sister's romantic malnutrition, you could be in for the night of your life". Andromus assures Norman that he needn't be concerned, as they are more than capable of defending themselves, then asks Centuri if that is correct. Centuri replies in the affirmative: "By your command."
* The married couple look back at Centuri, exchange looks, then look forward. Norman is pensive, saying: "Maybe this wasn't such a good idea."

== Notes ==
*This episode marks the introduction of [[Humanoid Cylon|humanoid Cylons]], which would become a defining convention of the [[Re-imagined Series]]. Unlike the biological versions that would appear in 2003, however, Andromus is more of an [[w:android|android]], an automaton that resembles a human.
*[[Sheila DeWindt]], who portrayed the stewardess, also appeared in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] as [[Deitra]].
*This is perhaps the only episode of any of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' series that is set on a specific date: October 30-31, 1980.
*The appearance of popular 1970's disc jockey [[w:Wolfman Jack|Wolfman Jack]] in this and the following episode is the only time that the ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe has featured a character that appear as themselves.
* Troy mentions that the names for the pre-paid tickets are "Jones and Smith", aliases that Hamilton had suggested they'd use since the names of Troy and Dillon are known to Earth's authorities. This is a likely reference for the show ''[[w:Alias Smith and Jones|Alias Smith and Jones]]'', one of writer and creator [[Glen Larson]]'s first television shows. Coincidentally, [[Roger Davis]] ([[Andromus]]) had narrated and acted on the series as a series regular.
* The movie the [[Super Scouts]], with [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]], were watching in the first act is "[[w:This Island Earth|This Island Earth]]".
*The Cylons inside the [[Raider (TOS)#Advanced A-B Raider|A-B Raider]] have readouts that use standard English.
*The license plate on [[Norman]]'s car is 538-DIP.
*The term "[[metron]]" is incorrectly used in this episode by [[Andromus]], using it as one would use a [[w:hectometer|hectometer]] instead of a [[w:meter|meter]] in the metric system.
*While [[Wolfman Jack]] is credited as a guest star in this episode, he is only mentioned by name and heard briefly on the radio in [[Norman]]'s car; he does not physically appear in the flesh until "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".
*Norman compares [[Arnie]]'s meatballs being to the digestive tract to baseball player [[w:Vida Blue|Vida Blue]]'s involvement with the [[w:San Francisco Giants|San Francisco Giants]]: a stopper.
*Arnie and [[Mildred]] are seen on screen in "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]".

== Analysis ==

* The use of the [[Viper (1980)|Viper]] would have been far more logical, considering that the mission was urgent and the fact they had an [[invisibility field]] that could easily avoid detection from military radar.
* In a twist of irony, [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] (played by [[Kent McCord]]) is driving a stolen police car; McCord previously portrayed a cop in ''[[w:Adam 12|Adam 12]]''.
* The point where [[Dillon]] and Troy discuss hijacking is for educational purposes, however the way it is played off is unintentionally humorous at worst -- at best it is inaccurate. The general theme of their dialogue indicates that they don't know why anyone would want to hijack a flying craft; however, there are notable instances in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]]'s history (from the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]) where ships have been hijacked:
*# In the episode "[[Baltar's Escape]]", [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]], the [[Borellian Nomen]], and the [[Eastern Alliance]] enforcers attempt to hijack ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''. In addition, they hijack a [[Colonial shuttle]] from [[Sheba]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]], using it to sneak aboard ''Galactica'' unawares.
*# In "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]", [[Karibdis]] hijacks a shuttle piloted by Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in order to kill Baltar, who is the only person in the Fleet of survivors that can identify him; he is subsequently thwarted by Baltar himself, as an act of self-preservation on his part.
* An interesting aspect of this episode is the [[Hijackers|cross-dressing hijacker]], particularly given the sentiments of the 1970s and, more importantly, the "kiddie-hour" timeslot the show aired in.

== Questions ==

* Why didn't Troy and Dillon simply fly their Viper with the invisibility field on?
* Why didn't Troy and Dillon wash their hands before exiting the bathroom?
* Why did Troy and Dillon need to push the NYPD officer on board the plane out of the way?
* How does Troy know that two Cylons survived the crash?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Chris Bunch]] discusses the censorship that the series faced:
: '''Chris Bunch:''' [T]he censor, an utterly braindead woman named Susan Futterman, questioned a line that said there were more than X number of stars in our galaxy (this was in a planetarium sequence, and one of [[Super Scouts|the kids]] heard the lecturer say this, and she giggled and said, boy is he full of hamhocks. Dumb little joke, very dumb, very little). She called and said where did we get the facts. We said, the new edition of the ''[[w:Britannica|Britannica]]'' which we’d just sprung for a week earlier (true). She said, ‘that’s not good enough.’ Now, ignoring the fact that the Britannica does, indeed, contain some whoppers, we tried to restrain Major Hilarity and asked her if she minded putting that in writing. She may be dumb, but she wasn’t THAT dumb. We could’ve had such a nifty thing to frame….<ref name="bunch">{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/bunch.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Chris Bunch|date=|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

* ''Bunch discusses the meatball jokes:''
: '''Bunch:''' Another neat [Susan] Futterman story--[[Glen Larson|[Glen] Larson]] dumped a REALLY dumb joke [[Arnie's meatballs|about meatballs]] into [this] episode. Futterman swore it was dirty. It wasn’t. She said the show won’t get on the air unless that line’s out. Larson put in THREE MORE meatball jokes, even stupider (they’re in the episode the way it aired) and said it goes like this or it doesn’t go. Since he’d delivered the edit TWENTY MINUTES before it went up to the bird from Universal to [[w:New York|New York]] and then on the air, it went out….<ref name="bunch"/>

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

: In this case, because of the craziness on the show, neither option was open. Plus the kids were either all sleepy, or hyper -- laughing hysterically or weeping; no inbetween. Or getting lost and you had to track them down again. Driving the planetarium staff out of their gourds.<ref name="cole">{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0030.htm|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 story editor Allan Cole|date=28 Feburary 2005|accessdate=11 August 2007|last=Larocque|first=John|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* {{audio|NTCL 1 - hijacking.mp3|''Troy looks up the term hijacking:''}}
: '''[[Troy (1980)|Troy]]:''' The act of seizing a vehicle for illegal purposes.
: '''[[Dillon]]:''' Heh. I wonder what someone would do with an aircraft once they'd seized it.
: '''Troy:''' Strange place. It's going to take a lot of getting used to.

* {{audio|NTCL 1 - smoking plane.mp3|''The Warriors give their tickets to another ticket master:''}}
: '''[[Ticket Master]]:''' Smoking or non-smoking?
: '''Troy:''' I beg your pardon?
: '''Ticket Master:''' Would you prefer smoking or non-smoking?
: '''Dillon:''' (shrugs) Which way does the plane run best?

* {{audio|NTCL1 - meatballs a stoppa.mp3|''Norman brings up Arnie's meatballs:''}}

: '''[[Shirley]]:''' Aren't they [ [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]] ] cute? [[Mildred]] and [[Arnie]] are ''just'' going to ''love'' this.
: '''[[Norman]]:''' Well, I hope they feel the same way after Arnie forces a couple of his [[Arnie's meatballs|famous meatballs ]]down their throats.
: '''Shirley:''' Now Norman, don't get started on those meatballs again this year!
: '''Norman:''' They are to the digestive tract what [[w:Vida Blue|Vida Blue]] is to the [[w:San Francisco Giants|San Francisco Giants]]: a stopper.

* {{audio|NTCL1 - muggah in central park.mp3|''Norman tells about the depths of Mildred's "romantic malnutrition":}}
: '''Norman:''' And as for that sister of his, she's so desperate for a husband, she once proposed to a muggah in Central Park.

* {{audio|NTCL1 - night of your life.mp3|''Norman offers a warning to the two Cylons:''}}

: '''Norman:''' The only thing I can tell you fellas, to be on guard. Between Arnie's food and his sister's romantic malnutrition you could be in for the night of your life.
: '''[[Andromus]]:''' You don't need to be concerned, we're quite capable of defending ourselves. Right [[Centuri]]?
: '''Centuri:''' [[By your command]].

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Wolfman Jack]] (voice only) as himself
*[[William Daniels]] as [[Norman Blore|Norman]]
*[[imdb:nm0662430|Lara Parker]] as [[Shirley Blore|Shirley]]
*[[imdb:nm0725052|Peter Mark Richman]] as Colonel [[Briggs]]
*[[Sheila de Windt|Sheila DeWindt]] as [[Stewardess]]
*[[imdb:nm0494660|René LeVant]] as [[Max|1st Officer]]
*[[imdb:nm0341483|Ed Griffith]] as [[Leroy|2nd Officer]]
*[[imdb:nm0590039|Jed Mills]] as [[JFK Cabbie|Cabbie]]
*[[imdb:nm0641152|Timothy O'Hagan]] as [[Kanon]]
*[[Robert Lunny]] as [[Briton]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michael Brick|Michael Brick]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jeff Cotler|Jeff Cotler]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Nicholas Davies|Nicholas Davies]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Ronnie Densford|Ronnie Densford]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Mark Everett|Mark Everett]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Georgi Irene|Georgi Irene]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Tracy Justrich|Tracy Justrich]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Lindsay Kennedy|Lindsay Kennedy]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#D.G. Larson|David Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Larson|Eric Larson]] as [[Moonstone]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michelle Larson|Michelle Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jerry Supiran|Jerry Supiran]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Taslitz|Eric Taslitz]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[imdb:nm0955252|Neil Zevnik]] as [[Andromidus]] (uncredited)
*[[Rex Cutter]] as [[Centuri]] (uncredited)
*Uncredited as [[Marcy]]
*Uncredited as [[Ticket Master|Ticket Master #1]]
*Uncredited as [[Ticket Master|Ticket Master #2]]
*Uncredited as [[Male Terrorist]]
*Uncredited as [[Female Terrorist]]
*Uncredited as Major [[Harvey Jensen]]
*Uncredited as [[Butler]]

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The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II

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{{Episode Data
| image = dish realignment.jpg
| title= The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II
| series= 1980
| episode= 8
| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| story=
| director= [[IMDB:nm0186305|Barry Crane]]
| guests= [[Roger Davis]] as [[Andromus]] [[Robert Smith|Wolfman Jack]] as [[Wolfman Jack|Himself]]
| production= 1.8
| rating=
| US airdate= 1980-04-20
| UK airdate=
| dvd=
| population=
| prev= [[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]
| next= [[Space Croppers]]
}}

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

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

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

=== Act 2 ===

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

=== Act 3 ===

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

== Notes ==

* Apart from the summary of "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" at the start of the episode, [[Jamie Hamilton]] does not appear during the course of the program, despite the fact [[Robyn Douglass]] is credited with appearing in the opening credits.
* Again, there is much less of an attempt to show educational themes or lessons in this episode than in some others. However, mascots dressed as animated characters do appear in the stage production that Troy and Dillon participate in at one point. Was that put there for the kids, or was that to break up the intensity created by the appearance of Central Park gang members?
* The song in the background as [[Wolfman Jack]] escorts [[Andromus]] and [[Centuri]] through the corridor of the radio station is "[[w:That'll Be The Day|That'll Be The Day]]" performed by [[w:Linda Ronstadt|Linda Ronstadt]].
* In a later scene with Wolfman Jack and the two Cylons, "[[w:My Life (Billy Joel song)|My Life]]" by [[w:Billy Joel|Billy Joel]] begins to play.

== Analysis ==

* The episode does not take into effect signal lag of radio signals, which go at the [[w:speed of light|speed of light]]. Thus, given that the star [[Balcon]] is likely light years away, it would have taken years for the signal to have reached that destination.

== Questions ==

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

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

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

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

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

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Wolfman Jack]] as himself
*[[William Daniels]] as [[Norman Blore|Norman]]
*[[imdb:nm0662430|Lara Parker]] as [[Shirley Blore|Shirley]]
*[[Marj Dusay]] as [[Mildred]]
*[[imdb:nm0084267|Val Bisoglio]] as [[Arnie]]
*[[imdb:nm0357745|Bernie Hamilton]] as [[NYPD Chief|Cop]]
*[[imdb:nm0949603|Heather Young]] as [[Lollipop star|Star]]
*[[imdb:nm0725052|Peter Mark Richman]] as Colonel [[Briggs]]
*[[Ken Lynch]] as [[Grover]]
*[[imdb:nm0060701|Arthur Batanides]] as [[Central Park cabbie|Cabbie]]
*[[imdb:nm0278201|John Finnegan]] as Officer in Trauma Room
*[[imdb:nm0897141|Herb Vigran]] as Pop
*[[imdb:nm0927129|John Widlock]] as [[Chuck (II)|Chuck]]
*[[imdb:nm0275024|Dan Ferrone]] as [[NYPD Sergeant|Police Sergeant]]
*[[imdb:nm0676145|Alexander Petala]] as 1st Tough
*[[imdb:nm0182113|Cosie Costa]] as 2nd Tough
*[[imdb:nm0592268|T. Miratti]] as 3rd Tough
*[[Louis Sardo]] as 4th Tough
*[[imdb:nm0876166|Paul Tuerpe]] as Fireman
*[[imdb:nm0524547|Chip Lucia]] as [[M.C.]]
*[[Rex Cutter]] as [[Centuri]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0494660|René LeVant]] as [[Max]] (uncredited)
*[[imdb:nm0341483|Ed Griffith]] as [[Leroy]] (uncredited)
*Unknown as [[Tommy]]
*Unknown as [[Sammy]]

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== Create a page box ==

What do people think about adding a "create a page" box on the Main Page, so that it's easier for contributors to create new pages? Basically, how the "create a page" feature would work is it would be much the same as the input box on the [[BW:TANK|Think Tank]] page: type the name and press "create this article". Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 19:02, 29 June 2007 (CDT)
:Fine by me. I'll never use it, of course, but it would make life easier (and more obvious) for other contributors. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 03:12, 30 June 2007 (CDT)
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For backwards compatibility, we'll be keeping the original names and shortcuts as redirects.

As for the [[BW:REF|reference desk]], I'm thinking we should just merge the content into the appropriate guidelines and policies and get rid of it, since it's hardly used. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:18, 28 September 2007 (CDT)
:Isn't that supposed to be Galactipedians' rather than Galacti''ca''pedians'? As for the plan itself, it's fine by me. I've never seen any activity at the reference desk since I came here, but it sounds like a place to ask questions. Isn't that already covered at the noticeboard and the Quorum? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 15:32, 28 September 2007 (CDT)
:: Right. :P And the reference desk is a holdover from my experiment in trying to get some WP stuff over here. There's also those FAQ lists which I think can be merged into the project namespace as well. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:40, 28 September 2007 (CDT)

== WP's tlx template works here now ==

I've ported over Wikipedia's [[w:Template:Tlx]] to [[Template:Tlx]]. Tested. It works. If you check back a long way in my edit history here you'll see I've done this with various other very useful WP templates. Tlx in particular is very, very handy for template documentation, since you don't have to manually do a bunch of <code><nowiki><code><nowiki></nowiki></code> stuff (and I note that many if not most templates here remain undocumented, so perhaps this will help inspire some documentation). — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 10:33, 8 February 2008 (CST)
: Nice! Thank you! As for the templates, about half are documented (mainly the major ones) while other smaller ones aren't. Of course, they should be all documented, but it's a matter of prioritizing which one's need to be documented the most. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 10:38, 8 February 2008 (CST)
::Note that we already ''had'' this template, [[Template:Tlp|just under a different name]]. You might wanna copy the documentation, though. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 12:33, 8 February 2008 (CST)
:::D'oh. One being a redir to the other, with dox preseved seems to be in order. Wikipedians like me think in terms of "tlx" and are unlikely to remember "tlp". — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 02:48, 9 February 2008 (CST)

== Rewrote [[:Council Security]] ==

I did a pretty much total rewrite of [[:Council Security]]. Hope it passes muster. — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 10:35, 8 February 2008 (CST)
:Looks good in general. Nice details of their appearances. Though we generally write the article bodies themselves from a strictly in-universe perspective and confine real-world references to notes (unless it's an article dealing with an obvious real-world subject of course). -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 10:45, 8 February 2008 (CST)
::Yeah, I re-read the policy on that last night (after like 3 months); will re-re-write the article so that the real-world stuff is in the Notes section, unless someone has beat me to it. — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 02:47, 9 February 2008 (CST)

Battlestar Wiki:Galactipedians Quorum

2008-02-09T08:47:01Z

SMcCandlish: /* Rewrote :Council Security */ Right; will re-re-write.

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== Create a page box ==

What do people think about adding a "create a page" box on the Main Page, so that it's easier for contributors to create new pages? Basically, how the "create a page" feature would work is it would be much the same as the input box on the [[BW:TANK|Think Tank]] page: type the name and press "create this article". Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 19:02, 29 June 2007 (CDT)
:Fine by me. I'll never use it, of course, but it would make life easier (and more obvious) for other contributors. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 03:12, 30 June 2007 (CDT)
: Update: This'll be implemented in a few days. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:18, 28 September 2007 (CDT)

== Additional changes ==

Since we've changed the nomenclature a bit around here, we're going to be changing the names of a few of our locales as well to mirror this.

* The '''[[BW:AN|Administrators' noticeboard]]''' will be changed into the '''Chiefs' noticeboard'''.
* The '''[[BW:WQ|Wikipedians' Quorum]]''' will be changed into the '''Galactipedians' Quorum'''.

For backwards compatibility, we'll be keeping the original names and shortcuts as redirects.

As for the [[BW:REF|reference desk]], I'm thinking we should just merge the content into the appropriate guidelines and policies and get rid of it, since it's hardly used. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:18, 28 September 2007 (CDT)
:Isn't that supposed to be Galactipedians' rather than Galacti''ca''pedians'? As for the plan itself, it's fine by me. I've never seen any activity at the reference desk since I came here, but it sounds like a place to ask questions. Isn't that already covered at the noticeboard and the Quorum? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 15:32, 28 September 2007 (CDT)
:: Right. :P And the reference desk is a holdover from my experiment in trying to get some WP stuff over here. There's also those FAQ lists which I think can be merged into the project namespace as well. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:40, 28 September 2007 (CDT)

== WP's tlx template works here now ==

I've ported over Wikipedia's [[w:Template:Tlx]] to [[Template:Tlx]]. Tested. It works. If you check back a long way in my edit history here you'll see I've done this with various other very useful WP templates. Tlx in particular is very, very handy for template documentation, since you don't have to manually do a bunch of <code><nowiki><code><nowiki></nowiki></code> stuff (and I note that many if not most templates here remain undocumented, so perhaps this will help inspire some documentation). — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 10:33, 8 February 2008 (CST)
: Nice! Thank you! As for the templates, about half are documented (mainly the major ones) while other smaller ones aren't. Of course, they should be all documented, but it's a matter of prioritizing which one's need to be documented the most. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]] 10:38, 8 February 2008 (CST)
::Note that we already ''had'' this template, [[Template:Tlp|just under a different name]]. You might wanna copy the documentation, though. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 12:33, 8 February 2008 (CST)

== Rewrote [[:Council Security]] ==

I did a pretty much total rewrite of [[:Council Security]]. Hope it passes muster. — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 10:35, 8 February 2008 (CST)
:Looks good in general. Nice details of their appearances. Though we generally write the article bodies themselves from a strictly in-universe perspective and confine real-world references to notes (unless it's an article dealing with an obvious real-world subject of course). -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 10:45, 8 February 2008 (CST)
::Yeah, I re-read the policy on that last night (after like 3 months); will re-re-write the article so that the real-world stuff is in the Notes section, unless someone has beat me to it. — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 02:47, 9 February 2008 (CST)

Battlestar Wiki:Galactipedians Quorum

2008-02-08T16:35:54Z

SMcCandlish: typo self-fix

{{Project|Wikipedian Quorum|image=BSG WIKI Quorum.png|shortcut=BW:GQ BW:WQ}}

[[Battlestar Wiki:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome, newcomers]] and baffled oldtimers! If you have a question about [[Battlestar Wiki]] and how it works, please place it '''at the bottom of the list''', and someone will attempt to answer it for you. (If you have a question about life, the universe and everything, go to the [[Battlestar Wiki:reference desk|reference desk]] instead.)

Before asking a question, check if it's answered by the [[Battlestar Wiki:FAQ]] or other pages linked from [[Battlestar Wiki:Help]].

Before answering a newcomer's question abruptly, consider rereading [[BW:BITE|Please do not bite the newcomers]].

Questions and answers will not remain on this page indefinitely (otherwise it would very soon become too long to be editable). After a period of time with no further activity, information will be moved to other relevant sections of Battlestar Wiki (such as the FAQ pages) or placed in one of the Wikipedian Quorum archives if it is of general interest, or deleted. Please consider dating and titling your discussions so as to facilitate this.

{{newsection link}}

{{ArchiveTOC}}

== Create a page box ==

What do people think about adding a "create a page" box on the Main Page, so that it's easier for contributors to create new pages? Basically, how the "create a page" feature would work is it would be much the same as the input box on the [[BW:TANK|Think Tank]] page: type the name and press "create this article". Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 19:02, 29 June 2007 (CDT)
:Fine by me. I'll never use it, of course, but it would make life easier (and more obvious) for other contributors. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 03:12, 30 June 2007 (CDT)
: Update: This'll be implemented in a few days. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:18, 28 September 2007 (CDT)

== Additional changes ==

Since we've changed the nomenclature a bit around here, we're going to be changing the names of a few of our locales as well to mirror this.

* The '''[[BW:AN|Administrators' noticeboard]]''' will be changed into the '''Chiefs' noticeboard'''.
* The '''[[BW:WQ|Wikipedians' Quorum]]''' will be changed into the '''Galactipedians' Quorum'''.

For backwards compatibility, we'll be keeping the original names and shortcuts as redirects.

As for the [[BW:REF|reference desk]], I'm thinking we should just merge the content into the appropriate guidelines and policies and get rid of it, since it's hardly used. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:18, 28 September 2007 (CDT)
:Isn't that supposed to be Galactipedians' rather than Galacti''ca''pedians'? As for the plan itself, it's fine by me. I've never seen any activity at the reference desk since I came here, but it sounds like a place to ask questions. Isn't that already covered at the noticeboard and the Quorum? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 15:32, 28 September 2007 (CDT)
:: Right. :P And the reference desk is a holdover from my experiment in trying to get some WP stuff over here. There's also those FAQ lists which I think can be merged into the project namespace as well. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:40, 28 September 2007 (CDT)

== WP's tlx template works here now ==

I've ported over Wikipedia's [[w:Template:Tlx]] to [[Template:Tlx]]. Tested. It works. If you check back a long way in my edit history here you'll see I've done this with various other very useful WP templates. Tlx in particular is very, very handy for template documentation, since you don't have to manually do a bunch of <code><nowiki><code><nowiki></nowiki></code> stuff (and I note that many if not most templates here remain undocumented, so perhaps this will help inspire some documentation). — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 10:33, 8 February 2008 (CST)

== Rewrote [[:Council Security]] ==

I did a pretty much total rewrite of [[:Council Security]]. Hope it passes muster. — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 10:35, 8 February 2008 (CST)

Battlestar Wiki:Galactipedians Quorum

2008-02-08T16:35:00Z

SMcCandlish: New section: Battlestar Wiki:Galactipedians Quorum#Rewrote [[:Colonial security|Rewrote :Colonial security]]

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[[Battlestar Wiki:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome, newcomers]] and baffled oldtimers! If you have a question about [[Battlestar Wiki]] and how it works, please place it '''at the bottom of the list''', and someone will attempt to answer it for you. (If you have a question about life, the universe and everything, go to the [[Battlestar Wiki:reference desk|reference desk]] instead.)

Before asking a question, check if it's answered by the [[Battlestar Wiki:FAQ]] or other pages linked from [[Battlestar Wiki:Help]].

Before answering a newcomer's question abruptly, consider rereading [[BW:BITE|Please do not bite the newcomers]].

Questions and answers will not remain on this page indefinitely (otherwise it would very soon become too long to be editable). After a period of time with no further activity, information will be moved to other relevant sections of Battlestar Wiki (such as the FAQ pages) or placed in one of the Wikipedian Quorum archives if it is of general interest, or deleted. Please consider dating and titling your discussions so as to facilitate this.

{{newsection link}}

{{ArchiveTOC}}

== Create a page box ==

What do people think about adding a "create a page" box on the Main Page, so that it's easier for contributors to create new pages? Basically, how the "create a page" feature would work is it would be much the same as the input box on the [[BW:TANK|Think Tank]] page: type the name and press "create this article". Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 19:02, 29 June 2007 (CDT)
:Fine by me. I'll never use it, of course, but it would make life easier (and more obvious) for other contributors. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 03:12, 30 June 2007 (CDT)
: Update: This'll be implemented in a few days. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:18, 28 September 2007 (CDT)

== Additional changes ==

Since we've changed the nomenclature a bit around here, we're going to be changing the names of a few of our locales as well to mirror this.

* The '''[[BW:AN|Administrators' noticeboard]]''' will be changed into the '''Chiefs' noticeboard'''.
* The '''[[BW:WQ|Wikipedians' Quorum]]''' will be changed into the '''Galactipedians' Quorum'''.

For backwards compatibility, we'll be keeping the original names and shortcuts as redirects.

As for the [[BW:REF|reference desk]], I'm thinking we should just merge the content into the appropriate guidelines and policies and get rid of it, since it's hardly used. Thoughts? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:18, 28 September 2007 (CDT)
:Isn't that supposed to be Galactipedians' rather than Galacti''ca''pedians'? As for the plan itself, it's fine by me. I've never seen any activity at the reference desk since I came here, but it sounds like a place to ask questions. Isn't that already covered at the noticeboard and the Quorum? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]]) 15:32, 28 September 2007 (CDT)
:: Right. :P And the reference desk is a holdover from my experiment in trying to get some WP stuff over here. There's also those FAQ lists which I think can be merged into the project namespace as well. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 15:40, 28 September 2007 (CDT)

== WP's tlx template works here now ==

I've ported over Wikipedia's [[w:Template:Tlx]] to [[Template:Tlx]]. Tested. It works. If you check back a long way in my edit history here you'll see I've done this with various other very useful WP templates. Tlx in particular is very, very handy for template documentation, since you don't have to manually do a bunch of <code><nowiki><code><nowiki></nowiki></code> stuff (and I note that many if not most templates here remain undocumented, so perhaps this will help inspire some documentation). — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 10:33, 8 February 2008 (CST)

== Rewrote [[:Colonial security]] ==

I did a pretty much total rewrite of [[:Colonial security]]. Hope it passes muster. — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 10:35, 8 February 2008 (CST)

Battlestar Wiki:Galactipedians Quorum

2008-02-08T16:34:04Z

SMcCandlish: typo self-fix

Battlestar Wiki:Galactipedians Quorum

2008-02-08T16:33:46Z

SMcCandlish: New section: WP's tlx template works here now

Template:Tlx

2008-02-08T16:25:22Z

SMcCandlish: twiddles

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<code><nowiki>{{tlx|Template name here|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}}</nowiki></code>

yields:

{{tlx|Template name here|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}}

'''<big>Purpose and naming:</big>''' [[Wikt:mnemonic|Mnemonically]] ''''T'''emplate '''l'''ist e'''x'''panded'... after <tt>{{tlx|tl}}</tt> '''T'''emplate '''l'''ist'

* This template takes another ''template-name'' and some associated [[w:pipe-trick|pipe-tricked]] [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Parameter#Parameters (numbered) parameters] (or 'pass parameters'), and displays them as an 'example demonstration' of how the ''template-name'' template could be coded, literally. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.

* '''''Specifics:''''' Up to five pass parameters (numbered or nowiki-keywords) for the specified template are displayed as 'placeholders', and over 5 parameters can be displayed using a coded vertical-bar (as in "&#124;''...''"). A keyword parameter can be used, when tagged as a nowiki-keyword: <nowiki>"<nowiki>siz=10<\nowiki>"</nowiki> with each keyword parameter surrounded by <nowiki>"<nowiki>"</nowiki> tags; see ''[[#Examples|Examples]]'' at bottom. For more details, see the [[w:{{TALKPAGENAME}}|this talk]] page.

* '''''Exceptions:''''' If the intended template lists numerous/keyword parameters, then perhaps this template should really ''not'' be used, and just hardcode the usage in double-braces, putting only nowiki-braces <nowiki>"{{"</nowiki> to start, such as: "<nowiki><nowiki>{{</nowiki><\nowiki>Anytemplate |arg1=23 |siz=250px}}".
----

* If given no additional parameters except ''<code> 'template name' (<nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>), </code>'' it presents the same as the similar {{tl|Tl}} [[W:macro|macro]] template -- a blue link nested in [[W:brackets|curly-braces]]-- the same as a user would apply the template without parameters, but with a noticably clearer font and spacing on most modern browsers.

:* {{Tlx|Tl|Tl}} display compared to {{Tlx|Tlx|Tl}}: (Tl: {{Tl|Tlx}} versus Tlx: {{Tlx|Tl}})

* Comparatively, {{Tlx|Tl}} will not take or display additional parameters, and for minor technical reasons, may preferred for mere listing and referencing in long pages involving a lot of template expansions[[W:WP:DPP|1]].

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=== Usage ===

:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}param}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3&#124;more}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}param&#61;value}}</tt>
''Up to three placeholders for parameters of the specified template''}}

=== Examples ===
{{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}|Wikipedia||
{{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}|Meta||
;Note: On the source sister projects, en.wikipedia and Meta, '''X0, X1, X2,..., X9 are sandbox templates''' for experimentation on involved templates that need be in template space. An auto-cleansing software facility exists that might be used to duplicate the facility on other Sister projects.
}}}}

{| border="1" cellpadding="4" class="wikitable"
! Code
! Result
! Remark
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x0}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x0}}
|| 
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|one}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|one}}
|| 
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|one|two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|one|two}}
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|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x3|1<tt>|</tt>2<tt>|</tt>3}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x3|1|2|3}}
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|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x4|1<tt>|</tt>2<tt>|</tt>3|4}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x4|1|2|3|4}}
|up to 5 parameters, then ...
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x4|1<tt>|</tt>2<tt>|</tt>3&#124;4}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x4|1|2|3|4}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#124;</tt> for more
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x=u}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x=u}}
|'''=''' won't work
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x&#61;u}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x=u}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#61;</tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x<nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki>u}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x{{=}}u}}
|align="right"|<tt><nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki></tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}}
|align="right"|sticky nowiki is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| |two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| |two}}
|empty won't work
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|&#32;|two}}
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|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|&nbsp;|two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| |two}}
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|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| &#124; two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| | two}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#124;</tt> is okay
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| {{!}} two}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| {{!}} two}}
|align="right"|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|!}} is dubious
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=</nowiki>|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|2=|3=two}}
|empty really doesn't work
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>|two}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|2=one|two}}
|'''two''' clobbers '''2=one'''
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|3=two|2=one}}
|align="right"|right to left okay
|}

==Source credit==
This template and it's documentation are based on [[w:Template:Tlx]] from Wikipedia, licensed under the GNU Public Documentation License.

[[Category: Internal link templates]]

</noinclude>

Template:Tlx

2008-02-08T16:23:45Z

SMcCandlish: typo self-fix

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{{tlx|tlx|template|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}} → {{tlx|template|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}}

'''<big>Purpose and naming:</big>''' [[Wikt:mnemonic|Mnemonically]] ''''T'''emplate '''l'''ist e'''x'''panded'... after <tt>{{tlx|tl}}</tt> '''T'''emplate '''l'''ist'

* This template takes another ''template-name'' and some associated [[w:pipe-trick|pipe-tricked]] [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Parameter#Parameters (numbered) parameters] (or 'pass parameters'), and displays them as an 'example demonstration' of how the ''template-name'' template could be coded, literally. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.

* '''''Specifics:''''' Up to five pass parameters (numbered or nowiki-keywords) for the specified template are displayed as 'placeholders', and over 5 parameters can be displayed using a coded vertical-bar (as in "&#124;''...''"). A keyword parameter can be used, when tagged as a nowiki-keyword: <nowiki>"<nowiki>siz=10<\nowiki>"</nowiki> with each keyword parameter surrounded by <nowiki>"<nowiki>"</nowiki> tags; see ''[[#Examples|Examples]]'' at bottom. For more details, see the [[w:{{TALKPAGENAME}}|this talk]] page.

* '''''Exceptions:''''' If the intended template lists numerous/keyword parameters, then perhaps this template should really ''not'' be used, and just hardcode the usage in double-braces, putting only nowiki-braces <nowiki>"{{"</nowiki> to start, such as: "<nowiki><nowiki>{{</nowiki><\nowiki>Anytemplate |arg1=23 |siz=250px}}".
----

* If given no additional parameters except ''<code> 'template name' (<nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>), </code>'' it presents the same as the similar {{tl|Tl}} [[W:macro|macro]] template -- a blue link nested in [[W:brackets|curly-braces]]-- the same as a user would apply the template without parameters, but with a noticably clearer font and spacing on most modern browsers.

:* {{Tlx|Tl|Tl}} display compared to {{Tlx|Tlx|Tl}}: (Tl: {{Tl|Tlx}} versus Tlx: {{Tlx|Tl}})

* Comparatively, {{Tlx|Tl}} will not take or display additional parameters, and for minor technical reasons, may preferred for mere listing and referencing in long pages involving a lot of template expansions[[W:WP:DPP|1]].

----

=== Usage ===

:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}param}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3&#124;more}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}param&#61;value}}</tt>
''Up to three placeholders for parameters of the specified template''}}

=== Examples ===
{{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}|Wikipedia||
{{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}|Meta||
;Note: On the source sister projects, en.wikipedia and Meta, '''X0, X1, X2,..., X9 are sandbox templates''' for experimentation on involved templates that need be in template space. An auto-cleansing software facility exists that might be used to duplicate the facility on other Sister projects.
}}}}

{| border="1" cellpadding="4" class="wikitable"
! Code
! Result
! Remark
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x0}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x0}}
|| 
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|one}}
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|| 
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|one|two}}
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|| 
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|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x3|1<tt>|</tt>2<tt>|</tt>3}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x3|1|2|3}}
|| 
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x4|1<tt>|</tt>2<tt>|</tt>3|4}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x4|1|2|3|4}}
|up to 5 parameters, then ...
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x4|1<tt>|</tt>2<tt>|</tt>3&#124;4}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x4|1|2|3|4}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#124;</tt> for more
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x=u}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x=u}}
|'''=''' won't work
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x&#61;u}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x=u}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#61;</tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x<nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki>u}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x{{=}}u}}
|align="right"|<tt><nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki></tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}}
|align="right"|sticky nowiki is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| |two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| |two}}
|empty won't work
|-
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|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| |two}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#32;</tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|&nbsp;|two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| |two}}
|align="right"|<tt>&nbsp;</tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| &#124; two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| | two}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#124;</tt> is okay
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| {{!}} two}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| {{!}} two}}
|align="right"|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|!}} is dubious
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=</nowiki>|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|2=|3=two}}
|empty really doesn't work
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>|two}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|2=one|two}}
|'''two''' clobbers '''2=one'''
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|3=two|2=one}}
|align="right"|right to left okay
|}

==Source credit==
This template and it's documentation are based on [[w:Template:Tlx]] from Wikipedia, licensed under the GNU Public Documentation License.

[[Category: Internal link templates]]

</noinclude>

Template:Tlx

2008-02-08T16:23:17Z

SMcCandlish: Template documentation

<includeonly><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[{{{LANG|}}}{{{SISTER|}}}{{ns:Template}}:{{{1|}}}|{{#ifeq:{{lcfirst:{{{1|}}}}}|{{lc:{{{1|}}}}}|{{lcfirst:{{{1|}}}}}|{{{1}}}}}]]{{#if:{{{2|}}}|
|{{{2}}}
}}{{#if:{{{3|}}}|
|{{{3}}}
}}{{#if:{{{4|}}}|
|{{{4}}}
}}{{#if:{{{5|}}}|
|{{{5}}}
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|{{{6}}}
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|{{{7}}}
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|{{{8}}}
}}{{#if:{{{9|}}}|
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|{{{10}}}
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|{{{11}}}
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|''...''
}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></includeonly><noinclude>

<includeonly>

{{tlx|tlx|template|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}} → {{tlx|template|first parameter|second|third|fourth|fifth|sixth|seventh|eight|ninth}}

'''<big>Purpose and naming:</big>''' [[Wikt:mnemonic|Mnemonically]] ''''T'''emplate '''l'''ist e'''x'''panded'... after <tt>{{tlx|tl}}</tt> '''T'''emplate '''l'''ist'

* This template takes another ''template-name'' and some associated [[w:pipe-trick|pipe-tricked]] [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Parameter#Parameters (numbered) parameters] (or 'pass parameters'), and displays them as an 'example demonstration' of how the ''template-name'' template could be coded, literally. Its primary use is in instruction and documentation.

* '''''Specifics:''''' Up to five pass parameters (numbered or nowiki-keywords) for the specified template are displayed as 'placeholders', and over 5 parameters can be displayed using a coded vertical-bar (as in "&#124;''...''"). A keyword parameter can be used, when tagged as a nowiki-keyword: <nowiki>"<nowiki>siz=10<\nowiki>"</nowiki> with each keyword parameter surrounded by <nowiki>"<nowiki>"</nowiki> tags; see ''[[#Examples|Examples]]'' at bottom. For more details, see the [[w:{{TALKPAGENAME}}|this talk]] page.

* '''''Exceptions:''''' If the intended template lists numerous/keyword parameters, then perhaps this template should really ''not'' be used, and just hardcode the usage in double-braces, putting only nowiki-braces <nowiki>"{{"</nowiki> to start, such as: "<nowiki><nowiki>{{</nowiki><\nowiki>Anytemplate |arg1=23 |siz=250px}}".
----

* If given no additional parameters except ''<code> 'template name' (<nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>), </code>'' it presents the same as the similar {{tl|Tl}} [[W:macro|macro]] template -- a blue link nested in [[W:brackets|curly-braces]]-- the same as a user would apply the template without parameters, but with a noticably clearer font and spacing on most modern browsers.

:* {{Tlx|Tl|Tl}} display compared to {{Tlx|Tlx|Tl}}: (Tl: {{Tl|Tlx}} versus Tlx: {{Tlx|Tl}})

* Comparatively, {{Tlx|Tl}} will not take or display additional parameters, and for minor technical reasons, may preferred for mere listing and referencing in long pages involving a lot of template expansions[[W:WP:DPP|1]].

----

=== Usage ===

:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}param}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}1{{!}}2{{!}}3&#124;more}}</tt>
:<tt>{{{{PAGENAME}}{{!}}template name{{!}}param&#61;value}}</tt>
''Up to three placeholders for parameters of the specified template''}}

=== Examples ===
{{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}|Wikipedia||
{{#ifeq:{{SITENAME}}|Meta||
;Note: On the source sister projects, en.wikipedia and Meta, '''X0, X1, X2,..., X9 are sandbox templates''' for experimentation on involved templates that need be in template space. An auto-cleansing software facility exists that might be used to duplicate the facility on other Sister projects.
}}}}

{| border="1" cellpadding="4" class="wikitable"
! Code
! Result
! Remark
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x0}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x0}}
|| 
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|one}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|one}}
|| 
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|one|two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|one|two}}
|| 
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x3|1<tt>|</tt>2<tt>|</tt>3}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x3|1|2|3}}
|| 
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x4|1<tt>|</tt>2<tt>|</tt>3|4}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x4|1|2|3|4}}
|up to 5 parameters, then ...
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x4|1<tt>|</tt>2<tt>|</tt>3&#124;4}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x4|1|2|3|4}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#124;</tt> for more
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x=u}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x=u}}
|'''=''' won't work
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x&#61;u}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x=u}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#61;</tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|x<nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki>u}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|x{{=}}u}}
|align="right"|<tt><nowiki>{{=}}</nowiki></tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x1|<nowiki>x=u</nowiki>}}
|align="right"|sticky nowiki is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| |two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| |two}}
|empty won't work
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|&#32;|two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| |two}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#32;</tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|&nbsp;|two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| |two}}
|align="right"|<tt>&nbsp;</tt> is okay
|-
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| &#124; two}}
|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| | two}}
|align="right"|<tt>&#124;</tt> is okay
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2| {{!}} two}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2| {{!}} two}}
|align="right"|{{Tlx|SISTER=W:|!}} is dubious
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=</nowiki>|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|2=|3=two}}
|empty really doesn't work
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>|two}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|2=one|two}}
|'''two''' clobbers '''2=one'''
|-
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|Tlx|x2|<nowiki>3=two</nowiki>|<nowiki>2=one</nowiki>}}
|| {{Tlx|SISTER=W:|x2|3=two|2=one}}
|align="right"|right to left okay
|}

==Source credit==
This template and it's documentation are based on [[w:Template:Tlx]] from Wikipedia, licensed under the GNU Public Documentation License.

[[Category: Internal link templates]]

</noinclude>

Template:Tlx

2008-02-08T16:15:41Z

SMcCandlish: Hopefully this will work out-of-the-box.

Template:Inuse

2008-02-08T16:14:12Z

SMcCandlish: /* Usage */ Argh, y'all don't even have w:Template:tlx here? That one is VERY handy in template documentation.

{{Message_box
| id = inuse
| image = BSG WIKI Caution.png
| heading = This article is actively undergoing a major edit for {{{1|a short while}}}.
| message = As a courtesy, please do not edit this article while this message is displayed. The person who added this notice is '''{{#if:{{{2|}}}|[[User:{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]]|anonymous}}'''.
}}
<includeonly>[[Category:Articles actively undergoing a major edit|{{PAGENAME}}]]</includeonly>
<noinclude>

==Usage==

{{tlx|inuse|OPTIONAL_TIME_HERE|YOUR_USERNAME_HERE}}

Example:

{{Message_box
| id = inuse
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| heading = This article is actively undergoing a major edit for about 2 hours.
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[[Category:Infobox|Inuse]]</noinclude>

Template:Inuse

2008-02-08T16:12:40Z

SMcCandlish: usage notes, so people know the parameters

Council Security

2008-02-08T16:07:36Z

SMcCandlish: typo self-fix

[[Image:council security.jpg|thumb|200px|Two members of Council Security]]

'''Council Security''' is a civilian agency within the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is responsible for policing, prisons, and other security considerations of the civilians, including the [[Quorum of Twelve]], yet also seem to act as military police.

Much like Colonial [[Warrior]]s, they are armed with [[laser pistol]]s and clearly have a presence aboard ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'', as their uniforms (in later episodes only) of those stationed aboard ''Galactica'' bear the ship's insignia, and in an early episode they investigate a petty crime on the ship. [[Reese]] is a member of the organization.

The scope of their duties is not entirely clear. In "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]", they appear to simply be police (and can be construed as evidence that the [[Colonial Warrior]] force does not have its own military police) – two such officers attempt to discover who stole provisions from the ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Officer's Mess, until thwarted by Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]. In two later episodes, they are clearly serving the Council's interests and are at odds with the military. In the later episodes they also have jurisdiction over the prisoners of the [[Prison Barge]], and perform prisoner transfer (not unlike US Marshals or county sheriffs), as shown in "[[Baltar's Escape]]". Also (reminiscent in of the US Secret Service), they guard, and answer directly to, the Quorum of Twelve ([[Greetings from Earth]]). It is quite possible that the Council Security are a branch of a more general Security force (as the early-episode officers were referred to simply as Security), or are even a separate organization. Another possibility is that the scope of their mandate changed over time as tensions between the civilian Council and Adama's military grew.

== View on Council Security by the Warriors ==

It is evident that Council Security are viewed with disdain by [[Colonial Warrior]]s ([[Greetings from Earth]], [[Baltar's Escape]]). For instance, Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] comments to [[Siress]] [[Tinia]] that Council Security couldn't stop an escape from the [[Orphan Ship]] ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The antipathy is shown to be mutual in both of the later episodes.

Due to the color of their uniforms, some of the Warriors refer to them by the derogatory term "[[Blackshirt]]s".

== Notes ==

* Summary of apparent continuity problems: In the earlier episode, Blackshirts were merely referred to as Security officers. Also, the Blackshirts seen in that episode do not have ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s patch; however, they clearly, almost fearfully, recognize Tigh's authority. Later episodes' Council Security officers challenge the authority of the military personnel despite bearing the ship's insignia (which could simply be a costuming error), and by contrast with the earlier episode appear to have a civilian-only versus military role, suggesting that Security and Council Security could be different forces or that their scope has been changed by the Quorum.

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Colonial]]
[[Category:Colonial Government]]
[[Category:Colonial Government (TOS)]]
[[Category:Colonial Society]]
[[Category:Colonial Society (TOS)]]
[[Category:TOS]]
{{TOS}}

Talk:Samuel Anders/Archive 1

2008-02-08T16:04:07Z

SMcCandlish: /* Name */ Fluff.

== How many are there? (Just nitpicking) ==

Rather than "''the'' resistance group on Caprica," maybe "''a'' resistance group" would be better?

Is there a definitive statement made in "Resistance" or "The Farm" that Anders' resistance group is the only one on Caprica? If there isn't, there arguably may be others well outside the Delphi region and on other continents, with no way of knowing that other cells even exist, much less communicating with them. --[[User:BlueResistance|BlueResistance]] 14:57 EST, 9 Nov 2005

:My two cents...obviously Caprica is a big world with many places to hide or avoid the initial attack, as the Buccaneers did. And the Cylons obviously found plenty of survivors (albeit female--they may have culled the males or run human male farms!) to fill their farms. Despite the saturation nuclear bombing of the Twelve Colonies, large groups of humans are easy to nail, but individual humans are harder, and with their occupation and unknown plans for the Colonies themselves, the Cylons are not going to further destroy a colony with more nukes just to get rid of a handful of meddlesome humans. So they have to resort to eradication of these human "insurgents" as does our US military with managing Iraqi/Muslim/Ba'thist extremist insurgents. This takes time. Similar things are likely happening on the other colonies, given the laws of averages and luck, but since we don't know of them, and because ''Galactica'' only knows of the one resistance movement, IMHO, it's appropriate now to say "the resistance" or for clarity, "the Caprica resistance." --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 16:17, 9 November 2005 (EST)

::There are probably scattered other holdouts of humans, of course. This is just the one closest to Delphi, which was one of the handful of cities ''intentionally'' spared from nuking (I hate it when newbies on the messageboards keep going "Why is Delphi still there? That's a plot hole!" when RDM said in the commentary that it was intentional, just unexplained. Anyway, RDM has said that there were farms for both men and women, and on all colonies not just Caprica. Of course, none of them work (though they keep trying). --[[User:Ricimer|Ricimer]] 20:32, 9 November 2005 (EST)

== Name ==

I don't doubt that Anders means "man", but doesn't Anderson < Andrew's Son? Whether Andrew < Ander is another matter, but I thought this worth mentioning. Is this being too nitpickey? --[[User:Day|Day]] 00:34, 28 December 2005 (EST)
:Andrew and Anders both come from the greek word ''Andros'' which means "man." According to what I've read, Anders (the first name anyway) is the Scandinavian form of Andrew. Andros is where we get things like Alexander (Defender of Man) and Android (robot in form of man). So, they both mean the same thing anyway. --[[User:Talos|Talos]] 00:42, 28 December 2005 (EST)
::What's really coincidental is that I used to have a pet salamander by this name (a pun on "salamander"; there were worse ones, like Sir Isaac Newt, Silly Amanda, Newt York, Olivia Newt John, Fig Newt, etc. - I had about 20 of them, and they all had names like this, with Samuel Anders and Sal M. Anderson being pretty much the only plausible-sounding ones). Anyway, I totally cracked up when I heard this character's name. Every time I see him I think of a wiggly amphibian. — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 10:04, 8 February 2008 (CST)

== Main Image ==

Perhaps it should be changed to one of Anders in uniform, now that he's joined the service? -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 10:28, 4 May 2007 (CDT)
: Agreed. Particularly since the picture's a bit fuzzy. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 11:10, 4 May 2007 (CDT)
:: I would go about finding a picture and making it the right size and putting it on Battlestar Wiki myself, but I have no idea how to do that. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 11:51, 4 May 2007 (CDT)
::: I, or someone else, could pull the picture from one of the later episodes. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 12:04, 4 May 2007 (CDT)
:::: Thank you. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 16:18, 4 May 2007 (CDT)

The lighting of the new one could be better. It's hard to see his eyes. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 18:37, 4 May 2007 (CDT)
: Yeah, I definitely agree with you. However, the best screencap I could find was the one where Anders didn't have his shirt on (during his makeout session with Tory in the pilot's bunk). Otherwise, everything with a uniform is either in the darkness of the Big G, or in extreme close ups that, while show his eyes, don't show that he's got a uniform. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 18:51, 4 May 2007 (CDT)
:: So no one's made any screenshots where he's in the relatively well-lit hangar deck (pre-blackout) and the closeup isn't extreme. Darn. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 19:49, 4 May 2007 (CDT)
::: Problem is that most of the shots in the hangar bay were of side profiles, or were "over shoulder" or obfuscated due to the presence of people and the like. I think the best chance would be in Crossroads, Part I, in Joe's Bar, but since I don't have that episode, I wouldn't be able to capture anything. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] 20:18, 4 May 2007 (CDT)
:::: I see. It would be very helpful of someone who has that episode, and knows how to make screen captures, to do so. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 22:05, 4 May 2007 (CDT)

Zee's chamber

2008-02-08T15:53:21Z

SMcCandlish: typo fix

[[Image:Zee's chamber.jpg|thumb|Zee makes his presentation to [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] and [[Xaviar]].]]

'''Zee's chamber'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is an area on ''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' where Doctor [[Zee]] habitates and works.

The room itself is surrounded by various monitors, with seating for roughly 30 people, thus allowing it to doubles as an auditorium for the presentations Zee makes. It also acts as a meeting area, where he often consults with Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]].

Zee himself is typically seated in a high-chair in the middle of the room, surrounded by an angelic glow.

The room itself is noted for an odd, eerie ever-present hum in the background, which is most prevalent during the scenes where Zee and Adama watch television broadcasts from Earth ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]).

== References ==

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Talk:Anti-gravity ship/Archive 1

2008-02-08T15:51:40Z

SMcCandlish: /*Stubby*/ Only one episode mentioned.

==Stubby==
The article never even mentions the fact that the ship appeared in two episodes, not one (much less the significance/details of the later appearance), although the entire gallery of screenshots is from the later episode. I'm coming up on that episode soon now that I have the DVDs so I may get around to rectifying this myself. — [[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]] [[[User talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]] ‹(-¿-)› 09:51, 8 February 2008 (CST)

Anti-gravity ship

2008-02-08T15:49:27Z

SMcCandlish: sloppy code fix.

{{Ship Data
| image= Antigrav_bay.jpg
| title= Anti-gravity ship
| race= Galactican
| co= [[Doctor Zee]]
| status= Active
| img= Y
}}

The '''anti-gravity ship''' is a prototype Colonial spacecraft, designed and built under the guidance of [[Doctor Zee]], incorporating technological innovations far more advanced than either [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] technology or conventional Colonial technology. [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] believes the vessel to be so powerful that, in sufficient numbers, a force of these vessels could actually enable the humans to retake the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]], but there are as of yet no further resources or raw materials to enable the [[Galactican Fleet]] to construct additional ships like it ([[The Super Scouts, Part II]]).

 

== Related Imagery ==
<gallery>
Image:Antigravscale.jpg|The anti-gravity ship exits [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']], revealing the scale of the ship ([[Space Croppers]]).
Image:Antigrav_bridge.jpg|Doctor Zee and Adama on the bridge of the anti-gravity ship ([[Space Croppers]]).
Image:Antigrav_below.jpg|A view of the anti-gravity ship from below ([[Space Croppers]]).
Image:Antigrav landing.jpg|A side view of the anti-gravity ship landing behind the mountains ([[Space Croppers]]).
</gallery>

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Anti-gravity ship

2008-02-08T15:48:53Z

SMcCandlish: Obviously there would be if the G'80 plan to wean Earth toward Colonial technology were successful eventually.

{{Ship Data
| image= Antigrav_bay.jpg
| title= Anti-gravity ship
| race= Galactican
| co= [[Doctor Zee]]
| status= Active
| img= Y
}}

The '''anti-gravity ship''' is a prototype Colonial spacecraft, designed and built under the guidance of [[Doctor Zee]], incorporating technological innovations far more advanced than either [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] technology or conventional Colonial technology. [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] believes the vessel to be so powerful that, in sufficient numbers, a force of these vessels could actually enable the humans to retake the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Colonies]], but there are as of yet no further resources or raw materials to enable the [[Galactican Fleet]] to construct additional ships like it ([[The Super Scouts, Part II]]).

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== Related Imagery ==
<gallery>
Image:Antigravscale.jpg|The anti-gravity ship exits [[Galactica (1980)|''Galactica'']], revealing the scale of the ship ([[Space Croppers]]).
Image:Antigrav_bridge.jpg|Doctor Zee and Adama on the bridge of the anti-gravity ship ([[Space Croppers]]).
Image:Antigrav_below.jpg|A view of the anti-gravity ship from below ([[Space Croppers]]).
Image:Antigrav landing.jpg|A side view of the anti-gravity ship landing behind the mountains ([[Space Croppers]]).
</gallery>

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[[Category:1980]]

The Super Scouts, Part II

2008-02-08T15:47:29Z

SMcCandlish: rm. silliness

{{Episode Data
| image = Super Scouts 2.jpg
| title= The Super Scouts, Part II
| series= 1980
| season=
| episode= 5
| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| story=
| director= [[IMDB:nm0626872|Sigmund Neufeld Jr.]]
| production= 1.5
| rating=
| US airdate= 1980-03-23
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-23
| prev= [[The Super Scouts, Part I]]
| next= [[Spaceball]]
}}
== Overview ==

:''[[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]] and [[Doctor Zee|Dr. Zee]] must use an experimental [[anti-gravity ship]] to save a group of seriously ill [[Super Scouts|children]] who are stranded on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] rush back to the campsite, finding that the [[Super Scouts]] are eating apples. They initially chastise them over eating food without permission, but a Super Scout discovers that the food is edible thanks to the Boy Scouts' handbook. They move past that and tell the children that they need to hide from the police to avoid answering questions. They are given permission to use their [[invisibility field]]s, which delights them.
* Hearing the wailing of sirens off in the distance, Troy instructs the children to pack what they can. They break down the camp. Dillon and Troy place the camping equipment on their [[turbine]]s and render those bikes invisible.
* They run to a tree and begin jumping up into it. They activate their invisibility fields.
* The police cars arrive at the spot where the Super Scouts had camped. They only find the remnants of a burned campfire. Upon hearing the voices of the children, Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] asks Deputy [[Collins]] if he said something. Collins replies in the negative, but notes the campfire, which is neatly doused. Ellsworth, who believes that they're merely acting like scouts, makes a sarcastic comment about their acting like good scouts in regards to their treatment of the campfire.
* When Ellsworth mentions that he'll eat his hat if they are boy scouts, an apple is dropped on his head. Ellsworth comments that it's too early in the season for apples to be falling out a tree; Collins adds that the tree isn't an apple tree at all. He makes the assumption that one of the scouts probably left it up there.
* Ellsworth mentions that he's going to seal off the entire county. After this is said, the officers are deluged by half-eaten apples.
* Ellsworth asks about the laughter, Collins replies that it came from nowhere. Ellsworth assumes they're in the woods someplace, and says that they're going to search for them even if it takes all night.
* As they walk off, Dillon admonishes the children, saying that that's the last place they'll take them, since they're acting like children. Troy reminds him that they ''are'' children.
* Dillon replies that he forgot this, saying that after all they've been through, he keeps forgetting.
* They jump down from the tree and enter the police vehicles. The children comment that riding the Earth vehicles will be fun. The cars begin to drive off, with the officers running back to them. Ellsworth correctly believes that the scouts are taking their cars, but cannot see them.
* After they drive off, Collins brings up Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] and the alleged UFO sighting. Ellsworth scoffs that as garbage. Colliins speculates that some creatures may have landed and have stolen the bodies of the kids. Ellsworth scoffs that theory, claiming that Collins needs a vacation. Collins replies that the story is fantastic enough as it is, particularly with police cars that apparently drive themselves and half-eaten apples falling from a tree that isn't even an apple tree.
* Ellsworth hoists Collins by his arm and tells him that they have a long way to walk.
* At the [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]], the children are in hospital rooms, and don't appear to have improved.
* In his lab, Dr. [[Spencer]] is reviewing the blood samples under a microscope. He is interrupted by [[Jamie Hamilton]], who asks when the children could be discharged. She claims that their parents are getting concerned, to which Spencer replies that he isn't surprised. He mentions that they may never leave, noting the they're not improving. He adds that the children were never "normal" to begin with, allowing her to see a blood sample from one of the children.
* Spencer says that he can't identify any cells in that sample. Hamilton tries to gloss over the facts that Spencer presents to her, but he continues, mentioning that the [[w:Mayo Clinic|Mayo Clinic]] would love to get the hands on the children and the findings would make all the medical journals in the world.
* Hamilton pointedly asks if making journals is what's important to him, but he claims that he's interested in saving their lives. He segues into the pollution problems, which he's tried to fix since getting back from medical school. He asks her to make her story on a real problem, not "flying saucers", believing that the town is better off "broke than dead".
* Ellsworth summons Colonel Sydell to the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sheriff's Office]]. Ellsworth closes the door to his office and, off the record, says there's something going on in [[Paradise Valley]]. Sydell encourages Ellsworth to tell him all about it.
* Meanwhile, Spencer drives Hamilton to a stream near the plant. As they walk toward it from his car, Spencer tells Hamilton he first recognized the problem when he treated a bunch of kids who started an accidental fire, which happened when they were throwing stones at an old riverbed. The kids were enamored with the fact that they can get sparks from the soil by hitting at it with stones. He says that the chemicals in the soil cause the effect. He goes on to say that the wheels of a bike wear out in a matter of weeks, tennis shoes wear down even faster; the chemicals, he contends, are literally "burning the shoes off our kids' feet". He mentions that the same happened near Niagara Falls and in Virginia as a four-door Ford truck pulls up and a six workers from the plant pour out from it.
* The workers are beginning to pick a fight. The leader of this mob, [[Denver]], grows angry after Hamilton introduces herself. He angrily asks Spencer: "Doc, when are you gonna learn to keep your big mouth shut?" Hamilton defends Spencer, telling him that she was responsible for bringing him to the riverbed, but Denver pushes her aside, telling her to "butt out". Spencer jumps to her defense, telling him that she's only doing her job. He retorts that it's at the expense of theirs.
* Denver orders Hamilton to march her "little fanny outta here". When she stands her ground, Denver pushes her, which almost causes the situation to deteriorate into fisticuffs, except that Troy and Dillon arrive.
* Denver reacts pleasantly to this new development, as Troy and Dillon were who they were after in the first place. When Denver's posse approaches the Warriors, Dillon mentions that it's only fair to warn him that he's used to a much denser climate. "Consequently, I'm capable of retaliating in a way that would be grossly unfair to you."
* The posse chuckles at this. Denver points to a lackey to his left, telling him to take Dillon; Denver will take Troy. The lackey throws his fist a Dillon, but the Galactican one-handedly throws the lackey into a pile of brush. Dillon turns to Troy after the lackey lands, telling him he picked the spot deliberately for a soft landing.
* Denver assures his people that they can take the two of them, but they are hesitant to do so. He uses an "us versus them argument", saying they need to shut them down before they can do likewise.
* A van screeches to a halt and its driver, [[John Stockton]], tells his workers to stop or every one of them are fired. He chastises his men that he'll handle the "scoutmasters" his way. Denver points out Hamilton and her status as a journalist, but Stockton rebuffs this, telling them to go back to the plant. He assures them that Ellsworth will take care of the trespassers, thus removing the possibility of a story being told. Stockton barks at them to go, and they head back to their vehicle.
* As the posse moves off, Stockton orders the trespassers into the vehicle, saying that they're going to head to Ellsworth's. Stockton makes it clear that they either follow him to the police station, or he gets on the C.B. radio and summons the police.
* Spencer agrees to go to Ellsworth, claiming that he has a few complaints of his own.
* As Spencer and Stockton head to their respective vehicles, Hamilton asks Troy and Dillon what they are going to do, since Ellsworth's already looking for them. She asks how they got away from him, to which Dillon replies that they took their police cars. In reply to Hamilton's reaction, Dillon explains that he left the cars where Ellsworth could find them after heading back to their bikes.
* Hamilton tells them they have to leave. Troy replies that they can't leave the three children in the clinic behind.
* They are interrupted by Stockton, who gets impatient and slams his driver-side door, staring out at them through the open window. Troy and Dillon head to their bikes, while Hamilton exasperatedly notes that the Warriors are "hopeless".

=== Act 2 ===

* At the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sherrif's Office]], the teletype machine is working and Collins rips off a sheet from it.
* Inside the closed room of Ellsworth's office, Ellsworth reviews Dillon and Troy's record with Sydell. After he names off two of the things they're wanted for, Collins barges in and reports they're wanted for bank robbery.
* Ellsworth reviews the all-points bulletin and now have definitive proof that the scouts are frauds.
* On a highway, s they follow Stockton to the police station, [[Valerie]] calls for Spencer over the radio. She informs him that the scouts are dying. They move to pass Stockton, who is visibly agitated. Troy and Dillon come to the passenger side, where Hamilton informs them of the children's condition.
* Behind them, Stockton sticks his head out of the window and yells that he's sticking with them, no matter what. Troy and Dillon speed past them.
* Collins reports that they've heard nothing from the road blocks. Sydell figures that they haven't left yet due to the children in the clinic. Ellsworth scoffs this, since he assumes that they simply kidnapped the kids and are unconcerned for their fate. Sydell explains that they are neither drugged nor ordinary kids, which is why there's no record of them. Sydell quickly leaves.
* Collins reiterates his belief that the children are possessed by small aliens, a la ''[[References in Galactica 1980#Invasion of the Body Snatchers|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''. Ellsworth barks at him to stop the talk and tell the units to stop their search of cars and close the highways, much to Collins' surprise. Ellsworth leaves, declaring that he'll get to the "bottom of this nonsense".
* Spencer runs into Nurse Valerie at the doors to the Intensive Care Unit of [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]]. Dillon and Troy are already present as he walks in, he goes to [[Moonstone]] and checks his vitals, even though the monitors inform him that they're dead. He surmises that the chemical shock was too much for them; their hearts had gone into firbulation and stopped.
* Stockton and Hamilton enter the ICU. Spencer pointedly asks Stockton if their deaths tell anything to him. He adamantly denies that the plant had anything to do with their condition, but isn't so sure, mentioning that he's "not certain" after the fact.
* Troy interrupts, noting that Moonstone is still breathing. Spencer claims that it's only the life-support machine that's doing this. He notes that his brainwaves have stopped and that he's "legally dead".
* In response to Dillon's query on the term, Hamilton notes that the life supporting machines can sustain a person's heart or lungs indefinitely.
* Troy obliquely orders Dillon to send an emergency signal to the Fleet. He goes off. Spencer claims that, while he sympathizes with Troy, there's no way to save the child. However, Troy replies that "where we come from, death is a threshold far beyond this child's condition. Thanks to you, by our standards, he lives.
* When asked about where they come from, Stockton comments that he was told by them that they come from [[w:Cleveland|Cleveland]]. Troy ignores the question, asking for a vehicle that could maintain the life support equipment. After determining that the machines are portable and Stockton's vehicle could hold all of them. While Stockton voices that he wants to help, he initially gives the excuse that his company vehicle can't be used as an ambulance "by people who would just as soon sue us out of our business as look at us". After a brief debate about the life or death of a town versus the life or death of [[Moonstone]], Stockton bends and asks where they want his truck.
* Hamilton follows Dillon through the halls of the clinic, asking about what he plans to do. Dillon says that he's going to call for help, asking her to stay with the children to prevent them from being hurt or frightened. She asks where they are hidden.
* Dillon exits the medical center and sends an emergency transmission to ''Galactica''.
* Adama enters Zee's chamber to notify him of the transmission received by Dillon, but is interrupted by Zee who tells Adama that he's heard the transmission. He mentions that they have a difficult choice to risk the lives of the Fleet to save one child.
* Adama mentions that he considered resigning [[yahren]]s ago over agonizing decisions of that nature. Zee mentions that he'll spare him from making the choice; Zee declares that he's going. Adama rejects this, saying that Zee must not be risked. Zee mentions that he, above all, has the best chance at success.
* Adama and Zee enter a large hangar, where Adama sees the [[anti-gravity ship]]. An awed Adama makes the claim that it's finished, but Zee corrects him, saying it's not totally finished. Adama asks if the ship is "truly equal to the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]]' war machines, to which he replies that it's "more than equal". He explaiins that the Cylons "only copy": "they see what we do and try to better it".
* Adama expresses his vision of a force of such anti-gravity ships fighting back the Cylons, so that they may retake their homeworlds. Zee breaks the news to a crestfallen Adama: they have only one and don't have the resources to build more.
* Adama questions it's use, since they have but one. Zee says that it can save [[Moonstone]]'s life and provide them with better opportunities to observe Earth.
* After Zee makes it clear that he is the only person who understands the new ship and Adama says he'll go with him on the ship to Earth.
* At the clinic, Troy is disconnecting the final life support equipment for transport. Dillon reports that Ellsworth has pulled up with Sydell. Troy asks that the doctor delay them, so that they can make their escape. After asking why, Spencer is told by Troy that he can save the children. He replies that they must be "a lot farther than Cleveland" if they can save those children.
* Spencer tells Valerie to inform the officers that he's performing minor surgery and will be with them in a few minutes. She leaves.
* In the waiting room, Sydell and Ellsworth await the doctor. Sydell attempts to pump Valerie for information, but she replies that he'll need to ask the doctor about that, and gives him the same answer to other questions.
* Stockton is driving up a mountain, with the children attached to the life support equipment in the back of his van. Stockton asks how the machinery is powered. Dillon replies that they have their own energy source, which, as Troy points out, they'll run out of if they don't reach the top of their mountain. When asking what kind of hospital they would be going to, Troy cryptically replies, "Advanced. Very advanced."
* Still in the waiting room, they grow impatient. Sydell decides to take matters into his own hands and heads toward the intensive care unit. Valerie tries to stop them, telling them that they have to scrub down.
* Valerie calls Spencer, who opens the door to the ICU as soon as they approach. Sydell demands to see the children. Spencer tries to stall, but Sydell opens the ICU door and finds that the room is empty. When questioned, Spencer tells them that he doesn't know where the children went to.
* Ellsworth tells Spencer that the two men robbed a bank, which is a claim he finds to be dubious, but is given the APB on it. After this, Spencer gives information on the vehicle they got away in.
* In the vehicle, Troy tells Stockton to turn to a road, which leads up to an old, abandoned Nike base.
* At the C.B. radio in the clinic, Ellsworth puts out an APB on a Stanford Chemical van, and mentions that bank robbers are holding children as hostages.
* Stockton becomes cynical, ranting about "you and your gab about helping people and stopping pollution", and calling the Warriors bank robbers and kidnappers. Troy scoffs the claim and Stockton retorts that, if the charges aren't true, then he's free to turn around and check it out.
* Stockton stops the car, saying that it's his turn to be a good Samaritan and says he's going to get a police escort. As he moves to do so, Troy stuns him, and the Warrior takes the wheel, hoping that no one saw them make the last turn.
* They reach the gates to the government installation. They use their lasers to destroy the lock and open the gates.
* Down the road, Ellsworth and Sydell drive towards their location, apparently alerted to their whereabouts by a trucker or someone with a C.B. radio. While driving, Ellsworth says that he doesn't believe in extraterrestrials, but believes the "answer to all this is little green dollars".
* Dillon drives the van forward well past the gates as Troy runs behind it. After the van is clear, he trains his laser on a tree and brings it down to obstruct the passage. After this, Troy makes contact with ''Galactica''.
* Major [[Harvey Jensen]] tells Sydell over the C.B. radio that they're picking up high-beam transmissions coming from his area. When asked about what it sounds like, Jensen claims he's never heard anything like it in his life noting that "it's positively eerie." No one from the Army to the CIA -- to even commercial radio -- can make heads or tails of the transmission. He mentions that they can track the signal, but also adds that the signal is being beamed from Earth and ''to'' Earth from a galactic source.
* Sydell questions this, but Jensen adds that they've localized the signal to a mountain peak in the [[San Angelo Mountains]], the land to thus being owned by the government. Sydell is pleased and tells Ellsworth to get his dispatcher to contact [[w:Vandenburg Air Force Base|Vandenburg Air Force Base]].
* The van stops in an open area atop the San Angelo Mountain. Troy and Dillon get out of the vehicle as Stockton recovers from the stun. He exits the vehicle and, much to his bewilderment, he sees that the two begin shooting lasers up to the sky, which act as beacons for the Galactican rescue craft. He goes to join by their side and asks about the laser pistols.
* Ellsworth's car makes it to the gates, but is obstructed by the tree. Upon investigating the tree, which Ellsworth initially believed to be knocked down by lightning, but discovers that the tree is still hot to the touch. Sydell notes that the "lightning" is fresh, yet there's not a cloud in the sky.
* Sometime later, [[Jay Johnson]] from the National Guard arrives with two trucks loaded with people an ordnance. Sydell orders that the tree be cleared and notes he doesn't care how it happens. Johnson orders the anti-tank weaponry be unloaded.
* Deep in thought, Stockton is looking over the children in the back of the van. Dillon asks Troy if they did the right thing, to which Troy replies that he should look at the children and then ask him that. Dillon then ponders how ''Galactica'' is going to get a rescue team in and out. Troy tells Dillon that the last transmission he received informed him that the rescue team was not going to be an ordinary one.
* Dillon and Troy then figure that the anti-gravity ship must be ready.
* Ellsworth tells Sydell that the guardsman will have the tree cleared in a few minutes. Two guardsman aim a rocket launcher at the tree and fire, destroying the tree.
* Stockton tries to sneak away, but Troy hears him and tells him to stay. Troy says that they don't want him to get hurt, particularly when the ship lands. The anti-gravity ship appears, bewildering Stockton.

=== Act 3 ===

* After seeing the ship, Stockton exclaims that the Warriors must be "Venutians".
* Once the ship lands, Troy tells them to get the children. Dillon asks Stockton to help; Stockton pleads with them to not take him away. He admits that he was a little careless about not testing the water, but Dillon merely replies to "come".
* Adama comes out from the craft and he meets with Troy. Adama assures Troy that he did well.
* Having passed the obstruction, the vehicles make their way up the road.
* Still afraid, Stockton tells Dillon to take the kid then come back for the last kid. While Stockton claims that he isn't "afraid or anything", Dillon replies that the "glory of the universe is intelligence" and to never be afraid of discovery.
* Stockton follows Dillon, hoping that they didn't tell the other Galacticans that he personally hurt the kids.
* Ahead of them, off into the distance, Sydell and Ellsworth see a bright light.
* Medical technicians work on the children, while Dillon escorts an awed and bewildered Stockton through the ship.
* Adama and Troy enter the ship's bridge. Zee tells them that [[Moonstone]], as well as the others, live and that Troy did well. Zee warns that the risk of their detection does increase every moment they stay, however.
* A good mile from the ship, Sydell tells Ellsworth to drive faster, but the car suddenly loses power. Sydell goes to ride in the other trucks, but is notified that they too have lost power. Angered and determined, Sydell begins to hike up the road. Ellsworth tells Johnson to take his men and follow Sydell.
* Stockton and Dillon enter the bridge of the anti-gravity ship. Dillon introduces Stockton to Adama. Stockton attempts to flatter Adama with various titles, including "Your Honor. Majesty. Eminence." He claims that he only "works there" and is "not really responsible".
* Adama replies that everyone is responsible. He explains that they have the ability to speak, to see, and mentions that there is a purpose for the brain as well.
* Noting Stockton's confusion, Dillon interjects, suggesting that Zee might prepare a computron simulation for Stockton to understand the consequences of his actions. Zee says he can show a simulation of how his actions will affect his community if nothing is changed. Zee asks Stockton if he would like to see a glimpse into his future. He tries to weasel his way out of it, but Zee orders the computrons to generate a projection of the Paradise Valley area in 1990.
* Stockton vainly continues his attempt to talk his way out of seeing the computron projection. Adama explains that the ship is designed to sample a vast area at a time and is capable of detailing every single organic item in that same area. Stockton equates it to a medical checkup, which Adama agrees with, and explains that it can do much more than that: it can sample the vegetation and all other items within that area as well, living or otherwise. When Stockton equates this to spying and asks who side Adama is on, Adama replies that he is on the side of the human race.
* Stockton tries one last bid to avoid seeing the projection, but Dillon grabs him and Zee begins playing the projection. Zee explains that the area is now densely populated and the air quality is aggravated by the return of coal as a primary fuel source. Zee informs Stockton that in late-March, early-April of 1990, his family "will be called upon to bear a heavy loss".
* On the screen, a older Stockton finds that he is still alive, a fact which he celebrates. Soon he realizes that he's attending a funeral for someone else. Stockton identifies all the people there, his daughter-in-law, his wife, Dr. Spencer, Ellsworth, but doesn't see his boy, [[Jimmy Lee Stockton]]. Stockton becomes anguished over this fact, as Zee explains how Jimmy's death occurs. As Jimmy works in the purificatiory of his chemical plant, he is exposed to "chemical dioxins" that lower his body's natural resistance to disease.
* On the bright side, Zee says the future events can be changed by "merely" diverting the chemical waste out of the water supply and store them in non-corrosive containers. Zee recommends focusing their scientific inquires to the "final disposition" of the chemical wastes.
* The computer sounds the alert that intruders are approaching: it's Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen, with their weapons drawn. Adama tells Stockton and the Warriors that they have to leave, but Stockton is now concerned for the future of both his son and the town. Zee replies that if his instructions are followed, the fate may be averted. Stockton pledges to do his best, to which Zee replies: "That is all anyone can do."
* The computer intones that the stations prepare for ascent. Adama tells the Warriors to escort Mr. Stockton.
* As the computer factors coordinates for "sixty [[micron]]s and counting", Troy asks Adama about the children. Adama informs him that the "inevitability of a Cylon holocaust" grows stronger every hour, and addresses Troy by his childhood nickname when beseeching him to "find a place for all our young", claiming that they will be safe on Earth.
* Troy asks when he'll see his grandfather again. Adama replies that he'll see him when the time is right.
* Sydell is running up the road, while Ellsworth complains about his age and that Sydell's going to kill him if they keep on running.
* Stockton leaves the ship. Troy, Dillon and the kids, who are healthy again, follow suit.
* Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen encounter the mist, which Sydell complains about. Sydell notes that the mist "literally creates its own rainstorm" and, much to Ellsworth's chagrin, Sydell claims that the source of this is a ship. He grabs the flashlight and continues on. Johnson asks Ellsworth what he means by ship, to which Ellsworth replies that it's "just a figure of speech". They follow Sydell.
* The anti-gravity ship ascends.
* Troy, Dillon, the Scouts and Stockton make it back to the van. Troy tells Stockton to make it down the mountain. Stockton claims that they'll lock him up for being a raving lunatic and is unsure of what to tell them. When Troy asks what Stockton believes he should do, Stockton replies that he's has to warn everyone about the danger and save his son. Troy assures Stockton that this is what he should do.
* Ellsworth announces to the van and its occupants that they're surrounded. As they reach the van, they see a bewildered Stockton and an otherwise abandoned van. When asked by Sydell where "they" went, Stockton pretends to be clueless, claiming that he was "just out for a little drive".
* Sydell opens the door to the back of the van, seeing the three beds and medical equipment. Sydell is unaware that the children and the Warriors are in the van, but rendered invisible. Outside the van, with the flashlight shining in his face, the bewildered Stockton says that he wants to go home now.
* Ellsworth points out that there's only one road in and out of the area and, as Sydell looks skyward, he acknowledges this fact.
* The next morning, Ellsworth and Sydell enter the sheriff's office. Ellsworth asks Collins to get him and the Colonel a cup of coffee, then get the state police on the phone. Collins tells Ellsworth that before he does that, he may want to look at the lock box on the desk.
* Collins opens the lock box, which reveals a box of [[cubit]]s. As Ellsworth palms a few of them, Collins explains that the note that came with it says that there's more than enough gold to repay the bank for its losses. Collins had it checked out, and it's twice as much as was stolen.
* When asked where this came from, Collins replies that it was on the front seat of Ellsworth's car. He found the vehicle on the highway along with the other vehicle. Sydell asks that they be analyzed. An irate Ellsworth asks what he intends to prove by analyzing them, to which Sydell replies that he'll find a "lot more than you'll find with the state police". Sydell tells Ellsworth to give up the search, as they are long gone. Ellsworth laughs, asking if Sydell believes that "them people went up in the air", Sydell mockingly replies, "Of course not, Sheriff. We know that's impossible, don't we?"
* Sydell adds that he has to take a raincheck on the coffee and leaves. Collins asks whether or not Ellsworth believes anything Sydell said, to which he replies, "What stuff?"
* In a restaurant, the Super Scouts are attempting to figure out what the plate-sized waffles are. Hamilton explains that they're waffles and that "you put some syrup on it and they taste real good". One of them notes that they "look like the floor of the ''Galactica''", which elicits the laugh from fellow scouts, attracting the attention of a nearby patron. Starla comments that the waffles look "used". Hamilton looks over to Dillon, who encourages the children that the waffles look good. Dillon begins to tell them that they have to get used to the food on Earth, but covers this when he attracts the interest of the same nearby patron.
* Dillon encourages the children to say a silent prayer "on behalf of Starla, Moonstone, and [[Wellington|Jason]]". When a girl scout asks if they are all right, Troy, who is walking behind the three now-healthy scouts, answers that they are all right. The three children join the rest of the scouts while Troy, Dillon and Hamilton go to an adjacent booth.
* Hamilton broaches the topic of what will happen now. Troy replies that the Warriors have to go, noting that he's received a communique from ''Galactica'' and have to go on a special mission. Hamilton asks about the children; Dillon assures her that they won't prove to be too much trouble. They essentially dump the children on her, which overwhelms her. Troy thanks Hamilton then kisses the tips of his hand and places his hand on Hamilton's forehead. Dillon and Troy leave the booth and announce to the children that they have to leave for a few days. Dillon tells the children how proud the two Warriors are about their conduct, which is interrupted by a young Super Scout who flicks a syrup-laden waffle piece at Dillon's cheek. The children giggle incessantly, and Troy and Dillon chuckle.

==Questions==

* Why wouldn't the Colonials make use of time travel to prevent the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]] in the first place?
* Where did the Galacticans get the materials to build the [[anti-gravity ship]]? How long has the ship been under construction?

==Notes==
* The strong consequences-and-responsibility subplot, especially in the second half of the episode, is borrowed directly from the "[[w:Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come|Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come]]" section of ''[[w:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]]'' by [[w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]].
* Adama is so impressed with the potential of the anti-grav ship in this episode that he wonders "with a force of anti-gravity ships such as these, we could retake our planets!" Clearly, Adama has not given up on the Twelve Colonies after all these years.
* In keeping with the mandate of programs in the early evening time slots to have educational value, the theme of this two-part episode is environmental conservation, which also comes up in "[[Space Croppers]]".
* The sick Super Scouts are identified by [[Dillon]] as being [[Starla]], [[Moonstone]] and [[Wellington|Jason]]. However, the girl scout is ''not'' Starla and Jason is later identified in "[[Spaceball]]" as [[Wellington]].
* Furthermore [[Jay Johnson]], the leader of the National Guard detachment, is identified by three different first names by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]: Jay, John and Joe.
* This is the first appearance of the UFO disclaimer before the end credit roll, which makes it appearance through the remainder of the series' episodes, with the exception of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Ellsworth gives Sydell his theory on what he believes is the real motivator for what's happening in his town:''
: '''[[Ellsworth]]:''' No... don't believe in little green men. I'll bet the answer to all this is little green dollars.

* ''Dillon encourages Stockton to board the [[anti-gravity ship]]:''
: '''[[Dillon]]:''' The glory of universe is intelligence; never be afraid of discovery.

* ''Stockton meets Adama and attempts to abscond from his responsibility:''
: '''[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]:''' We're all responsible.
: '''Stockton:''' We are?
: '''Adama:''' Yes. We have lips so that we may speak, we have eyes so that we may see. Does it not follow ironically that there must be some purpose for the brain?

== Guest Stars ==
*[[James Patrick Stuart|[James] Patrick Stuart]] as [[Doctor Zee]]
*[[Allan Miller]] as Colonel [[Jack Sydell]]
*[[George Del Hoyo|George DeLoy]] as Dr. [[Spencer]]
*[[imdb:nm0702723|John Quade]] as Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]
*[[Mike Kellin]] as [[John Stockton]]
*[[imdb:nm0841613|Michael Swan]] as [[Collins]]
*[[Carlene Watkins]] as Nurse [[Valerie]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michael Brick|Michael Brick]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Nicholas Davies|Nicholas Davies]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Ronnie Densford|Ronnie Densford]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Mark Everett|Mark Everett]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Georgi Irene|Georgi Irene]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Tracy Justrich|Tracy Justrich]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Lindsay Kennedy|Lindsay Kennedy]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#D.G. Larson|David Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Larson|Eric Larson]] as [[Moonstone]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michelle Larson|Michelle Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jerry Supiran|Jerry Supiran]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Taslitz|Eric Taslitz]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*Uncredited as [[Jay Johnson]]
*Uncredited as [[Denver]]

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The Super Scouts, Part II

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{{Episode Data
| image = Super Scouts 2.jpg
| title= The Super Scouts, Part II
| series= 1980
| season=
| episode= 5
| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| story=
| director= [[IMDB:nm0626872|Sigmund Neufeld Jr.]]
| production= 1.5
| rating=
| US airdate= 1980-03-23
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-23
| prev= [[The Super Scouts, Part I]]
| next= [[Spaceball]]
}}
== Overview ==

:''[[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]] and [[Doctor Zee|Dr. Zee]] must use an experimental [[anti-gravity ship]] to save a group of seriously ill [[Super Scouts|children]] who are stranded on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] rush back to the campsite, finding that the [[Super Scouts]] are eating apples. They initially chastise them over eating food without permission, but a Super Scout discovers that the food is edible thanks to the Boy Scouts' handbook. They move past that and tell the children that they need to hide from the police to avoid answering questions. They are given permission to use their [[invisibility field]]s, which delights them.
* Hearing the wailing of sirens off in the distance, Troy instructs the children to pack what they can. They break down the camp. Dillon and Troy place the camping equipment on their [[turbine]]s and render those bikes invisible.
* They run to a tree and begin jumping up into it. They activate their invisibility fields.
* The police cars arrive at the spot where the Super Scouts had camped. They only find the remnants of a burned campfire. Upon hearing the voices of the children, Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] asks Deputy [[Collins]] if he said something. Collins replies in the negative, but notes the campfire, which is neatly doused. Ellsworth, who believes that they're merely acting like scouts, makes a sarcastic comment about their acting like good scouts in regards to their treatment of the campfire.
* When Ellsworth mentions that he'll eat his hat if they are boy scouts, an apple is dropped on his head. Ellsworth comments that it's too early in the season for apples to be falling out a tree; Collins adds that the tree isn't an apple tree at all. He makes the assumption that one of the scouts probably left it up there.
* Ellsworth mentions that he's going to seal off the entire county. After this is said, the officers are deluged by half-eaten apples.
* Ellsworth asks about the laughter, Collins replies that it came from nowhere. Ellsworth assumes they're in the woods someplace, and says that they're going to search for them even if it takes all night.
* As they walk off, Dillon admonishes the children, saying that that's the last place they'll take them, since they're acting like children. Troy reminds him that they ''are'' children.
* Dillon replies that he forgot this, saying that after all they've been through, he keeps forgetting.
* They jump down from the tree and enter the police vehicles. The children comment that riding the Earth vehicles will be fun. The cars begin to drive off, with the officers running back to them. Ellsworth correctly believes that the scouts are taking their cars, but cannot see them.
* After they drive off, Collins brings up Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] and the alleged UFO sighting. Ellsworth scoffs that as garbage. Colliins speculates that some creatures may have landed and have stolen the bodies of the kids. Ellsworth scoffs that theory, claiming that Collins needs a vacation. Collins replies that the story is fantastic enough as it is, particularly with police cars that apparently drive themselves and half-eaten apples falling from a tree that isn't even an apple tree.
* Ellsworth hoists Collins by his arm and tells him that they have a long way to walk.
* At the [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]], the children are in hospital rooms, and don't appear to have improved.
* In his lab, Dr. [[Spencer]] is reviewing the blood samples under a microscope. He is interrupted by [[Jamie Hamilton]], who asks when the children could be discharged. She claims that their parents are getting concerned, to which Spencer replies that he isn't surprised. He mentions that they may never leave, noting the they're not improving. He adds that the children were never "normal" to begin with, allowing her to see a blood sample from one of the children.
* Spencer says that he can't identify any cells in that sample. Hamilton tries to gloss over the facts that Spencer presents to her, but he continues, mentioning that the [[w:Mayo Clinic|Mayo Clinic]] would love to get the hands on the children and the findings would make all the medical journals in the world.
* Hamilton pointedly asks if making journals is what's important to him, but he claims that he's interested in saving their lives. He segues into the pollution problems, which he's tried to fix since getting back from medical school. He asks her to make her story on a real problem, not "flying saucers", believing that the town is better off "broke than dead".
* Ellsworth summons Colonel Sydell to the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sheriff's Office]]. Ellsworth closes the door to his office and, off the record, says there's something going on in [[Paradise Valley]]. Sydell encourages Ellsworth to tell him all about it.
* Meanwhile, Spencer drives Hamilton to a stream near the plant. As they walk toward it from his car, Spencer tells Hamilton he first recognized the problem when he treated a bunch of kids who started an accidental fire, which happened when they were throwing stones at an old riverbed. The kids were enamored with the fact that they can get sparks from the soil by hitting at it with stones. He says that the chemicals in the soil cause the effect. He goes on to say that the wheels of a bike wear out in a matter of weeks, tennis shoes wear down even faster; the chemicals, he contends, are literally "burning the shoes off our kids' feet". He mentions that the same happened near Niagara Falls and in Virginia as a four-door Ford truck pulls up and a six workers from the plant pour out from it.
* The workers are beginning to pick a fight. The leader of this mob, [[Denver]], grows angry after Hamilton introduces herself. He angrily asks Spencer: "Doc, when are you gonna learn to keep your big mouth shut?" Hamilton defends Spencer, telling him that she was responsible for bringing him to the riverbed, but Denver pushes her aside, telling her to "butt out". Spencer jumps to her defense, telling him that she's only doing her job. He retorts that it's at the expense of theirs.
* Denver orders Hamilton to march her "little fanny outta here". When she stands her ground, Denver pushes her, which almost causes the situation to deteriorate into fisticuffs, except that Troy and Dillon arrive.
* Denver reacts pleasantly to this new development, as Troy and Dillon were who they were after in the first place. When Denver's posse approaches the Warriors, Dillon mentions that it's only fair to warn him that he's used to a much denser climate. "Consequently, I'm capable of retaliating in a way that would be grossly unfair to you."
* The posse chuckles at this. Denver points to a lackey to his left, telling him to take Dillon; Denver will take Troy. The lackey throws his fist a Dillon, but the Galactican one-handedly throws the lackey into a pile of brush. Dillon turns to Troy after the lackey lands, telling him he picked the spot deliberately for a soft landing.
* Denver assures his people that they can take the two of them, but they are hesitant to do so. He uses an "us versus them argument", saying they need to shut them down before they can do likewise.
* A van screeches to a halt and its driver, [[John Stockton]], tells his workers to stop or every one of them are fired. He chastises his men that he'll handle the "scoutmasters" his way. Denver points out Hamilton and her status as a journalist, but Stockton rebuffs this, telling them to go back to the plant. He assures them that Ellsworth will take care of the trespassers, thus removing the possibility of a story being told. Stockton barks at them to go, and they head back to their vehicle.
* As the posse moves off, Stockton orders the trespassers into the vehicle, saying that they're going to head to Ellsworth's. Stockton makes it clear that they either follow him to the police station, or he gets on the C.B. radio and summons the police.
* Spencer agrees to go to Ellsworth, claiming that he has a few complaints of his own.
* As Spencer and Stockton head to their respective vehicles, Hamilton asks Troy and Dillon what they are going to do, since Ellsworth's already looking for them. She asks how they got away from him, to which Dillon replies that they took their police cars. In reply to Hamilton's reaction, Dillon explains that he left the cars where Ellsworth could find them after heading back to their bikes.
* Hamilton tells them they have to leave. Troy replies that they can't leave the three children in the clinic behind.
* They are interrupted by Stockton, who gets impatient and slams his driver-side door, staring out at them through the open window. Troy and Dillon head to their bikes, while Hamilton exasperatedly notes that the Warriors are "hopeless".

=== Act 2 ===

* At the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sherrif's Office]], the teletype machine is working and Collins rips off a sheet from it.
* Inside the closed room of Ellsworth's office, Ellsworth reviews Dillon and Troy's record with Sydell. After he names off two of the things they're wanted for, Collins barges in and reports they're wanted for bank robbery.
* Ellsworth reviews the all-points bulletin and now have definitive proof that the scouts are frauds.
* On a highway, s they follow Stockton to the police station, [[Valerie]] calls for Spencer over the radio. She informs him that the scouts are dying. They move to pass Stockton, who is visibly agitated. Troy and Dillon come to the passenger side, where Hamilton informs them of the children's condition.
* Behind them, Stockton sticks his head out of the window and yells that he's sticking with them, no matter what. Troy and Dillon speed past them.
* Collins reports that they've heard nothing from the road blocks. Sydell figures that they haven't left yet due to the children in the clinic. Ellsworth scoffs this, since he assumes that they simply kidnapped the kids and are unconcerned for their fate. Sydell explains that they are neither drugged nor ordinary kids, which is why there's no record of them. Sydell quickly leaves.
* Collins reiterates his belief that the children are possessed by small aliens, a la ''[[References in Galactica 1980#Invasion of the Body Snatchers|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''. Ellsworth barks at him to stop the talk and tell the units to stop their search of cars and close the highways, much to Collins' surprise. Ellsworth leaves, declaring that he'll get to the "bottom of this nonsense".
* Spencer runs into Nurse Valerie at the doors to the Intensive Care Unit of [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]]. Dillon and Troy are already present as he walks in, he goes to [[Moonstone]] and checks his vitals, even though the monitors inform him that they're dead. He surmises that the chemical shock was too much for them; their hearts had gone into firbulation and stopped.
* Stockton and Hamilton enter the ICU. Spencer pointedly asks Stockton if their deaths tell anything to him. He adamantly denies that the plant had anything to do with their condition, but isn't so sure, mentioning that he's "not certain" after the fact.
* Troy interrupts, noting that Moonstone is still breathing. Spencer claims that it's only the life-support machine that's doing this. He notes that his brainwaves have stopped and that he's "legally dead".
* In response to Dillon's query on the term, Hamilton notes that the life supporting machines can sustain a person's heart or lungs indefinitely.
* Troy obliquely orders Dillon to send an emergency signal to the Fleet. He goes off. Spencer claims that, while he sympathizes with Troy, there's no way to save the child. However, Troy replies that "where we come from, death is a threshold far beyond this child's condition. Thanks to you, by our standards, he lives.
* When asked about where they come from, Stockton comments that he was told by them that they come from [[w:Cleveland|Cleveland]]. Troy ignores the question, asking for a vehicle that could maintain the life support equipment. After determining that the machines are portable and Stockton's vehicle could hold all of them. While Stockton voices that he wants to help, he initially gives the excuse that his company vehicle can't be used as an ambulance "by people who would just as soon sue us out of our business as look at us". After a brief debate about the life or death of a town versus the life or death of [[Moonstone]], Stockton bends and asks where they want his truck.
* Hamilton follows Dillon through the halls of the clinic, asking about what he plans to do. Dillon says that he's going to call for help, asking her to stay with the children to prevent them from being hurt or frightened. She asks where they are hidden.
* Dillon exits the medical center and sends an emergency transmission to ''Galactica''.
* Adama enters Zee's chamber to notify him of the transmission received by Dillon, but is interrupted by Zee who tells Adama that he's heard the transmission. He mentions that they have a difficult choice to risk the lives of the Fleet to save one child.
* Adama mentions that he considered resigning [[yahren]]s ago over agonizing decisions of that nature. Zee mentions that he'll spare him from making the choice; Zee declares that he's going. Adama rejects this, saying that Zee must not be risked. Zee mentions that he, above all, has the best chance at success.
* Adama and Zee enter a large hangar, where Adama sees the [[anti-gravity ship]]. An awed Adama makes the claim that it's finished, but Zee corrects him, saying it's not totally finished. Adama asks if the ship is "truly equal to the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]]' war machines, to which he replies that it's "more than equal". He explaiins that the Cylons "only copy": "they see what we do and try to better it".
* Adama expresses his vision of a force of such anti-gravity ships fighting back the Cylons, so that they may retake their homeworlds. Zee breaks the news to a crestfallen Adama: they have only one and don't have the resources to build more.
* Adama questions it's use, since they have but one. Zee says that it can save [[Moonstone]]'s life and provide them with better opportunities to observe Earth.
* After Zee makes it clear that he is the only person who understands the new ship and Adama says he'll go with him on the ship to Earth.
* At the clinic, Troy is disconnecting the final life support equipment for transport. Dillon reports that Ellsworth has pulled up with Sydell. Troy asks that the doctor delay them, so that they can make their escape. After asking why, Spencer is told by Troy that he can save the children. He replies that they must be "a lot farther than Cleveland" if they can save those children.
* Spencer tells Valerie to inform the officers that he's performing minor surgery and will be with them in a few minutes. She leaves.
* In the waiting room, Sydell and Ellsworth await the doctor. Sydell attempts to pump Valerie for information, but she replies that he'll need to ask the doctor about that, and gives him the same answer to other questions.
* Stockton is driving up a mountain, with the children attached to the life support equipment in the back of his van. Stockton asks how the machinery is powered. Dillon replies that they have their own energy source, which, as Troy points out, they'll run out of if they don't reach the top of their mountain. When asking what kind of hospital they would be going to, Troy cryptically replies, "Advanced. Very advanced."
* Still in the waiting room, they grow impatient. Sydell decides to take matters into his own hands and heads toward the intensive care unit. Valerie tries to stop them, telling them that they have to scrub down.
* Valerie calls Spencer, who opens the door to the ICU as soon as they approach. Sydell demands to see the children. Spencer tries to stall, but Sydell opens the ICU door and finds that the room is empty. When questioned, Spencer tells them that he doesn't know where the children went to.
* Ellsworth tells Spencer that the two men robbed a bank, which is a claim he finds to be dubious, but is given the APB on it. After this, Spencer gives information on the vehicle they got away in.
* In the vehicle, Troy tells Stockton to turn to a road, which leads up to an old, abandoned Nike base.
* At the C.B. radio in the clinic, Ellsworth puts out an APB on a Stanford Chemical van, and mentions that bank robbers are holding children as hostages.
* Stockton becomes cynical, ranting about "you and your gab about helping people and stopping pollution", and calling the Warriors bank robbers and kidnappers. Troy scoffs the claim and Stockton retorts that, if the charges aren't true, then he's free to turn around and check it out.
* Stockton stops the car, saying that it's his turn to be a good Samaritan and says he's going to get a police escort. As he moves to do so, Troy stuns him, and the Warrior takes the wheel, hoping that no one saw them make the last turn.
* They reach the gates to the government installation. They use their lasers to destroy the lock and open the gates.
* Down the road, Ellsworth and Sydell drive towards their location, apparently alerted to their whereabouts by a trucker or someone with a C.B. radio. While driving, Ellsworth says that he doesn't believe in extraterrestrials, but believes the "answer to all this is little green dollars".
* Dillon drives the van forward well past the gates as Troy runs behind it. After the van is clear, he trains his laser on a tree and brings it down to obstruct the passage. After this, Troy makes contact with ''Galactica''.
* Major [[Harvey Jensen]] tells Sydell over the C.B. radio that they're picking up high-beam transmissions coming from his area. When asked about what it sounds like, Jensen claims he's never heard anything like it in his life noting that "it's positively eerie." No one from the Army to the CIA -- to even commercial radio -- can make heads or tails of the transmission. He mentions that they can track the signal, but also adds that the signal is being beamed from Earth and ''to'' Earth from a galactic source.
* Sydell questions this, but Jensen adds that they've localized the signal to a mountain peak in the [[San Angelo Mountains]], the land to thus being owned by the government. Sydell is pleased and tells Ellsworth to get his dispatcher to contact [[w:Vandenburg Air Force Base|Vandenburg Air Force Base]].
* The van stops in an open area atop the San Angelo Mountain. Troy and Dillon get out of the vehicle as Stockton recovers from the stun. He exits the vehicle and, much to his bewilderment, he sees that the two begin shooting lasers up to the sky, which act as beacons for the Galactican rescue craft. He goes to join by their side and asks about the laser pistols.
* Ellsworth's car makes it to the gates, but is obstructed by the tree. Upon investigating the tree, which Ellsworth initially believed to be knocked down by lightning, but discovers that the tree is still hot to the touch. Sydell notes that the "lightning" is fresh, yet there's not a cloud in the sky.
* Sometime later, [[Jay Johnson]] from the National Guard arrives with two trucks loaded with people an ordnance. Sydell orders that the tree be cleared and notes he doesn't care how it happens. Johnson orders the anti-tank weaponry be unloaded.
* Deep in thought, Stockton is looking over the children in the back of the van. Dillon asks Troy if they did the right thing, to which Troy replies that he should look at the children and then ask him that. Dillon then ponders how ''Galactica'' is going to get a rescue team in and out. Troy tells Dillon that the last transmission he received informed him that the rescue team was not going to be an ordinary one.
* Dillon and Troy then figure that the anti-gravity ship must be ready.
* Ellsworth tells Sydell that the guardsman will have the tree cleared in a few minutes. Two guardsman aim a rocket launcher at the tree and fire, destroying the tree.
* Stockton tries to sneak away, but Troy hears him and tells him to stay. Troy says that they don't want him to get hurt, particularly when the ship lands. The anti-gravity ship appears, bewildering Stockton.

=== Act 3 ===

* After seeing the ship, Stockton exclaims that the Warriors must be "Venutians".
* Once the ship lands, Troy tells them to get the children. Dillon asks Stockton to help; Stockton pleads with them to not take him away. He admits that he was a little careless about not testing the water, but Dillon merely replies to "come".
* Adama comes out from the craft and he meets with Troy. Adama assures Troy that he did well.
* Having passed the obstruction, the vehicles make their way up the road.
* Still afraid, Stockton tells Dillon to take the kid then come back for the last kid. While Stockton claims that he isn't "afraid or anything", Dillon replies that the "glory of the universe is intelligence" and to never be afraid of discovery.
* Stockton follows Dillon, hoping that they didn't tell the other Galacticans that he personally hurt the kids.
* Ahead of them, off into the distance, Sydell and Ellsworth see a bright light.
* Medical technicians work on the children, while Dillon escorts an awed and bewildered Stockton through the ship.
* Adama and Troy enter the ship's bridge. Zee tells them that [[Moonstone]], as well as the others, live and that Troy did well. Zee warns that the risk of their detection does increase every moment they stay, however.
* A good mile from the ship, Sydell tells Ellsworth to drive faster, but the car suddenly loses power. Sydell goes to ride in the other trucks, but is notified that they too have lost power. Angered and determined, Sydell begins to hike up the road. Ellsworth tells Johnson to take his men and follow Sydell.
* Stockton and Dillon enter the bridge of the anti-gravity ship. Dillon introduces Stockton to Adama. Stockton attempts to flatter Adama with various titles, including "Your Honor. Majesty. Eminence." He claims that he only "works there" and is "not really responsible".
* Adama replies that everyone is responsible. He explains that they have the ability to speak, to see, and mentions that there is a purpose for the brain as well.
* Noting Stockton's confusion, Dillon interjects, suggesting that Zee might prepare a computron simulation for Stockton to understand the consequences of his actions. Zee says he can show a simulation of how his actions will affect his community if nothing is changed. Zee asks Stockton if he would like to see a glimpse into his future. He tries to weasel his way out of it, but Zee orders the computrons to generate a projection of the Paradise Valley area in 1990.
* Stockton vainly continues his attempt to talk his way out of seeing the computron projection. Adama explains that the ship is designed to sample a vast area at a time and is capable of detailing every single organic item in that same area. Stockton equates it to a medical checkup, which Adama agrees with, and explains that it can do much more than that: it can sample the vegetation and all other items within that area as well, living or otherwise. When Stockton equates this to spying and asks who side Adama is on, Adama replies that he is on the side of the human race.
* Stockton tries one last bid to avoid seeing the projection, but Dillon grabs him and Zee begins playing the projection. Zee explains that the area is now densely populated and the air quality is aggravated by the return of coal as a primary fuel source. Zee informs Stockton that in late-March, early-April of 1990, his family "will be called upon to bear a heavy loss".
* On the screen, a older Stockton finds that he is still alive, a fact which he celebrates. Soon he realizes that he's attending a funeral for someone else. Stockton identifies all the people there, his daughter-in-law, his wife, Dr. Spencer, Ellsworth, but doesn't see his boy, [[Jimmy Lee Stockton]]. Stockton becomes anguished over this fact, as Zee explains how Jimmy's death occurs. As Jimmy works in the purificatiory of his chemical plant, he is exposed to "chemical dioxins" that lower his body's natural resistance to disease.
* On the bright side, Zee says the future events can be changed by "merely" diverting the chemical waste out of the water supply and store them in non-corrosive containers. Zee recommends focusing their scientific inquires to the "final disposition" of the chemical wastes.
* The computer sounds the alert that intruders are approaching: it's Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen, with their weapons drawn. Adama tells Stockton and the Warriors that they have to leave, but Stockton is now concerned for the future of both his son and the town. Zee replies that if his instructions are followed, the fate may be averted. Stockton pledges to do his best, to which Zee replies: "That is all anyone can do."
* The computer intones that the stations prepare for ascent. Adama tells the Warriors to escort Mr. Stockton.
* As the computer factors coordinates for "sixty [[micron]]s and counting", Troy asks Adama about the children. Adama informs him that the "inevitability of a Cylon holocaust" grows stronger every hour, and addresses Troy by his childhood nickname when beseeching him to "find a place for all our young", claiming that they will be safe on Earth.
* Troy asks when he'll see his grandfather again. Adama replies that he'll see him when the time is right.
* Sydell is running up the road, while Ellsworth complains about his age and that Sydell's going to kill him if they keep on running.
* Stockton leaves the ship. Troy, Dillon and the kids, who are healthy again, follow suit.
* Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen encounter the mist, which Sydell complains about. Sydell notes that the mist "literally creates its own rainstorm" and, much to Ellsworth's chagrin, Sydell claims that the source of this is a ship. He grabs the flashlight and continues on. Johnson asks Ellsworth what he means by ship, to which Ellsworth replies that it's "just a figure of speech". They follow Sydell.
* The anti-gravity ship ascends.
* Troy, Dillon, the Scouts and Stockton make it back to the van. Troy tells Stockton to make it down the mountain. Stockton claims that they'll lock him up for being a raving lunatic and is unsure of what to tell them. When Troy asks what Stockton believes he should do, Stockton replies that he's has to warn everyone about the danger and save his son. Troy assures Stockton that this is what he should do.
* Ellsworth announces to the van and its occupants that they're surrounded. As they reach the van, they see a bewildered Stockton and an otherwise abandoned van. When asked by Sydell where "they" went, Stockton pretends to be clueless, claiming that he was "just out for a little drive".
* Sydell opens the door to the back of the van, seeing the three beds and medical equipment. Sydell is unaware that the children and the Warriors are in the van, but rendered invisible. Outside the van, with the flashlight shining in his face, the bewildered Stockton says that he wants to go home now.
* Ellsworth points out that there's only one road in and out of the area and, as Sydell looks skyward, he acknowledges this fact.
* The next morning, Ellsworth and Sydell enter the sheriff's office. Ellsworth asks Collins to get him and the Colonel a cup of coffee, then get the state police on the phone. Collins tells Ellsworth that before he does that, he may want to look at the lock box on the desk.
* Collins opens the lock box, which reveals a box of [[cubit]]s. As Ellsworth palms a few of them, Collins explains that the note that came with it says that there's more than enough gold to repay the bank for its losses. Collins had it checked out, and it's twice as much as was stolen.
* When asked where this came from, Collins replies that it was on the front seat of Ellsworth's car. He found the vehicle on the highway along with the other vehicle. Sydell asks that they be analyzed. An irate Ellsworth asks what he intends to prove by analyzing them, to which Sydell replies that he'll find a "lot more than you'll find with the state police". Sydell tells Ellsworth to give up the search, as they are long gone. Ellsworth laughs, asking if Sydell believes that "them people went up in the air", Sydell mockingly replies, "Of course not, Sheriff. We know that's impossible, don't we?"
* Sydell adds that he has to take a raincheck on the coffee and leaves. Collins asks whether or not Ellsworth believes anything Sydell said, to which he replies, "What stuff?"
* In a restaurant, the Super Scouts are attempting to figure out what the plate-sized waffles are. Hamilton explains that they're waffles and that "you put some syrup on it and they taste real good". One of them notes that they "look like the floor of the ''Galactica''", which elicits the laugh from fellow scouts, attracting the attention of a nearby patron. Starla comments that the waffles look "used". Hamilton looks over to Dillon, who encourages the children that the waffles look good. Dillon begins to tell them that they have to get used to the food on Earth, but covers this when he attracts the interest of the same nearby patron.
* Dillon encourages the children to say a silent prayer "on behalf of Starla, Moonstone, and [[Wellington|Jason]]". When a girl scout asks if they are all right, Troy, who is walking behind the three now-healthy scouts, answers that they are all right. The three children join the rest of the scouts while Troy, Dillon and Hamilton go to an adjacent booth.
* Hamilton broaches the topic of what will happen now. Troy replies that the Warriors have to go, noting that he's received a communique from ''Galactica'' and have to go on a special mission. Hamilton asks about the children; Dillon assures her that they won't prove to be too much trouble. They essentially dump the children on her, which overwhelms her. Troy thanks Hamilton then kisses the tips of his hand and places his hand on Hamilton's forehead. Dillon and Troy leave the booth and announce to the children that they have to leave for a few days. Dillon tells the children how proud the two Warriors are about their conduct, which is interrupted by a young Super Scout who flicks a syrup-laden waffle piece at Dillon's cheek. The children giggle incessantly, and Troy and Dillon chuckle.

==Questions==

* Why wouldn't the Colonials make use of time travel to prevent the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]] in the first place?
* Where did the Galacticans get the materials to build the [[anti-gravity ship]]? How long has the ship been under construction?

==Notes==
* The strong consequences-and-responsibility subplot, especially in the second half of the episode, is borrowed directly from the "[[w:Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come|Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come]]" section of ''[[w:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]]'' by [[w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]].
* Adama is so impressed with the potential of the anti-grav ship in this episode that he wonders "with a force of anti-gravity ships such as these, we could retake our planets!" Clearly, Adama has not given up on the Twelve Colonies after all these years.
* In keeping with the mandate of programs in the early evening time slots to have educational value, the theme of this two-part episode is environmental conservation, which also comes up in "[[Space Croppers]]".
* The sick Super Scouts are identified by [[Dillon]] as being [[Starla]], [[Moonstone]] and [[Wellington|Jason]]. However, the girl scout is ''not'' Starla and Jason is later identified in "[[Spaceball]]" as [[Wellington]].
* Furthermore [[Jay Johnson]], the leader of the National Guard detachment, is identified by three different first names by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]: Jay, John and Joe.
* This is the first appearance of the UFO disclaimer before the end credit roll, which makes it appearance through the remainder of the series' episodes, with the exception of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Ellsworth gives Sydell his theory on what he believes is the real motivator for what's happening in his town:''
: '''[[Ellsworth]]:''' No... don't believe in little green men. I'll bet the answer to all this is little green dollars.

* ''Dillon encourages Stockton to board the ''[[Disco Volante]]'':''
: '''[[Dillon]]:''' The glory of universe is intelligence; never be afraid of discovery.

* ''Stockton meets Adama and attempts to abscond from his responsibility:''
: '''[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]:''' We're all responsible.
: '''Stockton:''' We are?
: '''Adama:''' Yes. We have lips so that we may speak, we have eyes so that we may see. Does it not follow ironically that there must be some purpose for the brain?

== Guest Stars ==
*[[James Patrick Stuart|[James] Patrick Stuart]] as [[Doctor Zee]]
*[[Allan Miller]] as Colonel [[Jack Sydell]]
*[[George Del Hoyo|George DeLoy]] as Dr. [[Spencer]]
*[[imdb:nm0702723|John Quade]] as Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]
*[[Mike Kellin]] as [[John Stockton]]
*[[imdb:nm0841613|Michael Swan]] as [[Collins]]
*[[Carlene Watkins]] as Nurse [[Valerie]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michael Brick|Michael Brick]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Nicholas Davies|Nicholas Davies]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Ronnie Densford|Ronnie Densford]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Mark Everett|Mark Everett]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Georgi Irene|Georgi Irene]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Tracy Justrich|Tracy Justrich]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Lindsay Kennedy|Lindsay Kennedy]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#D.G. Larson|David Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Larson|Eric Larson]] as [[Moonstone]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michelle Larson|Michelle Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jerry Supiran|Jerry Supiran]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Taslitz|Eric Taslitz]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*Uncredited as [[Jay Johnson]]
*Uncredited as [[Denver]]

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The Super Scouts, Part II

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{{Episode Data
| image = Super Scouts 2.jpg
| title= The Super Scouts, Part II
| series= 1980
| season=
| episode= 5
| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| story=
| director= [[IMDB:nm0626872|Sigmund Neufeld Jr.]]
| production= 1.5
| rating=
| US airdate= 1980-03-23
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-23
| prev= [[The Super Scouts, Part I]]
| next= [[Spaceball]]
}}
== Overview ==

:''[[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]] and [[Doctor Zee|Dr. Zee]] must use an experimental [[anti-gravity ship]] to save a group of seriously ill [[Super Scouts|children]] who are stranded on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] rush back to the campsite, finding that the [[Super Scouts]] are eating apples. They initially chastise them over eating food without permission, but a Super Scout discovers that the food is edible thanks to the Boy Scouts' handbook. They move past that and tell the children that they need to hide from the police to avoid answering questions. They are given permission to use their [[invisibility field]]s, which delights them.
* Hearing the wailing of sirens off in the distance, Troy instructs the children to pack what they can. They break down the camp. Dillon and Troy place the camping equipment on their [[turbine]]s and render those bikes invisible.
* They run to a tree and begin jumping up into it. They activate their invisibility fields.
* The police cars arrive at the spot where the Super Scouts had camped. They only find the remnants of a burned campfire. Upon hearing the voices of the children, Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] asks Deputy [[Collins]] if he said something. Collins replies in the negative, but notes the campfire, which is neatly doused. Ellsworth, who believes that they're merely acting like scouts, makes a sarcastic comment about their acting like good scouts in regards to their treatment of the campfire.
* When Ellsworth mentions that he'll eat his hat if they are boy scouts, an apple is dropped on his head. Ellsworth comments that it's too early in the season for apples to be falling out a tree; Collins adds that the tree isn't an apple tree at all. He makes the assumption that one of the scouts probably left it up there.
* Ellsworth mentions that he's going to seal off the entire county. After this is said, the officers are deluged by half-eaten apples.
* Ellsworth asks about the laughter, Collins replies that it came from nowhere. Ellsworth assumes they're in the woods someplace, and says that they're going to search for them even if it takes all night.
* As they walk off, Dillon admonishes the children, saying that that's the last place they'll take them, since they're acting like children. Troy reminds him that they ''are'' children.
* Dillon replies that he forgot this, saying that after all they've been through, he keeps forgetting.
* They jump down from the tree and enter the police vehicles. The children comment that riding the Earth vehicles will be fun. The cars begin to drive off, with the officers running back to them. Ellsworth correctly believes that the scouts are taking their cars, but cannot see them.
* After they drive off, Collins brings up Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] and the alleged UFO sighting. Ellsworth scoffs that as garbage. Colliins speculates that some creatures may have landed and have stolen the bodies of the kids. Ellsworth scoffs that theory, claiming that Collins needs a vacation. Collins replies that the story is fantastic enough as it is, particularly with police cars that apparently drive themselves and half-eaten apples falling from a tree that isn't even an apple tree.
* Ellsworth hoists Collins by his arm and tells him that they have a long way to walk.
* At the [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]], the children are in hospital rooms, and don't appear to have improved.
* In his lab, Dr. [[Spencer]] is reviewing the blood samples under a microscope. He is interrupted by [[Jamie Hamilton]], who asks when the children could be discharged. She claims that their parents are getting concerned, to which Spencer replies that he isn't surprised. He mentions that they may never leave, noting the they're not improving. He adds that the children were never "normal" to begin with, allowing her to see a blood sample from one of the children.
* Spencer says that he can't identify any cells in that sample. Hamilton tries to gloss over the facts that Spencer presents to her, but he continues, mentioning that the [[w:Mayo Clinic|Mayo Clinic]] would love to get the hands on the children and the findings would make all the medical journals in the world.
* Hamilton pointedly asks if making journals is what's important to him, but he claims that he's interested in saving their lives. He segues into the pollution problems, which he's tried to fix since getting back from medical school. He asks her to make her story on a real problem, not "flying saucers", believing that the town is better off "broke than dead".
* Ellsworth summons Colonel Sydell to the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sheriff's Office]]. Ellsworth closes the door to his office and, off the record, says there's something going on in [[Paradise Valley]]. Sydell encourages Ellsworth to tell him all about it.
* Meanwhile, Spencer drives Hamilton to a stream near the plant. As they walk toward it from his car, Spencer tells Hamilton he first recognized the problem when he treated a bunch of kids who started an accidental fire, which happened when they were throwing stones at an old riverbed. The kids were enamored with the fact that they can get sparks from the soil by hitting at it with stones. He says that the chemicals in the soil cause the effect. He goes on to say that the wheels of a bike wear out in a matter of weeks, tennis shoes wear down even faster; the chemicals, he contends, are literally "burning the shoes off our kids' feet". He mentions that the same happened near Niagara Falls and in Virginia as a four-door Ford truck pulls up and a six workers from the plant pour out from it.
* The workers are beginning to pick a fight. The leader of this mob, [[Denver]], grows angry after Hamilton introduces herself. He angrily asks Spencer: "Doc, when are you gonna learn to keep your big mouth shut?" Hamilton defends Spencer, telling him that she was responsible for bringing him to the riverbed, but Denver pushes her aside, telling her to "butt out". Spencer jumps to her defense, telling him that she's only doing her job. He retorts that it's at the expense of theirs.
* Denver orders Hamilton to march her "little fanny outta here". When she stands her ground, Denver pushes her, which almost causes the situation to deteriorate into fisticuffs, except that Troy and Dillon arrive.
* Denver reacts pleasantly to this new development, as Troy and Dillon were who they were after in the first place. When Denver's posse approaches the Warriors, Dillon mentions that it's only fair to warn him that he's used to a much denser climate. "Consequently, I'm capable of retaliating in a way that would be grossly unfair to you."
* The posse chuckles at this. Denver points to a lackey to his left, telling him to take Dillon; Denver will take Troy. The lackey throws his fist a Dillon, but the Galactican one-handedly throws the lackey into a pile of brush. Dillon turns to Troy after the lackey lands, telling him he picked the spot deliberately for a soft landing.
* Denver assures his people that they can take the two of them, but they are hesitant to do so. He uses an "us versus them argument", saying they need to shut them down before they can do likewise.
* A van screeches to a halt and its driver, [[John Stockton]], tells his workers to stop or every one of them are fired. He chastises his men that he'll handle the "scoutmasters" his way. Denver points out Hamilton and her status as a journalist, but Stockton rebuffs this, telling them to go back to the plant. He assures them that Ellsworth will take care of the trespassers, thus removing the possibility of a story being told. Stockton barks at them to go, and they head back to their vehicle.
* As the posse moves off, Stockton orders the trespassers into the vehicle, saying that they're going to head to Ellsworth's. Stockton makes it clear that they either follow him to the police station, or he gets on the C.B. radio and summons the police.
* Spencer agrees to go to Ellsworth, claiming that he has a few complaints of his own.
* As Spencer and Stockton head to their respective vehicles, Hamilton asks Troy and Dillon what they are going to do, since Ellsworth's already looking for them. She asks how they got away from him, to which Dillon replies that they took their police cars. In reply to Hamilton's reaction, Dillon explains that he left the cars where Ellsworth could find them after heading back to their bikes.
* Hamilton tells them they have to leave. Troy replies that they can't leave the three children in the clinic behind.
* They are interrupted by Stockton, who gets impatient and slams his driver-side door, staring out at them through the open window. Troy and Dillon head to their bikes, while Hamilton exasperatedly notes that the Warriors are "hopeless".

=== Act 2 ===

* At the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sherrif's Office]], the teletype machine is working and Collins rips off a sheet from it.
* Inside the closed room of Ellsworth's office, Ellsworth reviews Dillon and Troy's record with Sydell. After he names off two of the things they're wanted for, Collins barges in and reports they're wanted for bank robbery.
* Ellsworth reviews the all-points bulletin and now have definitive proof that the scouts are frauds.
* On a highway, s they follow Stockton to the police station, [[Valerie]] calls for Spencer over the radio. She informs him that the scouts are dying. They move to pass Stockton, who is visibly agitated. Troy and Dillon come to the passenger side, where Hamilton informs them of the children's condition.
* Behind them, Stockton sticks his head out of the window and yells that he's sticking with them, no matter what. Troy and Dillon speed past them.
* Collins reports that they've heard nothing from the road blocks. Sydell figures that they haven't left yet due to the children in the clinic. Ellsworth scoffs this, since he assumes that they simply kidnapped the kids and are unconcerned for their fate. Sydell explains that they are neither drugged nor ordinary kids, which is why there's no record of them. Sydell quickly leaves.
* Collins reiterates his belief that the children are possessed by small aliens, a la ''[[References in Galactica 1980#Invasion of the Body Snatchers|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''. Ellsworth barks at him to stop the talk and tell the units to stop their search of cars and close the highways, much to Collins' surprise. Ellsworth leaves, declaring that he'll get to the "bottom of this nonsense".
* Spencer runs into Nurse Valerie at the doors to the Intensive Care Unit of [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]]. Dillon and Troy are already present as he walks in, he goes to [[Moonstone]] and checks his vitals, even though the monitors inform him that they're dead. He surmises that the chemical shock was too much for them; their hearts had gone into firbulation and stopped.
* Stockton and Hamilton enter the ICU. Spencer pointedly asks Stockton if their deaths tell anything to him. He adamantly denies that the plant had anything to do with their condition, but isn't so sure, mentioning that he's "not certain" after the fact.
* Troy interrupts, noting that Moonstone is still breathing. Spencer claims that it's only the life-support machine that's doing this. He notes that his brainwaves have stopped and that he's "legally dead".
* In response to Dillon's query on the term, Hamilton notes that the life supporting machines can sustain a person's heart or lungs indefinitely.
* Troy obliquely orders Dillon to send an emergency signal to the Fleet. He goes off. Spencer claims that, while he sympathizes with Troy, there's no way to save the child. However, Troy replies that "where we come from, death is a threshold far beyond this child's condition. Thanks to you, by our standards, he lives.
* When asked about where they come from, Stockton comments that he was told by them that they come from [[w:Cleveland|Cleveland]]. Troy ignores the question, asking for a vehicle that could maintain the life support equipment. After determining that the machines are portable and Stockton's vehicle could hold all of them. While Stockton voices that he wants to help, he initially gives the excuse that his company vehicle can't be used as an ambulance "by people who would just as soon sue us out of our business as look at us". After a brief debate about the life or death of a town versus the life or death of [[Moonstone]], Stockton bends and asks where they want his truck.
* Hamilton follows Dillon through the halls of the clinic, asking about what he plans to do. Dillon says that he's going to call for help, asking her to stay with the children to prevent them from being hurt or frightened. She asks where they are hidden.
* Dillon exits the medical center and sends an emergency transmission to ''Galactica''.
* Adama enters Zee's chamber to notify him of the transmission received by Dillon, but is interrupted by Zee who tells Adama that he's heard the transmission. He mentions that they have a difficult choice to risk the lives of the Fleet to save one child.
* Adama mentions that he considered resigning [[yahren]]s ago over agonizing decisions of that nature. Zee mentions that he'll spare him from making the choice; Zee declares that he's going. Adama rejects this, saying that Zee must not be risked. Zee mentions that he, above all, has the best chance at success.
* Adama and Zee enter a large hangar, where Adama sees the [[anti-gravity ship]]. An awed Adama makes the claim that it's finished, but Zee corrects him, saying it's not totally finished. Adama asks if the ship is "truly equal to the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]]' war machines, to which he replies that it's "more than equal". He explaiins that the Cylons "only copy": "they see what we do and try to better it".
* Adama expresses his vision of a force of such anti-gravity ships fighting back the Cylons, so that they may retake their homeworlds. Zee breaks the news to a crestfallen Adama: they have only one and don't have the resources to build more.
* Adama questions it's use, since they have but one. Zee says that it can save [[Moonstone]]'s life and provide them with better opportunities to observe Earth.
* After Zee makes it clear that he is the only person who understands the new ship and Adama says he'll go with him on the ship to Earth.
* At the clinic, Troy is disconnecting the final life support equipment for transport. Dillon reports that Ellsworth has pulled up with Sydell. Troy asks that the doctor delay them, so that they can make their escape. After asking why, Spencer is told by Troy that he can save the children. He replies that they must be "a lot farther than Cleveland" if they can save those children.
* Spencer tells Valerie to inform the officers that he's performing minor surgery and will be with them in a few minutes. She leaves.
* In the waiting room, Sydell and Ellsworth await the doctor. Sydell attempts to pump Valerie for information, but she replies that he'll need to ask the doctor about that, and gives him the same answer to other questions.
* Stockton is driving up a mountain, with the children attached to the life support equipment in the back of his van. Stockton asks how the machinery is powered. Dillon replies that they have their own energy source, which, as Troy points out, they'll run out of if they don't reach the top of their mountain. When asking what kind of hospital they would be going to, Troy cryptically replies, "Advanced. Very advanced."
* Still in the waiting room, they grow impatient. Sydell decides to take matters into his own hands and heads toward the intensive care unit. Valerie tries to stop them, telling them that they have to scrub down.
* Valerie calls Spencer, who opens the door to the ICU as soon as they approach. Sydell demands to see the children. Spencer tries to stall, but Sydell opens the ICU door and finds that the room is empty. When questioned, Spencer tells them that he doesn't know where the children went to.
* Ellsworth tells Spencer that the two men robbed a bank, which is a claim he finds to be dubious, but is given the APB on it. After this, Spencer gives information on the vehicle they got away in.
* In the vehicle, Troy tells Stockton to turn to a road, which leads up to an old, abandoned Nike base.
* At the C.B. radio in the clinic, Ellsworth puts out an APB on a Stanford Chemical van, and mentions that bank robbers are holding children as hostages.
* Stockton becomes cynical, ranting about "you and your gab about helping people and stopping pollution", and calling the Warriors bank robbers and kidnappers. Troy scoffs the claim and Stockton retorts that, if the charges aren't true, then he's free to turn around and check it out.
* Stockton stops the car, saying that it's his turn to be a good Samaritan and says he's going to get a police escort. As he moves to do so, Troy stuns him, and the Warrior takes the wheel, hoping that no one saw them make the last turn.
* They reach the gates to the government installation. They use their lasers to destroy the lock and open the gates.
* Down the road, Ellsworth and Sydell drive towards their location, apparently alerted to their whereabouts by a trucker or someone with a C.B. radio. While driving, Ellsworth says that he doesn't believe in extraterrestrials, but believes the "answer to all this is little green dollars".
* Dillon drives the van forward well past the gates as Troy runs behind it. After the van is clear, he trains his laser on a tree and brings it down to obstruct the passage. After this, Troy makes contact with ''Galactica''.
* Major [[Harvey Jensen]] tells Sydell over the C.B. radio that they're picking up high-beam transmissions coming from his area. When asked about what it sounds like, Jensen claims he's never heard anything like it in his life noting that "it's positively eerie." No one from the Army to the CIA -- to even commercial radio -- can make heads or tails of the transmission. He mentions that they can track the signal, but also adds that the signal is being beamed from Earth and ''to'' Earth from a galactic source.
* Sydell questions this, but Jensen adds that they've localized the signal to a mountain peak in the [[San Angelo Mountains]], the land to thus being owned by the government. Sydell is pleased and tells Ellsworth to get his dispatcher to contact [[w:Vandenburg Air Force Base|Vandenburg Air Force Base]].
* The van stops in an open area atop the San Angelo Mountain. Troy and Dillon get out of the vehicle as Stockton recovers from the stun. He exits the vehicle and, much to his bewilderment, he sees that the two begin shooting lasers up to the sky, which act as beacons for the Galactican rescue craft. He goes to join by their side and asks about the laser pistols.
* Ellsworth's car makes it to the gates, but is obstructed by the tree. Upon investigating the tree, which Ellsworth initially believed to be knocked down by lightning, but discovers that the tree is still hot to the touch. Sydell notes that the "lightning" is fresh, yet there's not a cloud in the sky.
* Sometime later, [[Jay Johnson]] from the National Guard arrives with two trucks loaded with people an ordnance. Sydell orders that the tree be cleared and notes he doesn't care how it happens. Johnson orders the anti-tank weaponry be unloaded.
* Deep in thought, Stockton is looking over the children in the back of the van. Dillon asks Troy if they did the right thing, to which Troy replies that he should look at the children and then ask him that. Dillon then ponders how ''Galactica'' is going to get a rescue team in and out. Troy tells Dillon that the last transmission he received informed him that the rescue team was not going to be an ordinary one.
* Dillon and Troy then figure that the anti-gravity ship must be ready.
* Ellsworth tells Sydell that the guardsman will have the tree cleared in a few minutes. Two guardsman aim a rocket launcher at the tree and fire, destroying the tree.
* Stockton tries to sneak away, but Troy hears him and tells him to stay. Troy says that they don't want him to get hurt, particularly when the ship lands. The anti-gravity ship appears, bewildering Stockton.

=== Act 3 ===

* After seeing the ship, Stockton exclaims that the Warriors must be "Venutians".
* Once the ship lands, Troy tells them to get the children. Dillon asks Stockton to help; Stockton pleads with them to not take him away. He admits that he was a little careless about not testing the water, but Dillon merely replies to "come".
* Adama comes out from the craft and he meets with Troy. Adama assures Troy that he did well.
* Having passed the obstruction, the vehicles make their way up the road.
* Still afraid, Stockton tells Dillon to take the kid then come back for the last kid. While Stockton claims that he isn't "afraid or anything", Dillon replies that the "glory of the universe is intelligence" and to never be afraid of discovery.
* Stockton follows Dillon, hoping that they didn't tell the other Galacticans that he personally hurt the kids.
* Ahead of them, off into the distance, Sydell and Ellsworth see a bright light.
* Medical technicians work on the children, while Dillon escorts an awed and bewildered Stockton through the ship.
* Adama and Troy enter the ship's bridge. Zee tells them that [[Moonstone]], as well as the others, live and that Troy did well. Zee warns that the risk of their detection does increase every moment they stay, however.
* A good mile from the ship, Sydell tells Ellsworth to drive faster, but the car suddenly loses power. Sydell goes to ride in the other trucks, but is notified that they too have lost power. Angered and determined, Sydell begins to hike up the road. Ellsworth tells Johnson to take his men and follow Sydell.
* Stockton and Dillon enter the bridge of the anti-gravity ship. Dillon introduces Stockton to Adama. Stockton attempts to flatter Adama with various titles, including "Your Honor. Majesty. Eminence." He claims that he only "works there" and is "not really responsible".
* Adama replies that everyone is responsible. He explains that they have the ability to speak, to see, and mentions that there is a purpose for the brain as well.
* Noting Stockton's confusion, Dillon interjects, suggesting that Zee might prepare a computron simulation for Stockton to understand the consequences of his actions. Zee says he can show a simulation of how his actions will affect his community if nothing is changed. Zee asks Stockton if he would like to see a glimpse into his future. He tries to weasel his way out of it, but Zee orders the computrons to generate a projection of the Paradise Valley area in 1990.
* Stockton vainly continues his attempt to talk his way out of seeing the computron projection. Adama explains that the ship is designed to sample a vast area at a time and is capable of detailing every single organic item in that same area. Stockton equates it to a medical checkup, which Adama agrees with, and explains that it can do much more than that: it can sample the vegetation and all other items within that area as well, living or otherwise. When Stockton equates this to spying and asks who side Adama is on, Adama replies that he is on the side of the human race.
* Stockton tries one last bid to avoid seeing the projection, but Dillon grabs him and Zee begins playing the projection. Zee explains that the area is now densely populated and the air quality is aggravated by the return of coal as a primary fuel source. Zee informs Stockton that in late-March, early-April of 1990, his family "will be called upon to bear a heavy loss".
* On the screen, a older Stockton finds that he is still alive, a fact which he celebrates. Soon he realizes that he's attending a funeral for someone else. Stockton identifies all the people there, his daughter-in-law, his wife, Dr. Spencer, Ellsworth, but doesn't see his boy, [[Jimmy Lee Stockton]]. Stockton becomes anguished over this fact, as Zee explains how Jimmy's death occurs. As Jimmy works in the purificatiory of his chemical plant, he is exposed to "chemical dioxins" that lower his body's natural resistance to disease.
* On the bright side, Zee says the future events can be changed by "merely" diverting the chemical waste out of the water supply and store them in non-corrosive containers. Zee recommends focusing their scientific inquires to the "final disposition" of the chemical wastes.
* The computer sounds the alert that intruders are approaching: it's Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen, with their weapons drawn. Adama tells Stockton and the Warriors that they have to leave, but Stockton is now concerned for the future of both his son and the town. Zee replies that if his instructions are followed, the fate may be averted. Stockton pledges to do his best, to which Zee replies: "That is all anyone can do."
* The computer intones that the stations prepare for ascent. Adama tells the Warriors to escort Mr. Stockton.
* As the computer factors coordinates for "sixty [[micron]]s and counting", Troy asks Adama about the children. Adama informs him that the "inevitability of a Cylon holocaust" grows stronger every hour, and addresses Troy by his childhood nickname when beseeching him to "find a place for all our young", claiming that they will be safe on Earth.
* Troy asks when he'll see his grandfather again. Adama replies that he'll see him when the time is right.
* Sydell is running up the road, while Ellsworth complains about his age and that Sydell's going to kill him if they keep on running.
* Stockton leaves the ship. Troy, Dillon and the kids, who are healthy again, follow suit.
* Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen encounter the mist, which Sydell complains about. Sydell notes that the mist "literally creates its own rainstorm" and, much to Ellsworth's chagrin, Sydell claims that the source of this is a ship. He grabs the flashlight and continues on. Johnson asks Ellsworth what he means by ship, to which Ellsworth replies that it's "just a figure of speech". They follow Sydell.
* The anti-gravity ship ascends.
* Troy, Dillon, the Scouts and Stockton make it back to the van. Troy tells Stockton to make it down the mountain. Stockton claims that they'll lock him up for being a raving lunatic and is unsure of what to tell them. When Troy asks what Stockton believes he should do, Stockton replies that he's has to warn everyone about the danger and save his son. Troy assures Stockton that this is what he should do.
* Ellsworth announces to the van and its occupants that they're surrounded. As they reach the van, they see a bewildered Stockton and an otherwise abandoned van. When asked by Sydell where "they" went, Stockton pretends to be clueless, claiming that he was "just out for a little drive".
* Sydell opens the door to the back of the van, seeing the three beds and medical equipment. Sydell is unaware that the children and the Warriors are in the van, but rendered invisible. Outside the van, with the flashlight shining in his face, the bewildered Stockton says that he wants to go home now.
* Ellsworth points out that there's only one road in and out of the area and, as Sydell looks skyward, he acknowledges this fact.
* The next morning, Ellsworth and Sydell enter the sheriff's office. Ellsworth asks Collins to get him and the Colonel a cup of coffee, then get the state police on the phone. Collins tells Ellsworth that before he does that, he may want to look at the lock box on the desk.
* Collins opens the lock box, which reveals a box of [[cubit]]s. As Ellsworth palms a few of them, Collins explains that the note that came with it says that there's more than enough gold to repay the bank for its losses. Collins had it checked out, and it's twice as much as was stolen.
* When asked where this came from, Collins replies that it was on the front seat of Ellsworth's car. He found the vehicle on the highway along with the other vehicle. Sydell asks that they be analyzed. An irate Ellsworth asks what he intends to prove by analyzing them, to which Sydell replies that he'll find a "lot more than you'll find with the state police". Sydell tells Ellsworth to give up the search, as they are long gone. Ellsworth laughs, asking if Sydell believes that "them people went up in the air", Sydell mockingly replies, "Of course not, Sheriff. We know that's impossible, don't we?"
* Sydell adds that he has to take a raincheck on the coffee and leaves. Collins asks whether or not Ellsworth believes anything Sydell said, to which he replies, "What stuff?"
* In a restaurant, the Super Scouts are attempting to figure out what the plate-sized waffles are. Hamilton explains that they're waffles and that "you put some syrup on it and they taste real good". One of them notes that they "look like the floor of the ''Galactica''", which elicits the laugh from fellow scouts, attracting the attention of a nearby patron. Starla comments that the waffles look "used". Hamilton looks over to Dillon, who encourages the children that the waffles look good. Dillon begins to tell them that they have to get used to the food on Earth, but covers this when he attracts the interest of the same nearby patron.
* Dillon encourages the children to say a silent prayer "on behalf of Starla, Moonstone, and [[Wellington|Jason]]". When a girl scout asks if they are all right, Troy, who is walking behind the three now-healthy scouts, answers that they are all right. The three children join the rest of the scouts while Troy, Dillon and Hamilton go to an adjacent booth.
* Hamilton broaches the topic of what will happen now. Troy replies that the Warriors have to go, noting that he's received a communique from ''Galactica'' and have to go on a special mission. Hamilton asks about the children; Dillon assures her that they won't prove to be too much trouble. They essentially dump the children on her, which overwhelms her. Troy thanks Hamilton then kisses the tips of his hand and places his hand on Hamilton's forehead. Dillon and Troy leave the booth and announce to the children that they have to leave for a few days. Dillon tells the children how proud the two Warriors are about their conduct, which is interrupted by a young Super Scout who flicks a syrup-laden waffle piece at Dillon's cheek. The children giggle incessantly, and Troy and Dillon chuckle.

==Questions==

* Why wouldn't the Colonials make use of time travel to prevent the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]] in the first place?
* Where did the Galacticans get the materials to build the [[anti-gravity ship]]? How long has the ship been under construction?

==Notes==
* The strong consequences-and-responsibility subplot, especially in the second half of the episode, is borrowed directly from the "[[w:Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come|Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come]]" section of ''[[w:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]]'' by [[w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]].
* Adama is so impressed with the potential of the anti-grav ship in this episode that he wonders "with a force of anti-gravity ships such as these, we could retake our planets!" Clearly, Adama has not given up on the Twelve Colonies after all these years.
* In keeping with the mandate of programs in the early evening time slots to have educational value, the theme of this two-part episode is environmental conservation, which also comes up in "[[Space Croppers]]".
* The sick Super Scouts are identified by [[Dillon]] as being [[Starla]], [[Moonstone]] and [[Wellington|Jason]]. However, the girl scout is ''not'' Starla and Jason is later identified in "[[Spaceball]]" as [[Wellington]].
* Furthermore [[Jay Johnson]], the leader of the National Guard detachment, is identified by three different first names by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]: Jay, John and Joe.
* This is the first appearance of the UFO disclaimer before the end credit roll, which makes it appearance through the remainder of the series' episodes, with the exception of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Ellsworth gives Sydell his theory on what he believes is the real motivator for what's happening in his town:''
: '''[[Ellsworth]]:''' No... don't believe in little green men. I'll bet the answer to all this is little green dollars.

* ''Dillon encourages Stockton to board the ''[[Disco Volante]]'':''
: '''[[Dillon]]:''' The glory of universe is intelligence; never be afraid of discovery.

* ''Stockton meets Adama and attempts to abscond from his responsibility:''
: '''[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]:''' We're all responsible.
: '''Stockton:''' We are?
: '''Adama:''' Yes. We have lips so that we may speak, we have eyes so that we may see. Does it not follow ironically that there must be some purpose for the brain?

== Guest Stars ==
*[[James Patrick Stuart|[James] Patrick Stuart]] as [[Doctor Zee]]
*[[Allan Miller]] as Colonel [[Jack Sydell]]
*[[George Del Hoyo|George DeLoy]] as Dr. [[Spencer]]
*[[imdb:nm0702723|John Quade]] as Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]
*[[Mike Kellin]] as [[John Stockton]]
*[[imdb:nm0841613|Michael Swan]] as [[Collins]]
*[[Carlene Watkins]] as Nurse [[Valerie]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michael Brick|Michael Brick]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Nicholas Davies|Nicholas Davies]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Ronnie Densford|Ronnie Densford]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Mark Everett|Mark Everett]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Georgi Irene|Georgi Irene]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Tracy Justrich|Tracy Justrich]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Lindsay Kennedy|Lindsay Kennedy]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#D.G. Larson|David Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Larson|Eric Larson]] as [[Moonstone]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michelle Larson|Michelle Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jerry Supiran|Jerry Supiran]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Taslitz|Eric Taslitz]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*Uncredited as [[Jay Johnson]]

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The Super Scouts, Part II

2008-02-08T15:42:48Z

SMcCandlish: /* Notes */ Like DUH. I can't believe this wasn't mentioned already!

{{Episode Data
| image = Super Scouts 2.jpg
| title= The Super Scouts, Part II
| series= 1980
| season=
| episode= 5
| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| story=
| director= [[IMDB:nm0626872|Sigmund Neufeld Jr.]]
| production= 1.5
| rating=
| US airdate= 1980-03-23
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-23
| prev= [[The Super Scouts, Part I]]
| next= [[Spaceball]]
}}
== Overview ==

:''[[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]] and [[Doctor Zee|Dr. Zee]] must use an experimental [[anti-gravity ship]] to save a group of seriously ill [[Super Scouts|children]] who are stranded on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] rush back to the campsite, finding that the [[Super Scouts]] are eating apples. They initially chastise them over eating food without permission, but a Super Scout discovers that the food is edible thanks to the Boy Scouts' handbook. They move past that and tell the children that they need to hide from the police to avoid answering questions. They are given permission to use their [[invisibility field]]s, which delights them.
* Hearing the wailing of sirens off in the distance, Troy instructs the children to pack what they can. They break down the camp. Dillon and Troy place the camping equipment on their [[turbine]]s and render those bikes invisible.
* They run to a tree and begin jumping up into it. They activate their invisibility fields.
* The police cars arrive at the spot where the Super Scouts had camped. They only find the remnants of a burned campfire. Upon hearing the voices of the children, Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] asks Deputy [[Collins]] if he said something. Collins replies in the negative, but notes the campfire, which is neatly doused. Ellsworth, who believes that they're merely acting like scouts, makes a sarcastic comment about their acting like good scouts in regards to their treatment of the campfire.
* When Ellsworth mentions that he'll eat his hat if they are boy scouts, an apple is dropped on his head. Ellsworth comments that it's too early in the season for apples to be falling out a tree; Collins adds that the tree isn't an apple tree at all. He makes the assumption that one of the scouts probably left it up there.
* Ellsworth mentions that he's going to seal off the entire county. After this is said, the officers are deluged by half-eaten apples.
* Ellsworth asks about the laughter, Collins replies that it came from nowhere. Ellsworth assumes they're in the woods someplace, and says that they're going to search for them even if it takes all night.
* As they walk off, Dillon admonishes the children, saying that that's the last place they'll take them, since they're acting like children. Troy reminds him that they ''are'' children.
* Dillon replies that he forgot this, saying that after all they've been through, he keeps forgetting.
* They jump down from the tree and enter the police vehicles. The children comment that riding the Earth vehicles will be fun. The cars begin to drive off, with the officers running back to them. Ellsworth correctly believes that the scouts are taking their cars, but cannot see them.
* After they drive off, Collins brings up Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] and the alleged UFO sighting. Ellsworth scoffs that as garbage. Colliins speculates that some creatures may have landed and have stolen the bodies of the kids. Ellsworth scoffs that theory, claiming that Collins needs a vacation. Collins replies that the story is fantastic enough as it is, particularly with police cars that apparently drive themselves and half-eaten apples falling from a tree that isn't even an apple tree.
* Ellsworth hoists Collins by his arm and tells him that they have a long way to walk.
* At the [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]], the children are in hospital rooms, and don't appear to have improved.
* In his lab, Dr. [[Spencer]] is reviewing the blood samples under a microscope. He is interrupted by [[Jamie Hamilton]], who asks when the children could be discharged. She claims that their parents are getting concerned, to which Spencer replies that he isn't surprised. He mentions that they may never leave, noting the they're not improving. He adds that the children were never "normal" to begin with, allowing her to see a blood sample from one of the children.
* Spencer says that he can't identify any cells in that sample. Hamilton tries to gloss over the facts that Spencer presents to her, but he continues, mentioning that the [[w:Mayo Clinic|Mayo Clinic]] would love to get the hands on the children and the findings would make all the medical journals in the world.
* Hamilton pointedly asks if making journals is what's important to him, but he claims that he's interested in saving their lives. He segues into the pollution problems, which he's tried to fix since getting back from medical school. He asks her to make her story on a real problem, not "flying saucers", believing that the town is better off "broke than dead".
* Ellsworth summons Colonel Sydell to the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sheriff's Office]]. Ellsworth closes the door to his office and, off the record, says there's something going on in [[Paradise Valley]]. Sydell encourages Ellsworth to tell him all about it.
* Meanwhile, Spencer drives Hamilton to a stream near the plant. As they walk toward it from his car, Spencer tells Hamilton he first recognized the problem when he treated a bunch of kids who started an accidental fire, which happened when they were throwing stones at an old riverbed. The kids were enamored with the fact that they can get sparks from the soil by hitting at it with stones. He says that the chemicals in the soil cause the effect. He goes on to say that the wheels of a bike wear out in a matter of weeks, tennis shoes wear down even faster; the chemicals, he contends, are literally "burning the shoes off our kids' feet". He mentions that the same happened near Niagara Falls and in Virginia as a four-door Ford truck pulls up and a six workers from the plant pour out from it.
* The workers are beginning to pick a fight. The leader of this mob, [[Denver]], grows angry after Hamilton introduces herself. He angrily asks Spencer: "Doc, when are you gonna learn to keep your big mouth shut?" Hamilton defends Spencer, telling him that she was responsible for bringing him to the riverbed, but Denver pushes her aside, telling her to "butt out". Spencer jumps to her defense, telling him that she's only doing her job. He retorts that it's at the expense of theirs.
* Denver orders Hamilton to march her "little fanny outta here". When she stands her ground, Denver pushes her, which almost causes the situation to deteriorate into fisticuffs, except that Troy and Dillon arrive.
* Denver reacts pleasantly to this new development, as Troy and Dillon were who they were after in the first place. When Denver's posse approaches the Warriors, Dillon mentions that it's only fair to warn him that he's used to a much denser climate. "Consequently, I'm capable of retaliating in a way that would be grossly unfair to you."
* The posse chuckles at this. Denver points to a lackey to his left, telling him to take Dillon; Denver will take Troy. The lackey throws his fist a Dillon, but the Galactican one-handedly throws the lackey into a pile of brush. Dillon turns to Troy after the lackey lands, telling him he picked the spot deliberately for a soft landing.
* Denver assures his people that they can take the two of them, but they are hesitant to do so. He uses an "us versus them argument", saying they need to shut them down before they can do likewise.
* A van screeches to a halt and its driver, [[John Stockton]], tells his workers to stop or every one of them are fired. He chastises his men that he'll handle the "scoutmasters" his way. Denver points out Hamilton and her status as a journalist, but Stockton rebuffs this, telling them to go back to the plant. He assures them that Ellsworth will take care of the trespassers, thus removing the possibility of a story being told. Stockton barks at them to go, and they head back to their vehicle.
* As the posse moves off, Stockton orders the trespassers into the vehicle, saying that they're going to head to Ellsworth's. Stockton makes it clear that they either follow him to the police station, or he gets on the C.B. radio and summons the police.
* Spencer agrees to go to Ellsworth, claiming that he has a few complaints of his own.
* As Spencer and Stockton head to their respective vehicles, Hamilton asks Troy and Dillon what they are going to do, since Ellsworth's already looking for them. She asks how they got away from him, to which Dillon replies that they took their police cars. In reply to Hamilton's reaction, Dillon explains that he left the cars where Ellsworth could find them after heading back to their bikes.
* Hamilton tells them they have to leave. Troy replies that they can't leave the three children in the clinic behind.
* They are interrupted by Stockton, who gets impatient and slams his driver-side door, staring out at them through the open window. Troy and Dillon head to their bikes, while Hamilton exasperatedly notes that the Warriors are "hopeless".

=== Act 2 ===

* At the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sherrif's Office]], the teletype machine is working and Collins rips off a sheet from it.
* Inside the closed room of Ellsworth's office, Ellsworth reviews Dillon and Troy's record with Sydell. After he names off two of the things they're wanted for, Collins barges in and reports they're wanted for bank robbery.
* Ellsworth reviews the all-points bulletin and now have definitive proof that the scouts are frauds.
* On a highway, s they follow Stockton to the police station, [[Valerie]] calls for Spencer over the radio. She informs him that the scouts are dying. They move to pass Stockton, who is visibly agitated. Troy and Dillon come to the passenger side, where Hamilton informs them of the children's condition.
* Behind them, Stockton sticks his head out of the window and yells that he's sticking with them, no matter what. Troy and Dillon speed past them.
* Collins reports that they've heard nothing from the road blocks. Sydell figures that they haven't left yet due to the children in the clinic. Ellsworth scoffs this, since he assumes that they simply kidnapped the kids and are unconcerned for their fate. Sydell explains that they are neither drugged nor ordinary kids, which is why there's no record of them. Sydell quickly leaves.
* Collins reiterates his belief that the children are possessed by small aliens, a la ''[[References in Galactica 1980#Invasion of the Body Snatchers|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''. Ellsworth barks at him to stop the talk and tell the units to stop their search of cars and close the highways, much to Collins' surprise. Ellsworth leaves, declaring that he'll get to the "bottom of this nonsense".
* Spencer runs into Nurse Valerie at the doors to the Intensive Care Unit of [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]]. Dillon and Troy are already present as he walks in, he goes to [[Moonstone]] and checks his vitals, even though the monitors inform him that they're dead. He surmises that the chemical shock was too much for them; their hearts had gone into firbulation and stopped.
* Stockton and Hamilton enter the ICU. Spencer pointedly asks Stockton if their deaths tell anything to him. He adamantly denies that the plant had anything to do with their condition, but isn't so sure, mentioning that he's "not certain" after the fact.
* Troy interrupts, noting that Moonstone is still breathing. Spencer claims that it's only the life-support machine that's doing this. He notes that his brainwaves have stopped and that he's "legally dead".
* In response to Dillon's query on the term, Hamilton notes that the life supporting machines can sustain a person's heart or lungs indefinitely.
* Troy obliquely orders Dillon to send an emergency signal to the Fleet. He goes off. Spencer claims that, while he sympathizes with Troy, there's no way to save the child. However, Troy replies that "where we come from, death is a threshold far beyond this child's condition. Thanks to you, by our standards, he lives.
* When asked about where they come from, Stockton comments that he was told by them that they come from [[w:Cleveland|Cleveland]]. Troy ignores the question, asking for a vehicle that could maintain the life support equipment. After determining that the machines are portable and Stockton's vehicle could hold all of them. While Stockton voices that he wants to help, he initially gives the excuse that his company vehicle can't be used as an ambulance "by people who would just as soon sue us out of our business as look at us". After a brief debate about the life or death of a town versus the life or death of [[Moonstone]], Stockton bends and asks where they want his truck.
* Hamilton follows Dillon through the halls of the clinic, asking about what he plans to do. Dillon says that he's going to call for help, asking her to stay with the children to prevent them from being hurt or frightened. She asks where they are hidden.
* Dillon exits the medical center and sends an emergency transmission to ''Galactica''.
* Adama enters Zee's chamber to notify him of the transmission received by Dillon, but is interrupted by Zee who tells Adama that he's heard the transmission. He mentions that they have a difficult choice to risk the lives of the Fleet to save one child.
* Adama mentions that he considered resigning [[yahren]]s ago over agonizing decisions of that nature. Zee mentions that he'll spare him from making the choice; Zee declares that he's going. Adama rejects this, saying that Zee must not be risked. Zee mentions that he, above all, has the best chance at success.
* Adama and Zee enter a large hangar, where Adama sees the [[anti-gravity ship]]. An awed Adama makes the claim that it's finished, but Zee corrects him, saying it's not totally finished. Adama asks if the ship is "truly equal to the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]]' war machines, to which he replies that it's "more than equal". He explaiins that the Cylons "only copy": "they see what we do and try to better it".
* Adama expresses his vision of a force of such anti-gravity ships fighting back the Cylons, so that they may retake their homeworlds. Zee breaks the news to a crestfallen Adama: they have only one and don't have the resources to build more.
* Adama questions it's use, since they have but one. Zee says that it can save [[Moonstone]]'s life and provide them with better opportunities to observe Earth.
* After Zee makes it clear that he is the only person who understands the new ship and Adama says he'll go with him on the ship to Earth.
* At the clinic, Troy is disconnecting the final life support equipment for transport. Dillon reports that Ellsworth has pulled up with Sydell. Troy asks that the doctor delay them, so that they can make their escape. After asking why, Spencer is told by Troy that he can save the children. He replies that they must be "a lot farther than Cleveland" if they can save those children.
* Spencer tells Valerie to inform the officers that he's performing minor surgery and will be with them in a few minutes. She leaves.
* In the waiting room, Sydell and Ellsworth await the doctor. Sydell attempts to pump Valerie for information, but she replies that he'll need to ask the doctor about that, and gives him the same answer to other questions.
* Stockton is driving up a mountain, with the children attached to the life support equipment in the back of his van. Stockton asks how the machinery is powered. Dillon replies that they have their own energy source, which, as Troy points out, they'll run out of if they don't reach the top of their mountain. When asking what kind of hospital they would be going to, Troy cryptically replies, "Advanced. Very advanced."
* Still in the waiting room, they grow impatient. Sydell decides to take matters into his own hands and heads toward the intensive care unit. Valerie tries to stop them, telling them that they have to scrub down.
* Valerie calls Spencer, who opens the door to the ICU as soon as they approach. Sydell demands to see the children. Spencer tries to stall, but Sydell opens the ICU door and finds that the room is empty. When questioned, Spencer tells them that he doesn't know where the children went to.
* Ellsworth tells Spencer that the two men robbed a bank, which is a claim he finds to be dubious, but is given the APB on it. After this, Spencer gives information on the vehicle they got away in.
* In the vehicle, Troy tells Stockton to turn to a road, which leads up to an old, abandoned Nike base.
* At the C.B. radio in the clinic, Ellsworth puts out an APB on a Stanford Chemical van, and mentions that bank robbers are holding children as hostages.
* Stockton becomes cynical, ranting about "you and your gab about helping people and stopping pollution", and calling the Warriors bank robbers and kidnappers. Troy scoffs the claim and Stockton retorts that, if the charges aren't true, then he's free to turn around and check it out.
* Stockton stops the car, saying that it's his turn to be a good Samaritan and says he's going to get a police escort. As he moves to do so, Troy stuns him, and the Warrior takes the wheel, hoping that no one saw them make the last turn.
* They reach the gates to the government installation. They use their lasers to destroy the lock and open the gates.
* Down the road, Ellsworth and Sydell drive towards their location, apparently alerted to their whereabouts by a trucker or someone with a C.B. radio. While driving, Ellsworth says that he doesn't believe in extraterrestrials, but believes the "answer to all this is little green dollars".
* Dillon drives the van forward well past the gates as Troy runs behind it. After the van is clear, he trains his laser on a tree and brings it down to obstruct the passage. After this, Troy makes contact with ''Galactica''.
* Major [[Harvey Jensen]] tells Sydell over the C.B. radio that they're picking up high-beam transmissions coming from his area. When asked about what it sounds like, Jensen claims he's never heard anything like it in his life noting that "it's positively eerie." No one from the Army to the CIA -- to even commercial radio -- can make heads or tails of the transmission. He mentions that they can track the signal, but also adds that the signal is being beamed from Earth and ''to'' Earth from a galactic source.
* Sydell questions this, but Jensen adds that they've localized the signal to a mountain peak in the [[San Angelo Mountains]], the land to thus being owned by the government. Sydell is pleased and tells Ellsworth to get his dispatcher to contact [[w:Vandenburg Air Force Base|Vandenburg Air Force Base]].
* The van stops in an open area atop the San Angelo Mountain. Troy and Dillon get out of the vehicle as Stockton recovers from the stun. He exits the vehicle and, much to his bewilderment, he sees that the two begin shooting lasers up to the sky, which act as beacons for the Galactican rescue craft. He goes to join by their side and asks about the laser pistols.
* Ellsworth's car makes it to the gates, but is obstructed by the tree. Upon investigating the tree, which Ellsworth initially believed to be knocked down by lightning, but discovers that the tree is still hot to the touch. Sydell notes that the "lightning" is fresh, yet there's not a cloud in the sky.
* Sometime later, [[Jay Johnson]] from the National Guard arrives with two trucks loaded with people an ordnance. Sydell orders that the tree be cleared and notes he doesn't care how it happens. Johnson orders the anti-tank weaponry be unloaded.
* Deep in thought, Stockton is looking over the children in the back of the van. Dillon asks Troy if they did the right thing, to which Troy replies that he should look at the children and then ask him that. Dillon then ponders how ''Galactica'' is going to get a rescue team in and out. Troy tells Dillon that the last transmission he received informed him that the rescue team was not going to be an ordinary one.
* Dillon and Troy then figure that the anti-gravity ship must be ready.
* Ellsworth tells Sydell that the guardsman will have the tree cleared in a few minutes. Two guardsman aim a rocket launcher at the tree and fire, destroying the tree.
* Stockton tries to sneak away, but Troy hears him and tells him to stay. Troy says that they don't want him to get hurt, particularly when the ship lands. The anti-gravity ship appears, bewildering Stockton.

=== Act 3 ===

* After seeing the ship, Stockton exclaims that the Warriors must be "Venutians".
* Once the ship lands, Troy tells them to get the children. Dillon asks Stockton to help; Stockton pleads with them to not take him away. He admits that he was a little careless about not testing the water, but Dillon merely replies to "come".
* Adama comes out from the craft and he meets with Troy. Adama assures Troy that he did well.
* Having passed the obstruction, the vehicles make their way up the road.
* Still afraid, Stockton tells Dillon to take the kid then come back for the last kid. While Stockton claims that he isn't "afraid or anything", Dillon replies that the "glory of the universe is intelligence" and to never be afraid of discovery.
* Stockton follows Dillon, hoping that they didn't tell the other Galacticans that he personally hurt the kids.
* Ahead of them, off into the distance, Sydell and Ellsworth see a bright light.
* Medical technicians work on the children, while Dillon escorts an awed and bewildered Stockton through the ship.
* Adama and Troy enter the ship's bridge. Zee tells them that [[Moonstone]], as well as the others, live and that Troy did well. Zee warns that the risk of their detection does increase every moment they stay, however.
* A good mile from the ship, Sydell tells Ellsworth to drive faster, but the car suddenly loses power. Sydell goes to ride in the other trucks, but is notified that they too have lost power. Angered and determined, Sydell begins to hike up the road. Ellsworth tells Johnson to take his men and follow Sydell.
* Stockton and Dillon enter the bridge of the anti-gravity ship. Dillon introduces Stockton to Adama. Stockton attempts to flatter Adama with various titles, including "Your Honor. Majesty. Eminence." He claims that he only "works there" and is "not really responsible".
* Adama replies that everyone is responsible. He explains that they have the ability to speak, to see, and mentions that there is a purpose for the brain as well.
* Noting Stockton's confusion, Dillon interjects, suggesting that Zee might prepare a computron simulation for Stockton to understand the consequences of his actions. Zee says he can show a simulation of how his actions will affect his community if nothing is changed. Zee asks Stockton if he would like to see a glimpse into his future. He tries to weasel his way out of it, but Zee orders the computrons to generate a projection of the Paradise Valley area in 1990.
* Stockton vainly continues his attempt to talk his way out of seeing the computron projection. Adama explains that the ship is designed to sample a vast area at a time and is capable of detailing every single organic item in that same area. Stockton equates it to a medical checkup, which Adama agrees with, and explains that it can do much more than that: it can sample the vegetation and all other items within that area as well, living or otherwise. When Stockton equates this to spying and asks who side Adama is on, Adama replies that he is on the side of the human race.
* Stockton tries one last bid to avoid seeing the projection, but Dillon grabs him and Zee begins playing the projection. Zee explains that the area is now densely populated and the air quality is aggravated by the return of coal as a primary fuel source. Zee informs Stockton that in late-March, early-April of 1990, his family "will be called upon to bear a heavy loss".
* On the screen, a older Stockton finds that he is still alive, a fact which he celebrates. Soon he realizes that he's attending a funeral for someone else. Stockton identifies all the people there, his daughter-in-law, his wife, Dr. Spencer, Ellsworth, but doesn't see his boy, [[Jimmy Lee Stockton]]. Stockton becomes anguished over this fact, as Zee explains how Jimmy's death occurs. As Jimmy works in the purificatiory of his chemical plant, he is exposed to "chemical dioxins" that lower his body's natural resistance to disease.
* On the bright side, Zee says the future events can be changed by "merely" diverting the chemical waste out of the water supply and store them in non-corrosive containers. Zee recommends focusing their scientific inquires to the "final disposition" of the chemical wastes.
* The computer sounds the alert that intruders are approaching: it's Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen, with their weapons drawn. Adama tells Stockton and the Warriors that they have to leave, but Stockton is now concerned for the future of both his son and the town. Zee replies that if his instructions are followed, the fate may be averted. Stockton pledges to do his best, to which Zee replies: "That is all anyone can do."
* The computer intones that the stations prepare for ascent. Adama tells the Warriors to escort Mr. Stockton.
* As the computer factors coordinates for "sixty [[micron]]s and counting", Troy asks Adama about the children. Adama informs him that the "inevitability of a Cylon holocaust" grows stronger every hour, and addresses Troy by his childhood nickname when beseeching him to "find a place for all our young", claiming that they will be safe on Earth.
* Troy asks when he'll see his grandfather again. Adama replies that he'll see him when the time is right.
* Sydell is running up the road, while Ellsworth complains about his age and that Sydell's going to kill him if they keep on running.
* Stockton leaves the ship. Troy, Dillon and the kids, who are healthy again, follow suit.
* Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen encounter the mist, which Sydell complains about. Sydell notes that the mist "literally creates its own rainstorm" and, much to Ellsworth's chagrin, Sydell claims that the source of this is a ship. He grabs the flashlight and continues on. Johnson asks Ellsworth what he means by ship, to which Ellsworth replies that it's "just a figure of speech". They follow Sydell.
* The anti-gravity ship ascends.
* Troy, Dillon, the Scouts and Stockton make it back to the van. Troy tells Stockton to make it down the mountain. Stockton claims that they'll lock him up for being a raving lunatic and is unsure of what to tell them. When Troy asks what Stockton believes he should do, Stockton replies that he's has to warn everyone about the danger and save his son. Troy assures Stockton that this is what he should do.
* Ellsworth announces to the van and its occupants that they're surrounded. As they reach the van, they see a bewildered Stockton and an otherwise abandoned van. When asked by Sydell where "they" went, Stockton pretends to be clueless, claiming that he was "just out for a little drive".
* Sydell opens the door to the back of the van, seeing the three beds and medical equipment. Sydell is unaware that the children and the Warriors are in the van, but rendered invisible. Outside the van, with the flashlight shining in his face, the bewildered Stockton says that he wants to go home now.
* Ellsworth points out that there's only one road in and out of the area and, as Sydell looks skyward, he acknowledges this fact.
* The next morning, Ellsworth and Sydell enter the sheriff's office. Ellsworth asks Collins to get him and the Colonel a cup of coffee, then get the state police on the phone. Collins tells Ellsworth that before he does that, he may want to look at the lock box on the desk.
* Collins opens the lock box, which reveals a box of [[cubit]]s. As Ellsworth palms a few of them, Collins explains that the note that came with it says that there's more than enough gold to repay the bank for its losses. Collins had it checked out, and it's twice as much as was stolen.
* When asked where this came from, Collins replies that it was on the front seat of Ellsworth's car. He found the vehicle on the highway along with the other vehicle. Sydell asks that they be analyzed. An irate Ellsworth asks what he intends to prove by analyzing them, to which Sydell replies that he'll find a "lot more than you'll find with the state police". Sydell tells Ellsworth to give up the search, as they are long gone. Ellsworth laughs, asking if Sydell believes that "them people went up in the air", Sydell mockingly replies, "Of course not, Sheriff. We know that's impossible, don't we?"
* Sydell adds that he has to take a raincheck on the coffee and leaves. Collins asks whether or not Ellsworth believes anything Sydell said, to which he replies, "What stuff?"
* In a restaurant, the Super Scouts are attempting to figure out what the plate-sized waffles are. Hamilton explains that they're waffles and that "you put some syrup on it and they taste real good". One of them notes that they "look like the floor of the ''Galactica''", which elicits the laugh from fellow scouts, attracting the attention of a nearby patron. Starla comments that the waffles look "used". Hamilton looks over to Dillon, who encourages the children that the waffles look good. Dillon begins to tell them that they have to get used to the food on Earth, but covers this when he attracts the interest of the same nearby patron.
* Dillon encourages the children to say a silent prayer "on behalf of Starla, Moonstone, and [[Wellington|Jason]]". When a girl scout asks if they are all right, Troy, who is walking behind the three now-healthy scouts, answers that they are all right. The three children join the rest of the scouts while Troy, Dillon and Hamilton go to an adjacent booth.
* Hamilton broaches the topic of what will happen now. Troy replies that the Warriors have to go, noting that he's received a communique from ''Galactica'' and have to go on a special mission. Hamilton asks about the children; Dillon assures her that they won't prove to be too much trouble. They essentially dump the children on her, which overwhelms her. Troy thanks Hamilton then kisses the tips of his hand and places his hand on Hamilton's forehead. Dillon and Troy leave the booth and announce to the children that they have to leave for a few days. Dillon tells the children how proud the two Warriors are about their conduct, which is interrupted by a young Super Scout who flicks a syrup-laden waffle piece at Dillon's cheek. The children giggle incessantly, and Troy and Dillon chuckle.

==Questions==

* Why wouldn't the Colonials make use of time travel to prevent the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]] in the first place?
* Where did the Galacticans get the materials to build the [[anti-gravity ship]]? How long has the ship been under construction?

==Notes==
* The strong consequences-and-responsibility subplot, especially in the second half of the episode, is borrowed directly from the "[[w:Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come|Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come]]" section of ''[[w:A Christmas Carol|A Christmas Carol]]'' by [[w:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]].
* Adama is so impressed with the potential of the anti-grav ship in this episode that he wonders "with a force of anti-gravity ships such as these, we could retake our planets!" Clearly, Adama has not given up on the Twelve Colonies after all these years.
* In keeping with the mandate of programs in the early evening time slots to have educational value, the theme of this two-part episode is environmental conservation, which also comes up in "[[Space Croppers]]".
* The sick Super Scouts are identified by [[Dillon]] as being [[Starla]], [[Moonstone]] and [[Wellington|Jason]]. However, the girl scout is ''not'' Starla and Jason is later identified in "[[Spaceball]]" as [[Wellington]].
* Furthermore [[Jay Johnson]], the leader of the National Guard detachment, is identified by three different first names by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]: Jay, John and Joe.
* This is the first appearance of the UFO disclaimer before the end credit roll, which makes it appearance through the remainder of the series' episodes, with the exception of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Ellsworth gives Sydell his theory on what he believes is the real motivator for what's happening in his town:''
: '''[[Ellsworth]]:''' No... don't believe in little green men. I'll bet the answer to all this is little green dollars.

* ''Dillon encourages Stockton to board the ''[[Disco Volante]]'':''
: '''[[Dillon]]:''' The glory of universe is intelligence. Do not be afraid of discovery.

* ''Stockton meets Adama and attempts to abscond from his responsibility:''
: '''[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]:''' We're all responsible.
: '''Stockton:''' We are?
: '''Adama:''' Yes. We have lips so that we may speak, we have eyes so that we may see. Does it not follow ironically that there must be some purpose for the brain?

== Guest Stars ==
*[[James Patrick Stuart|[James] Patrick Stuart]] as [[Doctor Zee]]
*[[Allan Miller]] as Colonel [[Jack Sydell]]
*[[George Del Hoyo|George DeLoy]] as Dr. [[Spencer]]
*[[imdb:nm0702723|John Quade]] as Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]
*[[Mike Kellin]] as [[John Stockton]]
*[[imdb:nm0841613|Michael Swan]] as [[Collins]]
*[[Carlene Watkins]] as Nurse [[Valerie]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michael Brick|Michael Brick]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Nicholas Davies|Nicholas Davies]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Ronnie Densford|Ronnie Densford]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Mark Everett|Mark Everett]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Georgi Irene|Georgi Irene]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Tracy Justrich|Tracy Justrich]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Lindsay Kennedy|Lindsay Kennedy]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#D.G. Larson|David Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Larson|Eric Larson]] as [[Moonstone]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michelle Larson|Michelle Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jerry Supiran|Jerry Supiran]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Taslitz|Eric Taslitz]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*Uncredited as [[Jay Johnson]]

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The Super Scouts, Part II

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{{Episode Data
| image = Super Scouts 2.jpg
| title= The Super Scouts, Part II
| series= 1980
| season=
| episode= 5
| writer= [[Glen A. Larson]]
| story=
| director= [[IMDB:nm0626872|Sigmund Neufeld Jr.]]
| production= 1.5
| rating=
| US airdate= 1980-03-23
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2007-12-23
| prev= [[The Super Scouts, Part I]]
| next= [[Spaceball]]
}}
== Overview ==

:''[[Adama (1980)|Commander Adama]] and [[Doctor Zee|Dr. Zee]] must use an experimental [[anti-gravity ship]] to save a group of seriously ill [[Super Scouts|children]] who are stranded on [[Earth (1980)|Earth]].''

==Summary==

=== Act 1 ===

* [[Troy (1980)|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] rush back to the campsite, finding that the [[Super Scouts]] are eating apples. They initially chastise them over eating food without permission, but a Super Scout discovers that the food is edible thanks to the Boy Scouts' handbook. They move past that and tell the children that they need to hide from the police to avoid answering questions. They are given permission to use their [[invisibility field]]s, which delights them.
* Hearing the wailing of sirens off in the distance, Troy instructs the children to pack what they can. They break down the camp. Dillon and Troy place the camping equipment on their [[turbine]]s and render those bikes invisible.
* They run to a tree and begin jumping up into it. They activate their invisibility fields.
* The police cars arrive at the spot where the Super Scouts had camped. They only find the remnants of a burned campfire. Upon hearing the voices of the children, Sheriff [[Ellsworth]] asks Deputy [[Collins]] if he said something. Collins replies in the negative, but notes the campfire, which is neatly doused. Ellsworth, who believes that they're merely acting like scouts, makes a sarcastic comment about their acting like good scouts in regards to their treatment of the campfire.
* When Ellsworth mentions that he'll eat his hat if they are boy scouts, an apple is dropped on his head. Ellsworth comments that it's too early in the season for apples to be falling out a tree; Collins adds that the tree isn't an apple tree at all. He makes the assumption that one of the scouts probably left it up there.
* Ellsworth mentions that he's going to seal off the entire county. After this is said, the officers are deluged by half-eaten apples.
* Ellsworth asks about the laughter, Collins replies that it came from nowhere. Ellsworth assumes they're in the woods someplace, and says that they're going to search for them even if it takes all night.
* As they walk off, Dillon admonishes the children, saying that that's the last place they'll take them, since they're acting like children. Troy reminds him that they ''are'' children.
* Dillon replies that he forgot this, saying that after all they've been through, he keeps forgetting.
* They jump down from the tree and enter the police vehicles. The children comment that riding the Earth vehicles will be fun. The cars begin to drive off, with the officers running back to them. Ellsworth correctly believes that the scouts are taking their cars, but cannot see them.
* After they drive off, Collins brings up Colonel [[Jack Sydell]] and the alleged UFO sighting. Ellsworth scoffs that as garbage. Colliins speculates that some creatures may have landed and have stolen the bodies of the kids. Ellsworth scoffs that theory, claiming that Collins needs a vacation. Collins replies that the story is fantastic enough as it is, particularly with police cars that apparently drive themselves and half-eaten apples falling from a tree that isn't even an apple tree.
* Ellsworth hoists Collins by his arm and tells him that they have a long way to walk.
* At the [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]], the children are in hospital rooms, and don't appear to have improved.
* In his lab, Dr. [[Spencer]] is reviewing the blood samples under a microscope. He is interrupted by [[Jamie Hamilton]], who asks when the children could be discharged. She claims that their parents are getting concerned, to which Spencer replies that he isn't surprised. He mentions that they may never leave, noting the they're not improving. He adds that the children were never "normal" to begin with, allowing her to see a blood sample from one of the children.
* Spencer says that he can't identify any cells in that sample. Hamilton tries to gloss over the facts that Spencer presents to her, but he continues, mentioning that the [[w:Mayo Clinic|Mayo Clinic]] would love to get the hands on the children and the findings would make all the medical journals in the world.
* Hamilton pointedly asks if making journals is what's important to him, but he claims that he's interested in saving their lives. He segues into the pollution problems, which he's tried to fix since getting back from medical school. He asks her to make her story on a real problem, not "flying saucers", believing that the town is better off "broke than dead".
* Ellsworth summons Colonel Sydell to the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sheriff's Office]]. Ellsworth closes the door to his office and, off the record, says there's something going on in [[Paradise Valley]]. Sydell encourages Ellsworth to tell him all about it.
* Meanwhile, Spencer drives Hamilton to a stream near the plant. As they walk toward it from his car, Spencer tells Hamilton he first recognized the problem when he treated a bunch of kids who started an accidental fire, which happened when they were throwing stones at an old riverbed. The kids were enamored with the fact that they can get sparks from the soil by hitting at it with stones. He says that the chemicals in the soil cause the effect. He goes on to say that the wheels of a bike wear out in a matter of weeks, tennis shoes wear down even faster; the chemicals, he contends, are literally "burning the shoes off our kids' feet". He mentions that the same happened near Niagara Falls and in Virginia as a four-door Ford truck pulls up and a six workers from the plant pour out from it.
* The workers are beginning to pick a fight. The leader of this mob, [[Denver]], grows angry after Hamilton introduces herself. He angrily asks Spencer: "Doc, when are you gonna learn to keep your big mouth shut?" Hamilton defends Spencer, telling him that she was responsible for bringing him to the riverbed, but Denver pushes her aside, telling her to "butt out". Spencer jumps to her defense, telling him that she's only doing her job. He retorts that it's at the expense of theirs.
* Denver orders Hamilton to march her "little fanny outta here". When she stands her ground, Denver pushes her, which almost causes the situation to deteriorate into fisticuffs, except that Troy and Dillon arrive.
* Denver reacts pleasantly to this new development, as Troy and Dillon were who they were after in the first place. When Denver's posse approaches the Warriors, Dillon mentions that it's only fair to warn him that he's used to a much denser climate. "Consequently, I'm capable of retaliating in a way that would be grossly unfair to you."
* The posse chuckles at this. Denver points to a lackey to his left, telling him to take Dillon; Denver will take Troy. The lackey throws his fist a Dillon, but the Galactican one-handedly throws the lackey into a pile of brush. Dillon turns to Troy after the lackey lands, telling him he picked the spot deliberately for a soft landing.
* Denver assures his people that they can take the two of them, but they are hesitant to do so. He uses an "us versus them argument", saying they need to shut them down before they can do likewise.
* A van screeches to a halt and its driver, [[John Stockton]], tells his workers to stop or every one of them are fired. He chastises his men that he'll handle the "scoutmasters" his way. Denver points out Hamilton and her status as a journalist, but Stockton rebuffs this, telling them to go back to the plant. He assures them that Ellsworth will take care of the trespassers, thus removing the possibility of a story being told. Stockton barks at them to go, and they head back to their vehicle.
* As the posse moves off, Stockton orders the trespassers into the vehicle, saying that they're going to head to Ellsworth's. Stockton makes it clear that they either follow him to the police station, or he gets on the C.B. radio and summons the police.
* Spencer agrees to go to Ellsworth, claiming that he has a few complaints of his own.
* As Spencer and Stockton head to their respective vehicles, Hamilton asks Troy and Dillon what they are going to do, since Ellsworth's already looking for them. She asks how they got away from him, to which Dillon replies that they took their police cars. In reply to Hamilton's reaction, Dillon explains that he left the cars where Ellsworth could find them after heading back to their bikes.
* Hamilton tells them they have to leave. Troy replies that they can't leave the three children in the clinic behind.
* They are interrupted by Stockton, who gets impatient and slams his driver-side door, staring out at them through the open window. Troy and Dillon head to their bikes, while Hamilton exasperatedly notes that the Warriors are "hopeless".

=== Act 2 ===

* At the [[Paradise Valley Sheriff's Office|Sherrif's Office]], the teletype machine is working and Collins rips off a sheet from it.
* Inside the closed room of Ellsworth's office, Ellsworth reviews Dillon and Troy's record with Sydell. After he names off two of the things they're wanted for, Collins barges in and reports they're wanted for bank robbery.
* Ellsworth reviews the all-points bulletin and now have definitive proof that the scouts are frauds.
* On a highway, s they follow Stockton to the police station, [[Valerie]] calls for Spencer over the radio. She informs him that the scouts are dying. They move to pass Stockton, who is visibly agitated. Troy and Dillon come to the passenger side, where Hamilton informs them of the children's condition.
* Behind them, Stockton sticks his head out of the window and yells that he's sticking with them, no matter what. Troy and Dillon speed past them.
* Collins reports that they've heard nothing from the road blocks. Sydell figures that they haven't left yet due to the children in the clinic. Ellsworth scoffs this, since he assumes that they simply kidnapped the kids and are unconcerned for their fate. Sydell explains that they are neither drugged nor ordinary kids, which is why there's no record of them. Sydell quickly leaves.
* Collins reiterates his belief that the children are possessed by small aliens, a la ''[[References in Galactica 1980#Invasion of the Body Snatchers|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''. Ellsworth barks at him to stop the talk and tell the units to stop their search of cars and close the highways, much to Collins' surprise. Ellsworth leaves, declaring that he'll get to the "bottom of this nonsense".
* Spencer runs into Nurse Valerie at the doors to the Intensive Care Unit of [[Paradise Valley Medical Center]]. Dillon and Troy are already present as he walks in, he goes to [[Moonstone]] and checks his vitals, even though the monitors inform him that they're dead. He surmises that the chemical shock was too much for them; their hearts had gone into firbulation and stopped.
* Stockton and Hamilton enter the ICU. Spencer pointedly asks Stockton if their deaths tell anything to him. He adamantly denies that the plant had anything to do with their condition, but isn't so sure, mentioning that he's "not certain" after the fact.
* Troy interrupts, noting that Moonstone is still breathing. Spencer claims that it's only the life-support machine that's doing this. He notes that his brainwaves have stopped and that he's "legally dead".
* In response to Dillon's query on the term, Hamilton notes that the life supporting machines can sustain a person's heart or lungs indefinitely.
* Troy obliquely orders Dillon to send an emergency signal to the Fleet. He goes off. Spencer claims that, while he sympathizes with Troy, there's no way to save the child. However, Troy replies that "where we come from, death is a threshold far beyond this child's condition. Thanks to you, by our standards, he lives.
* When asked about where they come from, Stockton comments that he was told by them that they come from [[w:Cleveland|Cleveland]]. Troy ignores the question, asking for a vehicle that could maintain the life support equipment. After determining that the machines are portable and Stockton's vehicle could hold all of them. While Stockton voices that he wants to help, he initially gives the excuse that his company vehicle can't be used as an ambulance "by people who would just as soon sue us out of our business as look at us". After a brief debate about the life or death of a town versus the life or death of [[Moonstone]], Stockton bends and asks where they want his truck.
* Hamilton follows Dillon through the halls of the clinic, asking about what he plans to do. Dillon says that he's going to call for help, asking her to stay with the children to prevent them from being hurt or frightened. She asks where they are hidden.
* Dillon exits the medical center and sends an emergency transmission to ''Galactica''.
* Adama enters Zee's chamber to notify him of the transmission received by Dillon, but is interrupted by Zee who tells Adama that he's heard the transmission. He mentions that they have a difficult choice to risk the lives of the Fleet to save one child.
* Adama mentions that he considered resigning [[yahren]]s ago over agonizing decisions of that nature. Zee mentions that he'll spare him from making the choice; Zee declares that he's going. Adama rejects this, saying that Zee must not be risked. Zee mentions that he, above all, has the best chance at success.
* Adama and Zee enter a large hangar, where Adama sees the [[anti-gravity ship]]. An awed Adama makes the claim that it's finished, but Zee corrects him, saying it's not totally finished. Adama asks if the ship is "truly equal to the [[Cylons (1980)|Cylons]]' war machines, to which he replies that it's "more than equal". He explaiins that the Cylons "only copy": "they see what we do and try to better it".
* Adama expresses his vision of a force of such anti-gravity ships fighting back the Cylons, so that they may retake their homeworlds. Zee breaks the news to a crestfallen Adama: they have only one and don't have the resources to build more.
* Adama questions it's use, since they have but one. Zee says that it can save [[Moonstone]]'s life and provide them with better opportunities to observe Earth.
* After Zee makes it clear that he is the only person who understands the new ship and Adama says he'll go with him on the ship to Earth.
* At the clinic, Troy is disconnecting the final life support equipment for transport. Dillon reports that Ellsworth has pulled up with Sydell. Troy asks that the doctor delay them, so that they can make their escape. After asking why, Spencer is told by Troy that he can save the children. He replies that they must be "a lot farther than Cleveland" if they can save those children.
* Spencer tells Valerie to inform the officers that he's performing minor surgery and will be with them in a few minutes. She leaves.
* In the waiting room, Sydell and Ellsworth await the doctor. Sydell attempts to pump Valerie for information, but she replies that he'll need to ask the doctor about that, and gives him the same answer to other questions.
* Stockton is driving up a mountain, with the children attached to the life support equipment in the back of his van. Stockton asks how the machinery is powered. Dillon replies that they have their own energy source, which, as Troy points out, they'll run out of if they don't reach the top of their mountain. When asking what kind of hospital they would be going to, Troy cryptically replies, "Advanced. Very advanced."
* Still in the waiting room, they grow impatient. Sydell decides to take matters into his own hands and heads toward the intensive care unit. Valerie tries to stop them, telling them that they have to scrub down.
* Valerie calls Spencer, who opens the door to the ICU as soon as they approach. Sydell demands to see the children. Spencer tries to stall, but Sydell opens the ICU door and finds that the room is empty. When questioned, Spencer tells them that he doesn't know where the children went to.
* Ellsworth tells Spencer that the two men robbed a bank, which is a claim he finds to be dubious, but is given the APB on it. After this, Spencer gives information on the vehicle they got away in.
* In the vehicle, Troy tells Stockton to turn to a road, which leads up to an old, abandoned Nike base.
* At the C.B. radio in the clinic, Ellsworth puts out an APB on a Stanford Chemical van, and mentions that bank robbers are holding children as hostages.
* Stockton becomes cynical, ranting about "you and your gab about helping people and stopping pollution", and calling the Warriors bank robbers and kidnappers. Troy scoffs the claim and Stockton retorts that, if the charges aren't true, then he's free to turn around and check it out.
* Stockton stops the car, saying that it's his turn to be a good Samaritan and says he's going to get a police escort. As he moves to do so, Troy stuns him, and the Warrior takes the wheel, hoping that no one saw them make the last turn.
* They reach the gates to the government installation. They use their lasers to destroy the lock and open the gates.
* Down the road, Ellsworth and Sydell drive towards their location, apparently alerted to their whereabouts by a trucker or someone with a C.B. radio. While driving, Ellsworth says that he doesn't believe in extraterrestrials, but believes the "answer to all this is little green dollars".
* Dillon drives the van forward well past the gates as Troy runs behind it. After the van is clear, he trains his laser on a tree and brings it down to obstruct the passage. After this, Troy makes contact with ''Galactica''.
* Major [[Harvey Jensen]] tells Sydell over the C.B. radio that they're picking up high-beam transmissions coming from his area. When asked about what it sounds like, Jensen claims he's never heard anything like it in his life noting that "it's positively eerie." No one from the Army to the CIA -- to even commercial radio -- can make heads or tails of the transmission. He mentions that they can track the signal, but also adds that the signal is being beamed from Earth and ''to'' Earth from a galactic source.
* Sydell questions this, but Jensen adds that they've localized the signal to a mountain peak in the [[San Angelo Mountains]], the land to thus being owned by the government. Sydell is pleased and tells Ellsworth to get his dispatcher to contact [[w:Vandenburg Air Force Base|Vandenburg Air Force Base]].
* The van stops in an open area atop the San Angelo Mountain. Troy and Dillon get out of the vehicle as Stockton recovers from the stun. He exits the vehicle and, much to his bewilderment, he sees that the two begin shooting lasers up to the sky, which act as beacons for the Galactican rescue craft. He goes to join by their side and asks about the laser pistols.
* Ellsworth's car makes it to the gates, but is obstructed by the tree. Upon investigating the tree, which Ellsworth initially believed to be knocked down by lightning, but discovers that the tree is still hot to the touch. Sydell notes that the "lightning" is fresh, yet there's not a cloud in the sky.
* Sometime later, [[Jay Johnson]] from the National Guard arrives with two trucks loaded with people an ordnance. Sydell orders that the tree be cleared and notes he doesn't care how it happens. Johnson orders the anti-tank weaponry be unloaded.
* Deep in thought, Stockton is looking over the children in the back of the van. Dillon asks Troy if they did the right thing, to which Troy replies that he should look at the children and then ask him that. Dillon then ponders how ''Galactica'' is going to get a rescue team in and out. Troy tells Dillon that the last transmission he received informed him that the rescue team was not going to be an ordinary one.
* Dillon and Troy then figure that the anti-gravity ship must be ready.
* Ellsworth tells Sydell that the guardsman will have the tree cleared in a few minutes. Two guardsman aim a rocket launcher at the tree and fire, destroying the tree.
* Stockton tries to sneak away, but Troy hears him and tells him to stay. Troy says that they don't want him to get hurt, particularly when the ship lands. The anti-gravity ship appears, bewildering Stockton.

=== Act 3 ===

* After seeing the ship, Stockton exclaims that the Warriors must be "Venutians".
* Once the ship lands, Troy tells them to get the children. Dillon asks Stockton to help; Stockton pleads with them to not take him away. He admits that he was a little careless about not testing the water, but Dillon merely replies to "come".
* Adama comes out from the craft and he meets with Troy. Adama assures Troy that he did well.
* Having passed the obstruction, the vehicles make their way up the road.
* Still afraid, Stockton tells Dillon to take the kid then come back for the last kid. While Stockton claims that he isn't "afraid or anything", Dillon replies that the "glory of the universe is intelligence" and to never be afraid of discovery.
* Stockton follows Dillon, hoping that they didn't tell the other Galacticans that he personally hurt the kids.
* Ahead of them, off into the distance, Sydell and Ellsworth see a bright light.
* Medical technicians work on the children, while Dillon escorts an awed and bewildered Stockton through the ship.
* Adama and Troy enter the ship's bridge. Zee tells them that [[Moonstone]], as well as the others, live and that Troy did well. Zee warns that the risk of their detection does increase every moment they stay, however.
* A good mile from the ship, Sydell tells Ellsworth to drive faster, but the car suddenly loses power. Sydell goes to ride in the other trucks, but is notified that they too have lost power. Angered and determined, Sydell begins to hike up the road. Ellsworth tells Johnson to take his men and follow Sydell.
* Stockton and Dillon enter the bridge of the anti-gravity ship. Dillon introduces Stockton to Adama. Stockton attempts to flatter Adama with various titles, including "Your Honor. Majesty. Eminence." He claims that he only "works there" and is "not really responsible".
* Adama replies that everyone is responsible. He explains that they have the ability to speak, to see, and mentions that there is a purpose for the brain as well.
* Noting Stockton's confusion, Dillon interjects, suggesting that Zee might prepare a computron simulation for Stockton to understand the consequences of his actions. Zee says he can show a simulation of how his actions will affect his community if nothing is changed. Zee asks Stockton if he would like to see a glimpse into his future. He tries to weasel his way out of it, but Zee orders the computrons to generate a projection of the Paradise Valley area in 1990.
* Stockton vainly continues his attempt to talk his way out of seeing the computron projection. Adama explains that the ship is designed to sample a vast area at a time and is capable of detailing every single organic item in that same area. Stockton equates it to a medical checkup, which Adama agrees with, and explains that it can do much more than that: it can sample the vegetation and all other items within that area as well, living or otherwise. When Stockton equates this to spying and asks who side Adama is on, Adama replies that he is on the side of the human race.
* Stockton tries one last bid to avoid seeing the projection, but Dillon grabs him and Zee begins playing the projection. Zee explains that the area is now densely populated and the air quality is aggravated by the return of coal as a primary fuel source. Zee informs Stockton that in late-March, early-April of 1990, his family "will be called upon to bear a heavy loss".
* On the screen, a older Stockton finds that he is still alive, a fact which he celebrates. Soon he realizes that he's attending a funeral for someone else. Stockton identifies all the people there, his daughter-in-law, his wife, Dr. Spencer, Ellsworth, but doesn't see his boy, [[Jimmy Lee Stockton]]. Stockton becomes anguished over this fact, as Zee explains how Jimmy's death occurs. As Jimmy works in the purificatiory of his chemical plant, he is exposed to "chemical dioxins" that lower his body's natural resistance to disease.
* On the bright side, Zee says the future events can be changed by "merely" diverting the chemical waste out of the water supply and store them in non-corrosive containers. Zee recommends focusing their scientific inquires to the "final disposition" of the chemical wastes.
* The computer sounds the alert that intruders are approaching: it's Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen, with their weapons drawn. Adama tells Stockton and the Warriors that they have to leave, but Stockton is now concerned for the future of both his son and the town. Zee replies that if his instructions are followed, the fate may be averted. Stockton pledges to do his best, to which Zee replies: "That is all anyone can do."
* The computer intones that the stations prepare for ascent. Adama tells the Warriors to escort Mr. Stockton.
* As the computer factors coordinates for "sixty [[micron]]s and counting", Troy asks Adama about the children. Adama informs him that the "inevitability of a Cylon holocaust" grows stronger every hour, and addresses Troy by his childhood nickname when beseeching him to "find a place for all our young", claiming that they will be safe on Earth.
* Troy asks when he'll see his grandfather again. Adama replies that he'll see him when the time is right.
* Sydell is running up the road, while Ellsworth complains about his age and that Sydell's going to kill him if they keep on running.
* Stockton leaves the ship. Troy, Dillon and the kids, who are healthy again, follow suit.
* Sydell, Ellsworth and the National Guardsmen encounter the mist, which Sydell complains about. Sydell notes that the mist "literally creates its own rainstorm" and, much to Ellsworth's chagrin, Sydell claims that the source of this is a ship. He grabs the flashlight and continues on. Johnson asks Ellsworth what he means by ship, to which Ellsworth replies that it's "just a figure of speech". They follow Sydell.
* The anti-gravity ship ascends.
* Troy, Dillon, the Scouts and Stockton make it back to the van. Troy tells Stockton to make it down the mountain. Stockton claims that they'll lock him up for being a raving lunatic and is unsure of what to tell them. When Troy asks what Stockton believes he should do, Stockton replies that he's has to warn everyone about the danger and save his son. Troy assures Stockton that this is what he should do.
* Ellsworth announces to the van and its occupants that they're surrounded. As they reach the van, they see a bewildered Stockton and an otherwise abandoned van. When asked by Sydell where "they" went, Stockton pretends to be clueless, claiming that he was "just out for a little drive".
* Sydell opens the door to the back of the van, seeing the three beds and medical equipment. Sydell is unaware that the children and the Warriors are in the van, but rendered invisible. Outside the van, with the flashlight shining in his face, the bewildered Stockton says that he wants to go home now.
* Ellsworth points out that there's only one road in and out of the area and, as Sydell looks skyward, he acknowledges this fact.
* The next morning, Ellsworth and Sydell enter the sheriff's office. Ellsworth asks Collins to get him and the Colonel a cup of coffee, then get the state police on the phone. Collins tells Ellsworth that before he does that, he may want to look at the lock box on the desk.
* Collins opens the lock box, which reveals a box of [[cubit]]s. As Ellsworth palms a few of them, Collins explains that the note that came with it says that there's more than enough gold to repay the bank for its losses. Collins had it checked out, and it's twice as much as was stolen.
* When asked where this came from, Collins replies that it was on the front seat of Ellsworth's car. He found the vehicle on the highway along with the other vehicle. Sydell asks that they be analyzed. An irate Ellsworth asks what he intends to prove by analyzing them, to which Sydell replies that he'll find a "lot more than you'll find with the state police". Sydell tells Ellsworth to give up the search, as they are long gone. Ellsworth laughs, asking if Sydell believes that "them people went up in the air", Sydell mockingly replies, "Of course not, Sheriff. We know that's impossible, don't we?"
* Sydell adds that he has to take a raincheck on the coffee and leaves. Collins asks whether or not Ellsworth believes anything Sydell said, to which he replies, "What stuff?"
* In a restaurant, the Super Scouts are attempting to figure out what the plate-sized waffles are. Hamilton explains that they're waffles and that "you put some syrup on it and they taste real good". One of them notes that they "look like the floor of the ''Galactica''", which elicits the laugh from fellow scouts, attracting the attention of a nearby patron. Starla comments that the waffles look "used". Hamilton looks over to Dillon, who encourages the children that the waffles look good. Dillon begins to tell them that they have to get used to the food on Earth, but covers this when he attracts the interest of the same nearby patron.
* Dillon encourages the children to say a silent prayer "on behalf of Starla, Moonstone, and [[Wellington|Jason]]". When a girl scout asks if they are all right, Troy, who is walking behind the three now-healthy scouts, answers that they are all right. The three children join the rest of the scouts while Troy, Dillon and Hamilton go to an adjacent booth.
* Hamilton broaches the topic of what will happen now. Troy replies that the Warriors have to go, noting that he's received a communique from ''Galactica'' and have to go on a special mission. Hamilton asks about the children; Dillon assures her that they won't prove to be too much trouble. They essentially dump the children on her, which overwhelms her. Troy thanks Hamilton then kisses the tips of his hand and places his hand on Hamilton's forehead. Dillon and Troy leave the booth and announce to the children that they have to leave for a few days. Dillon tells the children how proud the two Warriors are about their conduct, which is interrupted by a young Super Scout who flicks a syrup-laden waffle piece at Dillon's cheek. The children giggle incessantly, and Troy and Dillon chuckle.

==Questions==

* Why wouldn't the Colonials make use of time travel to prevent the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]] in the first place?
* Where did the Galacticans get the materials to build the [[anti-gravity ship]]? How long has the ship been under construction?

==Notes==

* Adama is so impressed with the potential of the anti-grav ship in this episode that he wonders "with a force of anti-gravity ships such as these, we could retake our planets!" Clearly, Adama has not given up on the Twelve Colonies after all these years.
* In keeping with the mandate of programs in the early evening time slots to have educational value, the theme of this two-part episode is environmental conservation, which also comes up in "[[Space Croppers]]".
* The sick Super Scouts are identified by [[Dillon]] as being [[Starla]], [[Moonstone]] and [[Wellington|Jason]]. However, the girl scout is ''not'' Starla and Jason is later identified in "[[Spaceball]]" as [[Wellington]].
* Furthermore [[Jay Johnson]], the leader of the National Guard detachment, is identified by three different first names by Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]: Jay, John and Joe.
* This is the first appearance of the UFO disclaimer before the end credit roll, which makes it appearance through the remainder of the series' episodes, with the exception of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

* ''Ellsworth gives Sydell his theory on what he believes is the real motivator for what's happening in his town:''
: '''[[Ellsworth]]:''' No... don't believe in little green men. I'll bet the answer to all this is little green dollars.

* ''Dillon encourages Stockton to board the ''[[Disco Volante]]'':''
: '''[[Dillon]]:''' The glory of universe is intelligence. Do not be afraid of discovery.

* ''Stockton meets Adama and attempts to abscond from his responsibility:''
: '''[[Adama (1980)|Adama]]:''' We're all responsible.
: '''Stockton:''' We are?
: '''Adama:''' Yes. We have lips so that we may speak, we have eyes so that we may see. Does it not follow ironically that there must be some purpose for the brain?

== Guest Stars ==
*[[James Patrick Stuart|[James] Patrick Stuart]] as [[Doctor Zee]]
*[[Allan Miller]] as Colonel [[Jack Sydell]]
*[[George Del Hoyo|George DeLoy]] as Dr. [[Spencer]]
*[[imdb:nm0702723|John Quade]] as Sheriff [[Ellsworth]]
*[[Mike Kellin]] as [[John Stockton]]
*[[imdb:nm0841613|Michael Swan]] as [[Collins]]
*[[Carlene Watkins]] as Nurse [[Valerie]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michael Brick|Michael Brick]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Nicholas Davies|Nicholas Davies]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Ronnie Densford|Ronnie Densford]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Mark Everett|Mark Everett]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Georgi Irene|Georgi Irene]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Tracy Justrich|Tracy Justrich]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Lindsay Kennedy|Lindsay Kennedy]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#D.G. Larson|David Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Larson|Eric Larson]] as [[Moonstone]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Michelle Larson|Michelle Larson]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Jerry Supiran|Jerry Supiran]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*[[The Super Scouts (cast)#Eric Taslitz|Eric Taslitz]] as [[The Super Scouts|Super Scout]]
*Uncredited as [[Jay Johnson]]

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James Patrick Stuart

2008-02-08T15:11:52Z

SMcCandlish: Why was his father's name in "scare quotes"?

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'''James Patrick Stuart''' (born on June 16, 1968 in Encino, California) is an American television actor.

Stuart was born into a showbiz family, his father was Chad of the musical group, [[Wikipedia:Chad and Jeremy|Chad and Jeremy]].

As a child actor, Stuart went by the name Patrick Stuart, and took over the role of [[Doctor Zee]] in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' beginning with the episode "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]." The change in actors was never explained by any on screen dialogue.

Since that time, Stuart has been prolific in television work, appearing in such diverse programs as ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Judging Amy|Judging Amy]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Still Standing|Still Standing]]''. He has also performed voiceover work for the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Duck Dodgers|Duck Dodgers]]'', the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Cars (film)|Cars]]'' and the video games ''[[Wikipedia:Kingdom Hearts II|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Call of Duty 2: Big Red One|Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]''.

Stuart currently stars in the TV drama, ''The Closer''.

== Notes ==

* He is unrelated to the ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' actor, [[MemoryAlpha:Patrick Stewart|Patrick Stewart]], who portrayed [[MemoryAlpha:Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Picard]] in the series and subsequent theatrical movies.

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Sciography

2008-02-05T15:11:03Z

SMcCandlish: Rm. pointless italics.

[[Image:Sciographysnapshot.jpg|thumb|right|Battlestar Galactica episode of Sciography]]
'''''Sciography''''' was a short lived 60 minute documentary series produced by the [[Sci Fi Channel]] that chronicled various sci-fi TV shows. The series itself aired only two episodes, the second covering the [[Don Bellisario]] series ''[[Wikipedia:Quantum Leap|Quantum Leap]]''.

The first episode of ''Sciography'' was aired on July 16, 2000 and dedicated to the 1978 ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

It starred the following Original Series cast and crew members: [[Dirk Benedict]], [[John Dykstra]], [[Richard Hatch]], [[Don Bellisario]], [[Glen A. Larson]], [[Anne Lockhart]], and [[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]]. It also featured commentary from [[Wikipedia:John Kenneth Muir|John Kenneth Muir]], writer of ''[[An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica]]'', as well as commentary from fans—primarily represented by reviewer [[Scott Mantz]] who was contentiously billed as "Galactica's #1 Fan".

The show was directed by [[Wikipedia:Andy Schatzberg|Andy Schatzberg]] and written by [[Wikipedia:Herbie Pilato|Herbie Pilato]].

== Official Statements ==

* [[Scott Mantz]] notes that he himself wasn't fond of his billing as "''Galactica's'' #1 fan":
: I saved the date [for ''Sciography'''s airing], but since I was warned that I might not even be on it, I didn’t tell too many people about it. When I sat down to watch the show, I was amazed when my face came up on the screen! That amazement turned to horror when I read the chyron under my face, which read "''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s #1 fan!"
: Now as we all know, sci fi fans are the most passionate—and the most opinionated—fans in the universe. I knew that they were going to have gripes about the show (as I did), but I didn't realize that they were going to have a field day with the "#1 fan" chyron. I got used to harsh criticism when I was hosting ''Sci Fi Entertainment'', but some of the online postings about my ''Sciography'' appearance were downright brutal. I mean, here I was, honored to represent a great TV show, and I didn’t get any respect for it.<ref name="mantz">{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/scott.html|title=Battlestar Zone: The Sciography Experience|date=2001|accessdate=27 October 2007|last=Mantz|first=Scott A.|format=|language=}}</ref>
* Mantz also notes that [[Richard Hatch]] was "understandably upset over the tabloid nature of the show, and they obviously didn’t get their facts straight" during a conversation the day after ''Sciography'' aired.<ref name="mantz"/>

== References ==

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==External links==
*[[imdb:tt0254047|Sciography]] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDB.com]
*[http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/sciograp.html Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by Susan J. Paxton
*[http://www.blast.net/hart/sciography.htm Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by John Hart

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Sciography

2008-02-05T15:10:34Z

SMcCandlish: typo fix

[[Image:Sciographysnapshot.jpg|thumb|right|Battlestar Galactica episode of Sciography]]
'''''Sciography''''' was a short lived 60 minute documentary series produced by the [[Sci Fi Channel]] that chronicled various sci-fi TV shows. The series itself aired only two episodes, the second covering the [[Don Bellisario]] series ''[[Wikipedia:Quantum Leap|Quantum Leap]]''.

The first episode of ''Sciography'' was aired on July 16, 2000 and dedicated to the 1978 ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

It starred the following Original Series cast and crew members: [[Dirk Benedict]], [[John Dykstra]], [[Richard Hatch]], [[Don Bellisario]], [[Glen A. Larson]], [[Anne Lockhart]], and [[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]]. It also featured commentary from [[Wikipedia:John Kenneth Muir|John Kenneth Muir]], writer of ''[[An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica]]'', as well as commentary from fans—primarily represented by reviewer [[Scott Mantz]] who was contentiously billed as "Galactica's #1 Fan".

The show was directed by [[Wikipedia:Andy Schatzberg|Andy Schatzberg]] and written by [[Wikipedia:Herbie Pilato|Herbie Pilato]].

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Scott Mantz]] notes that he himself wasn't fond of his billing as "''Galactica's'' #1 fan":''
: I saved the date [for ''Sciography'''s airing], but since I was warned that I might not even be on it, I didn’t tell too many people about it. When I sat down to watch the show, I was amazed when my face came up on the screen! That amazement turned to horror when I read the chyron under my face, which read "''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s #1 fan!"
: Now as we all know, sci fi fans are the most passionate—and the most opinionated—fans in the universe. I knew that they were going to have gripes about the show (as I did), but I didn't realize that they were going to have a field day with the "#1 fan" chyron. I got used to harsh criticism when I was hosting ''Sci Fi Entertainment'', but some of the online postings about my ''Sciography'' appearance were downright brutal. I mean, here I was, honored to represent a great TV show, and I didn’t get any respect for it.<ref name="mantz">{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/scott.html|title=Battlestar Zone: The Sciography Experience|date=2001|accessdate=27 October 2007|last=Mantz|first=Scott A.|format=|language=}}</ref>
* Mantz also notes that [[Richard Hatch]] was "understandably upset over the tabloid nature of the show, and they obviously didn’t get their facts straight" during a conversation the day after ''Sciography'' aired.<ref name="mantz"/>

== References ==

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

==External links==
*[[imdb:tt0254047|Sciography]] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDB.com]
*[http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/sciograp.html Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by Susan J. Paxton
*[http://www.blast.net/hart/sciography.htm Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by John Hart

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Sciography

2008-02-05T15:10:13Z

SMcCandlish: Dash and quote character twiddles.

[[Image:Sciographysnapshot.jpg|thumb|right|Battlestar Galactica episode of Sciography]]
'''''Sciography''''' was a short lived 60 minute documentary series produced by the [[Sci Fi Channel]] that chronicled various sci-fi TV shows. The series itself aired only two episodes, the second covering the [[Don Bellisario]] series ''[[Wikipedia:Quantum Leap|Quantum Leap]]''.

The first episode of ''Sciography'' was aired on July 16, 2000 and dedicated to the 1978 ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

It starred the following Original Series cast and crew members: [[Dirk Benedict]], [[John Dykstra]], [[Richard Hatch]], [[Don Bellisario]], [[Glen A. Larson]], [[Anne Lockhart]], and [[Laurette Spang-McCook|Laurette Spang]]. It also featured commentary from [[Wikipedia:John Kenneth Muir|John Kenneth Muir]], writer of ''[[An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica]]'', as well as commentary from fans—primarily represented by reviewer [[Scott Mantz]] who was contentiously billed as "Galactica's #1 Fan".

The show was directed by [[Wikipedia:Andy Schatzberg|Andy Schatzberg]] and written by [[Wikipedia:Herbie Pilato|Herbie Pilato]].

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Scott Mantz]] notes that he himself wasn't fond of his billing as "''Galactica's'' #1 fan":''
: I saved the date [for ''Sciography'''s airing], but since I was warned that I might not even be on it, I didn’t tell too many people about it. When I sat down to watch the show, I was amazed when my face came up on the screen! That amazement turned to horror when I read the chyron under my face, which read "''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s #1 fan!"
: Now as we all know, sci fi fans are the most passionate—and the most opinionated—fans in the universe. I knew that they were going to have gripes about the show (as I did), but I didn't realize that they were going to have a field day with the "#1 fan" chyron. I got used to harsh criticism when I was hosting ''Sci Fi Entertainment'', but some of the online postings about my ''Sciography'' appearance were downright brutal. I mean, here I was, honored to represent a great TV show, and I didn’t get any respect for it.<ref name="mantz">{{cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/scott.html|title=Battlestar Zone: The Sciography Experience|date=2001|accessdate=27 October 2007|last=Mantz|first=Scott A.|format=|language=}}</ref>
* Mantz also notes that [[Richard Hatch]] was "understandably upset over the tabloid nature of the show, and they obviously didn’t get their fact straight" during a conversation the day after ''Sciography'' aired.<ref name="mantz"/>

== References ==

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

==External links==
*[[imdb:tt0254047|Sciography]] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDB.com]
*[http://www.geocities.com/sjpaxton/sciograp.html Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by Susan J. Paxton
*[http://www.blast.net/hart/sciography.htm Review of ''Sciography: Battlestar Galactica''] by John Hart

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Socialator

2008-02-05T15:06:05Z

SMcCandlish: clarification

[[Image:CassieSocilatorSaga.jpg|thumb|right|Cassiopeia is harassed for being a socialator ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]]
A '''socialator''' is a 4,000 [[yahren]] old profession sanctified by the "elders," wherein a person obliges the desires of others. In other words, it's a euphemism for [[w:Prostitute|prostitute]] or "space hooker"<ref>Actress [[Laurette Spang]] called her character's original vocation this in ''[[Sciography]]''.</ref>. Those who practice this profession are scorned by members of the [[Otori Sect]].

[[Cassiopeia]] was a socialator prior to the [[Battle of Cimtar|Cylon sneak attack]] on the [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Colonies]] ([[Saga of a Star World]]).

== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: Socialators are "a caste whose function was to entertain and give pleasure to others" and were "skilled in the music and the dance, and could speak with intelligence on nearly any subject".<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=26}}</ref> I.e., they would be more akin to [[w:Geisha|geishas]] and [[w:Courtesan|courtesans]] than modern prostitutes.

== References ==

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Take the Celestra

2008-02-05T15:04:01Z

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{{Episode Data
| image = Celestra.jpg
| title= Take the Celestra
| series= tos
| season=
| episode= 20
| guests=
| writer= [[IMDB:nm0137936|Jim Carlson]] [[IMDB:nm0568131|Terrence McDonnell]]
| story= [[David S. Arthur]] [[IMDB:nm0681002|David G. Phinney]] [[IMDB:nm0137936|Jim Carlson]] [[IMDB:nm0568131|Terrence McDonnell]]
| director= [[IMDB:nm0356396|Daniel Haller]]
| production=
| rating=
| US airdate= 1979-04-01
| UK airdate=
| dvd= 2004-12-28
| population=
| prev= [[Experiment in Terra]]
| next= [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]
| hulu=Y
}}
== Overview ==

: ''[[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] encounters long-lost love [[Aurora]] amidst a mutinous rebellion aboard the ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]''.''

== Summary ==

* In a formal dress ceremony aboard the [[Galactica (TOS)|''Galactica'']] to honor [[Kronus]], captain of the ''[[Celestra (TOS)|Celestra]]'' and former commander of the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Rycon]]'', [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] and the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Council of Twelve]] bestow upon Kronus the [[Distinguished Service Medallion]]; he is also appointed executive commander of three industry ships in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|ragtag fleet]].
* During the proceedings, [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] recognizes former love [[Aurora]] standing among the ranks of the ''Celestra'' crew; when she leaves during the ceremony, [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] must physically restrain Starbuck from breaking ranks to follow her.
* Aurora goes to the control room and, in a sinister manner, requests navigational data for the beta sector.
* At the reception following the ceremony, Kronus mildly berates [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] for drinking before duty; he then reminds Adama of his strict adherence to regulation and discipline.
* Starbuck (re-)introduces himself to Aurora, who has become the pilot of Kronus’ shuttle, but the two old flames are interrupted by [[Cassiopeia]] with concert duckets; annoyed, Aurora walks off, but is chased after by Starbuck.
* Shuttling back to the ''Celestra'', Kronus informs [[Charka]], his second in command, the he (Kronus) will be retaining command of the ship; he chides an obviously disappointed Charka, asking him to bide his time before getting his own command.
* Aboard the ''Celestra'', Aurora and her fellow mutineers make last-centon preparations for their takeover attempt.
* Starbuck convinces Apollo to accompany him to the ''Celestra'' for a "maintenance scan" — and to speak with Aurora; although unconvinced, Tigh agrees to the request, but he also informs Cassiopeia, who reclaims the concert duckets — both concert duckets — from Starbuck in the [[Viper (TOS)|viper]] launch bay.
* On the ''Celestra'' bridge, [[Hermes]] informs Kronus of a [[turbodyne]] problem; Kronus communicates their problem to Adama and requests that the fleet not slow down for them.
* Aurora and her lover [[Damon]] begin their mutiny by taking hostages in the landing bay; however, another crewman successfully alerts the bridge amid laser fire.
* Kronus is able to send security reinforcements to corner the mutineers; he and Charka personally grab laser pistols and take part in the melee.
* Apollo and Starbuck, who had landed aboard the ''Celestra'' during the uprising, walk into the middle of a firefight; Starbuck comes face to face with Aurora, each holding a laser blaster, but neither willing to fire.
* The mutineers are captured and rounded up for transport to the ''Galactica''; since a senior commander must be present to bring charges of mutiny, Kronus accompanies the prisoners aboard the shuttlecraft, being piloted by Apollo and Starbuck.
* Charka, who had been placed in temporary command of the ''Celestra'' during Kronus' absence, orders that the shuttlecraft be given bogus navigation coordinates in order to strand its occupants, including Kronus, in deep space.
* Apollo and Starbuck pilot the shuttle away from the ''Celestra'' and, unknowingly, away from the fleet into oblivion.
* Aboard the ''Celestra'', Charka begins to openly boast of his ''coup'' with his ''de facto'' second-in-command Hermes, as they change the ship's course toward the fleet, effectively stranding the shuttlecraft; Charka orders all laser pistols confiscated and brought to the bridge.
* Restrained as prisoners, Aurora and Damon try to convince Starbuck that their mutiny was undertaken for noble causes, specifically to protest the oppressive living conditions imposed by the ultra-strict Kronus; Starbuck reluctantly broaches the subject with Kronus.
* To ensure (buy) the crew's loyalty, Charka promises each crewmember a promotion in rank and pay.
* Kronus begins a dialog with the former mutineers, learning that they had planned to steal a shuttle and escape to a nearby, remote planet (the 21st planet in its system); Kronus learns, apparently for the first time, of Charka's inhumane oppressiveness toward the ''Celestra'' crew.
* Apollo is disturbed when the fleet does not appear on his scanners as expected; trying to reverse triangulate their position, they are unable to locate the ''Celestra'', which has "gone dark" to avoid detection.
* Having lost its last reference point to the fleet, the shuttlecraft runs low on fuel; the mutineers agree to alter the shuttle's computers to act as ion tracking sensors to locate the ''Celestra'', in exchange for fair hearings regarding their mutiny.
* Aurora, while acknowledging her previous love affair with Starbuck, nevertheless pledges her love to Damon; she convinces Starbuck to speak to Damon about the matter.
* The shuttlecraft locates the ''Celestra'' and touches down aboard her landing bay just as fuel expires; Apollo, Starbuck, and Kronus make their way to the bridge, accompanied now by former mutineers Aurora and Damon.
* Using Hermes, Apollo gains access to the confiscated laser pistols; a firefight breaks out on the ''Celestra'' bridge, damaging the steering control and sending the ''Celestra'' veering wildly off course.
* Kronus crawls to the steering control and rights the vessel, but not before taking a lethal laser blast.
* Apollo tackles Charka and disarms him, ending the (second) mutiny.
* Aboard the ''Galactica'', a funeral is held for Kronus, as his casket is shot into space.
* Starbuck patches things up with Cassiopeia, who has two (new) concert duckets ready for that evening.

== Notes ==

* This was the last episode to air before the announcement of the original series' cancellation.
* The notion of fleets was introduced in "[[The Living Legend, Part I|The Living Legend]]." The existence of ''Rycon'' reinforces this concept of separate battlestar ''fleets''.

== Analysis ==

* "Take the Celestra", filmed late in the series, is another episode that was designed to save budget money by making use of existing sets. The episode is set in only a few locations, all of which are in the Fleet, and involve no location shots and few new special effects. The bridge, corridors and landing bay of the Celestra are redresses of existing sets, and a few new uniforms and judicious use of matte paintings help to save money. However, with the possible exception of the hall where Kronus receives his award at the start of the episode which is largely unseen and seems to consist mostly of black curtains, these measures are not distracting.
* Again, we meet one of Starbuck's love interests, this one a jilted one from his past, who wants nothing to do with him, a young technician named [[Aurora]]. This provides an interesting look into Starbuck's character, as we see the perspective of one of his conquests, who claims he didn't care enough for her to look for her after the Destruction of the Colonies. Although Starbuck claims he did look for Aurora, after the attack, her claim that she was listed in the computer (the equivalent of being listed in the phone book) is an unavoidable assertion. Of course, we know from "[[Saga of a Star World]]" that Starbuck seemed more concerned about two-timing Athena to connect with the refugee [[socialator]] Cassiopeia than in any searches for Aurora, but perhaps this occurred off screen.
* [[Kronus]] is a somewhat less interesting character, a Galactican version of [[w:Captain Bligh|Captain Bligh]], who seems to have completely lost touch with what is actually happening under his command. This reflects badly on Commander Adama as well, who saw fit to give Kronus an award without even checking his former commander's credentials.
* All in all, another Fleet episode that reveals more about the motivations and passions of the survivors beyond the people on ''Galactica''.

== Questions ==

*Was Kronus always in command of the ''Celestra'' before the Cylon attack? If not, who previously commanded the ''Celestra''?
*Does Starbuck honestly attempt to look for Aurora?
*How many other romantic acquaintences of Starbuck's are in the Fleet?
*Given the situation on the ''Celestra'', how many other ship's crews share the same situation as they do?
*The mention of the battlestar ''Rycon'' again asks the question, how many battlestars actually were built throughout the course of the [[Thousand-Yahren War]]? How many battlestars were left or believed destroyed before the [[Battle of Cimtar]]?
*How many battlestar fleets were there?

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''Adama’s opening narration:''
: '''Adama''': The morale of the fleet continues to rise, due in part to the increasing number of habitable planets we are encountering, and the reintroduction of some of the amenities our people enjoyed before the destruction of the colonies. Once again, although on a limited scale, we are able to partake of music, and the theater, and, when the occasion warrants, even indulge ourselves in ceremony.

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Jim Carlson]] discusses an attempt by [[ABC]]'s censors to interfere with the series that Carlson fixed:''

: '''Jim Carlson:''' In doing "Take the Celestra" we had a firefight going on, and this goes to the quota of violence that’s involved and ABC had some kind of formula that you could have x number of incidents of violence within a show, and I think it was like four or five but I’m not sure. But meantime we had a ‘B’ story going on back aboard the ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and we had to cut away from that firefight, then we come back to the firefight and then finish that. Well, I got a call from this young lady at ABC who was new at that time in the Standards and Practices division and probably very imbued with ‘follow the rules and regulations as they’re set down on paper.’ And she was counting that firefight as two instances of violence because we cut away to go back to the ''Galactica'' and she said you have to drop either the beginning or the ending of the firefight. And I said we can’t do that, it’s impossible, besides, it’s only one incidence of violence with this cutting away, it’s not two. And she said no, it’s two, you have to drop one, and I said we can’t, it’s impossible, and she said, no, it’s not. And she became very adamant about it and finally I lost my cool, I didn’t swear at her or call her names or anything, I just said I didn’t think this was going to work and invited her to come over and write the episode. So she hung up on me and I picked up the phone again and called her boss and explained the situation to him. And he listened to what I had to say and I didn’t say a word about her except that she didn’t agree with me and he listened to my explanation and said, ‘that’s fine, go ahead.’”<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://geocities.com/sjpaxton/carlson.html|title=Battlestar Zone Interview: Jim Carlson|date=|accessdate=12 August 2007|last=Paxton|first=Susan J.|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Paul Fix]] as [[Kronus|Commander Kronus]]
*[[Nick Holt]] as [[Charka]]
*[[Ana Alicia]] as [[Aurora]]
*[[Randy Stumpf]] as [[Damon]]
*[[Richard Styles]] as [[Hermes]]
*[[James R. Parkes]] as Mutineer #1
*[[imdb:nm0395449|Micahael Horsley]] as Mutineer #2
*[[imdb:nm0357288|Ted Hamaguchi]] as 3rd Crewman
*[[imdb:nm0615489|Robert Murvin]] as Duty Officer

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Chameleon

2008-02-05T13:14:50Z

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| role=Con artist
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A charming and aging con man, '''Chameleon''' just happens to be [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s father.

Chameleon was separated by the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] raid at the settlement of [[Umbra]] on planet [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Caprica]]. He had been something of a professional wagerer, apparently, due to his vast knowledge of [[chancery]] games (which might explain Starbuck's natural fascination with chanceries). However, Chameleon's current occupation is basically making do with his ability to naturally con people out of money.

Among other false occupations, Chameleon been known to pose as a genetic tracer, a head of [[Inter-Fleet Broadcasting]], and the [[Livestock Ship]]'s commanding officer. However he crosses three [[Borellian Nomen]] -- [[Maga]], [[Bora]] and [[Taba]] -- who in return swear a [[blood trail]] to exact revenge upon the "jackal, [[Captain Dmitri]]". They eventually manage to track him to the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'', courting [[Blassie|Siress Blassie]] who was apparently taken by his charm while attending a type of orchestral symphony.

By an act of self-preservation, Chameleon manages to escape, meeting up with Starbuck and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] as Lieutenant [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] and Flight Sergeant [[Jolly (TOS)|Jolly]] mince words with the Nomen. Chameleon talks about his past on Caprica and about losing a son, which spoke volumes to Starbuck. Chameleon finds his chance for protection, portraying himself as a genetic tracer and stating that ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'s'' equipment would be just the thing needed to do testing to determine if they were indeed father and son.

To play up the lost father/son relationship, he tells Starbuck that [[Cassiopeia]] reminds him much of his wife. Starbuck admits to him that Cassiopeia was the only one he ever considered getting [[sealed]] to.

Later on, Chameleon attempts to tell Starbuck the truth when in the launch bay when Starbuck admits to thinking of dropping out from the Colonial service to join him in reuniting lost children with their parents. But Chameleon never gets the chance as Maga and Bora trespass into the bay, attacking Starbuck while attempting to discern where "Captain Dmitri" was.

Chameleon manages to save Starbuck from the Nomen by firing the Viper's lasers into the [[launch tubes (TOS)|launch tube]], throwing Starbuck clear of the tube. Miraculously the Nomen survive and are apprehended.

Chameleon later admits that he deceived them all, explaining the whole story.

The con man also believed that the story of being Starbuck's Caprican father was false, however tests proved positive. Chameleon manages to convince Cassiopeia not to reveal these results to Starbuck, saying that he would rather be his friend, especially since Starbuck wanted to recapture [[yahrens]] that could never be recaptured.

The old man did, however, promise that he would tell Starbuck when he had been [[Seal|Sealed]] to a very dubious Cassiopeia.

Chameleon is remanded to the custody of Siress Blassie, who supports his rehabilitation into society for his actions, but takes it with joy since he and Starbuck were now only friends ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]).

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Borellian Nomen

2008-02-05T13:12:27Z

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[[Image:Borellian Nomen.jpg|thumb|Borellian Nomen]]

The '''Borellian Nomen''' are humans<ref>{{cite episode/bsg|1|15|series=TOS|timestamp=00:22:05 |format=DVD }}</ref> who are part of a warrior tribe. Unlike typical humans that form the [[Twelve Colonies]], they have a bony ridge on their foreheads and are from [[Borella]] which they describe as "the land of the mega sun and the endless sands." They dislike associating themselves with the Colonials, but there is at least one ship in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is apparently controlled by Nomen ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Despite their dislike for Colonials, they dislike the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] more, as they are machines ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The nomen believe that they will be the only people to survive the escape from the Colonies.

Much about Nomen is not known, other than the fact that they follow a doctrine referred to as "[[The Code]]" and use [[laser bola]] as a form of weapon, which they draw with purpose ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Nomen are also capable of stopping, or at the very least lowering, their life-function for a temporary period of time and have extremely well-tuned reflexes and seemingly super-human strength ([[Baltar's Escape]]). They pursue a form of [[w:Vendetta|vendetta]] against enemies, called the [[blood hunt]].

== Significant Dialogue ==

* '''[[Maga]]:''' Are we not humans? Are we not members of this [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] with equal rights and privileges? ([[The Man With Nine Lives]])

== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: The Borellians (misspelled as "Borallians") are described as a "fierce, nomadic people whose cruel tribal customs have survived into the [[Interstellar Age]]". What is known of them to the rest of humanity is "limited to their military customs", as the Nomen have no clear distinctions between "wars, feuds and criminal punishments".
: Nomen have social organization based on [[w:kinship|kinship]], thus making feuds into wars.
: As to contact with non-Nomen: any crimes committed by outsiders result in the [[blood hunt]], consisting of a group of Borallian [''sic''] Warriors that swear to pursue the criminal wherever they may go. As stated, "Death is the only sanction meted out by blood-hunting parties." The "Borallian [''sic''] Wars" are said to be direct extensions of blood hunts, making the criminal the enemy of the entire people. Both types of hunts may lead to Borallian [''sic''] Warriors dying for the fulfillment of their oaths.
: The Borallian [''sic''] Warrior's ethic was centered around a long knife; this knife meant certain death for outsiders who seen one unsheathed, since a Nomen would prefer suicide to seeing the knife sheathed unbloodied. This tradition, which "stems from a respect for naked violence and a belief that it is not to be employed or threatened lightly", made way to the [[laser bola]] (erroneously referred to as the "Laser-Bolt").<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=22-23}}</ref>

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[[de:Borellianische Nomen]]

Borellian Nomen

2008-02-05T13:12:12Z

SMcCandlish: typo self-fix

[[Image:Borellian Nomen.jpg|thumb|Borellian Nomen]]

The '''Borellian Nomen''' are humans<ref>{{cite episode/bsg|1|15|series=TOS|timestamp=00:22:05 |format=DVD }}</ref> who are part of a warrior tribe. Unlike typical humans that form the [[Twelve Colonies]], they have a bony ridge on their foreheads and are from [[Borella]] which they describe as "the land of the mega sun and the endless sands." They dislike associating themselves with the Colonials, but there is at least one ship in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is apparently controlled by Nomen ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Despite their dislike for Colonials, they dislike the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] more, as they are machines ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The nomen believe that they will be the only people to survive the escape from the Colonies.

Much about Nomen is not known, other than the fact that they follow a doctrine referred to as "[[The Code]]" and use [[laser bola]] as a form of weapon, which they draw with purpose ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Nomen are also capable of stopping, or at the very least lowering, their life-function for a temporary period of time and have extremely well-tuned reflexes and seemingly super-human strength ([[Baltar's Escape]]). They pursue a form of [[w:Vendetta|vendetta]] against enemies, called the [[blood hunt]].

== Significant Dialogue ==

* '''[[Maga]]:''' Are we not humans? Are we not members of this [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] with equal rights and privileges? ([[The Man With Nine Lives]])

== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: The Borellians (misspelled as "Borallians") are described as a "fierce, nomadic people whose cruel tribal customs have survived into the [[Interstellar Age]]". What is known of them to the rest of humanity is "limited to their military customs", as the Nomen have no clear distinctions between "wars, feuds and criminal punishments".
: Nomen have social organization based on [[w:kinship|kinship]], thus making feuds into wars.
: As to contact with non-Nomen: any crimes committed by outsiders result in the [[blood hunt]], consisting of a group of Borallian [''sic''] Warriors that swear to pursue the criminal wherever they may go. As stated, "Death is the only sanction meted out by blood-hunting parties." The "Borallian [''sic''] Wars" are said to be direct extensions of blood hunts, making the criminal the enemy of the entire people. Both types of hunts may lead to Borallian [''sic''] Warriors dying for the fulfillment of their oaths.
: The Borallian& [''sic''] Warrior's ethic was centered around a long knife; this knife meant certain death for outsiders who seen one unsheathed, since a Nomen would prefer suicide to seeing the knife sheathed unbloodied. This tradition, which "stems from a respect for naked violence and a belief that it is not to be employed or threatened lightly", made way to the [[laser bola]] (erroneously referred to as the "Laser-Bolt").<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=22-23}}</ref>

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Borellian Nomen

2008-02-05T13:11:44Z

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[[Image:Borellian Nomen.jpg|thumb|Borellian Nomen]]

The '''Borellian Nomen''' are humans<ref>{{cite episode/bsg|1|15|series=TOS|timestamp=00:22:05 |format=DVD }}</ref> who are part of a warrior tribe. Unlike typical humans that form the [[Twelve Colonies]], they have a bony ridge on their foreheads and are from [[Borella]] which they describe as "the land of the mega sun and the endless sands." They dislike associating themselves with the Colonials, but there is at least one ship in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is apparently controlled by Nomen ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Despite their dislike for Colonials, they dislike the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] more, as they are machines ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The nomen believe that they will be the only people to survive the escape from the Colonies.

Much about Nomen is not known, other than the fact that they follow a doctrine referred to as "[[The Code]]" and use [[laser bola]] as a form of weapon, which they draw with purpose ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Nomen are also capable of stopping, or at the very least lowering, their life-function for a temporary period of time and have extremely well-tuned reflexes and seemingly super-human strength ([[Baltar's Escape]]). They pursue a form of [[w:Vendetta|vendetta]] against enemies, called the [[blood hunt]].

== Significant Dialogue ==

* '''[[Maga]]:''' Are we not humans? Are we not members of this [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] with equal rights and privileges? ([[The Man With Nine Lives]])

== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: The Borellians (misspelled as "Borallians") are described as a "fierce, nomadic people whose cruel tribal customs have survived into the [[Interstellar Age]]". What is known of them to the rest of humanity is "limited to their military customs", as the Nomen have no clear distinctions between "wars, feuds and criminal punishments".
: Nomen have social organization based on [[w:kinship|kinship]], thus making feuds into wars.
: As to contact with non-Nomen: any crimes committed by outsiders result in the [[blood hunt]], consisting of a group of Borallian [''sic''] Warriors that swear to pursue the criminal wherever they may go. As stated, "Death is the only sanction meted out by blood-hunting parties." The "Borallian [''sic''] Wars" are said to be direct extensions of blood hunts, making the criminal the enemy of the entire people. Both types of hunts may lead to Borallian [''sic''] Warriors dying for the fulfillment of their oaths.
: The Borallian& #91;''sic''] Warrior's ethic was centered around a long knife; this knife meant certain death for outsiders who seen one unsheathed, since a Nomen would prefer suicide to seeing the knife sheathed unbloodied. This tradition, which "stems from a respect for naked violence and a belief that it is not to be employed or threatened lightly", made way to the [[laser bola]] (erroneously referred to as the "Laser-Bolt").<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=22-23}}</ref>

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Borellian Nomen

2008-02-05T13:10:54Z

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[[Image:Borellian Nomen.jpg|thumb|Borellian Nomen]]

The '''Borellian Nomen''' are humans<ref>{{cite episode/bsg|1|15|series=TOS|timestamp=00:22:05 |format=DVD }}</ref> who are part of a warrior tribe. Unlike typical humans that form the [[Twelve Colonies]], they have a bony ridge on their foreheads and are from [[Borella]] which they describe as "the land of the mega sun and the endless sands." They dislike associating themselves with the Colonials, but there is at least one ship in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is apparently controlled by Nomen ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Despite their dislike for Colonials, they dislike the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] more, as they are machines ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The nomen believe that they will be the only people to survive the escape from the Colonies.

Much about Nomen is not known, other than the fact that they follow a doctrine referred to as "[[The Code]]" and use [[laser bola]] as a form of weapon, which they draw with purpose ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Nomen are also capable of stopping, or at the very least lowering, their life-function for a temporary period of time and have extremely well-tuned reflexes and seemingly super-human strength ([[Baltar's Escape]]). They pursue a form of [[w:Vendetta|vendetta]] against enemies, called the [[blood hunt]].

== Significant Dialogue ==

* '''[[Maga]]:''' Are we not humans? Are we not members of this [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] with equal rights and privileges? ([[The Man With Nine Lives]])

== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: The Borellians (misspelled as "Borallians") are described as a "fierce, nomadic people whose cruel tribal customs have survived into the [[Interstellar Age]]". What is known of them to the rest of humanity is "limited to their military customs", as the Nomen have no clear distinctions between "wars, feuds and criminal punishments".
: Nomen have social organization based on [[w:kinship|kinship]], thus making feuds into wars.
: As to contact with non-Nomen: any crimes committed by outsiders result in the [[blood hunt]], consisting of a group of Borallian Warriors that swear to pursue the criminal wherever they may go. As stated, "Death is the only sanction meted out by blood-hunting parties." The "Borallian Wars" are said to be direct extensions of blood hunts, making the criminal the enemy of the entire people. Both types of hunts may lead to Borallian [''sic''] Warriors dying for the fulfillment of their oaths.
: The Borallian[''sic''] Warrior's ethic was centered around a long knife; this knife meant certain death for outsiders who seen one unsheathed, since a Nomen would prefer suicide to seeing the knife sheathed unbloodied. This tradition, which "stems from a respect for naked violence and a belief that it is not to be employed or threatened lightly", made way to the [[laser bola]] (erroneously referred to as the "Laser-Bolt").<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=22-23}}</ref>

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Borellian Nomen

2008-02-05T13:08:28Z

SMcCandlish: twiddle

[[Image:Borellian Nomen.jpg|thumb|Borellian Nomen]]

The '''Borellian Nomen''' are humans<ref>{{cite episode/bsg|1|15|series=TOS|timestamp=00:22:05 |format=DVD }}</ref> who are part of a warrior tribe. Unlike typical humans that form the [[Twelve Colonies]], they have a bony ridge on their foreheads and are from [[Borella]] which they describe as "the land of the mega sun and the endless sands." They dislike associating themselves with the Colonials, but there is at least one ship in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is apparently controlled by Nomen ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Despite their dislike for Colonials, they dislike the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] more, as they are machines ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The nomen believe that they will be the only people to survive the escape from the Colonies.

Much about Nomen is not known, other than the fact that they follow a doctrine referred to as "[[The Code]]" and use [[laser bola]] as a form of weapon, which they draw with purpose ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Nomen are also capable of stopping, or at the very least lowering, their life-function for a temporary period of time and have extremely well-tuned reflexes and seemingly super-human strength ([[Baltar's Escape]]). They pursue a form of [[w:Vendetta|vendetta]] against enemies, called the [[blood hunt]].

== Significant Dialogue ==

* '''[[Maga]]:''' Are we not humans? Are we not members of this [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] with equal rights and privileges? ([[The Man With Nine Lives]])

== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: The Borellians (misspelled as "Borallians") are described as a "fierce, nomadic people whose cruel tribal customs have survived into the [[Interstellar Age]]". What is known of them to the rest of humanity is "limited to their military customs", as the Nomen have no clear distinctions between "wars, feuds and criminal punishments".
: Nomen have social organization based on [[w:kinship|kinship]], thus making feuds into wars.
: As to contact with non-Nomen: any crimes committed by outsiders result in the [[blood hunt]], consisting of a group of Borallian Warriors that swear to pursue the criminal wherever they may go. As stated, "Death is the only sanction meted out by blood-hunting parties." The "Borallian Wars" are said to be direct extensions of blood hunts, making the criminal the enemy of the entire people. Both types of hunts may lead in Borallian Warriors dying for the fulfillment of their oaths.
: The Borallian Warrior's ethic was centered around a long knife; this knife meant certain death for outsiders who seen one unsheathed, since a Nomen would prefer suicide to seeing the knife sheathed unbloodied. This tradition, which "stems from a respect for naked violence and a belief that it is not to be employed or threatened lightly", made way to the [[laser bola]] (erroneously referred to as the "Laser-Bolt").<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=22-23}}</ref>

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Borellian Nomen

2008-02-05T13:07:52Z

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[[Image:Borellian Nomen.jpg|thumb|Borellian Nomen]]

The '''Borellian Nomen''' are humans<ref>{{cite episode/bsg|1|15|series=TOS|timestamp=00:22:05 |format=DVD }}</ref> who are part of a warrior tribe. Unlike typical humans that form the [[Twelve Colonies]], they have a bony ridge on their foreheads and are from [[Borella]] which they describe as "the land of the mega sun and the endless sands." They dislike associating themselves with the Colonials, but there is at least one ship in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is apparently controlled by Nomen ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Despite their dislike for Colonials, they dislike the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] more, as they are machines ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The nomen believe that they will be the only people to survive the escape from the Colonies.

Much about Nomen is not known, other than the fact that they follow a doctrine referred to as "[[The Code]]" and use [[laser bola]] as a form of weapon, which they draw with purpose ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Nomen are also capable of stopping, or at the very least lowering, their life-function for a temporary period of time and have extremely well-tuned reflexes and seemingly super-human strength ([[Baltar's Escape]]). They pursue a form of [[w:Vendetta|vendetta]] against enemies, called the [[blood hunt]].

== Significant Dialogue ==

* '''[[Maga]]:''' Are we not humans? Are we not members of this [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] with equal rights and privileges? ([[The Man With Nine Lives]])

== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: The Borellian Nomen are called "Borallians". Described as a "fierce, nomadic people whose cruel tribal customs have survived into the [[Interstellar Age]]". What is known of them to the rest of humanity is "limited to their military customs", as the Nomen have no clear distinctions between "wars, feuds and criminal punishments".
: Nomen have social organization based on [[w:kinship|kinship]], thus making feuds into wars.
: As to contact with non-Nomen: any crimes committed by outsiders result in the [[blood hunt]], consisting of a group of Borallian Warriors that swear to pursue the criminal wherever they may go. As stated, "Death is the only sanction meted out by blood-hunting parties." The "Borallian Wars" are said to be direct extensions of blood hunts, making the criminal the enemy of the entire people. Both types of hunts may lead in Borallian Warriors dying for the fulfillment of their oaths.
: The Borallian Warrior's ethic was centered around a long knife; this knife meant certain death for outsiders who seen one unsheathed, since a Nomen would prefer suicide to seeing the knife sheathed unbloodied. This tradition, which "stems from a respect for naked violence and a belief that it is not to be employed or threatened lightly", made way to the [[laser bola]] (erroneously referred to as the "Laser-Bolt").<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=22-23}}</ref>

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Borellian Nomen

2008-02-05T13:07:32Z

SMcCandlish: This was only mentioned in the non-canonical section but is in fact canonical.

[[Image:Borellian Nomen.jpg|thumb|Borellian Nomen]]

The '''Borellian Nomen''' are humans<ref>{{cite episode/bsg|1|15|series=TOS|timestamp=00:22:05 |format=DVD }}</ref> who are part of a warrior tribe. Unlike typical humans that form the [[Twelve Colonies]], they have a bony ridge on their foreheads and are from [[Borella]] which they describe as "the land of the mega sun and the endless sands." They dislike associating themselves with the Colonials, but there is at least one ship in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is apparently controlled by Nomen ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Despite their dislike for Colonials, they dislike the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] more, as they are machines ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The nomen believe that they will be the only people to survive the escape from the Colonies.

Much about Nomen is not known, other than the fact that they follow a doctrine referred to as "[[The Code]]" and use [[laser bola]] as a form of weapon, which they draw with purpose ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]). Nomen are also capable of stopping, or at the very least lowering, their life-function for a temporary period of time and have extremely well-tuned reflexes and seemingly super-human strength ([[Baltar's Escape]]). They pursue a form of [[w:Vendetta|vendetta]] against enemies, called the [[Blood Hunt]].

== Significant Dialogue ==

* '''[[Maga]]:''' Are we not humans? Are we not members of this [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] with equal rights and privileges? ([[The Man With Nine Lives]])

== Notes ==

* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
: The Borellian Nomen are called "Borallians". Described as a "fierce, nomadic people whose cruel tribal customs have survived into the [[Interstellar Age]]". What is known of them to the rest of humanity is "limited to their military customs", as the Nomen have no clear distinctions between "wars, feuds and criminal punishments".
: Nomen have social organization based on [[w:kinship|kinship]], thus making feuds into wars.
: As to contact with non-Nomen: any crimes committed by outsiders result in the [[blood hunt]], consisting of a group of Borallian Warriors that swear to pursue the criminal wherever they may go. As stated, "Death is the only sanction meted out by blood-hunting parties." The "Borallian Wars" are said to be direct extensions of blood hunts, making the criminal the enemy of the entire people. Both types of hunts may lead in Borallian Warriors dying for the fulfillment of their oaths.
: The Borallian Warrior's ethic was centered around a long knife; this knife meant certain death for outsiders who seen one unsheathed, since a Nomen would prefer suicide to seeing the knife sheathed unbloodied. This tradition, which "stems from a respect for naked violence and a belief that it is not to be employed or threatened lightly", made way to the [[laser bola]] (erroneously referred to as the "Laser-Bolt").<ref>{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=22-23}}</ref>

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Reese

2008-02-05T13:04:52Z

SMcCandlish: typo fix

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[[Council Security]] Officer '''Reese''' is a "[[Blackshirt]]."

He is a guy that people love to hate. Typical of other Council Security officers – arrogant and sarcastic – Reese behaves much like [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|the Quorum]] he serves.

Reese thinks that [[Michael]] and his party ([[Sarah]] and the children) should be forcibly removed and thoroughly interrogated, and is impatiently annoyed at the cautious actions of [[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]] and the [[Warriors]].

Reese attempts to backup [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]], who wants to extradite the "[[Earthlings]]" from the ship. However, Starbuck won't have Reese's "assistance." In response, Reese threatens that he isn't the only one that is furious at Adama's inaction.

After the Quorum takes control of the situation and eventually requests a doctor and participating medtechs from the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'', Reese is assigned to defend them. However, Michael has other plans, and threatens the observers in the bay with a stunning weapon. Michael thinks Reese to be a threat, for he tactlessly attempts to calm the asphyxiating [[Terra|Terran]], and is stunned by Michael. The present medtechs treat Reese ([[Greetings from Earth]]).

Reese is obviously more useful on the [[Prison Barge]], as he is assigned there during [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]]'s attempt to escape. He brings Adama news that the Quorum wants to see him post haste, and informs a grinning, sarcastic Baltar that he has mess duty again. Much to Baltar's pleasure, the [[Borellian Nomen|Nomen]] manage to quickly quiet Reese and the other "Blackshirts" after the Nomen temporarily "die" ([[Baltar's Escape]]).

== Notes ==

Reese was obviously intended as a recurring character on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', and Ron Kelly seemed to enjoy the job.

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Reese

2008-02-05T13:03:42Z

SMcCandlish: Misc. cleanup.

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[[Council Security]] Officer '''Reese''' is a "[[Blackshirt]]."

He is a guy that people love to hate. Typical of other Council Security officers – arrogant and sarcastic – Reese behaves much like [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|the Quorum]] he serves.

Reese thinks that [[Michael]] and his party ([[Sarah]] and the children) should be forcibly removed and thoroughly interrogated, and is impatiently annoyed at the cautious actions of [[Adama (TOS)|Commander Adama]] and the [[Warriors]].

Reese attempts to backup [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]], who wants to extradite the "[[Earthlings]]" from the ship. However, Starbuck won't have Reese's "assistance." In response, Reese threatens that he isn't the only one that is furious at Adama's inaction.

After the Quorum takes control of the situation and eventually requests a doctor and participating medtechs from the ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]'', Reese is assigned to defend them. However, Michael has other plans, and threatens the observers in the bay with a stunning weapon. Michael thinks Reese to be a threat, for he tactlessly attempts to calm the asphyxiating [[Terra|Terran]], and is stunned by Michael. The present medtechs treat Reese ([[Greetings from Earth]]).

Reese is obviously more useful on the [[Prison Barge]], as he is assigned there during [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]]'s attempt to escape. He brings Adama news that the Quorum wants to see him post haste, and informs a grinning, sarcastic Baltar that he has mess duty again. Much to Baltar's pleasure, the [[Borellian Nomen|Nomen]] manage to quickly quiet Reese and the other "blackshirts" after the Nomen temporarily "die" ([[Baltar's Escape]]).

== Notes ==

Reese was obviously intended as a recurring character on ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', and Ron Kelly seemed to enjoy the job.

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Council Security

2008-02-05T13:02:34Z

SMcCandlish: Article overhaul; also, flagging possible original research and providing alt. explanation.

[[Image:council security.jpg|thumb|200px|Two members of Council Security]]

'''Council Security''' is a civilian agency within the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is responsible for policing, prisons, and other security considerations of the civilians, including the [[Quorum of Twelve]], yet also seem to act as military police.

Much like Colonial [[Warrior]]s, they are armed with [[laser pistol]]s and clearly have a presence aboard ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'', as their uniforms (in later episodes only) of those stationed aboard ''Galactica'' bear the ship's insignia, and in an early episode they investigate a petty crime on the ship. [[Reese]] is a member of the organization.

The scope of their duties is not entirely clear. In "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]", they appear to simply be police (and can be construed as evidence that the [[Colonial Warrior]] force does not have its own military police) – two such officers attempt to discover who stole provisions from the ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Officer's Mess, until thwarted by Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]. In two later episodes, they are clearly serving the Council's interests and are at odds with the military. In the later episodes they also have jurisdiction over the prisoners of the [[Prison Barge]], and perform prisoner transfer (not unlike US Marshals or county sheriffs), as shown in "[[Baltar's Escape]]". Also (reminiscent in of the US Secret Service), they guard, and answer directly to, the Quorum of Twelve ([[Greetings from Earth]]). It is quite possible that the Council Security are a branch of a more general Security force (as the early-episode officers were referred to simply as Security), or are even a separate organization. Another possibility is that the scope of their mandate changed over time as tensions between the civilian Council and Adama's military grew.

== View on Council Security by the Warriors ==

It is evident that Council Security are viewed with disdain by [[Colonial Warrior]]s ([[Greetings from Earth]], [[Baltar's Escape]]). For instance, Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] comments to [[Siress]] [[Tinia]] that Council Security couldn't stop an escape from the [[Orphan Ship]] ([[Baltar's Escape]]). The antipathy is shown to be mutual in both of the later episodes.

Due to the color of their uniforms, some of the Warriors refer to them by the derrogatory term "[[Blackshirt]]s".

== Notes ==

* Summary of apparent continuity problems: In the earlier episode, Blackshirts were merely referred to as Security officers. Also, the Blackshirts seen in that episode do not have ''Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s patch; however, they clearly, almost fearfully, recognize Tigh's authority. Later episodes' Council Security officers challenge the authority of the military personnel despite bearing the ship's insignia (which could simply be a costuming error), and by contrast with the earlier episode appear to have a civilian-only versus military role, suggesting that Security and Council Security could be different forces or that their scope has been changed by the Quorum.

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Security

2008-02-05T12:19:36Z

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#REDIRECT [[Council Security]]

Council Security

2008-02-05T12:19:08Z

SMcCandlish: Misc. cleanup.

[[Image:council security.jpg|thumb|200px|Two members of Council Security]]

'''Council Security''' is a civilian agency within the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that is responsible for security considerations of the civilians.

Council Security guards the [[Quorum of Twelve]] and have jurisdiction over the prisoners of the [[Prison Barge]] ([[Baltar's Escape]]).

Much like Colonial [[Warrior]]s, they are armed with [[laser pistol]]s and apparently have a presence aboard ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''.

== View on Council Security by the Warriors ==

It is evident that Council Security are viewed with disdain by [[Colonial Warrior]]s ([[Greetings from Earth]], [[Baltar's Escape]]). For instance, Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] comments to [[Siress]] [[Tinia]] that Council Security couldn't stop an escape from the [[Orphan Ship]] ([[Baltar's Escape]]).

In addition, due to the color of their uniforms, they are also referred to as "[[Blackshirt]]s."

[[Reese]] is a member of the organization.

== Notes ==

* Continuity errors: In earlier episodes, such as "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]", Blackshirts were merely referred to as Security officers. Two such officers attempt to discover who raided the officer's mess for supplies, until being thwarted by Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]]. Also, the Blackshirts seen in that episode do not have ''Galactica'''s patch; however, they seem to recognize Tigh's authority, while later episodes' Council Security officers challenge the authority of the military personnel.

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Blackshirt

2008-02-05T12:15:46Z

SMcCandlish: twiddle

"'''Blackshirt'''" is a derrogatory term for [[Council Security]]. ([[Greetings from Earth]]). It is akin to the use of the word "[[Wikipedia:pig|pig]]" to describe a [[Wikipedia:police|civilian officer of the law]].

== Notes ==

* In the real world, the term "[[Wikipedia:Blackshirts|Blackshirt]]" was used for paramilitaries supporting Mussolini's fascist regime. Cf. also "[[w:Redcoat|Redcoat]]".
* ''BSG''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s use of this term may have inspired the term "Brownshirt" in the much later science fiction TV series ''[[w:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', though that term was also applied to the Nazi [[w:Sturmabteilung|Stormtroops]].

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