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Cybernetic Living Organism

Hello, Mr. Thompson, we wanted to ask you a question regarding the meaning of the word "Cylon".

When we began getting reports and such about the proposed spin-off "Caprica", amongst them was the news that we would learn what the word "Cylon" meant by the end of the pilot. Amongst this information we got a partial name, and then later on more was revealed: "Cybernetic Living Organism". However, we do not know if it is truly the one you, the writers, intend to use, or if it was just a rumor. Is "Cybernetic Living Organism" the canonical origin behind the word "Cylon", or was this just a rumor/old version?

Thank you for your time. --Sauron18 15:02, 6 July 2007 (CDT)

The Battlestar Concordance from the original series doesn't document the etymology. Ron D. Moore's "Caprica," has a character coin the term, saying, "A cybernetic life-form node, a Cylon." But as "Caprica" has yet to go before cameras, there is yet no "official" version. - Ngarenn 13:39, 20 September 2007 (CDT)

Thanks Bradley. --Mercifull ^{(Talk/Contribs)} 03:04, 21 September 2007 (CDT)

Indeed, thank you! --Sauron18 06:47, 4 October 2007 (CDT)

Season 4 Episode Titles

Hello Mr. Thompson,

could you please confirm and maybe add (for us) unknown S4 episode titles, like you did with S3 episodes? So far we know about:

4.01 - He That Believeth In Me
4.02 - Six of One
4.03 - The Ties That Bind
4.04 - Escape Velocity
4.05 - Into the West
4.06 - Faith
4.08 - Sine Qua Non
4.10 - Revelations

That leaves 4.07 and 4.09 unknown. Thank you for an answer. --Deus 12:18, 17 November 2007 (CST)

Additionally, can you confirm that these 10 episodes have been produced, that the 10th ("Revelations") is the mid-season cliffhanger and that the one after that is the episode Ronald Moore was supposed to direct? --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 12:45, 17 November 2007 (CST)

If there's a title called "Into the West," it's news to me. The series has put thirteen episodes into the can -- that counts "Razor" as episodes #1 & 2 of the fourth order. Can't really call it all a fourth season, because SciFi could air it as two seasons or just one. The numbering we use in-house starts with 4.01 & 4.02 as "Razor." Season 4 Starts with Episode 3, "He That Believeth In Me." The titles you have are otherwise correct, though the Confidentiality Agreement in our contracts keeps me from filling in the gaps. This season's episodes contain so many spoilers that script distribution has been severely curtailed and diabolical measures have been enacted to catch and chastise leakers. Crucifixion, line on the left, one cross each. (Thank you Monty Python) Ngarenn 02:00, 30 November 2007 (CST)

So you can't fill in the gaps, but you can tell us which titles are correct? That's a weird contract... --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 06:08, 30 November 2007 (CST)

Well, we appreciate whatever help you can provide. Thanks for the info on the episode title and the episode numbering! --Steelviper 07:20, 30 November 2007 (CST)

Stay safe on the picket lines! Any picks of you holding a picket? :P Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 09:40, 30 November 2007 (CST)

So we can delete the "yet unconfirmed" comments on the episode pages I guess. Question is, do we cite and how? Maybe a link to this post instead of the GoBetween pictures? But those need to be updated when this page is archived. --Serenity 06:28, 30 November 2007 (CST)

Linking here is fine I guess. --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 06:31, 30 November 2007 (CST)

4.05 (your number system) is entitled "Guess What's Coming to Dinner"

4.09 (your number system) is "The Hub"

You have the rest correct.

Michael Nankin directed the episode that follows Revelations. Ron will write and direct the one after that -- the first one to be shot after the strike.

Hey, Steelviper - the "Warrior Poets" photo was pretty cool. There may be a photo of us on the lines, but I'll have to check my other computer. - Ngarenn 20:14, 21 February 2008 (CST)

Thanks, Brad. Would you happen to know the title for 4.07 (the episode between Faith and Sine Qua Non) as well? --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 05:44, 22 February 2008 (CST)

Our Season 4 Production List is:

401-402 Razor

403 He That Believeth in Me

404 Six of One

405 Ties That Bind

406 Escape Velocity

407 The Road Less Travelled

408 Faith

409 Guess What's Coming to Dinner

410 Sine Qua Non

411 The Hub

412 Revelations

- Ngarenn 19:43, 25 February 2008 (CST)

Minor questions about Jaycie McGavin

Hi Bradley, just two minor questions on Jaycie McGavin that maybe you can answer. One, is her callsign "Goldbrick", and two, did she live or die after Operation Raptor Talon in the "Razor Flashbacks"? -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 12:19, 15 December 2007 (CST)

The script never defines Lt. McGavin's call sign. As to living or dying... depends upon your time reference: By the end of the miniseries, nearly everybody in the Twelve Colonies is dead. But as yet, we've not referred to her since they carried her, still living, to sickbay, so you can make up your own story. - Ngarenn 20:09, 25 February 2008 (CST)

Adrien Bauer's actor

Hello there, just a question about a character mentioned in "Taking a Break From All Your Worries": is there any particular reason why a photograph of Graeme Duffy was chosen to portray Adrien Bauer or no? DrWho42 20:52, 25 February 2008 (CST)

New Episode Titles

koenigrules as reported the following episode titles:

11 - Sometimes a Great Nation

12 - The Disquiet That Follows My Soul

13 - The Oath

14 - Blood on the Scales

15 - No Exit

Are they correct? -- FrankieG 14:42, 9 March 2008 (CDT)

That's also mentioned on www.bsg.cz, but since I can't read czech I don't know their source. 11, 12 and 14 are pretty awesome titles, btw. BSG's titles are sometimes a bit generic, but these are pretty poetic. -- Serenity 15:01, 9 March 2008 (CDT)

For clarity, these would be 411-415 in our numbering scheme, with production numbers 413-417. --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 15:36, 9 March 2008 (CDT)

Serenity: Our source is same as yours, koenigrules. We say they are unconfirmed and to be considered just as rumor. BTW we'll start with english news (at least we'll try) in few weeks with new design.--Deus 01:36, 10 March 2008 (CDT)

That's good. :) It's one of the best BSG news sites IMO (I usually check the links to get the the original source), but not having it in English is a real waste and limits the audience unnecessarily. -- Serenity 05:00, 10 March 2008 (CDT)

Tigh and the Cylon detector... and Baltar's Cult

Hi Brad. Having watched "He That Believeth In Me", I had a nagging question regarding Baltar's Cylon detector. Was Saul Tigh ever tested? The reason I ask is because there's a scene near the end of act 1 where Tigh comments that the detector failed to ID Boomer, then he stares off into the camera for no less than 10 seconds... as if he has something to add, but thinks the better of it... or wants someone to pick up on an unasked question. My inference from watching the episode was that Tigh was tested as well, but it's not concrete, so I'm looking for some confirmation either way on that fact.

Further, Baltar's cult really strikes mas being inspired by the Manson Family and other religious/counter-cultural cults. What were the inspirations for Baltar's cult? Further, I have the feeling that his book has much to do with how the cult started. Is that the cult's "holy text"? Thanks Brad! :D -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 18:18, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Patience, oh my brother... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ngarenn (talk • contribs).

Samuel Anders Callsign + Highschool

Now we know there was no call name given to Mr. Anders in our newest episode, however, if you can disclose on what it is, that would be great. :) Also, is "Noyce Elementary School" the correct spelling of the high school name. Cheers on such a great premiere episode! Shane (talk) 17:23, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

We have it as Noyse in the teleplay. Ngarenn 02:26, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Ngarenn, it appears that Sam actually was given the callsign "Longshot". Could you please confirm or deny this? Thanks. -- Noneofyourbusiness 14:36, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Confirmed. He got his call sign in "He That Believeth In Me" So did Diana "Hardball" Seelix. - Ngarenn 15:23, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much. -- Noneofyourbusiness 20:37, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

There was just some confusion with the dialogue a bit ambiguous. It can also be interpreted that he is addressing a pilot called Longshot :) -- Serenity 20:50, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

In that fight, he was confused. Wireless protocol is very specific for a reason. You call out your addressee first, then say who you are and what you want - eg. "Galactica, Hardball - request vectors to Majahual" Which tells our guys aboard Galactica that Hardball needs directions to the mining ship. -- Ngarenn 03:00, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Brothers and sisters

The current Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM) article assumes that brothers and sisters are distinct from priests and priestesses, and are the equivalent of monks or lay clergy. However, according to the casting info on Clarice Willow from Caprica, she is both a Sister and High Priestess. Does it mean that "Brother" and "Sister" are just honorifics for priests and priestesses? Ausir 19:10, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

While they are distinct, the honorific can be Sister and Brother, just as the clergy is free to address their flock by those terms. -- Ngarenn 03:02, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Quorum of Twelve

Which colonies do Reza Chronides and the unnamed delegate played by Iris Paluly represent? (or the other, uncredited delegates for that matter) Ausir 10:49, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Centurions - retcon or later version?

Should we assume that the redesigned Centurions from "Razor" are what the First War Centurions always looked, or are the TOS Cylon replicas (more human-looking, with mechanical joints hidden in black tubes, flexible armor "skirts" and swords) from the museum and Armistice Officer's specification perhaps an earlier model, while the "Razor" ones are a later model used during the late stages of the war and by the Guardians (perhaps 0006)? The Razor ones look like something in the middle between the TOS Centurions and the modern ones. Ausir 11:47, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

As with any military design, Centurions are constantly modified as improvements are released for field use and/or mission profiles dictate. Often these changes are not visible -- software patches, greater ammunitions storiage, longer lasting servos an power supplies, better sensors, faster target recognition packages... -Ngarenn 15:21, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Fleet Population

In "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" we get a glimpse of the chalkboard where Roslin and Baltar's votes are being counted ship by ship. It's from this that we've deduced the names of most of the ships in the Fleet, and the idea that you have a list of ships with which to work with.

We were wondering to what extent we could consider the populations of the ships indicated (deduced roughly from adding up Baltar's and Roslin's figures) to be accurate, are these figures part of a writer's handbook/Series Bible-like document?

Many thanks, OTW 10:23, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't go by the chalkboard on Galactica in LDYB II, simply because the numbers of voters (broken down by ship) do not add up with the overall totals at the top two boxes. (Yeah, I tried to do what you did, but decided that it wasn't worth it.) -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 19:03, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Fleet population was always in flux, and the only people who really knew what was going on were the editors, who had to come up with the xx,xxx survivors super on every show. Trust them. We did. -- Ngarenn 03:05, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

"Guess What's Coming To Dinner" a two-parter?

Hi Bradley, thanks for taking the time to answer our questions and for clarifying the "Longshot" issue! :D My question is this... Has "Guess What's Coming to Dinner" been split into a two-parter. According to both IMDb and Hulu, the episode is a two parter. However, on the official SciFi.com website, they say the next episode is "Sine Qua Non". Obviously, a bit of a contradiction here... Any insights from your end would be much appreciated! Thank you again! -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 01:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Middle names

A quick question about the middle names of some of the characters, notably Samuel T. Anders and Karl C. Agathon: Has the production team determined the full middle names of these characters, or is this another small mystery in the saga of Battlestar Galactica? -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 19:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Total number of ships in the fleet from start to finish

Just wondering if u would know the total number of vessels in the fleet cause I keep getting anything from 68 to 70 (that's if I add Caprica Clipper, the Pan Galactic liner and Gemini, the Gemini Freights heavy freighter).

so tell me what number of ships there are from 33 to current (revelations).

Also what became of Daru Mozu, is it destroyed or is it still in the fleet. And how about Coronis, Tauranian Traveller, Rising Star, Majahual, Scorpia Traveller, Virgon Express, McConnell, Baah Pakal and Freighter 212. --Lt. Corey "Shadow" Danian October 23 2008 2.24 CST

It is really difficult to pin down just how many ships were in the fleet at any given point in time, despite the fact that the production staff has a master list of names, but that some of these names were not apparently used. There are also serious discrepancy issues which are bound to skew results. For instance, the voting tally chalkboard on Galactica during "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II" lists ships that the whiteboard on Colonial One during that same episode does not list, and vice versa.

It also doesn't help that the numbers of ships that survived were retconned from the Miniseries to "33" and onward.

So, is there an exact number? No. Will there ever be one?

Nope. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 18:59, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Quorum Delegate

Is the "Quorum Delegate" (played by Veena Sood) representing three different colonies in three different episodes (first temporarily replacing Reza Chronides, then the Tauron Delegate, then the Gemenon Delegate) a continuity error? Or is there a canon explanation for this? (Perhaps her being an official stand-in that votes in the name of any colony whose delegate can't be present at a session)? Ausir 02:34, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

There is no order for less-important delegates in the show. It's a continuity error. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Battlestar Pegasus} 02:40, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

It might have been an error originally, but it doesn't mean it can't be retconned. :) In the Battlestar Forum someone said that it's actually common for an absentee member to be replaced by a sit-in that they select to vote on their behalf. Maybe Veena Sood's delegate is someone trusted enough by delegates from three different colonies to be selected by them as a sit-in? After all, politics is a family tradition for her (the same actress plays an important politician in Caprica). :) |

And the composition of the quorum has actually been pretty consistent across all the episodes the current quorum appears in, aside from her. Ausir 02:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Cylon Civil War

During the Cylon Civil War, the faction that allies with the Humans are called the Rebels and consisted of the Twos, Sixs and Eights. Were these models the only remaining number of their lines, or were there others still fighting Cavil's faction? Volostheguardian 16:31, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Thirteenth Tribe "Cylons"

This wasn't made too clear in the series, and although we know the term "Cylon" is given to the beings created in "Caprica", I was wondering if the Cylons who came before that, the entire thirteenth tribe and the Kobolian Centurions, also had that name? Thank you.--Sauron18 14:50, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Biotechnology

Another thing that is implied but not really understood too well is the source of organic/biotechnology the Cylons posses. It's rather significant, and we especially see it in the design of the Colony, which RDM said was grown/built around the Final Five's original ship, so does that mean that this technology (and all it's derivatives) came from the Thirteenth Tribe in Earth? Or did it come from even farther back, from Kobol maybe? Thank you. --Sauron18 14:50, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Greenleaf

Is there an actual proper screen shot showing the Greenleaf in the fleet. We only get a shot of the hull in "Sacrifice". If so, what does it actually look like? Corey "Shadow" Danian 04:49, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

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+==Cybernetic Living Organism==
+Hello, Mr. Thompson, we wanted to ask you a question regarding the meaning of the word "Cylon".
+When we began getting reports and such about the proposed spin-off "Caprica", amongst them was the news that we would learn what the word "Cylon" meant by the end of the pilot. Amongst this information we got a partial name, and then later on more was revealed: "Cybernetic Living Organism". However, we do not know if it is truly the one you, the writers, intend to use, or if it was just a rumor. Is "Cybernetic Living Organism" the canonical origin behind the word "Cylon", or was this just a rumor/old version?
+Thank you for your time. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 15:02, 6 July 2007 (CDT)
+:The Battlestar Concordance from the original series doesn't document the etymology.  Ron D. Moore's "Caprica," has a character coin the term, saying, "A cybernetic life-form node, a Cylon."  But as "Caprica" has yet to go before cameras, there is yet no "official" version. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 13:39, 20 September 2007 (CDT)
+::Thanks Bradley. --[[User:Mercifull|Mercifull]] <sup>([[User talk:Mercifull|Talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Mercifull|Contribs]])</sup> 03:04, 21 September 2007 (CDT)
+:::Indeed, thank you! --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 06:47, 4 October 2007 (CDT)
+== Season 4 Episode Titles ==
+Hello Mr. Thompson,
+could you please confirm and maybe add (for us) unknown S4 episode titles, like you did with S3 episodes? So far we know about:
+*4.01 - [[He That Believeth In Me]]
+*4.02 - [[Six of One]]
+*4.03 - [[The Ties That Bind]]
+*4.04 - [[Escape Velocity]]
+*4.05 - Into the West
+*4.06 - [[Faith]]
+*4.08 - [[Sine Qua Non]]
+*4.10 - [[Revelations]]
+That leaves 4.07 and 4.09 unknown. Thank you for an answer. --[[User:Deus|Deus]] 12:18, 17 November 2007 (CST)
+:Additionally, can you confirm that these 10 episodes have been produced, that the 10th ("Revelations") is the mid-season cliffhanger and that the one after that is the episode Ronald Moore was supposed to direct? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 12:45, 17 November 2007 (CST)
+::If there's a title called "Into the West," it's news to me.  The series has put thirteen episodes into the can -- that counts "Razor" as episodes #1 & 2 of the fourth order.  Can't really call it all a fourth season, because SciFi could air it as two seasons or just one.  The numbering we use in-house starts with 4.01 & 4.02 as "Razor."  Season 4 Starts with Episode 3, "He That Believeth In Me."  The titles you have are otherwise correct, though the Confidentiality Agreement in our contracts keeps me from filling in the gaps.  This season's episodes contain so many spoilers that script distribution has been severely curtailed and diabolical measures have been enacted to catch and chastise leakers.  Crucifixion, line on the left, one cross each.  (Thank you Monty Python) [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 02:00, 30 November 2007 (CST)
+:::So you can't fill in the gaps, but you can tell us which titles are correct? That's a weird contract... --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 06:08, 30 November 2007 (CST)
+::::Well, we appreciate whatever help you can provide. Thanks for the info on the episode title and the episode numbering! --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 07:20, 30 November 2007 (CST)
+:::::Stay safe on the picket lines! Any picks of you holding a picket? :P [[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 09:40, 30 November 2007 (CST)
+:So we can delete the "yet unconfirmed" comments on the episode pages I guess. Question is, do we cite and how? Maybe a link to this post instead of the GoBetween pictures? But those need to be updated when this page is archived. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 06:28, 30 November 2007 (CST)
+::Linking here is fine I guess. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 06:31, 30 November 2007 (CST)
+:::::4.05 (your number system) is entitled "Guess What's Coming to Dinner"
+:::::4.09 (your number system) is "The Hub"
+:::::You have the rest correct.
+::Michael Nankin directed the episode that follows Revelations.  Ron will write and direct the one after that -- the first one to be shot after the strike.
+Hey, Steelviper - the "Warrior Poets" photo was pretty cool.  There may be a photo of us on the lines, but I'll have to check my other computer.  - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 20:14, 21 February 2008 (CST)
+:Thanks, Brad. Would you happen to know the title for 4.07 (the episode between [[Faith]] and [[Sine Qua Non]]) as well? --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 05:44, 22 February 2008 (CST)
+::Our Season 4 Production List is:
+:::401-402 Razor
+:::403 He That Believeth in Me
+:::404 Six of One
+:::405 Ties That Bind
+:::406 Escape Velocity
+:::407 The Road Less Travelled
+:::408 Faith
+:::409 Guess What's Coming to Dinner
+:::410 Sine Qua Non
+:::411 The Hub
+:::412 Revelations
+- [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 19:43, 25 February 2008 (CST)
+== Minor questions about [[Jaycie McGavin]] ==
+Hi Bradley, just two minor questions on [[Jaycie McGavin]] that maybe you can answer. One, is her callsign "Goldbrick", and two, did she live or die after [[Operation Raptor Talon]] in the "[[Razor Flashbacks]]"? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki &mdash; ''New'']</sup> 12:19, 15 December 2007 (CST)
+::The script never defines Lt. McGavin's call sign.  As to living or dying... depends upon your time reference:  By the end of the miniseries, nearly everybody in the Twelve Colonies is dead.  But as yet, we've not referred to her since they carried her, still living, to sickbay, so you can make up your own story. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 20:09, 25 February 2008 (CST)
+== [[Adrien Bauer]]'s actor ==
+Hello there, just a question about a character mentioned in "[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]": is there any particular reason why a photograph of [[Graeme Duffy]] was chosen to portray [[Adrien Bauer]] or no? [[User:DrWho42|DrWho42]] 20:52, 25 February 2008 (CST)
+== New Episode Titles ==
+koenigrules as reported the following episode titles:<br/>
+:11 - Sometimes a Great Nation
+:12 - The Disquiet That Follows My Soul
+:13 - The Oath
+:14 - Blood on the Scales
+:15 - No Exit
+Are they correct? -- [[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 14:42, 9 March 2008 (CDT)
+:That's also mentioned on [http://www.bsg.cz www.bsg.cz], but since I can't read czech I don't know their source. 11, 12 and 14 are pretty awesome titles, btw. BSG's titles are sometimes a bit generic, but these are pretty poetic. -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:01, 9 March 2008 (CDT)
+::For clarity, these would be 411-415 in our numbering scheme, with production numbers 413-417. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:36, 9 March 2008 (CDT)
+::Serenity: Our source is same as yours, koenigrules. We say they are unconfirmed and to be considered just as rumor. BTW we'll start with english news (at least we'll try) in few weeks with new design.--[[User:Deus|Deus]] 01:36, 10 March 2008 (CDT)
+:::That's good. :) It's one of the best BSG news sites IMO (I usually check the links to get the the original source), but not having it in English is a real waste and limits the audience unnecessarily. -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 05:00, 10 March 2008 (CDT)
+== Tigh and the Cylon detector... and Baltar's Cult ==
+Hi Brad. Having watched "[[He That Believeth In Me]]", I had a nagging question regarding Baltar's Cylon detector. Was Saul Tigh ever tested? The reason I ask is because there's a scene near the end of act 1 where Tigh comments that the detector failed to ID Boomer, then he stares off into the camera for no less than 10 seconds... as if he has something to add, but thinks the better of it... or wants someone to pick up on an unasked question. My inference from watching the episode was that Tigh was tested as well, but it's not concrete, so I'm looking for some confirmation either way on that fact.
+Further, Baltar's cult really strikes mas being inspired by the Manson Family and other religious/counter-cultural cults. What were the inspirations for Baltar's cult? Further, I have the feeling that [[My Triumphs, My Mistakes|his book]] has much to do with how the cult started. Is that the cult's "holy text"? Thanks Brad! :D -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 18:18, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
+::Patience, oh my brother... {{unsigned|Ngarenn}}
+== [[Samuel Anders]] Callsign + Highschool ==
+Now we know there was no call name given to Mr. Anders in our newest episode, however, if you can disclose on what it is, that would be great. :) Also, is "[[Noyce Elementary School]]" the correct spelling of the high school name. Cheers on such a great premiere episode! [[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|talk]]) 17:23, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
-==Squadron numbers==
+::We have it as Noyse in the teleplay.  [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 02:26, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
-How many Vipers are in a "squadron" in the terminology used by the Colonial Fleet?  I ask because in "[[Scar]]" Roslin said they were getting enough metal ore to build "two squadrons" of Vipers.  Is a squadron 10? 12? 20?  If a squadron is 20, this would be a dramatic increase.
-While I'm on the subject, we've ''speculated'' that based on this dialogue, [[Mercury class battlestar]]s have some sort of limited Viper production facilities but the exact nature of such facilities eludes us.--->Another problem has come up regarding information from ''Battlestar Galactica Magazine'':  it's information isn't always quite accurate and when I asked Ron (via Mrs.Ron) on the messageboards, he said they aren't directly affiliated with the magazine in any way, so I don't know how this fits--> in issue #3, they say:
-:"A Battlestar's air wing generally consists of six to eight squadrons (20 ships each)...20 Vipers also form a reserve unit to replace lost or damaged ships on an ad hoc basis.  Each squadron is also supported by a single Raptor" (P.59)
+Ngarenn, it appears that Sam actually was given the callsign "Longshot". Could you please confirm or deny this? Thanks. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 14:36, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
-Is this magazine information accurate?  Are there 20 Vipers to a squadron?  How many Vipers is Galactica capable of carrying (that is, during its prime when it was a new ship in the Cylon War, how many Vipers is it meant to support?):  How many can a Mercury-class Battlestar like ''Pegasus'' hold?  --->Based on these magazine numbers, there should only have been 6-8 at most Raptors on Galactica (during it's prime, so by the time of the Cylon attack probably less): In "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]" we see 20 Raptors jump to Caprica; Pegasus probably had an equal number of Raptors on board, but where did so many Raptors come from?  Can Pegasus construct Raptors just like Vipers?  Or (my explanation), are there just many refugee Raptors which escaped to Ragnar, because they've got their own FTL drives?  I mean Boomer escaped all the way from Caprica to Ragnar, and Crashdown was stated as being a refugee from another ship, so presumably a few other Raptors made it out (well, that's our assumption.  I still think its entirely plausible and not a stretch that there were 20 though).  --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 20:53, 14 June 2006 (CDT)
+::Confirmed.  He got his call sign in "He That Believeth In Me"  So did Diana "Hardball" Seelix. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 15:23, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
+:::Thank you very much. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 20:37, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
+:::There was just some confusion with the dialogue a bit ambiguous. It can also be interpreted that he is addressing a pilot called Longshot :) -- [[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 20:50, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
-=="Skin Jobs"==
+In that fight, he was confused.  Wireless protocol is very specific for a reason.  You call out your addressee first, then say who you are and what you want - eg. "Galactica, Hardball - request vectors to Majahual"  Which tells our guys aboard Galactica that Hardball needs directions to the mining ship. -- [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 03:00, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
-To ask the most fannish of fan questions (not so much a "question" shouting "wow!"), how was the decision made for Cylons to be referred to as "Skin Jobs" a la ''Blade Runner'' in "[[Downloaded]]"?  What did everyone in the writer's room think?   :) :) :)  (My personal wish list includes that one day someone will refer to killing a Cylon as "retiring" them...hey, that might not work on the current series, but on the ''Caprica'' prequel when the Cylons worked for humans that kind of makes sense.  Plus I hope "Number One" turns out to be Rutger Hauer...or Avery Brooks.  Both good actors...)--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 21:08, 14 June 2006 (CDT)
-:There was no real "decision" as such.  We were writing [[Downloaded]].  [[Jean Barolay|Barolay]] and [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] were on the roof and we needed a quick way to categorize.  We remembered the term from blade runner and put it in.  The drafts went through the usual pathways of approval and nobody shot it down.  So now there are skin jobs along with metal jobs, clankers, and bulletheads (that last is credited to [[Gary Hutzel]]).  [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 21:24, 17 June 2006 (CDT)
+==Brothers and sisters==
+The current [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)]] article assumes that brothers and sisters are distinct from priests and priestesses, and are the equivalent of monks or lay clergy. However, according to the casting info on [[Clarice Willow]] from ''Caprica'', she is both a Sister and High Priestess. Does it mean that "Brother" and "Sister" are just honorifics for priests and priestesses? [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 19:10, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
-==Cylon Homeworld==
+While they are distinct, the honorific can be Sister and Brother, just as the clergy is free to address their flock by those terms.  -- [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 03:02, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
-I've listened to the Writer's room podcasts on Scifi.com so I understand that exact details about the [[Cylon homeworld]] are very much a work in progress (For all we know it's just a bunch of Tylium-rich asteroids lashed together), but I've got a question about its location which was brought up in season one:  In "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", the following exchange takes place between Apollo and Gaeta:
-:Gaeta:  "They'd build a refinery this far from their homeworld?"
+==Quorum of Twelve==
-:Apollo:  "Why not? They need fuel out here just as much as we do"
+Which colonies do [[Reza Chronides]] and the unnamed delegate played by [[Iris Paluly]] represent? (or the [[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)#Other delegates|other, uncredited delegates]] for that matter) [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 10:49, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
-Judging from this dialogue, do the Colonials actually know where the Cylon Homeworld is?  Roughly speaking at least?  I mean they may have never set foot on it or seen it, but do they have a general idea of where it is?  If ''Galactica'' has fled into deep space, far from the Twelve Colonies, and while in this same deep space location Gaeta said that they were ''also'' very far away from the Cylon Homeworld, does this mean the Cylon Homeworld is relatively close to the Twelve Colonies?  I would assume so; that when they left the Twelve Colonies at the end of the Cylon War they didn't travel half way across the galaxy, but went somewhere relatively near.
+==Centurions - retcon or later version?==
+Should we assume that the redesigned Centurions from "Razor" are what the First War Centurions always looked, or are the TOS Cylon replicas (more human-looking, with mechanical joints hidden in black tubes, flexible armor "skirts" and swords) from the museum and Armistice Officer's specification perhaps an earlier model, while the "Razor" ones are a later model used during the late stages of the war and by the Guardians (perhaps 0006)? The Razor ones look like something in the middle between the TOS Centurions and the modern ones. [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 11:47, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
-:  We assume Armistice Station was built near a border that we promised not to cross as part of the cease-fire terms.  Space is BIG.  The Cylons vanished beyond these borders.  Gaeta and Apollo are probably using Armistice Station as a house number for where that home world might be -- and that's a long way from where they are at the time of Hand of God.  So either the Cylons have to truck their fuel all the way out, or they live off local resources they've found in this section of space they've guessed the resource-poor Colonials may try to exploit.  [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 19:32, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
+:: As with any military design, Centurions are constantly modified as improvements are released for field use and/or mission profiles dictate.  Often these changes are not visible -- software patches, greater ammunitions storiage, longer lasting servos an power supplies, better sensors, faster target recognition packages... -[[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 15:21, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
-While I'm on the subject, they said that in the region of deep space ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' had fled to by "[[Pegasus (episode)]]", they were out of "downloading" range from the Cylon Homeworld.  In "[[Downloaded]]" they say that Cylons killed in the cafe will be reborn, and we also see that during the events of the Miniseries 9 months before, Caprica-Six was also reborn.--->Is the Cylon Homeworld close to the Twelve Colonies, and thus the Twelve Colonies are within downloading-range from it?  That is, downloading worked fine on them and they didn't need the support of the [[Resurrection Ship]] to download while on Caprica?--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 21:41, 14 June 2006 (CDT)
+== Fleet Population ==
-:  The Cylons either built a downloading facility on Caprica or detailed one of their few Resurrection Ships to Colonial occupation duties.  By "Pegasus," Galactica's a long way from both.  Downloading is very touchy (and highly classified technology). [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 19:32, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
+In "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" we get a glimpse of the chalkboard where Roslin and Baltar's votes are being counted ship by ship. It's from this that we've deduced the names of most of the ships in the Fleet, and the idea that you have a list of ships with which to work with.
-==Galactica Chain of Command==
+We were wondering to what extent we could consider the populations of the ships indicated (deduced roughly from adding up Baltar's and Roslin's figures) to be accurate, are these figures part of a writer's handbook/[[Series Bible]]-like document?
-in "[[Scattered]]", Commander Adama is shot so his XO Colonel Tigh takes command, while Captain [[Aaron Kelly]] then becomes his acting XO.  Is Captain Kelly ''normally'' third-in-command of ''Galactica'' (well, before the many promotions and shifting assignments in Season 2.5 post-"Pegasus")?  Or is Apollo normally third in command, but because he was arrested for mutiny, he was removed from the normal succession?--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 22:11, 14 June 2006 (CDT)
-=="Caprica-Six"==
+Many thanks,
-In "[[Downloaded]]", the Number Six that seduced Baltar is in-story referred to as "[[Caprica-Six]]" (as the Cylons didn't really have "celebrity" individuals before and simply no ''need'' to destinguish individuals before her, they say it's sort of an ad hoc name).---->There's an online fan convention which sort of developed over time for differentiating Cylon copies:  ''Galactica''-Sharon, Caprica-Sharon, Caprica-Six, ''Pegasus''-Six, etc.  (I've searched around and this is a true gestalt:  no one person or website created this, but it simultaneously aggregated on many sites at the same time, to the point that by Season 2 it had simply become the common way to tell them apart:  i.e. on the official messageboards we routinely call them "''Galactica''-Sharon" and "Caprica-Sharon").  --->Was naming the Caprica-based copy of Number Six "Caprica-Six" a referrence to this fan naming convention which developed?  I thought it might be because that joke is included where Number Three points this out and says "They call you "Caprica-Six"...as if your the only Six on the planet!"....which I thought might be a little jest at the fans, because to be honest we'd seen in "[[Colonial Day]]" etc. that there were many other copies of Number Eight/Sharon Valerri on Caprica, but still called the one with Helo "Caprica-Sharon"...when she was only one of many on the planet.  (As you can see on [http://www.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Number_Eight#Disambig.3F this section] we were already discussing the "Location-Name" identification nomenclature when I (using my old screename, Ricimer) made up this hi-larious send up of the whole thing, in which I already refer to her as "Caprica-Six" in November of last year).  --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 23:41, 14 June 2006 (CDT)
+[[User:OTW|OTW]] 10:23, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
-: Caprica Six was named by the writers, either in the room, on the page, or in rewrites.  I'm not sure when that appeared , but my best guess is that it was Ron.  I doubt that it was because of the boards.  We certainly weren't conversant with them when we wrote the show.  [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 21:31, 17 June 2006 (CDT)
-== Tom Zarek / Ellen Tigh involvement ==
+: I wouldn't go by the chalkboard on ''Galactica'' in LDYB II, simply because the numbers of voters (broken down by ship) do not add up with the overall totals at the top two boxes. (Yeah, I tried to do what you did, but decided that it wasn't worth it.) -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:03, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
-"[[Colonial Day]]" made it very clear that Ellen Tigh furnished Zarek with the information he needed to have [[Valance]] killed, and later intended her husband to meet with his agents afterward. Why was this plot thread dropped, after making such a big deal of it in the episode? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 00:09, 18 June 2006 (CDT)
-:Zarek also stated that he had no connection with the death of Valance.  And though we're not privvy to all of Tigh's bedroom conversations, we might assume that Ellen's machinations failed to gain her husband's co-operation.  After all, she couldn't even get him to shake hands with the ex-terrorist. [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 19:40, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
+Fleet population was always in flux, and the only people who really knew what was going on were the editors, who had to come up with the xx,xxx survivors super on every show.  Trust them.  We did.  -- [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 03:05, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
-::There are many plausible in-continuity explanations for why this wasn't followed up - I was more interested in what was going on in the writer's room, and if you all had plans to pursue this thread before the course of season 2 was settled upon. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 15:14, 20 June 2006 (CDT)
+== "Guess What's Coming To Dinner" a two-parter? ==
-:::Peter - There were many arguments pro and con as to where this would go.  But events passed us by and we haven't returned to it.  Sometimes we plant seeds without knowing whether they'll sprout.  Like Boxey - who was written into several early episodes, then left on the cutting room floor because of time constraints.  Giving Baltar a nuke was one of those seeds, and throughout the first two seasons we constantly wondered what he'd do with the thing.  There were some pretty whacky ideas.  But having it in our back pocket was really useful when "Lay Your Burdens Down" came up.  It's part of the fun of writing the show - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 21:01, 20 June 2006 (CDT)
+Hi Bradley, thanks for taking the time to answer our questions and for clarifying the "Longshot" issue! :D My question is this... Has "Guess What's Coming to Dinner" been split into a two-parter. According to both IMDb and [http://www.hulu.com/battlestar-galactica Hulu], the episode is a two parter. However, on the official SciFi.com website, they say the next episode is "[[Sine Qua Non]]". Obviously, a bit of a contradiction here... Any insights from your end would be much appreciated! Thank you again! -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 01:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
-::::Thanks. Your clarification will be helpful for closing out that line of speculation on Ellen's article. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:57, 21 June 2006 (CDT)
+== Middle names ==
-::::::That isn't to say that WE have closed it out.  :) - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 16:50, 21 June 2006 (CDT)
+A quick question about the middle names of some of the characters, notably Samuel T. Anders and Karl C. Agathon: Has the production team determined the full middle names of these characters, or is this another small mystery in the saga of ''Battlestar Galactica''? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 19:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
-== Resources ==
+== Total number of ships in the fleet from start to finish ==
-To what extent does the writing staff keep track of the fleet's limited resources? Ronald Moore has identified the disregard that ''Star Trek: Voyager'' showed to resource issues to be one of his pet peeves with the series, and I'm curious to what extent the BSG staff try to address this. Notably,
-*Although survivor count figures throughout both seasons are broadly consistant, the off-screen casualties sustained in several second-season combat situations seems suspiciously small. The opening credit survivor count reveals that 11 people are killed offscreen during the boarding action in "[[Valley of Darkness]]", 4 in the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]], and none during "[[The Captain's Hand]]".
+Just wondering if u would know the total number of vessels in the fleet cause I keep getting anything from 68 to 70 (that's if I add ''Caprica Clipper'', the Pan Galactic liner and ''Gemini'', the Gemini Freights heavy freighter).
-::Two ways to look at this:  1)  The casualties aren't updated on Laura's board in as timely a fashion as she'd like (so they were factored in later).  OR   2) We screwed up.  The staff (post, writing, and art) took a hard look at that question at the end of season 2 and then again at the beginning of season 3 to come up with a reasonable number... [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 19:59, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
+so tell me what number of ships there are from '''33''' to current ('''revelations''').
-*The size of the Fleet changes from 40 FTL capable ships in the miniseries to (apparently) around 75 during the second season.
+Also what became of ''Daru Mozu'', is it destroyed or is it still in the fleet. And how about Coronis, Tauranian Traveller, Rising Star, Majahual, Scorpia Traveller, Virgon Express, McConnell, Baah Pakal and Freighter 212. --[[User:CoreyDanian|Lt. Corey "Shadow" Danian]] October 23 2008 2.24 CST
-::My best information is that there were 57 ships listed on the board for the election that Laura tried to steal.  [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 19:59, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
+: It is really difficult to pin down just how many ships were in the fleet at any given point in time, despite the fact that the production staff has a master list of names, but that some of these names were not apparently used. There are also serious discrepancy issues which are bound to skew results. For instance, the [[:Image:tally chalkboard.jpg|voting tally chalkboard]] on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' during "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]" lists ships that the whiteboard on ''[[Colonial One]]'' during that same episode does not list, and vice versa.
-*''Galactica'' is able to deploy six Raptors simultaneously in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", during which only two are destroyed. Oddly, in "[[Fragged]]", which seems to take place late in the same day, Lee Adama orders a raptor scrapped for parts to make up a two-ship rescue party, then a few days later in "[[Resistance]]", Tigh is able to have five raptors standing by to board ships protesting his policies.
+: It also doesn't help that the numbers of ships that survived were retconned from the Miniseries to "33" and onward.
-::As is usual in Fleet Air operations, the availability of operational aircraft is affected by scheduled maintenance, exceeded TBO's (Time Between Overhauls), pilot squawks, parts on hand (or due to be fabricated), glitches, etc.  These headaches are why Tyrol looks frazzled a lot of the time. [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 19:59, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
+: So, is there an exact number? No. Will there ever be one?
-Do you keep informal track of statistics such as crew totals and raptors/vipers on hand? Is there a list of pilot and ship names to avoid verbally identifying more people or craft than are supposed to exist? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 00:39, 18 June 2006 (CDT)
+: Nope. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 18:59, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
-::The list does exist, but it reflects only one moment in the history of Galactica.  With so few people and so much to do in a fleet under seige, accountants and future historians get the short end of the priority stick.  It's been one of the President's complaints for over a year. [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 19:59, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
+== Quorum Delegate==
+Is the "[[Unnamed civilians in the Fleet (RDM)|Quorum Delegate]]" (played by [[Veena Sood]]) representing three different colonies in three different episodes (first temporarily replacing [[Reza Chronides]], then the Tauron Delegate, then the Gemenon Delegate) a continuity error? Or is there a canon explanation for this? (Perhaps her being an official stand-in that votes in the name of any colony whose delegate can't be present at a session)? [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 02:34, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
-==Timeline==
+: There is no order for less-important delegates in the show. It's a continuity error. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [[bsp:|Battlestar Pegasus]]</sup> 02:40, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
-The [[season two timeline discontinuity]] left us all a bit baffled. Can you help clarify matters? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 00:40, 18 June 2006 (CDT)
+::It might have been an error originally, but it doesn't mean it can't be retconned. :) In the Battlestar Forum someone said that it's actually common for an absentee member to be replaced by a sit-in that they select to vote on their behalf. Maybe Veena Sood's delegate is someone trusted enough by delegates from three different colonies to be selected by them as a sit-in? After all, politics is a family tradition for her (the same actress plays an important politician in ''Caprica''). :) |
-::This one gives me a headache.  We were advised by post-production that we may have goofed in the timeline.  There were large pow-wows between writers and post trying to sort this out.  If memory serves (and it is highly suspect), the issue was a kyron that was subsequently changed -- or not changed -- for the DVD release of Season 2.5.  But don't hold me to that.  These discussions went on for days and I'm not anxious to revisit them.  I do know that what we came up with made sense at the time.    [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 20:05, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
+::And the composition of the quorum has actually been pretty consistent across all the episodes the current quorum appears in, aside from her. [[User:Ausir|Ausir]] 02:45, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
-:::Those are actually two separate things:  yes, there was a mistake in post for "Downloaded": the card at the beginning says "10 weeks ago", which would have been impossible.  The messageboards were in an uproar, and apparently, Joe (owner of BattlestarWiki) e-mailed the post production office and showed them our [[Timeline (RDM)|Timeline]] article, showing how it was a clear mix up in post:  They sent us an e-mail ''back'' saying that it would be fixed in the Season 2.5 DVD and all subsequent international airings:  Fans in the UK have confirmed to us that when "Downloaded" premiered in the UK, the sign was changed to "10 weeks ''later''".----->However, what we've dubbed the "season 2.5 timeline discontinuity" is different from that, but I think it's more something we're waiting for Ron to explain in his Scifi.com blog.  --->Basically, there was a jump in time of about 2-3 months between "Pegasus" and "Res Ship I", which we've been trying to explain but can't:  All dates ''within'' season 2.5 are consistent with each other, but not with the earlier half of season 2.  That is, we worked out that "Pegasus" must take place around three months post-attack, but then in "Res Ship I" Admiral Cain said "Six month" had passed since the attack:  at first we thought it was a random dialogue error, at first, but then the rest of Season 2.5 consistently used this, i.e. in "Downloaded" [[Hera]] is born 9 months after the Cylon attack (one month premature, as she was conceived on Day 24).  The reason we encountered the "season 2 timeline discontinuity" is that there are a few things that are not really reconcilable, which are:
+== Cylon Civil War ==
-::::A) Caprica-Sharon is not visibly pregnant in "Pegasus" while wearing a tight tank top, but by "Epiphanies" (at most, two weeks later) she is visibly into her second trimester.  Her "Pegasus" appearance fits our initial "three months" dating, while her "Epiphanies" appearance appears to have fast fowarded three months.
-::::B) The Presidential elections are stated to take place Nine months after the Cylon attack, however in "[[Bastille Day]]" Apollo said they'd take place in Seven months, and one month later in "[[Colonial Day]]" they said they would take place in Six month (so season 1 consistently says they're 7 months post-attack).  ***Ron himself actually says in the LDYB I podcast, "we said in "Bastille Day" that elections were due in Nine months", so we think not even Ron noticed this.
-::::C) The last point is a bit complicated, but follows our detailed Timeline:  the last firm date we got from the Helo-on-Caprica ticker was that season 2 begins Two months after the attack.  Scattered through Fragged span a day or two, then Resistance (ground team wasn't on Kobol very long).  In "Resistance", Cally killed ''Galactica''-Sharon and was sent to the brig for 30 days as a result.  Cally gets out in "Flight of the Phoenix".  --->Colonel Tigh was in command of ''Galatica'' for less than two weeks, more probably one, a command which ended in "Resistance" when Adama returned.  Anyway, in FotP Roslin is told she has one month at the ''most'' to live.  That means at most one month passes between this scene and "Epiphanies", when she's dying.  --->It is stated that "weeks" pass during FotP while Tyrol builds the Blackbird, and this is actually the episode which includes the longest amount of time from beginning to end; we assumed it took maybe 2, but it could have taken many weeks.  In any event, we figured out that Flight of the Phoenix ''starts'' about two and a half months after the attack, a lot of time passes during the episode, and by the ''end'', Roslin has one month to live.  "Epiphanies" states it took place Six months post-attack, subtracting one month for Roslin life expectancy, the end of Flight of the Phoenix would have to be at Five months poast attack....which would mean that during the episode, 2 months pass while Tyrol builds the Blackbird (which would be a lot given that all of season 1 lasted just two months).
-:::Actually, Tyrol could conceivably have spent that long building the Blackbird, Caprica-Sharon's gestation could have just been really fast because she's a Cylon, and some Canadian viewers have pointed out to us that when an election "is called" in a Parliamentary system isn't the same as when the actual voting is held, and that in like Canada and the UK 2 months can pass after an eleciton "starts" and the voting, which could explain all of this (although Ron states in the podcast that as he remembers it, Bastille Day actually just said "Nine").------->We actually don't want to split hairs and be the Comic Book Guy pointing out how in a Xena episode, in one frame she's riding a winged Andalusian horse, while in the next shot she's riding a winged Arabian, and surely we must demand explanation: (this is from a Simpsons episode guest starring Lucy Lawless in which she appears as herself at a convention, and her answer is: "Every time something like that happens, a wizard did it.  Wizard!"  We've had a hard time keeping track of things ourselves and we appreciate everything the production team is doing on BSG....we take hours upon hours away from friends and family to update this dang encyclopedia (nay, we are compelled)!  --->We just want to know what to do in our [[Timeline (RDM)|Timeline]].  --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 21:17, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
-::::Unfortunately, you're going to be forced to the conclusion that wizards did it.  At least for now. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 21:05, 20 June 2006 (CDT)
+During the Cylon Civil War, the faction that allies with the Humans are called the Rebels and consisted of the Twos, Sixs and Eights. Were these models the only remaining number of their lines, or were there others still fighting Cavil's faction?  [[User:Volostheguardian|Volostheguardian]] 16:31, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
-==Centurion armor==
+==Thirteenth Tribe "Cylons"==
+This wasn't made too clear in the series, and although we know the term "Cylon" is given to the beings created in "Caprica", I was wondering if the Cylons who came before that, the entire thirteenth tribe and the Kobolian Centurions, also had that name? Thank you.--[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 14:50, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
-In "[[Valley of Darkness]]", the boarding-party Centurions can only be destroyed with exploding rounds, but in every episode before or after that (like Home, Part I) we've seen them destroyed with regular bullets--->Do different Centurions have heavier armor than others?  I mean it would be logical that a boarding-party Centurion would be expected to see heavy combat, and would thus have more armor.  (If you check the "Home, Part I" podcast, Ron and Dave seem to mention that there was a lot of discussion about this point in the writers room).  --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 21:21, 19 June 2006 (CDT)
+==Biotechnology==
-:The Centurion in "Downloaded" was also immune to normal ammunition, Anders shot it for a long time, but only the bomb seems to have worked on it. It's probable that the Centurions we've otherwise seen (the ones harassing Helo) were given weaker armor for the purpose of the experiment, while the typical armor is the strong variety. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 22:09, 17 June 2006 (CDT)
+Another thing that is implied but not really understood too well is the source of organic/biotechnology the Cylons posses. It's rather significant, and we especially see it in the design of the Colony, which RDM said was grown/built around the Final Five's original ship, so does that mean that this technology (and all it's derivatives) came from the Thirteenth Tribe in Earth? Or did it come from even farther back, from Kobol maybe? Thank you. --[[User:Sauron18|Sauron18]] 14:50, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
-:::Centurions are constantly being upgraded - new ones come out with better armor, quieter servos, better battle software.  Some are designed for different uses (the ones designed for submarine use have REALLY heavy armor but are exceptionally slow, and have reduced ammunition carrying capacity.)  Not to mention that the Colonials have remarkably bright backyard engineers -- they've been hot-loading our small-arms rounds, coming up with better armor-piercing projectiles -- it's the constant ebb-and-flow of wartime technology. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 21:13, 20 June 2006 (CDT)
-==Guns nomenlature==
+== Greenleaf ==
-(BTW, thank you for taking the time to read all of these.):  A matter which has come up is what to refer to the guns in BSG as.  That is, on Star Trek we'd have an article title "Phasers", and have subsectios talking about ship-mounted phasers and various models of hand phasers.  On BSG, are the ship-mounted guns railguns, officially?  Do Cylon Basestars have gun batteries like Battlestars?  In our own analysis, we thought they didn't (except for missiles) and that while both Battlestars and Basestars are Carrier/Battleship hybrids, a Battlestar is more battleship than a basestar and a basestar leans more towards carrier:  that they rely on sheer weight of numbers and hundreds upon hundreds of Raiders, at the expense of having no room left over for railgun batteries (so if you lure the hundreds of Raiders away, they're at a disadvantage to Battlestars, as in the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]]).  ---->Meanwhile, like I said in Trek we'd have an article for "hand phasers", but on BSG we've just got "guns".  And for Vipers, what do Vipers have?  ---->My point is, we've been using the term "[[Kinetic Energy Weapon]]s" for the name of an article on all of this, but we're not sure if this is in anyway what the show itself uses.  This many seem like a minor point, I know, but after we started using "KEW", simply as a term of convenience on the Viper articles and such...other fansites and messageboards I've seen read ''BattlestarWiki'' and I think they assume it's an official term.  So if this is not what people in the BSGverse refer to their guns as, I think I should add a disclaimer or something (just like "Note: KEW is not an official term").  --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 21:35, 21 June 2006 (CDT)
-:In short, is "[[KEW]]" a correct termology of the "guns" of Battlestar(s)? --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 21:39, 21 June 2006 (CDT)
-::[Spock]I believe that is what I said, Mr. Shane [/Spock]--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 21:52, 21 June 2006 (CDT)
-::Just a simple explain. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 22:17, 21 June 2006 (CDT)
-::::During rewrites of Epiphanes, we ran into this same question, at least in terms of Viper ordnance.  The writing staff originally proposed chemically propelled projectiles (easier to sabotage) but Gary Hutzel protested.  He preferred rail guns, and that's what we adopted, but nobody's said it on screen.  Which means there is no canon on our cannons yet ;) [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 18:23, 22 June 2006 (CDT)
-:::::The plot thinkens. --[[User:Shane|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]])</sup> 18:25, 22 June 2006 (CDT)
-::::::The visual evidence on Epiphanies seems to suggest chemically propelled projectiles. However, since railguns are still a form of KEW, do the production staff ever refer to them as KEW? We are trying to verify if the term [[Kinetic Energy Weapon]] is an "official" term. --[[User:Gougef|FrankieG]] 18:50, 22 June 2006 (CDT)
-:::::::I'm pretty sure it's just something one of us came up with. It's been proposed that we go to a more generic "Weapons" over on the talk page of that article. It's not like we have an article for each different "kind" of weapon at this point.--[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 07:46, 23 June 2006 (CDT)
-:::::::The broken cartridge (with what appeared to be gunpowder spilling out) did seem to point to chemical propulsion. And not even caseless (as had been proposed during the [[miniseries]]). Oh well. As long as something comes out whenever they pull the trigger, I suppose. The (rail gun/Gary Hutzel discussion) is an awesome piece of trivia! --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 07:50, 23 June 2006 (CDT)
-==Human sacrifice==
+Is there an actual proper screen shot showing the ''Greenleaf'' in the fleet. We only get a shot of the hull in "[[Sacrifice]]". If so, what does it actually look like? [[User:CoreyDanian|Corey &quot;Shadow&quot; Danian]] 04:49, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
-I've been wondering about this for some time:  in "[[Valley of Darkness]]", Number Six shows Baltar a pile of old human skulls on the surface of [[Kobol]], and tells him that human sacrifices used to be performed on Kobol, and the [[Sacred Scrolls]] are really just a bunch of lies to cover up the brutality of humanity's past.  --->Should this scene be taken at face value?  That is, did this entire scene "actually" happen, were there actually skulls there, or did all of this occurr as a Number Six induced manipulation inside of Baltar's head, to manipulate him and turn him more and more against humanity?  --->Or (of course), is this one of those "we intentionally wanted the audience to be confused as to whether that scene was "real" or not, and it's still an open question with no answer" things?  ---->Or, another possibility, were the skulls themselves there, but Number Six was just lying about them?  I mean just by looking at them (assuming they were actually real) Baltar couldn't confirm Number Six's statements that they were the result of human sacrifice rituals:  they could have been just bones lying around from some old war or cataclysm.  (We don't need a definative answer given away, we just need to know if this was intentionally open to interpretation)...was what Number Six saying meant to be actually true, or is there the *possibilty* that she was lying about the skeletons Baltar found and it's open to audience interpretation?--[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 21:50, 21 June 2006 (CDT)
-:::The question at the bottom of this is: "Who is Six?"  In such cases, I'm not going to embellish what Ron & David have put on the screen. - [[User:Ngarenn|Ngarenn]] 18:39, 22 June 2006 (CDT)