Continuity errors (TRS)

This is a listing of continuity errors in the re-imagined series.

Acknowledged Mistakes

• At the beginning of "Downloaded" two captions are shown: one states that the Cylon Attack in the Miniseries occurred nine months before the current episode (which is consistent with the other episodes in Season 2.5), while the second reads "10 weeks ago", and then shows Cally shooting Galactica-Sharon in the past episode, "Resistance". However, it is impossible for this to have happened "10 weeks before 9 months after the attack": 9 months = 270 days. There is another plaque in the episode "Epiphanies" which clearly states on screen that that episode took place on Day 189. There are 70 days in 10 weeks. 70 days before Day 270 would be around Day 200; well after "Epiphanies", which was the ninth episode following "Resistance". The Battlestar Galactica production team has revealed that due to widespread fan complaints pointing this out, the incorrect timeline information in the on-screen caption in "Downloaded" will be altered for the DVD release, as well as when it is subsequently aired outside of the US.

Retcons

• Pyramid: In the Miniseries, pyramid is the name of a poker game. Later on, pyramid became the name of a sports game (similar to the original series' triad), and the card game was re-named Full Colors. (Resistance)
• Fleet numbers: In the Miniseries, a total of 40 FTL ships (led by Roslin) rendezvous with Battlestar Galactica at Ragnar Anchorage. This makes the count 41 ships, including Galactica. However, this number was enlarged for the series. In "33", Dualla states: "Jump 237 underway... 53 ships have jumped, 10 still reporting trouble with their FTL drives, including Colonial One." The count offered in "The Farm" was similar - 24 ships had left to join Roslin's fleet, which was "almost a third" of the fleet, putting the number at about 75.
• The Astral Queen: In the Mini Series, Billy Keikeya stated to Laura Roslin that the captain had 500 prisoners in his cargo hold, and that the Queen was a cargo vessel transporting prisoners to a prison. In "Bastille Day", Billy's lines were re-dubbed: 1,500 prisoners were aboard the Queen, that the Queen was a prison transport. Lee Adama would go on to later state that the Queen was en route to Caprica during the Cylon attack for parole hearings.
• Cylon Detector: In the episode "Flesh and Bone", it takes only minutes to identify Sharon Valerii as a Cylon. However, in "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down", he states that complete testing on one sample of blood takes 11 hours. Perhaps it's easier for his test to make a conclusive positive than a conclusive negative.

Danglers

• Zarek-Tigh Plotline: In the episode "Colonial Day", it is heavily implied that Ellen Tigh revealed the location of Valance to agents of Tom Zarek, and that she intends for her husband, Colonel Saul Tigh to meet with Zarek's people in the near future. As of the end of the second season, this plotline has not been revisited.
• Zarek-Black Market Plotline: Similarly, the end of "Black Market" implies that Zarek has assumed some measure of influence in that organization. This also has yet to be revisited.

Recasting

• Zak Adama: In the Mini Series, a different actor was pictured as Zak Adama. In "Act of Contrition", a new actor portrayed Zak, and the picture was changed to reflect the casting choice.
• Ellen Tigh: Same with Zak Adama. The picture of Saul Tigh's wife, which Tigh had burned a hole through, was originally a picture of David Eick's wife. When Kate Vernon was cast as Ellen in "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down", the image was changed.
• Richard Adar: In the miniseries, portrayed by David Eick in a photograph in Baltar's domicile on Caprica. Recast as Colm Feore for the episode "Epiphanies".

VFX Gaffes

Mirrored shot of Viper 1104 (Scattered).

• Viper and Pilot numbers: In the episode "Flight of the Phoenix", 42 Vipers are deployed at a time when no more than 34 could have been serviceable, and with no more than 25 pilots available.
• Colonial One: Half-way through Season 1, the Colonial One CG model was updated and the seal of the President of the Colonies was added to the hull. However, the reuse of stock footage from the Miniseries and earlier in the first season cause the seal to continually disappear and re-appear in the same episode depending on what shot is used.
• A shot of Viper 1104 is mirrored accidentally (Scattered).
• In various recent episodes (Resurrection Ship, Part II, Scar) where Viper Mk. VIIs are used extensively the VFX shots used for the Viper launch sequences featured Mk IIs instead of Mk VIIs. This could be because no VFX shots of Mk VIIs launching were completed.
• Viper 1104 must be the most prolific Viper in existence, no less than three copies are present at the Battle of Ragnar Anchorage. Of these, one is crash landed by Lieutenant Thrace, one destroyed by Cylon fire, and one successfully landing on Galactica (Miniseries)
• Miniseries: As the Galactica prepairs to jump to Ragnar Anchorage we see the Landing Pods retract. As the ship jumps, the pods are not retracted. When the Galactica has jumped to Ragnar Anchorage the pods are retracted again.

Dialogue Errors

• DRADIS/RADAR:Starbuck refers to "radar range" instead of "DRADIS" in "The Hand of God", when describing the attack plan on the Cylon asteroid base.
  • It actually sounds like Starbuck said "Raider range" in this scene.

Prop and Equipment Errors

• The little model plane on top of the "Top Gun" mug sported by Starbuck and Kat (Scar) is actually an F/A-18 Hornet.
• The Viper Mk. VII flown by Major Spencer during the first sortie (Miniseries) is still marked as "Viper 2276NC" which is the Viper flown by Captain Lee Adama to the Galactica.

Maj Spencer in Viper 2276 (Miniseries).

Crew Visible

• A member of the production crew, possibly a boom operator is visible on screen in Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II.

Crew member visible (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II)