Season 1 (2004-05)

Summary

After the Cylons genocidal attack on the 12 Colonies, a rag-tag fugitive fleet under the aegis of the Battlestar Galactica tackles the problems inherent of their evasive flight from their murderers.

Pivotal Plot Points

Please feel free to add any plot points at your discretion.

• There are Cylon infiltrators in the Fleet.
• Laura Roslin is treating her cancer using Chamalla Extract, the result of which are hallucinations that seem to fit with the writings of Pythia.

Cast

Stars

• Edward James Olmos as Commander William Adama
• Mary McDonnell as President Laura Roslin
• Katee Sackhoff as Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
• Jamie Bamber as Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama
• Jame Callis as Doctor Gaius Baltar
• Tricia Helfer as Number Six
• Grace Park as Sharon Valerii

Co-stars

• Michael Hogan as Colonel Tigh
• Aaron Douglas as CPO Tyrol
• Tahmoh Penikett as Lieutenat Karl "Helo" Agathon
• Kandyse McClure as Petty Officer 2nd Class Dualla
• Paul Campbell as Billy Keikeya
• Alessandro Juliani as Lieutenant Gaeta
• Samual Witwer as Crashdown

Production Crew

Producers

• Ronald D. Moore - Developer / Executive Producer / Writer
• David Eick - Executive Producer
• Toni Graphia - Co-Executive Producer / Writer
• Harvey Frand - Producer
• Glen A. Larson - Consulting Producer

Directors

• Michael Angeli
• Marita Grabiak
• Rod Hardy
• Alan Kroeker
• Edward James Olmos
• Jonas Pate
• Michael Rymer
• Jeff Woolnough

Writing Staff

• Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
• Carla Robinson
• Bradley Thompson
• Brad Turner
• Jeff Vlaming
• David Weddle
• Robert Young

Episodes

• Mini-Series (2003, backdoor pilot)

Season 1 (2004-05)

• 1.01 33
• 1.02 Water
• 1.03 Bastille Day
• 1.04 Act of Contrition
• 1.05 You Can't Go Home Again
• 1.06 Litmus
• 1.07 Six Degrees of Separation
• 1.08 Flesh and Bone
• 1.09 Secrets and Lies (aka: Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down)
• 1.10 The Hand of God
• 1.11 Colonial Day
• 1.12 Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I
• 1.13 Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II

Official Statements

• "I've noticed in the new scripts that Ron Moore will write to the rythms of the actors now. Which isn't always a good thing, you know, actors can get into certain tricks and bad habits, but you know everyone has their own personality, their own way of speaking." -- Michael Rymer, [1]

• "And the writers have started to write characters in our speech patterns, like the way that we talk, which is really interesting. So they're picking up on us and adding that into the character. It's nice. It makes it easier to memorize lines, because it's the way that you talk." -- Katee Sackhoff, [2]

• "I love the smoking doctor! Does he have a name? Isn't sickbay a little small considering the size of Galactica?"

I love the doctor too. The character's name is Major Cottle and I think we're only seeing one part of one Sickbay on the ship. It's worth keeping in mind that while Galactica is an enormous ship and was built to be manned by a very large crew, that she had only a skeleton complement on board at the time of the Cylon attack. That explains in large part why we see so few officers and why people like Kara are pressed into service in roles other than their primary one. There are probably several (unused) Pilot Ready Rooms aboard Galactica and possibly other Sickbay facilities as well. Dr. Cottle is our only physician onboard, but if she were fully staffed, Galactica would probably have a large medical staff and would have a sizable hospital facility.

• " Will we see the mess hall and other part of the ship such as the main Kitchen where all the meals are prepared."

I'd like to. It's a question of budget; there has to be a story point or scene so cool that we just have to build this set. The Head (bathroom to you lubbers) was built in the pilot specifically so we'd have it around during the series. --

From RDM's Sci-Fi Channel Blog

• "Its highly unlikley that episodes 1 thru 13 were filmed in chronological order. Can you tell us in which order they were filmed in. This might give the veiwers a little more insight as to how the cast bonded over the shooting schedule as well as explain how some preformances might be rigid in certain episodes and become more flushed out in others."

Actually, the episodes were all filmed chronologically. You're probably confusing the production order with how individual episodes are filmed, which is not chronological. Scenes within an episode are often filmed out of sequence for efficiency, i.e. shooting all the CIC scenes, then all the Hangar Deck scenes, then all the Colonial One scenes, etc. --

From RDM's Sci-Fi Channel Blog

• (regarding Karl C. Agathon's plight on Cylon-occupied Caprica) "My boss at my place of employment has a father named John C. Agathon who was the radar navigator of a B-24 Liberator bomber that was shot down in WWII. He spent some time running from the nazi's and hiding in farm houses until he finally managed to make his way to friendly territory. Oh and I double-checked with my boss and his father DID sustain a leg injury related to the crash.

It could just be a coincidence, but it's one hell of a coincidence. "

It is one hell of a coincidence. --

From RDM's Sci-Fi Channel Blog

Related Topics

• List of Season 1 Guest Actors (RDM)
• List of Recurring Characters (RDM)
• List of Recurring Character Appearances (RDM)