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Overview[edit]
- After a sneak attack destroys human civilization as the Colonials know it; under Commander Adama the survivors set out to find a mythical planet called Earth.
Summary[edit]
The Human-Cylon peace accords turn out to be a ruse by the genocidal Cylons, determined to exterminate all humanity. Only the Galactica and a ragtag fleet survive, journeying across the galaxy in search of long-lost sister civilization Earth. Lured to the planet Carillon for fuel and relaxation, the fleet barely survives a trap by the Ovions, an underground, insectoid species in league with the Cylons.
Questions[edit]
- Is each Colony on a planet or are some of them on moons orbiting another Colony's planet?
- Why didn't the Cylons drop nuclear weapons on Colonial cities? Dialouge makes it clear the goal was complete anihilation of the race known as man.
- Why did the survivors so quickly abandon their homeworlds? Although defending the Twelve Colonies with a single battlestar would have been impossible it is unlikely all survivors would be eager to leave quickly.
- How many civilians were left alive on the Colonies because there were not enough ships to carry them to safety?
- Are the civilan conditions on the Gemini freighter typical of those on the other ships?
- Were all the civilians and Colonial Warriors able to evacuate Carillon before the the planet was destroyed?
- Which Colony was Baltar from? His colony was to have been spared but it was left unnamed.
Analysis[edit]
Notes[edit]
- The conflict with the Cylons has raged for some 1,000 yahren.
- Each Colony of Man has one representative on the Quorum of Twelve (TOS), and each member to the Quorum has command of a battlestar, apparently.
- The Cylons have an hierarchal imperical society, lead by an emperor (Imperious Leader).
- The Cylons wish to exterminate human life as Colonials have interfered with Cylon efforts. (see: Hasari)
Noteworthy Dialogue[edit]
Official Statements[edit]
Novelization[edit]
- Novelized as Battlestar Galactica (ISBN 0-425-03958-7), by Glen A. Larson and Robert Thurston, released by Berkeley Publishing in September 1978.
Statistics[edit]
Guest Stars[edit]
- Actor 1 as Character 1
- Actor 2 as Character 2
Writing & Direction[edit]
- Written by Glen A. Larson
- Directed by Richard A. Colla
- Produced by John Dykstra
- Executive Producer Glen A. Larson
- Supervising Producer Leslie Stevens
Production Notes[edit]
- Series 1 (1978 / 1979)
- Production Number: 1.01
- Airdate Order: 1 (of 21)
First Run Air Dates & Releases[edit]
- UK Airdate: Date
- US Airdate: September 17, 1978
- DVD Release: December 28, 2004