Miniseries, Night 1
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For analysis of the Miniseries see Miniseries (page 2)
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Overview
- After 40 years of peace with Humanity's bastard children, the Cylons, Humanity finds itself victim of a genocidal attack and the survivors are forced to flee from their Twelve Colonies in the Cyrannus system.
Backplot
- The Cylons were created by the Colonials as a labor and military force. Approximately 52 years prior, the Cylons turned on their human creators and the Cylon War ensued. After an armistice was declared, the Cylons were exiled from the Colonies and were never seen again in any known form for 40 years.
- Battlestar Galactica is one of the last relics from the Cylon War and is being decommissioned. Instead of being scrapped, the ship was slated to be turned into a museum.
- The Colonies, once technophobic due to the Cylon War, recovered from their phobia and had integrated technology back into their normal lives and their military vessels.
- The Cylons are capable of infiltrating any networked computer system by use of viruses and "backdoor" programming.
- The Colonials descended from a mother world, known as Kobol. Many Colonials believe this to be a myth.
- There is a legend in the Sacred Scrolls about a 13th Colony of Kobol, known as Earth.
Summary
Required
Questions
- What happened to the Cylons over the course of their 40 year exile?
- What events transpired that made the Cylons hate their human masters? When did this occur?
- Where is the Cylon homeworld?
- Does Earth truly exist, despite Cmdr. Adama's disbelief? (Probable Answer)
- What happened to Helo on Caprica? (Answer)
- As of the Mini-Series, viewers know of four of the twelve Cylon agent models: Sharon Valerii, Number Six, Aaron Doral and Leoben Conoy. What are the others? (Latest Update)
- Are there other Cylon ships aside from the Raider and Basestar? (Three answers so far: Heavy Raider, Unidentified Cylon Transport, Resurrection Ship)
- If the Cylons hate humanity with the passion that they do, why did they mimic human form? Was it for strategic purposes or was there something greater? (Likely answer from the Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii ("This form brings us closer to God...", "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II"). Also note the experiment with Helo while on Caprica)
- Who was the unseen individual that Number Six met with on Caprica?
Noteworthy Dialogue
Adama's Speech at Galactica's Decommissioning Ceremony
"The Cylon War is long over, yet we must not forget the reasons why so many sacrificed so much in the cause of freedom. The cost of wearing the uniform can be high, but --
"Sometimes it's too high.
"You know, when we fought the Cylons, we did it to save ourselves from extinction. But we never answered the question, why? Why are we as a people worth saving? We still commit murder because of greed, spite, jealousy. And we still visit all of our sins upon our children. We refuse to accept the responsibility for anything that we've done.
"Like we did with the Cylons. We decided to play God, create life. When that life turned against us, we comforted ourselves in the knowledge that it really wasn't our fault, not really. You cannot play God then wash your hands of the things that you've created. Sooner or later, the day comes when you can't hide from the things that you've done anymore."
On the empty Ragnar Anchorage with a group of Cylon agents
Sharon Valerii: Don't worry. We'll find them.
Number Six: By your command.
Cast
Starring
- 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
- James Callis as Dr. Gaius Baltar
- Tricia Helfer as Number Six
- Callum Keith Rennie as Leoben Conoy
- Grace Park as Lieutenant Sharon "Boomer" Valerii
- Michael Hogan as Colonel Saul Tigh
- Matthew Bennett as Aaron Doral
- Paul Campbell as Billy Keikeya
- Aaron Douglas as Chief Petty Officer Galen Tyrol
Guest Stars
- Barclay Hope as Transport Pilot (Colonial One)
- Lorena Gale as Priestess Elosha
- Kandyse McClure as Anastasia Dualla
- Tahmoh Penikett as Karl C. Agathon/Helo
- Connor Widdows as Boxey
- John Mann as Captain Jackson Spencer (CAG)
- Alessandro Juliani as Lieutenant Felix Gaeta
- Nicki Clyne as Deckhand Cally
- Michael Eklund as Deckhand Prosna
- Haili Page as Cami
- Alonso Oyarzun as Deckhand Socinus
- Ty Olsson as Captain Aaron Kelly
- Ron Blecker as Launch Officer
- Ryan Robbins as Armistice Officer
- Tim Henry as Caprica Doctor
- Dwesi Ameyaw as Liner Captain of Botanical Ship
- Brenda McDonald as Old Woman (who thought she forgot her glasses)
- Suleka Mathew as Kellan Brody
- Erin Karpluk as Woman #1
- Jenn Griffin as Woman #2
- BJ Harrison as Woman #3
- Moneca Delain as Blonde Woman
- Zahf Pardo as Man #1
- Robert Lewis as Man #2
- Denzal Sinclaire as Man #3
- Nadine Wright as Chantara
- Michael Soltis as Chantara's Husband
- Fred Keating as Junior Reporter
- Lymari Nadal as Giana
- Biski Gugushe as Pilot #1
- Nahanni Arntzen as Pilot #2
- Nogel Vonas as Pilot #3
- Ryan Nelson as Pilot #4
Related Topics
External Links
Mini-Series at scifi.com
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