Saga of a Star World (early draft)

Differences in the Characters

• Skyler is the early name for Apollo. It was presumably changed due to its similarity with Luke Skywalker of the Star Wars movies.
• Starbuck is much younger than Skyler. At one point, Skyler refers to Starbuck as “a naïve young boy.”
• Lyra is the early name for Serina.
• Lyra adopts Boxey after his parents are killed in the attack.
• Anton is the early name for Sire Uri.
• There is no Cassiopeia.
• There is no romance between any characters in this script, although it is implied that Athena has feelings for Starbuck. She was likely meant to be the main love interest for Starbuck, but Athena's role was later dramatically reduced due to Maren Jensen's limited acting skills.
• The fighter craft are called Colonial fighters and Cylon fighters, not vipers and raiders.
• There is a droid named Zeus.
• Muffit has curly hair and a tongue that hangs out and pants. Its tail wags frantically.
• Starbuck says “Feljurcreb” instead of “Felgercarb.”
• Besides centons, there are other units of time such as heros and militons.

Differences in the Plot

• Athena is the one who, in the corridor outside the landing bay, tells Skyler that Zac is dead.
• Imperious Leader orders Baltar to be executed, but later changes his mind and offers him his life if he will help the Cylons *find the remaining humans. Baltar says he will on the condition that he will rule the humans. He decides to take only two Cylons with him on his mission.
• There is not just a food shortage threatening the survivors. Twenty-two ships in the Colonial fleet break down.
• Starbuck shows Skyler the fleet’s livestock which includes two unicorns. They’ve run out of food to feed them.
• Adama chooses Skyler and Starbuck to destroy the minefield.
• Athena protests to Adama that they should have gone to Borallus instead. Adama suspects she has feelings for Starbuck.
• When Starbuck and Boomer discover the gambling resort, they suspect that Baltar is the one who set it up.
• In the casino, Starbuck plays a card game called Hi-Lo or 7/11. The object of the game is to draw a hand as close as possible to 7 or 11.
• Ovion warriors blow up the Galactica shuttle craft.
• Boomer is quickly captured by the Ovions after leaving Starbuck alone in the casino.
• Adama comes down to the surface of Carillon to join the search for Boxey and Jolly.
• After Starbuck wins big, Skyler pulls out his gun on the dealer and demands to know why he is letting Starbuck win and why nobody ever loses. The crowd quickly turns on the Colonial warriors, and they are forced to bid a hasty retreat.
• Tigh tries to convince Adama to allow people to visit Carillon. Adama decides to visit Carillon again.
• On his way to his shuttle, Adama is approached by several council members including Anton who inform him that he has been elected president of the Council of Twelve. But they want him to allow people to visit Carillon. Adama refuses, and they decide to accompany him to Carillon.
• Lotay enters a secret chamber and says “By your command” to Baltar, who sits in a chair with two Cylons at his side. He wants Adama to stay on Carillon.
• Lyra, Athena, and Boxey are captured by the Ovions.
• The Cylons launch an attack against the Galactica. Baltar seals the warriors on Carillon.
• Baltar appears on a monitor and orders the Colonials to surrender. He has Adama in shackles at his side. Adama eventually agrees to surrender.
• On the Galactica, Tigh opens an envelope sent from Adama allowing the warriors to go down to Carillon to visit the Casino, but he reveals that the message is merely a code ordering him to launch an attack on the casino.
• The Colonial fighers approach the planet. Baltar expects them to land and attempt to join the celebration in the casino. But instead they open fire. In the chaos, the people stamped out of the casino.
• Muffy leads Starbuck to Baltar’s throne room where Adama and Athena are being held. Starbuck arrives and shoots Balter, apparently killing him, just before he was about to shoot Adama. The two Cylons are destroyed as well.
• As they leave, they find Muffy destroyed. Starbuck frees Boomer who is locked up with other Colonials.
• The Colonial fighters defeat the Cylon fighters when they arrive.
• Starbuck pilots a shuttle with the remaining Colonials on board. The planet Carillon explodes behind them because the Colonial fighters ignited the Tylium with their lasers.