Miniseries, Night 1

Overview

After 40 years of peace with the Humanity's bastard children, the Cylons, Humanity finds itself victim of genocide and is forced to flee from the 12 Colonies of Kobol.

Backplot

• The Cylons were created by the Colonials as a labor and military force. 40 years prior, the Cylons turned on their Human creators and the Cylon War ensued. The Cylons were exiled from the 12 Colonies and were never seen again in any known form.
• The Battlestar Galactica is the last relic from the Cylon War and is being decomissioned. It was slated to be turned into a museum piece.
• The Colonies, who were once technophobic due to the Cylons, are recovering from their phobia and are integrating technology back into their normal lives and, as a result, military crafts.
• The Cylons are capable of infiltrating any networked computer system and disrupting electrical equipment.
• The Colonials descended from a mother world, known as Kobol.
• There is a myth about a 13th Colony of Kobol, known as Earth.

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?
• Are there other life forms or powers that exist in the universe?
• Does Earth truly exist, despite Cmdr. Adama's disbelief?
• What happened to Helo on Caprica? (Answer)
• We know of 7 of 12 Cylon models: Boomer, Number 6, Aaron Doral, Cylon Centurion (old), Cylon Raider, Cylon Centurion (new), and Leoben Conoy. What are the other 5?
• If the Cylons hate Humanity so much, why did they mimic human form? Was it for strategic purposes? Or was there something greater?

Analysis

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Notes

• Initially, there were 12 battlestars, one representing each Colony. Battlestar Galactica represented Caprica. These were built with antiquated technolgies, as were their fighter craft, to avoid the Cylons's tactical advantage of disrupting complex electrical and computer equipment.
• Networked computers were susceptible to Cylon infiltration, forcing the Colonials to react by reducing their dependance on technology.
• The Cylons believe in God, whereas the Colonials believe in a pantheon of Gods mirroring the Greek pantheon of deities.
• Cylons are also called "walking toasters", mainly for their original apperance (a nod to the original series).
• All pilots have call signs.

Statistics

Guest Stars

• Callum Keith Rennie as Leoben Conoy
• Matthew Bennett as Aaron Doral
• Paul Campbell as Billy
• Barclay Hope as Transport Pilot
• Lorena Gale as Priestess Elosha
• McClure as Dualla
• Connor Widdows as Boxey
• John Mann as CAG
• Alessandro Juliani as Lieutenant Gaida
• Nicki Clyne as Deckhand Cally
• Michael Eklund as Deckhand Prosna
• Tahmoh Penikett as Karl C. Agathon/Helo
• Haili Page as Cami
• Alonso Oyarzun as Deckhand Socinus
• Ty Olsson as Captain Kelly
• Ron Blecker as Launch Officer
• Ryan Robbins as Armistice Officer
• Tim Henry as Doctor (on Caprica)
• Dwesi Ameyaw as Liner Captain of Botonical Ship
• Brenda McDonald as Old Woman (who though she forgot her glasses)
• Suleka Mathew as Reporter
• 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

Writing & Direction

• Written by SoandSo
• Story by ThusandThus
• Teleplay by ThisandThat
• Directed by SuchandSuch

First Run Air Dates & Releases

• UK Airdate: Date
• US Airdate: Date
• DVD Release: 28 December 2004