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?
• 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?

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

• Actor 1 as Character 1
• Actor 2 as Character 2

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