Larson had envisioned Battlestar Galactica as a series of made-for-TV movies (a three-hour pilot program and two two-hour episodes) for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The civilians reside on the refurbished starboard hangar deck as a refugee camp nicknamed "Camp Oil Slick" and later "Dogsville" (TRS: "Torn", "TheWomanKing"). The series has won widespread critical acclaim among many mainstream non-SF-genre publications. The movie began production on September 8, 2008. His series picked up several years after the TV series ended, and featured Apollo in command of the Galactica after the death of Adama, a grown-up Boxey, who was now a Viper pilot, and the rediscovery of Commander Cain and the battlestar Pegasus, who had started a new colony and was preparing to restart the war with the Cylons. He then starts a family with Cally Henderson. However, William Adama has confidence in Thrace's military skills, and she greatly aids the Fleet inside and out of the cockpit. In the later part of Season 1, Roslin allows her paranoia to get the better of her, accusing Adama of being a Cylon with no good reason (if he was a Cylon he would've already exterminated the civilian fleet). She is not the glorious leader of the Pythian texts, that character is Adama. 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We also cover supplements, notably comics and novels, via our Separate Continuity policy. While solidly built, various factors during Galactica's construction led to the shipyard "cutting corners" when it was originally built, with various components not completed to spec (TRS: "NoExit"). Even before the end of the War, Galactica undergoes a refit that sees the removal of much of its armor, removal of the Viper stacks, and many of its dorsal primary batteries. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. [34], Besides a re-edited version of the pilot, released in Canada, Europe, parts of Latin America, and, following the broadcast of the series, in the U.S., two other Battlestar Galactica feature films were released in cinemas. Construction and First War Service (YR48-YR60), Modern Service and Decommissioning (YR80-YR00), Cylon Attack and Post-Fall Exodus (YR00-YR04), These dimensions (in meters) were derived from the CG model and posted by. Battery | Battlestar Galactica Wiki | Fandom A prequel series, Caprica, aired in 2010. It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself. In syndication, the series incorporates the episodes of "Galactica 1980" (1980). Tensions between human and Cylon passengers are aggravated when Pilot Eight attempts to aid Brooks with a mechanical repair, but is electrocuted. Richard Hatch (Apollo in the original series) was sent a script for Galactica 1980, but he turned it down since he was not sure what his part in the series would be now that all the characters had changed.[4]. [19], In September 2019, NBCUniversal was planning a new series as part of their Peacock streaming service, set in the same continuity as the 2004 Battlestar Galactica series,[20] and produced by Sam Esmail. Other cast members included Jamie Bamber (Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama), James Callis (Dr. Gaius Baltar), and Tricia Helfer as a Cylon-humanoid known as "Number Six". Creator Glen A. Larson Stars Lorne Greene Richard Hatch Dirk Benedict See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video buy from $24.99 More watch options By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Battlestar Galactica Webisodes - YouTube The game took place 40 years before the original series and featured an ensign Adama flying a Viper during the Cylon war. Two episodes were edited together to form the made-for-video movie Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack. Sector Hekla on the planet Arcta"), Re-imagined Series definition:the process of using the FTL engines to make an near-instantaneous apparent faster-than-light transport of a ship from one point in space to another, Re-imagined Series definition:initial skills training; can refer to basic military indoctrination, and arms and ground training (TRS: "Fragged"); and basic flight training (TRS: "Miniseries"), Re-imagined Series definition:"Direction, Range, and Distance", Colonial equivalent of radar or lidar, Re-imagined Series definition:standard deployment of craft on defense posture, an anachronistic colloquialism used to refer to patrols in space. It was successful in inflicting major damage to Cylon forces, but not before they were able to destroy Columbia. In this 1980 sequel series, the Colonial fleet finds the Earth, and then it covertly protects it from the Cylons. For more information, please see our He demands to speak to the Admiral directly, pointing out that Tigh is a Cylon. The psychological human-vs.-Cylon struggle is played out in the restrictive confines of a Raptor as everyone is a suspect, and par Read all. There is a character who is the primary antagonist & arch-villain of the series who is not obvious from the get go (this post will contain spoilers) Laura Roslin is the primary antagonist of the entire series. Episode counts include the two part mini-series as well as the two television movies Razor and The Plan. Along with the surviving bulk of the civilian fleet, Galactica is piloted directly into the system's star by Samuel Anders, who remains aboard as he is interconnected with the battlestar. Several new characters were introduced, and Richard Hatch, who played Captain Apollo in the 1970s Battlestar Galactica TV series, also appeared in several episodes as Tom Zarek, a former political terrorist who later becomes part of the new Colonial government. The museum is about to open when the Cylons break the Armistice, and renew their hostilities with the Colonials. It was intended to be telecast as a backdoor pilot in May 2002, and pre-production commenced and sets had even been partially constructed with a view to filming starting in November 2001. Gaeta helps her until he discovers Shark and Easy are dead, their throats slashed with the scalpel he provided to Sweet Eight in the process of connecting with the Raptor, earlier. Battlestar Pegasus is a Mercury Class Battlestar, assigned to Battlestar Group 62 of the Colonial Fleet, and commanded by Admiral Helena Cain The battlestar fleet, including Adar's flagship, Atlantia, is destroyed, save Galactica, the sole surviving battlestar from the attack.