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. 150,000 years thereafter, existence of the ship and its Fleet are absent from Earth's history, except for the existence of a progenitor to the new human race[5] (TRS: "Daybreak,PartII"). But keep your head down," foreshadows Gaeta's actions in subsequent episodes. In the subsequent battle, Galactica is bracketed by the four basestars and pummeled on all sides, losing maneuvering thrusters, and lacking the support of its Vipers leads to missile barrages disabling its FTL drives. A series of comic book publishers have adapted Battlestar Galactica since its inception. In 2000, the director and an executive producer of the X-Men movie, Bryan Singer and Tom DeSanto, began developing a Battlestar Galactica TV miniseries under the auspices of Studios USA for the Fox TV network. Rather than technological sophistication, the battlestar depended on its sheer bulk and defensive / offensive capabilities to ward off any threats to itself or the Colonies. Galactica then accelerates to flank speed and rams the Colony, providing an entry and exit point for assault teams but crumpling its forward alligator head and destroying the forward observation deck. Other publications such as The New York Times,[8] The New Yorker,[9] National Review[10] and Rolling Stone magazine[11] also gave the show positive reviews. While integration into the fleet is far from smooth, the two battlestars work in unison to destroy two Cylon basestars, as well as a critical Cylon support ship known as a Resurrection Ship (TRS: "ResurrectionShip,PartII"). The two civilizations come to terms by giving Cavil's Cylons the plans to. It is only after Adama confronts her that this ruse is discovered. The show has received a Peabody Award for overall excellence, several Emmy Awards for Visual Effects, and Emmy nominations for Writing and Directing. Colonial Fleet Commanding Officer: Silas Nash (42 BCH) William Adama (0 BCH) Executive Officer: Saul Tigh Karl C. Agathon CAG: Armin Diaz Jackson Spencer Lee Adama George Birch Kara Thrace Louanne Katraine Karl C. Agathon Fate: Scuttled in ~4 ACH (YR04) Technical Specifications Class: Jupiter-class Type: Battleship Crew: ~2700 Length: It is a small bore semi-automatic pistol, with a bigger launcher attached under the barrel. Just a couple of episodes later, Roslin executes Leoban by brutally jettisoning him out of an airlock. Battlestar Galactica: The Definitive & The Battlestar Galactica The series ran for four seasons between 2004 and 2009. (ACE publishing) were originally published by Berkley, and have been republished, recently, by I Books, which called them Battlestar Galactica Classic to differentiate it from the reimagined series. When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth. On my first watching, this action alone made me suspect Roslin was a Cylon, it was too perfect how she devastated the Fleet's resolve. The museum is about to open when the Cylons break the Armistice, and renew their hostilities with the Colonials. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Usually named after a Greek letter (space sectors), or a geographic formation on the surface of a planet (geographic sector, e.g. About 30 minutes before the scheduled end, that broadcast was interrupted by the signing of the EgyptianIsraeli Camp David Accords. List of Battlestar Galactica characters - Wikipedia Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Watching Order - Fiction Horizon Gaius Baltar (James Callis) and Number Six serve their destiny by helping rescue Hera and deliver her to her parents. Life support, DRADIS and sublight propulsion are operational, while FTL is inoperative. Galactica's CIC in its original configuration during the Cylon War. After the release of one expansion set, Wizkids cancelled the game on March 13, 2007. [38] However, production delays caused by the September 11, 2001 attacks meant that Bryan Singer had to drop out, due to his commitment to direct the X-Men 2 movie. At every major turning point Roslin is on the wrong side, often advocating for the most morally questionable, most destructive, and least compromising position. A battery may vary in number and arrangement depending on class [1]. Despite having the advantage, and managing to destroy or damage several civilian ships, the Cylons retreat in the middle of the battle, after detecting one of the Final Five among the Colonials. One year following the founding of New Caprica, a fleet of Cylon ships jump into orbit of the planet. Characters of the re-imagined version of Battlestar Galactica, with pilot callsigns in parenthesis. In season 1, Starbuck tortured Leoban because he said he knew the location of a nuclear warhead hidden in the fleet that will soon explode. After three years of searching, Galactica and its Fleet locate Earth. In Season 1, she refuses to negotiate with Tom Zarek, it is Lee who resolves the situation with minimal bloodshed. She is the first humanoid Cylon that viewers witness in the re-imagined, Number Eight is a female humanoid Cylon model. Borellian Nomen - (survivors in the Colonial fleet: mentioned by Boomer to mostly keep to themselves). After a brief cease fire, the ship comes under enemy fire once more, in one final push by Cylon forces. Gaeta is wavering in an attempted overdose of morpha when Hoshi and Racetrack finally find him. Galactica's heavy armor and radiation shielding protect it from the intense effects of the cluster, but the ship still suffers hull damage and numerous decompressions. 1. Battlestars were a class of armoured carrier in service in the Colonial Fleet. Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy is a ten-part series of webisodes that was broadcast in the mid-season break of season 4 of Battlestar Galactica. The episodes were released in the break between [17] Syfy approached show runner Ronald D. Moore to produce another spin-off set in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica universe, which was to begin as a two-hour pilot focused on William "Husker" Adama (portrayed by Luke Pasqualino) during the First Cylon War (as was glimpsed in Razor and the corresponding webisodes). On Colonial warships, a battery is a group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place. The player tries to defend Galactica from kamikaze Cylon Raiders by manipulating a switch on the game unit to direct their fire, triggered by a red button to the left of the unit. A set of ten webisodes were released during the seven-month hiatus between episodes 10 and 11 of Season 4. Prior to Galactica's FTL jump to Ragnar Anchorage, its drives were not utilized in nearly twenty years (TRS: "Miniseries,Night2"). It had a great concept and, generally good effects. We accept information on the 1970-80 shows, the reimagining, Caprica, Blood & Chrome, Deadlock and many comics. The second season was split into two halves screened several months apart. The first of them were descendants of the lost thirteenth tribe called the "Final Five", who were not individually numbered and were not discovered until later in the series. Roslin steals Hera. 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. Galactica (TRS) - Battlestar Wiki [5] The mini-series was a ratings success for the Sci-Fi Channel and they commissioned a new weekly Battlestar Galactica series to follow. With Galactica's advanced age, the corners cut during construction, and the abuse it has been put through since the war started, in addition to no access to any repair facilities, have all contributed to deteriorating conditions. Muffit II (the robot daggit) - played by Evolution ("Evie") the chimpanzee, Flight Officer Omega - played by David Greenan, Ensign (later Flight Sergeant) Greenbean - played by, Cassiopeia ("Socialator" in the pilot; then Medtech in the series) - played by, Count Iblis - (revealed by unnamed voices on the Ship of Lights in the episode "War Of The Gods - Part 2" to be a dissident, who had abilities to manipulate and kill) played by, Captain Troy (adult Boxey, mentioned as such in several episodes) - played by, William "Willie" Adama (played by Sina Najafi), Minister for Defence Val Chambers (played by, Secretary of State for Defence Joan Leyte (played by Veena Sood), This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 21:44. [47], Battlestar Galactica Online is a defunct 3D browser-based MMOG released as an open beta on February 8, 2011, by Bigpoint Games.[48]. In this 1980 sequel series, the Colonial fleet finds the Earth, and then it covertly protects it from the Cylons. The webseries was also aired as a 2-hour movie on Syfy on February 10, 2013,[18] and was released on DVD shortly afterwards. The basestar's primary attack will be with its two missile slots and its large fighter wing, as its heavy guns are too few to deal reasonable damage. (2007). Four months after their escape, Galactica's staff is still in the process of developing a rescue strategy with 16 training exercises having been completed, and a 17th underway when an accident causes its early cessation (TRS: "Occupation"). [53][54], In 2018, Ares Games released Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles, a miniature game by Andrea Angiolino and Andrea Mainini simulating space duels between Vipers and Raiders, with expansions including further models. [56] This was the first themed attraction to feature Audio-Animatronics characters outside Disney Parks, and was the first dark ride to combine sophisticated animatronics and lasers with live actors. [1] Cornered by the Cylons and taking impacts all over the hull, to the point that the port side reaches structural limits and a forward dorsal battery is destroyed, Galactica faces certain destruction when Pegasus unexpectedly arrives. He later discovers that he is one of the. They also released a 4-issue Galactica 1980 comic miniseries written by Marc Guggenheim. The episodes are between 3 and 6 minutes in length, with two released per week. Before the attack, Galactica has approximately 2,900 crewmen. Joining Gaeta on the flight are deckhand Brooks, two Number Eights, and the Raptor shuttle flight crew, Lt. J. They are now available on the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of Battlestar Galactica: Razor, and some are inserted into both the broadcast and extended cuts of the movie on DVD and Blu-Ray. It led to a weekly television series, which aired until 2009. They were released on the Internet as "webisodes" leading up to Razor's release. Of the entire Colonial battle fleet, only the Battlestar Galactica, a gigantic battleship and spacecraft carrier, appears to have survived the attack. 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. Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack and Conquest of the Earth were made up of various episodes of the original series and Galactica 1980 respectively. In addition to the basic rank structure, the Colonial Fleet is organized into various departments and various Military Positions, jobs which are held within those departments. The pilot was directed by Jeffrey Reiner and starred Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson, Alessandra Torresani, and Polly Walker. )", "Battlestar Atlantis The Glen Larson/Todd Moyer partnership", "A New Battlestar Galactica Series Is Coming! 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". The writing was a bit uneven at times, with the "homages" to other genres and movies getting way out of hand (Magnificent Seven, Guns of Navarone, Shane, Dirty Dozen, Perry Mason, Towering Inferno, etc.). Both the original and the reimagined series have had books published about the series, academically oriented analysis, novelizations, and new works based on the characters. But I never thought that even that would make him turn against Adama. The Number Seven model does not make an appearance, as his entire line had been destroyed prior to the start of the series. The advanced battlestar Pegasus, commanded by Rear Admiral Helena Cain, joins Galactica approximately 6 months into their exodus (TRS: "Pegasus"). It provides covering fire for the Fleet during Cylon attacks no fewer than 240 times (TRS: "33": "Act of Contrition"). Lt. Felix Gaeta is on board a Raptor with two Cylon number Eights ("Sweet Eight" and "Pilot Eight") and three other humans (Raptor crew "Easy" and "Shark", and deckhand mechanic Brooks) en route to the Zephyr when a DRADIS contact prompts the fleet to execute an emergency jump. [24] Edward James Olmos reprised his role as Adama, and ten of the eleven actors who played Cylons appeared, including Michael Trucco, Aaron Douglas, Dean Stockwell, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Rick Worthy, Matthew Bennett, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Hogan and Rekha Sharma. 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. [citation needed], In 1978, Mattel Electronics released a handheld electronic LED game based on the series. The Galactica museum in the starboard flight pod. Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy is a ten-part series of webisodes that was broadcast in the mid-season break of season 4 of Battlestar Galactica. A plan is proposed to treat the damaged parts of the ship with an organic Cylon resin from the Rebel basestar, which would fill the cracks and bear the stresses, which Adama at first refuses. The fleet enters orbit, and immediately launch ground teams who quickly determine that the planet is uninhabitable, having suffered a cataclysm sometime prior. Another factor for fan apathy was the nearly complete recasting of the original series: Lorne Greene reprised his role as Adama, Herb Jefferson Jr. played "Colonel" Boomer in about half of the episodes (with little screentime), and Dirk Benedict as Starbuck for one episode (the abrupt final episode, though his character was to have also appeared in the unfilmed episode "Wheel of Fire", which was a semi-sequel to "The Return of Starbuck"). 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Command will be transferred to the Cylon baseship once supplies and personnel have been offloaded (TRS: "IslandedInaStreamofStars"). Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome was to be a spin-off series from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series. 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"). Saul Tigh, Re-imagined Series definition:technology enabling travel across distances faster than the speed of light would permit, see: FTL. [35][36][37] It would have featured Battlestar Pegasus. During this time the majority of the crew are allowed to the surface in an effort to populate the planet and restore the human race, a majority of whom are seemingly convinced that the Cylons will never find New Caprica. Because when I saw "a disquiet follows my soul/the oath/blood on the scales", I could never understand why Gaeta went ballistic. The game is set during a training mission, where two to four players maneuver pieces representing Colonial Vipers to capture a damaged Cylon Raider. When the Colonials decide to colonize this world, Galactica's personnel and supplies are transferred to the new world. [30] On February 12, 2016, Universal signed Michael De Luca, Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark to produce the Battlestar Galactica film. [46], There is also a 2D Xbox 360 Live Arcade title called Battlestar Galactica wherein players can co-op or dogfight with up to 8 people over Xbox Live. Episode counts include the two part mini-series as well as the two television movies Razor and The Plan. ", "Guide to the TV Tie-in Book Collection, 19451999", "Battlestar Galactica 'Space Alert' manual", "Battlestar Galactice Arcade Game Detail Page", "Bigpoint.com Play the best online browser games for free", "Battlestar Galactica Board Game BoardGameGeek", "Boardgamegeek.com - Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battlestar_Galactica&oldid=1149408351, Chris Klassen "Research Note: Rejecting Monotheism? Given the loss of Pegasus, Galactica now boasts a larger crew, Viper and Raptor complement, to the point where there are more pilots than there are ships to fly (TRS: "Torn"), although the training of new recruits is still ongoing (TRS: "DirtyHands", "Crossroads,PartII", "HeThatBelievethinMe"). Galactica bears the scars of the battle with significant scorching and dents to the hull, having sustained heavy damage. This video, titled Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming, was screened at some science fiction conventions, but it did not lead to a new series. 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. Glen A. Larson, the creator and executive producer of Battlestar Galactica, claimed he had conceived of the Battlestar Galactica premise, which he called Adam's Ark, during the late 1960s. [4] However, in 2013 the webisodes were included for the first time on the Japanese Season 4 Blu-ray box set.[5]. While successfully emerging from its final FTL jump, Galactica suffers a series of catastrophic failures across its entire structure. However, the ship's Viper munitions stores have not yet been offloaded and are still on the ship. Before decommissioning, Galactica was part of the 75th Colonial Battlestar Group.
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