A set of ten webisodes were released during the seven-month hiatus between episodes 10 and 11 of Season 4. The webseries was also aired as a 2-hour movie on Syfy on February 10, 2013,[18] and was released on DVD shortly afterwards. Name Actor/actress Starring seasons Episode count William Adama ("Husker"): Edward James Olmos: 1-4: 77 William Adama, a veteran of the First Cylon War, is the commanding officer of the Battlestar Galactica, and has the longest tenure as the highest-ranking officer in the Colonial Fleet after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. When the Colonials decide to colonize this world, Galactica's personnel and supplies are transferred to the new world. 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. Her conduct throughout the election was at best disgustingly unpleasant, at worst she was a Nazi. Caprica is set on the titular planet, 58 years before the events of Battlestar Galactica. 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. 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. 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"). By the time of the arrival of Pegasus, attrition has reduced this number to about 2,660. Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA. The series was written by Jane Espenson and Seamus Kevin Fahey. 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 episodes were released in the break between "Revelations" and "Sometimes a Great Notion", but are set in between "Sometimes a Great Notion" and the following episode, "A Disquiet Follows My Soul". Galactica establishes a defense perimeter. The Galactica museum in the starboard flight pod. How can the Battlestar's launch tubes and landing bays be open to space without all the air being sucked out? In modern day naval nomenclature, a vessel's "main battery" is its primary . 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. Galactica successfully goes on the offensive against the Cylons, after the capture of a tylium fuel mining and processing plant in the process. A Battlestar Galactica: Human vs. Cylon roller coaster opened March 18, 2010 at Universal Studios Singapore. Written by Jane Espenson and directed by Edward James Olmos, The Plan storyline begins before the attack on the Twelve Colonies and shows events primarily from the perspective of the Cylons. The revelation of her true identity plunges him into crisis. Launching a squadron of Vipers and Raptors, who in turn launch drones to simulate the signatures of Pegasus and Galactica (leading the basestars guarding the planet to launch their Raider squadrons in pursuit), the real Galactica then executes an incredibly risky jump into New Caprica's upper atmosphere. A prequel series, Caprica, aired in 2010. She understands what it means to be a person, and how to treat someone else. Just as Gaeta stabbed Gaius Baltar with a pen in the episode "Taking a Break from All Your Worries" after he threatened to reveal Gaeta as a double agent ("I know what your Eight did"), Gaeta, livid, stabs Sweet Eight with the scalpel, leaving him the sole survivor aboard the Raptor. The Ronald D. Moore series would elevate the science fiction genre, paving the way for shows like "The Expanse" and HBO's "Westworld." With a miniseries, several films, a few web-series, and a. Roslin sows mutiny aboard Galactica, setting the stage for Tigh's poor leadership to cause chaos in Season 2. The series was written by Jane Espenson and Seamus Kevin Fahey. After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth. The installments that did not make the final cut include 1, 2, and the latter half of 7. On Colonial warships, a battery is a group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Although listed on the distributor's website for the Region 2 DVD box set of "Battlestar Galactica: The Final Season" (episodes 12-22)[3] the series is absent from the released version. They start the show as people, with little understanding of what that really means (they are children), but through their interactions with the humans (especially Baltar), come to understand what it means to truly be compassionate. During the following battle, Galactica manages to hold off the main attack of the massive Cylon attack force. 01C "Battlestar: Galactica-Saga of a Star World" Richard A. Colla: Glen A. Larson: September 17, 1978 (): In a distant part of the cosmos, the human race is embroiled in a thousand-year-long war with the robotic Cylons.Aided by the human traitor Baltar, an armistice turns out to be a ruse by the Cylons, who launch a massive surprise attack against the Twelve Colonies of humanity, almost wiping . Each of the 10 playable character has its own abilities and weaknesses, and they must all work together in order for humanity to survive, as well as attempt to expose the traitor while fuel shortages, food contaminations, and political unrest threaten to tear the fleet apart. and our Kara "Starbuck" Thrace is a gifted Viper pilot, with an attitude that has hindered her career in the Colonial Fleet. The game is based on the 2003 re-imagined series, but the license will also allow use of spaceships from the original series, with a game approach similar to Wings of War.[55]. Joining Gaeta on the flight are deckhand Brooks, two Number Eights, and the Raptor shuttle flight crew, Lt. J. William Adama becomes the last ambulatory soul to leave the ship, departing in his Cylon War-era Viper Mark II. She is not the glorious leader of the Pythian texts, that character is Adama. The series was written by Jane Espenson and Seamus Kevin Fahey. 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. 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). As the battle wages on, Cylon Raiders swarm Galactica, destroying at least one of its remaining heavy gun batteries. 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"). Galactica takes minor damage in the battle, taking missile impacts on the dorsal hull and contributing to further weakening of its overall structure (TRS: "HeThatBelievethinMe"). Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack and Conquest of the Earth were made up of various episodes of the original series and Galactica 1980 respectively. (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. In the modern day naval nomenclature, the main battery is the primary offensive weapon on ships. A shortened version of the three-hour pilot, Saga of a Star World, was screened in Canadian theaters (before the TV series was telecast) and in American, European and Australian theaters later on. Galactica experiences multiple severe power surges and even its engines begin to malfunction; the organic resin running through the hull is acting like a complex network of neural fibers which allows Anders to interface with various ship systems. Almost immediately, the ship is pummeled mercilessly by the Colony's heavy caliber cannons and multi-barrel point defense turrets (causing the destruction of its dorsal Colonial roundel and heavy structural damage all around the ship) until Samuel Anders, recently injured and turned into a Hybrid, manages to take them and the Colony's Hybrids offline. The Cylons offer peace to the humans, which proves to be a ruse. One year following the founding of New Caprica, a fleet of Cylon ships jump into orbit of the planet. Structural reinforcing beams rip through ceilings and floors, causing insurmountable damage and blowing out electrical conduits. 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. Throughout the series the Cylons become progressively more human. [47], Battlestar Galactica Online is a defunct 3D browser-based MMOG released as an open beta on February 8, 2011, by Bigpoint Games.[48]. It aired in the United States and Canada on November 24, 2007 and in the UK and Ireland on December 18, 2007. The game is developed by Black Lab Games and published by the Slitherine Software. 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. Hangar bays were located in the central hull at the end of one of the 10 . Major changes to the layout of the CIC, hangar decks and infirmary are delivered at this point as well (TRS: "RazorFlashbacks"). [2] The series was also nominated for an Emmy Award in the Short-format Live-action Entertainment Program category. [50], A Battlestar Galactica role-playing game was released in August 2007 by Margaret Weis Productions at Gen Con. [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. The limited miniseries was a re-imagining of the original series but at the end featured a second, smaller Battlestar (replacing the original which was destroyed) also named Galactica but strongly resembling the ship seen in the reimagined Sci-Fi Channel series. We accept information on the 1970-80 shows, the reimagining, Caprica, Blood & Chrome, Deadlock and many comics. Despite the resin, Galactica is dying of old age and accumulated battle damage. The original series maintained a cult fandom, which supported efforts by Glen A. Larson, Richard Hatch, and Bryan Singer (independently of one another) to revive the premise. None of them are monetizable, of course, but . Its armour is only average and is almost incapable of moving, but its quick turn speed lets it spin around and expose multiple different facings to the enemy. Battered by interstellar debris, Galactica is successful in escaping its position via a blind FTL jump to coordinates Thrace enters. Battlestar Galactica was finally produced in the wake of the success of the 1977 film Star Wars. The Jupiter-class, was the original class of battlestar constructed by the United Colonies of Kobol. The battle ended in a draw, when it was announced the Cylons had signed an armistice agreement (TRS: "Razor"). Besides, Star Wars was inspired by Flash Gordon, Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress, The Dam Busters, King Arthur, and the works of Joseph Campbell. He demands to speak to the Admiral directly, pointing out that Tigh is a Cylon. A battery may vary in number and arrangement depending on class [1]. [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. The show has received a Peabody Award for overall excellence, several Emmy Awards for Visual Effects, and Emmy nominations for Writing and Directing. (See List of Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) and Galactica 1980 episodes Theatrical releases). In 1999, the producer of Wing Commander, Todd Moyer, and the producer of the original TV series, Glen Larson, planned to produce a motion picture based on the TV series. 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With the renewed and unexpected Cylon hostilities, Galactica is quickly brought back to combat condition and sorties a squadron of Mark IIs retrieved from its museum, engaging in its first battle with the Cylons in over forty years (all but one last Mark VII squadron were sent to Caprica for reassignment). 1978 - 1980 I've hear a theory that a Battlestar of Galactica's size could support 2 squadrons per landing bay/flight pod. Re-imagined Series definition:Battlestar Group (TRS: "Water"). Continuing where the 2003 mini-series left off, the main cast all returned to reprise their roles. Pegasus's salvos draw the attention of the basestars away from Galactica, buying the crew time to bring its FTL drives back on-line, recover its planes, and escape (TRS: "Exodus,PartII"). Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy. At the time of its formal decommissioning ceremony, Galactica is stripped of all but one of its operational Viper Mark VII squadrons, its munitions are destroyed, and its starboard landing pod is converted into a pressurized museum which houses various items from the Cylon War while the launch facilities in the hangar deck below are permanently disabled. The Face of the Enemy (2008-2009) Another web-series from the franchise. The pilot was directed by Jeffrey Reiner and starred Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson, Alessandra Torresani, and Polly Walker. In syndication, the series incorporates the episodes of "Galactica 1980" (1980). Cookie Notice But keep your head down," foreshadows Gaeta's actions in subsequent episodes. 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. Once the entire civilian fleet successfully jumps away, and as a second basestar approaches to join the battle, Galactica recovers its remaining Vipers and jumps to the rendezvous point beyond the Red Line, never to return to Colonial space (TRS: "Miniseries,Night2"). in, This page was last edited on 12 April 2023, at 01:46. If there are not enough people to crew Galactica, he will instead lead a Raptor assault with anyone willing to join him. Similar to the Modern Basestar, the primary armament was multiple missile launchers dotted alongside the circular hull. At every major turning point Roslin is on the wrong side, often advocating for the most morally questionable, most destructive, and least compromising position. The estimate from repair crews is that Galactica has maybe 5 jumps left in her before she splits in two. On New Caprica, he is union leader and later one of the leaders of the human resistance against the Cylon occupation. We are currently housing 1,726 articles and 2,153 files. Again, it was decided this new version of Battlestar Galactica would be made into a weekly TV series. This is from flight pod to flight pod while they are extended. Cramped conditions increase as crew and civilians struggle to adapt to life back aboard a ship. She is the serpent & the corrupter of the core characters. [27] In October 2011 John Orloff was hired to write the script. The civilians reside on the refurbished starboard hangar deck as a refugee camp nicknamed "Camp Oil Slick" and later "Dogsville" (TRS: "Torn", "TheWomanKing"). In this and later interactions with Baltar, Roslin shows almost the same attitude towards him as she does towards the Cylons, dismissing his humanity to fit her own twisted narrative. Welcome to the Battlestar Galactica Wiki! 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. This is even after multiple instances where the Cylons display their person-hood, even if it is at the expense of a human. Face of the Enemy fits between the ep. "Of Duduks and Dylan: Negotiating Music and the Aural Space". Commissioned by the Sci-Fi Channel, screenwriter Ronald D. Moore and producer David Eick were the creative forces behind it. He then starts a family with Cally Henderson. It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself. The movie began production on September 8, 2008. These are lists of characters from the various Battlestar Galactica incarnations. They must reconcile their own destructive nature with their person-hood, a difficult task most of the models fail to achieve. 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"Basestar Type 1" was a type of warship utilized by the Cylons in the 1st Cylon War. [30] On February 12, 2016, Universal signed Michael De Luca, Scott Stuber and Dylan Clark to produce the Battlestar Galactica film. [1][2] However, he was unable to find financial backing for his TV series for a number of years. 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. The 10 webisodes, entitled "The Face of the Enemy," tell a story that takes place between seasons 4.0 and 4.5 of Battlestar and follow Lt. Gaeta when he is sent off in a Raptor with a handfu Read allThe 10 webisodes, entitled "The Face of the Enemy," tell a story that takes place between seasons 4.0 and 4.5 of Battlestar and follow Lt. Gaeta when he is sent off in a Raptor with a handful of strangers and one of them mysteriously dies. A new TV movie called Galactica 1980 was produced. My Own Worst Enemy 37m. Syfy decided against moving forward with the Blood and Chrome TV series, but aired a 10-part webseries over four weeks via Machinima.com, beginning on November 9, 2012. (2007). He later discovers that he is one of the. Command will be transferred to the Cylon baseship once supplies and personnel have been offloaded (TRS: "IslandedInaStreamofStars"). Time[6] and New York Newsday[7] named it the best show on television in 2005. He combines the traits of an idealistic revolutionary and a self-serving politician. Preparations for the final mission get underway. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The "present day" framing scenes are set during Lee Adama's command of the Pegasus in the latter half of Season 2, while "flashback" scenes depict Helena Cain's command in the period between the Cylon attack (shown in the 2003 mini-series) and the reunion with the Galactica in the second season. [citation needed], In 1978, Mattel Electronics released a handheld electronic LED game based on the series. The 10 webisodes, entitled "The Face of the Enemy," tell a story that takes place between seasons 4.0 and 4.5 of Battlestar and follow Lt. Gaeta when he is sent off in a Raptor with a handful of strangers and one of them mysteriously dies.
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