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Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction movie and television series, produced in 1978 by Glen Larson and starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict. It was reimagined in 2003 by the Sci-Fi Channel with Edward James Olmos stepping into Lorne Greene's role of Commander Adama. A weekly series on Sci-Fi followed in January 2005. (See Battlestar Galactica (2003) for more.) The series title is sometimes formatted with a colon, as Battlestar: Galactica, however it is more commonly formatted without. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...
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Glen A. Larson (born 1937) is a television writer and producer. ...
Lorne Greene O.C., LL.D. (February 12, 1915–September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor best known for two iconic roles on American television. ...
Richard Hatch (born May 21, 1945) is an American actor from Santa Monica, California best known for his role of Captain Apollo on the original Battlestar Galactica movie and television series, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. ...
Dirk Benedict (born March 1, 1945) is a movie and television actor, perhaps best known for playing the characters Face in the The A-Team television series and Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica television series. ...
Reboot, in series fiction, means to discard all previous continuity in the series and start anew. ...
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Edward James Olmos as Commander William Adama Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is a Mexican-American actor. ...
Battlestar Galactica is a science fiction miniseries which was first broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel on December 8, 2003. ...
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Synopsis of the original 1978 pilot film
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow. Battlestar Galactica is set in a distant part of the galaxy in an age described as "the seventh millennium of time." Twelve colonies (planets) of humans have been fighting a thousand-year war against the android race of Cylons, who seek to exterminate all of humanity. An android is an artificially created robotic being that resembles a human being usually both in appearance and behavior. ...
The Cylons are a cybernetic civilization at war with humanity in the science fiction movie and television series Battlestar Galactica, in both the original 1978/1980 series and movie and the new reimagining of 2003/2004. ...
The Cylons unexpectedly sue for peace, through the diplomatic channel of human councilor Count Baltar. The human leaders and commanders of the military fleets are lulled into complacency by the Cylon's offer of peace. All of the human military vessels, including the twelve carrier vessels called "battlestars", are supposed to meet at the armistice talks for the final actions sealing the peace. This is a trick: Baltar has betrayed humanity for personal power and glory, and the Cylons have no true plans for peace. Baltar is a fictional character in the Battlestar Galactica universe who becomes a traitor to the human race. ...
Battlestars are capital ships from the science fiction universe of Battlestar Galactica, depicted in the original Battlestar Galactica (1978) movie and series, the Galactica 1980 spinoff, and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2003) series. ...
Adama, commander of the Battlestar Galactica, had been suspicious of the Cylons' motives. He ordered a regular patrol consisting of his two best pilots; Adama's eldest son, Apollo, and another pilot. Adama's son Zac convinced the second pilot to let him go in his stead. This patrol discovers many squadrons of Cylon fighter craft in hiding just as they are discovered by the Cylons. The Cylons jam communications of the patrol most of the way back to the Galactica. Zac's fighter is hit, reducing his speed, forcing Apollo to leave him behind so that the fleet can be warned. Zac is killed by the Cylons just short of the fleet before Apollo can return to help him.
Despite the orders of the President for restraint, Adama is able to prepare the Galactica before the Cylon fighter fleet attacks, but all of the remaining battlestars are unprepared. The result is that almost the entire fleet is caught off guard and annihilated. During the battle, Apollo tells Adama that the fighter fleet was found with tankers. Adama realized that they had done this to extend the range of the fighters from the Cylon carrier ships, basestars. He orders the Galactica to withdraw in order to protect its home planet, Caprica, but he is too late; upon arriving home he finds the devastation that the basestars have left. Adama soon learns that all twelve colonies have met the same fate. And after devastating the colonies of man, the basestars were sent to finish off the battlestars at the "armistice talks". A screenshot of several Cylon Basestars The Basestar is the premier warship in the Cylon Alliances fleet in the science fiction movie and the 1978 television show Battlestar Galactica. ...
With the colonial civilization in ruins, and the Cylons likely to continue their extermination of humanity, Adama sends out a call for every craft that can make it to space to flee the Cylons. The hope is that the Galactica can protect this fleet long enough to find a legendary thirteenth human colony, known only as Earth which could have sufficient technology to be able to defeat the Cylons. Legends and myths say that this colony is known only to the last lord of Kobol, the planet abandoned thousands of years earlier during humanity's mass exodus to explore the galaxy. Earth, also known as the Earth, Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ...
Kobol in Mormon theology is the planet on which God was born. ...
Helping Adama in the quest for Earth are Colonel Tigh, the second in command of the Galactica, as well as a squadron of viper (fighter) pilots led by Apollo (Adama's remaining son), Starbuck, and Boomer. The Cylon Imperious Leader, disdainful of harboring even a temporarily useful traitor, orders Baltar's execution. In the movie, Baltar was beheaded. But in the television series, the execution is halted just short of Baltar's neck so that he could be executed in a public ceremony; later, he is spared in order to help the Cylons hunt down the remaining humans. A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ...
The Galactica and her "ragtag fleet of fugitive vessels" find brief respite on the resort planet of Carillon. But the Ovions, Carillon's indigenous, insectoid inhabitants, are to delay the human fleet while the Cylons gather forces to destroy them. The Ovions take advantage of the situation and have been kidnapping and consuming crew and passengers of the refugee fleet. Apollo and Starbuck are investigating the disappearance of some of their comrades when they discover the conspiracy. After rescuing some of their imprisoned comrades, Apollo and Starbuck, in a firefight with Cylons, set fire to the subterranean tylium mined on the planet. A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ...
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Meanwhile, the new ruling council, believing that the Cylons have fallen far behind insist that the humans take time to celebrate. The ruling council have arranged a party and award banquet that is mandatory for all fighter pilots in which an outspoken councilor would call for a unilateral disarmament despite the threat of the Cylons. The Cylons, believing that all of the fighter pilots are at the award banquet on Carillon, launch a fighter attack against the Galactica in orbit. But Adama and Tigh had suspected a trap and had arranged for support crew to impersonate most of the fighter pilots. The actual pilots were standing by for trouble and soundly defeated the Cylon fighters.
Again, Apollo knows that the Cylon fighters couldn't have gone far without support ships. Apollo and Starbuck go hunting for these additional vessels and find a Cylon basestar on the far side of Carillon. In defiance of Commander Adama's recall order, Apollo and Starbuck decide to attempt to destroy the ship to enable the refugee fleet to elude pursuit. They fool the Cylon base star into thinking that it was going to be attacked by multiple viper squadrons. The base star descends into Carillon's atmosphere to avoid detection, and is destroyed when the planet explodes due to the spreading fire.
Despite their victory, the humans realize that the Cylons will still be pursuing them, and thus they begin their "lonely quest: a shining planet known as Earth."
Cast (starring) (also starring, listed alphabetically) Richard Hatch (born May 21, 1945) is an American actor from Santa Monica, California best known for his role of Captain Apollo on the original Battlestar Galactica movie and television series, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. ...
Dirk Benedict (born March 1, 1945) is a movie and television actor, perhaps best known for playing the characters Face in the The A-Team television series and Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica television series. ...
Lorne Greene O.C., LL.D. (February 12, 1915–September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor best known for two iconic roles on American television. ...
(guest stars of movie, listed alphabetically) John Colicos (December 10, 1928 - March 6, 2000) was a Canadian born actor. ...
Noah Hathaway is an actor, whose roles have included Boxey in the original Battlestar Galactica movie and television series, and Atreyu in The Neverending Story. ...
Maren Jensen was born on September 23, 1957 in Glendale, California. ...
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Laurette Spang-McCook (born May 16, 1951 in Buffalo, New York, USA as Laurette Michelle Spanglet) is a retired American television actress. ...
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Creative cast: Ana Alicia Ortiz, more commonly known sans her surname (born December 12, 1956 in Mexico City) is a Mexican-born actress, having moved to El Paso, Texas when she was a child. ...
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Glen A. Larson (born 1937) is a television writer and producer. ...
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Trivia Humans in this series had their own units for measuring time. Colonial time units do not appear to have exact equivalents in Earth usage, but have rough analogues - a "micron", for example, is roughly equivalent to a second, in the sense that a character might say "Wait a micron!" The time units themselves may not be the same. Other analogous time units include the centon (minute), centar (hour), secton (week), sectar (month), and yahren (year). These units appear to have a decimal arrangement - one centar equals one hundred centons, for example (revealed in the episode "Take the Celestra", among others). Decimal, or less commonly, denary, usually refers to the base 10 numeral system. ...
Some fanon materials assume that there is one battlestar per colony. This was never actually mentioned in canon in the original series; only in the 2003 remake was it ever said that each colony had a battlestar assigned to it. In the original series, only eight battlestars ever actually appeared or were mentioned: Acropolis, Atlantia, Columbia, Galactica, Pacifica, Pegasus, Rycon and Triton. For the author, see Frantz Fanon. ...
Battlestars are capital ships from the science fiction universe of Battlestar Galactica, depicted in the original Battlestar Galactica (1978) movie and series, the Galactica 1980 spinoff, and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2003) series. ...
Dogs, in the human society of Battlestar Galactica, are known as "daggits." Boxey's robot daggit, Muffitt, is a mechanical replacement for the one he lost during the destruction of Caprica.
Broadcast history The opening narration is as follows: "There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with tribes of humans who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans. They may have been the architects of the great pyramids, or the lost civilizations of Lemuria or Atlantis. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man who even now fight to survive far, far away, amongst the stars." The Toltecs (or Toltec or Tolteca) were a Pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th century AD. Their language, Nahuatl, was also spoken by the Aztecs. ...
The word Maya or maya can refer to: The Maya – a Native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America the modern Maya people the pre-Columbian Maya civilization the Maya language Maya – a concept in Hindu/Vedic philosophy a state of misperception of reality the inherent force of...
In Roman religion Lemuria is the Feast of the Lemures, during which the unwholesome and malevolent spectres of the restless dead (lemures) were propitiated. ...
Atlantis was a mythical ancient island, whose existence and location have never been confirmed. ...
The pilot to this series, the biggest budgeted ($7 million) at the time, was originally released theatrically in Canada, Western Europe, and Japan in July, 1978 in an edited 125-minute version. A television pilot is the first episode of an intended television series. ...
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July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
On September 17, 1978, the uncut 148-minute pilot premiered on ABC to spectacular Nielsen Ratings (attracting 65 million viewers). Two-thirds of the way through the broadcast, ABC interrupted with a special report of the signing of the Camp David Accords at the White House by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and witnessed by U.S. President Jimmy Carter. After the ceremony, ABC resumed the broadcast at the point where it was interrupted. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ...
1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
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When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are generally referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by the New York City-based firm Nielsen Media Research to determine which shows television viewers watch at what times. ...
Anwar Sadat (left), Jimmy Carter (center), and Menachem Begin (right) shake hands in celebration of the success of the Camp David Accords The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at...
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Menachem Begin on the front cover of TIME 1982. ...
Anwar Sadat. ...
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In 1978, 20th Century Fox sued Universal Studios (the producers of Battlestar Galactica) for plagiarism, claiming it had stolen 34 distinct ideas from Star Wars. Universal promptly countersued, claiming Star Wars had stolen ideas from the 1972 film Silent Running and the Buck Rogers serials of the 1940's. The lawsuit would be eventually dismissed in 1980 as having no merit. Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ...
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Plagiarism refers to the use of anothers information, language, or writing, when done without proper acknowledgment of the original source. ...
Star Wars creator George Lucas had originally written the summaries for fifteen stories that would make up his entire Star Wars saga. ...
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Silent Running DVD Silent Running is a science fiction movie made in 1972, directed by Douglas Trumbull and starring Bruce Dern as the protagonist Freeman Lowell. ...
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As the series progressed, the ratings began to slide, even though the show still consistently won its coveted Sunday evening timeslot. Although each episode had a budget of about $1 million, the show reused so many special effects shots due to budgetary constraints that many critics derided it as "overplayed into tedium."
In mid-April 1979, ABC executives cancelled the still strongly-rated show. Some sources indicate that the million-dollar-per-episode cost led to the show's demise. Others believe that it was a failed attempt by ABC to position its hit comedy Mork & Mindy into a more lucrative timeslot. (The ratings for Mork plummeted far below what they had been for Battlestar Galactica.) The cancellation led to viewer outrage, protests outside ABC studios, and even contributed to the suicide of Eddie Seidel, a 15-year-old boy in Saint Paul, Minnesota who had become obsessed with the program. [1] On May 18, 1979, the theatrical version of the pilot was released in U.S. theatres. This page refers to the year 1979. ...
Mork and Mindy was a half-hour sci-fi-based situation comedy broadcast from 1978 until 1982 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network. ...
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See also: List of Battlestar Galactica episodes The following is a complete list of episode titles for Battlestar Galactica, in original broadcast order. ...
Religious and mythological references
Greek mythological references Battlestar Galactica contains obvious references to Greek and Roman mythology. Roman mythology can be considered as two parts. ...
The word mythology (from the Greek μυϑολογία mythologÃa, from μυϑολογειν mythologein to relate myths, from μυϑος mythos, meaning a narrative, and λογος logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use the supernatural to interpret natural events and...
- Several of the characters in the series have names corresponding to significant characters in Greek mythology, including Apollo and Cassiopeia.
- The twelve colonies are named after the astrological signs of the Greek zodiac:
The Cylon armor is also clearly derived from Greek designs, while the Colonial pilots wear helmets derived from Egyptian designs. The birthplace of humanity is a distant planet named Kobol, external shots for which were taken in Egypt around the pyramids. It is meant to hint that this really was the origin of Earth and the Earth refered to in the series is definitively us for better or worse. Apollo (Greek: Απόλλων, ApóllÅn) is a god in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin of Artemis (goddess of the hunt). ...
The Boast of Cassiopeia is a story from Greek mythology, associated with Perseus. ...
Western astrology employs the tropical zodiac which divides the ecliptic into twelve signs of equal length starting at the first point of Aries, which is defined as the point at which the ecliptic (the apparent path of the Sun through the heavens) crosses the celestial equator at the spring equinox. ...
This article is about the astrological concept. ...
Aries ( , Latin for Ram) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. ...
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In mythology, the Gemini are Castor and Polydeuces. ...
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Leo ( , Latin for lion) is a constellation of the zodiac. ...
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Libra ( , and Latin for balance) is a constellation of the zodiac. ...
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Scorpius ( , and Latin for scorpion) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. ...
Sagittarius ( , and Latin for Archer) is a constellation of the zodiac, commonly depicted as a centaur drawing a bow. ...
Caprica is a fictional planet from both the original 1978 and new 2004 science fiction series, both called Battlestar Galactica. ...
Capricornus (♑), a name meaning Horned Goat or That which has horns like a goats in Latin, is one of the constellations of the zodiac. ...
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Aquarius ( , Latin for of the water) is one of the oldest recognized constellations along the zodiac, the suns apparent path. ...
Pisces ( , Latin for fish (plural)) is a zodiac constellation which lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east. ...
Baltar is a fictional character in the Battlestar Galactica universe who becomes a traitor to the human race. ...
Mormon influences/references Probably less noticed are references to the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (more commonly known as the Mormon church). Producer Glen Larson is a member of this church. Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It also refers to the study of other religious topics. ...
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Some parallels between the series and the religion include:
- The race of humanity is led by Commander Adama, whose name bears similarity to that of Adam, the first human.
- Central to the plot of the series is a legendary thirteenth colony, somewhere far distant from the twelve that are known. In Mormonism, there is no doctrinal or cultural reference to a 'Thirteenth Tribe'. But there are some parallels that may have inspired this 'Thirteenth Tribe' idea:
- A Council of Twelve, headed by a president, governs the colonies. A president who is assisted by two counselors and a Quorum of the Twelve Apostles preside over the Mormon Church.
- Marriages in the Battlestar Galactica mythos as well as in the Mormon religion are sealed for eternity.
- The beings on the Ship of Light say, "as you are, we once were; as we are, you may one day be", a parallel to the Mormon belief that even God was once a human being.
- The system which is believed to be the original home of the human race is Kobol. In Mormon theology, the star closest to the Throne of God is called Kolob.
These parallels are explored in more detail at Battlestar Galactica and Mormonism. The Old Testament or the Hebrew Scriptures (also called the Hebrew Bible) constitutes the first major part of the Bible according to Christianity. ...
Moses or Móshe (מֹש×ֶה, Standard Hebrew Móše, Tiberian Hebrew MÅÅ¡eh, Arabic موسى Musa), son of Amram and his wife, Jochebed, a Levite. ...
Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints edition) The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of Mormonism, first published by Joseph Smith, Jr. ...
Zedekiah or Tzidkiyáhu (צִדְקִיָּהוּ Righteous of/is the LORD, Standard Hebrew Ẓidqiyyáhu, Tiberian Hebrew Ṣiḏqiyyāhû; BoM Arabic صدقيا Ṣidqiyyā) was the last king of Judah. ...
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Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּש×Ö¸×œÖ·×™Ö´× [?]; Yerushalayim; Arabic: القÙدس[?] al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ...
The Americas (sometimes referred to as America) is the area including the land mass located between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, generally divided into North America and South America. ...
This is a list of the Tribes of Israel. ...
In Mormonism, the First Presidency (or the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy of several Latter Day Saint denominations. ...
In Mormonism, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Quorum of the Twelve, the Council of the Twelve, or the Twelve) is one of the governing bodies of the church hierarchy in many Latter Day Saint denominations, members of which are considered to be Apostles and special...
Other influences/references The character Count Iblis was inspired by the demon Iblis in Islamic mythology. Count Iblis was an exiled alien who was rescued by the Battlestar Galactica and stirred trouble among its crew until he was ejected from the ship: see this link. ...
In Islam, Iblīs (Arabic إبليس), is the primary devil. ...
Islam[?] (Arabic: الإسلام al-islÄm) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ...
The word "adama" in Hebrew means "earth." Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by 6 million people mainly in Israel, parts of the Palestinian territories, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ...
The movies The cinema movies based on the original series were released in different countries at different times. In Europe, for example, the Battlestar Galactica movie preceded the showing of the TV series. In the U.S, it was not shown in cinemas until after the series had been broadcast.
Battlestar Galactica (1978) See "Synopsis of the Original 1978 Pilot Film" section above for plot detail.
Essentially, this is the pilot film, "Saga of a Star World", trimmed down from its broadcast length of 148 minutes to a movie feature length of 125 minutes. Apart from the material that was cut, the only significant difference is that Baltar is executed in the movie version. In the TV episodes, he is spared by the new Imperious Leader, after the original Imperious Leader was killed at Carrilon.
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979) The Galactica discovers that presence of another surviving Battlestar, the Pegasus, commanded by the lengendary Commander Cain.
This movie was formed from the two TV episodes "The Living Legend", also incorporating some scenes from the "Fire in Space" episode. The "Fire in Space" segments were intercut to make it look as though they were all part of the same events. In the TV series, however, "Fire in Space" is a self-contained episode, taking place after the departure of Cain and the Pegasus. The only other addition was a scene showing the Pegasus clearing a Cylon mine field, on its way to Baltar's Basestar. This "new" scene is actually material that has been spliced in from "Saga of a Star World", and its incorporation was not altogether successful. The scene purporting to show the Pegasus moving through the minefield, is quite obviously a shot of the Galactica, complete with the Colonial Fleet in its wake.
Other versions of Battlestar Galactica
Galactica 1980 - Main article: Galactica 1980
In this 1980 sequel series, the fleet finds Earth and covertly protects it from the Cylons. This series was a quick failure due to its low budget, widely-panned writing, and ill-placed time slot (Sundays at 7:00 PM, a time slot generally reserved for family-oriented programming and, more specifically, 60 Minutes). The show also included obviously recycled space battle sequences from the original program, to the great dismay of fans. Some syndication packages for Battlestar Galactica incorporate the episodes of this series. Galactica 1980 is a science-fiction television series, and a spin-off from Battlestar Galactica. ...
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Revival attempt The original show has maintained a cult fandom, which has supported efforts by Glen Larson and Richard Hatch (independent of each other) to revive the premise. Hatch even went so far as to produce a demonstration video in the mid-1990s which featured several actors from the original series combined with state-of-the-art special effects. This video, titled "Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming," was displayed at science fiction conventions but did not lead to a new series. Cult television, like cult figures, cult film and cult radio, attracts a band of aficionados devoted to a specific television program or unreal universe. ...
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Battlestar Galactica (2003) - Main article: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
In December 2003, the American Sci Fi channel produced and aired a four-hour miniseries that reimagined Battlestar Galactica. The success of the miniseries led to a new series (October 2004, UK; January 2005, North America). A highly edited version of the miniseries aired on NBC on January 9, 2005, five days before the American debut of the series. Battlestar Galactica is a science fiction miniseries which was first broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel on December 8, 2003. ...
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Notable changes from the original series include: some Cylon models that closely resemble human form for infiltration; Starbuck is a female character; Boomer, formerly an African-American man (and genuinely human), is now portrayed by a Korean woman and is covertly a Cylon infiltrator; and Col. Tigh, formerly also portrayed by an African-American actor, is now portrayed by a Caucasian actor. In addition, characters have been given full names (in the original series they were only known by one name). For example, Adama is now William Adama, and Starbuck and Apollo are said to be the callsigns/nicknames of Kara Thrace and Lee Adama, respectively.
Commander Adama is now played by Edward James Olmos. Olmos's Adama is still a paternal figure, but differs from Lorne Greene's characterization. The new incarnation of Adama believes Earth is a myth and only makes it the fleet's destination to keep hope alive. Greene's character was both a military commander and a spiritual leader who had been part of the civilian command structure; Olmos's Adama has a definitively military background. In both series, Adama is a capable and insightful leader. Edward James Olmos as Commander William Adama Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is a Mexican-American actor. ...
There are fewer humans living in this series than the original, only fifty ships are in the fleet (while the original series had more than 200), and only fifty thousand people are alive. The ships are in much better condition and are capable of hyperspace travel. Space battles take place using Newtonian physics, first seen in the landmark sci-fi series Babylon 5. The Babylon 5 Station Babylon 5 is an epic science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ...
Overall, the new series pays a lot more attention to the logistics of survival than the original series. It aims for a darker and more serious tone than the original. There is heavily suggested sexual content and the violence is more realistic. There is also a more socially conscious approach to character development and plot lines, addressing addiction, divided loyalties, and coping with personal and community grief. Much of the early criticism from original series fans cooled down once the mini-series proved to be generally better than most people expected. The new series has earned all-time record high ratings on the Sci-Fi Channel.
Other media A number of BattleStar novels based upon the series have been published over the years, including a mixture of novelizations based upon televised episodes (including the pilot episodes of both the original series and Galactica 1980) and original stories. In the 1990s, original series star Richard Hatch co-wrote several new novels based upon the series as part of his efforts to spark a revival. Richard Hatch (born May 21, 1945) is an American actor from Santa Monica, California best known for his role of Captain Apollo on the original Battlestar Galactica movie and television series, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. ...
Marvel Comics published a short-lived comic book series based upon the show between 1978 and 1981. Marvel Comics NYSE: MVL, (AKA Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Characters, Inc. ...
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A Battlestar Galactica video game has been published on the Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox platforms. A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ...
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See also In the original 1978 science fiction movie and television series Battlestar Galactica, the characters used unusual units to measure time. ...
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