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Battlestar Galactica Online was a browser-based spaceflight action MMO, set in an AU where a jump accident pre-New Caprica sends both Colonials and Cylons into uncharted space filled with the leftovers of mysterious precursors.
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Battlestar Galactica is a science-fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson, which began in 1978 with the eponymous TV series.
The Character Sheet for Battlestar Galactica (2003). MAJOR SPOILERS FOLLOW. Main Characters note Commander Adama, President Roslin, Starbuck, Apollo and Gaius Baltar. Colonial Military (the crews of the Battlestar Galactica and the Battlestar Pegasus) Civilian Humans. Cylons.
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(For the original 1978 series, see Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series).)
In 2003, the Sci-Fi Channel revived the classic 1970s space opera series in a four-hour miniseries, followed in 2005 by a regular series which ran four seasons before concluding in 2009. The new program, considerably darker and more adult-themed than the original, discarded the original series continuity and retooled many of the main characters while keeping many of the original show's themes and technology. Despite initial protests from fans of the original series (including original series star Richard Hatch, who had long hoped to relaunch the series and reprise his role as Apollo), the new series quickly became one of the most popular programs in Sci-Fi's history. Even Hatch eventually changed his tune, joining the show's cast as political dissident Tom Zarek.
The 2000s series picks up forty years after the end of the first war between the humans and Cylons, in this continuity sentient machines created as soldiers by the human race. As the story begins, the Cylons, now led by a group of artificial humans, launch a surprise nuclear attack that obliterates almost the entire human race. Like the original series, the survivors form a fleet led by Galactica in search of the lost thirteenth colony, Earth, with the subversion that whether Earth even exists or not is completely unknown to the fleet. Religious symbolism and revelation play a great role in the new series, as the fleet follow signs and omens that may lead them to Earth while wondering whether or not they're just wasting their time. The polytheistic religion of the humans, based on classical Greek/Roman mythology, also comes into conflict with the monotheistic, vaguely Christian faith of the humanoid Cylons, with the occasional dropped hint that both groups are receiving revelation from the same source.
The new series has been favorably compared to Babylon 5 and Firefly for its character-driven storylines and for attempting to portray space physics in a realistic manner despite the occasional excess. It has even been the subject of a panel discussion at the UN.
The newer series avoided some obvious space opera cliches (such as Space Clothes, Teleporters and Transporters, Lasers, even communicators).
There was also a Made for TV Movie called Battlestar Galactica: The Plan that told the story of the destruction of the colonies from the point of view of the Cylons. It features original material and scenes from the series. It was directed by Edward James Olmos and came out in 2009.
•Absent Aliens: Edward James Olmos said early on that he would quit the show if aliens started showing up. He in fact stated he would have Adama faint while the cameras were rolling and walk off the set if he saw a space monster on set.
•There is alien life in the series, but nothing more advanced than plants and birds, and it's implied that they may have been left behind by the original colonizers of Kobol/the 12 colonies.
•Absentee Actor: The various non main cast Cylons and a few humans are absent in some episodes due to the large cast and budget constraints.
•Absent-Minded Professor: Baltar. Understandably so, since he's constantly distracted by Head Six.
•Acting for Two: 'Copies' of the Cylon models, significantly Boomer/Athena. "Head" characters like Baltar also had to play for two. And of course, Number Six is both a Cylon and a head character, which meant scores of disparate characters played by the same actress.
•Adam and Eve Plot: Helo and Athena have some parallels when they conceive Hera, the first (known) Cylon/Human Hybrid, after the Fall of Caprica.
•Earpiece Conversation: Head-Six feeds Baltar a bunch of his lines, especially in the early episodes.
•Earth-That-Was: Kobol and Earth, both of whose locations were lost.
•The End of the World as We Know It
•Enemy Civil War: The Cylon Civil War in the fourth season, although we began to see differences between Cylon models as early as Season 2.
•Mr. Fanservice: Apollo, Helo, Anders.
•Eternal Recurrence: "All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again." The Cylon attack that destroyed the colonies was the third such event.
•Identical Grandson: Cavil again. Justified as Ellen, who considers him to be her son, based Cavil on her own father.
•I See Them, Too: Several examples in the final season.
•Immortal Life Is Cheap: Eventually, even Cylons take to killing each other dead if it's convenient.
•Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: The new Centurions are hardly expert shots, but it is the Raiders who, with one notable exception, fit this trope. Consider how many are usually shown in combat and how relatively light Colonial casualties are compared to what they should be.
•Partially averted by the battlestars themselves. The effectiveness of the battlestar point-defense cannons helps the Viper pilots, if they are near enough to Galactica. Note that the Raiders tend to become a lot more deadly in episodes where the Vipers are forced to leave the protection of Galactica's point-defense.
•Important Haircut: Adama's mustache in season 3, Tyrol shaving his head in season 4.
•Machine Empathy: William Adama has a very personal relationship with the Galactica, which goes beyond the relationship a captain has with his vessel. This is especially noticeable in the last episodes of season 4, when Adama refuses to use Cylon tech to repair the ship, not only because of the security risks involved, but also because it would turn the ship into something not what it used to be. "She won't know what she is anymore."
•Macross Missile Massacre: The Cylons love to use missiles, yes, but the best 3M goes to Racetrack's Raptor in the finale. It destroys the Cylon colony with a nuclear version of this trope.
•Mad Oracle: The Hybrids. Evolve the little toe.
•Magical Negro: Elosha, even more blatantly when she appears in Roslin's visions telling her to love. Interestingly, Word of God via the podcasts reveal the initial person giving the message in the visions was going to Billy but the actor was unavailable and the role altered with much of the dialog remaining the same, with the producer stating it actually fits Elosha better.
•The Main Characters Do Everything: Partially justified, since there are fewer people left. However the fleet does have around 50,000 people, and the galactica has a few thousand of those, and yet it seems that everything of importance gets handled by one of the main characters.
•Apollo is the chief culprit, often fulfilling any one of the following jobs: Fighter Pilot, SWAT/Commando, Ship Commander, Politician, and President. In some episodes, he'll be up to three or four of these simultaneously.
•Rage Against the Heavens: John is basically pissed at the entire universe because his forebears were slaves and he's a flawed humanoid, and his genocidal schemes are an extension thereof.
•Rage Quit: While lots of people kill themselves over the course of the series, Cavil is the only one to do it out of pure anger and spite.
•Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: They're generally more disciplined than your average Bunch (or at least feel the consequences of lacking discipline more often), but they're pretty much exactly what you expect when the one ship to escape the Cylons does so on the day of its planned decomissioning - a Commander too honest for politics, an XO known for his drinking problems, an ace pilot whose free time is spent alternatively drinking, brawling, frakking or taunting (unless she's in the brig), an engineer fraternizing with another pilot and several other assorted characters. The new President of the Twelve Colonies is chosen pretty much the same way: The one who was inconsequential enough to not miss anything important when being away to hold that decommissioning ceremony.
•Ramming Always Works
•The Pegasus manages to knock out two basestars in the Battle of New Caprica by doing this.
•Galactica also does this in the Grand Finale in order to punch a hole in the colony for her assault teams to board.
•Unexplained Recovery: Starbuck.
•Unique Pilot Title Sequence: The opening credits for the pilot begin with music by Richard Gibbs. The second episode "33" begins with the now familiar Bear McCreary theme.
•Used Future: Only, not the future.
•Unusual Euphemism: frak.
•An unusually anachronistic euphemism: In the series pilot, when Adama and Tigh are discussing Starbuck, Adama says, "Jesus."
•Unusual User Interface: How Cylons interact with technology.
Jun 13, 2022 · 1. Battlestar Galactica Miniseries. NBCUniversal Television. Released in 2003, the "Battlestar Galactica" miniseries served as a backdoor pilot for the re-imagined series.
Battlestar Galactica: With Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber. Following the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol by the Cylons, a rag-tag fugitive fleet of the last remnants of mankind flees the pursuing Cylons while simultaneously searching for their true home: Earth.
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With Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis. 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.
