"Battlestar Galactica" (2004)TV series 2004-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

14 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The fight to save humanity rages on.

Plot:

After losing the war against the Cylon robots, the Battlestar Galactica crew speed toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth. Galactica Commander Adama and President Laura Roslin face waning supplies, crushed morale, ... and the credible threat Cylons aboard the ship.

Plot Keywords:

Karma | Breast Cancer | Military Fleet | Alcohol | Guilt

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 11 wins & 31 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26

5:00 AM

SCIFI

The Captain's Hand

#2.17

Cast

Edward James Olmos	...	Admiral William Adama / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2008)
Mary McDonnell	...	President Laura Roslin / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jamie Bamber	...	Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2008)
James Callis	...	Dr. Gaius Baltar / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2008)
Tricia Helfer	...	Number Six / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2008)
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2008)
Katee Sackhoff	...	Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace / ... (61 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Hogan	...	Colonel Saul Tigh (59 episodes, 2004-2008)
Aaron Douglas	...	Chief Galen Tyrol (57 episodes, 2004-2008)
Tahmoh Penikett	...	Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon / ... (57 episodes, 2004-2008)
Alessandro Juliani	...	Lt. Felix Gaeta (56 episodes, 2004-2008)
Kandyse McClure	...	Officer Anastasia Dualla / ... (53 episodes, 2004-2008)
Nicki Clyne	...	Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson / ... (36 episodes, 2004-2008)
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Dr. Cottle (29 episodes, 2004-2008)
Leah Cairns	...	Lt. Margaret 'Racetrack' Edmonson (29 episodes, 2005-2008)
Bodie Olmos	...	Brendan 'Hot Dog' Costanza / ... (28 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Trucco	...	Samuel Anders / ... (26 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

BSG (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Canada:14+ (TV re-rating) | UK:12 (Season 1) | Malaysia:18PL | Canada:PG (TV rating) | UK:15 (Season 2) | Singapore:NC-16 (Season 1) (season 2.5 boxset) (season 3) | USA:TV-PG (Some Episodes) | Singapore:PG (Season 2.0 boxset) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | Germany:12 | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)

Trivia:

The subplot set on Cylon Occupied Caprica with Helo and Boomer was not originally planned; after being left of Caprica in the mini series, Helo was supposed to never be seen again: the audience would be left to assume that he died. Only after seeing the audience's reaction to Helo did the show producers decide to bring him back, and introduce another Boomer, and the Cylons' experiments in creating a Cylon/Human Hybrid, which eventually became an integral part of the Cylon "plan".

Quotes:

Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: So... um... that bum knee of yours is looking pretty good. And the other one's not too bad either.
Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: Lee, if you want to ask me to dance, just ask.
Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: You want to dance?
Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: Me in a dress is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Veronica Mars: Welcome Wagon (#3.1)" (2006)

One of the best Shows I've seen

Light years ahead of the original, this is probably one of the best Drama's I have seen. Mercifully free of most of cliché of recent US scifi, this drama concentrates on the characters not the scifi babble. I don't give a monkeys about the strange mix of technology, it's just a plot device - as it should be. In any case it gives the show a nice "baroque" feeling. Mix this with a cinema quality soundtrack - for an expensive film too - and the end result is marvelous. A word of warning, this is not your usual sort of show, it demands concentration as does not spoon feed you. So if you are looking for traditional sound bite family banana mash scifi, stick to bonanza in space. The characters are more human than I have seen in any previous show - including the cylons. They're nasty full of flaws and murderous and almost without hope. Yet for all that, there is hope, even though they are a bunch of misfits; they fight, struggle and stick up for each other. Truly uplifting.