Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (TV 1979)

Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.

Directors:

Vince Edwards, Christian I. Nyby II

Writers:

Glen A. Larson (screenplay), Jim Carlson (screenplay),

Stars:

Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Hatch	...	Capt. Apollo (archive footage)
Dirk Benedict	...	Lt. Starbuck (archive footage)
Lorne Greene	...	Cmdr. Adama (archive footage)
Herbert Jefferson Jr.	...	Lt. Boomer (archive footage)
John Colicos	...	Count Baltar (archive footage)
Maren Jensen	...	Lt. Athena (archive footage)
Laurette Spang	...	Cassiopeia (archive footage)
Tony Swartz	...	Flight Sgt. Joly (archive footage)
Anne Lockhart	...	Lt. Sheba (archive footage)
Terry Carter	...	Col. Tigh (archive footage)
George Murdock	...	Dr. Salik (archive footage)
Jack Stauffer	...	Capt. Bojay (archive footage)
William Bryant	...	Fireleader (archive footage)
Rod Haase	...	Col. Tolan (archive footage)
Lloyd Bridges	...	Cmdr. Cain (archive footage)

Storyline

The Battlestar Galactica encounters the Battlestar Pegasus, which they thought to be destroyed. The Pegasus is commanded by one of their most celebrated warriors, Commander Cain. Cain is a strategic genius, but is bent on destroying the Cylons while Adama is happy to acquire fuel and escape, thus keeping his fleet alive to find Earth. When Cain sabotages a mission to obtain fuel, the Galactica and Pegasus are forced to attack a Cylon Base World and three Baseships. While the Galactica stays on to attack the planet, the Pegasus leaves to engage the Baseships (against orders). After the battle, the Pegasus just keeps on going into deep space and is never heard from again. The Galactica gets the fuel it needs and the fleet continues its journey, looking for Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

space | aircraft carrier | sequel | edited from tv series | spacecraft

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Taglines:

Their very existence menaced by a strange civilization.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cylonien hyökkäys

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Sensurround (Japan theatrical release)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Col. Tolan: Sir, long-range scanners pick up an unbelievable number of enemy craft on their way.
Cmdr. Cain: Prepare coordinates to intercept.
Col. Tolan: You mean lead them off, hit and run.
Cmdr. Cain: I mean intercept. Go through them.

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Connections

Edited from Battlestar Galactica: The Living Legend: Part 1 (1978)

User Reviews

give the old some credit

Let's think people , quit bad-mouthing the original , for it's time the original Battlestar series was a masterpiece , even still with all the stars , story lines and art . Lorne Greene was great as Adama and Richard Hatch was perfect as Apollo and Dirk Benedict was funny as Starbuck , but I dare say , not as pretty as Katee as Starbuck .

I loved the episode with the Pegasus and Greetings from Earth was good John Calicos was great as Baltar , War of the Gods , the best was Experiment in Terra , I thought that was a tribute in a way to Heaven Can Wait , then you had the women of Battlestar , not to compare them to let's say Tricia who is outstandingly beautiful as Number Six , but Jane Seymour's beauty could not be compared to . Let alone Loerrta Spang as Cassiopea was fantastic .She had beauty that a rainbow would be embarrassed by . I loved the original as much as the new .

Can you imagine if John Calicos had a number six ? :)

Thankyou for listening .