Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009)

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protects a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony of Earth.

Stars:

Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 24 wins & 59 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Edward James Olmos	...	Admiral William Adama (73 episodes, 2004-2009)
Mary McDonnell	...	President Laura Roslin (73 episodes, 2004-2009)
Jamie Bamber	...	Cpt. Lee 'Apollo' Adama (73 episodes, 2004-2009)
James Callis	...	Dr. Gaius Baltar (73 episodes, 2004-2009)
Tricia Helfer	...	Number Six (73 episodes, 2004-2009)
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii (73 episodes, 2004-2009)
Katee Sackhoff	...	Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace (71 episodes, 2004-2009)
Michael Hogan	...	Colonel Saul Tigh (69 episodes, 2004-2009)
Aaron Douglas	...	Chief Galen Tyrol (66 episodes, 2004-2009)
Tahmoh Penikett	...	Captain Karl 'Helo' Agathon (64 episodes, 2004-2009)
Alessandro Juliani	...	Lt. Felix Gaeta (59 episodes, 2004-2009)
Kandyse McClure	...	Officer Anastasia Dualla (54 episodes, 2004-2009)
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Dr. Cottle (36 episodes, 2004-2009)
Michael Trucco	...	Samuel Anders (35 episodes, 2005-2009)
Nicki Clyne	...	Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson (35 episodes, 2004-2008)
Bodie Olmos	...	Lt. Brendan 'Hot Dog' Constanza (35 episodes, 2004-2009)
Leah Cairns	...	Racetrack (33 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rekha Sharma	...	Tory Foster (31 episodes, 2006-2009)

Storyline

The second war against the Cylons is over and The Twelve Colonies have been destroyed. Now Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galatica and President Laura Roslin lead a ragtag fleet of refugees in a supposed search for the fabled lost thirteenth colony, Earth. However, the dangers they face are many which compound an already difficult situation. In addition to the Cylons hunting and attacking the fleet in space, their infiltrator units carry out a more subtle plot even as their former unwitting pawn, Gaius Baltar, helps in the hunt for them while hiding both his own guilt and the strange presence that haunts his every thought. If that wasn't enough, the fleet also faces internal political conflict in which the rabble-rousing figure, Tom Zarek, is merely the loudest dissenting voice. In the midst of these trials however, clues begin to appear that suggest that Adama's simple bluff about Earth may be more truthful than anyone could have guessed.

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Plot Keywords:

cylon | refugee | civilian fleet | guilt | pursuit | 

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Taglines:

Destiny is not what it seems.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Sci-Fi Channel

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

BSG

Filming Locations:

British Columbia Railway, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), David Eick Productions, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (73 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ronald D. Moore cites Peter Pan as a major influence on this show, specifically the phrase "All this has happened before, and will happen again." Moore found the notion both pessimistic and pragmatic, and worked it into the Cylon mythology.

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Goofs

The colony called Sagittarion in the miniseries is called Sagittaron throughout the series.

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Quotes

Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: I have my flaws, too.
Col. Saul Tigh: The difference is my flaws are personal. Yours are professional.

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Crazy Credits

Opening title cards read for the second season: "The cylons were created by man. They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan."

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Connections

Featured in United States of Tara: Transition (2009)

User Reviews

Seasons 1 and 2: Awesome, Seasons 3 and 4: ?

After watching the first 2 seasons of this series, I was prepared for it to become my favorite science fiction series of all time possibly even better than the great "Babylon 5" and then Season 3 came out. Season 3 actually started out rather well but as soon as the "New Caprica" storyline ended the series took a rather unexpected sharp turn into mediocre and even downright awful episodes. I have never seen a show go from being so good to so bad as quickly as this one did. What was once promised to be a show grounded in the reality of this fictional universe turned into some kind of unexplainable pseudo religious nonsense. Disappointed is too nice of a word to describe how I felt about what happened to this series, the writers really dropped the ball on this one and no matter what I or many others say here and other places, they will always pat themselves on the back and be proud of this awful mess of a series they made. I will however still give credit where credit is due and Seasons 1 and 2 are awesome so I guess the writers have a right to be proud of those.