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"Battlestar Galactica" Greetings from Earth (1979)


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"Battlestar Galactica" (1978): Season 1: Episode 17 -- The exciting conclusion - When Apollo and Starbuck find a primitive sleeper ship carrying a man, a woman, and four children, speculation spreads in the fleet that the people are from Earth.
"Battlestar Galactica" (1978): Season 1: Episode 17 -- When Apollo and Starbuck find a primitive sleeper ship carrying a man, a woman and four children, speculation spreads in the fleet that the people are from Earth.

Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   48 votes
Director:
Writers:
Glen A. Larson (creator)
Glen A. Larson (written by)
Original Air Date:
25 February 1979 (Season 1, Episode 17)
Plot:
Apollo and Starbuck come across a vessel they think may have come from Earth and take it aboard the Galactica... more | add synopsis

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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:120 min

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Trivia:
The art used to depict the city on Paradeen in this episode was later used for New Chicago and the Directorate building from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", starring Gil Gerard. Both series were created and produced by Glen Larson. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Just after Apollo shoots the barrels with his laser, the camera cuts back to Michael. As Michael is speaking to Apollo, an airplane can be seen flying by in the background (it couldn't be an alien craft of any kind, because the planet is uninhabited.) more
Quotes:
Dr. Salik: Dr. Wilker, do you realize that nothing we have on the Galactica seems to correlate with their symbols or systems?
Dr. Wilker: They're human.
Dr. Salik: Yes.
Dr. Wilker: The ship flies, it draws energy. It has to make sense. We're just going to have to start taking some chances.
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