"Battlestar Galactica" 33 (2004)

Director:

Michael Rymer

Writers:

Ronald D. Moore (developer)
Ronald D. Moore (written by)

TV Series:

"Battlestar Galactica" (2004)

Original Air Date:

18 October 2004 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The crew of Galactica is exhausted after 237 consecutive jumps in intervals of 33 minutes and 132.25 hour without sleep to escape from the Cylons...

Plot Keywords:

Starfighter | Space Opera | Procreation | Rain | Photo

Cast

Edward James Olmos	...	Commander William Adama
Mary McDonnell	...	President Laura Roslin
Katee Sackhoff	...	Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Jamie Bamber	...	Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama
James Callis	...	Dr. Gaius Baltar
Tricia Helfer	...	Number Six
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii
Michael Hogan	...	Colonel Saul Tigh
Aaron Douglas	...	Chief Galen Tyrol
Tahmoh Penikett	...	Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon
Kandyse McClure	...	Officer Anastasia Dualla
Paul Campbell	...	Billy Keikeya
Alessandro Juliani	...	Lt. Felix Gaeta
Sam Witwer	...	Crashdown
Alonso Oyarzun	...	Crewman Specialist Socinus

Runtime:

Germany:43 min

Country:

USA | UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Lynn Canyon Park, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

R&D TV

Trivia:

Sci-Fi Channel offered the entire episode #1.1, "33", uncut and commercial-free from its Web site, along with deleted scenes. It was taken down roughly a year later and replaced by the entire season finale episode #1.13 "Kobol's Last Gleaming", in anticipation of Season 2.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The clock counts down to the next Cylon attack. It reads 10 seconds, then we see Adama and Tigh looking off-screen at the clock as we hear ten seconds tick off, followed by a shot of the clock reading 7 seconds.

Quotes:

Petty Officer 2nd Dualla: [to Adama] Comm traffic two from the President.
Commander William Adama: [to Tigh] Is this my ten minutes or is this yours?
Col. Saul Tigh: Yours. I took ten last time.
Commander William Adama: All right, I'll see you guys in combat.
[walks off]
Petty Officer 2nd Dualla: I believe it was your ten minutes, sir.
Col. Saul Tigh: The old man's so tired he can't remember, then it's his turn.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) (V)

Best of Science Fiction -- Best of Television

This is not a remake of the cheesy series from years ago but a completely re-imagined universe. No more "poofy" haircuts, capes, and pseudo-Egyptian helmets. These Colonials dress in flight suits, uniforms, and clothing that suggest another world as well as ours.

It's science fiction at its best. Thought provoking. Well written. Well acted. Unafraid to tackle controversial topics head on.

And when you think you know what's going to happen next -- Duck! Because the new Battlestar Galactica will upset all your expectations and expose you to new ways of looking at television, science fiction and life.

For the thinking person this show should be at the top of your "must see" list.

Edward James Olmos (William Adama) and Mary McDonnell (Laura Roslyn) are fantastic. Their on screen chemistry is amazing and their abilities to communicate non-verbally unmatched. The nuances of their scenes together are enough to propel this show to the top 10 of all time.

James Callis (Gaius Baltar) is wonderful as well. His mixture of brilliance, insanity, comic relief, and religious zealotry brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "evil genius."

Watch this show!

It's the best show on TV.

And by the way, the show won a Peabody Award. These are given to "outstanding works exhibiting excellence, distinguished achievement, and meritorious service by radio and television networks, stations, cable television organizations, producing organizations, and individuals."