Episode #1.1 (8 Dec. 2003)

In a distant part of the galaxy lie The Twelve Colonies of Man, a civilization that has been at peace for some forty years with an empire of machines, the Cylons, who were created ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Rymer

Writers:

Ronald D. Moore, Glen A. Larson,

Stars:

Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Edward James Olmos	...	Commander Adama
Mary McDonnell	...	Laura Roslin
Katee Sackhoff	...	Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Jamie Bamber	...	Lee 'Apollo' Adama
James Callis	...	Gaius Baltar
Tricia Helfer	...	Number Six
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Leoben Conoy
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon Valerii - Boomer
Michael Hogan	...	Col. Tigh
Matthew Bennett	...	Doral
Paul Campbell	...	Billy
Aaron Douglas	...	Crew Chief Tyrol
Barclay Hope	...	Transport Pilot
Lorena Gale	...	Elosha
Kandyse McClure	...	Dualla

Storyline

In a distant part of the galaxy lie The Twelve Colonies of Man, a civilization that has been at peace for some forty years with an empire of machines, the Cylons, who were created generations before as worker drones for mankind, but became independent, rose in rebellion, and launched war on their masters. Now, the Cylons have evolved into more human form, into machine-created biological beings, who seek to exterminate true biological humans. To this end they use a human scientist, Gaius, to help one of their infiltrators, known as #6, penetrate the Colonies' master defense mainframes; Gaius is reluctant but smitten by #6, a Cylon woman of seemingly insatiable sexual desire, and the result of their affair is a nuclear sneak-attack that obliterates the Colonies and the star navy deployed for their protection. One ship, however, survives, an obsolete battlestar known as the Galactica; scheduled for decommissioning, the Galactica instead must lead 50,000 surviving humans on a quest for a ...

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Plot Keywords:

reboot of series

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Studios, R&D TV, Sky TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

175 min 175 min (Part 1 & 2)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Roslin finds out that she has cancer, there are ships flying above the Doctor's office. One is making a landing and is the 'Serenity' from Joss Whedon's Firefly. Actually it is a Firefly Class space ship or vessel from the series "Firefly" and the movie "Serenity" not necessarily the "Serenity" herself. Supposedly there are 40,000 Firefly class vessels still in use.

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Goofs

In the opening credits, "Production Designer Richard Hudolin" appears as "Prduction".

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