Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series): Difference between revisions

 

{{quote|''"[[Creating Life|The Cylons were created by man.]] [[Turned Against Their Masters|They rebelled.]] [[Mechanical Evolution|They evolved.]] [[They Look Like Us Now|They look - and feel - human.]] [[Tomato in the Mirror|Some are programmed to believe they are human.]] [[Cloning Blues|There are many copies.]] And they have [[Evil Plan|a plan.]]"''|'''Opening title card''', season one of ''Battlestar Galactica (2004 series)''}}

 

In 2003, the Sci-Fi Channel revived [[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|the classic 1970s space opera series]] in a four-hour miniseries, followed in 2005 by a regular series which ran four seasons before concluding in 2009. The new program, considerably [[Darker and Edgier|darker and more adult-themed]] than the original, [[Continuity Reboot|discarded the original series continuity]] and [[retool]]ed many of the main characters while keeping many of the original show's themes and technology. Despite initial protests from fans of the original series (including original series star Richard Hatch, who had long hoped to relaunch the series and reprise his role as Apollo), the new series quickly became one of the most popular programs in Sci-Fi's history. Even Hatch eventually changed his tune, joining the show's cast as political dissident Tom Zarek.

There is also a browser-based spaceflight action MMO based on the series, ''[[Battlestar Galactica Online]]'', set in an AU where a jump accident pre-New Caprica sends both Colonials and Cylons into uncharted space filled with the leftovers of mysterious precursors.

 

* [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us|All Your Basestar Are Belong To Us]]: "Valley of Darkness" (plus [[The Mutiny]] arc)

* [[Always Save the Girl]]: "You Can't Go Home Again", "Sine Qua Non".

* [[Unfriendly Fire]]: "Fragged"

 

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** Adama also gets a haircut at the same time (it was noticeably longer in the back before he shaved the mustache), but that part isn't treated to a [[Montage]] like the mustache is.

** The season 2 finale includes a fast-forward one year. {{spoiler|The Cylons have invaded}} New Caprica and Starbuck {{spoiler|has married Anders}}. In this time, her usually-short hair has grown surprisingly long. During the first several episodes of season 3, {{spoiler|Adama saves everyone and Starbuck escapes from Leoben's apartment}}. As a result of her ordeal on New Caprica, Starbuck is experiencing something of an emotional and mental crisis, and after a harsh confrontation with Adama, she hacks her hair short with a knife.

* [[Incredibly Obvious Bug]]

** Justified/Lampshaded as being [[Hidden in Plain Sight]]; everyone just assumed that it was something that was supposed to be there as part of the museum and ignored it, until Baltar asked what it was.