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Battlestar Galactica (2003) Plot Summary

The Best Show on Television? Yes, according to Time Magazine, The National Review, Rolling Stone and New York Newsday. Praised by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune and many other publications, Battlestar Galactica won a prestigious Peabody Award in the spring of 2006.

Ronald D. Moore, the producer of Carnivale and writer for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, boldly re-imagined the original 1978 space opera of humans versus the robotic Cylons. He teamed up with fellow executive producer David Eick on a powerful and dramatic update of the Galactica story.

Gone are the technobabble, disco-themed costumes and Egyptian helmets of the original series. The modern show introduces new elements to the Galactica story. The Cylons have developed human-form models that are indistinguishable from real humans. The Cylons have a monotheistic religion in contrast to the polytheistic religion of the human Colonies. The approach is serious and intense, with a focus on tough political, philosophical and religious issues set in a tale that manages to keep the focus on realistic and not always perfect characters.

In the miniseries, the Cylons launch a massive attack against the humans and wipe out the Twelve Colonies, sending the 47,000 survivors on a desperate search for the fabled 13th colony--Earth.

Season One Overview

The Cylons declare war on humanity wiping out billions in an unprovoked first strike. The Colonial fleet is all but eliminated leaving just a handful of ships including the soon to be decommissioned Battlestar Galactica. Galactica is crewed by the misfits of the military and a crew that never expected to be involved in real duty. With the president gone, and the government all but eliminated Laura Roslin, the Education Minister takes on the mantle of President of the 12 Colonies. Gaius Baltar, the leader in Artificial Intelligence, has inadvertently betrayed humanity by allowing a Cylon agent into the defence network rendering it, and all of their military forces impotent in the face of the Cylon attacks. During his time with this agent, it has implanted a chip into his brain allowing it to speak to him, and continue to torment him. Over the season Baltar falls in love with the Cylon eventually betraying humanity again and again.

A lone soldier is trapped on Caprica, having given up his seat on a transport for a child. He struggles against the odds trying to stay alive surrounded on all sides by hostile Cylons when he encounters another Galactica crewmember who seems to have returned to him. The crew member however is actually another human form Cylon. Boomer and Helo spend the season trying to escape Caprica, and Boomer finds herself falling in love with her human target. The season ends with her pregnant and fighting to save his life.

Meanwhile, the Boomer on board Galactica has set off several bombs and subconsciously created dozens of other problems on board the ship. The season ends with a stunning conclusion as Boomer shoots Commander Adama point blank.

For a more detailed overview of the first three seasons, visit the pinned thread titled "Battlestar Galactica in Just Ten Minutes" located in the forum.

Awards and critical praise

The 2003 miniseries on Sci Fi was the highest-rated miniseries on the Sci Fi Channel to date. It was also the most successful cable miniseries that TV season.

The first regular season premiered to excellent viewer numbers and critical acclaim. After the midseason break in Season Two, the show received widespread recognition from the mainstream media, including several outlets not always known for their interest in science fiction. As mentioned above, Time Magazine named BSG the best show on television for 2005. Rolling Stone Magazine and New York Newsday also named BSG the best show of the year. Many other publications like the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune lavished praise on the series.

The American Film Institute added the show to its list of the ten best television shows of 2005. Though BSG failed to earn any major Emmy nominations, it won a prestigious Peabody award for its general excellence in creativity in the television medium.

The Sci Fi Channel has used creative means to promote the series, including the release of certain episodes as free streaming video on the official website. In the month leading up to the start of Season Three, the Sci Fi Channel aired a Web-only series titled Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance. The brief, 2 to 3 minute episodes revealed key events from the time period between the Season Two finale and the Season Three premiere episode.

In Season Four, the Sci Fi Channel aired some episodes as streaming video on the official website before they debuted on television.

Original Broadcast History: Season One

October 18, 2004 - January 24, 2005 - 8:00 PM SKY One (UK)

January 14, 2005 - April 1, 2005 - Fridays @ 10:00 PM SciFi (USA)



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