List of Battlestar Galactica (re-imagined series) episodes
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Battlestar Galactica
is an American military science fiction
television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise
. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore
as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica
television series created by Glen A. Larson
. The series first aired as a three-hour miniseries
(comprising four broadcast hours) in December 2003 on the Sci-Fi Channel
. The television series debuted in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on October 18, 2004, and premiered in the United States on the Sci-Fi Channel on January 14, 2005.
The story arc
of Battlestar Galactica is set in a distant star system, where a civilization of humans live on a series of planets known as the Twelve Colonies
. In the past, the Colonies had been at war with a cybernetic race of their own creation, known as the Cylons. With the unwitting help of a human named Gaius Baltar
, the Cylons, now in human form, launch a sudden sneak attack on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. Out of a population numbering in the billions, only approximately 50,000 humans survive, most of whom were aboard civilian ships that avoided destruction. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the eponymous Battlestar Galactica
appears to be the only military capital ship that survived the attack. Under the leadership of Colonial Fleet officer Commander William "Bill" Adama
and President Laura Roslin
, the Galactica and its crew take up the task of leading the small fugitive fleet of survivors into space in search of a fabled refuge known as Earth.
Notes:
. In December 2007, the Battlestar Galactica episodes were removed from iTunes along with other NBC Universal content. The episodes returned to iTunes when NBC Universal announced their return to iTunes in September 2008. In February 2009, the series became available in high-definition
format at the UK iTunes Store.
The series has also been available via Amazon Unbox
, Hulu
, Netflix
and PlayStation Network.
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...
is an American military science fiction
Military science fiction
Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the principal characters are members of a military service and an armed conflict is taking place, normally in space, or on a planet other than Earth...
television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica TV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games...
. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore
Ronald D. Moore
Ronald Dowl Moore is an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on Star Trek and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, for which he won a Peabody Award for creative excellence in 2005 and an Emmy Award in 2008.-Early life and...
as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...
television series created by Glen A. Larson
Glen A. Larson
Glen Albert Larson is an American television producer and writer best known as the creator of Battlestar Galactica, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I. and Knight Rider.-Career:...
. The series first aired as a three-hour miniseries
Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries)
Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining based on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series...
(comprising four broadcast hours) in December 2003 on the Sci-Fi Channel
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
. The television series debuted in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on October 18, 2004, and premiered in the United States on the Sci-Fi Channel on January 14, 2005.
The story arc
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
of Battlestar Galactica is set in a distant star system, where a civilization of humans live on a series of planets known as the Twelve Colonies
Twelve Colonies
The Twelve Colonies of Man are fictional locations that constitute the principal human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the "reimagined" series of the same name in 2004, and in the prequel series, Caprica...
. In the past, the Colonies had been at war with a cybernetic race of their own creation, known as the Cylons. With the unwitting help of a human named Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar
Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
, the Cylons, now in human form, launch a sudden sneak attack on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. Out of a population numbering in the billions, only approximately 50,000 humans survive, most of whom were aboard civilian ships that avoided destruction. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the eponymous Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (ship)
The Battlestar Galactica is a space battleship in the original and re-imagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica.The Twelve Colonies of Man in the original television series built a number of Battlestars during their thousand-year war with the Cylons, whose battleships are...
appears to be the only military capital ship that survived the attack. Under the leadership of Colonial Fleet officer Commander William "Bill" Adama
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
and President Laura Roslin
Laura Roslin
Her first actions include organizing all FTL-capable ships together and convincing Commander William Adama to abandon a retaliatory attack on the Cylons. President Roslin and Billy Keikeya, her aide/press secretary/chief of staff, establish a working office space aboard her transport, renamed...
, the Galactica and its crew take up the task of leading the small fugitive fleet of survivors into space in search of a fabled refuge known as Earth.
Series overview
| Product | |DVD release date | Miniseries Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries) Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining based on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series... (2003) |
2 | December 28, 2004 (DVD sold as separate standalone also included in later editions of Season 1 boxed setOnly standalone copy has deleted scenes) |
March 1, 2004 | April 16, 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 Battlestar Galactica (season 1) The first season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, commissioned by the Sci-Fi Channel in February 2004, began airing eight months later in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It premiered on Sci-Fi in the United States with a two-hour debut on January 14, 2005... (2004–2005) |
13 | September 20, 2005 (Later editions of DVD set include mini-series without deleted scenes thereof) |
March 28, 2005 | August 15, 2006 | January 5, 2010 | ||||
| Season 2 Battlestar Galactica (season 2) The second season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States on July 25, 2005, and concluded on March 10, 2006. The season was split into two parts, each containing 10 episodes... (2005–2006) |
20 | Season 2.0: December 20, 2005(DVD includes standard broadcast version of 2.0 finale "Pegasus") | August 28, 2006 | April 4, 2007 | April 6, 2010 | ||||
| Season 2.5: September 19, 2006(DVD includes extended version of 2.0 finale "Pegasus") | |||||||||
| Season 3 Battlestar Galactica (season 3) The third season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States on October 6, 2006, and concluded on March 25, 2007. Unlike the previous season, it was not split into two parts and did not have an extended hiatus during... (2006–2007) |
20 | March 18, 2008(includes Resistance webisodes on Disc 2 of Region 1 and 4 DVDsand all Blu-Rays) | September 3, 2007 | November 20, 2007 | July 27, 2010 | ||||
| Razor Battlestar Galactica: Razor Battlestar Galactica: Razor is a television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It premiered in the United States on Sci Fi Channel, in Canada on the Space channel and in the United Kingdom on Sky One.-Production:... (2007) |
Film | December 4, 2007(DVD includes both Extended/unrated and standard broadcast versions. Sold as separate standalone but also included in Season 4.0 DVD boxed set Includes Razor "webisodes") |
December 26, 2007 | August 20, 2008 | December 28, 2010 | ||||
| Season 4 Battlestar Galactica (season 4) The fourth and final season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States on April 4, 2008, and concluded on March 20, 2009. Similar to the second season, it was split into two parts, each containing 10 episodes... (2008–2009) |
20 | Season 4.0: January 6, 2009(DVD 1st disc includes both unrated and standard broadcast version of Razor and Razor "webisodes") | Season 4: October 6, 2008 | Season 4: Part 1: December 3, 2008 | January 4, 2011 | ||||
| Season 4.5: July 28, 2009(DVD does not include The Plan) | The Final Season: June 1, 2009 | Season 4: Part 2: July 28, 2009 | |||||||
| The Plan Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Battlestar Galactica: The Plan is a made for television movie set in the reimagined version of the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe. It consists of newly filmed material as well as a compilation of footage from the TV series and miniseries.... (2009) |
Film | October 27, 2009(Not included in any boxed set except for The Complete Collection which also includes all of 1978 and 1980 series. Also included in the repackaged version of The Complete Series boxed sets.) | May 10, 2010 | December 7, 2009 | October 27, 2009 | ||||
| Other releases | |||||||||
| Miniseries & Seasons 1–3 | 55 | October 22, 2007 | December 4, 2007 | ||||||
| Miniseries & Seasons 1–4 | 65 & Film | October 6, 2008 | |||||||
| The Complete Series | 75 & Film | July 28, 2009 | September 21, 2009 | July 28, 2009 | |||||
| The Complete Collection | 75 & 2 Films | December 7, 2009 | |||||||
| The Complete Series | 75 & 2 Films | April 6, 2010 | March 8, 2010 | April 6, 2010 | |||||
Notes:
- In addition to the Blu-ray DiscBlu-ray DiscBlu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
releases, this set was also released on HD DVDHD DVDHD DVD is a discontinued high-density optical disc format for storing data and high-definition video.Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisioned to be the successor to the standard DVD format...
, on December 4, 2007. - Razor, though being a television movie, is considered to be the first two episodes of season 4, hence the fourth season is technically 22 episodes and runs from 2007 to 2009.
- This set does not contain the second half of Season 4, also known as The Final Season.
- This set does not contain The Plan.
- This set also contains the complete 1978 Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...
series, including Galactica 1980Galactica 1980Galactica 1980 is a science fiction television series, and a spin-off from the 1978–1979 series Battlestar Galactica. It was first broadcast on the ABC network in the United States from January 27 to May 4, 1980.-Development:...
.
Miniseries
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 (2004–2005)
Season 2 (2005–2006)
Season 3 (2006–2007)
Razor (2007)
| Series# | Season# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season 4 (2008–2009)
The Plan (2010)
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Webisodes (2006–2009)
| Title | Directed by | Written by | First webisode | Final webisode | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online availability
In January 2006, Apple began offering the miniseries, season 1 and season 2 episodes for purchase on the U.S. version of its iTunes StoreITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
. In December 2007, the Battlestar Galactica episodes were removed from iTunes along with other NBC Universal content. The episodes returned to iTunes when NBC Universal announced their return to iTunes in September 2008. In February 2009, the series became available in high-definition
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
format at the UK iTunes Store.
The series has also been available via Amazon Unbox
Amazon Unbox
Amazon Instant Video is an Internet video on demand service, only available in the United States, offered by Amazon.com which offers television shows and films for rental and purchase. The service became available on September 7, 2006 as Amazon Unbox...
, Hulu
Hulu
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, Netflix
Netflix
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and PlayStation Network.
External links
- BattlestarWiki