Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore and executive produced by Moore and David Eick 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, and ran for four seasons thereafter, ending its run on March 20, 2009. The series features Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, and garnered a wide range of critical acclaim, which included a Peabody Award, the Television Critics Association's Program of the Year Award, a placement inside Time's 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME, and Emmy nominations for its writing, directing, costume design, visual effects, sound mixing, and sound editing, with Emmy wins for both visual effects and sound editing.
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| Opening theme | Gayatri by Richard Gibbs
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 4
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| No. of episodes | 76 (list of episodes)
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| Production location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| Running time | 44 minutes
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| First shown in | United Kingdom
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| Original release | October 18, 2004 –
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Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: Yeah, you're right about that part, I am not fit to wear the uniform.
(pause)
Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: And maybe I never was. Then again neither are you.
(turns to Tigh)
Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama: But this isn't my ship, it sure as hell isn't yours. It's his, and when he wakes up, he'll decide what to do with the both of us.
(leaves sickbay to return to his cell)
- Paper (and photos, books, and even picture frames) in the series have corners cut off. It is said that director Michael Rymer did this during the miniseries as a reference to how he had to "cut corners" financially to make the miniseries work on a limited budget. The practice was continued into the series, although the producers have said on numerous occasions that although it seemed like a "neat idea at the time", having to cut the corners off every document seen onscreen became a nuisance for the weekly series.
- The number of humans in the fleet is constantly updated in the opening credits. The count does not include Cylons (it did not diminish when Galactica's Boomer was killed, and only increased by one when Helo and Caprica's Boomer arrived). The arrival of the Pegasus increased the count by 1752 souls, one of whom was subsequently killed during the course of the episode. Similarly, at the beginning of episode 2.17, "The Captain's Hand", the count on President Roslin's "White Board" is 49,584 early on in the show but is 49,579 toward the end of the show, indicating that during the Pegasus' battle with the Cylon Base Stars, five people were killed.
- Doc Cottle is named after Michael Rymer's childhood pediatrician, who was actually a very nice person unlike his fictional counterpart.
- Jane Seymour was offered the role of Admiral Helena Cain. When she turned down the offer, Ronald D. Moore offered the role to Michelle Forbes and she accepted.
- The phrase "By Your Command" has only been said twice by the Cylons: at the end of the mini-series, uttered by the "skinjob" Cylons and in Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007), by Cylons from the original Cylon war. The latter appear in the same design as the Cylons of the original television series.
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