The violence on the Cyon basestar that closed out the previous episode only continues here as the factions between the models continue to grow. There are attacks without a Resurrection Ship nearby to take out certain models. Cavil (Dean Stockwell) is determined to put a stop to the rebellious faction. The Ties That Bind debuted…
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Battlestar Galactica (2008) – He That Believeth in Me, and Six of One
The fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica got underway on 4 April, 2008, over one year after the season three finale aired in March of 2007. Sure, there was Razor in November of 2007, but that’s a long time to wait when you’re wondering about Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff)! And not only Starbuck, but the…
Battlestar Galactica (2006/2007) – The Eye of Jupiter, and Rapture
The Eye of Jupiter was the last episode broadcast in 2006, first airing on 15 December. It was written by Mark Verheiden. The Galactica and the fleet having survived the passage is harvesting the algae (full of protein) on the planet they’ve reached to replenish their dwindling food stores. Apollo (Jamie Bamber) and Starbuck (Katee…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – Unfinished Business (The Ronald D. Moore Version), and The Passage
The aired version of Unfinished Business was first broadcast on 1 December, 2006, and it was written by Michael Taylor. It’s Fight Night on Galactica. Anyone can step into the ring and call out anyone else, regardless of rank, as a way of venting frustrations. Intercut with these matches are flashbacks to the missing year…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – A Measure of Salvation, and Hero
Michael Angeli delivers the next part in the Cylon virus story with A Measure of Salvation, which first aired on 10 November, 2006. The Galactica and the fleet have joined the Raptor at the infected basestar. When they find some dying survivors aboard, Apollo (Jamie Bamber) and Athena (Grace Park), along with their team, bring…
Battlestar Galactica (2006) – Collaborators, and Torn
First airing on 27 October, 2006, Collaborators, written by Mark Verheiden, this episode starts dealing with the repercussions of the Cylon occupation. The fleet is mostly back together, though there have been losses, and there are those who are seeking revenge against the people who collaborated with the Cylon forces. They are known as The…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Kobol’s Last Gleaming: Part 2, and Scattered
The conclusion of the first season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica first aired on 1 April, 2005. It was written by showrunner Ronald D. Moore from a story by David Eick. Adama (Edward James Olmos) is furious with Roslin (Mary McDonnell) for convincing Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) to take the Cylon Raider and fly it back…
Galactica 1980 (1980) – The Night the Cylons Landed Part I, and Part II
Troy (Kent McCord) and Dillon (Barry Van Dyke) pawn off the spacekids on Jamie (Robyn Douglass) when a new cylon fighter gets drawn into Earth orbit and is going to come down near New York, just in time for Halloween. The Night the Cylons Landed was a two-parter. The first episode aired on 13 April,…
Battlestar Galactica (1978) – The Gun On Ice Planet Zero
This week’s installment of my look back at Battlestar Galactica features the two-parter, The Gun On Ice Planet Zero written by Bellisario, Michael Sloan and Leslie Stevens, from a story idea by John Ireland, Jr. The first episode aired on October 22, 1978, with its conclusion airing the following week on the 29th. The fleet appears to be in trouble…
Battlestar Galactica (1978) – The Lost Warrior & The Long Patrol
This week’s Battlestar Galactica sees two stand alone episodes before we plunge into another two parter. The art used to illustrate this installment of the Bellasrio & Cannell comes from Ralph McQuarrie’s preproduction art and book cover art from the episode’s novel adaption by David Shleinkofer. First up is The Lost Warrior, which aired October 8,…
