Episode #1.1

Episode aired Dec 8, 2003
TV-14
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

1.7K

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Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

In a distant part of the galaxy lie The Twelve Colonies of Man, a civilization that has been at peace for some forty years with an empire of machines, the Cylons, who were created generation... Read allIn a distant part of the galaxy lie The Twelve Colonies of Man, a civilization that has been at peace for some forty years with an empire of machines, the Cylons, who were created generations before as worker drones for mankind, but became independent, rose in rebellion, and laun... Read allIn a distant part of the galaxy lie The Twelve Colonies of Man, a civilization that has been at peace for some forty years with an empire of machines, the Cylons, who were created generations before as worker drones for mankind, but became independent, rose in rebellion, and launched war on their masters. Now, the Cylons have evolved into more human form, into machine... Read all

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

1.7K

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Trivia
At the 14:44 mark, when Roslin finds out that she has cancer, there are ships flying above the Doctor's office. One is making a landing and is a Firefly Class space ship or vessel in a nod to Joss Whedon's Firefly (2002) series and the movie "Serenity". Supposedly there are 40,000 Firefly class vessels still in use.

Goofs
Commander Adama says "Oh, Jesus" once. The colonials are polytheists and worship the "ancient Greek" gods.

Quotes
Adama: What do you hear?
Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: Nothing but the rain.
Adama: Grab your gun and bring in the cat.
Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: Boom, boom, boom!

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Epic Entrances in Television (2016)

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6/10

Episode 1

I think there were several shrugged shoulders when news came that the the campy late 1970s sci fi show was being remade.

This mini series spun off to a regular series. It is a gritty take on the original series with its roots on 9/11 and the war on terror.

It is set in a universe where robots went to war with its human creators. Now after a 40 years truce, The Cylons have taken human form, Number Six (Tricia Helfer) is a beautiful woman that enables a surprise attack on the 12 colonies.

Only an old ship on its way to be decommissioned, Battlestar Galactica survives.

The first episode of the two part series introduces the story and characters. Maybe there are too many characters and some of the lines are too portentous.

There is world building going on, the episode gets going once the attack happens. Now the episode shifts a gear as the humans realise it is a battle for survival.