List of Battlestar Galactica (1978-1980) episodes

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For the re-imagined 2004 television series, see List of Battlestar Galactica (Re-imagined series) episodes.

The following is a complete list episodes for the original continuity of Battlestar Galactica.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

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[edit] Film

  • Battlestar Galactica (edited version of original pilot film "Saga of a Star World", aka "Battlestar Galactica") - May 18, 1979 (International: July, 1978)

[edit] Series

The following is a complete list of episode titles for Battlestar Galactica, in original broadcast order. Every broadcast aired on Sunday evenings at 8pm on ABC.

Screenshot Title Original airdate Production code #
"Saga of a Star World" September 17, 1978 50280/1/2 1
The Human-Cylon peace accords turn out to be a ruse by the genocidal Cylons, determined to exterminate all humanity. Only the Galactica and a ragtag fleet survive, journeying across the galaxy in search of long-lost sister civilization Earth. 
"Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I" September 24, 1978 50204 2
With many warriors suffering from an unknown ailment, the Galactica recruits new viper pilots—mostly young women, including Apollo's new bride, Serina. Led by Adama's spiritual interpretations, the fleet enters a vast magnetic void, emerging at the planet Kobol, their legendary homeworld. 
"Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II" October 1, 1978 50205 3
Before Adama can discover Earth's location from the inscribed hieroglyphs, a Cylon attack destroys the sacred city on Kobol—and claims the life of Serina. 
"The Lost Warrior" October 8, 1978 50908 4
Marooned on a frontier planet, Apollo befriends a young widow and her son, rallying a town against "Red Eye"— a likewise marooned, yet memory-damaged, Cylon centurion gunslinger. The storyline is very much reminiscent of the classic western Shane. 
"The Long Patrol" October 15, 1978 50902 5
After losing an experimental Viper to a smuggler, Starbuck is imprisoned in a "unique" environment. 
"Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I" October 22, 1978 50206 6
Herded into a confined area of space, the fleet must pass within close range of a lethal Cylon pulsar cannon—unless an expedition of officers from the Galactica and convicts from the Prison Barge can penetrate the ice-bound fortress housing the weapon and destroy it. 
"Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II" October 29, 1978 50207 7
Apollo, Starbuck, and Boomer lead a team of cut-throat demolitions and cold-weather experts (and the stowaway Boxey). Along they way, they encounter the misguided human scientist who originally built the weapon, as well as his legions of clones. 
"The Magnificent Warriors" November 12, 1978 50912 8
When a Cylon attack destroys the fleet's food supply, Adama and the others must agree to certain compromises with old acquaintances and with the inhabitants of a grain-rich, yet politically turbulent planet. 
"The Young Lords" November 19, 1978 50905 9
Crash-landing on the planet Atilla, Starbuck befriends a group of siblings trying to free their castle, their planet, and their father from the Cylons. 
"The Living Legend, Part I" November 26, 1978 50919 10
The Galactica is reunited with the Pegasus, a sister battlestar previously thought destroyed. Led by the arrogant Commander Cain, the fleet is torn in its loyalty between Adama and Cain. 
"The Living Legend, Part II" December 3, 1978 50920 11
The Galactica and Pegasus eventually join forces in a daring attack on the Cylons. The Pegasus is either destroyed or "missing in action" after the attack. 
"Fire in Space" December 17, 1978 50917 12
The Galactica is rammed by Cylon Raiders making suicide runs on the main bridge and a landing bay. With Adama lying critically ill, Boomer and Athena lead of group of survivors in the rejuvenation center, with more than a little help from Boxey's daggit Muffy. 
"War of the Gods, Part I" January 14, 1979 50921 13
Viper squadrons are disappearing from regular patrols, and mysterious bright lights are flying around the Galactica at immeasurable speed. On an eery, red-glowing planet, the enigmatic Count Iblis is found, apparently the sole survivor of a major catastrophe. 
"War of the Gods, Part II" January 21, 1979 50922 14
Always shunning the mysterious bright lights, Iblis uses his charm and his supernatural powers to wrest control of the fleet from Adama. 
"The Man With Nine Lives" January 28, 1979 50916 15
An old con man, Chameleon, meets Starbuck and hoodwinks him into believing that he may be Starbuck's father, to gain Starbuck's help in evading a trio of blood-thirsty Borellians who are after him seeking revenge for a previous con. 
"Murder on the Rising Star" February 18, 1979 50924 16
When Starbuck is implicated in a rival triad-player's murder, Apollo and Boomer come to his defense as Protectors. They eventually uncover a plot involving Karibdis, a traitor alongside Baltar in the destruction of the Twelve Colonies. 
"Greetings from Earth" February 25, 1979 50926/50947 17
A human sleeper ship found drifting in space is brought aboard the Galactica, leading to argument and debate on whether to awaken its occupants. Their ship is eventually escorted by Apollo, Starbuck, and Cassiopeia to the planet Paradeen — embroiled in a bitter war with the Eastern Alliance. 
"Baltar's Escape" March 11, 1979 50927 18
Baltar escapes from the prison barge by hijacking a shuttle piloted by Boomer and Sheba. Taking advantage of lax security imposed by the new governing council, Baltar kidnaps the council members from a Galactica landing bay and demands to be released. 
"Experiment in Terra" March 18, 1979 50928 19
The mysterious bright lights return again, transporting the bewildered Apollo to the planet Terra to avert war with the Eastern Alliance. Exposing a plan by the devious president, Apollo has Starbuck warn the Galactica, which uses its laser cannon to destroy all the ballistic missiles avoiding planetary holocaust. 
"Take the Celestra" April 1, 1979 50929 20
When Starbuck encounters his long-lost love Aurora, she complicates matters by taking part in a mutinous rebellion aboard the Celestra. Her rebellion, undertaken for a noble cause, is soon overshadowed by a sinister mutiny by Charka, the Celestra's power-hungry second-in-command. 
"The Hand of God" April 29, 1979 50930 21
Receiving a mysterious radio signal possibly from Earth, Adama and the crew are wary of a Cylon trap, and decide to turn the tables by attacking the Cylons with a stolen Cylon Raider. Apollo and Starbuck, in the series finale's last scene, narrowly miss receiving Apollo-11 moon-landing transmissions from Earth. 

[edit] Unfilmed scripts

  • "Two For Twily"

[edit] Telemovies

When the series was released to syndication, several episodes (including the two-part stories) were re-edited into feature-length films for availability to some stations. These telemovies contained footage originally cut from the telecast versions. The original television series format (including a re-formatted and divided three-part version of the original pilot film) was also available in syndication.

In 1979, the episodes "The Living Legend" and "Fire in Space" were combined, re-edited and released theatrically as Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack.

Opening title voice-over (Patrick Macnee, uncredited): "There are those who believe that life here began out there -- far across the universe, with tribes of humans, who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans; that they may have been the architects of the Great Pyramids, or the lost civilizations of Lemuria, or Atlantis. Some believe that there may yet be Brothers of Man, who even now fight to survive, somewhere beyond the Heavens...." (the theatrical version of the opening spiel ended with "...who even now fight to survive, far, far away amongst the stars....")

Closing title voice-over (Lorne Greene, uncredited): "Fleeing from the Cylon tyranny, the last battlestar, Galactica, leads a ragtag, fugitive fleet on a lonely quest: a shining planet known as Earth."

[edit] Galactica 1980

Screenshot Title Original airdate Production code #
"Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I" January 27, 1980 1.1 1
After 30 years of searching, the Battlestar Galactica and its rag tag fleet locate Earth. However, it soon becomes clear that Earth is not advanced enough to help combat the Cylon fleet that tailed Galactica to Earth. 
"Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II" February 3, 1980 1.2 2
 
"Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III" February 10, 1980 1.3 3
 
"The Super Scouts, Part I" March 16, 1980 1.4 4
 
"The Super Scouts, Part II" March 23, 1980 1.5 5
 
"Spaceball" March 30, 1980 1.6 6
 
"The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I" April 13, 1980 1.7 7
 
"The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II" April 20, 1980 1.8 8
 
"Space Croppers" April 27, 1980 1.9 9
 
"The Return of Starbuck" May 4, 1980 1.10 10
 

The Day they Kidnapped Cleopatra had begun shooting when the series was cancelled. The Wheel of Fire was an unproduced script.

Telemovies
  • "Conquest of the Earth"

[edit] Books

  • Battlestar Galactica (SBN 425-03958-7)
  • Battlestar Galactica 2 The Cylon Death Machine (SBN 425-04080-1)
Based on "The Gun On Ice Planet Zero"
Based on the Galactica 1980 3-hour pilot.

The following novels were based on unfilmed scripts written by Larson for the series' 2nd year:

Baltar and Lucifer test a device designed to undermine the performance of Galactica's leadership by giving them nightmares and denying them sleep.
The character of "Chameleon", allegedly Starbuck's father, returns in another story focused on villanous collectors of his past gambling debts.
Apollo, Starbuck, and Sheba are kidnapped by a previously unknown race of aliens and conscripted to fight in a war not their own.
Notable for the defection of Lucifer to the Galactica fleet, after being convinced by Starbuck to jump ship.
  • Battlestar Galactica 15
Note the 15th novel, based on the unfilmed "Two For Twily" script, was scheduled for publication but cancelled due to low sales of the 14th novel.

[edit] Richard Hatch series

The following books were all written by Richard Hatch, who played Apollo in the original series.

  • Warhawk
  • Armageddon
  • Rebellion
  • Resurrection (ISBN 0-7434-5862-1)
  • Paradis
  • Destiny
  • Redemption

[edit] Relaunch attempt

Main article: Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

[edit] See also

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