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.
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| Product | Episodes | DVD release date | Blu-ray Disc release date |
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| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||||
| Miniseries (2003) | 2 | December 28, 2004[1] (DVD sold as separate standalone also included in later editions of Season 1 boxed set Only standalone copy has deleted scenes) |
March 1, 2004[2] | April 16, 2004[3] | N/A | |
| Season 1 (2004–2005) | 13 | September 20, 2005[4] (Later editions of DVD set include mini-series without deleted scenes thereof) |
March 28, 2005[5] | August 15, 2006[6] | January 5, 2010[4]1 | |
| Season 2 (2005–2006) | 20 | Season 2.0: December 20, 2005[4] (DVD includes standard broadcast version of 2.0 finale "Pegasus") |
August 28, 2006[7] | April 4, 2007[8] | April 6, 2010[9] | |
| Season 2.5: September 19, 2006[4] (DVD includes extended version of 2.0 finale "Pegasus") |
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| Season 3 (2006–2007) | 20 | March 18, 2008[4] (includes Resistance webisodes on Disc 2 of Region 1 and 4 DVDs and all Blu-Rays) |
September 3, 2007[10] | November 20, 2007[11] | July 27, 2010[12] | |
| Razor2 (2007) | Film | December 4, 2007[4] (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[13] | August 20, 2008[14] | December 28, 2010[4] | |
| Season 4 (2008–2009) | 20 | Season 4.0: January 6, 2009[4] (DVD 1st disc includes both unrated and standard broadcast version of Razor and Razor "webisodes") |
Season 4: October 6, 2008[15] | Season 4: Part 1: December 3, 2008[16] | January 4, 2011[4] | |
| Season 4.5: July 28, 2009[4] (DVD does not include The Plan) |
The Final Season: June 1, 2009[17] | Season 4: Part 2: July 28, 2009[18] | ||||
| The Plan (2009) | Film | October 27, 2009[4] (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[19] | December 7, 2009[20] | October 27, 2009[4] | |
| Other releases | ||||||
| Miniseries & Seasons 1–3 | 55 | N/A | October 22, 2007[21] | December 4, 2007[22] | N/A | |
| Miniseries & Seasons 1–43 | 65 & Film | N/A | October 6, 2008[23] | N/A | N/A | |
| The Complete Series4 | 75 & Film | July 28, 2009[4] | September 21, 2009[24] | N/A | July 28, 2009[4] | |
| The Complete Collection5 | 75 & 2 Films | N/A | N/A | December 7, 2009[25] | N/A | |
| The Complete Series | 75 & 2 Films | April 6, 2010[4] | N/A | March 8, 2010[26] | April 6, 2010[4] | |
Notes:
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Part 1" | Michael Rymer | Ronald D. Moore | December 8, 2003 | Unspecified |
| The decommissioning of the Battlestar Galactica is interrupted by a surprise attack on the Twelve Colonies by the Cylons. | ||||
| "Part 2" | Michael Rymer | Ronald D. Moore | December 9, 2003 | 50,298 |
| Recently sworn in as the new Colonial President, Laura Roslin manages to gather up all surviving elements of humanity into a "rag-tag fugitive fleet" and seeks the protection of the Galactica. Faced with the reality of being hopelessly outgunned and outnumbered, Adama decides to escape with the civilian craft and seek out a new home for humanity — a mythical planet of fellow humans somewhere in the galaxy known only as "Earth." | ||||
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "33" | Michael Rymer | Ronald D. Moore | October 18, 2004 | 49,998 |
| 2 | 2 | "Water" | Marita Grabiak | Ronald D. Moore | October 25, 2004 | 47,973 |
| 3 | 3 | "Bastille Day" | Allan Kroeker | Toni Graphia | November 1, 2004 | 47,958 |
| 4 | 4 | "Act of Contrition" | Rod Hardy | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | November 8, 2004 | 47,958 |
| 5 | 5 | "You Can't Go Home Again" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Carla Robinson | November 15, 2004 | 47,945 |
| 6 | 6 | "Litmus" | Rod Hardy | Jeff Vlaming | November 22, 2004 | 47,945 |
| 7 | 7 | "Six Degrees of Separation" | Robert Young | Michael Angeli | November 29, 2004 | 47,942 |
| 8 | 8 | "Flesh and Bone" | Brad Turner | Toni Graphia | December 6, 2004 | 47,938 |
| 9 | 9 | "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down" | Edward James Olmos | Jeff Vlaming | December 13, 2004 | 47,905 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Hand of God" | Jeff Woolnough | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | January 3, 2005 | 47,905 |
| 11 | 11 | "Colonial Day" | Jonas Pate | Carla Robinson | January 10, 2005 | 47,898 |
| 12 | 12 | "Kobol's Last Gleaming (Part 1)" | Michael Rymer | Story by: David Eick Teleplay by: Ronald D. Moore |
January 17, 2005 | 47,897 |
| 13 | 13 | "Kobol's Last Gleaming (Part 2)" | Michael Rymer | Story by: David Eick Teleplay by: Ronald D. Moore |
January 24, 2005 | 47,887 |
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Scattered" | Michael Rymer | David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | July 15, 2005 | 47,875 |
| 15 | 2 | "Valley of Darkness" | Michael Rymer | David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | July 22, 2005 | 47,874 |
| 16 | 3 | "Fragged" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin | July 29, 2005 | 47,862 |
| 17 | 4 | "Resistance" | Allan Kroeker | Toni Graphia | August 5, 2005 | 47,861 |
| 18 | 5 | "The Farm" | Rod Hardy | Carla Robinson | August 12, 2005 | 47,857 |
| 19 | 6 | "Home (Part 1)" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | David Eick | August 19, 2005 | 47,858 |
| 20 | 7 | "Home (Part 2)" | Jeff Woolnough | David Eick & Ronald D. Moore | August 26, 2005 | 47,855 |
| 21 | 8 | "Final Cut" | Robert Young | Mark Verheiden | September 9, 2005 | 47,853 |
| 22 | 9 | "Flight of the Phoenix" | Michael Nankin | David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | September 16, 2005 | 47,853 |
| 23 | 10 | "Pegasus" | Michael Rymer | Anne Cofell Saunders | September 23, 2005 | 49,605 |
| 24 | 11 | "Resurrection Ship (Part 1)" | Michael Rymer | Story by: Anne Cofell Saunders Teleplay by: Michael Rymer |
January 6, 2006 | 49,604 |
| 25 | 12 | "Resurrection Ship (Part 2)" | Michael Rymer | Michael Rymer & Ronald D. Moore | January 13, 2006 | 49,604 |
| 26 | 13 | "Epiphanies" | Rod Hardy | Joel Anderson Thompson | January 20, 2006 | 49,598 |
| 27 | 14 | "Black Market" | James Head | Mark Verheiden | January 27, 2006 | 49,597 |
| 28 | 15 | "Scar" | Michael Nankin | David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | February 3, 2006 | 49,593 |
| 29 | 16 | "Sacrifice" | Rey Villalobos | Anne Cofell Saunders | February 10, 2006 | 49,590 |
| 30 | 17 | "The Captain's Hand" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Jeff Vlaming | February 17, 2006 | 49,584 |
| 31 | 18 | "Downloaded" | Jeff Woolnough | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | February 24, 2006 | 49,579 |
| 32 | 19 | "Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 1)" | Michael Rymer | Ronald D. Moore | March 3, 2006 | 49,579 |
| 33 | 20 | "Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 2)" | Michael Rymer | Anne Cofell Saunders & Mark Verheiden | March 10, 2006 | 49,550 |
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | "Occupation" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Ronald D. Moore | October 6, 2006 | Unspecified |
| 35 | 2 | "Precipice" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Ronald D. Moore | October 6, 2006 | Unspecified |
| 36 | 3 | "Exodus (Part 1)" | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | October 13, 2006 | Unspecified |
| 37 | 4 | "Exodus (Part 2)" | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | October 20, 2006 | Unspecified |
| 38 | 5 | "Collaborators" | Michael Rymer | Mark Verheiden | October 27, 2006 | 41,435 |
| 39 | 6 | "Torn" | Jean de Segonzac | Anne Cofell Saunders | November 3, 2006 | 41,422 |
| 40 | 7 | "A Measure of Salvation" | Bill Eagles | Michael Angeli | November 10, 2006 | 41,420 |
| 41 | 8 | "Hero" | Michael Rymer | David Eick | November 17, 2006 | 41,421 |
| 42 | 9 | "Unfinished Business" | Robert Young | Michael Taylor | December 1, 2006 | 41,422 |
| 43 | 10 | "The Passage" | Michael Nankin | Jane Espenson | December 8, 2006 | 41,420 |
| 44 | 11 | "The Eye of Jupiter" | Michael Rymer | Mark Verheiden | December 15, 2006 | 41,402 |
| 45 | 12 | "Rapture" | Michael Rymer | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | January 21, 2007 | 41,401 |
| 46 | 13 | "Taking a Break from All Your Worries" | Edward James Olmos | Michael Taylor | January 28, 2007 | 41,403 |
| 47 | 14 | "The Woman King" | Michael Rymer | Michael Angeli | February 11, 2007 | 41,401 |
| 48 | 15 | "A Day in the Life" | Rod Hardy | Mark Verheiden | February 18, 2007 | 41,398 |
| 49 | 16 | "Dirty Hands" | Wayne Rose | Jane Espenson & Anne Cofell Saunders | February 25, 2007 | 41,400 |
| 50 | 17 | "Maelstrom" | Michael Nankin | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | March 4, 2007 | 41,400 |
| 51 | 18 | "The Son Also Rises" | Robert Young | Michael Angeli | March 11, 2007 | 41,399 |
| 52 | 19 | "Crossroads (Part 1)" | Michael Rymer | Michael Taylor | March 18, 2007 | Unspecified |
| 53 | 20 | "Crossroads (Part 2)" | Michael Rymer | Mark Verheiden | March 25, 2007 | Unspecified |
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54/55 | 1/2 | Razor | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Michael Taylor | November 24, 2007 | 49,579 |
| A series of flashbacks reveals the chronicles of the Battlestar Pegasus and its crew from the initial Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies, up to its meeting with Galactica, while Apollo's new XO deals with the harsh reality of Admiral Cain's legacy. Chronologically, this fits into Season 2 between the episodes "The Captain's Hand" and "Downloaded." | ||||||
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 3 | "He That Believeth in Me" | Michael Rymer | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | April 4, 2008 | 39,698 |
| 57 | 4 | "Six of One" | Anthony Hemingway | Michael Angeli | April 11, 2008 | 39,676 |
| 58 | 5 | "The Ties That Bind" | Michael Nankin | Michael Taylor | April 18, 2008 | 39,676 |
| 59 | 6 | "Escape Velocity" | Edward James Olmos | Jane Espenson | April 25, 2008 | 39,675 |
| 60 | 7 | "The Road Less Traveled" | Michael Rymer | Mark Verheiden | May 2, 2008 | 39,676 |
| 61 | 8 | "Faith" | Michael Nankin | Seamus Kevin Fahey | May 9, 2008 | 39,675 |
| 62 | 9 | "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?" | Wayne Rose | Michael Angeli | May 16, 2008 | 39,673 |
| 63 | 10 | "Sine Qua Non" | Rod Hardy | Michael Taylor | May 27, 2008 | 39,674 |
| 64 | 11 | "The Hub" | Paul Edwards | Jane Espenson | June 6, 2008 | 39,673 |
| 65 | 12 | "Revelations" | Michael Rymer | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | June 13, 2008 | 39,665 |
| 66 | 13 | "Sometimes a Great Notion" | Michael Nankin | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | January 16, 2009 | 39,651 |
| 67 | 14 | "A Disquiet Follows My Soul" | Ronald D. Moore | Ronald D. Moore | January 23, 2009 | 39,644 |
| 68 | 15 | "The Oath" | John Dahl | Mark Verheiden | January 30, 2009 | 39,643 |
| 69 | 16 | "Blood on the Scales" | Wayne Rose | Michael Angeli | February 6, 2009 | 39,603 |
| 70 | 17 | "No Exit" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Ryan Mottesheard | February 13, 2009 | 39,556 |
| 71 | 18 | "Deadlock" | Robert Young | Jane Espenson | February 20, 2009 | 39,556 |
| 72 | 19 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Michael Nankin | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | February 27, 2009 | 39,556 |
| 73 | 20 | "Islanded in a Stream of Stars" | Edward James Olmos | Michael Taylor | March 6, 2009 | 39,521 |
| 74 | 21 | "Daybreak (Part 1)" | Michael Rymer | Ronald D. Moore | March 13, 2009 | 39,516 |
| 75 | 22 | "Daybreak (Parts 2 & 3)" | Michael Rymer | Ronald D. Moore | March 20, 2009 | 39,406[27] |
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Plan | Edward James Olmos | Jane Espenson | January 10, 2010 | Unspecified |
| As two Number 1 Cylons wait to be blown out of a Galactica' airlock, they discuss their opposing opinions on the plan to annihilate humankind. They reflect on their own experiences with the humans since the attack on the Twelve Colonies, their roles in the orchestration of the Cylon agents onboard the Galactica, and efforts to sabotage the resistance effort on Caprica come to light. | ||||
| Title | Directed by | Written by | First webisode | Final webisode | Survivor count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Resistance | Wayne Rose | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | September 5, 2006 | October 5, 2006 | Unspecified |
| The Cylons' occupation of New Caprica results in the formation of a human resistance movement determined to undermine the Cylons' attempt to assimilate the remainder of humanity. | |||||
| Razor Flashbacks | Wayne Rose & Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Michael Taylor | October 5, 2007 | November 16, 2007 | Unspecified |
| During the later stages of the First Cylon War, a young Lt. William Adama discovers, by chance, an abandoned lab where the Cylons conducted gruesome experiments with live human subjects. | |||||
| The Face of the Enemy | Wayne Rose | Jane Espenson & Seamus Kevin Fahey | December 12, 2008 | January 12, 2009 | Unspecified |
| Nine days after finding Earth, Lt. Gaeta is onboard a Raptor with several of Galactica's crew and Cylon Eights on route to the Zephyr when a Cylon threat forces the fleet to jump. During the chaos, the Raptor is separated from rest of the fleet and while waiting for a rescue, the passengers and crew mysteriously begin to die off one by one. | |||||
In January 2006, Apple began offering the miniseries, season 1 and season 2 episodes for purchase on the U.S. version of its iTunes Store.[28] In December 2007, the Battlestar Galactica episodes were removed from iTunes along with other NBC Universal content.[29] The episodes returned to iTunes when NBC Universal announced their return to iTunes in September 2008.[30] In February 2009, the series became available in high-definition format at the UK iTunes Store.[31]
The series has also been available via Amazon Unbox,[32] Hulu,[33] Netflix[34] and PlayStation Network.[35]
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