Part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise
Battlestar Galactica · 1978
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The leaders of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind are making plans to sign a peace treaty with their mortal enemies, the Cylon Empire. On the eve of the ceremony, the Cylons betray the pact and destroy most of the Colonies and their entire fleet. Under the command of Commander Adama, the battlestar Galactica leads the remaining Colonial ships into space and seeks out a lost thirteenth colony, which turns out to be Earth. Along the way, the Colonials encounter various races (both friendly and hostile), the legendary human warrior Commander Cain, and the planet Kobol, the motherworld of all the Colonies. All the while, the Cylons - under the command of human traitor Count Baltar - closely pursue this fugitive fleet across the universe.
Starring: Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict
🏆 Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 3 wins & 8 nominations total
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Episodes
21 across 1 seasonSeason 1 21 episodes
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E1
Saga of a Star World
After the Twelve Colonies of Mankind were destroyed in a sneak attack by the Cylon tyranny, the last Battlestar Galactica leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.
133 min · Director Richard A. Colla, Alan J. Levi · Writer Glen A. Larson
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E2
Lost Planet of the Gods
When a large number of Colonial Warriors come down with a serious infection, Apollo and Starbuck must train a number of female shuttle pilots to fly Vipers for combat duty.
47 min · Director Christian I. Nyby II · Writer Glen A. Larson, Donald P. Bellisario
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E3
Lost Planet of the Gods: Part 2
After traversing a large void in space, the Galactica and the refugee fleet discover the home planet of their species, Kobol.
47 min · Director Christian I. Nyby II · Writer Glen A. Larson, Donald P. Bellisario
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E4
The Lost Warrior
Apollo crashes on the Wild West like planet Equellus after being pursued by four Cylon fighters. Taken in by a widow named Vella and her son Puppis, Apollo takes on crime boss La Certa and Red-Eye, a Cylon centurion turned formida...
47 min · Director Rod Holcomb · Writer Glen A. Larson, Donald P. Bellisario, Herman Groves
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E5
The Long Patrol
Starbuck's unplanned double-date with Cassiopeia and Athena on the recently-reopened luxury liner Rising Star is interrupted when the Galactica picks up long-range transmission traffic indicating human life in a distant solar syst...
47 min · Director Christian I. Nyby II · Writer Glen A. Larson, Donald P. Bellisario
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E6
The Gun on Ice Planet Zero
Military engagements with the Cylons push the Colonial Fleet toward an ice planet, where a vanguard discovers a Cylon weapon capable of singlehandedly destroying the Galactica.
47 min · Director Alan J. Levi · Writer Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan, Donald P. Bellisario
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E7
The Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Part II
As Apollo and the team of convicted specialists brave the snowy mountain to blow up the Ravashol Pulsar, the criminals plan their escape. Starbuck is still determined to make a detour and rescue cadet Cree, but the Theta clones ob...
47 min · Director Alan J. Levi · Writer Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan, Donald P. Bellisario
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E8
The Magnificent Warriors
After the Cylons destroy two of the fleet's Agro ships and cripple the last remaining one, Adama hopes to swap an old energizer for seed on the the planet Sectar in Quadrant Zeta. Unfortunately, Siress Belloby won't give up the en...
47 min · Director Christian I. Nyby II · Writer Glen A. Larson
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E9
The Young Lords
Shot down by Cylons, Starbuck crash lands on Attila, a planet on the far edge of Omega Sector and finds himself rescued from a phalanx of Cylons by a family of children. Kyle, the young leader of these self proclaimed warriors, so...
47 min · Director Donald P. Bellisario · Writer Glen A. Larson, Donald P. Bellisario, Frank Lupo
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E10
The Living Legend
While suffering from a fuel shortage, The Galactica finds the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus, led by the legendary Commander Cain.
47 min · Director Vince Edwards · Writer Glen A. Larson, Ken Pettus
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E11
The Living Legend: Part II
After Baltar's attack is repulsed, the crews of the Galactica and Pegasus carry out an attack on the planet Gamoray to acquire fuel supplies.
47 min · Director Vince Edwards · Writer Glen A. Larson, Ken Pettus
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E12
Fire in Space
The crew of the Galactica struggle to fight massive fires on board caused by Cylon suicide incendiary attacks.
47 min · Director Christian I. Nyby II · Writer Glen A. Larson, Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell
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E13
War of the Gods
Silver Spar Squadron is overtaken by a Ship of Lights and subsequently disappears. Investigating a red planet, Apollo, Starbuck and Sheba find a crashed starship and a lone survivor, the mysterious Count Iblis. After Sheba takes h...
47 min · Director Daniel Haller · Writer Glen A. Larson
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E14
War of the Gods: Part II
Count Iblis has delivered the Colonials' enemy, Baltar before the Council of Twelve. As the Colonials celebrate, Adama and Apollo come to the conclusion that the secret to Iblis' identity can only be found within the wreckage of t...
47 min · Director Daniel Haller · Writer Glen A. Larson
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E15
The Man with Nine Lives
When an old con meets Starbuck and suggests he is the warrior's father, there proves to be more following the elder than family ties.
47 min · Director Rod Holcomb · Writer Glen A. Larson, Donald P. Bellisario
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E16
Murder on the Rising Star
Starbuck is framed for murder of a sports rival. Apollo suspects Baltar but Adama agrees to charge Starbuck and try him for murder until Apollo can come up with some proof that he didn't do it.
47 min · Director Rod Holcomb · Writer Glen A. Larson, Donald P. Bellisario, Jim Carlson
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E17
Greetings from Earth
Apollo and Starbuck come across a vessel they think may have come from Earth and take it aboard the Galactica. On board are two adults and four children in a state of suspended animation. Adama disagrees with the Council of Twelve...
93 min · Director Rod Holcomb · Writer Glen A. Larson
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E18
Baltar's Escape
While Commander Adama deals with a newly assertive Council of Twelve's modification of his command, Baltar plots his escape.
47 min · Director Winrich Kolbe · Writer Glen A. Larson, Donald P. Bellisario
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E19
Experiment in Terra
The mysterious Ship of Lights reappears, hijacks Apollo and his viper in space and sends him on a quest to save the planet Terra during peace negotiations with the Eastern Alliance. One of the beings of light takes human form to g...
47 min · Director Rod Holcomb · Writer Glen A. Larson, Mark A. Payne
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E20
Take the Celestra
During a celebration honoring Commander Kronus, Starbuck recognizes an old flame of his, Aurora and breaks off a date with Cassiopeia to follow his lost love to the Celestra. On their arrival, Starbuck and Apollo find themselves i...
47 min · Director Daniel Haller · Writer Glen A. Larson, Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell
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E21
The Hand of God
When the Galactica crew detects that a Cylon Basestar has swung around to attempt to intercept the refugee fleet, Commander Adama decides to attack.
47 min · Director Donald P. Bellisario · Writer Glen A. Larson, Donald P. Bellisario
