query: which came first battlestar galactica or star wars

pos: Battlestar Galactica Latter-day Saints. However, he was unable to find financial backing for his TV series for a number of years. "Battlestar Galactica" was finally produced in the wake of the success of the 1977 film "Star Wars". The original Cylons of Battlestar Galactica, robotic antagonists bent on destroying all humankind, owe much to Fred Saberhagen's berserker stories, including Saberhagen's fictional race The Builders whose "sliding single red eye" became the signature design element for the Cylons. Larson had envisioned "Battlestar Galactica" as a series of made-for-TV movies (a three-hour pilot program and two two-hour episodes) for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

pos: Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) portion of the pilot was reshot; this refilmed version was released in cinemas in 1979. The original version of the warriors' dress uniform, a plain, mid-thigh-length cape, is documented in "The Official Battlestar Galactica Scrapbook" by James Neyland, 1978. "Battlestar Galactica" was criticized by Melor Sturua in the Soviet newspaper "Izvestia". He saw an analogy between the fictional Colonial/Cylon negotiations and the US/Soviet SALT talks and accused the series of being inspired by anti-Soviet hysteria: Isaac Asimov commented: ""Star Wars" was fun and I enjoyed it. But "Battlestar Galactica" was "Star Wars" all over again and I couldn't enjoy it

pos: Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) without amnesia." In 1978, 20th Century Fox sued Universal Studios (producers of "Battlestar Galactica") for plagiarism, copyright infringement, unfair competition, and Lanham Act claims, claiming it had stolen 34 distinct ideas from "Star Wars". Universal promptly countersued, claiming "Star Wars" had stolen ideas from their 1972 film "Silent Running", notably the robot "drones", and the "Buck Rogers serials" of the 1930s. 20th Century Fox's copyright claims were initially dismissed by the trial court in 1980, but the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit remanded the case for trial in 1983. It was later "resolved without trial". "Battlestar

pos: Garrett Wang From early childhood on, actor Garrett Wang was a science-fiction fan, in particular "Star Wars" and "Battlestar Galactica". He watched all the "Star Trek "films that came out in the theaters, but never really got into "" (TNG) prior to working on "Voyager". The first season-one TNG episode he watched was , which Garrett says is widely considered by all Trek writers to be the worst episode of Star Trek ever produced. On three separate occasions (in a span of a year and a half), he tried to watch TNG again, and it was always a repeat of "Code of

pos: Homeworld series "Battlestar Galactica": in a 1998 interview with "PC Zone", Garden stated that his original concept for the game was "a 3D game that looked like you were watching "Star Wars" but had a storyline like "Battlestar Galactica"". He drew further inspiration from correcting what he felt were the limitations of the first-person space flight game "". He felt that having the player control a ship from a cockpit view detracted from the feeling of the overall battles, and so chose to have the player control a whole fleet from an external view. The focus on the combat drove several

pos: Serenity (Firefly vessel) or "a Millennium Falcon-style rust bucket". The popularity of "Serenity" has resulted in several cameo appearances in other science fiction works. In the 2003 "Battlestar Galactica" miniseries pilot, a ship resembling "Serenity" appears in the background of the scene where Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) is diagnosed with breast cancer. "Serenity" is one of several spaceships inserted as cameos into digital effects scenes by Zoic Studios, the company responsible for digital effects in both "Firefly" and "Battlestar Galactica". In "Firefly", several ships from "Star Wars" were inserted as cameos (including a Lambda-class shuttle in "Serenity" and a Mobquet Transport from the

pos: USS Callister first to be killed off. Haynes was also a fan of "Star Wars" and brought in at least three direct references to the films. The inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States occurred during filming, which influenced some of the direction of the episode, according to Brooker. Brooker notes that the growth of the Me Too movement meant the episode felt more "timely". The crew could not copy set elements directly from "Star Trek" without fear of legal action, but instead detailed the set in the same fashion as "Star Trek" or "Battlestar Galactica". The episode also

pos: John Berkey there is only one). Berkey said of the poster in an interview, "It was the first time that I was asked to paint fictional space crafts not of my own design". The painting was issued as a souvenir poster that was included in the first release of the "Star Wars" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by 20th Century Records. Berkey's involvement in "Star Wars" was brought to an end after a conflict of interest with his work for rival film studio Universal on the 1978 TV series "Battlestar Galactica". Berkey revisited the "Star Wars" universe in 1983 when he was commissioned

pos: Marvel Comics Super Special (1978), the remainder adapted fantasy, science fiction, and adventure films of the day, including "Blade Runner", "Dragonslayer", "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai", and two "Star Wars", two Indiana Jones, and two James Bond movies, and such other films as "Jaws 2" and the children's musical comedy "The Muppets Take Manhattan". The sole TV series adaptation was of "Battlestar Galactica" in issue #8 (1978), which was published in two editorially identical editions, one magazine-sized, one tabloid-sized. This special was partially redrawn and expanded into three issues when "Battlestar Galactica" became a monthly comic book series. The adaptations of "" (issue #15)

pos: Cylon (1978) and the execution of prisoners. Some Centurions in the series have been given names: The Cylon Centurions – the type most often depicted in the original "Battlestar Galactica" — were strikingly similar to the Imperial stormtroopers of "Star Wars" (in fact, both were designed by the same concept artist, Ralph McQuarrie). The similarities were so strong that it was one of the factors that prompted 20th Century Fox's lawsuit for copyright infringement against Universal Studios, owners of the "Battlestar Galactica" copyright. However, the lawsuit was ultimately unsuccessful. Both the gold Command Centurions and the silver Centurions had their voices vocalized

pos: Mayored to the Mob Luke Skywalker, and tells Homer to "use the forks," spoofing the line "use the Force " from the series. The convention features a tag-team wrestling match which sees "the mighty robots" (the Cylons) from the series "Battlestar Galactica" fight the "gay robots" (R2-D2 and C-3PO) from "Star Wars". Somebody at the convention wears a costume of the "Star Wars" character Chewbacca. Homer and Mayor Quimby attend a production of the musical "Guys and Dolls" (1955), starring Hamill as Nathan Detroit, who sings the "Star Wars"-themed "Luke, Be a Jedi Tonight" to the tune of "Luck Be a Lady". Leavelle's design

pos: FedCon which were orientated on sci-fi literature, FedCon focuses on movies and television. It started as a pure "Star Trek" convention and spread its spectrum over the years. Starting with Walter Koenig, first guests were actors from the various "Star Trek" series, but later also included actors and co-workers from other series like "Babylon 5", "Battlestar Galactica", "Star Wars", "Buffy", "Farscape", "Andromeda", "Stargate" and "". Other special guests attending the FedCon include authors, voice artists, scientists and astronauts. FedCon is not to be confused with FedCon USA, a similar convention in Dallas, United States, in June 2008 which licensed the name

pos: Cyborg in 1965 featured an introduction which spoke of a "new frontier" that was "not merely space, but more profoundly the relationship between 'inner space' to 'outer space' – a bridge...between mind and matter." In popular culture, some cyborgs may be represented as visibly mechanical (e.g., Cyborg from DC Comics, the Cybermen in the "Doctor Who" franchise or The Borg from "Star Trek" or Darth Vader from "Star Wars") or as almost indistinguishable from humans (e.g., the "Human" Cylons from the re-imagining of "Battlestar Galactica", etc.). Cyborgs in fiction often play up a human contempt for over-dependence on technology, particularly when

pos: Ralph McQuarrie also worked on the 1978 TV series "Battlestar Galactica", and the films "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "" and "*batteries not included". Rick McCallum offered McQuarrie a role as designer for the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, but he rejected the offer, noting he had "run out of steam" and Industrial Light & Magic animator Doug Chiang was appointed instead. McQuarrie retired and his "Star Wars" concept paintings were subsequently displayed in art exhibitions, including the 1999 "Star Wars: The Magic of Myth". Several of McQuarrie's unused designs from the original trilogy were utilized for the "" and "Star Wars Rebels"

pos: Battlestar Galactica Web") had been hired to rewrite Joy's script. A series of comic book publishers have adapted "Battlestar Galactica" since its inception. Marvel Comics published a 23-issue comic book series based upon the show between 1978 and 1981. Walt Simonson, who later wrote and drew "Thor" and had a long stint on Marvel's "Star Wars" comic, was the artist for the series at its conclusion. Other comics have since been published by Maximum Press, Grandreams, "Look-in" magazine, Realm Press, and Dynamite Comics. Of all these series, only those by Marvel, Grandreams, and "Look-In" completed their storylines and brought the story to

pos: All-Con held at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas, on March 7–9, 2008. Guests included "Battlestar Galactica" actor Aaron Douglas, "Return of the Jedi" actors Tim Dry, Sean Crawford, and Mike Edmonds, plus "Blazing Saddles" actor Burton Gilliam and "Who Wants to be a Superhero?" contestant Tonya Kay (aka Creature). All-Con 2009 was held at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas, on March 13–15, 2009. Guests attending included Aaron Douglas from "Battlestar Galactica", Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) from "Star Wars", Ken Lally from "Heroes" / Albert Wesker from "Resident Evil", Candace Kita from "Masked Rider", and Burton Gilliam

pos: Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline is a fan film that made its debut on the Internet on April 16, 2002, created by fans of the "Star Wars" franchise. It is a spoof of "Star Wars" and Miss Cleo-type psychic hotline infomercials, with Darth Vader taking calls and giving advice to various "Star Wars" characters. While the film primarily spoofs the "Star Wars" universe in the format of an infomercial, there are several other notable targets, including subtle references to "Star Trek", "Babylon 5", "Back to the Future", "Red Dwarf", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Close Encounters of the Third

pos: Glen A. Larson in the title in some way, in order to capitalize on the popularity of the recently released "Star Wars", eventually deciding on "Battlestar Galactica". Even with its generous budget, the series often recycled effects shots; it was canceled after one season. The pilot episode of "Galactica", titled "Saga of a Star World" in the program continuity, was edited into a two-hour theatrical film released in North America and Europe (a second theatrical release, titled "Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack", was compiled by re-editing other episodes of the series). After the series was canceled, Larson went on to create a relatively

pos: Star Raiders element; the player has to keep a wandering cross hair roughly centered during the sequence in order to arrive precisely at the desired destination. To the "Star Trek" formula, the game added real-time 3D battles as a space combat simulator. In the main first-person display, the player can look out of the ship and shoot "photons" at Zylon ships, which come in three different varieties reminiscent of ships from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", and "Battlestar Galactica" (whose villains were the similarly titled Cylons). A small targeting display in the lower right corner gives a general indication of a distant enemy

pos: John Dykstra money was spent on developing the digital camera systems and that the effects team did not deliver all the shots that he had wanted causing the production to run behind schedule. These tensions would reportedly culminate with Dykstra's dismissal from ILM following Lucas' return from principal photography in London. Regardless, following the release of "Star Wars", Dykstra and his team won Academy Awards for best special effects and special technical achievement. After "Star Wars", Dykstra began working on "Battlestar Galactica" for Universal Studios. Supervising the special effects for the three-hour pilot episode (which was also released theatrically), Dykstra formed his

pos: Princess Leia of strong female characters. Yes, Princess Leia was in a gold bikini, but she was also the one who single-handedly killed Jabba. When you take into account movies and TV shows like "Terminator", "Aliens", "Battlestar Galactica", and even video games like "Metroid", you can see sci-fi has consistently promoted the strength of women more than any other genre." Princess Leia Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan (also Senator Leia Organa or General Leia Organa) is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original "Star Wars" film in 1977, Leia is princess

pos: Serenity (Firefly vessel) She has made cameo appearances in the "Battlestar Galactica" miniseries and the "Star Wars: Evasive Action" webcomic. "Serenity" first appeared in the pilot episode of Joss Whedon's "Firefly", which is set in the year 2517, in a star system humanity migrated to after using all of Earth's resources. She is the property of Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), a former sergeant who served on the losing side of a civil war that ended six years before the series began. Mal acquires "Serenity" from a used spaceship yard after the war (as depicted in flashbacks during "Out of Gas"), intending to

pos: Epic (video game) failure not being an option. The plot borrowed heavily from the television series "Battlestar Galactica", "Star Trek" and the "Star Wars" film franchise, focusing on a fleet of ships carrying the human inhabitants of a planet threatened by an imminent supernova. The escape route leads through the Rexxon Empire's territory, which results in war. The player controls the fleet's only hope, one of three experimental Epic class fighters. In the final mission, the fighter is also used to deploy a cobalt bomb. The game had been in development for about three years and had been repeatedly delayed. At first it

pos: Scale model rockets in 1:288. Heller SA offers some models in the scale of 1:125. Science fiction space ships are heavily popular in the modeling community. Models based on ships from such franchises as "Star Trek", "Star Wars", and "Battlestar Galactica" are regularly sold and created in scales ranging from 1:24 for fighters and smaller ships to 1:1000, 1:1400, and 1:2500 for most main franchise ships, and up to 1:10000 for the larger "Star Wars" ships (for especially objects like the Death Stars and Super Star Destroyers, even smaller scales are used). Finemolds in Japan have recently released a series of high

pos: Tripping the Rift Federation and the Vulcans. The series also includes elements borrowed from other sources such as "Star Wars", "" and "Battlestar Galactica". The general setting is that known space is politically divided between two superpowers: the Confederation (led by Humans, and a parody of the Federation from "Star Trek") and the Dark Clown Empire (a parody of the Galactic Empire from "Star Wars"). The Dark Clown Empire is a totalitarian, tyrannical police state, led by the evil Darph Bobo. In contrast, the Confederation is technically a democratic and free society, but in practice, is dominated by mega-corporations and bloated bureaucracies. Ultimately,

pos: Treklanta Pageant. In addition, cast and crew members from "Project: Potemkin", "Star Trek: Reliant", "Starship Farragut" and "" collaborated to film the "Project: Potemkin" vignette "Ladies Night Out," released to the Internet on September 20, 2015. TrekTrax Atlanta 2014 attendance numbered 72 guests and comps, 40 staff volunteers and 134 paid memberships for a total attendance of 246 persons. Treklanta 2015 (the first with the new name) was held April 24–26 at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center in northeast Atlanta and included programming events and activities devoted to "Star Trek, Star Wars", "Battlestar Galactica", "Babylon 5" and "Firefly". Guests included: Treklanta

pos: Treklanta to pronounce, easier to spell and hopefully easier to remember" and because "it more clearly and more succinctly conveys the essence of what our convention is all about." The first three conventions, held from 2011 to 2013, were devoted exclusively to the "Star Trek" franchise. In 2014, the convention expanded its focus to include other space opera franchises such as "Star Wars", "Battlestar Galactica", "Firefly" and "Babylon 5". In 2017, Treklanta returned to its original focus on "All "Star Trek", All the Time." TrekTrax Atlanta 2011 was held on Presidents Day Weekend, February 18–20, at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Perimeter

pos: WizKids science fiction game called Rocketmen, released in the summer of 2005, followed by a NASCAR CSG called "RaceDay" later that year, though these last two games were discontinued shortly after. By 2007, WizKids was also calling some of their releases involving CSG elements "PocketModel" games, beginning with the Star Wars PocketModel game. In 2005, WizKids released their first collectible card game, High Stakes Drifter, which was discontinued after its initial set. In May 2006, they released their second CCG, a licensed game based on the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica" TV series. WizKids entered the board game market with a board game

pos: The Big Bang Theory gratitude ("I possess the DNA of Leonard Nimoy?!"). "" cast member George Takei has made a cameo, and Leonard Nimoy made a cameo as the voice of Sheldon's vintage Mr. Spock action figure (both cameos were in dream sequences). "" cast members Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton have had cameos as themselves, while Wil Wheaton has a recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself. They are also fans of "Star Wars", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Doctor Who". In the episode "The Ornithophobia Diffusion", when there is a delay in watching "Star Wars" on Blu-ray, Howard complains, "If we don't start

pos: Walt Simonson Walt Simonson Walter "Walt" Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' "Thor" from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned work "Star Slammers", which he inaugurated in 1972 as a Rhode Island School of Design thesis. He has also worked on other Marvel titles such as "X-Factor" and "Fantastic Four", on DC Comics books including "Detective Comics", "Manhunter", "Metal Men" and "Orion", and on licensed properties such as "Star Wars", "Alien", "Battlestar Galactica" and

pos: VGA Planets 11 possible races; in version 4 this limit has been removed, and several instances of the same race can be played independently by different players. In 1994, the game was distributed as shareware, which could be purchased for $15 and registration was free. Although games could be set up directly by any group of players, a common way to find groups was to post and answer game invitations on the Usenet group rec.games.vga-planets. The predefined races are modeled after "Star Trek", "Star Wars" and "Battlestar Galactica", though custom races can be created with special tools. Each predefined race has some

pos: Tracy Drain Engineering Champion Award Tracy Drain is married to fellow JPL engineer, Ted Drain. Tracy Drain Tracy Drain is a Flight Systems Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labs. She is the Deputy Chief Engineer for the JUNO mission, which arrived at Jupiter in June 2016. Tracy Drain was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She was always curious about space and the formation of our solar system, and decided to study mechanical engineering in 11th Grade whilst at Waggener High School. Drain was a big fan of Star Trek, Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica. Throughout high school she competed in mathematics competitions and

pos: Tracy Drain Tracy Drain Tracy Drain is a Flight Systems Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labs. She is the Deputy Chief Engineer for the JUNO mission, which arrived at Jupiter in June 2016. Tracy Drain was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She was always curious about space and the formation of our solar system, and decided to study mechanical engineering in 11th Grade whilst at Waggener High School. Drain was a big fan of Star Trek, Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica. Throughout high school she competed in mathematics competitions and insisted on watching space shuttle launches on television. Drain received a bachelor's degree

pos: Diamond Select Toys of size and overall complexity. Diamond Select Toys Diamond Select Toys was founded in 1999 by sister company Diamond Comics Distributors to create collectibles for adult collectors, and has since licensed a variety of pop culture properties, including Marvel Comics, "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Transformers", "Ghostbusters", "Halo", "", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Indiana Jones", "Battlestar Galactica", "24", "The Muppets" and "Back to the Future". While they have made collectibles in numerous product categories, including action figures, plush, banks, busts, statues and prop replicas, many of their licensed properties are released in the form of Minimates mini-figures, which has helped make

pos: Diamond Select Toys Diamond Select Toys Diamond Select Toys was founded in 1999 by sister company Diamond Comics Distributors to create collectibles for adult collectors, and has since licensed a variety of pop culture properties, including Marvel Comics, "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Transformers", "Ghostbusters", "Halo", "", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Indiana Jones", "Battlestar Galactica", "24", "The Muppets" and "Back to the Future". While they have made collectibles in numerous product categories, including action figures, plush, banks, busts, statues and prop replicas, many of their licensed properties are released in the form of Minimates mini-figures, which has helped make Minimates one of the most

pos: Ishmael (Star Trek) galaxy on page 200. Page 13 features Han Solo ("a scruffy-looking spice smuggler") from "Star Wars, "as well as Apollo and Starbuck from "Battlestar Galactica" ("a pair of brown-uniformed pilots from some down-at-the-heels migrant fleet"). Pages 153-154 feature Little Joe Cartwright and his brother Hoss Cartwright from "Bonanza" ("a good-looking boy in the dusty clothes of a trailhand just in from Virginia City, and his oxlike older brother") and Bret or Bart Maverick from "Maverick". Emperor Norton and his dogs also appear. Matt Dillon ("Gunsmoke"), Lucas McCain ("The Rifleman"), The Rawhide Kid ("Rawhide"), and the Man With No Name also

pos: Bronze Age of Comic Books book adaptations for various projects, including popular movies ("Planet of the Apes", "Godzilla", "Logan's Run", "Indiana Jones", "Jaws 2", "", "Star Wars"), TV shows ("The Man from Atlantis", "Battlestar Galactica", "Star Trek", "The A-Team", "Welcome Back Kotter"), toys ("", "Micronauts", "Transformers", "Rom", "Atari Force", "Thundercats"), and even public figures (Kiss, Pope John Paul II). Though not necessarily "non-superhero", a few unconventional comic book series from the period featured one or more villains as their central character ("Super-Villain Team-Up", "Secret Society of Super-Villains", "The Joker"). Archie Comics dominated the female market during this time with their characters, Betty and Veronica having

pos: H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of such recent successes as "Star Wars", "Starcrash", and TV series such as "" and "Battlestar Galactica", although the film had only a fraction of the production budget of any of these. Sometime in the future, Earth is recovering from "The Robot Wars" that devastated the planet seven years earlier. Most of humanity now lives on the Moon within a domed city called New Washington, but their survival depends on an anti-radiation drug called Raddic-Q2 which is manufactured on the distant planet Delta 3. As scheduled, Delta 3 sends a massive cargo

pos: All-Con Hughes, author Troy Denning, actor Bill Johnson, comedian Barry Diamond, plus "Star Wars" actors Gerald Home and Christine Hewett. All-Con 2006 was held at the Sterling Hotel in Dallas on March 17–19, 2006. Guests included "The Crow" creator James O'Barr, artist Ben Dunn, actor Ken Feinberg, actor James Horan, actor Bill Blair, plus "Star Wars" actors Jay Laga'aia and Nalini Krishan. All-Con 2007 was held at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas in Addison, Texas, on March 16–18, 2007. Guests included artist J. K. Woodward, voice actor Neil Kaplan, plus "Battlestar Galactica" actresses Luciana Carro and Kate Vernon. All-Con 2008 was

pos: Slice of SciFi of essays. magazine articles and role-playing-games. She’s been podcasting her essays since December, 2004. Slice of SciFi's original creator of Slice of Trivia. Michael Hickerson first discovered sci-fi on a UHF station’s Friday night Sci-Fi theater and has been hooked ever since. He grew up on Star Wars, Buck Rogers and the original Battlestar Galactica, before finding the two great sci-fi loves of his life, Star Trek and Doctor Who. Michael is an avid reader, not just of sci-fi and fantasy but all genres. In his spare time, Michael blogs and spoils his niece and nephew. Michael is a graduate

pos: Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam similar to the original film, where all the space scenes were ripped directly from science fiction titles of the time such as "Star Wars", the "Star Trek" series, and "Battlestar Galactica". Famous actors from Turkey, such as Mehmet Ali Erbil took part; Kartal Tibet directed. Foleyvision, an Austin, Texas-based comedy troupe who showed films with the original soundtrack off while providing dialogue, music, and sound-effects live in the theatre, used "Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam" as one of their performances in 2004, providing what troupe leader Buzz Moran said was "the first English translation of this film ever in the world." During

pos: Micronauts (comics) supporting strip in Marvel UK's "Star Wars Weekly" comic in January 1979 for several months and then in the first nine issues of "Star Heroes Pocketbook", alongside "Battlestar Galactica", before joining the new "Future Tense" reprint anthology. Unlike the U.S. version, these strips were printed in black and white. The "Micronauts Special Edition" five-issue limited series (December 1983-April 1984) reprinted issues #1-#12 and a back-up feature from #25. The "X-Men and the Micronauts" four-issue limited series (January 1984-April 1984) was co-written by Mantlo and Chris Claremont and drawn by Butch Guice. The second volume of "Micronauts", subtitled "The New Voyages",

pos: Treklanta In addition, cast and crew members from "Project: Potemkin", "Star Trek: Reliant", "Star Trek: Valkyrie" and "" collaborated to film the "Project: Potemkin" vignette "Room Service," released to the Internet on October 24, 2016. Treklanta 2015 attendance numbered 60 guests and comps, 45 staff volunteers and 193 paid memberships for a total attendance of 298 persons. Treklanta 2016 was held April 15–17 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Northlake in Tucker, Georgia, and included programming events and activities devoted to "Star Trek, Star Wars", "Battlestar Galactica" and "Firefly". Guests included: Treklanta 2016 presented two tracks of concurrent programming, one devoted

pos: Treklanta Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant. In addition, cast and crew members from "Project: Potemkin", "Star Trek: Reliant", "Star Trek: Valkyrie" and "" collaborated to film the "Project: Potemkin" vignette "Closing Time," released to the Internet on August 28, 2014. TrekTrax Atlanta 2013 attendance numbered 43 guests and comps, 41 staff volunteers and 97 paid memberships for a total attendance of 181 persons. TrekTrax Atlanta 2014 was held April 25–27 at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria in the northwestern Atlanta neighborhood of Cumberland and included programming events and activities devoted to "Star Trek, Star Wars", "Battlestar Galactica" and "Firefly". Guests

pos: Star Fire used by the "Star Wars" main titles. The enemy spaceships are TIE fighters and the player's primary weapon is an array of 4 lasers that fire in an "X" pattern, implying that the player is flying a ship somewhat akin to an X-wing. The enemy base looks like the Death Star. Additionally, the exterior of the cabin is illustrated with ships culled from concept design artwork of "Battlestar Galactica" (such as the earlier alternative designs for the Cylon Baseships, by Ralph McQuarrie. The Player soars across the galaxy through the starfields of deep space zapping enemy starfighters out of existence.The

pos: LightWave 3D released for the DEC Alpha, Silicon Graphics (SGI), and Macintosh platforms. LightWave was used to create special effects for the "Babylon 5", "", "" and "seaQuest DSV", "Lost (TV series)", and "Battlestar Galactica" science fiction television series; the program was also utilized in the production of "Titanic" as well as "Avatar (2009 film)", "Sin City", "Star Trek", "300" and "Star Wars" movies. The short film "405" was produced by two artists from their homes using LightWave. In the Finnish Star Trek parody "", most of the visual effects were done in LightWave by Finnish filmmaker Samuli Torssonen, who produced the

neg: Saga of a Star World Saga of a Star World "Saga of a Star World" (or "Battlestar Galactica") is the pilot for the American science fiction television series of "Battlestar Galactica" which was produced in 1978 by Glen A. Larson. A re-edit of the episode was released theatrically as Battlestar Galactica in Canada, Australia and some countries in Europe and Latin America before the television series aired in the United States, in order to help recoup its high production costs. Later, in May 1979, the feature-film edit was also released in the United States (see below). "Battlestar Galactica" is set in a distant star system,

neg: Grace Park (actress) in psychology from the University of British Columbia. At age 25, Park was cast as high school student Shannon Ng on the Canadian teen soap opera "Edgemont". She appeared in the miniseries "Battlestar Galactica" in 2003 and continued as the same or related characters in subsequent series and films. Park had a role in the 2007 movie "West 32nd", a crime drama set in New York City's Korean neighbourhood. She appeared as Lt. Sandra Telfair in Electronic Arts' "Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars", along with her "Battlestar Galactica" co-star, Tricia Helfer. In 2008, she had co-starring roles in the

neg: Battlestar Galactica (comics) of about 20 episodes, based on Battlestar Galactica, was published around 1981-1982 in "Télé-Junior", a French TV-themed comic magazine similar to "Look-In", with art by Gerald Forton. The comic was simultaneously published in "Super J", a companion magazine to "Télé-Junior". In addition, Grandreams came out with two "Battlestar Galactica" hardcover annuals, which contained short text and comic book stories. Far inferior to the Look-In strips, these comics were aimed primarily at children. "Battlestar Galactica"—Hardcover Annual "Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack"—Hardcover Annual For a long time after this, "Battlestar Galactica" did not appear in comics, then in July 1995, Maximum Press

neg: Babylon 5 Wars and BattleStar Galactica, as well as computer games such as FreeSpace and Star Control. See the external links below for more details. Babylon 5 Wars Babylon 5 Wars (B5W) is a science fiction tabletop miniature wargame, produced by the gaming company Agents of Gaming. Play centers on miniature figurines based the TV show "Babylon 5". In 1999, it was nominated for the Origins Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures Rules. The miniature produced of the Babylon 5 station won the award for "Best Vehicle Miniature of 1999" of the same year. The first edition of the game was

neg: Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game cards signed by actress Nicki Clyne. Martial Law was an expansion set in development. Wiz Kids announced on March 13, 2007 that they were discontinuing development of the expansion. The Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game borrows a number of its game mechanics or concepts from existing collectible card games. This includes: The general feel of the game is understandably similar to earlier science fiction games, most notably the Star Trek Customizable Card Game (which itself featured missions that could be completed by having the appropriate traits available). Officially announced on the Wizkids website on 13 March 2007, Battlestar Galactica CCG

neg: Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy down," foreshadows Gaeta's actions in subsequent episodes. The series is not included on the Region 1 box set for "Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5" (episodes 12-22) or the "Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series" box sets. Although listed on the distributor's website for the Region 2 DVD box set of "Battlestar Galactica: The Final Season" (episodes 12-22) the series is absent from the released version. However, in 2013 the webisodes were included for the first time on the Japanese Season 4 Blu-ray box set. Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy is a ten-part series

neg: Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is a board game created by Corey Konieczka and first published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2008 based on the reimagined series. There was an earlier board game of the same name released in 1978 based on the original series "Battlestar Galactica" (1978 TV series) by Parker Brothers with a completely different game play design. "Battlestar Galactica" is a semi-cooperative game for 3-6 players. Players play as one of ten possible characters, classed as 'Political Leaders', 'Military Leaders', 'Pilots', or 'Support', each character having benefits and drawbacks. Each player is

neg: Battlestar Galactica have had books published about the series, academically oriented analysis, novelizations, and new works based on the characters. These "Battlestar Galactica" softcover novelisations were written by Glen A. Larson with the authors listed below. They were critically disparaged, but proved popular, with the first novel selling over a million copies within its first year. The first ten novels adapt the episode of the same title except as indicated. All novels except "Battlestar Galactica 14: Surrender the Galactica!" (ACE publishing) were originally published by Berkley, and have been republished, recently, by I Books, which called them "Battlestar Galactica Classic" to differentiate

neg: The Passage (Battlestar Galactica) The Passage (Battlestar Galactica) "The Passage" is the tenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series "Battlestar Galactica". It aired on December 8, 2006. The fleet's food supply has been contaminated, forcing everyone to subsist on rapidly dwindling food rations. Athena, who has been doing reconnaissance, discovers a planet where abundant algae is found that can be used as a nutritious, if unappetizing, food source. Unfortunately, the planet is located on the other side of a vast, highly radioactive star cluster that is too big to go around. The fleet must cross the cluster or risk

neg: Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game allow players to meet and play online. Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game The Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game is an out-of-print collectible trading card game based on the Battlestar Galactica science fiction media franchise. The game, published by WizKids, saw first release in May 2006 and was officially canceled in March 2007. Two or more players vie for influence in an attempt to win control of the Colonial Fleet. A player loses the game when his or her influence is reduced to zero, and wins the game either when he or she achieves 20 influence or all opponents have lost.

neg: Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game The Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game is an out-of-print collectible trading card game based on the Battlestar Galactica science fiction media franchise. The game, published by WizKids, saw first release in May 2006 and was officially canceled in March 2007. Two or more players vie for influence in an attempt to win control of the Colonial Fleet. A player loses the game when his or her influence is reduced to zero, and wins the game either when he or she achieves 20 influence or all opponents have lost. Because it is possible for these conditions

neg: Kobol Kobol Kobol is a planet in the fictional "Battlestar Galactica" universe. Within the context of both "Battlestar Galactica" stories, Kobol is the birthplace and original home of humanity, from which the civilization departed and formed the Twelve Colonies on other worlds. According to legend, there was also a thirteenth tribe who settled on a "lost" colony, a planet called Earth, whose location remained a mystery to the populations of the other twelve. As depicted in the original "Battlestar Galactica" series (1978–79), particularly the series episode "Lost Planet of the Gods", Kobol orbits an irregular variable star, and its encompassing system

neg: Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game "Supernatural Role Playing Game". The "Battlestar Galactica" role-playing game was released in August 2007 by Margaret Weis Productions at Gen Con. The Cortex System was used for MWP's licensed "Battlestar Galactica" and "Supernatural" RPGs, and brought out as a stand-alone system in the "Cortex System Role Playing Game" book. The "Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game" gained praise from "SF Weekly" for the Plot Point mechanisms and the way they reproduced the all-or-nothing moments of the Battlestar Galactica series. Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game The Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game is a role-playing game published by Margaret Weis Productions in 2007.

neg: Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the "Battlestar Galactica" franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore and executive produced by Moore and David Eick as a re-imagining of the 1978 "Battlestar Galactica" television series created by Glen A. Larson. The pilot for the series first aired as a three-hour miniseries (comprising four broadcast hours in two parts) in December 2003 on the Sci-Fi Channel, which was then followed by four regular seasons, ending its run on March 20, 2009. The series featured Edward James Olmos

neg: Daybreak (Battlestar Galactica) series' best numbers since the season 2.5 premiere, "Resurrection Ship, Part 1." This led to a 1.7 household rating. The series finale also drew 1.5 million viewers in the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic, and 1.6 million viewers aged 25-to-54, the best in each demographic since "Resurrection Ship, Part 2." The numbers do not take into account timeshifting via digital video recorders, which typically adds another 700,000 "Battlestar Galactica" viewers per episode. Critical reception of the finale varied. Alan Sepinwall of "The Star Ledger" wrote "so the amazing four-year journey of "Battlestar Galactica" comes to an end, and I feel very, very

neg: Seraphs (Battlestar Galactica) Seraphs (Battlestar Galactica) The Seraphs (singular: Seraph) were an alien race in the original "Battlestar Galactica" series from 1978/79 and its spinoff series, "Galactica 1980". They were never expressly referred to by name in the series, but were called "Seraphs" in the scripts for the episodes in which they appear, as well as in the mid-1990s "Galactica" comic books. The Seraphs were a noncorporeal race of sentients who first appear in "War of the Gods". They show up again at the conclusion of the "Terra" story arc and in the "Galactica 1980" episode "The Return of Starbuck" which explained the

neg: Sometimes a Great Notion (Battlestar Galactica) showrunner Ronald D. Moore, the concept of Ellen and Saul Tigh's relationship being more than an average husband-and-wife relationship went back to the pilot mini-series for "Battlestar Galactica" but was not made part of the story arc for the two characters until the middle of Season 3. As writing progressed on the episode "Torn," the writing staff needed to explain why Baltar would not see all 12 Cylon models aboard the base star. Moore came up with the concept of five Cylon models that had yet to be revealed. Later, during writing sessions for the episode "Rapture," D'Anna Biers has

neg: Battlestar Galactica (comics) of Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five was released on April 22, 2009. The second issue was released on May 13, 2009. The third issue was released on June 3, 2009. The fourth issue was released on July 1, 2009. Dynamite Entertainment then continued its publishing of Galactica titles with the release of the "Battlestar Galactica: Cylon War" and the "Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five" trade paperbacks in December 2009. In 2013, they resumed publishing of Galactica titles with the "Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2" titles and others. A miniseries has been announced for 2018 which will see the two "Galactica"

neg: Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance 40 minute run-time), filmed, and then cut into 10 segments. As such, the entire "webisode series" is one "story" and individual webisodes are not necessarily viewable on their own or out of sequence. Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance is the collective title of 10 two- to five-minute "webisodes" (also known as a web series) released exclusively on the world wide web through the Sci Fi Channel's website. The serial storyline follows events that occur between the close of season 2 and the beginning of season 3 of the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica" TV series. The first webisode was

neg: Music of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) possible concert CD and DVD is currently in the works. Music of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) The music of the 2004 TV series "Battlestar Galactica" is a body of work largely credited to the composers Bear McCreary and Richard Gibbs. The music of "Battlestar Galactica" displays a variety of ethnic influences and generally does not conform to the "orchestral" style of many science fiction scores. The music of "Battlestar Galactica" makes use of the technique called "leitmotif". A leitmotif is a phrase or melodic cell that signifies a character, place, plot element, mood, idea, relationship or other specific part

neg: Music of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) Music of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) The music of the 2004 TV series "Battlestar Galactica" is a body of work largely credited to the composers Bear McCreary and Richard Gibbs. The music of "Battlestar Galactica" displays a variety of ethnic influences and generally does not conform to the "orchestral" style of many science fiction scores. The music of "Battlestar Galactica" makes use of the technique called "leitmotif". A leitmotif is a phrase or melodic cell that signifies a character, place, plot element, mood, idea, relationship or other specific part of the story. It is commonly used in modern film

neg: Battlestar (fictional spacecraft) blind jump and was destroyed around two years later at the Battle of New Caprica. The "Galactica" escaped the Fall and spent the next four or so years protecting the civilian fleet. Badly crippled while destroying the Cylon colony, "Galactica" and its fleet were piloted into the Sun after the survivors landed on (new) Earth. Battlestar (fictional spacecraft) Battlestars are capital ships from the science fiction universe of "Battlestar Galactica", depicted in the original "Battlestar Galactica" movie and series, the "Galactica 1980" spinoff, and the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica" series. Battlestars are the premier capital ships, effectively the space equivalent of

neg: Battlestar Galactica (roller coaster) Battlestar Galactica (roller coaster) Battlestar Galactica: Human vs. Cylon is a pair of steel, dueling roller coasters at Universal Studios Singapore. One of the coasters is an inverted roller coaster track in grey, and the other half is a traditional seated roller coaster in red. The coasters, which opened in 2010 and were inactive between 2013 and 2015, reach in height and are the tallest dueling coasters in the world. Universal Studios Singapore is the only Universal Studios amusement park to have a Battlestar Galactica roller coaster. It was the first Vekoma coaster, after the Flying Dutchman, to feature four-abreast

neg: Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a short-run sequel series ("Galactica 1980"), a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. A re-imagined version of "Battlestar Galactica" aired as a two-part, three-hour miniseries developed by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick in 2003. That miniseries led to a weekly television series, which aired until 2009. A prequel series, "Caprica", aired in 2010. All "Battlestar Galactica" productions share the premise that

neg: High Adventure (band) released in December 2013. The album again features several "Star Wars"-related songs, with other songs inspired by "Superman II", "Battlestar Galactica", "", and "Minecraft". In March 2015 the band began recording their fifth studio album. In July 2015, the album's title was announced as "High Five", and that along with the now-customary "Star Wars"-themed songs, it will include songs with subjects such as "Back to the Future Part II", "Guardians of the Galaxy", "", "Conan the Barbarian", and "Tron". The album was released in November 2015. High Adventure have been joined on stage by guests such as Jonathan Frakes, Chase

neg: Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) Lipson and Kevin Warwick. The Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle organised a special exhibition on the series with props of three planes and guest speakers starting October 23, 2010. Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the "Battlestar Galactica" franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore and executive produced by Moore and David Eick as a re-imagining of the 1978 "Battlestar Galactica" television series created by Glen A. Larson. The pilot for the series first aired as a

neg: Battlestar Galactica (miniseries) the 2003 miniseries. The book incorporates deleted scenes and gives background information not seen on screen. Battlestar Galactica (miniseries) Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries (comprising four broadcast hours) starring Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the "Battlestar Galactica" remake based on the 1978 "Battlestar Galactica" television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series. The miniseries aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States starting on December 8, 2003. The two parts of the

neg: Battlestar Galactica (miniseries) Battlestar Galactica (miniseries) Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries (comprising four broadcast hours) starring Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the "Battlestar Galactica" remake based on the 1978 "Battlestar Galactica" television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series. The miniseries aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States starting on December 8, 2003. The two parts of the miniseries attracted 3.9 and 4.5 million viewers, making the miniseries the third-most-watched program on Syfy. After

neg: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Battlestar Galactica: The Plan is a television film set in the reimagined version of the fictional "Battlestar Galactica" universe. It consists of newly filmed material as well as a compilation of footage from the 2004 TV series and miniseries. The miniseries and first two seasons of "Battlestar Galactica" are retold with more emphasis on the Cylon perspective and their plan to wipe out the human race. The story follows two versions of the Cylon known as Cavil, with one admitting they may have made a mistake, with the story being told in flashback. The "Final Five"

neg: Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) did much to create "the rich atmosphere of "Battlestar"", Alan Sepinwall of "The Star-Ledger" described McCreary's work on the show as "transcendent" and "Variety" said ""Galactica" offers some of the most innovative music on TV today." The music of "Battlestar Galactica" displays a wide variety of ethnic influences and intentionally tries to avoid the "usual" style of a science fiction score. For some of the series' more important episodes, McCreary was granted a full orchestra. Character themes and leitmotifs gradually took on importance, despite being avoided earlier. A variety of ethnic instruments have been used. One season 4 episode employed:

neg: Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) system, the Twelve Colonies of Mankind were reaching the end of a thousand-year war with the Cylons, warrior robots created by a reptilian race which expired long ago, presumably destroyed by their own creations. Humanity was ultimately defeated in a sneak attack on their homeworlds by the Cylons, carried out with the help of a human traitor, Count Baltar (John Colicos). Protected by the last surviving capital warship, a "battlestar" (from ""battle" "star"ship"), named "Galactica", the survivors fled in any available ships. The Commander of the "Galactica", Adama (Lorne Greene), led this "rag-tag fugitive fleet" of 220 ships in search

neg: Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) During the narration, the viewer sees scenes of nebulae and other celestial phenomena. Macnee provided the character voice of the Cylons' Imperious Leader throughout the series, and even appeared on screen as Count Iblis in "War of the Gods", a two-part episode which originally aired in January 1979. The narration is followed by images of the "Galactica", the colonial fleet, and other scenes. The "Battlestar Galactica" theme plays prominently, an orchestral piece with an emphasis on brass instruments. This was composed by Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson. The show closes with narration by Lorne Greene: In a distant star

neg: Sine Qua Non (Battlestar Galactica) command of the Galactica to Tigh. The Admiral takes a Raptor and remains behind. While he waits, he reads the charred copy of "Searider Falcon" he'd given Roslin which was recovered from the damaged Raptor. Sine Qua Non (Battlestar Galactica) "Sine Qua Non" is the tenth episode in the fourth season of the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica". It first aired on television on May 27, 2008. The episode name is a Latin term (it translates as "without which [there is] nothing") referring to something essential that cannot be done without. The survivor count shown in the title sequence is 39,674. The

neg: Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game Vipers, being sent to the Brig or the Sickbay, among other features taken from the TV series. Three expansions have been released: "Pegasus" (2009), "Exodus" (2010), and "Daybreak" (2013). Each expansion augments existing Crisis, Skill, Quorum, Super Crisis, and Loyalty decks with new cards, as well as adding new Characters, a new endgame (New Caprica, the Ionian Nebula, and Earth) each, and several new mechanics, such as the Battlestar "Pegasus", the Final Five Cylons, and the explorer ship "Demetrius". Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is a board game created by Corey Konieczka and first published

neg: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan primitive sound with ethnic instruments, similar to the score from the earlier seasons of the show, fitting with the time period the film is set in. It also features an original song "Apocalypse", which debuted at the Battlestar Galactica Orchestra's concerts at ComicCon 2009 – a melody designed as a counterpoint to a variation of the series' Gayatri mantra-Main Title (as performed during the end credits of "The Plan"). Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Battlestar Galactica: The Plan is a television film set in the reimagined version of the fictional "Battlestar Galactica" universe. It consists of newly filmed material as well

neg: Fragged (Battlestar Galactica) Fragged (Battlestar Galactica) "Fragged" is the third episode of the second season of the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica" television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on July 29, 2005. It is the first episode in which Starbuck does not appear. In the episode, on Kobol, Crashdown leads an ill fated assault on a Cylon missile battery. Gaius Baltar frags Crashdown, to Head Six's approval, shortly before the survey team is rescued. On "Galactica", Colonel Saul Tigh's gambit to discredit President Laura Roslin fails, and he declares martial law. "Fragged" received an award at the 2005 VES Awards for

neg: Battlestar (reimagining) Battlestar (reimagining) A battlestar is a battleship/carrier hybrid starship in the reimagined science fiction television series "Battlestar Galactica". The reimagined series' battlestars and the series' other visual effects were designed and created by Zoic Studios for "Battlestar Galactica". The battlestars "Galactica", "Atlantia", "Triton", "Solaria" and "Columbia" were named in the miniseries; battlestars "Pegasus" and "Valkyrie" were seen during the subsequent television series. Twelve battlestars were built at the start of the first Cylon War, one for each of the Twelve Colonies; "Galactica" represented the colony of Caprica. The fleet had grown by the time of the miniseries, as over thirty

neg: U.S. television science fiction Sci-Fi Channel "original series" "Farscape" (which is in fact not American, but actually Australian, and premiered on the Nine Network), while never garnering a widespread audience, was heralded by critics and gained a dedicated fanbase, which helped the creators wrap up several story lines in the miniseries event "" after the show's cancellation. The aforementioned "Star Trek: Enterprise" ran for four seasons, and the Sci Fi Channel aired a mini-series based on the original "Battlestar Galactica", whose success paved the way for the acclaimed "Battlestar Galactica", which lasted for four seasons and two movies, "" and "". "Fringe", which featured

neg: Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Command" takes place in the far future, and is a pastiche of "Star Trek", "Battlestar Galactica", "Babylon 5", "Lost in Space", "Flash Gordon", "Buck Rogers", "Doctor Who" and "Star Wars"-style science fiction. Capital Planet is the forefront of the Galactic Alliance, a peaceful union of various planets, home to various alien species that coexist in harmony with one another. Star Command is a peacekeeping organization consisting of Space Rangers, who investigate threats to galactic peace. The primary enemy of Star Command is the Evil Emperor Zurg, an intergalactic crime boss that rules an empire of heavily armed robots and slave

neg: The Road Less Traveled (Battlestar Galactica) The Road Less Traveled (Battlestar Galactica) "The Road Less Traveled" is the seventh episode in the fourth season of the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica". It first aired on television on May 2, 2008. The survivor count shown in the title sequence is 39,676. It is the only episode of the entire series in which Bill Adama does not appear, and the first of two episodes not to feature Laura Roslin. It is also the final episode in which Number Six is absent. The episode begins aboard "Demetrius," now 58 days into the mission to find Earth. Helo reports to Captain Starbuck

neg: Frak (expletive) Frak (expletive) Frak or frack is a fictional version of "fuck" first used in the 1978-"Battlestar Galactica" television series. It continues to be used throughout different versions of the "Battlestar Galactica" franchise as a profanity in science fiction. "Frak" is a fictional censored version of "fuck" first used in the 1978 "Battlestar Galactica" series (with the spelling "frack"). In the "re-imagined" version, and subsequently in "Caprica", it appears with greater frequency and with the revised spelling "frak", as the producers wanted to make it a four-letter word. "Frak!" was the title of a game released on the BBC Micro B

neg: Battlestar Galactica (comics) The New Millennium Eve of Destruction Search For Sanctuary 1999 Tourbook Special Edition Gallery Special Canceled one-shots Dynamite Entertainment, as well as publishing a series based on the new "Battlestar Galactica", began publishing "Classic Battlestar Galactica" based on the original series and set during the early part of the series. Dynamite has also started another series, "Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse", that takes place at an undetermined time after the series ended. In August 2009, Dynamite Entertainment released a "Galactica 1980" comic series, written by Marc Guggenheim which was a re-imagining of the original Galactica 1980 series. In 2012, Dynamite Entertainment

neg: Kazon she criticized as "great big stupid giants". The Kazon have received a negative response from television critics. In his 2005 book "An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Gallactica", literary critic John Kenneth Muir argued that the events of "Star Trek: Voyager" lost their urgency with the basing of the second season in Kazon space. He negatively compared "Star Trek: Voyager" to science fiction television series "Battlestar Galactica", writing that "Star Trek: Voyager" could learn from how "the "Galactica" must go on, ever forward, to their destination". The alien species was described as "stereotypical macho space warriors" by writer K. Stoddard

neg: Scattered (Battlestar Galactica) Scattered (Battlestar Galactica) "Scattered" is the first episode of the second season of the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica" television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on July 15, 2005. In the episode, Commander William Adama is in critical condition following his shooting in the cliffhanger ending of the first season. "Galactica" is separated from the fleet during a Cylon attack, and Colonel Saul Tigh, now in command, must reunite them. He does this by ordering the ship's computers networked in defiance of Adama's standing orders. Cylon Centurions board "Galactica". On Kobol, Cylons kill one of the survivors of

neg: Battlestar (fictional spacecraft) starboard sides. Each hangar bay typically carries many Viper Starfighters and several unarmed shuttles which can deploy armed Landram armoured vehicles. The exact number of fighters deployed by each Battlestar is unclear although the Galactica recovers at least 69 in "Saga of Star World" including some from other Battlestars which had been destroyed. Later in same episode the Cylons on Carillon estimate the Galactica's Viper pilot complement at 200 and in "The Hand of God" Adama tells his pilots they will be outnumbered 2 to 1 by the Basestar's 300 Raiders (the Galactica squadrons having been reinforced by fighters evacuated

neg: Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming series by Ronald D. Moore, which was greenlit as a miniseries by the Sci Fi Channel. Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming is a 1999 science-fiction action film. It was a project to create a pilot film for a proposed new "Battlestar Galactica" television series that would pick up where the original 1978 series left off. All continuity related to "Galactica 1980" would have been completely ignored. Co-created, co-written, executive produced and co-directed by Richard Hatch who starred in the original series as Captain Apollo, the pilot film was conceived to convince Universal Studios, the owner

neg: The Farm (Battlestar Galactica) pelvic exam, "Gack. This scene's kind of short on things I feel comfortable making jokes about, honestly." Keith called actor Rick Worthy (Simon) "criminally underused" and wrote, "First time through, I didn't think of a lot of this episode, but in hindsight, it packs a lot of character moments into what is essentially an action episode." The Farm (Battlestar Galactica) "The Farm" is the fifth episode of the second season of the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica" television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on August 12, 2005. It is the first episode of the series in which the

neg: Battlestar Galactica (comics) of the "Galactica" travelling through time back to the Cylon attack on Caprica. After the publishing of the "Battlestar Galactica Compendium" in early 1997 however, the steam ran out of this endeavor and Maximum announced it would no longer be publishing "Galactica" based comics. Miniseries Asylum (monthly anthology series) Compilations (Collects Baptism of Fire and The Rebirth of Cy) (Collects Athena's Quest) In 1998, Realm Press brought Battlestar Galactica back to comics again beginning with their "Battlestar Galactica Search for Sanctuary" single issue special. Other one shots were subsequently published. Later, Realm introduced a monthly comic titled "Battlestar Galactica Season

neg: 33 (Battlestar Galactica) was the "silver bullet" that ultimately tipped the scales in their favor and convinced the Sci Fi Channel to pick up the series. The network's biggest concern in picking up the series was that "Battlestar Galactica" would fall victim to the same trappings of space opera as other television properties ("Star Trek", "Andromeda", "Stargate"). Two aspects that assuaged these concerns were specifically discussed in the episode's DVD commentary. First, "33" went into Gaius Baltar's (James Callis) mind and visited his house on Caprica (shot in Lions Bay, British Columbia); being swept away by the blue skies and beaches in his

neg: Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game The Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game is a role-playing game published by Margaret Weis Productions in 2007. Margaret Weis announced in 2007 that the license to "Dragonlance" was not renewed so that the company could focus on the Supernatural RPG as well as their work on the Battlestar Galactica RPG. In 2007 Margaret Weis Productions published the "Battlestar Galactica" role playing game. Three new Cortex media games were published by Margaret Weis Productions, one each year between 2007-2009, including the "Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game" (2007), the "Demon Hunters Role Playing Game" (2008), and the

neg: Serina (Battlestar Galactica) Serina (Battlestar Galactica) Serina is the name of a fictional character in the 1978 "Battlestar Galactica" television series. Portrayed by Jane Seymour, Serina was a famous news reporter in the Twelve Colonies. She and her son, Boxey, survived the attack on the colonies. Serina has no direct analog on the reimagined "Battlestar Galactica". Serina was introduced as she was broadcasting coverage of the Peace Conference that was supposed to end the 1,000 yahren Cylon War. Her report was being filed from the surface of the planet Caprica, and her coverage continued during the first part of the sneak attack by

neg: Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming the new "Battlestar Galactica" series cast as the recurring character Tom Zarek. However, Hatch continued to push for a revival/continuation of his own vision of the original series, writing original novels based on it. There are no plans to release "Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming" on DVD and/or Blu-ray. Concurrent with "The Second Coming" was Glen A. Larson's movie proposal. This would have revived BSG as a feature film, centering on the Battlestar Pegasus, set after its appearance in the TV show, and consistent with "Galactica 1980". The project that got the go ahead was the re-imagining of the original

neg: 33 (Battlestar Galactica) 33 (Battlestar Galactica) "33" is the first episode of first season and the pilot episode of the reimagined military science fiction television program "Battlestar Galactica", immediately following the events of the 2003 miniseries. "33" follows "Galactica" and her civilian fleet as they are forced to contend with constant Cylon pursuit for days without sleep; they are forced to ultimately destroy one of their own ships to foil the Cylons and earn their first respite of the series. The episode was written by series creator Ronald D. Moore, and the television directoral debut of Michael Rymer. Moore and executive producer David

neg: Battlestar Galactica (comics) most successful in terms of run, sales, and content. This was accomplished against some notable odds. Although Roger McKenzie was most often the writer, and Walt Simonson the most regular artist, the book also had a heavy rotation of guest writers and artists. Marvel Comics’ began its adaptation of "Battlestar Galactica" with "Marvel Super Special" #8, a magazine format comic written by Roger McKenzie and drawn by Ernie Colón which was released as a tie-in to the start of the series. Based on an early script of the three hour series premiere "Saga of a Star World", this adaptation, which