Galactica entered service near the midway point of the yahren war, and went on to serve over 500 yahrens defending the twelve colonies of man from the cylon alliance, a dictatorial superblock led by. It was believed destroyed in a battle several years prior to the battle of cimtar, but had escaped thanks to the brilliance of its commander, cain. This introduces a few more characters to the series, notably sheba, cains daughter who becomes. The resistance, as well as appearing in the main series. Following pegasus, the series went on hiatus until january 2006. Battlestar pegasus appears in the original series twopart episode. Cain is subordinate to adama in the original series. In the living legend a sixth battlestar, pegasus, is named. The exact number of vipers per squadron for a fullstrength battlestar is approx 20 battlestar galactica rpg. Pegasus is the tenth episode of the second season of the reimagined battlestar galactica television series.
The crew are surprised at the return of the battlestar pegasus. The battlestar pegasus, in the years prior to the fall of the colonies, was assigned to patrol the edges of colonial space under the leadership of commander cain. The original battlestar galactica first premiered in 1978, with a sequel series called galactica 1980 following in. In gun on ice planet zero, cree mentions the columbia. Battlestar galactica pegasus vs galactica vipers duration. Running low on fuel, the battlestar galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost battlestar pegasus which is taking the offensive with the cylons. The world of battlestar galactica spans hundreds of thousands of years. For the pegasus of the original series, see pegasus tos. Clip from the original series episode the hand of god. Original series battlestar galactica pyramid 55 card game deck w instructions. This is the thirteenth in a series of battlestar galactica recaps. Battlestar galactica is an american science fiction television series created by glen a.
According to encyclopedia galactica a noncanonical piece of merchandise published in 1979. The mood aboard the galactica turns jubilant when the battlestar pegasus long thought destroyed with the rest of the colonial fleet appears out of nowhere. Nov 02, 2008 clip from the original series episode the hand of god. This unnamed class of battlestar entered service during the cylon war and was an improvement above the initial twelves design. Moore and executive produced by moore and david eick as a reimagining of the 1978 battlestar galactica television series created by glen a. Helena cain is inspired by the character of commander cain from the original battlestar galactica, portrayed by the late lloyd bridges. The sacrifice of the pegasus in battlestar galactica 20042010. For the fictional starships appearing in this series and the original series, see battlestar pegasus.
Fisk apologized for insulting galactica, stating that only tigh has the right to insult her. Adama, commanding the last surviving battlestar, takes it upon himself to lead all remaining survivors aboard 220 ships to find a new home. Woos series never got off the ground, but its sets were placed in storage. Larson that began the battlestar galactica franchise. From syfys acclaimed battle star galactica series, the beast is the newer, bigger sistership to the galactica. Battlestar galactica bsg is an american military science fiction television series, and part of the battlestar galactica franchise. Battlestar galactica 19781979 saga of a star world. Battlestar galactica hasbro titanium series 4 diecast mini battlestar pegasus 2006. Battlestar galactica battlestar galactica wiki fandom. The original 1978 series and galactica 1980 pegasus was a battlestar attached to the fifth fleet. At that time, two of cains key viper pilots are lieutenant bojay and his daughter, lieutenant sheba. It aired originally on the sci fi channel on september 23, 2005.
Pegasus spent her earlier life patrolling the edges of colonial space under commander cain, a renowned and later legendary colonial warrior. Im told the pegasus episode from the original series was more tempered, with a more sympathetic pegasus crew. Battlestar galactica 1978 a timewarp tv retrospective duration. Cole stinger taylor is the cag of the battlestar pegasus serving under admiral helena cain. Later, pegasus took part in the battle of joltrata in which she was badly. Unlike commander cain in the original series, admiral cain is a superior officer to commander william adama. As a result, pegasus is the second of only two battlestars known to have survived the cylon attack.
Battlestar pegasus appears in the original series twopart episode, the living legend pegasus spent her earlier life patrolling the edges of colonial space under commander cain, a renowned and later legendary colonial warrior. Malware placed in the colonial militarys computer network renders most of the network ineffective or destroyed except for battlestar galactica, a space battleship that. Battlestar galactica is a space battleship in the original and reimagined science fiction television series battlestar galactica. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the franchise. When an old enemy, the cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged galactica protect a small civilian fleet the last of humanity as they journey toward the fabled th colony, earth. Only battlestar galactica, the last of the colonial fleet, survives the attack. In 1980, a writein campaign revived the show as galactica 1980 with 10 episodes.
It aired on abc between 17 september 1978 and 29 april 1979 when it was cancelled. Short snippet of long past favorite science space fiction series from 1978. New listing moebius battlestar galactica colonial one model kit. In that case, pegasus went missing, and could conceivably have turned up intact later if the series had not been cancelled, but the basic point is that the source. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a shortrun sequel series galactica 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. Following the destruction of the twelve colonies of man, it led a ragtag fugitive fleet on the intergalactic search for earth. Battlestar galactica, part two watch full episode when the fleet stops at the planet carillon to refuel and pick up supplies, a newlyelected member of the council seizes power from commander adama. Galactica, one of the initial order of twelve of this class. Battlestar galactica is a sciencefiction tv series created by glen a. A 20th century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time where earth is threatened by alien invaders. Battlestar galactica baltar discovers the battlestar pegasas in midbattle. A joyous celebration turns sour at some of the secrets emerging out of the differences of the two crews, and baltar meets a familiar cylon prisoner aboard pegasus. Eaglemoss battlestar galactica viper mark i ship replica new.
With lorne greene, richard hatch, dirk benedict, herbert jefferson jr after the destruction of the twelve colonies of mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet earth. Gage is a specialist serving on the battlestar pegasus, and later on galactica, played by mike dopud. Battlestar galactica is an american science fiction media franchise created by glen a. Later, pegasus took part in the battle of joltrata in which she was badly damaged. Following the destruction of the twelve colonies of man, it led a ragtag fugitive fleet on the intergalactic search for earth history edit. Feb 26, 2020 from the 70s original series to the early aughts reboot and beyond, heres a look at the millenniaspanning saga of battlestar galactica just in time for the new version set to start streaming. He was a central character in the web series battlestar galactica. After the success of star wars 1977, tv network abc responded with battlestar galactica, created by glen a. In the early scenes, five battlestars appear, although only two are clearly named. In the episode exodus, part 2, battlestar galactica is outnumbered four to. The battlestar pegasus was the only survivor of the fall of the twelve colonies, having had its cnp disabled during a refit. They were then heavily remodeled and reused in this series for all scenes on the pegasus. Considered by many to be one of the best television series ever made, battlestar galactica picks up just as cylons intelligent robots designed by humankind commit mass genocide against humanity.
Driven by prophetic visions and political necessity, the galactica travels through uncharted space in hopes of. Bigger, newer and more wellarmed than the battlestar galactica, the pegasus survived the initial cylon attack on the twelve colonies only by jumping blindly into deep space. At 14105scale, this matching scale pegasus is designed to accompany the previouslyreleased galactica model. Battlestar pegasus appears in the original series twopart episode, the living. The series began with a threehour including ads tv movie, followed by a weekly series. Monogram 1978 model of a viper fighter from the original battlestar galactica.
Battlestar pegasus appears in the original series twopart episode, the living legend. Starring lorne greene, richard hatch, and dirk benedict, it follows the surviving humans as they flee in battlestar galactica and other ships in search for a new home while being pursued by the cylons. In the reimagined series, commander william adama is subordinate to the arrogant admiral helena cain, commander of the advanced battlestar pegasus, as first seen in the episode, pegasus. Pegasus was a battlestar attached to the fifth fleet. Sep 23, 2005 the interior sets used for the battlestar pegasus are actually leftover sets from the abortive john woo remake of lost in space. Broadcast of the original threeepisode pilot was interrupted for an hour, about 30 minutes before the end, by news of the signing of the camp david accords. Click on one to see and possibly edit the guide for that episode. After the galacticas fighter pilots successfully navigate a path. Pegasus computer network was offline in preparation for the overhaul, thus avoiding cylon infiltration of the command navigation program. After fisk tells him that pegasus s previous xo refused to carry out an order, tigh says no frakking way. Rating is available when the video has been rented. In 1978, even before the show debuted, an edited version of the threeepisode pilot was released as simply battlestar galactica to theaters in canada, australia, and continental europe. Also, pegasus fielded approx 8 squadrons of vipers and 2 reserve squadrons, the number of vipers per squadron must have been 20 to equal up to 200 vipers. Just when it seems hopeless, battlestar pegasus bursts onto the.
Galactica entered service near the midway point of the yahren war, and went on to serve over 500 yahrens defending the twelve colonies of man from the cylon alliance, a dictatorial superblock led by the cylon empire. Fan edit of battlestar galactica baltar discovers the. Pegasus was a mercuryclass battlestar, and one of the most advanced military ships in the colonial fleet. Cain was a noteworthy military leader, and was in fact known as a living legend. Watch the living legend, part two season 1, episode of battlestar galactica 1978 or get episode details on nbc. Dec 27, 2012 several battlestar galactica movies, both for tv and theaters, were created using footage from the two shows. Following the fall of the twelve colonies, pegasus made contact with a fleet of refugee ships led by galactica. Tucker clellan was a colonial viper pilot about the battlestar galactica.
With edward james olmos, mary mcdonnell, jamie bamber, james callis. He appears in four episodes and serves in gaetas mutiny. Starring lorne greene, richard hatch and dirk benedict, it ran for the 19781979 season before being canceled. In the series, the twelve colonies built approximately 120 battlestars during their thousandyear war with the cylons, whose own battleships are known as basestars.
Battlestar galactica 2003 tvmini series battlestar galactica 20042009 the main tv series, all seasons 1,2,3,4 and the final season all unaired extended episodes of specific episodes from the main tv series as well as the original broadcast versions. Only the galactica is a fighting ship, they and their fighters are all thats there to protect them and as such the pegasus has better armour better weapons and more and better fighters unless one of the other ships rams the pegasus the galactica goes down and the fleet is left alone like the pegasus did to its own. With the emerging success of 1977s star wars, the sciencefiction industry hastily began production of comparable series to piggyback on the popularity with varying success. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Battlestar galactica 1 marvel 1979 nm whitman variant tv series glen larson. Gallactica meets pegasus, and adamas command is threatened when the captain of pegasus outranks him.
Along with the battlestar galactica, the pegasus was one of two colonial military vessels to survive the fall of the twelve colonies, serving under the command of admiral helena cain. The pilot for the series first aired as a threehour miniseries comprising. Pegasus was a mercuryclass battlestar, 1 and one of the most advanced military ships in the colonial fleet. With edward james olmos, mary mcdonnell, katee sackhoff, jamie bamber. Watch pegasus season 2, episode 10 of battlestar galactica or get episode details on nbc. Pegasus managed to slip away from the battle and, aware that the route back home would be crawling with cylons, cain ordered the battlestar out into deep space. The two battlestars meet and conduct a fierce assault against the cylons. With richard hatch, dirk benedict, lorne greene, herbert jefferson jr while suffering from a fuel shortage, the galactica finds the supposedly lost battlestar pegasus, led by the legendary commander cain. Read the last piece, revisiting battlestar galactica. Faint background radio voices can be heard identifying the other three pacifica, triton, and acropolis. When constructed, however, galactica appeared white and had more armour. Twelve of these battlestars were initially produced, though there is evidence of later. In the episode, the human fleet encounters the battlestar pegasus, commanded by admiral helena cain. After a 40year armistice in the war between the twelve colonies and the cylons, the latter group launches a surprise attack with a goal of exterminating the human race, wiping out virtually everyone in the twelve colonies.
The twelve colonies of man are annihilated by the cylons. Along with galactica, pegasus was one of only two colonial military vessels to survive the fall of the twelve colonies, serving under the command of admiral helena cain. The entire pegasus arc is inspired by a similar, if shorter arc in the original series, which ultimately led to pegasus being sacrificed so that galactica and the fleet could escape. Battlestar galactica hasbro titanium series 4 diecast mini battlestar pegasus 2006 4. Battlestar pegasus in battlestar galactica collectibles for. This unidentified class of battlestar was the first to be produced, and were designed and constructed during the cylon war. Battlestar galactica model, monogram, original late 70s model. Battlestar galactica original series pegasus logo embroidered patch, new unused.
Mar 31, 2012 short snippet of long past favorite science space fiction series from 1978. Two yahren before the destruction of the colonies, pegasus was involved in the battle of molecay with the cylons. The galactica comes across cain and the battlestar pegasus. The following are the listings of all episodes of battlestar galactica. With the emerging success of 1977s star wars, the sciencefiction industry hastily began. Battlestar galactica 2003 tvminiseries battlestar galactica 20042009 the main tv series, all seasons 1,2,3,4 and the final season all unaired extended episodes of specific episodes from the main tv series as well as the original broadcast versions.