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'''Battlestar Galactica''' is the title of two television series produced by Universal Television: the first, broadcast on the American [[ABC]] network for one season beginning in September, 1978; and the second, first broadcast in 2004 on the [[SciFi Channel]].  Critically-acclaimed, the second version of ''Battlestar Galactica'' was given one of ''[[Time magazine]]'s "Best of 2005: Television" awards.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1141640,00.html</ref>

'''Battlestar Galactica''' is the title of two television series produced by Universal Television: the first, broadcast on the American [[ABC]] network for one season beginning in September, 1978; and the second, first broadcast in 2004 on the SciFi Channel.  Critically-acclaimed, the second version of ''Battlestar Galactica'' was given one of ''[[Time magazine]]'s "Best of 2005: Television" awards.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1141640,00.html</ref>

==Plot summary==

==Plot summary==

The first season describes humanity's escape from the Twelve Colonies after the [[Cylon]] attack.  The second follows humanity's attempt to forge a political system within the fleet, ending in a presidential election and the settlement of a new planet, well-hidden from Cylon detection.  The third season covers humanity's recuperation from the fall-out from both of these events, and the search for the elusive "Thirteenth Colony," [[Earth]], a world shrouded in mythology, which the humans believe will be their safe haven from the Cylons.  The third season also significantly develops the prophetic plotline, and reveals a great secret of the show - the identity of four of the Final Five [[Cylon]]s.  The fourth and final season, now on its midseason break, has focused on finding [[Earth]], Starbuck's destiny, and the identity of the final Cylon.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/</ref>

The first season describes humanity's escape from the Twelve Colonies after the [[Cylon]] attack.  The second follows humanity's attempt to forge a political system within the fleet, ending in a presidential election and the settlement of a new planet, well-hidden from Cylon detection.  The third season covers humanity's recuperation from the fall-out from both of these events, and the search for the elusive "Thirteenth Colony," [[Earth]], a world shrouded in mythology, which the humans believe will be their safe haven from the Cylons.  The third season also significantly develops the prophetic plotline, and reveals a great secret of the show - the identity of four of the Final Five [[Cylon]]s.  The fourth and final season, now on its midseason break, has focused on finding [[Earth]], Starbuck's destiny, and the identity of the final Cylon.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/</ref>

==Artistic Notes==

==Artistic notes==

Common themes involve the topics of prophetic religions in society, the tension between liberty and safety in a world riddled with terrorism, interfamily conflicts, and the meaning of "survival" after a catastrophic event.

Common themes involve the topics of prophetic religions in society, the tension between liberty and safety in a world riddled with terrorism, interfamily conflicts, and the meaning of "survival" after a catastrophic event.

The show can be noted for its use of reduced (but not entirely muted) sounds in space combat - an artistic flourish that, while more accurate, has been absent from mainstream [[science fiction]] like [[Star Wars]] or the [[Star Trek]] series.  It is thought that the producers of the show drew heavily from [[Joss Whedon]]'s short running television show, [[Firefly]], which muted all noises in space scenes. The style of the space scenes also shares some similarity, probably since Zoic Studios did the visuals for both series.

The show can be noted for its use of reduced (but not entirely muted) sounds in space combat - an artistic flourish that, while more accurate, has been absent from mainstream [[science fiction]] like [[Star Wars]] or the [[Star Trek]] series.  It is thought that the producers of the show drew heavily from [[Joss Whedon]]'s short running television show, [[Firefly]], which muted all noises in space scenes. The style of the space scenes also shares some similarity, probably since Zoic Studios did the visuals for both series.

== Common Characters ==

== Common characters ==

'''Adama''': Adama is the commander of the ship called ''Galactica''. This also means he is the commander of the entire colonial military in all of the Battlestar Galactica series.  In the Original Series and the 1980 version he was also a member the Quroum of Twelve that was the colonial government. In the 2004 series his name was changed from Adama to William Adama.

'''Adama''': Adama is the commander of the ship called ''Galactica''. This also means he is the commander of the entire colonial military in all of the Battlestar Galactica series.  In the Original Series and the 1980 version he was also a member the Quroum of Twelve that was the colonial government. In the 2004 series his name was changed from Adama to William Adama.

==See also==

==See also==

* [[Survivalist fiction]]: [[Dystopia]]

* [[Survivalist fiction]]: [[Dystopia]]

==References==

==References==