Mar 17, 2018 battlestar galactica was a science fiction series from the 70s that received a reimagined remake in the 00s. Search, discover and share your favorite battlestar pegasus gifs. Battlestar pegasus first appears in the reimagined series episode pegasus and remains part of the series from then until the episode exodus, part 2, playing a major role in the episodes resurrection ship and the captains hand. With edward james olmos, mary mcdonnell, katee sackhoff, jamie bamber. At its peak, it was one of the best shows on all of television. Watch battlestar galactica classic full episodes online. Cain is a strategic genius, but is bent on destroying the cylons while adama is happy to acquire fuel and escape, thus keeping his fleet alive to find earth. Battlestar galactica is an american military science fiction television series, and part of the battlestar galactica franchise.
List of battlestar galactica 1978 tv series and galactica. In the new episode, they were affraid that cain would open up with her main batteries on galactica, so i doubt that they just have those flak cannons installed. On a patrol starbuck and apollo are amazed to discover that the battlestar pegasus which they assumed was destroyed. Nov 03, 2011 battlestar pegasus destroyed dortheybarwick. So im finally going to start watching battle star gallactica and when i play season 1 episode 1 it starts out by saying previously on battlestar galactica. The original battlestar galactica 40 yahrens later. Pegasus everyone on galactica is excited when they find another lost survivor of the cylon attacks. 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. With edward james olmos, mary mcdonnell, jamie bamber, james callis. Mar 24, 2018 in the episode exodus, part 2, battlestar galactica is outnumbered four to one, with adama using some tricky ftl maneuvering with to distract cylon basestars long enough for the rest of the. The elation fades when admiral cain takes command of the fleet. It was destroyed two years later during the exodus from new caprica.
From battlestar wiki, the free, open content battlestar galactica encyclopedia and episode guide. 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. The battle of new caprica was a combat engagement fought between colonial and cylon forces on and near the planet new caprica galactica launches a daring mission to occupy the cylon forces attention as the majority of the colonial citizens escape from cylon occupation on new caprica prior to the battle, admiral william adama makes contact with the new caprica resistance, and later deploys. The 2004 version of battlestar galactica followed a fleet of ships that was were being chased.
Led by the brilliant but arrogant commander cain, the fleet is torn in its loyalty between adama and cain until the human traitor baltar launches a devastating attack. Remembering richard hatch and battlestar galactica with this post, i wanted to take an indepth look at the threehour pilot episode, saga of a star world. The reimagined version of battlestar galactica is easily the best science fiction show of the past decade. Earth was settled on some 3600 years prior to the fall of the twelve colonies by the thirteenth tribe, a cybernetic species which left kobol for a colony of its own to flourish in away from humanity.
Pegasus the cliffhanger firsthalf finale of season 2 features the miraculous appearance of a longlost ally who ultimately becomes a formidable foe of cdr. 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. Larson brings us one of the best characters the series ever produced, commander cain of the battlestar pegasus. Another ship mentioned as destroyed in the novelization of the original series first episode. Battlestar galactica falls pegasus saves the battle. One surviving battlestar, the galactica, under the command of commander adama, gathers the remaining humans and leads them in the search for the legendary th colony called earth. Helena cain is the female version of cain, who was portrayed by the late lloyd bridges in the original battlestar galactica. 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. In the 1600 years following the exodus, the thirteenth tribe built large cities across the planet and began.
Just when it seems hopeless, battlestar pegasus bursts onto the scene like an avenging, wrathful angel, and turns the tide of the fight long enough for adama to get his battered ship out of the. Gallactica meets pegasus, and adamas command is threatened when the captain of pegasus outranks him. Battlestar galactica was a series that set a new standard for what audiences can expect from sci fi television. The first full season of battlestar galactica gave us a cracking climactic finale in which commander adama was shot, a raptor crew were stranded on a cylon occupied planet and the president and apollo were both in prison. Also with its destruction, the fleet lost the ability to build new vipers to replace destroyed old ones as the manufacturing facility was on that ship. When pegasus was destroyed during the liberation of new caprica, her nearly intact squadrons were transferred to galactica, giving the latter a full complement of vipers. Cain is the commander of the battlestar pegasus, which was thought to have been destroyed along with the fifth fleet at the battle of molecay. The show could have been little more than a campy project about humans vs. Pegasus is the tenth episode of the second season of the reimagined battlestar galactica television series.
However, cain escaped destruction and ordered his ship into deep space to. A year ago, i wrote of the excitement and anticipation my then11 year old self felt back in the fall of 1978 with the television premiere of battlestar galactica. What was the reasoning behind sacrificing pegasus as opposed to sacrificing galactica. Battlestar galactica was a science fiction series from the 70s that received a reimagined remake in the 00s.
Thats a hell of a jumping off point, but season 2 proves to be every inch the equal of its forerunner and even manages to take the bar higher. Soon, however, things begin to sour when the crew finds itself under the rule of helena cain, an admiral who is more stern than adama. After a tense moment, the ship is identified as the battlestar pegasus, a colonial vessel previously believed destroyed in the cylon attack on the colonies. A welcoming ceremony is held on galacticas flight deck, where cain introduces herself to the overjoyed crew. As a reward for her assistance during the operation, galactica s copy of boomer, sharon agathon, is renamed athena. Several valkyrietype battlestars, including the valkyrie herself, were shown being destroyed during the cylon ambush of the colonies. That fact alone would make her marginally younger than galactica, which is the exact opposite valkyrie was. The sacrifice of the pegasus in battlestar galactica 2004. Battlestar pegasus first appears in the reimagined series episode pegasus and remains part of the series from then until the episode exodus, part 2, playing a major role in the episodes resurrection ship and the captains hand battlestar pegasus is a mercury class battlestar, assigned to battlestar group 62 of the colonial fleet, and commanded by admiral helena cain at the time of. In the process, the pegasus is destroyed and the galactica is heavily damaged.
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. Battlestar galactica the destruction of the pegasus video. Then they ambush the unprepared colonies and destroy the militarys battlestar fleet. Moore as a reimagining of the 1978 battlestar galactica television series created by glen a. The world of battlestar galactica spans hundreds of thousands of years. Earth is a rocky planet formerly inhabited by organic and mechanical lifeforms. Pegasus bs 62 is a mercury class battlestar, commanded by rear admiral helena cain during the time leading up to and after the fall of the twelve colonies. Battlestar pegasus is a mercury class battlestar, assigned to battlestar group 62 of the colonial fleet, and commanded by admiral helena cain at the time of the cylon attack on the twelve colonies. Pegasus is the tenth episode of the second season of the reimagined battlestar galactica. The damage endured by galactica is only partially repaired, and it is felt for the rest of the ships life, contributing to the decision to abandon galactica a little over eighteen months later. The galactica crew is overjoyed when they encounter another colonial battlestar, the mercuryclass pegasus. The pegasus is commanded by commander cain who is a living legend for many people in the fleet.
Everything you were afraid to ask about battlestar galactica. When the 12 colonies of man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the cylons, commander adama lorne greene and the crew of the battlestar galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a mythical planet called earth. Battlestar galactica 2003 s 02 e 10 pegasus recap tv. The pegasus is commanded by one of their most celebrated warriors, commander cain. The galactica crew learn about the harsh practices onboard pegasus. The tension boils over when helo and chief tyrol learn about lt. The galactica is reunited with the battlestar pegasus, previously thought destroyed. A twohour battlestar galactica special that tells the story of the battlestar pegasus several months prior to it finding the galactica. Lee adama defies admiral adamas orders and uses the battlestar pegasus to rescue galactica from certain destruction. The reboot of the battlestar galactica series is an epic of the genre of classic sciencefiction that follows the stories of the military and civilian crew of a nomadic train of space vehicles searching the galaxy for earth after their homeworld was destroyed by the cylons, protected by. As it is facing destruction, pegasus makes a timely arrival, destroying basestar.
Feb 26, 2020 the world of battlestar galactica spans hundreds of thousands of years. The sacrifice of the pegasus in battlestar galactica 20042010. Lee adama himself stated that while the civilian ships were armed, they were absolutely no match against a battlestar like galactica, much less pegasus. The original battlestar galactica first premiered in 1978, with a sequel series called galactica 1980 following in. Following pegasus, the series went on hiatus until january 2006. Battlestar galactica starring james callis and tricia helfer. Was the last battlestar destroyed according to the battlestar galactica novelization, when lt. Pegasus was a mercuryclass battlestar, and one of the most advanced military ships in the colonial fleet.
The original battlestar galactica centered on the last group of humans on the verge of extinction after a series of wars with a robot race, the cylons, destroyed the twelve colonies. Watch battlestar galactica classic online full episodes of. List of battlestar galactica 2004 tv series episodes. Pegasus s pilots might have more advanced fighters but they arent as reliable now as the triedandtrue mk. The original battlestar galactica first premiered in 1978, with a sequel series called galactica 1980 following in 1980. Cain tells bill and roslin that she found galactica while trailing a large cylon fleet, which has an unknown type of craft traveling with it. Watch battlestar galactica classic online full episodes. Only battlestar galactica, the last of the colonial fleet, survives the attack. After communication is made, and authentications exchanged, it is revealed that the fleet is led by battlestar galactica bs 75, believed by pegasus crew to have been destroyed. Season 3, episode 4, exodus part 2 lee adama defies admiral adamas orders and uses the battlestar pegasus to rescue galactica from certain destruction. Cain boards galactica with an armed escort and welcomes the crew back to the colonial fleet. By the time of the episode he that believeth in me, there were more vipers available than qualified pilots, and trainees known as nuggets were pressed into service to. Galactica and pegasus are preparing for the assault on the cylon resurrection ship. The fleet happily discovers that the battlestar pegasus has survived the destruction of the colonies, only to have admiral cain take command of galactica and.
I have been waiting a year to start watching this series and i have. For the episode of the same name, see pegasus episode. Cain also relates the story of the crews survival the pegasus was in drydock when the cylons attacked the colonies, and executed a blind. Built sometime after the first cylon war, pegasus was the crown jewel of the colonial fleet, with a big reputation, and many officers yearning for a post on the ship trs. Meanwhile the current sharon being held on galactica is the target of much of the crews resentment, though she maybe their only hope when a virus threatens to usher in a cylon attack. However, cain escaped destruction and ordered his ship into deep space to elude the cylons. Lorne greene, richard hatch and dirk benedict star in the original 1978 scifi classic battlestar galactica. As a reward for her assistance during the operation, galacticas copy of boomer, sharon agathon, is.
With this post, i wanted to take an indepth look at the threehour pilot episode, saga of a star world not the best title they couldve came up with, granted, but. In the episode exodus, part 2, battlestar galactica is outnumbered four to one, with adama using some tricky ftl maneuvering with to distract cylon basestars long enough for the rest of the. Basestar a battlestar was more than a match for a cylon baseship. In the episode, the human fleet encounters the battlestar pegasus, commanded by admiral helena cain. Every other source, the episode hero, razor, the plan, all show the valkyrie as a modern battlestar, not a rust bucket from the first cylon war.
Pegasus was destroyed in the battle, depriving the fleet of their most powerful battlestar. 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. After a tense moment, the ship is identified as the battlestar pegasus, a colonial vessel previously believed destroyed in the cylon attack on the. The new battlestar galactica started out as a miniseries that eventually evolved into a full series, to the point where it became one of the most beloved science fiction shows of all time.
Just as it seems the cylons are going to destroy the ship, baltars cylon pilot. Galactica and pegasus are under fire from four basestars. Driven by prophetic visions and political necessity, the galactica travels through uncharted space in hopes of. Feb 07, 2010 battlestar galactica the destruction of the pegasus.
Everyone on galactica is excited when they find another lost survivor of the cylon attacks. Boomer tried to find another ship to land on because of burning up a lot of fuel due to the use of full turbos on their vipers, during the. See the double episode with the pegasus in it 1 battlestar vs 3 baseships, result 2 baseships destroyed, the pegasus condition unknown. The berkely novelization adds a lot of nuances and details to the episode. Thought to have been destroyed during the attack, pegasus escaped, and encounters battlestar galactica and the last survivors of the twelve colonies. Battlestar galactica the destruction of the pegasus. The battlestar galactica encounters the battlestar pegasus, which they thought to be destroyed. It aired originally on the sci fi channel on september 23, 2005. Apr 02, 2008 in the process, the pegasus is destroyed and the galactica is heavily damaged. Pegasus was a mercuryclass battlestar, and one of the most advanced. Valkyrie was and in my opinion should continue to remain a postwar, modern battlestar. Razor, during the cylon attack on the scorpion fleet shipyards, two battlestars similar in class to the valkyrie are shown to be destroyed while docked. Galactica is reunited with pegasus, a sister battlestar previously thought destroyed. Battlestar galactica i just started season 1 episode 1.
Battlestar galactica is an american military science fiction television series, and part of the. Integration into the fleet doesnt go as smooth as both crews had hoped, with admiral cain quickly taking command, and integrating both crews despite having said. A year ago, i wrote of the excitement and anticipation my then11 year old self felt back in the fall of 1978 with the television premiere of battlestar galactica remembering richard hatch and battlestar galactica. Of course, that was without fighters, but cylon fighters needed vastly superior odds against colonial fighters.
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