Battlestar Galactica (1978)

:This article is about the original movie and television series; for other versions, see Battlestar Galactica (disambiguation).

The movies

The cinema movies based on the original series were released in different countries at different times. In Europe, for example, the Battlestar Galactica movie preceded the showing of the TV series. In the U.S, it was not shown in cinemas until after the series had been broadcast.

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Battlestar Galactica (1978)

See "Synopsis of the Original 1978 Pilot Film" section above for plot detail.

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Essentially, this is the pilot film, "Saga of a Star World", trimmed down from its broadcast length of 148 minutes to a movie feature length of 125 minutes. Apart from the material that was cut, the only significant difference is that Baltar is executed in the movie version. In the TV episodes, he is spared by the new Imperious Leader, after the original Imperious Leader was killed at Carrilon.

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Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)

The Galactica discovers that presence of another surviving Battlestar, the Pegasus, commanded by the lengendary Commander Cain.

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This movie was formed from the two TV episodes "The Living Legend", also incorporating some scenes from the "Fire in Space" episode.

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The "Fire in Space" segments were intercut to make it look as though they were all part of the same events. In the TV series, however, "Fire in Space" is a self-contained episode, taking place after the departure of Cain and the Pegasus. The only other addition was a scene showing the Pegasus clearing a Cylon mine field, on its way to Baltar's Basestar. This "new" scene is actually material that has been spliced in from "Saga of a Star World", and its incorporation was not altogether successful. The scene purporting to show the Pegasus moving through the minefield, is quite obviously a shot of the Galactica, complete with the Colonial Fleet in its wake.

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