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Alex Quartararo

Alex Quartararo (callsign "Crashdown") is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series, portrayed by Samuel Witwer.

All-Con

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).

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

However, Hatch never succeeded in getting Universal's attention, and a different project, the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica conceived by Ronald D. Moore was ultimately pursued.

Bill Eagles

As a television director, some his credits include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Invasion, Cold Case, Numb3rs, Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Threshold, Crash, Persons Unknown and Fringe.

Bradley Thompson

Bradley Thompson is an American television producer and writer, best known for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996–1999), The Twilight Zone (2002–2003), Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2009-2011), and Falling Skies (2011-2013) with writing partner David Weddle.

CFRC-FM

Lorne Greene (1915–1987), CBC wartime announcer, later star of Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica

Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline

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 Kind.

David Eick

David Eick (born 1968) is an American producer and writer, best known as the executive producer of Battlestar Galactica, of which he also wrote several episodes with Ronald D. Moore, as well as the re-imagined version of Bionic Woman.

Destruction of the Twelve Colonies

It is also the main premise for the 2003 miniseries re-imagining, which also spawned a television series.

Gaius Baltar

Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica played by James Callis, a reimagining of Count Baltar from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series.

H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come

The film was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of such recent successes as Star Wars, and TV series such as Space: 1999 and Battlestar Galactica, although the film had only a fraction of the production budget of any of these.

Helena Cain

Admiral Helena Cain is a fictional character in the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by Michelle Forbes.

Imperious Leader

The Imperious Leader is the ruler of the Cylons as depicted in the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series.

It Ends Tonight

"It Ends Tonight" is featured in the television shows Smallville, Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and All My Children as well as various commercials for TV shows such as Smallville, One Tree Hill and Battlestar Galactica.

James Callis

He is best known for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, and Bridget Jones' best friend in Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

Janet Julian

She has made guest appearances on some TV shows, among them Battlestar Galactica, The Fall Guy, Knight Rider, Fudge, Columbo, Swamp Thing, 240 Robert, Murder, She Wrote, and Diagnosis: Murder.

John Edward Chilberg II

John was nominated twice for Emmy Awards, in 1979 for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series: Battlestar Galactica episode "Saga of a Star World" together with others, and in 1981 for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series: Dynasty premiere episode(#1): "Oil" also together with others.

Josh Adams

His production art credits for the Syfy Channel, include Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1, Eureka, and Ghost Hunters.

Kara Thrace

Kara Thrace (callsign "Starbuck") is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica franchise.

Laura Roslin

Laura Roslin is a fictional character in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series, portrayed by Mary McDonnell.

Leah Cairns

She is best known for her role as one of the Raptor pilots, Lieutenant Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson, on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.

Lloyd Bochner

He appeared in the episode "The Pisces" of the short-lived TV show The Starlost (1973), and was Commandant Leiter in the Battlestar Galactica original series episode "Greetings from Earth".

Lorena Gale

Until August 2005, she starred as Priestess Elosha on the SciFi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.

Luciana Carro

Luciana Carro is a Canadian actress best known for her appearances on the television series Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, and Falling Skies and in movies such as Two for the Money and Dr. Dolittle 3.

Maren Jensen

Maren Kawehilani Jensen (born September 23, 1956) is an American former model and actress, best known for portraying Athena in the 1970s television series Battlestar Galactica.

Margaret Edmondson

Margaret Edmondson (callsign "Racetrack") is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by actress Leah Cairns.

President Adar

President Adar is a fictional character in the 1978 TV series Battlestar Galactica, played by Lew Ayres.

Quorum of Twelve

The Quorum of Twelve is a fictional governing body of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol on the two Battlestar Galactica television series.

Rekha Sharma

Rekha Shanti Sharma is a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of Tory Foster on Battlestar Galactica.

Richard A. Colla

His directorial credits include The Virginian, Battlestar Galactica, McCloud, Miami Vice, MacGyver, Hunter, Murder, She Wrote, Gunsmoke, Ironside, Trapper John, M.D. and other series.

Savin' Me

It was featured in the closing credits to the film The Condemned as well as in the commercials for the third season of Battlestar Galactica and the second season of Prison Break.

Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

He directed six episodes of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica, two episodes of Heroes, and the television adaptation of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth.

Sonja Bennett

For the small screen Bennett played recurring roles on the NBC series Battlestar Galactica, Warner Brothers' Traveler, New Line television series Blade as well as Eureka, Dead Zone and Cold Squad.

Terry Carter

He is best known internationally for his co-starring role as "Colonel Tigh" in the popular science-fiction TV series Battlestar Galactica.

Terry Carter (born December 16, 1928) is an American actor and filmmaker who is known for his roles as "Sgt. Joe Broadhurst", on the seven-year TV series McCloud and as "Colonel Tigh" on the original Battlestar Galactica.

The Return of Starbuck

Portions of this episode were included in the syndicated telemovie Experiment in Terra later in 1980, combined with an expanded version of the Battlestar Galactica episode "Experiment in Terra." To fit the story into the original series continuity, all references to Angela and her baby were deleted and the final launch sequence was heavily re-edited to show Starbuck using the hybrid ship to return to the fleet after Cy's death.

Tom DeSanto

DeSanto was also involved in a Battlestar Galactica revival which fell through after the 9/11 attacks and scheduling delays forced Singer to concentrate on X2.

Studios USA, wanting to push ahead with the series, replaced DeSanto and Singer with David Eick and Ronald D. Moore, who then created the "re-imagined" Battlestar Galactica.

Tory Foster

Tory Foster is a fictional character from the 2004 TV series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by Rekha Sharma.

Trona Pinnacles

Over thirty film projects a year are shot among the tufa pinnacles, including backdrops for car commercials and sci-fi movies and television series such as Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Disney's Dinosaur, The Gate II, Lost in Space, and Planet of the Apes.

Twelve Colonies

The Twelve Colonies of Man, also called the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, are fictional locations that constitute the principal human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica television series, the "reimagined" series of the same name in 2004, and in the prequel series Caprica and Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome.

Universal Studios Singapore

The park features the world's tallest pair of dueling roller coasters that are based on the popular television series, Battlestar Galactica; a castle from the world of Shrek and Monster Rock, a live musical show featuring the Universal Monsters.

Vincent Gale

His other acting credits include the films Bye Bye Blues and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, and the television series Neon Rider, Queer as Folk, Da Vinci's Inquest, X-Men: Evolution, Dragon Boys, Eureka, Blackstone, Stargate Universe and Battlestar Galactica.


see also

Baltar

Count Baltar, of the original 1978 TV series Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks

Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks is a collective title given to a series of seven "webisodes" (or "featurettes") released in late 2007 in lead up to the television movie Battlestar Galactica: Razor via the world wide web and weekly airing.

Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming

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 of the Battlestar Galactica franchise rights, to greenlight a new project based on this concept.

Cavil

John Cavil, a fictional character from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series

Chowchilla, California

Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on Star Trek and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series.

Commander Cain

Cain (as played by Lloyd Bridges) was featured in the second Battlestar Galactica movie Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack, which was a feature-length release edited from the series episodes "The Living Legend" (part I and II) and "Fire in Space".

Face of the Enemy

Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy, Battlestar Galactica webisodes that link the first and the second half of Season 4 together.

Laurette Spang-McCook

She later appeared in the Battlestar Galactica episode of Sciography documentary series on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2002.

Matt Busch

He has also worked on numerous television properties, including Battlestar Galactica, Cosby, Family Jewels, Heroes, Lexx, Star Trek, Stargate SG-1, and VIP.

Newfield High School

Doug Drexler (1971), Illustrator, visual effects artist, and makeup artist, won Academy Award for best makeup for 1990's Dick Tracy, and two Emmys for VFX on Battlestar Galactica.

Quorum of Twelve

Series creator Glen A. Larson is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of whose governing bodies is the Quorum of the Twelve, one of many LDS references in the Battlestar Galactica series.

Sensurround

Saga of a Star World (aka: Battlestar Galactica) marked the final bow of Sensurround one year later (1978).

Tauron

One of the Twelve Colonies in the Battlestar Galactica science fiction franchise

The Super Scouts

They previously appeared in Battlestar Galacticas "Greetings from Earth".

Tigh

Colonel Tigh, the Executive Officer in the original Battlestar Galactica television series

Colonel Saul Tigh, the Executive Officer in the "re-imagined" Battlestar Galactica series

Tony Swartz

In 1978, he was cast in Battlestar Galactica, as Flight Sergeant Jolly, the loyal Colonial Warrior and pilot, who was a close friend to Lieutenant Boomer.

Zarek

Tom Zarek, a character from the modern version of Battlestar Galactica