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The story for episode #1.05, "You Can't Go Home Again", bears a resemblance to episode #1.10, "The Return of Starbuck", of "Galactica 1980" (1980), where Starbuck was shot down on a desert moon and had to rely on a Cylon centurion he reactivated to help him survive. In this episode, Starbuck must reactivate a Cylon raider to fly off the moon and back to the Galactica in order to survive.
In episode #1.03, "Bastille Day", Tom Zarek is played by Richard Hatch, who played captain Apollo in the original "Battlestar Galactica" (1978).
Commander Adama has a shaving mirror in his cabin. This mirror is made by IKEA, and is called "Frack", which is curse word in the Battlestar Galactica universe.
"Kobol" in ancient Persian language means "Heaven"
Bodie Olmos, son of Edward James Olmos (Adama), appears in several episodes as a pilot.
When Commander Adama picks up his reading glasses in Episode 1.6 ("Litmus"), he does so from atop a Reader's Digest Condensed Book copy of "A Walk In The Park".
In Episode 1.11 ("Colonial Day") Roslin tells Zarek, "Don't worry, I won't kiss you," to which Zarek responds, "That's too bad, I shaved extra close this morning just so you could smack me." This exchange is an almost word-for-word quote of a famous exchange between George C. Scott and Michael Bates in Patton (1970).
The first season was aired in the United Kingdom on SkyOne months before it aired on the Sci-Fi Channel. This caused an increase in Americans downloading episodes illegally on the Internet, prompting executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick to make a written plea to fans to stop downloading episodes, and to wait for them to air in the United States and Canada.
Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore maintained a weekly blog on the Sci-Fi Channel's official Web site during the original run of the series' first season, talking about different aspects of the show, and answering fan questions.
The first name of Col. Tigh was originally Paul, but because of legal reasons, the name had to be changed to Saul.
In the miniseries, Col. Tigh (Michael Hogan) is seen burning a picture of his wife, which in reality, is a picture of executive producer David Eick's wife. However, this scene had to be re-shot for the series when Kate Vernon was cast as Tigh's wife, who is rescued in 1.09 "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down."
Sci-Fi Channel offered the entire first episode, "33", uncut and commercial free from its Web site. It also offered four deleted scenes from the episode.
During the show's first season, it consistently remained Sci-Fi Channel's top-rated program, pulling in more than 3 million viewers. Its 10 pm viewing even finished ahead of UPN's "Star Trek: Enterprise" which aired at 8 p.m. on Fridays, on a network.
The rank structure for the officers serving in the Colonial Fleet are as follows: OFFICERS: Admiral, Commander, Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant (junior grade), Ensign. ENLISTED: Master Chief Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer (1st, 2nd Class), Specialist, Deck Hand, Recruit
Sci-Fi Channel ordered six scripts for a second season of the show before the first episode even aired in the United States. It ordered a 20-episode second season a month after it began to air in the United States.
Paper in the series have corners cut off. It is said that director Michael Rymer did this during the miniseries as a reference to how he had to "cut corners" financially to make the miniseries work on a limited budget.
In episode 1.01 "33", the pilots in the briefing room touch a picture of a man looking out at the destruction of his city. Although not explained in the episode that aired, the picture was introduced in a scene cut from the episode where it was presented to President Roslin (Mary McDonnell). It was supposed to have been taken on the roof of the capital building in Aerilon during the Cylon attack. Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore said that the picture was inspired by the famous picture of the fireman raising the American flag at the World Trade Center site in New York City following the terrorist attacks on the USA of 11 September 2001.
The Caprica and Galactica copies of the Boomer Cylon have their bangs parted on opposite sides.
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