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{{short description|American science fiction franchise}}
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| caption = Franchise logo
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| origin = ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978)
| creator = [[Glen A. Larson]]
| owner = [[NBCUniversal]]
| years = 1978–2012
| films = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Saga of a Star World|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978)
}}
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978–79)
* ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2003–09)
* ''[[Caprica]]'' (2010)
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| web_series = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance|The Resistance]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks|Razor Flashbacks]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy|The Face of the Enemy]]'' (2008–09)
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome|Blood & Chrome]]'' (2012)
}}
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| books = [[#Books|List of books]]
| comics = [[Battlestar Galactica (comics)|List of comics]]
| tv_films = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Razor|Razor]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Plan|The Plan]]'' (2009)
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| video_games = [[List of Battlestar Galactica video games|List of video games]]
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'''''Battlestar Galactica''''' is an American [[science fiction]] [[media franchise]] created by [[Glen A. Larson]]. It began with the [[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|original television series]] in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. A reimagined version aired as a [[Battlestar Galactica (miniseries)|two-part, three-hour miniseries]] developed by [[Ronald D. Moore]] and [[David Eick]] in 2003, followed by a [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|2004 television series]], which aired until 2009. A prequel series, ''[[Caprica]]'', aired in 2010.

All ''Battlestar Galactica'' productions share the premise that in a distant part of the universe, a human civilization has extended to a group of planets known as the Twelve Colonies, to which they have migrated from their ancestral homeworld of Kobol. The Twelve Colonies have been engaged in a lengthy war with the [[Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)|Cylons]], a cybernetic race whose goal is the extermination of the human species. The Cylons offer peace to the humans, which proves to be a ruse. With the aid of a human named [[Lord Baltar|Baltar]], the Cylons carry out a massive nuclear attack on the Twelve Colonies and the Colonial Fleet of starships that protect them, devastating the fleet, laying waste to the Colonies, and destroying all but a small remaining population. Survivors flee into outer space aboard a motley fleet of spaceworthy ships. Of the Colonial battle fleet, only the [[Battlestar Galactica (fictional spacecraft)|Battlestar ''Galactica'']], a gigantic battleship and spacecraft carrier, appears to have survived the attack. Under the leadership of [[William Adama|Commander Adama]], the ''Galactica'' and the pilots of "Viper fighters" lead a fugitive fleet of survivors in search of the fabled thirteenth colony known as [[Earth in fiction#Battlestar Galactica|Earth]].

==Television series==
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=== Original continuity ===

==== ''Battlestar Galactica'' (1978–79) ====
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)}}
{{Further|List of Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) and Galactica 1980 episodes}}

[[Glen A. Larson]], the creator and [[executive producer]] of ''Battlestar Galactica'', claimed he had conceived of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' premise, which he called ''Adam's Ark'', during the late 1960s. As James E. Ford detailed in "''Battlestar Galactica'' and Mormon Theology", a paper read at the Joint Conference of the American Culture and Popular Culture Associations on April 17, 1980 (and published as "Theology in Prime Time Science Fiction: ''Battlestar Galactica'' and Mormon Doctrine", ''Journal of Popular Culture'' #17 [1983]: 83–87), the series incorporated many themes from [[Mormons|Mormon]] theology, such as [[Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|marriage]] for "time and eternity", a "[[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|council of twelve]]", a lost thirteenth tribe of humans, and a planet called [[Kobol]] (an anagram of [[Kolob]]), as Larson was a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1979/08/news-of-the-church/lds-scene "LDS Scene"]. ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]''. August 1979. p. 80. In 1979, Larson received an award from the Associated Latter-day Media Artists.</ref><ref>[http://mormonexpression.com/2011/05/17/135-battlestar-galactica-and-mormon-theology/ "Mormon Expression, Episode 135: Battlestar Galactica and Mormon Theology"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722021121/http://mormonexpression.com/2011/05/17/135-battlestar-galactica-and-mormon-theology/ |date=July 22, 2015 }}</ref> However, he was unable to find financial backing for his [[TV series]] for a number of years. ''Battlestar Galactica'' was finally produced in the wake of the success of the 1977 film [[Star Wars (film)|''Star Wars'']]. The original Cylons of ''Battlestar Galactica'', robotic antagonists bent on destroying all humankind, owe much to [[Fred Saberhagen|Fred Saberhagen's]] [[Berserker (Saberhagen)|berserker]] stories, including Saberhagen's fictional race the Builders whose "sliding single red eye" became the signature design element for the Cylons.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Larson had envisioned ''Battlestar Galactica'' as a series of [[television film|made-for-TV movies]] (a three-hour [[television pilot|pilot program]] and two two-hour episodes) for the [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC). A shortened version of the three-hour pilot, ''[[Saga of a Star World]]'', was screened in Canadian theaters (before the TV series was [[broadcasting|telecast]]) and in American, European and Australian theaters later on. Instead of two additional TV movies, ABC decided to commission a weekly TV series of one-hour episodes.

In 1979 at the sixth annual [[People's Choice Awards]], the TV series won in the category of "Best New TV Drama Series".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcavote.com/pca/history.jsp?year=1979 |title=People's Choice Awards Past Winners: 1979 |publisher=pcavote.com |access-date=February 25, 2009  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102023849/http://www.pcavote.com/pca/history.jsp?year=1979 |archive-date=January 2, 2008 }}</ref>

The first episode of the TV series (the long pilot TV movie) was broadcast on September 17, 1978. About 30 minutes before the scheduled end, that broadcast was interrupted by the signing of the Egyptian–Israeli [[Camp David Accords]]. After the interruption (which was nearly an hour in length), the episode picked back up where it left off.

During the eight months after the pilot's first broadcast, 17 original episodes of the series were made (five of them two-part shows), equivalent to a standard 24-episode TV season. Citing declining ratings and cost overruns, ABC canceled ''Battlestar Galactica'' in April 1979. Its final episode "[[The Hand of God (1978 Battlestar Galactica)|The Hand of God]]" was telecast on April 29, 1979.

==== ''Galactica 1980'' (1980) ====
[[File:DF-ST-83-00093.JPEG|thumb|right|The Viper as it appears in ''Galactica 1980''.]]
{{Main|Galactica 1980}}
During the autumn of 1979, ABC executives met with ''Battlestar Galactica''{{'}}s creator Glen Larson to consider restarting the series. A suitable concept was needed to draw viewers, and it was decided that the arrival of the Colonial Fleet at present-day Earth would be the storyline. A new [[TV movie]] called  ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' was produced. Again, it was decided this new version of ''Battlestar Galactica'' would be made into a weekly TV series. Despite the early success of the premiere, this program failed to achieve the popularity of the original series, and it was canceled after just ten episodes.

In this 1980 sequel series, the Colonial fleet finds the Earth, and then it covertly protects it from the Cylons. This series was a quick failure due to its low budget (e.g., recycling footage from the 1974 [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] movie [[Earthquake (1974 film)|''Earthquake'']] during a [[Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)|Cylon]] attack sequence), widely panned writing, and ill-chosen time slot (Sunday evenings, a time generally reserved for family-oriented programming and, more specifically, also for the ''[[60 Minutes]]'' newsmagazine program). The TV series also had to adhere to strict content restrictions such as limiting the number of acts of violence and being required to shoehorn educational content into the script and dialogue.

To cut costs, the show was set mostly on the contemporary Earth, to the great dismay of fans. Another factor for fan apathy was the nearly complete recasting of the original series: [[Lorne Greene]] reprised his role as Adama, [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]] played "Colonel" Boomer in about half of the episodes (with little screentime), and [[Dirk Benedict]] as Starbuck for one episode (the abrupt final episode, though his character was to have also appeared in the unfilmed episode "Wheel of Fire", which was a semi-sequel to "The Return of Starbuck"). [[Richard Hatch (actor)|Richard Hatch]] (Apollo in the original series) was sent a script for ''Galactica 1980'', but he turned it down since he was not sure what his part in the series would be now that all the characters had changed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978---interviews/richard-hatch-galactica.tv-interview.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803050806/http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-1978---interviews/richard-hatch-galactica.tv-interview.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 3, 2012 |title=Richard Hatch GALACTICA.TV interview |author=Mike Egnor |publisher=www.galactica.tv |date=December 30, 2008 |access-date=December 30, 2008 }}</ref>

Some [[television syndication|TV syndication]] packages for ''Battlestar Galactica'' incorporate the episodes of this series.

=== Reimagined continuity ===

==== Miniseries (2003) ====
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica (miniseries)}}
Despite attempts to revive the series over the years, none came to fruition until it was [[reboot (continuity)|reimagined]] in 2003 by [[Universal Television]] as ''[[Battlestar Galactica (miniseries)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', a three-hour [[miniseries]] where a long-standing armistice following a war between humans and Cylons is broken by a second Cylon War, when the machines launch a sneak attack wiping out virtually all of humanity. Commissioned by the [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]], screenwriter [[Ronald D. Moore]] and producer [[David Eick]] were the creative forces behind it. [[Academy Award]]-nominated actor [[Edward James Olmos]] was cast in the role of [[William Adama|Commander Adama]], while two-time Academy Award nominee [[Mary McDonnell]] was cast as [[Laura Roslin|President Laura Roslin]]. Starbuck and Boomer were now female characters, portrayed by [[Katee Sackhoff]] and [[Grace Park (actress)|Grace Park]] respectively. Other cast members included [[Jamie Bamber]] (Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama), [[James Callis]] (Dr. Gaius Baltar), and [[Tricia Helfer]] as a [[Humanoid Cylons|Cylon-humanoid]] known as "Number Six".{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} The mini-series was a ratings success for the Sci-Fi Channel and they commissioned a [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|new weekly ''Battlestar Galactica'' series]] to follow.

==== ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004–09) ====
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)}}
{{See also|List of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) episodes}}
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Cylon Centurion.png|A [[Cylon Centurion]] from the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series|thumb|right]] -->
The new television series was co-funded by the UK's [[BSKYB|Sky Television]], and premiered in the United Kingdom on the [[Sky1]] satellite channel in October 2004. The series was then broadcast in North America on the Sci-Fi Channel in January 2005. Continuing where the 2003 mini-series left off, the main cast all returned to reprise their roles. Several new characters were introduced, and Richard Hatch, who played Captain Apollo in the 1970s ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series, also appeared in several episodes as [[Tom Zarek]], a former political terrorist who later becomes part of the new Colonial government.

An edited version of the pilot miniseries was aired on [[NBC]] on January 9, 2005, five days before the Sci-Fi series premiere. NBC also aired three selected first-season episodes to promote the show in advance of the second-season premiere in July 2005. The series ran for four seasons between 2004 and 2009. The second season was split into two halves screened several months apart. Due to production delays caused by the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–2008 Writers Guild strike]], the fourth season was also split into two parts, with a seven-month hiatus in between.

The series has won widespread critical acclaim among many mainstream non-SF-genre publications. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1141640,00.html|title=Best of 2005: Television|date=December 16, 2005|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527042310/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0%2C8599%2C1141640%2C00.html|archive-date=May 27, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[New York Newsday]]''<ref>[http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-fftv4561321dec25,0,795582.story ''New York Newsday'' December 25, 2005]   {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122050424/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-fftv4561321dec25%2C0%2C795582.story |date=January 22, 2009  }}</ref> named it the best show on television in 2005. Other publications such as ''The New York Times'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/magazine/17GALACTICA.html|title=Ron Moore's Deep Space Journey|date=July 17, 2005|work=[[The New York Times Magazine]]|access-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421213818/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/magazine/17GALACTICA.html|archive-date=April 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The New Yorker]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/01/23/across-the-universe|title=Across the Universe|author=Nancy Franklin|date=January 23, 2006|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816111900/http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/01/23/060123crte_television|archive-date=August 16, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[National Review]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2006/01/starborn-society-peter-suderman/|title=Starborn Society |work=The National Review |date=January 20, 2006 |access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426191248/http://nationalreview.com/comment/suderman200601200838.asp|archive-date=April 26, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|''Rolling Stone'' magazine]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9183391/intergalactic_terror/|title=Music News|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616142620/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9183391/intergalactic_terror|archive-date=June 16, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> also gave the show positive reviews.

The show has received a [[Peabody Award]] for overall excellence, several [[Emmy Award]]s for Visual Effects, and Emmy nominations for Writing and Directing. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named it one of the 100 Best TV Shows of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/collection/all-time-100-tv-shows/ |title=Complete List – The 100 Best TV Shows of All Time|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=September 6, 2007 |access-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226031518/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0%2C%2C1651341%2C00.html |archive-date=February 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==== ''Caprica'' (2010) ====
{{Main|Caprica}}

''Caprica'' is a [[prequel]] television series to the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica''. It premiered on Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi) on January 22, 2010, and was described as "television's first science fiction [[family saga]]". It was a two-hour [[Television pilot#Backdoor pilot|back door pilot]] for a possible weekly television series, but on December 2, 2008, Syfy gave the go-ahead to expand the project into a full, 20-episode series. ''Caprica'' is set on the [[Caprica (fictional planet)|titular planet]], 58 years before the events of ''Battlestar Galactica''. The show revolves around two families, the Adamas and the Graystones, and the creation of the Cylons.

The pilot was directed by [[Jeffrey Reiner]] and starred [[Eric Stoltz]], [[Esai Morales]], [[Paula Malcomson]], [[Alessandra Torresani]], and [[Polly Walker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20090205/LA6740805022009-1.html|title=The Highly Anticipated Feature-Length Prequel to the Series Phenomenon, 'Battlestar Galactica' Premiering Exclusively on DVD and Digital Download, Caprica|publisher=Universal Studios Home Entertainment|date=April 21, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209101632/http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20090205/LA6740805022009-1.html|archive-date=February 9, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The pilot was released on DVD on April 21, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capricadvd.com/|title=Caprica DVD Premiere Announcement|access-date=February 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103104821/http://www.capricadvd.com/|archive-date=November 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the series was broadcast in January 2010.

On October 27, 2010, Syfy canceled ''Caprica'' due to low ratings. The final five episodes were aired in the US on January 4, 2011,<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/10/27/breaking-syfy-cancels-caprica Syfy Cancels "Caprica"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108133826/http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/10/27/breaking-syfy-cancels-caprica/ |date=January 8, 2011 }}, ''Entertainment Weekly'', October 27, 2010</ref> though they had aired a couple of months earlier on the Canadian network [[Space (Canadian TV channel)|Space]]. The entire series was released on DVD in 2011.

== Web series ==

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=== ''The Resistance'' (2006) ===
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance}}

The first set of [[webisode]]s were a series of shorts produced in 2006 to promote the third season of the re-imagined show. Made as an "optional extra" to Season 3, the webisodes filled in some of the events between the second and third seasons and featured some of the main cast, though did not reveal what would happen in the beginning of Season 3, nor was viewing them essential to follow the story of the third season. Each of the ten webisodes was approximately three minutes long, and they were released twice a week leading up to the U.S. Season 3 premiere in 2006.

=== ''Razor Flashbacks'' (2007) ===
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks}}

The ''Razor Flashbacks'' were a series of seven webisodes produced in 2007, set some 40 years earlier during William Adama's fighter pilot days during the later stages of the [[First Cylon War]]. They were released on the Internet as "webisodes" leading up to ''Razor''{{'s}} release. They are now available on the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of ''Battlestar Galactica: Razor'', and some are inserted into both the broadcast and extended cuts of the movie on DVD and Blu-Ray. The installments that did not make the final cut include 1, 2, and the latter half of 7.

=== ''The Face of the Enemy'' (2008) ===
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy}}

A set of ten webisodes were released during the seven-month hiatus between episodes 10 and 11 of Season 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/battlestar-galactica-2003/show/23557/episode.html?season=All&tag=list_header;paginator;All/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913073009/http://www.tv.com/battlestar-galactica-2003/show/23557/episode.html?season=All&tag=list_header;paginator;All/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-13|title=Battlestar Galactica|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com}}</ref> Titled ''The Face of the Enemy'', the web series premiered on December 12, 2008, on SciFi.com.

===''Blood & Chrome'' (2012)===
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome}}

''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome'' was to be a spin-off series from the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series.<ref name="greenlit">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283 Syfy Greenlights "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221184607/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/22/syfy-greenlights-battlestar-galactica-blood-chrome/69283/|date=February 21, 2012}}, ''TV By the Numbers'', October 22, 2010</ref> Syfy approached show runner Ronald D. Moore to produce another spin-off set in the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe, which was to begin as a two-hour pilot focused on William "Husker" Adama (portrayed by [[Luke Pasqualino]]) during the First Cylon War (as was glimpsed in ''Razor'' and the corresponding webisodes).

Syfy decided against moving forward with the ''Blood and Chrome'' TV series, but aired a 10-part webseries over four weeks via [[Machinima.com]], beginning on November 9, 2012. The webseries was also aired as a 2-hour movie on Syfy on February 10, 2013,<ref>{{cite web |author=The Deadline Team |date=January 25, 2013 |title=Syfy's 'Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome' (Finally) Gets TV Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/blood-chrome-premiere-date-february-10-syfy-412857/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127103034/http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/blood-chrome-premiere-date-february-10-syfy/ |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |access-date=January 27, 2013 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> and was released on DVD shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Trent |date=November 5, 2012 |title=Battlestar: Blood and Chrome to debut as web series Nov. 9 |url=http://www.blastr.com/2012/11/release-date-epic-trailer.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108001623/http://blastr.com/2012/11/release-date-epic-trailer.php |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |access-date=November 6, 2012 |work=Blastr}}</ref>

==Films==
===''Battlestar Galactica''===
{{main|Saga of a Star World}}

''Battlestar Galactica'' is a re-edit of the pilot episode of the 1978 TV series, ''Saga of a Star World''. It was released theatrically in Canada before the television series aired in the United States, in order to help recoup its high production costs.<ref name="CV">[http://www.kobol.com/archives/bgdiff.html#V2 The Different Versions of the Battlestar Galactica Pilot Episode]</ref> Later, the [[standalone film]] edit was also released in the United States.

===''Razor''===
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica: Razor}}

''Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' is a 2007 [[television movie]] produced and broadcast in the gap between Seasons 3 and 4 of the re-imagined series. ''Razor'' is also the first two episodes of Season 4 though it chronicles events on Battlestar ''Pegasus'' in two time periods, both of which are "in the past" with respect to the Season 4 continuity. The "present day" framing scenes are set during Lee Adama's command of the ''Pegasus'' in the latter half of Season 2, while "flashback" scenes depict Helena Cain's command in the period between the Cylon attack (shown in the 2003 mini-series) and the reunion with the ''Galactica'' in the second season. It aired in the United States and Canada on November 24, 2007, and in the UK and Ireland on December 18, 2007. An expanded version of the movie was released on DVD on December 4, 2007.

===''The Plan''===
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica: The Plan}}

Sci Fi Channel produced a two-hour TV movie which was planned to air after the final episode of the series in 2009. The movie began production on September 8, 2008.<ref name="morecast" /> The movie premiered exclusively on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download on October 27, 2009 and aired on January 10, 2010, on Sci Fi. Written by [[Jane Espenson]] and directed by [[Edward James Olmos]], ''The Plan'' storyline begins before the attack on the Twelve Colonies and shows events primarily from the perspective of the Cylons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/08/battlestar-galactica-tv-movie-cast-additions|title=Battlestar Galactica TV-Movie Cast Additions|author=Eric Goldman|date=September 8, 2008|work=IGN|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227070844/http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/908/908477p1.html|archive-date=February 27, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Edward James Olmos]] reprised his role as Adama, and ten of the eleven actors who played Cylons appeared, including [[Michael Trucco]], [[Aaron Douglas (actor)|Aaron Douglas]], [[Dean Stockwell]], [[Tricia Helfer]], [[Grace Park (actress)|Grace Park]], [[Rick Worthy]], [[Matthew Bennett]], [[Callum Keith Rennie]], [[Michael Hogan (Canadian actor)|Michael Hogan]] and [[Rekha Sharma]].<ref name="morecast">{{Cite web |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/09/battlestar-gala.html |title='Battlestar Galactica' movie snares Tricia Helfer, Grace Park and lots more Cylons|work=Chicago Tribune|date=September 4, 2008|access-date=September 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328113928/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/09/battlestar-gala.html |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The only "Cylon" actor not present was [[Lucy Lawless]] (although previously filmed footage of her was included).<ref name="tvmovie">{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-08-12-0808080413-story.html |title=Sci Fi confirms details of 'Battlestar Galactica' movie|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 12, 2008|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817041641/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/08/sci-fi-confirms.html |archive-date=August 17, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Feature film===
In 1999, the [[film producer|producer]] of [[Wing Commander (film)|''Wing Commander'']], Todd Moyer, and the producer of the original TV series, Glen Larson, planned to produce a [[motion picture]] based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite web |author=Glen Oliver |date=March 16, 1999 |title=Galactica Reborn (Todd Moyer talks to Glen about the new movie, Richard Hatch press release, etc.!!!) |url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/3247 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060128081414/http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=3247 |archive-date=January 28, 2006 |access-date=January 29, 2022 |publisher=Ain't It Cool}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Science Fiction News of the Week |url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue117/news.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430050608/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue117/news.html |archive-date=April 30, 2008 |access-date=February 25, 2009 |publisher=Scifi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Battlestar Atlantis – The Glen Larson/Todd Moyer partnership |url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0016.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304025525/http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0016.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2009 |access-date=February 25, 2009 |publisher=Battlestar Galactica |df=mdy}}</ref> It would have featured Battlestar ''Pegasus''.

Creator Glen A. Larson entered negotiations with [[Universal Pictures]] for a film adaptation of the 1978 series in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/universal-talks-battlestar-movie-79643/|title=Universal in talks for 'Battlestar' movie|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 20, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026130923/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-talks-battlestar-movie-79643|archive-date=October 26, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bryan Singer]] signed on to direct the [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] the following August, but was obliged to direct ''[[Jack the Giant Slayer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/bryan-singer-direct-battlestar-film-87663/|title=Bryan Singer to direct 'Battlestar' film|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 13, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref> In October 2011 [[John Orloff]] was hired to write the script. "I have wanted to write this movie since I was 12 years old, and built a Galactica model from scratch out of balsa wood, cardboard, old model parts and LEDs", Orloff told ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/10/bryan-singers-battlestar-galactica-gets-airborne-with-john-orloff-scripting-deal-185147/|title=Bryan Singer's 'Battlestar Galactica' Gets Airborne With John Orloff Scripting Deal|last=Fleming|first=Mike|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 20, 2011|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016085448/http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/bryan-singers-battlestar-galactica-gets-airborne-with-john-orloff-scripting-deal/|archive-date=October 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> By August 2012 the script was being rewritten, with Singer explaining that "It will exist, I think, quite well between the Glen Larson and Ron Moore universes".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/02/battlestar-galactica-movie-bryan-singer-update|title=Battlestar Galactica – Bryan Singer's Battlestar Update|work=[[IGN]]|date=August 2, 2012|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062853/http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/02/battlestar-galactica-movie-bryan-singer-update|archive-date=November 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 7, 2014, the studio hired Jack Paglen to write the script for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/battlestar-galactica-movie-gets-new-life-at-universal-exclusive-1201153687/|title='Battlestar Galactica' Movie Gets New Life at Universal (EXCLUSIVE)|last=McNary|first=Dave|work=Variety|date=April 7, 2014|access-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409043900/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/battlestar-galactica-movie-gets-new-life-at-universal-exclusive-1201153687/|archive-date=April 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 12, 2016, Universal signed [[Michael De Luca]], [[Scott Stuber]] and Dylan Clark to produce the ''Battlestar Galactica'' film.<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Kroll|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/battlestar-galatica-movie-michael-de-luca-scott-stuber-producers-1201702407/|title='Battlestar Galactica' Movie Adds Michael De Luca, Scott Stuber as Producers|date=February 10, 2016|website=Variety|access-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214095445/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/battlestar-galatica-movie-michael-de-luca-scott-stuber-producers-1201702407/|archive-date=December 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>  On June 9, 2016, [[Lisa Joy]] was reportedly writing the film, and [[Francis Lawrence]] was in talks to direct.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/battlestar-galactica-francis-lawrence-lisa-joy-universal-pictures-1201770133/|title='Battlestar Galactica' Movie Sets 'Westworld's Lisa Joy To Write, Director Francis Lawrence Orbiting|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 9, 2016|access-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610204232/http://deadline.com/2016/06/battlestar-galactica-francis-lawrence-lisa-joy-universal-pictures-1201770133/|archive-date=June 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 18, 2018, it was reported that Jay Basu (''[[The Girl in the Spider's Web (film)|The Girl in the Spider's Web]]'') had been hired to rewrite Joy's script.<ref>{{cite web|first=Umberto|last=Gonzalez|url=https://www.thewrap.com/jay-basu-battlestar-galactica-universal/|title=Jay Basu Tapped to Write 'Battlestar Galactica' for Universal (Exclusive)|date=December 18, 2018|website=The Wrap|access-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219023145/https://www.thewrap.com/jay-basu-battlestar-galactica-universal/|archive-date=December 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 22, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that [[Simon Kinberg]] will be writing and co-producing the film with [[Dylan Clark]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Simon Kinberg to Write, Produce 'Battlestar Galactica' Movie for Universal (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/simon-kinberg-to-write-produce-battlestar-galactica-movie-for-universal-exclusive-4081405/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 29, 2022|date=October 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Cinema releases===
Besides a re-edited version of the pilot, released in Canada, Europe, parts of Latin America, and, following the broadcast of the series, in the U.S., two other ''Battlestar Galactica'' feature films were released in cinemas. ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack'' and ''Conquest of the Earth'' were made up of various episodes of the original series and ''Galactica 1980'' respectively. (See [[List of Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) and Galactica 1980 episodes#Theatrical releases|List of ''Battlestar Galactica'' (1978 TV series) and ''Galactica 1980'' episodes § Theatrical releases]])

==Attempted revivals==
The original series maintained a [[cult television|cult]] fandom, which supported efforts by Glen A. Larson, Richard Hatch, and [[Bryan Singer]] (independently of one another) to revive the premise.

=== Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming ===
Richard Hatch produced a demonstration video in 1998 to 1999 which featured several actors from the original series combined with state-of-the-art special effects. This video, titled ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', was screened at some [[science fiction convention]]s, but it did not lead to a new series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrisson |first=Juliette |date=2024-01-17 |title=The Battlestar Galactica Sequel Series That Could Have Been |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-battlestar-galactica-sequel-series-that-could-have-been/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Brian Singer Revival ===
In 2000, the director and an executive producer of the [[X-Men (film)|''X-Men'']] movie, Bryan Singer and [[Tom DeSanto]], began developing a ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[TV miniseries]]  under the auspices of [[Studios USA]] for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox TV network]]. A continuation of the original series but set 25 years later, Singer and DeSanto's version included several members of the original cast reprising their original roles and the introduction of newer characters. It was intended to be telecast as a [[television pilot#Backdoor pilot|backdoor pilot]] in May 2002, and pre-production commenced and sets had even been partially constructed with a view to filming starting in November 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/8230| title = A New Battlestar Galactica Series Is Coming!| author = El Cosmico| publisher = Ain't it cool news| date = February 22, 2001| access-date = January 29, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060823091151/http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=8230| archive-date = August 23, 2006| url-status = live}}</ref> However, production delays caused by the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] meant that Bryan Singer had to drop out, due to his commitment to direct the [[X2 (film)|''X-Men 2'']] movie. This caused the executives of Fox TV to cancel the project.

=== Proposed Peacock series ===
In September 2019, [[NBCUniversal]] was planning a new series as part of their [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] streaming service, set in the same continuity as the 2004 ''Battlestar Galactica'' series,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hargrave |first1=Austin |date=October 3, 2019 |title=Sam Esmail on 'Battlestar Galactica' and Life After 'Mr. Robot' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sam-esmail-battlestar-galactica-life-mr-robot-1244397 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> and produced by [[Sam Esmail]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=September 17, 2019 |title='Battlestar Galactica' Reboot From Sam Esmail in the Works at NBCU's Streamer |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/battlestar-galactica-reboot-sam-esmail-works-at-nbcus-streamer-1239018/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917162454/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/battlestar-galactica-reboot-sam-esmail-works-at-nbcus-streamer-1239018 |archive-date=September 17, 2019 |access-date=January 29, 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In March 2021, writer and producer Michael Lesslie had reportedly left the project, leaving production plans in doubt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Adrienne |date=2021-03-23 |title=Battlestar Galactica's Streaming Reboot Suffered A Big Setback Behind The Scenes |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2564772/battlestar-galactica-reboot-big-setback |access-date=2021-10-22 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref> In July 2024, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Peacock were no longer developing the series, though the project was planned to be shopped to other networks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-07-31 |title='Battlestar Galactica' Reboot No Longer in the Works at Peacock (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/battlestar-galactica-reboot-canceled-peacock-1236091898/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Books==
Both the original and the reimagined series have had books published about the series, academically oriented analysis, novelizations, and new works based on the characters.

===Original series books===
These ''Battlestar Galactica'' softcover novelisations were written by [[Glen A. Larson]] with the authors listed below.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM08001.html|title=Guide to the TV Tie-in Book Collection, 1945–1999|access-date=June 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619234851/http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ead/htmldocs/RMM08001.html|archive-date=June 19, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> They were critically disparaged, but proved popular, with the first novel selling over a million copies within its first year.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=K9P1T0doSpkC&dq=%22doc+savage%22+%22million+copies%22&pg=PA2 Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review] Feb. 1979 issue</ref> The first ten novels adapt the episode of the same title except as indicated. All novels except ''Battlestar Galactica 14: Surrender the Galactica!'' (ACE publishing) were originally published by Berkley, and have been republished, recently, by I Books, which called them ''Battlestar Galactica Classic'' to differentiate it from the reimagined series. The episodic novels featured expanded scenes, excerpts from "The Adama Journals", more background on the characters, and the expansion of the ragtag fleet to almost 22,000 ships as opposed to the 220 in the TV series.

A new book series written by series star [[Richard Hatch (actor)|Richard Hatch]] starting in the 1990s continued the original story based on his attempt to revive the series, and ignored the events of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''. His series picked up several years after the TV series ended, and featured Apollo in command of the ''Galactica'' after the death of Adama, a grown-up Boxey, who was now a Viper pilot, and the rediscovery of Commander Cain and the battlestar ''Pegasus'', who had started a new colony and was preparing to restart the war with the Cylons.

'''Episodic novels'''
* ''Battlestar Galactica'', with [[Robert Thurston (novelist)|Robert Thurston]] (novel version of "Saga of a Star-World")
* ''Battlestar Galactica 2: The Cylon Death Machine'', with Robert Thurston (novel version of "The Gun on Ice Planet Zero")
* ''Battlestar Galactica 3: The Tombs of Kobol'', with Robert Thurston (novel version of "Lost Planet of the Gods")
* ''Battlestar Galactica 4: The Young Warriors'', with Robert Thurston (adapts "The Young Lords")
* ''Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth'', with [[Michael Resnick]] (adapts the ''Galactica 1980'' three part episode)
* ''Battlestar Galactica 6: The Living Legend'', with [[Nicholas Yermakov]]
* ''Battlestar Galactica 7: War of the Gods'', with Nicholas Yermakov
* ''Battlestar Galactica 8: Greetings from Earth'', with [[Ron Goulart]]
* ''Battlestar Galactica 9: Experiment in Terra'', with Ron Goulart (adapts the titular episode as well as "Baltar's Escape")
* ''Battlestar Galactica 10: The Long Patrol'', with Ron Goulart
'''Original novels'''
* ''Battlestar Galactica 11: The Nightmare Machine'', with Robert Thurston
* ''Battlestar Galactica 12: "Die, Chameleon!"'', with Robert Thurston
* ''Battlestar Galactica 13: Apollo's War'', with Robert Thurston
* ''Battlestar Galactica 14: Surrender the Galactica!'', with Robert Thurston

'''Original novels by Richard Hatch'''
* ''Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon'', with [[Christopher Golden]]
* ''Battlestar Galactica: Warhawk'', with Christopher Golden
* ''Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection'', with Stan Timmons
* ''Battlestar Galactica: Rebellion'', with Alan Rogers
* ''Battlestar Galactica: Paradis'', with Brad Linaweaver
* ''Battlestar Galactica: Destiny'', with Brad Linaweaver
* ''Battlestar Galactica: Redemption'', with Brad Linaweaver

===Reimagined series books===
Tor Science Fiction has published the following works in both hardcover and paperback format.
* ''Battlestar Galactica'' by [[Jeffrey A. Carver]]
* ''The Cylons' Secret'' by [[Craig Shaw Gardner]]
* ''Sagittarius Is Bleeding'' by [[Peter David]]
* ''Unity'' by [[Steven Piziks|Steven Harper]]

=== Academic analysis ===
* ''Somewhere Beyond the Heavens: Exploring Battlestar Galactica'',<ref>{{cite book|author1=Handley, Rich |author2=Tambone, Lou |name-list-style=amp |title=Somewhere Beyond the Heavens: Exploring Battlestar Galactica |date=December 2019|publisher=Sequart|isbn=9781940589190|pages=572}}</ref> by Rich Handley and Lou Tambone
* ''Cylons in America: Critical Studies in Battlestar Galactica''<ref>{{cite book|author1=Potter, Tiffany  |author2=Marshall, C. W. |name-list-style=amp |title=Cylons in America: Critical Studies in Battlestar Galactica|date=December 10, 2007|publisher=Continuum|isbn=978-0826428486|pages=290}}</ref>
* ''So Say We All: An Unauthorized Collection of Thoughts and Opinions on Battlestar Galactica'', edited by Richard Hatch
* ''Battlestar Galactica and International Relations''<ref>{{cite book |editor=Nicholas J Kiersey |editor2=Iver B. Neumann|year=2013|title=Battlestar Galactica and International Relations|publisher=Routledge }}</ref> by Nicholas J. Kiersey and Iver B. Neumann (editors)
* ''An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica''<ref>{{cite book|author=Muir, John Kenneth|year=1999|title=An Analytical Guide to Television's Battlestar Galactica|publisher=McFarland and Company Inc.}}</ref> by John Kenneth Muir

==Comic books==
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica (comics)}}

A series of comic book publishers have adapted ''Battlestar Galactica'' since its inception.

[[Marvel Comics]] published a 23-issue comic book series based upon the show between 1978 and 1981. Walt Simonson, who later wrote and drew ''Thor'' and had a long stint on Marvel's ''Star Wars'' comic, was the artist for the series at its conclusion. Other comics have since been published by [[Maximum Press]], Grandreams, ''[[Look-in]]'' magazine, Realm Press, and [[Dynamite Comics]].

[[Dynamite Entertainment]] was the last company to publish comic books featuring both the classic and reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series. They also released a 4-issue ''Galactica 1980'' comic miniseries written by [[Marc Guggenheim]]. The limited miniseries was a re-imagining of the original series but at the end featured a second, smaller ''Battlestar'' (replacing the original which was destroyed) also named ''Galactica'' but strongly resembling the ship seen in the reimagined Sci-Fi Channel series.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

==Games==

=== Video games ===
{{further|List of Battlestar Galactica video games}}
[[File:Battlestar Galactica hand-held LED game.JPG|thumb|upright|Mattel Battlestar Galactica game, circa 1978]]

In 1978, [[Mattel Electronics]] released a handheld electronic [[LED]] game based on the series. The player tries to defend ''Galactica'' from [[kamikaze]] Cylon Raiders by manipulating a switch on the game unit to direct their fire, triggered by a red button to the left of the unit.<ref name="mattel-game-manual">{{cite web |title=Battlestar Galactica 'Space Alert' manual |url=http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Manuals/Mattel-BattlestarGalacticaManual.pdf |publisher=[[Mattel Electronics]] |access-date=December 4, 2015 |pages=1, 3 |date=1978 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201234412/http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Manuals/Mattel-BattlestarGalacticaManual.pdf |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2003, shortly before the premiere of the re-imagined TV series, Sierra released a 3D space combat ''Battlestar Galactica'' computer game for the original [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]], and PC. The game took place 40 years before the original series and featured an ensign Adama flying a Viper during the Cylon war. The game was developed by Warthog.<ref>{{Citation|title=Battlestar Galactica - IGN|date=November 21, 2003|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/21/battlestar-galactica-2|language=en|access-date=2019-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003210448/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/21/battlestar-galactica-2|archive-date=October 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

There is also a 2D [[Xbox Live Arcade|Xbox 360 Live Arcade]] title called ''Battlestar Galactica'' wherein players can co-op or dogfight with up to 8 people over [[Xbox Live]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/battlestargalacticaxboxlivearcade/ |title=Battlestar Galactice Arcade – Game Detail Page |publisher=Xbox.com |access-date=March 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219105852/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/battlestargalacticaxboxlivearcade/ |archive-date=February 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

''[[Battlestar Galactica Online]]'' was a 3D [[Browser game|browser-based]] [[Massively multiplayer online game|MMOG]] released as an [[open beta]] on February 8, 2011, by [[Bigpoint Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.board.bigpoint.com/bgo/showthread.php?t=287530|title=Bigpoint.com – Play the best online browser games for free|access-date=January 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707234956/http://en.board.bigpoint.com/bgo/showthread.php?t=287530|archive-date=July 7, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[List of Battlestar Galactica video games#Battlestar Galactica Deadlock (2017)|''Battlestar Galactica Deadlock'']] is a 2017 3D turn based strategy game (released on PC, Xbox One and PS4) featuring the First Cylon War. The game is developed by Black Lab Games and published by the Slitherine Software.

=== Tabletop games ===
The original series inspired a ''Battlestar Galactica'' board game. The game is set during a training mission, where two to four players maneuver pieces representing Colonial Vipers to capture a damaged [[Cylon Raider]]. Play includes using terrain elements and a number of special-ability cards to the players' advantage.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

In 1979, [[FASA]] released a tabletop counter piece game for ''[[Battlestar Galactica (board game)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' based on the fighter combat, which included the ''Galactica'' and a Cylon Basestar to be launched from, attack with and be attacked/defended. The counters for the Vipers and the Raiders included three model versions MKI/MKII/MKIII, not just the MKII Viper and Raider MKI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonshobbies.com/games/pageb.html|title=B Games|author=Nathaniel Dragon dragon76n|publisher=DragonsHobbies.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129233419/http://dragonshobbies.com/games/pageb.html|archive-date=January 29, 2009 |url-status=live|access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref>

[[WizKids|Wiz Kids, Inc.]] (a collectible game manufacturer) produced the ''[[Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game]]'' based on the 2003 mini-series and 2004 TV show. The premier set of this game was released in May 2006. After the release of one expansion set, Wizkids cancelled the game on March 13, 2007.<ref>[http://www.wizkidsgames.com/battlestar/article.asp?a=41315 Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510040956/http://www.wizkidsgames.com/battlestar/article.asp?a=41315|date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>

A ''[[Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game|Battlestar Galactica]]'' [[role-playing game]] was released in August 2007 by [[Margaret Weis Productions]] at [[Gen Con]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/22/1847207&from=rss|title=Gen Con 2007 In A Nutshell – Slashdot|date=August 22, 2007 }}</ref>

In 2008 Fantasy Flight Games produced ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game]]'', based on the 2003 re-imagined series. It is a semi-cooperative game of strategy for 3–6 players with some players being Cylon agents, either aware at start of the game or become aware later, as [[sleeper agent]]s. Each of the 10 playable character has its own abilities and weaknesses, and they must all work together in order for humanity to survive, as well as attempt to expose the traitor while fuel shortages, food contaminations, and political unrest threaten to tear the fleet apart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37111|title=Battlestar Galactica – Board Game – BoardGameGeek|access-date=September 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903224850/http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37111|archive-date=September 3, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The game had three expansions, ''Pegasus'', ''Exodus'' and ''Daybreak''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=596|title=Evolution and Rebellion|access-date=August 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615170244/http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=596|archive-date=June 15, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1865|title=The Exodus is Nigh|access-date=November 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111212055643/http://fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1865|archive-date=December 12, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, Ares Games released ''Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles'', a miniature game by [[Andrea Angiolino]] and Andrea Mainini simulating space duels between Vipers and Raiders, with expansions including further models. The game is based on the 2003 re-imagined series, but the license will also allow use of spaceships from the original series, with a game approach similar to [[Wings of War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/250821/battlestar-galactica-starship-battles-starter-set|title=Boardgamegeek.com - Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles|access-date=December 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214070804/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/250821/battlestar-galactica-starship-battles-starter-set|archive-date=December 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Theme park attractions==
Battle of Galactica opened June 9, 1979, as an event on the [[Studio Tour]] at [[Universal Studios Hollywood]] at a cost of $1 million, the most expensive special effects attraction ever built at the park at the time.<ref name=Army/> This high-technology attraction featured animatronics and live actors in a spectacular laser battle based on the television series, with a 200-foot long spaceship that "swallowed" the passengers.<ref name=Army>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=May 17, 1979|title=Just For Variety|page=3|author-link=Army Archerd|last=Archerd|first=Army}}</ref> This was the first themed attraction to feature [[Audio-Animatronics]] characters outside [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products|Disney Parks]], and was the first [[dark ride]] to combine sophisticated animatronics and lasers with live actors. It was replaced in 1992 by the foundations of ''[[Back to the Future: The Ride]]''.

A [[Battlestar Galactica (roller coaster)|Battlestar Galactica: Human vs. Cylon]] [[roller coaster]] opened March 18, 2010, at [[Universal Studios Singapore]].

==See also==
* [[Battlestar Galactica (comics)|''Battlestar Galactica'' comics]]
* [[Battlestar Galactica (ship)|''Battlestar Galactica'' ship]]
* [[List of space science fiction franchises]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
{{main|Bibliography of Battlestar Galactica}}
* Chris Klassen "Research Note: Rejecting Monotheism? Polytheism, Pluralism, and ''Battlestar Galactica''". ''Journal of Contemporary Religion''. 23,3 (2008), 355–362.
* Eftychia Papanikolaou. (2007). "Of Duduks and Dylan: Negotiating Music and the Aural Space". in [https://archive.org/details/cylonsinamericac0000unse''Cylons in America: Critical Studies of Battlestar Galactica''], edited by Tiffany Potter and C. W. Marshall, 224–236. New York and London: Continuum.

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Battlestar Galactica}}
{{Commons category|Battlestar Galactica}}
* [https://www.syfy.com/battlestar Syfy's ''Battlestar Galactica'' site]
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q2367132|title=Battlestar Galactica (1978 series)}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q746240|title=Battlestar Galactica (pilot miniseries)}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q237072|title=Battlestar Galactica (reimagined)}}
* [[battlestarwiki:Main Page|Battlestar Wiki]], a ''Battlestar Galactica'' Wiki

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