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'''''Battlestar Galactica''''' (often abbreviated '''''BSG''''') is an American sci-fi franchise created by {{w|Glen A. Larson}}. It began with the {{w|Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|original TV series}} which aired for 24 episodes in the 1978-79 television season before being cancelled. A write-in campaign brought the show back as ''{{w|Galactica 1980}}'', a sequel series which was set thirty years after the original and featured an almost entirely new cast, with the only returnees being {{w|Lorne Greene}} as Commander Adama and {{w|Herbert Jefferson Jr.}} as Boomer (previously a lieutenant, now colonel and second-in-command). The series was not well received and aired for only ten episodes in 1980. The 1978 and 1980 series also gave rise to several films and TV movies (compiled from television episodes), a series of novels adapted from television episodes, and several comic book series. In addition, {{w|Richard Hatch}}, who played Captain Apollo in the 1978 series, wrote a series of original ''Battlestar Galactica'' novels which were published in the mid-1990s to mid-2000s.

In the 2000s, ''Battlestar Galactica'' returned to television as a re-imagined series, beginning with a {{w|Battlestar Galactica (miniseries)|miniseries}} which aired in 2003 and continuing with a {{w|Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|weekly series}} which aired from 2004 to 2009. The re-imagined series has also spawned several TV movies, comic book series, novels, web series, and a prequel series, ''{{w|Caprica}}'', which aired in 2010. The re-imagined series was critically acclaimed and was noted for changing the backstories and even genders of characters from the 1978 series, with the highest-profile change being that Lieutenant [[Starbuck]], who had been male in the 1978 series, was female in the re-imagined series.

The common premise to both the 1970s and 2000s series is that human beings are all but wiped out in a massive sneak attack by a cybernetic race called the [[Cylon|Cylons]], whose goal is the extermination of all humanity. Survivors of the attack flee in spaceships, gathering in a fleet protected by the eponymous {{w|Battlestar Galactica (fictional spacecraft)|Battlestar ''Galactica''}}, the sole surviving military capital ship. The plotline in both series revolves around the fleet continuing to battle the Cylons and encountering other dangers as it searches for a new homeworld for humanity.

''Battlestar Galactica'' has been referenced several times in the ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' universe, in television episodes, comic stories and other media.

== References ==
=== Television episodes ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Battlestar Galactica Jigsaw Puzzle.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 3|3]]}}
{{TB|46}}
{{TB|"[[Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]"}}
{{TB|[[Homer]] attempts to put together a 5000-piece ''Battlestar Galactica'' jigsaw puzzle.}}
{{TBT|[[File:C-3PO and R2-D2.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 10|10]]}}
{{TB|212}}
{{TB|"[[Mayored to the Mob]]"}}
{{TB|A TV ad for the [[Bi-Mon-Sc-Fi-Con]] shows two [[Cylon|Cylons]] wrestling with [[C-3PO]] and [[R2-D2]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:THOH X Intro - Audience.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 11|11]]|3}}
{{TRs|230|2}}
{{TRs|"[[Treehouse of Horror X]]"|2}}
{{TB|During the opening sequence, a Cylon is in the audience as [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] introduce the episode.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Collector Death Pose.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|After falling into a tank full of Lucite, [[The Collector]] struggles to strike a "classic {{w|Lorne Greene}} pose from ''Battlestar Galactica''" before it solidifies.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Homer duncan win.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|239}}
{{TB|"[[Saddlesore Galactica]]"}}
{{TB|Punned in the episode title.}}
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=== Comic stories ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Simpsons Comics 39 CBG's opening statement 2.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|{{SC|39}}}}
{{TB|''[[Sense and Censorability]]''}}
{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] is on trial, charged with selling obscene comic books. CBG acts as his own defense attorney, and in his opening statement, he berates the jury for being "flawed in dispositions and thought patterns", comparing them to [[Cylon|Cylons]], as well as Skrulls (from [[Marvel|Marvel Comics]]) and members of the Draconian Empire (from ''{{w|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers}}'').}}
{{TBT|[[File:Tickets to Star Trek Memories Musical.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|{{SC|71}}}}
{{TB|''[[Simpson/Sideshow Sibling Smackdown]]''}}
{{TB|As part of his campaign to destroy [[Lisa Simpson]], [[Cecil Terwilliger]] blackmails [[Krusty]] into going off the air with the aid of the nerd trio of [[Gary (nerd)|Gary]], [[Benjamin]] and [[Doug (nerd)|Doug]]. As a reward, Cecil gives them tickets to ''[[William Shatner]]'s [[Star Trek]] Memories: The Musical'', starring Richard Hatch from ''Battlestar Galactica''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Flee Like the Capricans from the Cylons.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|{{SC|118}}}}
{{TB|''[[The "X" Men]]''}}
{{TB|A school bus driven by [[Otto]] crashes into a building where a meeting of a support group for the lovelorn is in progress, and the building quickly starts shaking and is on the verge of collapse. [[Comic Book Guy]], one of the attendees, says, "We must flee from this place like the Capricans from the Cylons!"}}
{{TBT|[[File:Replaced by a Superior Female Version.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|{{BS|90}}}}
{{TB|''[[The Rebooting!]]''}}
{{TB|While shopping in the [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|comic store]], [[Bart]] laments to [[Milhouse]] that new student [[Barb Simpkins]] can do everything that he can, only better. Comic Book Guy, overhearing, tells Bart that he's been rebooted, then explains, "Much like [[Starbuck]] on ''Battlestar Galactica'', you've been replaced by a superior female version." CBG's explanation references the Starbuck character being male in the original series and female in the re-imagined series, and the female character ultimately becoming more popular than the original.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Darth Maul Comic Book Guy.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|''[[The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Hoodoo Voodoo Brouhaha]]''}}
{{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 1]]''}}
{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] attended Battlestar Galacticon 2002 dressed up as [[Darth Maul]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Future Cop - Aliens and Robots.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|''[[Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies 1]]''}}
{{TB|''[[Future Cop!]]''}}
{{TB|[[Chief Wiggum]] has a dream where he is a cop in the future and is putting down a riot at a space jail. In reality, however, he's attacking costumed attendees at the [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]], and when he wakes up, he panics when he sees several convention-goers costumed as aliens and robots, including a [[Cylon]].}}
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=== Books ===
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{{TRs|''[[Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture]]''|5}}
{{TB|One of the entries on [[Comic Book Guy]]'s To-Do List is to [[TiVo]] ''Battlestar Galactica''.}}
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{{TB|Among the items in the back room of [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]] is a VCR being used to make bootleg copies of a ''Galactica 1980'' marathon.}}
{{TBT|[[File:CBG Basement Bedroom-Battlestar Galactica Sheets.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|Comic Book Guy had ''Battlestar Galactica'' sheets in his basement bedroom in the 1980s.}}
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{{TB|CBG's list of "Brushes with Greatness" includes trading bootleg ''{{w|H.R. Pufnstuf}}'' tapes back in the '80s with the actor who played Boomer.}}
{{TBT|[[File:CBG Prop Display.png|150px]]}}
{{TB|Comic Book Guy has props and costume pieces from several different superhero and sci-fi franchises displayed on a dress mannequin, topped with a [[Cylon]] helmet.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Table of Geeky Delights.jpg|250px]]}}
{{TB|''[[Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic]]''}}
{{TB|''Batlestar Galactica'' (Bsg) is one of the elements in [[Lisa]]'s [[Table of Geeky Delights]].}}
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=== Twitter ===
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{{TB|May 10, [[2012]]}}
{{TB|A re-run of Battlestar Galactica was delayed because a hockey game went into overtime. Sports, this is why I loathe you. }}
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== Common cast and crew ==
=== Cast ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Ed Begley, Jr..jpg|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[Ed Begley, Jr.]]}}
{{TB|Played Ensign Greenbean in the original series.}}
{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Ed Begley, Jr.|himself}} in the [[Season 10]] episode "[[Homer to the Max]]" and the [[Season 20]] episode "[[Gone Maggie Gone]]".}}
{{TBT|[[File:William Daniels.jpg|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[William Daniels]]}}
{{TB|Guest-starred in two episodes of ''Galactica 1980''.}}
{{TB|Reprised his ''{{w|Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider}}'' role as [[KITT]] in the [[Season 10]] episode "[[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]]" and the [[Season 15]] episode "[[Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]".}}
{{TBT|[[File:Lucy Lawless.jpg|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[Lucy Lawless]]}}
{{TB|Had a recurring role in the re-imagined series as a reporter who is later revealed to be a humanoid Cylon.}}
{{TB|Voiced {{ch|Lucy Lawless|herself}} appearing at a sci-fi convention as [[Xena]] in the [[Season 11]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]".}}
{{TBT|[[File:Edward James Olmos.png|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[Edward James Olmos]]}}
{{TB|Played Commander Adama in the re-imagined series.}}
{{TB|Voiced the [[pit master]] in the [[Season 27]] episode "[['Cue Detective]]".}}
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=== Crew ===
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{{TB|[[William Arance]]}}
{{TB|Worked as a 3D modeler in the 2003 miniseries.}}
{{TB|Served as a CG animator for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' and for ''[[Season 20]]'' of the show.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Steve Bartek.jpg|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[Steve Bartek]]}}
{{TB|Musician for the re-imagined series and for the TV movies ''Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' and ''Battlestar Galactica: The Plan''.}}
{{TB|Served as an orchestrator for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' and for the album ''[[The Simpsons Movie: The Music]]''.}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|[[Chris Bleth]]}}
{{TB|Musician for the re-imagined series and for the TV movies ''Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' and ''Battlestar Galactica: The Plan''.}}
{{TB|Musician for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Richard Gibbs.jpg|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[Richard Gibbs]]}}
{{TB|Composed the theme music for the re-imagined series.}}
{{TB|Worked as a composer in [[Season 1]].}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|[[Don Kim]]}}
{{TB|Digital compositor in the re-imagined series.}}
{{TB|CG artist for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.}}
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{{TB|[[Kenneth Kobett]]}}
{{TB|Served as a re-recording mixer in the re-imagined series, the ''Caprica'' prequel series, and the ''Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' TV movie.}}
{{TB|Served as a re-recording mixer for the [[Season 10]] episode "[[Wild Barts Can't Be Broken]]".}}
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{{TB|[[Geoffrey W. Mark]]}}
{{TB|3D animator in the re-imagined series.}}
{{TB|CG animator and production assistant in [[Season 4]] and [[Season 5]].}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|[[Peter Rotter]]}}
{{TB|Orchestra conductor for one episode of the re-imagined series.}}
{{TB|Music contractor for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' and for the album ''[[The Simpsons Movie: The Music]]''; conductor and contractor for Seasons [[Season 29|29]] and [[Season 30|30]] of the show.}}
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{{TB|[[Bart Samolis]]}}
{{TB|Musician in the re-imagined series.}}
{{TB|Musician in the [[Season 25]] episode "[[White Christmas Blues]]".}}
{{TBT|[[File:Gerald White.jpg|150px]]}}
{{TB|[[Gerald White]]}}
{{TB|Singer for one episode of the re-imagined series.}}
{{TB|Studio singer for the television show.}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|[[Eric Taylor Williamson]]}}
{{TB|ADR recording engineer for two episodes of the re-imagined series.}}
{{TB|Sound recordist for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.}}
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