List of Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) and Galactica 1980 episodes


Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, produced in 1978 by Glen A. Larson and starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict. It lasted one season in 1978–1979, but books were written continuing stories. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and Boxey being the only continuing characters.

''Battlestar Galactica'' (TV series)

Series 1 (1978-79)

The following table lists the episodes of the original Battlestar Galactica.

Theatrical releases

Between 1978 and 1981, episodes were edited into three feature-length films. The first film, Battlestar Galactica, was an edited version of the pilot, "Saga of a Star World", featuring some differences from the original televised episodes, including the death of Baltar. It was released in cinemas in Canada, Australia and continental Europe before its American TV premiere and, in 1979, it was released theatrically in the UK, Ireland and the US. The second film, Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack, was a re-edited version of the episodes "The Living Legend" and "Fire in Space", which also differed from the broadcast versions, omitting several scenes from both episodes. In 1979, it was released theatrically in continental Europe and Japan, and in the UK and Australia in 1980. The third film, Conquest of the Earth, was a similar edit, though this time its source episodes were from Galactica 1980. It was also released theatrically, in 1981, in Europe and Australia.

Television movies

Following the cancellation of the series, all of the episodes from the original series were re-edited into television movies for syndication, including a third edit of the pilot. The four two-part episodes were all combined and expanded with about five minutes of scenes deleted from the original broadcasts. The remaining single episodes were edited into two-hour blocks, combining two episodes into a single narrative, occasionally including over-dubbed dialogue. The final TV movie, an expanded version of "Experiment in Terra" with some scenes from the Galactica 1980 episode "The Return of Starbuck", featured new footage of an astronaut finding Commander Adama's logbook, which retold the premise of the show. It is believed that this version of the episode was to be released as another theatrical film in other countries, but never materialized.
TV movie titleOriginal episodes
1Battlestar Galactica"Saga of a Star World"
2Lost Planet of the Gods"Lost Planet of the Gods"
3Gun on Ice Planet Zero"Gun on Ice Planet Zero"
4The Phantom in Space"The Hand of God" and "The Lost Warrior"
5Space Prison"The Man with Nine Lives" and "Baltar's Escape"
6Space Casanova"Take the Celestra" and "The Long Patrol"
7Curse of the Cylons"Fire in Space" and "The Magnificent Warriors"
8The Living Legend"The Living Legend"
9War of the Gods"War of the Gods"
10Greetings from Earth"Greetings from Earth"
11Murder in Space"Murder on the Rising Star" and "The Young Lords"
12Experiment in Terra *"The Return of Starbuck" and "Experiment in Terra"

* The Experiment in Terra telemovie is not included on the UK PAL VHS box set; it has only the original episode "Experiment in Terra" without any clips from "Return of Starbuck." However, all the other telemovies appear to be in this set.

''Galactica (1980)''

Series 2 (1980)

The following table lists the episodes of Galactica 1980. The episodes were later sold as part of the Battlestar Galactica syndication package, with a new introduction sequence.