Battlestar Galactica (1978)
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The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (1)Episode Number: 8 Season Num: 1 First Aired: Sunday October 22, 1978 Prod Code: 50206 |
Baltar attempts to lure Galactica into range of a gigantic pulsar cannon. Adama becomes aware of the trap and sends in a team of commandos to destroy it.
| Writer: | Michael Sloan, Donald P. Bellisario, Leslie Stevens (I) |
| Director: | Alan J. Levi |
| Star: | Tony Swartz (Jolly), Dirk Benedict (Lieutenant Starbuck), Laurette Spang (Cassiopeia), Patrick Macnee (voice (uncredited)), Lorne Greene (Commander Adama), Richard Hatch (Captain Apollo), Herbert Jefferson Jr. (Boomer), John Colicos (Baltar), Maren Jensen (Athena), Noah Hathaway (Boxey), Terry Carter (Col. Tigh), Dick Durock (Imperial Leader) |
| Guest Star: | Roy Thinnes (Croft), James Olson (Thane), Christine Belford (Leda), Richard Lynch (Wolfe), Denny Miller (Ser 5-9), Britt Ekland (Tenna), Alan Stock (Cadet Cree), Curtis Credel (Haals), Jeff MacKay (Komma), Larry Cedar (Cadet Shields), Alex Hyde-White (Cadet Bow), Patrick Milholland (Killian), Walt Davis (Vickers), Larry Manetti (Giles) |
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This episode borrows heavily from the 1961 classic war movie The Guns of Navarone. Common elements between the movie and the episode include: A friendly fleet has to navigate passage through an area controlled by enemy artillery, the need to create a team to infiltrate enemy territory and disable the weapons, a unit commanded by loyal officers but containing potentially dangerous criminals, aid provided by locals under enemy rule, a suspenseful countdown concerning whether the enemy firepower will be blown up before friendly forces come under enemy fire and more. (edit)
This episode borrows heavily from the 1961 classic war movie The Guns of Navarone. Common elements between the movie and the episode include: A friendly fleet has to navigate passage through an area controlled by enemy artillery, the need to create a team to infiltrate enemy territory and disable the weapons, a unit commanded by loyal officers but containing potentially dangerous criminals, aid provided by locals under enemy rule, a suspenseful countdown concerning whether the enemy firepower will be blown up before friendly forces come under enemy fire and more. (edit)
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The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (1)Poor "Unoriginal" How many classic World War II movies do you need to rip off to make one two-part episode of battlestar Galactica? Continue » Posted Mar 31, 2007 6:04 am PST |
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Episode: The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (1)
Season Number: 1
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Season Number: 1
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Score: 8.9 Great 52 votes
Score: 8.9 Great 52 votes
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