Battlestar Galactica

A bonus disc titled "Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far" is included on the UK version of the Season Three DVD box set. The 40-minute feature, narrated by Mary McDonnell (Laura Roslin), recaps the events leading up to the Cylon occupation of New Caprica. The program originally aired on the Sci Fi Channel and on some NBC affiliates before the start of Season Three on the Sci Fi Channel. The program is also available for free online viewing at several websites, including this very website, TV.com. Click on the Videos tab of this guide to watch the video.

Ronald Moore was nominated for a 2007 Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Writing For a Drama Series" for the script of this episode. The nomination treated "Occupation" and "Precipice" as one double-length episode.

Katee Sackhoff read the "Previously on Battlestar Galactica" line at the beginning of this episode.

This episode premiered on Space in Canada on October 7th, 2006. One day after it was shown in the US.

The episode begins on the 134th day of the Cylon occupation of New Caprica.

Kandyse McClure is credited as Candice McClure for the first time.

This opening episode of Season Three introduces a new opening sequence with different footage but the same text ("And They Have a Plan"). The title segment after the teaser mixes in new scenes with the previously used footage. The text is different, however: The Human Race, Far from Home, Fighting for Survival. The count of survivors is absent.

Lucy Lawless and Michael Trucco are credited as "Special Guest Stars" in this episode.

This episode continues the survivors' story four months after the start of the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, as seen in the Season Two finale "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2."

This episode aired with "Precipice" on October 6, 2006, as a two-hour season premiere.