Galactica 1980 (1980–1980)

TV ShowEndedABCSci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama1 season, 10 episodes
Galactica 1980 posterReview score: 61%

Plot

30 years after the original Battlestar Galactica series. Upon reaching Earth, the inhabitants of the renegade starfleet take action when they realize earthlings aren't advanced enough to help battle the Cylons.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Galactica 1980 S01E10The Return of StarbuckS01E10 · 7.0Dr. Zee tells Adama about a dream where he sees Starbuck, crashed on a distant planet, befriending an injured Cylon Centurion and a mysterious alien woman who gives birth to a baby boy.
  2. 02Galactica 1980 S01E01Galactica Discovers Earth (1)S01E01 · 5.7Thirty years after its voyage began, the Galactica finally nears Earth, but to their utter disappointment they find Earth's technology is no match for the Cylons. Adama dispatches two pilots with a mission to secretly speed up Earth's defence development.
  3. 03Galactica 1980 S01E07The Night the Cylons Landed (1)S01E07 · 4.5The Cylon Empire has built a new type of Cylon, a humanoid android; and when one of them survives a crash near New York City, Troy and Dillon must hunt the Cylon down.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes1980Aired 4.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Galactica 1980 S01E01Galactica Discovers Earth (1)January 27, 1980 5.7Thirty years after its voyage began, the Galactica finally nears Earth, but to their utter disappointment they find Earth's technology is no
  2. S01E02Galactica 1980 S01E02Galactica Discovers Earth (2)February 3, 1980 4.1When treacherous Xavier travels back in time, Troy and Dillon must race to capture him before the space-age technology falls into the hands
  3. S01E03Galactica 1980 S01E03Galactica Discovers Earth (3)February 10, 1980 4.1Xavier appears on Earth before the arrival of the Galactica and it is up to Tory and Dillon to stop his schemes before all hope for a future
  4. S01E04Galactica 1980 S01E04The Super Scouts (1)March 16, 1980 3.5When the Cylons launch a surprise attack on the fleet, Adama sends Troy and Dillon to take the children to Earth for their own safety.
  5. S01E05Galactica 1980 S01E05The Super Scouts (2)March 23, 1980 3.7Troy, Dillon and the children all become involved in efforts to stop a chemical company from polluting a town's water supply.
  6. S01E06Galactica 1980 S01E06SpaceballMarch 30, 1980 3.2While Troy and Dillon try to stop the renegade Xavier from altering Earth's history, the Galactica children find themselves at a baseball ca
  7. S01E07Galactica 1980 S01E07The Night the Cylons Landed (1)April 13, 1980 4.5The Cylon Empire has built a new type of Cylon, a humanoid android; and when one of them survives a crash near New York City, Troy and Dillo
  8. S01E08Galactica 1980 S01E08The Night the Cylons Landed (2)April 20, 1980 4.3Still chasing the humanoid Cylon, Troy and Dillon track him to a radio station, where he tries to send a signal to his Base Star.
  9. S01E09Galactica 1980 S01E09Space CroppersApril 27, 1980 3.8Troy and Dillon form a partnership with an immigrant farmer to produce crops to feed the Galactica refugees after the Cylons destroy the fle
  10. S01E10Galactica 1980 S01E10Season's bestThe Return of StarbuckMay 4, 1980 7.0Dr. Zee tells Adama about a dream where he sees Starbuck, crashed on a distant planet, befriending an injured Cylon Centurion and a mysterio

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Cast

Kent McCordKent McCordCapt. TroyBarry Van DykeBarry Van DykeLt. DillonRobyn DouglassRobyn DouglassJamie HamiltonLorne GreeneLorne GreeneCommander Adama

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