Battlestar Galactica
Bastille Day
TV Flash files “Bastille Day” as hour 3 of 73 in the TV Flash guide — Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009) on Syfy, season 1, episode 3, aired 2005-01-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E03: listed hour 3 of 73 in the Battlestar Galactica guide, hour 3 of 13 in season 1. It aired 2005-01-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Water” (S01E02). Next is “Act of Contrition” (S01E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Deciding to use the thousand prisoners on a prison transport ship to mine the ice on the planet they've found, Galactica's plans are upset when a political prisoner onboard leads an uprising, taking hostages. He questions the legitimacy of Roslin's government and demands free elections to be held in the fleet.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bastille Day sit in the Battlestar Galactica guide?
S01E03 is listed hour 3 of 73 — hour 3 of 13 in season 1, season 1 episode 3.
When did Battlestar Galactica S01E03 air?
Bastille Day aired 2005-01-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is this the 1970s Battlestar or the 2000s one?
The 2004 reimagining (Moore/Eick), not Glen A. Larson’s 1978 original. Same title family, different show. This pack is the 2000s fleet.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The 2004 reimagining, not the 1978 original — wartime politics in a fleet that never gets to rest. Watch it for occupation allegory, for faith arguments that actually cost something, and for a fandom that still litigates the last jump. So say we all, then argue in the tags.
So about the fleet group chat: someone said “so say we all” like a punchline, someone else is still litigating the last hour, and a third person just asked if this is the one with Lorne Greene. Wrong show. This pack is the 2004 Battlestar Galactica — Moore and David Eick’s reimagining after the 2003 miniseries — not Glen A. Larson’s 1978 original, not Caprica, not a nostalgia sugar raid. I said spoiler-free. I meant the Cylon question is the weather; the sandwich is behind a fence. Lana can have the premiere…
Filed against
- Edward James Olmos as William Adama
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- Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin
Mary McDonnell’s Laura Roslin is the civilian command of Battlestar Galactica — the president in a fleet that never gets to rest, Ronald D. Moore’s 2004 reimagining rather than the 1978 original. Syfy space opera became wartime liturgy;…
- Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
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- Jamie Bamber as Lee "Apollo" Adama
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- James Callis as Gaius Baltar
James Callis’s Gaius Baltar is Battlestar Galactica’s brilliant coward — political sci-fi with a man who cannot stop surviving himself. Ronald D. Moore’s 2004 reimagining turned Syfy space opera into wartime liturgy. On TV Flash Baltar is…
- Tricia Helfer as Number Six
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