- "It means that you're still acting like you're everyone's best friend. We're not friends, you're the CAG. "Be careful out there"? Our job isn't to be careful, it's to shoot Cylons out of the frakking sky! "Good Hunting" is what you say. And now one of your idiot pilots is acting like a child and refusing to take her pills. So she either says "Yes, sir" and obeys a direct order, or you smack her in the mouth, and you drag her sorry ass down to sickbay, and you make her take those pills."
- ―Kara Thrace
| "33" | |
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| Series Battlestar Galactica Season 1, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | October 18th, 2004 (UK) January 14th, 2005 (US) |
| Writers | Ronald D. Moore |
| Director | Michael Rymer |
| Producers | David Eick; Ronald D. Moore; Toni Graphia; Harvey Frand |
| Starring | Edward James Olmos; Mary McDonnell; Katee Sackhoff; Jamie Bamber; James Callis; Tricia Helfer; Grace Park |
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"33" is the pilot episode of the Battlestar Galactica revival series, which follows the two-part Battlestar Galactica miniseries event that first aired in 2003. The episode was directed by Michael Rymer and written by series developer Ronald D. Moore. It first aired in the United States on Friday evening, January 14th, 2005 on Syfy. The episode continues plot lines that were begun in the miniseries and follows the crew of the Galactica as they persistently attempt to stay ahead of their Cylon pursuers. Twin Cylon Basestars hound the fleet, following their course and appearing before them once every thirty-three minutes. Commander Adama is forced to have the fleet make an emergency FTL jump every thirty-three minutes to stay ahead of them, but after more than 230 such jumps, the crew begins to succumb to exhaustion and sleep deprivation. Meanwhile, Doctor Gaius Baltar, haunted by the persona of the Cylon Number Six, grows worried that a scientist aboard the fleet ship, the Olympic Carrier, may possess evidence that could expose his involvement in the attack on the Twelve Colonies.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Supporting cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Hogan | Colonel Saul Tigh |
| Aaron Douglas | Chief Galen Tyrol |
| Tahmoh Penikett | Lieutenant Karl "Helo" Agathon |
| Kandyse McClure | Officer Anastasia Dualla |
| Paul Campbell | Billy Keikeya |
| Alessandro Juliani | Lieutenant Felix Gaeta |
| Sam Witwer | Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alonso Oyarzun | Crewman Specialist Socinus |
| Nicki Clyne | Cally Henderson |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Episode premiered in the UK on October 18th, 2004 on Sky One.
- Episode premiered in the United States on January 14th, 2005 on Syfy.
- Episode aired in Canada on January 15th, 2005 on Chum Television.
- The opening theme song does not begin until nearly nine minutes into the episode.
- Original series creator Glen A. Larson also served as a consulting producer on the BSG revival series.
- Combining all of the episodes from the three Battlestar Galactica television projects, including the miniseries, Battlestar Galactica: 33 is the 36th episode in the franchise overall.
- Director Michael Rymer next helms the two-part season finale "Kobol's Last Gleaming".
- Combining the totals of all Battlestar Galactica projects up do this date, including the original 1978 TV show, Galactica 1980 and the two-part 2003 miniseries that launched the current program, this is the thirty-third episode of the franchise in total.