| "Experiment in Terra" | |
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| Series Battlestar Galactica Season 1, Episode 22 | |
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| Air date | March 18th, 1979 |
| Writers | Glen A. Larson |
| Director | Rod Holcomb |
| Producers | Donald P. Bellisario; David J. O'Connell; Glen A. Larson; David G. Phinney; Gary B. Winter |
| Starring | Richard Hatch; Dirk Benedict; Lorne Greene; Herbert Jefferson, Jr.; John Colicos; Maren Jensen; Noah Hathaway; Laurette Spang; Tony Swartz; Terry Carter |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Baltar's Escape" |
Next "Take the Celestra" |
"Experiment in Terra" is the nineteenth episode of season one of the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. It is the twenty-second episode of the series overall, if one counts the pilot movie as three separate episodes. It was directed by Rod Holcomb with a script written by Glen A. Larson. It first aired on ABC on March 18th, 1979. Apollo is chosen by the Ship of Lights/Beings of Light to perform a mission to save the planet Terra (discussed in "Greetings from Earth") from the Terran faction, the Eastern Alliance.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Hatch | Captain Apollo |
| Dirk Benedict | Lieutenant Starbuck |
| Lorne Greene | Commander Adama |
Also Starring[]
Note: Listings marked with a (†) symbol indicate cast members who are credited in this episode, but their character does not make an appearance.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Herbert Jefferson, Jr. | Lieutenant Boomer |
| John Colicos | Baltar † |
| Maren Jensen | Athena † |
| Noah Hathaway | Boxey † |
| Laurette Spang | Cassiopeia † |
| Tony Swartz | Flight Sgt. Jolly |
| Anne Lockhart | Lieutenant Sheba † |
| Terry Carter | Colonel Tigh |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Melody Anderson | Brenda Maxwell |
| Peter D. MacLean | President |
| Edward Mulhare | John |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Eastern Alliance leader |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Logan Ramsey | Moore |
| Ken Swofford | General Maxwell |
| Sidney Clute | Stone |
| Kenneth Lynch | Doctor Horning |
| Jordan Rhodes | Brace |
| John de Lancie | Officer |
| Russ Marin | Alliance member |
| David Greenan | Flight officer Omega |
| Milt Jamin | Alliance leader |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine was born on the same day that this episode first aired.
Quotes[]
- Apollo: I came from a world where the people believed, the opposite of war was peace. We found out the hard way, that the opposite of war, is more often slavery, and that strength, strength alone can support freedom.