Battlestar Galactica

Author : Patrick Di Justo,Kevin Grazier
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470399090

Get Book

The Science of Battlestar Galactica by Patrick Di Justo,Kevin Grazier Pdf

The official guide to the science behind the Battlestar Galactica universe Battlestar Galactica (BSG) has been called the best show on television, and as real as science fiction gets. It has dealt with issues of religious freedom, patriotism, terrorism, genetic engineering, and the ultimate science fiction question: what does it mean to be human? While the re-imagined BSG may not be packed with cool techie tools (the bad guys don't even have laser guns for frak's sake!), this book shows that the science in the series has a lot to say about the use of science and technology in our lives today. What are the principles behind artificial gravity and sublight propulsion? Are Cylons men or machines? How are humanoid Cylons able to interface with computers? By tackling these and other intriguing questions, The Science of Battlestar Galactica takes us billions of miles away from Earth so that we can turn around and see ourselves from a different perspective. Tackles fans' most pressing BSG questions, from how an FTL drive might work to how the 12 colonies of Kobol could co-exist to the principles behind Gaius Baltar's Cylon-detector Features behind-the-scenes anecdotes, quotes from the BSG Series Bible, and over 60 photos Includes a foreword by BSG co-executive producer, Jane Espenson, and an afterword by actor, Richard Hatch, who played Tom Zarek in the reimagined series and Captain Apollo in the classic series Co-written by BSG's scientific advisor and a Wired contributing editor Packed with must-know details and scientific background, this thought-provoking book will help you see Battlestar Galactica as never before.

Author : Jo Bourne,Neil Kelly,Richard Mead,Alice Peebles
Publisher : Eaglemoss
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781858756110

Get Book

The Ships of Battlestar Galactica by Jo Bourne,Neil Kelly,Richard Mead,Alice Peebles Pdf

Featuring the ships from Universal Pictures' original 1978 US TV series and the reimagined series from 2003! The first and only complete encyclopedia of all the ships from both series. The perfect holiday gift for the Battlestar Galactica fan in your life! THIRTY EIGHT SHIPS FROM THE COLONIAL AND CYLON FLEETS With ships of both the Colonial Fleet and the Cylons from the original 1978 US TV series, the reimagined series from 2003, and the ten-part web series Blood & Chrome, this book provides in-universe profiles and plans of the key spacecraft of the shows with detail that has rarely - if ever - been seen before. The Science Fiction series Battlestar Galactica first screened on US TV in 1978 and ran for 34 episodes. The groundbreaking show, with its dramatic premise, all-star cast and sensational space adventure, acquired a huge popular following and quickly became a best-loved show among fans of science science fiction and beyond. The show returned to TV screens in 2003 in a critically acclaimed and award-winning reimagined series, with Time Magazine naming it one of the '100 Best TV Shows of All Time.' Each ship is illustrated in CG artwork, including original visual effects models made for the TV show, alongside detailed technical specifications, service history, and annotated views of the ships features.

Author : Edward Gross,Mark A. Altman
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781250128959

Get Book

So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica by Edward Gross,Mark A. Altman Pdf

From Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, the bestselling authors of the definitive two-volume Star Trek oral history, The Fifty-Year Mission, comes the complete, uncensored, unauthorized oral history of Battlestar Galactica in So Say We All. Four decades after its groundbreaking debut, Battlestar Galactica—both the 1978 original and its 2004 reimagining have captured the hearts of two generations of fans. What began as a three-hour made for TV movie inspired by the blockbuster success of Star Wars followed by a single season of legendary episodes, was transformed into one of the most critically acclaimed and beloved series in television history. And gathered exclusively in this volume are the incredible untold stories of both shows—as well as the much-maligned Galactica 1980. For the first time ever, you will learn the unbelievable true story of forty years of Battlestar Galactica as told by the teams that created a television legend in the words of over a hundred cast, creators, crew, critics and executives who were there and brought it all to life. So Say We All! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Paul Ruditis,Mark Wright
Publisher : Eaglemoss
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781858758008

Get Book

Battlestar Galactica: Designing Spaceships by Paul Ruditis,Mark Wright Pdf

This new book goes behind the scenes on the award-winning TV series Battlestar Galactica to discover the concepts behind the designs of dozens of spaceships! Battlestar Galactica debuted on TV in 1978 and acquired a phenomenal following, breaking new ground for TV drama and winning several awards. It returned to TV screens in 2003 in a critically acclaimed reimagined series, with Time Magazine naming it one of the 100 Best TV Shows of All Time. This behind-the-scenes guide looks at the creation of the ships in both the original and the reimagined series, including vessels of the ragtag fleet and those of the Cylon enemy. Featuring artwork from the groundbreaking first series and the 2004 reimagined series, this volume explores the art of ship creation from the first sketches to the finished designs of the modelmakers. Covering 18 key ships from the two shows, including the Galactica itself, the Vipers and the Cylon Raiders, the pages are packed with original concept art from designers Eric Chu, Andrew Probert and legendary artist Ralph McQuarrie.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Battlestar Galactica (Television program : 1978-1979)
ISBN : 0441048773

Get Book

Battlestar Galactica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nicholas J. Kiersey,Iver B. Neumann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135089689

Get Book

Battlestar Galactica and International Relations by Nicholas J. Kiersey,Iver B. Neumann Pdf

Looking at a television franchise like Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is no longer news within the discipline of International Relations. A growing number of scholars in and out of IR are studying the importance of cultural artifacts – popular or otherwise – for the phenomena that make up the core of our discipline. The genre of science fiction offers the analyst an opportunity that cannot be matched by more mimetic genres, namely the chance to look at how sets of widely-circulating expectations of the social serve to constrain authors as they work to introduce as yet unexplored problematiques, the fantasy aspect in much of science fiction storytelling is premised simply on a material difference. As such, while the physical setting of a science fiction tale might appear novel, its imaginative life world will likely retain many elements of the world we already live in and which we can readily recognize as similar to our own. For Critical IR scholarship then, BSG presents an opportunity to examine how these purported homologies or elements of redundancy between the fantastic and the real have been drawn and perhaps to consider, too, whether the show can teach us things about world politics, its various logics and structures, which we might not otherwise be sensitive to. Tackling some of the key contemporary issues in IR, the writers of BSG have taken on a range of important political themes and issues, including the legitimacy of military government, the tactical utility of genocide, and even the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence technologies for the very category of what it means to be 'human'. The contributors in this book explore in depth the argument that one of the most important aspects of popular culture is to naturalize or normalise a certain social order by further entrenching the expectations of social behaviour upon which our mentalities of rule are founded. This work will be of interest to student and scholars of international relations, popular culture and security studies.

Author : Peter David,Craig Shaw Gardner,Steven Harper
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429992237

Get Book

Battlestar Galactica Trilogy by Peter David,Craig Shaw Gardner,Steven Harper Pdf

Battlestar Galactica, recognized as one of the most provocative, and socially relevant series of the new millennium, earned its status as a classic American drama series after its very first, Peabody Award-winning season. Here, for the first time in one volume, are all three original Battlestar Galactica novels--based on the highly-lauded TV series that took the country by storm. In The Cylons' Secret, by Craig Shaw Gardner, a ship, scavenging the outer settlements for valuable Cylon technologies after the first human-Cylon war, stumbles on a super-secret scientific outpost beyond charted space. Mere hours later, Battlestar Galactica receives a one-word distress call from the scavenging ship: "Cylons," causing the young Colonel William Adama to investigate. Sagittarius Is Bleeding, by Peter David, concerns President Laura Roslin, whose prophetic dreams have infused her people with hope that they will find Earth, humanity's cradle. But her new dreams of a galaxy overrun by the Cylons disturb her even as they energize an extremist political group. The threat of violent revolt puts Roslin at personal risk and endangers the fleet. In Unity by Steven Harper, Peter Attis, a rock star adored by all the fleet, including Starbuck, has recently been rescued from a Cylon prison ship. But after his first post-return concert, crewmembers are stricken by a strange malady that threatens to lay the fleet open to Cylon attack. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Dar Petersen
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781525590832

Get Book

Unity by Dar Petersen Pdf

Unity, a sequel to Reunions, continues to follow the life of the Chase family. Elle, the matriarch of the family binds the family with her love and strength. In the previous book, Elle leans on her sons for support but, the roles have reversed. Although babies, a wedding, a past relationship and a desperate drug addict may challenge her strength, Elle continues to stand her ground with her husband Danny right beside her.

Author : Josef Steiff,Tristan D. Tamplin
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780812696431

Get Book

Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy by Josef Steiff,Tristan D. Tamplin Pdf

"A collection of essays exploring philosophical, political, and cultural themes of the television show Battlestar Galactica"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Greg Pak
Publisher : Dynamite
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1933305576

Get Book

New Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3 by Greg Pak Pdf

As Sharon Valerii leads her strange army into the heart of the Cylon empire, she'll find not only the answers to who she is, but the secrets of her very existence. Meanwhile, back on the Galactica, Adama works to put down a violent uprising aboard his ship while battling the "returner" virus that has crippled more than half his crew! Volume III collects issues #9-12 of the companion to the Award-winning SCI FI TV Series, written by Greg Pak and featuring art by Nigel Raynor, Jonathan Lau, and a host of incredible cover artists including Joe Prado, Stephen Segovia, and BSG photo covers!

Author : Jutta Wimmler
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476622651

Get Book

Religious Science Fiction in Battlestar Galactica and Caprica by Jutta Wimmler Pdf

Why did it seem strange when Battlestar Galactica ended its narrative on a religious note instead of providing a scientific explanation? And what does this have to do with gender? This book explores the connection between the triumph of religion and the dominance of femininity in Battlestar Galactica and its prequel series Caprica. Both series breached science fiction’s convention of representing the “irrationality” of femininity and religion. Analyzing the connections (and disconnections) between women and men, and theology and technology, the author argues that the “Battlestarverse” depicts women as zones of contact between the seemingly contradictory spheres of science and religion by simultaneously employing and breaking gender stereotypes.

Author : J. T. Krul
Publisher : Dynamite Entertainment
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781524102241

Get Book

Battlestar Galactica: Six by J. T. Krul Pdf

A pivotal chapter in the history of Battlestar Galactica, the reimagined series... set before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol! In developing the next generation of Cylons, getting the models to look human was the easy part. But acting human is another story. Witness the evolution of Number Six as she learns to live, to love... and to hate.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781402248276

Get Book

Finding Battlestar Galactica by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Bassom
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781848561113

Get Book

Battlestar Galactica: Downloaded by David Bassom Pdf

Battlestar Galactica the ‘re-imagined’ version of the cult 1970s series and now in its fourth and final season is without doubt the most critically acclaimed SF show on TV. With a classy ensemble cast, including Edward James Olmos (Miami Vice) and Mary McDonnell (Independence Day), cutting edge special effects, superb production design and adult-oriented scripts, the new Battlestar Galactica is both a worthy successor to a classic original, and a stunning piece of television in its own right. This official full-colour companion to the first and second seasons is packed with exclusive interviews, stunning photos, behind-the-scenes secrets, and a complete episode guide with in-depth commentary from both cast and crew.

Author : Jeffrey A. Carver
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765315645

Get Book

Battlestar Galactica by Jeffrey A. Carver Pdf

For forty years, the Twelve Colonies of Man experienced peace, united since the war against the man-made Cylons. The Cylons, mechanical beings created to perform the manual labor civilization required, were gone forever...or so humanity thought. But in those years, the Cylons developed new Cylons that looked and acted like humans--with one goal in mind: to destroy all humanity! When they suddenly attacked the Twelve Worlds, humanity's extinction seemed inevitable. Only a single warship survived the massive attack: Battlestar Galactica, the oldest ship in the fleet, ready to be decommissioned and turned into a museum. Commander William Adama, himself set to retire, had but one course: to marshal the meager forces available, a ragtag crew of misfits and green recruits, to prevent their enemy from wiping out the last vestiges of the human race. But the Cylons, stronger, smarter, and driven to destroy their creators, may just be too powerful for them and all of humanity to survive.