Galactica 1980 — Season 1
The great ship Galactica, our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space. And now, we near the end of our journey: we have, at last, found Earth.
About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. Galactica Discovers Earth (1)
5.7Aired 27 January 1980 • 49 min
Thirty 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.
2. Galactica Discovers Earth (2)
4.1Aired 3 February 1980 • 49 min
When treacherous Xavier travels back in time, Troy and Dillon must race to capture him before the space-age technology falls into the hands of the Nazis.
3. Galactica Discovers Earth (3)
4.1Aired 10 February 1980 • 49 min
Xavier 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 colony is lost.
4. The Super Scouts (1)
3.5Aired 16 March 1980 • 49 min
When 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. The Super Scouts (2)
3.7Aired 23 March 1980 • 49 min
Troy, Dillon and the children all become involved in efforts to stop a chemical company from polluting a town's water supply.
6. Spaceball
3.2Aired 30 March 1980 • 49 min
While Troy and Dillon try to stop the renegade Xavier from altering Earth's history, the Galactica children find themselves at a baseball camp for underprivileged children.
7. The Night the Cylons Landed (1)
4.5Aired 13 April 1980 • 49 min
The 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.
8. The Night the Cylons Landed (2)
4.3Aired 20 April 1980 • 49 min
Still 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. Space Croppers
3.8Aired 27 April 1980 • 49 min
Troy and Dillon form a partnership with an immigrant farmer to produce crops to feed the Galactica refugees after the Cylons destroy the fleet's agroships.
10. The Return of Starbuck
6.7Aired 4 May 1980 • 49 min
Dr. 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.