Apollo and Starbuck Attack Cylon Baseship - Battlestar Galactica 1978

[@scottmitchell3641]

The infamous Purple and Orange squadrons. Unbeatable. Unstoppable.

[@barragethree5047]

"There are purple and orange Vipers hidden in the Alpha landing bay And every week I'm signin' checks for the Purple Squadron's pay Who's paying Orange Squadron? I'm not sure I want to know But I can calmly tell the Orange Squadron where to go..."

[@scottmitchell3641]

@@barragethree5047 See purple and orange squadrons in action against each other kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIrJlphtnsifeKc

[@MrJackal00]

and of course undetectable

[@WalterDWormack214]

"The infamous Purple & Orange Squadrons! Unbeatable! Unstoppable!" They must've gotten their training with "Gatchaman Squadron"!

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

My favorite squadrons, especially Orange squadron.

[@crungus__]

“How? We took them by surprise!” “Apparently it was not as big a surprise as we had hoped for” Hilarious, loved the lines from the OG Cylons

[@WalterDWormack214]

Spoken in Cylon Centurion monotone: "Apparently, the humans did not get the memo!"

[@DMSProduktions]

You and your OG!

[@williamcole2778]

Cylons hopes and dreams, shattered!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@williamcole2778 By your command!

[@joseeduardobolisfortes]

This looks like the conversation between Putin and the Ukraine invasion commander last year.

[@YDV669]

I'd forgotten how hilarious Cylon lines could be in BSG:TOS. It's hard to choose between "Apparently, it was not as great a surprise as we'd hoped for" and "Sir, I really think you should take a look at the other battlestar." and "We were discussing the matter when the planet came up and hit us."

[@williamcole2778]

"These humanoids are not well constructed and damage easily". "At least we don't rust" "SILENCE!"

[@tankman7711]

LMAO!! They were great lines! Baltar-" It Cant Be!" Centurion-" No, it is another Battle Star." LOL!

[@WalterDWormack214]

The 'last' line was from the Galactica 1980 episode, "The Return of Starbuck"! The 'line' was 'preceded' by the words, "We were taking a vote..." something 'else' that was 'unknown' about your basic Cylon centurions.

[@therikerp]

From what episode comes the line “the planet came up and hit us?”

[@YDV669]

@@therikerp Galactica 1980: Galactica Discovers Earth, the final episode(the only episode worth watching), The Return of Starbuck.

[@battlestarmarc]

Best sci fi series that should have been a mega franchise. ABC wanted too much too soon from Larson.

[@doughazzard2532]

Don't forget Lucas's cowardly law suite. He actually thought he owned all the sci fi genre after star wars. Pig!!

[@robertthomas5736]

One of The Most Expensive and Spectacular Space Adventures Ever Filmed for Television

[@AlphanPeter]

One of best scenes in classic Battlestar Galactica.

[@erichtomanek4739]

An excellent example of working smarter not harder!

[@dangeary2134]

My favorite line of the entire Galactica series! “Apparently, it was not as big a surprise as we had hoped for!” Famous last words!!!

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

That line still kills! Soo funny!! 🤣🤣

[@RecklessFables]

Centurion dropping shade

[@DocMicrowave]

That was done right disrespect from a Centurion.

[@Bondek1996]

Great scene. Apollo and Starbuck showing early on their friendship and bravery. Though I like Apollo reigning Starbuck in: "..let's not get carried away..."

[@williamhaynes4800]

Apollo had much to fight for. The Cylons killed his brother Zak during their sneak attack on the fleet.

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

​@William Haynes they also killed his mother when they attacked Caprica.

[@williamhaynes4800]

@@BrotherDerrick3X Yeah, I had forgotten about that. Thanks for reminding me.

[@HariSeldon913]

@@williamhaynes4800 Also his wife.

[@DocMicrowave]

Apollo was always trying to reign in Starbuck.

[@RaymondBCrisp]

Damn...feels like I'm 12 years old again with this blast from the past!

[@toddpayne923]

3:36 is one of the coolest moments of my childhood!

[@jkkay477]

3:27 for me, when the basestar opens fire!

[@contextspecific]

Man those Cylons had some pretty dry humour sass going on

[@contextspecific]

"Apparently it was not as big a surprise as we had hoped for" 🤣🤣🤣

[@jmcenanly1]

Robots always get the best lines

[@azurerainbow4637]

Such a great idea it was for Apollo & Starbuck to trick the Cylon Imperious Leader to land on Carillon and get it destroyed with the planet. Odd it take long for the Imperious Leader to get replaced after he was destroyed with the Base Star.

[@SnowyNightFlyer]

Planet's going to explode, sending out billions of debris and fragments in a blinding flash: a perfect time to lower the shield!

[@alisondale979]

But the plot shield wasn't lowered 😂

[@nealsterling8151]

He said "negative" shield, not "lower" the shields.

[@robertmandl9326]

The "shield" in question is basically the front window cover. Also notice that despite being closer to the planet and way more fragile than a Battlestar both Vipers remained undamaged as well.

[@DocMicrowave]

@@robertmandl9326 The vipers had their plot shield generators on full power.

[@Debbiebabe69]

@@nealsterling8151 negative shield IS an order to lower the shields, just like 'positive shield' means raise the shields.

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

When Athena said those lines 'Commander we're picking up attacking signals from Purple and Orange Squadrons we don't have Purple and Orange Squadrons' and Adama saying 'Purple and Orange' as I mentioned in a previous comment they knew they didn't have Purple and Orange squadrons but the Cylons didn't know that and seeing the look on Adama's face when he realized it was Apollo and Starbuck I can certainly understand his concern when he said 'Lord Help Them Both'.

[@wingsley]

Somebody really needs to do a CGI remake of the battle between the Pegasus and the two baseships in "The Living Legend, Part 2".

[@DocMicrowave]

Agreed. Someone show redo All the FX on this classic show. Kinda like what they did for Star Trek TOS a number of years ago. But keep the story and characters the same.

[@Debbiebabe69]

But the original sfx for that battle will never be beat.... *battle scene copied and pasted from episode 1* *battle scene copied and pasted from episode 2* *battle scene copied and pasted from episode 3* Commander Caine - 'Fire missiles' *random footage of a stage separation from a Saturn 5 moon rocket* *explosions*

[@brianwesley28]

I picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue.

[@brianbelknap5650]

My favorite TV show

[@geoffreyah]

I was sixteen when I saw this episode and it brings back fond memories. I still love the special effects still good by today's standards. Being more savvy in physics and science today, i think that if that planet was made of enough explosives it enough to blow itself up it would have blown much earlier and not conveniently for the destruction of the base star. Science fiction can get away with a lot with the general public.

[@ericmadsen7470]

OG BSG was a classic show. Loved it.

[@vulkanXVII]

Even a tv show from 1978 has better animations then some tv shows in 2020

[@DocMicrowave]

Not to mention writing.

[@Sanderlee]

Aaah, yes, the infamous "Battle for the Planet Explodium."

[@jonathanmyers2867]

2:25 "Lord, help them both."

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

Man the look on Adama's face when he started to realize what Apollo and Starbuck were upto was priceless and the same with his daughter Athena and in all honesty I can't really blame 'em I mean 2 Colonial Vipers against a Cylon BaseStar is either crazy or suicidal or both.

[@0159ralph]

I was 13 when this aired every Sunday night. My dream was to fly an F15 in the Air Force fighting Soviet Migs.

[@fredconnelly5846]

Great show old but great Battlestar Galactica 1978 it was.

[@donaldmisgen5743]

This is awesome👍

[@kirkward3465]

It's cool that they named a coffee franchise after him

[@richardched6085]

The Imperious Leader seemed quite convinced that 30 to 50 Vipers posed a serious untenable threat to a Basestar deprived of Raiders..... Fighters are the real power projection in the OG Galactica universe. Battlestars and Basestars aren't meant to slug it out (Even though they do). They just sit back and let the Fighters do all the work... Probably why the war lasted so long. Commander Cain and Adama took initiative and actually engaged Cylon Basestars up close and prevailed. Commander Kronus of the Battlestar Rycon was well respected for destroying 3 Basestars at Cosmora Archipelago. Though the Rycon was destroyed as well... This indicates that direct Capital Ship warfare was a rarity and when it did happen... Both sides lost badly lol.

[@DocMicrowave]

It makes sense. BattleStars and BaseStars are basically space borne aircraft carriers with nothing more that gun turrets for weapons.

[@shainedge6651]

@@DocMicrowave Battlestars do have missiles. Shown when the Pegasus took out two Basestars.

[@DocMicrowave]

@@shainedge6651 This is true. I think that is the only time in the original BSG that missles were shown to be used from the Galatica. The new BSG had the Galatica with cannons, missles and other ordinance.

[@shainedge6651]

@@DocMicrowave Pegasus, but ya.

[@DocMicrowave]

@@shainedge6651 Yeah, Pegasus used them. I was assuming all Battlestars had them if Pegasus did. New BSG has Galactica using all kinds of ordinance in battle. (Exepct pew pew lazers.)

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

When I heard Apollo's reaction to what StarBuck said about there being a Purple and Orange squadrons as he said 'Purple and Orange' it was like he was thinking 'Where did Starbuck get that idea'.

[@midnighttornado22]

"GRAT SHOT KID! THAT WAS ONE IN A MIL... ERR I MEAN CENTON!"

[@JJ-rf7dg]

MY favorite show. I like the original series over the new generation.

[@battlestarmarc]

More Battlestar clips. Any chance of full Battlestar episodes ? What did the IL stand for in IL series in the Cylon empire ?

[@bigcazza5260]

pirate bay has them all and the 1980 continuation as one download

[@roblewis570]

yes, you buy them

[@Poizenne]

I believe IL stood for Imperious Leader. They were the line that produced replacements when necessary. Luci mentions in one episode that he is an IL series model and was hoping to become the next Leader but another IL got the promotion.

[@edlindo6005]

@@Poizenne You know that makes sense. The Cylons would produce numerous models capable of performing the duties of Imperious Leader. Lucifer also said, "Why they chose him (New Imperious Leader) over me I will never understand." This indicates that the Cylon Society had some form of democracy where a group of people make certain decision.

[@therightside9237]

My favorite scene!

[@ahsenkhan5386]

..................and this is why I loved the re-image one.

[@Randy-cx4jb]

Classic TV cannot be beat. Less channels and no bs like dumping moms on island to date other moms sons, crap tv, and Kardashian tripe we stuck with today.

[@enjolras76]

yes hear hear!!

[@mikedski9698]

Starbuck: Apollo? Apollo: Ok Starbuck Let's Get Out Of Here, Before That Tylium We Set On Fire Blows The Planet Apart!

[@joerhodes213]

That climb by the Vipers...🤘🤘🤘

[@DartmanX]

"They aren't gonna buy it, Kara!" "Trust me, Lee, it'll work. (Oh gods let it work)"

[@johnpauljones9310]

The dry comedy of Cylon centurions is perfect.

[@jamesgrasshopperninja647]

WAY back when special effects were so "bad" (compared to today) and very obvious........ still better plot than most shows today.

[@lothean2099]

That was Galactica reverse version of star wars, where the planet blows up the enemy.

[@josephfuselier]

When the cylon saw the battlestar pegasus and said to Baltar I really think you should look at the the other battlestar after thinking he could finish off the galactic! Laughed my tail off asBaltar said turn you fool he is coming right for us! Hilarious 😂!

[@andrerone8208]

Before Galactica finish us off was hilarious indeed poor Baltar😂😅😂

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

I forgot what it was called but I saw this movie years ago that believe or not used stock footage from the original BattleStar Galactica in it man that was quite a surprise.

[@YDV669]

Space Mutiny

[@MiguelHernandez-tz4ml]

The God of Coffee and the God of Sunshine are pretty good aviators.

[@miltonxvb]

It is great honestly I like this new version of GALACTICA. Congratulation Mr. Dark Plagueis great job. When you have the possibilite to get the full epic episode about RETURNED OF STARBUCK please could you show us to watch again. It will be a splendid event for your followers.

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

You know I still find it weird that the Imperious Leader would order the Cylons to hide they're BaseStar from Colonial Vipers when it was mentioned that said ship is packing enough firepower to destroy said fighters and the entire colonial fleet including the Galactica man for a nearly superior force the Cylons on that BaseStar were a bunch of wimps.

[@pyro_warrior5924]

This was the poor man’s version of Star Wars😅😅 and I used to watch every episode on channel 13.

[@tankman7711]

LOL! Always loved the reactions from everyone about ' Purple and Orange Squadrons'! A part on this clip is missing, the reaction from the Cylon Leader when he is told of Purple and Orange Squadrons. LOL! Personally I have always liked " The Living Legend" as the best.

[@andrerone8208]

Apparently is not as big of a surprise as we had hoped for that classic/iconic in one long live the Cylon Empire😅😂

[@ericdunn7352]

Imagine if Galactica and the rag tag fugitive fleet jumped into the Star Wars Galaxy in the middle of the original trilogy, What would happen then?

[@peterhewitt3587]

3:57 crew reaction to basestar / Carillon explosion seems to be taken from the crew reaction to the destruction of the Atlantia in "Saga of a Star World". The circle is now complete.

[@Andre-qc9nb]

This show was soooooo good

[@Malbeefance]

I understand CDR Adam's caution but if Apollo can figure out the threat posed by the Cylon basestar, Adam should have figured it out, too.

[@northstarprimejaguar0076]

Now, that's what I call a "booming" endorsement! (Only on Battlestar Galactica, people.)

[@johnturtle6649]

"we've got the power of Stanley Kubrick behind us, we can't fail"

[@enjolras76]

😍❤❤💯

[@jamesfountain6183]

If only Imperial Stormtroopers talked like Cyclons

[@azurerainbow4637]

The President of the Council of 12 whose Battlestar was the Atlantia would've liked seeing a Cylon Base Star going down on Carillon and causing it and the planet explode. The crew of the other Battlestars would've been glad to see that as well.

[@EarlJohn61]

But they would've had to survive the sneak attack.

[@ChrisNapolion-c5w]

Got to get the dvd

[@elvis3571]

now that the two have a kill mark for a base ship and a kill mark for a planet as well.

[@MrSd40jk]

Dad knows his boy's.

[@shawnmatthews5118]

I don’t remember them taking out the Imperious Leader, but I guess they did.

[@gsmith601]

I wonder how many total base ships got destroyed by the Galactica and Pegasus

[@mikedski9698]

Planet Carillon Is Going To Explode.

[@dennismckown4951]

a cylon with humor

[@paulsarnik8506]

Where's Baltar when you need him😮. 🤓😎✌🏻

[@valerianportus7409]

So much better than the Syfy abomination

[@willm5028]

Commander had to ask which two?😂

[@TheCormTube]

The Drazi of B5 want to join those squadrons.

[@Noobie675]

Prefer this version to new one,but close call

[@sovereignbeing8530]

Hurry up and make this old t v series into a modern show four new entertainment/And a movie for good measure

[@DonGolderos]

??

[@Milovan-c9x]

OMDG How cheesy and how hokie can you get😆😆😂, BUT I STILL LOVE IT👍

[@davidedens6968]

Anyone ever think that having an entire planet explode to take out one Cylon Baseship is kind of extreme? LOL

[@volvo1971]

Why did the planet blow up?

[@darthplagueis4626]

Carillon was full of tylium mines, a substance extremely combustible in its raw form. During their escape, Starbuck and Apollo ended up igniting a vein of tylium. Between the battle and the evacuation of Colonial civilians, enough time had gone by (since the Cylons in the mines did not, or were not able to, stop the fires), the inferno had spread across major portions of Carillon. The Imperious Leader was so concerned about being destroyed by six squadrons of Vipers that he passed over the raised concern about the planet's condition and ordered the baseship moved closer to hide. At that point, large enough pockets of compressed tylium had ignited to blow up the planet, taking the baseship with it.

[@OtisRobinson-np3id]

I cannot watch this video because of the stupid commercial promoting a false narrative about January 6

[@billlyl3725]

True story

[@realmofstratford]

Sorry, why did it explode?

[@ValiantWrestling]

Apollo and Starbuck set the tylium desposites of the planet on fire, that's why the Centurion said about reports of fires. Tylium is the primary fuel source in the BSG Universe.

[@YDV669]

It's not obvious from the short clip, but earlier, they set fire to the fuel that planet was full of after getting away with as much as they could at first.

[@realmofstratford]

@@YDV669 I see. Thank you kindly.

[@HombreLobo75]

A lo gaucho y sin miedo... ESOS SI SON PILOTOS!!!!. Donde puedo ver esta pelicula piloto o en su defecto bajarla???

[@darthplagueis4626]

It's on Peacock and Amazon Prime.

[@WalterDWormack214]

@Darth Plagueis Sorry bub! I subscribe to Peacock, and the only Battlestar Galactica carried on Peacock, is that "Terminator II Judgement Day" dreck, that's passing itself off as 'revisioned' Battlestar Galactica!

[@darthplagueis4626]

@@WalterDWormack214 Oof, that's unfortunate.

[@mitche5007]

The best way to blow up a cylon base ship, blow up a planet first😊

[@bobbybates2614]

I know they used names of greek gods in this movie

[@diegohorton869]

Doesn’t at all look like Arizona 😂

[@cupidstunt22]

Face

[@rolfstamenov9914]

Cheese anyone?