The Odd Couple: Baltar and Lucifer - A Battlestar Galactica 1978 Compilation

[@schot2643]

Love these Cylon scenes. John Colicos, what a great actor he was!

[@Rob-z7k]

He was awesome as Kayless the Klingom on Star Trek DS9

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@Rob-z7k He wasn't Kah'less he was Kor on the Star Trek TOS and reprised as Dahar Master Kor a couple times on DS9 before he passed away not long after.

[@somefella7611]

I think he played a Klingon in the old 60s star Trek series for an episode. I don't remember the name of it, something like 'balance of power.'

[@SnowDaulphin]

@@Rob-z7kKayless was a historical Klingon figure shown in the TOS episode with fake Lincoln and a reincarnation episode in TNG. Collicos played Kor in both DS9 and TOS. I wish he came back in Star Trek VI which featured Christopher Plummer. Kor could have been one of the initial antagonists who hated the Federation but learned to respect Kirk in the movie after being disillusioned by the Federation Klingon conspiracy.

[@Rob-z7k]

@@SnowDaulphin ....Ka plaaaaa!

[@darrinwebber4077]

As a kid watching this in the 70's... Lucifer was one of my favorite characters in the show. Evil cylon with a sense of humor.

[@FreihEitner]

I thought all the cylons were cool in the original series, but Lucifer was particularly cool with that shimmering cone head.

[@cacogenicist]

My Anatolian LGD (a dog) has a peculiar pattern on her arse (her curly tail is always up) that always looked like Lucifer to me. I once created a side-by-side image of her arse and Lucifer, and posted it to social media -- only a few old people chuckled, sadly. But now, the youth are made more aware of this old show, with it's dog arsehole-shaped characters. 🎉

[@SJHFoto]

I was shocked after I found out as an adult that the actor in the suit was a little person! (I guess it makes sense as they have A LOT of electronics in there to fill up space)

[@scottmccrea1873]

Even George Lucas had Kenny Baker inside R2. Robotics weren't cheap enough to do what the can do with say Baby Yoda today. So human beings, in this case, little people, were the stop gaps - doing what the computers/robotics couldn't. @@SJHFoto

[@scottmccrea1873]

We're not old _yet._ We're middle aged! Yes, it's corny. Yes the execution owes a lot to _Star Wars_ (tho' not the concept; Larsen was shopping the show around as early as 1970; obviously Lucas' success got the show green lit.) and yes it's lighthearted, if not comic, tone is sometimes at odds with it's very dark core story. @@cacogenicist

[@zepmarq]

This is so entertaining to watch. Lucifer comes across as educated, silver tounged, and delightfully devious. Thanks!

[@daveroche6522]

The Bond villain we never got?

[@fdwyersd]

This is Jonathan Harris from Lost in Space... "Anything is possible, but the odds are astronomically against it."

[@PaulaBean]

I was a kid when I first watched this, the subtle sarcasm of Lucifer was entirely lost on me. But now as an adult, I can greatly appreciate it. How great this show was compared to the current anemic Star Wars shows. Bring back the glory of the 80's.

[@HerbertAckermans]

I've always loved the design of Battlestar Galactica, the Cylons, the ships, the sets, loved it.

[@Rob-z7k]

I wish they did a new series with these guys in charge of the cylona

[@WalterKazban]

I agree 100% Battlestar Galactica with ...the Cylon Baseships with their cyclon saucers style weapons ..great series on TV..a story before it's time....too bad some of the original actors have pasted on .. Love original series❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mattosullivan9687]

John Colicos, Old School Klingon Star Trek villain and Jonathan Harris Dr Smith from Lost in Space, this was epic

[@wag-on]

Great comment - you are so right! I had never realised this.

[@SnowDaulphin]

two great sci-fi titans!

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@wag-on John Colicos also had guest - starring roles in the 1st season of the War of the Worlds TV series as a Martian who took over a human host & said host body didn't start decaying from radiation exposure.

[@marcusjustice6165]

​@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Quinn his quote " I was deep throat One term of Tricky Dick (Richard Nixon) was enough, two would have been impossible!"

[@graelent9]

We can't forget Patrick MCnee too

[@richardeller9246]

I love the interaction between these two. Lucifer is so sarcastic when dealing with Baltar.

[@STP43FAN1]

The novelizations explore Lucifer’s sarcasm

[@Estes705]

It seemed to me that Lucifer's "... By your command..." almost turned into a "whatever" after a while. Lol

[@scottmccrea1873]

A sarcasm that Baltar often misses. A fact not lost on Lucifer. If the show had managed a few seasons, it would have been interesting to see where that might have gone. As it was, we got what we got.

[@jorgeabuauad]

@@Estes705it talking about desires , in the garden of eden the demon offer human becoming gods , this is replicated in myth in the Middle East genies grant wishes but always end very bad , the narrative is about doing a pact with hell , trust me this is not a joke , Disney another corporation run by occultist in fact Walt was 33 degree mason use godmothers to grant wishes now you know what it really mean in the far East dragons grant wishes and the number 666 is good luck get it all is satanism . Satan is call in the Bible serpent and the ancient dragon.

[@mikep5335]

Lucifer reminds me of a combination of C3PO and Dr. Smith from Lost In Space

[@philosopher1a]

Its still impossible to believe this was only on 1 season ... so rich with stories

[@mikep5335]

It was a well made sci-fi drama...it never gets the love it deserves. At least the remake gets respect.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@mikep5335 The remake wasn't influenced as much by Star Wars.

[@mikep5335]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq right. And actually the pilot, originally called "Adams Ark" was written by Glen Larson in the 60s...So actually the original idea WAS original...even if later drafts nodded to the Star Wars phenomenon (probably because of network pressure)

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@mikep5335 I think that there was pressure to emulate some ideas from Star Wars, from Glen Larson or a studio suit / exec. BTW even the fighter / utility craft in Babylon 5 were designed to loosely resemble X-wings.

[@GunGriffin187]

This version is better then the remake... the starwars aspect made it fun and entertaining the not everything needs too be sex driven bloody and full of torture like the remake was

[@evanraynolds8699]

i love the fact that Lucifer is voiced by Jonathan Harris, aka the guy who plays Dr Smith on Lost in Space. I love that the actor who played smith is essentially on the other side of the relationship he had with the robot from Lost in Space in battlestar galactica. Heck, Lucifer is even a robot

[@domvalero4290]

👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻💥💥

[@intercommerce]

Good call, never thought of it that way, the tin-plated tea-pot!

[@walkerpantera]

I never knew that wow!! that adds so much value (and respect) to the Lucifer character. Im 56, I can't believe I never knew that all these decades. 👍🏼

[@evanraynolds8699]

@@walkerpantera glad i could help

[@Caracajou]

It was impossible to hate Lucifer. One of the most fascinating characters on the show!

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

I think that Lucifer enjoyed seeing Baltar mess up, trip & fall on his butt.

[@richardmattocks]

Johnathan Harris (Dr Smith from LoS) was the perfect voice for Lucifer. Every word dripping in sarcasm 😎

[@scottmccrea1873]

Even as a little kid I loved his voice. I watched _Lost in Space_ because of him. That show drove me nuts even in single digits. Everyone knows the _second_ time Dr Smith sells them out, he'd have been taken behind one of those big rocks and gotten the Paulie treatment (no canolis this time tho). It was simply not tenable that he wasn't unalived.

[@aboardnow66]

Mr. Harris’ delivery was impeccable! There are no actors around today that can duplicate him

[@babuzzard6470]

I thought I recognised his voice, thanks for the clarity.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

They could of also gotten the actor that voices KITT(Also played Mr. Feeney from Boy Meets World) from Knight Rider to do Lucifer's voice too. He did appear in the Halloween episode of Galactica 1980.

[@darthkek1953]

And he got to play Lucifer in Fantasy Island!!

[@jaybain7053]

I don’t know why you ever thought the internet needed this but I applaud you sir.

[@darthplagueis66]

A lot of the videos I've done are first and foremost for me...I love these scenes and having a a compilation to visit and revisit was something I wanted. I figured I wasn't alone ;)

[@Slim1423]

Battlestar Galactica was a classic tv show.

[@eveltyler7688]

...what a funny little human you are...

[@manwhoooo]

Love that someone did this! These two were the highlight of the show for me, their dialogue was gold.

[@Rob-z7k]

This was really intresting! We never got a complete back story or ending on Baltar

[@thatguy1860]

The hot girls sheeba and the other dark haired girl athenaI was 8 and fell in love with both of them.

[@TheEmperorjun]

❤❤❤ this tv series have kept our childhood nights preoccupied and full of expectations...now, its just nostalgia...

[@scottmccrea1873]

Baltar is one of those guys who manages to create his own hell. And he deserves every minute of it.

[@keyopronin4134]

Damn, your Statement is Gospel.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@keyopronin4134 The guy fell on his tuchis & Lucifer probably laughed ( Since IL Cylons had rudimentary emotions, or at least emulated same ).

[@mjohnson5030]

11:00 "This will drive Adama Crazy." 😈 "He's not the only one." 😎 Lucifer being Cyber-saucy and Cyber-snarky for 25 minutes. This is gold! Thank you!

[@meanstavrakas1044]

One of the great actors that helped to make this a great show. RIP my Greek Brother John Colicos.

[@christianealshut1123]

I actually found Colicos extremely unlikeable just from seeing him as Baltar, and the next thing I saw him in was The Postman Always Rings Twice, which I knew from an earlier version. So I assumed in that movie they would explicitly have cast him as the husband that gets killed by the wife and her lover in order to make that character unlikeable too, and I was floored by the nuanced performance he gave in TPART; he actually made his character sympathetic (something which they had failed to do in the earlier version), and I do think they picked him especially because of his Greek background because the character in the novel that the movie was based on was also Greek.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@christianealshut1123 He had a role in the War of the Worlds TV series. An alien ( Martian ? ) / human hybrid who wanted to survive. He had a mutation which made him immune to the viruses that killed the other invading aliens & the revived aliens wanted it even if it killed him.

[@Hagemann666]

Such old-school villianry. He sits high atop an elevated throne with nothing to do except spin around and issue evil orders. No desk. No terminal. No email to catch up on. Just...sitting there until someone comes in for an evil monologue.

[@marcwolf60]

WHEEEEE!!!! *spins endlessly*

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@marcwolf60 He was at a convention where he said that he read Marvel comic books.....

[@MaidenUtah1]

With that light shining up on him to look extra evil.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@MaidenUtah1 Just like sitting around a campfire telling scary stories..... LOL

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@MaidenUtah1 Lucifer resembles a robotic Christmas tree light with a bunch of smaller lights in.

[@jbassguy571]

The sound and lighting was fantastic in that show.

[@pacnwguy9056]

Wow, I saw scenes in this collection that I recall watching decades ago but had also forgotten about long ago! This must have taken a lot of work to put together, I enjoyed it immensely! The banter between these two is hilarious. Very well done!

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

The extraterrestrial " Odd Couple " !

[@pacnwguy9056]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Thanks to you, now I can't get The Odd Couple TV song out of my head! 🤣

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@pacnwguy9056 Congratulations ! You've got EARWORM ! I had it all through Christmas when they played " Last Christmas " & " All I want for Christmas is You " to oversaturation. Oh, yeah - I think that Six or Brother Cavill was the RDM Galactica version of Lucifer. I'm not the FIRST person to express that idea, BTW.

[@Waterflux]

What a lovely compilation video! :D My favorite Cylon character from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica: Lucifer!!! In particular, in the episode in which Baltar became deluded with the reports coming out from Specter while Lucifer maintained his reason and caution, made me to love Lucifer. Too bad, Lucifer was stuck with Baltar. But ...... such is ...... life! :P

[@cellytron]

Same, he was adorable in that episode!

[@timhill4087]

RIP Jonathan Harris

[@Robert08010]

Probably my favorite scene is near the end of an episode where Baltar think he is about to witness the end of the Galactica when out of nowhere the Pegasus comes at him. The exchange of lines between him and his cylon pilot was so enjoyable.

[@RickFruckberry]

That was the end of part one of the Pegasus story. Baltar doesn't know about the "other Battlestar" that is about to ruin his careful trap.

[@odiemodie1]

“What other Battlestar…? TURN! YOU FOOL! TURN! SHE’S COMING RIGHT AT US!” 😮😄

[@Robert08010]

@@odiemodie1 "Sir. If I May... I really think you should take a look at the OTHER Battlestar."

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@Robert08010 The Cylon fighter had to be cleaned out after Baltar shat himself.

[@Robert08010]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq wait, are u saying he Shatnered himself?

[@robmckee5295]

I just love the voice of Jonathan Harris!

[@citizenbobx]

I had a chair like that for my office. But everyone kept getting annoyed that I could see into their cubicle.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

No, it was your flirting with Lucifer that annoyed everyone.

[@tumslucks9781]

The voyeur chair..

[@andrewtyson978]

Hahaha!

[@captchaos83]

John Colicos and Jonathan Harris....fantastic banter!

[@keyopronin4134]

A truly villainous duo!!!!!😅😅😅😅

[@thatguy1860]

This show is amazing, I am mormon, you have no idea how much of a difference it makes my perspective on this show.

[@intercommerce]

I'll bet, I love it. I have the two-part pilot episode/movie, and the two-part Pegasus episode with Commander Cain on VHS. It was so great, I wish it could've been funded for 5+ seasons!

[@MarcusHardyDJDirtyOne]

Just these two on screen is just hilarious and genuine. Great acting, exchanges between the two. Great television.

[@MikeP-sq6be]

The special effects and production values on this show were great

[@roddybrodie7493]

These 2 work great together, Lucifer is such a cool character. He also has style too, cool clothes ❗ His walk is smooth as hell 😁

[@christianealshut1123]

I think it's actually a little person under that costume; it's the same actor who later on played Twiki in Buck Rogers (which was also produced by Glen Larson).

[@righthandwolf306]

I remember an article in _Starlog_ magazine right after the cancellation of the show, where the authors pointed out a very interesting parallel to the original _Star Trek._ The interplay between Baltar and Lucifer was very much in the vein of the Kirk/Spock dynamic, with an emotionally impulsive commander being paired with a logical second-in-command.

[@scottmccrea1873]

A perhaps unconscious inspiration. The parallel runs even deeper than that. Both Baltar and Lucfer are completely amoral - whatever will accomplish the task or goal, is a good thing. The Cylons are very soclialist about stuff: if there's resistance - smash it, buy it, circumvent it, but overcome it by whatever means necessary. Whereas Kirk and Spock had deeply moral cores - defend the process of laws, Federation population, property etc. Now they often broke the rules doing this, but the moral nature of what they did was always apparent. So Lucifer/Baltar are a moral mirror to Spock/Kirk.

[@markleighton8655]

Very well said. These well written exchanges were the absolute highlights of the series.

[@cellytron]

Uh WOW! Christmas came early this year! What a video! These two were the reason I started watching BSG when it briefly aired on MeTV in 2017, and they’re still my favorites. ❤❤

[@walkerpantera]

this is SO much fun to watch or listen to while doing other things, its hilarious, the dramatic music is great and Calicos is the ONLY Baltar. He was SO good in this role.

[@berthalloway8182]

I wish I could see all the shows again

[@Dallas-wu6st]

Johnathan Harris voiceover was so awesome. Made a great character!

[@markgiardina1303]

It is such a shame that this show was denied a second season. Galactica 1980 was a joke!

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

I've heard that they would have had humanoid Cylons, including a *female* Cylon like Six in RDM's Galactica.

[@true_warlock]

The more modern one wasn't much better either.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Actually they did have Humanoid Cylons for one two part episode of Galactica 1980 and that episode wasn't too bad.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 I've heard that there were plans to introduce a *female humanoid Cylon* if Galactica 1980 had lasted. I think that Richard Hatch's idea for BSG:The Second Coming might've been swiped for Ronald D. Moore's version, but I don't have any proof.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq The Reboot series was pretty much Hatch's and Moore's brainchild.

[@JoeSmith-cc2zn]

Love it! I miss watching Battlestar! It’s great seeing this again ❤🎉

[@MichaelKurse]

Patrick Steed, John Colicos, and Jonathan Harris.🤗🤗🤗

[@CT-uv8os]

Patrick MacNee played John Steed.

[@MichaelKurse]

@@CT-uv8os Yes, and he did the voice of the Cylon Supreme leader, as well as, a Devil like figure later in the season.I screwed up his name. Thanks.😀😀😀

[@paulhunter6742]

A trio of really evil characters- All famously known of other Science fiction to shows.😊. Except McNee he was the good guy in The Avengers.

[@jasonbourneistreadstone]

@@paulhunter6742 Everyone makes a mistake sometimes, lol!! Patrick McNee's voice is unmistakable, as is Jonathan Harris'. John Colicos was perfect as Baltar. A great shame these 3 actors are no longer with us. Classic. Such a classic.

[@CT-uv8os]

​@MichaelKurse Np. Sorry for the late reply. Lorne Green, George Murdock and Lloyd Bridges were great on the show too. I love the esoteric overline of BGS OG.Cant beat old school!

[@jsizemo]

If ChatGpt had a voice, it would be Jonathan Harris’

[@TheRogerhill1234]

one day....

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

@@TheRogerhill1234 Would need permission from the Harris estates first.

[@daveroche6522]

"Oh the pain - the pain of it all" - myself and my eldest still use that one to this day - drives everyone else bonkers. GREAT!

[@Robert08010]

I'm sure when it reads half the prompts we give it, it silently thinks, "Oh the pain... the pain!"

[@tomwilson1006]

I really miss being a kid and watching this show on tv all those years ago…..

[@schot2643]

11:30 Baltar: 'Good, have them go back and re-engage the Galactica'. Lucifer: 'But Baltar, they just disengaged!' Baltar:' Yes, it will drive Adama crazy!' Lucifer: 'He's not the only one!' 😂 Baltar: 'You said something?' Lucifer:' By your command..." 😂

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

Lucifer was basically a snarky version of See - Threepio who liked dressing like Liberace ( Google him..... ).

[@NGC6144]

Interestingly, Lucifer's voice changes and Baltar catches it. It's the voice of the Imperious Leader or more likely Count Iblis possessing Lucifer though I don't remember what episode this scene is from.

[@christianealshut1123]

@@NGC6144 Well Lucifer is also one name of the Devil, and the IL series cylons were the series from which the Imperious Leaders would be recruited. And Lucifer said at one point he does not understand why the present Leader got elected to the position and not he. He was p***ed at not having been elected.

[@davidbreen4830]

I like how their repartee got increasingly snarkier as the season progressed.

[@sirgerar2006]

Amazing show … this is before Disney Plus and all of their Star Wars and Marvel shows. Just good old fashioned television 📺

[@sleepyhollow783]

Jonathan Harris. How his contribution as Lusifer's voice was "uncredited" is not something i can understand. He made that character. Great work with John Colicos.

[@battlestarmarc]

Awesome clips. Great sci fi series. lol when lucifer would mock baltar when his plans would fail.

[@tlookste]

I think they could have made a baltar and lucifer spinoff with them marooned on a planet!

[@Robert08010]

Knowing Jonathan Harris, that would have degraded into a comedy pretty quickly.

[@StephanieP-zj3df]

This is an absolute delight! Thank you for this.

[@WAFFENAMT1]

I will never forget the phraze....By your command.😂

[@johnharrison6745]

Same. It's awesome.

[@wocket42]

In German, I think it was "zu Ihren Diensten", which is more like "at your service".

[@robertfoerster566]

Loved the cheese-ball drama. Once they are done speaking in the command room, Blatar's chair swings back so he can continue monitoring, a blank wall. ;) Interesting intel, John Calico who played Baltar was a Torontonian!

[@SJHFoto]

Yep. So was his opposite number, Adama (well, a Canadian at least)

[@robertfoerster566]

Yeah, Lorne Greene (sp?) bounced for better weather eventually! ;) @@SJHFoto

[@SJHFoto]

@@robertfoerster566 I'm sorry-I don't understand what you typed

[@CT-uv8os]

​@@robertfoerster566😂😂😂😂😂 the first falling maple leaf😅😅😅😅

[@Robert08010]

It does lead to some interesting questions. Does he just sit on that throne 8 hours a day awaiting these occasional updates? And yet, back in 78, I NEVER thought of that.

[@tjf7101]

There are reasons I was in love with this show when I was a kid.

[@quietlightning4063]

Lucifer sounded heartbroken when Baltar announced his surrender..

[@andrewrei6106]

The men who played the roles were sci-fi veterans...Colicos was in the original Star Trek as a Klingon captain; Johnathan Harris (voice of Lucifer) was Dr. Smith on Lost in Space.

[@Principles_of_Psychology]

Baltar -the manspreader in chief

[@jimmyd4477]

Great Video very enjoyable to watch

[@russc788]

Seeing things only from the Cylon side makes me cheer for them.

[@johncarter2741]

I bet Baltars soft suede boots were very comfy

[@CT-uv8os]

Love this. Thank you so much! Makes me want to do a fan fic of a crossover of BSG OG and UFO.😊

[@wardefiant]

great stuff! I enjoyed this.

[@Petequinn741]

Miss this show..still think these cylons could be used in a movie today, they hold up well and are still intimidating as heck

[@darinjones2658]

Great scenes and 'Lucifer' was a great character, plus his 'early IL series' rival 'Spectre'. Along with John Colicos (and Jonathon Harris) this really showed how good the Screenwriting was on the show, it's not just the effects alone.Also great Cylon designs for both the Cylon Warriors and 'Lucifer'/'Spectre'.

[@scottmccrea1873]

Also, thank you for listing the episodes. I have the big box set of almost all Galatica. This makes me want to watch these episodes.

[@marshmallowbudgie]

like how they turn the mask down to make the lights a frown instead of the usual grin

[@ludeman]

Battle Star Galactia and Firefly one season shows that should have gotten more

[@coliedrake2206]

Amen!

[@PaulaBean]

Excellent acting. Modern Star Wars can't even approach this.

[@thomasmccullough7735]

I love John Colicos!!

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

Kor the Klingon, Baltar, " Quinn ", an alien / human mutant hybrid in The War of the Worlds series - quite a body of work for his filmography.

[@CT-uv8os]

Honestly John Colicos, Jonathan Harris, Lorne Greene, as well as Patrick McNee made that show. Lloyd Bridges also was great. Gotta love old school.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@CT-uv8os Gotta agree with you there. Most of them weren't just " famous for being famous ". They earned their stripes, folks !

[@andrewrei6106]

"Isn't he wonderfully devious? We can learn much from him". "He is not the only one"; "You said something?"; "By your command"

[@SJHFoto]

Hehe!

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

Lucifer - Like a snarkier See - Threepio.

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

The one thing I missed in the Battlestar: Galactica remake was the interaction between Baltar and Lucifer. I guess Six made an acceptable substitute.

[@c-dawg2763]

Wasn’t quite the same. But yes.

[@robzilla730]

Alan Tudyk would fill Harris's shoes nicely as Lucifer

[@downunderrob]

I always wondered what Baltar did all day, just sitting up there on that chair! 😅

[@BarrengerFynar]

I always wondered where the toilet was on a ship built for machines by machines.

[@NovaPolitte]

John Colicos was once asked this question at a fan con panel. He brought down the room by answering "reading Marvel comic books, of course."

[@alexplotkin3368]

He was a day trader.

[@tonyarc9455]

What a great show!

[@lexington476]

23:06 may I suggest the legendary Commander Kane, love that line.

[@richardched6085]

I love the theory that suggests that Baltar was turned into a Cylon but has no memory of it. Hence why he hasn't been executed for his failures and why he's somehow permitted to seek power of his own. He's still his devilish human self. But may have a new body after decapitation 😆. This is of course based on the idea that the OG version of the pilot was how it actually played out and the subsequent retcon was part of a ploy to make a Cylon capable of hunting down the humans.

[@darthplagueis66]

I recall a comic run that finished up the story (better than G80 imo) which had him become a cyborg after multiple injuries, but that could be changed to fit the theory.

[@darthplagueis66]

Okay, I looked it up and it's from 2009 and a completion of G80 that saw Adama and Baltar face off one last time as the Galacticans and Earthlings teamed up against the Cylons in a climactic finale. It was part of the Classic BSG Omnibus Volume 1, which I got my dad for his birthday a number of years ago.

[@richardched6085]

@@darthplagueis66 Very nice! I also recall Earth building a Battlestar in Adama's honor and uses his name. It was a TRS Jupiter Battlestar!

[@seantape5171]

Lucifer: "We are ALL machines. Even you...of a sort!"😉

[@chuckcookus]

Baltar was executed by the Cylons in the theatrical version of the first couple episodes

[@lexington476]

Cool video.

[@spacecow149]

very cool! great job! :)

[@knitntherapist7520]

We had some damn fine television as teens and pre teens in the mid to late 70’s. Nothing could have moved us from the family television during broadcast times. Nothing… 😆

[@55tranquility]

Can’t be much fun sitting in the dark on that throne thing on your own all day, put a light on at least stick a TV in there

[@pacmancdi]

Maybe he had a stack of magazines or comic books?

[@thethreestorms4185]

At 12:50 in Baltar's initial contact with Specter, there is a throne in the communications center?? I always loved the music they played when they showed a baseship. Catchy.

[@darthplagueis66]

Yeah, it was undoubtedly too expensive to maintain the large throne room from the early episodes of the show.

[@Alaninbroomfield]

There is a comical element to all these scenes. It's hard to pin down, but it's there.

[@tlookste]

I love how baltar is told 30% of the cylons will make it back and instead tells lucifer to have them turn around and attack again! Using cylons as cannon fodder!

[@SJHFoto]

I also like how he told Lucifer that he would do it even if they were human pilots and Lucifer agreed (with the ironic tone to suggest how loathesome Baltar is)

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@SJHFoto To make an omelette you have to break a few Cylons ?

[@garyg9311]

Michael Landon playing Lucifer was off the chain. I loved him from his role Dr Smith in Lost in Space.

[@garyg9311]

Fun fact❤

[@hmmmnmnmnm]

As a kid it made complete sense that Baltar would hang out in that room all day, sitting spread eagle, facing away from the door, waiting to dramatically swing around and face Lucifer.

[@Thompsdan]

I know. He’s not even got a tv in there.

[@johnharrison6745]

I like how their command-ships are just double-decker flying-saucers. 😁

[@lindaw2502]

And the cylon raiders are fudge stripped cookies.

[@fdwyersd]

I ran into Patrick MacNee many years ago... he was checking into a hotel and I knew his voice. The hotel staff said he dropped by frequently to take a break. One of a few times I should have said a polite hello...

[@HackerJac-cs7io]

Yeah, you probably should have said "I know that voice... it's the voice of the Imperious Leader!" :D

[@Robert08010]

"By the Lords of... Python??? Or C++?? or was that Pascal? Dammit, I forget. Oh yeah, COBOL. By the Lords of Cobol!"

[@denizen9998]

Luckier has such a sense of humor for a machine.

[@packersamurai]

Jonathan Harris ruled as Lucifer!

[@robertellis4938]

Mikkos Cassidine vs. Dr. Zachary Smith. Classic.

[@christianealshut1123]

The inflection with which Lucifer keeps saying "By your command" makes it rather sound like "Up yours"... 😁😁😁

[@B_Estes_Undegöetz]

18:07 I ate dinner across from this face here 18:07 … with Gaius Baltar!!! Back in 1989 a roommate and I regularly ate at the Aesklepeion Restaurant on Bloor Street West in Toronto and John Colicos here also lived nearby and we saw him there frequently and sat next to his table there occasionally when he came in for his Greek dinner there. We got a kick out of having dinner just sitting at the table next to Gaius Baltar and of course the great Klingon Kor from the Star Trek episode “Errand of Mercy”. “By your command.” Awesome!

[@wpatrickw2012]

Two wonderful actors

[@cnewtonc]

lololol....Ho the good old days. :) Love this video.

[@jdlech]

In the book, he was executed almost immediately after his betrayal. The Cylons rightly concluded that anyone who would betray his own race can't be trusted at all.

[@UndergroundRailoadTVshowinChic]

Great work

[@robertpolityka8464]

I wonder whatever happened to Lucifer after Baltar got captured? He could probably claim that The Galactica was destroyed, but Baltar died in the fight...then, seek a new adventure in command of the base ship...

[@bri55118]

Possibly, the imperious leader demoted lucifer for what he considered failure.

[@JohnKoenig-db8lk]

First studio exec: "This show isn't silly enough. How can we make it even sillier?" Second studio exec: "I hear Jonathan Harris is available..."

[@shirleytwsw]

Baltar actually enjoyed his sparring with Lucifer he was his favorite cylon

[@robertsquared2916]

Lucifer’s entrance… classic!!

[@raycaster4398]

They should have included the snide remarks and countermanding of Baltars orders by Lucifer outside the throne room

[@MichaelBraid-xf3dw]

Dr Smith & Steed couldn't get better, excellent voices

[@dragdragon23]

personally, I feel as soon as Baltar manages to destroy the human fleet, His head would be back on the Cylon chopping block.

[@marksolarz3756]

Lucifer sounds like an Evil C-3PO.

[@Deliveries_with_ADHD]

I was under the impression that the Cylon leader decided to spare what was left of the humans and sent Baltar to talk peace.

[@SJHFoto]

That was in the movie version. Once it was accepted as a series, they cut that dialogue

[@ricogoldstar]

These scenes were creepy. WTF was Baltar looking at every time he turned his chair to face a blank wall? 😅