Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks is a collective title given to a series of seven "webisode
s" (or "featurettes") released in late 2007 in lead up to the television movie Battlestar Galactica: Razor
via the world wide web
and weekly airing. According to Ronald D. Moore
, the Razor Flashbacks, in contrast to both The Resistance
and The Face of the Enemy
webseries, should technically be considered as "featurettes". 'The distinction between the two is that webisodes were new material created specifically for the internet, while the featurettes are really little more than deleted scenes from Razor.' Despite this, the series is still often referred to as being a series of webisodes due to their separate release.
The final scene, "Escape", featuring Edward James Olmos
as the older Adama, is omitted in both the television and extended DVD versions of Razor. Otherwise, the flashbacks from "The Lab" onwards were directly integrated into the TV version, while the DVD edition included all of the remaining episodes except "Day 4,571" and "The Hangar". All webisodes are available for individual viewing on the Region 1, 2 and 4 DVD sets of Razor as a special feature, and are included in "The Complete Series" DVD and Blu-ray box sets. The webisodes are also available as free downloads on the Xbox Live Marketplace
, some of which are featured in high-definition 720p
resolution.
in his fighter pilot days aboard Galactica while on an important mission to uncover the Cylons' “super weapon” on a mysterious icy planet.
The webisode series starts on the 4,571st day of the war (about 40 years before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol). While Galactica is fighting Cylon threats, Adama faces his own problems when he discovers his lover has been gravely injured after her raptor is attacked by the Cylons. Adama soon finds himself swung into action shooting down Cylon raiders, but after a head-on collision with a raider, ejects and lands on the nearby planet, only to be confronted by the unexpected reality of what the Cylons have been working on.
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!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Day 4,571
| Wayne Rose || Michael Taylor
|| October 5, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| A young William Adama
, on Galactica
, speculates with a close fellow fighter pilot about the ship’s current mission.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| The Hangar
| Wayne Rose || Michael Taylor
|| October 12, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| Adama recognises a familiar face amongst some wounded in the midst of “Operation Raptor Talon”.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Operation Raptor Talon
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
|| Michael Taylor
|| October 19, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| While Columbia and a Cylon Basestar battle above an icy planet, Adama’s squadron battle the Cylon Raiders
. As the fight draws to a close with Columbia's destruction, Adama, as an impulsive response for revenge, blindly follows two of the Raiders into the planet’s atmosphere.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Free Fall
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
|| Michael Taylor
|| October 26, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| As Adama freefalls through the planet’s atmosphere, he finds himself in an awkward position as he encounters a Cylon
Centurion.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| The Lab
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
|| Michael Taylor
|| November 2, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| Adama begins to investigate the mysterious building on the planet’s surface only to inadvertently discover the remnants of Cylon’s violent experiments with humans.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Survivors
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
|| Michael Taylor
|| November 9, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| Several live humans are discovered in a vault-like room while the sudden vibrations of a Cylon ship can be heard. Adama is faced with a difficult decision of saving himself or rescuing the trapped captives.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Escape
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
|| Michael Taylor
|| November 16, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"|The Cylon ship on the planet takes off with haste as Adama makes contact with Galactica only to find out an armistice had been signed between the Humans and Cylons.
|- align="center"
|}
Webisode
A webisode is a short episode which airs initially as Internet television, either download or stream as opposed to first airing on broadcast or cable television. The format can be used as a preview, a promotion, as part of a collection of shorts, or a commercial.A webisode can be an episode...
s" (or "featurettes") released in late 2007 in lead up to the television movie Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
Battlestar Galactica: Razor is a television film of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It premiered in the United States on Sci Fi Channel, in Canada on the Space channel and in the United Kingdom on Sky One.-Production:...
via the world wide web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
and weekly airing. According to Ronald D. Moore
Ronald D. Moore
Ronald Dowl Moore is an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on Star Trek and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, for which he won a Peabody Award for creative excellence in 2005 and an Emmy Award in 2008.-Early life and...
, the Razor Flashbacks, in contrast to both The Resistance
Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance
Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance is the collective title of 10 two- to five-minute "webisodes" released exclusively on the world wide web through the Sci Fi Channel's website...
and The Face of the Enemy
Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy
Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy is a ten-part series of webisodes that was broadcast in the mid-season break of season 4 of Battlestar Galactica. The episodes are between 3 and 6 minutes in length, with two released per week...
webseries, should technically be considered as "featurettes". 'The distinction between the two is that webisodes were new material created specifically for the internet, while the featurettes are really little more than deleted scenes from Razor.' Despite this, the series is still often referred to as being a series of webisodes due to their separate release.
The final scene, "Escape", featuring Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt...
as the older Adama, is omitted in both the television and extended DVD versions of Razor. Otherwise, the flashbacks from "The Lab" onwards were directly integrated into the TV version, while the DVD edition included all of the remaining episodes except "Day 4,571" and "The Hangar". All webisodes are available for individual viewing on the Region 1, 2 and 4 DVD sets of Razor as a special feature, and are included in "The Complete Series" DVD and Blu-ray box sets. The webisodes are also available as free downloads on the Xbox Live Marketplace
Xbox Live Marketplace
The Xbox Live Marketplace is a virtual market designed for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console that allows Xbox Live members to download purchased or promotional content...
, some of which are featured in high-definition 720p
720p
720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
resolution.
Plot
The series is set during the final stages of the First Cylon War. It focuses on a younger William "Husker" AdamaWilliam Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
in his fighter pilot days aboard Galactica while on an important mission to uncover the Cylons' “super weapon” on a mysterious icy planet.
The webisode series starts on the 4,571st day of the war (about 40 years before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol). While Galactica is fighting Cylon threats, Adama faces his own problems when he discovers his lover has been gravely injured after her raptor is attacked by the Cylons. Adama soon finds himself swung into action shooting down Cylon raiders, but after a head-on collision with a raider, ejects and lands on the nearby planet, only to be confronted by the unexpected reality of what the Cylons have been working on.
Webisodes
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! style="background-color:#303030; color:#FFFFFF;"|Directed by
! style="background-color:#303030; color:#FFFFFF;"|Written by
! style="background-color:#303030; color:#FFFFFF;"|Release date
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Day 4,571
| Wayne Rose || Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor (screenwriter)
Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
|| October 5, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| A young William Adama
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
, on Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (ship)
The Battlestar Galactica is a space battleship in the original and re-imagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica.The Twelve Colonies of Man in the original television series built a number of Battlestars during their thousand-year war with the Cylons, whose battleships are...
, speculates with a close fellow fighter pilot about the ship’s current mission.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| The Hangar
| Wayne Rose || Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor (screenwriter)
Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
|| October 12, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| Adama recognises a familiar face amongst some wounded in the midst of “Operation Raptor Talon”.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Operation Raptor Talon
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá is an American film and television director.-Career:...
|| Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor (screenwriter)
Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
|| October 19, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| While Columbia and a Cylon Basestar battle above an icy planet, Adama’s squadron battle the Cylon Raiders
Cylon Raider
The Cylon Raider is the standard starfighter used by the Cylons, in the various Battlestar Galactica movies and television series. Cylon raiders are used as the main line of defense for Cylon Basestars.- Original series :...
. As the fight draws to a close with Columbia's destruction, Adama, as an impulsive response for revenge, blindly follows two of the Raiders into the planet’s atmosphere.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Free Fall
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá is an American film and television director.-Career:...
|| Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor (screenwriter)
Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
|| October 26, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| As Adama freefalls through the planet’s atmosphere, he finds himself in an awkward position as he encounters a Cylon
Cylon (1978)
Cylons are a fictional race of robots in the original Battlestar Galactica TV series. They are the primary antagonists of the series and are at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity. The Cylons also appeared in the short-lived 1980 spin-off series Galactica 1980.The Cylons were created by a...
Centurion.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| The Lab
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá is an American film and television director.-Career:...
|| Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor (screenwriter)
Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
|| November 2, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| Adama begins to investigate the mysterious building on the planet’s surface only to inadvertently discover the remnants of Cylon’s violent experiments with humans.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Survivors
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá is an American film and television director.-Career:...
|| Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor (screenwriter)
Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
|| November 9, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"| Several live humans are discovered in a vault-like room while the sudden vibrations of a Cylon ship can be heard. Adama is faced with a difficult decision of saving himself or rescuing the trapped captives.
|- align="center"
!style="background-color:#D6D6D6;"| Escape
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix Enríquez Alcalá is an American film and television director.-Career:...
|| Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor (screenwriter)
Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
|| November 16, 2007
|-
|colspan="4"|The Cylon ship on the planet takes off with haste as Adama makes contact with Galactica only to find out an armistice had been signed between the Humans and Cylons.
|- align="center"
|}
Cast
- Young Lt. William "Husker" AdamaWilliam AdamaWilliam "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
, played by Nico Cortez - Aaron DoralAaron DoralAaron Doral is a fictional character from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series.Doral is a humanoid Cylon who first appeared as a civilian public relations specialist aboard Galactica just prior to the Cylon attack on the Colonies. Through conversation with the Cylon agent Number Six, Dr...
, played by Matthew BennettMatthew BennettMatthew Ray Bennett is a Canadian actor, writer and director. At the age of 20 he moved from his hometown of Toronto, Ontario to Vancouver, British Columbia to pursue an acting career... - Ops Officer, played by Chris BradfordChris BradfordChris Bradford is an author, professional musician and black belt martial artist, best known for his children's fictional series, Young Samurai.The first Young Samurai book, The Way of the Warrior, was published by Puffin Books in 2008...
- Hybrid, played by Campbell LaneCampbell LaneCampbell Lane is a Canadian actor who primarily does work in Vancouver. He has appeared in many television shows produced there, and has done some voice acting for anime as well.- Television Roles :...
- Banzai (squad leader), played by Jacob Blair
- Lt. Jaycie McGavin, played by Allison Warnyca
- Frightened man, played by Ben CottonBen CottonBen Cotton is a Canadian actor perhaps best known for his role in the TV series Stargate Atlantis playing the scientist Dr. Kavanagh. He is also famous for his portrayel of "Leon Bell" in the game Dead Rising 2...
- Commander William AdamaWilliam AdamaWilliam "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
, 40 years after the war and just prior to the destruction of the colonies, played by Edward James OlmosEdward James OlmosEdward James Olmos is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt...
("Escape" only)
External links
- Razor Flashbacks at the Battlestar Wiki