Encyclopedia galactica first appeared in isaac asimovs short story foundation astounding science fiction, may 1942, later republished as the encyclopedists in the shortstory collection foundation 1951. The twelve colonies of kobol are twelve sovereign stateplanets within three star systems, belonging to one, single democracy. P bradley carey galactica kobol, the mother world of all humans. From the fleet library aboard the battlestar galactica windmill books and e.
The series first aired as a threehour miniseries comprising four broadcast hours in december 2003 on the scifi channel. Page 1 in 1983, after the original battlestar galactica television series had wound down, the journal of popular culture published brigham young universitys james e fords article battlestar gallactica sic and mormon theology. Everything you were afraid to ask about battlestar galactica. It includes two separate television series, one sequel series, movies, books, comic books, toy and other merchandise. Open court publishing, 2008, isbn 0812696433, edited by josef steiff and tristan d. Imho the entire premise of battlestar galactica is lifted from the book of mormon. While the original battlestar was obviously mormon glen larson said as much, modern battlestar is completely different. The series are named after the main spacecraft, the battlestar a large type of warship in space galactica. Battlestar galactica simple english wikipedia, the free. Are these themes really reflective of mormon doctrine. Ive split the topic so we can continue this conversation without infringing on barzottens gunslinger build. Books related to the original battlestar galactica series from the 70s are few and far between. Dutton 1979, isbn 0525610391, edited by bruce kraus, is an encyclopedia of the original series. A handful of remaining colonial vessels form a fleet led by the battlestar galactica and evades.
Thus, when missionaries tell investigators about the. Battlestar galactica has been adapted into comic book form since its inception, by a number of different publishers including marvel comics, whitman comics, maximum press, realm press, and dynamite entertainment. Battlestar galactica is a science fiction franchise. Everything you were afraid to ask about battlestar galactica a complete updated. Their names were derived to correspond to the ancient tribes of the original colony on kobol. I think most anything you read along these lines is greatly exaggerated. Serious and sexy, battlestar galactica is the best sci fi on tv. Cfq cinefantastique on the battlestar galactica tv series even if youre not normally a fan of the genre, you may find that this battlestar is smart enough and entertaining enough to win you over. Kobol originally appears derived from kolob which, according to the mormon book of abraham is the star nearest unto god. From battlestar wiki, the free, open content battlestar galactica encyclopedia and episode guide. Seraph were an alien race in the original battlestar galactica series from 197879 and its spinoff series, galactica 1980. Mormon expression did an entire very interesting podcast on the connection battlestar galactica has with mormonism. Moore as a reimagining of the 1978 battlestar galactica television series created by glen a.
Watch the hand of god season 1, episode 24 of battlestar galactica 1978 or get episode details on nbc. Battlestar galactica was created by a mormon and uses church terms true. Parallels between mormonism and battlestar galactica. Battlestar galactica is an american military science fiction television series, and part of the battlestar galactica franchise. The original series contained a lot of mormon teachings. The view of the cylons really does come off as a liberal take on devout religionists, actually.
The colonies originated on the planet kobol, were all life began. Battlestar galactica wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article provides an overview of the publishing history and links out to individual articles for each series and issue. See the complete classic battlestar galactica series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Seraphs battlestar galactica neo encyclopedia wiki. Battlestar galactica and mormons glen larson a mormon. There are many parallels between the story of battlestar galactica and mormon teachings. Battlestar galactica and mormonism thoughts en route. What god and battlestar galactica have in common the. Battlestar galactica was heavily based on similarities in plot with the mormon church and several of the churchs doctrines were incorporated into the series. Battlestar galactica is a franchise of science fiction television series and films, the first of which was produced in 1978.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading battlestar galactica. The classic battlestar galactica book series by multiple authors includes books battlestar galactica, battlestar galactica 2. The coloring book is full of sets of 3 6s, aka 666, the number of the beast. This particular book is among the rarest from what i can tell. The book is a novelization of the events that start out the tv show even if i do not know whether the story is the same as i never watched any of the tv show. A series of book adaptations, original novels, comic books and video games have also been based on the concept. In battlestar galactica, twelve tribes of man founded the twelve colonies after departing from kobol. The book of mormon tells the story of how the prophet lehi took the remnant of the tribe of joseph to ancient america around the year 600 bc. Battlestar galactica the original 1978 series, that is in an effort to embarrass the church, the devil caused mormon terms like eternal marriage and the council of the twelve and kobol kolob to be presented in an uninspired, untalented, badly written television show. The guy who created countless 70s successesfrom magnum pi to knight rider to airplane. A reimagined miniseries aired in 2003, and a regular television series aired from 2004 to 2009 all of the battlestar galactica productions share the same. Hey, guys, i apologize for my contribution to the offtopic comments about mormons and battlestar galactica. We are currently establishing an encyclopediaword list for the 1978 and reboot version of battlestar galactica, check back soon for more. Now, guided by their last surviving warship the mighty battlestar galactica a handful of survivors travel through space in search of the lost home of their ancestors, a shining planet known through ancient records, a planet called earth.
Lds themes in battlestar galactica, knowing, and watchmen. Tamplin, is an essay collection dealing with philosophy and battlestar galactica. In the book of mormon, around 600 bc, the prophet lehi took a remnant of the tribe of joseph from jerusalem to ancient america, during the time of the babylonian captivity and the scattering of the. Battlestar galactica and mormonism the millennial star. List of battlestar galactica 2004 tv series episodes. Prior to the fall, the colonies were inhabited for over two millennia. This is a spoof of the iconic battlestar galactica prologue, equating lds missionaries to cylons. This particular book was designed to flesh out all sorts of details within the bsg universe in the form of short listings on lots of different subjects. They were never expressly referred to by name in the series, but were called seraphs in the scripts for the episodes in which they appear, as well as in the mid1990s galactica comic books.
The original version of battlestar galactica not the super cool update was created by glen a. Battlestar galactica and the mormon church cynicalc. He that believeth in me 1 kara thrace returns in a brandnew viper to aide galactica against a cylon assault on a defenceless fleet, though her claim of finding earth and who she is are held in doubt. There are several terms and doctrines that are found on the show that are similar to mormon beliefs. Battlestar galactica kindle edition by carver, jeffrey a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This is where i think battlestar galactica ultimately, for me, failed in the fourth season. Battlestar galactica by glen larson and robert thurston is the first book in the battlestar galactica series.
It is volume 33 in open courts pop culture and philosophy series. For many folks, this is old news, but watching some of the old episodes on netflix with the kids and talking about it with my motherinlaw now on her way back to texas reminded me that there are many who do not know about the connection between battlestar galactica and mormonism. What are some mormon themes in battlestar galactica. Seraphs battlestar galactica wikipedia republished. Larson, creator of the original series, is a member of the of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Wikimedia commons has media related to battlestar galactica pages in category battlestar galactica the following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. They were never expressly referred to by name in the series, and were called seraphs in the scripts for the episodes in which they appear, as well as in the mid1990s galactica comic books. I remember my mormon father sitting all ten children down in front of the tv to watch battlestar galactica, proudly pointing out the parallels to mormonism. Encyclopedia galactica is presently out of print, although copies of it, at times, are available either through or ebay.
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