Lee: *Flies into tunnel* Ace Combat Players: Hey I've seen this one before, it's a classic.

@danielhaire6677

2 жыл бұрын

X-Wing Alliance players - This feels like Deja Vu.

@RCAvhstape

Жыл бұрын

Lando and Chewie: been there, done that. Got the Death Star t-shirt.

@paulmichaelfreedman8334

Жыл бұрын

@@RCAvhstape Actually, Chewie was on the ground with Luke, Han and Leia.. It was Lando and a bunch of rebels I don't know the names of.

@TheDoctorFromArknights

Жыл бұрын

_Nemo, Mobius 1, Galm 1, Blaze, Talisman, and Trigger: Not bad kid._

@Nighthawke70

10 ай бұрын

Oh, yea, right. You try that without free-floating controls, no inertial control, and being shot at all at the same damned time. BSG's pilots were Lords at what they did.

I still feel bad every time a pilot is lost.

@BattlestarGalactica

2 жыл бұрын

true :'(

@lawnmowermanTX

2 жыл бұрын

😢😢😢😭😭😭 :-‘(

@Crackshotsteph

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah a lot of the pilots in this episode are replacing the Viper Pilots that were lost in earlier engagements.

@amitkenan3878

2 жыл бұрын

How many viper pilots do they even have?

@lawnmowermanTX

2 жыл бұрын

@@amitkenan3878 good question.. i think Lee needed camera time to hit the fuel station lol.

This episode was one of the very few but greatest examples of just how maneuverable and agile the Viper Mark II was as a overall space fighter…

@allenharper2928

Жыл бұрын

Seriously, I love how realistic the combat was. It wasn't like Star Wars where it was basically just current day dog fights in space, these fighters fought like they really were in zero g. Flipping around and firing behind them while still coasting forward... It really looked like a dance

@jaffarebellion292

Жыл бұрын

@@allenharper2928 I'm going to disagree on the realism aspect. In reality, almost no space battle would ever occur with all the combatants within visual range of each other, and it's extremely unlikely that fighters would be used at all. If you want realism, The Expanse is really the only show that handles it semi-properly. Even then, the ships are really over-designed. Real space combat would probably look like a couple of metal tubes lobbing missiles at each other from opposite sides of an orbit, maybe with the odd high-power laser thrown in to knock out components.

@mikek0135

Жыл бұрын

@Jaffa Rebellion: You might want to check yourself. You, like every other human being, have zero experience with space combat. So, you actually have no clue what space combat will look like - especially with machinery as advanced as in the BSG universe. In case you missed it, missles are useless (hello ECM!). The show is fiction, but for you to say what is realistic in a future combat scenario, like this? Think about that for a second.

@shimagaijin4552

Жыл бұрын

Love in BSG how the Vipers didn't fly like airplanes in the air!

@kevinpittman2517

Жыл бұрын

i used a physics game engine and created a 3d model... the mk 2 in space flies like a dream... in the atmosphere with 1.0 Gravity it flies pretty good too more like a dart but if u can extend the wings just a few feet... it alleiviates that issue so if it is ever built for real... the mk2 and 3 can fly in earths sky with no problem... to make her more agile like an f-16 all u need to do it make the wings extendable to increase surface friction allowing incredible response.... One day if i ever get a few hundred million... i wanna have one created for real... with real weapons... u strap a large booster rocket under its belly... u have an earth based space fighter already designed that really works with rcs thrusters for space combat.... rentry is the only issue i havent played with... but im sure it can be done as well with current tiles like we use on the shuttles and the air force re-entry vehicle X-35.

Easily one of THE best tactical engagements of the entire series. Just amazing all around.

@stefanconradsson

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this series set a high watermark not easily matched.

@BigTylt

Жыл бұрын

It's incredible how well the writers were able to misdirect the audience as well as Starbuck, Adama, and Apollo were able to misdirect the Cylon Raiders

I’m usually no fan of reboots but they sure proved me wrong with BSG. Man I miss this show.

@andrewm3210

2 жыл бұрын

BSG is the gold standard of remakes, helmed by the incomparable Ronald D Moore.

@babapambazuka2845

2 жыл бұрын

this one is the exception which proves the rule

@SueMead

2 жыл бұрын

@@babapambazuka2845 I came home from work and turned the t.v. on, and I saw a card game and a male and a female ready to fight. Then I hear the name 'Starbuck' and went, WTF? BSG? But this looks worthwhile and I was hooked. You couldn't shut me up about it. I hooked my (then) teenaged daughter into it as well. I was disappointed when Caprica didn't stack up. Or, the prequel series, which had real potential but _c'est la vie_

@jslade60

2 жыл бұрын

Well look at it this way with all the advancements in ai and robots you might actually get to live it for real in the near future!

@gusgrimm7533

2 жыл бұрын

Huge VSG fan. Now hooked on "The Expanse." As for this level of tech, we're likely to see some of it soon.

Love the hard earned win in this episode. Well acted by the actors, excellent music choice and the special effects were top notch to.

@BattlestarGalactica

2 жыл бұрын

yea, this scene is just a great one, so triumphant!

@SueMead

2 жыл бұрын

@@BattlestarGalactica I can't remember which episode this is. I mean, I watched the series at least four times, but it was over a decade ago, so I'm due to have a BSG binge again soon.

@JENDALL714

2 жыл бұрын

Effects top notch, really, they look cartoonish.

@MFM230

2 жыл бұрын

I have a CD of Bear McCreary, season 4. Love BSG's music.

@seawolf4846

2 жыл бұрын

@@JENDALL714 Bare in mind, BSG is almost twenty years old now. So its no surprise that the CGI looks a little dated. As for fireballs being just a puff of flame then nothing? That's actually realistic for what an explosion would look like in the vacuum.

The greatest thing about BSG was there were always stakes and usually a price to pay. I was never complacement about how a major plot point would resolve itself.

@michaelmorton5698

2 жыл бұрын

Victory costs; each time, you pay a little more.

"Now we play for all the marbles." I love that line. I just love it. ^_^

@BattlestarGalactica

2 жыл бұрын

too good 😬

@kyorin6526

Жыл бұрын

Apollo, the back door is open...

@GrayNeko

Жыл бұрын

@@kyorin6526 And that one!

Lee played a lot of Ace Combat to look at that tunnel and go "I've got this".

Sneaky Adama there: "Everything's on the board." Well, he wasn't *technically* lying... :)

It’s insane when you realise that Adama used Galactica and Strike Force 1 as bait to lure out all the Raiders so Lee would be clear to attack

@kyrusdrax2664

2 жыл бұрын

Also it's not like Hot Dog and his team were incompetent, they just drew that assignment. With a healthy bit of well earned nepotism from Starbuck. And when the order to turn around came they spun and slagged those toasters no issue.

@kyrusdrax2664

2 жыл бұрын

@Frank Brown That is actually a fvery good way to elaborate on the points above. Well done lol

@The_Burrito

Жыл бұрын

It's not really insane if you have a basic grasp of tactics and strategy.

@kinbolluck476

Жыл бұрын

IT WAS A PLOY

@Inquisitor6321

Жыл бұрын

It was actually Starbuck's plan.

"Sometimes you have to roll the hard six." Indeed! 😁

This is one of the all time best sci Fi shows ever made. I think the only thing that has ever come close to beating it would have to be The Expanse.

The story, the acting, the directing and let's not forget the score. This show was a master class on high quality television programming.

@johnnylibtard5764

Жыл бұрын

Yup...no woke garbage too

@chaunceyg5657

Ай бұрын

RD Moore was amazing in Star Trek too... His stuff now tends to be kind of woke but back then he was top knotch.

I'm happy to say that Chuckles got reincarnated as Dr Praxideke (Prax) Meng in the Expanse. 🙂

@Henry-mk9dn

2 жыл бұрын

He’s not that guy.

@toomuchtimeonourhands2891

2 жыл бұрын

Also got reincarnated in continuum

@TheCrumb74

3 ай бұрын

@@Henry-mk9dnTerry Chen was absolutely that guy. 👍🏻

One of the best episodes in the series. Still has me cheering everytime I see it. The operation was brilliant!

@stephenthumb2912

2 жыл бұрын

sure is. seeing all the characters best abilities and talent being used to their potential is what makes it so good for me.

This was some absolutely top notch sciences fiction. A credit to everyone involved.

The non-linear, 3D thinking here was outstanding.

I always liked Adama at the very end takes the congratulations from a long time friend and comrade then turns for a moment of quiet contemplation wondering if he had to lose so many of his kids to do the job.

One of my favourite episodes and by the way a great Star Wars hommage by Ronald D. Moore.

@darkleome5409

2 жыл бұрын

Star wars homage? Where?

@vieiraft

2 жыл бұрын

@@darkleome5409 In the end of Return of the Jedi, after the rebels on Endor shutdown the Shield, Lando Calrissian Takes the Millenium Falcon inside the Death Star just like Apollo did.

@BattlestarGalactica

2 жыл бұрын

loveeeeee that

That flyby starting at 4:21...awesome.

I remember asking my dad why Galactica needed a launch catapult if the fighters can just take off from a standstill on a freighter. "Because it looks cool."

@thewarmwind6171

5 ай бұрын

If I were writing for the show and needed to come up with an explanation for that, I'd probably say it was due to combat statistics showing that traditionally launching into combat would be when the fighters were most vulnerable. This was a high risk move because the fighters were so vulnerable once revealed and before they got moving. A launch bay is a shooting gallery, launch catapults help markedly with pilot survival rates. That's what I would write at least.

@JefferyAClark

4 ай бұрын

The launch tubes allow the Vipers to get up to combat speed before reaching exposed space. The hangar deck is deep within the flight pod surrounded by armor and other mechanics to store fighters, fuel, and munitions. As well, using the flight deck elevators during combat would mean they’d be sitting ducks raising them to the flight deck. Plus the faster the Vipers are out of the way, the faster the AAA can start up.

@Hierax415

4 ай бұрын

@@JefferyAClark counter argument, if the goal is to get the fighter out faster. They could just fly out all together. There really isn't a need to catapult them one at a time. Or catapult them at all really, there is no stall speed. All that runway is wasted space requiring armor on 3 sides. Even for landing it doesn't make a ton of sense. I stand by my dad's answer. "Cause it looks cool"

@Nitro_Blitzen

4 ай бұрын

​@@Hierax415counter still, safer to launch one by one even if barely staggered for if the ship itself is maneuvering as to not cause collision or overlap fields of fire. That and of course for atmospheric launch especially having them start at strike speed is useful

Man loved this show! I miss being a Battlestar Galactica online Strike Viper pilot!

@Debbiebabe69

6 ай бұрын

They should bring back that game. Even if its as BSG Offline with ai pilots.

🤣I've watched this episode many times over the years. The term is usually "Fracking" but @4:58 the actual F*bomb. How did I ever miss this?

@jaytimmerman992

2 жыл бұрын

Just noticed that, myself. I think we were so accustomed to hearing, "Frak !" that we missed actress Luciana Carro saying the actual expletive. Hmm …

@morganthus6323

2 жыл бұрын

Shes saying Fracking

@redfive2008

2 жыл бұрын

No, she said frak. There's a bit in another episode where it sounds like Doc Cottle drops the bomb as well, but pretty sure he didn't.

It's just like Beggar's Canyon back home!

Frakking genuis move. Great double bluff

I grew up waiting for my weekly dose of Kirk and Spock, so I go back a little while. This series is easily the best sci-fi series I have ever seen in my life…… quite possibly the best series of any genre.

@rxueloenz

2 жыл бұрын

Used to be. Now it's The Expanse.

@gusgrimm7533

2 жыл бұрын

@@rxueloenz: Agreed. Love BSG. "The Expanse," however, is next-level good 👍

@rxueloenz

2 жыл бұрын

@@gusgrimm7533 Yeah, mate. BSG battles were brilliant, battle of New Caprica when Bill Adama drove Galactica down the atmosphere of the planet just to launch Viper fighters and then FTL out just before the crash, that was a hell of a something. At that time, when you compare it to Stargate, that was unseen. But now, The Expanse has the most realistic and sophisticated space battles one can ever watch. It's the attention to detail that you have to appreciate. I have watched almost all of the space battles in The Expanse numerous times and it's fking amazing. The last one, where Roci engaged Pella together with two belter ships was so far the best space battle I have ever seen in my life and I have watched all episodes of Star Trek (fk Discovery and Picard tho, it's a shame these shows are allowed to bare the name of Star Trek), Stargate, BSG, Firefly, Dark Matter, Lost in Space and all the major sci-fi series in the past 20 years. The Expanse is hands down the best sci-fi had to offer so far. I salute the duo of James S. A. Corey and the producers of this show. I just hope that there will be some TV continuation of this amazing story after this final sixth season. The tale of Laconian Empire and the rebellion sounds so amazing I can't even imagine that they will just drop the show and let this beatifully written and well thought of story go to waste. Sorry I was a little intoxicated when I wrote this 🤣

@gusgrimm7533

2 жыл бұрын

@@rxueloenz: Let's just pray Hi-Quality Sci-fi keeps up after The Expanse 🙏

"it's a good lighter.." And a cracking score! SSWA!

The death of the Asian pilot "Chuckles" reminded me of Admiral Yamamoto's death in WWII. Same wound through the left shoulder.

Top Gun: Apollo. Great action scenes. I hadn't noticed before, but the camera spins around on the Cylon markers on the strategy board... almost like a fighter maneuvering around them...

This scene and the Galactica FTL into New Caprica atmosphere are my two most favorite flight scenes.

I was upset when I first heard they were doing a reboot. But they did such a great job, I was fan to the very end. Even jumped on board the spin off show. Caprica.

@Nine-Signs

10 ай бұрын

Capirca was a good show that was never given the time to develop. I enjoyed it a lot. I can't help but think if Caprica was made just a decade later it would have been fine via streaming. Standard network television has been the death of many good shows because of how they operate.

This show understood how to build suspense! 10/10

One of my many favorite scenes in this outstanding series.

@BattlestarGalactica

2 жыл бұрын

agreed omg 🤗

@madpaduk

2 жыл бұрын

Second only to the combat launch on New Caprica. Nothing beats that for sheer audacity and adrenaline

I dare say the best episode of the entire series

Best episode of the entire series.

One of the best episodes of the series imo🤘

What a production.......................what a frackin production. Nothing like it will ever be repeated!!!!

This show is EPIC and easily top 5 of best scifi show EVER!

This was one of the best episodes of this show.

Great episode

That vipers ride over the surface is certainly the homage to original BSG series :)

I loved this episode. Great frakking plan.

This was quite literally the first scene I ever saw of the new BSG and it hooked me! I loved the original series, but I will always enjoy this one as well!

The best military sci-fi i've ever seen.

Masterfully executed on all levels.

Everything about this show was top notch. So happy I got to thank Ronald D Moore for this in person🖤

@M167A1

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly I have to disagree, but then again I grew up with the original. This version seemed melodramatic, poorly written and poorly cast to me. Which is a shame cuz it's got some great actors and producers but everybody drops a turd now and then.

@dmacbass

2 жыл бұрын

@@M167A1 I know everybody has their own taste but I've never understood this. The original literally seems like it was written for children and the reboot was the most gritty and adult sci-fi show to come along, matched only by The Expanse.

@BattlestarGalactica

2 жыл бұрын

that's awesome!

@colormedubious4747

2 жыл бұрын

@@M167A1 I grew up with the original, too. The original is great if you think that the genocide of billions of people should be portrayed in the campiest possible way. Mass murder in the colorful Biff-Bam-Kapow style of Adam West's "Batman."

@jmurphy6011

2 жыл бұрын

@@M167A1 Your taste is a joke. The reboot was better in every way.

I sure think Apollo enjoyed hearing that from Dee

@arachk

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Love the special effects 👍🪐

@BattlestarGalactica

2 жыл бұрын

not bad, ay? 🙌

My favourite hard sci-fi series ever. So much to love about it, yet so hard for people to get into: subject matter too dark, outlook too bleak. Despite this the series still has exhilarating highs of ingenuity and unity such as this sequence. Kids are going to re-discover this series at some point I hope. They will be well rewarded for the investment of time and effort. Cheers 🍺

@killf4ce

2 жыл бұрын

" subject matter too dark, outlook too bleak." This is WHY it's my #1 show of all time... Well, that and the notion of us being one race, the Human Race that was put across ...;)

@johnkelly7757

2 жыл бұрын

The series faltered near the end when the writers chose to bring time travel into the mix and the narrative became increasingly confused.

@ChrisTopher-vs9zz

2 жыл бұрын

bad bad writing the further you get into the series

@stefanconradsson

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnkelly7757 I think the last season will have to be re-evaluated at some point. Everyone watching were expecting something other than what they got. They were building up the mythological universe already in the pilot and it was in full bloom during the second season. I loved that. The mixing of Greek, Roman and Christian mythology "with a twist" was fun. And the way they did it was quite elegant but it threw people of the rails in the end. I am planning to re-watch season 3 and 4 later this year. I watched the final two season under the influence of psychedelics and that skewed my perception quite a bit I suspect. It was one strange trip. I never thought of the ending as time travel, it was a cyclical universe in my eyes. "Everything that has happened before will happen again" .. I still hold BSG as a landmark achievement. Cheers 🍺

@GTASpuds725

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnkelly7757 Time travel?? Which episode was that (was only done in short lived sequel to original series Galactica 1980 pilot episide/movie)

One of the best sci fi shows ever....

This is an excellent battle video clip.

Lee, you've been hanging around Starbuck for too long.

@babapambazuka2845

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. "Am I going crazy? No, I'm just channeling my esteemed colleague's terrible ideas."

The strategy she came up with was freaking genius.. Always have an extra round in the chamber:)

Amazing show. Going to have to rewatch it again now. If only i could remember the order !

Well look at this, that is some Ace Combat level tunnel flying.

I really liked the WW II - style plotting board 😂. At least they used plastic models instead of wooden blocks to represent the units 😉.

Great show. I loved watching it.

Man I loved this show

I was brought up with the original BSG and always avoided this thinking it was gonna be a bit meh! How wrong I was it's frakin awesome!

Re-watching for the 3rd time. Such an epic show. I used to be young...

The visuals were amazing.

Hiding your force in a shipping crate. That got lifted for the Expanse! The assault on Thoth station in Leviathan Wakes and season 1 of the show. I'm not complaining, I love a good homage. It's just fun to see. :)

@lamarravery4094

4 ай бұрын

Trojan horse.

Kind of curious about the models of the ships used on the plotting table. Anyone know what happened to them and if they are still about so we could see?

@smileydag

2 жыл бұрын

Seattle Sci-fi museum maybe. I went. It was actually disappointing, everything looks so fake.

@ered203

2 жыл бұрын

@@smileydag I also went to the Seattle MOPOP and had the complete opposite reaction. I saw the models and thought how cool it was they could turn those little props into what we see on TV and in the movies with just the right lighting and digital effects. Either way, The Kurt Cobain and Hendrix exhibits were amazing.

Let's hope the Babylon 5 reboot turns out just as good.

Great flying 3 strikes....I mean Apollo!

best episode of the entire series imho. Everybody's unique and best talents on display to accomplish an impossible task with a backdrop of a great father and son and family tradition.

BSG was one of the greatest sci-fi shows ever.

one of best battles of series

Lot of back door action right there 👍

I loved, loved, loveeeedddd this!!!!

Show writers must have been playing some Ace Combat while writing this one

Even though the CG is dated, Galactica did the best job to date of showing the use of retro rockets to change the speed and attitude of their ships.

@firestorm165

2 жыл бұрын

Eh, I've seen much more modern productions with much worse CG

@keysersoze3427

2 жыл бұрын

Naaah Babylon 5 did it in the 90s. So much so that NASA engineers loved the design (Star fury)

@Debbiebabe69

6 ай бұрын

'cg is dated'??? Name a modern show that did it better? The Expanse probably yes, but BSG still beats all the big-budget sci fi shows........

@fjpoggemann

6 ай бұрын

"Dated" simply because CG textures, lighting, etc., has improved over time. BSG is the best space TV show (in my world, barely edging out Firefly). @@Debbiebabe69

I remember watching this episode when it first aired back in the day. I remember as if it was yesterday

Somewhat reminiscent of the original Battle of Carrillon, in which Adama quietly moves the entire Viper complement and all the crews to the surface without the civilians knowing about it. (Edited from Caprica to Carrillon 2 Sep 22 after someone kindly pointed out my blunder.)

@TommygunNG

Жыл бұрын

That was Carillon.

@Ensign_Cthulhu

Жыл бұрын

@@TommygunNG OOPS brainfart. Thank you. Corrected.

1st time watching: This Baltar is one lucky bstrd! 2nd time watching: what an interesting spectaculas these angels play...

After everything the fleet had been through by that point, taking loss after loss, this victory felt so good.

That was fracking tense

This is better than any death star attack run.

Wow!

possibly the best moment of the entire series was this episode. for me at least.

4:06 well hello there, Praxidike!

Thr writing of this show is equal to only Babylon 5 in my eyes. LOVE IT!!

When he flew through the tunnel...did anyone else had massive Unreal Tournament 2004 AS-Mothership flashbacks? ._.

Set battlestar galactica in youtube all seasons and movie and monetize it, everybody should watch it.

@BattlestarGalactica

2 жыл бұрын

say more 😚

"Fireball" is a really bad luck callsign.

What a great series this was!!!

geezus that was tense

Thank You &

This was a great sgow

Chuckles went from flying Vipers for Galactica to looking for his daughter on the Rocinate.

One thing about this series was you couldn't get used to certain characters because they would end up getting killed. Great series, though.

At 4:15 the guy leaning over the tactical board is lipping Apollo's and Starbucks lines. Ooops.

I love the Vipers RCS ports

They have tech for FTL travels and their war room has miniatures on a table like the RAF Command & Control Center in the WW2 / Battle of Britain! 😁

Apollo had it easy. He could literally stop mid-air! Us Ace Combat pilot's would have to do that 90° turn while moving lol

Chess vs Checkers tactical thinking illustrated very well here.

Baltar was guided by god, this episode proved it

The best defense is a good offense.

"Will you inform Apollo the back door is open". Sounds like Apollo is going to take the torpedo to wreck 'em.