Battlestar Galactica (2004) viewing order

Recommended viewing order of the Battlestar Galactica franchise!

  • The Mini-series
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Resistance webisodes
  • Season 3
  • Season 4 (episode 1: "He That Believeth in Me"; last episode (10): "Revelations")
  • The face of the Enemy webisodes
  • Season 4.5 (episode 1: "Sometimes a Great Notion"; last episode (21): "Daybreak (parts 1-3)"
  • The Plan (movie)
  • Caprica (non-direct prequel series)
  • Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome (movie)

Note: The original 1978 series is not required to enjoy the 2004 SciFi-reimagioned series.

Note: The Mini-series is "episode 0" of the entire Battlestar Galactica (2004) series. It takes place chronologically right before episode 1, "33". Usually, it's found as one single episode.

Note: The webisdoes are somewhat hard to find but are not required for complete understanding of the series.

Note: The finial episode of the mainline Battlestar Galactica series, "Daybreak", can sometime be found as one complete extended episode.

Note: Many episodes have extended edtion counterparts. These can be found on the Battlestar Galactica complete Bluray set. These episdoes can be watched in lue of their standard length editions. While preferred, these extended episodes are not neccessary for complete enjoyment of the series.


Sources

Wikipedia
r/bsg viewing order

asteroidrainfall,
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This is the most common/recommended viewing order of the series.

Does anyone else have a preferred order to watch the series?

chgowiz,
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Caprica, then B&C can be watched prior to the mini-series, if one wants to be chronological.

And I highly recommend watching the 1978 series. Sure, there's 70s cheese/camp, but the stories are solid and are interesting in their own right.

We won't talk about Galactica 1980... LOL

asteroidrainfall,
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I recently picked up B&C and am so excited to watch it. The episode in season 4 that follows Will Adama in the first Cylon war was just so good.

In your opinion how well does the 2004 series and Caparica play off the original series? Did they retcon anything?

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