Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
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Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) is a science fiction television series about the last surviving human warships fleeing a genocidal robotic race called the Cylons in search of the mythical planet Earth.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) canonical | 6 |
| Battlestar Galactica | 2 |
| Galactica 1980 | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4313931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) Context triple: [John Dykstra, workedOn, Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)]
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Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) is a critically acclaimed reimagining of the 1978 sci-fi series, known for its dark, politically charged storytelling about humanity’s struggle for survival against the Cylons.
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Space: 1999
Space: 1999 is a 1970s British science fiction television series that follows the crew of Moonbase Alpha after the Moon is blasted out of Earth's orbit, sending them on a perilous journey through space.
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C.
Caprica
Caprica is a science fiction television series set in the Battlestar Galactica universe, exploring the origins of the Cylons and the moral implications of advanced artificial intelligence.
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D.
Blake's 7
Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series created by Terry Nation that follows a group of rebels fighting a tyrannical galactic federation.
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E.
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
"Yesterday's Enterprise" is a critically acclaimed episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which a time rift brings a past Enterprise into a darker alternate timeline, forcing the crew to make a profound sacrifice to restore history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) Target entity description: Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) is a science fiction television series about the last surviving human warships fleeing a genocidal robotic race called the Cylons in search of the mythical planet Earth.
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A.
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) is a critically acclaimed reimagining of the 1978 sci-fi series, known for its dark, politically charged storytelling about humanity’s struggle for survival against the Cylons.
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B.
Space: 1999
Space: 1999 is a 1970s British science fiction television series that follows the crew of Moonbase Alpha after the Moon is blasted out of Earth's orbit, sending them on a perilous journey through space.
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C.
Caprica
Caprica is a science fiction television series set in the Battlestar Galactica universe, exploring the origins of the Cylons and the moral implications of advanced artificial intelligence.
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D.
Blake's 7
Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series created by Terry Nation that follows a group of rebels fighting a tyrannical galactic federation.
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E.
"Yesterday's Enterprise"
"Yesterday's Enterprise" is a critically acclaimed episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in which a time rift brings a past Enterprise into a darker alternate timeline, forcing the crew to make a profound sacrifice to restore history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction television series
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television series ⓘ |
| basedOnMyth | mythical planet Earth ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | color ⓘ |
| composer | Stu Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Glen A. Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | genocidal war between humans and Cylons ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Baltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boxey NERFINISHED ⓘ Captain Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Cassiopeia NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Tigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Commander Adama NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Starbuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Serina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresShip |
Battlestar Galactica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonial Viper NERFINISHED ⓘ Cylon Raider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1978-09-17 ⓘ |
| follows | the last surviving human warships ⓘ |
| format | live-action ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasHomeVideoRelease | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Galactica 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredRemake | Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1979-04-29 ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Dirk Benedict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ John Colicos NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorne Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Hatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Cylons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
space opera storytelling
ⓘ
special effects for late 1970s television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 21 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRunStatus | ended ⓘ |
| pilotEpisodeTitle | Saga of a Star World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premise | survivors of a genocidal Cylon attack flee in search of Earth ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
outer space
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the Twelve Colonies of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) Description of subject: Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) is a science fiction television series about the last surviving human warships fleeing a genocidal robotic race called the Cylons in search of the mythical planet Earth.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battlestar Galactica
this entity surface form:
Battlestar Galactica
this entity surface form:
Galactica 1980
this entity surface form:
Galactica 1980