The Man With Nine Lives

"The Man With Nine Lives" is an episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series. A man claiming to be Starbuck's long lost father appears, though he may be ingratiating himself to avoid old debts - and those who want to collect with his life. The Colonial pilots head to the Rising Star for some relaxation and leisure, and Starbuck is particularly excited about the gambling deck. Apollo is markedly less excited about Starbuck's syst... more

"The Man With Nine Lives" is an episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series. A man claiming to be Starbuck's long lost father appears, though he may be ingratiating himself to avoid old debts - and those who want to collect with his life. The Colonial pilots head to the Rising Star for some relaxation and leisure, and Starbuck is particularly excited about the gambling deck. Apollo is markedly less excited about Starbuck's system though. Aboard another shuttle, two older passengers are watching a broadcast of an interview with Starbuck, who reveals his past as an orphan. The gentleman claims he is head of Interfleet Broadcasting, while managing to dodge paying his shuttle fare. On the Rising Star he also finagles money from his recent traveling companion, who is Siress Blassie. Many of the pilots are engrossed in the on-stage entertainment of body-suit clad dancers. Soon the revelry of the ship patrons is abruptly cut short by the presence of Borellian Nomen who are... less