The Night the Cylons Landed is a double episode, consisting of the seventh and eighth episodes of the television series Galactica 1980, a spin-off of the earlier ABC science fiction series Battlestar Galactica. The episode first aired in two parts broadcast on April 13 and April 20, 1980 on ABC.
A Galactican recon patrol encounters a new Cylon fighter. Attempting to disable the craft before it can discover Earth’s whereabouts, the Viper collides ...
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The Night the Cylons Landed is a double episode, consisting of the seventh and eighth episodes of the television series Galactica 1980, a spin-off of the earlier ABC science fiction series Battlestar Galactica. The episode first aired in two parts broadcast on April 13 and April 20, 1980 on ABC.
A Galactican recon patrol encounters a new Cylon fighter. Attempting to disable the craft before it can discover Earth’s whereabouts, the Viper collides with the fighter. Unfortunately, the collision sends the damaged fighter floating towards Earth’s orbit. Mistaking the craft for its missing recon, Adama contacts Troy and Dillon, who meet with Jamie Hamilton at the Griffith Park Observatory. She informs them that the U.S. Air Force has detected the derelict craft (which they suspect is Russian), which is expected to land in New York in the next twelve hours. Because the two warriors are under military investigation, Troy and Dillon must forgo their Vipers in place of more conventional...
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