''Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks'' is a collective title given to a series of seven "

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s" released in late 2007 in lead up to the television movie '' Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' via the

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and weekly airing. According to Ronald D. Moore, the ''Razor Flashbacks'', in contrast to both '' The Resistance'' and '' The Face of the Enemy'' webseries, should technically be considered as

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s. 'The distinction between the two is that webisodes were new material created specifically for the internet, while the featurettes are really little more than deleted scenes from ''Razor''. Despite this, the series is still often referred to as being a series of webisodes due to their separate release. The final scene, "Escape", featuring

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as the older Adama, is omitted in both the television and extended DVD versions of ''Razor''. Otherwise, the flashbacks from "The Lab" onwards were directly integrated into the TV version, while the DVD edition included all of the remaining episodes except "Day 4,571" and "The Hangar". All webisodes are available for individual viewing on the Region 1, 2 and 4 DVD sets of ''Razor'' as a special feature, and are included in "The Complete Series" DVD and Blu-ray box sets. The webisodes are also available as free downloads on the

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, some of which are featured in high-definition

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resolution.

Plot

The series is set during the final stages of the

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. It focuses on a younger William "Husker" Adama in his fighter pilot days aboard ''Galactica'' while on an important mission to uncover the Cylons' “super weapon” on a mysterious icy planet. The webisode series starts on the 4,571st day of the war (about 40 years before the

destruction of the Twelve Colonies ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series (''Galactica 1980''), a line of b ...

of Kobol). While ''Galactica'' is fighting Cylon threats, Adama faces his own problems when he discovers his lover has been gravely injured after her raptor is attacked by the Cylons. Adama soon finds himself swung into action shooting down Cylon raiders, but after a head-on collision with a raider, ejects and lands on the nearby planet, only to be confronted by the unexpected reality of what the Cylons have been working on.

Webisodes

Cast

* Young Lt. William "Husker" Adama, played by Nico CortezBattlestar Galactica Razor Flashbacks Cast and Crew
*

Aaron Doral The Cylons are the main antagonists of the human race in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' science fiction franchise, making appearances in the original 1978 series, the 1980 series, the 2004 re-imagining, and the spin-off prequel series ''Cap ...

, played by

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* Ops Officer, played by Chris Bradford *

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, played by

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* Banzai (squad leader), played by Jacob Blair * Lt. Jaycie McGavin, played by Allison Warnyca * Frightened man, played by

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* Commander

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, 40 years after the war and just prior to the destruction of the colonies, played by

("Escape" only)

References

External links

* ''Razor Flashbacks'' at the Battlestar Wiki
''Razor Flashbacks''
at IMDB {{Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) episodes 2007 web series debuts 2007 web series endings Razor Flashbacks Razor Flashbacks American science fiction web series