episode season pilot episode military science fiction television program immediately following events miniseries follows civilian fleet forced contend constant pursuit days sleep forced ultimately destroy ships foil earn respite series episode written series creator television debut moore executive producer decision slot episode season potential impact audience distinguished themes new series following characters planets fled minds characters attention detail prevalent episode production team editing team actors authenticity specific portrayals moments concerns episode dark audiences episode lauded cast crew addition winning hugo award best dramatic presentation short form originally aired sky united_kingdom october subsequently aired united_states january following episode water plot having fled besieged convoy refugee pursued attacked colonial fleet execute faster light jump minutes escape consistently arrive new jump coordinates approximately minutes later hours jumps fleet crew passengers particularly aboard operating sleep facing strain nearly constant military action consecutive jump olympic carrier commercial passenger vessel souls aboard accidentally left attacks unexpectedly cease allowing fleet respite arrives hours later president commander order lee apollo destroy believing poses threat fleet safety colonial officers destroy ship rest colonial fleet jumps away internal number explains god looking interests implying scientist olympic carrier preparing reveal attack colonies fleet jump return president survivor aboard colonial result census updated additional soul birth fleet child aboard rising star boy sign captured patrol rescued captors number guise shoots number free writing preparing production season writer series creator wrote short list potential storylines fleet jumps minutes pursuing crew gets sleep fellow executive producer decided story best way kick season moore described writing great experience wrote script story outline structure excited begin episode season start year end road moore wrote episode christmas break series officially picked later claimed aspect episode fun projects wrote season found episode standalone concept require having seen miniseries understand miniseries ended happy place starting series middle crisis explanation showing audience actually audience away bad things happening intriguing interesting story complex storyline episodes come laid network audiences alike moore explained blog number hidden meaning significance felt sufficiently long allow minor functions like cat short allow anybody gain meaningful sleep batteries moore intentionally gave number meaning avoid creating unnecessary drama driven episode production director television episode accepted job reading script saying based writing experience went expectations excited originally composed musical theme theme episode later expanded use character facto theme character fourth season episode stream stars director photography miniseries learned unavailable series turned worked american gothic interim moved shooting high definition video production team ransom filmed miniseries film production team switching high definition video series executive producer opined silver bullet ultimately tipped scales favor convinced pick series network biggest concern picking series fall victim space opera television properties star trek stargate aspects concerns specifically discussed episode dvd commentary went mind visited house shot british_columbia swept away blue skies beaches fantasy sort imagery expected space opera type shows second going devastated following story sleep major plot points episode actor expert subject crew best depict actual effects following director gave main cast member specific play avoid repetition screen cast members took study step restricting sleep patterns hours night emphasize expert episode dvd commentary moore related endless discussion feature episode concerns digital versus analog size shape ratio digital analog run forwards backwards labels hand drawn brought noted commentary recording clock station label editing cut minutes long despite production crew took extra care eliminate human moments efforts trim episode included shot douglas henderson walking hangar bay shot giving look shoulder shot walking remembrance corridor question answer session moore revealed scene written cut episode cut scene recurring prop characters briefing room explicitly introduced explained prop remained series backstory cut scene cut saw given copy photo card said taken roof capitol building attack photo inspired famous shot fire fighters raising flag ground zero iconic thought colonies version taken moment symbol day forget lost photo soldier falling knees possibly shot simply overcome emotion stands rooftop looking devastation city colonial flag waves edge frame inscription photo plaque reads forget reference inscription watch presented character wore yellow ribbon cut scenes included shot pilots head showing pilots wrecked exhausted exchange apollo shots commander acid brought sleep line fleet cut audiences dark originally written shot apollo fires olympic carrier clear sees people inside moore wrote scene strong clear characters making decision fire passenger liner awareness consequences illustrate emphasize nature enormous fight moore network feeling scene dark potential turn away audiences network implied scene left intact compelled air episodes order network moore changed ending episode cheated instead apollo flies olympic carrier unclear anybody inside small act defiance visual effects supervisor small movement olympic carrier windows behalf production writing teams episode originally ended escape tasked network episode dark moore wrote additional scene president learning newborn end episode hopeful note release reception aired united_kingdom october united_states january months later viewers obliged fans illegally copying episode internet hours sky airing released home video season collected sets july best buy exclusive september finally dvd set december episode released july entire series home video set dvd blu ray disc series creator star claim favourite episode described perfect episode emphasizing dark gritty aspects episode actor felt series interviews wired los_angeles_times moore opined episode viewers expectations fantastic way open year won hugo award best dramatic presentation short form drew household nielsen rating attracting million viewers making program cable website television pity staff review rated episode november readers awarded average grade new_york_post dramatic moments included spot describing premiere episode sci high stakes
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