Battlestar Galactica season 4
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| caption = Season 4.0 DVD cover
| network = Sci-Fi Channel
| first_aired = {{Start date|2008|4|4}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2009|3|20}}
| num_episodes = 21
| next_season = The Plan (TV movie)
| episode_list = List of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) episodes
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The fourth and final season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States on April 4, 2008, and concluded on March 20, 2009. Similar to the second season, it was split into two parts, each containing 10 episodes. "Season 4.0" aired from April to June 2008 and "Season 4.5" aired from January to March 2009. The fourth season contained 20 episodes, plus the television film Razor.
Cast and characters
=Main cast=
These actors were credited during the opening sequence:except for "Sometimes a Great Notion" and "Daybreak (Parts 2 & 3)", where there were no opening credits and all of main cast actors were credited together
- Edward James Olmos as William Adama
- Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin
- Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
- Jamie Bamber as Lee "Apollo" Adama
- James Callis as Gaius Baltar
- Tricia Helfer as Number Six
- Grace Park as Sharon "Boomer" Valerii/Sharon "Athena" Agathon (Number Eight)
These actors were credited after the opening sequence:
- Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh
- Aaron Douglas as Galen Tyrol
- Tahmoh Penikett as Karl "Helo" Agathon
- Michael Trucco as Samuel Anders
- Alessandro Juliani as Felix Gaeta
- Kandyse McClure as Anastasia Dualla
- Nicki Clyne as Cally Henderson Tyrol (only in episode 3)
=Guest stars=
The following actors were credited as guest stars.
2+ episodes:
- Rekha Sharma as Tory Foster
- Callum Keith Rennie as Leoben Conoy (Number Two)
- Rick Worthy as Simon (Number Four)
- Matthew Bennett as Aaron Doral (Number Five)
- Sebastian Spence as Noel "Narcho" Allison
- Dean Stockwell as John Cavil (Number One)
- Richard Hatch as Tom Zarek
- Donnelly Rhodes as Sherman Cottle
- Kate Vernon as Ellen Tigh
- Mark Sheppard as Romo Lampkin
- Lucy Lawless as D'Anna Biers (Number Three)
- Roark Critchlow as Slick
- Kerry Norton as Paramedic Laybe Ishay
1 episode:
= Other cast =
- Leah Cairns as Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson
- Bodie Olmos as Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza
- Jennifer Halley as Diana "Hardball" Seelix
Episodes
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|EpisodeNumber_1=54
|EpisodeNumber_2=55
|EpisodeNumber2_1=0
|EpisodeNumber2_2=0
|RTitle=Razor
|WrittenBy=Michael Taylor
|DirectedBy=Félix Enríquez Alcalá
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2007|11|24}}
|Aux1=49,579
|ShortSummary=A series of flashbacks reveals the chronicles of the Battlestar Pegasus and its crew from the initial Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies, up to its meeting with Galactica, while Apollo's new XO deals with the harsh reality of Admiral Cain's legacy. Chronologically, this fits into Season 2 between the episodes "The Captain's Hand" and "Downloaded."
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|EpisodeNumber = 56
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = He That Believeth in Me
|DirectedBy = Michael Rymer
|WrittenBy = Bradley Thompson & David Weddle
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|4}}
|Aux1 = 39,698
|ShortSummary = Starbuck returns to the Galactica and faces doubt from her former crew members as she tries to convince them she knows the way to Earth. Meanwhile Baltar takes up residence with a faction of his followers who believe he can save a young boy suffering from viral encephalitis.
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|EpisodeNumber = 57
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Six of One
|DirectedBy = Anthony Hemingway
|WrittenBy = Michael Angeli
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|11}}
|Aux1 = 39,676
|ShortSummary = Starbuck faces the repercussions of her armed confrontation with President Roslin and loses the confidence of most of the crew. After learning the Final Five models are within the colonial fleet, a Number Six model named Natalie leads a coup within the Cylon hierarchy.
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|EpisodeNumber = 58
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = The Ties That Bind
|DirectedBy = Michael Nankin
|WrittenBy = Michael Taylor
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|18}}
|Aux1 = 39,676
|ShortSummary = While Starbuck commands a lone freighter in her desperate search for Earth, political intrigue and marital discord aboard the Galactica are paralleled by deep rifts in the Cylons' solidarity.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Battlestar Galactica season 4
|EpisodeNumber = 59
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Escape Velocity
|DirectedBy = Edward James Olmos
|WrittenBy = Jane Espenson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|25}}
|Aux1 = 39,675
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|ShortSummary = Baltar's monotheistic cult activities expand, sparking political discord at the Quorum of Twelve, and possibly a religious civil war, while Colonel Tigh's mental state again becomes fragile.
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|EpisodeNumber = 60
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = The Road Less Traveled
|DirectedBy = Michael Rymer
|WrittenBy = Mark Verheiden
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|5|2}}
|Aux1 = 39,676
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary = Starbuck faces mutiny on board the Demetrius when she expresses her intent in cooperating with the Cylon Leoben, who has boarded the ship to help her find Earth.
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|EpisodeNumber = 61
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Faith
|DirectedBy = Michael Nankin
|WrittenBy = Seamus Kevin Fahey
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|5|9}}
|Aux1 = 39,675
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary = Starbuck leads a mission to see the Cylon Hybrid who reveals more clues to finding Earth. On Galactica, President Roslin discusses religious faith with a dying woman named Emily.
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|EpisodeNumber = 62
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Guess What's Coming to Dinner?
|DirectedBy = Wayne Rose
|WrittenBy = Michael Angeli
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|5|16}}
|Aux1 = 39,673
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary = Bitter enemies must set aside their grudges as the Demetrius crew teams up with Cylon rebels to destroy a vital enemy target.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Battlestar Galactica season 4
|EpisodeNumber = 63
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Sine Qua Non
|DirectedBy = Rod Hardy
|WrittenBy = Michael Taylor
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|5|27}}
|Aux1 = 39,674
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary = In the aftermath of President Roslin's abduction, a bitter power struggle erupts which threatens to tear the once-ordered world of the colonial fleet apart.
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|EpisodeNumber = 64
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = The Hub
|DirectedBy = Paul Edwards
|WrittenBy = Jane Espenson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|6|6}}
|Aux1 = 39,673
|Viewers =
|ShortSummary = In pursuit of the enemy's Resurrection Hub, a team of Viper pilots and Cylon rebels become uneasy collaborators in formulating a battle plan.
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|EpisodeNumber = 65
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Revelations
|DirectedBy = Michael Rymer
|WrittenBy = Bradley Thompson & David Weddle
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|6|13}}
|Aux1 = 39,665
|ShortSummary = D'Anna reveals that there are only four of the Final Five Cylons in the fleet and holds President Roslin hostage while attempting to lure the four out of hiding. After a dramatic entanglement, the humans and Cylons join together and arrive at Earth.
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|EpisodeNumber = 66
|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|Title = Sometimes a Great Notion
|DirectedBy = Michael Nankin
|WrittenBy = Bradley Thompson & David Weddle
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|1|16}}
|Aux1 = 39,651
|ShortSummary = Earth is revealed to have been populated by Cylons until a nuclear war, 2000 years in the past. Starbuck tracks the homing signal and finds her own remains on the planet. The identity of the fifth of the Final Five Cylons is revealed.
This episode is followed by ten The Face of the Enemy webisodes.
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|EpisodeNumber = 67
|EpisodeNumber2 = 12
|Title = A Disquiet Follows My Soul
|DirectedBy = Ronald D. Moore
|WrittenBy = Ronald D. Moore
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|1|23}}
|Aux1 = 39,644
|ShortSummary = Laura Roslin begins to lose faith in the Pythian prophecy and her role as the dying leader. Tom Zarek intends to weaken the Human-Cylon alliance. Galen Tyrol is told that he is not the father of Cally's son.
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|EpisodeNumber = 68
|EpisodeNumber2 = 13
|Title = The Oath
|DirectedBy = John Dahl
|WrittenBy = Mark Verheiden
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|1|30}}
|Aux1 = 39,643
|ShortSummary = Gaeta and Zarek start an uprising in the fleet, leaving the commanders of Galactica with a crucial choice.
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|EpisodeNumber = 69
|EpisodeNumber2 = 14
|Title = Blood on the Scales
|DirectedBy = Wayne Rose
|WrittenBy = Michael Angeli
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|2|6}}
|Aux1 = 39,603
|ShortSummary = President Roslin faces off against Tom Zarek and Lt. Gaeta as they try to take control of the Colonial fleet. The alliance with the rebel Cylons as well as Adama's life are both at stake.
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|EpisodeNumber = 70
|EpisodeNumber2 = 15
|Title = No Exit
|DirectedBy = Gwyneth Horder-Payton
|WrittenBy = Ryan Mottesheard
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|2|13}}
|Aux1 = 39,556
|ShortSummary = As Sam Anders recovers from surgery to dislodge the bullet in his brain, his memories of the Final Five Cylons re-emerge. Ellen Tigh resurrects aboard a Basestar, and reveals the part she played on Earth. With the Galactica losing structural integrity, Adama asks the newly reinstated Chief to fix the ship.
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|EpisodeNumber = 71
|EpisodeNumber2 = 16
|Title = Deadlock
|DirectedBy = Robert Young
|WrittenBy = Jane Espenson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|2|20}}
|Aux1 = 39,556
|ShortSummary = Galactica undergoes repairs using a Cylon substance that can help maintain the ship's structural integrity. With Boomer's help, Ellen Tigh escapes Cavil's ship and reunites with the fleet completing the gathering of the Final Five. Caprica Six miscarries Tigh's child, ending the hope that Cylons can reproduce with their own kind.
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|EpisodeNumber = 72
|EpisodeNumber2 = 17
|Title = Someone to Watch Over Me
|DirectedBy = Michael Nankin
|WrittenBy = Bradley Thompson & David Weddle
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|2|27}}
|Aux1 = 39,556
|ShortSummary = Starbuck encounters a mysterious piano player in Joe's Bar and helps him work on his latest song. Realizing the musical notes match a series of dots drawn by Hera, Starbuck finishes the song which Col. Tigh and Tory Foster recognize as the music they heard when they learned they were Cylons. Tyrol unwittingly helps Boomer, who poses as Athena to kidnap Hera and take her to Cavil.
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|EpisodeNumber = 73
|EpisodeNumber2 = 18
|Title = Islanded in a Stream of Stars
|DirectedBy = Edward James Olmos
|WrittenBy = Michael Taylor
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|3|6}}
|Aux1 = 39,521
|ShortSummary = Boomer's Raptor escape damages Galactica when she jumps too close to the hull. Admiral Adama makes the crucial decision to abandon ship and puts Lee in charge of offloading equipment to the rest of the fleet. As Starbuck searches for the meaning behind the "Cylon song" (revealed to be a rearrangement of "All Along the Watchtower", a real song from 1967), Baltar tries to expose her return from the dead as proof of life after death.
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|EpisodeNumber = 74
|EpisodeNumber2 = 19
|Title = Daybreak (Part 1)
|DirectedBy = Michael Rymer
|WrittenBy = Ronald D. Moore
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|3|13}}
|Aux1 = 39,516
|ShortSummary = A series of pre-Cylon attack flashbacks delve into past situations of Caprica Six's involvement in caring for Baltar's elderly father, Roslin's sudden loss of her family in an accident, and Lee Adama's passionate feelings for Starbuck, who is dating his brother Zak. In the present, Anders reveals the location of Cavil's base and Adama decides to take Galactica on one final mission to rescue Hera.
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|NumParts = 2
|EpisodeNumber_1 = 75
|EpisodeNumber_2 = 76
|EpisodeNumber2_1 = 20
|EpisodeNumber2_2 = 21
|Title_1 = Daybreak (Part 2)
|Title_2 = Daybreak (Part 3)
|DirectedBy = Michael Rymer
|WrittenBy = Ronald D. Moore
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|3|20}}
|ShortSummary = Admiral Adama leads Galactica's final battle and rescues Hera from the Cylon Colony. Starbuck draws upon the meaning of Hera's musical notes to lead the fleet to a habitable world. The fate of the fleet and its relationship to modern day Earth is revealed.
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Production
During the hiatus after season 3, the writers had a retreat in Lake Tahoe where they planned much of the story arc for the fourth season, mainly mapping out the storylines of the first 10 episodes.{{cite web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/01/final-fifth-cylon-ellen-tigh-battlestar-galactica-dualla-dee-.html|title='Battlestar Galactica's' Ron Moore addresses the shocking developments of 'Sometimes a Great Notion'|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|date=January 17, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=March 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310234009/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/01/final-fifth-cylon-ellen-tigh-battlestar-galactica-dualla-dee-.html|url-status=dead}} In June 2007, the Sci-Fi Channel confirmed the fourth season would be its final season, with an order of 22 episodes,{{cite web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/06/battlestar_gala.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' set to say goodbye after Season 4|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|date=June 1, 2007|access-date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=December 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220110941/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/06/battlestar_gala.html|url-status=dead}} an increase from 13 as originally announced.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2007/03/22/sci-fi-extends-galactica-season-4-episode-order-to-22-23955/20070322scifi04/|title=Sci Fi Extends 'Galactica' Season 4 Episode Order to 22|publisher=Sci Fi|date=March 22, 2007|access-date=July 13, 2011}} Production of the final season began in May 2007. A special TV movie, titled Battlestar Galactica: Razor, aired on November 24, 2007. The regular season began airing on April 4, 2008.
Only the first 12 episodes of season four (including Razor, which is technically the first two episodes of the 22 ordered for season 4) were filmed before the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike halted production of all scripted TV shows.{{cite web |last=Goldman |first=Eric |date=February 11, 2008 |title=Battlestar Galactica's Post-Strike Battle Plan |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/11/battlestar-galacticas-post-strike-battle-plan |access-date= |publisher=IGN}} After the strike ended, the final 10 episodes began airing on January 16, 2009.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/10/16/battlestar-galactica-returns-on-sci-fi-journeys-end-draws-near-for-acclaimed-series-29200/20081016scifi01/|title=Battlestar Galactica Returns on Sci Fi/Journey's End Draws Near for Acclaimed Series|publisher=Sci Fi|date=October 16, 2008|access-date=July 13, 2011}}
Reception
The season received universal acclaim from critics, scoring 85 out of 100 based on 16 reviews from Metacritic.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/battlestar-galactica-2003/season-4|title=Battlestar Galactica (2003): Season 4|website=Metacritic|access-date=July 13, 2011}} On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 92% with an average score of 8.1 out of 10 based on 38 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Battlestar Galactica{{'}}s final season proves a satisfying conclusion to TV's best science fiction offering."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/battlestar-galactica/s04 |title=Battlestar Galactica: Season 4 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=November 12, 2021}} The series also placed on numerous critics top ten lists of both 2008 and 2009 by publications such as the Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, The Star-Ledger, Time and TV Guide.{{cite web|url=http://apps.metacritic.com/tv/bests/2008/|title=Best TV Shows of 2008|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=June 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616142923/http://apps.metacritic.com/tv/bests/2008/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://apps.metacritic.com/tv/bests/2009/|title=Best TV Shows of 2009|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=June 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625093707/http://apps.metacritic.com/tv/bests/2009/|url-status=dead}}
The fourth season received a total of eleven Emmy Award nominations. "Season 4.0" received six nominations at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Michael Angeli for "Six of One"), Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series (Stephen McNutt for Razor), Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series ("He That Believeth in Me"), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) (Razor);{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/07/17/sci-fi-channel-scores-its-most-ever-emmy-nominations-including-best-miniseries-for-tin-man-28203/20080717scifi01/|title=Sci Fi Channel Scores Its Most Ever Emmy Nominations Including Best Miniseries for 'Tin Man'|publisher=Sci Fi|date=July 17, 2008|access-date=July 13, 2011}} and won for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series ("He That Believeth in Me") and Outstanding Special Class – Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs (Razor Flashbacks).{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/09/13/2008-creative-arts-emmy-awards-winners-28786/20080913atas01/|title=2008 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners|publisher=The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|date=September 13, 2008|access-date=July 13, 2011}} "Season 4.5" received five nominations at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, with the episode "Daybreak, Part 2" receiving all the series' nominations, for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Michael Rymer), Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series;{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2009/07/16/the-61st-primetime-emmy-awards-and-2009-creative-arts-emmy-awards-nominees-are-32009/20090716atas01/|title=The 61st Primetime Emmy(R) Awards and 2009 Creative Arts Emmy(R) Awards Nominees Are...|publisher=The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|date=July 16, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2011}} and won for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2009/09/20/nbc-wins-16-total-emmys-at-61st-annual-primetime-emmy-awards-32762/20090920nbc01/|title=NBC Wins 16 Total Emmys at 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards|publisher=NBC|date=September 20, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2011}}
For the 10 regular episodes, Battlestar Galactica averaged a 1.7 Nielsen household rating and 2.2 million total viewers. This represented an increase of 13% in household rating and 11% in total viewers.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2008/06/16/battlestar-galacticas-mid-season-finale-leads-sci-fi-to-double-digit-ratings-gains--27879/20080616scifi02/|title=Battlestar Galactica's Mid-Season Finale Leads Sci Fi to Double-Digit Ratings Gains|publisher=Sci Fi|date=June 16, 2008|access-date=July 13, 2011}} The series finale received 2.4 million viewers and became the most-watched episode of the series in over three years.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2009/03/24/battlestar-galactica-finale-blasts-away-the-competition-30760/20090324scifi01/|title=Battlestar Galactica Finale Blasts Away the Competition|publisher=Sci Fi|date=March 24, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2011}}
Home video releases
Similar to the second season, the fourth season was split into two parts, as well the DVD and Blu-ray sets. Season 4.0 was released on DVD in region 1 on January 6, 2009,{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/35930/battlestar-galactica-season-40/|title=Battlestar Galactica - Season 4.0|first=Todd|last=Douglass Jr.|date=January 10, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2011}} in region 2 (although simply titled "Season 4") on October 6, 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001CD9K9G/|title=Battlestar Galactica: Season 4|date=October 6, 2008 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=July 13, 2011}} and in region 4 (titled "Season 4: Part 1") on December 3, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/802772|title=Battlestar Galactica (2004) - Season 4: Part 1|publisher=EzyDVD|access-date=July 13, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420072612/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/802772|archive-date=April 20, 2010}} Season 4.5 was released on DVD in region 1 on July 28, 2009,{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/38240/battlestar-galactica-season-45/|title=Battlestar Galactica - Season 4.5|first=Elizabeth|last=Neilson|date=August 19, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2011}} in region 2 (titled "The Final Season") on June 1, 2009{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001Q3KA64/|title=Battlestar Galactica - The Final Season|date=June 2009 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=July 13, 2011}} and in region 4 (titled "Season 4: Part 2 – The Final Chapter") on July 28, 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/805631|title=Battlestar Galactica (2004) - Season 4: Part 2 - The Final Chapter|publisher=EzyDVD|access-date=July 13, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305113824/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/805631|archive-date=March 5, 2010}} The complete fourth season was released on Blu-ray Disc in region 1 on January 4, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Battlestar-Galactica-Season-4-Blu-ray/10519|title=Battlestar Galactica - Season 4|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD|access-date=July 13, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017000910/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Battlestar-Galactica-Season-4-Blu-ray/10519|archive-date=October 17, 2010}}
The Season 4.0 DVD set includes the first 10 episodes of season four and the television film Razor. The Razor disc includes the broadcast version as well as the unrated extended version. Executive producer Ronald D. Moore and writer Michael Taylor provide commentary for the extended version. Also included on the Razor disc are deleted scenes, two featurettes—"The Look of Battlestar Galactica" and "My Favorite Episode So Far", as well as a sneak peek at season 4. For the other discs, special features include creator Ronald D. Moore's podcast commentaries on 7 of the 10 episodes; podcasts for "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?" and "Sine Qua Non" were not recorded, while a podcast for "Faith" was recorded and is available on the official website but is not included on the sets due to the recording quality. With that, new commentaries were recorded for the DVD. Moore, along with writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle provide commentary for "Faith"; Moore and writer Michael Angeli provide commentary for "Guess What's Coming to Dinner?"; and Moore and writer Michael Taylor prove commentary for "Sine Qua Non". Moore is joined by writer Jane Espenson, editor Michael O'Halloran and supervising editor Andrew Seklir on his podcast commentary for "The Hub"; and is joined by writers Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, and editor Julius Ramsay on his podcast commentary for "Revelations". Also included are deleted scenes for every episode, ten David Eick videoblogs, three featurettes—"The Journey", "Cylons: The Twelve", and "The Music of Battlestar Galactica", as well as a sneak peek of season 4.5 and a trailer for Caprica.
The Season 4.5 DVD set includes the last 10 episodes of season four. Special features include creator Ronald D. Moore's podcast commentaries on all 10 episodes. There are also three unaired extended episodes, for "A Disquiet Follows My Soul", "Islanded in a Stream of Stars", and "Daybreak". The extended episodes feature commentary tracks; writer and director Ronald D. Moore on "A Disquiet Follows My Soul"; series star and episode director Edward James Olmos on "Islanded in a Stream of Stars"; and executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick and director Michael Rymer on "Daybreak". Also included are deleted scenes for various episodes, 11 David Eick videoblogs, and five featurettes—"Evolution of a Cue", "And They Have a Plan", "The Journey Ends: The Arrival", "What the Frak is Going on With Battlestar Galactica?", and "A Look Back".
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.syfy.com/battlestar-galactica}}
- {{IMDb episodes|0407362|Battlestar Galactica|season=4}}
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