Eastern Alliance (Battlestar Galactica)
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The Eastern Alliance is a militaristic and totalitarian human
interstellar state in the original Battlestar Galactica
television series. The Alliance is opposed by the Western Coalition. It is primarily located on the planet Terra.
"Greetings from Earth" reveals the Alliance uses neutron (nuclear) weapons to clear habitable planets of Western population. "Experiment in Terra" reveals the Alliance has been wiping out the populations of every Western satellite. Later in the episode, the Alliance launches a surprise nuclear strike to wipe out the West after having maneuvered the Western Coalition president into a questionable peace treaty. They attack during the President's speech about the worthless peace treaty, and move the "critical and loyal" part of their population into bomb shelters. The Commandant refuses to warn the general population of the Alliance, saying that losses will be acceptable and that overpopulation is one of their biggest problems..
The Eastern Alliance has space-faring ships, force fields, laser guns and cryogenics. They use wheeled vehicles, lack ships capable of light speed, and cannot defend themselves against nuclear warfare. The Alliance favors a large laser rifle with a red pulsing strobe light.
The standard Alliance ship is the destroyer. Destroyers are numbered and patrol areas in and around Terra and the various satellites. The destroyer is small enough to land in the Galacticas landing bay and is crewed by approximately six men and an officer. While questioning Commodant Leiter in Part 2 of "Greetings From Earth", Adama states that the Alliance "would need a thousand such destroyers to attack the Galactica".
' countries of the Soviet Union", while John Kenneth Muir sees this "enemy as ruthless as the Cylons" as "fascistic."
Josef Steiff argues that the show "suggests that Evil is universal (existing in...the Eastern Alliance, per 'Experiment in Terra') and that its agenda is to lead humanity astray, away from the light and the universe of the spirit." John Kenneth Muir writes that Eastern Alliance forces have "little impact" and that "in execution, the Eastern Alliance baddies were not really much more interesting than the faceless Cylons
".
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
interstellar state in the original Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson. It starred Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict and ran for one season in 1978–79. After cancellation, its story was continued in 1980 as Galactica 1980 with Adama, Lieutenant Boomer and...
television series. The Alliance is opposed by the Western Coalition. It is primarily located on the planet Terra.
Depiction
The Eastern Alliance appears in "Greetings from Earth", "Baltar's Escape" and "Experiment in Terra"."Greetings from Earth" reveals the Alliance uses neutron (nuclear) weapons to clear habitable planets of Western population. "Experiment in Terra" reveals the Alliance has been wiping out the populations of every Western satellite. Later in the episode, the Alliance launches a surprise nuclear strike to wipe out the West after having maneuvered the Western Coalition president into a questionable peace treaty. They attack during the President's speech about the worthless peace treaty, and move the "critical and loyal" part of their population into bomb shelters. The Commandant refuses to warn the general population of the Alliance, saying that losses will be acceptable and that overpopulation is one of their biggest problems..
The Eastern Alliance has space-faring ships, force fields, laser guns and cryogenics. They use wheeled vehicles, lack ships capable of light speed, and cannot defend themselves against nuclear warfare. The Alliance favors a large laser rifle with a red pulsing strobe light.
The standard Alliance ship is the destroyer. Destroyers are numbered and patrol areas in and around Terra and the various satellites. The destroyer is small enough to land in the Galacticas landing bay and is crewed by approximately six men and an officer. While questioning Commodant Leiter in Part 2 of "Greetings From Earth", Adama states that the Alliance "would need a thousand such destroyers to attack the Galactica".
Reception
Josef Steiff identifies the "Eastern Alliance" as a stand in "for the 'Eastern BlocEastern bloc
The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...
' countries of the Soviet Union", while John Kenneth Muir sees this "enemy as ruthless as the Cylons" as "fascistic."
Josef Steiff argues that the show "suggests that Evil is universal (existing in...the Eastern Alliance, per 'Experiment in Terra') and that its agenda is to lead humanity astray, away from the light and the universe of the spirit." John Kenneth Muir writes that Eastern Alliance forces have "little impact" and that "in execution, the Eastern Alliance baddies were not really much more interesting than the faceless Cylons
Cylon (1978)
Cylons are a fictional race of robots in the original Battlestar Galactica TV series. They are the primary antagonists of the series and are at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity. The Cylons also appeared in the short-lived 1980 spin-off series Galactica 1980.The Cylons were created by a...
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Characters
- The Eastern Alliance Leader was played by Nehemiah PersoffNehemiah PersoffNehemiah Persoff is an American film and television character actor. He was born in Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate.Born in what is now part of Israel, Persoff emigrated with his family to the United States in 1929...
. - Commandant Leiter was played by Lloyd BochnerLloyd BochnerLloyd Wolfe Bochner was a Canadian actor, usually playing the role of suave, rich leading men.- Career :...
. - Krebbs was plays by Curt LowensCurt LowensCurt Lowens is a German actor of the stage and films, and a survivor and resistant of the Holocaust.-Life and career:...
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