The Young Lords
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"The Young Lords" is an episode of the original Battlestar Galactica
television series.
and Starbuck are attacked by Cylons. In the battle, Starbuck's ship is damaged, and he is forced to crash on the planet Attila, as Boomer heads back to the fleet for help.
Pulling himself from the wreckage, Starbuck attempts to elude a Cylon patrol but is captured. However, the Cylon patrol is soon ambushed by a group of young warriors, who are in fact children, and Starbuck is rescued.
Going with the children to their camp, Starbuck learns that they are siblings who were kicked out of their castle homestead by the Cylons, who they refer to as 'tin cans'. Their father was also captured by their robot enemies, and ever since, the children have been battling the Cylons, led by the eldest son, Kyle.
After an abortive attempt to fake a prisoner swap of Starbuck for the father, Kyle agrees to allow Starbuck to lead the children on a raid of the Cylon garrison. The raid is successful, the Cylons, led by their commander, Specter
(an early IL series Cylon, similar to Lucifer
) bid a hasty retreat from the planet, and the children are reunited with their father.
Apollo and Boomer land the shuttle to bring Starbuck home to Galactica, arriving just in time to see Starbuck get a farewell kiss from the eldest daughter, Miri.
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.
Plot synopsis
While on patrol in their vipers, BoomerLieutenant Boomer
Lieutenant Boomer, later known as Colonel Boomer, was a character on the 1978-1979 television series Battlestar Galactica and its spin-off series Galactica 1980. He was portrayed on both series by Herbert Jefferson, Jr. Boomer was a lieutenant in the Colonial Service, an officer with a background...
and Starbuck are attacked by Cylons. In the battle, Starbuck's ship is damaged, and he is forced to crash on the planet Attila, as Boomer heads back to the fleet for help.
Pulling himself from the wreckage, Starbuck attempts to elude a Cylon patrol but is captured. However, the Cylon patrol is soon ambushed by a group of young warriors, who are in fact children, and Starbuck is rescued.
Going with the children to their camp, Starbuck learns that they are siblings who were kicked out of their castle homestead by the Cylons, who they refer to as 'tin cans'. Their father was also captured by their robot enemies, and ever since, the children have been battling the Cylons, led by the eldest son, Kyle.
After an abortive attempt to fake a prisoner swap of Starbuck for the father, Kyle agrees to allow Starbuck to lead the children on a raid of the Cylon garrison. The raid is successful, the Cylons, led by their commander, Specter
Specter (Battlestar Galactica)
Specter is a fictional character from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series. Specter is commander of the Attila Garrison on a Delta class planet in the Omega sector...
(an early IL series Cylon, similar to Lucifer
Lucifer (Battlestar Galactica)
Lucifer is a fictional character from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series. Lucifer is the robot assistant to Count Baltar, voiced by Jonathan Harris of Lost in Space fame....
) bid a hasty retreat from the planet, and the children are reunited with their father.
Apollo and Boomer land the shuttle to bring Starbuck home to Galactica, arriving just in time to see Starbuck get a farewell kiss from the eldest daughter, Miri.