The mini-series fills the gap between the prequel Caprica and BSG by covering the First Cylon war and the exploits of a young and cocky William Adama (no surprises there):
As the battle between humans and their creation, the sentient robotic Cylons, rages across the 12 colonial worlds, a young, talented fighter pilot, William Adama (Luke Pasqualino), finds himself assigned to one of the most powerful battlestars in the Colonial fleet: the Galactica. Full of ambition and in pursuit of the intense action that the Cylon war promises, Adama quickly finds himself at odds with his co-pilot, the battle-weary officer Coker (Ben Cotton). With only 47 days left in his tour of duty, Coker desires an end to battle just as much as Adama craves the start of it. Though they clash at first, the two men forge an unlikely bond when a routine escort mission with an enigmatic passenger (Lili Bordan) turns dangerous and becomes a pivotal one for the desperate fleet.
After watching the first two episodes I can safely say it maintains to quality of BSG and Caprica (we shall not compare it to the classic Battlestar Galactica since that would be unfair). I hope we see more of these. Just like with Firefly, I see no reason for such a well-told story to disappear from our television sets.
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