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When [[Kendra Shaw]] tries to tune in to a [[Talk Wireless]] interview with Gaius Baltar, she picks up a transmission from the ''[[Adriatic]]'' to the ''Demetrius'' concerning cargo wasting in ''Adriatics'''s holds ([[Razor]]). | When [[Kendra Shaw]] tries to tune in to a [[Talk Wireless]] interview with Gaius Baltar, she picks up a transmission from the ''[[Adriatic]]'' to the ''Demetrius'' concerning cargo wasting in ''Adriatics'''s holds ([[Razor]]). | ||
{{spoiltext|The returned [[Kara Thrace]] will be involved with events aboard the ''Demetrius''.<ref name="scifipulse">{{cite_web|url=http://scifipulse.net/battlestarnews/RDM_Dec_07.html|title=Ron Moore Gives Some Further Insights Into Season 4 Of Battlestar|date=11 December 2007|accessdate=14 December 2007|last=Cullen|first=Ian M.|format=|language=}}</ref>}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* [[w:Demetrius I of Bactria|Demetrius I]] was a Greco-Bactrian king who reigned circa 200-180 BCE as well as [[w:Demetrius|many]] other historical figures. | * [[w:Demetrius I of Bactria|Demetrius I]] was a Greco-Bactrian king who reigned circa 200-180 BCE as well as [[w:Demetrius|many]] other historical figures. | ||
* ''[[w:Demeter|Demeter]]'' is the Greek goddess of grain and agriculture, the pure nourisher of youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death, and preserver of marriage and the sacred law. | * ''[[w:Demeter|Demeter]]'' is the Greek goddess of grain and agriculture, the pure nourisher of youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death, and preserver of marriage and the sacred law. | ||
* The ship has been rumored to play a large role during the early episodes of [[Season 4]]. A partially completed set was revealed during a recent set tour, showing the ship to have a configuration similar to that of a submarine (i.e. cylindrical, very cramped). | * The ship has been rumored to play a large role during the early episodes of [[Season 4]]. A partially completed set was revealed during a recent set tour, showing the ship to have a configuration similar to that of a submarine (i.e. cylindrical, very cramped).<ref name="tvaddict">{{cite_web|url=http://thetvaddict.com/2007/06/27/more-battlestar-galactica-scoop/|title=TV Addict: More ''Battlestar Galactica'' Scoop|date=|accessdate=9 July 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> According to [[Ron D. Moore]], he describes the ship as the "closest we’ve ever come to a sort of ''[[w:Das Boot|Das Boot]]'' – type look and feel on this programme since the [2003] [[Miniseries|mini series]]".<ref name="scifipulse"/> It is set to make its debut in episode five or [[Faith|six]].<ref name="tvaddict"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 14 December 2007
The Demetrius is a ship in the Fleet.
Its name is shown on the voting tally board in "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
When Kendra Shaw tries to tune in to a Talk Wireless interview with Gaius Baltar, she picks up a transmission from the Adriatic to the Demetrius concerning cargo wasting in Adriatics's holds (Razor).
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| The returned Kara Thrace will be involved with events aboard the Demetrius.[1] |
Notes
- Demetrius I was a Greco-Bactrian king who reigned circa 200-180 BCE as well as many other historical figures.
- Demeter is the Greek goddess of grain and agriculture, the pure nourisher of youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death, and preserver of marriage and the sacred law.
- The ship has been rumored to play a large role during the early episodes of Season 4. A partially completed set was revealed during a recent set tour, showing the ship to have a configuration similar to that of a submarine (i.e. cylindrical, very cramped).[2] According to Ron D. Moore, he describes the ship as the "closest we’ve ever come to a sort of Das Boot – type look and feel on this programme since the [2003] mini series".[1] It is set to make its debut in episode five or six.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cullen, Ian M. (11 December 2007). Ron Moore Gives Some Further Insights Into Season 4 Of Battlestar (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 14 December 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 TV Addict: More Battlestar Galactica Scoop (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 9 July 2007.