All language subtitles for Battlestar Galactica 1980 S01E01 Galactica Discovers Earth Pt 1-eng

We have at last found Earth.

Two unidentified flying
objects on radar.

Bring them down.

Hey! You turkeys
pull off.

My name is not Turkey,
and neither is his.

Pull over,
wise guy.

Surprise!

Two demonstrators were
apprehended trying to break into

Peace Prize winner Donald
Mortinson's laboratory today

after beating up a
security guard My Lord.

How can you have a problem with
a simple set of fingerprints?

Well, come see for yourself.

There ain't no ridges,
there ain't no valleys.

They may be as important to mankind
as the coming of the Messiah.

Huh?

The great ship
Galactica.

Majestic and loving,
strong and protecting

Our home for these many years

we've endured the wilderness
of space

And now we near
the end of our journey

Scouts and electronic surveillance
confirm that we have reached our haven,

that planet which is home
to our ancestor brothers

Too many of our sons
and daughters did not survive

to share the fulfillment
of our dream

We can only take comfort and find
strength in that they did not die in vain

We have at last found Earth.

You wish to see me, Dr. Zee.

The transmissions
continue to disturb me.

Our tenacious pursuit
of Earth has been

founded on her ability
to help us defeat our enemies.

I now believe
we have visible proof

that the Earth is not scientifically
advanced enough to help us.

We cannot land.

Dr. Zee.

How can I tell
my people that...

That we cannot
end our journey?

All those
who survived,

all those who were born
in space as you were.

We are here.

We are within
reach of Earth.

So are our enemies.

Our enemies?

We haven't seen the forces of the
Cylon Alliance in a billion star miles.

Because they haven't wanted
us to know they were there.

What are you saying?

That they simply
let us lead them

to the last remaining
humans in the universe,

the people on Earth,
in order to destroy them.

No.

What have I done?

I led them here.

Dr Zee had been
born to us in deep space

A prodigy

A cerebral mutation far in
advance of our own intelligence

His wisdom had delivered us from our
enemies countless times in the past

Now, he wished an assembly of
our senior warriors and counsel

We would gather at once

We made it.

Hi. We made it.

Easy, easy, kids. You're
gonna singe those circuits.

Troy, I got a message for
us to report to the Galactica

I'm almost finished. Just putting
away some personal effects.

It's true, then, about
us landing on Earth?

I don't know.

Why did they ever
call you Boxey?

It's just a name that my mother
and father always called me.

I understand I was quite a
little terror when I was younger.

You're not considered
any pushover now.

I guess your father was about the
best warrior our people ever had.

Yes.

They were good people.

The best.

Troy...

Yeah.

Is something wrong?
Everybody's worried.

About what?

About why we haven't landed,
why we haven't contacted Earth.

Sometimes you just can't
drop in unannounced.

Then there is a problem.

There might be.

The planet Earth
is the third outermost planet

of nine planets
orbiting a single sun.

Its proximity to the sun provides
the only climate in the galaxy

comfortably able to
support life as we know it.

Seven-tenths of the Earth's
surface is covered with water.

However, there's plenty
of room for all our people.

The land masses are divided
into seven principle continents,

twenty percent of which are unpopulated
deserts. Two contain polar ice fields.

Now, all of these areas could easily
be reclaimed by our technology.

But there is
disquieting news.

Dr. Zee.

Thank you, Commander.

This is one of the seven
continents on the planet Earth.

It is known as North America.

This is a population center in the
western sector of that continent

known as Los Angeles.

What's that odd-looking brown
haze hanging over the city?

Must be some sort
of defense shield.

It is now early in what Earth time is
recorded as the late twentieth century.

You are seeing
long-range scans of a city

of 7 million people going
blithely about their business.

These are vehicles
called automobiles,

their primary means
of transportation,

utilizing a primitive power mode known
as the internal combustion engine,

which burns a fuel called gasoline,
derived from petrochemicals,

the decomposed matter of things that
lived millions of Earths' years ago.

Those automobiles sure
don't move very fast.

No, but it's a nice,
neat formation.

It must require a lot of
practice and discipline.

If you will all watch closely,

what you are about
to see will alarm you.

However, remain calm, for
it is intended to inform you.

No, what you have just seen
has not happened... yet.

It was merely a computer
simulation of what could happen

if we were to go ahead with
our proposed landing on Earth.

It is Dr. Zee's contention that Earth
is not yet capable of defending herself

against her enemies.

If we land,

we will bring
destruction upon Earth

as surely as if we had
inflicted it ourselves.

Commander Adama.

Dr. Zee.

If we cannot go back because
of a new Cylon force behind us,

then we cannot go forward.

What do we do?
Simply give up?

We need time to bring Earth to a
level of technology that can help us.

And where do we get this time, if we've
brought the Cylons to Earth's door?

We veer the fleet away from Earth before
the Cylons realize she was our goal.

And how does that bring Earth into
our own century of development?

I propose that
in any case

we could only bring her
along, slowly, unobtrusively.

After we have decided who we
can trust on Earth to help us,

rather than annihilate us.

Annihilate us?

The visual signals from Earth show quite
clearly that she is a warring planet,

whose warring factions could be as
dangerous as those of the enemy behind us.

Then how do you propose that
we enlist Earth's help?

We will send down teams

who will work without revealing
themselves to Earth's general population.

I suggest we approach Earth's
scientific community as a beginning.

Key men who are in a position
to accept us and our knowledge,

independent of politics,
who truly desire peace,

and will use our
technology wisely.

Boxey, the cold, hard truth is that
there is no central government on Earth.

There is no single leader with whom
we can make contact or negotiate.

Well, that's impossible.

Then how do they get together
for their common good?

They don't, as far as we can tell.

Oh.

Exactly the way I feel.

But we can take heart in the
fact that we could have found

a completely totalitarian
government on Earth.

As it is, we know that there are
pockets, large pockets of freedom.

And they are the ones
we must seek out.

Well, how do we keep the wrong people
on Earth from knowing we're there?

Well, as usual, Dr. Zee has come up
with some interesting new devices,

which I guarantee will
confound our Earth brothers.

How can you be so sure?

They confound me.

We have endeavored to equip you
and your languatron translators

with as many of Earth's
terminology and customs

as we could perceive by
monitoring their broadcasts.

However, there will be
gaps in your knowledge

which may expose you
to danger.

To help you, I place in your
keeping my latest innovation.

As you all know, each color
and sound has its own frequency.

Some of which are too high to be
perceived by the human eye or ear.

By generating
a nuclear field,

in a frequency above
the normal perception

of Earth's conventional electronic
equipment, or even the human eye,

we can render equipment and
personnel virtually invisible.

Watch closely.

No, the ship is not gone.

It is merely encompassed
in a color field

beyond the frequency
of the human eye.

Unfortunately,

the energy necessary to create such
an aura around a large fighter ship,

or even the human form,

is too great to sustain
for any great period of time.

It should only be used
in life or death situations.

Life or death situations from
people we've come to help.

Each of your teams has been programmed
to take you to scattered areas on Earth.

Your entry patterns will bring
you into Earth's atmosphere

in unpopulated zones.

And your navigational
computrons will guide you

over the safest possible routes
toward population centers.

Ultimately, you will
encounter people on Earth.

You have been briefed
on how to conduct yourselves.

May God go with you.

At last, what we've all fought halfway
across the universe to accomplish

It's hard to believe

This place we drew for
our landing sounds exciting

The United States of America

You know, I kind of like the
sound of that place that Kip got

The Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics

I always liked unions

It's not often you get
the entire population

of a continent's women
to choose from

I think we're going
to have one fine time

Maybe not

What is it?

I don't know, some type of
primitive scanning device

They've been tracking us since
we entered their atmosphere

Sir.

Interceptor squadron
out of Albuquerque

has two unidentified flying
objects on radar contact.

Any chance
they're non-military?

Flying supersonic
down on the deck?

Give me the President.

Troy, there's something coming
up at us and it's very fast

I've got them on my scanner

Let's try to lose them
without using the boosters

This fuel we're carrying
has to last us a long time

Sir.

They have definitely
violated our airspace.

Mr. President, whoever, whatever
it is, has entered our airspace.

We have to
assume they're hostile.

Yes, sir.

Bring them down.

Closing to fire-range,
Skipper

First attempt radio contact

If they were here to talk, they
wouldn't be running on the deck

I know
Lock on targets

It isn't working

You're telling me

Do we go to turbo thrusters?

Attention alien aircraft You are
violating United States airspace

Do you read?

Troy?

Go to turbos

You don't have
to say it twice

Skipper,
they're pulling away

Impossible The Russians
don't have anything that fast

They're going
to be out of range

Fire when ready

Troy, they're firing on us!

This is it, Dillon Roll off
and hit your force shield

Skipper, they just disappeared
off my radar screen

Those missiles were locked
on target They can't miss

But there
is no target

How can they lock on
target if it isn't there?

I don't know
Begin a sweep of the area

Troy, that's as close
as I ever want to come

Those guys are good

Yeah, a little too good

I think we'd better
get down on the ground

Hope these things look like the vehicles
we saw in the Earth transmissions.

Well, here goes nothing.

I just hope no one comes running across
that field and bumps into that thing.

They sure would
get a surprise.

Well, next stop
Dr. Mortinson,

at a place called the Pacific
Institute of Technology.

You know, even though
Dr. Zee has designed these

to look as much like
Earth machines as possible,

I think it's safest if we stay
off the main arteries of traffic.

Right.

What are you doing?

Just thought
I'd test the back-up system.

We can't just fly
in plain view.

Earth's machines
don't do that.

Get back down here.

That's better.

Now behave yourself.

That sign says we're headed
in the right direction.

Hey, Troy, you notice everybody
staring at us back there?

I think it's the clothes
that's giving them a problem.

We'd better get off
and change into those things

that they designed for us off the
entertainments we viewed from Earth.

Hey, Willie, get a load of them bikes.

What is it?

That's what I mean,
man, I don't know.

Let's find out.

All right, man, let's
go. Checking them out.

What are they?

That's what I mean,
man, I don't know.

Hey! You turkeys pull off.
We want to talk to you.

You must have us confused
with somebody else.

My name is not Turkey,
and neither is his.

Pull over, wise guys, or
we'll run you over, got it?

He seems very insistent.

We can't afford to let them get
too good a look at these machines.

We're gonna have to risk showing
them a little more than I'd hoped to.

Ready?

Ready.

This is where
we get off.

Yeah? This ain't
no off-ramp, dude.

Surprise!

Come here,
where are you going?

Do you see that?

Hey, see that?

I see it!

Looks like some kind of
vehicle center over there.

Maybe we can find some transportation
that will get us further into the city.

And leave these
alone out here?

Let's just not forget
where this place is.

Got a call
from an old friend

We used to be real close

Said he couldn't go on
the American way

Closed the shop
sold the house

Bought a ticket to the

Fill it up, please.

Yup, phone.

It's what they use to
communicate with each other.

How do you do?

I'd like to communicate with the
Pacific Institute of Technology, please.

What's happening?

What do you mean,
what's happening?

Nothing is happening.
You can see that.

Speak up.

Maybe it's a pretty primitive
piece of equipment.

How do you do?

I'd like to communicate with the
Pacific Institute of Technology.

Hello.

Hello, uh, are you
two using the phone?

Yes.
No.

Well, what I mean
is we're finished.

You can use it
if you like.

If you're sure
you're through.

Yes, well, we have quite
a lot of communicating to do.

We can wait.

Well, I really am in kind
of a hurry. Thank you.

Yes, I'd like to call the
United Broadcasting Company.

Thirty-five cents?
Yes, just a minute.

Oh, wait.

Do either of you have
change for a dollar?

No, I'm sorry. We just used our last
denomination of currency ourselves.

I'll have to call you back,
Operator, thank you.

I'm gonna get change.
You need some?

We'll be fine.

Credit card, huh?
I wish I had one.

The most important interview of
my life, and I'm going to be late.

This is hopeless.

We can't get any currency
until we find Dr. Mortinson.

And we can't find Dr. Mortinson
till we get some currency.

Well, she said something
about a card.

Now, it's just possible that a sensor could
read whatever code these things work on.

It's worth a try.

Do you mind explaining
what you're doing?

Picking up
our currency.

Did you just
rifle that coin box?

No, it just started
throwing these things out.

I think it's
malfunctioning.

I'll bet it's malfunctioning.

You put the money
back in the box.

No, hand it to me.

Now, take a hike or I'll turn
you in to the service attendant.

There's no need
to get hostile.

He's right.

I mean, we're strangers here.
We don't mean anybody any harm.

Just take a hike.
I've got a call to make.

What do we do?

We had the money right
in the palm of our hands.

Yes. This is Jamie Hamilton.
From KENO, Reno.

I'm the newsgirl...
Lady... Person.

I'm sorry, Miss Hamilton. Mr.
Brooks is upstairs in a meeting.

No, I'm sure
that'll be all right.

His schedule
is pretty open.

Get here as
soon as you can.

Okay.

I thought I told you two
to get lost.

Look.

We had nothing to do with
what happened to that phone.

As a matter of fact, we're late
for an appointment ourselves.

Is there any chance that you're going
near the Pacific Institute of Technology?

That's where you two
are going?

Yeah.

We're going to
see Dr. Mortinson.

The Dr. Mortinson?

Yes.

We had difficulty
with our transportation.

Well, maybe I did
jump to conclusions.

But you have to admit,
it did look a little odd.

Yes, very strange.

Look, maybe I can
give you a lift.

Oh, does your
machine fly, too?

Come on.

You're sure you want
to get out? Looks nasty.

What's going on?

Anti-nukes.

Your Dr. Mortinson has innovated a
whole new type of nuclear power plant.

These people are upset because
there have been so many reports

of inadequate planning and
safeguards with nuclear power.

Clean nuclear power?

Is that all this
agitation is about?

Is that all?

You must really have your
head up there in the clouds.

I guess so.

We want to thank you.
You've been very kind.

Strangers in a new place
have to stick together.

If you ever want to get in touch,
I'll be working at United Broadcasting.

I hope.

I don't like
the looks of this.

Oh, I do.

It tells us exactly what
Dr. Mortinson needs from us.

You know, we can turn him into
a hero before the day is out.

How do you make
them understand?

You don't throw out
the baby with the bathwater.

You don't give up on nuclear power
because we haven't got all the knowledge.

This takes time.

Oh, come on, now.

Don't let them
get to you this way.

How do I ignore them?

Because those are
real people down there.

They have real families.

They care about
what happens to them.

I care about what
happens to them.

Yes, but it isn't your responsibility
if they misuse the tools you give them.

No.

Maybe we're trying
to use the tools

before we're ready.

Before the tools
are ready?

Or the people?

I don't know.

Consider this.

Seventy-seven years ago,

man couldn't even fly.

It only took us
66 years

between the Wright Brothers'
first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903,

to putting a man on the moon
in 1969. Sixty-six years.

How long have we been in the
nuclear age? Thirty-five years?

Since 1945.

Well, of course we don't
have all the answers yet.

Right now we don't know how
to break down nuclear waste.

We don't know how to make
it harmless, to neutralize it.

We'll figure it out.

This takes time.

Donald!

Are you all right?

It's nothing,
it's nothing.

Oh!

That does it. I'm gonna
call for the police.

Don't overreact.

Where are you going?

Find something
to clean this up.

Hello, Security?
This is Dr. Mortinson's lab.

Would you get
the police up here?

That mob downstairs just
started throwing rocks.

Dr. Mortinson is expecting
us. What floor is he on?

What are your names?
I have to check.

Dillon and Troy.

Mortinson. 323.

Hey! Where'd they go?

This is Security. AR
Building. We've got trouble.

Oh.

Did you come to
clean up the mess?

No, we came to
see Dr. Mortinson.

Oh, I'm sorry. He can't
be disturbed right now.

But it's important.
Possibly life or death.

Do you know the Doctor?

We know the Doctor from a
recent paper that he delivered on

what I believe you call your
educational transmission band.

Transmission band?

Television channel.

Right.

I see.

Well, this really isn't a very
good day to come unannounced.

I mean, as you could see outside,
we're under a lot of stress here.

Yes, I can see where that would
make it difficult to theorize.

Especially abstract theories
of nuclear degeneration.

I had trouble
with that theory myself.

But he's on
the right track.

Now, look, I don't know who you
are, but this is a very bad joke.

I mean, there aren't even
three people in the world

who could make heads or
tails of this formula,

and that includes
the Doctor's staff.

Excuse me.

Yes.

Miss Carlyle,
this is Security

Two people have
broken into the building.

If they're with you now, just
say, "Good morning, Jack. "

Good morning, Jack.

All right, that's all
we need to know

Now, don't be alarmed.
We're on our way.

Have they revealed
any weapons?

No. Not yet.

We think it's the Doctor they want,
and we know he's not in his office.

Just let them think
he's on his way,

and move to the east corner of
the room, away from the door.

Yes.

Thank you very much
for calling.

Bad news?

Oh, no, no.

No, good news,
as a matter of fact.

The Doctor is
on his way up.

So, if you want to have a seat,
I'll just get back to work.

We can't stay.

We would like to leave
the Doctor a message.

The symbols are different, but using the
projections on the screen as a common cipher,

we can give the Doctor the rudiments
of something that might interest him.

Oh, no, no, don't touch that.
Stay away from that!

No! Oh, no, don't touch that! He's
been working on this for three years.

Let me go!

This should be enough.

Tell him he can reach us
through a young lady

who works at the
United Broadcasting Company

by the name
of Jamie Hamilton.

Oh, please!
Thank you.

Don't you want to stay? The
Doctor will be back any minute!

We can't just leave.

The whole point of our mission
was to get the Doctor on our side.

They'll never let us near him.
This place is under siege.

What if he doesn't
understand the message?

Nobody on Earth could have done
what we did with that formula.

He'll understand.

Halt or I'll shoot!

Don't do it.

Gibberish.

At least it wasn't graffiti.

What's all the commotion?

I just saw the police with
two men in custody out there.

Oh, I'm glad you weren't here.

I'm afraid that some of the
demonstrators got into the lab.

Stop nuclear power!
Stop nuclear power!

Dorothy,
where's my formula?

Oh, one of the men that
came in here ruined it.

I had to take it
off the screen.

You didn't erase it?

Oh, no, no. It's still
in the memory bank.

But I'm afraid it's not going
to be much use to you now.

I mean,
he literally ruined it.

I would have
tried to stop him,

but the security guard told me to just
stay away from them until they arrived.

My God.

I know, I...

I told you
they ruined it.

You think
very carefully.

Did they say
who they were?

Well, no, but I could tell they
were just part of that street gang...

They must have
said something.

Well, they mentioned
your paper on PBS.

My one on the theories of
brother worlds and atomic travel?

Yeah, I guess so.

But I don't understand why
you're so interested in hoodlums.

My dear,

these hoodlums,
as you call them,

may be as important
to mankind

as the coming
of the Messiah.

Mr. Brooks is still
in his meeting.

You can wait in my office.

To be quite blunt,

there are several people competing
for the on-camera reporter job.

I know, but I intend to get it.

We'll see.

Mr. Brooks' office.

Why, yes, she is.

Miss Hamilton? It's for
you. The police department.

The police?

I don't know how they
could know I'm here.

Miss Hamilton, the phone.

Hello?

This is Dillon.

It works.

You were kind enough to assist
my friend and me this morning.

Yes?

We've run into
some trouble.

Yes?

Being strangers,

we're in high hopes
that you'd get in touch

with Dr Mortinson
and tell him where we are

Well, I might be
able to do that.

The local news tonight

Two demonstrators were apprehended
trying to break into Peace Prize winner

Donald Mortinson's laboratory
after beating up a security guard

The man was not seriously
injured, however he

Oh, Lord,
and I dropped them off.

Jamie, are you there?

Listen, you!
You terrorists.

Terrorists?

You don't understand
the situation.

Oh, yes, I do.

This is my first day on the job
and you used me. You chauvinist!

What'd she say?

I don't know.

What's a terrorist chauvinist?

Mr. Brooks, I really think you
ought to come down here in person.

I think
we have a problem.

I really can explain.

I'm sure you can.

Hello?

Dr. Mortinson.

I'm afraid Mr. Brooks isn't
in his office, however...

Who?

Jamie Hamilton?

Yes, she is, but...

Yes. Certainly.

Yes?

Miss Hamilton?

Yes?

It's most urgent
that I learn more

about those two friends of yours,
the ones that were in my lab today.

Doctor, I assure you, I had no idea
they were going to cause trouble.

No, no, you misunderstand,
I'm grateful for their visit.

In fact, I was hoping that
you might be one of them.

One of them?

Well, they left your name
as a point of contact.

I'd hoped to learn more from you before
confronting them at the police station.

I'm sympathetic to you
if you need reassurance.

Well, I'd like to tell you
something about them, Doctor,

but I don't think what I know
would make it worth your while.

The Dr. Mortinson?

Why would he be calling us?
He despises the media.

He's not calling us.

He's calling her.

Who is she?

The new reporter,
she hopes.

No, look, it's all been
kind of a big mistake.

Tell him
you'll meet him.

But it's not
what he thinks.

You want a crack
at that job?

Tell him you'll meet him.

Listen, Doctor,
I'd be glad to meet you.

Anne, quick. Get me a
camera team, the best.

Camera team?

We've been trying to get
Mortinson on film for weeks.

Yes, fine.

Where are you
gonna meet him?

Well, who are you?

I'm Mr. Brooks, your boss.

Oh, well,
outside police headquarters.

But I'm doing this
under false pretenses.

I haven't the faintest idea
who those guys were.

What guys?

Never mind, that really doesn't matter.

If you can pull
this thing off,

you've got yourself
a job for life.

Come on, we got work to do. Annie,
we'll ride out in the camera truck.

Do it now!

All right.

Name, date,
place of birth.

Uh...

Name, date,
place of birth.

Sergeant, we got some
kind of problem here.

How can you have a problem with
a simple set of fingerprints?

Well, come see for yourself.

There ain't no ridges,
there ain't no valleys.

Wise guy.
Sanded them off, huh?

Don't think you're gonna get out
of here without being identified.

Our computers are hooked up with
police departments all over the world.

So, no matter where you come
from, we're gonna find out.

Look, it's imperative that we
talk with Dr. Mortinson right away.

Then later I suppose you'll want
an appointment with the President.

Yeah?

Yeah, right here.

Right.

Right.

Yes, sir.

Well,

seems some big shots wanna
talk to you two guys.

Put them back in the holding tank
till they come for them, Dobin.

This way.

In here.

What's a big shot?

I don't know, but this is the worst
thing that could have happened to us.

The last thing we need
is a lot of attention.

Our ships are what are gonna
get all the attention,

if we don't get back
and charge those energizers.

Yeah, well, first we've
got to get out of here.

Hey.

Our own force field.

Hey, hey.

One of you two guys
got a cigarette?

Okay.

Got a light?

Very nice, Troy.

Now may I point out
we're still in jail?

Patience, Dillon.

Help! Help!
Get me out of here!

Please! Please, you got to
get me out of here!

You'll never see me again!
Please!

Pipe down in there, Moran.
I...

Hey! Dobin!

I thought I told you to
put those guys in the tank.

I did.

Now, Troy?

Now, Dillon.

Dobin, you idiot.
What'd you do that for?

Why'd I do what?

Go get it, boy.

Come on, Skip.

Come on, Skip, go.

Come on, Skip.

Golly!

Come on, Skip.
Let's go tell Dad.