The technology of Battlestar Galactica

Josh Lowensohn | Mar 23, 2009

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you might have heard that Battlestar Galactica has just aired its final episode Friday night in the US.

Along with the Stargate TV series, the show brought the Sci Fi channel (soon to be simply SyFy) back from the brink of playing back old Twilight Zone reruns and in-house B-movies, and into the go-to place to see the latest special effects and watch an epic story that unfolded over four seasons.

As an homage to all the joy it's brought us over the years, we've put together a slideshow of some of the technology featured within its episodes. This list is not exhaustive. Some things we left out, like the faster-than-light drive, and artificial gravity because, hey, you can find that in most any other science fiction story set in outer space. We have, however included quite a few things that may spoil the show if you stopped watching it after the third season, so click ahead with caution.