"Battlestar Galactica" (1978) TV series 1978-1979

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creator:

Glen A. Larson

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

17 September 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Adventure

Plot:

The last major Colonial fighter carrier leads a makeshift fleet of human refugees on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.

Plot Keywords:

Commander | Space | Fugitive | Refugee | Spaceship Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Richard Hatch	...	Capt. Apollo (21 episodes, 1978-1979)
Dirk Benedict	...	Lt. Starbuck (21 episodes, 1978-1979)
Lorne Greene	...	Commander Adama (21 episodes, 1978-1979)
Herb Jefferson Jr.	...	Lt. Boomer (21 episodes, 1978-1979)
Laurette Spang	...	Cassiopeia (21 episodes, 1978-1979)
Terry Carter	...	Col. Tigh (21 episodes, 1978-1979)
John Colicos	...	Baltar (20 episodes, 1978-1979)
Tony Swartz	...	Flight Sgt. Jolly / ... (20 episodes, 1978-1979)
Maren Jensen	...	Athena (19 episodes, 1978-1979)
Noah Hathaway	...	Boxey (19 episodes, 1978-1979)
David Greenan	...	Omega / ... (18 episodes, 1978-1979)
Patrick Macnee	...	Opening Credit Announcer / ... (13 episodes, 1978-1979)
Anne Lockhart	...	Sheba (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Sarah Rush	...	Flight Cpl. Rigel / ... (11 episodes, 1978-1979)
Felix Silla	...	Lucifer (10 episodes, 1978-1979)
Jonathan Harris	...	Lucifer (9 episodes, 1978-1979)

Runtime:

60 min (24 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | Canada:PG (TV rating) | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA

Company:

Glen A. Larson Productions

Trivia:

The Cylons had to be over six feet in height, so Glen A. Larson hired a bunch of out-of-work basketball players.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In Mission Galactica:The Cylon Attack" (a VHS television movie comprised of parts of the "Living Legend I and II” episodes plus parts of the "Fire in Space" episode), Cain sends the Pegasus through a bright starfield after Baltar's Baseship. According to the dialogue, the Pegasus is traveling alone at this point. However, the exterior shots in this sequence show the Battlestar being followed by at least half a dozen other ships. (These shots are actually of the Galactica leading the fleet through the Nova of Madagon, from "Saga of a Star World"). In the "Living Legend" episodes original form (now available on DVD), the sequence is different and doesn't show this supposed goof.

Quotes:

Commander Adama: Fleeing from the Cylon tyranny, the last Battlestar, Galactica leads a rag-tag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest... a shining planet known as Earth.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Office: Business Ethics (#5.2)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

It's Love, Love, Love

What made the original Battlestar Special

I think what made the original special was its universal themes of Family, Friendship, & Survival. But beyond that is the fact the show had character you actually care about. I mean the relationship between apollo, starbuck and boomer is good enough to watch the show. This were i think most shows today fail to do including the New version of BSG. TV use to be full of great character that you actually cared about. From Spock to Data to Magnum P.I to David Banner (Incredible Hulk) to even to Kevin Sorbo's Hercules.

To tell the truth i was big into the new BSG until the end of the first season. When they did the whole Space Munity (witch is a name of a very bad movie) episode. It took me some time for me to realize that BSG was just Law and order in space. Unlikeable Characters, Tired Plot lines, and after a while just kinda boring. As for the Character Changes, Well with new version of BSG. While the original Starbuck fun, exciting and likable character. in the new version Starbuck is pretty much a bitch/slut. By the way i believe the word Buck refers to a male. Maybe if the named her Stardoe it would make more sense. As for Adama, Instead of a kind and loving leader. You get the same old stereotype a military man with a family and Apollo is just plain boring.

Some people say that the fight between old fans of BSG and fans the new version is like the fight between Star Trek vs Star Trek TNG. I think this isn't a fair comparison. First off both shows were created by the same man and the theme of the both show where the same. Sure the shows were different. But what star trek was about was the same. The same really cannot be said about the two version of BSG. Beside the main theme of Survival. They are really drastically different. Some say the original version was cheesy and while it was to a curtain extent. Doesn't mean what the show was about was any less veiled. Beside people say the same thing was said about the original Star Trek and beside TNG i think was still one the best Sci-Fi shows ever. Why i think the original was special is because its everything that the new version isn't and the new version of BSG is like everything else on TV today, overrated and pretentious.

Some people might say that I'm looking at the old series through the lens of nostalgia. The truth is i never even bother to watch the old series until the new version came out. So i really don't have an nostalgia for the old show. I just compared the two and found the new version dull in comparison. Some fans of the New show have said the old version is to immature and the fans of the old need to grow up. Since when has growing into a adult means you have to become a dull person who has lost all his sense of fun and watch nothing but boring drama with dull & unlikeable characters. The truth is the state of TV today is sad, dark and depressing. Television was far better in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and mid 90's. So in closing, I think the golden age of television has pretty much ended and all we have left is a sad hollow shell of what it once was.