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02-21-2025, 08:47 PM
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When people think of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125231/http://www.jumptheshark.com/b/battlestargalactica.htm) nowadays, they think of the fracking amazing 2000s Sci-Fi Channel show (https://web.archive.org/web/20140329231601/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/forum/1132-battlestar-galactica/) starring Edward James Olmos and Katee Sackhoff. However, it was actually a remake of a short-lived but much-loved 1970s TV series (https://web.archive.org/web/20140403124524/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3152880-battlestar-galactica-1978-79/?view=getnewpost) that came out (https://www.quora.com/What-went-wrong-for-the-1978-TV-series-Battlestar-Galactica/answer/Jon-Mixon-1) at the height (https://www.cancelledscifi.com/2024/03/08/cancelled-too-soon-battlestar-galactica-1978/) of STAR WARS mania. Developed by Glen A. Larson, the show (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/BattlestarGalactica1978) made its debut in 1978 (https://www.google.com/search?q=Battlestar+Galactica&sca_esv=e7c63961e4743ad0&sxsrf=AHTn8zpZM1V4RTT1VOW-E49qB3543Hhpmg%3A1740185720426&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1978%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1978&tbm=bks), with a pilot (https://www.reddit.com/r/BSG/comments/1guzdvh/battlestar_galactica_1978_tv_movie_thoughts/) that was so well received it was released theatrically (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_of_a_Star_World#Release) in Canada and Europe. Unfortunately, despite initial solid ratings (https://www.cancelledscifi.com/2024/09/07/schedule-rewind-1978-79-battlestar-galactica-was-defeated-by-counter-programming-from-cbs/), the show was all but canceled after the first season (https://www.looper.com/1145780/why-the-1978-battlestar-galactica-series-flopped/), only returning in a much-compromised form for GALACTICA 1980 (https://www.google.com/search?q=GALACTICA+1980&sca_esv=e7c63961e4743ad0&sxsrf=AHTn8zrhZiBN2dGMEkkyB_Ye6QsOhbcE8A%3A1740184931130&ei=Yx25Z5bUB4mu0PEPo7bNgAY&ved=0ahUKEwjWkaeFhtaLAxUJFzQIHSNbE2AQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=GALACTICA+1980&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDkdBTEFDVElDQSAxOTgwMgsQLhiABBiRAhiKBTIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAjILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgUQLhiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMggQLhiABBjUAjIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMikQLhiABBiRAhiKBRiXBRjcBBjeBBjgBBj0AxjxAxj1Axj2Axj3A9gBAUjwA1AAWLUBcAF4AZABAJgBYaABYaoBATG4AQPIAQD4AQH4AQKYAgKgAm-oAhDCAgcQIxgnGOoCwgIUEAAYgAQYkQIYtAIYigUY6gLYAQHCAhQQLhiABBiRAhi0AhiKBRjqAtgBAcICKRAuGIAEGJECGIoFGJcFGNwEGN4EGOAEGPQDGPEDGPUDGPYDGPcD2AEBmAMF8QXIzKrdpmHV5roGBggBEAEYAZIHAzEuMaAHnRU&sclient=gws-wiz-serp), a show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactica_1980) most fans tend to pretend never existed. Join us as we dig into the phenomenon surrounding the original show, which starred the late Lorne Greene & Richard Hatch, plus THE A-TEAM's Dirk Benedict. "By your command."
dAUhSk6dG5w
When people think of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125231/http://www.jumptheshark.com/b/battlestargalactica.htm) nowadays, they think of the fracking amazing 2000s Sci-Fi Channel show (https://web.archive.org/web/20140329231601/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/forum/1132-battlestar-galactica/) starring Edward James Olmos and Katee Sackhoff. However, it was actually a remake of a short-lived but much-loved 1970s TV series (https://web.archive.org/web/20140403124524/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3152880-battlestar-galactica-1978-79/?view=getnewpost) that came out (https://www.quora.com/What-went-wrong-for-the-1978-TV-series-Battlestar-Galactica/answer/Jon-Mixon-1) at the height (https://www.cancelledscifi.com/2024/03/08/cancelled-too-soon-battlestar-galactica-1978/) of STAR WARS mania. Developed by Glen A. Larson, the show (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/BattlestarGalactica1978) made its debut in 1978 (https://www.google.com/search?q=Battlestar+Galactica&sca_esv=e7c63961e4743ad0&sxsrf=AHTn8zpZM1V4RTT1VOW-E49qB3543Hhpmg%3A1740185720426&source=lnt&tbs=bkt%3As%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1978%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1978&tbm=bks), with a pilot (https://www.reddit.com/r/BSG/comments/1guzdvh/battlestar_galactica_1978_tv_movie_thoughts/) that was so well received it was released theatrically (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_of_a_Star_World#Release) in Canada and Europe. Unfortunately, despite initial solid ratings (https://www.cancelledscifi.com/2024/09/07/schedule-rewind-1978-79-battlestar-galactica-was-defeated-by-counter-programming-from-cbs/), the show was all but canceled after the first season (https://www.looper.com/1145780/why-the-1978-battlestar-galactica-series-flopped/), only returning in a much-compromised form for GALACTICA 1980 (https://www.google.com/search?q=GALACTICA+1980&sca_esv=e7c63961e4743ad0&sxsrf=AHTn8zrhZiBN2dGMEkkyB_Ye6QsOhbcE8A%3A1740184931130&ei=Yx25Z5bUB4mu0PEPo7bNgAY&ved=0ahUKEwjWkaeFhtaLAxUJFzQIHSNbE2AQ4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=GALACTICA+1980&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDkdBTEFDVElDQSAxOTgwMgsQLhiABBiRAhiKBTIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAjILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgUQLhiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMggQLhiABBjUAjIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMikQLhiABBiRAhiKBRiXBRjcBBjeBBjgBBj0AxjxAxj1Axj2Axj3A9gBAUjwA1AAWLUBcAF4AZABAJgBYaABYaoBATG4AQPIAQD4AQH4AQKYAgKgAm-oAhDCAgcQIxgnGOoCwgIUEAAYgAQYkQIYtAIYigUY6gLYAQHCAhQQLhiABBiRAhi0AhiKBRjqAtgBAcICKRAuGIAEGJECGIoFGJcFGNwEGN4EGOAEGPQDGPEDGPUDGPYDGPcD2AEBmAMF8QXIzKrdpmHV5roGBggBEAEYAZIHAzEuMaAHnRU&sclient=gws-wiz-serp), a show (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactica_1980) most fans tend to pretend never existed. Join us as we dig into the phenomenon surrounding the original show, which starred the late Lorne Greene & Richard Hatch, plus THE A-TEAM's Dirk Benedict. "By your command."