A Brief History of Battlestar Galactica

[@MagicCyclops]

when my dad took me to universal studio tour as a kid in late 70's /early 80's I was chosen out of the crowd with a little girl to dress in an ill-fitting Colonial Viper pilot helmet & jacket and sit in a hydraulic cockpit with a blue screen as they gave us directions and showed the rest of the tour how the special effects where done. I remember everyone laughing because my helmet was so big it kept going everywhere as we were jostled about with me saying take that cyclons. probably one of my fondest memories. was obsessed with the show glen larson basically raised me.

[@jacenstarhunter8988]

R.I.P. Richard Hatch, may your Spirit be with the Lord's of Kobal.❤

[@jrvthatsme]

I had no idea he had died. Man that sucks.

[@hotel3667]

Kobol not Kobaaaal

[@TanisC]

I miss watching this show on Friday nights!!! I remember being on the edge of my seat during the finale, and I actually SCREAMED so loud when a certain someone got choked to death!!! I was wating sooooooo long to see how he would react when he found out what happened to his wife!! This show is one of those that stay with you for a very long time.

[@wlessfanable]

I loved the original series. But when I saw the remake, and the scene where Roslin orders half the refugee fleet to jump and leave the other half behind? I thought, "This is going to be one hell of a ride".

[@johntracy72]

I remember watching Battlestar Galactica back in the day. My dad, my brother and I didn't miss an episode. We made popcorn and sat down to watch it. This was before most people had VCR's so if you missed it, you missed it.

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Well some people had the early Betamax VCR's didn't they! so they were the lucky ones. My family didn't get hold of a VCR until 1984. STILL have that one though and play the older tapes on my digital DVR however! (smiles) And can convert those old recorded stuff from VHS into digital files and transfer them to a USB or burn them to blank DVD etc's! Ah technology!

[@2112chuck]

Most of the diehard fans of the original series (myself included) don't even like to acknowledge the existence of Galactica 1980. It did, however, introduce the concept of advanced human looking cylons crash landing on Earth.

[@sophiawilson8696]

I like how the advanced human landed on Earth he wanted to send to single to rest of the cylons and killed the rest of humans on earth.

[@thegreatbamboozler4837]

Galactica 1980 was like the Star Wars Christmas Special.... but only slightly better :)

[@scottwebster2135]

lmao

[@alangodfrey6904]

Most diehard fans of Battlestar Galactica wouldn't acknowledge the Sci-fi Channel attempt to destroy the entire series with the soap opera crap it produced as Battlestar Galactica. At least 1980 attempted to stay with the story of finding earth and settling on it in an attempt to thwart the Cylons. What Sci-fi Channel did however is unforgivable.

[@MGSBigBoss77]

"Star Wars Holiday Special" y'mean!

[@Shanbo26]

ACtually, no. Galactica 1980 was set 25 years after the first series. Which is why Boxey is an adult now.

[@TheStevenc819]

He got a lot of facts wrong in Galactica 1980

[@kpc9650]

and (Gaius) Baltar was set free in the original series, so another colonial citizen did the time travel stuff in order to advance Earth's technology from the past. Galactica 1980 should've just traveled back in time to prevent the Holocaust and destruction of the Colonies! Would've made a better series IMHO.

[@kpc9650]

true, in the theatrical film, Baltar was beheaded. However, you indicated in this clip about the re-make Galactica 1980 series, the clip (around 2 min 12) sounded like it was Council President Gaius Baltar trying to advance technology of present day Earth by time-traveling to Earth's past and introducing advanced technology. Either way, the theatrical film (Baltar) beheaded, or the series (Baltar released from the Prison Barge and left on some nearby habitable planet), Baltar did not reach Earth. While it was a colonial attempting to do that in Galactica 1980, it was an actual another member of Council of the 12 member (I think Xaviar) traveling back to Earth's past. Baltar is out of the picture.

[@ryanbarker5217]

the movie was re-edited parts of the series.

[@ryanbarker5217]

you have this a bit backwards. :) if memory serves, certain regions had a theatrical release before the series aired, but that first movie (there were three) was a re-edit of the television pilot. it was always meant as a series first.

[@RogalloShaolin]

There was a movie version for the pilot episodes. It aired in theaters with "Surround Sound". Starbuck episode of Galactica 1980 was the best

[@graelent9]

because Starbuck was awesome..the rest of Galactica 1980 was utter shite

[@omarcaal8152]

I too wanted to see, "Blood & Chrome", turn into a series!! Unfortunately, for whatever reason, it didn't happen. :-(

[@JoeOsChannel]

Fracking awesome! I think I might start watching the modern series again later tonight. I've got it all on DVD...watched it at last 6 times so far, maybe more.

[@TravisTarrant]

Baltar was not the enemy in Galactica 1980. The man who traveled backwards in time was named Xavier.

[@Husker5454]

god BSG (remake) is my fav series by far. I love everything about it. its gritty and exhausting and just love everything about it.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

Ok here we go: I LOVE the original series of BSG! I actually love it more than Star Wars. So what if it imitated Star Wars here and there, it's still a great show.

[@jeremybuenaventura808]

I love this show, I remember binge watching this show when I was in middle school.

[@atheistbiker]

I loved me some BSG back in the day! At least up until the last 30min or so, after that crazy battle. And frack that gods damned epilogue! omg, NEVER so disappointed in a show finale.

[@derstreber2]

A correction to note is that (1978) the reptilian race that created the robots are called Cylons. All of the Cylons are dead because the robots killed them all. When talking about the enemy in general the human characters simply say "the Cylons", but when talking about an individual Cylon solder they are referred to as "Cylon Centurions". Both the humans and the Cylons refer to individual Cylon solders as "Cylon Centurions". Doesn't really matter, and it is easy to miss as the show only states this like once or twice in the whole series.

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

At last! Someone who really knows the original series. Thank you!

[@marcovega6036]

I heard Peacock is coming out with a series 2021 of BSG..im wondering how are they going to tie this in ?? Has anyone heard about this??

[@henrymulvey6599]

Where did you get the information about the time traveling pitch? is there a citation?

[@lars1701again]

at 0:43 you have a image of the twelve colonies, do you know where online i can find that? Thanks :)

[@alf.2929]

Is it time to do an update since Sam Esmail of Mr. Robot fame is slated to rebooting the reboot of BSG.

[@JoeBearPA]

Yep... ABC... In the original series... they DO actually show the Cylon organic beings, but decided to pull them (yes their is film footage) so the story line of Cylon robots taking over is created.

[@RyanEstep5877]

You are 100% correct. The re-imagined series in 2003 was unquestionably a master piece of modern science fiction. What made it great was the fact that it was about the human struggle, with characters that looked, acted, and felt genuine. The whole thing just happened to be set in space. Another facet that is commonly overlooked by television shows and motion pictures is the physics and science of space travel. Moore and company didn't just get this right, they nailed it. It provided a depth of realism to the show that simply would not have been achievable other wise.

[@thepiranhawins3828]

Ryan Estep finally someone who doesn't say "the original was batter" they have no idea what there talking about

[@hot2warm]

The original was better. Hand's down.

[@thepiranhawins3828]

hot2warm yah how

[@SpreadingtheMuse]

Meh, I watched the 2004 series from start to end and....what a damn waste. :/

[@Theri4444]

was a huge fan of the battlestar galactica 2004 series

[@bryanhazelton5020]

Is the miniseries actually series one in the box sets of 1 to 4? Or is series one in the box actually separate from the 3hour miniseries?

[@gearhead1162]

Lisa Joy (the wife of Jonathan Nolan) is apparently writing a script for a BSG movie. She is one of the creators of the new Westworld series on HBO.

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

Battlestar Gallatica was developed before Star Wars came out.

[@MrDavidskelton]

Best info I've had in in a long while

[@galacticvagabond9772]

A really good recounting of the history of the different series. Thanks!

[@trekkiegal1472]

Ok, let's try this again. BSG was never suppose to be a weekly series. Hence why out of 24 episodes, only about a dozen mattered. ABC was hyped on ratings, thus Larsson had to streamline production. And like everything networks do, they cut production cost, thus A LOT of reused scenes (which was 8 of 10 episodes of Galactica 1980). Two, I really hope there is no movie, because it will be horrid as what happened to all sci-fi classics. Leave well enough alone.

[@supernova7792]

i love the leviathan wakes book in the background. I'm in the process of reading it myself. Its one of my favorites.

[@geeksrising]

It was such a good book! I need to read the second one.

[@supernova7792]

I have around 100 pages left. I bought the 2nd already. I'm so glad syfy made it into a show. Its about time they get some good shows.

[@SSobotkaJr]

Galactica 1980 actually was set one generation after the final episode of the original series. The main protagonists were Lt. Troy (aka Boxey, Apollo's adopted son from the original BSG) and Lt. Dillan, who were sent to Earth covertly to ascertain what aid the Colonial Fleet could offer Earth, as it proved to be technically unable to defend itself against the Cylons. Commander Adama, Boomer (now a Colonel) and Baltar (now in command of the Cylon Fleet) are in this series, but none of the other characters -- such as Cassiopea, Athena, Bojay, Tigh and others -- make an appearance. The "time-travel" aspect was in part due to a character named Commander Xavier, who wanted to travel back in time to alter Earth's history to bring them new advancements in technology to put them on par with the Cylons. This lead to a few eps where Troy and Dillan traveled back to the 1940's Germany to stop Xavier. The series only lasted 10 episodes, but if the story had been improved on, it should have at least ended with the Colonials making an overt contact with Earth, and allowing it and her refugee population to finally find a home at least.

[@TommygunNG]

Only problem with your description is that Baltar was not in Galactica 1980, We never really get much idea as to Cylon politics.

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Glen Larson had nothing to do with the remake of Galactica, his name is credited as the original creator of BSG and he got money everytime the new show aired on Sci-fi Channel due to contractual obligations perhaps?! But i actually met the man back in 2005 and trust me he wasn't a fan of the 2003 Ron Moore show. and i even have a filmed camcorder clip proving this at a London Comic Convention where he says this on camera!

[@MGSBigBoss77]

P.S. also classic Battlestar Galactica aired to 65 million people on ABC on National Television on Sept 17th 1978. 9.5 million on Sci-fi Channel on Cable by comparisons? Don't even make me laugh jack!

[@leomartin6533]

How does the Galactica travel at lightspeed with no mention of being sheilded?

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

The Galactica has a shield. It was mentioned in "Saga" and many times after that.

[@GeneChiu]

I love the re-imaged series. It is my favourite TV series of all time. It also ended at the right time and not try to drag it on. I was ready for the conclusion when the series ended.

[@TimberWolf429]

I have the feature length Blood And Chrome, and it lives up to the show. One of the best parts is you get to see Galactica in her full wartime glory. Sure some of the backdrops where very easily picked off as CG, but the story, and acting where spot on.

[@MGSBigBoss77]

3:54, nah man we have to give you the *finger* for that bullshit, many of us wanted the continuation of the original Battlestar Galactica. No true fan of BSG ever wanted the revival to fail at all.

[@garycarsley5613]

A good general introduction to the chronology of the Battlestar Galactica Universe. It would have been great had you have had included footage of each of the respective iterations and if the accuracy of some of your statements had been more securely anchored by research

[@4wheelerDJ]

RIP, Mr. Hatch.

[@thomasjoseph9363]

The NEW BSG was interesting but was another slap in the face to real BSG fans.

[@Warhorse500]

So---Update, January 2020: Universal is still bandying around the idea of a feature film. The film is trapped in development hell, as Hollywood would say, and has been through about 2-3 writers. Jay Basu is the latest; he was preceded by Lisa Joy. Basu's had the concept for about a year at the time of this writing, and no progress has been made, at least none that would hit the Hollywood press and make enough waves to be noticed. Lisa Joy had it for at least 3-4 years before that, and made no progress at all with it. There is rumor afoot on the interwebs that there's going to be yet another streaming service (like we don't have enough already!) that is going to make yet another rebooted BSG series the "tentpole" that establishes the service. I personally have written a BSG-oriented story, one that takes into account the MMO that just died last year. I played that game consistently for a few years, and eventually drifted away when my online guild broke up and the Cylon players started being assholes to everybody. But the story I've written is in review now, and there's a possibility that it will be published. I hope I can catch Jay Basu's attention.

[@Warhorse500]

The book is in the edit phase right now, on track for an October/November release. The title will be "Battlestar Galactica: Ride of the Warhorse", released by Tactical 16 Publications. Look for it on Amazon!

[@stevewakefield1155]

Was the best show on tv looked forward to each episode wish it was still on the one thing i wasnt really sure about was star buck when she found her self in crashed viper and at end when she just disappeared

[@Striker163videos]

Caprica didn't deserve to get cancelled. I'm happy they were able to tie in in the end, but I'm pissed they weren't able to go all the way up to the first revolt. Especially after learning some of the plans for the future. I mean did you know that they planned for Zoe meeting one of the final five, specifically Tyrol.

[@geeksrising]

I HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS PLANNED! DAMN IT! I loved Caprica. I wish they kept it going. I also think that at the mid series finale, Bear Mcreary really hit his stride. Such a beautiful soundtrack.

[@Striker163videos]

+Geeks Rising ya seriously, Apotheosis and the epilogue.

[@NorthernScrub]

You know, it would be great to get Caprica going again. The actors aren't that much older, they could well start right back up.

[@geeksrising]

***** I would watch the F out of that!

[@Striker163videos]

+UnpopularPolitics not to mention S2 was going to take place 5 years later lol but alas, all we can do is dream.

[@thegeekeasy1]

BSG was my third favorite science fiction series, and second favorite on Sci fi. Babylon 5 is my first Farscape ( a sci fi channel show) is my second and then BSG

[@josephtiseo3303]

Doctor Who, B5, stargate, bsg (origina), buck rogers, st-tng,ds9,seaquest dsv...

[@rachiesayd9423]

Yeah Babylon 5 is definitely the best!!!

[@rachiesayd9423]

I also miss Farscape!!! Fantastical show!!! Those Aussies........

[@therealscarred2112]

I agree with everything stated except your thoughts on "Blood & Chrome" - not only does it totally clash with the established timelines & *major* plot-point running through "Battlestar Galactica", "Caprica" and the "Husker Flashbacks" in the "Razor" TV Movie that sets William Adams as a Rookie Viper Pilot who only came in at the very end of the 1st Cylon War, and in doing so dismisses actor Nico Cortez's *FANTASTIC* portrayal as the Young Husker fighting in the the huge, last battle of the first war. Changing such a fundamental fact at the base of the character simply retcons William Adams from the moment we first see him in the BSG miniseries and throughout the series. Secondly, as *ALL* the Battlestar Greateria Sets were auctioned off at the end of the Series Run / filming of "The Plan" miniseries (for charity, IIRC), "Blood & Chrome" uses a *great* deal of "Virtual" and Greenscreen Sets from High Definition pictures taken of the sets before they were struck. While this *does* allow the TV movie to expand on the sets we were used to seeing but at Galactica's "High Point" as a front-off-the-line Ship of the Colonial Fleet (for example, the Flight Pod is now a large, multilevel area with two sets of "stacked" Viper Launch Tubes during its wartime status. Unfortunately, the technology is not up to snuff (and I believe the miniseries/pilot was not sufficiently funded to pull off the "Star Wars Prequels"/"300" style of shooting) - most of the scenes on the Galactica were "flat" with a noticeable seperation between the Actors and the background and little interaction due to the nature of this filming. The acting, an extremely high point for BSG not only for "Sci-Fi Television" but for *ALL* Felevision in general, was also lacking in "B&C". It has some "Vancouver Regulars" such as the outstanding Brian Markinson from "Continuum", "Mad Men", "The Killing" and numerous other projects, but other than him the acting is noticeably lacking. To me, it feels in general that at some point during the filming the Oroducers & Actirs found out that "B&C" was not going to picked up as a show, and any enthusiasm for the project took a nosedive.

[@iceberg789]

are there aliens in galactica / caprica ?

[@felixautomaton5314]

There was a Battlestar Galactica movie release, that was blocked in the US by Lucas Films. One minor difference was that the Cylons were part organic and could be stabbed to death with those swords that they carried.

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

Wrong. The movie was released. It was "Saga" and in Sensurround. Cylons were NEVER abled to be stabbed.

[@vilod]

You forgot the theatrical release.

[@transformrollout2343]

I am so glad that somebody remember's the origin of the Cylons

[@edzahorsky5645]

Having missed the first episode in '78 , due to my honeymoon, I went to see the movie version of the first 3 eps, when it was released n it was awesome! Best sound n effects ! I still like it the best. All of the other remakes are still keeping the original alive n nice seeing it lasting a long time.

[@WilliamTelltale]

I tried several times to watch The Expanse. Couldn't get into it for some reason

[@warrior64]

G80 was Felgarcarb, just the episode The Return of Starbuck ⭐️rocks

[@ab8588]

RIP Richard Hatch.

[@olympicnut]

Have you watched Galactica 1980? It was an awful show that included the time travel elements you mentioned. (Glen Larson was given only an on screen credit for the new series. He was not involved) Next time, do your research.

[@buisyman]

Gawd, what an awful show that was. The only redeeming feature was when they had Wolfman Jack on an episode.

[@zhufortheimpaler4041]

the main problem with the remake for me is the whole gods plan stuff with "angels" etc. that was so annoying and ruined the ending for me totally

[@atheistbiker]

Zhufor TheImpaler totally. The entire run of the show, they explain EVERYTHING in realistic terms. The realism of the show is what draws you in! But to tie up loose plotlines with "gawddidit", that's fracked up. Man, what a letdown after years of intensely loyal fandom.

[@alduintheanti-dragonborn]

Yeah sorry it's just religion feels out of place in a sci-fi tv show.

[@briansouthparkstudio1357]

it is actually explained as hallucinogenic herbs used in the religion practices. really both the Cylons and the Colonials were both just religion's fanatics

[@MeridianDosi]

While I agree with you, it is never said certainly in the show that it is god it's just assumed to be, even in one of the ending scenes they said "You know he doesn't like to be called that!" so I chose to believe that is was an Alien (like Q) making them see an illusion of people to guide them the way he wanted. I am probably wrong (most likely) and it doesn't fit much better but that has helped me except the ending a little better.

[@xheralt]

BSG Classic had plenty of god-stuff too. Count Iblis and the Ship of Lights...

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Isaac Asimov was nearly talked into doing Battlestar Galactica's second season prior to its cancellation. Something Harlan Ellison was perhaps a little jealous and wanted that same offer himself, which is why he hated upon the original series afterwards. Asimov sadly didn't take the offer, because he lived in New York on the East coast, while the series itself was made in California on the West coast in Hollywood because he just hated flying! And we guess fax machines at the time we're that efficient at mailing scripts in, from across states! (shrugs).

[@alexanderscott9001]

Rest in peace Richard Hatch aka Apollo. The original series was great..it threatened Star Wars at the time is why it was ended. Lawsuits just killed it before it could get started. Wasted opportunity.

[@johntracy72]

I didn't know he died last February (2017). He played Apollo so well in the original Battlestar Galactica.

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

his last mainstream role was as Tom Zarek in the reimagined series, his last independent project was Prelude To Axanar in which he played a VERY convincing Klingon! He was also due to play a role in Star Trek Continues but it was cancelled due to the CBS lawsuits.

[@davidfreeman1699]

Just from my standpoint Caprica and Blood and Chrome had a lot of inconsistencies with what the new BSG had established with what was the timeline. For example in the web series that showed Adama in his first mission as a viper pilot being the last mission of the first cylon war. Then discovering that the cylons were starting to experiment in skinjobs or oganic life after the artificial or tin cans were doing so but not understanding what he saw. Also after the original tin can cylons found the 13 tribe being original cylons trying to make there way back to the original colonies to warn them of creating artificial life after they themselves had become organic life and then crated artificial life. In blood and chrome he was already serving. In Caprica apparently the concept of one god had already existed but also the parent of a victim of a one god only terrorist attack was able to create a cylon that did not exist yet . Either though these concepts were totally new to everyone in the new BSG. So I think there needs to be a lot and I stress a lot of tiding up to be done. But don't get me wrong love the series to my dying breath. Just need to not ignore inconsistencies.

[@shaggycan]

New Battlestar started off great but wandered into 'meh'. Moore seemed to run out of ideas and went back to his comfort zone of religious sci fi that he already explored in DS9. For me I liked the original Cylons better than the (usually) human formed ones. I rather have had a show that was all about Humanity trying to survive Cylon attacks from week to week, Not some religious self examination with some weird time travel thing that was never really explained, and an adversary that was more human than human. I really liked more than the first half, then it just wandered into weird. BUT The Adama maneuver over new Caprica is the coolest space ship maneuver since Robotech's Daedalus maneuver!

[@davidkelly4210]

What weird time travel thing? The Final 5 getting to the Colonies? That was a 2k year trip, not time travel.

[@marianpazdzioch6632]

New BSG started as what seemed to be hardcore scifi drama, ended up as ghosts and preaching angels in space. I was dissapointed too.

[@shaggycan]

It would have been a much better ending if they had found earth with the cylons on their tails, realized we were in no shape to help them. In SG-1 terms..we have a few shuttles..these shuttles are formidable craft? Galactica leaves and sacrifices itself to lure the cylons away to save us from them. Maybe have a few colony refugees hide umoungst the people of earth...

[@shaggycan]

AvengingNarwhal that's what I mean by lure them away...so that to them earth remains a legend.

[@atheistbiker]

Jim Humphries and Starbuck is the best fighter pilot not flying a blue veritech! (nice Robotech reference!)

[@blindandwatching]

The script for the 1978 BSG pilot script had been floating around Hollywood since 1969.

[@davidpaul1970]

Five years? Brother, it's much, MUCH later. So much later that Apollo is dead and Boxey is now an adult and a Colonial Warrior.

[@Weapon12]

See you have the wool book back there. The silo series was awesome.

[@dismafuggerhere2753]

Battle Star Galactica was a feature film that spawned a TV series in it's wake.

[@schitlipz]

Wasn't there a Pegasus installment, or perhaps movie, with "Ensign Ro" (Star Trek TNG) as commander? I really wanna see this Chrome and Blood thing though. KZbin wants $$, wtf.

[@richardbutton1261]

Buck Rogers needs to be remade although Im terrified as to what changes they would make to it. Buck would probably be a woman like Starbuck was. Wilma would probably be turned into a transexual twiki would be a gay midget Bucks ship Ranger would be changed to Rainbow and the story would be the creation of some dude on an acid trip.

[@liamscienceguy8153]

3:22 that's a Reimagined-series comic book, but your point stands

[@muznick]

The original Cylons and their raiders were a million times cooler than the new versions.

[@theta682pl]

and 12 years later another amazingly done show appears titled the expanse it had everything... full Newtonian physics character development political tension and a threat that is still a mystery after season 2

[@thatswhatshesaid3406]

So this is why Dwight was getting so frustrated when Jim was telling Andy that the new version is “ basically a shot for shot remake “ 😂.

[@t4rv0r60]

hello from 2018, well we dont have any new BSG series, but we got the game "Deadlock" wich is pretty awesome and has one of the best soundtracks

[@WilliamFloyd1812]

Starbuck did return for the final episode of 1980. It was supposed to be a multiparter but the series got cancelled while it was in production. I did enjoy some of the dramatic changes with the remake but I did not like the fact that the show regressed technologically. the trolley car carrying the pilots to the launch bay and LASER cannons and Muffit missing was annoying.....Gosh darnit!!! I didn't mind female Boomer so much, but female Starbuck was a stretch for me, although mucho love to Katee Sackhoff for doing her best. Definitely, BSG1978 ruled!!!

[@kpc9650]

actually, the first scene of Galactica 1980 showed "offspring" of Moffit playing with children while they danced around him on one of the civilian ships. Everyone was excited that the Colonials had finally discovered Earth.

[@TimmyJoePCTech]

Here I am looking for a youtube video to help me understand what ends up happening in the BSG remake and I find you lol. Second channels be hard to do :) Thanks Mr Pod for this history lesson

[@protorhinocerator142]

The remake was some of the best sci-fi ever to be on TV. There was an initial movie in 2003. Watch that. If that doesn't grab you, then you won't like the rest of it. The rest of it. Some of the best acting. Some really gritty situations that seriously take you there. A lot more realistic. Forget Star Wars. It's like they're using our present fay technology except they have space ships. Very relatable. Real names, not "legendary star child" names. Some of the more well-known ones like Apollo and Starbuck are actually their pilot nicknames. MUCH better motivation for Baltar, and much better integration into the show. This is pivotal. Seriously, Baltar. Baltar is indispensable. He's such a lovable train wreck. You can't look away. Special effects are decades improved. They look real. Whatever CGI they use, the space stuff looks real. Life and death situations all the time. Nobody's really safe. Just like real. The new complexity of having Cylons who look like people. They address this immediately. It's a continuing problem and/or plot point throughout the series. Drama, drama, drama. The characters are run through the wringer and placed in the most impossible situations. I highly recommend.

[@charliewaters5289]

I can't believe they are going to remake this again. But then, it has almost been as long from the original series to the remake in 2003.

[@Macjohn1419]

I would love to see a 3D movie version. The new Star Trek movies with a young crew is awesome.

[@crippleh5902]

When you discuss Space Operas, how about mentioning the greatest of them all, Space Battleship Yamato, otherwise referred to as Star Blazers. You can watch the originals, both English or Japanese, or the remake, which is fantastic as well.

[@COMMANDERHAWK22]

question your a nerd like I am . are you going to play star citizens ?

[@obijuanjabroni7543]

It was a shame Blood & Chrome didn't get more episodes. I enjoyed the consolidated movie length feature

[@dosmastrify]

THE EXPANSE IS FRIGGIN EPIC!

[@roberthaworth9097]

The whole "ambitious Leader A proposes a plan, pragmatic and caring Leader B opposes it, the population splits into grand factions along those lines, and A takes his minions with him down to Earth in either (depending on one's POV) exile or conquest" EXACTLY corresponds with how Mormon theology depicts Earth was populated in the first place -- as a result of a falling-out between Lucifer and his 'brother' Jesus. In this, the plot the execs rejected is much closer to Larson's orig. use of Mormon stories as the framework on which to hang the arc of BG TOS -- although I agree the time travel thing would have been way confusing to audiences, esp. back then before it became a more common trope, and wasn't even needed dramatically.

[@josephtiseo3303]

Time travel was not new... Doctor Who, been around for like 60 years now (on and off)

[@robertmunroe6860]

I enjoyed that, good job.

[@vincentmcshan3388]

bsg was like star trek great characters with cool personalities and were remeberable but the technology was very corny. in bsg the screen shooting of viper shooting down of cylones was repetitive. the new star trek and bsg had cool tech but not remeberable characters and terrible screen writing.

[@huntergreen1988]

Great video!

[@dktibbot]

They have longer life spans than we do. It took 200 yarns from the time they fled the colonies til they reached earth

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Yes!

[@MGSBigBoss77]

P.S. Colonials live for; 200 Yahrens (Years) barring accidents or Cylons!

[@horseluver3016]

Was I they kid in high school that walked home quickly 2 watch the original BATTLE STAR GALACTICA I HOPE not I loved that show it had gr8 actors & actresses in it & it was family friendly as far as I can remember

[@ChrisCooling]

Bandrew from Podcastage???? how ya doin?

[@scottwestergren8344]

The original BSG was good, and had many interesting and compelling storylines. BSG 1980 was completely awful! It was underfunded by the network, and everything about the production showed that. The re-imagined BSG was THE best show on television, though it failed to garner much attention from a wider audience. To this day there are still unanswered questions around the mythos of the story, but is fun to think about anyway. Caprica was a decent show--in spite of being horrendously slow--and left the viewers wondering if the entire subsequent BSG timeline was nothing more than a war game being played out in the mind of Zoe Greystone after she had ascended to a higher plane of proto mechanical/human existence. IF it can be done right, I'd love to see another BSG show. It could answer many lingering questions most devoted fans have of the timeline and its surrounding events.

[@Griffen427]

Everyone seems to forget the writer's strike in 2008 that really screwed up BSG's return for Season 4, and helped lead it to a split final season.

[@alanmurphy8293]

Larson had nothing to doing the reboot. He got a cheque and that is it

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

Yep, and he double crossed Richard Hatch because he had a sequel set up with the actors from the originals series and at the last minute Larson said no.

[@warpspeed456]

what about razor

[@o0long2be30]

In 1978, BSG was Star Wars' cheap cousin, but in 2003, BSG blew the Star Wars Prequels out of the water. RIP Richard Hatch.

[@martinarteaga1720]

Oh man, BSG is my favorite all time TV series. I would even put this on top of GOT despite GOT's epicness.

[@waynemacleod3416]

I've seen razor and blood and Chrome. really enjoyed them

[@andrewdrabble8939]

I didn't like the reboot when I first saw it, too different to what I was used to with the original series but I stuck with it and found out it was a really good programme. I have all the Galactica series on DVD including Caprica. Blood and Chrome (on Blu-ray) as well as the original series and Galactica 1980 (which I actually like) and Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

[@merlinbroaddus]

Had they called the reboot ANYTHING, A N Y T H I N G, other than Battlestar Galactica, I MIGHT have watched more than 2 1/2 episodes. They should have changed names for characters as well.

[@guardsmanmerek]

BSG Deadlock?

[@dosmastrify]

did he just say his name was Bandrew?

[@senseweaver01]

If there's one thing I like... It's pages without corners

[@georgestanders7379]

Wow, that was 2003? I was thinking it was about 2013. God I'm getting old... Brilliant series, one of the best sci-fi shows ever. My only criticism is that only about 50% of the episodes were good. But when they were good they were AWSOME, especially the Pegasus storylines. Had a lot of boring episodes too about internal politics, but some people probably liked them.

[@kyleshepherd6412]

You really need to do research before you do this wow

[@geeksrising]

What did I get wrong?

[@kyleshepherd6412]

Galactica 1980 didn't have Apollo and Starbuck as main characters. It had "Boxie" grown up playing Troy. Lt. Dillon was the other character played by Dick Van Dyke's son. As one example.

[@TommygunNG]

Baltar was not in it, and certainly was not named "Gaius." Your research, such as it was, is beyond shabby.

[@lovemuffin1963]

He was played by Kent McCord from Adam-12

[@TommygunNG]

The guy apparently read about the original idea behind G80, and just regurgitated, with some embellishment from the SyFy series. It's bizarre he hasn't deleted this video yet.

[@luisjlopez8725]

please Can you do one on wraith hive ships

[@FatherMischief]

Baltar was not Gias Baltar in 79, he was just Baltar, and he did not want to go back in time. He was dead in G1980

[@angelofmusic477]

The Original series of the 1978 stories were well placed and weapons use were blaster & laser cannons not the ricocheted guns.

[@kevsten100]

In Galactica 80, Commander Xavier is the person to go time traveling back to Nazi Germany to advance technology so present Day Earth would have evolved to a level to assist Galactica. Troy and Dillion follow him back there to stop him. In Galactica 1980, apparently Apollo is dead, and Starbuck’s marooned on a desert planet. Tigh and Omega are not part of command. Colonel Boomer is now part of bridge command.

[@topJimmyP1984]

I was one of those letter writers back in the day and mentioned the kid that committed suicide because of the cancelation in my letter.