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[@evancortez2]

Battlestar Galactica lived on in the 80s, in every episode of "The A Team", in the opening credits, Dirk Benedict sees a Cylon Centurion and thinks there's something very familiar about him

[@TheRealCobraBurnout]

Oh Yes!!!! thank you for reminding me of that memory!

[@paulwolf2775]

He thinks that's Hannibal Smith, in a disguise..

[@styx53ocean]

The double take is hilarious

[@dukecraig2402]

He wasn't the original actor to play the part of "face", there was another guy who played him in the pilot.

[@Wicked_Trojan]

K.I.T.T.’s sensor is also basically a Cylon eye..

[@FGKaye]

The Legendary " Commander Cain "!!! Pitting Lorne Greene against Lloyd Bridges was GENIUS.

[@robertthomas5736]

The Battlestar Pegasus

[@Deka4891]

I loved the Cylons. The old origin is still my favorite, and the comical interactions between Baltar and Lucifer were great. Count Iblis' relationship to the Imperious Leader was most interesting!

[@battlestarmarc]

Best Sci Fi series ever. Abc messed up. Battlestar should have been a mega franchise.

[@martok2112]

If they'd stuck with the original plan of making semi-annual or quarterly telemovies with bigger budgets, a lot less stock footage for space battles, more flexible shooting schedules, and tighter stories, I think Galactica would've had a better run. It's not the first time they did this to Glen A. Larson. The Six Million Dollar Man also started out as a group of telemovies until ABC decided they wanted a full weekly series out of it. Although I do think SMDM (ok...that abbreviation doesn't look right...looks like a "bondage fetish" genre...so let's stick with Six Million Dollar Man...LOL!) fared a bit better.

[@drnobody418]

Low-key, kinda like it been this hidden from the main stream outside of sci-fi or other pop culture audiences. However, I agree that it needs another look at by more eyes.

[@zzzxxyy]

Yes, ABC blew it by putting BSG in a time slot against the mighty CBS Sunday juggernaut of the 1970s. Had ABC aired it on Saturday nights, after "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island", it would've gotten in four seasons, easily.

[@Anlushac11]

Favorite part of original series when Cylons are attacking Galactica and Pegasus ambushes Cylons. I can still hear the Cylon pilot saying to Baltar "I think you should look at the other Battlestar!" That episode from Galactica 1980 with Starbuck stranded on a planet was fantastic and was a instant classic. Very well written.

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

YEAH! Death to the Cylons!

[@allenjones3130]

The pilot episode and 'The Return of Starbuck' were the only episodes of "Galactica 1980" that were worth watching.

[@Kiteflyer-pi2sg]

My favorite part was when they found the battlestar pegasus and had a great battle with the cylons but instead of the pegasus being destroyed or left behind i wish they would have continued on with 2 battlestars

[@cre8vekaos]

I was a kid when the original series aired. It was an innovative show. As my parents raise a household of scifi junkies, having a 'clean' family oriented scifi show was great. It was a family treat. We won't talk a bout Battlestar Galactica 1980, it should never have happened. It aired during the time where the world's refugee issues made the content memorable. Frak is still my favorite swearword. Thanks for creating this.

[@CelestialWoodway]

That Starbuck episode was not bad though.

[@locutus442]

Bad enough to call it "frakked up".

[@rangerhawk]

Not bad? I have to agree with locutus442 . His Ceylon friend died, and the woman left him to die alone on that planet. I'd say that's pretty fracked up.

[@ANT96-x8d]

john Mullholand Well, to be fair, Star Trek IV The Voyage Home was highly acclaimed with a positive reception while, at the same time, had an educational plot with saving the whales, which was a reflection on real life environmental crisis way before we’ve been talking about them now. So, that movie is what helped start the conversations. If it weren’t for that movie, we’d be really screwed. So, maybe Galactica 1980 did something similar?

[@MichaelSmith-js5wq]

I too was a kid when the original series aired, but to the best of my memory, at NO time did I EVER here the word "Frak" spoken on that series. To the best of my knowledge, that term was used only on the reboot, and that is just one of the many things that irked me about the new series. Don't get me wrong, there are a few aspects of the reimagined series that I liked but I felt the latter series fell short of the mark. People make fun of the dialog of the original version, and yeah, it had some faults but they didn't try and act like the cool kids on the block that swear and cuss. It was entertaining enough without that.

[@youwished8806]

RIP Richard Hatch

[@johnelston7023]

BSG has a special place in my heart and LOTS of very fond set memories. You see, my step-father was one of the producing editors of the show and as his “son”, I was allowed on the filming sets and had the opportunity to meet and get to know the actors (Greene, Benedict, Hatch, and the others). I remember all the “excitement” on the sets, editing room, and at ABC. Unfortunately, since I was only a young kid at the time, I didn’t understand and appreciate the rare and amazing opportunity I had at the time. Now, all these decades later, all I have to show for it is having some of the items from those sets (such as the gold money tokens they used when gambling, etc.). I remember how friendly and nice Greene was off camera and Benedict was a BIG jokester off the stage. One of my earliest crushes was on Laurette Spang. While I also very much enjoyed the “new” BSG, the original and it’s cast will always feel like my long lost extended family from my childhood. I miss you guys!

[@S2Grand]

I would totally dig a gold cubit & so would a lot of fans I think. You should get a 3D printer to print some and then paint them gold. I think that would be pretty cool. You could sell them on Etsy like the other prop makers/copiers. @john elston

[@joeman8523]

Cool story that never happened.

[@JJames7]

Freaking luckiest kid of all time! I loved that show and to meet those guys would have been awesome. I remember Hatch and Greene talking about having to walk over to other stages like (I think) Price is right to steal donuts and coffee due to budget issues.

[@Steph6n]

​@@joeman8523prove it. maybe you never happened

[@DannChen]

Not sure if this guy even, ever watched the show.

[@YTRulesFromNM]

I think he got molested by Dr. Smith.

[@GrnXnham]

If he had watched the show he wouldn't have mispronounced "Count Iblis."

[@davidlaney6153]

He wasn’t born yet...

[@karens8633]

GrnXnham, or Cassiopeia!

[@theonlymatthew.l]

I've watched several of the channels videos and I doubt that any of the hosts and hostesses I've actually watched the shows....

[@Alyssa-dk2yx]

The theme music still gets me excited!

[@JJfromPhilly67]

With the disappointing theme music of the rebooted BSG, I would cue up the original theme to play and turn the sound down on the TV. It worked.

[@QuantumRift]

yea. boner city.\

[@SuperSportsFan17]

Tim one of my ringtones I do have Battlestar theme music

[@timb7328]

The music combined with Lorne Greens intro made me fired up every episode...and actually still to this day when I hear it

[@GrnXnham]

My favorite theme music ever from a TV show!

[@robertpolityka8464]

My favorite moment was getting Lloyd Bridges playing Commander Cain. He seemed like a combination of MacArthur and Patton. My personal belief was that his uniform isn't regulation, but he was probably given a "free pass" because he was Commander Cain.

[@bush1701]

His uniform could have been regulation since he still apparently held flight qualifications as a fighter pilot as well as a ship commander who knows what someone holding both positions is authorized to wear as a duty uniform I'm sure he has the blue uniform as well as I recall Captain Apollo wearing the blue suit on two occasions so I take that as an option much like the navy's khaki navy blues or tropical whites!

[@johnberntson1669]

In today's military, senior flag officers often have the option of creating their own uniform. I am sure there are limits and they usually seem made up of existing parts. Certainly, MacArthur did this - Truman once referred to it as his costume.

[@rangerhawk]

Have to agree, Cain was a bad ass. Too bad they didn't get a chance to do more with his character. The show got cancelled way too soon. They could easily have brought the Pegasus back in a later episode.

[@jfangm]

Commander Cain probably wore the flight uniform to be closer to his men. His lead-from-the-front command style and daring use of tactics was very reminiscent of Patton and Rommel. McArthur didn't really lead from the front as much, though he did prefer being closer to the action than most generals.

[@jnichols3]

Didn't he walk around with riding crop, or is that a false memory.

[@anna-elizabeth]

When I was 5, my big brother took me to see the theatrical release of Battlestar Galactica. It was amazing, I have been a fan ever since, and I enjoyed nu-BSG as well.

[@jonnyq680]

No tv will ever be that large...

[@pacmancdi]

The og Battlestar Galactica is the most epic and badass show ever. I wish we would get a real continuation.

[@PaulAtreidesMuadDib]

Agreed, OG BG was the best and in this world of reboots the 1st interation is the best and to resurrect it is normally a shallow echo of the original.

[@jfangm]

Second Coming would have been AWESOME.

[@rangerhawk]

OG Battlestar Galactica was indeed an awesome series, no doubt about it. But IMHO there are a few shows that hold spots above it. IMO Babylon 5 holds the title as the most awesome Science Fiction written for TV. Followed closely by Farscape. And though not as good as Battlestar Galactica, and as silly as it was at times, Lexx belongs on this list as well. Oh ya, almost forgot, if Firefly had not been canned early it might have held the top spot for me.

[@johniii8147]

No it was rather amateurish it only lasted one season

[@pacmancdi]

@@garyrogers6315 probably would cost more than that even these days.

[@teedepefanio5687]

The Pegasus arriving... two battlestars working together... commander cain.. :)

[@TitanFind]

Boxey’s robot daggit is actually called Muffet II. The original Muffet is killed by a falling pillar in the attack on Caprica.

[@DirtyCatBox]

Yup. Was waiting for that to come up, never did.

[@KelsaRavenlock]

Yeah all of humanity is ending and Apollo is handing kids robot dogs to get in mom's pants.

[@jonnyq680]

@@KelsaRavenlock There was a strategic reason for the daggit that you may have missed...

[@KelsaRavenlock]

@@jonnyq680 maybe, but it wasn't stealth or mobility lol. Considering the state of public chat nowadays it was funny to see a reply pop up on an older thread about a robot dog from the 70's =).

[@jonnyq680]

@@KelsaRavenlock Kelsa, you are so right! One of my best dvd buys was the original BattleStar Galactica. I say, frak those gaul-monging Cylon lovers...

[@rebeccatavel554]

Totally forgetting the fact that a young Rick Springfield played Apollo's brother, Zac, who was killed by the Cylons in the first few minutes of the show..😞

[@Eaglejake]

You have to be over 50 to appreciate Rick Springfield.

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

Honey, any woman any age appreciates Rick Springfield!

[@rebeccatavel554]

@@Eaglejake Not necessarily!

[@rebeccatavel554]

@@lakecountynaturalist7617 absolutely!! Even recently made an appearance in Supernatural!

[@jonmcgee6987]

Living Legend was my favorite episode in 2 parts. Loved the music and the ship designs for the series. The original Galactica remains one of my favorite ships in Sci-Fi and anime. The Yamato and Enterprise refit in the Star Trek motion picture.being the top 2.

[@jacobbaughman748]

The best episode was The Long Patrol! The dead certainty and deep seated determination that Starbuck identifies himself as a Colonial Warrior still brings a tear to my eye and a shiver down my back!!

[@patrickmulroney9452]

the actress jane symour was in the first episode

[@EdVidra]

The voice of the Cylons was used at the Atlanta Airport Transport System. First time I heard it going between gates I almost jumped off. Kept looking for the Cylon's in the Airport.

[@BigBlueJake]

I must have been slipping by the 2000s-never picked up on that and I made plenty of trips through Atlanta Airport between 2002 and 2005.

[@danielmahoney1546]

That's hysterical!

[@stanlee2589]

The Imperious Leader was voiced by Patrick MacNee and Lucifer was voiced by Jonathan Harris.

[@machupikachu1085]

That's AWESOME!!

[@daveurbik7751]

Probably my favorite element of that show was the menacing metallic monotone voice of the original cylons, mixed with their Darth Vader like appearance. they definitely appeared to be a force to be reckoned with!

[@AlternityGM]

I saw the original BSG series in the 80s & liked it a lot. The remake is very good too. I recently re-watched the original series on DVD. I noticed some new things. The very cool Colonial lasers also have a wide stun setting. The tech is very analog as well as digital. The original Cylons looked cool. The human colonists were monotheistic unlike in the remake. Every inhabited planet they visited the people spoke the same language as on the Galactica. And John Colicos is awesome as Baltar

[@mamatmag]

Hearing the words "Boxey trained Muffy to sniff out mushies!" without laughing.

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

Fire in Space was an excellent episode and we finally got to see some acting out of Herbert Jefferson Jr. and Terry Carter.

[@scottmcintosh4397]

Maybe the narrator's voice will deepen when he enters puberty.

[@tmmartinesq.6216]

This guy is boring AF.

[@SparhawkM]

Athena. The most beautiful woman a 12 year old had ever seen. Still prefer slim brunettes...hummmm

[@rangerhawk]

Yep, never did quite understand why Starbuck gave up on her. Cassiopeia was pretty, but Athena was a goddess.

[@paulrobison1182]

Actually, all the women on Battlestar Galactica were goddesses. All those so-called "beauties" on the offspring series, "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (except for Erin Gray and Pamela Hensley) looked kind cheap to me.

[@PaulAtreidesMuadDib]

Dang, that's where my Preference for Brunettes comes from! Life Mystery solved. LOL

[@sailingmaster]

paul robison Pamela Hensley was the only reason I could stand Lee Horsley and that mediocre show Matt Houston.

[@rangerhawk]

Damn, I had forgotten all about Pamela Hensley. I never watched Matt Houston, but I certainly remember Princess Ardala. Hummina hummina hummina.

[@Steellama]

Starbuck of course. love the episode where he gets an A.I. co pilot." well that makes sense, remove the weapons and .... YOUR UNARMED!!"

[@andybrown8293]

I watched every episode of BSG and loved every minute! I believe it could have gone on to more series however it rivals Star Wars, Star Trek and Buck Rogers. I guess a legend burns hotter but shorter and leaves a lasting memory and hits cult status. I was very lucky to have been born in the70’s!!!!!

[@HexNottingham]

My biggest (and only) crush on this show was Flight Corporal Rigel. "Launch when ready." I wish they had at least one episode dedicated to her.

[@richardeller9246]

Battlestar Galactica featured a great cast and guest stars on its original run.

[@Cyclonus84]

They were looking for the 13th Tribe. Not the 13th Colony. Did you even watch the show?

[@Isotec1]

And Lucas should know many of the original Battlestar Galactica TV episodes are based on books Larson had written way before Stat Wars.

[@Felchenstien]

What were these books called? I'd like to check them out!

[@TheRealCobraBurnout]

Felchenstein I second that!

[@Gunner192]

I don't think it realy mattered to Lucas. One of the many frivolous copyright infringement claims he made was that the relationship between Adama & Appolo was to similar to Luke Skywalker & Ben Kenobi. Lucas might be arrogant but there's no way he really believes that he invented the "wise elder/paternal role model & young tenderfoot" trope. Pretty sure that genre was illustrated in cave drawings depicting humans hunting. (and no, I'm not kidding about any of this)

[@jamesooten3659]

@@Felchenstien + I think it was called or they were called "Adam's Ark." I dunno, it's been so long ago. I doubt if it/they could be found. In those days, science fiction was not considered marketable. So unless it was a major best-seller or a cult classic, once it was printed and distributed, no master copy was kept. There are so many books that I fondly remember reading from my past that I have tried to find now without success. For instance, I had an original copy of Logan's Run before the movie was made. For years after the movie came out the book was out of print because the author, William F. Nolan, retained the sole publishing rights and was so upset that the movie deviated so far from the book that he would not allow it to printed. Now there are copies available, but parts are different and some are missing as I remember from reading the original. He wrote it with a partner, Clayton Johnson. After it was allowed back into print I think he took out the parts/ideas written by Johnson. I don't know, it's just not the same book. Sorry for going down a different rabbit's hole there, but best wishes for finding that book.

[@SciFiFan2012]

James Ooten Logan’s Run and it’s written sequels were adapted into comic form as well, but I agree, I’d like to have the original books again. And a DS gun..😁

[@brockobamagh1851]

I remember the 1970's I was still in my teens back then! Starbuck was my favorite character in the original series. Who knew back then he would open up one of my favorite coffee shops?

[@eastlynburkholder3559]

It was meant to be a mini series and then it was a series of weekly episides. So the push to meet deadline for shooting this week's show and the resulting push to get sets ready and this scene shot and the writing done was very intense. The surprising thing is that the show is as good as it is with the speed of production the network forced on the producers. My question which many others have asked is If the network had known what they had was going to be good (why else would they want it?), then why not give them the time they asked for to do things well instead of to just do quickly. This caused the eventual death of the show.

[@raymondkizer1216]

Galactica 1980 started off well with its three-hour premiere but quickly descended into a kids show by the addition of the so called super scouts and its flagrant appeal to children. Adama was now taking advice and counsel from a teen-age prodigy and seemed unable to make a decision until Dr. Zee told him to.

[@jerobriggs6861]

I liked the 3-part pilot "Galactica Discovers Earth" as well as the finale "The Return of Starbuck". But the other episodes weren't that great. The 2-part "The Night the Cylons Landed" had potential, but was ruined by a drawn out script with bad and cheesy comedy.

[@raymondkizer1216]

I agree, the show had potential but dumbing it down and introducing comedic elements plus those kids just left a bad taste in the mouths of many who had high hopes for this show. I wanted it to succeed just without those kids though.

[@doctorclu]

If you don't compare G80 to the first season, then G80 on it's own was a fun show. Troy and Dillian were likable (just not Starbuck and Apollo, but who could be?) In ten episodes the colonial fleet goes from discovering Earth to making the first bridge arrangement between the colony and the people of Earth with the destruction of the agro ships and the need for food. And the mention of the "Daggit Squadron" to distract the Cylons away from Earth was a fun concept. And all the above without the Return of Starbuck episode which really could have been placed in the first season. Again, don't if not compared with the first season BSG, G80 has it's own merits.

[@timb7328]

I agree, I was 14 at the time and though that an experienced leader depending on .....ok a very smart 14 yr old was a little far fetched. No matter how smart child prodigys are they dont have the real world experiance someone like Adama had. Plus I looked at Adama as the type of father every kid would want and didnt like him being dumbed down.

[@DawnOfTheDead991]

I agree

[@Isotec1]

best Galactica episode,Gun of Ice Planet Zero.

[@pacmancdi]

War of the gods, living legend and the return of starbuck say otherwise

[@rangerhawk]

And as goofy as parts of it were (I'm talking about the androids Vector, and Hector here. Even though Vector was played by Roy Bolger, his character, and his son Hector were just plain silly. The dance thy did for the Royal Theatre on Terra...LOL) I enjoyed Greetings from Earth 1 and 2 immensely. I thought they were very important to the series as a whole. The plot elements these two episodes brought in were pivotal. Terra maybe being earth. (Always thought it should have been Earth myself, then maybe we would have not gotten the let down of Galactica 1980) The Evil Nazi like Eastern Alliance, and its later connections to the ships of light in the episode "Experiment in Terra". And then "Baltar's Escape" which brought the Eastern Alliance the Borellian Nomen, and Baltar together. These were all pivotal moments in the series. And the Ships of Light also being connected with Count Iblis from the episode "War of the Gods". All of this tied many separate episodes together, and IMO added a lot of coherency to the series as a whole. (Sorry if you read this before I made a "few" edits. I felt I had to edit in a few details why I enjoyed these two specific episodes soo much.)

[@jfangm]

The Living Legend was EPIC. Caine became my favorite character from the original, so much so that, in my headcanon, the OS version is the older brother of the new Caine, passed over for command of the Pegasus by his cutthroat sister.

[@crgkevin6542]

Living Legend was always my favorite. Loved the way that Pegasus was introduced at the start!

[@steveellis6300]

Agree on the Living Legend. Fantastic! If the show lasted another year, they were going to bring the Pegasus back.

[@Todd.P]

I actually prefer the original BSG series over the Syfy version, but I do think BSG The Second Coming would have been the best.

[@forcewielder2000]

I also thought The Second Coming certainly had great potential - it looked a lot more like what Glen A. Larsen had in mind originally than Galactica 1980 or the Syfy reboot did.

[@hotel3667]

MEEEH.

[@elijahmonn3757]

Todd P. , my thoughts as well. I loved both the first original versions. But couldn’t relate to the 2003 version. I think they tried to pack to much in. It just got confusing. By the sounds of things the reboot by appollo sorry I can’t remember the actors name, would have been popular. And would have drawn me back into the franchise. Fond memories of looking forwards to the Friday nights when it was played in New Zealand. Genuine excitement as an 8 year old when the music started. Cheers Brent

[@JJames7]

Did you read Hatches books? He made Apollo and his family "Super-elite" gene-enhanced super-beings...it was weird and stupid in the books. I also didn't like where Hatch was going with the trailers. I did like Hatch as original Apollo and also in Ron Moore's Galactica as Tom Zarek.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

The new show is populated by unlikable characters and is far too gritty and serious for its own good. I just cant get into it. It is too different from what I liked in the original. Oh well. I am glad others enjoy it, but it just isn't for me.

[@MrAndyBearJr]

Favorite was Living Legend with Lloyd Bridges as Commander Caine. Also thought Anne Lockhart was gorgeous as Sheba. Any gal who could fly a Viper like her was tops in my book.😀

[@outsider238]

Count Iblis isn't pronounced Ebliss. It's sounds like Eeblee. Might help to have someone host this video that actually watched the show.

[@7807edwards]

That would have been nice

[@doctorclu]

Well, he didn't say John Colicos' name correctly either, but since he has a love for the original BSG I'll forgive that. :)

[@jamiebraswell5520]

@@doctorclu , his pronunciation of John Colicos made me cringe. I was like, really? He reminded me of someone who is trying to sound really smart by trying to pronounce the name in the most exotic way possible, which really only makes them look dumb. I had a friend years ago that did this, pronouncing Stephen King's The Langoliers as "lan-goal-yers". I still roll my eyes to this day!

[@coachmitaritonna587]

Maybe you pick someone to tell the story who actually watched the series.

[@rizon72]

The more he talked the more I thought the same thing.

[@katherinefreymuth2030]

Too true! Anyone who has seen the show knows that the Cylons weren't robots; they were a Cyborg race of sentient lizard people. And you don't pronounce the S in Count Iblis' name.

[@TheRealCobraBurnout]

Katherine Freymuth Well, according to the toys I had as a kid, the Cylons where reptiles but they made a robot army. Yes...those robots where all parts and no flesh.

[@rizon72]

I know many don't take B80 as canon, but in there I think Adama talks about the backstory of the Cylons. I want to say in that he says the organic race was destroyed by the robot race, think terminator. In the original run I don't think its ever mentioned if the Cylons are completely robots, a robot army or cyborgs.

[@katherinefreymuth2030]

The Cyborg concept was in the novel, now that I think about it. It was probably part of the original concept that Larson presented to ABC but the network executives found it too confusing. Remember that these are the same people who said Darth Vader was a robot.

[@chaddelk3605]

I love the original 1978/79 Battlestar Galactica. ❤️

[@BIILLETT]

Athena was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen!!

[@dragonsword7370]

Oh Har har, that's a funny mythos pun bud. Unless I'm mixing her up with hermaphrodite, then my mistake!

[@MrAndyBearJr]

All the women in the show were great looking. I liked Launch Officer Rigel. Her soft singsong voice was perfect for settling a Viper pilots nerves before they launched into combat.🙂

[@zarquondam]

Yup.

[@charlesneely]

@silky johnson she was Hawaiian with Chinese mixed in native Hawaiian mixed in in a few other nationalities to create the perfect woman

[@cherkas009]

What about princess ardala Buck Rogers in the 25th century

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

i LOVED this show as a kid. And was TERRIFIED of the cylons!!! (Almost as scary as Darth Vader to my 8 year-old-mind!)

[@Stevie762]

The Long Patrol, and Gun On Ice Planet Zero.

[@VictorLepanto]

I loved the anti-détente aspect of the story. The Cylons attack under the pretext of a peace conference.

[@josephhinkofer5995]

Glenn Larson used that idea for the pilot from the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese had sent Diplomats on a so call 'peace conference' right before the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

[@VictorLepanto]

@@josephhinkofer5995 That might be part of it. It often striking the number sci-fi shows that are channelling WWII.

[@VictorLepanto]

But in the context of the late 70s when Russia had been aggressively acquiring new territory n was striking close to America it was obvious to see it in such terms

[@allanjcarpenter]

Good info, but this guys cutsey/ironic delivery is grating.

[@TheRealCobraBurnout]

Why am I hungry for cheese now?

[@terrorzilla]

Ib-liss?!? For frack's sake! It's pronounced "Ib-lee"

[@CoolPaDuke]

I agree. It sounded like he was trying to make fun of the show rather than tell us everything we didn't know.

[@TitanFind]

I thought that was mandatory for Gen Y.

[@d.cummer2652]

I've never heard that before, but that doesn't mean that you couldn't be right.

[@HeinzP100]

What, no mention of Jane Seymour? You heathen!

[@TheRealCobraBurnout]

oh my! yes!

[@brauliob]

Or Rick Springfield (Jessie's Girl) as Apollo's brother Zack who gets killed in the first few minutes!

[@butchcassidychannel5399]

HeinzP100 She was not the big A part of the show.

[@Resistance_is_Futile01]

Oh my gosh Jane Seymour what a foxy lady she is damn!!!!! But in all fairness I really loved the lady that came out in buck Rodgers what a gorgeous woman!!!!

[@jamesooten3659]

HeinzP100 + I don't think the host ever watched the original BSG. He not only failed to mention Jane Seymour, but also Rick Springfield as Apollo's brother Zack who is killed in the first Cyclon wave and Lloyd Bridges as captain of the Pegasus.

[@Chanticlair47]

I loved the Ship Of Lights and those super beings they called angels. There was one with Edward Mulhare as a liaison for Apollo as he was borrowed to stop a nuclear war on a planet called Terra. I wish we could have seen more episodes with those beings gently guiding the fleet towards their destiny on Earth and seeing interaction between them and Adama would have been epic. I believe that particular episode inspired or at least sparked the idea for Quantum Leap which I loved also.

[@gmansard641]

In Islamic tradition "Iblis" is the name of a fallen angel.

[@CT-uv8os]

​@@gmansard641No he is the leader of the Djinn. In Islam angels are pure beings who do not "fall".

[@r3d5ive87]

The Cylons were a race of people that made the “evil robots” which were called Cylon Centurions. Boxey had a real daggit (German shepherd) that was killed during the pilot. Their only option was making the artificial one since there was no place to get an animal since the Cylon destruction of the 12 colonies.

[@alienlife7754]

It’s too bad that Glen Larson was more worried about churning out a space battle every week instead of developing characters and story lines. He had a decent cast.

[@williammitchell4417]

Unfortunately, we remember that because of ABC, all they really cared about was ratings.

[@robwalsh9843]

Why I prefer the original BSG to the more highly rated reboot: -An interesting story with links to ancient mythology -A cool universe -Great cast with memorable characters who worked well off of each other -The Cylons were more mysterious and in some ways more threatening -Great effects by Star Wars' John Dykstra(though they recycled battle scenes for obvious budgetary reasons) -Super babes. Athena and Sheba......whoa -Just a great sense of fun and adventure

[@OrdinaryG33K-SF]

My favorite part of the original Battlestar Galactica? There are so many... The theme music was FANTASTIC, the opening (unedited) "There are those who believe..." speech, the ship design (the original Battlestar Galactica always looked best, the Colonial Vipers, the Cylon Raiders, the ragtag ships of the survivors), Richard Hatch & Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, the New Age underpinnings... There's a lot that's corny about the original BSG, but there's also so much to love! I had the benefit of catching it when it was first aired, and I was transfixed. Thanks for doing this video.

[@TOTIARO]

If I'm not mistaken Patrick MacNee was the narrator for "There are those who believe..." He played Count Iblis

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

Starbuck trying to "entertain" both Athena and Cassiopeia on the Rising Star. Priceless!

[@QuackersAhoy]

I was lucky enough to have been an impressionable 8 year old when Battlestar Galactica first hit the airwaves. I first saw the truncated pilot in the form of the cinema film on the big screen and was instantly transformed into a huge fan. Now in 2021, I still have ships, dvds, books etc from those headt days when the show was showing on TV. I still love it now but couldn't take the reboot, everything that made the original exciting and fun seemed to be sucked out of the reboot just to make it gritty and dark. I'll forever be an OG fan and I hope that one day we'll see a remake sticking with the 70s vibe continuing the adventures of everyone's favourite rag tag fugitive fleet. (The less said about Galactica 80 the better though!)

[@adambusenlehner3689]

It's pronounced Count IBLEE. Not IBLISS.

[@edwardnygma1091]

Interestingly, Iblis is from Islam. A lot of things in BSG were lifted from religions (Mormon, Egyptian, etc...).

[@Sajomo]

I thought the guy was too young to remember this series, lol. My suspicions were confirmed when he mispronounced his name

[@WildCharger]

He totally butchers Cassiopeia’s pronunciation as well.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Battlestar Galactica is a classic sci-fi series. The series explored the concept of "What if there was another race of humans out there in space?". A shame it ended before it's time.

[@Carrigon]

I loved the original. I think my favorite ep was the heavily themed Egyptian ep with the tomb and where Serina, Boxey's mother got killed. Any time they added the mythology, I really liked it. And also the last add on ep with Starbuck's fate was very good. It was the only thing good about the 1980 version.

[@MichaelSmith-js5wq]

I remember when Serina (Jane Seymore) got killed, and I got so mad. I thought she was beautiful and when she got shot I thought "MAAANNN that sucks". I was hoping she would just be hurt and not die, but sadly it wasn't to be. Even though I also liked Sheba (Anne Lockhart) she just wasn't as hot as Serina in my opinion.

[@timelord10]

Sadly Richard Hatch passed away and Maren Jensen doesn't act anymore so if there was a continuation of the original series it would be kind of sad.

[@thunderwalker2000]

Not only them, but, Noah Hathaway does not act anymore. He's a musician.

[@rangerhawk]

Soo many of the original cast is gone now I would have to agree with you Mike. It would have been sad indeed.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

A continuation was proposed around 1998, 99. A pilot was going to be filmed that had Starbuck leading, Apollo missing, later to be found deep in Cylon territory. The fleet is ready to settle down as thry find a planet to live on. .... Bryan Singer was set to direct the pilot, but 2001 occured and killed it.. then Ron Moore took it...

[@mikewhitaker2880]

same can be said for Babylon 5... too many good "and much needed" actors have died...

[@forcewielder2000]

@PICK JCGS4313 Yes, that was "The Second Coming" that was mentioned in the video. There would have been some differences, of course, at least as far as the original actors were concerned. Lorne Greene had already died by that point, and John Colicos would die a couple of years later. This is, of course, assuming that the other actors, at least, would have reprised their roles. Alas, though, we will unfortunately never get to know.

[@stevewoodford4844]

I remember staying up on that Sunday night to see the Premiere episode. I thought it was great and never associated it with Star Wars

[@johnberntson1669]

On the East Coast, the premiere was interrupted by President Carter coming back to Washington with Begin and Sadat and the Camp David Accords - read: attempt at peace in the Middle East. So, everyone got to watch the staid announcement/presser and waited for Battlestar to continue. Vague memory that they repeated the broadcast uninterrupted a few nights later.

[@ybrix101]

Yea I remember Jimmy Carter ruining that.

[@SciFiFan2012]

Steve Woodford the SW BSG connection was so vague, yet GL and his lawyers did try and claim over 50 points of copyright infringement, but again, so vague that by the time it made it to court, BSG was off the air anyway. Universal moved for summary judgment on the ground that works were simply so dissimilar that no reasonable jury could find infringement. The Central District of California agreed and granted summary judgment, reasoning that the works were only similar on the most general level of intellectual abstraction, i.e., both were “a struggle between good and evil in space.” But the Ninth Circuit did not agree and held that there were many similarities between the works that “do in fact raise genuine issues of material fact as to whether only the Star Wars idea or the expression of that idea was copied.” Among the similarities cited by the Ninth Circuit were: A war between “the galaxy’s democratic and totalitarian forces,” which are depicted in alternating sequences between the two camps, and which culminate in an air attack on the totalitarian headquarters, followed by an awards ceremony; A friendly robot who is severely injured or destroyed by the totalitarian forces; A “romance between the hero’s friend (the cynical fighter pilot) and the daughter of one of the leaders of the democratic forces;” The destruction of “an entire planet, central to the existence of the democratic forces;” A scene in a cantina or casino “in which musical entertainment is offered by bizarre, non-human creatures;” and “Space vehicles, although futuristic, are made to look used and old, contrary to the stereotypical sleek, new appearance of space age equipment.” The case was remanded and then reportedly settled before further proceedings took place. By that time, Battlestar Galactica had already been canceled. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. MCA Inc., 715 F.2d 1327 (9th Cir. 1983). www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/a-history-star-wars-legal-855337 Basically SW was attempting to sue anyone doing anything “space related” .

[@Boppinabe]

@@ybrix101 Jimmy Carter ruined a lot of things.

[@jeffmelvin9061]

Most people will disagree but the original was way more fun and more re-watchable than the modern version which took itself way to serious.

[@LibertyandFreedom4]

I am sorry but I totally disagree. I grew up on the original and will always love it but the remake was absolutely fantastic. I will admit that I had to watch the first episode 2 or 3 times to get over that Starbuck hump but I am glad that I did. It was a incredible well made series, it was multi-layered in many ways and it did its predecessor justice.

[@echodigger]

The new series ran out of storylines. Every other episode became either a supply shortage, ship mutiny, or political power struggle. When Apollo quit being a pilot and took on a role as a political advisor/lawyer, I was like WTF? Stuff like that really bogged down the the re imagined series.

[@jamesooten3659]

I grew up in the original Star Wars era and desperately wanted something to fill that sci-fi void (back then there were no VCR's or Blockbuster and it took at least a decade for some films to make to TV). Then BSG came and went in 1 season. It was always the talk of the school bus or at recess for the next week. Even today the series holds up well. The new BSG series had the best effects on TV and had a talented cast. Much of the serious tone only reinforced the idea that they were almost exterminated, their homeworlds made forever uninhabitable, and being hunted and herded like animals around the clock because Cylons never need to rest or sleep. The original series never touched on that at all, it seemed more like a deep space expedition than life & death. That being said, the new show could've used a light-hearted episode here and there to break the tension and allow the viewer hope. A fine example was the episode "33," where the Cyclons attacked the fleet every 33 minutes. After a nail-bitter like that, you need a little laughter and camaraderie, not more pressure. The new series could have surpassed the original if only the writers would have followed one idiom: those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. Even though they expanded on the mythos and filled in voids, they followed the OG BSG storyline almost to the letter, even the things that fans hated and episodes that weren't well received. When the series sole focus became religion, mysticism, and mumbo-jumbo instead of space and science fiction is when they lost me. It went from must see TV to meh in short order. To this day, I've never seen the last half of Season 4 nor do I know how it all ended. All I know is that when the original series ran out of material for them to rip-off into new episodes, their series ended as well. I can see paying homage to the original, but at some point you have to go off on your own path and stand on your own merits and creativity.

[@blachloch1]

I agree, I never could get into the new one.

[@slappy8941]

What's the way to serious?

[@richardlahan7068]

Sunday night on ABC!

[@beeepizzle]

Launch tube sequences were thrilling for me back in '78, for some reason......WOW...40 years!

[@BigBlueJake]

They look like a catapult shot off an aircraft carrier. Ask any Navy pilot - the real thing is a kick in the rear!

[@johnosbourn4312]

My favorite thing about the original edition of Battlestar, are the fighter craft flown by the Colonial Warriors, and the Cylons.

[@jamesooten3659]

John Osbourn + I still have a Colonial Viper and a Cylon Raider model rockets made by Estes Rockets in 79 or 80. I launched the Viper several times, but in building the Raider I knew it would be too fragile to survive a launch or the landing, so I kept it pristine. I also have the Buck Rogers Starfighter and the Draconian Hatchetfighter from that series, but they looked so great after I built them that I never launched them either. Now I'm glad I didn't. I have a little piece of history and a little piece of my childhood all rolled into one.

[@sparky92258]

Apparently the original concept called for the Cylons to be armored aliens (as they are in the novelization), but when ABC slotted the show during what in the 70's was known as Family Viewing Time, changes had to be made, and the Cylons became Robots.

[@darkguardian1314]

BSG was bringing Star Wars to TV. The Vipers even had red stripes like the X-Wings. I know. I grew up at that time and watched it and collected the bubblegum cards. Still have them in the basement somewhere. 😊

[@richardeller9246]

I liked the original Battlestar Galactica,because of the family elements it expressed and the friendship elements it presented.

[@johnsoucy8909]

ABC killed the original show and SYFY killed the remake.

[@thereallantesh]

Nice presentation. I was a child in the 70's, and Battlestar Galactica was my favorite show. A couple of comments: using the word frak was indeed a brilliant way to get around the network sensors. People curse in real life. It would be absurd to think that a people facing extinction would never utter a curse word. That said though they completely overused it in the 2003 reboot. It was so bad I thought they should have named the reboot Fraking Battlestar Galactica. As far as using a chimp as an actor in the daggit suit I'm not sure I follow what your reasoning is on why they shouldn't have done that. Younger people today have this over inflated sense of what they think is wrong or abuse. The chimp was probably very happy working with humans in this capacity. Service animals can lead very happy, and rewarding lives.

[@andrewszigeti2174]

Battlestar Fracking Galactic.

[@michaelsharp2272]

Loved the OG BSG. I was glued to the TV every Sunday night. Still to this day LOVE everything about it. It was fun, slightly campy, and WAY more optomistic than the reboot. Oh yeah .... and Stu Phillips' score is still one of the best ever written for television. I wish that some network had decided to pick up The Second Coming. Definitely a lost oportunity there!

[@chrisfox961]

I loved the space version of the aircraft carrier concept that the Battlestars exemplified.

[@skulldini1766]

"that people remember despite the fact that it ran for only one season" .. . well there's also such a thing known as SYNDICATED RERUNS tool!

[@josephdoonan7864]

At 10:11, he says that Maren Jensen left the show early and the void was filled by Anne Lockhart, yet on IMBD, Maren is credited on all 21 episodes. True, there are some later ones that it reads 'credit only' but that’s true of any secondary character that didn't appear in a particular episode, including Anne Lockhart. I think he's confusing her with Jane Seymour who played Apollo's original love interest Serina and opted to leave the show after the original pilot/movie and the first two-part episode.

[@batmanlaughed800]

Correct, Anne Lockhart wasn't brought in to replace anyone, she was brought in as a new character to give Apollo a love interest. And Maren didn't leave the show at all, she had some problems with the director because she was new to acting, but she never left the show.

[@jerobriggs6861]

Actually she was fired after "Greetings from Earth". True she is credited for all the episodes in the series, but she wasn't in the remaining 4 episodes of the show. The network and producers were already planning to make the second season without her as well as getting rid of other cast members in an attempt to save money. However, then the network decided to cancel the show all together before bringing it back briefly as " Galactica 1980".

[@timriggins70]

IMDB isn't always accurate.

[@sbtommy2008]

Jero Briggs f

[@mikewhitaker2880]

keep in mind that Maren's image stayed in the opening title scenes... probably why IMDB gives her credit....

[@andrewjones6693]

I was very hooked on the original BSG. I couldn't afford a video recorder in those days and recorded audio only on cassette tapes. I used to listen to them in my car on trips back and forth to college.

[@mancruz86]

I remember sitting down to watch the Pilot Episode that was preempted by the signing of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. I was mad but, dad told me I was watching history.

[@MrTmac9k]

I hear you, man. I had exactly the same reaction, and my Dad told me exactly the same thing.

[@JoeL-yq1iv]

History, interrupted by history.

[@DavidLari]

I had forgotten that till you mentioned it. I was so mad too.

[@rbailey1240]

Not only was I mad about the interruption, I had a fever at the time and I wanted to go to bed but I HAD to see the end of the show!

[@Rob2068]

YES! I was a young kid who was up past my bedtime. I remember that and still think about it sometimes. I remember where it cutoff too. It was almost over. When it came back on it was when Apollo ran in and told everyone to get out since the cylons were coming. “Everybody listen to me! I want everyone to move quickly and orderly towards the exits, that is an order!”

[@daleflannery7667]

I was friends with Richard Hatch and I met Dirk Benedict and I love the original Battlestar Galactica when I was a child Richard was very optimistic about bringing back Battlestar Galactica with the original cast but sadly the network that on Battlestar Galactica would not allow it Richard kept trying to get permission to bring back Battlestar in his attempts failed that is what I was told by him despite the fact that the fans of the show wanted it back the real reason why the show never made a movie or comeback is Glen A Larson and Universal Studios this show would have been is big and long-running is Star Wars would have been if Universal Studios showed a better interest in this storyline it is Universal Studios fault that this Battlestar Galactica never made it big like Star Trek and Star Wars

[@pg1171]

Studios are to blame for a lot of things that would turn out good, but they don't see the dollar signs. We could have several, very good, and interesting shows, except for that one thing. Plus, the studio heads are just plain stupid.

[@judgegringo]

Dale Flannery I’m jealous lol 😂

[@daleflannery7667]

Yeah Richard Hatch was going to put me on Battlestar Galactica as Starbucks descendant if he ever had gotten permission from Universal Studios or Glenn L Larson

[@styx53ocean]

Richard Hatch R I P

[@mountainmanws]

Thanks, styx53ocean. I was thinking the same thought. Much too young. Be safe.

[@DriftingSandSurfpopBand]

I used to record every episode on cassette tape and then listen to them over and over. Favorite episodes were The Lost Warrior, War of the Gods and The Hand of God and the music was obviously one of the best things...still love hearing the opening theme and it takes me back to 1978-79 every time! Any update on the new BSG movie that's been talked about for years?

[@hfxdronepilot9022]

My fav part is the Cylons from 1978 which I have just acquired the full cylon Armour with sweeping eye and gun, sword and voice emulation equipment....too cool

[@keithperkins1717]

The fact that the Colonial Battle Stars were destroyed by fighters with no Cylon Base Star support made them appear weak and question why the need for a sneak attack when you could have thrown wave after wave of fighters against them. That was until I saw the Pegasus destroy two Base Stars in "Living Legend" and the Galactica destroy a third in the final episode. Those two battles truly showed the might of the Battle Stars and why the Cylons feared them. I would have loved to have seen the Colonial Fleet in its heyday before the fall of the twelve colonies. To see both the Galactica and Pegasus freshly out of spacedock would be thrilling.

[@doctorclu]

Check out the Galactica game for the Playstation 2. You get a glimpse of the pre-holocaust days. Must admit, the Battlestars usually did not seem to fly in close proximity to each other is what I gather. This is why the peace summit was such a crushing blow bringing all the battlestars into one place, and with defenses down, to be destroyed all at once.

[@lakecountynaturalist7617]

Remember when the Colonies were destroyed the fighters from those battlestars were at the Armistice.

[@maridaudran]

The Battlestar Galactica itself is my most favorite starship in SciFi. The refit Enterprise 1701 is 2nd, the Discovery from 2001/2010 is 3rd.

[@clemcadidlehopper9161]

At 50 I have seen just about every sci fi series made. By far and away the best series ever created and I speaking of the reboot

[@traviscriddle7743]

My pop bought me the box set shortly before he passed. I miss those days watching it with you and my brothers. Meant alot. Still watch and think of those days.

[@georgewilliams6251]

The time travel thing was stupid. If they could travel back in time, they could have,simply gone back in time and warned the colonial fleet about the surprise attack in the pilot, and ended the series in about,m 25 minutes of running time.

[@paralentor]

The disco entertainment ship that they went for recreation was much cooler than ten forward ever was.

[@Megatron-sl5us]

I still love watching the original Battlestar Galactica. The first half of the season is great but the second half is good as they didn't deal with the Cylons until Baltars Escape and the Hand Of God. Galactica 1980 is forgettable except for the final episode of that series: The Return Of Starbuck. The music is one of my favorite TV soundtracks.

[@jnichols3]

Wasnt "The Return Of Starbuck" mostly reused footage of an unfinished episode from the first season with new footage added for Galactica 1980, so that when shown as part of G1980 it could be told in a flashback format? I know long sentance.

[@jerobriggs6861]

No it wasn't it was completely original. Only the space battle at the beginning was stock footage (used and unused) from the original series episode "The Young Lords", but the rest of the episode was completely original.

[@mattbaker5757]

I have the entire original BSG series on DVD, and the last episode of 1980 with Benedict on VHS I watch as the final episode of the original BSG. I ignore 1980's and the new BSG's existance, except for the one episode.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

The hour long episodes were just generic, badly made filler. They are a perfect example of why it was such a bad idea to make a weekly series rather than a series of movies. The only truly good hour long episode is The Hand of God.

[@dirkstarbuck6126]

Thank you for treating OG fairly and with respect.

[@tag1462]

I was 16 when the aired. My triad of Trekkies would discuss BSG at great length. I filled my notebook with fanfic short stories which my little group loved. I'll say this about the show: when it good, it was really good. When it was bad it really sucked. But no matter what the case one thing that really stood out was chemistry between the actors. The characters were relatable and the interplay between them believable.

[@judgegringo]

tag1462 that’s totally cool 😎

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

My favorite part of Battlestar galactica was and is the actors, the designs, the story and the gumption of the whole cast and crew to go against Star Trek and Star Wars. And gave inspiration to James to do the terminator l ooh la la!😄

[@clasicradiolover]

My first date was to see this movie in surround sound. Is a good thing I was really interested in the movie. She brought her mother and older brother. I think I still held hands with her. I loved the Original BSG and could hardly stand to watch the later version. I had to pretend that it was a totally different show and try to judge it separately.

[@recoverinyankee6458]

@SYFY, there should have been a crossover episode arc with either Star Trek "TOS", or with Star Trek "Next Generation", with intent to bring closure to the fans of the original Galactica. The Enterprise (i.e., phasers, photon torpedoes, etc.) easily defeats the Cylons (i.e., lasers, missiles, etc.), and the Galacticans join the United Federation. Then, they live happily ever after.

[@DJ_Force]

The original BSG was groundbreaking. The reboot, well, reminds me of the JJ Abrams Star Trek reboot. They kept the names, massacred everything else.

[@thereallantesh]

I tried to like the reboot, but they changed too much. I only made it part way through season one. I may have to give it another try at some point by looking at it as it's own entity, and not something connected to the original.

[@katherinefreymuth2030]

I didn't get pass the first episode of the reboot. What did me in was the 8-track player on the supply closet (supposedly a high-tech instrument) and the 24-hour wall clock.

[@iancarpenter441]

I HATED the reboot. It would have been better to do something original instead of butchering a classic show! Agreed with the Jar Jar Reboot!!! Both are garbage!!!

[@PaulAtreidesMuadDib]

Ian Carpenter What did it for Me is Olmos Himself said that if you Truly Loved the Original don't watch the new. I took that at face value and then when I see what was done I was glad I skipped it an all of its iterations

[@chrisferguson9787]

@@thereallantesh I got to where they captured a cylon ship and instead of a pilot it was filled with a giant brain...I guess making the raiders "alive" and I quit watching. I watched final episode and very well done but disappointing.

[@bernhardwall6876]

The strange thing for me is that I remember hearing about "Battlestar Galactica" as a child in the 70's (though I didn't get to watch it) but to this day, I still can't recall hearing about "Galactica 1980," even though 1980 was around the same time as "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," which was my absolute favourite show until "Knight Rider" came along.

[@jamesedwards171]

Every scene with Cassiopeia in her uniform!

[@JJames7]

And don't forget Cassiopeia made being a prostitute a really good thing...they turned a whore in "Firefly" into a "Companion" that was so much more. Colonials I think might have been enlightened...haha.

[@rjonboy7608]

You know, I just gotta say this about the battles and repeat sequences. It caused us kids to (gasp) use our imaginations. A "muscle" that needs exercise. We used to discuss endlessly ("play") about what went on between the televised adventures and what life was like being hunted across the stars. That was what we decided explained some of the "odder" eps: they were in need of food and fuel. They found people in danger. They had to help, they were Colonial Warriors. Better to die living right than slink away.

[@robertmccoy4723]

There is only one Battlestar Galactica, and there is only one Skipper, Lomg live The one the only origional Battlestar

[@doctorclu]

So say we all. [ducks!] :P

[@billyedsatiristry7952]

I was 16 when the original came out, and being a sci fi nerd I was instantly hooked. I even searched out UHF stations that could play the next episode early (imagine trying to experience the grandeur via a 13" BW TV with a circular antenna). When the reboot came out I about cried it was so good.

[@machupikachu1085]

I've tried, but I just can't get into the 2nd BSG. Any advice where to start?

[@jlee9735]

My favorite episode was lost planet of the gods I love Serena too bad Jane Seymour didn’t want to continue with the show

[@patrickmckown5996]

Didn't she leave to be in a James Bond movie?

[@ANT96-x8d]

Patrick Mckown Live And Let Die came out earlier in '73.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

Jane Seymour never planned to stay on the show. Even in Daga of a Starworld, there was a plot line written and filmed where Serina has been poisoned by eating contaminated food caused by radiation from the Cylon Bombs. She keeps it a secret from Apollo. This plot was cut out and xan be found in the deleted scenes of the box set. It was always the plan for her to die.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

Jane Seymore never planned to stay on the show. Even in Daga of a Starworld, there was a plot line written and filmed where Serina has been poisoned by eating contaminated food caused by radiation from the Cylon Bombs. She keeps it a secret from Apollo. This plot was cut out and xan be found in the deleted scenes of the box set. It was always the plan for her to die.

[@danyelPitmon]

If you understood why he would really feel sorry for her because if I am correct in my understanding she had to leave the show because the stress and all was too overwhelming and it drove her anxiety to getting really severely bad to worse she had to leave she had apparently from what I understood generalized anxiety disorder which I have and it really can control your life and make it hard until you actually can deal with it in professional help which from what I understand she did get which I also personally am getting help along with my other mental health disorders and also that I’m Nuro divergent

[@twincitiesdashcam9119]

I was 7 or 8 when BSG first came out, it was my favorite TV show 'back then'. When BSG was reintroduced in 2003 I was thrilled! Awesome series!

[@may86bear]

I remember going to the theater to see the “pilot” movie in sensurround, the seventies equivalence to 4 G surround sound of today. When the Galactica came into the opening scene it felt like an earthquake. Love the original, but appreciated the reboot. It made the whole story of survival more relatable. By your leave😁

[@jnichols3]

I saw it at the theater after the pilot had been televised. Other the level of the sound, the only difference I remember is that when Baltar met with the Imperious Leader, the Leader had a centurion kill Baltar with his sword. In the television pilot the Leader stopped the centurion halfway through drawing his sword and lets Baltar live. This is when Lucifer is introduced. In hindsight Jonathan Harris might have made a good "Baltar"..........Maybe not. He was too well known as Dr. Smith. It may have been too comical to have him perched up on the commanders chair ordering Cylons around.

[@jeffreybatten6277]

In addition to the Sensurround, seeing the pilot in a theatre show the effects shots were well done. The details of the models were there, that wouldn't be able to see on TV.

[@harryhudson5140]

The narrator got it backwards - he said the pilot was played in the theaters first - then televised later? I remember it being televised first during some kind of President Carter tv summit meeting - then later on Universal released it into theaters - and I saw it there again. This is very unusual - but it happened that way. I liked the new version okay - it definitely was not meant to be family fare (nothing is today) - but I never have had the urge to re watch any of it - in the middle it really dragged - and it seemed like they were just milking the vast emptiness of space.

[@rexmundi3108]

Some of the miniatures (like the Vipers launching) didn't hold up on the big screen though.

[@scottmcfadden5341]

Count Iblis episodes were amazing.

[@MisterA1002]

Colonial Vipers could match an X-Wing toe to toe anytime!!

[@scottreinstein9586]

No the Colonial Viper would absolutely destroy the X-Wing quite easily I might add!

[@jfangm]

But they lose to the Starfuries of Babylon 5.

[@jnichols3]

If you notice many fighter pilots refer to F-16s as Vipers now instead of Falcons because of BG.

[@jnichols3]

To bad STAR TREK never had fighters.

[@jfangm]

@@jnichols3 Wrong. www.f-16.net/articles_article10.html

[@loganbyrne3054]

Saw every episode of the original and the 2003 BSG. Just took time dealing with Starbuck being a female and Apollo being a Brit. But the cast was awesome. The evolving of the "Toasters" into skin jobs was the best part. Cause the interaction of the skinjobs among themselves made most of the plot flow. And, yes, Maren was beautiful. Loved Athena. But Cassiopia played her role well with the Doctor. Between both, they both made me love Sci-Fi more than Star Wars(Actually a Trekkie at heart), but I always loved the plots and the ships. Still trying to find a model of the original Galactica for less then 50.00 bucks. Have the Mark 1 Viper and schematics.

[@gups4963]

Try Amazon just look for modern made versions of it, the OG models from the 70s and 80s likely never going to be under 50. They have a good amount from both series

[@dtshifter]

No mention of the flying motorcycles after finding earth?