battlestar galactica Opening remake

[@trevorsutherland5263]

Wow....that voice over and theme take me back 45 years. I close my eyes and listen and there I am a 7 yr old boy again. 🙂

[@paulcasilio1119]

Indeed it does, brother.

[@jamesdavis727]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@JimPark-63]

I was a teenager. Patrick MacNell had a great voice.

[@aldain420]

Beautiful work, I have not seen a remake that has had as much detail done to it as you have done. Keep up the excellent work

[@nickthx1138]

As kids Bsg used to be the absolute couldn’t wait highlight of the week

[@Coffeeman-yq6xu]

I'm 54 years old...and I'm tearing up. Best TV Sci Fi show I ever saw when I was a kid.

[@togawearer2799]

Pfft! Space 1999 or Blake's 7.

[@wolfshanze5980]

That lasted one season... sigh...

[@wboyd33]

This and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

[@llothar68]

Yeap, thought Battlestar is much better then Star Wars, because i was too young to get into cinema when Star Wars came out.

[@wolfshanze5980]

@@wboyd33You mean the Erin Gray show?

[@landonor1]

When I was a young boy, I was given a tour of Universal studios by the son of a friend of my mother. At that time they were shooting Battlestar Galactica. It was a young boy's dream. I walked the bridge of the Galactica, sat in the cockpit of a colonial viper, held a colonial laser, and met a cylon warrior. I want to take a moment to thank Marvin McIntyre (Silverado, The Running man, Back to the Future lll, as well as others) for making a young boy's dream come true. It was one of the best days of my young life.

[@darrylw9171]

WoW that’s amazing

[@DennisCosteaJr]

Very cool to point this out indeed! ~ You honor the memory of that special access privilege and one of a kind opportunity by describing it and sharing it with us.

[@survivingbehindliberallines]

I was never that lucky. I was there before when they had the Six Million Dollar Man exhibit. Never went back in time for the BG time. I do love the A-Team when Dirk Benedict looks at the Cylon walking by and appears to want to have a convo with it. hehe

[@Tedinator01]

That's freaking fantastic!

[@rolytnz]

Sat in a Viper!? Aw man, so jealous!

[@robillardjosh]

In my opinion, one of the greatest TV show theme songs of all time. It still gives me chills after 45 years! Damn, when did I get so old?

[@sinjin90ful]

with ya brother, 52 and remember this theme like it was yesterday

[@michaelwills1926]

Not old, just older

[@ReadTheShrill]

Those French Horns are amazing.

[@Calendyr]

I agree, there is something about that theme song that puts it above others of it's kind.

[@DaNinja60]

You and me both.

[@leeh6317]

The theme song still makes me tear up. This was the very first show I remember watching as a child

[@williammitchell4417]

Hearing Patrick again... Wow.

[@GGGritzer]

@@williammitchell4417, inimitable voice.....!

[@andredfreitas6909]

this series was awesome but they destroyed it with a lame remake!😐

[@GGGritzer]

@@andredfreitas6909, remake should have had a diiferent title. It was NOTHING like the original !

[@andredfreitas6909]

@@GGGritzer the problem is that they got a GREAT scy fi show and tried to turn it in a version of "The West Wing" in space and add the laws of physics to space battles to make them more realistic.🤔🤨😑

[@BlitzenSpeaks]

I was 11 in 1978. That music filled my soul with Hope then, and continues to do so over forty years later. It reminds me of better days.

[@covertcounsellor6797]

When we had hope. No longer…

[@BlitzenSpeaks]

@@covertcounsellor6797 As I said, ...better days. For the present, Trust in God, and fear nothing.

[@Gambit4u2]

@@BlitzenSpeaksAmen

[@CircumlunarFeasibility]

i was same age in 78

[@failingup4907]

Why are the opening themes from these 80's shows so good? Knight Rider, Air Wolf, Battlestar Galactica, ect.. Also thank you Glen A Larson for all the great shows you made for us!

[@archstanton6310]

Buck rogers was great also

[@timnoyb2431]

1978 is not in the 80's

[@PapaEnoch052]

​@@timnoyb2431 a lot of us got to watch it on syndication.

[@Wolfen443]

Nostalgia, the passage of time and the realization that shows like that cannot be made again. Some remakes are better than others BG 2000 is great as a different version of the story or a follow up. But, most of these classic shows should just be upgraded in the graphics and enjoyed as they were.

[@OziFreemanBoB]

There were a lot of shows that had amazing Title music in the 70s/80s. It Drew you in. But most of those shows were really bad to watch after the titles were over.

[@x-wingflyboy8177]

This is stunning. That nose up reveal of Galactica is just, well, gorgeous.

[@thedarkestowl4224]

Finding Gems like this on KZbin is like time traveling back to my childhood. Things were simpler and life was good.😊

[@cjp1599]

Yep before trickle down economics destroyed the middle class, we all had a parent at home to hear our stories giving our days context and nuance. De-construct the middle class.and watch a countey fall apart 40 years later.

[@thedarkestowl4224]

@@cjp1599 Opinion.

[@telboy1965]

Absolutely 👍

[@writerpatrick]

And TV was entertaining.

[@Kevin-np3ue]

Yeah, cus' "all of us kids watching BSG then didn't pay for anything...we were kids & life was "INDEED SIMPLER"

[@thunderwalker2000]

That was very well done. I can never get enough of that intro. Even after 45 years, Patrick Macnee's narration into that amazing theme still gives me chills.

[@sandal_thong8631]

Remember he also played the voice of Imperious Leader and Count Iblis the evil one who is said to have created the Cylons. I think this opening "some believe" is completely wrong. There was a time when _Chariots of the Gods_ got public attention before it was debunked and creator Glen A. Larson seemed to believe those ideas that aliens influenced our evolution and culture. Despite some episodes of _Star Trek_ where aliens came to Earth, or an immortal took the place of great artists, Gene Roddenberry's philosophy was based on the science that human beings evolved independently, and our culture was not influenced by aliens.

[@thetabletopskirmisher]

Wilfred Hyde White wasn't it?

[@thunderwalker2000]

@@thetabletopskirmisher When I was a kid, I thought it was Wilfred narrating the intro. I found out later that Patrick was the narrator.

[@thetabletopskirmisher]

@@thunderwalker2000 I did not know that.

[@thunderwalker2000]

@@thetabletopskirmisher I'm glad I could help.

[@wambutu7679]

Thank you for that. I forgot just how much I loved that show.

[@jamesholzgang2352]

Count Iblis voice "Somewhere Beyond the Heavens". So great.

[@erichinkle7347]

I loved watching the original Battlestar Galactica as a boy with the family. This brought back so many wonderful memories. Thank you!

[@williamripke982]

Heck yeah!

[@nicholasmaude6906]

During the Christmas holidays at the end of 1978 my Dad took me (I was six) and my younger brother (He was four) to see the big screen release of Battlestar Galactica, it was the very first film I ever saw (Not long afterwards Dad took us to see Star Wars).

[@williamripke982]

@@nicholasmaude6906 I saw it as well on the big screen in ound and the Vipers were awesome.

[@purefoldnz3070]

same!

[@danieldehart3320]

Love this remake ❤, brings back good memories.

[@mlee6136]

As a young boy I looked forward to this show every week. Still remember this opening scene, being glued to the television thanks for the memories.

[@joshuakanapkey6570]

Hex, yeah! That's MY Battlestar Galactica! That intro and music STILL hits me all these years later! Fantastic work!

[@rickcolbert3102]

Bravo! That gave me Goosebumps. Thank you for taking me back in time😂

[@Cliff132NJ]

Just came across this video today, September 17, 45 years to the day that Battlestar Galactica premiered on ABC TV. Even after that long I clearly remember watching it like it was yesterday, and becoming an instant fan of the show. You did an exceptional job with this. Please do more!! Thanks!!

[@pacnwguy9056]

45 years...my God, where did all that time go? Doesn't seem possible.

[@tomb7942]

I remember that they interrupted the last 45 minutes for the Camp David peace accords.

[@michaeldg1]

@@tomb7942 Yes! I was so looking forward to the premiere and then BOOM reality interrupts. I was not amused.

[@timothyphillips489]

I remember sitting on the floor as an 8 year old kid late summer of ‘78 and seeing one of those four-minute “This Fall on ABC” spots with previews of the new season’s lineup using their “ABC’s still the one” slogan. They’re playing the song by Orleans in the background and, interspersed with scenes from staples like “Barney Miller”, etc. was the scene where Apollo says “We’ll give ‘em a little surprise.”

[@markslima1557]

This was totally awesome! I'm seven years old ago sitting in front of the TV crossed-legged style.

[@stegatops1]

Love that voice over at the beginning......"There are those who believe....." RIP Patrick McNee.

[@Supaidaman-zc1cs]

He was also Count Ibiss in Two Episodes.

[@mikecohen7716]

Great work! I love how robotic you made the Centurions look! Very cool!

[@seeyouatthemovies2561]

I totally agree, very cool!! 🤩

[@logandarklighter]

I bet if they had had proper green screen tech back then - the Cylons would've looked like that instead of looking like guys in padded suits and armor. Imagine every stunt performer doing Cylons wearing a green body suit underneath the armor bits. And then have all the hydraulics and machinery added into the "in-between" areas in post. That's how the first few Iron Man films were made, you know.

[@santamanone]

And how they made the Cylon fighters look like the Flying Sub from Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea.

[@jamespeters2859]

Yeah he nailed the cylons.

[@djpitts8810]

Very well done. As a child I saw the repeats on terrestrial TV in the UK. I loved the soundtrack, and seeing this being done so well, just brings back so many memories. Thank you.

[@marklafrance8141]

That's so sweet!!! Clever choice with that opening shot of the Galactica, from the front, moving right into view. Artfully crafted indeed! Fabulous Job! That was outstanding! I got chills! 😮👍👍👍👍👍 ✌️❤️🙂

[@eddieprice6098]

One of my fave shows in my childhood. Met Noah Hathaway several times. Great dude.

[@lysith3aPS5]

The late 70s and 80s were the best for iconic television themes, this is easily among the best of them!

[@henleystudios]

Outstanding! As an 80s kid that watched these on tv every week, very well done Sir!

[@GenronStraxx]

Outstanding! THIS is the Battlestar Galactica that I loved as a kid!!

[@jkasiron2275]

This is excellent work. I like the close-in shots of Galactica before revealing her full shape. I LOVED the Cylon Raider taking hits before exploding, that is more realism than anyone but ILM could manage at the time. I have an idea of how much time and effort had to put into this, so I'm very grateful to be able to experience this tribute to one of the great shows of the golden age of Science Fiction television. Thank you!

[@cgdigitaltreats]

Always loved the music. Can't beat those miniatures though this came close. That galactica model is insane. And that was the best base star i've ever seen. Great work.

[@chrishansen7104]

Yep, I was just a kid as well when that show was on the air, and that theme will forever be etched in my memory. Hearing Patrick Macnee doing the voice-over for the intro, and then finding out later that he also played Count Iblis, the personification of evil, on the show. Kind of made me wonder a bit more about the intro 😀

[@danlower7834]

Thank you, this is still one of my favorite shows! RIP Richard Hatch and Lorne Greene.

[@TheAngryAstronaut]

Why does this not have millions of views???? AMAZING!!!

[@danielzimmerman5279]

Tremendous work, well done!! this is the version of this show that I loved.

[@marcosgoldchain558]

That reminded me of how much I loved the original series. The theme song was one of the best I’d ever heard for a TV show. Great job and thanks for doing this.

[@spaceenemiesnovel]

Very well done. One of my favorite TV shows when I was a kid in the 80's.

[@williamstone1536]

Fantastic! Beautifully done! I loved this show dearly as a kid. Some of my best memories.

[@DoNotTredOnMe]

I'd love to see a new series based on the original with these visuals!

[@chrisstetsko5020]

C'mon, you know it'll be some Kathleen Kennedy "woke" BS! The Colonies were overdone with pollution and climate change, thus the cylon servants rose up against the "patriarchy". The Galactica survived because of its "female" commander, Adama, or some BS like that. You know its coming.

[@josemoreno3334]

Me Too.😃

[@craigcrosby1605]

Agreed in principle but those days of amazing cinema are long gone.

[@phrixos2826]

It's coming

[@WilliamFlansburg-uj7zm]

Several years back I believe Richard hatch was trying to bring back the original series with the remaining cast read they were on board with it but glen Larson who created the show wouldn't give him the rites or something along those lines

[@paulinthe6194]

When I was a kid. I loved this show. Couldn't wait for a new episode to come out. It was my favorite TV show at the time. Great job on the redoing the opening. So awesome.

[@cml222444]

BEAUTIFUL….. Absolutely beautiful….Love to see more!

[@michaelgiancanna-jaume4637]

ABSOLUTELY!! Sir Patrick Macnee did a spot-on opening narration. Battlestar Galactica is without doubt, one of the most innovative, and awesome sci-fi shows ever created. Loved as a youngster, and at 66 years old, that opening theme, and the reveal of Galactica coming toward you is still stunning!!

[@rickjohnston2667]

I'm sure that Richard Hatch would have loved this. He tried hard to get a remake or rather sequel continuation done with the original actors, much like Star Trek did with the first Trek movies featuring the TOS cast.

[@ScottyKirk1]

His original trailer for the proposed remake is still on KZbin. This was done pre-reboot even. I was glad that Ron Moore gave him a small part on the newer show at least.

[@Datan0de]

This made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Simply gorgeous. BSG, in all of its incarnations, has been a happy part of my life since I was 8 years old. I wish there was more of it! Gonna have to go break out my original series DVDs again now.

[@nebular-nerd]

I love the classic Galactica style, this is just that and so much more 🙂🙂

[@milesfears]

Magnificent! It gave me chills! All that hard work is worth it all!

[@nicholasparker1786]

OUTSTANDING! a fitting tribute to the real Battlestar!

[@Laceykat66]

Wow, very impressive. Particularly the opening pan of the Galactica. Not only good CGI but good directing and storyboarding.

[@santamanone]

There was very little CGI in the original series. It was mostly old fashioned special effects with expensive models. That’s one of the reasons the series was so short: it was just too expensive to shoot.

[@Fiveash-Art]

@@santamanone HA HA .. there was NO CGI in the original series. 😂 .. stuff was made in the 70s dude.

[@santamanone]

@@Fiveash-Art yeah, I know. I was in the 70s.

[@dreamcore]

​@@Fiveash-Art There was CGI in the original series, just not the sort that tries to be entire scenes in the natural world. The scanner in core command which Athena used for instance was a Tektronix 4051 which provided vector graphics

[@Fiveash-Art]

@@dreamcore Dude, you're pushing it with that stuff. It'd be like talking about the digital graphics in Star Wars where they're looking at computer simulations , targeting computers etc. Stop being disingenuous with these silly arguments. You know what people are referring to when talking about CGI .. and it's not the primitive 'vector graphics' which had actually been around since the 60s. You sound like you're trying to be insightful but it just sounds petty. 😂Even in a movie that was revolutionary in putting CGI on the map like TROn was still utilizing very little CGI. And it still acted very much as a simulated computer world. Wrath of Khan the same ... Hollywood didn't actually have the balls to make people believe these effects were real world until The Last Straighter, which I think was 84? Technically , yeah, you could call any sort of data represented visually through a computer 'CGI' .. but you know what I'm talking about. And I think the comment I was responding to absolutely didn't.

[@TheEnzyme94]

I was a child once again, hearing that for a moment! Thanks! Love that intro!

[@trevorday7923]

I always loved the original BSG and this is just an absolute work of art. She was always a beautiful girl and you did her proud. Nice job 👍🏻

[@danialhughes830]

First 55 seconds is awesome! The narration, the build up and then the frontal reveal of Galactica!!! Awesome.

[@whiskeyvictor5703]

I will always love the original show. Great nostalgia!

[@jonathanc2757]

Glad to say I watched this as a kid and loved every minute of it.

[@superginrai8036]

It's great to see the original old girl resurrected again. She's far superior to the re-imagined ship in my book. Good job.

[@richardmoloney689]

Ships of their time. I love both. At the time....wow......what a ship she was!

[@cindernubblebutt1340]

I just couldn't get into the remake. I guess I got all old and fuddy duddy and didn't want the flavor of the decade.

[@Sennmut]

The One and Only!

[@richardmoloney689]

@@cindernubblebutt1340 nothing wrong with that. The remake was inspired by 9/11.

[@danieldickson8591]

@@richardmoloney689 To me, the original has more personality, more distinctiveness. It has more interesting stuff going on externally.

[@seanh1588]

Loved this show. Wish it had continued!!

[@Anthony-gn4gb]

Best show ever...still holds up today. Great job dude....loved it.

[@PhilTParker]

Thank you for this look back, reimagined, of what in 1977 or so was an absolutely EPIC scifi series. It cost around one million dollars (channel Dr. Evil for a moment) and was like having Star Wars on TV. EXACTLY. Trust me, I was a kid at the time and I knew my scifi.

[@SonOfEarthLtd]

Oh my God! This is gorgeous!

[@westower7898]

I still remember watching this when I was 8 years old. Loved the show.

[@themanbehindthewords]

Great work! I love everything about the original BSG. If it was made today the Intro would look quite like this.

[@BanthaPooDoo64]

After Star Wars in 77 Battle Star Galactica and Buck Rogers was the next Best thing to watch, very nice tribute video thanks 😊

[@grega7323]

This was beautifully put together. Thank you!

[@Nephilim225]

Love the classic Galactica to the remake version

[@droberts1593]

Wow, this was really well done. It takes me back...& makes it even better.

[@albertlamar5938]

Thank you! Brought me back to childhood, a simpler time with awesome shows and movies to enjoy. Love your improvements, especially the Cylons.

[@vaderdave5046]

Great job! Brought back lots of memories! Wish these kind of effects were around at the start.

[@danbeyer1483]

Absolutely awesome! Glad to know another fan of Battlestar Galactica, understanding the awesomeness of the story!

[@teobaldomercado]

Very cool remake, congratulations. The original series was a major milestone in my childhood and it's great to see something like this.

[@aresaurelian]

Nice.

[@DaNinja60]

I miss the great shows I had growing up like this one.

[@nahm0002]

The cylons have clearly been misgendered and oppressed by the white colonists. 👊

[@lesilestivany7839]

It's available on DVD.

[@DaNinja60]

@@lesilestivany7839 I know. I've had DVD series before but they can be a bit expensive at times.

[@arthurdotson9579]

OG BSG was before my time, but when I got to watch those reruns on scifi channel in the 1990s, hot damn I loved it! Then they made the "re-imagined" series.....*sighs*......OG is best BSG!

[@psiEnergos]

Patrick MacNee's unmistakable / unforgettable voice brings back so many great sci-fi / adventure TV memories.... Great job by the way,

[@greenmachine949]

Always loved that intro and theme song. And the detail on the Galactica was awesome here.

[@VinnieGRandomVlogs]

That was terrific. One of my favorite openings for a show. Definitely need to break out my Blu-Rays to watch. I met Richard Hatch in 2014. He was a true gentleman. Great job. 👍

[@danielrathbun8380]

this is one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. I imagine it will be no time before there are AI programs that can create a season 2 that looks like it was actually made in 1979, with re-creations of the original actors, effects, nostalgia etc.... Until then, stuff like this is more than good enough.

[@elliotthaskins5923]

I remember the movie before the series used to come on ABC Sunday nights watching Battlestar Galactica

[@markcrenshaw9562]

WOW! It sure does brings back memories of this tv series.

[@Wolfkin18]

I felt like a kid again watching this... Superb.

[@garyzw]

The original series was truly outstanding. I didn't miss a single episode and even own it on Blu-ray. Patrick Mcnee lent his voice to the Imperious Leader and served as the narrator in the opening for the first half of the season; he also portrayed Count Iblis in "War of the Gods." Fond memories

[@the_new_liberal_lion]

THAT is AWESOME!!! This was my favorite show when I was little.

[@mrmike1884]

They should pay you to remaster the entire Original Series. Well Done.

[@arias3d]

it would be great!!!!

[@sinjin90ful]

as a child of the 70's this is gorgeous thanks for having the cylon raider roll over tears me up every time

[@Ingram091]

How cool would it be to see the original series remastered the way they did all of Star Trek original and TNG with updated digital graphics? I mean this just proves how epic this would look…

[@tomkirby6780]

This damn near brings tears to my eyes! Excellent job! Oh, what could be!

[@wolfgangschumann8710]

Thnx for bringing this video. It takes me to childhood. As a little boy in Germany I loved this Film (to be true after Star Wars) and got a vinyl audio record (in english). This had helped me to get a reason for learning this language in early years. In fact: the original narrator is so much better than the „German“ translation. A very fine kind of work!

[@alphaandomega4422]

I remember growing up and seeing this on the Sci-Fi channel, always loved this intro song and the show was awesome

[@blacktronpavel]

NICE WORK! The marching Cylon Centurions was my favorite element.

[@andrewkapplin1138]

Wow!! Really well done. I miss the original series. R.I.P. Richard Hatch. U will b missed.

[@HisDudenessTK421]

Awesome job. Always watched this show, growing up in the 90s. One of my top fav' scifis.

[@RagShop1]

This show aired in 1978 and 1979 so you didn't see it in first run if you watched it in the 1990s.

[@HisDudenessTK421]

@@RagShop1 no shit, captain obvious

[@timkaase87]

The most awesome intro ever. This takes me back to when I was 3 years old watching it on television

[@tracywaters3487]

That was pretty amazing. To apply that to a awesome remake of the original series would be just what the fans of BSG would Love.

[@AgentM79]

Yes, please!!!!!! This was fantastic. I loved seeing the volume of fire Galactica’s laser turrets could pump out.

[@captainyossarian388]

0:39 Love that close up flyover of Galactica's bow, with the Viper for scale and the missile rails and gun turrets. Kudos!

[@James2001]

I’ve got literal chills sitting here watching this. Chills.

[@stevencohen624]

Great job! Thanks for uploading this. The Galactica looked beautiful. 😃

[@mexviewer]

When watching TV was a thing.. brings back of very good memories of long times past..

[@EugenioAngueira]

Wow, this is gorgeous! Thank you for making it and sharing it!

[@astropioneer3296]

Such reverence for the original. Beautiful.

[@duffydier]

One of my favs as a child. Loved the characters and, lets be honest, those 12 colony ladies were all smoke shows!

[@oscarsiri2763]

Now I want to see it. The chills to see a modern take on the classical..... powerful!

[@seeyouatthemovies2561]

WoW, this is totally awesome!!! Besides the effects in general I love esp. the part with the little animation of the actor-pictures. Very well done, congrats! 🤩

[@LightOfReason7]

I had to pick my jaw up off the floor! Well done, VERY well done

[@loyalistmundicomedentisdux9538]

I need an updated full series.

[@carstenkoloc5226]

When I do watch this then I feel me back in the past with my family and neighbors/friends. I do love this.🎥🎞🎬🤌🤩