What Happened to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA?

[@GreyhawkGrognard]

We used the opening music at our wedding, after the ceremony and the wedding party entered the ballroom. It was glorious.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

What a cool memory :-) such Amazing Music :-) thanks for the support, Dan

[@thinkbolt]

Wow!

[@seanryan3020]

I don't know what the original title was, but in the reboot series, it was called "Colonial Anthem."

[@Ilikemc_donalds]

Hi how about the series space above and beyond was u a fan of that​@@MoviesMusicMonsters

[@Rob-z7k]

U got married to the Galactica theme?? First time i heard that

[@michaelchance3827]

I loved Battlestar Galactica. Back in 1978, I was in the U.S. Navy aboard a Destroyer in Florida. For weeks we heard advertisements of the premier and I was waiting for the first episode. Unfortunately I discovered that my ship was going to be at sea on maneuvers off the coast of Florida that night. Before we sailed, I remember I went to Sears and purchased a little portable battery powered television with a 6 inch screen just in case. On the night of the first episode, my ship was sailing up the coast of Florida near Miami. I could see the city lights as we sailed. I took my little battery powered television up the the very top deck of the ship and, since we were at darken ship, covered myself with a tarp. Lo and behold, I was able to get reception from a television station in Miami and got to watch the first episode at sea. Over time, I got to watch every episode.

[@420GratefulHippie]

I was 12 living in Ft. Lauderdale at the time and couldn't wait to watch that first episode. You and I watched the same local ABC affiliate WPLG-10 signal.

[@bob1967-p6r]

do you remember it being interrupted by the peace talks

[@Phantom-F4]

@michaelchance3827 Great story. Thank you for your service 🇺🇲

[@jefffuller9918]

The funny part is Dirk Benedict going on to the A Team. Opening credits has Dirk standing there and a Cylon goes walking by. Dirk has a look of "Hey...."

[@theonlymatthew.l]

To this day every time I see that I laugh. 😂

[@Rindfan]

I actually met Dirk a few years ago and asked him if he knew about the Cylon when shooting that scene. He didn't, the crew had done it as a joke and a nod to his other role, so his reaction in the A-Tea, opening is completely genuine. :D

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

We never watched A Team but I have seen that clip about Dirk and the Cylon Centurion and it is hilarious how he reacts.

[@walterkazban1819]

I had gotten one of the Cylon fighter which shot little red shell..company recalled them.. wish I had kept mine

[@RemcovandeLangenberg]

Yep, really liked that...

[@zenbear4149]

I was 10. It was the best time in history to be a boy that age.

[@joepinto509]

Same here age 10.. it was the space era..Star wars buck Roger..Battlestar Galactica..then the toys from these movies and shows .I still have my Milton Bradley starbird space ship .

[@EeEe-o4y]

@@zenbear4149 I still have my Cornelius doll. Poor general urki got et by the dog.

[@ramonholandes7183]

Truth.

[@TheGeekAuthority]

Battlestar Galactica was an amazing show. Full of character driven stories, passionate performances and visual candy for the eyes. I still watch it on Blue Ray! Thanks Dan for the great retrospective!

[@robbrown8550]

I don’t care what anyone else says, the original battlestar is the coolest sci-fi ship.

[@GregFields-xk3wh]

Absolutely! I got the Revel model of it, took me 6mths to finish it. Cylon fighter , Colonial viper kits came after - but I didn't get the Base Star - the large scale F4U Corsair of Black Sheep Squadron won out!

[@andyleleisiuao58]

💯

[@slimkillah76]

It was 70's early 80's cool. Pretty people, loose story, and fun physical effects.

[@420GratefulHippie]

I loved this show. I was 12 when it came out after the high of Star Wars was still in the air. My favorite episode was the Battlestar Pegasus episodes. That moment when Boltar thinks he's going to watch the glorious destruction of the last Battlestar only to have one of the Cylon pilots say in his robotic voice, "I really think you need to look at the other Battlestar?" and Boltar is like, "What other Battlestar? Turn you fool, turn!". Thinking about that moment in that episode gives me goosebumps to this day. I was given a Cylon fighter and Python fighter toys, that shot the red projectile for Christmas, even though I was outgrowing toys by then. I did buy the Revell or AMT models of the Cylon fighter and Python. I enjoyed building and displaying them.

[@Ronaldl2350]

Great video!! It was sad that the show was cancelled after such a short time. Like you the last episode was my favorite! Growing up i thought the Cylons, the ships etc were the coolest! In general the actors and characters where well done. The A Team Cylon cameo was just great!

[@ImYourOverlord]

As kids, we didn't care about any similarities to Star Wars. It was just fun to have a space opera TV show.

[@geraintwd]

That doubletake Dirk Benedict does in the A-Team credits with the Cylon is absolute gold.

[@todd5082]

When I was kid, my friend had a Battlestar Galactica toy ship and I was so jealous. Everybody watched that show, kids, parents, grandparents.

[@williambill8323]

Hey Dan love the channel. You seems to talk about all my favorite Sci-fi TV shows. Battlestar was one of my very shows next to Lost in Space and Star Trek. Looking forward to more videos.

[@zathrasnotzathras9435]

Absolutely one of my favorite shows ever. And I love that cameo in the A-Team. And Benedict’s look as the Cylon walks by was just a wonderful nod to a great show.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Yes, it was a great moment and I'm very glad that they did it :-)

[@albertsolbo2297]

Truly one of my all time favorite shows when I was a kid...I have the dvd of the movie and the vinyl record sound track (Original not reprint)..Never missed an episode and was so bummed out when it went off the air.. Thank you for doing this video. I really enjoyed it and love your other videos as well...Please keep them coming..

[@Liquidspaceman]

I loved that show. One of my favorites during that time. I was in college at the time and my brother's friend (Andrew Probert) designed the Cylons. I loved their voices. Thanks for posting.

[@paulsnickles2420]

The original Battlestar Galactica my favorite show I was growing up.

[@arsbadmojo]

I remember the hype for the miniseries; I think I was about 9 when it came out. Watched the show religiously. My mom spotted a Cylon Raider toy at a garage sale, and got it for me. I loved it so much! It was post-lawsuit, so the missiles only popped out about an inch. But I was pretty handy with a screwdriver, and once apart it was evident that the missiles just had an added tab that prevented them from launching. A few minutes with a file and I had them working as intended.

[@goatmonkey2112]

The people who didn't like it probably watched it recently. Remember what your other options were in this time slot. It started out against like night time soap operas and pro-wrestling. Those were literally your only other options. No streaming, no DVDs, no VCRs. The internet didn't exist. Very few people even had a computer. You watch it only when it is on, if your parents weren't already watching something on the one TV. Those things made it special when you were luck enough to get to watch it. It turned out great, especially now that we know the restrictions they were under when making it. They gave us something amazing at a time when nothing else like it was on TV.

[@Rob-z7k]

I agree. This was a show that you either grew up watching when it originally aired or 80s re-runs!

[@darthcy9790]

I agree with your comments and watched BSG as it aired in 78. Having said that there absolutely were VCRs in 1978.

[@goatmonkey2112]

@@darthcy9790 VCRs existed. At that point most were Betamax. My parents didn't get one until 1986. And almost everyone I knew didn't have one either. Mid-80s was where they became really popular.

[@g.k.1669]

I remember loving this show so much that one time my bicycle had the chain bounce off and jam into the rear wheel. I shoved my bike into some bushes at a park and ran home to watch the show, then went back afterwards to recover my bike.

[@alsosean]

Absolutely loved watching this as a kid. One of my favourite shows for sure. I still remember so much despite how long ago I watched it! Thanks so much for your video! Cheers!

[@smithadmin]

This was my favorite show when I was a teenager. The point when they finally reach Earth was a three part miniseries. I remember because five minutes into the first miniseries episode our TV let out the Magic Smoke, and I missed the whole event. 20+ years later I happened across the boxed set of DVDs containing all the episodes and the miniseries. Needless to say I snagged that and binge-watched the whole thing. It was epic.

[@dandelatorre1870]

For all the immense pressure the creators of this series was under regarding lack of time, the quality was stunning!

[@beekim]

I was 8 when it came out. Nothing was bigger in my world at the time. Glory days.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Outstanding :-)

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters Hi. Check out URSHURAK book. Go look at affiliations of Urshurak to Star Wars and Lords of the Rings.

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters URSHURAK was made by Hildebrandt Brothers and Jerry Nichols.

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters You can see how URSHURAK characters, costumes, locations feed into Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Willow, Game of Thrones, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi.

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

Now watch.... Hugh Oxhine comes from Vandor. Return of the Jedi later uses "'Endor.'" Then other Star Wars uses "'Andor.'"

[@tommymaguire2839]

Dan, you are SO good at this. You are one of the rare KZbin presenters who doesn't get annoying after watching several clips. You must be a real cool guy because your personality comes through during your narration. Normally, KZbin folks are unprofessional and condescending. YOU are a genuine star dude. Thanks for doing this.

[@StanSwan]

Really cool memories. I saw Star Wars at the movies in 1977 when I was 8 years old and was not impressed. Battlestar came on TV and I loved it. Might be the reason I have never seen another Star Wars movie since. Liked Buck Rogers from that time too. I grew up watching reruns of Twilight Zone from Rod Serling years and that is to me the best Si-Fi.

[@WayneShelley-p8e]

Richard Hatches trailer from 1999 was awesome how could it not get a series it beats me.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I actually have some very rare outtakes from that trailer. I'm going to do a video on it next month. Richard was infatuated with the concept of being apollo. It was such a wonderful thing to see.

[@danjager6200]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters wasn't there a script out there for a revival with Baltar as a cyborg and mention of the reptilian Cylons?

[@bonehead2768]

I loved the original Battlestar Galactica & Buck Rogers in the 25th century - AH, that was great TV.

[@Hunter-R-Hickey]

I loved the original series, especially the Cylons. I always wondered why it was canceled. Thanks for clearing this up for me.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

My pleasure :-) stop back again for some more interesting video :-) hope you had a great holiday, Dan

[@Komikino]

Another great video! Thanks! I LOVED this show when I was a kid. When my friends and I played with our Star Wars and BSG figures, i was always Starbuck. :) I had the opportunity to meet Richard Hatch a couple times at San Diego Comic Con. The first time I saw him, I told him that when I was growing up, I wanted to get all the women like Starbuck but I also wanted to be a great family-man like Apollo. He stopped signing the book or picture he was autographing, looked up at me and asked, "So, which path did you choose?" I said, "Well, I am still married. I have an awesome wife and a beautiful daughter." He smiled and said, "You chose well." :) The next year (or possibly two years later, I forget), I met him again at SDCC. When he saw me, he called me BY NAME and said "Hello!". Richard Hatch remembered me and my name. Well, we both have the same first name. :P I am loving your shows here and will subscribe. And also, you have a freaking cool voice.

[@johnbaldridge1303]

Absolutely awesome series!! I watch my dvd set of the whole series four or five times a year! Always been a favorite!! A great time in my childhood that I can relive over and over!! Great video,thanks!!!

[@lordofpain3476]

I still believe that canceling Battlestar Galactica was one of the dumbest moves in television history . They could've had one of the greatest runs in tv history .

[@ratatatuff]

The dumbest move was to ever produce that mormon crap.

[@lpdog82]

So true, and the same goes for Star Trek

[@trumpwonandyouknowit]

We watched it from Day 01. Excellent. Our family watched it each week.

[@Schrodingers_Engineer]

One of my favorite scenes in the A-Team is when Face (Dirk Benedict) runs into a cylon on a soundstage.

[@skylx0812]

There was just something special about the girl who did the countdown for every launch. The series was so anchored in many ways.

[@leighroberts4202]

Pure magic when your kid in the 80s like myself 6pm bbc2 in uk. Golden era of tv

[@cheryljolly]

I absolutely love classic 1978 Battlestar Galactica and I agree "Hand Of God" was a good episode. I wish they had gotten the chance at another couple of seasons. I did not care for the reboot series, even though I know it has it's fans. To me the original Battlestar Galactica is the real deal and will hold place in my heart always.

[@jeppyfrost]

Dan thank you so much for bringing such an amazing channel to KZbin.

[@JoeQuake]

I can still hear Lorne Green's voice in my memory. Let's see if I can get the words right: "The last Battlestar, Galactica, leads a rag tag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest: a shining planet known... ... ... as Earth!"

[@muddymom]

Nailed it!

[@InfinityX2]

… Earthfff 😂. Loved that show as a little kid and we were fortunate to have a VCR so I could rewatch it over and over again

[@brooklynant2047]

Thing is I thought it was the most popular thing on TV but as a kid I was confused because each & every week on Sunday when it was supposed to be on, it kept getting “Pre-empted”. Remember that kiddies? Before cable there was being “Pre-empted”. TV’s way of shoving things to the side as they saw fit. This didn’t happen once but started happening every week and for the dumbest shit too. One week was “Englebert Humperdinck, sings all your polka favorites”. And so on & so on. This is how I knew “Yeah it’s gone”. Which lead to even greater confusion.

[@patriciayoung3267]

Battlestar Galactica 1978 was a profound happening in the lives of myself and my 13 year younger btother, He was 7 years old when it premiered and we just bonded over it. I bought the novelizations to get him interested in reading. He drew the spaceships and I drew the characters. I bought every piece of merch I could find in the pre-internet backwater we grew up in. i still have most of them to this day. When the movie came out we arrived at the theater an hour early to get the best seat and had the place all to ourselves for about 45 minutes before anyone else showed up. Galactica 1980 was a complete travesty and we do not speak of it. He watched the reboot with great appreciation and has often recommended it to me, but I can't watch it. For me Galactica will always be the 1978 version.

[@jerryziegner]

As a 52-year-old science-fiction fan who loving Star Wars , Battle star Galactica, buck Rogers I must say this channel has become one of my favorites for all of its solid contact and historical accuracy of classic television and movies.

[@nickfrancis]

Gun on Ice Planet Zero, and Living Legend, were my favorite episodes!👍🏾

[@BarryReese]

What about the one where they ran into the quasi Nazi Eastern Alliance, but hadn't yet reached Earth?

[@a_8850]

Love the original BSG, so I loved this video. Thank you!

[@RadioDadJokes]

Growing up in the 1970s, I LOVED Galactica. It sparked my imagination and was so exciting. Brilliant show.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

As kids we were looking for something that was similar to Star wars, because it was so popular. This fit the bill perfectly and still does :-)

[@backalleycqc4790]

Yes, I was such an enormous fan! As well Space:1999, Star Trek, The Star Lost, and later, Space: Above and Beyond. I never got into Battlestar Galactica: 2004, I didn't like the story and never saw an episode.

[@sws5833]

Just recently discovered your channel and enjoy the content, Especially this episode, Battlestar Galactica is also near and dear to me, born in 73 this show is among my earliest memories and couldnt wait for the night it was on, luckily my parents loved it as well. The Six Million Dollar Man and V would be good choices for future content

[@RA2Music]

I was fortunate enough to have met Richard Hatch just after the debut of the SciFi channel’s BSG mini series reboot but before the full series started. We talked a lot about his ongoing efforts to bring the show back over the years. To his credit, he never mentioned the role of Tom Zarek that he would eventually play in the new series. We spoke for so long, that his handler literally had to pull him away from the conversation. Having been a huge fan of the original series, my meeting with Richard is one of the highlight of my life. He was so generous with his time and passionate about BSG. I was so saddened by his untimely death in 2017. Rest in peace Apollo, know that you are missed.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Wow. What an amazing story. Such great memories. Thanks for sharing :-)

[@rogerstephens2749]

Love your channel, we were spoiled back then there's nothing now as good as the shows from back then 🎉

[@andyman8630]

another great one you could touch on - the original V (1984) with Marc Singer

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

That is an awesome suggestion. Thank you so much :-) Dan

[@andyman8630]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters thank me very much! lol i'm welcome! edit: you could also consider *Quantum Leap* (Scott Bacula & Dean Stockwell)

[@sundoga4961]

I still remember Fred Astaire's cameo in one episode. What a great send-off to a classic actor!

[@SteveAubrey1762]

Dan, you hit another one outta the ball park! Love your channel! I bought the Battlestar Galactica series on DVD just last week. Yeah, still a fan! Then I found your video! Small world! ☮

[@twysted73]

In Gilbert, Arizona a local man has an Entire Colonial Viper from BSG in his Barn. He put it up on OfferUp two years ago. (I have images)

[@CensorshipGenesis]

Now as a 55 years old "kid" I really missed Battlestar Galactica! As kids when playing we always fought to be the Apollo or Starbuck of the street. 🙂 Not so long ago, I saw the entire "Space 1999" sci-fi series. Thinking about it, I'm gonna look for the Galactica series... 🙂

[@jefffuller9918]

After Battlestar Galactica ended, the best tie in / cross reference happened. The A Team. During the opening theme from the A Team, Dirk Benedict is standing there when a cylon walks by. He has this look of "Hey....."

[@GregFields-xk3wh]

Battlestar Galactic and Baa,Baa, Black Sheep 77 (Black Sheep Squadron 78) were my two favorite shows!

[@starlordnetzero9633]

Loved Battlestar Galactica and watched it in law school. After I passed the California Bar I started representing John Dykstra when he and other amazing special effects gurus like Jonathan Erland formed Apogee drafting some amazing pre CG special effects inventions.

[@kellysalyer1972]

By the Gods! I loved this show when it aired back in the 1970's! One of the best parts of my youth back then!

[@Forcemaster2000]

I was 14 years old in 1978 and the cancelation of Battlestar hit hard!

[@mxmxpr]

Thankfully not as hard as it hit Eddie Siedel Jr. R.I.P.

[@jamescolvin6548]

Bravo! Another amazing video, thanks Dan.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Hey, thank you so much. I truly appreciate the support :-) hope you had a great holiday, Dan

[@davidvandewater1402]

All the series where great!!! Glenn a Larson made really great series. They made my childhood😁🙂😘 Thank you😘

[@Towerr72]

Richard Hatch had a role in the 2004 reboot as well. He was on for quite a few episodes

[@The_Nixie]

yep. other original cast members were tapped as well, but dropped out as they saw how the series was being crafted. Hatch loved Galactica too much to step away from any opportunity to bring it back :)

[@patrickc8190]

Loved BG ! I was 13 when it came out. I thought it went more than 1 season but that shows how memories aren't what we think.

[@EvilEyeGypsy]

The cast had possibly the best chemistry of any TV show. The only shows that came close were Star Trek TOS and WKRP In Cincinnati.

[@PatrickShubin]

I was in love with Maren Jenson, Athena. Should have mentioned her. She was beautiful !

[@CaliforniaSurfer-gc2xv]

I loved her.

[@lucbedard7564]

I will never forgot The most epic Sci-fi 1978 Battlestar Galactica. With the magical of cinematic, nothing is impossible, and even those actor are gone, we can revives a new version from the old original 1978 Battlestar Galactica like old Batman to newest Batman

[@Problembeing]

Great show. It was huge here in the UK too, and I loved the toys as a kid. Just discovered your channel. Subscribed!

[@stevesworldisnumber1]

I just found this guy, Dan Monroe, with his Terrific Voice narrating these nifty episode about Movies! What a great production Mr. Monroe puts together in all these super episodes about COOL movie stuff and trivia!!! Mr. Monroe goes into Great detail about each subject of his episodes. And that detail is very entertaining to the many fans of these old productions. Great Job Mr. Monroe!!! I thought you might like to know that Mr. Larson incorporated a number of themes from Mormon theology in the Battlestar Galactica TV series. I think the most fascinating of these is the concept of a group of people coming from a distant part of the galaxy seeking to find Earth. This of course is the old Mormon concept of "The Lost Ten Tribes" Returning to earth, which consequently is supposed to happen fairly soon as of today's date 2/21/2024. I have been fascinated by this idea for years myself. And I find it fascinating that Mr. Larson, using a Ton of creative writing, was actually able to make this concept a Popular idea through his Battlestar Galactica series. I have been inspired by Mr. Larson with his success and written several stories of my own utilizing this same type of creative storytelling. Here's a good title, that anyone can search my name, Steve Nelson, and the title and get a glimpse of what I am talking about. "The Creator's Sentinel" or "The First Civilization of Earth" by Steve Nelson. Anyway, I just wanted to congratulate Mr. Monroe for this really fantastic set of productions on Movie magic and Props! Great Job I say again!

[@yrsued]

I remember that scene in The A Team when the Cylon walked by, loved his look...

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Hilarious :-) I wonder whose idea that was?

[@yrsued]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters Call me old, I saw that scene when it first aired, back in the 80's, I wouldn't miss The A Team. Un Ending Ruger Mini-14 Mag Dumps and NOBODY EVER got shot.. Who trained these people?? StormTroopers??

[@v8valiant68]

Battlestar Galactica, Dr Who, Blake Seven, Buck Rogers, Star Trek, Lost in Space, are my favorites,

[@moviefan2517]

I was 8 years old when BSG premiered. As someone whose life was changed by Star Wars, I can't understate what it meant to have that magic brought home on a weekly basis. Even then, I knew they were using the same vfx footage over and over, but I didn't care. The characters carried it along. The stories pulled me in. And I couldn't decide who I had the biggest crush on, Serina, Cassiopea, Sheba, or Athena. I had the toys, the comics, and even saw it in the theater in Sensurround. It wasn't Star Wars but it captured my imagination in the same way. That's something the new, dour, and completely joyless BSG remake failed to do. And the less said about Galactica 1980 the better. Even then I knew what a cash grab was. That the original series only lasted a year is one of the great tragedies in the television landscape. If the studio had known that the popularity and influence of Star Wars would be generational instead of in the moment, and given Glen Larson the year he wanted to develop the series properly, imagine what would've been.

[@sl-po2up]

I myself liked the series because I could relate to some of its themes. As you said, " it hit a core" of sorts with viewers . They seemed like a lonely group, traveling through space. There was a sense of melancholy about the humans. They were searching for the lost colony, the lost tribe which was earth. Many of us were searching for something. We were searching for "our lost tribe."

[@marvelpg]

Isn't it amazing that a 1 season show can have so much impact? I still remember going on that Battlestar Galactica ride. One of the only shows that the reboot really did justice to.

[@torikazuki8701]

I saw BSG the day it aired, with my entire family, when I was 7. That, combined with 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek' pretty much cemented me as a huge fan of Sci-Fi from then on. I know many think the 2004 Re-Imagining superior, and in some ways it is. However, it tried *too* hard to be edgy and dark, so much so it bordered on parody at times. There was lots of sex, but little love, the humans were so dysfunctional it was difficult to believe they survived at all. One of the Original's greatest strengths was its recognition of, and appreciation for, the importance of Family. Both the ties of Blood and of the Heart, that make even the most difficult situations survivable. None of that was in the 2004 version. Indeed it cynically put down or outright ignored its importance.

[@crowtrobotsvideochannel6930]

I liked Galactica. It had some problems, as stated. The Lost Warrior was just a reworked version of the movie Shane. And the main problem - the Cylons want to wipe out all humans, and every planet visited by the Galacticans contained...humans! I heard the original concept was that the Cylons weren't robots but reptilian creatures who had to wear the metal armor to survive. That's why the imperious leader had a reptilian look to him. They never showed closeups of him on the series, BUT in the original pilot version he was seen in closeup with an alien voice. This was seen before the show premiered on an episode of 20/20. I heard that ABC said you can't have them killing living creatures on a show during the "Family Hour" (7-8PM on Sunday night) so...they changed the plot to have the Cylons robots - you can't "kill" a robot. The same effects used over and over, the stories being just OK, lead to some changes 1/2 way thru essentially stopping the Cylons chasing them, but even those stories were just OK. Plus it was up against Archie Bunker's Place, so the ratings suffered - too expensive for those OK but not great ratings. So it was canceled. Then they tried Galactica 1980 - a really child-friendly version of the show which was REALLY terrible - they finally find Earth, but the Cylons have been tracking them, so they figure they can't go to Earth until they advance Earth's technology to fight the Cylons - so they park their vehicles around Earth - um, do you think the Cylons are that stupid not to figure out you're circling Earth!!?? And don't get me started on "The Super Scouts" of the show - terrible...terrible...

[@IanFindly-iv1nl]

Well, hadn't Archie Bunker gotten kind of TIRED by 1978/9? I mean a series that'd been running for several years at that point (having debuted in 1970)! And Alice ("Kiss my grits!")?!! Gimee a frigging break!!!!!

[@crowtrobotsvideochannel6930]

@@IanFindly-iv1nl Well, I was tired of All In The Family / Archie Bunker's Place. One of those shows that went on and on and the characters became caricatures. BUT it still did well in the ratings. Galactica had several strikes against it. It was very expensive to produce. It was up against a show that did very well in the ratings. And the stories just weren't all that interesting and repetitious - Galactica crew go to a planet with humans, the cylons attack, Galactica beats them off and goes on to the next planet filled with humans. Again, mid season the pretty much eliminated the cylons from the storylines, added a new love interest for Apollo, added new effects, but by that point the ratings were down. You don't know of the changes in you're not watching the show. So after 24 episodes, ABC looked at the bottom line - how much are we spending vs how much are we making. And they decided to go with something else - something cheaper. Funny you mentioning Alice and "kiss my grits" - I occasionally catch an old 70s TV show like Happy Days, Lavern & Shirley, Alice, All In The Family - and seeing them today I ask myself, "Why did I think this stuff was funny??" Usually the 1st and 2nd season were pretty good, then they just went right into the toilet. Talk about Jumping The Shark.

[@ladyoftheabyss13]

I always loved the original Battlestar Galactica. I thought the show was so brilliant. I remember getting paperback books of different episodes after the show went off the air. I also remember Richard Hatch co-wrote a couple of books with some continuing stories of the original Battlestar Galactica. They were so good!

[@yavanius]

Richard Hatch played Kharn in Star Trek Axanar, a professionally studio-grade created fan film. Ironically CBS was yet again trying to kill something off...

[@KentuckyRanger]

I remember when the show came out, it was so awesome! I was 15, and the females on the show just melted my young hart, LOL! I never missed an episode! It broke my heart, when the show was cancelled. But then there was Buck Rogers, as well as Space 1999, and Star Trek... I painstakingly, made the Battlestar model. I was so proud of it, and my friends thought it was the coolest thing. It was lost, (Along with several other models, including the Space 1999 Eagle transporter) when my family moved to Kentucky...

[@vincentjenkins4045]

That was Outstanding, thank you for making my childhood memories come back up. Such a Great Show

[@michaelproctor8100]

The voice of the Cylons came from the 1970 Universal film Colossus The Forbin Project.

[@davidvandewater1402]

Battlestar Galactica so much better than Star Wars...

[@MrAnon73]

The 78 BSG was bliss for a kid who came of age around when the original Star Wars came out. I loved so much of the design elements of the show like the uniforms, the guns, the fighters (both sides), the cylons especially, the landing bays and so on. This, SW, Space 1999, Blakes 7, the Tom Baker Dr Who's, a bit later Alien, the 1st Terminator, Blade Runner, the 2000AD & DHP comics. All so inspiring. I remember as a kid just thinking for ages about off world colonies with combat model nexus six replicants running around. Then later you find Zardoz, 2001, TNG, Lexx & so many more. I couldn't imagine not being into Sci fi.

[@yavanius]

If you were lucky, you got to see Star Blazers which was the Americanization of Space Battleship Yamato, a space opera, out of Japan, which was the inspiration for Lucas to make Star Wars what it was instead of just another space movie...

[@MrAnon73]

@@yavanius Around that time, I caught Battle of the planets, which I recall fondly(particularly the bird chirping guy). It's trip bumping into something you haven't seen for 35-40 yrs, that you used to love, then re-feeling those thoughts from long ago. Could put it down to middle aged nostalgia, but what I normally find is what ever I liked then, is still cool now(technical dating aside). Talent is talent. Space Battleship Yamato is cover I've glanced at a while back in specialty nerd stores, that and Star blazers I'll dive into now thanks. Loved the whole floating military base with landing bays idea, the original BSG with Lloyd Bridges and the Pegasus was a favorite. Love the idea of humanity being pressed, then seeing what response we can engineer. Seems most of humanities technological development comes from those sort of war pressures, sci fi gets to broaden the scale and throw in some unknown variables. Solider (film) with Kurt Russel I liked too, more so for the universe building, an off shoot of the BR, Alien, Outland universe, I believe? Cyberpunk BR 81' made me look forward to that dystopian future, now BR'49 makes me want to hide in the woods & get in primitivism lol (everything spying on you and data collecting isn't so sexy). Anarcho futurism is an aesthetic I dig, having selective technology(3d printing, solar power etc) in a post apocalyptical world.

[@MrAnon73]

@@yavanius Someone has uploaded seasons 1-3 of Star blazers here. Checked out episode 1, pretty cool. Gave me, from the same era The Last Starfighter, Battle for the stars, Enemy mine vibes for some reason. Disco music, pretty groovy. I've neglected Japanese stuff barring the biggies (Akira, Ghost in the machine, Spirited away etc). Keep meaning to watch Attack on Titan, but then there's so much to watch, from back in the day Farscape, DSP and Babylon 5, the Expanse (NF stuff rubs me up the wrong way though). Andor and Raised by Wolves(s1) I loved.

[@JediCouncilorCalaveylon]

I'll throw my cubits out for this one.... This show was one of my favorite shows as a child. I still have my Battlestar Galactica Recon Viper and satellite toy. Despite the popularity of Star Wars during this time, Battlestar Galactica will always have a place in my heart and I still dust off my DVD set and watch the original BSG episodes. I enjoyed the first season or two of the reimagined BSG, but I like the original show more. I had the thrill of a lifetime when Dragon*Con had Richard Hatch as a guest one year. A testament to the original show's popularity was seen when there were so many Colonial Warriors, I thought Col. Tigh generously approved shore leave for all the squadrons. The room where Mr. Hatch had a viewing of the promotion trailer to pitch the new BSG show was standing room only. His talk afterward was very interesting because he explained how hard he had worked to get Battlestar Galactica back on TV, and the trailer was solid proof of his efforts with the original cast members reprising their roles. He also spoke of the difficulties he had experienced (John Colicos thought he was crazy and a revival wasn't possible), and the legal barriers that he had faced and was facing at the time because the reimagined show was airing on TV. The highlight of my weekend at Dragon*Con was meeting Richard Hatch in person and being starstruck from meeting Capt. Apollo in person.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

That must have been absolutely amazing to see Richard in person. He's one of the few Stars I never got to see. So unfortunate his project never got off the ground. Thanks for the great memories :-) Dan

[@madamrockford]

BTW, back in the early 80s, in S. Calif., I went to a Star Trek convention. Whilst there, they showed a terrific little comedy Sci Fi short called 'Appliance Wars'. Part of the comedic part is that it was small appliances (toasters etc) that were flying.

[@Edman116]

I'll never forget the day they took my red missiles from me! I was so pissed! What's the sense of having the coolest spaceship and no ammo to save the universe!?!

[@montanamountainmen6104]

I watched Battlestar Galactica as a kid in 1978. We really liked it.

[@brettperkins6888]

I heard about this channel from another podcast. The said it was great. Iam glad they did. This fit in my gen x wheel house. Great show!

[@Napolean71]

I was fairly obsessed with this show when it hit the UK in the late 70s, firstly as a movie at the cinema and then the TV show followed. I had the toys, books, annuals etc. It's a shame it didn't get to continue as was envisaged. I had a huge crush on Anne Lockhart.

[@AesDraconis]

Great video! I grew up watching BSG re-runs on the Sci-Fi Channel and I saw the reboot miniseries/pilot movie but never the rest of it. I'm going to check out more of your videos. 😊

[@edstenson7764]

Loved that show as a kid! Are there any full size viper fighters or Ceylon raider ships still in existence? Cylon suits? Thanks again for another great. Video.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

I know there are a ton of fan Cylon costumes and even a couple full size fan-made ships. Honestly, I'm not sure about the originals. Let me see what I can find out.

[@scottmccloud9029]

I really liked the Cylon robots.

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

Me too!

[@GeneChiu]

I was fortunate to get the viper and cylon raider toys that shot the projectiles. I also had some other vehicles from that toy line as well.

[@derekcoulthard6765]

The BG theatrical release was in Sensurround, so you didn't just watch it, you felt it. I remember my seat shaking as Galactica cruised across the frame. I only saw it twice at the time but it's burned into my soul and is in my top five favourite films.

[@kennethlivingston9108]

I grew up with Battlestar Galactica too! I just bought the entire series in DVD & Blu-Ray!

[@darthamar4042]

BSG was my favourite show. Despite being lower budget I always liked it better than Star Wars. There was also a theatrical release of "The Living Legend" in the UK. It was called "Mission Galactica, The Cylon Attack" Saw both in the cinema. Since you are on to Glen Larson, why not cover 6 Million Dollar Man. That was huge when I was in my single digit years. Always used to discuss / re-enact the episode the night before in the school playground.

[@rogerb3654]

I saw STAR WARS (NOT "A New Hope"...NOT Ep IV...just STAR WARS) as an 11yr old in `77. I was hooked. Soooo...Battlestar Galactica was the perfect sci-fi adventure for me in `78. "The Man with Nine Lives" is my favorite Ep. (I have a background in theatre arts & dance)

[@MoviesMusicMonsters]

A fantastic episode. Dirk Benedict tells a great story while they were filming that episode, Fred Astaire would go into one of the launch tubes privately and just dance with no one watching :-)

[@rogerb3654]

@@MoviesMusicMonsters Can you imagine...if cell phones were around then...we might have a short vid of Fred doing just that. 🤳🏼🤳🏼🕺🏼🌌

[@randyd-do4po]

I so prefer the 78 BSG than the remake. I watched it as a kid and loved it so much. But like everything corporate it got ruined.

[@Endoplasmic-Reticulum]

I always loved the ode to BSG in the opening credits of The A-Team. That Cylon with its scanning eyes!

[@markmcnary1785]

You should do a video, about Dark Shadows, the classic daytime gothic suspense romance soap opera drama, that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It was the first soap opera, that introduced a 175 year old vampire to the storyline.

[@teklarmeeps7338]

Patrick Macnee as the Devil was my favorite episode. The original Avenger. Darn good to see Richard Hatch in the new BSG. The science-fiction community have very long memories.

[@personmcperson4440]

Imagine if America was facing Richard Hatch, instead of Donald Trump. Just eat the gun, if you have one handy. Game over. GAME. OVER.

[@Danmichelle89]

My favorite episode was from Galactica 1980, "The Return of Starbuck". Starbuck and a Cylon become friends. For me the Cylons were the best part of the series.

[@Skaramine]

I still love that Battlestar Galactica was SO iconic that they made Face and the Cylon at Universal Studios a part of the opening credits of the A-Team every season after the first.

[@skaterdave03]

I got stupid excited when i saw that as a kid lol. It was hilarious to me! Cylons were so cool looking to me.

[@Skaramine]

@skaterdave03 the biggest, best and longest running in-joke before Deadpool came around. And a touchstone for us 80s kids.

[@skaterdave03]

@Skaramine ohhhh, had no idea that was at the Universal Studios theme park, as a kid or now lol. Makes more sense 🤣

[@Skaramine]

@@skaterdave03 he was there to pick up Hannibal from a movie shoot.

[@DanFamous-g1f]

@Dan Monroe -- At 6-foot-9, you coulda woulda shoulda been a Sleestak in Land Of The Lost with Bill Laimbeer.

[@alandouglas8939]

Great video. I saw the theatrical release of the first two episodes in a New Zealand cinema. It was released in 'Sensurround' which was the audio system that I first saw (heard!) used in the movie 'Earthquake' It was certainly loud and cinema shaking.

[@jamesmilbery]

Debuted with "Earthquake", but they offered it with Airport 1979, The Towering Inferno (not sure why) and the theatrical release of the Battlestar Galactica a few years after it debuted on TV. Sensurround was awesome.