lessardjoseph-558-701267 I always thought of this show as a sort of spin off from the 1970s Star Wars craze. The show is based on Egyptian mythology, and sprinkled with characters having the manes of Greek gods. This show was well written and should have had more than one season. I loved it when it came out in the late 70s. It had a good moral compass,like Star Wars, showing there was a clear line between good(humans) and evil(cylons). Galactica 1980 was not as good, but tried to complete the story line with the Galactica finally finding earth. The remake of 2004 was visuallystunning. But I found the cast a jumble of screwed up people who should be locked up in an asylum. It was a ship full of drunken sociopaths. The line between good and evil was blurred; I suppose much like society today. I guess I'm getting old and prefer the nostalgia of watching the old show. As in that show, we were a different people in the 70s and 80s. We understood that there is good, and there is evil. Time marches on.

man14 I used to watch this show when I was a kid - they started to run it when I was 8 or 9, back in 1981 or 1982 - and I loved it! Along with "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", it was my favorite show. The special effects were amazing (for that time), the stories were engaging and the characters were the stuff of legends - I wanted to be like Starbuck when I grew up! I used to dream of flying a viper and even built a makeshift one myself. Unlike other science fiction TV shows, this one aged very well and is still very watchable. I bought the DVD set four years ago and had quite a good time re-watching this true classic. Recommended for all lovers of good science fiction. They don't make them like this one anymore. P.S.: I also watched the 2004 remake of this series, and even though it was an amazing show, it had very little to do with the original. It was darker and violent, certainly not something a kid of 8 or 9 could watch - like I watched the original when I was that age. If I had to chose between the two, I would chose the original.

Jamespc96 First off, don't write this off as a complete Star Wars rip off because Star Wars itself ripped off older movies. With that said, this show's storyline is pretty cool. These robots known as the cylons, constructed by an alien race, wage war against the humans. The human race consists of twelve colonies with a thirteenth colony said to inhabit earth. The humans were all wiped out in the war and all that remains is the colony residing on Battlestar Galactica. The Battlestar, whilst fleeing from the cylons, journey in search of the long lost planet earth to claim as their new home. The cylon's design and voices are frakking epic! What weighs it down? The characters. They just don't have much good interactions. The cutesy kid is annoying. Tragic things might happen and he still just acts like he's the most innocent thing in the world in the very next episode. The design of cylon, Lucifer, is especially cheeses out. The evil Boltar helps lead the cylons, as a traitor to the human race, and he is an amusing edition to the show. A bit too stereotypical in his personality but a menacing presence and helps add to the freshly cut cheese. The show has potential with it's storyline it just needed better writing and thankfully this show was rebooted in 2003 to make for a much better written program.

hnt_dnl Loved BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (1978-79) series as a kid, and still love it. I've re-watched most of the episodes of this series over the years whenever they would air it on cable (they used to air it a lot) and was amazed at how re-watchable, entertaining, uplifting, and, dare I say it, provocative this series was. As a kid, it was all about the space battles and shiny-looking Cylons. As an adult, I realized there was so much more underneath. The series is a great example of instilling principles of leadership, friendship, family values, community, and heritage.The 1-season series was about a ragtag fleet of human colonists who escape their home world of Caprica after a devastating attack by a species of robotic aliens called Cylons. The fleet is led by Commander Adama (wonderfully played by TV legend Lorne Greene in my favorite ever role of his). Adama commands the last remaining Battlestar, the Galactica, which must lead the way of the fleet to a star system light years away, which includes the planet Earth. While Adama is the fleet leader and doles out the orders, for me, the heart and soul of the fleet (and the series) is his son Captain Apollo (brilliantly played with passion and persuasion by Richard Hatch, in his best role ever). Apollo is the ultimate sci-fi heroic role model: brave, strong, confident, decisive, caring, and faithful. Hatch was really the star of the series as he had top billing and most of the big scenes always involved his character. Apollo was the leader of the Viper fighting squadron aboard the Galactica and led most away missions and battles.Assisting the stars Hatch and Greene is an eclectic supporting cast: (1) the insanely popular Lt. Starbuck, played with tongue-in-cheek humor and appeal by TV vet Dirk Benedict, who was Apollo's fellow pilot, right hand and best friend, (2) Col. Tigh, played with stern authority by Terry Carter, who was Adama's 2nd-in-command, (3) Athena, earnestly played by 70s sex symbol Maren Jensen, who was Adama's daughter and Apollo's sister, (4) Lt. Boomer, nicely played by Herbert Jefferson Jr, who was Apollo and Starbuck's fellow pilot and friend, (5) Cassie, effervescently played by blonde bombshell Laurette Spang, who was a medic and Starbuck's girlfriend, (6) Boxey, played by Noah Hathaway, who was Apollo's adopted son, (7) Lt. Sheba, confidently played by Anne Lockhart, who was Apollo's fellow pilot and potential love interest introduced about halfway through the first and only season, and last but not least (8) BALTAR, superbly played by John Colicos, a traitor to the Colonies and human leader of the Cylon enemy. All the characters were well- defined on the show and brought something to the table. I liked how effortless the interactions were among the characters and the easygoing appeal that was ever-present throughout. The special effects were cutting edge for the late 70s, capitalizing on the Star Wars craze that popularized the sci-fi action-adventure genre in both movies and TV. But "Battlestar Galactica" was really the first TV series that got it right, like Star Wars was the movie that got it right. In addition to the great effects, the show also fostered healthy discussion and debate among it's characters that felt organic, illustrating that an action series can be both fun and provocative. Much like "Star Trek" of the 60s, "Battlestar Galactica" of the 70s, enjoyed only a limited run due to low ratings, but I truly believe, that pound for pound, these two series did more for the science fiction genre on television that many long-running sci-fi series in the later decades did, most of which ended up being very repetitive, watered-down, self- congratulatory, and unoriginal. In terms of sci- fi action-adventure, I'd actually rank this version of "Battlestar Galactica", the original one, second only to the original "Star Trek" series as the best of it's kind!