Battlestar Galactica
The Last Battlestar Galactica Leads a Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet on a Lonely Quest for a Shining Planet Known as...Earth.
Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979)
Seasons: 1,
episodes: 21
Average rating:
7.2/10
19 905
Status
Ended
Country
Network
ABC
Production
Genre
Creators
Glen A. Larson
Actors
Scenario
Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson
Producer
Glen A. Larson
Camera operator
Ben Colman
Composer
Editing
Leon Ortiz-Gil, Michael Berman, George Potter
Whole Team (45)
Whole Team (45)
Short description
When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1978-09-17 | 6.9 |
What's left behind the scenes
- Glen A. Larson is a Mormon, and elements of this religion can be seen in many episodes of the series.
- George Lucas and 20th Century Fox sued the producers over the alleged similarity of the storyline to the plot of the science fiction film Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977). In 1980, the claim was dismissed, but the film company appealed, and the case dragged on until 1983, when it was settled out of court. The specific details of the outcome remained unknown to the general public.
- The twelve colony planets are named after the Latin names of the twelve astrological signs of the zodiac, for example, Caprica (from Capricorn), Scorpius (from Scorpio), and Aquaria (from Aquarius).
- It was necessary for the Cylon Centurions to be nearly two meters tall, so former basketball players, found and hired by Glen A. Larson, were cast in these roles.
- In the case of the first television series, the cost of each episode exceeded $1 million. A significant portion of this amount went toward special effects, and such high costs often necessitated the reuse of special effects footage in new scenes. Glen A. Larson had originally planned to create a series of television movies.
- Trained chimpanzees dressed in appropriate costumes played the role of Muffit II, a dog-like robot. Three animals took part in the filming.
- Props from this project were subsequently used in Daniel Haller's science fiction action series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), which was also produced by Glen A. Larson.
- The warriors' helmets resemble the headgear of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt.
- Jane Seymour had originally signed on to appear in the first of several planned TV movies. However, when ABC insisted on a weekly series, the actress decided not to participate in the project, and her character had to be killed off.
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