What a disappointment! There is NO DISK #1 in the box, instead there is a second DISK #3 in it's place and Barnes & Noble won't replace it because it is over 14 days since I bought it! What ever happened to customer service?!?!
for its day the best tv sci fi series ever the best TV sci-fi series ever made, new one doesnt compare in my book its flashier and more of a soap opera , loved the original
Great for the old-school folk Just as corny as it always was, but nice to have for those that grew up with it. Well worth getting.
None I still think that it is still good, better than anything on the air waves.
Good drama and sci-fi romp, not particularly deep Battlestar Galactica was one of those late 70s / early 80s shows which quickly entered into popular culture. It has an excellent cast, including Starbuck (played by Dirk Benedict) who is a smoking, drinking, gambling, womanising pilot (with marked similarities to the Han Solo persona) and the more serious Captain Apollo (Richard Hatch) who is son of Commander Ardama (more like the serious foil / Luke Skywalker role). Commander Adama (Lorne Greene - from Bonanza) plays the main role as the serious commander of the Galactica ship.
Despite all the song and dance made of the similarity with Star Wars (Ep IV), this is a separate idea, and has more in common with a US military operation which operates like an aircraft carrier. The nice twist here is that they are carrying civilians too and are the last survivors of the cylon attack. It was a great idea for a series but after the first season it was clear they were starting to run out of ideas within the sitcom formula. The movie is a good entry point and will let you know whether you want to expore further - but be warned it is normally included in most versions of series 1 (1978) so you will end up buying it twice if you decide you like this. Also will be interesting for people who have seen the re-imagining and want to know how it all began.
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