Battlestar Galactica (1978): Season 1

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 17, 1978

Starring: Richard Hatch, Lorne Greene, John Colicos

Summary: Opening Narration: (Used on the video version of "Saga of a Star World")
"There are those who believe... that life here... began out there. Far across the universe. With tribes of humans... who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians... or the Toltecs... or the Mayans... that they may have been the architects of the GreatOpening Narration: (Used on the video version of "Saga of a Star World")
"There are those who believe... that life here... began out there. Far across the universe. With tribes of humans... who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians... or the Toltecs... or the Mayans... that they may have been the architects of the Great Pyramids... or the lost civilizations of Lemuria... or Atlantis... Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man... who even now fight to survive... far, far away amongst the stars..." -- read by Patrick Macnee.
Alternate Narration: (TV Version of "Saga of a Star World")
"There are those who believe... that life here... began out there. Far across the universe. With tribes of humans... who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians... or the Toltecs... or the Mayans... that they may have been the architects of the Great Pyramids... or the lost civilizations of Lemuria... or Atlantis... Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man... who even now fight to survive... somewhere beyond the heavens" -- read by Patrick Macnee.
Short Narration: (Episodes 4-11, 19, 23-24)
"There are those who believe... that life here... began out there. Far across the universe. With tribes of humans... who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians... or the Toltecs... or the Mayans... Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man... who even now fight to survive... somewhere beyond the heavens" -- read by Patrick Macnee.
Closing Narration: (Episodes 3-24)
"Fleeing from the Cylon Tyranny, the last Battlestar, Galactica, leads a rag-tag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest. A shining planet, known as Earth" -- read by Lorne Greene.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E27. Space Croppers
Air Date: January 13, 2018
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S1:E24. The Hand of God
Air Date: April 29, 1979
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S1:E23. Take the Celestra
Air Date: April 1, 1979

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SBBeacon

Feb 27, 2022

An interesting episode made better by guest star Edward Mulhare (although he certainly wasn't used to the level of his formidable talent).

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Necromus

Sep 13, 2012

The original 1978 Battlestar Galactica series was riding the wave of success of Star Wars and it really shows. Either one of the two main characters "Starbuck" and "Apollo" could easily mistaken for Luke or Han Solo, the laser beams that the ships fire sound just like the ones in Star WarsThe original 1978 Battlestar Galactica series was riding the wave of success of Star Wars and it really shows. Either one of the two main characters "Starbuck" and "Apollo" could easily mistaken for Luke or Han Solo, the laser beams that the ships fire sound just like the ones in Star Wars and the "Eastern Alliance" encountered on two episodes could easily have be mistaken for Imperial Generals. But despite it's blatantly obvious Star Wars inspiration, the show is fun to watch.

The premise of the show is that Cylons, a race of cybernetic machines created by a now extinct reptilian race decided to destroy 12 colonies of humans after the humans helped to free their slaves from a neighbouring system. Now only about 50,000 people on 220 ships survive along with one Battlestar (a spaceship equivalent to an Aircraft Carrier) and a fleet of Vipers (Space Jets) to defend them. Their intended destination is a lost 13th colony called "Earth".

Being created in the late 70's everything looks dated now and places they land have places inspired by discos, westerns, fairy-tales that look kind of cheesy. Balter, you're typical villian and his head Cylon Robot servant "Lucifer" are also kind of cheesy but I'm sure it was good for its time. I'd guess it be about equivalent to the Star Gate television series today. The series is loosely influenced by the book of Mormon and the Bible but in the 1978 series it's not obvious except perhaps two episodes where they encounter angel-like beings from another dimension.

The show is entertaining but was cancelled after its first season so it ends kind of abruptly without warning with it being suggested that they were close to Earth but not knowing it yet.

I'm giving it an 8 but it might have been worth a 10 back when it originally aired, I know that I loved it when I was a kid but I barely remembered it until I re-watched the series recently.… Expand

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Broyax

Jan 16, 2017

C'est le genre de série qui appelle souvent des commentaires pleins de compassion et de commisération comme par exemple : "c'est kitsch". Certes, les boîtes en fer blanc, les mêmes scènettes de combats qui repassent en boucle, les tenues ridicules et les cheveux longs ne mentent pas : on estC'est le genre de série qui appelle souvent des commentaires pleins de compassion et de commisération comme par exemple : "c'est kitsch". Certes, les boîtes en fer blanc, les mêmes scènettes de combats qui repassent en boucle, les tenues ridicules et les cheveux longs ne mentent pas : on est dans les années 70, les années du mauvais goût. On sent bien le besoin d'embrayer sur le succès planétaire du premier Star Wars deux ans plus tôt ; on sent également l'opportunisme commercial.

Mal écrite, cette série en carton tourne très vite en rond et se signale par sa niaiserie affirmée, revendiquée, un porte-drapeau levé bien haut par le chiard à baffes et sa peluche-robot. En même temps, le ton n'est pas sans rappeler la Petite Maison dans la prairie à tel point qu'on la résumera ainsi : les Mormons dans l'espace !… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1978
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1978
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1978
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  S1:E27. Space Croppers
  Air Date: January 13, 2018
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  S1:E24. The Hand of God
  Air Date: April 29, 1979
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  S1:E23. Take the Celestra
  Air Date: April 1, 1979
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  S1:E22. Experiment in Terra
  Air Date: March 18, 1979
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  S1:E21. Baltar's Escape
  Air Date: March 11, 1979
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  S1:E20. Greetings from Earth (2)
  Air Date: February 25, 1979
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  S1:E19. Greetings from Earth (1)
  Air Date: February 25, 1979
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  S1:E18. Murder on the Rising Star
  Air Date: February 18, 1979
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  S1:E17. The Man with Nine Lives
  Air Date: January 28, 1979
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  S1:E16. War of the Gods (2)
  Air Date: January 21, 1979
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  S1:E15. War of the Gods (1)
  Air Date: January 14, 1979
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  S1:E14. Fire in Space
  Air Date: December 17, 1978
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  S1:E13. The Living Legend (2)
  Air Date: December 3, 1978
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  S1:E12. The Living Legend (1)
  Air Date: November 26, 1978
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  S1:E11. The Young Lords
  Air Date: November 19, 1978
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  S1:E10. The Magnificent Warriors
  Air Date: November 12, 1978
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  S1:E9. The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (2)
  Air Date: October 29, 1978
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  S1:E8. The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (1)
  Air Date: October 22, 1978
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  S1:E7. The Long Patrol
  Air Date: October 15, 1978
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  S1:E6. The Lost Warrior
  Air Date: October 8, 1978
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  S1:E5. The Lost Planet of the Gods (2)
  Air Date: October 1, 1978
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  S1:E4. The Lost Planet of the Gods (1)
  Air Date: September 24, 1978
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  S1:E3. Saga of a Star World (3)
  Air Date: September 17, 1978
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  S1:E2. Saga of a Star World (2)
  Air Date: September 17, 1978
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  S1:E1. Saga of a Star World (1)
  Air Date: September 17, 1978