Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
After their colonies are attacked and destroyed by the Cylon Empire, a large group of human refugees set out across the universe in 220 ships to find a new home. The fleet is lead by Commander Adama in the warship, Battlestar Galactica. Every day is a struggle for survival as the Cylons pursue them across the stars, intent on wiping them out.
RichyE reviewed5d ago
Saw this one on Dutch TV in the early '80s.
It was Star Wars on a budget, but with heart, ambition and Lorne Greene in space.
After the Twelve Colonies are wiped out by the Cylons, Commander Adama leads a ragtag fleet of survivors across the stars in search of Earth.
Every episode was survival, sabotage and space dogfights, with laser blasts, disco helmets and Dirk Benedict as Starbuck, the cigar chomping rogue.
The effects were recycled, the pacing was uneven and the storytelling could be clunky, but it had charm.
It felt big, even when the budget didn’t. Too bad they went the way they did in Galactica 1980. The tone shifted, the cast changed and the magic fizzled.
I saw it on TV, loved it for what it was and still smile when I hear the theme music.