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Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series created by Glen A. Larson that aired on the ABC network from September 17, 1978 to April 29, 1979. It stars an ensemble cast led by Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, and Dirk Benedict. The series follows a group of human survivors fleeing the destruction of their homeworlds aboard the titular spacecraft, searching for a new home while they are being pursued by the Cylons.
In a distant star system, the Twelve Colonies of Mankind were reaching the end of a thousand-year war with the Cylons, warrior robots created by a reptilian race which expired long ago, presumably destroyed by their own creations. Humanity was ultimately defeated in a sneak attack on the colonies by the Cylons, carried out with the help of a human traitor, Baltar. Protected by the last surviving capital warship, a battlestar, named Galactica, the survivors fled in available ships. The Commander of the Galactica, Adama, led this "rag-tag fugitive fleet" of 220 ships in search of a new home. They begin a quest to find the long lost thirteenth tribe of humanity that had settled on a legendary planet called Earth. However, the Cylons continued to pursue them relentlessly across the galaxy. The main characters include Captain Apollo, a Colonial warrior, fighter pilot and the son of Adama. His best friend is Lieutenant Starbuck, a highly regarded fighter pilot, and also a gambler and womanizer.
The pilot, budgeted at $8 million (one of the most expensive at that time), was theatrically released in Sensurround. An edited version was released on July 8, 1978, in several regions including Canada, Japan, and select Western European countries.[3]
The pilot had originally been announced as the first of three television films. After broadcast of the second episode, "Lost Planet of the Gods", however, Larson announced the format change to a weekly series, catching his writing and production staff off guard. This resulted in several 'crash of the week' episodes until other scripts could resume. "Lost Planet" also introduced a costume change from the original, in that the warriors' dress uniform featured a gold-trimmed cape falling to upper thigh. Because of the costume change, a portion of the pilot was reshot; this refilmed version was released in cinemas in 1979. The original version of the warriors' dress uniform, a plain, mid-thigh-length cape, is documented in The Official Battlestar Galactica Scrapbook by James Neyland, 1978.
In 1978, 20th Century Fox (producers of Star Wars) sued Universal Studios (producers of Battlestar Galactica) for plagiarism, copyright infringement, unfair competition, and Lanham Act claims,[4] alleging Galactica had stolen 34 distinct ideas from Star Wars.[5] Universal promptly countersued, claiming Star Wars had stolen ideas from their 1972 film Silent Running,[6] notably the robot "drones", and the 1930s Buck Rogers serials.[citation needed] Fox's copyright claims were initially dismissed by the trial court in 1980,[7] then the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit remanded the case for trial in 1983.[8] It was later "resolved without trial".[9]
Such an accident came to pass on Christmas Day 1978, when a four year old child accidentally shot a pellet from a Cylon Raider toy into his mouth, where it lodged in his larynx and caused his brain to be deprived of oxygen: he was declared dead six days later on New Year's Eve 1978. The following year, Mattel issued an immediate recall of all Galactica toys,[10] and the boy's parents sued Mattel. A second incident involved the Colonial Viper toy which ended in emergency surgery to remove an inhaled pellet from a young boy's lungs. The second incident was not fatal, but Mattel subsequently redesigned all of its Galactica toys so that the pellets no longer left the toy when fired.[10][11]
Battlestar Galactica initially was a ratings success. CBS counter programmed by moving its Sunday block of All in the Family and Alice an hour earlier, to compete with Galactica in the 8:00 timeslot. From October 1978 to March 1979, All in the Family averaged more than 40 percent of the 8:00 audience, against Galactica's 28 percent.[12]
I just burned the Battlestar Galactica 1978 the complete series DVDs and named them as follows: Battlestar Galactica (1978) S01E01 etc as I have for all of my other TV shows but Plex will not show the correct episode information. I have gone through the preferences and set the scanner between Plex TV series and Plex series scanner I have changed the agent from personal media shows to the TVDB to the movie database to Plex series and nothing seems to work. Does anybody have any suggestions? This is the only TV series I'm having any problems with
I'm going to go against the flow and suggest that you should at least watch the pilot episode of the 1978 series before watching the new series. I watched the old series as a kid. As an adult, it was great to see how the producers of the new series were able to work and rework elements of the old series into the new version. If you go into the new series cold, you'll miss that extra layer of enjoyment.
Battlestar Galactica is a science-fiction TV series created by Glen A. Larson, and produced by Universal for ABC. It aired on ABC between 17 September 1978 and 29 April 1979 when it was cancelled.[1][2]
Television's supposed first attempt to cash in on the popularity of Star Wars (and hilariously, Lucasfilm tried to sue). Originally called Adam's Ark, this 1978 Glen Larson production fused a Wagon Train to the Stars gimmick to a dose of Von Danikenite "Ancient Astronauts" atmosphere and a dash of Mormon theology. The result was a Space Opera with unsupported pretensions to a Myth Arc that was noteworthy for a number of television firsts: first SF series set in a spacecraft with sets that didn't look like they were built from cardboard and drywall, first TV series to cost a million dollars per episode, and the first primetime series to recycle Stock Footage so much that everyone noticed it.
Related: Why The Characters In Battlestar Galactica Don't Swear (Exactly)From small, retained elements to distinct parallels with the original series, the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica incorporated unique twists in aesthetics, themes, and casting, creating something similar yet different. One subtle tribute to the original came in Battlestar Galactica season 2 when the anthem of the 12 colonies is heard. This "Colonial Anthem" was a version of the theme song of the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica and helped give the modern story a nostalgic feel that spoke to fans of the old series in a way that still felt fresh and different. Gone was the kitsch and swashbuckling, and in its place were contemporary themes and Cylons that looked human. Throughout the reboot, there were little gems, little throwbacks to the original Battlestar Galactica, creating a respectful tip of the hat.
Originální Battlestar Galactica skládájící se s dvou serií vydaných jakoby samostatně.První série s názvem Battlestar Galactica 1978 vypráví o zničení lidské rasy a cestou přeživších za bájnou kolonii, jejiž polohu prý vláda zná, ale celou dobu jí tajila. Touto kolonií má být Země. Jenže Cyloni se nezastaví před ničím a pokusí se zlikvidovat zbytky lidské rasy. Navíc jím pomáhá zrádce, který chce zničit lidstvo, aby se stal vládce všeho.Druhá serie "Battlestar Galctica 1980" byla již méně úspěšnější a není tolik známá. Lidstu se nakonec podařilo Zemi najít, má to však jeden problém. Cyloni flotilu sledovali a Země má žalostnou technologii. Posádku lodě Galactica čaká tudíž nelehký úkol, připravit Zemi na Cylonský útok.
Galactica (Battlestar Galactica) è un telefilm statunitense di fantascienza prodotto nel 1978 da Glen Larson. Fu realizzata una sola stagione andata in onda in prima visione negli Stati Uniti negli anni 1978-1979. L'episodio pilota, in tre parti, fu proiettato nelle sale cinematografiche, nel luglio 1978, in Europa, Canada e Giappone e in Italia fu distribuito con il titolo Battaglie nella galassia.La serie si basa sul presupposto che la specie umana abbia origine extraterrestre. In un lontano passato, essa si è diffusa su numerosi pianeti. Gli Egizi, i Maya e gli abitanti di Atlantide o Lemuria sarebbero stati i diretti discendenti di questi coloni spaziali.In un lontano sistema solare, l'umanità si è insediata su dodici pianeti (con una evidente analogia al mito delle dodici tribù di Israele). Dopo un millennio di scontri con i Cyloni, un popolo di robot, i dodici pianeti vengono infine distrutti e gli abitanti sono costretti a un esodo attraverso lo spazio. La flotta delle astronavi comprende un'unica nave da battaglia, il "Galactica", governata dal comandante Adamo (Adama nell'originale). La flotta parte alla ricerca del pianeta leggendario chiamato Terra, dove si dice esista l'ultima colonia umana. Durante il viaggio, la flotta è costantemente minacciata dai Cyloni.La prima serie non fornisce mai indicazioni precise in merito, ma da numerosi indizi si evince che l'azione si svolga ai giorni nostri. Nella serie del 1980 viene chiarito che la distruzione delle colonie, e l'inizio dell'esodo, sia da datarsi intorno all'anno 1950.
With each episode costing an extravagant $1 million (compared to the typical $450,000 per hour), there was some speculation that Battlestar Galactica would be a miniseries used by ABC to draw viewers to its schedule at the start of the new 1978-1979 season [2]. But ABC declared Battlestar Galactica would be a weekly series, one lavishly produced.
ABC had until mid-April to decide whether to invest more money in what seemed to be a losing proposition. Giving the network pause was the very real chance All in the Family would go off the air at the end of the 1978-1979 season (Jean Stapleton had announced she was leaving the series in January 1979). With that obstacle out of the way, perhaps Battlestar Galactica could regain some of its lost potential.
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