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Was that really only on for one year? It seemed like I watched that for quite a while, and got all wrapped up in my daydreams of my own story lines. I liked Apollo, my sis liked Starbuck. I seem to recall that in my daydreams something tragic had happened to Apollo's current girlfriend <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Yep, 17 episodes in all (although 2 of them were 2-parters) in the original series was all we were given!

There were also 6 episodes in the dismal Galactica 1980 series, but thankfully, that one didn't last. Can you tell I hated it???

There are novels based on the series, and they aren't bad, if that interests you, too. In fact, I'm planning a little Galactica wing to attach to my SF/Fantasy TV shop at Bella - should be up sometime next week!

Someime next year, you'll get a fresh dose of Galactica... here's a news brief from the SciFi Channel: "Battlestar Galactica. This four-hour miniseries re-imagines the classic '70s SF TV series. Ronald D. Moore (Roswell) wrote the script, with Breck Eisner (Taken) attached to direct. Distributed by USA Cable Entertainment, the project will be executive produced by David Eick."

See? The old shows never really die!

I think I saw that news brief, which brought the whole show to mind <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I wonder why the series didn't last! I thought it was pretty popular at the time ...

Part of the challenge was the cost of special effects back in those days... I'm betting that the outrageous costs contributed to the short lifespan of the series.

Maybe they shoulda made their enemies more Dr Who like with cardboard bodies instead of ping-pong eyeballs that bounced back and forth <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Something I always liked about Battlestar Galactica is that they had women in strong roles - they actually went out into combat, as I recall. That's a bit different than Star Wars where the one woman hung out in the control room while all the menfolk flew their fighter ships ...

Yep, VERY strong women roles in Galactica, I always liked the balance there. They weren't tough old broads either, they were feminine, able to maintain relationships and also be fighters. Nice.

Remember the woman with the braids that always gave the 'launch when ready' command? Sarah Rush will always be known as that woman, and her own personal website calls her the "launch when ready woman from Battlestar Galactica". It's at http://www.sarahrush.com/

There's your trivia for the day. BTW, I have a TON of Galactica links at my site, and you can find them right here - http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/1304.asp

She was affected by a virus from the food breaking down at a molecular level and that made her cells break down as well. Then just after Serina married Apollo and Apollo adopted Boxey as his own boy she was shot by a cylon. It was
one of the best and one of the saddest bsg eps I ever saw

Larson had so many restrictions placed on him by
the studios there was NO CHANCE whatsoever of
'that' series succeeding. The only good ep was
"The return of Starbuck" when he showed us a
taste of 'what could have been'.

Which is why I *HATED* this year's remake. They made Starbuck into a female who was very manly. I couldn't find anything to like about the character. Then, they took Colonel Tigh (one of my favorite characters) and made him into a nasty guy. Colonel Tigh was always a very upstanding fellow. Boomer was turned into a female (why!?!?). Athena, Apollo's sister, was nowhere to be found. Apollo and Adama hated each other. In the original series, the love between Apollo, Adama and Athena was one of the best parts. It was so nice to see a family that loved each other. And then, and then, and then...that scene on the bridge between Baltar and the Cylon chick (don't get me started on HER!) was horrible!!! I can just imagine a parent saying, "oh, look... a new Battlestar Galactica...nice wholesome fun for my child." And then the child gets to watch a sexy cylon giving Baltar digital manipulation. ARghghghghg!

Marian