Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Directed by

Richard A. Colla, Alan J. Levi, Vince Edwards, Winrich Kolbe

Genre

science fiction television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 21 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 286 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A ragtag fleet of human survivors escapes an attack by the robotic Cylons. They search for a legendary lost colony called Earth while being hunted across space.

suspensefuladventurousdramaticaction-packednostalgicfamily-centeredhopeful

What happens

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 humans fleeing the destruction of their homeworlds aboard the titular spacecraft, searching for a new home while being pursued by the Cylons, a fearsome society of robots intent on exterminating all humans. Beginning production as a miniseries, ABC subsequently ordered a full season and the show was reworked as an episodic serial. However, high production costs and declining ratings led to the series' cancellation after 24 episodes. ABC attempted to revive the series as a lower-budget spinoff, Galactica 1980, but it performed poorly and was cancelled after airing ten episodes. Despite initially failing to find a wide audience, Battlestar Galactica developed a cult following. The show spawned a media franchise which includes comics, theme park attractions, games, and a re-imagined series in the early 2000s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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