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Line 10: − ''Battlestar Galactica'' first premiered on ABC as a three-hour pilot movie, September 17, 1978, with a total of 16 additional episodes. Heading the cast was veteran actor Lorne Greene as Adama, Richard Hatch as Apollo, and Dirk Benedict as Starbuck. Conceived and produced by Glen A. Larson, he envisioned the series as having "...a biblical feel. It ties in with Genesis, it ties in with the western pioneers. That's why we can do people stories even though we're in space. It's not a hardware show, although the special effects are magnificient" (Jerry Buck, The San Diego Union TV Week, September 17-28, 1978.) [http://www.battlestargalactica.com/overview.htm]. Bugeted at more than $1,000,000 per episode, it was the most expensive television series to date, with most of the budget devoted to the special effects run by John Dykstra (''Star Wars''). The cost, plus it's 7:00 pm Sunday time slot opposite CBS' ''60 Minutes'', guaranteed the show's cancellation at the end of April, 1979.+ − + − − Line 33:
Line 31: + + − Glen Larsen attempted a revival in 1980 with this short-lived spin-off series, which premiered on January 27 of that year. Set some thirty years in the future, ''Galactica'' has found Earth, but discovers that it is less-advanced than thought, with no defense against the Cylons. Of the original cast, only Lorne Greene and Herbert Jefferson, Jr. reprised their roles, with Kent McCord (Troy) also providing continuity by giving an explanation early in the first episode that he was the adopted son of Apollo, Boxey. The series lasted six episodes, the final one broadcast May 4, 1980.+ − + − − Line 58:
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==First series==
==First series==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-top:0"
! colspan="2" | 1978 Cast
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Cast
|-
|-
|Lorne Greene || Commander Adama
|Lorne Greene || Commander Adama
|Lorette Spang || Cassiopaeia
|Lorette Spang || Cassiopaeia
|}
|}
''Battlestar Galactica'' first premiered on ABC as a three-hour pilot movie, September 17, 1978, with a total of 16 additional episodes. Heading the cast was veteran actor Lorne Greene as Adama, Richard Hatch as Apollo, and Dirk Benedict as Starbuck. Conceived and produced by Glen A. Larson, he envisioned the series as having "...a biblical feel. It ties in with Genesis, it ties in with the western pioneers. That's why we can do people stories even though we're in space. It's not a hardware show, although the special effects are magnificient" (Jerry Buck, The San Diego Union TV Week, September 17-28, 1978.) [http://www.battlestargalactica.com/overview.htm]. Bugeted at more than $1,000,000 per episode, it was the most expensive television series to date, with most of the budget devoted to the special effects run by John Dykstra (''Star Wars''). The cost, plus it's 7:00 pm Sunday time slot opposite CBS' ''60 Minutes'', guaranteed the show's cancellation at the end of April, 1979.
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===''Galactica: 1980''===
===''Galactica: 1980''===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-top:0"
! colspan="2" | 1980 Cast
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Cast
|-
|-
|Lorne Greene || Commander Adama
|Lorne Greene || Commander Adama
|Robbie Rist || Dr. Zee
|Robbie Rist || Dr. Zee
|}
|}
Glen Larsen attempted a revival in 1980 with this short-lived spin-off series, which premiered on January 27 of that year. Set some thirty years in the future, ''Galactica'' has found Earth, but discovers that it is less-advanced than thought, with no defense against the Cylons. Of the original cast, only Lorne Greene and Herbert Jefferson, Jr. reprised their roles, with Kent McCord (Troy) also providing continuity by giving an explanation early in the first episode that he was the adopted son of Apollo, Boxey. The series lasted six episodes, the final one broadcast May 4, 1980.
==The 2004 Revival==
==The 2004 Revival==