Battlestar Galactica - Original

Where it all started

Battlestar Galactica was only a short short-lived TV series when originally broadcast, but despite it's short run it cast a long shadow. The show narrated he adventures of a diverse fleet of spaceships which come from an ancient yet strangely familiar civilization who are seeking a legendary lost colony known as Earth. It later spawned an even shorter-lived TV series, Galactica 1980. And of course the multi award winning re-imagined series of the same title click here to see details

The Colonial force is human has agreed to peace with their mortal enemies the Robotic Cylons but a surprise attack destroys most of the Colonial Fleet. The remnants of the Colonials form up as a "ragtag group of ships" on the surviving major war ship, Battlestar Galactica. They decide to search for the planet founded by the misiing 13th tribe of the Colonials, a planet called Earth. The Cylons continue to hunt them down.

The show was first broadcast in 1978 and was initially released as a movie in Japan, Canada and Western Europe, taking advantage of all things "space" created by Star Wars.

Created by Glen A Larson, the show is rightfully gained the status of a Cult. Despite only broadcasting 24 episodes.

Richard Hatch ... Capt. Apollo
Dirk Benedict ... Lt. Starbuck
Lorne Greene ... Commander Adama
Herb Jefferson Jr. ... Lt. Boomer
Laurette Spang ... Cassiopeia
Terry Carter ... Col. Tigh
John Colicos ... Baltar
Tony Swartz ... Flight Sgt. Jolly
Maren Jensen ... Athena
Noah Hathaway ... Boxey
David Greenan ... Omega
Patrick Macnee ... Opening Credit Announcer
Anne Lockhart ... Sheba
Sarah Rush ... Flight Cpl. Rigel
Felix Silla ... Lucifer
Jonathan Harris ... Lucifer