Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
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Battlestar Galactica intro
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| Created by | Glen A. Larson |
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| Composer(s) | Stu Phillips |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
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| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 17, 1978 – April 29, 1979 |
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| Followed by | Galactica 1980 |
| Related shows | Battlestar Galactica (2004) |
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction television series, created by Glen A. Larson, that began the Battlestar Galactica franchise. Starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict, it ran for the 1978–79 season before being canceled. Afterward, a write in campaign revived the show as Galactica 1980 with 10 episodes in 1980.
Books have also been written continuing the stories. Battlestar Galactica was remade in the 2000s with a mini-series and a weekly series. A feature film remake was also planned.
The show begins with a narration, spoken by Patrick Macnee:
There are those who believe...that life here began out there, far across the Universe...with tribes of humans...who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians...or the Toltecs...or the Mayans...that they may have been the architects of the Great Pyramids...or the lost civilizations of Lemuria...or Atlantis.
Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man...who even now fight to survive--somewhere beyond the heavens!
(The theatrical version of the pilot ends with "far, far away amongst the stars.")
The short version of the narration, also spoken by Macnee:
There are those who believe...that life here began out there, far across the Universe...with tribes of humans...who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians...or the Toltecs...or the Mayans.
Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man...who even now fight to survive--somewhere beyond the heavens!
During the narration, the viewer sees scenes of nebulae and other celestial phenomena. Macnee provided the character voice of the Cylons' Imperious Leader throughout the series, and even appeared on screen as Count Iblis in "War of the Gods", a two part episode which originally aired in January 1979. The narration is followed by images of the Galactica, the colonial fleet, and other scenes. The Battlestar Galactica theme plays prominently, an orchestral piece with an emphasis on brass instruments. This was composed by Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson.
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