Battlestar Galactica
1978 · TV Series · TV-PG · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · 48% critics
After a devastating attack wipes out most of humanity’s colonies, a lone warship and a scattered fleet of survivors flee across space while pursued by relentless machine enemies. With supplies running low and morale tested, they gamble on a long journey toward a legendary new home called Earth.
Also known as Battlestar Galactica: The Saga of a Starworld · Battlestar Galactica Classic · Battlestar Galactica (1978) · Battlestar Galactica 1978
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Details
- Years
- 1978–1979
- Release date
- 1978-09-17
- Network
- ABC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (278 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, family-friendly space adventure with clear heroes and villains and a mythic quest vibe, like Buck Rogers in the 25th Century; Not for you if you need modern depth or realism.
Pros: ambitious space-opera scope; memorable ship designs; nostalgic adventure tone | Cons: uneven pacing; thin character depth; dated effects and dialogue
Themes
- space opera
- cybernetic
Cast & crew
Lorne Greene
as Commander Adama
Dirk Benedict
as Lt. Starbuck
- JS
Jane Seymour
as Serina
- JJ
Jennifer Joseph
as Warrior
- LB
Lloyd Bridges
as Commander Cain
- JS
Jack Stauffer
as Lieutenant Bojay
- AM
Adam Mann
as Nilz
- MM
Mary Kay Mars
as Vi
- MC
Millicent Crisp
as Warrior
- MH
Michael Horsley
as Mutineer
Directed by Winrich Kolbe, Vince Edwards, Rod Holcomb +5 more
Created by Glen A. Larson
Episodes1 season · 22 episodes
Season 122 episodes
- S1E1Saga of a Star World134m
- S1E2Lost Planet of the Gods (1)47m
- S1E3Lost Planet of the Gods (2)47m
- S1E4The Lost Warrior47m
- S1E5The Long Patrol47m
- S1E6The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (1)47m
- S1E7The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (2)47m
- S1E8The Magnificent Warriors47m
- S1E9The Young Lords47m
- S1E10The Living Legend (1)47m
- S1E11The Living Legend (2)47m
- S1E12Fire in Space47m
- S1E13War of the Gods (1)47m
- S1E14War of the Gods (2)47m
- S1E15The Man with Nine Lives47m
- S1E16Murder on the Rising Star47m
- S1E17Greetings from Earth94m
- S1E18Baltar's Escape47m
- S1E19Experiment in Terra47m
- S1E20Take the Celestra47m
- S1E21The Hand of God47m
- S1E22Experiment in Terra