Galactica 1980

Galactica 1980 is a science-fiction television series, and a spin-off from Battlestar Galactica. It was first broadcast on the ABC network in the United States from January 27, 1980 to May 4, 1980.

Short life

The series had a promising start with a three-hour adventure that saw Troy, Dillon and Jamie sent back in time to Nazi Germany to save the future, but the series could not sustain this momentum. For example, the next two episodes, "The Super Scouts" story, were widely ridiculed; many fans regarded the "aliens acquire super powers because of gravitional differences" aspect of the story as a rather blatant "borrowing" from Superman. Fans were also curious as to why these super powers had not been noticed by any of the characters during the first three episodes.

Related Topics:
Nazi Germany - Superman

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The show was unceremoniously cancelled after only ten episodes, many of which were multi-part stories, or what would be referred to now as arcs. The final episode featured unscreened footage of Dirk Benedict as Lt. Starbuck from the original series in a flashback episode; despite its popularity with fans, it wasn't enough to save the series. ("Return of Starbuck" was popular enough that Glen Larson had written a sequel episode entitled "The Wheel of Fire", but the series was cancelled before it could be filmed.http://www.blast.net/hart/BG80.htm.

Related Topics:
Arcs - Dirk Benedict - Flashback

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Many fans do not consider Galactica 1980 to be canonical with the original series (save perhaps for the Starbuck flashback episode); many cite Galactica 1980 as one of the worst shows in science fiction history.

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