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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
*** The Return of Starbuck! *** , October 13, 2007
Basically, you should buy this entire box-set for a single episode. "The Return of Starbuck". Your original Battlestar Galactica collection isn't truly complete without it. No matter what is said of this series as a whole, this one episode truly captures the feel of the original series.
What about the other episodes? Well, let's just say that on many occasions, critics have selected Galactica 1980 as the worst sci-fi tv series of all time. How could it turn out so horrid? The budget was slashed to just a fraction of the amount spent on the original series. Also, many of the episodes were aired in an early time slot (I believe it was 7:00pm) which placed restrictions on the content of the series (writers had to avoid writing too many action scenes or even the most innocent adult themes). Galactica 1980 was basically a rushed effort, pushed forward and then severely hindered (by various network executives) on a mission to recoup from their mistake of canceling the original series.
This series may have been a train wreck, but the final episode (The Return of Starbuck) is a bittersweet tribute to the original series. A must have!
P.S.
This is being sold as "The Original Battlestar Galactica's Final Season". It must be noted that the original series was cancelled after the first season. While Galactica 1980 can indeed be considered a continuation of the first season, it is in fact a seperate TV series. Most fans of the original series pretend that Galactica 1980 never happened :)
JM
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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
One of the worst...., October 29, 2007
I sure hate to write a review about a product not yet released but in this case, I don't think the product value it really matter. In the nutshell, Battlestar Galactica 1980 was probably one of the grossest mistakes ever conceived by network TV, a literal rape of the original show and concept. The script was bad, acting was pretty lame, production was cheap and entire premise is so unbelievable that it was with a sigh of relief when this show finally died. The show was really geared toward little kids since they introduced this genius child, Dr. Z or whatever. I guess he is running the Colonial Fleet now. I hope that interest in this show is dying as I write.
However, all wasn't a total loss here, Lorne Greene still managed to hold some dignity to the show even with his Santa Claus beard. He must really needed a paycheck. I guess all them Alpo commercials weren't paying off yet. Herb Jefferson who now played his second in command wasn't that bad although his role was rather a thankless one. And as one previous reviewer stated, there was one good episode in this series, "Return of Starbuck" that proves that if the collective minds do get together, even a totally lame TV show can produce at least one good showing.
As a vivid fan of the original Battlestar Galactica series, I watched this show until it got cancelled. Then I pretended that it never happened, almost like a trauma victim. However, if I see it in a bargain bin for next to nothing, I might get it just for that one episode so the entire thing won't be remembered as an bad dream.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Not a good gift for the BSG fan on your Christmas list!, November 11, 2007
This show was a terrible disappointment when it first aired, and I'm sure it hasn't gotten any better with age. As a kid, I loved the original series (and still do). So, when this sequel series came on, I was pretty ticked to see all of my favorite characters gone and an almost total lack of drama, action, or special effects. This show wasn't even worthy of Saturday morning fare. I am also a fan of the new BSG series and won't debate the merits of the new show versus the original show. However, I regard the Galactica 1980 DVD release as a shamelss marketing ploy when season three of the new series has still not been released. If you are a fan of the old show, you already know what you're in for with this. If you are a fan of the new show and haven't seen this, don't touch it with a ten foot pole. If you are buying gifts for a BSG fan, get something else!
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