Product ReviewsGalactica 1980: the Complete Series (DVD)

Classic BSG Last Season a reminder to studioosfans to know when to quit

This is the Last Season of the Original Battle Star Galactica Series with the Season Before it last Episode side plot being them recieving the Apollo Moon landing TV broadcast at one of their abandoned Observation decks Starbuck and Apollo happened to be in
The one I recieved had the unusual case format of Disk 2 being partially under disk one in a slimcase design which is a little inconvienent if I want the second disk
The Promos includde the newer battlestar galactica promos which was a suprise as I didn't know it was a "kosher" reboot till then...still wont watch it..Im a hard Core,no alternative Original BSG fan..lol
The first 4 eppisodes are actually the last Season befiore it was pulled for a lack popularity..bascally since the main plot was accomplished...they made it to Earth and the Storylines of trying to chase a rogue counsel member through time trying to bring Earth up to Speed with Colonial Tech was a little lame
the Last 6 eppisodes is a 2nd attempt by "fan demand" to save the show but "super human" colonial Children and solvig local Bully problems was even more Lame with a apperance by Wolfman Jack taking the Cake in Post "Jumping the Shark" through Flaming hoops,backward,and blind folded while jugging and tap dancing on a unicorn
Bur dont miss the "Return of Starbuck" (Last eppisode before Series permanently pulled) as dispite the "Cheese" of the "Astral Hippie girl" it was the clossest thing to the before BSG reached s
All in all it is something a classic BSG fan should have..if just not a reminder of knowing when to end a series before it begins to run a tagent and suck(Like Xena did in last "rebboted" season,Charmed after 4th Season,and Gilligan Island did in their Fantasy Island rip-off attempt"Castaway Island")Read full review...

It's so bad, that you gotta see it just for the experience.

I have to be honest, I watched this series when I was 9 years old during it's original airing, and even then thought it was lame. Which was disappointing, because I loved the original series. I bought this just in case as a kid I didn't get it, and maybe I would love it now. Unfortunately it is just as bad now. The only redeeming factor about this series was the episode in which Starbuck appears, and the fact that you can get the entire series dirt cheap. I would reccomend picking it up only for the single episode, that features starbuck and to complete your Battlestar Galactica video collection. This series is a bigger disappointment to the BSG franchise, than The Star Wars Holiday special was to that one.Read full review...

A blast into the past

I did not remember all the details as a child in this series but I knew I loved Battlestar Galactica. Watching this series put a smile on my face and I had a great time strolling down memory lane. >
There are a couple of corny parts like when they introduce that the Capricians are stronger because our gravity on Earth is much weaker than theirs was. YA Right!!!! They were in outerspace for a couple of generations!!!

But remembering Dr Z, and going back in time to save the germans from getting advanced technology, and Jamie the news reporter woman was a lot of fun.Read full review...

Galactica 1980

The last of the original Battlestar series which are not included in the anthologies. The stories are not as engaging as the earlier series - perhaps the reason it was panned by most reviewers. Nevertheless, I found it somewhat entertaining since I missed many of the original broadcasts back in the day.Read full review...

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Galactica 1980: The Complete Series (DVD, 2007, 2-Disc

Galactica 1980: The Complete Series (DVD, 2007, 2-Disc Set) comes in a well packaged box and is ten episodes in length. This was the continuation of the original 1979 TV series, Battlestar Galactica with Lorne Green as Commander Adama, Richard Hatch as Apollo and Dirk Benedict as Starbuck. This 1980 final season jumps ahead 30 years to find Apollo and Starbuck now deceased and Apollo's step-son "Boxy" from 1979 now a grown warrior "Troy" played by Adam-12's Kent McCord. Galactica finally reaches Earth just ahead of the Cylons and finding the planet at it's lower level of technology must battle time and the evil Xavier to bring Earth up to speed before the Cylons arrive.

I was so sad to see this series end as it had so much potential. As with so many GREAT series over the years from the original 1960's Star Trek to the 1990's Roar, we see emphasized time and again that Hollywood has no sense of good TV when they hold it in the hands. Anxious to squash it for replacement by the next loser.Read full review...

Worth it for unintended laughs, great guest stars, & the series finale.

A ridiculous cross between BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and CHIPS, complete with futuristic space motorcycles and the lame CHIPS background music every time the guys ride them. Van Dyke and McCord are carbon copies of Benedict and Hatch from the original. Greene's scenes seem filmed in isolation from the rest of the project. Oddly enough, the final episode (it was cancelled mid-season) draws the original series to a unexpectedly satisfying conclusion with the return of Starbuck (played by Benedict), leaving him stranded forever on a barren planet -- a stark and brutal ending to an otherwise overly sappy production.Read full review...

Lots of fond memories.

We had a lot of fun watching this set. It wasn't as good as the original series, but it was interesting to see how the Galactica finally found earth.

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Great DVD if Youl Love 1980s Scifi.

This show was cancelled long before it should have been. At the time it was on TV in 1980, it was top notch.

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The story goes on.

Happy that they decided for the Galactica to find Earth. Here it is a with whatever happened to Starbuck. Short lived series, but, they made it.

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Best of the best !!!

This was the third and final season of the original BattlestarGlactica. A science fiction program, though it could be possible but not a probability. The actors put into just the right character with all the action adventure made it the best of the best !!!Read full review...

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