Sadly this episode entitled “Spaceball” has nothing to do with Mel Brooks and his Star Wars spoof, but damn could we have used an appearance from Dark Helmet in this thing, because the Galactican children we saw in Super Scouts were so “entertaining” the producers decided to give them even more screen time in what…
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Galactica 1980: Super Scouts – Review
Do you know what is cooler than a team of Galactica heroes arriving on Earth, who then find themselves chasing a villain through the pages of Earth’s history? If your answer involves a bunch of space children running around throwing apples and jumping into trees, you have a good chance of landing a job as…
Galactica 1980: Galactica Discovers Earth – Review
Glen A Larson’s series Battlestar Galactica only lasted one season – poor ratings and even poorer writing being the main cause of its cancellation – but somehow a letter-writing campaign resurrected the show, and this was long before the internet’s instant fan feedback existed, so studios weren’t used to this kind of thing. The original Star…
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (1978-1979) – Reviews
It may have only run one season but Glen A. Larson’s sprawling saga of a ragtag fleet of ships fleeing genocide was must-see TV back in the 70s. I had my Battlestar Galactica lunch pail and a toy chest full of action figures and spaceships, and my friends and I would have heated arguments on…
Battlestar Galactica: The Hand of God – Review
This episode is the last of the season, and the last of the series, where we find that though the valiant crew of the Galactica have staged several victories against the Cylon Empire, they were no match for poor ratings.