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
Before prestige TV convinced everyone it invented storytelling, Battlestar Galactica was already out there juggling space opera, philosophy, and a surprising amount of polyester. This is a show that took a wagon-train premise, launched it into the stars, and dared you not to get invested in humanity’s last, very tired road trip. These reviews dig…
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.