Details

Release year: 1978

Storyline

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.

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Cast

Lorne Greene — Adama
Richard Hatch — Captain Apollo
Dirk Benedict — Lieutenant Starbuck
Herbert Jefferson Jr. — Lieutenant Boomer

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Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• George Lucas and 20th Century-Fox sued the producers over alleged similarities with Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). The show was reworked from its original concept to capitalize on the film's popularity, employing the same special effects team and the same concept designer. The lawsuit was originally dismissed in 1980, but Fox appealed. The case was eventually settled out of court in 1983.

• The Cylon sound was later incorporated into K.I.T.T. on Knight Rider (1982). Both Cylons and K.I.T.T. have one red eye that moves side to side. The sound of a Viper, when it was launched from the Galactica, was the same sound K.I.T.T. made when David Hasselhoff activated the Turbo Boost to make the car jump.

• The Cylons had to be over six feet tall, so Glen A. Larson hired a team of out-of-work basketball players.