Hi Dark, Well, the original Battlestar Galactica series really was short lived. When it came out in 78 it was pretty popular and there was the usual toys, games, and comic books that went along with the tv show. They even had really cool Battlestar Galactica cylon figures that lit up and the eye would move from side to side like it does on the show. However, in 1980 the producers decided to set the 1980 season years after the original voyage to Earth, and made some serious changes in the cast and crew of the Galactica. While there were some good shows from the 1980 season like the one where Star Buck crash lands on a planet, and sends his son to the Galactica while he stays behind and the one where the Galactica goes back in time to fight the Natzis the season was a big turn off for fans. The show was soon canceled after that. However, in 2004 or 2005 the Sci-Fi channel has revived the Battlestar Galactica tv show with a bunch of changes. Some of the changes I don't care for like making Star Buck a woman, but the tv show is not too bad. Better than a lot of other stuff on tv.
Dark wrote: > Hi tom. > > well even overhere startrek and starwars are pretty much at icon status, and > only now is doctor who coming back into fashion. Part of the problem of > course, was that the original series was canceled in 1989, so all the old > company deals that supported it weren't really around at the time I was > growing up. In fact, i only really became interested in doctor who because > we happened to get sky Tv, and doctor who was shown every Sunday morning > (which my parents subsequently taped for me). > > >From what I've read though the new series, ----- and especially the > torchwood spin off seem to be doing extremely well, and I've seen figures > and indeed, remote control Daleks in the shops. > > >From what you say though, Battlestar galactica had about the same experience > overhere as doctor who got in the states before the new series. I only by > chance caught the first two hour long special on a showing of classic Scifi > films, ---- and later watched the hole loton the Scifi channel, but I had no > idea the series had that sort of status in America, ---- and was actually > quite surprised when i heard of the new series. > > I suspect there will be a doctor who game of some kind in the mainstream at > some point, but as has been said, an audio game based on doctor who, ----- > the same way we have Jedi quake and final conflict for those series would be > really nice for long time fans, ----- though at the moment I'm stil on my > rewatch through next gen in preparation for watching all of Ds9 later on. > > Beware the who! > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
