Battlestar:
Galactica
Science
Fiction
Aired 1978-80
Primary Characters
Captain Apollo -- A fighter pilot and
the
son of Commander Adama.
Lieutenant Starbuck -- A brash young
fighter
pilot with an eye for the ladies.
Commander Adama -- Head of the "lost"
ragtag fleet that seeks Earth while fleeing the Cylons.
Colonel Tigh -- Adama's second in
command.
Cassandra -- Formerly a "socialator"
and
one of Starbuck's romantic interests.
Baltar -- An evil human who sold out to
the Cylons. Adama's prime nemesis.
Athena -- Apollo's sister, also a pilot
and also one of Starbuck's romantic interests!
Boxey -- Apollo's young son.
Premise
The Cylons have pledged themselves to
eradicating
the human race. When they attack Caprica, the only humans
able to
escape join the fleet led by Adama's ship, the Battlestar
Galactica.
The ragtag fleet sets off to find the legendary planet Earth --
but they
are constantly pursued by the Cylons and betrayed by Baltar, who
has sold
out to the alien race for the promise of power. The Cylons
fight
their wars with nearly invincible robots (also called Cylons),
huge silver
androids with a single, red laser-eye that sweeps back and forth
accompanied
by a very intimidating noise!
For all its silliness and its obviously
derivative-of-STAR-WARS
premise, Battlestar: Galactica did have a certain charm,
primarily
in the character of Starbuck, whose wise-cracking, cigar-chewing
brashness
managed to capture more than a few female fans' hearts.
The series
was briefly revived after its cancellation as Galactica 1980
-- the
less said about which, in our humble opinion, the better.