Podcast # 399 - "Saga of a Star World"

[Rico]

Guest hosts Chris & Rick are back with a look at the original BSG pilot film, "Saga of a Star World."  Join them as they cover the start of the Galactica saga.  Enjoy the show!  :cylon

Podcast Notes:  http://treksinscifi.com/podcast_notes/?p=2544

http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_399_Star_World.mp3

[Rico]

This is a cool fan trailer I found...

Battlestar Galactica (1978) fan trailer

[ChrisMC]

That's very cool! Love the use of the Star Trek trailer music "Freedom Fighters".

[Rico]

Yeah - I like it too.  Here's an old ABC promo for the pilot movie.

BG ABC Promo

[M-5]

Great podcast you guys!  It's good to see that someone else appreciates the old series.  Gonna pop it into the DVD player tonight.

[Bryancd]

Guest hosts Chris & Rick are back with a look at the original BSG pilot film, "Saga of a Star World."  Join them as they cover the start of the Galactica saga.  Enjoy the show!  :cylon

Podcast Notes:  http://treksinscifi.com/podcast_notes/?p=2544

http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_399_Star_World.mp3

How can you guys miss the opportunity to put our own silver haired Rico as the Adama in that pic!

[WillEagle]

Both Battlestar series are on Netflix! I have them in my Q.

[Bryancd]

Both Battlestar series are on Netflix! I have them in my Q.

I have them all on Blu-Ray! The original BSG was a HUGE influence on my fandom. I started with Trek reruns and the Logan's Run. STAR WARS hit an nothing was the same, but we had no content post 1977 to keep us satisfied until BSG in '79. Empire was still a year away and this show gave me my sic-fi fix once a week. I was Starbuck foe Halloween 2 years in a row.

[davekill]

Stick a fork in it, cause that was 'Well-done'. Thanks for another fun podcast guys!

[ChrisMC]

Thanks alot! It was a blast to do, loved playing with those clips and Cylon sounds. :cylon I'm in the midst of re-watching the series, it's been many yaren since I saw them all!

[Bryancd]

Loving the cast so far. It always bugged me that Apollo gave Adama a lift in his Viper. Where did he stuff him, the cargo hatch?! We wouldn't get two seat vipers until later in the series. Also I recall in one cut of the film, they did execute Baltar  but it was edited out once it was decided he would be a recurring character in the series. Did you guys come across that info? I can tell you one person who wasn't happy with this show, George Lucas. They sued to try and keep it off the air even though what would become ILM was doing the effects work. I think this was the point where John Dykstra parted ways with GL. The visual and sound effects are terrific for the time, shame the shows budget was so limited they had to reuse so many of the space shots over and over and over and over.... :)

[ChrisMC]

Loving the cast so far. It always bugged me that Apollo gave Adama a lift in his Viper. Where did he stuff him, the cargo hatch?! We wouldn't get two seat vipers until later in the series. Also I recall in one cut of the film, they did execute Baltar  but it was edited out once it was decided he would be a recurring character in the series. Did you guys come across that info? I can tell you one person who wasn't happy with this show, George Lucas. They sued to try and keep it off the air even though what would become ILM was doing the effects work. I think this was the point where John Dykstra parted ways with GL. The visual and sound effects are terrific for the time, shame the shows budget was so limited they had to reuse so many of the space shots over and over and over and over.... :)

Yeah, we definitely cover all of that!

[Bromptonboy]

Great cast so far guys!  I am half way through (listening during the commute).

[Bryancd]

Oh, there are guys over at the RPF who build full sized studio scale Battlestars all the time!

http://www.therpf.com/f10/studio-scale-battlestar-atlantia-2009-a-152750/

[ChrisMC]

How do I get one of those for my living room???