Ep63—Saga of a Battlestar Galactica

There are those who say that life here, began out there...with producer Glen A. Larsen who presented a story of star colonies far beyond our own...and all without looking like they rode the coat tails of another space opera epic released a year earlier.  Don your space Egyptian helmets and frack the turbo boosters, because Becky, Jake, and Sammy the cat are going to discuss the first of the pilot movies that launched the classic 1978 series Battlestar Galactica. The story begins with a space politics truce signed between the human star colonies and a race of chrome-domed stormtroopers known as the Cylons.  But Commander  Adama of the Battlestar Galactica suspects foul play and sends a single patrol out to test the galactic waters. What the patrol gets in return is an ocean filled with enemy ships who have forgotten to entirely give up on their "destroy all humans" ways. In one swift stroke, the battlestars are destroyed and the human colonies are laid waste, leaving the Galactica at the head of a survivor fleet in search of a lost colony, a shining planet known as Earth. But, the search may be over before it begins for a lack of food and fuel. The solution to both problems is a rendezvous with the mysterious planet of Carillon, a casino world that doubles as a fuel depot in the middle of nowhere, a little like Vegas. Commander Adama's Cylon sense starts tingling and he suspects a trap despite those around him feeling they've finally found a refuge. What happens next involves the greatest cover-up of all time and a nightmare-fueled elevator ride into the depths of an alien world. Can the gallant warriors save their space folk and shoot their way out of dodge before the enemy's full hand is revealed?Tell us what you think by clicking here! We'd be happy to receive your comments or ideas for future episodes.