Cylontymany
Super Member
I love the original series-its too bad richard hatch couldnt get the ole series revived again and pick up where they left off! what do ya think?
The modern RDM series blows it away in every possible respect.
The modern RDM series blows it away in every possible respect.
The modern RDM series blows it away in every possible respect.
Alright I'm going to chime in with some insider info! Glen Larson is my mothers cousin. He invited us a long time ago to his place in Beverly Hills while we were on vacation touring the west coast. He had some amazing stuff in his mansion. Anyways back on topic! Glen had an agreement to use Lucas studios for special effects and such for Battlestar Galactica. When Lucas found out about what Glen was doing he put a stop to it. Which only left Glen with a few special effects shots you know the ones that were repeated in like every episode. I really think if Glen had gotten his way he and his show would be much better known and I do believe he was ahead of his time for a lot of his work(IMHO), although I am family and may be somewhat bias. Its funny that Lucas not too long after came out with Star Wars.
Mark K.
You are right on the dates, although Glen was working on it before the first episodes aired and had trouble with special effects which was part of the delay. It may have been that Lucas didn't want any competition with Star Wars?
I think the original BSG was an obvious attempt to capitalize on the success of Star Wars. Nothing wrong with that- Stars Wars borrowed liberally from multiple sources.
I have read that the same guy designed both the SW Stormtroopers and the BSG Centurions. Vipers are obviously stand ins for the X-Wings while the Cylon ships are that for the TIE fighters. BSG was also using Erik Von Daniken's "Chariots of the Gods" (somewhat popular in the mid 1970s) as well as Exodus for sources.
That's cool you are connected with Glen Larson. I am a big fan of his work.:thmbsp: