Galactica 1980: The Final Season
by Barry Crane, Daniel Haller, Ron Satlof, Sidney Hayers, Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
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Actor: Barry Van Dyke, James Patrick Stuart, Kent McCord, Lorne Greene, Robyn DouglassDirector: Barry Crane, Daniel Haller, Ron Satlof, Sidney Hayers, Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
Brand: NBC Universal
Writer: Frank Lupo
Writer: Glen A. Larson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 481 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
Product features:
- Actors: Kent McCord, Barry Van Dyke, Robyn Douglass, Lorne Greene, James Patrick Stuart.
- Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC.
- Language: English. Subtitles: English.
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
- Not Rated. Run Time: 481 minutes.
DVD Reviews of Galactica 1980: The Final Season
DVD Review: Not even worth it for "The Return of Starbuck"...
Summary: 2 Stars
It's amazing what a few decades of time will do.
When I was a kid, I really enjoyed Battlestar Galatica and was deeply saddened when it was canceled. Galactica 1980 was awful, even for kids. The production values and acting was very lacking, especially when compared to the original series.
A number of people reviewing this series mentioned "The Return of Starbuck" as the only redeeming value. Well, I agree it's the best episode of the set, but it still pales in comparison to the original series. Yes, it has Dirk Benedict as Starbuck. And there's the intriguing idea of a human making friends with a Cylon in order for both survive. But... that's it. As a kid, I loved this episode. As an adult, I was disappointed in how lame it was compared to what I thought I had remembered. The acting is delivered like the actors are just reading lines for rehearsal. They don't even really seem to care. Would you, knowing this is the last of it? Even Lorne Greene, who had such a long and successful acting career came across as novice-like. Of course, the writing was terrible and the actors had to struggle with that. But still...
[SPOILER ALERT]
Then there's the production values. We have two spacecraft that supposedly crash landed on a desert planet. The crash sites consist of various set pieces propped up against each other on a flat ground. No deep ruts in the ground from impact. No carbon residue from massive fires. No mangled metal. Even the Cylon Centurians were sitting in their chairs upright, the chairs resting on the flat undisturbed ground. Then get this... the Centurian heads off into the desert and finds Starbuck a woman... who is pregnant no-less. She doesn't speak for seven days, then suddenly starts talking and tells Starbuck she came from another dimension. Cy didn't say to Starbuck, "There was a shimmering light and this woman materialized right in front of me. So I picked her up and brought her here." He just brings the woman with no explanation given, because none was really asked. Later, she gives birth, remarkably with no blood, no trauma. Just a few cries. Then the woman tells Starbuck that they need an escape pod built. So, he and Cy build a small craft using parts from both ships. It's a joke. The thing is completely non-aerodynamic. The canopy doesn't even close completely shut (we can see a large gap). Like that thing is space worthy, let alone capable of flying in an atmosphere? It launched anyway, tracking very close to the ground, looking like it'll never get off the planet. But somehow it does. OK... so, then there's the show-down. A Cylon Raider lands with 3 Centurians emerging. Just when it looks like Starbuck has met his match, Cy steps out and greets them. Yeah, he actually starts picking them off in the open (ridiculous, actually--why not wait until they have their backs to him?), so the last Centurian gets off a shot and mortally damages Cy. Starbuck is left alone... Doomed to die? We see one last shot of him lugging his backpack on a hike, stopping and then gazing up at the sky in hopelessness. Uh, buddy... remember those Centurians? They came in a Cylon Raider, a craft you once flew with Apollo! You can pilot it, man. But no, this was not considered. To me, this was just pathetic. He had an obvious way off the planet and he doesn't take it.
About the only other amusing episode is when the Cylons arrive on Earth. A prototype Cylon Raider crash lands, with a humanoid Cylon and one surviving Centurian. They conveniently land on Halloween, so they blend right in. It's rather amusing... for a while. The remaining episodes are extremely dated, boringly long, and wince-worthy many times over.
My advice is to just borrow the DVD set from the library or rent it from Netflix, watch the only episodes that matter, then return it. There's no redeeming value to own it. Trust me.
Description of Galactica 1980: The Final Season
Galactica 1980 lands on DVD for the first time ever! With all ten thrilling episodes on two discs, see what happens when the original Battlestar Galactica crew finally makes the long-anticipated descent to Earth. With time running out and the Cylons closing in on their trail, Commander Adama and the Galactica must work harder than ever before to help Earth create the technology necessary for battle. Along for the action-packed fight are such stellar guest stars as Dirk Benedict, Brion James, Dennis Haysbert and more! It's an epic adventure unlike any other, and an absolute must-have for any Battlestar Galactica collection! Starring: Lorne Greene, Herb Jefferson, Jr.Bestsellers in DVD
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