'GALACTICA 1980' AT 40: JAMIE'S WILD ADVENTURES!

Adding the necessary human point of view to our Galactica heroes secret arrival on Earth would be the lovely actress Robyn Douglass, playing investigative TV news reporter Jamie Hamilton, soon aiding their cause and helping/shielding the Colonial people's children where possible. Douglass would make an impressive debut in Galactica 1980's overall enjoyable three-part launch story, Galactica Discovers Earth, though her character was ill-served for the rest of the mostly disappointing short-lived series. Audio producer Daniel Earnshaw has since worked alongside the lively actress/model in putting together an audio memoir of her film/TV career, especially incorporating her work on Galactica 1980.

Released to co-incide with the Fortieth Anniversary of the love-it-or-hate-it series, Messages for the Future is available on CD and download.

Check out the details here:
http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18850

Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=-xzgiWOTwnw&feature=emb_logo

'GALACTICA 1980' AT 40: PERILOUS ENCOUNTER!

In his prior Colonial Warrior life, he'd never worried about himself or others shooting down Cylon Centurions, but when it comes to his long time friend in 'adjusted' Cy the Cylon, Starbuck is concerned for it/his well-being, the robot having been the 'Friday' to his intergalactic 'Robinson Crusoe', in Galactica 1980's last but finest episode: The Return of Starbuck.

'GALACTICA 1980' AT 40: SABOTAGE!

Trapped in deep space, Troy and Dillon have no choice but to perform some perilous outside space repairs on their two-man viper, resultant sabotage created by the evil colonial fugitive Commander Xavier, in one of the few memorable scenes from the Galactica 1980 episode, Spaceball.

'GALACTICA 1980' AT 40: THE 'NEXT' CYLON...

The evolution of the Cylons takes a new turn with a human-looking centurion commander, Andromus (played by Universal TV series favourite Roger Davis), crash-landed on Earth with a centurion, and searching for a way to contact their kind from the bizarre realms of New York City in order to launch an attack on this hidden human world, in the two-part Galactica 1980 story The Night the Cylons Landed, a great idea sadly not really realised for its full dramatic worth and a story too comedic by its climax, due to the nature of the programme now being geared towards a younger audience time slot.

The idea of human-looking Cylons was a potentially chilling one, and too good to not be used by writer/producer Ronald D. Moore, successfully integrating the concept into his gritty noughties, post-9/11 re-imagining of the series.

'GALACTICA 1980' AT 40: 'CONQUEST OF THE EARTH'!

Though my ten-year old self was disappointed that my favourite heroes in Apollo and Starbuck were not coming back to the new series of Battlestar Galactica airing on US TV in 1980, the idea of the Rag Tag fleet finally finding Earth, in Galactica 1980, still caught my interest. The Starlog magazine coverage for the new series at first seemed relatively encouraging, too. And when it was announced that a selection of episodes were being released as a theatrical compilation in Europe, as had been done with BG's Saga of a Star World and The Living Legend/ Fire in Space, my hopes and anticipation were higher spirited, especially as no indication had been given that the new series had actually been bought yet for UK screenings.

Then followed the above great art/photo composite poster, which, for the most part, actually ended up being better and more exciting to witness than the total onscreen edited mess, UK 1981 released, that was ultimately to be Conquest of the Earth!

The poster also made a terrific cover to the rare Japanese laserdisc release! With thanks to John Johnson.

CLASSIC IMAGE: A MAN FOR ALL PEOPLES!

He'll be forever celebrated for his role as 'Father of the Fleet' in Commander Adama, but fans of Canadian star Lorne Greene's impressive career before Galactica will be thrilled with this news sent in by audio producer Daniel Earnshaw of two rare plays featuring the much-loved actor that are now available, and will surely prove of great interest.

Full details here:

http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18784

Audio clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvLk6j9NC0s&feature=youtu.be

CLASSIC IMAGE: APOLLO BLASTS OUT!

Confident and ready to do his duty as a top Viper pilot, Captain Apollo prepares to launch his ship into space, in this great image from Saga of a Star World.

Audio producer Daniel Earnshaw has kindly let me know about his work linked to the much-missed Richard Hatch's two-disc memoirs audio book.

Available on double CD and iTunes from Explore Multimedia, check out the details:

http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18327

Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUxMJtYVXCw&feature=emb_logo