MERRY CHRISTMAS! (2022)

Muffey and junior Colonial Warrior Starbuck enjoy their snowboarding trip to an ice planet, though the pesky Cylons can't help but cause trouble, in this sweet cover by Art Baltazar for the 2014  Li'l Battlestar Galactica comic one-shoot for younger readers to enjoy, from regular Galactica comic strip publishing company Dynamite Comics.

SAGA OF A STAR WORLD wishes all its worldwide readers a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a safe, prosperous New Year! 

See you in '23 for Battlestar Galactica's 45th Anniversary.

 

CLASSIC IMAGE: THE BEAMING WARRIOR!

1978: Happy and rewarding times ahead for Richard Hatch in winning the role of the heroic and likable warrior Captain Apollo for the original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA...

With the recent release of the series on Blu-ray from UNIVERSAL, check out this mostly positive review: Battlestar Galactica Blu-ray review | GamesRadar

THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL SERIES - OUT THIS WEEK ON UK BLU-RAY!

The search for the lost Thirteenth Tribe continues, as our legendary fugitive heroes from the 1978 Glen A. Larson created series finally make their way onto HD remastered Blu-ray this week, for UK fans to savour. Get the eagerly anticipated new set here: Battlestar Galactica - Complete Original Series Blu-ray Region Free: Amazon.co.uk: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Maren Jensen, Laurette Spang: DVD & Blu-ray

The cover to the upcoming US series Blu-ray: The Definitive Collection.

And of equally important news, the series will also be released on Blu-ray in the US from May 12th, 2015, within two unique sets- one featuring the original series and Galactica 1980 (plus the special features from the original DVD release), the other a special widescreen remastering of both series alongside the theatrical 125 minute version of the pilot.

space1970: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (1978) & GALACTICA 1980 Blu-rays Coming in May

With thanks to John Johnson for the heads-up on the US releases.

Battlestar Galactica Blu-ray review | GamesRadar
Battlestar Galactica fandom “has only grown” says star | SciFiNow - The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Magazine

CLASSIC 'GALACTICA' GOES CGI!

STAR TREK: The Original Series got an effective CGI makeover on HD and Blu-ray a few years back that was mostly very successful, now here's a fun taster of what Classic GALACTICA could look like revamped, with this terrific clip reinterpretation of an exciting space battle scene from The Living Legend, courtesy of BABYLON 5's top effects man/senior animator Adam "mojo" Lebowitz.

Demo Reel - Remastering A Classic on Vimeo

Discovering the Cylon Tanker.

Silver Spar Vipers above the Cylon's cloud cover camouflage.

Its great stuff, I'm sure you'll agree. Here's hoping he gets to do some more...

With thanks to the Babylon 5 - Some behind the scenes stuff  FACEBOOK page for the heads-up.

More BD reviews, plus Longmire renewed & the classic Battlestar remaster that might have been (& could still be)

GOODBYE, GLEN A. LARSON...

The passing of producing legend Glen A. Larson this past weekend brought genuine sadness to the film and TV industry, and to the millions of fans worldwide who continue to enjoy his series. He will be much missed but his work, especially BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, will long be cherished. As modern GALACTICA series producer Ronald D. Moore so succinctly said on TWITTER:

The later in the month release on Blu-ray of the complete original series from UNIVERSAL will surely prove a timely tribute and reminder to UK fans of the great work that Larson, and his equally dedicated cast and crew, put into this now classic series.

KOOL TV tribute: GOODBYE, GLEN A. LARSON...
SPACE: 1970 tribute: space1970: Obit: Glen A. Larson, R.I.P.

OUT NOW: 'THE DEATH OF APOLLO' COMIC SERIES

It was alluded to in the GALACTICA 1980 series that Apollo had perished or at least disappeared somewhere along the road to eventually finding Earth. But is this really it for our noble hero? The officially sanctioned demise of such a popular character? Find out in this surely intriguing, likely epic in scope new mini-series, out now from DYNAMITE.

Dynamite Announces Battlestar Galactica: The Death Of Apollo - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News

Dynamite - The Official Site | George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones, Solar: Man of The Atom, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, The Boys and More!

NEW UK RELEASE DATE FOR CLASSIC 'GALACTICA' BLU-RAY SET

Great news to end the week! The UK arrival of UNIVERSAL's Classic BATTLESTAR GALACTICA on Blu-ray (Region Free) now has a release date of November 24th, 2014. Check it out here: Battlestar Galactica - Complete Original Series Blu-ray Region Free: Amazon.co.uk: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Maren Jensen, Laurette Spang: DVD & Blu-ray

'GALACTICA' THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL SERIES - COMING TO UK BLU-RAY

Good news for UK BG fans. UNIVERSAL have confirmed that the classic series will indeed be getting a deserved release on Blu-ray after last year's debut of the theatrical pilot in the format, and after the full series prior successful release earlier this year for German fans. No idea yet of an actual date, or of info on the special features, only that it will be out later this year. Thank you, UNIVERSAL!

More news as and when...

Nine discs in an all regions format: Battlestar Galactica - Complete Original Series Blu-ray Region Free: Amazon.co.uk: Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Maren Jensen, Laurette Spang: DVD & Blu-ray

CLASSIC ART: A UNIVERSE AT WAR!

That supreme artistic talent Tsuneo Sanda strikes again with another beautiful sci-fi classic composition: this time for the original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, and this evocative image of mankind versus the Cylon Tyranny.

For more beautiful imagery, and how to purchase it, check out his site: SANDAWORLD.COM | STAR WARS ORIGINAL ART PAINTING BY TSUNEO SANDA

CLASSIC ART: IN BALTAR's SERVICE...

High atop his throne in the heart of a Cylon Basestar, the human traitor Baltar rules over his Cylon servants, in this great art for one of the DYNAMITE COMICS Classic GALACTICA Annual series, 2014, part of an acclaimed story that revealed the character's origins and fate after being left alone on an unknown planet at the end of The Hand of God.

BLASTING INTO 2014! 'GALACTICA' ARRIVES ON GERMAN BLU-RAY!

In a great and surprising start to the new year, reader John Johnson has kindly informed us that the original classic series and GALACTICA 1980 have been released together on ten disc German Region B Blu-ray, from last month via Koch Media. Checking several Blu-ray forums, the boxset has received positive reviews for its overall picture remastering, living up to the quality standards of UNIVERSAL's recently released 1978 theatrical movie in the format. Here's hoping the series gets a full worldwide release shortly.

Kampfstern Galactia - Die komplette Serie 9 Blu-rays + 1 DVD vorab exklusiv bei Amazon.de: Amazon.de: Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch: Filme & TV

Battlestar Galactica: The Movie Blu-ray - Page 13 - Blu-ray Forum

16/1/2014 UPDATE: We contacted UNIVERSAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT UK, but there is no news yet on any kind of release date for this territory.

8/2/2014 UPDATE:  John Johnson has kindly sent me this link- a full review by the popular THE DIGITAL BITS website: Battlestar Galactica/Galactica 1980: The Complete Original Series

'GALACTICA' COMES TO BOILING POINT!

The Cylons loom large in this great new poster from the Boiling Point Creative Group, who have launched a lovely range of original icon prints linked to classic film and TV series, covering BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, SPACE: 1999, FLASH GORDON and more.

Check them out here: BoilingPointCreative on Etsy