BEHIND THE SCENES: VIPER TRAIL!

Making the most of all the effects filmmaking talent at their disposal, refining their past work seen with Star Wars, and creating all new ideas and techniques, the Apogee team would bring Galactica to spectacular life for the small (and big) screen, as seen here with the unique Colonial Vipers fuel blasting into action and battle.

BEHIND THE SCENES: INSPECTION DUO!

At the former ILM premises at Van Nuys, soon respected effects veteran Dennis Muren and Don Dow inspect the mighty Galactica vessel model prior to bluescreen filming, circa Summer 1978, for the pilot episode. It;s because of talents like these that the show's quality effects legacy has endured... 

BEHIND THE SCENES: THE CYLON ATTACK!

Having revitalized the modern Hollywood special effects industry with their spectacular work on the first Star Wars movie, Glen A. Larson was lucky to secure John Dykstra's Apogee effects team to work on what was then known as Galactica. Here, Dennis Muren, Grant McCune and Don Dow supervise the filming of the Cylon sneak attack squadrons in mid-1978.