'GALACTICA 1980': INTRODUCING ROBYN DOUGLASS!

We all wanted Galactica 1980 to succeed back in the day, but it failed in so many ways to capture the spirit of the original series. Thankfully, at least, we had the lovely former model Robyn Douglass as some visual compensation, portraying Jamie Hamilton, the essential human aide and reporter to our Colonial heroes as they discovered Earth.

'GALACTICA:1980': INTRODUCING THE NEW SERIES...

Despite the huge loss of Apollo and Starbuck, Galactica fans must surely have been excited for the then upcoming new series that was Galactica 1980, of which this US TV Guide magazine publicity looked intriguing enough to get viewers watching its opening installments. But such potential promise wasn't to last, as the series became too restricted and noticeably too budget strapped in its soon family audience format.

'GALACTICA 1980': THE FUTURE IS HERE!

That long lost shiny planet of Earth has been found and now the next generation of Galacticans must engage in its culture, as the Cylon menace returns to threaten all humanity. A nice promo card apparently used by ABC TV to promote the short lived Galactica 1980 series, promising much with its diverse mixture of old and new.

It's a shame that the exciting card was actually more interesting and intriguing than the actual show itself, in many ways!

'GALACTICA 1980': THE NEW TEAM!

With the series in a new and more children/family orientated viewing slot, and with a reduced production budget, the odds of long-term survival were never great for the short-lived Galactica 1980. Despite a relatively good pilot episode, the show was never going to find time to develop its core trio of heroic new characters - Colonial Warriors Troy and Dillon, alongside Earth beauty Jamie - beyond what had already been thinly developed - a shame really, as Robyn Douglass, in particular, proved a solid talent (and a clear beauty) who deserved more...

Don't forget to check out the exclusive Robyn Douglass audio memoir Messages for the Future, available from audio producer Daniel Earnshaw.

Details here:

Robyn Douglass Records Her Galactica 1980 Memoirs - Colonial Fleets

Robyn Douglass - Messages for the Future - The Galactica 1980 Memoirs sample - YouTube

'GALACTICA 1980' AT 40: JAMIE GOES FOR A RIDE!

There's flying, and then there's flying, as soon Earth heroine Jamie Hamilton gets her first journey with Captain Troy in a two-seater Colonial Viper, as seen in the mostly enjoyable Galactica 1980 pilot episode, Galactica Discovers Earth.

'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: BACK, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT...

Despite the always excellent STARLOG magazine's May 1980 issue importantly heralding a new series of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, and despite the welcome presence of sexy Robyn Douglass as human liaison Jamie, GALACTICA 1980 ultimately proved not to be the series we actually, really wanted- a rushed to conception format, which changed by its second story, that lacked most of its original stars.

STARLOGGED - GEEK MEDIA AGAIN: 1980: GALACTICA 1980 - ROBYN DOUGLASS INTERVIEW (Starlog Magazine)

GALACTICA 1980: A NEW MEMBER OF THE FAMILY!

Now fully part of the Galactica's long-term mission to help her planet become more technologically ready for the future, and possible Cylon attack, Earthwoman news reporter Jamie Hamilton (the lovely Robyn Douglass) gets to wear a Colonial uniform and is ready for her next time-travel related assignment with her new friends.

Unfortunately, despite the relative onscreen success of the time travel aspects of the pilot relaunch for GALACTICA 1980, ABC TV decided to drop that intriguing and often budget friendly aspect from the series as it went into its short-lived production- Jamie's character ending up being dumbed down as a result, to become a custodian to a bunch of mischievous and obnoxious "super scouts" for the duration! An insult to the past strong female characters that had been seen with the original 1978 series.