CLASSIC IMAGE: FRONT AND CENTRE!

Though the series showed us many great onscreen angles of the formidable mother protector vessel of the Galactica, this was one impressive shot we never saw, though it was ultimately captured in photo reference form.

CLASSIC IMAGE: ATHENA ON WATCH!

Athena is clearly looking for someone on the Galactica bridge, or most likely keeping tabs on that wandering ladies man Starbuck, in this scene taken early on during the series.

CLASSIC ART: UNDER ALIEN SKIES!

A lone Colonial warrior surveys the incredible alien expanse around him from atop his Starhound fighter craft, in an early piece of Ralph McQuarrie concept art for Star Worlds, later to become Battlestar Galactica.

Though the fighter concept was ultimately abandoned in favour of the longer, sleeker Colonial Viper development, McQuarrie's ship design would ultimately form the basis to the Earth Defense Directorate starfighters used in the classic Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series of 1979, which has now been released in its two season entirety on remastered DVD format in the UK, via Universal/Fabulous Films.

More info here:
https://kooltvblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/beyond-his-time-buck-rogers-in-25th.html

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CLASSIC ART: CYLON CHALLENGERS!

Our exemplary Galactica sci-fi warriors in Apollo, Starbuck and Athena make for a fine trio against the rising Cylon menace, in this terrific art by Clint Langley, which also has exciting echoes to the classic Star Wars movie posters of 1977.

CLASSIC ART: EVIL DESIGN!

Crafting the evil Cylon Centurions for the Classic Series must surely have been a difficult but rewarding experience for costume designer Jean Pierre Dorleac, whose final artkistic results have now become iconic and beloved in sci-fi TV history. Note the intriguing centipede-esque feet in this great early design drawing that went up for online auction a few years back.

CLASSIC IMAGE: IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST!

They luckily became part of a sector patrol, now Starbuck and Apollo's acquired Cylon Raider has arrived in one of the Basestar's vast hangar bays. Stage one of their infiltration and sabotage mission complete. Now comes the tricky bit- into the core, as the end to The Hand of God, and the original classic series, draws near.

Note the photo blow-up background of the model miniature bay in front of the model Raider in this episode shot.

CLASSIC MERCHANDISE: WONDER BREAD, WONDER CARDS!

Another essential collector's item linked to the original series back in the day- the American trading card collection that was obtained with purchases of Wonder Bread. And a great collection it was too, featuring some superb imagery from the pilot and selected series episodes, as seen here in this cool marketing poster.