Episode 462: Saga of a Star Wars Rip Off

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Show Notes Episode 462: Saga of A Star Wars Rip Off

This week Host Dave Bledsoe angrily shouts at Producer Gavin insisting he was NOT playing with his dolls again. (He totally was.) On the show this week we head back to 1978 to talk about a short lived but influential Science Fiction TV show that wasn’t JUST a Star Wars rip off. (But kind of doing that a little) Battlestar Galactica.

Along the way we learn a little about some other short lived shows of the 70’s. (That Janeway/Odo crime fighting team up sounded great!) Then we dive right into the story of a Hollywood titan, some Latter Day Saint theology and how they came together to fight the Cylons. We follow the story from production to debut in theaters and on the small screen at home. We meet the actors who would create memorable characters (and some we wish we could forget, FUCK BOXY!). From the beginning of its single season to the inevitable lawsuits we tell the story of a ragtag fugitive fleet trying desperately to find a new way to monetize the Star Wars mania sweeping the world.

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Citations Needed:

Wikipedia: Battlestar Galactica (1978)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(1978_TV_series)

AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SAGA OF A STAR WORLD

https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56136

A Tale of Two Galacticas

https://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/two_galacticas/

Born-Again 'Battlestar'

https://www.beliefnet.com/entertainment/movies/2005/05/born-again-battlestar.aspx

Mormon creator of 'Battlestar Galactica' dared to produce something profound

https://www.deseret.com/2014/11/22/20553208/mormon-creator-of-battlestar-galactica-dared-to-produce-something-profound/

Ahead of its Time — The Rise and Fall of the Original Battlestar Galactica

https://robert-b-marks.medium.com/ahead-of-its-time-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-original-battlestar-galactica-ae9bcb669d60

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. MCA, Inc., 715 F. 2d 1327 - Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit 1983

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17217847881299692282&hl=en&as_sdt=100000000002

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