"Battlestar Galactica" Greetings from Earth (1979)

Director:

Rod Holcomb

Writers:

Glen A. Larson (creator)
Glen A. Larson (written by)

TV Series:

"Battlestar Galactica" (1978)

Original Air Date:

25 February 1979 (Season 1, Episode 17)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Adventure

Plot:

Apollo and Starbuck come across a vessel they think may have come from Earth and take it aboard the Galactica...

Plot Keywords:

Commander | Space | Fugitive | Refugee | Spaceship Name In Title

Cast

Richard Hatch	...	Capt. Apollo
Dirk Benedict	...	Lt. Starbuck
Lorne Greene	...	Commander Adama
Herb Jefferson Jr.	...	Lt. Boomer (as Herbert Jefferson Jr.)
John Colicos	...	Baltar (credit only)
Maren Jensen	...	Athena
Noah Hathaway	...	Boxey
Laurette Spang	...	Cassiopeia
Tony Swartz	...	Flight Sgt. Jolly
Anne Lockhart	...	Sheba
Terry Carter	...	Col. Tigh
Randolph Mantooth	...	Michael
Kelly Harmon	...	Sarah
Murray Matheson	...	Statesman Geller
George Murdock	...	Dr. Salik

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Filming Locations:

Expo '67, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Trivia:

The art used to depict the city on Paradeen in this episode was later used for New Chicago and the Directorate building from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", starring Gil Gerard. Both series were created and produced by Glen Larson.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Just after Apollo shoots the barrels with his laser, the camera cuts back to Michael. As Michael is speaking to Apollo, an airplane can be seen flying by in the background (it couldn't be an alien craft of any kind, because the planet is uninhabited.)

Quotes:

Dr. Salik: Dr. Wilker, do you realize that nothing we have on the Galactica seems to correlate with their symbols or systems?
Dr. Wilker: They're human.
Dr. Salik: Yes.
Dr. Wilker: The ship flies, it draws energy. It has to make sense. We're just going to have to start taking some chances.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Remembering 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004) (V)