With strictly tele-standard acting, straightforward space opera plot, grandiose sentiment and slushy love interest, it's really only meat for genre fans.
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01/26/06
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:4
Rotten:11
Average Rating:4.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Television
Synopsis: Following a vicious and unprovoked sneak attack by the Cylons and the villainous Count Baltar which destroys most of civilization, the last Battlestar, "Galactica", and a small fleet of ships must... [More]
Starring: Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Ray Milland
Director: Richard A. Colla
Reviews for Battlestar Galactica
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Top CriticMoney shows, but pace and acting suffer.
02/24/08
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11/20/07
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10/03/05
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09/28/05
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01/14/05
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05/30/04
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04/16/04
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02/02/04
High concept, low budget. Not looking forward to the SciFi channel 'reinterpretation'.
02/24/03
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11/14/02
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08/05/02
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07/31/02
The plot is as old as it gets and merely serves to get a group of people aimlessly lost in space.
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