BSG 1978

[nicwhite86.livejournal.com]

Ive watched the first 3 eps and have enjoyed it so far. Does it get worse?

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[muridae-x.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Aren't they just? It must be at least 20 years since I last saw anything of Galactica 1980 and I'm still wincing at the memory.

For me, only two good things came out of that particular cheap and slipshod attempt to ride on the coattails of the original concept, and they are:

1. The somewhat amusing thought that Boxey grows up to be John Crichton's father (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566382/).
2. The first appearance of the biological Cylons, in the shape of Roger Davis in "The Night the Cylons Landed".

And then you run like hell before you catch sight of Doctor Zee or the Super-Scouts. Ai-eeeeeee!

[thirteenthchime.livejournal.com]

Pst, Kent McCord played Troy in Galactica 1980.

I read that and was like "NO WAY" and then I was like "No..way...he's much too old to have been Boxey."

[muridae-x.livejournal.com]

Actors ages notwithstanding - and only Adama (and I think an aged-up Boomer?) were around of the original crew, so it's hard to guesstimate the passage of time - there was indeed a passing reference to the name change. I think probably in the first episode of Galactica 1980, but it's way too long ago.

Guess he just grew up and thought that Boxey was a really dumb name, and who could blame him? And then he traded the daggit in for Dillon. :-)

[thirteenthchime.livejournal.com]

Ah. Sorry, I'd never watched Galactica 1980 so I was just going on what I knew and didn't realize that Troy = Boxey all growed up.

[muridae-x.livejournal.com]

Even if you had seen Galactica 1980 you could easily not have realised. It really was a blink and you'll miss it moment between grandfather Adama and grandson "Troy". If you didn't see the scene in question, it was never referred to again.

[the-outsider.livejournal.com]

I kinda enjoyed Richard Lynch as Xavier, but with only Adama and Boomer left over, there was no chance. And yes, Doctor Zee and the Super Scouts were my least favorite things on that season. Even though I was only a kid then, I still knew it was incredibly stupid. I can only imagine how much I'd hate it now.