I, like many, am a big fan of the original series. The authors have written a very detailed study of the initial program that lasted only one season and the reborn show currently on the Sci-Fi network. They tell how the show began, the problems it had getting on the air, episode guides with notes and commentaries, a possible second season, the law suits with George Lucas, and studies of the first two seasons of the Sci-Fi mega hit. I was disappointed because they did not tell about the changes that had to be done because of the lawsuit. One was that the intro monologue had to be reworked.
Those of us who have the DVD theatrical version are fortunate because it has not been changed. They also like fans shun away from the series that followed “Galactica 1980.” They talk about one episode only because the character of “Starbuck” is in the episode.
However, even with its faults it is one of the best resources on the show and no fan should miss it.
