Battlestar Galactica 4K 1978 Ultra HD 2160p

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Twelve colony planets wage a millennia-long war against a robot-like race of Cylons bent on exterminating humanity. Suddenly, the Cylons, through the mediation of Count Baltar, offer a truce. Only Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica suspects that the Cylons have prepared a trap. And so it turns out to be. The Colonial Fleet, along with the President, is killed, and the population of the planets is also massacred. "Galactica takes the survivors aboard and orders all civilian ships to follow her. The humans hope to find the legendary Thirteenth Colony, located on the planet Earth, whose coordinates were lost long ago. They are constantly pursued by the Cylons, aided by the traitor Baltar....

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President Adar with his counsel Count Baltar (John Colicos) are with the fleet preparing to sign a peace treaty with the Cylon Alliance. Captain Apollo (Richard Hatch) is out on patrol with his green younger brother Zac in place of Lieutenant Starbuck (Dirk Benedict). They are ambushed by Cylon fighters. With signals jammed and treacherous advise from the traitor Baltar, the President orders the fleet to stand down. Commander Adama (Lorne Greene) nevertheless orders a battle drill. When the fleet is attacked, his Battlestar Galactica is the sole survivor. Meanwhile, the twelve colonies are devastated by a Cylon sneak attack. Adama gathers a fleet of survivors to journey to the legendary thirteenth colony Earth of unknown location.

Coming one year after Star Wars, there were some complaints of copying and even a lawsuit or two. This is certainly inferior to Star Wars and there are elements copied from the movie. However, it's also undeniable this is one of the best TV sci-fi series of that era. It's also not a complete copy. There are plenty of compelling original ideas such as the twelve colonies, the designs from the spacecrafts to the Egyptian-like helmets, and also the music. Some of it seems cheesy compared to modern TV. The writing can be melodramatic but it must be compared to writing during that time. The Battlestar Galactica series is an important sign post for the sci-fi genre on TV despite its later deterioration. This pilot movie is a great setup for that series.