What is Battlestar Galactica?
{{italictitle}} '''''Battlestar Galactica''''' is a [[science fiction]] [[Franchising|franchise]]. It includes two separate [[television programme|television series]], one [[sequel]] series, [[movies]], [[book]]s, [[comic books]], [[toy]] and other [[goods|merchandise]]. The series are named after the main [[spacecraft]], the Battlestar (a large type of [[warship]] in [[outer space|space]]) [[Battlestar Galactica (ship)|Galactica]]. ==Original series== The first series was created in 1978 after the [[wikt:success|successful]] [[movie theater|theater]] release of ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars]]''. The series was shown on the [[United States|American]] [[television network|network]] [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. The series lasted for eight months and 17 [[episode]]s before it ended. The [[money|cost]] of making the series was said to be one of the reasons for it ending. The series starred [[Lorne Greene]] as Commander Adama, [[captain]] of the Galactica. [[Richard Hatch]] played his son, the [[pilot]] Apollo. [[Dirk Benedict]] played Apollo's friend and fellow pilot, Starbuck. In 1980, ABC made the sequel series ''Galactica 1980''. This series took place after the [[Fleet (ships)|fleet]] got to [[Earth]]. The series did not do well in the [[television ratings|ratings]] and quickly ended. Several movies were made using edited version of both series. ==Remake series== {{Main|Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)}} In 2003, [[Universal Television]] along with the [[Sci-Fi Channel]] and [[Sky One]] created a three-hour [[mini-series]] based on the original television series. This series was very well liked by both the [[audience]] and [[movie critic|critics]]. This led to the Sci-Fi Channel making it into a series in 2004. After the 2007 season of ''Battlestar Galactica'', the [[Nielsen ratings]] said that over 119 million people watched the series. This made it the highest rated and most watched series on [[cable television|cable networks]]. [[Edward James Olmos]] plays Commander William A