Rating  - Immediate Fan
Being born in 1983, I was not around when this series originally aired. I can say this, however, that I now am a HUGE fan and LOVE it. I bought this DVD since I am a fan of sci-fi and have been wanting to watch this for a while now. I hadn't seen the new series, but have bought the DVDs for that as well, when I first purchased it. I am blown away by how advanced this series was.
The special effects are great and so are the stories, but the actors make the series. Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict are great, but I am always impressed with Lorne Greene. Going from Bonanza to this is a huge leap and he pulls it off very well as Adama. The cast just has great chemistry. You literally feel the friendship of Apollo and Starbuck and the love between Starbuck and Casi while you watch. Overall, this is one of the greatest TV series of all time, especially in the sci-fi genre. No question
Rating - Good packaging, great series
First, the product: I don't like the double sided disks. They seem to get beaten up faster than the single sided ones. Otherwise, the quality of the recording seems to be intact.
Second, the series: Some complain of the lack of quality animation and transparency, but that's just feldercarb. The show had some very forward concepts about space travel at the time it was made. Granted, 70's outfits were the fare but the campy stories are so much better than "reality" TV of today. I'd rather see Athena than another story about Brittney any day.
Your teenagers probably won't watch it--no CGI--and if your looking for a Female Starbuck, your in the wrong place. BUT... if you like the old stuff from TV or SCI-FI, then you should add this to your collection.
Rating  - Starts great but meanders - still, a spiritual precursor to Trek TNG shouldn't be ignored.
Talk about being ahead of its time.
This expensive and popular show started out extremely well, for a family-themed show that does ultimately end up corny in spots.
But it jumps the shark. Recall the episode "Fire in Space" when the ship ends up in a disaster? Well, not only is this the point the show jumps the shark in favor of meandering and soap-opera nonsense, it's also a template of which Star Trek TNG saw inspiration from in order to make "Disaster". But I digress. From here on, especially when we get to "Baltar's Escape", the Cylons too seem to have disappeared and all that's left is the soap opera between the characters.
Mind you, the finale - "The Hand of God" is rather good...
Other episodes to look out for include:
"The Living Legend" - featuring Lloyd Bridges, this 2-parter is arguably the best episode made.
"Lost Planet of the Gods" - Adama finds their long lost homeworld of Kobol, which has the details on how to get to Earth... another good 2-parter...
"Gun on Ice Planet Zero" - another two parter, this one is also a high point.
"War of the Gods" is another high point; a good example of the show being ingenious, mystical, and corny at the same time. It dares to be something big, and that is its greatest strength.
Indeed, BSG's multi-part stories tend to fare better than the one-offs. Allowing for more character detail and a more epic scope, they do satisfy.
One thing about "Saga of a Star World" -- this was the BSG movie, revamped -- Baltar is no longer killed (he is given "another chance" to find the humans, of course). I have to prefer the theatrical movie, as it seems more realistic - ironically. :)
At $45, there's more to love than hate in a TV show that was groundbreaking and daring at the time, while being saccharine and campy in the only way late-70s producers knew how to make a family-themed show. Indeed, those were the days.
Rating - Battlestar Galactica
I gave Battlestar Galactica to my son for Christmas...he was thrilled! Believe it or not he's a grown man but we both remember watching the tv series together...we both loved it. Bottom line...I think I made an excellent choice!!!
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