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Prepared in honor of the 40th anniversary of the 1978 Universal sci-fi series. These transcripts are intended as a research aid for those studying the classic series.
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How the Cylons Stole Christmas...

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by Cylon-Knight » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:15 pm » in Birthdays / Anniversaries & Holiday Wishes

*Surprise*

Dale (GoldCylon),
Myself and all the members of ByYourCommand, Blackstar and beyond are all saddened by the tragic loss of your son...

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Asking Questions

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by GoldCylon » Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:57 pm » in Centurion Builders' Forum

As a member feel free to search, and ask questions on the forum.

If you are looking for details on the Cylon Centurion costume : search the Cylon...

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Did you ever notice?!

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by Cylon-Knight » Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:20 am
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Odds and ends, nit picks and goofs... Did you ever notice!?
Saga of Star World
Get your DVDs and your eagle eyes... The very first Cylon...
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"The old moon, Cimtar"

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by Hope It Is The Grog » Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:35 pm

Okay, just exactly how does a moon manage to merit the description old ? It's not like referring to the old water tower or the old First National...

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Tue May 13, 2025 8:28 am
Galactica in the Mountain Time Zone

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by Specter » Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:05 am

I'm just asking this out of curiosity, because TV scheduling in the Mountain Time Zone can be a bit unpredictable. From what I've read, for any given...

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Sun Mar 23, 2025 10:32 am
Fonts

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by Proteus » Sun Jul 21, 2024 4:34 pm

:byyourcommand:
Speak.

The issue of the fonts that we have used arises. I, Proteus, seek to know where to obtain them, and I know that other...

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Baltar's existence with the cylons.

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by Darthvehement » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:26 pm

Baltar's existence with the cylons

As entertaining as Baltar's continued existence with the cylon empire is, realistically, this is most unlikely....

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Mon Jun 24, 2024 9:04 am
BSG 1978 - 1979 Character Episode Appearance Guide

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by Red Eye » Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:19 am
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I've just put together the following list and thought some of you here would love to see it, too.

So here it is, (hopefully) all characters from...
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Whose picture was used for Ila?

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by Hope It Is The Grog » Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:38 pm
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Who posed for the picture of Adama's wife Ila?

There must be someone still alive who knows the answer...
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Life aboard a Basestar...

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by Cylon-Knight » Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:34 pm
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I had a random thought today driving home from work... life aboard a Basestar... as in... WHY?

Why would a Cylon Basestar (and Raiders for that...
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Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:36 pm
Source materials for the Count Iblis ship

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by Specter » Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:00 am

We know from various sources that (in spite of some fan theories) Count Iblis's crashed ship was never supposed to be the Pegasus. In the War of the...

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Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:28 am
Jean-Pierre Dorleac on the Philippe Druillet controversy

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by Specter » Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:47 pm

Many of us have heard of the allegation that Jean-Pierre Dorleac stole the Colonial warrior costume design from a Lone Sloane comic story by Philippe...

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Fri Dec 16, 2022 12:39 pm
Galactica Actors in Other Roles

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by oneofbaltarsfewfans » Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:54 pm

So we know the well known. Lorne Greene as Pa Cartwright, John Colicos as Kor, Dirk Benedict as Face.

But I recently stumbled across the CBC show Dr...

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Sun Nov 06, 2022 1:42 am
Episodes you'd like to have seen

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by Specter » Mon Apr 02, 2018 12:54 pm

What storylines would you like to have seen if the 1978 series had had more episodes? Here's a suggestion:

The Cylons hack Muffit's programming and...

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Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:32 pm
Living Legend ending?

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by johnnybear » Fri Jun 23, 2017 4:41 pm
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I've just finished watching Living Legend for the first time in many years and I still found the ending to be very strange.
I understand that the...
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Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:26 pm
#18: Galactica Discovers Earth

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by Croft2014 » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:35 pm
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The Galactica discovers Earth 30 years after The Hand of God (Earth year 1980) and sadly, it is not technologically advanced enough to help the...
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Wed Jul 14, 2021 10:52 am
The colonies under Cylon rule?

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by johnnybear » Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:44 am

The people left in the colonies after they fell now under Cylon rule, what do we think happened to those poor people? Were they all murdered in a...

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Wed Jul 14, 2021 10:51 am
Similarity between Galactica & TESB/ROTJ

Last post by Cylon-Knight « Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:31 pm
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by Scott » Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:58 am

Interesting blog with points of similarity between Galactica and The Empire Strikes Back and return Of The Jedi.

I remember as a kid noticing...

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Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:31 pm
Wait a centon... (Ice Planet Zero)

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by Hope It Is The Grog » Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:33 pm
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If they knew where the pulsar was located, why couldn't they just pass on the opposite side of the planet? :wtf:
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The rules of Triad according to Glen Larson

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by Specter » Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:02 pm

This description of the game appeared in the script for War of the Gods part 1. It's not a complete set of rules, but this is how Larson explained...

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Lost Planet of the Gods - just a discussion

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by Hope It Is The Grog » Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:08 pm
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This is a peculiar episode. It seems impossible to watch it casually; I really have to be in the mood. But when I am, nothing else will do!

It's...
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Mon Dec 21, 2020 1:11 pm
#17: The Hand of God

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by Croft2014 » Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:45 pm
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Superb final episode in the first season perfectly encapsulates the arc with the Galactica encountering a Cylon Base ship on the edge of the galaxy a...
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Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:03 am
What’s cooler X wing pilot helmet or viper helmet

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by Indiana40 » Tue Oct 15, 2019 8:34 pm

Ok everybody the other day I had a discussion with a friend of mine. He’s a huge Star Wars fan he thinks the1977 X wing pilot helmet is cooler than...

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Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:15 am
#12: Murder on the Rising Star

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by Croft2014 » Sun Dec 02, 2018 4:20 pm

Always a bad idea to frame one of your lead characters as a murderer and then have other leads speculate that maybe he did it. By all reports, this...

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Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:19 am
"Fuel be damned" scene

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by Specter » Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:51 pm

The placement of the fuel be damned extra scene in The Living Legend telemovie strikes me as odd. Here is the dialogue:

ADAMA
Tigh, notify all ship...

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Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:16 am
#13: Greetings from Earth

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by Croft2014 » Sun Dec 09, 2018 5:17 pm

Not a fan of this feature-length special. The robots are silly, the subplots lame and the musical numbers are awful.

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Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:14 am
#14: Baltar's Escape

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by Croft2014 » Sun Dec 16, 2018 12:33 pm
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Another solid, enjoyable if largely unremarkable episode. The Nazis .... sorry, Eastern Alliance flunkies aren't up to much but are amusingly...
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Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:11 am
#16: Take the Celestra

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by Croft2014 » Mon Dec 31, 2018 5:43 pm
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A solid action episode although they monkey with Starbuck's character here for the sake of the plot; I don't guy that he's dismiss or let down Apollo...
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Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:08 am
#15: Experiment in Terra

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by Croft2014 » Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:07 pm
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I always rather enjoyed this one despite it's flaws, the main one being that it feels rushed. This would've been a much better feature-length episode...
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Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:01 am
#1: Saga of a Star World

Last post by Croft2014 « Mon Feb 03, 2020 11:42 am
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by Croft2014 » Sat Sep 15, 2018 5:40 pm
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The first and for me the best ever slice of Battlestar Galactica.

I was there September 17th 1978 at 20:00. At the time I lived at 105 Woodside...
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Mon Feb 03, 2020 11:42 am
#8: The Living Legend, Parts 1&2

Last post by johnnybear « Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:17 am
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by Croft2014 » Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:17 pm

One of the best adventures; this was a big deal back in '78. I can remember the raid on Gamoray being terribly exciting and the final battle where...

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Sat Jul 20, 2019 9:17 am
What’s better 1978 Viper or Star Wars X wing

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by Indiana40 » Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:35 pm

Hello everyone I was just wondering what does everybody think is better the 1978 colonial viper or Star Wars X wing ?

:byyourcommand:

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Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:51 am
Mission Galactica:The Cylon Attack

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by johnnybear » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:29 am

In the movie version of MG:TCA we get to see The Imperious Leader's Basestar assume orbit around Gammoray and then a Centurion enter his chamber...

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Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:19 am
Beings of Light Original Costume

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by Cylon-Knight » Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:58 pm

What's that sound?!
What are those lights!?
:huh: OOoooOoooohhh the *SOUND* ..... :wtf: :erk:

Here we have it my fellow Cylons - thanks to...

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Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:20 pm
Sheba in "Baltar's Escape"

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by oneofbaltarsfewfans » Fri Mar 29, 2019 6:03 pm

I was rewatching Baltar's Escape the other day and something struck me. Does it seem to anyone else that there is a whole dynamic missing between...

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Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:19 pm
Green and Yellow Squadrons - MIA

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by Specter » Thu May 17, 2018 1:36 pm

I find nary a mention of Green or Yellow Squadron after Saga of a Star World. What happened to them? All we ever hear about are Blue and occasionally...

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Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:59 am
What’s is a better ship

Last post by Cylon-Knight « Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:10 pm
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by Indiana40 » Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:37 pm

What’s ship is better a star destroyer from Starwars. Or a battle star? :byyourcommand:

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Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:10 pm
Favorite episode

Last post by johnnybear « Sat Jan 26, 2019 7:20 am
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by Indiana40 » Thu Aug 24, 2017 6:45 pm
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I'm not sure if this has been done before what is everybody favorite episode .Mine is the living legend 1 and 2 :cylon:
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Sat Jan 26, 2019 7:20 am
#23: The Return of Starbuck

Last post by johnnybear « Sat Jan 26, 2019 7:16 am
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by Croft2014 » Wed Jan 23, 2019 4:26 pm

Doctor Zee tells Adama of a dream he had about Starbuck.

During a serious confrontaion with Cylon forces Starbuck is forced to crashland on an...

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Sat Jan 26, 2019 7:16 am
#22: Space Croppers

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by Croft2014 » Wed Jan 23, 2019 4:19 pm

When the Cylons destroy one of the fleet's agro ships the Galacticans set up roost on an Earth farm to grow more food. However, capitalistic human...

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Sat Jan 26, 2019 7:09 am
#21: The Night the Cylons Landed

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by Croft2014 » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:57 am

A new type of Cylon fighter is rammed by a Colonial Viper whilst on patrol which forces it to crash on Earth.

The fighter contains five Cylons, two...

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Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:20 pm
#20: Spaceball

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by Croft2014 » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:44 am

The Earthbound Galactica children get caught up helping a failing little league baseball team from going under. Meanwhile Xavier (previously played...

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Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:15 pm
#19: The Super Scouts

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by Croft2014 » Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:11 pm

When the fleet school ship breaks down, the Cylons lauch their first attack on the Colonials in a generation, fatally damaging the ship.

Troy and...

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Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:42 am
Sneak Previews (Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert)

Last post by Cylon-Knight « Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:50 pm
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by Croft2014 » Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:26 pm

Recently someone has posted many of the original Sneak Previews (1975-96) episodes on IMDB; with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. Here we have season 1,...

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Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:50 pm
#2: Lost Planet of the Gods, Parts 1-2

Last post by johnnybear « Mon Dec 31, 2018 3:55 am
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by Croft2014 » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:19 am

This second storyline was a big deal back in ‘78 and was by turns terribly exciting, funny, intriguing and moving.

Seeing it these days it has a...

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Mon Dec 31, 2018 3:55 am
So those three Borellian Nomen...

Last post by johnnybear « Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:41 am
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by Specter » Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:36 pm
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So we last see Maga, Bora, and Taba leaving the shuttle in Baltar's Escape, after which it's understood that they board the Eastern Alliance...
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Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:41 am
#4: The Long Patrol

Last post by johnnybear « Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:40 am
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by Croft2014 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:11 pm

Not a favourite I'm afraid. On first viewing back in '78 I liked this one but it doesn't holdup to a more adult sensibility. The cod-Irish accents...

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Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:40 am
#7: The Young Lords

Last post by johnnybear « Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:37 am
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by Croft2014 » Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:30 pm

One I've always enjoyed but since seeing it on BD it struck me as a beautiful looking production. It's a bit silly, but it is fun.

Love the sparing...

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Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:37 am
Original length of the centon

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by Specter » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:29 pm

I've sometimes heard the original centon, as referenced in the pilot (and about half the time in Lost Planet of the Gods), said to have been about a...

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Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:15 am
#3: The Lost Warrior

Last post by johnnybear « Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:11 am
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by Croft2014 » Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:37 pm

This one I seem to remember missing on original transmission and I caught up with it latter on. A solid filler episode and one that was rushed into...

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Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:11 am
#6: The Magnificent Warriors

Last post by johnnybear « Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:25 am
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by Croft2014 » Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:02 am

Back to the filler western plot episodes rushed into production, but this is at least another good one, and would possibly get my vote as best of the...

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Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:25 am
#9: Fire in Space

Last post by johnnybear « Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:23 am
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by Croft2014 » Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:44 am

I don't recall my thoughts on first transmission but when I saw it again in 2003 on DVD and again in 2014 on BD I found it agreeable if silly. The...

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