What is Galactica 1980?
The cancellation of Battlestar Galactica produced a flurry of letters, phone calls, and even a sit-in at a local ABC affiliate by young fans. Two weeks after ABC pulled the plug in April 1979, the network compromised, and ordered the production of a two-hour movie to be filmed in the fall, where the Galactica discovers Earth. This project evolved into the three-part Galactica 1980 premiere of the same name, which aired on ABC between January 27 and February 10, 1980. One of the earliest names associated with the project was the renowned science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. Just prior to Galactica’s cancelation, Asimov had agreed to work as an advisor on a story bible for Galactica’s second season (which would never be.) In an interview in Epi-Log Journal #14 (Spring 1994), Glen Larson explained Asimov’s association with Galactica 1980: In our talks with Asimov, we discussed a lot of ideas, and none of them had anything to do with discovering Earth. That was just sort of a hype that mad
