# Galactica 1980 marathon on SciFi **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927 "2006-05-23T17:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/1 "2006-05-23T17:35:03Z")
SciFi is running a marathon of Galactica 1980. I’d forgotten how bad this was. So many plot holes. Please tell me there was a script written where the SuperScouts were all killed. And did banks really exhange gold for money in the 1970s? Why do the Scouts have superpowers when Troy and Dillion don’t? ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/2 "2006-05-23T18:13:37Z")
Huh? I am not familiar with this “Galactica 1980”, as far as I know it never existed. _Galactica_ never reached Earth. Starbuck and Apollo are the only hot shot Viper pilots stars from TV. You must be making the whole thing up. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/3 "2006-05-23T18:20:12Z")
I never got passed “blow dry in SPAAAAACE!” ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/4 "2006-05-23T18:29:15Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > Huh? I am not familiar with this “Galactica 1980”, as far as I know it never existed. _Galactica_ never reached Earth. Starbuck and Apollo are the only hot shot Viper pilots stars from TV. You must be making the whole thing up. I’m sorry that I have to break this to you, but it’s true. This show really existed. What’s more, there actually was a third Alien move. I know, I know, constant denial can make you forget about these things. But we really need to face up to them. So, yes. Alien 3. And while we’re at it, there’s this other thing we need to talk about. It’s not going to be easy, but if you’ll just glance over here … No, don’t turn away. I’m sorry, but it’s for your own good. Look, no, look at it. [**LOOK AT IT!**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102034/) ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/5 "2006-05-23T18:51:05Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > I’m sorry that I have to break this to you, but it’s true. This show really existed. La la la la la LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!!! I can’t hear you!!! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/6 "2006-05-23T18:53:53Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > I’m sorry that I have to break this to you, but it’s true. This show really existed. Sure, just like that supposed Star Trek movie where Spock had a brother. Ha ha, real funny. Real mature. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/7 "2006-05-23T18:54:57Z")
Some jokes just **aren’t** funny. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/8 "2006-05-23T19:41:53Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > [**LOOK AT IT!**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102034/) AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH ! " curves into a small ball, and reverts to infancy ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/9 "2006-05-23T19:57:08Z")
_Galactica 1980?_ Oh, I remember hearing about that – they showed some nifty clips of some motorcycles transforming into flying jets or something. Pity the series never actually aired, those cycles were neet. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactica-1980-marathon-on-scifi/357927/10 "2006-05-23T20:02:37Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Some jokes just **aren’t** funny. Let’s beat him up and steal his lunch money.