# I just watched Galactica 1980 on DVD...

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 31, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-galactica-1980-on-dvd/431770 "2007-12-31T04:39:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-galactica-1980-on-dvd/431770/41 "2008-01-03T05:11:02Z")

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[QUOTE=MacTech]  
Of course, the big question is how does BSG: '80 compare to [**The Star Wars Holiday Special**](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=323909610753051544), just the special, not the [Rifftrax commentary](http://shop.rifftrax.com/rifftrax/star-wars-holiday-special) that vastly improves it, just the show

I’d hazard a guess that TSWHS is worse than BSG: '80, because BSG '80 DOES NOT HAVE FIFTEEN MINUTES OF UN-SUBTITLED WOOKIE-ESE

fifteen minutes of walking carpets growling and grunting, culminating in the worst variety show acts imaginable

TSWHS makes **Manos; The Hands of Fate** look like Shakespeare

but since I’m a fan of bad movies, I’ll eventually have to see G: '80 just to see how bad it is…  
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While I would like to agree that SW:THS is worse for any single hour of television history, BSG:80 has SEVERAL episodes with which to deal, and we were lucky enough that they saw fit to NEVER release SW:THS in any _real_ form. BSG:80 - notsomuch.

Oh, and some things you just can’t ‘unsee’, this is one of them.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-galactica-1980-on-dvd/431770/42 "2008-01-03T16:41:19Z")

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[QUOTE=JohnT]  
2. A scene where Apollo (or maybe Starbuck) and some girl go into a bank to exchange gold for regular currency.  
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Apollo? Starbuck?

Try Troy and Dillon.

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**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:** [January 3, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-galactica-1980-on-dvd/431770/43 "2008-01-03T21:56:51Z")

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[QUOTE=acsenray]  
Apollo? Starbuck?

Try Troy and Dillon.  
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Yeah, the Troy is the substitute (& stepson of) Apollo and Dillon stood in for Starbuck. It was Dillon who “robbed” the bank. By the way could you real walk unto a bank and exchange gold for cash in the 70s/80s? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-galactica-1980-on-dvd/431770/44 "2008-01-04T00:15:32Z")

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“Galactica 1980” was the worst thing Brion James ever acted in. You heard me.

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