YOUTUBE VIDEO: BSG 1978 Fans Watch Battlestar Galactica for the FIRST TIME - 33 (S1E1)

If I could make any suggestions guys, I would want you not to watch the opening teaser. Particularly through season 1, the teaser is very long and just outright gives away some surprises you're about to watch. Once it settles into its rhythm, you look away when Grace Park's name appears. A friend who was a huge fan told me to do this when I watched for the first time, and I was gpad I did. Sometimes I would go back and watch it after the episode. Also worth checking out the after credits scene, last about 4 seconds ;)

Yesss

Do they really dislike the actress who plays Madame President? I didn't quite understand

This was one of my favorite episodes of season 1. This was the first time I saw Sam Witwer in anything. Helo was brought "back from the dead" because fans liked him so much in the miniseries.

I read an article ages ago about an F-16 pilot who was scrambled on 9/11 (I know, please bare with me) to shoot down the plane that eventually hit the Pentagon after they realized what was happening. He obvious didn't reach it on time. I'm not sure if it is, but I wouldn't be suprised if that was an inspiration for the moral dilema of the episode. I have heard over the years that the network made them take out passengers from the windows as they felt it was too bleak and wanted it to be ambiguous if Lee and Kara did kill 1300 people.

What I do like about this episode is that it is a concept episode. It has a very clear idea and it carries it through all the way. BSG saddles that line between old network TV, and what we would call "modern" TV. There's another one later this season that is also very good in that way. Unfortunately, my memory of the show is mostly blurred misery. I mean, in universe.

Personal opinion: Old stuff (1978) Very cheesy. New stuff is better, but some characters are annoying to me. Just my opinion.

Since I don't have access to the show this is how I gotta watch. But I am excited

I love the 1978 version that all not the new one Alex and josh rule the galaxy.😎