It's pretty strange Fox thought they had any claim of this show stealing from Star Wars. Star Wars didn't invent space opera and other than good guys and bad guys, it's hard to see much similarity. Maybe the Cylons looked a bit too much like Storm Troopers? I don't know, especially considering Star Wars is itself a pastiche of older material. The story isn't remotely close.
Though, I'm sure the huge success of SW is what got this pilot green lit with a handsome $8 million budget.
Anyway, this is a great pilot. Still holds up fairly well. The spaceship battles and such are pretty dated, but the interiors of the Colonial ships are still pretty believable.
Though, I'm sure the huge success of SW is what got this pilot green lit with a handsome $8 million budget.
Anyway, this is a great pilot. Still holds up fairly well. The spaceship battles and such are pretty dated, but the interiors of the Colonial ships are still pretty believable.