Even If Such Ways Are Bad by Rich Larson6/29/2023 ![]() The show's weaknesses were extensive, but by far the greatest weakness lay in the deception used in promotion before the first episode aired. ![]() Larson signed on to try and make it work, but the result, Galactica 1980, was a bitter disappointment to all. Nonetheless, ABC tried to continue the Galactica mythos on a budget, and regardless of whether series creator Glen Larson was involved. But with costs rising faster than expected ABC and Universal Studios wanted the show for substantially less than the per-episode costs of the original show, and at a time when SFX technology was not as advanced as today (modern SFX technology allows maintenance of a series' high production values at greater affordability, as well as allowing greater production of original SFX footage), there was no practical argument against the economics angle that hurt the show. ABC's decision to cancel Battlestar Galactica after one season didn't sit well with viewers, and the show's strong ratings (it out-rated almost every ABC series renewed for 1979-80) easily justified continuation. ![]()
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