“The star cruiser Galaxy is a well-known American fantasy franchise. The plot of five television series and five feature films, as well as several books, numerous comics, board and computer games, are based on events in the world where the Galaxy cruiser flies.
Films and TV series 1978-1979
For the first time on the television screen "Cruiser" was shown in 1978. Then the feature film directed by Richard Call "Star cruiser" Galaxy "was released. The actors who played in this film are Richard Hutch, Lorne Green, Dirk Benedict, Rick Springfield and others. The film was so liked by the audience that, based on its motives, the eponymous series by Glen Larson was immediately created and launched.
Actors of the series "Star cruiser" Galaxy "- the same ones that were played in the film. The project consisted of only 24 episodes. After the series was released on television, the movie studio that created the film Star Wars sued Universal for filming The Cruiser. The claim was that the series allegedly used ideas from the movie Star Wars.
In 1979, the feature film "Attack of the Cylon" was released, in which the same cast was involved.
The series "Galaxy 1980" and the film "Conquest of the Earth"
Both the series and feature films did not bring enough income to continue filming. The creators of the project decided to reduce the cost of it. They intended to make it more profitable from a commercial point of view. As a result, in 1980, the new "Star Cruiser Galaxy" was launched. The actors who starred in the first version of the series, for the most part, did not want to return to the project, so it was decided to replace them.
In the series "Galaxy 1980" the main roles were played by Kent McCord, Robin Douglas, Barry Van Dyke, James Patrick Stewart and Lorne Green. This version lasted even less than the first option. Only 10 episodes of the series were filmed.
In 1981, the film “Conquest of the Earth” was released with the actors from the series "Galaxy 1980" in the lead roles.
After the release of the film "Conquest of the Earth" more than once attempts were made to revive the series about the star cruiser "Galaxy". Actors and directors of the project offered their options for the development of the storyline. As a result, a new version of the series was released only in 2003.
2003 and 2004 versions
In 2003, a two-part picture about the Galaxy cruiser was released on the Sci Fi channel. The creators of the series are Ronald Moore, known for his work on the Star Trek project, and David Eyck. In two days of broadcasting, a new version of the "cruiser" was watched by 8.4 million people. Its success made it possible in 2004 to launch a full-fledged continuation of the project “Star cruiser Galaxy.” The actors and roles in the series this time were distributed as follows: Edward Olmos played the commander of William Adam, Mary McDonnell played the role of Laura Roslin, Jamie Bamber became the captain of the Apollo in the series, Katie Sackhoff reincarnated as lieutenant Karu Trace, Grace Pak and Trishia Helferl played .
The series, launched in 2004, has withstood four seasons. Critics in every possible way praised the "Cruiser" in the press, called the best project of 2005. After the end of the second season, the series was awarded the Peabody Prize.
In 2007, the creators of the series released the full-length picture "The Star Cruiser Galaxy: Blade", and in 2008 - the film "The Star Cruiser Galaxy: Plan." In 2009, the latest series of the series were released.
After its completion, Cruiser received the Saturn Award for Best Cable TV Series. Edward Olmos received the title of best television actor, and actress Mary McDonnell - best actress of the year.
The series "Caprica"
The action of the series "Caprica", released in 2010, takes place in the universe of the star cruiser "Galaxy" on one of the twelve planet-colonies. Eric Stolz starred in the film as Daniel Greystone, Paul Malcomson in the role of Amanda. Alessandra Torresani played the role of Zoe, Esai Morales - Joseph Adam, and Sasha Royce - Sam.
Events unfold 58 years before the start of the action in the main series. The project ratings were low. The series was closed after the first season.