Any and All "Galactica Activity" Always Being Generated Everywhere Except at "Universal Studios"

 

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Did Anyone Miss These? You Can Watch Them While You're Playing With Your New "Comic-Con Galactica Toys"

Did "Universal Studios" move the "Goal Posts" for itself once again?

Remember when "Universal Studios"  still wasn't bringing back "Battlestar Galactica" even when the "Rick Berman Era of Star Trek" was doing phenomenally well? From 1987-2002....

1. Star Trek - The Next Generation

2. Star Trek - Deep Space Nine

3. Star Trek - Voyager

4. Star Trek - Enterprise

And when the new "Star Wars" reboot films were doing phenomenally well?

1. Star Wars - Rogue One

2. Star Wars - The Last Jedi

3. Star Wars - The Force Awakens

4. Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker

Universal Studios Has completely exhausted, all of its "Decades Spanning Excuses" for not bringing back "Battlestar Galactica." And none of its excuses ever did hold water.

 

Only a couple months left to go, and we would have had a new "Battlestar" Series? On any "Streaming Network" other than "Peacock", we would have.

Everyone, try not to pay attention as to what the second syllable of "Peacock" spells out.

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Name Any Other Corporation Other Than "Universal Studios" That Has Made Nothing But "Consecutive Disastrous Decisions" With The "Battlestar Galactica IP" (1978-2026)

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While Glen A. Larson's Name is On The Shooting Script For The "Galactica 1978 Pilot Episode"...

 

....Something else was apparently going on as to what Richard A. Colla was actually filming while the "Galactica 1978 Pilot" was in production in the Spring of 1978.

ABC-TV, Glen A. Larson, and Universal Studios wanted a family friendly, light-hearted space adventure to mirror 'Star Wars." How they expected to achieve that however, with the entire destruction of a human civilization as its core premise, is anyone's guess.

Richard A. Colla began the project by filming concepts and ideas apparently belonging to Leslie Stevens. Whether he was working off of a "different shooting script" not authored by Glen A. Larson is unknown.

Colla was filming an incredibly dark, theatrical quality, slow moving, and character based space adventure with adult themes. 

Apparently, Universal Studios, ABC-TV and Glen A. Larson didn't begin checking in on what Richard A. Colla was filming until towards the end of the scheduled shooting. 

One of the things ABC-TV apparently noticed earlier on, was that Mr. Colla was using extremely dark lighting to illuminate the bridge. To the point that all that was apparently seen in the background of the bridge (Core Command), was the illuminated equipment from "Tektronix Inc." Mr. Colla's apparent concept being, that the "Galactica" was like a submarine in operational procedures. ABC-TV then ordered Colla to begin brightening the bridge with more light, so that the television audience could see the millions of dollars ABC had spent building the bridge.

With only four days left of scheduled filming, Mr. Colla was apparently fired because Universal, ABC, and Glen A. Larson had seen up to that point, all of the "Adult Galactica Pilot" Mr. Colla had filmed, and weren't happy. What they saw was apparently, human consuming "Ovions", prostitution and moral decay within the "Rag Tag Fleet", and a very slow moving, character based space adventure.

Alternate Director Alan J. Levi was brought in to re-film many things. Without getting screen credit, Mr. Levi brightened things up in the premise, and brought the pilot more in line with what Universal, ABC, and Mr. Larson wanted.

Unfortunately, there is apparently no happy ending with Richard A. Colla's discarded footage. As there was with "Nightbreed" and Richard Donner's "Superman II." It may have been intentionally disposed of decades ago, and is apparently not sitting safe and sound in a "climate controlled vault" somewhere.

With only four days left of filming to go, Richard A. Colla had what? Over 90% of "Saga of a Star World" in the can?

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Focusing Further in, on What Richard A. Colla Filmed For "Saga of a Star World"

 

Serina wasn't the only newscaster reporting on the armistice signing. So was another newscaster played by actor Jim Peck. The intent was, to cut back and forth between Jane Seymour and Jim Peck to get different perspectives on the armistice signing.

Baltar examining the ruins of something on the planet "Caprica" after the "Cylon Attack."

If you look closely enough, to the immediate right you can see Director Richard A. Colla, Lorne Greene, and Jane Seymour smiling at the full scale "Viper" mock-up. An unknown stage hand is also present.

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More Stuff We're Missing in Richard A. Colla's Lost Footage From The "1978 Battlestar Galactica Pilot Episode"

 

1. Richard A. Colla lit the bridge in such a dark way, all that you saw was the "lighted instrumentation" in the background. ABC-TV ordered him to shine more light on the bridge so that the audience could see "the millions of dollars they had spent building the bridge set."

2. Starbuck was an alcoholic in the "Carillon Casino." The character also had questionable moral character.

3. The "Rag-Tag Fleet" was simultaneously going through moral decay, starvation, prostitution, and internal physical conflicts.

4. As 'Sire Uri" was giving his speech towards the end of the movie, Cylons were marching towards the elevator at the ground level, getting in it, and riding up to where "Sire Uri" and the other guests were at. It was at that point that "Apollo" raced in and ordered everyone to evacuate the "Casino" immediately.

More to come.

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As This Blog Mourns The Passing of The Brilliant Jean Pierre-Dorleac, This Blog Also Still Celebrates His "Emmy" Winning and Brilliant Wardrobe For The "1978 Battlestar Galactica Series"

 

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