create by glen a. larson and the master of late 1970 tv sci fi and this be the best of the spate of star war clone . on the surface and it be a cheesy space opera epic with space battle and an army of genocidal robot and a traitorous betrayal and and a desperate fight against incredible odds . go deep and it be both a statement about the cold war and a conscious allegory of mormon theology ( larson be a member of the lds church ) . i grow with this series and and idolized starbuck and apollo . still today and i can watch the series premiere ( which be also variously release a a tv movie and and even in theater in canada and europe and and later the usa ) over and over again . there be some moment of great dialogue and the effect be pretty good ( even if they tend to repeat . a lot ) and and the story and series concept be excellent . you get ta love any series that start with the near extinction of the entire human race . unfortunately and when the transition be make from the original concept of several special event tv movie to a regular series and the convention of 70 tv take over . forget most of the series episode and they tend to repeat plot idea more than star trek represent voyager re use the space anomaly of the week idea . but the original movie be a true sci fi classic .