for a television movie that set up a series afterward and battlestar galactica be really very entertaining . there be no doubt at all that it be a no hold bar knock off of star war . nonetheless it have an interesting plot and enjoyable character play by enjoyable if not great actor and some top notch special effect for it day ( and some truly horrendous one as well ) and and a great score . a war between robot and human break out a a human betray his people for power . soon the survivor of a vanquished group of human colony make their way back to earth to find their mythical sister in race . lorne greene play the chief leader wonderfully and his role give this film much of it credibility . actor richard hatch and dirk benedict be playfully acceptable and we get the like of ray milland and lew ayres and patrick macnee ( voice very menace ) and the always affable wilfred hyde white and terry carter and and others who all enhance this production . the film end so a series can take off and though i watch it a a kid i do not remember that all that well . it appear i be not miss much . this tele film while however and be generally well make and very fun to sit back and enjoy . there be some detractor of course like some corny situation and dialog and and character . the boy with the robot dog be so nauseatingly unpleasant .