TV series

Battlestar Galactica

1978–1979 · 1 season

A grand, earnest space adventure with dogfights and a ragtag fleet, balancing pulp fun with a somber survival quest.

Tagline: The Last Battlestar Galactica Leads a Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet on a Lonely Quest for a Shining Planet Known as...Earth.
Overview: When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, dark and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, war, faith, family
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
war
faith
family
freedom
Places: space
Era: far-future
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild