Battlestar Galactica Trivia

[Murdock]

Ok...now don't go and look this up...or if you do, DON'T POST THE ANSWER.

Who played Apollo's little brother ZAC in the original Battlestar Galactica movie?

Murdock

[KiKbUtKiS]

Wasn't it that kwazy rocker, Dick Wintermeadow ?

[KiKbUtKiS]

The exact size of Colonial battlestars such as the Galactica and of Cylon base stars was never properly explained in the show, leading to some disagreement over the years. A scale measurement comparison of the Galactica to one of her vipers provided the final answer - the Galactica and identical battlestars were each 4,150 feet in length, with each of two flight bays measuring 1,977 feet in length and some 215 feet in width; each flight bay was thus nearly twice the length and almost the width of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and a battlestar could easily carry far more fighters than the listed 150 with 24 shuttles - a more accurate measurement would be 300 fighters (with perhaps a third in ready reserve; Saga Of A Star World listed the Galactica's pilot contingent at over 200 while in Lost Planet Of The Gods injured warriors hastily return to duty and fly what are presuambly backup fighters stored in ready reserve) and 40 to 50 shuttles. A Cylon base star, based on scale measurement comparison, is 5,800 feet wide and can carry far more than its listed contingent of 300 fighters
The production crew actually came up with the names of the other battlestars in the fleet even though most of them were never revealed. The battlestar names are: Bellerophon, Solaria, Prometheus, Cerberus, Olympia, Pacifica, and Rycon. Triton is also believed by some to be a battlestar, but it actually was an escort (a frigate or destroyer type ship) to the Pacifica

Sounds of the Galactica's doors opening and closing came from two Alka Seltzers being dropped into a glass. Modified sounds from a bullwhip were used for laser shots.

[Osiramon]

Well, in the new series the following battlestars are mentioned as destroyed:

Atlantis - Fleet Admiral Nagala's Flagship
Triton
Solaria
and Columbia

[Osiramon]

Just wondering how everyone likes the new series.

Not sure that I like some of the character changes. I do like the sexy cylone, but only for a few minutes at a time:

[Osiramon]

Just saw that the Galactica series is starting today: January 14th. 2005.

Any reviews of this new version?

And Question: Without looking at his bio, what other major science fiction movie was the actor Playing Commander Adamo in?

I know since I just replayed it earlier this week at my house.