Battlestar Galactica

[azzeruk]

oh yeah, the what a sex-change??!!!!!!................................, lol, what next, a movie called "Mad Maxine: The Lipstick Warrior"

[azzeruk]

was Barry Van Dyke Boomer, i thought he was that stupid dillion in Gallactica 1980

[blurb23]

Originally Posted by azzeruk

was Barry Van Dyke Boomer, i thought he was that stupid dillion in Gallactica 1980

yeah, i think he was Boomer...

i wonder how the whole thing with Starbuck is going to work out... it was a guy at first, but now she's a girl? how's that gonna play out?

[Monster_user]

Originally Posted by Hohenzollern

As a kid, I was a HUGE fan of the old Battlestar Galactica back in the 70's or early 80's when Boomer was a cool, reserved black dude and Starbuck was slick, womanizing hotshot.

All in all ....I am very pleased with the new BSG and I will watch it just as avidly as I did the old BSG

Originally Posted by Monster_user

I do remember Dick Van Dyke's son, cast as Starbuck in the originals.

Hohenzollern, and I say that Barry Van Dyke was Starbuck. I don't remember who played "Boomer"

[Phoenix_22]

oh, your comparing it to Enterprise....well then it is better. Bg isn't that great but it's better then enterprise.

I thought you were comparing it to all of ST.

[Monster_user]

It is better than Enterprise, however you would be hard pressed to find a TOS/TNG fan who likes Galactica better.

DS9 fans might be a different story...

[Hohenzollern]

Monster_user,

Do not put words in my mouth. There was no one in the original cast named van Dyke.

Here is the original cast:

Captain Apollo...........Richard Hatch
Lt. Starbuck.............Dirk Benedict
Commander Adama...........Lorne Greene
Lt. Boomer..........Herb Jefferson Jr.
Athena....................Maren Jensen
Cassiopea...............Laurette Spang
Flight Sgt. Jolly..........Tony Swartz
Boxey....................Noah Hathaway
Col. Tigh.................Terry Carter
Baltar....................John Colicos
Flt. Corp. Rigel............Sarah Rush
Flt. Officer Omega.......David Greenan
Sheba....................Anne Lockhart
Dr. Wilker..............John Dullaghan
Brie..............Janet Louise Johnson
Bojay....................Jack Stauffer
Greenbean................Ed Begley Jr.
Imperious Leader...........Dick Durock
(His Voice).............Patrick Macnee
Lucifer (voice)........Jonathan Harris
Muffit the Daggit.......Evie the Chimp


And like I said ....the character shake up as far a gender is concerned is ok by me. I think it adds a great new twist on an old concept. I love what they are doing to BSG and I want to see more of it.

[Monster_user]

Originally Posted by Hohenzollern

Monster_user,

Do not put words in my mouth. There was no one in the original cast named van Dyke.

Sorry, I'm a little under the weather....

However I do remember seeing a bunch of old Galactica 1980 episodes, where a Van Dyke, played a Viper Pilot, I could've sworn it was Starbuck...

Barry Van Dyke... Lieutenant Dillon
^ That is a link. Incase it isn't all that obvious.

I was so sure, that Van Dyke, was Starbuck in Galactica 1980, then again, I don't know who Lt Dillon is, he is a Viper pilot, I know that. I'm sure he was a womanizer, as well, sooo close to the Starbuck character...

I probably read somewhere, that he was the "new" Starbuck type character, for Galactica 1980.

[Hohenzollern]

Makes sense. I think by 1980 Dirk Benedict has moved on to other roles. I know he was making the movie The Georgia Peaches in 1980 so perhaps he didn't have the time to comeback and reprise his role as Starbuck.

[azzeruk]

only good thing about new series of BSG, is that Chinky girl, god I'd "give her one"