"Star cruiser" Galaxy ": actors, roles, history of media franchise

"The star cruiser" Galaxy "is a famous American fantastic franchise. On events in the world, where the cruiser "Galaxy" flies, the plot of five television series and five feature films, as well as several books, numerous comics, desktop and computer games, is based.

Movies and TV series 1978-1979

For the first time on the television screen "Cruiser" was shown in 1978. Then the screen came a feature film directed by Richard Koll "The Star Cruiser" Galaxy ". The actors who played in this film: Richard Hutch, Lorne Green, Dirk Benedict, Rick Springfield and others. The film was so popular with the audience that, based on his motives, the same-name Glen Larson series was immediately created and launched.

The actors of the series "The Star Cruiser" Galaxy "are the same ones that were played in the film. The project consisted of only 24 series. After the release of the series on TV screens, the film studio that created the film "Star Wars" sued Universal, which filmed the "Cruiser". The claim was that the series allegedly used the ideas from the movie "Star Wars."

In 1979, the full-length picture "Cylon Attack" appeared on the screens, in which the same actors were involved.

The series "Galaxy 1980" and the film "Conquest of the Earth"

And the series, and feature films did not bring sufficient income to continue filming. The creators of the project decided to reduce the price. They intended to make it more profitable from a commercial point of view. As a result, in 1980, a new "Star Cruiser" Galaxy ". Actors who were filming in the first version of the series, most of them did not want to return to the project, so it was decided to replace them.

In the series "Galaxy 1980" the main roles were played by Kent McCord, Robin Douglas, Barry Van Dyke, James Patrick Stewart and Lorne Green. This version existed even less than the first version. It was filmed only 10 episodes of the series.

In 1981, the movie "The Conquest of the Earth" with the actors from the series "Galaxy 1980" in the lead roles was released.

After the release of the film "Conquest of the Earth", attempts were repeatedly made to revive the series about the stellar cruiser "Galaxy". The actors and directors of the project offered their own versions of the storyline. As a result, the new version of the series was released only in 2003.

Versions 2003 and 2004

In 2003, on the channel Sci Fi comes a two-part picture about the cruiser "Galaxy". The creators of the series are Ronald Moore, known for working on the "Star Trek" project, and David Eyck. For two days of broadcasting, a new version of the "cruiser" was watched by 8.4 million people. Its success made it possible in 2004 to launch a full-fledged continuation of the Galaktika Star Cruiser project. " Actors and roles in the series this time were distributed as follows: Edward Olmos played Commander William Adam, Mary McDonnell played the role of Laura Roslin, Jamie Bamber became in the series Captain Apollo, Cathy Sakhoff reincarnated as Lieutenant Caru Trace, Grace Park and Tricia Helfer played Cylon .

The series, launched in 2004, lasted four seasons. Critics in every possible way praised "Cruiser" in the press, called the best project of 2005. After the end of the second season, the series was awarded the Peabody Award.

In 2007, the creators of the series released a full-length picture "The Star Cruiser" Galaxy ": the blade", and in 2008 - the picture "The Star Cruiser" Galaxy ": the plan." In 2009, the screens were released last series of the series.

After its completion, "Cruiser" won the "Saturn" award as the best TV series created for cable TV. Edward Olmos received the title of the best television actor, and actress Mary McDonnell - the best actress of the year.

The series "Caprica"

The action series "Caprica", released in 2010, unfolds in the universe of the star cruiser "Galaxy" on one of the twelve planetary colonies. The film starred Eric Stolz in the role of Daniel Greystone, Paul Malcomson in the role of Amanda. Alessandra Torresani performed the role of Zoe, Esai Morales - Joseph Adam, and Sasha Royz - Sam.

Events unfold over 58 years before the start of the action in the main series. The ratings of the project were low. The series was closed after the first season.