Debuting in 1978, Battlestar Galactica lasted only one season but returned to television in 1980 as a sequel series called Galactica 1980. In 2003, a reboot of Battlestar Galactica was launched. This version of the show lasted until 2009.
Battlestar Galactica has an interesting history. When the show first aired, Russians complained that it negatively portrayed US and Soviet relations, barely disguised as negotiations between the colonists and the Cylons. Lucasfilm and Fox sued the creators of the original show because they said it took much of its aesthetic from the movie Star Wars. However, Lucasfilm and Fox ultimately lost in court.
Because of the high production costs of the original Battlestar Galactica, the creators of the show tried to save money wherever they could. The props master made the expression “cutting corners” literal by clipping off the corners of paper, notepads, and books that would appear onscreen to give them a futuristic look.