In anticipation of The SCI FI Channel's new four-hour BATTLESTAR GALACTICA miniseries (premiering December 2003), Universal Home Video will launch the landmark 1978 TV series on DVD, Oct. 21, 2003. The six-disc Complete Epic Series collection is priced at $119.98, while the subsequent feature is repriced at $19.98.
Additionally, fans can set their sights on a fleet of Cylon raiders in the upcoming BATTLESTAR GALACTICA videogame in stores in September for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment America and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. It just so happens that 2003 marks the 25th anniversary of the television premiere of this groundbreaking series.
The adventurous saga of humans amongst the stars, the remastered DVD set contains all 24 hour-long episodes of the original series. It's loaded with newly produced and never-before-seen bonus features, including an interview with series creator Glen A. Larson and series stars' Richard Hatch (Apollo), Terry Carter (Col. Tigh) and Anne Lockhart (Sheba). The feature, meanwhile, boasts award-winning special effects by John Dykstra (STAR WARS and SPIDER-MAN) and VFX by Richard Edlund (RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK).
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
