ABBOT, Jon Battlestar Galactica Starburst August 1988 Retrospective by a writer with clearly mixed feelings and some telling criticisms (i.e. Women in the cast got a particularly raw deal. Amen, brother).
ADAMS, William J. Who Killed the Battlestar? Fantastic Films, June 1982. Very good article documenting how ABC deliberately killed BG. Must reading.
ADAMS, William Television vs. Science Fiction: Could it be War? Questar 10, December 1980 Earlier article covering the same territory but with less emphasis on BG.
ADAMS, William J. and Susan T. Eastman, Larry J. Horney, and Mark N. Popovich The Cancellation and Manipulation of Network Television Prime-Time Programs Journal of Communications Winter 1983. The scholarly study the above articles were based on.
ARONSON, Mark Star Wars vs. Battlestar Galactica Fantastic Films 6, April 1979. Typical ignorant anti-BG article.
ASHERMAN, Allan From Star Trek to Galactica Space Trek Special, 1978. Interesting, early article that compares and contrasts the differences and similarities between the two series. This is a magazine worth having, not only for two good early BG articles, but a very unusual color ad on the back cover for the Monogram model kits that shows what might be a pattern for the Monogram viper kit.
BLOCH-HANSEN, Peter John Colicos: The Quintessential Klingon Starlog 138, January 1989. Very good interview with Colicos, covers his appearance on ST but also covers BG fairly well.
BRENDER, Alan Lt. Boomer remembers Galactica Starlog 28, November 1979. Interview with Herb Jefferson Jr.
BRENDER, Alan The Battle of Galactica at Universal Studios Starlog 28, November 1979. A look at the Universal Studio tour BG attraction.
BURNS, James H. Battlestar Galactica Background Science Fantasy Film Classics #4, October 1978. Interesting interview with Glen Larson. SFFC 4 is a must for any BG collector; full of good articles and Ralph McQuarrie pre-production art.
BURNS, James John Dykstra Fantastic Films 3, August 1978. A good and early interview with John Dykstra.
CRAWLEY, Tony Interview with Glen Larson Starburst 25 & 26 Fairly interesting Larson interview, mostly about BG but also G80.
DELSON, James A Comprehensive Conversation with Ken Swenson Fantastic Films 6, February 1979. Interview with SFX team member Swenson, covering his work on BG and also CE3K. Good RMQ pre-production art.
DELSON, James Galactica and the art of John Dykstra Fantastic Films 5, December 1978. Absolutely the best Dykstra interview; includes RMQ art. Another must-have.
DELSON, James Battlestar Galactica: Two Views Fantastic Films 6, February 1979. Two interviews, an exceptionally interesting one with Glen Larson, a quickie with director Christian Nyby, who was working on Lost Patrol at the time.
DUANE, Diane Battlestar Galactica: Review SFFC 4, October 1978. Review of premiere script with interesting and perceptive comments, plus more RMQ artwork.
FONTANA, D.C. Battlestar Galactica: The Story SFFC 4, October 1978. Background and interview with Glen Larson.
FORD, James E. Battlestar Galactica and Mormon Theology Journal of Popular Literature. A Professor at BYU takes a close look at Mormon ideas in BG.
FREEMAN, Don I Laugh at Myself a Lot TV Guide April 14 1979. Interview with Maren Jensen.
GROSS, Edward The Other Side of the Conversation Starlog 137, December 1988. A remarkably frustrating interview with Richard Colla, who directed half of the BG premiere, it only touches on his feelings about the premiere and never discusses the whys and wherefors of his abrupt resignation.
GUEST, William and F.W. Evans An Interview with Dennis Muren SFFC 4, October 1978. A very interesting interview with Apogee SFX expert Muren.
HOUSTON, David The Galactica Bridge Set Starlog 21, April 1979. The design and construction of the bridge set.
HOUSTON, David Buck Rogers Becomes the Movie Starlog 21, April 1979. Interview with Leslie Stevens; some BG info.
HOUSTON, David Buck Rogers vs. Battlestar Galactica Starlog 27, October 1979. An article about Universal-Hartlands SFX.
HOUSTON, David Man of Light & Vision: Ralph McQuarrie Starlog 17, October 1978 Interview with RMQ, includes preproduction art from BG and what became ST-TMP.
HOUSTON, David Two Crazy Kind of Guys Starlog 18, October 1978. Interviews with Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict.
HOUSTON, David ABCs Multi-Million Dollar SF Gamble: Battlestar Galactica Future 6, November 1978. A preview of BG.
HOUSTON, David The Secrets of the Cylons Fangoria 5, 1979. Interesting look at how the Cylon costumes evolved, including preproduction artwork.
IRVING, Richard The Cost of Excess: Waste in Hollywood TV Guide, October 27-November 2 1984 Former Universal employee gripes about the way Glen Larson spends money.
LEWIS, Barbara Lorne Greene Starlog 22, May 1979 Good interview with Lorne Greene.
LEWIS, Barbara Noah Hathaway Starlog 22, May 1979. An interview with Hathaway that presumably makes him shudder today....
MEYERS, Richard Get Ready for Battlestar Galactica Starlog 15, August 1978. Early previewon the cover BG is referred to as Earth Star, one of the working titles.
MONTE, Tom and Meg Seaker Exploring the Universe with Hollywoods Starbuck: An Interview with Dirk Benedict East West Journal April 1981 Interesting Benedict interview.
NAHA, Ed Maren JensenAdamas Daughter Grows Up. Starlog 19, February 1979. Good interview with Maren Jensen.
OHALLAREN, Bill Behind the Scenes of Battlestar Galactica TV Guide, September 16-22, 1978 Good preview of the series.
PICKNARD, Terri Battlestar Galactica Girds Its Loins! Famous Monsters 149, November 1978. Enthusiastic, somewhat amateur preview, includes a brief review from a reader who saw the film in Canada in summer 1978 and includes this provocative comment about Muffit having a cute little habit which I found on the crude side, inevitably raising the question as to what that may have been!
SCHUTT, Geoffrey Anne Lockhart: From Battlestar Galactica to Knight Rider Media Sight, winter 1983. Interview with Lockhart and transcript of a convention Q&A session.
SEIGAL, Mark Science Fiction Characterization and TVs Battle for the Stars Science Fiction Studies Vol. 7, 1980. Another inaccurate anti-BG article by a Star Wars/Star Trek fanatic.
SIMAK, Steven The Life & Death of Battlestar Galactica Galactic Journal Winter 1988. The best professional BG coverage ever, well-researched, positive, and upbeat. Includes 1988 interviews with Larson, Hatch, Dykstra, Stu Phillips, and John Colicos, plus coverage of G80, changes to the premiere episode, and a closeup look at War of the Gods. Excellent, and very highly recommended.
SIMAK, Steven Battlestar Galactica: Seventeen Yahrns (sic) Later Sci-Fi Universe, June 1995. Another excellent article from Simak, with considerable material and new interviews with Terry McDonnell and Jim Carlson that did not appear in his earlier Galactic Journal piece. Very highly recommended.
STEINBRUNNER, Chris Bloody Visions Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine, February 1978. Mostly about Quincy, but probably the earliest reference to BG in print.
STIEN, Michael and Clyde Jones Spacecraft for Star Wars & Battlestar Galactica. Fantastic Films 6, April 1979. A look at the spacecraft, including photos and line drawings.
SWIRES, Steve Steed in Space Starlog 53, December 1981 Interview with Patrick Macnee; only touches briefly on BG but does contain Macnees comment that Michael Sloan wrote War of the Gods.
TORGERSON, Ellen Give Him Liberty or Give Him Wealth TV Guide, June 9 1979. Somewhat lightweight interview with Dirk Benedict
TORRES, Angelo and Dick DeBartolo Cattle Car Galaxica Mad 208, July 1979. Amusing and well-drawn BG spoof.
UNCREDITED Dykstraeffects Famous Monsters #151, March 1979. A short, moderately interesting article on the SFX.
UNCREDITED Galactica Pt. 1: The Engineers Mediascene 29, January-February 1978. Good article on Dykstra and the SFX. Another publication well worth having; some of the earliest and finest BG coverage I know of.
UNCREDITED Galactica Pt. 2: The Technicians Mediascene 29, January-February 1978. More about Dykstra and the SFX.
UNCREDITED Galactica Pt. 3: The Designers Mediascene 29, January-February 1978. Unique article about Joe (October Sky) Johnstons work on BG.
UNCREDITED Battlestar GalacticaYou Cant Quite Call it a Wrap Starlog 27, October 1979. Rumors about the future of BG.
UNCREDITED BG Episode Guide Starlog 27, October 1979. Worth having, but does contain inaccuracies that have been widely copied throughout BG fandom..
UNCREDITED The Visions of Mr. RMcQ Fantastic Films 5, December 1978. Two page spread of Ralph McQuarrie art.
UNCREDITED Special TV Update: Battlestar Galactica Starlog 17, October 1978. Two page photo spread and preview.
UNCREDITED Reserve Camera The Air Reservist April 1980. No article, but the best photo of the full-size viper mockup I know of.
UNCREDITED Battlestar Galactica Revisited Starlog 30, May 1982. Brief retrospective with nice photos.
UNCREDITED Over the Tube People, October 2, 1978. Typical People stuff, superficial but interesting. Nice cover photo is rare in showing the dress uniform boots in their correct color of dark brown.
UNCREDITED Various articles, Rona Barretts Hollywood Super Special Winter 1978. Gushy articles printed under unlikely pseudonyms, but worth having.
VAN HISE, James Battlestar Galactica SFTV #4, and March 1985. One of the more intelligent criticisms of BG; this is evidently the second article of a two-parter.
WATERS, Harry F. and Martin Kasindorf and Betsy Carter TV Blasts Off! Newsweek September 11, 1978. Preview of the 1978-79 TV season, with special emphasis on BG.
WEAVER, Tom Man of the Seas Starlog 182, September 1992. This is a useful interview with Lloyd Bridges if youre curious about his career, but contains only a tiny mention of his BG role as Commander Cain.
WOODIN, Michael A Preview of Earth Star Star Warp Vol 1 # 3, August 1978. A very early, interesting preview, illustrated with Ralph McQuarrie art, all, unfortunately, reproduced in black and white.
WOODIN, Mike A View From Aboard the Galactica Space Trek Special, 1978. An early, well-written and researched look at the premiere.
ZIMMERMAN, Howard Lastword Starlog 19, February 1979. Inane, inaccurate attack typifies Starlogs infamous anti-BG stance.
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