Despite high initial ratings for the series the large budget began to cause problems for the series producers after losing its place as the highest rated show on Sunday nights in the U.S. a movie version of the series pilot was released in Canada and Japan.
Initially Larson wished to produce three two hour movies based on the search for Earth, but following the success of the three hour long pilot 17 one hour long episodes were commissioned. The success of science fiction movies, such as Star Wars in the 70s led to American television network ABC and Universal Studios backing the show for production in 1978. Larson attempted to gain financial backing for his story of interplanetary war from the 1960s onwards.
Since the original series was cancelled a spin off show has been produced and a series of remakes, books and video games. Battlestar Galactica tells the story of a group of humans escaping an army known as the Cylons as they try to find their human cousins on Earth. The science fiction series Battlestar Galactica ran for only a single season before being cancelled because of its large budget and falling ratings.
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