Battlestar Galactica: Three Cheesy Things About the Old Series

First of all, the original Battlestar Galactica was a great show, particularly when you were watching it while growing up. However, it definitely had its cheesy moments...

1. Boltar

John Callicos, the actor who played Boltar in the original Battlestar Galactica was definitely a good actor, but there were some rather humorous elements about his character. For one, in the first episode after he gets his Cylon Base Star, he is perched in his chair - which was supposed to look intimidating, but looks very cheesy, when you look at his beer gut saying "hello" to everyone watching the show. Now, as a kid, he was quite intimidating on his perch, but you tend to see things a little differently when you grow up...

A really comical scene involving Boltar occurs during the episode in which the Pegasus and the Galactica find each other. Boltar is flying with two Cylons, he looks extremely silly in his Cylon helmet, which doesn't appear to be completely symmetrical, and looks like it was made out of plastic.

2. The Cylons

First of all, why in the world did it take three Cylons to fly their ships? And if it took three Cylons to fly their ships, why were they such terrible shots?

The Cylons, for the most part, seemed like a pretty clumsy bunch of robots. They were pretty good at getting themselves blown out of the sky by the Vipers, and they didn't seem to fare much better in regular combat. The most intimidating display of a Cylon who could hold his own was "red eye", but that was only because he was going up against men who had old western style guns to fight him with.

Now, the Cylon costumes were hard to see in and all, so the actors who portrayed them deserve credit, but the most hilarious display of all occurs in the episode with the ice planet and the big guns, where a Cylon actually uses a pole to walk down a flight of stairs. Talk about a clumsy robot!

3. Boxie

As a kid growing up, Boxie was always "cool" to see because he was someone you could relate to. However, when you get older, watching Boxie really makes you kind of roll your eyes. It seemed like every time Boxie and Commander Adama were on stage together, it was like a kid seeing Santa Clause. Seriously. Thankfully, the new Battlestar Galactica did away with his character - at least for all but about 5 minutes of an episode.

If you are looking for a great classic tv show to watch, Battlestar Galactica is highly recommened. However, be prepared to roll your eyes at least once an episode.