Building a Better Battlestar

Yep it's time for Galacticon 2003, announcing the fans' 25th anniversary salute to the stars, producers, writers and crew of the original Battlestar Galactica TV series.

By their command, the imperious leaders of Galacticon have just announced the 25th anniversary salute to the stars, producers, writers and crew of the original Battlestar Galactica television series.

This fan-based event will celebrate the 25th anniversary (that is to say 1978-2003) of the original Battlestar Galactica television series.

The convention will bring together original television show participants and fans together for a weekend of activities, discussions and commemorations, with a few surprises promised for sneaking in too.

The con is scheduled for October 24th-26th, 2003 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Apparently nicknamed the 'Hotel of the Stars' (hopefully not for a rickety roof for the penthouse room), the Sheraton Universal is situated on the back-lot of Universal Studios - located a couple of minutes away from the main tourist strip of the Universal Citywalk, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and downtown LA. Rooms are normally available for booking at better prices through the Galacticon web site.

The core focus of the event is the original Battlestar TV show.

Looking at the repeats in the age of CGI it may seem a little cheesy, but hell, were we ever hooked during the late '70s. In those days Galactica garnered some of the highest Nielsen ratings in U.S. television history - a whopping 44.6 share on September 17th, 1978 for its three-hour pilot episode.

And of course, it retains a worldwide fan base which still debate episode details to this day.

The event is billed as the largest gathering of Galactica actors, producers, directors, crew and fans in one locale.

If you fancy a bit of reminiscing about whether you fancied Apollo or Starbuck (well, the girls anyway), and the chance to wipe the dust off that mail-order leather Viper pilot jacket you bought off the back of Starlog magazine in 1980, you can surf on over to www.galacticonevents.com for a membership ... available now.

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