Galactica 1980 was not Larson's fault.
It was "filling an order" ABC made with scheduling restrictions (relegated to a 7 PM family slot where they even had to provide specific educational content to please the FCC). ABC recognized the mistake they made cancelling the original series and wanted to bring something back they could do cheaply. Larson wasn't excited doing it under these circumstances, but if you are working with a network, you can't just walk away and say you won't do it. Larson tried to redeem it with the "Return of Starbuck" episode when he knew the show was going to be cancelled as a way to please fans and let them know he really did know what the real show was about, and would have continued it the right way if he had been given the chance by ABC. They were the ones who tied his hands though.
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