This is the story of a little girl to whom the Battlestar Galactica series represented more than a simple TV show: it represents the realization of the surrounding world of a child in whose life has never been required fighting for anything; it represents the awakening of the will. Still not knowing a word of the English language, she heard constantly everywhere from colleagues to friends and relatives, talking about that wonderful science-fiction series in space. Even before laying her eyes on it, the names Apollo and Starbuck were already part of her daily dictionary. Her curiosity over the show grew with the growing compliments she heard coming from all around. Yes, she had a television set; that was not the problem.

It was even color TV, which was still rare in her family! The issue was that Battlestar Galactica was broadcasted after the News and despite being on Saturday nights, the "children" had to go to bed early anyway.. This was the first personal fight she had to endure in her life, at least that she remembers; everything had been so perfect until then.. She was quite certain there was nothing wrong with the show.. Everybody watch it! It couldn't hurt a child's eyes to watch a million blasts in the sky! The fight was in vain for a while. No matter how hard she tried or fought she wasn't "entitled" to even take a peep. One day she went to spend the weekend on the countryside on her godfather's house. Dinner was late and her cousin usually watched Galactica. He was younger than her and never missed an episode. She was so happy! She couldn't believe her luck! She just stood still until the show started, fearing that something or someone would interfere in that magical moment.

For the first time, after she doesn't know how many episodes, she was going to watch the show of the moment, literally everywhere! She can't describe the joy of a little girl watching the vipers flying in deep space, the most famous captain Apollo and lieutenant Starbuck walking around together inside that huge space ship, Apollo with his down to earth attitude making us feel touched by the unhappiness that is living in a war situation, loosing loved ones constantly (too many, wasn't it?) and Starbuck on the opposite, with his comedy vain to cheer us up and make us forget the pain of the situation; the painful saga from those errant group of fugitives trying to find a new home. The interaction between the handsome sad captain who deserved better luck with women (let's hope his luck changes this time and marries a good woman who will live!) and the heart breaking lieutenant with that "cool" attitude that is considered today as politically incorrect cigar, always hanging from his smiling mouth, had no match. She'll never forget those images.

All she knows is, from then on, she did every effort to be in some relative's house every Saturday night in order to watch Galactica and her new heroes. It was compulsory! And there she was, "peeping" whenever possible the series that made her love science fiction forever, on its most pure context. Meanwhile, the show was over on state TV, the only channel they had back then. Everybody was sad and the run for magazines with news and pictures was tremendous. Kids days watching cartoons were over. Fans knew there were new episodes but they hadn't been purchased yet. Her addiction had been so great that for over a year, she woke up every Saturday morning to open the local newspaper where the TV programs for that day were displayed. All she wanted was Battlestar Galactica to be back. One day it finally happened. It was November 1983 and she already had good grades in English. She felt she was ready to better understand the complex world of a foreign show. She wanted to read the name of actors, directors, writers... To know everybody, like she still does today.

Once again, the big problem was the time. Broadcasted after the News, the "children" weren't able to watch what they imagined to be the big "coming back." Not that her brother cared much about it, but he's younger and it was very influenced by his older sister. Suddenly, joy became sadness. The "little girl" was older and less understood the reasons for attitudes that were unreasonable to her. The show was broadcasted again around 10 pm and didn't have all that free violence like other shows had. She went to bed heart broken while listening to the music from Galactica on TV. On the following day it was even worst.. Her mother told her that the "sillies" (meaning Apollo and Starbuck) were no longer in the show. She considered it a poor maneuver on her mother's side. She thought her mother was making fun of her and took no notice on her words. Battlestar Galactica without Apollo and Starbuck?? What about the others?? No way! It couldn't possibly be true! The truth was revealed on the following Saturday. She was able to watch the new show with her own two eyes. She saw for herself that the dreadful truth was there: nearly nobody that mattered was in it! She didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she watched Galactica 1980.

Although the series had its place and fun, timing was real bad.. The images from earlier episodes were still too fresh in the memories of that generation. Kids and teenagers felt the treason of someone they didn't know. The "little girl" felt it as twice: her heroes were gone... As well as her father. Yes, she was finally watching Battlestar Galactica for the first time on her own living room, on the family's colored TV set, because there had been a very painful death and her mother didn't care about what the "children" were doing at that "late" hour..

Today, the young woman outside the "little girl's" heart feels like she lost the fight unfairly. That's why the revival of the original series is so important to her. Now, she can freely make up her mind if the show is truly worth while or not. Just dare to give it back to her!