P. J. O'Rourke
P. J. O'Rourke

The 18,000 NASA employees are full of galactic talents and abilities and are ready to accomplish whatever they're directed to do.

Pedro Pascal
Pedro Pascal

I have so many favourite science fiction films. I would say 'Alien' and 'Aliens' are two of my favourite sci-fi films. Also 'Children of Men' would be one of my favourite science fiction films. I love the original 'Solaris' and the remake. And even though it wasn't a film, the series 'Battlestar Galactica' was one of my favourite TV shows.

Pedro Pascal
Pedro Pascal

I am such a 'True Detective' fan. I was anticipating it each Sunday as it came. I'm kind of a sci-fi fan. I was really hooked on the 'Battlestar Galactica' series. I think I owned every box set of 'Battlestar Galactica.' I also really love 'Bob's Burgers.'

Sam Heughan
Sam Heughan

I love sci-fi. Growing up, I was a big fan of the 'Alien' series, 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,' etcetera. Plus, anything apocalyptic - 'I Am Legend,' '1984,' 'Battlestar Galactica.'

Sam Heughan
Sam Heughan

I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.

Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak

A practical way to travel between the stars is a must-have for space opera, and a sine qua non for our frequently vaunted future as a galactic society.

Seth Shostak
Seth Shostak

Are two eyes, four appendages and an upright posture really essential for any creature that can ace the galactic SAT's? Maybe not. In fact, I'd venture that any aliens we ever detect or (less likely) encounter will look quite different than this self-referential stereotype.

Steve Erickson
Steve Erickson

Taking place in some Nordic-looking hinterland where all the seasons are out of whack, 'Game of Thrones' is the most aggressive example since 'Battlestar Galactica' of a genre that's perceived as adolescent aspiring to be fully adult.

Thom Filicia
Thom Filicia

I think the set looks great. It's kind of like Battlestar Galactica meets like the Italian furniture fair.

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

[first title cards]
Title card/crawl: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
Title card/crawl: It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star, an armored space station with enough

power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy...