Airdate:
11/19/78
 |
| Audrey Landers - Ooh la la! |
Starbuck crash lands on another
earth-like planet called Atilla. (The Galactica crew is in for a letdown
when they finally get to earth – and discover they’ve already been there every
week!) Unfortunately, it’s controlled by a branch of Cylons and he is captured,
only to be freed by a race of primitive humans that look like the groundlings
at a Renaissance Fair. He is immediately charmed by one of them, a buxom blonde
named Miri, but her brother, Kyle, has ulterior motives in mind. He plans to
use Starbuck in a trade for his father, whom the Cylons have already kidnapped,
but Starbuck warns of the fultility of negotiating with the ruthless “tin cans”
– he’s right, of course, as the trade attempt ends in both sides faking out the
other with dummy hostages. Starbuck leads the rebellious humans on a raid on
the Cylon castle and their leader, Specrte, who must now report to Baltar of
his failure.
Ah, definitely a so-so outing by Lorne Greene and co., but
it sure as hell is abetted by the easy-on-the-eyes presence of Audrey Landers
as Miri – and lets just say her skimpy fur duds, though modest by today’s
standards, showcase her assets quite welcomely. The other “humans” are just a
bunch of squeaky-clean freedom fighters…
and I do have to say these stories are sounding awfully familiar – stray
colonists on Earth-like planet fighting against thievery and oppression (by
Cylons or some other alien race) are helped by one (or more) of the Galactica
crew. Hmmm.
Rating: **
No comments:
Post a Comment