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Star Blazers and Battlestar Galactica

some weird table bug makes the table appear with a ton of blank space in front of it

what's with the Gamilons being human-appearing and fat in the first few episodes, and then becoming blue and skinny?

In case you don't want to scroll down, these are the uncanny similarities between Star Blazers ("Space Battleship Yamato") and Battlestar Galactica (both versions, for the most part, but particularly the reimagining). Both SB and the original BSG were from 1978.

* home planet attacked with radiation bombs
* last remaining battleship seeking a distant planet
* last remaining battleship is only hope for humanity
* captain of the ship has lost a son who was also in the military
* main male fighter pilot lost a brother who was also a pilot in the fleet
* leader is dying and may not make it all the way
* enemies have oddly organic shaped ships and technology
* enemy carrier ship has multiple arms out of which attack fighters emerge in waves
* battleship uses a "wall" of nearby explosions to stop incoming missiles
* enemy leader insufferably smug, cruel and likes the ladies

Star Blazers	Battlestar Galactica
home planet attacked with radiation bombs	home planet attacked with radiation bombs
last remaining battleship seeking a distant planet	last remaining battleship seeking a distant planet
last remaining battleship is only hope for humanity	last remaining battleship is only hope for humanity
captain of the ship has lost a son who was also in the military	captain of the ship has lost a son who was also in the military
main male fighter pilot lost a brother who was also a pilot in the fleet	main male fighter pilot lost a brother who was also a pilot in the fleet
leader is dying and may not make it all the way	leader is dying and may not make it all the way
enemies have oddly organic shaped ships and technology	enemies have oddly organic shaped ships and technology
enemy carrier ship has multiple arms out of which attack fighters emerge in waves	enemy carrier ship has multiple arms out of which attack fighters emerge in waves
battleship uses a "wall" of nearby explosions to stop incoming missiles	battleship uses a "wall" of nearby explosions to stop incoming missiles
enemy leader insufferably smug, cruel and likes the ladies (Leader Desslock)	enemy leader insufferably smug, cruel and likes the ladies (Cavil)

Also (ROT13 spoilers)

Star Blazers: Qrerx Jvyqfgne'f oebgure Nyrk vf gubhtug gb unir qvrq va gur penfu bs uvf fuvc, ohg ur gheaf bhg gb or nyvir
Battlestar Galactica: Mnx Nqnzn vf n Plyba naq vf erfheerpgrq (va zl nygreangr havirefr)

Labels: battlestar galactica, star blazers

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