38K views · 3.9K reactions | BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 1980 is a textbook example of how to ruin a franchise. After the groundbreaking original season, which apparently cost $14 million to make, Universal cut the budget, and set the show on Earth, to make it more "relatable" then fired everyone in the cast except for Adama and Tigh. But they replaced them with Cousin Oliver from The Brady Bunch! | Sci-Fi World | Facebook