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To Whom It May Concern: 

I am a fan of Battlestar Galactica and I want to see it return with the ORIGINAL CAST & THEMES. Battlestar Galactica originally aired from 1978-1980. Since then there has been an effort to try to revive the show in it's original form. Richard Hatch "Captain Apollo" has been working for the past few years to have a new Battlestar Galactica television series or movie project put into production. His vision is to ignore the events in Galactica 1980 and continue the original story line 20 years later with the original cast, some new faces, and even deadlier Cylons. He has raised over 60 million dollars in commitments and has reunited the original cast to reprise their roles in the project. Mr. Hatch has already produced a trailer for his proposed Battlestar Galactica project and the reaction so far has been fantastic.  

Recently there has been an renewed interest in the Science Fiction genre, due in part by the release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Due to the timing of this renewed interest, Battlestar Galactica could be the next big Sci-Fi franchise, filling the void left by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the three-year wait for the next Star Wars Episode. In the past few years a lot has happened to indicate people are interested, more than ever before, in Battlestar Galactica and related merchandise. Since 1996 many new products have been released related to Battlestar Galactica, MCA has re-released most of the original episodes on home video and the original movie on DVD, a line of action figures and toys by Trendmasters, a comic book series by Realm Press, and a trading card set by Dart Flipcards, among many others. It seems that between 1996-1999  there has been an increasingly renewed interest in the show since it originally aired in 1978. Battlestar Galactica celebrated its twenty year anniversary in September 1998. Additionally, original cast members have made numerous appearances this year, celebrating the show. 

Currently the only thing hindering the project is Universal Studio's indecision in giving Richard the Theatrical rights to produce a movie, and StudiosUSA's indecision in giving him the Television rights to produce a possible TV movie or series. Please consider Mr. Hatch's project and support his efforts to produce a new Battlestar Galactica. He envisions a movie or a syndicated series based on the original Battlestar Galactica, and with the shows original premise intact, fans will be eager with anticipation. Millions of fans, around the world, want to see Battlestar Galactica return with the ORIGINAL CAST & THEMES. This is exactly what Mr. Hatch intends to do, and his project is the only one acceptable to fans. Please listen to the fans that want to see this classic Sci-Fi show return, and support Richard Hatch in his efforts to do so.

Thank You

For more information on the Battlestar Galactica Revival effort please go to…

Richard Hatch's Site:
http://www.richardhatch.com

BattlestarGalactica.com:
http://www.battlestargalactica.com

BattlestarPegasus.com:
http://www.battlestarpegasus.com

Battlestar Galactica Resurrection:
http://bgresurrection.homepage.com

Battlestar Callisto Revival Information:
http://www.dls.net/~rick/callisto

The Battlestar Galactica Fan Club:
http://www.battlestarfanclub.com