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To Whom It May Concern: 

I enjoy Battlestar Galactica and I want to see the universe return with the ORIGINAL CAST & THEMES. Battlestar Galactica originally aired from 1978-1980.  Since its cancellation, efforts have been made to try to revive the show in its original form. Richard Hatch "Captain Apollo" has been working to put into production a new Battlestar Galactica television series or movie project. His vision is to ignore the events in Galactica 1980 and continue the original story line 20 years later with the original cast, new characters born in space, and more dangerous 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.  I viewed the trailer in July, and was fascinated, inspired and overwhelmed with the desire to promote Mr. Hatch’s project.

The Science Fiction genre has recently enjoyed renewed interest, due in part to the release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Timing is an important component of movie production, and Battlestar Galactica could exploit this new interest as the next big Sci-Fi franchise, filling the void left by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager’s upcoming demise, and the three-year production schedule for the next Star Wars Episode. In the past few years much has happened to indicate people are interested, more than ever before, in Battlestar Galactica and related merchandise. Since 1996, many new products related to Battlestar Galactica have been released.  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 has been produced by Trendmasters, a comic book series by Realm Press, and a trading card set by Dart Flipcards, to name a few products.  Between 1996-1999 interest has been renewed in the show, and continues to blossom. 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 obstacle to the project is Universal Studio's indecision to award Mr. Hatch the Theatrical rights to produce a movie, and StudiosUSA's indecision to provide 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, with the show's original premise intact.  Millions of fans around the world eagerly anticipate the return of Battlestar Galactica with the ORIGINAL CAST & THEMES. This is exactly what Mr. Hatch intends to do, and his project is the only one endorsed by the fan-base.  Please consider the opinion of one spokesperson, as a representative of the fans who would like to enjoy the continuing saga of Battlestar Galactica, and support Mr. Hatch in his efforts to bring the next epic story of the Galactica to life.

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