In 1978, Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars entered a 5-year legal dispute that outlasted Universal's original Battlestar Galactica TV show. Two of the most influential science-fiction franchises of the 1970s went head-to-head in the courts, when George Lucas' Star Wars sued Battlestar Galactica in 1978, and here's how the court case ended. Battlestar Galactica, the novel, is a remembrance of great special effects bringing space operas to life. It’s value, for me, is in nostalgia for a TV series that became inspiring despite its storyline hokeyness. Today, in my maturity, I place more value on plot and storytelling techniques that bring characters and situations to life. doNfPb.