Plot
The Battlestar Galactica (fictional spacecraft), Battlestar ''Galactica'' encounters the ''Pegasus'', a battlestar previously assumed to have been destroyed, which is under the command of Commander Cain. The two battlestars fight the Cylons.Production and broadcast
"The Living Legend" was directed by Vince Edwards and written by series creator Glen A. Larson, from a story by Larson and Ken Pettus. The episodes introduced the character of Commander Cain (Lloyd Bridges) and the Battlestar ''Pegasus'', both of which were revived in Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), remake series episode "''Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica), Pegasus''" in 2005. They also introduced the recurring characters of Lieutenant Sheba (Anne Lockhart (actress), Anne Lockhart) and Bojay (Battlestar Galactica), Bojay (Jack Stauffer), and included the final appearance of the recurring character of the Cylons, Cylon Imperious Leader. Nigel Andrews said the narrative concerning ''Galactica'' shortage of fuel, and the Cylons' possession of an abundance of it, was influenced by the 1970s energy crisis that was happening at the time. Part one aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC on November 26, 1978, and part two aired on December 3, 1978.Reception
John Kenneth Muir praised "The Living Legend", and Krystal Sim called the episodes "memorable".Novelization
The novelization ''Battlestar Galactica 6: The Living Legend'' was written by Glen A. Larson and Nicholas Yermakov, and was published by Berkeley Books in New York in 1982.''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack''
The episodes were later edited and released theatrically in 1979 under the title ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack'', which also included material from the episode "Fire in Space". The reviews of this film were described as "not so good". This film has been described as "glossy", "flimsily constructed" and a "cosmic yawn". Wishart said the film was liable to "fuel the imagination". The film was broadcast in Germany under the title ''Mission Galactica: Angriff der Zyclonen'' or ''Mission Galactica: Angriff der Zyklonen'' and shown in sensurround in cinemas there under the title ''Mission Galactica: Angriff der Zylonen''. It was shown in France under the title ''Galactica: Les Cylons Attaquent''. ''Mission Galactica'' was released on VHS, Betamax and LaserDisc. The book ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack'' was published by Annual publication#United Kingdom, Grandreams in London in 1980.References
External links
* * "BattlestarWiki:The Living Legend, Part I, The Living Legend (Part 1)" at the ''Battlestar'' Wiki * "BattlestarWiki:The Living Legend, Part II, The Living Legend (Part 2)" at the ''Battlestar'' Wiki {{DEFAULTSORT:Living Legend, The 1978 American television episodes Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) episodes