 Richard Hatch (Apollo in the original series) was sent a script for "Galactica 1980", but he turned it down since he was not sure what his part in the series would be now that all the characters had changed.Some TV syndication packages for "Battlestar Galactica" incorporate the episodes of this series.Besides a re-edited version of the pilot, released in Canada, Europe, parts of Latin America, and, following the broadcast of the series, in the U.S., two other "Battlestar Galactica" feature films were released in cinemas.