Product Details

• Actors: Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Herbert Jefferson Jr., John Colicos
• Writers: Glen A. Larson
• Producers: Michael Sloan
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: March 1, 1992
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300184501
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,776 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, August 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Battlestar Galactica: Man With Nine Lives [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of the better episodes of Galactica. They useFred Astaire in a roll that is basically Starbuck as an old man. It'slight-hearted for the main part and one of the 6 or 7 episodes that holds up so many years later.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better ones, August 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Battlestar Galactica: Man With Nine Lives [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I think this one lived up to its potential. I hated this one as a kid; like it as an adult. Funny how your opinions and perceptions change from 13 to 33.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the few episodes with fleshed out characters, September 21, 2001

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Battlestar Galactica: Man With Nine Lives [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of the best episodes of the series, not because of the science fiction aspects, but because it is one of the few where the characters are fleshed out. Fred Astaire guest stars as an old scoundrel with many of the mannerisms of Starbuck and after testing, it turns out that he is in fact his father. It is great to see the elder Astaire in a character role, where he relies on dialog rather than body movements. Of all the episodes of BG, this one probably has the best dialog and Astaire is definitely one of the most interesting, entertaining characters that appeared in the series.
Unlike many of the other episodes, the plot is not a complete clone of a story that is already overdone. It has traces of originality and introduces a gambling ship, which helps to alleviate the overbearing goodness found in other episodes. I was a young adult when the series aired and loved all episodes, even the clunkers. This was one of my favorites back then and it still ranks very high, even though I have a basic attraction to stories with a great deal of space-like special effects.