TV show - "Battlestar Galactica - The Long Patrol" (1978) **1/2

Solid episode where Starbuck test runs a new super fast viper and gets caught up in a primitive world. Again, the Galactica worry that they've lost someone, again the missing pilot's mates go looking for him, again Boxey worries that his dad won't come home (the second week in a row - after losing his mother before then). Enjoyers of non-intended pedophile humour will like the scene where Adama hugs Boxey and tells him about the days when Apollo used to hop into bed with him. OK, that aside this is a pretty good episode, helped by plenty of humour from Dirk Benedict as Starbuck - he tries to get off with both Athena and Cassiopea and even flirts with the flirty voice in his viper, CORA. The idea of a forgotten prison planet is a good one, one capable of sustaining a longer episode - didn't quite believe people would remain prisoners for generations, especially in unlocked gaols, but it works well enough and the humour helps.