TV show - "Battlestar Galactica - The Man with Nine Lives" (1979) **1/2

This episode kind of marks the turning point for the final stretch of Galactica - though you could also mark it with "War of the Gods". The Cyclons would until the end have little appearance, and the stories would deal more with inter-fleet stories. There would be a more up-beat feel, too, with Adama beginning the episode with a "it's looking promising that earth is near" feel. The story for his one revolves around a con man (Fred Astaire) who pretends to be Starbuck's father to escape from Borellian Nomen. The Borellian Nomen are a solid addition to the show, troublesome miserable types, like Yorkshiremen. Dirk Benedict is given a great chance here and he gives a particularly excellent performance in this show, being quite touching at times. Astaire is enjoyable reprising his old con man routine from It Takes a Thief and The Towering Inferno. A little slow in spots but a pretty good episode.