OK man,"Battlestar Galactica" as I remeber it.
The original movie opened up on a people that were at war with a race of thinking "robotics" whose sole reason seemed to be "kill everything non robot".I think there was supposed to be a US vs USSR anology there.
Anyway,the movie opened up with a peace treaty about to be signed,people were celebrating,dancing in the streets,you know,mardi gras broke out.
But the ambassodor that set up the meet had a different agenda,and not a good one.So all the "battlestars" (kinda spce going aircraft carriers,self contained launch platforms with living facilities,mini villiage) were gathered for the signing of the treaty.
IT'S A TRAP,****
All the battlestars get wiped out but one,the Galactica,and that leaves "the colonies" (sort of a united states of planets) wide open with no defenses.The 'bad guys" roll in and totally destroy the entire population of all the planets making up the colonies.
The Galactica rolls in to witness the end of thier race,they are the sole survivors.
BUT WAIT ! There is a story of a "lost colony",third planet of a solar system with nine planets in xxxxx sector,yadda,yadda,yadda,
So the remnants of an entire civilization set out to find a new home and hopefully this new home has a technological level to aid in the war against the ___________ (CAN"T REMEMBER THE DAMN NAME OF THE BAD GUYS DAMMIT<ANYONE ?)
The actual series becomes the weekly episode of searching for earth and doing battle with the nemisis.
Closing credits would show this big ass battlestar and a ****load of the future Winnebagos and personal starships nearby,following the protector to.........................
Actually a pretty cool show at the time when put up against the likes of lost in space and doctor smith as the bad guy
WHEW.whaddooya think of THAT synopses !