Instead, Dykstra jumped ship and left 20th Century-Fox to join Universal, where Battlestar Galactica was getting ready to take off. Quick to spot a trend, Universal producer Glen Larsen whisked Dykstra away from under George Lucas' nose shortly after the completion of his smash-hit film. Dykstra, a good-natured, giant of a man admits that Galactica is cashing in on the success of Star Wars. It's the nature of the business. When a police show is a hit, there are more police shows.
Science fiction is a very successful genre right now.
Some critics believe Dykstra's screen illusions of cosmic explosions, nuclear missile bombings, and laser-blast killings are just another way to exploit violence. Pressured by parents' groups and religious organizations, television execs have lately moved away from graphic depictions of people hurting each other. But the gore is not explicit. In action adventure you've got to kill bad guys and even some good ones. The Cylons, for instance, are totally evil.