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Every weekday, your Sci-Fi 5 brings you five minutes of science fiction history. Our panel of hosts present the background stories and details about the creators and context around the stories you love. Brought to you by Roddenberry, the first name in science fiction.

Jun 23, 2021

Who would win in a battle between the Empire and the Cylons? The answer is pretty complicated when it comes to who had the idea for epic space battles and totalitarian armies first. On this day in 1978, 20th Century Fox sued MCA/Universal because "Battlestar Galactica" looked an awful lot like "Star Wars." Find out who emerged victorious on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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