Experiment in Terra is a 60-minute episode of the TV sci-fi series Battlestar Gallactica. Joining regulars
Lorne Greene,
Richard Hatch and
Dirk Benedict is guest villain John Calicos as the outer space "quisling" Baltar. In plotting his escape from Battlestar Galactica, Baltar also plans to free the imprisoned rebels of the planet Terra. You might get some fun guessing what planet Terra is really supposed to be and spotting how many plot elements are "borrowed" from
Star Wars. Experiment in Terra was first shown March 11, 1979. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide