Those are the
And here's the man in command..
Alex Trebek!
Clean copy of the Battlestars theme song (1.60 MB, 2:00)
Battlestars vamp (820 KB, :52)
Broadcast History
Host: Alex Trebek
Announcer: Rod Roddy (1981-1982 version), Charlie Tuna (1983 version)
Airdates: October 26, 1981-April 23, 1982, NBC. April 4, 1983-July 1, 1983, NBC (The New Battlestars).
Studio: NBC Studio 3, Burbank
Packager: Merrill Heatter Productions
Main Game
A very similar game to Hollywood Squares (Some have even called it
"Hollywood Triangles"). The game was played with two contestants and
six celebrities. Each
celebrity was in a triangle with three numbers
attached to it (10 numbers total on the board). The challenger
starts with a randomizer flashed around the board and the contestant
stopped the board by hitting a button in front of him/her. Whatever
number it lands on decides which celebrity plays the question. If a
number is attached to two triangles, the contestant decides which
celebrity gets it (unless it means a capture, in that case the one to
be captured must take
the question). Then a question is read and the
celebrity is shown two answers on a monitor in front of them. They
then pick the one they think is right and the contestant must decide
whether they are really right or wrong. If the contestant is right,
they keep control and stop the randomizer again. To "capture" a
Battlestar, all three parts of the triangle must be ligt up (A number
is lighted whether the contestant decides right or
not, unless it
means a capture). When a Battlestar is about to be captured and the
contestant decides wrong, control passes to their opponent. However,
the same celebrity is asked questions until they are captured. When a
Battlestar is captured, the back round of the triangle lights up in
the contestants color (Challenger is red, champion is blue).The 
first
player to capture three Battlestars wins the game and advances the
bonus round.
1981 Bonus Round
"The Battlestars Two" round as Alex called it. A famous face was
hidden behind 16 numbered squares. Alex Trebek then showed the
contestant 16 unmarked cards. The contestant picked 3
cards and Alex
placed them in a scanner type machine in his podium. When the card is
placed in the podium, a square 
comes off of the puzzle. If the
contestant can solve the puzzle after picking the three cards, they
win $5000. If they cannot identify the face, they take another card
from Alex and it's placed in the scanner, and another
square comes
off. This time, the value drops to $3000 and the contestant may call
on a celebrity to help if needed (celebrity's raise their hands to
help). If it still cannot be solved, another card is ran through and
the
value drops to $2000. If still not solved, the value drops to
$1000.
The New Battlestars
Main game played the same except for these small rule changes:
-The two answers were revealed to both the celebrity and the audience (Meaning you could hear a reaction).
-Numbers were now put out instead of lighted up.
-After the contestant put out one light, they kept control and picked the numbers to go to next (instead of the randomizer going again). Probably the reason why numbers were put out instead of lighted.
1983 Bonus Round
In
the "Battlestars Bonanza" the the three captured
Battlestars played and one at a time, a question was asked to each
(If more than three had been captured, the contestant picked the
three to play). The
question was asked with three possibilities
(everyone, including the player, were shown the choices). The
celebrity then gave their choice and the contestant agreed or
disagreed. If the answer the celebrity gave was wrong and the
contestant correctly disagreed, the contestant then must say what the correct
answer is. 
The first question is worth $500, the second another $500
(For a total of $1000), and finally a third was worth $5000 and a
prize
package.
Facts
-Alex Trebek of course can still be seen today on the hit show "Jeopardy!"
-Jimmy (JM/Jim) J. Bullock was a frequent panelist on Battlestars. JM would go on to be a regular on the 1986 revival of Hollywood Squares. A unknown comedian also appeared on Battlestars in 1983....Jerry Seinfeld.
-The announcer of the first Battlestars series, Rod Roddy, could be heard telling people to "C'mon Down!" on The Price is Right from 1986-2003. Roddy passed away in November 2003 from colon and breast cancer.