His biggest attempt to sway the rights-holders at Universal Studios came when he rounded up a chunk of money and some former co-stars to produce a prototype pilot called The Second Coming that was meant to serve as a launchpad for a brand new Battlestar Galactica series.
In 1978, Glen A. Larson created Battlestar Galactica for ABC, with Richard Hatch earning a Golden Globe nomination as Captain Apollo, starring alongside Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, John Colicos and more.
Hatch kept the mojo alive for BSG during the 1980s and 1990s, though, penning tie-in novels for the franchise.
And though he received much acclaim from fans when showing clips and trailers at conventions, Universal never bit.