surprisingly, I did not know that bit of trivia about the daggit. Glen Larson, the exec producer, was a busy guy at the time as he also had Buck Rogers going. Both series took a hit when the strike came, and reformatted their second season with disastrous results.
I don't know what became of the film Richard shot back in the mid '90s, but Richard had some of the last footage of John Colicos, reprising the role of Baltar, back when he was trying to get a series relaunch. His take on the project didn't get picked up, but it did eventually result in the reboot series.