▁The ▁show ▁had ▁been ▁granted ▁two ▁time ▁sl ots ▁by ▁CBS , ▁for ▁its ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Saturday ▁m orn ings , ▁with ▁the ▁expectation ▁of ▁a ▁two - season ▁contract . ▁When ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁not ▁renew ed ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁season , ▁CBS ▁elected ▁to ▁r er un ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁time ▁slot , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁episodes ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁pre empt ed ▁by ▁Saturday ▁sport ing ▁events ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Chris ▁Columb us ▁later ▁remarked ▁that ▁CBS ▁had ▁been ▁amb ivalent ▁about ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁renew al , ▁and ▁had ▁written ▁one ▁script ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁season . ▁The ▁sole ▁un produ ced ▁episode ▁of ▁Gal axy ▁High ▁concerned ▁cli qu ish ▁divisions ▁in ▁Gal axy ▁High ▁which ▁start ▁with ▁pr anks ▁and ▁food ▁f ights , ▁but ▁soon ▁cul min ate ▁into ▁a ▁school ▁" c ivil ▁war ", ▁causing ▁Gal axy ▁High ' s ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁to ▁notice ▁this ▁and ▁threaten ▁to ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁Film ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Walker ▁option ed ▁the ▁film ▁rights ▁with ▁John ▁H . ▁Williams ▁of ▁V angu ard ▁Films , ▁and ▁re te amed ▁with ▁Chris ▁Columb us ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁big ▁screen ▁version ▁of ▁Gal axy ▁High ▁School . ▁After ▁various ▁development ▁de als ▁with ▁both ▁Dream Work s ▁and ▁Param ount