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===[[wikipedia:Silent Running|''Silent Running'']]===
===[[wikipedia:Silent Running|Silent Running]]===
*Shots of the ''Valley Forge'', the domed greenhouse ship from this movie, were used to show '[[Agro Ship|agricultural ships]]' in "''Battlestar Galactica''."
*Shots of the ''Valley Forge'', the domed greenhouse ship from this movie, were used to show '[[Agro Ship|agricultural ships]]' in "Battlestar Galactica."
*Reuse of interior shots of the geodesic domes from the film, including a fleeting appearance of [[W:Bruce Dern|Bruce Dern]] as Freeman Lowell and the depiction of [[W:Saturn (planet)|Saturn]] as seen through the windowed dome, are used to depict the interior of the ships for the episode "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]."
*During the lawsuit between Lucasfilm and Universal Pictures over ''Battlestar Galactica'', Universal referenced ''Silent Running'' when alleging Lucasfilm's theft of ideas from that film and the 1930s ''Buck Rogers'' serials in a counter-suit.
:[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/trivia IMDB Trivia page]
:[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/trivia IMDB Trivia page]


===[[wikipedia:Star Wars|''Star Wars'']]===
===[[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]===
[[File:SOSW - Caprica City Lights with Secret Message.png|thumb|right|The hidden message in the lights of Caprica {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.]]
[[Image:CapricaMessage.jpg|thumb|right|The hidden message in the lights of Caprica ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]]
*Many people noted the apparent similarities, aesthetic and plot-wise, between ''Star Wars'' and ''Battlestar Galactica''. George Lucas even (unsuccessfully) sued the makers of "Battlestar Galactica," citing forty-four specific counts of plagiarism.
*Many people noted the apparent similarities, aesthetic and plot-wise, between ''Star Wars'' and "Battlestar Galactica. George Lucas even (unsuccessfully) sued the makers of "Battlestar Galactica," citing forty-four specific counts of plagiarism.
* In reply to these allegations, the Apogee special effects team "wrote" the words "Fuck Off" by using the lights of the Caprican city.  This can be seen as the [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raiders]] approach in the attack sequence on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]].
* In reply to these allegations, the Apogee special effects team "wrote" the words "Fuck Off" by using the lights of the Caprican city.  This can be seen as the [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raiders]] approach in the attack sequence on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]].
:[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/combined IMDB External Link]
:[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/combined IMDB External Link]


===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|''Star Trek: The Next Generation'']]===
===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]===
*For [[Richard Hatch]]'s proposed movie sequel to "Battlestar Galactica" ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]), many similarities were drawn between the new Cylons, and the Borg from "Star Trek: TNG."
*For [[Richard Hatch]]'s proposed movie sequel to "Battlestar Galactica" ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]), many similarities were drawn between the new Cylons, and the Borg from "Star Trek: TNG."
:[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/combined IMDB External Link]
:[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/combined IMDB External Link]
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