Editing References in the Re-imagined Series

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== [[Miniseries]] ==

=== References to [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the original Battlestar Galactica series]] ===
[[Image:Bsgmuseumlight4xn1.JPG|thumb|right|Galactica Museum ([[Miniseries]])]]
*The Cylon design the [[Armistice Officer]] is looking at in the beginning, and the [[Cylon Centurion]] in the ''Galactica'''s museum, are from the original show.
*A model of the original series' [[Cylon Basestar]] is also in the ''Galactica'''s museum.
*A mock-up, or possibly a servicable [[Colonial Shuttle (TOS)|original series shuttle]] is another craft seen in ''Galactica'''s museum. Another of these shuttles is used by the Officer when docking at Armistice Station.
*A full-scale mock-up of an original series [[Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raider]] is visible in the ''Galactica'' museum.  It is hanging from the ceiling for the flight pod.
*The [[Viper (TOS)|Original Series Viper]] appears in the museum as well.
*Finally, a [[Landram]] vehicle is seen in ''Galactica'''s museum.
*The theme played during the current affairs programme used to introduce Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] is that of the original series fanfare. The fanfare is again heard during the decommissioning Viper flyby.
*[[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] tells [[Number Six]] that "the last time anyone saw a Cylon ''[i.e., the original series]'', they looked like walking chrome toasters."
*Baltar tells Number Six that "treason gets the death penalty;" in the original series, a point was made of the death penalty being abolished, even for treason.
[[Image:Cylonsword Mini.jpg|thumb|right|Cylon Centurion sword on Commander Adama's desk]]
* A sword carried by the Centurions in the original series is one of the weapons in Commander Adama's collection. It is possible the sword could be a war trophy picked up by Adama when the Galactica is boarded by the Cylons at the end of the war ([[Valley of Darkness]] deleted scene).
*In the first encounter between the Colonial Vipers and the [[Cylon Raiders]], one of the pilots says that during the first war, Raiders looked like flying wings (the original series' Raider design).
*One of the ''Galactica'''s pilots who is killed by the Cylons is called [["Jolly" Anders|Jolly]], the name of a ''Galactica'' pilot from the original series.
*Roslin makes a point of calling [[Lee Adama|Lee]] "[[Captain Apollo]]," saying "it has a nice ring to it."
*At the end of the Miniseries, [[Sharon Valerii]] says "[[By your command|by your command]]," the standard response of the original series' Cylons to the [[Imperious Leader]].

=== Other References ===
[[Image:SerenityBSGMini.JPG|thumb|right|A ''[[wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''-class transport in the skies above Caprica City before the Cylon attack.]]
====References not specific to the Miniseries====
*[[Number Six]]'s name is a reference to the character of the same name from ''[[wikipedia:The Prisoner|The Prisoner]]''.
*Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] is based on [[imdb:nm0000018|Kirk Douglas]]'s alcoholic XO character in ''[[wikipedia:In Harm's Way|In Harm's Way]]'', whose wife cheats on him.
*''[[Colonial One]]'''s design was based on [[wikipedia:Air Force One|Air Force One]], and the [[Raptor]]'s design was based on the [[wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|Apache]] attack helicopter.
*The Gemenon liner's ID number is "1701;" in the [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] franchise, (which had many ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' episodes written by [[Ron D. Moore]]), several models of ''USS Enterprise''s have registry numbers beginning with "NCC-1701."
*The Vipers' tail numberings are in the formats "N7424C" or "NC7424" or "7424NC". The consistent usage of the letters "NC" may also be a reference to Star Trek (see 1701 above). However it should be noted, that according to old (pre-1950s) American aircraft registration standards, all tail numbers start with "N" and "C" stands for the category "standard"; the Star Trek usage itself is based on that.
*The gun used by Helo, Boomer, and other pilots is a homage to the guns used in the movie ''[[wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'' (which also starred [[Edward James Olmos]]).
[[Image:Enterprise in fleet.jpg|thumb|''Star Trek'''s ''USS Enterprise'' makes a cameo appearance in the final Fleet shot of Miniseries.]]

====References limited to the Miniseries==== 
*''Serenity'', the ship from the show ''[[wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', can be seen through the window above [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s head at the opening to the scene she learns of her cancer diagnosis. ''Firefly'' and ''Battlestar Galactica'' shared the same special-effects studio, [[Zoic]].
*[[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] burning the eye out of a picture of his wife is a reference to a similar scene in ''[[wikipedia:Apocalypse Now|Apocalypse Now]]'' by [[imdb:nm0000640|Martin Sheen]]'s character.
*Roslin's [[Case Orange|swearing-in as President]] was modeled to be identical to the famous [[wikipedia:Image:Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office, November 1963.jpg|photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in as U.S. President]] aboard Air Force One after [[wikipedia:John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]]'s assassination.
*The original [[MemoryAlpha:USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] makes a humorous cameo in the shot of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] immediately before the memorial service.

== [[Season One]] ==

===[[33]]===
*(Also seen elsewhere in the series)The format of the opening titles, a series of clips representing the story of the Cylon attack on the twelve colonies and the exodus of the fleet (all taken from the [[Miniseries]], followed by clips from the upcoming episode, is a homage to the ITC / Century 21 television series ''[[Wikipedia:Space 1999|Space 1999]]'', which [[Ronald D. Moore]] admits to having watched while growing up.
* (Also seen elsewhere in the series) The photograph pilots touch on entering / leaving the Ready Room is called [["Lest We Forget"]] and shows a Colonial soldier falling to his knees on witnessing the destruction of the capital of Arilon during the Cylon Attack. This is a direct homage to the pictures of NYFD personnel at Ground Zero on 9/11, while the title is drawn from the John Ford-directed film "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" starring John Wayne.
* The ''[[Rising Star (RDM)|Rising Star]]'' mentioned as the birthplace of the fleet's first baby is a reference to the luxury liner [[Rising Star (TOS)|''Rising Star'' from the original series]]

===[[Bastille Day]]===
*[[Tom Zarek]] is played by [[Richard Hatch]], famous for his role as [[Captain Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|original series]]
*The title is a reference to the event that began the French Revolution, when a crowd of around 1,000 stormed the [[Wikipedia:Bastille prison|Bastille prison]] in Paris. In this case, the prison is a prison ship, and the prisoners themselves take it over.
*The ''[[Astral Queen]]'''s design is identical to the [[TOS Prison Barge|Prison Barge]] from the original series.
*The "I'm a bus driver, not a warden," comment from the [[Wilkens|Astral Queen's captain]] is a reference to Dr. McCoy's quips from ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/combined Star Trek]''.
*The scene where [[Lee Adama]] holds his pistol to a kneeling [[Tom Zarek]] is a recreation of ''[[wikipedia:Dirty Harry|Dirty Harry]]'', according to [[David Eick]]'s comments in the DVD commentary. "That is the 'I know what you're thinking, punk' shot, down to the move, the lens, the distance of the camera away from the actor."

===[[Act of Contrition]]===
*[[Ron D. Moore]] states on the DVD commentary that the munition activation that kills several pilots was inspired by a similar event on the [[wikipedia:USS Forrestal (CVA-59)|USS Forrestal]] in 1967.
*Also according to the DVD commentary, the ejection sequence at the beginning of each chapter is an homage to ''[[wikipedia:The Right Stuff|The Right Stuff]]''.

===[[You Can't Go Home Again]]===
*This episode shares some similarity - although possibly unintentional - with the final ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "The Return of Starbuck," where Starbuck is stranded on a desert moon, and uses a crashed Cylon Raider to return to the ''[[Galactica]]''.
*The messy, organic feel of inside the [[Cylon Raider]] was inspired by the ''[[wikipedia:Alien (film series)|Alien]]'' series, according to [[David Eick]] during the DVD commentary.
*The "waggling" scene with [[Lee Adama|Apollo]]'s viper and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]]'s Cylon Raider is a nod to the original series; [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] had to "waggle" their own Cylon Raider in order to convey they were friendlies, after losing their transmitter in "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]".

===[[Litmus]]===
*The name of the episode refers to a [[Wikipedia:litmus test|litmus test]], used in chemistry to determine the presence of an acid. The term is also used in politics, where it it means determining a candidate's stance on one or more crucial issues.
*Number Six says, "Don't make me angry, Gaius. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." This is a possible reference to the famous catchphrase of Dr. Bruce Banner, just before turning into the [[wikipedia:The Hulk|Incredible Hulk]]: "You're making me angry, and you're not going to like me when I'm angry."

===[[Six Degrees of Separation]]===
*The name of the episode is a reference to the [[imdb:tt0108149|combined movie of the same name]], and share a similar concept - that everyone can be connected to others (in this case, Baltar, the dead scientist, and Shelly).

=== [[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]] ===
*The episode was initially going to be a riff on the movie ''[[w:Crimson Tide|Crimson Tide]]'', where both [[William Adama|Adama]] and [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] would begin to suspect one another of being a Cylon agent, ending up in a scene where they would be pointing weapons at one another.
*The episode's name comes from the Stereophonics' song "Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down".  Its also the name of a [[imdb:tt0101026|Spanish language movie]] staring Antonio Banderas.  The film, incidentally, was one of first NC-17-rated movies in America.

===[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]===
*The final episode of the Original Series is also called "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]" and in both episodes Adama launches the first offensive strike against Cylon bases. However, according to the ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion|Official Companion]]'' neither the title, nor the plot are deliberate references and the writers didn't become aware of the parallels until much later after the writing.
*After the battle, Starbuck yells out to Lee, "You magnificent bastard!" In the movie [[imdb:tt0066206|''Patton'']], during their first battle against each other, Patton says the same to Rommel.
*[[Ronald D. Moore]] says in his podcast that [[Lee Adama]]'s flight through the tunnel is an homage to ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars]]''.

===[[Colonial Day]]===
*The name of the news show, "[[The Colonial Gang]]", is a spoof of the CNN show "The Capital Gang." 
*The controversy surrounding whether [[Laura Roslin]] would shake [[Tom Zarek]]'s hand intentionally mirrored that at the signing of the [[wikipedia:Oslo Accords|Oslo Accords]] in 1993 about whether [[wikipedia:Yitzhak Rabin|Yitzhak Rabin]] would shake hands with [[wikipedia:Yasser Arafat|Yasser Arafat]].
*At the end, Roslin tells Zarek that he doesn't need to worry about her kissing him, to which he replied that it's a shame, as he shaved extra close in anticipation of getting "smacked" by her. This dialogue was taken verbatim from the movie ''Patton'', with Roslin as Montgomery and Zarek as Patton.

===[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|Kobol's Last Gleaming]]===
*In both this episode and the original series "The Hand of God", the Colonials track Cylon Raiders using IFF transponders.
*Both "Kobol's Last Gleaming" and the original series "The Lost Planet of the Gods" are two-part episodes where the ''Galactica'' finds Kobol.

== [[Season Two]] ==

===[[Valley of Darkness]]===
*The title is a reference to [http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2023:4;&version=9; Psalms 23:4].
*[[Cally]] says, "I have a really bad feeling about this." This line (or variants) is a cult phrase amongst ''Star Wars'' fans. It is said in every ''Star Wars'' movie, and many of the ''Star Wars'' games and books.
*RDM stated, in a podcast other than the one for this episode, that the small cassette tapes that Kara keeps in her Delphi apartment were a subtle homage to similar devices from the film version of ''[[w:A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]''.

===[[Fragged]]===
*The term "fragged" comes from the Vietnam War, when it was used by American soldiers to describe deliberately killing superior officers in the field, who endangered their unit by their incompetence or recklessness. This was usually done by tossing a fragmentation grenade (hence, fragged) into the room or area where the superior was located, but with time the term has been applied to all murders of superiors, regardless of the weapon used.

*When Colonel Tigh asks of Adama's condition as Dr. [[Cottle]] begins surgery to save the Commander's life, he tells the XO, "How should I know? I'm not a psychic. Now get the hell out of here." This is an indirect nod to the character of "Dr. McCoy" from the original ''Star Trek'' series.

===[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]===
*[[Cally]]'s assassination of Boomer resembles Jack Ruby's assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald (the assassin of JFK).
*The shooting of unarmed civilians by the Marines on the ''[[Gideon]]'', resulting in four deaths, was a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings Kent State Shootings] from the Vietnam War era.

===[[The Farm]]===
*The character of [[Sue-Shaun]] is named after [[Richard Hatch]]'s production company, ''Su-Shann Productions''.

===[[Flight of the Phoenix]]===
*The name of the episode, and the theme of attempting to make a plane from scratch, comes from the book and two movies of the same name.

===[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]===
*The character [[Helena Cain]] and the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' are loosely based on the [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] and ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' from the [[TOS|original series]] episode "[[The Living Legend, Part I (TOS)|The Living Legend]]".

===[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]===
*Adama's code word for the assassination order is "downfall". That's both a reference to the Allied plan for a ground invasion of Japan in WWII as well as to the movie [[w:Downfall (film)|''Downfall'']] about the last days in Hitler's bunker.
*Cain's words "Terminate Adama's command. Starting with Adama" are an homage to ''[[w:Apocalypse Now|Apocalypse Now]]''. [[Ronald D. Moore]] briefly toyed with the idea of having her literally say "Terminate with extreme prejudice", but quickly rejected it as too obvious.

===[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]===
*Vireem and Gage's beating of Tyrol and Helo with bars of soap stuffed inside socks used as slings is an obvious homage to the Stanley Kubrick film ''[[w:Full Metal Jacket|Full Metal Jacket]]'', in which a similar thing happens to "Private Pyle" in the Marine barracks at night.

===[[Downloaded]]===
*Sharon wears a brown jacket that seems to be an homage to Warrior uniforms from the original series.
*The [[Caprica Resistance]] members led by [[Samuel Anders]] refer to [[Cylon agent|humanoid-Cylons]] as "Skin Jobs," a reference to the classic science fiction film ''[[Wikipedia:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'', in which [[Edward James Olmos]] also co-starred. The term has been used before in production meetings and is later used in other episodes as well.

===[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]===
* The ''[[Celestra]]'' (an electronics ship from TOS) was listed on vote tally boards.

* The tents that comprise most of New Caprica City are military tents, descendants of the tents used in ''[[Wikipedia:M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H]]''.

== [[Season 3|Season Three]] ==

===[[Precipice]]===
* Cavil and Ellen Tigh talking about "the twist and the swirl" is a reference to the ''[[wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]'' episode "[[wikipedia:The Fusilli Jerry|The Fusilli Jerry]]".
* The ride to the execution site is nearly a word-for-word homage to a scene from ''[[Wikipedia:The Great Escape|The Great Escape]]''.

===[[Exodus, Part I]]===
*Admiral Adama's claim that his crew "will find immortality as only the Gods once knew" draws on [[wikipedia:Iliad#The story of the Iliad|the choice]] given to [[wikipedia:Achilles|Achilles]] by [[wikipedia:Thetis|his mother]] in [[wikipedia:Homer|Homer]]'s [[wikipedia:Iliad|Iliad]]: fight courageously and perish in battle, or be forgotten by history.

===[[Collaborators]]===
* The Circle is also the name used by the Bajoran [[MemoryAlpha:Alliance for Global Unity|Alliance for Global Unity]] in ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' ("[[MemoryAlpha:The Homecoming|The Homecoming]]", "[[MemoryAlpha:The Circle|The Circle]]", and "[[MemoryAlpha:The Siege|The Siege]]").
* The lines "Don't make her angry... you wouldn't like here when she's angry" are a paraphrasing of the famous line from "The Incredible Hulk," as well as a callback to a similar homage from the first season.

===[[Hero]]===
* Daniel Novacek's line, "I felt the institution no longer had anything to offer me..." is an homage to "Raising Arizona."

===[[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]===
* The title is a line from the theme song of "Cheers."
* In the beginning of the episode, Baltar and Head-Six are humming a rearrangement of a familiar tune with alternate lyrics in Galactica's brig. Baltar "improvises" the well-known line, "Should I die before I wake..." 
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