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This article discusses various '''references to the [[Original Series]]''' made by other works of note in various mediums including, but not limited to, television, film, or literary publications.
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*In the movie, Axel Foley is being chased through a series of rides, one of which is "Alien Invasion". The ride is similar to the Universal Studios' "Earthquake" ride, with the addition of Cylon Robots who shoot at the participants.
*In the movie, Axel Foley is being chased through a series of rides, one of which is "Alien Invasion". The ride is similar to the Universal Studios' "Earthquake" ride, with the addition of Cylon Robots who shoot at the participants.


=== ''[[wookiepedia:Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline|Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline]]'' ===
=== ''[[wookieepedia:Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline|Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline]]'' ===
*The Battlestar Galactica can be seen behind Darth Vader.
*The Battlestar Galactica can be seen behind Darth Vader.


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*"Galactica" is written on the movie poster.
*"Galactica" is written on the movie poster.


*There are poor imitations of [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]]s. <ref>http://www.cuneytarkin.com.tr/images/dka/dka1.jpg
*There are poor imitations of [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]]s.
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=== ''[[w:El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie|El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]]'' ===
 
[[File:El Camino - BSG Poster.png|thumb|1978 ''{{TOS|Battlestar Galactica}}'' movie poster hanging on the wall behind Badger in ''[[w:El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie|El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie]]''.]]
 
* A framed ''{{TOS|Battlestar Galactica}}'' can be found on the wall in Badger's bedroom, where Jesse Pinkman rests after his escape from imprisonment.
 
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=== ''[[Space Mutiny]]'' ===


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=== ''[[w:Space Mutiny|Space Mutiny]]'' ===
*The shots of the fleet in space are taken directly from ''Battlestar Galactica''.
*The shots of the fleet in space are taken directly from ''Battlestar Galactica''.
*The spaceship ''Southern Sun'' is depicted via re-use of stock footage of ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' itself.
*The ship's fighters are also called "Vipers."
*The ship's fighters are also called "Vipers."
*''Space Mutiny'''s plot is also somewhat similar to that of ''Battlestar Galactica'': a refugee fleet trying to find a new home, "mystical" elements, strange names for things, etc.
*''Space Mutiny'''s plot is also somewhat similar to that of ''Battlestar Galactica'': a refugee fleet trying to find a new home, "mystical" elements, strange names for things, etc.
=== ''[[w:Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'' ===
* Aech possesses an original battlestar ''Galactica'' miniature in her garage.


== Television ==
== Television ==
=== ''[[w:The A-Team|The A-Team]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:The A-Team|The A-Team]]'' ===
[[File:ATeamCylon.jpg|right|thumb|Dirk's A-Team 'Faceman' meets a Cylon.]]
[[Image:ATeamCylon.jpg|right|thumb|Dirk's A-Team 'Faceman' meets a Cylon.]]
*[[Dirk Benedict]], who played {{TOS|Starbuck}} in ''Battlestar Galactica'', plays Lt. [[w:Templeton "Faceman" Peck|Templeton "Faceman" Peck]] in "The A-Team". Face and Starbuck are very similar (handsome young officers, womanizers, humorous/roguish elements, etc).
*[[Dirk Benedict]], who played [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] in ''Battlestar Galactica'', plays Lt. [[w:Templeton "Faceman" Peck|Templeton "Faceman" Peck]] in "The A-Team". Face and Starbuck are very similar (handsome young officers, womanizers, humorous/roguish elements, etc).
*During the episode "[[w:Steel (The A-Team)|Steel]]" of ''The A-Team'', the A-Team attends a television convention. While there, a man in a [[Cylon Centurion]] suit walks past Face, who turns with a look of surprise on his face.
*During the episode "[[w:Steel (The A-Team)|Steel]]" of ''The A-Team'', the A-Team attends a television convention. While there, a man in a [[Cylon Centurion]] suit walks past Face, who turns with a look of surprise on his face.
*In the second-through-fourth seasons of ''The A-Team'', the clip of the Cylon walking past Faceman is played in the show's opening credits.
*In the second-through-fourth seasons of ''The A-Team'', the clip of the Cylon walking past Faceman is played in the show's opening credits.
=== ''[[w:Ayrılsak da Beraberiz (dizi)|Ayrılsak da Beraberiz]]'' ===
1999-2004  Turkish sitcom.  On an episode, the male protagonist was talking about Cylons while playing a video game.


=== ''[[w:Big Bang Theory|Big Bang Theory]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Big Bang Theory|Big Bang Theory]]'' ===
One of the geeks has a Colonial Warrior "flight suit" in his closet.
One of the geeks has a Colonial Warrior "flight suit" in his closet.


=== ''[[buckwiki:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' ===
*Also produced and developed by [[Glen A. Larson]] and [[Leslie Stevens]].
*Also produced and developed by [[Glen A. Larson]] and [[Leslie Stevens]].
*Some props and footage (e.g. {{TOS|Viper}} cockpits and the [[Lunar Avion]]) were taken directly from ''Battlestar Galactica''.
*Some props and footage (e.g. [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] cockpits and the [[Lunar Avion]]) were taken directly from ''Battlestar Galactica''.
*A [[Boray]] appears in the background of the Buck Rogers episode "Unchained Woman. "
* The prison on Buck Rogers episode "The Golden Man" could be the prison from "The Long Patrol."


==== Detailed comparisons ====
==== Detailed comparisons ====


* The star fighters of the Earth Defense Directorate are [[Ralph McQuarrie]]'s original concept designs for the Viper.
* The star fighters of the Earth Defense Directorate are [[Ralph McQuarrie]]'s original concept designs for the Viper.
* In "Space Vampire," the derelict ship ''Demeter'' that crashes into the station is the model of the ''Gemini'' and ''Delphi'' freighters seen in both the Original Series and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.
* In "Space Vampire", the derelict ship ''Demeter'' that crashes into the station is the model of the ''Gemini'' and ''Delphi'' freighters seen in both the Original Series and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.
* [[Colonial shuttle]] seen in episode "Journey to Oasis".
* In "Space Vampire", the medallion Rogers uses against a possessed Wilma Deering and the Vorvon is the [[Seal of the Lords]] prop Adama uses to unlock the [[Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol]] in the "[[Lost Planet of the Gods]]" two-parter.
* In "Space Vampire," the medallion Rogers uses against a possessed Wilma Deering and the Vorvon is the [[Seal of the Lords]] prop Adama uses to unlock the [[Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol]] in the "[[Lost Planet of the Gods]]" two-parter.
*The second season plot line had a crew seeking the lost tribes of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] who had scattered after a catastrophic event.
*The second season plot line had a crew seeking the lost tribes of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] who had scattered after a catastrophic event.
* [[Cylon listening post]] is seen in episode "Planet of the Slave Girls"
* The shirt that was worn by Buck Rogers in "Unchained Woman" originates from the clothing worn by [[Farnes]] and [[Dipper_(TOS)|Dipper]] in the episode "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]."
=== ''[[w:Evening_in_Byzantium|Evening in Byzantium]]'' ===
* Produced by [[Glen A. Larson]], this TV miniseries made use of the [[Core Command]] set with little modification for a NATO command installation, but shot in such a way that it was not as well lit. One of the characters also makes use of a Stentofon phone.
* While not a direct "reference," the miniseries featured [[Edward James Olmos]] in a small role.
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File:Evening in Byzantium - Core Command Set as NATO Command Center - 2h-28m-3s.jpg| Filming of the set used a large-format glass world map to frame footage of the re-used [[Core Command]] set (''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'').
File:Evening in Byzantium - Core Command Set as NATO Command Center - 2h-57m-18s.jpg|An executive officer at the mid-tier on the re-used [[Core Command]] set (''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'').
File:Evening in Byzantium - Core Command Set as NATO Command Center - 2h-57m-46s.jpg|An executive officer using a Stentofon phone on the re-used [[Core Command]] set (''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'').
File:Evening in Byzantium - Core Command Set as NATO Command Center - 2h-57m-40s.jpg| Operators of the lower stations on the re-used [[Core Command]] set (''[[Evening in Byzantium]]'').
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=== ''[[w:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'' ===
*At the end of the episode "[[w:Road to Europe|Road to Europe]]," Peter and Lois are on the KISS show. At the end of the show, the host announces, "And now stay tuned for Battlestar Galactica Forum." He dons a Cylon Centurion helmet (complete with the red-eye) and continues, in a Cylon voice, "Welcome to Battlestar Galactica Forum."
*At the end of the episode "[[w:Road to Europe|Road to Europe]]", Peter and Lois are on the KISS show. At the end of the show, the host announces, "And now stay tuned for Battlestar Galactica Forum." He dons a Cylon Centurion helmet (complete with the red-eye) and continues, in a Cylon voice, "Welcome to Battlestar Galactica Forum."
*During the episode "[[w:Brian Goes Back to College|Brian Goes Back to College]]" Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland all dress up as the A-Team. After Quagmire is introduced in the credits as "Faceman" Peck. He walks past a Cylon Centurion from the original show. A deliberate reference to the ''A-Team'' reference listed above.
*During the episode "[[w:Brian Goes Back to College|Brian Goes Back to College]]" Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland all dress up as the A-Team. After Quagmire is introduced in the credits as "Faceman" Peck. He walks past a Cylon Centurion from the original show. A deliberate reference to the ''A-Team'' reference listed above.


=== ''[[w:Futurama|Futurama]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Futurama|Futurama]]'' ===
[[File:Cylon Futurama.jpg|thumb|right|Cylon and Garfunkel (Futurama episode ''Bendin' In The Wind'')]]
[[Image:Cylon Futurama.jpg|thumb|right|Cylon and Garfunkel (Futurama episode ''Bendin' In The Wind'')]]
*In the episode "[[w:Bendin' in the Wind|Bendin' in the Wind]]," the band "Cylon and Garfunkel" (consisting of Art Garfunkel and an original series Cylon Centurion) play at a charity concert for broken robots.
*In the episode "[[w:Bendin' in the Wind|Bendin' in the Wind]]", the band "Cylon and Garfunkel" (consisting of Art Garfunkel and an original series Cylon Centurion) play at a charity concert for broken robots.
*In the episode "[[w:The Thief of Baghead|The Thief of Baghead]], Langdon Cobb's butler LeRoy responds with the Cylon phrase "By your command."
*In the episode "[[w:The Thief of Baghead|The Thief of Baghead]], Langdon Cobb's butler LeRoy responds with the Cylon phrase "By your command."


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=== ''[[w:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]'' ===
[[File:Robot Chicken Cylons.jpg|thumb|right|The Cylon skit on ''Robot Chicken'']]
[[Image:Robot Chicken Cylons.jpg|thumb|right|The Cylon skit on ''Robot Chicken'']]
*The Original Series Cylons were the focus of a short skit on the [[w:Adult Swim|adult swim]] series ''Robot Chicken'' episode of [[w:Junk in the Trunk|Junk in the Trunk]] in which the original Cylon actors had so many problems walking around in their suits that they were constantly falling down.
*The Original Series Cylons were the focus of a short skit on the [[w:Adult Swim|adult swim]] series ''Robot Chicken'' episode of [[w:Junk in the Trunk|Junk in the Trunk]] in which the original Cylon actors had so many problems walking around in their suits that they were constantly falling down.


=== ''[[w:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]'' ===
*In the [[w:SNL Digital Shorts|SNL Digital Short]] "[http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/digital-short-space-olympics/656361/ Space Olympics]," footage of the destruction of the Battlestar ''[[Atlantia (TOS)|Atlantia]]'' is used.
*In the [[w:SNL Digital Shorts|SNL Digital Short]] "[http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/digital-short-space-olympics/656361/ Space Olympics]", footage of the destruction of the Battlestar ''[[Atlantia (TOS)|Atlantia]]'' is used.


=== ''[[w:S.C.I.F.I. World|S.C.I.F.I. World]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:S.C.I.F.I. World|S.C.I.F.I. World]]'' ===
[[File:Intergalacticland.gif|thumb|A Cylon sitting in Intergalactic Land]]
[[Image:Intergalacticland.gif|thumb|A Cylon sitting in Intergalactic Land]]
*In the weekday programming block for the [[Sci Fi Channel]], Wednesday was '''I'''ntergalactic Land which often aired ''Battlestar Galactica''. Among the many commercials for Intergalactic Land and S.C.I.F.I. World in general are: a Cylon watching a game of [[w:PONG|PONG]] and Cylons with the laughing, drunk [[MemoryAlpha:Spock|Spock]] shooting a [[MemoryAlpha:James T. Kirk|Kirk]] below making him dance.
*In the weekday programming block for the [[Sci Fi Channel]], Wednesday was '''I'''ntergalactic Land which often aired ''Battlestar Galactica''. Among the many commercials for Intergalactic Land and S.C.I.F.I. World in general are: a Cylon watching a game of [[w:PONG|PONG]] and Cylons with the laughing, drunk [[MemoryAlpha:Spock|Spock]] shooting a [[MemoryAlpha:James T. Kirk|Kirk]] below making him dance.


=== ''[[w:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]'' ===
* In the episode "[[w:Mayored to the Mob|Mayored to the Mob]]," an ad for a sci-fi convention announces, "Tag-team robot wrestling!  It's the mighty robots of ''Battlestar Galactica'', versus the gay robots of ''Star Wars''!" The ad shows two Cylons beating up [[Wookiepedia:R2-D2|R2-D2]] and [[Wookiepedia:C-3PO|C-3PO]].
* In the episode "[[w:Mayored to the Mob|Mayored to the Mob]]", an ad for a sci-fi convention announces, "Tag-team robot wrestling!  It's the mighty robots of ''Battlestar Galactica'', versus the gay robots of ''Star Wars''!" The ad shows two Cylons beating up [[Wookieepedia:R2-D2|R2-D2]] and [[Wookieepedia:C-3PO|C-3PO]].
* In another episode, "[[w:Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk|Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]," Homer is bored late at night and takes out a ''Galactica'' jigsaw puzzle, delightedly saying "Oooooh, Battlestar Galac-tic-a!"
* In another episode, "[[w:Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk|Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]", Homer is bored late at night and takes out a ''Galactica'' jigsaw puzzle, delightedly saying "Oooooh, Battlestar Galac-tic-a!"
* An episode of the series is called "[[w:Saddlesore Galactica|Saddlesore Galactica]]".
* An episode of the series is called "[[w:Saddlesore Galactica|Saddlesore Galactica]]".


=== ''[[w:South Park|South Park]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:South Park|South Park]]'' ===
*In the episode "[[w:Imaginationland Episode II|Imaginationland Episode II]]," one of the many fictional characters that come from the evil side of Imaginationland are original series Cylons.
*In the episode "[[w:Imaginationland Episode II|Imaginationland Episode II]]", one of the many fictional characters that come from the evil side of Imaginationland are original series Cylons.


=== ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]]'' ===
=== ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek: Voyager]]'' ===
*In the episode "[[MemoryAlpha:Flesh and Blood|Flesh and Blood]]," both the [[Ovions]] and [[Borays]] are mentioned.
*In the episode "[[MemoryAlpha:Flesh and Blood|Flesh and Blood]]", both the [[Ovions]] and [[Borays]] are mentioned.
*[[Tylium]] is used in both "Flesh and Blood" and "[[MemoryAlpha:Workforce|Workforce]]".
*[[Tylium]] is used in both "Flesh and Blood" and "[[MemoryAlpha:Workforce|Workforce]]".
=== ''[[Wookiepedia:Star Wars: The Clone Wars|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' ===
* The droid [[Wookiepedia:TJ-912|TJ-912]] replies with "[[By your command]]" after accepting an order from [[Wookiepedia:Count Dooku|Count Dooku]] in the episode "[[Wookiepedia:Nightsisters|Nightsisters]]."
=== ''Superhost'' / WUAB Channel 43 Skit ===
A skit entitled ''Battleship Ethnica'' spoofs the Original Series, with characters such as Commander Anemia (Marty Sullivan, the ''{{W|Superhost}}'' himself), Appalling (Bill Rees), Starcent (Jeff Seymour) and Tapoica (Jo Ann DePompei) being attacked by the Nylons, lead by Tarbo (Henry Bookerstein) and Juniper (Super Boss). The Nylon plan is revealed at the end of the skit as it is a Large Mac (a large hamburger) begins eating the battleship ''Ethnica.''
The skit runs approximately 03m09s in length, and features opening credits utilizing {{TOS|Raider|Cylon Raider}} toy models, a U.S. naval battleship as ''Ethnica'', and various other hodge-podge crafts including [[wookieepedia:TIE fighter|TIE fighter]]s from ''[[wookieepedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' and the {{W|Goodyear blimp}}.<ref>{{cite_web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYBAET7WuGc|title=CHANNEL - WUAB TV CH 43 - SuperHost - BattleShip Ethnica Skit|date=|accessdate=29 May 2021|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>


=== ''[[w:Tripping the Rift|Tripping the Rift]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Tripping the Rift|Tripping the Rift]]'' ===
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=== ''[[w:Welcome to Eltingville|Welcome to Eltingville]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Welcome to Eltingville|Welcome to Eltingville]]'' ===
*In the Trivia Off, two of the questions are: "How many brains does a Cylon commander have?" and "What was Galactica 1980's time-slot?"
*In the Trivia Off, two of the questions are: "How many brains does a Cylon commander have?" and "What was Galactica 1980's time-slot?"
== Music ==
*On the music video for [[w:Purple Disco Machine|Purple Disco Machine]] and [[w:Kungs|Kungs]] song "Substitution," there is a [[Cylon (TOS)|Cylon]] [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] with a rifle. It is referred to as "Robot" in the closing credits. Probably for copyright reasons.


== Commercials ==
== Commercials ==
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=== ''Shatnerquake'' ===
=== ''Shatnerquake'' ===
*In [[w:Jeff Burk|Jeff Burk]]{{'|s}} [[w:Bizarro fiction|Bizarro]] novel ''Shatnerquake'', someone at ShatnerCon is wearing an Original Series T-shirt.<ref>{{cite book
*In [[w:Jeff Burk|Jeff Burk]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[w:Bizarro fiction|Bizarro]] novel ''Shatnerquake'', someone at ShatnerCon is wearing an Original Series T-shirt.<ref>{{cite book
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=== ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' ===
=== ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' ===
[[File:TNG-GhostShipGalactica.jpg|thumb|The upside down battlestar ''Galactica'']]
[[Image:TNG-GhostShipGalactica.jpg|thumb|The upside down battlestar ''Galactica'']]
*In the first numbered ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' novel ''[[MemoryAlpha:Ghost Ship|Ghost Ship]]'', the ship on the cover is actually the upside down [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''.
*In the first numbered ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' novel ''[[MemoryAlpha:Ghost Ship|Ghost Ship]]'', the ship on the cover is actually the upside down [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''.
*In the ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]'' novel ''[[MemoryAlpha:Ishmael (novel)|Ishmael]]'', {{TOS|Apollo}} and Starbuck make an appearance on page 13 (as well as [[Wookiepedia:Han Solo|Han Solo]]) with the description: "a pair of brown-uniformed [[Colonial Warrior|pilots]] from [[The Fleet (TOS)|some down-at-the-heels migrant fleet]]".
*In the ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]'' novel ''[[MemoryAlpha:Ishmael (novel)|Ishmael]]'', [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and Starbuck make an appearance on page 13 (as well as [[Wookieepedia:Han Solo|Han Solo]]) with the description: "a pair of brown-uniformed [[Colonial Warrior|pilots]] from [[The Fleet (TOS)|some down-at-the-heels migrant fleet]]".


=== ''[[w:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' ===
*The swear word, [[frak]] (as well as "frakkin'"), makes an appearance in the 1996 ''Star Wars'' novel of ''[[Wookiepedia:Shield of Lies|Shield of Lies]]''.
*The swear word, [[frak]] (as well as "frakkin'"), makes an appearance in the 1996 ''Star Wars'' novel of ''[[Wookieepedia:Shield of Lies|Shield of Lies]]''.


=== ''[[w:That Is All (book)|That Is All]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:That Is All (book)|That Is All]]'' ===
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File:Rusty Brown 1.JPG|A ''Battlestar Galactica'' poster in Rusty Brown's bedroom.
File:Rusty Brown 1.JPG|A ''Battlestar Galactica'' poster in Rusty Brown's bedroom.
File:Rusty Brown 2.jpg|Chalky White talks about collecting the ''Battlestar Galactica'' action figures.
File:Rusty Brown 2.jpg|Chalky White talks about collecting the ''Battlestar Galactica'' action figures.
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=== ''[[w:Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Magazine]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Magazine]]'' ===
[[File:Doctor Who Oblivion.jpg|thumb|Izzy Sinclair compares the Andrallis Nebula to ''Battlestar Galactica''.]]
[[Image:Doctor Who Oblivion.jpg|thumb|Izzy Sinclair compares the Andrallis Nebula to ''Battlestar Galactica''.]]
*In the [[w:Eighth Doctor|Eighth Doctor]] comic strip "Ophidus," [[w:Izzy Sinclair|Izzy Sinclair]] remarks how the Andrallis Nebula looks like the [[Opening credits#Original Series|opening credits]] of ''Battlestar Galactica''.<ref>{{cite book
*In the [[w:Eighth Doctor|Eighth Doctor]] comic strip "Ophidus," [[w:Izzy Sinclair|Izzy Sinclair]] remarks how the Andrallis Nebula looks like the [[Opening credits#Original Series|opening credits]] of ''Battlestar Galactica''.<ref>{{cite book
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{{clear}}


=== ''Dork!'' ===
=== ''Dork!'' ===
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=== ''[[w:Futurama Comics|Futurama Comics]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Futurama Comics|Futurama Comics]]'' ===
[[File:Battlestar Galactica in Futurama Comics 44.jpg|thumb|A scene from ''Gruesome Crashes'', an Ittoldyouso Production.]]
[[Image:Battlestar Galactica in Futurama Comics 44.jpg|thumb|A scene from ''Gruesome Crashes'', an Ittoldyouso Production.]]
*In issue 44 "The Fry and the Furious," one of the spaceship crashes featured in the documentary ''Gruesome Crashes'' is the original ''Galactica'' sinking into an ocean.
*In issue 44 "The Fry and the Furious," one of the spaceship crashes featured in the documentary ''Gruesome Crashes'' is the original Battlestar Galactica sinking into an ocean.
 
{{clear}}


=== ''[[w:Scud: The Disposable Assassin|Scud: The Disposable Assassin]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Scud: The Disposable Assassin|Scud: The Disposable Assassin]]'' ===
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=== Related imagery ===
=== Related imagery ===


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File:Scud1.jpg|Redeye is driving a truck.
File:Scud1.jpg|Redeye is driving a truck.
File:Scud2.jpg|Voo-doo Ben's computer awaiting his command.
File:Scud2.jpg|Voo-doo Ben's computer awaiting his command.
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=== ''[[wookiepedia:List of comics|Star Wars]]'' ===
=== ''[[wookieepedia:List of comics|Star Wars]]'' ===
*In [[Wookiepedia:The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition|The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition]], when [[Wookiepedia:Palpatine|Palpatine]] arrives on the [[Wookiepedia:Death Star II|Death Star II]], his honor guard includes two Cylon Centurions.
*In [[Wookieepedia:The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition|The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition]], when [[Wookieepedia:Palpatine|Palpatine]] arrives on the [[Wookieepedia:Death Star II|Death Star II]], his honor guard includes two Cylon Centurions.


== Webcomics/Comic strips ==
== Webcomics/Comic strips ==
=== ''[[w:Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!|Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!|Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!]]'' ===
*In a [[:Image:Tmrkt080914.gif|comic strip]] of various cereals, an [[Wookiepedia:Exogorth|exogorth]] (the space slug from ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'') is seen preferring "Frosted Min-Fleets". The ships on the cover are Cylon Raiders.
*In a [[:Image:Tmrkt080914.gif|comic strip]] of various cereals, an [[Wookieepedia:Exogorth|exogorth]] (the space slug from ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'') is seen preferring "Frosted Min-Fleets". The ships on the cover are Cylon Raiders.
=== ''[[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)|General Protection Fault]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)|General Protection Fault]]'' ===
*In the [http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/19990621.html comic for Monday, June 21, 1999], whilst at the Space Con, [[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)#Jason "Fooker" Barker|Fooker]] disappears as [[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)#Nicholas "Nick" Wellington|Nick]] and [[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)#Ki Oshiro|Ki]] pass the ''Battlestar Galactica'' booth.
*In the [http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/19990621.html comic for Monday, June 21, 1999], whilst at the Space Con, [[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)#Jason "Fooker" Barker|Fooker]] disappears as [[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)#Nicholas "Nick" Wellington|Nick]] and [[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)#Ki Oshiro|Ki]] pass the ''Battlestar Galactica'' booth.
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*In the [http://www.thegreenespace.org/articles/thegreenespace/2012/oct/23/performance-judge-john-hodgman-and-jesse-thorn/ first segment of the second live episode "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Slob and B.F.F.-R.I.P.], John Hodgman jokes that one of the quirky science fiction writers keeps ''Battlestar Galactica'' action figures in their [[Wookiepedia:R2-D2|R2-D2]] lunch box and uses a {{TOS|Boxey}} action figure dipped in ink to write.<ref>{{cite podcast
*In the [http://www.thegreenespace.org/articles/thegreenespace/2012/oct/23/performance-judge-john-hodgman-and-jesse-thorn/ first segment of the second live episode "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Slob and B.F.F.-R.I.P.], John Hodgman jokes that one of the quirky science fiction writers keeps ''Battlestar Galactica'' action figures in their [[Wookieepedia:R2-D2|R2-D2]] lunch box and uses a [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] action figure dipped in ink to write.<ref>{{cite podcast
| url = http://traffic.libsyn.com/jjhodgman/jjho_083.mp3
| url = http://traffic.libsyn.com/jjhodgman/jjho_083.mp3
| title = A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Slob and B.F.F.-R.I.P.
| title = A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Slob and B.F.F.-R.I.P.
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=== ''[[w:Superego (podcast)|Superego]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Superego (podcast)|Superego]]'' ===
*In the [http://www.gosuperego.com/podcast-episode-3-6/ Season 3's episode 6], Baltar tells Cylon Jim and Cylon Phil to capture Captain Apollo. While Cylon Jim says "By your command," Cylon Phil says he has a conflict in time since he's auditioning for a role in the musical [[w:Oklahoma!|Oklahoma!]].
*In the [http://www.gosuperego.com/podcast-episode-3-6/ Season 3's episode 6], Baltar tells Cylon Jim and Cylon Phil to capture Captain Apollo. While Cylon Jim says "By your command", Cylon Phil says he has a conflict in time since he's auditioning for a role in the musical [[w:Oklahoma!|Oklahoma!]].
*In the [http://www.gosuperego.com/podcast-episode-3-9/ Season 3's episode 9], Baltar tells Cylon Jim and Cylon Phil to destroy the Battlestar ''Galactica'' but Cylon Jim and Cylon Phil have more complaints for the Imperious Leader.
*In the [http://www.gosuperego.com/podcast-episode-3-9/ Season 3's episode 9], Baltar tells Cylon Jim and Cylon Phil to destroy the Battlestar ''Galactica'' but Cylon Jim and Cylon Phil have more complaints for the Imperious Leader.


==Radio==
==Radio==
=== "[[w:Hour of Slack|Hour of Slack]]" ===
=== "[[w:Hour of Slack|Hour of Slack]]" ===
*In "The Hour of Slack" episode #794, the theme music is played at the beginning of first Post 4[[w:X-Day (Church of the SubGenius)|X-Day]] episode.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos_logs/794.txt|title=Hour of Slack 794&mdash;Post 4XD|date=18 March 2003|accessdate=17 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> It is also the first track on the CD "4X-DAY".<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/devival-cd.htm|title=SubGenius Devival CDs|date=2 April 2007|accessdate=17 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
*In "The Hour of Slack" episode #794, the theme music is played at the beginning of first Post 4[[w:X-Day (Church of the SubGenius)|X-Day]] episode.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos_logs/794.txt|title=Hour of Slack 794 -- Post 4XD|date=18 March 2003|accessdate=17 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> It is also the first track on the CD "4X-DAY".<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/devival-cd.htm|title=SubGenius Devival CDs|date=2 April 2007|accessdate=17 October 2007|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>


== Other ==
== Other ==
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=== [[w:Mozilla|Mozilla]] ===
=== [[w:Mozilla|Mozilla]] ===
[[File:Mozilla Cylon.gif|right|The Mozilla "Cylon" progress bar]]
[[Image:Mozilla Cylon.gif|right|The Mozilla "Cylon" progress bar]]
*All programs made by Mozilla feature an oscillating status bar which, in the code, is called a "cylon."
*All programs made by Mozilla feature an oscillating status bar which, in the code, is called a "cylon."


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076984/movieconnections IMDb's Movie Connections]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076984/movieconnections IMDb's Movie Connections]
*[[Wookiepedia:Frak (swear)|Frak (swear)]]
*[[Wookieepedia:Frak (swear)|Frak (swear)]]
*[[MemoryAlpha:Tylium|Tylium]]
*[[MemoryAlpha:Tylium|Tylium]]


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