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== Film == | ==Film== | ||
===''[[w:Lucky Number Slevin|Lucky Number Slevin]]''=== | |||
=== ''[[w:Lucky Number Slevin|Lucky Number Slevin]]'' === | |||
*A ''Battlestar Galactica'' poster is seen. | *A ''Battlestar Galactica'' poster is seen. | ||
==='' | ===''[[w:Futurama: Bender's Big Score|Futurama: Bender's Big Score]]''=== | ||
* | *Features a "[[Cylon War]] Memorial Make-out point." | ||
* | ==Music== | ||
===[[w:Depeche Mode Remix|Depeche Mode Remix]]=== | |||
*Remixes for their album Playing the Angel features one for the song "Precious" using dialogue from [[Number 6]] and [[Gaius Baltar]]. | |||
=== ''[[w: | ==Television== | ||
===''[[w:Attack of the Show!|Attack of the Show!]]''=== | |||
* | *In the "AOTS Undercover" covering [http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/videos/20198/Achievement_Whores.html Achievement Whores], viewers are introduced to "Spoiler Whores". One of the Spoiler Whores tells a customer who the [[Final Five|final Cylon]] is in [[Season 4 (2008)|Season 4]]. | ||
=== | ===''[[w:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''=== | ||
*Hodgins mentions ''Battlestar Galactica'' while naming sci-fi genre shows off to Zack in the episode "The Superhero in the Alley." | |||
===''[[w:The Big Bang Theory (TV series)|The Big Bang Theory]]''=== | |||
*In the [[w:Pilot (The Big Bang Theory Pilot)|pilot episode]], when Leonard asks Sheldon if they invited Penny to lunch, Sheldon replies that they are not since they will be starting up [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]] with commentaries. | |||
== | ===''[[w:Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|Bionic Woman]]''=== | ||
*In the episode "Paradise Lost", the episode "[[Exodus, Part II]]" is playing on the television of a house that Jamie Sommers ([[w:Michelle Ryan|Michelle Ryan]]) and Ruth Treadwell ([[w:Molly Price|Molly Price]]) enter during their investigation of a town that was the target of a biological attack. The scene playing in the background depicts ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'s'' final moments before it is destroyed during the [[Battle of New Caprica]]. | |||
=== [[w: | ===''[[w:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart|The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]''=== | ||
* On the [http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=165853 Wednesday, 10 April 2008] show, during the segue portion of the episode where [[w:Stephen Colbert|Stephen Colbert]] discusses what's on his show, Colbert brings up the problems that General [[w:David Petraeus|David Petraeus]] faces in [[w:Iraq|Iraq]], noting that he faces civilian unrest, endless pursuit by the Cylons, and the long search for [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Colbert notes that Petraeus looks worn out, and to prove his point she shows a picture of [[Edward James Olmos]] instead. [[w:Jon Stewart|Jon Stewart]] then points out that Colbert was watching ''Battlestar Galactica''. | |||
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=== | ===''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''=== | ||
*[[ | *According [[w:Russell T. Davies|Russel T. Davies]]'s [http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/doctorwho/doctorwho-seriesthree/doctorwho-seriesthree_20070630-2000_40_st.mp3 podcast] for the episode "[[w:Last of the Time Lords|Last of the Time Lords]]", he admits that jumping a year forward was inspired by "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]". | ||
=== [[w: | [[Image:BSG T-shirt Heroes.JPG|thumb|right|Student wearing a BSG t-shirt in the ''Heroes'' episode "Homecoming"]] | ||
* | ===''[[w:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]''=== | ||
*[[w:Rory Gilmore|Rory Gilmore]] jokingly accuses her grandmother of being a Cylon in one episode. | |||
*In another episode, Rory uses the term "[[Frak|frakking]]." | |||
=== [[w: | ===''[[w:Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''=== | ||
* | *The trailers for the NBC show ''Heroes'' re-use several tracks from [[Bear McCreary]]'s [[Soundtrack (Season 1)|BSG Season One sountrack]], primarily the track "Forgiven." | ||
*In the ninth episode, "[[w:Homecoming (Heroes)|Homecoming]]", a high school student is briefly seen wearing a ''Battlestar Galactica'' t-shirt. | |||
== | ===''[[w:The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]''=== | ||
*In the episode "[[w:E-mail Surveillance|E-mail Surveillance]]", [[w:Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]] mocks one of his employees ([[w:Dwight Schrute|Dwight Schrute]]) for watching "Battleship Galaxy" every Friday night. ''The Office'' airs on NBC, which is owned by [[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]], the parent company of the [[Sci Fi Channel|SCI-FI Network]]. | |||
*In the episode "[[w:The Return (The Office episode)|The Return]]", Dwight wears a ''Battlestar Galactica'' T-shirt. | |||
*In the episode "[[w:Survivor Man|Survivor Man]]", Michael wears a ''Battlestar Galactica'' sweatshirt. | |||
[[Image:Frakking Galactica.jpg|thumb|right|Tigh an Starbuck on ''Robot Chicken''.]] | |||
===''[[rc:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]''=== | |||
* In "[[rc:Rabbits on a Roller Coaster|Rabbits on a Roller Coaster]]", a 21 second skit entitled "[[rc:Frakking Galactica|Frakking Galactica]]" shows a scene from ''Battlestar Galactica'' where the use of the word "frak" is repeatedly overused, leaving an FCC member to ask "what the [censored] are they saying". | |||
** Of note, [[Tahmoh Penikett]], [[Katee Sackhoff]] and [[Michael Hogan]] provide voices for their ''Galactica'' characters in the skit. [[w:Joss Whedon|Joss Whedon]], creator of ''[[w:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[w:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', is a professed fan of the series<ref name="Whedonesque">{{cite_web|url=http://whedonesque.com/comments/10584#129304|title=Brian Bendis interviews Joss Whedon|date=12 June 2006|accessdate=27 August 2007|last=Fraser|first=Simon|format=|language=}}</ref> and voices the character of the FCC member at the end of the skit. | |||
== | ===''[[w:South Park|South Park]]''=== | ||
* In "[[w:Imaginationland Episode II|Imaginationland Episode II]]" the episode starts with "Previously on...," a tactic commonly used by television dramas. While the title screen says "Previously on South Park" Cartman actually says "Previously on Battlestar Galactica". Additionally, the text onscreen is done in the same style. | |||
=== ''[ | ===''[[w:Tripping the Rift|Tripping the Rift]]''=== | ||
* | *One of the show's main characters is a robot seductress named Six, who has the appearance of a beautiful human woman. | ||
=== ''[[w: | ===''[[w:Veronica Mars|Veronica Mars]]''=== | ||
* | *Veronica is introduced to the word "frak" in the Season 3 premiere and uses it later. It's said to be "the profanity of the future". | ||
*''Battlestar Galactica'', Number Six, the Cylons, Cylon Raiders, "frak" and "so say we all" are all mentioned in the episode "[[w:Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves|Poughkeepsie, Tramps & Thieves]]". | |||
=== ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' === | ==Literature== | ||
*In the ''[[memoryalpha:Vanguard|Vanguard]]'' novel ''[[memoryalpha:Reap the Whirlwind|Reap the Whirlwind]]'' by [[memoryalpha:David Mack|David Mack]], two minor characters are named "Agent [[Mark Verheiden|Verheiden]]" and "Agent [[Anne Cofell Saunders|Cofell]]". Moreover, a Captain [[Michael Rymer|Rymer]] is mentioned. | ===''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek|Star Trek]]''=== | ||
*In the latest ''[[memoryalpha:Vanguard|Vanguard]]'' novel ''[[memoryalpha:Reap the Whirlwind|Reap the Whirlwind]]'' by [[memoryalpha:David Mack|David Mack]], two minor characters are named "Agent [[Mark Verheiden|Verheiden]]" and "Agent [[Anne Cofell Saunders|Cofell]]". Moreover, a Captain [[Michael Rymer|Rymer]] is mentioned. | |||
=== ''[ | ==Webcomics/Comic strips== | ||
*In the | ===''[http://bluecrashkit.com/cheese/bck Blue Crash Kit]''=== | ||
*In the [http://bluecrashkit.com/cheese/node/1467 comic for January 28, 2006], Kit is looked at when she says: "I'm gonna turn on the Sci-Fi Channel! I wonder what I missed on Battlestar Galactica!" | |||
===''[[w:Dilbert|Dilbert]]''=== | |||
=== ''[[w: | *In the [[:Image:DilbertFrack.gif|comic for Friday, December 8, 2006]], Dilbert uses the expletive "[[frak]]" when he has to program the [[w:Legacy system|Legacy system]]. Although the spelling is from the Original Series "[[frack]]", [[w:Scott Adams|Scott Adams]] uses it to reference the Re-imagined Series.<ref name="DILBERT.BLOG">{{cite_web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070202044647/http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/12/frack_1.html|title=Frack|date=8 December 2006|accessdate=22 October 2007|last=Adams|first=Scott|format=|language=English}}</ref> | ||
*In | *In the [http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20071005.html comic for Friday, October 5th, 2007], Dilbert mentions going home early to watch ''Battlestar Galactica'' on his [[w:Digital video recorder|DVR]]. | ||
=== ''[ | ===''[http://www.nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/ffn/index.php Full Frontal Nerdity]''=== | ||
* | *In the [http://www.nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/ffn/index.php?date=2005-01-26 comic for Wednesday, January 26, 2005], ''GREAT [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#The Lords of Kobol|LORDS OF KOBOL]]!'' is exclaimed. | ||
=== ''[[ | ===''[[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)|General Protection Fault]]''=== | ||
* | *In the [http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20060223.html comic for Thursday, February 23, 2006], [[w:General Protection Fault (webcomic)#Dexter J. Smith|Dexter]] uses the UGA (Undisclosed Government Agency) spy equipment to try finding out who the [[Humanoid Cylon|sleeper Cylon]] will be in the next ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode. | ||
== | ===''[http://www.greenhorncomic.com/node/37 Greenhorn]''=== | ||
*In the [http://www.greenhorncomic.com/node/50 comic for Monday, October 30, 2006], [http://www.greenhorncomic.com/node/18 Paul Greenhorn] goes as a Cylon sleeper agent for [[w:Halloween|Halloween]]. | |||
=== ''[[ | ===''[http://www.hijinksensue.com/ HijiNKS ENSUE]''=== | ||
* | *In the [http://www.hijinksensue.com/2007/06/28/why-a-wiimote-cousin-why-not-an-axe/ comic for Thursday, June 28, 2007], Joel tries catching up by watching [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]] but is interrupted repeatedly by Josh. Joel then strangles Josh with the chord of his [[w:Wii Remote|Wiimote]] and throws the Wiimote through Eli's neck before he could spoil who the [[Final Five]] are. | ||
*In the [http://www.hijinksensue.com/2007/07/30/harry-potter-epilogue/ comic for Monday, July 30, 2007], when Josh is about to commit suicide through a [[w:Rube Goldberg machine|Rube Goldberg machine]] since [[w:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]] series finished, Eli reminds him that there's other things to look forward to as ''[[w:Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Metroid Prime 3]]'', ''Battlestar Galactica''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Season 4, [[w:Mac OS X v10.5|OSX Leopard]], and Joel's awesome pickle parties. | |||
*In the [http://www.hijinksensue.com/2007/08/27/less-cylons-more-dick-jokes/ comic for Monday, August 27, 2007], [[Kevin Smith]] directs an upcoming episode of ''Battlestar Galactica'' in the style of ''[[w:Clerks|Clerks]]''. | |||
*In the [http://hijinksensue.com/2008/04/04/im-going-to-ask-battlestar-galactica-to-homecoming/ comic for Friday, April 4, 2008], Eli writes a letter to ''Battlestar Galactica''. | |||
*In the [http://hijinksensue.com/2008/04/07/does-whatever-an-iron-can/ Monday, April 7, 2008], the characters watch the ''[[w:Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' special preview as "[[He That Believeth In Me]]" goes to commercial break. | |||
== | ===''[http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2007-03-26 Kick in the Head]''=== | ||
*In the [http://kickinthehead.org/index.php?date=2007-03-26 comic for March 26, 2007], the main character's neighbor asks if he has cable so they could watch the [[Crossroads, Part II|season finale]]. | |||
== | ===''[http://knockonwood.porplemontage.com/index.php Knock on Wood]''=== | ||
*In the [http://knockonwood.porplemontage.com/index.php?strip_id=42 comic for November 7, 2005], Blue Trapezoid tells Yellow Pentagon hat some of the "governmental monies" was spent on the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' DVD. | |||
=== ''[[w: | ===''[[w:Real Life (webcomic)|Real Life]]''=== | ||
*In the [http://www. | *In the [http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/050131.html comic for Monday, January 31, 2005], Greg Dean snaps when he reads "TO BE CONTINUED..." on the end of the episode. | ||
===''[[w:Sheldon (webcomic)|Sheldon]]''=== | |||
=== ''[[w: | *In the [http://sheldoncomics.com/archive/050225.html comic for Friday, February 25, 2005], the Nerd Tribunal punishes Sheldon for having an obsolete computer by banishing him the "Battlestar Galactica" chat room for two months. | ||
*In | *In the [http://sheldoncomics.com/archive/051114.html comic for Monday, November 14, 2005], Sheldon complains to Arthur how he has to wait until January for the new season, while ''[[w:The Ellen DeGeneres Show|The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' "crank[s] out 18 episodes every day". | ||
== | ===''[[w:xkcd|xkcd]]''=== | ||
* | *The [http://www.xkcd.com/367/ January 7th, 2008] comic mentions ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''[[w:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' as possible alternatives to ''[[Wookieepedia:List of books|Star Wars'' novels]], when the main character says that the latter used to be his world. | ||
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