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This article discusses various '''references to the [[Re-imagined Series]]''' made by other works of note in various mediums including, but not limited to, television, film, or literary publications.
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== Film ==
== Film ==
=== ''[[w:Aliens_(film)|Aliens]]'' ===
*Includes several references to Aliens in its final act, including a Marine member of the strikeforce that boards the Guardian baseship being named [[Hudson]]. Several lines of dialogue from Aliens are also repeated/paraphrased during this sequence, including, "Knock it off, Hudson," and, "Stay frosty." <ref>https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Alien_references_in_popular_culture#Movies</ref>


=== ''Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner''===
=== ''Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner''===
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===''Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard''===
===''Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard''===
* [[Edward James Olmos]] calls Deckard a Cylon instead of a Replicant.
* [[Edward James Olmos]] calls Deckard a Cylon instead of a Replicant  
 
===''Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers''===
* Cylons are mentioned as being influenced by Blade Runner
 
===''The House Bunny''===
* Natalie mentions this to Colby while eating a hot dog
 
=== ''[[w:Lucky Number Slevin|Lucky Number Slevin]]'' ===
*A ''Battlestar Galactica'' poster is seen.


=== ''[[w:Futurama: Bender's Big Score|Futurama: Bender's Big Score]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Futurama: Bender's Big Score|Futurama: Bender's Big Score]]'' ===
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*A robot with features from the re-imagined Centurion works the capstan on the pirate spaceship during Bender's attack on the alien Yivo. Later the same robot is seen fighting in the background, using needle/razor fingered hands as on the re-imagined Centurion.''
*A robot with features from the re-imagined Centurion works the capstan on the pirate spaceship during Bender's attack on the alien Yivo. Later the same robot is seen fighting in the background, using needle/razor fingered hands as on the re-imagined Centurion.''
=== ''[[w:God Bless America (film)|God Bless America]]'' ===
*The main character Frank Murdoch assumes that his accomplice Chloe liked the "new ''Battlestar Galactica''".
===''[[w:The House Bunny|The House Bunny]]''===
* Natalie mentions this to Colby while eating a hot dog
=== ''[[w:Lucky Number Slevin|Lucky Number Slevin]]'' ===
*A ''Battlestar Galactica'' poster is seen.
===''Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers''===
* Cylons are mentioned as being influenced by Blade Runner


=== ''[[w:Sydney White|Sydney White]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Sydney White|Sydney White]]'' ===
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*Some robots are programmed to think there are human. (like  [[Final Five]], [[Sharon Valerii]])
*Some robots are programmed to think there are human. (like  [[Final Five]], [[Sharon Valerii]])
*There is [[Airlock]] in this film.
 
=== ''[[w:V_(2009_TV_series)|V (2009 TV series)]]'' ===
 
*[[Rekha Sharma]] and [[Michael Trucco]] who plays [[Humanoid Cylons]] portrayed humanoid [[w:Visitors_(V_science_fiction_franchise)|V]] which is equivalent to humanoid Cylons. Michael Trucco portrayed John May who is a resistance like [[Samuel Anders]]


=== Related imagery ===
=== Related imagery ===


<gallery mode="slideshow">
<gallery>
Image:BeastBillionBacksCylon.jpg|Robot with neck cowl and eye shape/color in ''Beast With A Billion Backs''.
Image:BeastBillionBacksCylon.jpg|Robot with neck cowl and eye shape/color in ''Beast With A Billion Backs''.
Image:CylonWarMemorialMakeoutPoint.png|Cylon War Memorial Makeout Point in ''Bender's Big Score''.
Image:CylonWarMemorialMakeoutPoint.png|Cylon War Memorial Makeout Point in ''Bender's Big Score''.
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=== [[amazon:B000784WDG|Lewis Black: ''Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues'']] ===
=== [[amazon:B000784WDG|Lewis Black: ''Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues'']] ===
*On track six of the CD, entitled "Justin and Janet," [[w:Lewis Black|Lewis Black]] describes [[w:Janet Jackson|Janet Jackson]]'s costume at the [[w:Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|controversial 2004 Halftime Show]] as being the uniform of the captain of the ''Battlestar Galactica''.
*On track six of the CD, entitled "Justin and Janet", [[w:Lewis Black|Lewis Black]] describes [[w:Janet Jackson|Janet Jackson]]'s costume at the [[w:Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|controversial 2004 Halftime Show]] as being the uniform of the captain of the ''Battlestar Galactica''.


== Television ==
== Television ==
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*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.
*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.


=== ''[[wookiepedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' ===
=== ''[[wookieepedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' ===
*In the ''[[wookiepedia:Legacy of the Force|Legacy of the Force]]'' novel ''[[wookiepedia:Invincible (novel)|Invincible]]'' on page 85, [[wookiepedia:Leia Organa Solo|Leia Solo]] suggests distracting [[wookiepedia:Darth Caedus|Darth Caedus]] during a battle by sending him an episode of ''[[wookiepedia:BattleSun Odyssey|BattleSun Odyssey]]''.
*In the ''[[wookieepedia:Legacy of the Force|Legacy of the Force]]'' novel ''[[wookieepedia:Invincible (novel)|Invincible]]'' on page 85, [[wookieepedia:Leia Organa Solo|Leia Solo]] suggests distracting [[wookieepedia:Darth Caedus|Darth Caedus]] during a battle by sending him an episode of ''[[wookieepedia:BattleSun Odyssey|BattleSun Odyssey]]''.


== Comics ==
== Comics ==
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*Deadpool and [[w:Weasel (comics)|Weasel]] catch up as friends by watching [[w:TiVo|TiVo'd]] episodes of "Battlestar Galactica".
*Deadpool and [[w:Weasel (comics)|Weasel]] catch up as friends by watching [[w:TiVo|TiVo'd]] episodes of "Battlestar Galactica".


=== ''[[wookiepedia:List of comics|Star Wars]]'' ===
=== ''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' ===
*The swear word, frak, makes an appearance in the comic [[Wookiepedia:Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2|Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2]].
*In the ''[[w:Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip ''Ophidius'' (republished in the graphic novel ''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Oblivion-Complete-Eighth/dp/1905239459 Oblivion]'') when the [[w:Eighth Doctor|Doctor]] shows [[w:Izzy Sinclair|Izzy Sinclair]] the overhead scanner view, she mentions that the view she sees looks like the [[opening credits]] of ''Battlestar Galactica''.
 
=== ''[[wookieepedia:List of comics|Star Wars]]'' ===
*The swear word, frak, makes an appearance in the comic [[Wookieepedia:Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2|Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2]].


== Video games ==
== Video games ==
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See [[References to the Re-imagined Series (Webcomics)]].
See [[References to the Re-imagined Series (Webcomics)]].


== Podcasts ==
== Others ==
=== StarTalk Live ===
*Entering "about:robots" in the [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ Firefox 3] address bar displays a few wise words about robots. After references to ''[[w:The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'', [[w:Three Laws of Robotics|Asimov's first law of robotics]], ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'', ''[[w:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' and ''[[w:Futurama|Futurama]]'' it concludes with "And they have a plan."
*In the humorous browser-based MMORPG [[w:Kingdom of Loathing|Kingdom of Loathing]], the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/El_Vibrato_helmet El Vibrato helmet] is described as allowing "a weird blue light sweeping back and forth where your eyes should be, like some sort of depressed Cylon."
*[[w:The Onion|The Onion's]] [http://www.theonion.com/content/node/88218 Friday 17th 2008 mock radio news broadcast] announced the launch of ''Battlestar Galactica: Miami.''
*Some episodes of the ''Star Trek'' audio series [http://www.darkerprojects.com/section31.php ''Star Trek: The Section 31 Files''] uses music from ''Battlestar Galactica'', though no references to its story.
*On [[w:Neil deGrasse Tyson|Neil deGrasse Tyson]]'s radio show ''StarTalk Radio'', comedian Leighann Lord pretends to be a computer voice saying "Launch Colonial Viper 1."<ref>{{cite podcast
*On [[w:Neil deGrasse Tyson|Neil deGrasse Tyson]]'s radio show ''StarTalk Radio'', comedian Leighann Lord pretends to be a computer voice saying "Launch Colonial Viper 1."<ref>{{cite podcast
| url = http://startalkradio.net/media/audio/ST203SethMacFarlane.mp3
| url = http://startalkradio.net/media/audio/ST203SethMacFarlane.mp3
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| totalrunning = 56:57
| totalrunning = 56:57
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
=== ''[[w:Thrilling Adventure Hour|Thrilling Adventure Hour]]'' ===
*In the [http://www.nerdist.com/2012/03/thrilling-adventure-hour-63-beyond-belief-teenagers-of-the-corn/ ''Beyond Belief'' episode "Teenagers of the Corn"], Frank Doyle agrees with "So say we all" in response to his wife Sadie's prettiness.<ref>{{cite podcast
| url = http://traffic.libsyn.com/thrillingadventurehour/TAH63_Beyond_Belief__Teenagers_of_the_Corn_.mp3
| title = Teenagers of the Corn
| website = Thrilling Adventure Hour
| host= http://thrillingadventurehour.com/
| date = 19 March 2012
| accessdate = 11 November
| accessyear = 2012
| timestamp = 6:42
| totalrunning = 21:36
}}</ref>
== Radio ==
=== ''[[w:The Hour of Slack|The Hour of Slack]]'' ===
*In ''The Hour of Slack'' episode #1361, performance artist Zero Boy said Cylons overruled a Klingon criminal he was paid to follow.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos_logs/Hour_of_Slack_1361.html|title=Hour of Slack #1361 - The ASK DR. HAL Show with Drummond, Stang & Zero Boy Pt. 1 of 2|date=|accessdate=11 June 2012|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
== Others ==
*Entering "about:robots" in the [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ Firefox 3] address bar displays a few wise words about robots. After references to ''[[w:The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'', [[w:Three Laws of Robotics|Asimov's first law of robotics]], ''[[w:Blade Runner|Blade Runner]]'', ''[[w:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' and ''[[w:Futurama|Futurama]]'' it concludes with "And they have a plan."
*In the humorous browser-based MMORPG [[w:Kingdom of Loathing|Kingdom of Loathing]], the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/El_Vibrato_helmet El Vibrato helmet] is described as allowing "a weird blue light sweeping back and forth where your eyes should be, like some sort of depressed Cylon."
*[[w:The Onion|The Onion's]] [http://www.theonion.com/content/node/88218 Friday 17th 2008 mock radio news broadcast] announced the launch of ''Battlestar Galactica: Miami.''
*Some episodes of the ''Star Trek'' audio series [http://www.darkerprojects.com/section31.php ''Star Trek: The Section 31 Files''] uses music from ''Battlestar Galactica'', though no references to its story.


==External links==
==External links==
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== References ==
== References ==
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