Editing References to the Re-imagined Series (Television)

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This is the list of [[References to the Re-imagined Series]] as they appear in television.

=== ''[[w:30 Rock|30 Rock]]'' ===
*In the episode "[[w:The Ones (30 Rock)|The Ones]]," [[w:Jack Donaghy|Jack Donaghy]] (Alec Baldwin)'s on-again-off-again girlfriend [[w:List_of_recurring_characters_on_30_Rock#Elisa|Elisa]] (Salma Hayek) appears sporting a '''What the Frak?!''' t-shirt.

=== ''[[w:Attack of the Show!|Attack of the Show!]]'' ===
*In the "AOTS Undercover" covering, 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:The Big Bang Theory (TV series)|The Big Bang Theory]]'' ===
*Throughout the series, the four main characters have made multiple references to their love of the show. For example [http://www.thefunnyquotessayings.com/dr-sheldon-cooper-quotes-the-big-bang-theory/ the big bang theory quotes], 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]]{{'}}'' final moments before it is destroyed during the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

=== ''[[w:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' ===
*In the episode "The Superhero in the Alley," [[w:Jack Hodgins (Bones)|Jack Hodgins]] lists ''Battlestar Galactica'', along with ''Star Wars'', ''Star Trek'', and ''Stargate'', as to why the the victim's "face and [[w:Cranial vault|cranial vault]]" are fractured.

===''[[w:Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe|Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe]]''===
* In episode (#3.1), Battlestar Galactica is reviewed.

=== ''[[w:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]'' ===
* On the [http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=1761 Tuesday 4 April, 2006] show, host [[w:Stephen Colbert|Stephen Colbert]] rails against the Peabody Committee in his "Who's Not Honoring Me Now" segment for awarding other televisions shows with Peabody Awards, but not his own.  He sarcastically derides ''Battlestar Galactica''’s winning of the award, and wins of other shows, such as ''[[w:South Park|South Park]]'' and ''[[w:House (TV series)|House]]'' in an attempt to prove his show is, in his belief, more deserving of the award.

* On the [http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=12459 Monday 30 March, 2009] show, during the cold open, when previewing a segment on his quest to get a module of the [[w:International Space Station|International Space Station]] named after himself, Colbert states "Something in space is going to be named after me... Not Uranus!," while the chyron below him reads "BattleStephen Colbertica."

* On the [http://www.nofactzone.net/?p=12133 Wednesday 18 April, 2009] show, during the "Tip of the Hat / Wag of the Finger" segment, Colbert facetiously applauds the re-branding of the SciFi Channel to the ''SyFy Channel'', hailing it as a victory over the insidious "silent c" sound.  Colbert ends the segment by noting that all SyFy has to do now as find a replacement for its hit show ''Battlestar Galactica'', intentionally pronouncing the c's in "Galactica" phonetically.

=== ''[[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 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 [http://itshumour.blogspot.com/2009/09/top-10-hilarious-quotes.html hilarious quotes]. [[w:Jon Stewart|Jon Stewart]] then points out that Colbert was watching ''Battlestar Galactica''.

=== ''[[W:The Expanse|The Expanse]]'' ===

* In the series finale, "Babylon's Ashes," the fire teams sent to the rail gun emplacements are listed in three groups: Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie. Charlie team features a "Thrace, K.," as a nod to [[Kara Thrace]] alongside various other science fiction characters, such as Johnny Rico from ''[[W:Starship Troopers|Starship Troopers]]'', Sarah Connor from ''[[W:The Terminator|The Terminator]]'' franchise, and [[Memoryalpha:William Riker|William Riker]] from ''[[Memoryalpha:Star Trek|Star Trek]]''.

=== ''[[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]]".

[[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: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 soundtrack]], 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:NCIS (TV series)|Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service]]''===
* In the episode "Cloak" (#6.8), McGee calls Agent Lee a Cylon. 

=== ''[[w:The O.C.|The O.C.]]'' ===
*In the episode "[[w:The Cold Turkey|The Cold Turkey]]," [[w:Seth Cohen|Seth]] asks the homeless guys if they've seen the show.

=== ''[[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:Product Recall|Product Recall]]," [[w:Jim Halpert|Jim]], dressed as Dwight's twin, says "Bears, beets, 'Battlestar Galactica'', much to Dwight's fury.
*In the episode "[[w:Cocktails (The Office)|Cocktails]]," Dwight says in a conversation: "Do you watch Battlestar Galactica? No? Then you are an idiot."
*In the episode "[[w:Survivor Man|Survivor Man]]," Michael wears a ''Battlestar Galactica'' sweatshirt.
*In the episode "[[w:Business Ethics (The Office)|Business Ethics]]," Dwight bets Jim that he takes no personal time during work. Dwight has to restrain himself from correcting Jim as he spreads misinformation on ''Battlestar Galactica'' to [[w:Andy Bernard|Andy]].<ref name="io9">{{cite_web|url=http://io9.com/5061787/dwight-faces-nerd-torture-of-the-highest-form|title=Dwight Faces Nerd Torture Of The Highest Form|date=10 October 2008|accessdate=21 January 2009|last=Woerner|first=Meredith|format=|language=English}}</ref>

=== ''[[w:Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]'' ===
*In an upcoming episode "One [[Ronald D. Moore|Moore]] Episode," one sketch revolves around a couple and their addiction to ''Battlestar Galactica''.<ref name="ifc">{{cite_web|url=http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2011/12/battlestar-galactica-one-moore-episode|title=A frakking awesome sneak peek at “Portlandia” Season Two: “Battlestar Galactica” comes to town|date=19 December 2011|accessdate=26 December 2011|last=mlocker|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

=== ''[[w:Primeval|Primeval]]'' ===
*In the [[w:Episode 4 (Primeval)|fourth episode of the first season]], [[w:Connor Temple|Connor Temple]] describes both ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''[[w:Blake's 7|Blake's 7]]''.<ref name="TV.com">{{cite_web|url=http://www.tv.com//series-1-episode-4/episode/972194/summary.html?q=Primeval&tag=search_results;episode_title;1|title=Primeval: Series 1 Episode 4|date=|accessdate=20 August 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

[[File:Frakking Galactica.jpg|thumb|right|Tigh and Starbuck on ''Robot Chicken''.]]
=== ''[[w:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]'' ===

* In "[[Frakking Galactica|Rabbits on a Roller Coaster]]," a 21 second skit entitled "[[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.
*In "[[rc:Cultivated Relationships|Cultivated Relationships]]," after ''Robot Chicken'' gets cancelled [[w:Seth Green|Seth Green]] goes to [[Ronald D. Moore]] for help in finding a new job.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a2505951df2bc7b011e085abc830273|title=adult swim: Cultivated Relationships|date=|accessdate=21 January 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
*In "[[rc:Just the Good Parts|Just the Good Parts]],"  it is revealed who is a Cylon.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a2505951df2bc7b011e0860d740029b|title=adult swim: Just the Good Parts|date=|accessdate=21 January 2009|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

===''[[w:Robson Arms|Robson Arms]]''===
* In the episode "Mr. Lonely" (#2.5), Fred and Alicia compare the series remake to the original.
* In the episode "Positivity" (#3.3), Sault mentions the show by name. 

=== ''[[w:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' ===
*In the episode "My Number One Doctor," [[w:Perry Cox|Dr. Cox]] says the author of the Wikipedia entry on how [[w:bell peppers|bell peppers]] can fight off [[w:cancer|cancer]] also did the [[w:List of Battlestar Galactica (re-imagined series) episodes|''Battlestar Galactica'' Episode Guide]].

=== ''[[w:South Park|South Park]]'' ===
*In the episode "[[w:Go God Go|Go God Go]]," the conversation between [[w:Richard Dawkins|Richard Dawkins]] and [[w:Herbert Garrison|Mrs. Garrison]] about ending religion is a spoof on [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Number Six]]. The music playing is also a variation on "The Sense Of Six" leitmotif.
*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.
*In the episode "[[w:Fishsticks (South Park)|Fishsticks]]," Cartman imagines himself fighting "Jew-bots" in manner similar to the Human Torch. The design of the Jew-bots is an homage to the [[Cylon Centurion]].
*"South Park: Fantastic Easter Special (#11.5)" (2007)
**  Jesus asks Kyle to kill him so he can be resurrected elsewhere, Jesus and Kyle's prison scene music 

=== ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' ===
*Sarah Connor's musical leitmotif is a note-for-note replication of [[Kendra Shaw]]'s theme from ''[[Razor]]''.  [[Bear McCreary]] also writes the musical score for the ''Terminator'' series.

===''[[w:Troldspejlet|Troldspejlet]]''===
* In episode (#36.10), the DVD release of Season 1 is reviewed. 

=== ''[[w:V_(2009_TV_series)|V (2009 TV series)]]'' ===

*[[Rekha Sharma]] and [[Michael Trucco]] who portrayed [[Final Five]] [[Humanoid Cylons]] portrayed humanoid [[w:Visitors_(V_science_fiction_franchise)|Visitor]] which is equivalent to humanoid Cylons. Michael Trucco portrayed John May who is a resistance like [[Samuel Anders]]

=== ''[[w:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]'' ===
*In the episode "[[w:The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together (Part II)|The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together, Part II]]," General Treister tells the O.S.I. agents not to use one of the television monitors because it is programmed to record ''Battlestar Galactica''.

=== ''[[w:Veronica Mars|Veronica Mars]]'' ===
*Veronica is introduced to the word "frak" in the Season 3 premiere, "[[w:Welcome Wagon (Veronica Mars)|Welcome Wagon]]," 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]]".

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