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| See also: [[Re-imagined Series References]]
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| ==References to "[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]"==
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| ===Airplane II: The Sequel===
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| *The music at the beginning of the movie is the "Battlestar Galactica" theme music.
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| *The theme music is played again during the shuttle launch.
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| *The pilot of the shuttle is [[McCord, Kent|Kent McCord]], who played [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] in "[[Galactica 1980]]."
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| *''Airplane II'' also starred Lloyd Bridges, who played [[Commander Cain]].
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| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083530/trivia External Link]
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| ===Knight Rider===
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| *Also produced by [[Glen A. Larson]]
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| *The red scanner on the front of KITT is a reference to the red "eye" of the Cylons from ''Battlestar Galactica''.
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| *Edward Mulhare, who played [[John]] in "[[Experiment in Terra]]", was given a leading role in "Knight Rider."
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| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083437/combined External Link]
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| ==="The A-Team"===
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| *[[Benedict, Dirk|Dirk Benedict]], who played [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] in "Battlestar Galactica," plays Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck in "The A-Team;" Face and Starbuck are very similar (handsome young officers, womanizers, humorous/rougish elements, etc).
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| *In one episode 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.
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| *In the second-through-fourth seasons of "The A-Team," the clip of the Cylon walking past Face is played in the show's opening credits.
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| *"The A-Team" also starred Dwight Schultz (the voice of [[Lord Erebus]]) and Lance LeGault ([[Bootes]]/[[Maga]]).
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| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083530/trivia External Link]
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| ===Space Mutiny===
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| *The shots of the fleet in space are taken directly from "Battlestar Galactica."
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| *The ship's fighters are also called "Vipers."
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| *''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.
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| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096149/combined External Link]
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| ==="Mystery Science Theater 3000"===
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| *''Space Mutiny'' was shown on "MST3K," and the DVD of the episode made note of the movie's use of "Battlestar Galactica."
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| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094517/combined External Link]
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| ===Starcraft===
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| *In this computer game, units often answer with quotes from movies. Some of the Protoss respond to roders with the phrase, "By your command."
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| *The game's humans have been exiled from Earth, and live in a confederacy of colonies; these colonies are, throughout the game, decimated by the Zerg and Protoss - the latter of which are feudal, cybernetically-enhanced aliens, like the Cylons.
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| ==References in "Battlestar Galactica"==
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| ===Silent Running===
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| *Shots of the ''Valley Forge'', the domed greenhouse ship from this movie, were used to show 'agricultural ships' in "Battlestar Galactica."
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| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/combined External Link]
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| ===Star Wars===
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| *Many people noted the apparent similarities, aesthetic and plot-wise, between ''Star Wars'' and "Battlestar Galactica. George Lucas even (unsuccessfully) sued the makers of "Battlestar Galactica," ciitng forty-four speciifc counts of plagiarism.
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| ** In reply to these allegations, the [[Apogee]] special effects team "wrote" the words "Fuck Off" by using the lights of the Caprican city. This can be seen as the [[Cylon Raider (TOS)|Cylon Raiders]] approach in the attack sequence on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]].
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| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/combined External Link]
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| ===Earthquake===
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| *Scenes of the city being devastated by the earthquake were used to show the Cylon attack on Earth in "[[Galactica 1980]]."
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| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071455/combined External Link]
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| ===Star Trek: The Next Generation===
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| *For [[Richard Hatch]]'s proposed movie sequel to "Battlestar Galactica" ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]), many similarities were drawn between the new Cylons, and the Borg from "Star Trek: TNG."
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| [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/combined External Link]
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| ===Industrial Light & Magic===
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| * The "IL" in [[IL-series]] [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] is actually a reference to <u><b>I</b></u>ndustrial <u><b>L</b></u>ight, the previous employer of [[Dykstra, John|John Dykstra]].
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| * The "IL" marking can be seen as a button marking on the [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] control stick. This is seen in closeup shots of the stick, starting with "[[Saga of a Star World]]".
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