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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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| ===[[wikipedia:Airplane II: The Sequel|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 [[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 IMDB Trivia page]
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| ==="[[wikipedia:The A-Team|The A-Team]]"===
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| [[Image:ATeamCylon.jpg|right|thumb|Dirk's A-Team 'Faceman' meets a Cylon.]]
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| *[[Dirk Benedict]], who played [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] in "Battlestar Galactica," plays Lt. [[wikipedia:Templeton "Faceman" Peck|Templeton "Faceman" Peck]] in "The A-Team;" Face and Starbuck are very similar (handsome young officers, womanizers, humorous/roguish elements, etc).
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| *During the episode "[[wikipedia: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.
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| *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.
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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 IMDB Trivia page]
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| ===[[wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop III|Beverly Hills Cop III]]===
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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.
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| :[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109254/trivia IMDB Trivia page]
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| ==="[[wikipedia:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]"===
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| *Also produced by [[Glen A. Larson]]
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| *Some props and footage (e.g. [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] cockpits) were taken directly from Battlestar Galactica
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| *The second season plot line had a crew seeking the lost tribes of [[Earth]] who had scattered
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| :[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078579/trivia IMDB Trivia page]
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| ===[[wikipedia:Escape Velocity Nova|Escape Velocity Nova]]===
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| *In this computer game, carrier ships can be equipped with squadrons of snub-nosed, delta-winged, laser-armed 'viper fighters.'
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| ==="[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]"===
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| *At the end of the episode "[[wikipedia:Road to EuropeRoad 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."
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| *During the episode "[[wikipedia:Brian Goes Back to CollegeBrian 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 A-Team reference listed above.
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| [[Image:Cylon Futurama.jpg|thumb|right|Cylon and Garfunkle (Futurama episode ''Bendin' In The Wind'')]]
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| ==="[[wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]]"===
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| *In the episode "[[wikipedia:Bendin' in the Wind|Bendin' in the Wind]]", the band "Cylon and Garfunkle" (consisting of Art Garfunkle and an original series Cylon Centurion) play at a New York charity concert for broken robots.
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| ===[[wikipedia:Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport|Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport]]===
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| *From the opening of the midfield terminal in 1980, until its refurbishment in 1996, the computerized announcement voices were referred to by fans as Cylon and ''Logan's Run'' voices.
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| ===[[wikipedia:Homeworld|Homeworld]]===
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| *The computer game ''Homeworld'' revolves around a race of people who were exiled from their homeworld by a cruel empire to a distant desert planet many thousands of years ago. After their planet of exile is obliterated by their ancient enemy the survivors take to the stars on a long and perilous journey across the galaxy in search of their ancient homeworld, Hiigara.
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| ==="[[wikipedia:Knight Rider|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 IMDB Trivia page]
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| ===[[wikipedia:Mozilla|Mozilla]]===
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| [[Image:Mozilla Cylon.gif|right|The Mozilla "Cylon" progress bar]]
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| *All programs made by Mozilla feature an oscillating status bar which, in the code, is called a "cylon."
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| ==="[[wikipedia:Murder, She Wrote|Murder, She Wrote]]"===
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| *During the episode "Incident in Lot #7" (Season 8, episode 13) a person dressed in a Cylon outfit walks past Jessica Fletcher.
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| ==="[[wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|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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| ==="[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]"===
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| *The original series Cylons were the focus of a short skit on the [[wikipedia:Adult Swim|[adult swim]]] series ''Robot Chicken'' in which the original Cylon actors had so many problems walking around in their suits that they were constantly falling down.
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| ===[[wikipedia:Space Mutiny|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/trivia IMDB Trivia page]
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| ===[[wikipedia:StarCraft|StarCraft]]===
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| *In this computer game, units often answer with quotes from movies. Some of the Protoss respond to orders 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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| ==="[[wikipedia:Tripping the Rift|Tripping the Rift]]"===
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| *The episodes "Mutilation Ball" and "Love Conquers All...Almost," feature a character named 'Commander Adam.'
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| *The episode "Totally Recalled" featured a character named Baltar, who owned an android-manufacturing corporation called Baltar Industries. Despite his name, however, CEO Baltar looked like [[Lucifer]].
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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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| [[Image:CapricaMessage.jpg|thumb|right|The hidden message in the lights of Caprica ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]]
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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," citing forty-four specific 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>'''I'''</u>ndustrial <u>'''L'''</u>ight, the previous employer of [[John Dykstra]].
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| * The "IL" marking can be seen as a button marking on the [[Colonial 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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