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==Television== | ==Television== | ||
=== | ===''[[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." | *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. | *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]]. | *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: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]]". | *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:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]''=== | ||
*[[w:Rory Gilmore|Rory Gilmore]] jokingly accuses her grandmother of being a Cylon in one episode. | *[[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]]." | *In another episode, Rory uses the term "[[Frak|frakking]]." | ||
=== | ===''[[w:Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''=== | ||
[[Image:BSG T-shirt Heroes.JPG|thumb|right|Student wearing a BSG T-shirt in the ''Heroes'' episode "Homecoming"]] | [[Image:BSG T-shirt Heroes.JPG|thumb|right|Student wearing a BSG T-shirt in the ''Heroes'' episode "Homecoming"]] | ||
*The trailers for the NBC show ''Heroes'' re-use several tracks from [[Bear McCreary]]'s [[Soundtrack (Season 1)|BSG Season One Sountrack]], primarily the song "Forgiven." | *The trailers for the NBC show ''Heroes'' re-use several tracks from [[Bear McCreary]]'s [[Soundtrack (Season 1)|BSG Season One Sountrack]], primarily the song "Forgiven." | ||
*In the ninth episode, "[[w:Homecoming (Heroes)|Homecoming]]", a high school student is briefly seen wearing a ''Battlestar Galactica'' t-shirt. | *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: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]]. | ||
=== | ===''[[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". | * 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. | ** 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". | * 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. | *One of the show's main characters is a robot seductress named Six, who has the appearance of a beautiful human woman. | ||
=== | ===''[[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". | *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]]". | *''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]]". | ||
==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
=== | ===''[[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. | *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== | ==Webcomics/Comic strips== | ||
=== | ===''[[w:Dilbert|Dilbert]]''=== | ||
*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 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 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]]. | *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. | *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. | *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]]. | *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/2007/06/28/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 (2008)|Season 4]], [[w:Mac OS X v10.5|OSX Leopard]], and Joel's awesome pickle parties. | *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 (2008)|Season 4]], [[w:Mac OS X v10.5|OSX Leopard]], and Joel's awesome pickle parties. | ||
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Television
Bones
- Hodgins mentions Battlestar Galactica while naming sci-fi genre shows off to Zack in the episode "The Superhero in the Alley."
The Big Bang Theory
- In the 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 with commentaries.
Bionic Woman
- In the episode "Paradise Lost", the episode "Exodus, Part II" is playing on the television of a house that Jamie Sommers (Michelle Ryan) and Ruth Treadwell (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's final moments before it is destroyed during the Battle of New Caprica.
Doctor Who
- According Russel T. Davies's podcast for the episode "Last of the Time Lords", he admits that jumping a year forward was inspired by "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II".
Gilmore Girls
- Rory Gilmore jokingly accuses her grandmother of being a Cylon in one episode.
- In another episode, Rory uses the term "frakking."
Heroes
- The trailers for the NBC show Heroes re-use several tracks from Bear McCreary's BSG Season One Sountrack, primarily the song "Forgiven."
- In the ninth episode, "Homecoming", a high school student is briefly seen wearing a Battlestar Galactica t-shirt.
The Office
- In the episode "E-mail Surveillance", Michael Scott mocks one of his employees (Dwight Schrute) for watching "Battleship Galaxy" every Friday night. The Office airs on NBC, which is owned by NBC Universal, the parent company of the SCI-FI Network.
Robot Chicken
- In "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. Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, is a professed fan of the series[1] and voices the character of the FCC member at the end of the skit.
South Park
- In "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.
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.
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 "Poughkeepsie, Tramps & Thieves".
Literature
Star Trek
- In the latest Vanguard novel Reap the Whirlwind by David Mack, two minor characters are named "Agent Verheiden" and "Agent Cofell". Moreover, a Captain Rymer is mentioned.
Webcomics/Comic strips
Dilbert
- In the comic for Friday, December 8, 2006, Dilbert uses the expletive "frak" when he has to program the Legacy system. Although the spelling is from the Original Series "frack", Scott Adams uses it to reference the Re-imagined Series.[2]
- In the comic for Friday, October 5th, 2007, Dilbert mentions going home early to watch Battlestar Galactica on his DVR.
Full Frontal Nerdity
- In the comic for Wednesday, January 26, 2005, GREAT LORDS OF KOBOL! is exclaimed.
General Protection Fault
- In the comic for Thursday, February 23, 2006, Dexter uses the UGA (Undisclosed Government Agency) spy equipment to try finding out who the sleeper Cylon will be in the next Battlestar Galactica episode.
Greenhorn
- In the comic for Monday, October 30, 2006, Paul Greenhorn goes as a Cylon sleeper agent for Halloween.
HijiNKS ENSUE
- In the comic for Thursday, June 28, 2007, Joel tries catching up by watching Season 2 but is interrupted repeatedly by Josh. Joel then strangles Josh with the chord of his Wiimote and throws the Wiimote through Eli's neck before he could spoil who the Final Five are.
- In the comic for Monday, July 30, 2007, when Josh is about to commit suicide through a Rube Goldberg machine since Harry Potter series finished, Eli reminds him that there's other things to look forward to as Metroid Prime 3, Battlestar Galactica's Season 4, OSX Leopard, and Joel's awesome pickle parties.
- In the comic for Monday, August 27, 2007, Kevin Smith directs an upcoming episode of Battlestar Galactica in the style of Clerks.
External links
References
- ↑ Fraser, Simon (12 June 2006). Brian Bendis interviews Joss Whedon (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 27 August 2007.
- ↑ Adams, Scott (8 December 2006). Frack (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 22 October 2007.