Original Series References

See also: Re-imagined Series References

References to "Battlestar Galactica"

Airplane II: The Sequel

• The music at the beginning of the movie is the "Battlestar Galactica" theme music.
• The theme music is played again during the shuttle launch.
• The pilot of the shuttle is Kent McCord, who played Boxey in "Galactica 1980."

"The A-Team"

• Dirk Benedict, who played 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).
• 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.
• In the second-through-fourth seasons of "The A-Team," the clip of the Cylon wlaking past fcae is played in the show's opening credits.

Space Mutiny

• The shots of the fleet in space are taken directly from "Battlestar Galactica."
• The ship's fighters are also called "Vipers."
• 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.

"Mystery Science Theater 3000"

• Space Mutiny was shown on "MST3K," and the DVD of the episode made note of the movie's use of "Battlestar Galactica."

References in "Battlestar Galactica"

Silent Running

• Shots of the Valley Forge, the domed greenhouse ship from this movie, were used to show 'agricultural ships' in "Battlestar Galactica."

Star Wars

• 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.

Earthquake

• Scenes of the city being devastated by the earthquake were used to show the Cylon attack on Earth in "Galactica 1980."

Star Trek: The Next Generation

• 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."