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 on television.

In the "AOTS Undercover" covering Achievement Whores, viewers are introduced to "Spoiler Whores". One of the Spoiler Whores tells a customer who the final Cylon is in Season 4.

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.

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.

In the episode "The Superhero in the Alley", Jack Hodgins lists Battlestar Galactica, along with Star Wars, Star Trek, and Stargate, as to why the the victim's "face and cranial vault" are fractured.

On the Tuesday 4 April, 2006 show, host 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 South Park and House in an attempt to prove his show is, in his belief, more deserving of the award.

On the 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 David Petraeus faces in Iraq, noting that he faces civilian unrest, endless pursuit by the Cylons, and the long search for Earth. Colbert notes that Petraeus looks worn out, and to prove his point she shows a picture of Edward James Olmos instead. Jon Stewart then points out that Colbert was watching Battlestar Galactica.

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".

The trailers for the NBC show Heroes re-use several tracks from Bear McCreary's BSG Season One sountrack, primarily the track "Forgiven."
In the ninth episode, "Homecoming", a high school student is briefly seen wearing a Battlestar Galactica t-shirt.

In the episode "The Cold Turkey", Seth asks the homeless guys if they've seen the show.

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.
In the episode "The Return", Dwight wears a Battlestar Galactica T-shirt.
In the episode "Product Recall", Jim, dressed as Dwight's twin, declares that bears "beet" Battlestar Galactica, much to Dwight's fury.
In the episode "Survivor Man", Michael wears a Battlestar Galactica sweatshirt.

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^[2] and voices the character of the FCC member at the end of the skit.

In the episode "My Number One Doctor", Dr. Cox says the author of the Wikipedia entry on how bell peppers can fight off cancer also did the Battlestar Galactica Episode Guide.

In the episode "Go God Go", the conversation between Richard Dawkins and 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 "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.

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.

In the episode "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.

Veronica is introduced to the word "frak" in the Season 3 premiere, "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 "Poughkeepsie, Tramps & Thieves".

References

↑ Primeval: Series 1 Episode 4 (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 20 August 2008.
↑ Fraser, Simon (12 June 2006). Brian Bendis interviews Joss Whedon (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 27 August 2007.

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