References to the Re-imagined Series

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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"

"Gilmore Girls"

  • Rory Gilmore jokingly accuses her grandmother of being a Cylon in one episode.
  • In another episode, Rory uses the term "frakking."

"Heroes"

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 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"

"Robot Chicken"

"South Park"

  • In "w: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".

"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"

Webcomics/Comic strips

"Dilbert"

"Full Frontal Nerdity"

"General Protection Fault"

"Greenhorn"

"HijiNKS ENSUE"

External links

References

  1. Fraser, Simon (12 June 2006). Brian Bendis interviews Joss Whedon (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 27 August 2007.
  2. Adams, Scott (8 December 2006). Frack (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 22 October 2007.