<![CDATA[The Unknown Movie That Battlestar Galactica Ripped Off - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[The Unknown Movie That Battlestar Galactica Ripped Off - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[The Unknown Movie That Battlestar Galactica Ripped Off]]> The concept of machines passing for human is far from unique to the great story "Second Variety" (lots of PKD's stories and their related movies, Asimov's robot novels, Terminator, Aliens, etc) - but some of the touches present in Battlestar Galactica are far from coincidence. A crucial part of BSG's plot, the revelation of Cylons by sequential version number arrives directly lifted from "Second Variety". It brings the same puzzles and themes from the short story to the show (losing a war to humanity's own creation, watching the invention imitate and surpass the best and worst of the creator, etc). How about those sleeper agent Cylons wondering how much of their life is real and how much is implanted fictional memory? Well, just pop in Blade Runner to see how Sean Young and Harrison Ford struggled with that one almost thirty years ago.

Whether it's an homage or theft, BSG is still an incredible show because it executes so well: sfx, great writing, authentic military culture, and strong acting for starters... but would anybody else agree that the BSG service pistols look a *lot* like the famous prop gun from Blade Runner?

fowlreaper

]]> <![CDATA[The Unknown Movie That Battlestar Galactica Ripped Off]]> These are all just variations of the Golem myth.

See also: Frankenstein.

fxbarlowe

]]> <![CDATA[The Unknown Movie That Battlestar Galactica Ripped Off]]> @Bidstrup: That might be because screamers was based off of "The Second Variety"

what_user

]]> <![CDATA[The Unknown Movie That Battlestar Galactica Ripped Off]]> And when I saw Screamers back in '95, it "scream"ed "The Second Variety" (and "Autofac") from Philip K. Dick. What goes around comes around...

bidstrup

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