The Civilians' Ancestors
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The Civilians' Ancestors
For some time I was aware that the basic shape of the Civilian mask was first used as Fembot mask in "The Bionic Woman", but never had the time to investigate it further... until now.
I've found this photo of an original prop mask worn by the character Carl Franklin (played by Michael Burns, see below) and used in the episode "Fembots in Las Vegas, Part 2" (Airdate: October 1, 1977), it's quite obvious that the guys at the BSG prop department simply reused it for the Civilians in "The Living Legend, Part 2". They haven't even changed the color for the faceplate! Another hint that the Civilians were rather rushed together to expand the Cylons' ranks without spending too much money on expensive costumes like the Centurions.
In return, they used a slightly altered Fembot mask in Dr. Wilker's android lab in "War of the Gods, Part 1", seen very briefly at the beginning of the scene:
I've found this photo of an original prop mask worn by the character Carl Franklin (played by Michael Burns, see below) and used in the episode "Fembots in Las Vegas, Part 2" (Airdate: October 1, 1977), it's quite obvious that the guys at the BSG prop department simply reused it for the Civilians in "The Living Legend, Part 2". They haven't even changed the color for the faceplate! Another hint that the Civilians were rather rushed together to expand the Cylons' ranks without spending too much money on expensive costumes like the Centurions.
In return, they used a slightly altered Fembot mask in Dr. Wilker's android lab in "War of the Gods, Part 1", seen very briefly at the beginning of the scene:
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Amazing research!
*yikes* I do like the Civilian much more... the eyes on the original is just too creepy.
*yikes* I do like the Civilian much more... the eyes on the original is just too creepy.
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I forgot all about that. Very cool. Nice discovery.
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Haven't been on the boards for a while but dang! Nice catch! As we all know the civilian has a special place for me so the extra info is fascinating!!!
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Glad you like it.
And welcome back aboard!
And welcome back aboard!
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Re: The Civilians' Ancestors
Disturbing and interesting…
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Absolutely amazing.
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wow, great information, I never knew about that!, those eyes on the original are freaky!
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