Egyptian Influences in Battlestar

YouTube · Post by **Cylon-Knight** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:13 pm

Along with the Viper pilot helmets and a few other items - Battlestar has quite a few "Egyptian" influences to tie it into Earth's culture.

I was re-watching The Saga of Star World and noticed that on Caprica there are some pyramids!

Here is a screen cap:

Post by **GoldCylon** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:08 am

Ever notice they also used that very cool Egyptian plywood also. Check out the checkered floor.....the plywood

Post by **Red Eye** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:16 am

Another and maybe the best proof for a link to the acient Egypt are the ruins on Kobol...

YouTube · Post by **Cylon-Knight** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:09 am

YES! That is so cool how they put in items like that to make the Colonies seem linked to Earth.

Post by **Kronus** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:49 am

I was watching the bonus features on the DVDs and they actually sent actors dressed like Adama, Apollo and Sernia to Egypt for these shots.

In fact the person portraying Serina is actually a young boy since it was not allowed to let a woman wear pants in their country.

Post by **GoldCylon** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:36 pm

If I recall they sent the costumes not the actors, and used actors that were in country, but then I might not remember correctly after 31 years. That isn't a bounce item, just something I read in Star Log or something like that back in the production days.

Post by **Kronus** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:48 pm

GoldCylon wrote:If I recall they sent the costumes not the actors, and used actors that were in country, but then I might not remember correctly after 31 years. That isn't a bounce item, just something I read in Star Log or something like that back in the production days.

You are correct...they didn't sent the actors...just the cloths...DOH!

Regardless...those shots were of actual Egypt... 8)

YouTube · Post by **Cylon-Knight** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:53 pm

Yeah, COOL! Today they would be CGI Pyramids - BOO!

Post by **Red Eye** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:52 am

Cylon-Knight wrote:Yeah, COOL! Today they would be CGI Pyramids - BOO!

Like this one here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA9poow0cWs

YouTube · Post by **Cylon-Knight** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:43 am

Very cool video - really well done!

Post by **GoldCylon** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:11 pm

Nice touch

Post by **ChrisPappas** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:10 pm

Other Egyptian tie-ins were the 9th lord of Kobol as a mummy with a funerary mask and heqa scepter, the box that Adama kept the key in and the motif of the Warrior and Bridge tunics mimics the Egyptian broad collar.

Chris

YouTube · Post by **Cylon-Knight** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:42 pm

ChrisPappas wrote:the motif of the Warrior and Bridge tunics mimics the Egyptian broad collar.

Dude! I never noticed that before - GOOD EYE

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