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Egyptian Influences in Battlestar
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:13 pm
by Cylon-Knight
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:
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:08 am
by GoldCylon
Ever notice they also used that very cool Egyptian plywood also. Check out the checkered floor.....the plywood
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:16 am
by Red Eye
Another and maybe the best proof for a link to the acient Egypt are the ruins on Kobol...
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:09 am
by Cylon-Knight
YES! That is so cool how they put in items like that to make the Colonies seem linked to Earth.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:49 am
by Kronus
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.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:36 pm
by GoldCylon
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.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:48 pm
by Kronus
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)
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:53 pm
by Cylon-Knight
Yeah, COOL! Today they would be CGI Pyramids - BOO!
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:52 am
by Red Eye
Cylon-Knight wrote:Yeah, COOL! Today they would be CGI Pyramids - BOO!
Like this one here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA9poow0cWs
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:43 am
by Cylon-Knight
Very cool video - really well done!
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:11 pm
by GoldCylon
Nice touch
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:10 pm
by ChrisPappas
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
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:42 pm
by Cylon-Knight
ChrisPappas wrote:the motif of the Warrior and Bridge tunics mimics the Egyptian broad collar.
Dude! I never noticed that before - GOOD EYE