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== Series ==
== Series ==
* [[Acting for Two]]: George Peppard as Hannibal, and a mook Hannibal impersonates, in "Judgement Day".
* [[Acting for Two]]: George Peppard as Hannibal, and a mook Hannibal impersonates, in "Judgement Day".
* [[Actor Allusion]]:
** In an episode with a science fiction con, a guy in a [[Battlestar Galactica Classic|original Galactica Cylon suit]] walks past "Face". In the episode in question, it's actually Hannibal in the costume. The [[Actor Allusion]] was all Dirk Benedict's idea. While filming at Universal Studios for the second season episode "Steel", Dirk spotted a park employee dressed as a Cylon, and decided he wanted to film a little nod to his days as Starbuck. The director told him it was a dumb idea, but let him do it anyway. So, they had the Cylon-clad actor stroll nonchalantly across the frame while Face was all "don't I know you?" Fortunately for Dirk, the scene ended up being quite funny and they kept it in the credits up to season 5.
** There was also George Peppard's allusion to his role as [[Banacek]], where he played a similar role, by having Hannibal spout even more off kilter words of wisdom.
*** Another one for Peppard. In the episode "The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas", Amy mentions that it's a shame Hannibal's being chased by the military as he is "a terrific actor" after Hannibal goes to great lengths explaining how he'll play his "character". A reference to Peppard's infamously stringent adherence to method acting, even when playing unchallenging roles.
== Film ==
== Film ==
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Star Wars|Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[District 9|Wikus]], [[The Hangover|Phil]] and "Rampage" Jackson versus [[7th Heaven|Mary Camden]], {{spoiler|[[Watchmen (film)|Nite Owl]] and [[Major Dad]]}}. Also [[Mad Men|Don Draper]] makes an appearance. It is ''just as awesome as it sounds.''
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Star Wars|Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[District 9|Wikus]], [[The Hangover|Phil]] and "Rampage" Jackson versus [[7th Heaven|Mary Camden]], {{spoiler|[[Watchmen (film)|Nite Owl]] and [[Major Dad]]}}. Also [[Mad Men|Don Draper]] makes an appearance. It is ''just as awesome as it sounds.''

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Series

  • Acting for Two: George Peppard as Hannibal, and a mook Hannibal impersonates, in "Judgement Day".
  • Actor Allusion:
    • In an episode with a science fiction con, a guy in a original Galactica Cylon suit walks past "Face". In the episode in question, it's actually Hannibal in the costume. The Actor Allusion was all Dirk Benedict's idea. While filming at Universal Studios for the second season episode "Steel", Dirk spotted a park employee dressed as a Cylon, and decided he wanted to film a little nod to his days as Starbuck. The director told him it was a dumb idea, but let him do it anyway. So, they had the Cylon-clad actor stroll nonchalantly across the frame while Face was all "don't I know you?" Fortunately for Dirk, the scene ended up being quite funny and they kept it in the credits up to season 5.
    • There was also George Peppard's allusion to his role as Banacek, where he played a similar role, by having Hannibal spout even more off kilter words of wisdom.
      • Another one for Peppard. In the episode "The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas", Amy mentions that it's a shame Hannibal's being chased by the military as he is "a terrific actor" after Hannibal goes to great lengths explaining how he'll play his "character". A reference to Peppard's infamously stringent adherence to method acting, even when playing unchallenging roles.

Film