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*[[Ralph McQuarrie]], model designer
 
*[[Ralph McQuarrie]], model designer
 
*[[Industrial Light & Magic]], special visual effects and animation (a Lucasfilm Ltd. company; formed in 1975 for the purpose of realizing the optical and miniature effects for ''Star Wars''. Contributed work to seven of the eleven ''Trek'' films in addition to Encounter at Farpoint.)
 
*[[Industrial Light & Magic]], special visual effects and animation (a Lucasfilm Ltd. company; formed in 1975 for the purpose of realizing the optical and miniature effects for ''Star Wars''. Contributed work to seven of the eleven ''Trek'' films in addition to Encounter at Farpoint.)
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==''The Twilight Zone''==
 
==''The Twilight Zone''==

Revision as of 11:02, 6 April 2012

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Star Trek and pop culture

From time to time various popular culture references have appeared in Star Trek as in-jokes. These references, mostly include in background displays, have also been cleverly referenced in spoken dialog.

The following articles contain references (or are homages) to various popular culture media sources.

Numerous science fiction writers have been referenced or acknowledged throughout the series, including Isaac Asimov (Amasov), Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury (USS Bradbury, Template:ShipClass), Arthur C. Clarke (Clarke's Disease, 2001: A Space Odyssey), Theodore Sturgeon (Sturgeon), Jules Verne (Verne), and H.G. Wells (Template:ShipClass).

2001: A Space Odyssey

Crossover performers
Production

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Akira

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Babylon 5

See also: Babylon 5

Back to the Future

Crossover performers
Production

Batman

Crossover performers

Battlestar Galactica

Crossover performers
Production

The Beatles

Blade Runner

Crossover performers
Production

Blakes 7

Crossover performers

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Crossover performers
Production

Car 54, Where Are You?

Cheers

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Clavin, Malone and Peterson.

Crossover performers

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Crossover performers

Dick Tracy

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Production

Dirty Pair

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Doctor Who

See also: Doctor Who

The First Men in the Moon

Fold Zandura

The Steamrunner-class was named for an Alex Jaeger sketch of an USS Streamrunner (sic), which was in turn named for a song by Fold Zandura. See Template:ShipClass for more details.

Forbidden Planet

Crossover performers

Gilligan's Island

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Indiana Jones

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Production

James Bond

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Our Man Bashir" is basically a parody of the James Bond franchise.

Crossover performers

The Jetsons

Crossover performers

Jurassic Park

Crossover performers
Production

M*A*S*H

Hydrogen-alpha emission

4077

M*A*S*H is an often referenced movie and show in Star Trek. Its unit number, 4077, was frequently used on viewscreens and computer readouts.

Crossover performers

The Magnificent Seven

Crossover performers

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Crossover performers

Metropolis

Muppets

Mystery Science Theater 3000

See Mystery Science Theater 3000.

National Lampoon's Animal House

Red Dwarf

Ren and Stimpy

seaQuest DSV

The Soft Weapon

Star Wars

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Millennium Falcon

R2-D2 cameo in Star Trek

R2-D2's cameo in Star Trek

Crossover performers
Production

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

The Twilight Zone

In "Carbon Creek", Trip Tucker said "Sounds like an old episode of the "Twilight Zone"." in response to the Vulcans crash-landing.

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan and George Takei have all appeared in "Twilight Zone" episodes. Also, Star Trek writers George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson and Jerry Sohl were regular contributors to the series. TOS directors Robert Butler, Ralph Senensky, Robert Gist and Tony Leader have also worked on "The Twilight Zone".

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Production

Urusei Yatsura

The War of the Worlds

The West Wing

When Worlds Collide

Crossover performers

The X-Files

Crossover performers

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