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Old May 29th, 2013, 11:04 PM   #14
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Default Re: History of BSG- Dirk B. on Reimagined BSG

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Originally Posted by Dawg View Post
And the bow tie is an affectation since the Doctor has more or less adopted Earth.

Parallel development is something Star Trek did 3 times. In broadcast order:

Miri, The Omega Glory, Bread and Circuses (the episode you refer to),

But I agree - when you are designing for a show where they've never even seen Earth, where any common background ended several thousand years before, getting your costumes off the rack from JCPenney kind of ruins the effect.

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Ahem...you forgot "A Piece of the Action" , and yes, I am well aware of the circumstances that warranted the appearance of 1930's gangster attire.

Be interesting to see how that planet turned out after Dr. McCoy mistakenly left "transtator" technology behind.
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