Science fiction references in Star Trek
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From time to time various science fiction references from popular culture have appeared in Star Trek as in-jokes. These references, mostly included in background displays, have also been cleverly referenced in spoken dialog.
Numerous science fiction writers have been referenced or acknowledged throughout the series, including Isaac Asimov (Amasov), Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury (USS Bradbury, Bradbury-class), Arthur C. Clarke (Clarke's Disease, 2001: A Space Odyssey), Theodore Sturgeon (Sturgeon), Jules Verne (Verne), and H.G. Wells (Wells-class).
The following articles contain references (or are homages) to other science fiction series written by these and other science fiction writers.
[edit] 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Crossover performers
- Production
- Douglas Trumbull, special effects
[edit] 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
[edit] Akira
[edit] Babylon 5
- Crossover performers
- Andreas Katsulas
- Bill Mumy
- Patricia Tallman
- Tracy Scoggins
- Majel Barrett
- Julie Caitlin Brown
- John Schuck
- Tom Morga
- Mary Kay Adams
- Walter Koenig
- Patrick Kilpatrick
- Marjean Holden
- Michael Ansara
- John Vickery
- Marshall Teague
- Jeffrey Combs
- Tony Todd
- Scott MacDonald
- Josh Clark
- Julia Nickson
- Simon Billig
- Vaughn Armstrong
- Tricia O'Neil
- Daniel Dae Kim
- Judy Levitt
- Kitty Swink
- Dwight Schultz
- Tucker Smallwood
- Judson Scott
- Christopher Neame
- Thomas Kopache
- Clive Revill
- William Morgan Sheppard
- John Snyder
- Jeff Austin
- Gerrit Graham
- Theodore Bikel
- Ron Canada
[edit] Back to the Future
- Crossover performers
- Production
- Steve Gawley, model maker
- Michael M. Mills, make-up artist
- Ken Ralston, visual effects supervisor
- Industrial Light & Magic, special visual effects
[edit] Battlestar Galactica
- Crossover performers
- Ed Begley, Jr.
- Bob Bralver
- John Colicos
- Mark Sheppard (2003 reboot)
- Kate Vernon (2003 reboot)
- Production
- Ronald D. Moore (2003 reboot)
[edit] Blade Runner
- Crossover performers
[edit] Blakes 7
Crossover performers
[edit] The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
- Banzai Institute
- SS Buckaroo Banzai
- BBI-993
- Buckaroo Bokai
- Dedication plaques of:
- Planet 10 (DIM-8)
- Strange Case of Mr. Cigars
- E.M. Rauch
- Whorfin-class
- John Whorfin
- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems
- Yoyodyne pulse fusion
- Crossover performers
- Jonathan Banks
- Raye Birk
- Clancy Brown
- Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
- Robert Ito
- Christopher Lloyd
- James Saito (deleted scenes)
- Vincent Schiavelli
- Kevin Sullivan
- Peter Weller
- Production
[edit] Colossus: The Forbin Project
- Crossover performers
[edit] Dirty Pair
[edit] Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
[edit] Doctor Who
- See also: Doctor Who
- Crossover performers
- Daphne Ashbrook
- Christopher Neame
- Olaf Pooley
- John Franklyn-Robbins
- Maurice Roëves
- Guy Siner
- Simon Pegg
- Alan Dale
- Barrie Ingham
- Deep Roy
- Gregg Palmer
[edit] The First Men in the Moon
[edit] Forbidden Planet
- Crossover performers
[edit] Heroes
- Crossover performers
- Michael Dorn
- Dominic Keating
- Malcolm McDowell
- Nichelle Nichols
- Zachary Quinto
- Cristine Rose
- George Takei
- Greg Grunberg
- Thomas Dekker
- Erick Avari
- Joanna Cassidy
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
- Michael Reilly Burke
- Josh Clark
- Brad Greenquist
- Clint Howard
- Colby French
- Michael Buchman Silver
- John Glover
- Robert Knepper
[edit] Indiana Jones
- Production
- Ben Burtt, sound designer
- Industrial Light & Magic, special visual effects
[edit] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
[edit] The Jetsons
- Crossover performers
- Rene Auberjonois
- Michael Bell
- Earl Boen
- Hamilton Camp ("Turk Tarpit" in The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones)
- Barry Gordon
- Paul Eiding
- Kenneth Mars
- Frank Welker ("Orbity")
- William Windom
[edit] Jurassic Park
- Production
- Industrial Light & Magic, special visual effects and animation
[edit] Mystery Science Theater 3000
[edit] Red Dwarf
[edit] The Soft Weapon
[edit] Star Wars
- Performers
- Fionnula Flanagan
- Ethan Phillips
- Clive Revill
- Raphael Sbarge
- Greg Ellis
- Felix Silla
- Carel Struycken
- Jason Wingreen
- George Takei
- Deep Roy
- Patty Maloney
- Production
- Philip Barberio, special effects
- Ben Burtt, sound designer
- Ryan Church, conceptual artist
- John Dykstra, special effects
- Judy Elkins, sculptor
- Barbara Hambly, writer
- Nilo Rodis-Jamero, conceptual artist, costume designer
- John Knoll, visual effects artist, visual effects supervisor
- John Paul Lona, illustrator
- 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.)
- External Links
- Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
