The True History of the Cylons
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Tags: Andrew Probert, battlestar galactica, illustration, production design, robots, star trek, star warsProbert’s thirty-year career has been wide and varied, although his greatest claim to fame stems from serving as Senior Illustrator for Star Trek: The Next Generation. Do you get goosebumps when you see the Enterprise-D or feel your pulse rush at the sight of the updated Romulan Warbird? Thank this guy.
But before giving Starlfeet a facelift was even a twinkle in Andrew’s eye, he was hard at work whipping the Cylons into shape.
Floppy Disk Playing The Imperial March From Star Wars
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Cargo Lifters <--> AT-ATs
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So, it turns out that the AT-ATs in The Empire Strikes Back were inspired by the cargo lifters container cranes in the Port of Oakland. I see those things every day from the BART, and I’ve always thought they look like AT-ATs. And that they look awesome. Makes sense, I guess.