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A Cylon is a robot at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica science fiction franchise, in the original 1978 and 1980 series, the 2004 reimagining , as well as the spin-off prequel series, Caprica . In the 1978 series, Cylon is also the name of the reptilian race who created the robot Cylons. The nature and origin of the Cylons differ greatly between the two Battlestar Galactica continuities. However, both series feature Cylon Raiders, Cylon Basestars and Cylon Centurions. The prequel series, Caprica, focuses on the creation of the Cylons, which differs from all the previous Battlestar Galactica series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylon_(Battlestar_Galactica) --------------------------------- Battlestar Galactica is an American  science fiction television  series, created by  Glen A. Larson , that began the  Battlestar Galactica franchise . Starring  Lorne Greene ,  Richard Hatch  and  Di...

The Tenth Doctor  is an incarnation of  the Doctor , the protagonist of the  BBC   science fiction television  programme  Doctor Who , who is played by  David Tennant  in three series as well as nine specials. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other  Doctor Who spin-offs . In the programme's narrative,  the Doctor  is a centuries-old  Time Lord  alien from the planet  Gallifrey  who  travels in time  in his  TARDIS , frequently with  companions . When the Doctor is critically injured beyond medical repair, he can  regenerate  his body; in doing so, his physical appearance and personality change, and a new actor assumes the role. Tennant's portrayal of the Doctor is of an outwardly charismatic and charming adventurer whose likable and easygoing attitude can quickly turn to righteous fury when provoked. This incarnation's companions in...

The  TARDIS  (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) is a fictional  time machine  and  spacecraft  that appears in the British  science fiction television  programme  Doctor Who  and its various spin-offs. A TARDIS is a product of the advanced technology of the  Time Lords , an extraterrestrial civilisation to which the programme's central character,  the Doctor , belongs. A properly maintained and piloted TARDIS can transport its occupants to any point in time and space. The interior of a TARDIS is much larger than its exterior. It can blend in with its surroundings using the ship's " chameleon circuit ". TARDISes also possess a degree of  sapience  and provide their users with additional tools and abilities including a universal translation system based on  telepathy . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS ------------------------------ Doctor Who  is a  British   science-fiction t...

The  Ectomobile , or Ecto-1 is a 1959  Cadillac Miller-Meteor  limo-style endloader  combination car  (ambulance conversion) used in the 1984 film  Ghostbusters  and other Ghostbusters fiction. The original vehicle design was the creation of Steven Dane, credited as a Hardware Consultant in the credits.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097428/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(franchise)#Transportation ------------------------------- Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis . The film stars Bill Murray , Aykroyd and Ramis as eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis co-star as a client and her neighbor, and Ernie Hudson as the Ghostbusters' first recruit. Aykroyd conceived the film as a project for himself and fellow Saturday Night Live alumnu...