Battlestar Galactica's Submarine Feel Inspired by Star Trek

Ronald D. Moore's acclaimed Battlestar Galactica reboot, known for its gripping writing and intense survival narrative, carries subtle design influences from Star Trek. Moore, who previously wrote for Star Trek: The Next Generation, consciously created Galactica as an antithesis to Trek's optimism, focusing on paranoia and desperation.

Despite this darker tone, a key design element in Battlestar Galactica mirrored Star Trek: an observation deck. Introduced in the episode "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down," this confined space allowed characters to gaze at the stars, offering a respite from long missions.

This concept directly echoes the function and design of Ten Forward aboard the Enterprise-D from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Moore himself noted the need for such a contemplative area on deep-space missions, underscoring that his foundational experiences in the optimistic Star Trek universe continued to resonate within his more bleak, yet equally influential, Battlestar Galactica series.