If William Adama found his legs aching in Battlestar Galactica, he can blame the likes of James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard. While Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek are two very different franchises, their spiritual connection can be felt within the myriad of sci-fi tropes shared between them. The inter-franchise bond is even stronger because of one Ronald D. Moore. The brains behind Battlestar Galactica‘s 2004 reboot series, Moore first cut his sci-fi teeth on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in addition to a brief stint on Star Trek: Voyager.