Source: Cinematic Visions of God.
Link: http://ohligarchy.blogspot.com/2005/04/cinematic-visions-of-god.html
I have seen something like this on television several times this year. It had not occurred to me since I had not seen this movie until today, but I am convinced that the character of Gaius Baltar on Battlestar Galactica is at least partially inspired by Bruce Almighty. Consider the similarities: Bruce talks to God, who is unseen by everyone else, and is given special responsibilities by God; Baltar talks to Cylon agent Number Six, who is unseen by everyone else, and who tells him that he is part of God's plan.
Bruce, remarkably frustrated with the task of having to listen to everyone's prayers and answering them, expresses his anguish by bulging out his eyes and running his hands through his hair; Baltar, remarkably frustrated with the task of having to test the blood of every single person in the fleet to find out if any of them are Cylon agents, expresses his anguish by bulging out his eyes and running his hands through his hair. And the deleted scene with God, Bruce, and the girl in the alley is reflected in a scene in the BSG episode "Kobol's Last Gleaming, pt. 1", in which Baltar, speaking to Number Six, seems to tell President Roslin that he is not her "plaything".
Now that BSG is in repeats, I am going to give each episode an intense second look, and whenever I see Baltar getting frustrated with Number Six and his role in the fleet, I am going to picture Jim Carrey in the role in place of James Callis. Try it and see what you think.
