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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Text replacement - "Peter Farago" to "April Arcus"

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Text replacement - "Peter Farago" to "April Arcus"

DrWho42: /* Scar */ Linking to Previously on Battlestar Galactica

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Scar: Linking to Previously on Battlestar Galactica

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	Is the Cylon Raider known as "[[Scar (Raider)\|Scar]]" supposed to be the reincarnated version of the Cylon Raider that Starbuck shot down, and then cut the brain out of and flew back to ''Galactica'' in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]"? The "previously on Battlestar Galactica" segment reshowed parts of "You Can't Go Home Again" and this coupled with Caprica-Sharon's comments in her cell to Starbuck seemed to hint that it was. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 23:22, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		Is the Cylon Raider known as "[[Scar (Raider)\|Scar]]" supposed to be the reincarnated version of the Cylon Raider that Starbuck shot down, and then cut the brain out of and flew back to ''Galactica'' in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]"? The "[[previously on Battlestar Galactica]]" segment reshowed parts of "You Can't Go Home Again" and this coupled with Caprica-Sharon's comments in her cell to Starbuck seemed to hint that it was. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 23:22, 14 June 2006 (CDT)

	:Sharon is speculating. She doesn't know, but it could have happened that way. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 21:29, 17 June 2006 (CDT)		:Sharon is speculating. She doesn't know, but it could have happened that way. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 21:29, 17 June 2006 (CDT)

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: fixing archive link

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fixing archive link

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Shane: Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques/Archive01 moved to Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques/Archive1

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The Merovingian: /* "Skin Jobs" */

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"Skin Jobs"

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	To ask the most fannish of fan questions (not so much a "question" shouting "wow!"), how was the decision made for Cylons to be referred to as "Skin Jobs" a la ''Blade Runner'' in "[[Downloaded]]"? What did everyone in the writer's room think? :) :) :) (My personal wish list includes that one day someone will refer to killing a Cylon as "retiring" them...hey, that might not work on the current series, but on the ''Caprica'' prequel when the Cylons worked for humans that kind of makes sense. Plus I hope "Number One" turns out to be Rutger Hauer...or Avery Brooks. Both good actors...)--[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 21:08, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		To ask the most fannish of fan questions (not so much a "question" shouting "wow!"), how was the decision made for Cylons to be referred to as "Skin Jobs" a la ''Blade Runner'' in "[[Downloaded]]"? What did everyone in the writer's room think? :) :) :) (My personal wish list includes that one day someone will refer to killing a Cylon as "retiring" them...hey, that might not work on the current series, but on the ''Caprica'' prequel when the Cylons worked for humans that kind of makes sense. Plus I hope "Number One" turns out to be Rutger Hauer...or Avery Brooks. Both good actors...)--[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 21:08, 14 June 2006 (CDT)

	:There was no real "decision" as such. We were writing [[Downloaded]]. [[Jean ~~Barclay~~\|Barolay]] and [[Samuel Anders\|Anders]] were on the roof and we needed a quick way to categorize. We remembered the term from blade runner and put it in. The drafts went through the usual pathways of approval and nobody shot it down. So now there are skin jobs along with metal jobs, clankers, and bulletheads (that last is credited to [[Gary Hutzel]]). [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 21:24, 17 June 2006 (CDT)		:There was no real "decision" as such. We were writing [[Downloaded]]. [[Jean Barolay\|Barolay]] and [[Samuel Anders\|Anders]] were on the roof and we needed a quick way to categorize. We remembered the term from blade runner and put it in. The drafts went through the usual pathways of approval and nobody shot it down. So now there are skin jobs along with metal jobs, clankers, and bulletheads (that last is credited to [[Gary Hutzel]]). [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 21:24, 17 June 2006 (CDT)

Shane: /* "Skin Jobs" */

2006-08-13T00:15:57Z

"Skin Jobs"

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	To ask the most fannish of fan questions (not so much a "question" shouting "wow!"), how was the decision made for Cylons to be referred to as "Skin Jobs" a la ''Blade Runner'' in "[[Downloaded]]"? What did everyone in the writer's room think? :) :) :) (My personal wish list includes that one day someone will refer to killing a Cylon as "retiring" them...hey, that might not work on the current series, but on the ''Caprica'' prequel when the Cylons worked for humans that kind of makes sense. Plus I hope "Number One" turns out to be Rutger Hauer...or Avery Brooks. Both good actors...)--[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 21:08, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		To ask the most fannish of fan questions (not so much a "question" shouting "wow!"), how was the decision made for Cylons to be referred to as "Skin Jobs" a la ''Blade Runner'' in "[[Downloaded]]"? What did everyone in the writer's room think? :) :) :) (My personal wish list includes that one day someone will refer to killing a Cylon as "retiring" them...hey, that might not work on the current series, but on the ''Caprica'' prequel when the Cylons worked for humans that kind of makes sense. Plus I hope "Number One" turns out to be Rutger Hauer...or Avery Brooks. Both good actors...)--[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 21:08, 14 June 2006 (CDT)

	:There was no real "decision" as such. We were writing [[Downloaded]]. [[Jean ~~Barolay~~\|Barolay]] and [[Samuel Anders\|Anders]] were on the roof and we needed a quick way to categorize. We remembered the term from blade runner and put it in. The drafts went through the usual pathways of approval and nobody shot it down. So now there are skin jobs along with metal jobs, clankers, and bulletheads (that last is credited to [[Gary Hutzel]]). [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 21:24, 17 June 2006 (CDT)		:There was no real "decision" as such. We were writing [[Downloaded]]. [[Jean Barclay\|Barolay]] and [[Samuel Anders\|Anders]] were on the roof and we needed a quick way to categorize. We remembered the term from blade runner and put it in. The drafts went through the usual pathways of approval and nobody shot it down. So now there are skin jobs along with metal jobs, clankers, and bulletheads (that last is credited to [[Gary Hutzel]]). [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 21:24, 17 June 2006 (CDT)

Shane: /* Tie-in Material */

2006-08-11T17:32:16Z

Tie-in Material

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	There are currently at least two licensed productions putting forth content set in the RDM universe - the [[~~Book_List~~#Re-imagined_Battlestar_Galactica_novels\|Tor Books]] series, and the [[List of Comics#Dynamite\|Dynamite]] comics series. How much input does the BSG writing staff have on these works? Can we expect to see them referred to in the series at any point, or should they be considered non-canon? --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:58, 10 June 2006 (CDT)		There are currently at least two licensed productions putting forth content set in the RDM universe - the [[List of Books#Re-imagined_Battlestar_Galactica_novels\|Tor Books]] series, and the [[List of Comics#Dynamite\|Dynamite]] comics series. How much input does the BSG writing staff have on these works? Can we expect to see them referred to in the series at any point, or should they be considered non-canon? --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:58, 10 June 2006 (CDT)

	:The comics group runs their proposed stories by some of the series writing staff to make sure they are not stepping on the toes of upcoming episodes. Apart from that, the series writers currently have no input to the comic or novel tie-ins. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 17:58, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		:The comics group runs their proposed stories by some of the series writing staff to make sure they are not stepping on the toes of upcoming episodes. Apart from that, the series writers currently have no input to the comic or novel tie-ins. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 17:58, 14 June 2006 (CDT)

Shane: /* Tie-in Material */

2006-08-11T16:34:07Z

Tie-in Material

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	There are currently at least two licensed productions putting forth content set in the RDM universe - the [[Book_List#Re-imagined_Battlestar_Galactica_novels\|Tor Books]] series, and the [[List of ~~comics~~#Dynamite\|Dynamite]] comics series. How much input does the BSG writing staff have on these works? Can we expect to see them referred to in the series at any point, or should they be considered non-canon? --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:58, 10 June 2006 (CDT)		There are currently at least two licensed productions putting forth content set in the RDM universe - the [[Book_List#Re-imagined_Battlestar_Galactica_novels\|Tor Books]] series, and the [[List of Comics#Dynamite\|Dynamite]] comics series. How much input does the BSG writing staff have on these works? Can we expect to see them referred to in the series at any point, or should they be considered non-canon? --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:58, 10 June 2006 (CDT)

	:The comics group runs their proposed stories by some of the series writing staff to make sure they are not stepping on the toes of upcoming episodes. Apart from that, the series writers currently have no input to the comic or novel tie-ins. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 17:58, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		:The comics group runs their proposed stories by some of the series writing staff to make sure they are not stepping on the toes of upcoming episodes. Apart from that, the series writers currently have no input to the comic or novel tie-ins. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 17:58, 14 June 2006 (CDT)

Shane: /* Tie-in Material */

2006-08-11T16:33:16Z

Tie-in Material

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	There are currently at least two licensed productions putting forth content set in the RDM universe - the [[Book_List#Re-imagined_Battlestar_Galactica_novels\|Tor Books]] series, and the [[~~Comic_List~~#Dynamite\|Dynamite]] comics series. How much input does the BSG writing staff have on these works? Can we expect to see them referred to in the series at any point, or should they be considered non-canon? --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:58, 10 June 2006 (CDT)		There are currently at least two licensed productions putting forth content set in the RDM universe - the [[Book_List#Re-imagined_Battlestar_Galactica_novels\|Tor Books]] series, and the [[List of comics#Dynamite\|Dynamite]] comics series. How much input does the BSG writing staff have on these works? Can we expect to see them referred to in the series at any point, or should they be considered non-canon? --[[User:Peter Farago\|Peter Farago]] 01:58, 10 June 2006 (CDT)

	:The comics group runs their proposed stories by some of the series writing staff to make sure they are not stepping on the toes of upcoming episodes. Apart from that, the series writers currently have no input to the comic or novel tie-ins. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 17:58, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		:The comics group runs their proposed stories by some of the series writing staff to make sure they are not stepping on the toes of upcoming episodes. Apart from that, the series writers currently have no input to the comic or novel tie-ins. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 17:58, 14 June 2006 (CDT)

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	There are currently at least two licensed productions putting forth content set in the RDM universe - the [[List of Books#Re-imagined_Battlestar_Galactica_novels\|Tor Books]] series, and the [[List of Comics#Dynamite\|Dynamite]] comics series. How much input does the BSG writing staff have on these works? Can we expect to see them referred to in the series at any point, or should they be considered non-canon? --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 01:58, 10 June 2006 (CDT)		There are currently at least two licensed productions putting forth content set in the RDM universe - the [[List of Books#Re-imagined_Battlestar_Galactica_novels\|Tor Books]] series, and the [[List of Comics#Dynamite\|Dynamite]] comics series. How much input does the BSG writing staff have on these works? Can we expect to see them referred to in the series at any point, or should they be considered non-canon? --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 01:58, 10 June 2006 (CDT)

	:The comics group runs their proposed stories by some of the series writing staff to make sure they are not stepping on the toes of upcoming episodes. Apart from that, the series writers currently have no input to the comic or novel tie-ins. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 17:58, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		:The comics group runs their proposed stories by some of the series writing staff to make sure they are not stepping on the toes of upcoming episodes. Apart from that, the series writers currently have no input to the comic or novel tie-ins. [[User:Ngarenn\|Ngarenn]] 17:58, 14 June 2006 (CDT)
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	::Great. :) I know a few times that [[Laura Roslin]] traveled in a Raptor (i.e. [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]) after she was under arrest, but that was about the only time I can remember. From my field of studies, (U.S. Presidential Forigen Policy), there has only been "three" aircraft desinated with One. [[Wikipedia:Air Force One\|Air Force One]], [[Wikipedia:Marine One\|Marine One]], and [[Wikipedia:Navy One\|Navy One]] (Fighter on the USS Abraham Lincon). That's about it. :) --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 18:13, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		::Great. :) I know a few times that [[Laura Roslin]] traveled in a Raptor (i.e. [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]) after she was under arrest, but that was about the only time I can remember. From my field of studies, (U.S. Presidential Forigen Policy), there has only been "three" aircraft desinated with One. [[Wikipedia:Air Force One\|Air Force One]], [[Wikipedia:Marine One\|Marine One]], and [[Wikipedia:Navy One\|Navy One]] (Fighter on the USS Abraham Lincon). That's about it. :) --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 18:13, 14 June 2006 (CDT)

	:::Note that several craft have been designated [[Raptor 1\|Raptor One]], including one which carried Vice President [[Gaius Baltar]] (which, if we were following the US system, should therefore have been "Raptor Two") --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 19:51, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		:::Note that several craft have been designated [[Raptor 1\|Raptor One]], including one which carried Vice President [[Gaius Baltar]] (which, if we were following the US system, should therefore have been "Raptor Two") --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 19:51, 14 June 2006 (CDT)

	::::This intance it might have been a fluke, but then "One" would have no meaning if other times Raptor One would be used in missions. "One" and "Two" is only (in U.S. Protocall) when a member of the President or Vice-President is on board. This would be a [[canon]] mistake. The Raptors should have then been Raptor Two, Raptor XXX, and Raptor XXX. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 23:06, 14 June 2006 (CDT)		::::This intance it might have been a fluke, but then "One" would have no meaning if other times Raptor One would be used in missions. "One" and "Two" is only (in U.S. Protocall) when a member of the President or Vice-President is on board. This would be a [[canon]] mistake. The Raptors should have then been Raptor Two, Raptor XXX, and Raptor XXX. --[[User:Shane\|Shane]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Shane\|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane\|E]])</sup> 23:06, 14 June 2006 (CDT)

	:::::Rather than chalk this up as an error, it would be sensible to conclude that BSG simply doesn't follow U.S. Protocol with regard to call signs of ships bearing executive branch officers. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 23:55, 17 June 2006 (CDT)		:::::Rather than chalk this up as an error, it would be sensible to conclude that BSG simply doesn't follow U.S. Protocol with regard to call signs of ships bearing executive branch officers. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 23:55, 17 June 2006 (CDT)

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	Was the Resurrection room seen in "Downloaded" inside the Resurrection Ship, a basestar, or their homeworld? There's been some debate as to whether the Resurrection Ship solely sent it to a Basestar to download into a body, or whether the room itself is supposed to be in the Resurrection Ship. Another option is that the room was located in their homeworld if this was close enough to the colonies. I thought it was meant to be inside the Resurrection Ship, but all options are viable. --[[User:Sauron18\|Sauron18]] 23:20, 17 June 2006 (CDT)		Was the Resurrection room seen in "Downloaded" inside the Resurrection Ship, a basestar, or their homeworld? There's been some debate as to whether the Resurrection Ship solely sent it to a Basestar to download into a body, or whether the room itself is supposed to be in the Resurrection Ship. Another option is that the room was located in their homeworld if this was close enough to the colonies. I thought it was meant to be inside the Resurrection Ship, but all options are viable. --[[User:Sauron18\|Sauron18]] 23:20, 17 June 2006 (CDT)
	:This is part of why I asked that earlier question; linked to the debate over where exactly this room is. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 23:39, 17 June 2006 (CDT)		:This is part of why I asked that earlier question; linked to the debate over where exactly this room is. --[[User:The Merovingian\|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian\|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian\|E]])</sup> 23:39, 17 June 2006 (CDT)
	::Does it matter? I'm very grateful to Bradley for taking the time to answer our questions, but I can't help but wonder how this sort of question furthers our understanding of the episode and series. --[[User:~~Peter Farago~~\|~~Peter Farago~~]] 00:00, 18 June 2006 (CDT)		::Does it matter? I'm very grateful to Bradley for taking the time to answer our questions, but I can't help but wonder how this sort of question furthers our understanding of the episode and series. --[[User:April Arcus\|April Arcus]] 00:00, 18 June 2006 (CDT)
	:::Knowing the location of the room tells us, indirectly, a lot about the Resurrection Ship, the homeworld, and the downloading range. For example, if the answer is "It's in the Resurrectio Ship", then it would mean the colonies are outside of downloading range, that the resurrection ship was already built, and an intimation of the internal architecture of Cylon Vessels. --[[User:Sauron18\|Sauron18]] 00:40, 17 June 2006 (CDT)		:::Knowing the location of the room tells us, indirectly, a lot about the Resurrection Ship, the homeworld, and the downloading range. For example, if the answer is "It's in the Resurrectio Ship", then it would mean the colonies are outside of downloading range, that the resurrection ship was already built, and an intimation of the internal architecture of Cylon Vessels. --[[User:Sauron18\|Sauron18]] 00:40, 17 June 2006 (CDT)