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Cast/Crew: These are questions we are seeking from you. If you have the time, please answer them as best you can. We will move these questions/answers to the correct page once they have been done. You can also check out Category:Seeking Official Information for larger items - particularly pictures.

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Who's the Mop Guy?

Hi there. We have a humorous article dedicated to our administrators: Mop Boy. We have a screencap of a Galactica crewman who is mopping the floor in the documentary of "Final Cut" (which, metaphorically, is what admins do). Did that character have a name? If not, can you give him an unofficial one? "The Unknown Mopper" is the administrator's patron saint. :) --Spencerian 18:40, 8 October 2006 (CDT)

Hamish "Skulls" McCall

Hello Mr. Bradley, is there a rank available for Hamish "Skulls" McCall? Is he Ensign, Lieutenant JG, or Lieutenant? I imagine that he's not anything higher. Also, is he Racetrack's ECO or Co-Pilot? Somebody was calling him a co-pilot and I didn't know if maybe he was a converted Raptor pilot because of ECO shortages or something like that but I figured I'd ask. --Straycat0 23:12, 8 October 2006 (CDT)

Hi, Straycat. I have no official rank on Skulls -- you'll have to look at his pips. Skulls is currently an ECO, but all ECO's are cross-trained with piloting skills. Attrition has forced some (such as Racetrack and Helo) to assume pilot in command duties more than once. - Ngarenn 22:21, 19 October 2006 (CDT)

Apollo's pilot wings

Is there a particular reason why Apollo is wearing junior wings in Season 3 while he's wearing senior wings in "The Captain's Hand" (I think) and LDYB? Personally I prefer that the wings signify actual piloting experience and aren't just awarded together with becoming Major or Colonel. But aside from it being a possible error, there might be some in-universe reason for the change. --Serenity 11:06, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

Lee's promotion to Major in Captain's Hand brought with it the senior pilot rank badges, as he started out as a pilot and the skill level that got him the Major's rank also warranted the new wings. - Ngarenn 22:24, 19 October 2006 (CDT)

Colonial Calendar

In Precipice when Baltar is singning the death varent. There is clearly seen SIGNED THIS SECOND DAY OF 3454-91 over his signature.

Does it mean Tuesday (second day), 91st day of year 3454 after The Exodus from Kobol?

Screencap --Deus 14:17, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

It all depends on when the week starts. A week can start on either Sunday or Monday -- and there has been absolutely no evidence that they use those names to denote days of a week. There are also too many variables to determine whether or not it has been 3454 years since The Exodus from Kobol. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 15:01, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

Well, that's why am I asking Mr. Thmpson. "91" can also mean 91st week of year... --Deus 15:14, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

91st week of the year? This doesn't compute, given it's been pretty much established repeatedly that the Colonial time or calendar is really no different than the Gregorian calendar or the 24-hour system we use on this spec of dust. :-) For comparison, there are only 52 weeks in a standard Earth year. Also, it has been previously established that the exodus occured 2,000 years ago; so the Exodus is discounted as being "Year 1" in the Colonial calendar. However, any answers that Mr. Thompson can provide in this regard would doubtless be appreciated. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 15:52, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

Interesting find. Maybe it's some weird Cylon way of timekeeping --Serenity 15:54, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

For that matter, is Mars Day a holiday or a day of the week? The days of the week on Earth are named after gods, Norse gods in English and Roman gods in Italic languages. ex. English: Tuesday, named for the Norse war god Tyr; French: Mardi, named for the Roman war god Mars. English: Friday, named for the Norse love goddess Freya; French: Vendredi, named for the Roman love goddess Venus. Noneofyourbusiness 17:37, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

Scriptural Reference

Mr. Bradley, was it intended that Colonel Tigh was making a scriptural reference to the colonial scriptures when he said: "Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the garden of paradise sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. Surprised you didn't know that." This feels and sounds very like he is refering to some 'Colonial Bible' and the expressions on Tyrol's and Anders' faces give me that sense? Was that the intent from the writers room with that saying? Gotta say that I loved some of the dialog in Occuprice and can't wait till it comes out on iTunes.--Straycat0 18:24, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

We know what the cast looks like..

But we have very few pictures of the Crew. Any chance you can round up a digital camera and do a group and individual photos? :-) --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 14:24, 13 October 2006 (CDT)

Nope. I already got a message from TPTB that there will be no unofficial photos coming from this source. - Ngarenn 22:27, 19 October 2006 (CDT)

We have a few crew pictures, but I can't ID them. md:Category:Seeking Official Information

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  I have no clue. David is one the left, RDM on the right, and Center...well is the Question :)

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  Dir. of Photography?

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  I still have no clie.

Erica Cerra back Exodus, Part I?

Is she back just for these few episodes or was this another actress or a standin? --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 13:09, 14 October 2006 (CDT)

Gunnery Sgt Mathias

Hi, I was directed to ask these questions here; they were initially posed at the "Exodus, Part I" talk page.

1. First off, is she one of Pegasus' onboard company? She doesn't look familiar to Galactica, and Hadrian's reputedly the seniormost Marine onboard the latter ship. My guess is the former rather than the latter, but it's never stated.

2. This one ties into 1: considering the above, why is she so (relatively) friendly with Sharon? There might be some leeway if she stood Brig duty and got to know Sharon, but then that would prove contrary to the Hadrian issue, not to mention that it's highly unlikely someone as senior as a Gunnery Sgt would be standing brig duty. OTOH, if she's a Marine from Pegasus, she obviously should have a marked level of disgust about taking orders from a "skinjob". Granted, military professionalism and bearing might play a role in overriding that disgust, but Sharon's nature as a Cylon can't be denied, regardless of what side she's on. Additionally, she may have been posted to brig watch while Sharon was in Pegasus' brig, but again, there's the rank vs. watchstanding issue.

Just a few thoughts that came to mind. Thanks for your time.--み使い Mitsukai 00:30, 19 October 2006 (CDT)