Editing Anne Cofell Saunders
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Either by luck or design, Saunders has created or written some of the strongest female characters on BSG, including [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]], {{callsign|Starbuck}} and [[Laura Roslin]]. "I feel a strong affinity with Starbuck's character," Saunders said in the interview. "As a woman, wouldn't it be great to be a fighter pilot? To be that outrageously tough chick?" | Either by luck or design, Saunders has created or written some of the strongest female characters on BSG, including [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]], {{callsign|Starbuck}} and [[Laura Roslin]]. "I feel a strong affinity with Starbuck's character," Saunders said in the interview. "As a woman, wouldn't it be great to be a fighter pilot? To be that outrageously tough chick?" | ||
Having the chance to write for Laura Roslin, the teacher who becomes the colonies' president, is something Saunders said she really looked forward to because of her own background in teaching. "I taught at the university level, and I taught high school in Japan, and the one thing a teacher has to do is set parameters and have a strong presence," Saunders said. "You have to love Roslin when she said (to Adama), 'You have to kill her (Cain). | Having the chance to write for Laura Roslin, the teacher who becomes the colonies' president, is something Saunders said she really looked forward to because of her own background in teaching. "I taught at the university level, and I taught high school in Japan, and the one thing a teacher has to do is set parameters and have a strong presence," Saunders said. "You have to love Roslin when she said (to Adama), 'You have to kill her (Cain). To me, she was drawing her line in the sand." | ||
Saunders and her husband are major science fiction fans, with the rooms in their house lined with books from authors like [[w:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]], [[w:Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert]] and [[w:Orson Scott Card|Orson Scott Card]]. She believes revealing how much of a sci-fi fan she is to Ron Moore is one the reasons she got hired. "It’s not every day that he meets women who are nuts for sci-fi," she said. | Saunders and her husband are major science fiction fans, with the rooms in their house lined with books from authors like [[w:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]], [[w:Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert]] and [[w:Orson Scott Card|Orson Scott Card]]. She believes revealing how much of a sci-fi fan she is to Ron Moore is one the reasons she got hired. "It’s not every day that he meets women who are nuts for sci-fi," she said. | ||