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'''Bradley Thompson''' is a TV writer and producer who, before working on BSG, was best known for his work on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. He is a supervising producer for the [[Re-imagined Series]] as of the [[Season 4|fourth season]]. | '''Bradley Thompson''' is a TV writer and producer who, before working on BSG, was best known for his work on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. He is a supervising producer for the [[Re-imagined Series]] as of the [[Season 4|fourth season]]. | ||
In a recent interview, <ref> [http://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/thompson.html Interview with Bradley Thompson] </ref> Thompson recalled that his early impressions of ''Battlestar Galactica'' (the original series) were far from favorable: "I met (my writing partner) [[David Weddle]] in an acting class and we discovered we were both at USC School of Cinema. It was the same acting class that [[Richard Hatch]] frequented. Richard was doing the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' at that time, and everybody in class was in awe | In a recent interview, <ref> [http://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/thompson.html Interview with Bradley Thompson] </ref> Thompson recalled that his early impressions of ''Battlestar Galactica'' (the original series) were far from favorable: "I met (my writing partner) [[David Weddle]] in an acting class and we discovered we were both at USC School of Cinema. It was the same acting class that [[Richard Hatch]] frequented. Richard was doing the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' at that time, and everybody in class was in awe -- he was a WORKING ACTOR! And all the class ladies would go to parties and watch him when the show came on. Of course, while they were adoring him, they were ignoring me, so I didn't like the show very much. But they would have ignored me anyway, so I guess I wasn't giving the show a fair shake." | ||
Five years later, Thompson was designing fiber-optic manufacturing equipment in what he calls "a sweatshop in Van Nuys" and he asked Weddle if he could turn his play "Memoirs of an Awkward Lover" into a screenplay. Weddle agreed, and the two ended up collaborating on the project together instead. (Nobody bought the adaptation. It's still for sale.) | Five years later, Thompson was designing fiber-optic manufacturing equipment in what he calls "a sweatshop in Van Nuys" and he asked Weddle if he could turn his play "Memoirs of an Awkward Lover" into a screenplay. Weddle agreed, and the two ended up collaborating on the project together instead. (Nobody bought the adaptation. It's still for sale.) | ||
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After their second teleplay for DS9, "[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Business_as_Usual Business As Usual]," Thompson & Weddle joined the show's writing staff for seasons six and seven, writing two episodes from the final tightly-plotted nine-episode arc of the series. | After their second teleplay for DS9, "[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Business_as_Usual Business As Usual]," Thompson & Weddle joined the show's writing staff for seasons six and seven, writing two episodes from the final tightly-plotted nine-episode arc of the series. | ||
In 2002, Thompson and Weddle were invited to a screening of the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries. "We expected it to be like so many other remakes of failed series | In 2002, Thompson and Weddle were invited to a screening of the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries. "We expected it to be like so many other remakes of failed series -- but hey, Ron (Moore) wrote it, it'll be worth a look," Thompson recalls. "Oh, boy, was it! It blew me away. We told him so. And found ourselves invited to lunch -- we thought, to talk about old times -- but soon we were talking excitedly about where he was taking the series and where the character relationships could go." | ||
Calling BSG his "dream project" and "the best job I ever had" because of both the concept of carrier pilots in space and the opportunity to work with "amazingly talented writers," Thompson also credited the actors with contributing important insights into their characters that sometimes reshapes main storylines. "Actor input is an important part | Calling BSG his "dream project" and "the best job I ever had" because of both the concept of carrier pilots in space and the opportunity to work with "amazingly talented writers," Thompson also credited the actors with contributing important insights into their characters that sometimes reshapes main storylines. "Actor input is an important part -- if it's good and doesn't conflict with some other uberstory, we gleefully steal it, bend it and use it," he said. | ||
Thompson and Weddle initially served as story editors on the first season. They became co-producers as of the second season. They were given more responsibility as producers for the third season. They became supervising producers for the fourth season. | Thompson and Weddle initially served as story editors on the first season. They became co-producers as of the second season. They were given more responsibility as producers for the third season. They became supervising producers for the fourth season. | ||