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When [[w:Breck Eisner|Breck Eisner]] departed the [[Miniseries|''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries]] prior to production, Woolnough was among the directors considered to replace him before [[Michael Rymer]] was selected.<ref group="production" name="bassom_companion_p19_eisner_replacement">{{cite book|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|author=Bassom, David|page=19|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|year=2005}}</ref> He subsequently joined the Re-imagined Series as a recurring director, working on both the [[Season 1 (2004-05)|first]] and [[Season 2 (2005-06)|second]] seasons. At the time of his engagement, his credits on ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Dead Like Me|Dead Like Me]]'' were cited in the series' official companion volume.<ref group="production" name="bassom_companion_p83_veteran">{{cite book|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|author=Bassom, David|page=83|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|year=2005}}</ref> | When [[w:Breck Eisner|Breck Eisner]] departed the [[Miniseries|''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries]] prior to production, Woolnough was among the directors considered to replace him before [[Michael Rymer]] was selected.<ref group="production" name="bassom_companion_p19_eisner_replacement">{{cite book|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|author=Bassom, David|page=19|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|year=2005}}</ref> He subsequently joined the Re-imagined Series as a recurring director, working on both the [[Season 1 (2004-05)|first]] and [[Season 2 (2005-06)|second]] seasons. At the time of his engagement, his credits on ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'', ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Dead Like Me|Dead Like Me]]'' were cited in the series' official companion volume.<ref group="production" name="bassom_companion_p83_veteran">{{cite book|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|author=Bassom, David|page=83|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|year=2005}}</ref> | ||
Woolnough directed the Season 1 episode "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" (written by [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]), the season's visual-effects-intensive set piece built around the fleet's strike on a Cylon tylium refinery. For [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]], he returned to direct "[[Home, Part II]]" (written by [[David Eick]]). In the audio commentary for that episode, Eick noted that because Woolnough had previously helmed "The Hand of God," he was a director already "intimate with the characters and the style" of the series — a factor Eick called important given that the scripts for the arc were being substantially rewritten during production.<ref group="commentary" name="eick_podcast_home2_woolnough_knowledge">{{cite podcast|url=https://en.battlestarwiki.org/Podcast:Home,_Part_II#:~:text=intimate%20with%20the%20characters|title=Podcast: Home, Part II|publisher=BattlestarWiki.org|accessdate=May 23|accessyear=2026}}</ref> Eick singled out Woolnough's direction of | Woolnough directed the Season 1 episode "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" (written by [[Bradley Thompson]] and [[David Weddle]]), the season's visual-effects-intensive set piece built around the fleet's strike on a Cylon tylium refinery. For [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season 2]], he returned to direct "[[Home, Part II]]" (written by [[David Eick]]). In the audio commentary for that episode, Eick noted that because Woolnough had previously helmed "The Hand of God," he was a director already "intimate with the characters and the style" of the series — a factor Eick called important given that the scripts for the arc were being substantially rewritten during production.<ref group="commentary" name="eick_podcast_home2_woolnough_knowledge">{{cite podcast|url=https://en.battlestarwiki.org/Podcast:Home,_Part_II#:~:text=intimate%20with%20the%20characters|title=Podcast: Home, Part II|publisher=BattlestarWiki.org|accessdate=May 23|accessyear=2026}}</ref> Eick singled out Woolnough's direction of [[Starbuck (RDM)|Starbuck]]'s prayer scene at the [[Tomb of Athena]] as a particularly effective moment within what he described as one of the most logistically demanding episodes of the run.<ref group="commentary" name="eick_podcast_home2_starbuck_scene">{{cite podcast|url=https://en.battlestarwiki.org/Podcast:Home,_Part_II#:~:text=Lords%20of%20Kobol%2C%20hear%20my%20prayer|title=Podcast: Home, Part II|publisher=BattlestarWiki.org|accessdate=May 23|accessyear=2026}}</ref> | ||
His third episode, "[[Downloaded]]" (Season 2, Episode 18; written by Thompson and Weddle), presented the Cylon perspective of | His third BSG episode, "[[Downloaded]]" (Season 2, Episode 18; written by Thompson and Weddle), presented the Cylon perspective of resurrection and was subsequently nominated for the [[w:Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)]] at the 65th World Science Fiction Convention (Nippon 2007, Yokohama) in 2007,<ref group="external" name="hugo_2007_downloaded_nominee">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2007-hugo-awards/#:~:text=Downloaded|title=2007 Hugo Awards|publisher=The Hugo Awards|accessdate=23 May 2026}}</ref> and was also nominated at the 5th Annual [[w:Visual Effects Society|Visual Effects Society]] Awards for Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program.<ref group="external" name="fxguide_ves5_downloaded_nominee">{{cite web|url=https://www.fxguide.com/fxfeatured/visual_effects_society_announces_nominees/#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica|title=Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees|publisher=fxguide|accessdate=23 May 2026}}</ref> | ||
==== Director credits for ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==== | ==== Director credits for ''Battlestar Galactica'' ==== | ||