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He currently works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn. In addition to that he is teaching classes in astronomy, planetary science and cosmology at UCLA and Santa Monica College, and is a planetarium lecturer at LA's Griffith Observatory.<ref>http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=1603</ref> | He currently works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn. In addition to that he is teaching classes in astronomy, planetary science and cosmology at UCLA and Santa Monica College, and is a planetarium lecturer at LA's Griffith Observatory.<ref>http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=1603</ref> | ||
Grazier's involvement in ''Battlestar Galactica'' started when he worked alongside [[Richard Hatch]] in ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', in which he was Hatch's scientific advisor, general "jack of all trades," and portrayed a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] in Hatch's proof-of-concept trailer.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/second/tsc_doc0007.htm |title=Dr. Kevin Grazier, Resident Brainiac|date=January 2000|accessdate=10 November 2006|last=|first=|format=Interview|language=English}}</ref> Due to his work with Hatch, Hatch attempted to pitch Grazier to [[Ronald D. Moore]] during their initial discussions regarding the character of [[Tom Zarek]]. While Moore said they already had someone in mind, neither person knew they were talking about the same person | Grazier's involvement in ''Battlestar Galactica'' started when he worked alongside [[Richard Hatch]] in ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'', in which he was Hatch's scientific advisor, general "jack of all trades," and portrayed a [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] in Hatch's proof-of-concept trailer.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/second/tsc_doc0007.htm |title=Dr. Kevin Grazier, Resident Brainiac|date=January 2000|accessdate=10 November 2006|last=|first=|format=Interview|language=English}}</ref> Due to his work with Hatch, Hatch attempted to pitch Grazier to [[Ronald D. Moore]] during their initial discussions regarding the character of [[Tom Zarek]]. While Moore said they already had someone in mind, neither person knew they were talking about the same person -- as [[w:Bryan Fuller|Bryan Fuller]] (''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek:Voyager|Star Trek:Voyager]]'', ''[[w:Dead Like Me|Dead Like Me]]'') had brought Grazier to Moore's attention previously. | ||
For the Re-imagined Series, Grazier typically supplies the production with information related to astronomy and general space information. He also admits to coming up with occasional technobable for scripts, the usage of which is typically saddled on [[James Callis]]' shoulders.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/documents/kg2005a.php |title= Putting The “Science” in Science Fiction|date=|accessdate=|last=Falconer|first=Robert |format=Interview|language=English}}</ref> | For the Re-imagined Series, Grazier typically supplies the production with information related to astronomy and general space information. He also admits to coming up with occasional technobable for scripts, the usage of which is typically saddled on [[James Callis]]' shoulders.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/documents/kg2005a.php |title= Putting The “Science” in Science Fiction|date=|accessdate=|last=Falconer|first=Robert |format=Interview|language=English}}</ref> | ||
His presentation on how one would navigate space also lead to the creation of "[[The Passage]], | His presentation on how one would navigate space also lead to the creation of "[[The Passage]]", a [[Season 3 (2006-07)|Season 3]] episode written by [[Jane Espenson]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/07/a_few_battlesta.html#more|title=A few 'Battlestar' bits before I go on vacation|date=21 July 2006|accessdate=10 November 2006|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|format=blog|language=English}}</ref> | ||
In addition to ''Battlestar Galactica'', Grazier is also the science advisor for the PBS animated series ''[http://www.zula.com The Zula Patrol]'' and SciFi's ''[http://www.scifi.com/eureka Eureka]''. | In addition to ''Battlestar Galactica'', Grazier is also the science advisor for the PBS animated series ''[http://www.zula.com The Zula Patrol]'' and SciFi's ''[http://www.scifi.com/eureka Eureka]''. | ||
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