AshhawkBurning: "When she grabs the hand" -> "head" (see discussion page)

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"When she grabs the hand" -> "head" (see discussion page)

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	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' Look at him. I mean, it's like he's just about to blow her across that room.		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' Look at him. I mean, it's like he's just about to blow her across that room.

	'''David Eick:''' And he's, you forget because we've done, you know, the miniseries in three episodes. When she grabs the ~~hand~~, that kills me.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:35:35</ref>		'''David Eick:''' And he's, you forget because we've done, you know, the miniseries in three episodes. When she grabs the head, that kills me.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:35:35</ref>

	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' I know, it's like, oh, fuck.		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' I know, it's like, oh, fuck.

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 14:38, 17 July 2025

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Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 14:34, 17 July 2025

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Created page with "{{Podcast Data |special= Y |season= 1 |episode= 4 |download link= |local= |posted date= |transcribed by=Whisper & Gemini LLMs |verified by= |length= 43:36 |finished= Y |verified= Y |rdm= Y |de= Y |mr= |mrsron= |speaker1=David Eick|speakerimage1=David_eick.jpg|title='Act of Contrition' Commentary from Home Video Release}}
Ronald D. Moore and David Eick discuss the creation of "Act of Contrition", the fourth episode of Season 1. They cover the e..."

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Created page with "{{Podcast Data |special= Y |season= 1 |episode= 4 |download link= |local= |posted date= |transcribed by=Whisper & Gemini LLMs |verified by= |length= 43:36 |finished= Y |verified= Y |rdm= Y |de= Y |mr= |mrsron= |speaker1=David Eick|speakerimage1=David_eick.jpg|title='Act of Contrition' Commentary from Home Video Release}}<blockquote>Ronald D. Moore and David Eick discuss the creation of "Act of Contrition", the fourth episode of Season 1. They cover the e..."

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	'''David Eick:''' Even within style, they have their own style.		'''David Eick:''' Even within style, they have their own style.

	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' And I think that's great. One of the really strong suits of the show is its ability to experiment, to give reign to the directors and the actors to really embrace the show and create something that they own and they're a part of. And each one of these episodes is like sort of a little individual movie in that they don't feel cookie cutter. And there's really no typical Battlestar Galactica episode. I mean, in style of storytelling or in character development or direction, they're all kind of unique pieces.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:15:40</ref>		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' And I think that's great. One of the really strong suits of the show is its ability to experiment, to give reign to the directors and the actors to really embrace the show and create something that they own and they're a part of. And each one of these episodes is like sort of a little individual movie in that they don't feel cookie cutter. And there's really no typical ''Battlestar Galactica''episode. I mean, in style of storytelling or in character development or direction, they're all kind of unique pieces.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:15:40</ref>

	'''David Eick:''' No, we definitely have, I mean, as anyone who watches normal science fiction can tell, a style to the show. But in my experience, producers in television, which is a producer's medium, producers who try to impose on directors such limitations and such strict boundaries are really kind of only doing so to exercise their own ego. Because then what happens is they get the cuts, and then they're miserable and screaming and yelling and cursing the director because the cuts don't reflect what he does.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:16:07</ref>		'''David Eick:''' No, we definitely have, I mean, as anyone who watches normal science fiction can tell, a style to the show. But in my experience, producers in television, which is a producer's medium, producers who try to impose on directors such limitations and such strict boundaries are really kind of only doing so to exercise their own ego. Because then what happens is they get the cuts, and then they're miserable and screaming and yelling and cursing the director because the cuts don't reflect what he does.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:16:07</ref>
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	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' And that makes our jobs easier. It does. It makes the job fun. Because then you sit in the editing room and you're really interested. I'm always interested to see the first cuts because they're always sort of a unique experience. It's never exactly the way that you thought it would be on the page. And that's exciting. It's like sitting down and watching a movie for the first time.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:17:13</ref>		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' And that makes our jobs easier. It does. It makes the job fun. Because then you sit in the editing room and you're really interested. I'm always interested to see the first cuts because they're always sort of a unique experience. It's never exactly the way that you thought it would be on the page. And that's exciting. It's like sitting down and watching a movie for the first time.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:17:13</ref>

	'''David Eick:''' Now, having said everything I just said, I have a pathological terror of watching ~~''First Gods''~~.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:17:19</ref>		'''David Eick:''' Now, having said everything I just said, I have a pathological terror of watching first cuts.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:17:19</ref>

	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' You're terrified. I'm really excited.		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' You're terrified. I'm really excited.
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	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' Yeah, what happens when your protege starts out distancing you? Right. You know, what happens when, yeah, you train this young pilot, and it's great that she's a hot shot and all that, and then, well, wait a minute, what if she starts being better than you are? Yeah.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:24:47</ref>		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' Yeah, what happens when your protege starts out distancing you? Right. You know, what happens when, yeah, you train this young pilot, and it's great that she's a hot shot and all that, and then, well, wait a minute, what if she starts being better than you are? Yeah.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:24:47</ref>

	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' This is another great little sequence in visual effects. I mean, it's really cool that it's just a training mission. It's not, you know, a major combat role. But, you know, landing on the deck of Galactica is a tricky thing. And, you know, I mean, you can argue that, okay, it's space. Maybe they could do this different ways and it shouldn't be dangerous. but it's more really about the truth of being a combat pilot and the tricky things that it is to be a carrier pilot specifically. And I've been on a carrier and watched them do flight operations, and it is a remarkable skill that a pilot can land their craft on a moving carrier deck over and over again. And it's just such an important part of the job that I really wanted it to be part of their job as well.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:25:37</ref>		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' This is another great little sequence in visual effects. I mean, it's really cool that it's just a training mission. It's not, you know, a major combat role. But, you know, landing on the deck of ''Galactica''is a tricky thing. And, you know, I mean, you can argue that, okay, it's space. Maybe they could do this different ways and it shouldn't be dangerous. but it's more really about the truth of being a combat pilot and the tricky things that it is to be a carrier pilot specifically. And I've been on a carrier and watched them do flight operations, and it is a remarkable skill that a pilot can land their craft on a moving carrier deck over and over again. And it's just such an important part of the job that I really wanted it to be part of their job as well.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:25:37</ref>

	'''David Eick:''' I like it because we turned the alligator legs of the original Battlestar Galactica structure into having a practical value, which are these landing pods. In the original Battlestar Galactica, I think they were just designed, they looked like skis.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:25:52</ref>		'''David Eick:''' I like it because we turned the alligator legs of the original ''Battlestar Galactica''structure into having a practical value, which are these landing pods. In the original Battlestar Galactica, I think they were just designed, they looked like skis.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:25:52</ref>

	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' I think they did launch out of them as well, but they didn't, and they had a landing bay, but it was very different than ours. It didn't go through the whole tube.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:25:59</ref>		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' I think they did launch out of them as well, but they didn't, and they had a landing bay, but it was very different than ours. It didn't go through the whole tube.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:25:59</ref>
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	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' This is the scene. I mean, this is this is one of the best scenes of the entire first season.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:31:14</ref>		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' This is the scene. I mean, this is this is one of the best scenes of the entire first season.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:31:14</ref>

	'''David Eick:''' It really is. I mean would that we were able to match this in any season. I really think this is, you know, I'm loath to pat ourselves on the back too much and certainly we spend a lot more time talking about how we not screw up Battlestar Galactica than we do talking about how great we think Battlestar Galactica is. But this would be one of the scenes and certainly one of the key moments in the run of the first season that I've gone back to a number of times in watching it and in my head thinking about whatever episode we're in the middle of doing. Gee, are we ever going to get back to this place? Because it's certainly kind of transcendent in a way and very much an example of two incredibly talented people really on their A-game, great chemistry, magnificent material to work with first of all.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:31:59</ref>		'''David Eick:''' It really is. I mean would that we were able to match this in any season. I really think this is, you know, I'm loath to pat ourselves on the back too much and certainly we spend a lot more time talking about how we not screw up ''Battlestar Galactica''than we do talking about how great we think ''Battlestar Galactica''is. But this would be one of the scenes and certainly one of the key moments in the run of the first season that I've gone back to a number of times in watching it and in my head thinking about whatever episode we're in the middle of doing. Gee, are we ever going to get back to this place? Because it's certainly kind of transcendent in a way and very much an example of two incredibly talented people really on their A-game, great chemistry, magnificent material to work with first of all.<ref>Podcast for {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|prose=y}}, timestamp 00:31:59</ref>

	'''Ronald D. Moore:''' Just believe in it.		'''Ronald D. Moore:''' Just believe in it.

Podcast:Act of Contrition - Revision history

AshhawkBurning: "When she grabs the hand" -> "head" (see discussion page)

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 14:38, 17 July 2025

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 14:34, 17 July 2025

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 14:33, 17 July 2025