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''The proper title of the production company is "R&D TV." The spelling of the title here is a limitation of the use of the ampersand character in MediaWiki.''
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[[Image:Rdtv.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Got a brainstorm...!"]]
[[File:Rdtv.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Got a brainstorm...!"]]


'''R&D TV''' is the name of a production company who produce the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']] series. It was set up by writer/developer [[Ronald D. Moore]] and producer [[David Eick]].
At the end of the credits of every episode of [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|the Re-imagined Series]], writer/developer [[Ron D. Moore]] and producer [[David Eick]] present themselves in cartoon form inside their office, '''maiming each other alternately''' in humorously creative and highly violent ways. This episode-ending cartoon is the production logo (of sorts) for "R & D TV", the production company for ''Battlestar.'' The cartoon is immediately proceeded by the NBC Universal logo.


At the end of the credits of every episode of the series, Moore and Eick present themselves in cartoon form inside their office settling developmental arguments by maiming each other alternately in humorously creative and highly violent ways. This animation, produced by [[Jerry Hultsch]]<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=43|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> is immediately followed by the NBC Universal logo (and sometimes the "In association with [[Sky One|Sky]]") every time.
The background pictures in the office also change periodically for unknown reasons.


The background pictures and other items  in the office also change periodically, often hiding homages to film writers and directors.
The victim of each attack usually begins to suggest an idea ("Get this..!") as a lightbulb appears over the head of the episode's victim. This are the signs that mean that the bloodshed and maiming is about to begin.


The victim of each attack usually starts to suggest an idea ("Get this..!," "I think..," "I've got it..," etc.) as a lightbulb appears over the head of the episode's victim. This sign indicates that bloodshed, maiming, and/or death is about to begin. Luckily for the viewers, Ron and David are revived to write and produce again (before their next scheduled episode and subsequent R&amp;D TV demise, at least).
Here is a summary of cartoon results tabulated to date. Each episode lasts only 5 seconds.


Ron and David do not provide their own voices for the cartoon, but the creator of the skits impersonates their voices so well that Ron Moore has pointed out that most viewers don't notice.
===[[33]]===
David beats Ron over head with a baseball bat after talking too much.


''Wired'' interviewed skit creator Hultsch about the skits [http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/news/2008/04/bsg_closers in this interview] for their online magazine.
===[[Water]]===
Ron lets loose a gorilla that attacks David.


== Seasons==
===[[Bastille Day]]===
*[[R and D TV (Season 1)]]
Ron balls up David's body into a paper wad with eyes and shoots David through a small basketball goal. The audio of a cheering crowd saluting the Ron's basket accompanies the R & D TV logo.
*[[R and D TV (Season 2)]]
*[[R and D TV (Season 3)]]
*[[R and D TV (Season 4)]]


== References==
===[[Act of Contrition]]===
David throws Ron through the office window to be run over by an NBC studio van.
 
===[[You Can't Go Home Again]]===
Ron slaps David so hard that his head spins 360 degrees. David cries out as if he were ''bitc''...well...he cries out without much masculinity...
 
===[[Six Degrees of Separation]]===
 
Ron pulls out a magic wand (complete with a star on top), says, "No bones", and zaps David's bones away, leaving him a boneless mass that crumples to the floor.


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== External links ==


* [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/video/index.php?cat=closingAnimations Closing Animations on SCIFI.COM]
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