David Eick's Video Blogs

This is a listing and overview of video blogs made by David Eick for the Re-imagined Series.

The video blogs began in Season 2 and have continued up to Season 3. Eick uses sarcasm and other forms of "low-brow" humor that some might find offensive when relaying behind-the-scenes information.

A recurring gimmick performed by many of the cast and crew who contribute to these video blogs is their dismissal of Eick as a megalomaniac producer, often expressing negative views of Eick as both a professional and as a person.

Season 2

Episode 205 - Day 2

This is the first installment of the video blog, where Eick chronicles the second day of shooting "The Farm". The scene being shot in question is of Kara Thrace being stuck in the alleged hospital after she was shot by the Cylons.

Gary Hutzel, the head special effects producer, also takes Eick to task on an early version of Louanne Katraine ("Kat") and Brendan Costanza ("Hotdog") bombing run incident.

Topics discussed

• The hospital room being a "swing set". (See: behind-the-scenes notes)
• Pelvic examinations.
• Sackhoff's makeup.
• Eick's feelings for Joel the camera operator.
• "The Viper Problem": Kat and Hotdog running into each other in a bombing run.

Participants

• Harvey Frand (producer)
• Katee Sackhoff ("Kara Thrace")
• Rod Hardy (director)
• Gary Hutzel (special effects producer)
• Joel the camera operator (Eick finds him "kind of a stud")

Episode 207 - Day 4

This covers the cast read-through of "Home, Part II".

Notable quotes

• Edward James Olmos makes a joke about Laura Roslin during the read-through:

Olmos: She claims to see things -- she saw me naked twice!

Participants

In order of appearance:

• Jeff Woolnough (director)
• Leah Cairns (Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson)
• Michael Hogan (Saul Tigh)
• Grace Park (Sharon Valerii)
• James Remar (Meier)
• Edward James Olmos (William Adama, via speaker phone)
• Aaron Douglas (Galen Tyrol)
• Mary McDonnell (Laura Roslin)
• Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek)
• Paul Campbell (Billy Keikeya)
• James Callis (Gaius Baltar)
• Craig Matheson (1st Assistant Director)
• Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama)
• Tahmoh Penikett (Karl Agathon)

Galactica 1980 definition:  Troy attempts to use a phone booth near a gas station prior to their first run-in with Jamie Hamilton (1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I").