'''David''' is a common first name, and may refer to one of the following persons:
{{DisambigTab
|tab1=Original Series
|subtab1_1=David S. Arthur
|subtab1_2=David Greenan
|subtab1_3=D.G. Larson
|subtab1_4=David Matthau
|subtab1_5=David J. O'Connell
|subtab1_6=David Schleinkofer
|tab2=Galactica 1980
|subtab2_1=D.G. Larson
|subtab2_2=David Moses
|subtab2_3=David Rubin
|tab3=Re-imagined Series
|subtab3_1=David Cain
|subtab3_2=David Eick
|subtab3_3=David Eick's Video Blogs
|subtab3_4=David Kaye
|subtab3_5=David Morton
|subtab3_6=David Neale
|subtab3_7=David Reed
|subtab3_8=David Richmond-Peck
|subtab3_9=David Weddle
|tab4=Separate Continuity
|subtab4_1=David (character)
|subtab4_2=David Curiel
}}
* [[David (character)]], the character in "[[Battlestar Galactica: Zarek 1]]" who runs the [[nitrassium]] factory on [[Sagittaron (alternate)|Sagittaron]].
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* [[David S. Arthur]], writer of "[[Take the Celestra]]", an episode of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].
* [[David Curiel]], a colorist for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] comics from [[Dynamite Entertainment]].
* [[David Eick]], executive producer of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].
* [[David Patrick Green]], the actor who portrayed [[Xeno Fenner]] in "[[Dirty Hands]]", an episode of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].
* [[David Greenan]], the actor who portrayed [[Omega]] throughout the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].
* [[David Matthau]], an actor who portrayed an operative in "[[Saga of a Star World]]", the pilot for the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].
* [[David Neale]], the actor who portrayed [[Page]] in "[[Sacrifice]]", an episode of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].
* [[David J. O'Connell]], producer for the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]].
* [[David Richmond-Peck]], the actor who portrayed [[Naylin Stans]] in "[[Epiphanies]]", an episode of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].
* [[David Weddle]], writer of various episodes of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], including the web-series "[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]".
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The inception of the Super Scouts was largely a result of Galactica 1980's problematic "family hour" timeslot. Again and again, "Program Practices," the department of censors in ABC which monitored and suggested tone and content for its various shows, contacted series creator Glen Larson demanding more children in Galactica 1980. Already disatisfied with the show, Larson responded to the network by saying, "Okay. I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears."[1] The result was the Super Scouts, a band of Colonial children enhanced to near superhuman ability by the differential in gravity on Earth.
Dealing with the children on the set proved to be far more difficult than anticipated. They were either crying or laughing, or getting lost, and the crew would have to track them down to do the scene. Their needs required that a teacher and their parents be contacted constantly, even for the most minor of reasons, and they ended up being the only people more bothersome to the crew than the children. Additionally, they would only be available for a few hours each day of shooting[1].
Jeff Cotler (born November 20, 1967), also known as Jeffrey Cotler, portrayed an unnamed Super Scout. His acting credits also include CHiPs, Mork & Mindy and Falcon's Crest.
Mark Everett (born September 28, 1969), also known as Manuel Benitez, portrayed an unnamed Super Scout. His acting credits also include Highway to Heaven and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.
As of October 2004, Everett is a suspect in the murder of his wife Stephanie. According to police, on June 20, 2004, Stephanie learned of Everett's illegal selling of marijuana and decided to end their relationship. Later that night, Everett attempted to leave with their son Benjamin while his wife was asleep. She woke up and found him absconding with their son, and confronted him about it. He then proceeded to bludgeon her to death with a dumbbell. On December 23, 2008, he was shot to death by police in an attempt to end a hostage situation where he held his own son at gunpoint[2].
Georgi Irene portrayed Sunshine. Her acting credits also include Johnny Quest, Wildfire and Married With Children. She was nominated for two Young Artist Awards in 1988 for her voice over work in Johnny Quest and Wildfire.
Lindsay Kennedy (born January 4, 1969) portrayed an unnamed Super Scout. He is one of the only Super Scouts to ever achieve any real notable fame for acting. Shortly after Galactica 1980, he played Jeb Carter in over 15 episodes of Little House on the Prairie. He also revisited the role in three television movies based on the series. His acting credits also include CHiPs and a character voice in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
D.G. Larson (born July 22, 1974), also known as David Larson, portrayed an unnamed Super Scout in Galactica 1980 and Baby Walker in the Original Series episode "Greetings From Earth". In addition to acting, he has writing credits that consist of seven episodes of Night Man. He is a son of series creator Glen Larson, and his only acting credits consist of series overseen by his father.
Eric Larson, also known as G. Eric Larson, portrayed Moonstone in Galactica 1980 and Todd in the Original Series episode "Greetings From Earth". His acting credits also include B.J. and the Bear, Demon Wind and Angel. He is a son of series creator Glen Larson.
Michelle Larson (born May 28, 1971) portrayed an unnamed Super Scout in Galactica 1980 and Charity in the Original Series episode "Greetings From Earth". She is the daughter of series creator Glen A. Larson. The Galactica series are her only acting credits.
Jerry Supiran (born March 21, 1973) portrayed an unnamed Super Scout. Overall, he became one of the more successful child actors to appear in the series, despite the fact that Galactica 1980 was his first role as a professional actor. He quit acting in 1988 for unspecified reasons. His acting credits also include Highway to Heaven, Little House on the Prairie, Mr. Belvedere and Small Wonder, in which he was a recurring character.
The inception of the Super Scouts was largely a result of Galactica 1980's problematic "family hour" timeslot. Again and again, "Program Practices," the department of censors in ABC which monitored and suggested tone and content for its various shows, contacted series creator Glen Larson demanding more children in Galactica 1980. Already disatisfied with the show, Larson responded to the network by saying, "Okay. I'll give you kids crawling out of your ears."[1] The result was the Super Scouts, a band of Colonial children enhanced to near superhuman ability by the differential in gravity on Earth.
Dealing with the children on the set proved to be far more difficult than anticipated. They were either crying or laughing, or getting lost, and the crew would have to track them down to do the scene. Their needs required that a teacher and their parents be contacted constantly, even for the most minor of reasons, and they ended up being the only people more bothersome to the crew than the children. Additionally, they would only be available for a few hours each day of shooting[1].
Jeff Cotler (born November 20, 1967), also known as Jeffrey Cotler, portrayed an unnamed Super Scout. His acting credits also include CHiPs, Mork & Mindy and Falcon's Crest.
Mark Everett (born September 28, 1969), also known as Manuel Benitez, portrayed an unnamed Super Scout. His acting credits also include Highway to Heaven and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.
As of October 2004, Everett is a suspect in the murder of his wife Stephanie. According to police, on June 20, 2004, Stephanie learned of Everett's illegal selling of marijuana and decided to end their relationship. Later that night, Everett attempted to leave with their son Benjamin while his wife was asleep. She woke up and found him absconding with their son, and confronted him about it. He then proceeded to bludgeon her to death with a dumbbell. On December 23, 2008, he was shot to death by police in an attempt to end a hostage situation where he held his own son at gunpoint[2].
Georgi Irene portrayed Sunshine. Her acting credits also include Johnny Quest, Wildfire and Married With Children. She was nominated for two Young Artist Awards in 1988 for her voice over work in Johnny Quest and Wildfire.
Lindsay Kennedy (born January 4, 1969) portrayed an unnamed Super Scout. He is one of the only Super Scouts to ever achieve any real notable fame for acting. Shortly after Galactica 1980, he played Jeb Carter in over 15 episodes of Little House on the Prairie. He also revisited the role in three television movies based on the series. His acting credits also include CHiPs and a character voice in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
D.G. Larson (born July 22, 1974), also known as David Larson, portrayed an unnamed Super Scout in Galactica 1980 and Baby Walker in the Original Series episode "Greetings From Earth". In addition to acting, he has writing credits that consist of seven episodes of Night Man. He is a son of series creator Glen Larson, and his only acting credits consist of series overseen by his father.
Eric Larson, also known as G. Eric Larson, portrayed Moonstone in Galactica 1980 and Todd in the Original Series episode "Greetings From Earth". His acting credits also include B.J. and the Bear, Demon Wind and Angel. He is a son of series creator Glen Larson.
Michelle Larson (born May 28, 1971) portrayed an unnamed Super Scout in Galactica 1980 and Charity in the Original Series episode "Greetings From Earth". She is the daughter of series creator Glen A. Larson. The Galactica series are her only acting credits.
Jerry Supiran (born March 21, 1973) portrayed an unnamed Super Scout. Overall, he became one of the more successful child actors to appear in the series, despite the fact that Galactica 1980 was his first role as a professional actor. He quit acting in 1988 for unspecified reasons. His acting credits also include Highway to Heaven, Little House on the Prairie, Mr. Belvedere and Small Wonder, in which he was a recurring character.
Of note, Moses' 1980 character had been named "Doberman" instead of "Dorbin." While the nature of the name change was unknown—despite Moses wearing the "Doberman" name tag on his police uniform, and also referred to that in the script—Moses played the character of "Greg" in the 1973 film The Daring Dobermans. This may be entirely coincidental, but is noted for those engaging in trivial pursuits.
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Dr. David Rubin is a old friend of Jamie Hamilton's from school.
Rubin is described as having a crush on Hamilton, coincidentally, he claims that his mother also asks about Hamilton as well. Since their school days, he has built up "quite a big practice" for himself.
Rubin is surprised when Hamilton calls him and immediately asks her to dinner. However, the phone call concerns getting medical attention for a poisoned Xaviar. He offers to help and, with the help of a fellow doctor and Troy, they manage to save Xaviar's life (The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra, unproduced script).
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His daughter writes many letters to him but never sends them, leaving them in her safe. It is probable that Helena writes the letters for personal reasons, as the letter's content suggests that Cain is deceased (Battlestar Galactica: Pegasus).
There is insufficient information to determine if this separate-continuity character was derived or based on the brief appearance of Helena's unnamed father as a child during the Battle of Tauron in the extended DVD version of "Razor."
David Eick was signed to a multi-year development deal with Studios USA in September 2000 to develop and produce programming with the studio's roster of producers, including Shaun Cassidy, with whom he produced the signature USA series Cover Me, as well as the 2001 drama pilot, Wilder.
Prior to his production deal, Eick spent over two years as Senior Vice President of Original Series Development for USA Cable, where he was responsible for overseeing the development and production of all original series for USA Network and the Sci Fi Channel. Series produced during his tenure included the USA dramas Cover Me, and The Huntress, as well as the critically acclaimed comedy Manhattan, Arizona. On the Sci Fi Channel, he launched the network's first internally produced hit, The Invisible Man.
Before joining USA Cable, Eick was at Renaissance Pictures for six years. There he held a variety of positions, including Director of Development, Vice President of Television and President of Television. At Renaissance, he produced the hugely successful syndicated series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
Eick also co-developed and launched its successful spin-off, Xena: Warrior Princess. Eick served as producer of the critically acclaimed CBS series American Gothic; co-produced five Hercules movies for first-run syndication; produced two direct-to-video sequels of the big-screen feature Darkman; and produced the two-hour pilot for the Fox series M.A.N.T.I.S.
During the second half of 2007, concurrent with the start of production of Season 4 of Battlestar Galactica, Eick also produced a short-lived remake of Bionic Woman for NBC; that show included several appearances by Katee Sackhoff as a villain, along with other Galactica alumni in guest roles.
Eick is known for his tongue-in-cheek video blogs relating to Galactica which have also been released on DVD. These blogs often take a tongue-in-cheek approach to the subject matter, often featuring Galactica actors improvising jokes at Eick's expense. For the Caprica pilot, he was instrumental in shaping the show's provocative opening, pushing for the V-Club sequence to immediately set the series apart from Battlestar Galactica.[1]
Eick graduated from the University of the Redlands in California with a B.A. in Political Science. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Jennifer Birchfield-Eick, and baby son.
As executive producer, Eick was a driving force behind the creation and direction of the Re-imagined Series from its inception.
Eick spearheaded the revival of the franchise in December 2001. From the very beginning, he was determined not to create a continuation or a simple remake, but rather an innovative and distinctive new take on the material. His goal was to make something "as different from the original show, the various Star Trek shows and all the other contemporary science fiction series as we could possibly make it."[Book 1]
He was responsible for bringing Ronald D. Moore onto the project, believing that Moore's deep familiarity with Star Trek would ensure that Battlestar Galactica would go in a "completely different direction."[Book 2]
Eick was instrumental in key story decisions. It was his idea to make Sharon Valerii a Cylon, a twist revealed at the end of the Miniseries. He wanted a "tantalizing hanging thread" that would motivate the network to order a full series.[Book 3]
In his afterword to The Official Companion, Eick reflects on the show's success, stating that the goal was always to create "an epic, compelling, deeply emotional drama that just happened to take place in a science fiction realm." He credits the show's ability to overcome its "quaint title" and achieve critical acclaim to the entire creative team and the open-mindedness of the audience.[Book 4]
The character of Eick in the Miniseries is named after David Eick.
His wife, Jennifer Birchfield-Eick, was initially used in a photo of Ellen Tigh in the Miniseries. After actress Kate Vernon appeared as Ellen Tigh, the scene was recreated for the episode "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down," where Vernon's likeness is shown in the photo.
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.
View. 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 "Starbuck" 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.
View. Episode 210, Day 2. David Eick discusses the building of Pegasus' sets with Richard Hudolin. The sets in construction at the time were the CIC, the ready room, and Helena Cain's room.
David Eick talks about the look of the show, notably about the hangar bay and the green-screen set extension, as well as the associated costs of using this set extension.
An experienced voice actor with over 25 years in the industry, he has done various radio and television commercials for numerous companies, including Burger King, Wal-Mart, and Coca Cola.[1]
David Morton, also credited as David R. Morton and Dave Morton, is a computer graphics artist who has worked on the Re-imagined Series' prequels, Caprica and Blood and Chrome.
Among his works are concepts for the Cylon SAM and the U-90 combat units for Blood and Chrome.
Following his work on Blood and Chrome, he has contributed a plethora of CG content to various genre-inspired knockoff films circa 2021 and 2022, including Planet Dune, Thor: God of Thunder (no relation to the MARVEL property), and Battle for Pandora.
Peck was born and raised in Oakville, Ontario and trained at Langara College's highly regarded Studio 58. Peck won the Leo Award, for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama, in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy'.
As a family tradition, Peck is also an accomplished sailor. His hobbies include kite-boarding, snowboarding, playing squash, and CAT skiing.
David Weddle is a TV writer and producer who, before working on BSG, was best known for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is a supervising producer for the Re-imagined Series as of the fourth season.
Weddle is the son of a former Marine who fought in some of the bloodiest Pacific battles of World War II, such as Guadalcanal and Peleliu. [1]
While Weddle was growing up, his family was close to several members of the renown film director Sam Peckinpah's family, including his sister, Fern Lea (Peckinpah) Peter and her husband, and the director's son, Mathew Peckinpah. Later, through the son, Weddle met the famous father and watched him direct some of his last movie, The Osterman Weekend.
After Sam Peckinpah's death, Weddle used the director's thousands of production files and personal correspondence in possession of the Motion Picture Academy Library, as well as his contacts with family and friends, to write a major biography of the director.
After the book was published, Ira Steven Behr, the head writer and executive producer of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—and a major Peckinpah fan—invited Weddle to lunch at Paramount and a tour the DS9 sets. The two became friends, and eventually Weddle asked Behr if he and his writing partner Bradley Thompson could pitch story ideas for the show.
Weddle had met Thompson in an acting class, where they discovered both attended the USC School of Cinema. Years later, Thompson asked Weddle if he could adapt Weddle's play "Memoirs of an Awkward Lover" into a screenplay. Weddle agreed, and the two ended up collaborating on the project together. But ultimately. nothing came of the adaptation.
Weddle and Thompson's first credited story for the series was was the fourth season episode "Rules of Engagement". The teleplay was written by Ronald D. Moore. Their first credited teleplay for Deep Space Nine was the fifth season episode "The Assignment".
The two continued to write for Deep Space Nine through its final season, writing two episodes from the final tightly-plotted nine-episode arc of the series.
Weddle has stated that his and Thompson's best script for DS9 was "Inquisition," which introduced an uncommonly dark element into the world of the generally utopian Star Trek—namely, a covert black ops group known as "Section 31" which protects the Federation's interests using tactics that run counter to the noble philosophy and ideals of the organization.
Weddle also claims there are many references to Peckinpah and his films in their episodes for Battlestar Galactica.
Thompson and Weddle initially served as story editors on the first season of Battlestar Galactica. They became co-producers as of the second season. They were given more responsibility as producers for the third season. They became supervising producers for the fourth season.
While initially slated to write the "movie of the week" (later entitled "The Plan") with Thompson, the two had to subsequently withdraw from this assignment due to being hired as writers and supervising producers for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the popular, long-running CBS series.[2]
This article has a separate continuity. This article is in the Dynamite Comics separate continuity, which is related to the Re-imagined Series. Be sure that your contributions to this article reflect the characters and events specific to this continuity only.
During the labor strike, Jerome Zarek approaches David with demands for a pay increase so that he can support his family, including his ill wife, Karen Zarek. While not able to secure a pay increase, Zarek is able to secure a life insurance policy from David, which is paid out after his death to his wife and only son, Tom Zarek(Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Zarek #1).