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David EickSekou Hamilton

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David Eick is the Executive Producer for the Re-imagined Series and its prequels, Caprica and Blood and Chrome.

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.

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.

Battlestar Galactica Development and Philosophy

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."
• 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."
• 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.
• 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.

Story credits for "Battlestar Galactica"

• Season 1
  • Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I (Story)
  • Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II (Story)

See also: Episodes with story by David Eick

Writer credits for Battlestar Galactica

• Season 2
  • Home, Part I
  • Home, Part II
• Season 3:
  • Hero

See also: Episodes written by David Eick

Notes

• 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.
• Eick himself portrayed Richard Adar in a photo in Gaius Baltar's home in the Miniseries. Later, Colm Feore portrayed Adar in "Epiphanies".

External Links

• David Eick at the Internet Movie Database

• Conference Call with Ron Moore and David Eick of January 6. 2009
• Press Conference with Ron Moore and David Eick of June 1, 2007

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Sekou Hamilton is a journalist, former editor of the Aerelon Gazette. Following the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, he becomes one of three co-hosts forThe Colonial Gang, the Fleet's Talk Wireless political events show ^{(TRS: "Colonial Day")}. He is also present at several press conferences held by the Fleet's leadership, notably when William Adama resumes command of the Fleet following Sharon "Boomer" Valerii's assassination attempt ^{(TRS: "Home, Part I")}.

Following the Second Exodus, a press conference attended by Lee Adama, Vice President Tom Zarek and Admiral William Adama, Sekou Hamilton asks Zarek about his opinion on the alliance with the Cylons, his coldly replies "No comment.". Hamilton later asks the identity of the fifth Cylon, making a gaffe reveals that the fifth is a woman by saying, "she died some time ago." The three leaders end the conference as the reporters erupt in confusion and questions ^{(TRS: "A Disquiet Follows My Soul")}.

His fate in the aftermath of Gaeta's Mutiny and the later Battle of The Colony are unspecified.

For a list of his appearances see: List of character appearances (RDM)

Notes

• The character of Sekou Hamilton was named after one of writer Toni Graphia's former assistants (Source: The Official Companion).
• Biski Gugushe also plays a reporter named Eick in the episodes "Litmus" and "Six Degrees of Separation," before the character's name is formally changed in "Colonial Day," as noted in dialogue. As one might expect, "Eick" was originally named for series co-producer David Eick. Prior to that, Gugushe portrayed an unnamed pilot in the Miniseries.
• His colony of origin, using the earlier variant spelling of "Aerilon," is noted on his visitor guest pass from his visit aboard Cloud 9 in "Colonial Day."

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