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Jammer/James Martin

In the latest webisode (7) Jammer was given the name James Martin, or at least thats what it sounds like. However it is not entirely clear. Can you please confirm the name for us please :) --Mercifull ^{(Talk/Contribs)} 15:12, 26 September 2006 (CDT)

Other names that we heard were James Wieman (or a spelling variant of) or James Lymon (or a spelling variant of). --Straycat0 14:11, 26 September 2006 (AST)

I heard something like James Binder. It would very be nice to know, as Doral said it indistinctly. Noneofyourbusiness 11:19, 28 September 2006 (CDT)

Jammer's name is James Lyman. -Ngarenn 16:08, 29 September 2006 (CDT)

Podcast for The Resistance webisodes

Mr. Thompson, I am dovetailing on comments made by Pedda under "Episode 13" of this page about a podcast for the Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance webisodes. Are either you or our reveered Ronald D Moore going to do a podcast for this? If none were planned, can we entice you to do one? I have to say that the podcast are a special thing and until this show I've never gotten into them. But now that I have, it's a fix for me.--Straycat0 22:21, 26 September 2006 (AST)

Requests for Podcasts come from somewhere above in the SciFi.com universe. We did the one about Scar because Ron asked us to join him in his. So far no similar request has reached us. -Ngarenn 16:12, 29 September 2006 (CDT)

Regarding Sebastian Spence's character

Mr. Thompson, there's some confusion on the name of the Pegasus pilot portrayed by actor Sebastian Spence. According to IMDb, Spence played a character named Whiplash in both "Pegasus" and "Resurrection Ship, Part I"; however Ron D. Moore calls him "Narcho" (or something similar) during his podcast for "Resurrection Ship, Part I". Question is, what is the name (or call sign) of Spence's character, and is IMDb correct? Thank you. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 22:17, 1 October 2006 (CDT)

Don't know about "Whiplash," but our records say that Sebastian Spence plays Lt. Noel "Narcho" Allison. - Ngarenn 17:56, 5 October 2006 (CDT)

Thanks! That definitely clears that issue up. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 10:51, 6 October 2006 (CDT)

Webisode 9: Unclear Dialogue

When Jammer leaves the detention, he asks Tyrol how did he know. Tyrol's response has caused some debate in the the various online communities, including "Boomer told me.", "Rumor told me.", etc. Really not important unless it is "Boomer told me." Thanks, --FrankieG 11:31, 3 October 2006 (CDT) And "Ol' Frank told me", "little bird told me", etc. Quite a lot of variations. Noneofyourbusiness 12:48, 3 October 2006 (CDT)

Actually we've analyzed it now and are confident that it's "Boomer told me". Noneofyourbusiness 19:41, 3 October 2006 (CDT)

Your analysis is correct. - Ngarenn 17:27, 5 October 2006 (CDT)

Comments by Mr. Thompson & Mr. Weddle about webisodes

Mr. Thompson, in regards to your and Mr. Weddle's interview at CHUD.com, I was hoping u could possibly elaborate a little on what u had envisioned for the future, WGA permitted, of webisdoes at Scifi.com. You and Mr. Weddle had made some interesting comments about "layered storytelling", but it didn't seem like the current webisodes, as wonderful as they are, are not exactly as u described. The way you described it was more like African Storytelling where there's not a signal plotline controlling the narrative but is more like real life where several issues are dealt with no connected dots. Or were you thinking about having backstories or a "While the story of episode X is going on, this was happening to Y character" when you click on a particular characters profile on the website? BSG always seems to be on the cutting edge of the entertainment industry and I guess you wetted my interest in tech with your story ideas for new ways of expanding the BSG universe so in whatever way you can elaborate would be most appreciated. :D Straycat0 17:41, 3 October 2006 (AST)

What I was referring to are the myriad opportunities this new delivery system offers us in telling stories. (All the things you mentioned are viable ways to approach the opportunity.) "The Resistance" barely scratches the surface of those possibilities. And because they're not driven by the huge financial committment of a one-hour episode, we could tell these littler stories that feed the bigger ones. This opportunity for texture gives the world of Galactica a greater sense of real people living in an extraordinary situation that feels real. When you see a character walk on and deliver one line and leave - the web allows us a way to see that the character is a whole person with a life, goals and aspirations that tangentially touches the bigger story, the way your life touches a grocery clerk's, or the postman touches yours. Reminds me a little of Tom Stoppard's Rosencranz and Guildenstern are Dead, or the ST: TNG show: "Lower Decks." I'm also reminded of "Lola Rennt" (Run Lola Run) where the filmmaker took time to flash frames of the later lives of people Lola encountered on her main story. It's a rich new world opening up -- and nobody's quite sure yet how to exploit it. But the possibilities are exciting. - Ngarenn 17:46, 5 October 2006 (CDT)

Don't you sometimes wish you were on premium cable where episodes can easily run 45-60 minutes as needed? Lots of shows there have scenes that don't contribute to the story per se, but are great for fleshing out the world or the characters. I think BSG would benefit immensly from that, but it'll never happen --Serenity 17:54, 5 October 2006 (CDT)

We're happy to be where we are. We get to leave everybody (including ourselves) wanting more, which is a good thing. Fortunately, the world of DVDs gives us the chance to tell the long versions of some of these stories ("Pegasus") or to show deleted scenes (like the backstory of Adama and Tigh in "Scattered/Valley of Darkness"). Sometimes the limitations of the broadcast format actually forces us to be more creative than we'd otherwise be. The Lords of Kobol knew what they were doing when they handed us over to SciFi - Ngarenn 18:02, 5 October 2006 (CDT)

Just food for thought, I do find myself going to the website and checking out profiles on the various ships in the fleets and wondering, "Hmmm.. what's going on there?" The events of the main storyline have huge ramifications to all the people in the fleet and you could tell a small story on a small set with very little SGI that tells a 1 - 5 minute story of what was going on the Space Park (everybody's favorite fleet ship not in the main story because of its most distinctive shape) when the fleet was in orbit around New Caprica and the Fleet jumped away. It could be somebody at the bridge of that ship communicating with his friends down on the surface when things are happening, trying to get a hold of the Adama's, and so on and the whole story could be told in just that 1 room, or maybe the 1 room and 1 comm spot on the surface. I'm not trying to do your job for you, I'm just musing about it because I think it's cool. And these things could be paid for by the websites themselves or DVD sales. I hope NBC gets it financial act together on this. --Straycat0 17:09, 5 October 2006 (AST)

For legal reasons, please don't offer or pitch story ideas here, thanks. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 10:51, 6 October 2006 (CDT)

Who's the Mop Guy?

Hi there. We have a humorous article dedicated to our administrators: Mop Boy. We have a screencap of a Galactica crewman who is mopping the floor in the documentary of "Final Cut" (which, metaphorically, is what admins do). Did that character have a name? If not, can you give him an unofficial one? "The Unknown Mopper" is the administrator's patron saint. :) --Spencerian 18:40, 8 October 2006 (CDT)

Hamish "Skulls" McCall

Hello Mr. Bradley, is there a rank available for Hamish "Skulls" McCall? Is he Ensign, Lieutenant JG, or Lieutenant? I imagine that he's not anything higher. Also, is he Racetrack's ECO or Co-Pilot? Somebody was calling him a co-pilot and I didn't know if maybe he was a converted Raptor pilot because of ECO shortages or something like that but I figured I'd ask. --Straycat0 23:12, 8 October 2006 (CDT)

Apollo's pilot wings

Is there a particular reason why Apollo is wearing junior wings in Season 3 while he's wearing senior wings in "The Captain's Hand" (I think) and LDYB? Personally I prefer that the wings signify actual piloting experience and aren't just awarded together with becoming Major or Colonel. But aside from it being a possible error, there might be some in-universe reason for the change. --Serenity 11:06, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

Colonial Calendar

In Precipice when Baltar is singning the death varent. There is clearly seen SIGNED THIS SECOND DAY OF 3454-91 over his signature.

Does it mean Tuesday (second day), 91st day of year 3454 after The Exodus from Kobol?

Screencap --Deus 14:17, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

It all depends on when the week starts. A week can start on either Sunday or Monday -- and there has been absolutely no evidence that they use those names to denote days of a week. There are also too many variables to determine whether or not it has been 3454 years since The Exodus from Kobol. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 15:01, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

Well, that's why am I asking Mr. Thmpson. "91" can also mean 91st week of year... --Deus 15:14, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

91st week of the year? This doesn't compute, given it's been pretty much established repeatedly that the Colonial time or calendar is really no different than the Gregorian calendar or the 24-hour system we use on this spec of dust. :-) For comparison, there are only 52 weeks in a standard Earth year. Also, it has been previously established that the exodus occured 2,000 years ago; so the Exodus is discounted as being "Year 1" in the Colonial calendar. However, any answers that Mr. Thompson can provide in this regard would doubtless be appreciated. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 15:52, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

Interesting find. Maybe it's some weird Cylon way of timekeeping --Serenity 15:54, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

For that matter, is Mars Day a holiday or a day of the week? The days of the week on Earth are named after gods, Norse gods in English and Roman gods in Italic languages. ex. English: Tuesday, named for the Norse war god Tyr; French: Mardi, named for the Roman war god Mars. English: Friday, named for the Norse love goddess Freya; French: Vendredi, named for the Roman love goddess Venus. Noneofyourbusiness 17:37, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

Scriptural Reference

Mr. Bradley, was it intended that Colonel Tigh was making a scriptural reference to the colonial scriptures when he said: "Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the garden of paradise sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. Surprised you didn't know that." This feels and sounds very like he is refering to some 'Colonial Bible' and the expressions on Tyrol's and Anders' faces give me that sense? Was that the intent from the writers room with that saying? Gotta say that I loved some of the dialog in Occuprice and can't wait till it comes out on iTunes.--Straycat0 18:24, 9 October 2006 (CDT)

We know what the cast looks like..

But we have very few pictures of the Crew. Any chance you can round up a digital camera and do a group and individual photos? :-) --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 14:24, 13 October 2006 (CDT)

Erica Cerra back Exodus, Part I?

Is she back just for these few episodes or was this another actress or a standin? --Shane ^{(T - C - E)} 13:09, 14 October 2006 (CDT)

Re-imagined Series definition: Battlestar Group ^{(TRS: "Water")}. It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.

crew member handling electronic countermeasures of a craft; ECOs are standard crew aboard Raptors (see: ECO)