Mark Verheiden

Mark Verheiden
Role:	Writer
BSG Universe:	Re-imagined Series
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Mark Verheiden is a respected and prolific television, movie, and comic book writer. He joined the production team and writing staff of the Re-imagined Series with the second season, initially as a consulting producer and then becoming a co-executive producer mid-way through the season. He continues to serve as a co-executive producer and writer as of the fourth season.

In addition to working on the Re-imagined Series, Verheiden has also contributed TV scripts for The Mask, Timecop, and Smallville television series.

His film work includes writing the story on which the 1994 The Mask film starring Jim Carrey was based, and the script for the original 1993 Timecop feature film starring Jean Claude Van Damme.

Verheiden's comic-book writings include the Predator, Aliens and American series for Dark Horse Comics, as well as Superman and Smallville monthly series for DC Comics. As of Spring 2006, he took over the reins of writing the Superman/Batman monthlies.

Interestingly, it was probably his work on the Predator and Aliens comics that got a character (played by Tommy Flanagan) named after him in the 2004 feature film, Alien vs. Predator.

Verheiden has reportedly written a horror comedy film as a vehicle for actor Bruce Campbell entitled My Name is Bruce, which is currently in pre-production and scheduled for release in 2007.

As of Summer 2008, Verheiden has joined the staff of Heroes, where he will work part-time as a consulting producer/writer from the second half of the show's third season on. Meanwhile he is also writing a feature film.

Production insights

Verheiden participated in a weekly interview series with ComicMix during Season 4's broadcast, providing insights into the creative process and answering fan questions about each episode as it aired. When discussing his favorite moments from the Season 4 premiere "He That Believeth in Me", Verheiden specifically praised Katee Sackhoff's performance and cited the opening battle sequence as particularly impressive. He noted that one moment gave him "a little chill" – the red light from the raider scanning Anders' eyeball.

Regarding the season's high stakes, Verheiden confirmed that "a number of informed sources have noted that no one in the cast is safe this season. And that means no one."

When asked about Gaius Baltar's group of female followers, Verheiden reminded viewers that Baltar "was President of the Colonies for awhile, duly elected over Roslin. There was clearly a groundswell of support for him then, and there's no reason all those supporters would have abandoned him overnight."

On the revelation that Chief Tyrol is a Cylon, Verheiden noted the implications for Nicholas Tyrol: "As far as there being two Cylon babies… isn't that interesting?"

Verheiden also discussed the evolving relationship between Adama and Lee, explaining that despite their confrontation at the end of Season 3, "given that Adama voted to spare Baltar on the strength of Lee's argument, he must have decided his son had a point. But aside from all that, Lee is his son. They fight, and then they get over it — that's the way families go sometimes."

Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica"

• Season 2:
  • Final Cut
  • Black Market
  • Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II
• Season 3:
  • Collaborators
  • The Eye of Jupiter
  • A Day in the Life
  • Crossroads, Part II
• Season 4:
  • The Road Less Traveled
  • The Oath

Writer credits for Caprica

• Season 1:
  • Rebirth

Notes

• A character named Verheiden from the Battlestar Galactica: Origins 1 comic book is likely named after him.

See also

• Episodes written by Mark Verheiden

External Links

• Mark Verheiden's blog

References