Comments on: Production Design in BSG http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/09/28/production-design-in-bsg/ Each week we discuss the happenings and storyline of Battlestar Galactica in a multi-host talk-radio-style format. This podcast is spoiler-free, though we do discuss information from all current broadcast episodes. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:06:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jon Davis http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/2006/09/28/production-design-in-bsg/#comment-16 Jon Davis Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:26:37 +0000 http://galacticawatercooler.com/2006/09/28/production-design-in-bsg/#comment-16 I just watched episode 8 of 'The Resistance' webisodes and was surprised that they did actually make a reference to the "juice". So much for Fanta, eh? See I thought it was more like a Frutopia anyways. Though I do enjoy the Fanta jingle better - it gets annoying, but it's memorable. So, what's this with Aaron Doral? ...extending an olive branch of peace? ...working towards peaceful co-existence (or at least creating the guise of peaceful co-existence)? Merely trying to get more eyes and ears to keep tabs on the resistance? Although I question Aaron Doral's sincerity (I mean, he is a fraking Cylon), you have to wonder if the "remorse" that "they" (Cylons) feel about the temple shooting is another example of the influence of Caprica Six & Galactica Boomer's compassion for humanity. Jammer, if you remember, was one of the three engineers under Chief Tyrol that, in particular, acted very divisive when news of Cylons looking like humans became public knowledge. In the episode 'Litmus' he was the one that made the comment "It's every man for himself now". It's also interesting to note that he was the one that Apollo found hiding in a small arms locker. He didn't have a scratch on him even though the room he was in was full of dead crew the Cylons had killed (in the episode 'Valley of Darkness'). This is in contrast to Dee who, though also found alive, was wounded with a slight concussion. So, could he be a Cylon? Regarding the cut-corners in the production design, I honestly didn't catch that particular element. If I were to guess, personally I'd say it's minutia... I guess I'd like to know, and I can't recall this level of detail clearly, are the chairs on all Colonial ships using the Colonial cut-corners or just military? Can anyone remember the chairs from 'Flesh and Bone' that Starbuck and Leobin sat in during the interrogation, or what about that guy named Valence, what chair-style was he sitting in during his "questioning" by Lee and Kara in 'Colonial Day'? Those were both not aboard the Galactica. I just don't know, the further I question it, the more I just think it to be time and budget related more than a conscious production design decision... sorry Chuck! Anyways, our BSG fan crew are also on a series watching binge to get caught up by premier day. We're just now at 'Valley of Darkness'. We've got our party listed on FrakParty as the Springfield Resistance Meeting (thanks for the link on your site). Looking forward to more podcasts!!! Come on get to work you sloths! This is 'craaapppp!!!!' (in my best Col. Tigh impression, which admittedly is as bad as all of yours)! Do you have a schedule for recording podcasts? When will the next be released? I just watched episode 8 of ‘The Resistance’ webisodes and was surprised that they did actually make a reference to the “juice”. So much for Fanta, eh? See I thought it was more like a Frutopia anyways. Though I do enjoy the Fanta jingle better - it gets annoying, but it’s memorable.

So, what’s this with Aaron Doral? …extending an olive branch of peace? …working towards peaceful co-existence (or at least creating the guise of peaceful co-existence)? Merely trying to get more eyes and ears to keep tabs on the resistance?

Although I question Aaron Doral’s sincerity (I mean, he is a fraking Cylon), you have to wonder if the “remorse” that “they” (Cylons) feel about the temple shooting is another example of the influence of Caprica Six & Galactica Boomer’s compassion for humanity.

Jammer, if you remember, was one of the three engineers under Chief Tyrol that, in particular, acted very divisive when news of Cylons looking like humans became public knowledge. In the episode ‘Litmus’ he was the one that made the comment “It’s every man for himself now”. It’s also interesting to note that he was the one that Apollo found hiding in a small arms locker. He didn’t have a scratch on him even though the room he was in was full of dead crew the Cylons had killed (in the episode ‘Valley of Darkness’). This is in contrast to Dee who, though also found alive, was wounded with a slight concussion. So, could he be a Cylon?

Regarding the cut-corners in the production design, I honestly didn’t catch that particular element. If I were to guess, personally I’d say it’s minutia… I guess I’d like to know, and I can’t recall this level of detail clearly, are the chairs on all Colonial ships using the Colonial cut-corners or just military? Can anyone remember the chairs from ‘Flesh and Bone’ that Starbuck and Leobin sat in during the interrogation, or what about that guy named Valence, what chair-style was he sitting in during his “questioning” by Lee and Kara in ‘Colonial Day’? Those were both not aboard the Galactica. I just don’t know, the further I question it, the more I just think it to be time and budget related more than a conscious production design decision… sorry Chuck!

Anyways, our BSG fan crew are also on a series watching binge to get caught up by premier day. We’re just now at ‘Valley of Darkness’. We’ve got our party listed on FrakParty as the Springfield Resistance Meeting (thanks for the link on your site).

Looking forward to more podcasts!!! Come on get to work you sloths! This is ‘craaapppp!!!!’ (in my best Col. Tigh impression, which admittedly is as bad as all of yours)!

Do you have a schedule for recording podcasts? When will the next be released?

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