Battlestar Galactica and the Writing of Art

As  the final Propworx Battlestar Galactica auction is upon us, writers David Weddle and Bradley Thompson explain how writing lends itself to art direction in an interview with UGO:

Battlestar Galactica is gone, for now, but the props live on - and this weekend, BSG fans will once again have the opportunity to own a piece of the space opera's history when Propworx unleashes the last BSG auction on eBay.

The items on the block this time include Lee Adama's Viper model, a pair of Admiral Adama's stunt duty blues, a Raptor flight suit, a pair of Karl "Helo" Agathon's dog tags, Colonel Saul Tigh's dog tags and Chief Galen Tyrol's dog tags, Viper cockpit blueprints, a resin FN 5-7 pistol and an architectural schematic of New Caprica.  The main difference between this auction and the last is that this truly is the LAST.

Two guys that know all too well the sentimental value of these props are David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, two of BSG's writers who were with the show from the beginning and responsible for such memorable episodes as "The Hand of God," "Flight of the Phoenix," "Maelstrom" and "Someone to Watch Over Me."  I asked the duo if there were any props they would have liked to have gotten a hold of.

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