Towels

Well my WGA Strike panel yesterday was quite an experience, and it was a thrill to finally meet in person someone who is partially responsible for making my favorite TV show, look them in the eye and shake their hand.

There was a lot of fascinating discussion on the panel with Mark Verheiden and Jeffrey Berman (co-founder of UnitedHollywood and creator of the Pencils 2 Media Moguls strike action), as well as the other strike-related panel that featured Berman and Michael Coulton (one of the quick wits responsible for the "AMPTP.com" parody site). Apparently the conference-holders recorded the panel audio and will be posting it soon; I'll let you know.

Mr. Berman tells me he never heard back about what happened with most of the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA fans who won Pencils 2 Media Moguls prizes. If any of you winners out there want to submit some details and stories to us (at bsgsitrep at gmail dot com) about your prize wins, we will make sure Mr. Berman receives them.

One short anecdote I need to share with you guys. At one point I was prompted to discuss the BSG fan response to the Pencils 2 Media Moguls campaign. I explained about the infamous "towel scene," and the fans' response to the towel prizes. Mark Verheiden then pointed out that he happened to be the writer of that episode. His comment: "You should see the out-takes."