Nicki Clyne Blogs About the Letterman Taping
Nicki Clyne was lucky enough to attend the taping of the Battlestar Galactica-themed Top Ten List for The Late Show With David Letterman.
Nicki was then kind enough to blog about the experience, describing what it was like to watch the list from her seat in the live audience:
“while the top ten cast members spewed out tailor made one liners, I had the privilege of looking on from the audience like an over-enthusiastic honor roll parent. it was really cool actually, and not just because David keeps that place chilled like the set of Happy Feet. i don’t know why, maybe because it’s so nerve wracking being an audience member. it’s possible that the icy atmosphere reduces stress levels as you attempt to laugh, clap, cheer and sigh at precisely the appropriate times and decibels.”
“i’m telling you, it’s a well oiled machine they’ve got running there, no room for human error or extravagance. some girl actually got kicked out who was sitting behind me for an off kilter yelp, and no sooner did i turn around again that there was a grinning frat boy sitting in her place. not to mention, i almost wasn’t even allowed to watch from the audience for fear that my “recognizability” would cause a ruckus. right, because you know when i go to buy underwear at target, i get absolutely mobbed by paparazzi.”
You can read more about the taping on Nicki’s blog, where she revealed that after the show the cast got to hang out with some of the Letterman writers, many of whom are apparently fans of BSG.
Blogger Charles Jurries was also lucky enough to be in the audience, and reports on this moment which was edited out of the broadcast:
“Another broadcast edit - and this is a major one - was during the Top 10 list with the cast of Battlestar Galactica. When Letterman was introducing Lieutenant Sharon Valeri, he messed up on the pronunciation of “Valeri” and kept trying to say it in different ways. It was fun, it was cute, and the actress seemed to take it in good spirits. And after the Top 10, Dave made another joke about him trying to pronounce the name. But, for whatever reasons, that was cut from broadcast as well.”
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