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'''David Weddle''' is a writer of many [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] episodes.
 
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[[File:David Weddle What You Leave Behind.jpg|thumb|David Weddle]]
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[[File:David Weddle obscured.jpg|thumb|David Weddle in "What You Leave Behind" (1999)]]
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'''David Weddle''' is a writer of several ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episodes. In all of the episodes he was involved in, he always wrote with [[Bradley Thompson]]. He was also a writer, executive story editor and co-producer on [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s ''Battlestar Galactica''. He also wrote the ''[[Star Trek: Section 31]]'' [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|DS9 novel]] ''[[Abyss]]''.
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{{e|Inquisition}} is his favorite episode of those he and Thompson wrote and considers it to also be their best. [http://www.sciencefictionbuzz.com/200505.html]
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Weddle appears in the background of Vic's lounge in {{e|What You Leave Behind}} as a [[Bashir 62 holograms|holographic guest]].
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Weddle's father fought in {{w|World War II}} and was present at many of the battles of the {{w|Pacific Theater of Operations}}, including the {{w|Guadalcanal Campaign}} and the {{w|Battle of Peleliu}}.
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Weddle is a great fan of legendary director {{w|Sam Peckinpah}}. He was a friend of the Peckinpah family and met the famous director many times. He later wrote the biography ''If They Move . . . Kill 'Em!: The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah'', which was published in 1994. [[Ira Steven Behr]], a great fan of Peckinpah, read the book and arranged to meet Weddle, securing him a place on the writing staff.
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Weddle has appeared in many documentaries about Sam Peckinpah. These include ''Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron'', ''Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade'', ''A Simple Adventure Story: Sam Peckinpah, Mexico and The Wild Bunch'', and ''Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah''. Weddle recorded [[audio commentary|audio commentaries]] for the movies in the ''Sam Peckinpah's Legendary Westerns Collection'' [[DVD]].
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Weddle has also written episodes of ''The Strain'' and ''Falling Skies''.
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== Writing credits ==
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* {{DS9}}
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** {{e|Rules of Engagement}}
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** {{e|The Assignment}} (teleplay)
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** {{e|Business as Usual}}
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** {{e|Sons and Daughters}}
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** {{e|One Little Ship}}
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** {{e|Inquisition}}
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** {{e|The Reckoning}} (teleplay)
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** {{e|Time's Orphan}} (teleplay)
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** {{e|Treachery, Faith and the Great River}} (teleplay, story by [[Philip Kim]])
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** {{e|Prodigal Daughter}}
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** {{e|'Til Death Do Us Part}}
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** {{e|Extreme Measures}}
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== External links ==
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* {{mbeta}}
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* {{Wikipedia}}
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* {{IMDb-link|page=nm0917131}}
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* [http://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/weddle.html David Weddle interview]
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Revision as of 22:51, 4 November 2015

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File:David Weddle What You Leave Behind.jpg

David Weddle

David Weddle obscured

David Weddle in "What You Leave Behind" (1999)

David Weddle is a writer of several Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes. In all of the episodes he was involved in, he always wrote with Bradley Thompson. He was also a writer, executive story editor and co-producer on Ronald D. Moore's Battlestar Galactica. He also wrote the Star Trek: Section 31 DS9 novel Abyss.

"Inquisition" is his favorite episode of those he and Thompson wrote and considers it to also be their best. [1]

Weddle appears in the background of Vic's lounge in "What You Leave Behind" as a holographic guest.

Weddle's father fought in World War II and was present at many of the battles of the Pacific Theater of Operations, including the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Battle of Peleliu.

Weddle is a great fan of legendary director Sam Peckinpah. He was a friend of the Peckinpah family and met the famous director many times. He later wrote the biography If They Move . . . Kill 'Em!: The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah, which was published in 1994. Ira Steven Behr, a great fan of Peckinpah, read the book and arranged to meet Weddle, securing him a place on the writing staff.

Weddle has appeared in many documentaries about Sam Peckinpah. These include Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron, Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade, A Simple Adventure Story: Sam Peckinpah, Mexico and The Wild Bunch, and Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah. Weddle recorded audio commentaries for the movies in the Sam Peckinpah's Legendary Westerns Collection DVD.

Weddle has also written episodes of The Strain and Falling Skies.

Writing credits

External links