As a way to simplify design and cut costs, the colonial uniform costumes were created without pants pockets. A minor subplot of this episode, however, involves Adama walking through the ship, picking up scraps of paper litter and putting them in his pocket to show that he still cares, even though many of the crew have become ambivalent. To make this work, Adama's uniform was modified to add pants pockets. According to the DVD commentary, Edward James Olmos had fun pointing out to the other cast members that he alone had pockets, and made sure to have his hands in his pockets in several scenes.
Mary McDonnell's thick head of hair makes the bald cap difficult to get right, and it cannot be shot from certain angles as there is a visible bulge. The phone in Laura's guest quarters was originally mounted on the wall like other Galactica phones, but there was no way to shoot Laura hanging the phone back up (when Adama is talking to Tigh) without showing the bulge in the bald cap. So the crew had to remove the phone and put it on the table so Mary McDonnell could keep her head in the right position and simply stretch her arm forward.
The poem quoted by Admiral Adama in the opening scene is "There is a Languor of the Life" (396) by Emily Dickinson.
Producer (and episode writer/director) Ronald D. Moore's son Robin and daughter Roxy appear in the scene where Baltar is preaching about how a father treats his children. Robin is the little boy sitting in front with his chin in his hands.
This is the only episode of the series that was directed by producer Ronald D. Moore. He wrote the script with the knowledge that he would also be directing it, and specifically included scenes that he thought would be interesting to film.