Fellow Colonials!
For those who think they might have missed the Hero presentation last week...you didn't...we decided to wait till this week to make a special double presentation!
(and an interesting story of how Hollywood and it's actors...well, mesh together).
First we want to honor a producer who was vital to bringing Battlestar Galactica to the the small screen...among other projects like: Magnum P.I., Airwolf, Quantum Leap, JAG & NCIS.
Of course I'm talking about none other than Don Bellasario!
A true Hero of Battlestar Galactica.
Now as for our second presentation, this goes out to a man who appeared in...well, a LOT..of film...the list is very long.
I will give you an example & maybe you can guess?
He appeared in...to name a few...The Sword and the Sorcerer, Invasion USA, The Seven-Ups, Scarecrow, Little Nikita, Bad Dreams, God Told Me To, Puppet Master 3, Trancers 2 & Rob Zombie's reboot of Halloween.
Give up?
He also played Arctus Baran in Star Trek: The Next Generation in Gambit parts I & II...and held the distinction of playing THREE different roles in three different incarnations of Battlestar Galactica.
Wolfe in the TOS episode Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Xavier in Galactica 1980 & of course Count Iblis in Richard Hatch's Battlestar Galctica: The Second Coming...not to mention a role in Richard's Great War of Magellan.
The Hero honor goes to the late, great Richard Lynch!
OK, so now for the little Hollywood mesh story...or connection story if you will...bear in mind that actors and producers (as well as writers and directors) are ALL over the place...so paths invariably cross.
I'll use the above mentioned Rob Zombie's Halloween as a perfect example (actually puts me in the story a little bit, but hey it's also from a personal perspective).
So I'm sure everyone knows who Brad Dourif is?
If not...he appeared in One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest, Dune, Lord of the Rings, The Exorcist III, The X-Files, Lon Suder on Star Trek: Voyager & the voice of Chucky from Child's Play...and really that is only naming a few!
Anyway, Sophie LaPorte (who co-produced The Second Coming with Richard was also an agent & she repped for Brad...I was at a Con in New York...Long Island to be more exact & Sophie wanted me to give a message to Brad...it's been a while so I don't really recall what it was, but I chased him down & relayed the message...nice guy & not a bit scary! (yeah, he usually plays a wacked out stinker...but he's really, really good at it).
So obviously you can connect BSG there by association...Brad was in the Halloween remake.
Secondly, as mentioned Richard Lynch was also in Halloween...and obvious where the BSG tie-in comes through...and interestingly enough...(here is where I come in)...I was seated right next to Richard Lynch on stage while Richard Hatch was giving a monologue about The Second Coming (prior to screening) at DragonCon...gave me the chance to chit chat with Richard L.
Helluva nice guy btw.
Thirdly...Richard just appeared in Cowboys & Engines...alongside Malcom McDowell...you know him of course from A Clockwork Orange, Time After Time, Soran from Star Trek: Generations & of course...tie-in time...as Dr. Loomis in Rob Zombie's Halloween (reprising the role made famous, of course by Donald Pleasence in the original Halloween franchise).
This of course is just a slice of the big picture....just shows that people "get around".
Again, a salute to our heroes!
So Say We All!
Shawn O'Donnell
President
Battlestar Galactica Fan Club
