METAL CRUSH MONDAY: Metal Head

I literally screamed “DON’T YOU DARE!!!” when Aaron said he wished he could grow his hair long 🤢🤣
Listen to the full audio interview featuring Scott Ian from the band ANTHRAX, with a surprise guest appearance by Aaron HERE

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) August 17, 2020
It’s true. I am absolutely forbidden to ever go back to the lazy bum look 🤣

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10158041089931549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1295534513557082112]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1295538872034578432]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CEAzsp6B5VN/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

METAL CRUSH MONDAY: Video Interview Snippet

And here’s another snippet of video of Aaron from the Scott Ian interview for ‘SYFY WIRE’S METAL CRUSH’ that was posted on SYFY’s Facebook page. I have edited the video below to just Aaron’s scenes. If you would like to watch the full 03:58 video, you can do that HERE. This is additional footage of Aaron that was not included in the YouTube video clip that I posted earlier HERE.

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/posts/10158040979801549]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

METAL CRUSH MONDAY: YouTube (August 17, 2020)

Here is a video clip from Aaron’s appearance on ‘SYFY WIRE’S METAL CRUSH’ with Scott Ian from the band ANTHRAX. Start watching from timestamp 15:25.

Unfortunately this video is geo-blocked. Meaning that anyone outside of the USA can’t watch it 😢

 

Anthrax’s Scott Ian With Guest Aaron Douglas From Battlestar Galactica | Metal Crush | SYFY WIRE

YouTube: SYFY WIRE
Published: August 17, 2020
Video Description: On this episode of SYFY WIRE’s METAL CRUSH, Whitney Moore speaks with Scott Ian of Anthrax and actor Aaron Douglas of Battlestar Galactica.
Topics include SiriusXM, his family, Instajams, Mike Patton, new Anthrax music, Creature Feature, Chiller, Universal Classic Monsters, Marvel Comics, Kiss, the Exorcist, Race with the Devil, horror movies, Stephen King, the Dark Tower Series, Carrie, the Shining, The Gunslinger, Anthrax being a part of the Dark Tower world, The Waste Lands, Roland Deschain of Gilead, Stan Lee, Judge Dread, Forbidden Planet NYC, Lobo, Batman, DC Comics, Sam Kieth, Battlestar Galactica, Katee Sackhoff, Caught In A Mosh, Amazon Prime’s the Power, Aftershock Comics, Freddy Krueger, Dokken, Iron Maiden Rob Halford, Super7, Skillet’s comic book, Alice Cooper, Chris Wyse, Russell Marks, The Demon Destroyer boots, Gene Simmons, and much more.

NOTE: Additional exclusive content will be shown during the airing of the movie ‘Underworld: Blood Wars’ tonight at 7:30pm on the SyFy Channel (USA).

 

I have edited the above YouTube video to just Aaron’s scenes, which you can watch below.

 

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/posts/10158039847281549]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1295374330000416769]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

METAL CRUSH MONDAY: Podcast (August 17, 2020)

Here is the podcast for SYFY WIRE’S METAL CRUSH featuring Scott Ian from the band ANTHRAX, with a surprise guest appearance by Aaron Douglas.

The podcast is 46 minutes in length. Aaron is on at time stamp 35:53 – 45:52. But start from time stamp 32:33 for the lead up to it. Or just listen to the whole thing. To be honest, I was actually not looking forward to having to listen to the whole thing because I have zero care factor about heavy metal / horror movies. But it was actually quite interesting. I really enjoyed it. The host Whitney Moore is a GREAT interviewer. She is really engaging and her questions kept me interested.

In the introduction to the podcast Whitney says: “…Later in the episode we surprise him (Scott Ian) by bringing on Aaron Douglas from Battlestar. Aaron talks to Scott and me about his love of heavy music and his memories of meeting Scott for the first time in August 2006. I swear Scott had no idea we were going to be doing this and he seemed so surprised and happy to see Aaron, it was so sweet”.

I’m really looking forward to watching the YouTube video of this (which is being released later today) to see the look on Scott’s face when he sees Aaron 😃

 

Host: Whitney Moore
Guest: Scott Ian (Anthrax)
Surprise Guest: Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica)
Producer: Mark Strigl
Executive Producer: Matt Romano
Editor: Paul Schuler

Anthrax’s Scott Ian with special guest Aaron Douglas from Battlestar Galactica

On this episode of SYFY WIRE’s METAL CRUSH, Whitney Moore speaks with Scott Ian of Anthrax and actor Aaron Douglas of Battlestar Galactica. Topics include SiriusXM, his family, Instajams, Mike Patton, new Anthrax music, Creature Feature, Chiller, Universal Classic Monsters, Marvel Comics, Kiss, the Exorcist, Race with the Devil, horror movies, Stephen King, the Dark Tower Series, Carrie, the Shining, The Gunslinger, Anthrax being a part of the Dark Tower world, The Waste Lands, Roland Deschain of Gilead, Stan Lee, Judge Dread, Forbidden Planet NYC, Lobo, Batman, DC Comics, Sam Kieth, Battlestar Galactica, Katee Sackhoff, Caught In A Mosh, Amazon Prime’s the Power, Aftershock Comics, Freddy Krueger, Dokken, Iron Maiden Rob Halford, Super7, Skillet’s comic book, Alice Cooper, Chris Wyse, Russell Marks, The Demon Destroyer boots, Gene Simmons, and much more.

 

The podcast is also available to listen to on:

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4OnhYy26PqiMcF3L2XovFi
APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anthraxs-scott-ian-special-guest-aaron-douglas-from/id1525439060?i=1000488365226

 

Here is the podcast edited down to just Aaron’s part of the interview.

 

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/posts/10158039509856549]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1295317224513662981]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_WezABpQD/]

Filed Under: Interview - Audio, News & Updates Tagged With: ,

METAL CRUSH MONDAY: Airing today (August 17, 2020)

Aaron’s appearance on SYFY WIRE’S METAL CRUSH with Scott Ian from the band ANTHRAX is happening TODAY (August 17, 2020). There are 3 parts to it.

(1) PODCAST: At 6:00am ET across all major platforms (Apple, Spotify, etc) the full interview with Scott Ian and Aaron Douglas will be available to download/listen to.

(2) YOUTUBE: At 11:00am ET a 25 minute video from the Scott Ian and Aaron Douglas interview will be uploaded on the SYFY WIRE YouTube page. NOTE: Unfortunately the video will be geo-blocked. Meaning that anyone outside of the USA can’t watch it.

(3) SYFY (USA) At 7:30pm ET on the SyFy Channel (USA) during the airing of the movie ‘Underworld: Blood Wars‘ snippets from the Scott Ian and Aaron Douglas interview will be shown. This will include extra footage of Scott & Aaron that wasn’t shown in the YouTube video clip.

NOTE: I will make a new post with the links to the podcast and YouTube video once they have been made available. And I will also edit this post and include the links.

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10158039258781549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1295259131100540928]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CD-0m55BHUy/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

METAL CRUSH MONDAY: Scott Ian’s Battlestar Galactica Set Visit

Tomorrow (Monday August 17) Aaron’s episode of ‘SYFY WIRE’S METAL CRUSH‘ with Scott Ian from the band ANTHRAX is airing. So I thought that now would be the perfect time to post photos from the time Scott Ian and Frank Bello visited the set of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA in August 2006.

     

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) August 16, 2020
This was one of my favourite days on set. I’ve been an Anthrax fan since the 80’s & getting to meet Scott & Frank was amazing. Just awesome guys. I may have totally fanboy’d 😉 Scott and I tell the story of the set visit. Have a listen to it tomorrow #SYFYWIREMetalCrush

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10158037585671549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1294989150966263808]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1294999639221915650]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CD86BSkhjvY/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

METAL CRUSH MONDAY: Aaron Douglas & Scott Ian (Promo Video)

Below is the promo video for Aaron’s appearance on SYFY WIRE’S METAL CRUSH this coming Monday with Scott Ian from the band ANTHRAX.

The interview with Scott Ian will air during the movie ‘Underworld: Blood Wars’ on SyFy (USA) on Monday August 17 at 7:30pm. During the interview Aaron shows up as the surprise guest.

Two episodes have already aired and what I’ve learnt from those, is that they put the interviews up on the SyFy Wire YouTube page (approx. 20 mins) and there is also a podcast which has the extended interview, which is about 45 mins to an hour. So once both of those have been uploaded, I will post the links 😀

 

SYFY WIRE’s Metal Crush Promo for 8/17

YouTube: talkingmetal
Published: August 12, 2020
Video Description: Scott Ian of Anthrax is the guest on SYFY’s Metal Crush on Monday 8/17/20.

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10158035386356549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1294637150340706306]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6Z_nBBNfK/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Now streaming on STAN (Australia)

AUSTRALIA: Battlestar Galactica is available to watch on STAN starting from today. The attached image says that season 1-4 is available but my friend Lisa (thank you, Lisa) checked it for me and the Miniseries, Razor and The Plan are on there as well. If you’re looking at it on your phone, they are under the “Trailers and Extras” tab.

As I have mentioned previously the Chief’s final scene in ‘Daybreak’ is missing in the episode airing on Amazon Prime, Peacock, SyFy website and Comet (it was also missing when the episodes were on Netflix). Lisa checked and has confirmed that the Chief’s final scene *IS* in the episode airing on STAN 😀

NOTE: The scene was included when the episode original aired on tv. It’s also on the DVD/Blu-rays and iTunes.

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/pb.10619011548.-2207520000../10158032524086549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1294183139560939520]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4FkCGhQbG/]

Filed Under: News & Updates

#BSG15Years – 2×05: The Farm

15 years ago today, the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA episode 2×05: The Farm aired on August 12, 2005 on the Sci Fi Channel in the USA.
This episode was written by Carla Robinson and directed by Rod Hardy. #BSG15Years.

NOTE: The video will wait until it is fully buffered before playing

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) August 12, 2020
Although I didn’t have a ton to do in this episode it is special because, once again, I got to work with one of my favourite directors, and persons, in life, Rod Hardy. Always with a smile, a quip and some love. Rod is the best! #BSG15Years

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10158029171076549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1293621405376868355]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1293623149624356864]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CDzNwgWBKRp/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

#BSG15Years – 2×04: Resistance

15 years ago today, the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA episode 2×04: Resistance aired on August 5, 2005 on the Sci Fi Channel in the USA.
This episode was written by Toni Graphia and directed by Allan Kroeker. #BSG15Years.

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) August 5, 2020
Oh to watch this scene now, knowing what we know … Ha “I am NOT a Cylon!” I wish I had an outtake where I looked at the camera and said “and neither are you Colonel…” 🤣 #BSG15Years


Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) August 5, 2020
A few hours into shooting I said “hey! I should have a sling. I was shot in the previous episode”. The director and 1st AD agreed. So we had to go back and reshoot everything. Then I tried for a nap but got rag dolled by Grace and stabbed in the neck by @jamescallis. #BSG15Years


This scene is a sentimental favourite of mine because it’s the first scene I’d ever watched of BSG.

When I met Aaron I had no idea who he was, I had no idea what BSG was (scroll a few posts back for that story). The following week after meeting him I was on vacation in NYC. While I was getting ready to go out to dinner with a friend I thought “let me check out that tv show that guy is on”. I turned on the tv and started flipping through the channels looking for BSG.

It was a new episode. People are shouting insults at a woman in handcuffs being led down a hallway. There he (Aaron) is, walking behind her. So yay, I’ve found the show. And then a 12 year old steps out and shoots the woman in handcuffs. And as she’s dying in his arms she says “I love you, Chief”. I messaged Aaron and asked him if his character loved her too. He told me I’d have to watch the show and find out for myself. So when I got back home to Australia I started at the miniseries and was instantly hooked.

I think this might explain why I’m such a die hard fan of Chief and Boomer because finding out if he loved her was my reason for watching BSG. Chief & Boomer ❤️

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) August 5, 2020
❤️ Chief & Boomer ❤️

[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1291084778536439808]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1291087102092795904]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1291090902270713856]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1291091206886158336]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1291093274543837184]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1291094245508407296]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

METAL CRUSH MONDAY: Aaron Douglas & Scott Ian (Aug 17, 2020)

Aaron is going to be featured in Syfy’s new weekly segment called ‘Metal Crush Mondays’ with Scott Ian from the band ANTHRAX.

I’ll post the press release from SyFy at the bottom of this post.

These interviews will be shown on the SyFy channel (USA) every Monday starting August 3rd at 7:30pm during the airing of a movie. I think it’s going to kinda work like how the interviews with the BSG cast were broken up and slotted in during the BSG marathon that aired on SyFy back in April.

Aaron “crashed” the interview with Ian Scott from the band ANTHRAX. This interview will air during the movie ‘Underworld: Blood Wars’ on Monday August 17. Aaron “crashing” the interview was prearranged by the people at SyFy so that it would be a surprise for Scott. So that should be really fun to watch Scott’s reaction 🤯

And please don’t boo-hoo at me if you don’t live in the USA. I live in Australia, Aaron lives in Canada, so we both won’t be able to watch it either. But I think (???) from what they are saying in the press release that they’re going to put the interviews up on YouTube. I read that part 4 times and I still don’t quite understand. lol.

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) July 30, 2020
Check out my buddy @Scott_Ian of Anthrax 🤘 and his interview with @SYFYWIRE for #MetalCrushMondays as he talks all things metal/Scifi and then I crash it to talk BSG with him. MCM airs on SyFy channel (USA) every Monday starting Aug 3 at 7:30pm

More info https://instagram.com/p/CDSY9rCh-eP/

 

CALLING ALL METALHEADS! SYFY LAUNCHES “METAL CRUSH MONDAYS” BEGINNING AUGUST 3

— Month Long Stunt Will Feature Metal Artists Including Corey Taylor (Slipknot/ Stone Sour), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Pustulus Maximus and the Berserker Blother (GWAR) and more —

Beginning Monday, August 3, SYFY will premiere “Metal Crush Mondays,” a month-long programming stunt featuring interviews conducted by SYFY WIRE’s Whitney Moore, with some of the biggest names in heavy metal. In segments surrounding “metal” movies, artists including Corey Taylor (Slipknot/ Stone Sour), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Jonathan Davis (Korn), Maria Brinks (In This Moment), GWAR and more, share their love for sci-fi, fantasy and horror… discuss the organic crossover between genre and heavy metal… and watch and discuss the SYFY movie of the week.

Additionally, fans will be able to go online to SYFY WIRE’s YouTube page or listen to an original limited-series podcast (available on SYFY.com and major podcast platforms), for full conversations that dig deeper into each artist’s favorite sci-fi and horror content, metal inspirations and more.

“We know there’s a natural connection between fans of metal and genre,” shared SVP of SYFY WIRE and personal heavy metal aficionado, Sandy Deane. “SYFY is bringing both together in a way that may seem surprising to some, but makes perfect sense to us.”

The full “Metal Crush Mondays” lineup includes:

· “Lake Placid” (Monday, August 3 at 7:30PM ET/PT)
Guests: Pustulus Maximus and the Berserker Blother (GWAR), Andy Black (Black Veil Brides)

· “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” (Monday, August 10 at 7:30PM ET/PT)
Guests: Heidi Shepard (Butcher Babies), Ash Costello (New Years Day), Lajon Witherspoon (Sevendust)

· “Underworld: Blood Wars” (Monday, August 17 at 7:30PM ET/PT)
Guests: Scott Ian (Anthrax), Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica)

· “Halloween” (2007) (Monday, August 24 at 9PM ET/PT)
Guests: Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Jonathan Davis (Korn), Maria Brinks (In This Moment), Wendy Dio

Source: SyFy Press Release

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/pb.10619011548.-2207520000../10157998338121549/?type=3&theater]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CDSY9rCh-eP/]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1289011101212893185]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

BRAD PAISLEY MUSIC VIDEO: No I in Beer

I was going to post this video and ask if anyone recognised “someone” in the new music video by Brad Paisley. But they gave it away in the thumbnail image :)
Aaron can be seen at the time stamps 00:29 and 00:43 – on the bottom row in the middle.

 

Brad Paisley – No I in Beer (Official Video)

 

EDIT: On a second viewing I noticed that Aaron is wearing the Justin Trudeau Canada t-shirt that I bought for him years ago.

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With:

#BSG15Years – 2×03: Fragged

15 years ago today, the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA episode 2×03: Fragged aired on July 29, 2005 on the Sci Fi Channel in the USA.
This episode was written by Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin and directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan. #BSG15Years.

NOTE: The video will wait until it is fully buffered before playing

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) July 29, 2020
Filming was so fun. Dir. Sergio worked on Saving Private Ryan and wanted to give Chief that hero moment. I hit the target, left handed, on take 1. Very proud of myself, Ha. After it aired Mary told me she jumped and clapped at the end of the scene. “Yes! Chief!” #BSG15Years

Bear McCreary (@bearmccreary) July 29, 2020
Dude I can’t believe how fast time is flying.

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) July 30, 2020
Right? Every time I see one of these clips for #BSG15Years I think, “You know, my thinner younger brother is a pretty good actor.” Ha! It feels like a lifetime ago.

 

BONUS #BSG15Years video clips from FRAGGED

Aaron chooses the video clips for these #BSG15Years posts. And I would have picked the same one he did because I *LOVE* that Chief ‘hero moment’ scene. But because ‘Fragged’ is one of my favourite Chief episodes I’m including some other clips from the episode.

 

(1) In the #BattlestarGalacticast for Fragged @trutriciahelfer wondered if the last line in this scene was an ad-lib by Aaron. I’m 99.9% sure it was because I asked him the same thing years ago. But let’s have @theaarondouglas confirm/deny it. @jamescallis #BSG15Years

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) July 29, 2020
I CAN confirm it is a great line and I CAN confirm I’m 99.9% sure it’s an ad-lib. Leaving just a little wiggle room in case I’m wrong. 😉 @trutriciahelfer @jamescallis #BSG15Years

James Callis (@james_callis) July 30, 2020
The weight’s off my shoulders now! I mean the load! X

 

(2) I *LOVE* this scene. The Chief’s facial expressions just screams “Crashdown is an incompetent dumbass”. I wish they had left in the (as Ron Moore called it) ‘f-ck you salute’ part of the scene. “You’re out in the middle of everything, and the bad guys are watching. Whoever gets saluted is the highest-ranking guy. You don’t want to be saluted when they are trying to pick out who’s the guy they need to take down”.

 

(3) Another great scene. “Look, no disrespect, but like why are we always going uphill?” (lol). And I love that even though the Chief thinks that Crashdown is ‘insane in the membrane’ he is respecting his decision as the commanding officer.

 

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10157994683746549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1288524312220033025]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1288525712014491648]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CDO9c5WhS_I/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: , , ,

BATTLESTAR GALACTICAST: Aaron recorded his 4th episode today

Today Aaron recorded his 4th appearance on Tricia Helfer’s BATTLESTAR GALACTICAST. It was for 4×16: Deadlock. He told me that he thinks this is his best one yet 😀 Episode 4×04 was released today so it should be around October-ish when 4×16 airs.

His previous Galacticast episodes are:
2×09: Flight of the Phoenix
3×16: Dirty Hands
3×20: Crossroads (Part 2)

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10157993391121549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1288295895079849984]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CDNZfBGhRPt/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

Happy Friendaversary to us 💛

I first met Aaron on July 26, 2005. I had no idea who he was, I had no idea what BSG was. For the past 15 years he has been one of my closest friends. I adore him. He makes me laugh. He drives me crazy. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. AND he makes me the best meals I’ve ever eaten in my life (seriously!). Happy Friendaversary to us 💛

For those they haven’t heard it before, here is the story of how we met

I first met Aaron Douglas on July 26, 2005. I had no idea who he was, no idea what BSG was. For the past 15 yrs he has been one of my closest friends. I adore him. He makes me laugh. He drives me crazy. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

In 2005 I was in Vancouver for Gatecon. Gatecon is a four day sci-fi convention but unofficially it’s really a seven day convention with events in the evening as well, which means you get a lot of opportunities to interact with the actors. It was the 2nd day of the convention (July 26), the night of the cocktail party, where the actors are free to roam around & sit wherever they want for as long as they want. We were outdoors in the courtyard of the hotel. I was sitting with my friends and some other people and we were drinking and chatting. Debbie (one of the women who I had just met), dared me to go over and get Aaron and bring him back to our table. I don’t like sci-fi, I don’t watch sci-fi (why was I at a sci-fi convention, you may ask? That’s a whole other story for another time) so I say to her “who the hell is Aaron Douglas?!?”. She tells me he’s (insert character name) from Battlestar Galactica, I say “WTF is Battlestar Galactica?!?”. Back then I didn’t even know there was an original version of the show, let alone a reimagined version. I didn’t care about embarrassing myself because I had no idea who this guy was. And having an Aussie accent I knew I could pretty much get away with anything. Ha.

She described what he looked like, what he was wearing & pointed in the direction of where he was sitting. So I thought “why not?” and headed over that way. I waited for a break in the conversation he was having with fans, I politely interrupted and invited him to come sit with me and my friends when he was finished. He didn’t respond, he just sat there looking at me. And I thought “oh f-ck, this man is going to punch me in the throat”. After what felt like an ETERNITY he smiled and said he loved my accent. He got up and came back with me to my table and hung out with us for the rest of the evening. We continued to hang out, talk, laugh and drink over the next five days. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Side note: At the time we met, they had recently finished filming the S2 mid season finale ‘2×10: Pegasus’ and were having their wrap party on Sunday night. I met Aaron on Tuesday, that Friday ‘2×03: Fragged’ was airing for the very first time in the USA. I remember he had gotten a hold of the episode and held a screening of it for fans. I didn’t attend because I thought “I don’t care about your stupid little sci-fi show” (or words to that effect). You have no idea how much I kick myself for that now because Fragged is one of my favourite Chief episodes and to have gotten to watch it with him on his first viewing …

Update: Oops. I forgot to include this part of the story …. back then there was no such thing as smart phones. So the next day we used the hotel tv to google him. The first result that came up was “Aaron Douglas into Bondage” and we quickly turned off the TV thinking “WTF?!? Who is this freak?”. Of course what we didn’t know at the time, was that there was an African-American artist named Aaron Douglas who had a painting titled “Into Bondage”. It still makes me laugh 🤣 ~ Michelle

 

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10157987605126549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1287455459264180224]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1287580284825661440]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CDHYgaehcyL/]

Filed Under: News & Updates

#BSG15Years – 2×02: Valley of Darkness

15 years ago today, the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA episode 2×02: Valley of Darkness aired on July 22, 2005 on the Sci Fi Channel in the USA.
This episode was written by Bradley Thompson & David Weddle and directed by Michael Rymer. #BSG15Years.

NOTE: The video will wait until it is fully buffered before playing

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) July 22, 2020
(1) Flash/Thunder was an adlib by me as a nod to WWII, one that I’m particularly proud of. (2) This scene was really difficult to film. Rymer was instrumental in getting me through it. Chief lost one of his closest guys and I lost my friend Alonzo from the show. #BSG15Years

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10157977150716549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1286012993172410369]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CC9Jjrah9AL/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Episodes free to watch on Peacock

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is available to watch for FREE on the new Peacock streaming service in the USA. You just need to give them your email address to get access.

Miniseries
https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/battlestar-galactica-the-mini-series/8598767729774797112

Seasons 1-4
https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/battlestar-galactica/8522076936060621112

 

EDIT: I just checked episode 4×21: Daybreak (Part 3) and the Chief’s final scene is missing. The scene wasn’t included when the episodes aired on Netflix. And it is not included in the episodes that are currently airing on Amazon Prime and on SyFy.com (Update): It’s also not in the episode airing on Comet.

SPOILERS!!! The scenes are supposed to be… Anders flying the Galactica into the sun, the Chief’s final scene (w/ Tigh & Ellen) on new Earth, a flashback of Tigh & Ellen in a bar, Adama & Roslin sitting together on the plains of new Earth. The Chief, Tigh & Ellen scenes are missing.

I would assume anyone reading this has already watched BSG when it aired on tv (DVD/Bluray). This post is just a heads up in case you have any friends/family that are watching for the first time on Peacock. And if you’ve ever only seen BSG on Netflix or Amazon Prime then this ‘missing scene’ might be news to you.

We never knew the scene had been cut until Aaron had fans at cons telling him how disappointed they were that the Chief got such a sucky ending. They had only ever seen BSG on Netflix. They thought this was his ending.

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10157960393016549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1283589849065222145]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CCr9fPqBrsb/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With:

Aaron Douglas has joined CAMEO

Aaron Douglas has just joined CAMEO. It’s a website where fans can purchase a personalised video from celebrities.

https://www.cameo.com/theaarondouglas

AARON DOUGLAS: “Hey everybody, I’ve joined Cameo so go check it out and think if there’s anyone in your life you’d like the Chief to yell at. 😉 https://www.cameo.com/theaarondouglas”

 

The other BSG cast members on Cameo are …

Katee Sackhoff https://www.cameo.com/katee_sackhoff
Tricia Helfer https://www.cameo.com/tjh
Tahmoh Penikett https://www.cameo.com/tahmoh
Michael Trucco https://www.cameo.com/michaeltrucco
Rekha Sharma https://www.cameo.com/rekhacameo
Paul Campbell https://www.cameo.com/paulcampbell
Kandyse McClure https://www.cameo.com/kandysemcclure
Leah Cairns https://www.cameo.com/leahcairns

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/posts/10157959980831549]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1283492737296109569]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrQ1JhBmko/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With:

#BSG15Years – 2×01: Scattered

15 years ago today, the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA episode 2×01: Scattered aired on July 15, 2005 on the Sci Fi Channel in the USA.
This episode was written by Bradley Thompson & David Weddle and directed by Michael Rymer. #BSG15Years.

NOTE: The video will wait until it is fully buffered before playing

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) July 15, 2020
The beautiful moment for me is the line about ‘listening to the birds’. There’s something that’s so real about that and the writing team of David and Bradley finding something so very human, injecting it into the story and Alonzo bringing it to heartbreaking reality. #BSG15Years

Bear McCreary (@bearmccreary) July 15, 2020
A great run of episodes, brother. Unforgettable. #SoSayWeAll

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) July 16, 2020
Everytime I see a clip from the show I always have a moment where I think, damn, we really were a part of something special. And your music always squeezes my heart, in the best way.

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/photos/a.366089811548/10157959839291549/?type=3&theater]
[https://twitter.com/AD_Fans/status/1283475269328592896]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CC7b_90hvKN/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: , ,

UJOKES: Aaron Douglas vs Connor Trinneer (July 14, 2020)

Want more Aaron? Of course you do 😀 TONIGHT (July 14) at 6pm PDT (9pm EDT) Aaron will be appearing live on UJOKES which you can watch via YouTube (link below).

To be honest, I’m not really sure what this is about as I’ve never watched any previous episodes. It is hosted by Jonathan Mangum and from what I understand Jonathan gives the guests a couple of pictures and a phrase and they write jokes for them. Fans can also submit their jokes and then Jonathan and his producer decide which is the funniest. So everyone is pretty much just trying to write the funniest joke. This episode is Aaron Douglas vs Connor Trinneer (Star Trek Enterprise)

 

UJOKES EP27 AARON DOUGLAS VS. CONNOR TRINNEER

[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/posts/10157957223091549]
[https://www.facebook.com/AaronDouglasFans/posts/10157957988756549]
[https://twitter.com/theaarondouglas/status/1283106187836194816]
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CCogj_shafs/]

Filed Under: News & Updates Tagged With: ,