BSG Stories

Civilized Wookiee (@DavidJayNicol) February 15, 2022
Rewatching Battlestar Galactica for the XX’th time and completely forgot that thee awesome
@SamWitwer as “Crashdown” was in this. Any fun facts you can share about filming this fantastic show?

Sam Witwer (@SamWitwer) February 15, 2022
Lots of ad-libbing. A good deal of this was sparked largely by @theaarondouglas.
-The producers even encouraged it.
Never seen a show run like that.
“Do one as written and then say whatever you want.”
“Be like Aaron..make it up.”
This was actually said to me by a producer.

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) February 16, 2022
Ha! I just assumed every show was like BSG. Wow was I wrong! 99% of every show I’ve done, they want as written-word perfect. “You want to say what? We’ll we’re going to have to call LA…” Ron and the BSG writers were/are amazing to us. What a gift. We had fun didn’t we? 😁

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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Last Supper Photo Shoot

roxy (@joliesbeastie) December 8, 2020
I’m really curious, which Number Six was on the actual photoshoot and which one had to be photoshopped in this BSG last supper photo? Was it Natalie or Head Six?
@trutriciahelfer 😊

Tricia Helfer (@trutriciahelfer) December 8, 2020
I may be having a brain lapse moment but I actually can’t remember. I do remember doing one the next day, standing at the table alone. I think I was Head Six during the main shoot and Natalie the next day.

Tricia Helfer (@trutriciahelfer) December 8, 2020
Okay, I was right that I was having a brain lapse moment. Just got corrected by @theaarondouglas that I was Natalie for the main shoot and Head Six the next day by myself. Oi Tricia!!! Thx Aaron 😘.

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) December 8, 2020
You were six on the left during the main shoot. Red dress was photoshopped in, along with all our legs. There was a skirt across the front of the table during the shoot. Look at Trucco’s foot and my foot to hip. I’d be 9 feet tall if that measurement was real. 😉

Tricia Helfer (@trutriciahelfer) December 8, 2020
I do remember the cloth on the table went to the floor and they added our legs in. That’s a lot of digital work!

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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: Aaron’s BSG Stories from the Set

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) January 19, 2018
Why are all the worst songs also the longest songs?

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) January 19, 2018
When we were filming Battlestar I would sneak up behind Jen Halley (Seelix) & sing the opening to either ‘you had a bad day’ or ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’. She’d scream I HATE YOU! & run away. In her head all day. Good times….

 

 

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) January 21, 2018
Very early in BSG filming I found a screw on the floor. I picked it up & walked over to @nickiclyne who was talking to Michael Rymer, the director. I quietly put it in her hand. We passed that screw back & forth for 3 seasons. I miss screwing with Cally

 

 

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) January 21, 2018
We filmed the Algae Planet eps in Kamloops BC. My best friend since high school, Jason, lives there & I got production to hire him as an extra. I took him out w/ cast/crew for a late late night. He had a 5 am call the next day. Ha! He’s still mad at me for it. @Lumley71

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) January 21, 2018
They called him ‘Hollywood’ for months at work. & he was a prison guard at the time. 🤣🤣🤣

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) January 21, 2018
Lumley drove us from the hotel to the bars downtown. He had the top off his Jeep & we piled about 11 actors & crew into it for the drive. I stood on the bumper, holding the crash bar w/ another unnamed actor.

 

 

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) January 24, 2018
In Lay Down Your Burdens Part 1. Cally startles a passed out Chief awake on the Hangar Deck. Chief wakes up swinging. After one take I looked at Nicki & she was crying “you…. hit… me”. I had accidentally clipped her in the heat of the moment. Still sorry little girl. ;-)

 

 

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) January 25, 2018
A story about Mary. Late in the show we had a scene where Chief was pleading w/ President Roslin to spare Boomer’s life while in Adama’s quarters. Roslin kept saying no. Mary is such an amazing actor that I, Aaron, started subconsciously feeling that Mary was upset with me. 1/2

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) January 25, 2018
After one really heavy take I paused. Amid the bustle of the crew Mary could see it & caught my eye. She softly said “Aaron honey…. I love you.” & smiled. I snapped out of it, my heart melted & I cried a little. She got it, & me. But Roslin was still a bitch to Chief. 😉 2/2

 

 

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) February 14, 2018
Earlier on in filming we found ourselves on a planet w/ many characters. Roslin & Billy being two. I’ve known @ThePaulCampbell for many years & he’s one of the funniest men I know. Well Mary made the mistake of telling Paul & I that she was going to the horse track on the wknd.

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) February 14, 2018
Mary asked us about betting, secrets to, what to look for in a horse, etc. Paul & I landed on ‘pick by name’ right away. It was then 2 hours of naming shitty/great horses that stopped production because Mary was laughing too hard to breathe. Wins By a Nose-Bet it hard.

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) February 14, 2018
Glue Factory-Stay away from it Mary. Always Comes In Second-Nope. Jockey Tosser-Forget it. Built For Comfort-Never. Never Loses-Sure Mare, take a look. Botton Of The Podium-Bet to show Mary. We had dozens more hey Pauly? With the cool nasal’y track guy voice too.

Paul Campbell (ThePaulCampbell) February 14, 2018
Still one of my all-time favorite days on set. It was the pairings that killed me. “Guaranteed to Win” against “Hopelessly Crippled” – and “Beaten By A Nose” running against “A Nose.” Still laughing, buddy.

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