A Quick Moment with Aaron Douglas
YouTube: dori411
Video Description: We had a quick interview with Aaron Douglas of Battlestar fame at the local Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo.
INTERVIEW (VIDEO): Dori411 (April 27 – 29, 2012) Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012
INTERVIEW: Aaron Douglas: Seriously a Funny Guy
Aaron Douglas: Seriously a Funny Guy
By: Evan Kayne
Date: May 2012 (Issue 103)
Source: GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine
Forced to wear an L.A. Kings jersey due to the loss of a bet with Wil Wheaton, Aaron Douglas – best known for his role as Galen Tyrol on Battlestar Galactica and Frank Leo on The Bridge – was in attendance at this year’s Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo.
Aaron should get a job as the poster boy for our ideal straight man. He’s easy on the eyes, funny, relaxed around gay guys, and a bit of a goof (but in a funny, good way). While he hasn’t found any big gigs at the moment, he’s still keeping busy renovating his house and doing a videogame for Ubisoft in Montreal which he says “I’m very excited about – but that’s ALL I’m allowed to say.”
Like many actors, he’s hoping to hear back on possible jobs; as well he’s developing his own projects. “I’m waiting to hear on a few things, and if I get ’em, it’ll be awesome. I’m doing a lot of writing – I’ve been pitching some shows and movies that I’ve written, and they’re starting to get a lot of traction. It’s a here’s hoping right now.” As he puts it, he’s in a nebulous zone where everything could either come crashing down, or fall exactly into place.
He is not worried that he might be pigeonholed as a genre actor. “Work is work is work…people in L.A. don’t really look at Battlestar as a sci-fi genre and you as a sci-fi actor. They loved it for the drama that it was and the great show it was. They just see you as a good actor that’s pretty versatile. The only thing they don’t see me as is funny….I have a hard time getting into auditions for sit-coms and things like that…hopefully I’ll break through that door because that’s something I’d really like to do.”
Being at conventions, I asked him if he gets star-struck meeting some of the other talent. “I don’t really go fan girl on celebrities. I fan girl on hockey players…mostly goalies,” he said. He does appreciate meeting some of the other actors and artists, but not without some reservations. “It’s really nice to meet some of the people, and people that I really, really admire and appreciate. The problem with it is, sometimes somebody who is an actor or a celebrity that you really admire and you love their work, you meet them and they’re a douchebag.”
This usually destroys any joy you might have had in the actor’s body of work, so Aaron usually inquires beforehand about the actor’s attitude, and makes sure he himself tries to stay humble and easygoing.
That easy going attitude comes naturally to him in Calgary, as he, like Erin Gray, loves the city. “There’s something about people that are from the prairies. They’re just so much more real. There’s no pretence, there’s no bullshit, there’s none of that stuff.” This is in comparison to the behaviour on the coast – which he describes as a “weird, guarded, clique-y thing.”
Hopefully, Aaron continues to spread the news about Calgary and hopefully he discovers he has fans in high places who decide “yes, let’s give this guy a go on a sit-com.”
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CONVENTION VIDEOS: Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012 (April 27th – 29th, 2012)
C2E2 2012 Aaron Douglas
YouTube: Lee Conrad
Video Description: My wife gets to meet Aaron Douglas of BSG fame. Aaron relays a story behind one of the photos at his table that involves Wil Wheaton.
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CONVENTION VIDEOS: Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012 (April 27 – 29, 2012) Guest Panel
Battlestar Galactica @ The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012 Clip 1/2
YouTube: chowbacca
Video Description: A first few minutes of the Battlestar Galactica panel at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012 (http://www.calgaryexpo.com/) with Katee Sackhoff, Richard Hatch and Aaron Douglas.
Battlestar Galactica @ The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012 Clip 2/2
YouTube: chowbacca
Video Description: A few more minutes of the Battlestar Galactica panel at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012 (http://www.calgaryexpo.com/) with Katee Sackhoff, Richard Hatch and Aaron Douglas.
Battlestar Nostalgia
YouTube: Kate Griffiths
Video Description: Katee Sackhoff and Aaron Douglas Tell Funny BSG Stories at the 2012 Calgary Expo.
BSG Panel 1
YouTube: thedogsdidit
Video Description: Katee Sackhoff, Aaron Douglas, & Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica answer fan questions at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. April 29, 2012
BSG Panel 2
YouTube: thedogsdidit
Video Description: Katee Sackhoff, Aaron Douglas, & Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica answer fan questions at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo. April 29, 2012
CONVENTION PHOTOS: Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012 (Calgary, Alberta. CANADA) April 27th – 29th, 2012
Photos © 2012 — ImagesAndObjects (bluecanary) (Flickr)
Photo © 2012 — Nathalie Babineau-Griffiths (melodramababs) (Flickr)
Photos © 2012 — Shelby Borys (Flickr)
Photos © 2012 — Ted D’s (doleted)
Photo © 2012 — The Spork (Flickr)
CONVENTION VIDEOS: Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012 (April 27 – 29, 2012) Star Trek Panel
Aaron asks Wil Wheaton a question at the Star Trek TNG EXPOsed – 25th Anniversary Reunion Panel at Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo 2012. Below are videos of the same moment, just shot at different angles and some are of better quality than others.
Wil Wheaton on leaving TNG, with entire cast, question from Aaron Douglas
YouTube: ElwoodDowdJr
Video Description: In an incredibly touching moment at TNG Exposed at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, April 28, 2012 in Calgary Alberta, Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation) speaks to the crowd and the entire principal cast about leaving the show. Aaron Douglas (Chief Tyrol from Battlestar Galactica) introduces the question.
TNG EXPOsed – Part 4/5
Aaron’s question (and the answer) is on screen at time stamp 01:29 – end.
YouTube: cid388
Video Description: On April 28th, 2012, The TNG Cast were reunited here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the 25th Anniversary of Star Trek The Next Generation!
Aaron Douglas vs Wil Wheaton, and a Heartfelt Response
YouTube: Brian Kitagawa
Video Description: Wil Wheaton tangles with Battlestar Galactica’s Aaron Douglas, and Wil opens up and talks about the cast of Star Trek the Next Generation….ST:TNG 25th Anniversary Reunion…Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, April 28, 2012, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Aaron Douglas (BSG) makes Wil Wheaton emotional (And all of the Calgary Expo too)
YouTube: Shawna Logue
Video Description: At the Star Trek panel at the 2012 Calgary Expo.
Wil Wheaton opens up about leaving the cast at age 18.
(Bad quality – it’s from a cel phone)
Star Trek TNG EXPOsed (uncut), 25th Anniversary Full Cast Reunion! Calgary Comic Expo 2012
This is the full guest panel. Aaron’s question (and the answer) is on screen at time stamp 48:25 – 54:20.
YouTube: jpgmtech .
Video Description: The entire principal cast of Star Trek: the Next Generation is reunited in Calgary after 25 years of TNG’s first season!Sir Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes
Wil Wheaton
Brent Spiner
Gates McFadden
Levar Burton
Marina Sirtis
Michael Dorn
Denise Crosbyand at 54:35 special surprise guest, Mr. Q himself, John de Lancie!
Apologies for the J.J. Abrams-ish camerawork at times. At least there are no lens flares!