An Interview with Jamie Bamber
By Suzanne Church | September 2, 2007 | 5:33 pm | Posted in '07 BSG, '07 Interviews, 2007, Interviews

Jamie Bamber is the English-American actor currently starring as Major Lee "Apollo" Adama in the SciFi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica.  He’s worked steadily as an actor in TV, film and radio in Europe and the US.  His notable roles have included Lt. Archie Kennedy in A&E’s Horatio Hornblower adventures and Lt. Jack Foley in HBO’s Band of Brothers.

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BSG RPG
By Matt Schafer | September 1, 2007 | 7:17 pm | Posted in '07 BSG, 2007

Margaret Weis Games premiered the Battlestar Galactica role-playing game at Dragon*Con this year, selling the book before the public release.

Based on the “re-imagined” Battlestar on the Sci-Fi Channel, the show has established a fanatic following that prizes the “new” BSG for tightly-woven character and event-based plotting, as well as a lack of technical information.

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Star Trek vs Battlestar Galactica: More Talent Than You Can Shake A Stick At
By Suzanne Church | August 31, 2007 | 7:24 pm | Posted in '07 BSG, '07 Panels/Events, 2007

At 1PM on Friday, Dragon*Con began with a full capacity crowd. Nearly a quarter of the powerhouse panel’s time was spent introducing panelists Jamie Bamber, Aaron Douglas, Jonathan Frakes, Kevin R. Grazier, Richard Hatch, Gates McFadden, Carlos Pedraza, Charles Root, Mark A. Sheppard, Brent Spiner, and Lee Stringer.

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An Interview with Jennie Breeden
By Geoff Termorshuizen and Claire Greiner | August 31, 2007 | 2:15 am | Posted in '07 BSG, '07 Interviews, '07 Panels/Events, 2007, Interviews

Jennie Breeden is the genius behind the web comic, The Devil’s Panties. She is a native of Atlanta, and can often be found after-hours roaming Dragon*Con with a leaf blower, hunting unsuspecting kilt-wearers.

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Two Apollos, a Chief, and a Battlestar
By Suzanne Church and Matt Schafer | August 30, 2007 | 7:14 pm | Posted in '07 BSG, 2007

On Saturday at 11:30, the actors from Battlestar Galactica took center stage in the Regency Ballroom for a lively discussion typical of the GQ’s from BSG. Aaron Douglas, Richard Hatch, and Jamie Bamber fired innuendos and complements like ordinance out of a viper.

Douglas confirmed that his last-minute visit to Dragon*Con had been influenced by his fans’ email campaign to get him to Atlanta after Katee Sackhoff cancelled.

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