Battlestar Galactica and
Star Trek alike, it turns out not everyone feels they both have lovable merits to them. In fact, one legendary star from the Ron Moore
Battlestar Galactica reboot, Edward James Olmos, was offered a role in
Star Trek but turned it down thinking head done his fair share of science fiction work. The
Blade Runner star then accepted the role of William Adama in
Battlestar Galactica and Olmos has now explained why he had a chance of heart.
In a recent interview, Edward James Olmos says that what changed his mind about taking on another sci-fi role in
Battlestar Galactica: Edward James Olmos Reveals Hilarious Item Written Into His Contract
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Character actor Edward James Olmos has had tremendous success through his career with extended stints on shows like
Battlestar Galactica as William Adama. The actor was asked by
The AV Club what made him sign on for the series having previously turned down a role in Star Trek and having had (his) fill of science fiction. He had a thoughtful answer about that but then revealed a hilarious tidbit about what he wanted to see in the series, even having it built into his contract. The writing. The storytelling. The originality of the story itself compelled me to be part of it, Olmos said. It was just amazingly well written by Ron Moore. If you see the pilot, it’s just like, Whoa, what a movie. It’s like a movie. It was a television show, but it was just really thought through, which made me want to be part of it. But at the very first meeting I had with the producers, including
Zoot Suit and
American Me, the series, from Elgin James and Kurt Sutter, explores a subculture made up of disparate cultures.
With season three of
The Crown,
Battlestar Galactica from beginning to end for the first time).
The A.V. Club spoke with Olmos about flawed characters, his famous
Blade Runner ad lib, what was so difficult about making
Selena, and how a motorcycle club became his family.
Zoot Suit (1981) “El Pachuco”
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The A.V. Club: This was your breakout role, and you got to do it on Broadway and in a film. What was it about the part that first caught your attention?